Chapter 254: Broken Pot
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Yingtianfu Longtan Ancient Town, crowded with people, lively and extraordinary.
The port built by the Wu family in Jinling is about to be used by ships here, and the merchant ships produced from the Longjiang dock in Jinling are moored in the port one by one, and they are full of all kinds of goods in the morning. Probably silk and porcelain from Jiangnan, packed in boxes full of forage, these things may not be valuable in Jiangnan, once they go to sea, they are sky-high.
Merchant ships departing from Longtan Port can go straight to the Wusong River, and then go to sea under the protection of the sailors. From then on, the places along the river in the Jinling area no longer need to transport goods to Songjiang Mansion and then go to sea.
Wu Jikun was full of red light, and he had a good conversation with many maritime merchants who came to see his merchant ships going to sea, and his eyes glanced west from time to time, as if he was waiting for something. The Wu family lost money this time, and the port built was not their own property, but handed over to the imperial court to be shared with everyone.
This is the big wedding gift given by the Wu family to Hou Xuanyan, and he really won his favor, and promised to be there in person today.
Finally, at the entrance to the port, a pair of guards with knives parted the crowd and left a path.
The guard of honor of Guogong's personal guard, who didn't recognize Jinling, everyone flocked up and came to the door to greet Yue Guogong.
The sedan chair that everyone was waiting for did not arrive, and Hou Xuanyan came with his own soldiers and rode horses. Walking to the port, the seven knights stopped their horses, Hou Xuanyan turned over and got off the ground, threw the horsewhip in his hand casually, and caught it with his own scar face and a tube of familiarity.
Wu Jikun led everyone and stepped forward to salute: "Meet the Duke of the Kingdom." ”
Hou Xuanyan put on a scarf, dressed in a dozen casual clothes, looking red and heroic. He laughed and helped Wu Jikun up, and said: "Haha, Longtan Port was originally a small ferry, but today I see that there is a faint style of a seaport." This time, the Wu family is high and bright, and this place is dedicated for everyone to use together, you should thank Wu Jikun. ”
What kind of person is Wu Jikun, an old fox like Gu Youde, who knows that if the Wu family wants to last a long time, he must befriend the real helmsman of the empire in front of him. Otherwise, even if the rich rival the country, it will inevitably become fat in the eyes of those in power. Listening to Hou Xuanyan's words, Wu Jikun was overjoyed, and bent down and said: "Grandpa Guo is sympathetic to me and other merchants, and his love is especially better than that of his parents. ”
The water flow on the river surface is as smooth as a mirror, and the wind and sun are beautiful, and the bright sun shines on the face, which is warm. The endless rivers and mountains are lined with thousands of sails, which is magnificent. Hou Xuanyan took his hand and said, "You follow me to climb the tall building to watch today's river view." ”
In the center of Longtan Port is a three-storey high-rise building with carved beams and painted blue tiles and red walls. Everyone surrounded Hou Xuanyan, climbed the high-rise building and looked at the railing, which was really lively. The merchants had never seen such a spectacle, and for a time no one spoke again. Under the secret impetus of Hou Xuanyan, subtly, all the talents suddenly realized that an era of maritime commerce with great navigation had arrived.
The accumulation and leadership of the Han people for thousands of years have given us the natural advantage of primitive accumulation without the need for bloody massacres. As long as we have a strong enough army to support it, our normal trade is a trade surplus. Countless amounts of silver will flow into the land of China, and it will be porcelain made of mud and silk woven from silkworms that can be produced indefinitely.
Even these businessmen who are in the midst of it suddenly realize that they may be experiencing a change in the times.
Wu Jikun sighed and said, "It's a pity that I can't go to the southeast, and I can't cross the South Seas, otherwise it can be doubled several times." ”
The southeast sea is now Zheng Zhilong's world, and all the passing merchant ships have to share accounts with them. After the tension between Hou Xuanyan and Zheng Zhilong, it was difficult for merchant ships in the south of the Yangtze River to set foot on the coast of Fujian.
Hou Xuanyan has already calculated in his heart, of course, it involves Zheng Zhilong, that is, the major event of the national military aircraft, and he will definitely not say it bluntly in front of so many people. So after listening to it, I just smiled and didn't say anything.
At the end of the day, several shirtless men came to the riverside carrying a large wine jug. The flask was a man tall, and most of the men were filled with wine. Several people squatted in unison on a wooden board that was upturned on all sides, and more than a dozen bamboo tubes extended around the board.
Wu Jikun stretched out his hand and said: "Guogong, this is called the broken pot ceremony, the new port is opened, and the wine pot must be broken, which means that the year is safe." This is the small people who run the maritime merchants, a little bit of wish, and also ask the national government to work hard to complete this ceremony. ”
Hou Xuanyan was very interested and said: "Although these boatmen and sailors seem to be strong men, each of them has an old and young family behind them, and they are the pillars of the family. Peace is the greatest hope of the whole family, the sea is stormy, we are heart-to-heart, sincere, will be able to pass the will of heaven. ”
After saying that, he led the people to the riverside, and there were two people holding a large plate with a gold-plated hammer with a wooden handle on it. Hou Xuanyan picked up the hammer, and all the sailors were overjoyed, they had already heard of Hou Xuanyan's immortal deeds, that was the person who had seen the prince of the east, and he had great luck. If he came to break the pot, wouldn't he be unwanted?
Hou Xuanyan raised the hammer and raised his voice: "Today's first shipment of Longtan Port, I, Hou Xuanyan, wish everyone a calm and calm every time they go to sea, return safely, and make a lot of money!" ”
After saying that, the flask was specially treated, and it scattered into pieces with a clatter. The wine inside flowed out along the bamboo tubes around it.
The people around were holding wine jugs, crowded to come to receive wine and drink, and Hou was very lively.
Jiang Jianxun, the new head of the military department who came to watch the ceremony from afar, held his hands behind his back from afar, and took his loyal servant Wang Da to overlook the grand scene by the river.
"The position is high and powerful, and you can still enjoy with the people, and the hearts of the people are attached. Look below, the smiles on the faces of the peddlers, pawns, guards, and wealthy businessmen are all from the heart. If the Duke of Yue Guo is not small, he is born an emperor. ”
Wang Da lazily leaned on the railing, took a sip of wine, and said casually: "The master said this kind of thing, it is useless in the first place, it can not let our master and servant be promoted to become rich, nor can it govern the country and the country, and it may also cause fire." If you want me to say, a wise man must make a mistake in a thousand words, and if he sees through everything without saying it, it is the right way to get rich. ”
Jiang Jianxun rarely didn't sneer at each other, laughed loudly, and said: "Although you don't pay attention to it, you are quite good at what you say, and you deserve to be my entourage." ”
Wang Da heisted, his eyelids slowly closed, and sighed: "Good wine, good river view!" ”
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