It's like this.

This knife looks familiar, and his brother has one, hard, sharp, and rough.

Life was draining, the reflection was becoming sluggish, and even his gaze seemed to become difficult and stagnant, and he looked at the hand holding the knife.

The hand suddenly let go as if it had been burned, although he had already made up his mind in his heart, but when he came into contact with his brother's sight and saw his eyes full of disbelief and anger, he couldn't help but tremble, let go of the knife, and the whole person took two steps back.

"Song Guzi, why?" Heng Rou stared at his own brother, his lips trembled, and he suddenly roared.

"Why, why do you still ask Lao Tzu?"

The hemp pole is Song Guzi first trembled, lowered his head and didn't dare to look at him, then suddenly clenched his fists, and when he raised his head again, the hesitation and guilt on his face had disappeared without a trace, replaced by ruthlessness and resentment, and he also roared loudly without showing weakness: "You still ask Lao Tzu why?" We brothers do things together, when didn't you take the lead? What's not your decision? What you say is what it is, on what basis? Just because you're my brother? At the beginning, we all fell in love with Yingzi, why did you let me quit? ”

Hengrou looked at his younger brother, his face was full of disbelief, he only felt that he had no strength at all, and he couldn't even move his little finger, so that the warmth and vitality in his body were losing sharply.

"You ......"

His fingers trembled, pointing at Song Guzi, as if he wanted to say something. But after all, nothing could be said.

Song Gouzi has returned to normal. He sneered: "Big brother, don't worry." I won't spend those rewards. I must go back and leave it to my sister-in-law to take care of. By the way, there's something I've been hiding from you, and it's a bit of a shame to be a brother. ”

He leaned forward and whispered in his brother's ear, "The child in my sister-in-law's womb is mine." ”

With that, he stretched out his hand, and the knife was pulled out, and the blood only splattered out a little.

Yokorou's throat made a drinking sound, and finally his head tilted. The corpse slowly fell to the ground, its eyes wide and hollow.

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Fuzhou × Fujian × Qing County, Fengzheng Township Xuanzheng Li.

Fuzhou is rich and rich, and it is the largest city in Fujian, with outstanding people and developed industries.

Min×Qing County is in the northwest of Fuzhou, about 100 miles away, adjacent to the Minjiang River.

Fengzheng Township is on the edge of the Min River. The mountains here are undulating, and there are many large trees and giant bamboos in the mountains, and they are full of lacquer and other things. In addition, the Minjiang River has made a big turn here, and the entire Fengzheng Township has become a protruding piece. The water is gentle, deep, and clear and tight at the shore. With these natural geographical conditions. It is not surprising that the shipbuilding industry here is very developed.

Leaning on the west bank of the Minjiang River, there are a row of shipyards. The scale is not small, stretching for as many as four or five miles. The sound of axes inside is heard. People come and go on the shore, and from time to time there are newly launched ships testing the water in the water, the shouts are constantly sounding, the boatmen's horns are resounding through the sky, there are sand boats, there are pointed-bottom boats, there are exquisite painting boats, and even there are huge building ships up to several floors.

And so on.

It can also be seen that the shipbuilding capacity here is developed and strong.

In fact, Fengzheng Township has 16 shipyards, more than 60 large, medium and small docks, hundreds of experienced masters, more than 3,000 handymen, and its production capacity is also extremely strong, and it can build at least 50 ships every month, not counting those small boats.

The users who come here to order shipbuilding are also very complicated, there are inland merchants who order merchant ships, there are flower boats and painting boats ordered in Fuzhou Chengqinglou, there are large family pleasure boats, there are also grain ships ordered by Cao Gang, and even those maritime merchants along the coast go up the Min River for hundreds of miles to order large sea ships here.

This is not only the shipbuilding center of the entire Fujian × Qing County and Fuzhou Prefecture, but also the largest shipyard of the entire Fujian Political Envoy Division, which is the top name in the country.

The beginning of capitalism in the Ming Dynasty was embodied, the peasants got rid of the fate of digging in the fields, and the emergence of a large number of workers and citizens was vividly reflected here.

Relying on these large shipyards along the river, a bustling town spreads a considerable distance to the west, with the Min River to the east and Meixi to the south.

Xuanzheng is in the southernmost part of Fengzheng Township, just on the side of Meixi, Meixi landscape, the bank is planted with green bamboo, the scenery is picturesque, extremely beautiful. Because there is a ferry here, there are always some people coming and going every day, so a few hotels and inns have been opened on the side of the ferry, and the business is quite good.

