"Lead the way?"

Hu Jingshui felt that this matter would never be so simple, he pondered for a while, touched the cotton cloth again, and then said categorically: "Yu Gongzi sent me the way to get rich, how could I not accept this love!" If Yu Gongzi has any orders, just say it! ”

"I've heard that the Franco-Mechanics have set up a workshop in Hoi to make guns, and I'm talking about the way...... It is to buy Western muskets, not arquebuses, but flintlock pistols! Yu Guozhen did not avoid Shi Jingyan and Xu Hongzu.

"This ...... This ......"

"In addition, I will send a ship to Hoi An with Mr. Hu, and the relevant people should be introduced by Mr. Hu, so that I can come and go by myself in the future, naturally, I am opening up Hoi An's trade routes by myself, and the goods sold will not include this kind of muslin, which Mr. Hu can only rest assured."

This time Yu Guozhen took out the fine cloth, compared with the cloth that was underwritten for Xu Lin at the beginning, it is lighter and thinner, suitable for sale in the hotter South Asia, Yu Guozhen's purpose is somewhat long-term, he hopes to sell this cotton cloth to the Indian Peninsula, but now he can't do it himself, even Hu Jingshui, it is impossible to do this, and he must rely on the power of those European colonizers.

Hu Jingshui finally nodded under Yu Guozhen's gaze: "Okay, villain...... Do all in one's power! ”

He agreed to this, Yu Guozhen chuckled and stroked his palms: "Mr. Hu, don't worry, you will never regret today's appointment, Lao Niu, arrange it, please ask Mr. Hu to rest." ”

After Hu Jingshui was taken away, that Xu Hongzu still caressed the thin cloth and seemed to be deep in thought. Yu Guozhen was a little surprised: "Mr. Xu, Mr. Xu!" ”

"Alas, a momentary gaffe made Yu Gongzi smile. When Xianci was there, there were more than 20 cloth machines at home, Xianci led the maids to weave cloth, from day to night, the cloth woven at home at that time was so fine and smooth...... "When Xu Hongzu said this, tears flashed in his eyes: "Seeing things and thinking about people, the old man I traveled north and south all his life, if it wasn't for the support of Jiaci, where could I travel thousands of miles......

When he said "traveling thousands of miles", Yu Guo jumped up suddenly: "Xu Hongzu...... Mr. Xu's word Xiake? ”

I traveled north and south all my life, traveled thousands of miles with the support of my mother, and my surname was Xu, if it wasn't Xu Xiake, who else would it be?

But Xu Hongzu was slightly stunned: "The old man is ...... Zhenzhi"

"Huh?" Finding that he had made a mistake in judgment, Yu Guozhen was a little embarrassed.

"But the old man's name is Xiake......" Xu Hongzu said again.

"Ah......" Yu Guozhen felt speechless, this old Mr. Xu Xiake, can he speak more than half of it?

"Yu Gongzi has ever heard of the old man?"

"I've heard about Mr. Xiake's travels, but I don't know where Mr. Xia Ke is from, so I can't ask for advice...... In the next wish to offer a pen, please print Mr. Xiake's travels into a book, and make it public, I don't know if Mr. Xiake is willing? ”

Yu Guozhen suppressed the excitement in his heart and said this, he has seen a lot of celebrities in this era, whether it is Fang Yizhi, who is known as everyone in later generations, or Qian Qianyi, who left a big name because of "the water is too cold" and "itchy scalp", or Zhang Pu, the founder of the Restoration Society, he is not too excited, but Xu Xiake is different.

A generation of strange people, although he has no intention of fame is due to family reasons, but the reader is willing to run around the world, the more there is no road, the more he has to go, he is also the only one!

"Ah...... Haha, the old man came this time for this purpose. Hearing Yu Guozhen's words, Xu Xiake was stunned for a moment, and then laughed: "After seeing Yu Gongzi's "Storm Collection" and "People's Livelihood Miscellaneous", the old man moved his mind, both of which were published in travelogues, and the old man thought at that time whether he could publish his clumsy work on it. It's just that I don't know each other, it's not easy to disturb, it just so happened that Qian Muzhai happened, the old man went to see him off, and when he talked about it, he said that he had a good relationship with Yu Gongzi, so he wrote a letter of recommendation......"

Xu Xiake said as he took out a letter, Yu Guozhen took it, and the envelope was indeed Qian Qianyi's handwriting. He didn't rush to open the letter, and his expression was a little solemn: "I have already heard about Mr. Mu Zhai...... Already escorted to Beijing? ”

"Yes." Xu Xiake nodded, and then glanced at Shi Jingyan.

Shi Jingyan knelt down to Yu Guozhen again: "When Mr. Mu Zhai was leaving, he said that the person who can save him is none other than Yu Gongzi, so the villain accompanied Mr. Xu here to ask Yu Gongzi for help!" ”

Yu Guozhen was stunned.

His impression of Qian Qianyi must not be very good, although Qian Qianyi was the leader of Donglin, a poet and literary family, and he often exchanged letters with him in order to use Qian Qianyi's reputation. But the overall attitude is still to stay away, so although the two have many letters, they only meet once.

He never thought that Qian Qianyi would take such a fancy to him!

This Qian Qianyi has a political vision, but the means are relatively poor. Yu Guozhen frowned and pulled Shi Jingyan up: "I have always had a friendship with Mr. Mu Zhai, whether it is recommending Shi Weng to work for me, or in my magazine, Mr. Mu Zhai has made great efforts, if I don't help him, wouldn't it be ungrateful?" ”

Hearing him say this, Shi Jingyan stood up, he was a rough man, he didn't understand the deep meaning of Yu Guozhen's words, but Xu Xiake vaguely heard it, and couldn't help but glance at him.

