After returning to the courtyard, Qian Jin did not stop, and wrote the recital that was going to be played to Xu Shoufu and the Queen Mother. Now that the trade is over, it's time to strike while the iron is hot to expand the results.

The first thing to do is to form a reunion. Senior brother Li Shiyin has been running around in the past few months, contacting a group of poor students, promising that they can join the Fushe Society in the future to reimburse the imperial court. If this matter drags on for too long, it will damage Li Shiyin's prestige in that circle.

The second thing is to run a university. He came up with the idea on the spot today. A few days ago, Li Shiyin recommended thirty-six students from poor families, and Qian Jin originally sent them all to the Guozijian after the matter of trade was decided, but today after seeing the plum sacrifice wine, he immediately abandoned this idea. If you can set up a university, and at the same time hire Dou Mali and other strangers to give lectures, and in the future, you will invite your mentor Yang Yinghe, the second senior brother Song Tianxue and others to come over to give lectures, what an exciting scene it will be.

And one more thing, that is, the construction of churches. He had already promised Dou Mali beforehand, so naturally he couldn't break his trust.

After everything was done, Qian Jin moved a recliner and lay under the old locust tree, with a smile flowing from the corner of his mouth. After ten years of hard work, I finally made a contribution today. As long as this treaty port is prosperous, Guanhai City will be called the core of the trade between Chen and the Inhumans in the future. At that time, only a part of the customs duties will be levied, and the silver collected will be enough for the county to order Li Demao.

When the time comes, Qian Jin only needs to make another twist and turn, and in the name of the royal family, he will do the business of tea, porcelain, and silk, so why is it difficult to earn two or three million taels of silver for Taicang a year?

Bao'er took a bowl of tea and rested it on the coffee table next to the recliner, and when she saw Qian Jinhan's smiling appearance, she couldn't help but be a little speechless: "Brother, can this trade matter make you happy like this?" ”

"Remember you, Brother Leopard?" Qian Jin turned his head to look at Bao'er and said, "That kid likes to go to sea." Once, Luo San's fat man scared that when someone from the government came, he would be arrested and clicked away. The leopard said that when the people from the government came, he hid in the sea. ”

"Now he doesn't have to worry about the government coming to arrest him." When Bao'er was at the Guanhai City Post House, Sun Bao and the others often came to play with her, and now they have been separated for more than a year. She sighed and said, "I don't know what happened to the three of them?" Will it be married? ”

Qian Jin stared at the south, and his gaze gradually blurred: Fatty, leopard, sunspot, are you okay?

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In Manila, Luzon, a masculine ship laden with cargo slowly sailed out of the harbor and slowly set off towards the country of Chen in the north.

Sun Bao was also a crew member on the ship.

His father, Sun Lao Wu, and several uncles all rely on fishing all year round to make a living, and they also do smuggling business once or twice a year, and the family is quite prosperous. But Chen Guo's rules are like this, even if your family is rich, the rank of this farmer and industry will be fixed a long time ago. Therefore, his family sent him to study in Wang Xiucai's private school, in order to make a name for himself in the future, and to marry a wife and have children in the future.

Since Qian Jin went to Beijing to claim to be in the middle of the exam, Sun Bao has lost his heart for fame. The reason is that he feels that the profession of reading requires talent. When Qian Jin first came to the private school, he also worked hard and recognized all the words in the Thousand Character Sutra. But the more he got to the back, he found that the gap with Qian Jin was getting bigger and bigger, and even if he stayed all night, he couldn't surpass it, so he simply gave up.

For this matter, Sun Lao Wu's rattan was pumped a few times, but Sun Bao seemed to be iron-hearted and never wanted to enter the school again, preferring to learn the thing of going to sea. The family couldn't help it, so they had to follow him.

It's better to come out early to make a living, after all, those who can get fame are not ordinary people. That's what his dad thought.

On this sunny day, Sun Bao and his fathers and uncles exchanged the tea, porcelain, sugar and other goods smuggled by Chen Guo for gold and spices, and were preparing to drive towards Chen Guo. If nothing else, this trip to the business can earn two or three times as much silver, enough for the family to spend for several years.

Sun Bao sat on the bow of the boat, facing the sea breeze, teasing the seabirds flying around the boat, and playing with a dagger.

Brother Jin, you are the strongest in reading, and you are not as good as me in business. He thought so, and the corners of his mouth lifted slightly.

Just as he casually glanced ahead, a sea ship suddenly came into his eyes, flying red, white and blue flags. It didn't take long for the ships to become two or four, and when they were only two or three miles apart, Sun Bao finally saw the true colors of those ships.

"The fleet of the Dutchmen, turn around and go back to the harbor." Sun Leopard shouted hoarsely to the busy people behind.

As soon as the words fell, the bow gun of the flagship of the Dutch fleet had already opened fire, and the cannon rumbled, exploding in the sea in front of Sun Bao, splashing waves more than a foot high. The crew heard the cannon and knew that something bad was going to happen. However, their sea boats were just ordinary fishing boats, and their speed and steering performance were far from those of warships.

Half an hour later, the Dutch battleship was already approaching. Someone on the battleship shouted at Haizhou with a loudspeaker in half-baked Chen Guohua, to the effect that he would surrender and not kill.

"What to do? They seem to know where we are coming from. "The boats are full of fishermen, and at this time there are no masters.