A three-story high-rise ship slowly sailed along the Meixi, the building ship painted gold and jade, carved beams and painted buildings, very luxurious. And this kind of luxury is not the vulgar and glamorous extravagance of the brothel in the green house, but the low-key, calm, and heavy luxury of the big family, which is not easily revealed. If you have the foresight, you can know at a glance that this must be the property of a large family, and it is not small, either rich or expensive, or both.

The boats were filled with small red flags, each with a small 'lian' character written on it.

The boat slowly stopped not far from the shore and lowered the pedals.

The first to come down were about twenty men in green clothes, all of them were in their twenties and thirties, one was vigorous, his eyes were sharp, and he was holding a waist knife in his hand.

Then the two women who came down wearing moon-white Huxiang long skirts and graceful bodies, these two women had a goose egg face and a pointed chin, both of them were extremely beautiful, but they were combed in a double bun and dressed as maids. The two of them were holding a woman, the woman was wearing a goose-yellow skirt inside, and a moon-white cloak with light plum blossom stripes on the outside, she was only twenty-eight years old, and it was not the most beautiful kind, but it was a noble temperament.

Behind her, followed by a tall man with a sturdy build. Every time his eyes fell on the girl in front of him, he smiled wryly.

Behind him. There were more than a dozen men in Tsing Yi.

"Is this the Xuanzheng Mission?" The girl in the moon-white cloak suddenly asked.

Her voice is very good, as crisp and pleasant as a big bead and a small bead falling on a jade plate.

The man behind him whispered, "That's right. This is the place where Meixi flows into the Min River. The number of shipyards here, the scale of which is the highest in Fujian, and they can build sea ships, which is rare in the entire southern seven provinces. ”

"Hmm." The girl nodded, smiled suddenly, and said in a low voice, "More importantly, he can be used by us." ”

"That's what the eldest lady said." The tall man bent slightly. Said respectfully.

In this way, this woman is the person with the highest status in the whole team.

"So what are you waiting for? Let's go inside. The girl said.

"This?" The tall man was still a little hesitant, and he said in a low voice: "Miss, why don't you wait on the boat, let's go over to see him, and let him go on the boat to see you?" That guy has been rampant and domineering for all these years, unruly, and can't say what he will do, if you have a mistake. I can't afford to pay for it! ”

"What can't afford it? Are you afraid that your family will blame? Don't worry, your adults don't take me very seriously now. The girl's face turned cold, she snorted, and walked forward first.

"Alas!" The tall man sighed. With a wave of his hand, except for a few people who were left to guard the ship, the rest of the people hurriedly followed. Surrounded the girl in the middle and protected.

Those on the dock who set up shops and stalls. has been doing this kind of business for many years, and he is the most vicious character. Naturally, I can see that these people are not easy to mess with, and when they see them coming, they all quickly hide to the side, and they don't even dare to go up and disturb them. There was a middle-aged man who set up a stall to sell jade, but his eyes rolled and he slipped away.

The tall man didn't seem to care, but in fact, he saw this scene in his eyes, but he sneered and ignored it.

This tall man is Wang Hu, who is in charge of the ship in Tianjin, and the elegant girl is Lian Chengyu.

After learning that the channel of the Songhua River into the sea was opened, the construction of the shipyard, which was not in a hurry, was also put on the agenda, but the shipbuilding industry was not the same as others, and it was a precision instrument of this era. The construction of the keel, the conditions for manufacturing, and even how many days to dry, including the fit of various parts of the ship, specifications and standards, etc., are all technical work, if there is no experienced master to guide you, it is impossible to explore it on your own, and even Zining does not have that time. He needed a large number of experienced craftsmen and skilled shipbuilders, and it didn't matter what the materials were, after all, there was an abundance of goods on both sides of the Songjiang River, and there was no shortage of anything.

Because of the war with the White Lotus Sect, MI6 is already overstretched, and after all, the official government is powerful in the Guannai, if they find out the whereabouts of MI6, the size is also a trouble. It was Lian Zining who handed over the errand to Wang Hu, and also explained it to the Lian chaebol.

After Wang Hu received the order, he sent people to investigate in many ways, and finally found a big secret that was extremely important and confidential, so he explained the affairs in hand, and personally went south by boat and came here.

But he didn't expect that before the boat left Tianjinwei, he was stopped by Miss Lian, and insisted on getting on the boat to go together.

How dare Wang Hu offend her? I had to respond.

As for Cheng Yu's performance, it was because the last time Lian Zining secretly returned to Beijing, he didn't go to see her, and he didn't even let people know about it at all, until Xiaoqing inadvertently said something when she talked to her sister-in-law two days ago. Cheng Yu didn't say anything at the time, she was naturally very uncomfortable in her heart, and went back to take a half night before sleeping, although she knew that her brother was hiding it from her for her own good, but she still had resentment in her heart.

