Su Tongfu was entrusted by Zhao Huanzhi to invite the celebrities from Yangzhou Zuo to testify, inspect the account books of the princess's mansion in Zhengxintang the month before and seal them, and prepare to separate accounts for Shantang. Since then, this huge amount of money can only be used for good deeds. Zhengxintang vigorously publicized, and under the secret promotion of the Di Bao Division, the news that the eldest princess of Wu took out all the proceeds from the South China Sea coupon turmoil and used it to establish a good hall to do good and accumulate virtue soon spread. The account books were made public, and the huge profits obtained by the princess's mansion in the South China Sea bond transaction were also known, with a principal of more than 1 million yuan, and in a short period of time, it earned more than 3 million yuan in profits.

Even people who have not participated in the trading of South China Sea bonds are also knowledgeable, and all of a sudden, this huge amount of money is talked about.

Yangzhou Caoyun Wharf, this news stirred up a thousand waves, relying on the Grand Canal to live on the people, whether it is a rich businessman or a poor boat owner, busy and leisure, the center of the discussion, is the three or four million huge money. People talked about it with all kinds of mixed emotions, surprise, envy, jealousy, and emotion.

"Oh my God, how nice it would be to divide this money in our hands."

"Wait, blessed are the poor people in this neighborhood."

"And the poor scholars!"

"Great good man!"

"Obediently, three million yuan, if this is the food and clothing of ordinary people, how many years will it take?"

"Blind, the princess also took out her old man's capital, it's four million!"

Xiao Qi, the boat owner, like the others, dragged his exaggerated tone to show his surprise.

The daughter-in-law, Xiao Wu, frowned, and was struggling to calculate three million to live, probably whether she could live for 50,000 years or 60,000 years. The sister-in-law's private money bought Nanhai coupons, which has more than doubled. In the past two days, Xiao has to go to the Zhengxin Hall every day to have a look, waiting for the day when Hebei coupons will be sold. Xiao Siniang listened to her brother and sister-in-law nagging with a smile while washing the water chestnut, summer is a good season, there are many fish and shrimp in the river, and fresh water chestnut can be boiled to deceive the stomach. The people on the water are more well-informed than the villagers, and their minds are much more active, even if they have little to do with themselves, they are full of energy to discuss.

On both sides of the canal is a tall and dense willow forest, which is said to have been planted by Emperor Yang of Sui, and the girls on both sides of the canal sang songs and said: "Sui Yang Guang, too absurd, give the river willow, surnamed Yang, the beauty pulls the dragon boat away, does not wear a skirt and wears a pocket." "When the Sui and Tang dynasties arrived, there were millions of boatmen and women living in the north and south of the canal, and the willows on both sides of the canal were hundreds of years old. The shade of the trees brings a cool breeze to the homes and boat owners on both sides of the canal, and the scorching sun of midsummer shines through the dense shadows of the trees, making people feel warm and bright instead of hot.

Xiao Siniang looked at her brother and sister-in-law, and a smile appeared on the corner of her mouth. Although after being widowed, Xiao Siniang was not as talkative as before, but for some reason, Princess Wu donated all the South China Sea coupons, and Xiao Siniang's heart seemed to open up a piece of the sky. After the eldest princess of Wu arrived in Yangzhou, she did countless good deeds, and her husband Zhao Xingde was also a famous hero. The princess and Xiao Siniang have never known each other, and their status is like a world apart, but Xiao Siniang listened to others say bad things about her, although she didn't say anything, she was always a little uncomfortable in her heart, and she felt very panicked.

Now that the eldest princess of Wu has donated a lot of money at once, no matter how stupid people are, they will not think that the princess and his wife deliberately deceive the people and take advantage of it. Xiao Siniang also seemed to be wronged, and secretly became happy. This joy, she only hid in her heart, no one said, like ripples in the canal, rose and scattered, leaving no trace. What Xiao Siniang didn't know was that this feeling of panic was not only for her, but also for her brother Xiao Qi, and because of this, Xiao Qi, who had always been steady, would talk about it with his sister-in-law Xiao Wu. Similarly, Xiao Wu's family also has a sense of relief, the eldest princess of Wu and Zhengxintang are not traitors, and the Hebei coupons of the imperial court should be able to be bought, right?

In the southeast of Yangzhou, there are thousands of people who feel similar to Xiao Qi's family. There are small people in Shengdou, and there are also rich squires.

They are different from those who create gossip, they are like willow trees on both sides of this canal, quietly guarding the river and the flow of time, and never make their own voice. They live honestly and dutifully, unable to express their feelings, and even unclear about their feelings. In the torrent of life, people who are struggling with their heads occasionally raise their heads and look around, always trying to find the bright light behind the dark clouds. They don't know that what they are panicked and relieved in their hearts is a deep expectation.

Xiao Shi Niang poured the water that had washed the water chestnut back into the canal, and the foam and vegetable leaves floating on the water surface swayed away, and the ripples touched the hull of other boats, and bounced back, stirring the splash. The boatmen pushed their boats out of the boat, through the dense berths, and into the channel in the center of the canal. A fleet of boats was already operating in the fairway, bow to stern.

In the sound of the captain's horn, the fleet of Caoyun went north along the quiet and quiet river.

"This princess of the Elder Kingdom of Wu is really a character."