Sun Lao Wu goes to sea a lot and is the backbone of these people. Everyone in the family is old and young, and if they lose their lives in a foreign country, it will be difficult for the family to sustain itself. He thought for a moment and said to everyone: "The other party knows that we are Chen Guoren, presumably for money. Money can be earned slowly, don't lose your life. Immediately afterwards, he went to the bow of the ship, waved his hands at the Dutch battleship, and shouted: "We are all fishermen, don't kill us." ”

As soon as the words fell, a gunshot rang out from the Dutch battleship, and Sun Lao Wu's eyes were round, and he fell to the ground on his back.

"Daddy......" Sun Leopard shouted hoarsely, hurriedly stepped forward to support his father, and ripped off half of his clothes and blocked the bleeding wound, looking at the Dutch battleship's eyes were already red.

"Quick...... Run for your life. Sun Lao Wu took out a money bag from his arms with trembling hands, and used all his strength to hand it into Sun Bao's hand, and then there was no movement, and his eyes were still open.

The Dutch battleship was approaching by this time, and some of the crew members threw hooks, and some of the nimble ones were already clinging along the ropes. There are many smugglers in the Chen country, and they come with the money and goods on the ship.

At this moment, two earthen cannons roared, and more than a dozen Dutch soldiers who were climbing along the line fell into the sea on the spot. When the smoke cleared, it was Sun Lao Wu's brothers. When they saw that Sun Lao Wu was dead, they also let go. The earthen cannon was filled with iron sand, and its long-range lethality was zero, but at close range it was a nightmare.

The leader of the Dutch fleet was initially convinced that it was a civilian ship and that it was not capable of resisting. Seeing more than 10 casualties among his subordinates, he couldn't help but be furious and immediately ordered the fleet to open fire.

Boom Boom Boom ...... The people on the boat were hit by shells at close range, and almost no one was spared.

Sun Bao was overturned by the impact of the cannonball, and his ears were also buzzing, and he saw one of his uncles coming over in a daze, shouting in his ear: "Escape ...... quickly", and he couldn't help but push him into the sea.

Sun Bao couldn't remember how he escaped, his head was completely disobedient, and he acted completely on instinct. A quarter of an hour later, he surfaced more than a mile away. Looking back, the sea boat was unrecognizable, and it was slowly sinking with a raging fire.

"Daddy...... I will avenge you. Sun Leopard glanced at the Dutch battleship, then grabbed a wooden plank that floated from nowhere, bit the night dagger that Qian Jin had given him in his mouth, and slowly swam towards the harbor.

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Guizhou Mansion.

The prefect Li Wei is interrogating a group of prisoners, all of whom are carrying private salt, and one of the leaders is fat and big-eared, and his eyes are about to narrow into a slit, this person is Luo San.

Luo San's family is boiling salt, although he can't be rich and expensive, but he can live a good life. It's just that this salt household is also under the jurisdiction of the government, and how much salt is boiled and who it is sold to must be reported in detail. When Qian Jin was still in Guanhai City, he occasionally talked about the private salt business, and Luo San took it to heart.

A few months ago, the news that Qian had entered the top spot in high school was transmitted back to Guanhai City. He pondered that his brothers could not mix too badly, so he called a group of fellow villagers to start a business of buying and selling private salt. As a result, the division was unfavorable, and as soon as the salt was transported to the vicinity of Guizhou, it was arrested by the people of the government.

"After suffering so much, you still don't confess your guilt? You said it wasn't good for you to confess your sins earlier? After paying the fine, you can leave on your own, and the official will save trouble. Li Wei carefully tasted the bowl of tea in his hand, and did not look at the hall directly.

Luo San and his accomplices were all tortured today, and their buttocks were all red. But he is a man who admits death, he can be beaten with a stick, but he can't pay a fine. It's no wonder that he borrowed the capital to sell salt this time, and being caught by the government is equivalent to losing all his money, if he pays the fine again, where will he get so much silver?

"Keep beating me, and add twenty boards each. This fat man is the mastermind, and the rod is fifty. Li Wei saw that Luo San and the others did not enter the oil and salt, so he lost his patience.

There was a crackling sound of boards in the mansion, and there were screams one after another.

When he was in Guanhai City, although Luo San was often bullied by Sun Bao on weekdays, he was a character who had revenge. Today he has already suffered fifty boards, and now another fifty boards are coming, if it weren't for his meat, ordinary people would have been unable to survive a long time ago. But even so, when he reached the eightieth board, he couldn't bear it, so he yelled at Li Wei with a cruel smile: "Old man Li, the top prize in this department is my hair is small, you just wait for him to pick your head." With that, he fainted with a crooked head.

Li Wei originally wanted to return to the county ya's house. A few days ago, he just received a good house, and it was the time to be happy. Hearing the fat man's roar, he couldn't help but hesitate for a moment, and glanced at the master next to him.

"He's right, the champion of this branch is indeed called Qian Jin." The master said.

"Hmph, even if he is the champion, the emperor is far away, he can't care about me here." Li Wei flicked his sleeves and left.

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Guanhai City, county school.

A tall, dark and slender young man paced with a vigorous speech, holding in his hand a yellowed and old Book of Rites. In the spring of last year, he took the small examination and won the first place, and now he has entered the county school and is now preparing for next year's township examination.

"Guan Guan Ju Dove, in the river island. My Fair Lady, Gentleman...... Brother Jin, are you okay alone in the capital? Next year's autumn, brother, I will live up to your expectations. ”