Yu Guozhen said very clearly, Qian Qianyi did help him, but he only recommended people and wrote articles, and Yu Guozhi has actually repaid both of them, and now that Qian Qianyi has a problem, Yu Guozhen can help him, but he may not do his best, just do what he can.

This made Xu Xiake look a little worried.

"What did Mr. Makisai say I should do?" Yu Guozhen asked again.

"Mr. Mu Zhai didn't say anything, he just sent a villain to see Childe, saying that Childe has his own opinions."

When Yu Guozhen heard this, he pondered for a while, and said with a wry smile: "Mr. Mu Zhai has no other good way to deal with Wen Tiren, but he is very good at dealing with me...... This is a hot potato in my hand. ”

"Yu Gongzi!" Xu Xiake and Shi Jingyan thought he was going to resign, and said in unison.

"Don't worry, I will find a way to deal with Mr. Musai's affairs, but the time has not yet come."

"Oh?"

"Mr. Mu Zhai has a high reputation and is always feared by the government, so as long as the intention of the government does not change, then it will be difficult to deal with the matter." Yu Guozhen said in a low voice: "With the prestige of Donglin's voice, I can't help but be in power, not to mention me, Mr. Mu Zhai also knows this, so he didn't give orders, just let me move the camera." ”

His analysis is indeed very reasonable, so Xu Xiake and Shi Jingyan both nodded again and again. Yu Guozhen said: "Now that he is in power, he has won the heart of the Son of Heaven, and it is not urgent to hold power. We must wait for the opportunity, move together inside and outside, and be forced to quit, only in this way can Mr. Makisai get out of prison. ”

Xu Xiake and Shi Jingyan nodded again, Yu Guozhen spoke so thoroughly, how could they not understand! If you want to save Qian Qianyi, you have to bring down Wen Tiren, and if you want to bring down Wen Tiren, you have to let him lose his holy favor, and if you want to do this, you must wait for the opportunity!

"So...... Yu Gongzi thinks, when can this time be waited? ”

"Now the Ming Dynasty is like cooking oil on fire, there are mistakes everywhere, thieves, party disputes, civil chaos, as long as there is a problem anywhere, the time has come." Yu Guozhen groaned slightly: "You just wait, it won't be too long...... Since you have come to Xinxiang, you might as well stay here for a while, and wait for me to return to Nanzhili together. ”

"The petty official wants to go back to Nanzhili?" When Xiaolian heard this, she immediately asked with a surprised face.

Yu Guozhen nodded, of course he wanted to go back: "Go back for the New Year, there is still some time, will you go with me then?" ”

"Naturally, if I'm not around, you don't know what risk you'll take, Lao Niu, a fool, has always been unable to look at you!" Xiaolian said as she gave Qi Niu a roll of the eyes.

Qi Niu touched his head a little innocently, what the petty officials decided, where could he object!

That night, in order to catch Xu Xiake, Yu Guozhen set up the most sumptuous banquet, not to mention the wine, the wine he made by distillation, so that Xu Xiake could not stop when he tasted it, the meat is beef, but the fish, shrimp and mussels are extremely rich.

"These fish, shrimp and mussels are all locally produced in Qinzhou?" Xu Xiake's curiosity was heavier than Hu Jingshui's, and when he saw a kind of seafood that he couldn't name, he asked Yu Guozhen out of the habit of a travel enthusiast.

"Qinzhou is close to the West Sea, which was originally an excellent fishing ground, in the past, the sea was disturbed, and the fishermen did not dare to go out of the dragon gate, so the fishery was affected. Yu Guozhen explained.

"I have been a little puzzled when I walk the world, Qian Muzhai said that Yu Gongzi is also proficient in nature, so I want to ask Yu Gongzi for advice." Xu Xiake said again.

Yu Guozhen smiled and shook his head: "What can I know...... Xia Lao, but the younger generation has some doubts and wants to discuss with Xia Lao. Xia Lao walked through the mountains and rivers, and saw a lot of strange stones, right? ”

Xu Xiake nodded, he had not only seen strange stones, but also collected a lot of various fossils.

"I've seen a lot of it in Xia, and I think it's very interesting to show Xia Lao after dinner." Yu Guozhen said with a smile: "These stones seem to be made of animals and plants in ancient times. ”

"What Yu Gongzi said is very true, and the old man also had this doubt, and it is difficult to understand the reason for it."

When Xu Xiake heard this topic, he immediately became interested, and he also studied all kinds of stones, so he said: "Does Gongzi Yu know the cause of the formation of this fossil?" ”

"I didn't think about this in the future, but I was interested in the fact that many species of the fossils, from animals to plants, have never been seen again, why is this so?" Yu Guozhen said with a smile: "Another like the unicorn, the ancients said it, and Confucius also said that he had seen it, why is it missing now?" ”

"Huh?" Xu Xiake frowned suddenly, he had really never thought about this question, but after Yu Guozhen raised it, he couldn't help but think about it.

"I have been suspicious of this matter for a long time, since Xia Lao has traveled all over the world, please solve my doubts."

Then Xu Xiake could no longer feel the aroma of wine and food, his mind was full of this question, why did those legendary ancient beasts and various creatures recorded in the Classic of Mountains and Seas disappear?

(To be continued)