Of course, the little girl's dissatisfaction with her brother is at most just a little temper, but it can also be divided into priorities, and it will not be bad.

A typical Jiangnan town, with a shallow river on the left, a canopy boat rowing through from time to time, a tall white wall on the right, and a bluestone path no more than five feet wide in the middle. It seems to have just rained, and the trail is exceptionally clean. Although it was the first time for the group, they sent a local boatman as a guide, and they quickly arrived at their destination after turning around several alleys.

An alleyway into it is a shallow cul-de-sac. The courtyard gate with white walls, gray tiles, and red lacquered vermilion railings knows at a glance that it is a wealthy family.

This house looks a little old, and there is green moss growing in the shade above and below the horse's head wall.

It exudes an air of elegance and tranquility.

The door was closed. Wang Hu made a look, and a man in Tsing Yi went up and knocked on the door. He stepped forward and grabbed the knocker and knocked a few times, squeaks. The door opened a small crack, and a housekeeper in a small blue coat leaned out half of his body, glanced outside, and saw such a big battle, he was stunned at first, and then his eyes were full of vigilance.

The corners of Cheng Yu's mouth curved slightly, and looking at the reaction of the family, he was also inseparable.

"What is the matter with your guests?" The servant asked with a blank face.

"Under the 'Langli Baitiao' Wang Shun, a native of Tianjin. I came to see the old man of the Tang family. Wang Hu smiled and arched his hand.

"My lord is not surnamed Tang, you are looking for the wrong place." The servant said expressionlessly, and wanted to close the door after speaking.

"Eh~" Wang Hu held his hand so that he couldn't close it, his face was already pulled down, and he said lightly: "Don't be embarrassed, go and pass the word, this is also what you can call the shots?" ”

A trace of ruthlessness flashed on the servant's face, and then he looked at the group of people behind Wang Hu. After all, he gritted his teeth and held back, turned around and went back to Tongbing.

Then a servant came and opened the door wide to greet them in front of the wall.

Entered the door. Fang knew that there was a different world in it.

From the outside, it doesn't look like this house is big, with low walls and narrow courtyards of blue bricks and tiles, and it seems that the layout inside is limited. But standing in this patio and looking at it, the courtyard is deep. The back seems to have opened up a few courtyards, strung together into a long courtyard. I don't know where the end is.

Wang Hu looked around and couldn't help frowning. Although there seemed to be no one around, he could hear the sound of deep and shallow breathing, and it was clear that there were dozens of people in ambush. Although he held his own identity, he concluded that the people here would never dare to do it first, but he couldn't keep it, so what could he say if Old Man Tang went crazy?

"Miss, why don't you go outside and wait first?" He persuaded again.

Cheng Yu just shook her head, she looked at Wang Hu and said in a low voice: "Lord Wang, I am not willful, I have thought about it many times before I came, this old man Tang will definitely not dare to do anything with us, he has been away from home here for a hundred years, he can't afford this burden." Don't persuade you anymore. ”

Wang Hu sighed and had no choice but to give up.

Old man Tang, a single name and a common word.

It's just that now in Fengzheng Township and even the entire × County of Fujian ×, there are not many people who know this name. Old man Tang is not a local clan, but moved from the coast about 30 years ago, it is said that the ancestor is also from this place, but later several Japanese invaders, the family was scattered, the ancestor begged all the way to the coast, and settled there. I have lived on the coast for generations, and from time to time I go to sea with people to do business, the business is small, the capital is small, and I don't go far, the farthest is to go to the Ryukyus. Needless to say, although it is a small business, it accumulates a lot, but it has a lot of property.

And the reason why the old man Tang Tongtang came back was to follow his father's last wish and return to his hometown for burial.

The Tang family gave up the coastal business, returned to Fengzheng Township, and after burying their father, they bought several shipyards here, expanded their scale, and made profits. Over the years, he has been a well-known squire in × Fujian ×, and on weekdays, the people are respectfully shouting Tang Lai, and the rich and powerful are shouting Tang Yuan, that is, those adults in the county sometimes come over, and it is also Tang Lao who is responsible for hospitality.

At this moment, Old Man Tang was sitting under the grape trellis in the backyard, and a middle-aged man with a smooth face was talking in his ear, it was the one who had slipped away quietly at the ferry.

As he continued, Old Man Tang's brows furrowed more and more, forming three deep ravines, forming a Sichuan shape.

Old Man Tang is over seventy years old this year, but at this time, the wrinkled old face has already revealed a strong and fierce color.

After listening, he waved his hand and said in appreciation.

The servant on one side took two hangs of money and handed them to the middle-aged man, who thanked him for his kindness, kowtowed, and left happily.