On the Caoyun Wharf, in the Fuhai Building, Yan Yuexi held a teacup and whispered by the railing: "When it is broken, it is broken, and the courage does not let the eyebrows be shaved, which is much stronger than Zhao Ke and Zhao Qi." In this way, the rumors stop at the wise, and she can not only continue to hold the right to speak among the shareholders of Nanhai Bank through Yizhuang, but also buy people's hearts in the name of justice,...... Arrange dowries for poor girls and subsidize poor scholars to take the exam...... Fortunately, fortunately, Wu Guo is a woman's family, and Zhao Xingde is deeply suspicious because of our dynasty, otherwise, Zhao Qi, Cao Di and Deng Su should not be able to sleep. He took a sip of tea, smacked his lips as if he was drinking wine and made a "zi-" sound, his face flashed happily as if he had been drunk in Hanshu, and he turned to Tang Qiantang and smiled, "This time, I came here to send the goods of the merchant fleet to sea, but I didn't expect it, but I watched a good show." What a bonus. ”

"yes." Tang Qiantang said with emotion, "Wu Guo knows how to make good use of people, Su Sande is also good enough, and Hebei coupons are in full swing." ”

"Hebei's military transfer, don't touch it." Yan Yuexi guessed his thoughts and said in a deep voice, "Concentrate on the south." ”

"Understood." Su San nodded, and didn't ask any more, the preparations of the merchant fleet were complicated, and he was busy.

Although Yan Yuexi has no relationship with him, they all listen to the general number of Fuhai, but Yan Yuexi used to be the big shopkeeper of Bianliang Fuhaixing, and later moved to Luoyang, and several big shopkeepers in Kanto are headed by Yan Yuexi. Many of the arrangements of the general number were also explained through him. Yan Yuexi didn't specifically say whose opinion it was. But Tang Qiantang, a person who has known him for decades, naturally knows the meaning of elegance when he hears the string songs. As soon as you hear this tone, you will know that this is the meaning of the general number.

Zhao Xingde took office as the governor of the United Naval Division, and annihilated the Great Food Expeditionary Fleet under the city of Guangzhou, killing and capturing more than 50,000 Haikou people. Once the combined naval division has settled the matter of collecting prisoners and establishing a detachment, the army will soon make an expedition to the Great Eclipse, sweeping the Southwest Sea, and even attacking Basra and other important cities. On the South China Sea Trade Road, there were both fleets led by Song merchants such as Nanhai Xing, as well as the merchant fleet of Fuhaixing, and when the time came, Zhao Xingde would not favor Fuhaixing, but he would not let Fuhaixing be oppressed by the Song people. The head of Fuhai Xing deliberated about coming and going, and decided to take the path of abandoning me, taking advantage of the opportunity of the Song State Sea to accept the trade base of the Great Cannibals in the Southwest Sea and make a windfall, and take advantage of the trade route opened by the United Navy Division, skip the Southwest Sea, and focus on exploring the places where the footprints of the Song merchants have not been.

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In the southwest of Guangzhou Zicheng, the head of the Great Wall of Hanhai, a long row of wooden piles, you can't see the end to the south, and you can't see the end to the north.

Due to the harassment of the pirates, the city has not been completed, these wooden stakes were originally used by the Guangzhou government to build the city, however, now there is a new outpouring of water. A human head hung on each stake, and the sea breeze blew away the dry hair, revealing the blue and black faces of the dead, and even after many days of execution, there was still a look of fear, begging for mercy, insecurity, and resentment.

After being transferred to the Hanhai Camp, Liu Sanqi has always bowed his head and behaved.

Whenever he caught a glimpse of the looming row of wooden stakes on the shore, he was a little frightened.

After the Nanhai Navy Division began to interrogate the Haikou prisoners, Liu Sanqi took the initiative to find the commander Zuo Nianyuan and confessed to him that he was an internal ghost. Under Zuo Nianyuan's guarantee, he was lucky enough to leave a life and was incorporated into the Hanhai Battalion. The so-called "defending the sea camp" was supposed to defend the sea city, but for various reasons, the camp was formed by people who were lucky enough to save a life. Soon, Liu Sanqi was very glad about his decision. Because at least three of Donghaiba's subordinates denounced him to the government. In the regimental training in Guangzhou, and even in the navy army, there are Haikou's meticulous works, and once they are denounced, no matter how much merit they make, no matter how high their official positions are, there is only one way to show the public.

Tens of thousands of pirates abandoned their weapons and surrendered, and the South China Sea Navy Division immediately interrogated and cleaned up with vigor and resoluteness.

Liu Sanqi's meticulous work of surrendering himself first and not committing a major crime was all guilty and entered the Hanhai camp to die.

Isolate and accuse adultery, sue for big evils and small mistakes, and the harborers sit together with the law of sin, so that everyone in the captives is in danger. When the pirates killed people and overhauled the goods, who would have thought that there would be a day when even if the evildoers were not seen, they would boast on the ship. Therefore, within a few days, people began to be denounced, and after being sat down, the captives rushed to denounce it. The interrogation of the sailor was very fast, and the punishment was very simple, and only those who were beheaded for public display or who did not commit a crime to death, who did not commit a crime to death, and who were useless to the sailor, were handed over to the local government. And those who committed capital crimes, and whose feelings were considerable, were all incorporated into the camp of defending the sea.

Recalling the days of interrogation and screening, Liu Sanqi couldn't help but tremble.

Every day, hundreds, if not thousands, of captives are taken to Hanhai City to be beheaded, which can be described as rivers of blood and rolling heads. Within ten days, the sailors interrogated and beheaded nearly 10,000 pirates who had committed capital crimes. Famaitu, the leader of the Great Eater Pirates, was stubbornly resisted and was killed by a cannon shot, and half of the Great Eaters died on the battlefield and half of them surrendered in the end. However, after being interrogated, almost all of the captives were sentenced to beheading. The sailor only left dozens of descendants who were not directly stained with the blood of the Song people as guides.

The sea breeze gusted, "bang" sounded, like the sound of a coconut falling to the ground, and countless heads swayed in the wind on the wooden stakes, and the end could not be seen to the south, and the tail could not be seen to the north......