Guangzhou Xi'ao Wharf, the sea market is full of traffic, people come and go. : //Guangzhou was the first major port for the Southwest Sea fleet to return to the Great Song Dynasty. Since the Southwest Sea fleet went to sea, every once in a while, there are ships full of treasure goods to arrive in Guangzhou, and the traders from all over the world gather in Guangzhou again, and the sea market that has been silent for a long time because of the 'chaos' of the Haikou is very lively. Some of the seagoing ships were unloaded in Guangzhou, while some of the seagoing ships were replenished with a batch of fresh water in Guangzhou, and set sail again, sailing to Yangzhou, Quanzhou and other large ports in the north with a full load of treasure cargo. Originally, the watchtower in the west of Guangzhou city has been destroyed in the war, now although the sea 'wave' is clear, but in order to see the sea ship earlier, the South City Chamber of Commerce raised funds to rebuild the watchtower on the seawall, the building is thirteen floors high, this layer is built with iron and stone for seven floors, the upper six floors are wooden towers, which is one and a half times higher than the seven-storey watchtower built by the government in the past, this is not counted, the chamber of commerce also raised funds to build a lighthouse in Zhuhai, the tower body is in the shape of a Chinese table, the lantern is lit at night, the light is four 'shot', just like the day, a white' The jade pillar stands on the sea and can be seen clearly dozens of miles away.

"Ouch, people say that the land moves south, and the Khitan in the north is 'chaotic', how can I enjoy peace in Lingnan better than me."

"In these peaceful years, General Zhao should be the first to eliminate the Haikou bandits!"

"At the beginning, we came south to avoid trouble, but now we want to come, but Seon lost his horse, and I don't know if it's a blessing! Lingnan Mountain is warm and soft, and it has the benefit of sea treasures, and in a few years, I am afraid that it is not worse than Jiangnan. Some people are still clamoring to move back, I really don't know what they think? ”

"Hey, everyone has their own ambitions, but I have the same idea as my brother, I have worked hard to come south, and I don't want to move anymore."

"Huh?" The old man in the Ge robe, who was wearing a Zizhan hat, put down the tea bowl, stood up, and said happily, "The treasure ship has sailed into Zhuhai." ”

"Really?" Sun Shen also stood up in surprise and joy, and arched his hand, "Old Fu, farewell, I'll go to the dock to have a look." ”

"Sun Dongjia, please." The old man said with a smile, "If there is a good 'color', I hope to transfer some shares to the old man." ”

"Well said, well said." Sun Shen nodded indifferently, and hurriedly went out after a few polite words.

He was one of the big businessmen who had taken a stake in the Southwest Sea fleet, and according to the rules of the trading house, every treasure ship docked, they could give priority to bidding for half of the goods. Today's market is like a fire cooking oil, and there is a hunger and thirst for treasures. Every sea ship full of treasures sailed into Guangzhou, and it was immediately snatched up, just like not asking for money, and the preemptive right of Sun Shen and others immediately showed its advantages. On that day, the merchants who were fortunate enough to participate in the banquet invited by Zhao Xingde and Guangzhou Bosi, and 'spended' a lot of money to bid for treasures and shares in the fleet, and their status in the market rose with the tide, and he became more and more arrogant.

The docks were already filled with bustling crowds.

Some of them were businessmen who heard the news and hurried to drink the soup, and more were small merchants and vendors who joined in the fun.

Porters looking for work look around, watching the bustling market idlers looking forward to it, and many children riding on the shoulders of adults looking at the sea. Every time a ship docks, the wharf is bustling like a festival, and everyone is waiting and talking enthusiastically.

"What about the ship? What about the ship? Why isn't there even a shadow? This is someone asked impatiently.

"Hey, this brother has little knowledge, but I don't know that the shape of the ground is like a big ball, the boat is on the other side of the big ball, and the watchtower can see it, so we can't see it. By the way, I said that if there is a big ball on the ground, you probably don't believe it, right? Before the scholar had time to finish the strange talk he had just seen on the news, someone next to him immediately scoffed and said: "Poor sour, don't know don't pretend, the wind of this ship docking on the shore is the lighthouse on the sea to see it first, and then play chess pieces to report it to the watchtower, but it is not the watchtower that you see directly!" ”

"This ......, but, what Xiaosheng said, the ground is round, it's true, if you don't believe it, you can read the latest issue of Ezhou Di Bao."

The scholar stammered, and before he could explain, someone shouted, "Here, boat, boat!" Suddenly no one paid any attention to him.

Sun Shen stood in the crowd and looked into the distance with everyone, only to see two ships appear at the place where the sea and the sky meet, a five-masted hard-sailed clipper and a three-masted clipper, everyone cheered, but Sun Shen sighed a little disappointed. This kind of clipper is fast, but unfortunately it loads too little goods, even if he has the right to buy goods first, so many people have a point, and there are favors to deal with, and he can't fall much. Seafood is a lucrative business, and unconsciously, these days, Sun Shen's appetite has been raised a lot bigger than before.

It took half an hour for the ship to come to shore from the time it appeared. When the anchor chains were dropped on the side of the ship, and the water splashed in all directions, the people waiting on the shore cheered in unison, and the porters hurried to the front, and the deacons of the merchant houses who had returned from the voyage were the most generous, and they did a day's work for the unloading of the treasure ship, which was enough to reduce the income of the ordinary four or five days. Instead, Sun Shen took a few steps back, not crowding with others, and stood on the pier some distance from the sea boat. The two boats were lowered and several small boats were put down, and after they were docked, the deacon was busy looking for porters, and the shopkeeper was busy looking for the major proprietors to report to them. A shopkeeper saw Sun Shen from a distance and immediately walked over quickly.