Old Man Tang twisted his brows and paced back and forth for a few steps, and before he could figure out what the origin of those uninvited guests was, a servant came to report that there was a group of people outside who asked to see him.

"Someone, hit out!" Although Old Lady Tang is old, his temper is old and strong, and he waved his hand impatiently.

The servant was in his fifties. It has been a long time since he followed Old Man Tang, and he said in a low voice: "Those people call themselves white stripes. ”

"White stripes in the waves?"

The corners of Old Lady Tang's mouth twitched. Suddenly turned around, a pair of eyes stared at the servant: "That's what they really said?" ”

"That's right." The servant replied in a deep voice.

"See you then. Lao Tzu wants to be quiet, what are the origins of these people? Old Lady Tang waved his hand: "Tell me to go down and let the brothers get ready, no matter how big they are, this is Lao Tzu's territory." ”

As a decent family, the Tang Mansion naturally has a study, but Mrs. Tang's study does not have a single book, but a lot of rare treasures. The coral trees with a height of more than three feet alone have seven or eight clusters, all of which are exquisitely clear. The red light is shining, and it is obviously the best grade. In addition, there are tortoiseshells, pearls and the like, most of which are seafood.

Cheng Yu walked in with light steps, and Wang Hu and the others who followed her also rushed in, and immediately packed a fairly spacious study.

A trace of anger flashed in Old Lady Tang's eyes, slapped the table, and said very unhappily: "The old man respects you as guests from afar, why are you so rude?" ”

Cheng Yu smiled slightly: "I didn't expect to run rampant along the coast back then." The old man Tang in the waves, who killed people like a mustard, is now talking to people about etiquette. ”

"You!" Old Man Tang squinted at Cheng Yu, and his gaze became fierce and fierce, like a white shark. It seems that people are going to be chosen and devoured.

Cheng Yu didn't care, and looked at him with a smile.

After a while, Old Lady Tang burst out laughing. Sitting back in his chair, he said, "Good skills." Anyway, let's not talk darkly. Since you have the ability to find out the secrets of the old man back then, why did you come here? ”

This old man Tang Tongtang is naturally not so simple.

It is true that his ancestors are from this Fengzheng villager's clan, and it is not false that he is doing business along the coast, but he is not only in business, but also a part-time pirate.

Tang Tongzu is a very famous old craftsman in Longjiang Shipyard in Nanzhili, and has a high reputation in the industry. Later, the Longjiang shipyard was abolished, and the craftsmen and workers in it had no way to live, and his ancestors relied on those years to save a lot of silver taels, so they took many workers and craftsmen to work alone, and went to the coast of Fujian to open a shipyard.

After all, they came out of the first large shipyard in the industry, such as Longjiang Shipyard, with exquisite craftsmanship, and the scale of the shipyard soon became large and made a fortune.

The reason for such rapid development is that in addition to craftsmanship, there are actually means - unscrupulous means. As long as they give money, they dare to take any deal, even if the other party is a pirate. In fact, because of the sturdy and durable ships built in their shipyards, pirates were already the main source of customers by the later period.

This one gang alone is enough to raid the family and exterminate the clan.

Once a person breaks through his lower limit once, it is not far from the next time, whether it is going to bed or killing.

Grandpa Tang Tong's generation began to be a maritime merchant - it was the Hongzhi Dynasty at that time, but the Ming Dynasty had not yet opened the sea, and those who secretly sat and waited for business could have a few good goods? When it came to Tang Tong's father's life, he simply gritted his teeth and directly started working as a part-time pirate, but they still had a principle, not to rob the ships of the Ming Dynasty.

However, Rao was like this, and by robbing those Western, Nanyang, Ryukyu and Fuso ships that kept coming and going, the Tang family quickly accumulated a huge amount of wealth. The most prosperous thing is that the Tang family is the largest maritime power within 500 miles off the coast of Fuzhou, with dozens of large ships and hundreds of pirates.

Such a lucrative business, after decades, is really rich and rivals the country.

Later, he didn't wash his hands, firstly, because Tang Tong and his father had been pirates all his life, and there was countless blood on his hands, and when he was dying, he was terrified, so he made a rule that the descendants of the Tang family were no longer allowed to do such a living. The second is that at that time, Zhengde opened the sea, maintained order at sea, and began to purge a large number of coastal pirates, who could not compete with the state apparatus, and had no living environment, so they had to retreat.

So Tang Tong helped the coffin to return to his hometown, opened a shipyard, and started his old business again.

This secret has not been pierced for decades, so much so that Tang Tong himself almost forgot it.

He said it easily on the surface, and it seemed to be bold and generous, but in fact, he had already set off stormy waves in his heart. (To be continued.) )