"Yang Xiao, I'm not talking nonsense to tease you, what I said is indeed true, there is indeed no one within thirty miles of the coast. However, even if we hire a boat to go there ourselves, it is estimated that we have not been attacked by pirates and robbers, and it is estimated that we will not reach the place yet, but will be arrested by the government or sailors. ”

"Young Master, why is this happening?" Yang Xiao asked suspiciously.

"Well, that's a long story. I remember that when Kangxi Yongzheng was in power, like our Zhejiang, as well as Jiangsu, Fujian, and Guangdong, they were all ports for foreign trade, and people were allowed to live along the coast and fish and fish. ”

"And then, young master? Why is it that thirty miles away from the coast has now become deserted and uninhabited? Yang Xiao asked a little impatiently, more out of curiosity.

"Later, for some unknown reason, Emperor Qianlong suddenly closed the coastal ports of Jiangsu, Zhejiang, and Fujian, and even ordered the coastal residents to retreat 30 miles and not go to the sea for fishing and trade, leaving only Guangzhou in Guangdong to remain open, and to conduct business with foreign countries."

Yang Xiao listened with great interest and relish, and when he saw that the young master had stopped, he urged: "Go on~ Young master, what happened later?" ”

"What else? It is now like this, there is no one in the vicinity of the coast for 30 miles, except for some sailors, there are some official ships specially responsible for water transportation on the coast, and there is basically no shadow of civilian ships. ”

"Oh, that's all, I thought something big happened along the coast, or some exciting and strange event, so that the imperial court had to issue a decree to ban the sea."

After saying this, Yang Lin sighed in his heart, if it weren't for the arrogance of Emperor Qianlong, what would he say that this is a **** country, with a large land and rich resources, rich all over the world, and there is no need to trade with foreign barbarians. How could China in the eighteenth century become the object of humiliation by foreign powers? How can it be slaughtered?

When Emperor Qianlong said these words, although China's economy and number of people ranked first in the world, and tea, silk and porcelain were still sought after and loved by Western countries, the entire scientific civilization had gone downhill and almost stopped.

When Yang Lin was still thinking about these things, it was only after a while that Yang Xiao began to be restless again, becoming dishonest, either touching his head, or plucking out his ears, or looking left and right, looking depressed.

For Yang Xiao, he has been in Jinhua Mansion since he was a child, and the outside world is full of novelty and unknowns, and he wants to check it out and figure it out everywhere. So he asked again: "Young Master, where are we going now?" ”

Along the way, Yang Lin was also bored on the top of his head, seeing that Yang Xiao, who didn't like to read, was more than usual to ask, like a curious baby. While passing the time of boredom, he popularized geographical knowledge to Yang Xiao and said: "Our destination is Guangzhou, so we are all the way south." ”

"It passes through Fujian Province, then it enters Guangdong Province, and then it goes south to Guangzhou Prefecture."

"Young Master, how do you know so much? Not only the customs and customs of the places we passed along the way, but also the places we want to go through are also clear, young master, who told you this? ”

When Yang Xiao asked these words, Yang Lin copied a book casually, and said with a deep reprimand: "It was the book that told me, I usually let you read more books, but if you don't listen, look at it, you will hate less when the book is used." Now when I go out, my eyes are black."

As a book came into view, Yang Xiaomo read it silently, "Qing Dynasty Naturalist Chronicles~!" ”

Yang Xiao was about to take the book and look at the contents when a noisy voice came into the carriage, and the voice was full of pleading and powerlessness, which made people very sympathetic and wanted to see what was going on.

"Uncle, please be kind and enjoy the food~, we haven't eaten a grain of rice for two days and two nights~"

"Good Samaritan, save my child, he is dying of hunger, he is only seven years old, please, give me a stutter, let my child survive~!"

"Master, it's okay, save me, just give me a little food, and let me do anything."

The helpless and pleading voice beat Yang Lin's heart, making his scalp tight, his heart was very astringent, and there was a sense of suffocation that arose leisurely, filling every cell in Yang Lin's body.

The moment they heard these words, Yang Lin and Yang Xiao poked their heads out at the same time and looked out of the car to see what was going on outside? The people who make the sound contain such a strong miserable and painful aura, which makes the listener tug at his heart and the listener shed tears.

At this time, I saw that outside the carriage was full of rags, dirt-covered victims, surrounding Yang Lin and his party, frequently bending over and begging, very pitiful. Moreover, there were some lying people moaning weakly on the side of the road, some gasping for breath, and the rise and fall of their chests became smaller and smaller.

If it weren't for Yang Lin and his entourage, they looked very strong and exuded a fierce atmosphere. Judging from the hungry green eyes of these people, maybe they would have pounced on them and robbed them, right?

Yang Lin and his party didn't think so much, they just looked at these people sympathetically.

Although Yang Lin and the others in the carriage couldn't see everyone's faces clearly, judging from their skinny bodies, they couldn't imagine how many hardships these people had gone through, how much suffering they had suffered, and how many days they hadn't eaten enough? Some people still have rotten grass and dead leaves hanging from the corners of their mouths.

At this moment, in this situation, Yang Lin was stunned, Yang Xiao was also stunned, and the two were deeply shocked. As they are in the land of water and rice, born in a rich and noble family, how have they ever seen such a scene? I won't ever experience it!

Especially Yang Lin, his inner reaction was very strong at this time. Born in the 21st century, as a post-80s generation, he has never seen and heard such a tragic scene in the past 26 years. The only thing I know is the 60 years of word of mouth and discussion by others.

Just when Yang Lin and Yang Xiao were stunned and watching all this, a hoarse shout sounded, echoing in the air, full of pain, sadness, helplessness and reluctance.

"Mom, what's wrong with you? Wake up, don't leave the child~! Mother, get up quickly, the child will never be hungry again~! ”

"Mother, open your eyes quickly, the child will go and find you something to eat~!"

"Wake up quickly, the child will listen to you more in the future, earn a lot of silver, so that you will never go hungry again and will not be frozen~"

It's not a shout, it's a hoarse cry, it's a heart-wrenching howl, it's a reluctance under all thoughts, it's a thousand calls.

I saw that in the crowd, among the victims, and beside the road, a sloppy and dirty child kept wailing, full of tears calling for his mother. But the woman in her arms was lifeless, and lay motionless on her back in the child's arms, her face pale and thin.

The victims who were still shouting and begging were indifferent, more like a kind of numbness, they were used to seeing this kind of scene, and they just screamed to Yang Lin's team for help.

Yang Xiao couldn't hold back any longer, his body began to stir, sobbing silently, and said to Yang Lin: "Young master, save that child, save these poor victims~!" They are so pitiful~! ”

Although he did not exude an emotional demeanor and demeanor, Yang Lin was not a cold-blooded animal. If someone looks carefully into his eyes, they can see that there are tears shining in them.

Yang Lin's heart was very heavy, the muscles of his whole body were tense, and there was an incomparably strong sense of responsibility in his chest, and he even believed that his majestic goal had to be achieved.

Hearing Yang Xiao's crying request, Yang Lin sorted out his chaotic thoughts and said earnestly: "Then take down some of the grain on the carriage and distribute it to these people." ”

At the same time, Yang Lin jumped down from the comfortable carriage, and Yang Xiao followed closely behind, slowly walking towards the child who was still wailing in pain.

Approaching the child step by step, Yang Lin's body became straighter, his head was even higher, and his face was resolute, striding forward quickly.

Yang Lin's series of changes happened so naturally, flowing smoothly, in line with heaven and earth, and Yang Xiao, who was walking behind, was very nervous, and he didn't notice the changes in his young master.

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