"Shopkeeper Wu, what's the situation at sea?" Sun Shen asked in a voice. He saw that Lao Wu's mind was uncertain, and his heart was tight.

"Sun Dongjia, it's not good." Shopkeeper Wu asked and said with a bitter face.

"What? Dragons suck water or storms? How many boats have been lost? ”

Sun Shenqiang pressed his heart anxiously, and while asking, he took the shopkeeper Wu out of the crowd, and there was already an ox cart parked outside to wait.

"No, the owner, it's the imperial court, the Xia imperial court, forcibly requisitioned most of the merchant ships to transport grain and grass to the west."

"What?" Sun Shen's sleeves clenched violently, his heart sank, and he said in disbelief, "Really? ”

"Absolutely." Shopkeeper Wu nodded with a bitter face, hesitated and said, "Also, General Zhao has drafted a compensation clause. ”

"Don't talk about it yet!" Sun Shen rudely interrupted him, "It's not a good thing! He ignored the shopkeeper Wu, stretched out his hand and slapped the carriage of the ox cart, and said in a hoarse voice, "Go to Fuhaixing's Dibao Station, be fast!" The ox cart moved, Sun Shen took a light breath, and then felt a faint pain in his palm, he looked at the silent shopkeeper Wu, and explained with a calm face: "Something is going to happen to the Nanhai Bill." ”

"Nanhai coupons?!" Shopkeeper Wu's mind didn't turn for a while, "What? ”

Sun Shen ignored it with a calm face, his heart was already 'chaotic', except for quickly selling the South China Sea coupons, his mind was full of nothing else.

One night, only one night after the two ships docked in Guangzhou, in the early morning of the next day, the South China Sea Bills of Yangzhou Zhengxin Hall began to fall inexplicably, and some rumors began to circulate among the big businessmen, some people were suspicious of the letter and asked for more accurate news everywhere, while others were like Sun Shen, who did not hesitate to reduce the price for sale, and sent people to sell the South China Sea Bonds in the Zhengxin Hall in the fastest time. "Hurry up and sell it, it's better to grab it in your hands than straw paper, and straw paper can at least wipe your buttocks." There was a lot of noise in the Zhengxin Hall, and many businessmen not only sold the South China Sea coupons, but even the Hebei coupons in their hands. More people don't know why, some people are still happy to buy the South China Sea coupons and Hebei coupons at a low price, and after a stick of incense, they are anxious to sell them at a lower price. More than an hour later, Su Tongfu, the anxious director of the Zhengxin Hall, also got the tangible news of Xia Guo's requisition of merchant ships.

"Damn, these guys are really damned!" Su Tongfu took the late newspaper and looked at the 'chaotic' lobby downstairs.

The scribe was trembling and waiting, not knowing whether he was afraid of Lord Su's anger or the 'chaos' in the hall. The Di Bao Division had already used the fastest pigeon station, but because of the slight delay of the post guard, Zhengxintang still got the news much later than some merchants. The delay of one hour and two hours of this night may seem insignificant, but if arrangements can be made as early as possible, the situation "Xing" may not be as out of control as it is now. It will not be like now, and the 'chaos' and 'chaos' in the Zhengxin Hall will even exceed the 'chaos' in Guangzhou at the beginning.

The sudden bad news was like a hurricane blowing into the Hall, and shock, rumors, and despair floated in the air.

No one could have imagined that a war between the Xia Kingdom and the Turks would affect the Great Song Dynasty, which was tens of thousands of miles away.

But this is true, and it is even related to the 'life' of the net worth. Is this possible? Many are incredulous. And yet, it happened.

Such a ridiculous thing can happen, what else can't happen? It was as if a tower had collapsed.

Many people are like crazy and want to exchange the pieces of paper for solid silver coins, whether it is a South China Sea coupon or a Hebei bill.

The credibility of the imperial court? It's not as good as a piece of straw paper, but it's just been proven again.

The 'tide' of people in the Zhengxin Hall is surging, and it seems that all the people in Yangzhou who have bought South China Sea coupons have poured here.

Countless arms waved thin pieces of paper, like a pink butterfly flapping its wings on the grave.

"Sold cheaply! Do you want? "Buy mine, mine is cheaper than his!" "Hey, I'll be there first, register me to sell first!" In the past, the rich businessmen who were full of smiles and even vassal elegance were now full of bruises, their eyes widened, and they roared hoarsely, panicking like a trapped beast in a trap. Some time ago, the South China Sea coupons, Hebei coupons rose really well, many people made a windfall, so people were enthusiastic to see the eyes, so more people were involved, and some bold, did not hesitate to mortgage the shop property, with a lot of money to borrow money to buy the South China Sea coupons, Hebei coupons, once the blood is lost, many people not only have to go bankrupt, even their lives can not be saved.

"The building will fall, and it will be difficult to support it alone." Su Tongfu muttered, he walked to the outside window, lifted the curtain and looked out.

The situation outside the hall was as shocking as inside, the adjacent streets and alleys were crowded with people who had heard the news, and the closer they got to the hall, the denser the crowd became. Because the hall was already crowded, the guards and servants guarding outside the hall were ordered to stop more people from pouring into the hall, however, this caused more worry and anger among the crowd, and more people shouted: "Let me in!" "Got the money!" The Xiang army scolded loudly, and even 'drawn' the waist knife to intimidate, but it could not stop the people from desperately squeezing forward, and the antlers blocking the road had long been pushed aside, and the Xiang army could only 'hold' the gun and 'stick' to prevent the people from approaching. Farther away, people kept coming from all directions, and the Zhengxin Hall seemed to have become a phoenix's eye, constantly spreading the storm out.