We can easily name the origins of "Shandong and Shanxi", "Hubei and Hunan", and "Henan and Hebei", but we will get stuck in the shell of "Guangdong and Guangxi". What is this "wide"?

The Qin Empire's southern conquest of Baiyue was the first time that a large area of land south of the former Chu State was officially included in the territory of the Central Empire. The Qin Empire was short-lived, and Zhao Tuo, the general of the Qin army stationed in the newly conquered counties of South Vietnam, chose the strategy of closing the door and not letting the dogs go, and South Vietnam cut off its connection with the Central Plains.

This attitude of seclusion and self-preservation continued until Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, and the Han Empire renationalized the lands of South Vietnam. In order to promote the supreme grace of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, the local officials directly set up a tablet on a certain corner of the local area, and engraved the four big characters of "Guangshi Enxin", so this place also took the place name of "Guangxin".

This is probably the origin of the word "Guangzhou", after the establishment of the earliest Guangzhou, the east of Guangzhou was called "Guangdong", and the west of Guangzhou was naturally "Guangxi".

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After the winter, a large number of homeless beggars poured in from the north and the west, leaning on the corners and corners of the neighborhoods of various wine shops, holding broken bowls and looking at the residents of Guangzhou. Those who have better eloquence and face will recite a large number of blessings, and then occasionally there will be one or two copper plates falling into the bowl in the broken bowl, and the eloquence is poor and the people of Guangzhou are sorry, so they can only kowtow desperately and impress passers-by with their actions.

The business of the shops is very good, cloth from Suzhou and Hangzhou, lacquerware from Guixi, brocade from Shuzhong, and tea from eastern Mindong...... Everything from all corners of the world. The merchants pulled their abacus, carefully pointed ink pens on the ledgers, and gathered their wealth unhurriedly.

In front of a certain red courtyard, the bustard seems to have knocked the medicine today, the voice thief is strong and the thief is big, the little white-faced or bad old man who passes by will be pulled to the door of the red courtyard whether he wants it or not, and then the warblers and swallows upstairs set off a long list of calls.

Singing and drama were very popular in Guangdong at the end of the Ming Dynasty. The Kunqu opera troupe, which is mainly composed of Cantonese singing, is widely distributed, and has become a kind of scenery that can be appreciated by both the elegant and the vulgar in Guangzhou. In the open-air corner of the street, a certain grass platform team with no capital and no fame is babbling and reading a play, and although the people of Guangzhou who are watching are full of interest, there are very few rewarders. Not long after, several Nanhai County officials passed by, fiercely pushed the audience away, dismantled this unruly choir, and took away a few copper coins along the way.

Despite all the unsatisfactory details, the city of Guangzhou is still bustling. It is filled with the unique prosperous style of the south at the end of the Ming Dynasty.

"Outside the gold and jade, the defeat is in it...... How long can such a peaceful day be free, everyone is drunk and dreams of death, I am ...... Ming"

Opening the curtain of the carriage and looking at the lights on the street or the battle in the market, Zhao Mingchuan's mood seemed to be even worse. Zhao Mingchuan, who was returning from Zhaoqing Mansion to Macao and passing through Guangzhou, took a carriage through the city of Guangzhou with a heavy heart.

Although he is a scholar, Zhao Mingchuan, who is introverted, does not have many social connections. The one-month trip to Zhaoqing was almost fruitful, and among the people who could contact the Liangguang Governor's Palace, the highest status was only a porter with a knife and pen. I endured it a little bit, but there was no follow-up for many days. There is no way to get more important news.

Thinking that it had been more than two months since he returned to Daming, but he hadn't even returned to his own home, Zhao Mingchuan, who was unwilling to do such a thing, finally chose to leave Zhaoqing. I plan to pass through Guangzhou this time and go to Xin'an County first to take my wife and children to Macao.

"Uncle, stop at this wine shop, and then hurry later." I feel like I'm hungry. Zhao Mingchuan put down the gorgeous "Commercial Law" in his hand and stopped the carriage.

"Hehe, sir, just go eat and drink, the little old man is waiting outside the door." The old man who drove the car wiped a small wooden stool with a smile, then put it on the side of the carriage and greeted the scholar, "I can go to Xin'an County tomorrow, if Mr. still wants to buy, the little old man can do it for you." ”

"Thank you, old man, just help me buy some good cloth. You can also take the rest of the money, and then settle it in Xin'an. As he spoke, Zhao Mingchuan took out a few dollars and silver coins from his pocket.

The fine fineness, the same weight, the extremely easy to use, and the exquisite workmanship of the silver dollar far exceeded the Spanish silver dollar that began to flow into the Ming coast at the end of the 16th century. Touching such a heavy and beautiful silver coin, the old man who drove the car squinted even more.

"Do you really think that you can pretend to be a master by wearing a scholar's clothes? Dare to cheat and cheat? Hit it, and send it to the government again! ”

Zhao Mingchuan was talking about a few things he wanted to buy home, when he found a figure flying out of the liquor store, and then a few shop guys who rolled up their cuffs ran out menacingly. Several of the readers who followed out were watching the excitement with sneers and shaking their fans, and sarcasm such as "Sven scum" kept appearing.

The young scholar, dressed in a slightly tattered dress, collapsed at the foot of the steps, vomiting something that had only been eaten for a short time in his mouth, a stream of blood flowing from his nostrils, and a gray color on his hair that had not been combed for a long time. However, this pitiful appearance was not pitied by the people passing by in front of the wine shop, and several hotel guys dared to go up and kick them directly, beating the young man who ate white food into a hunchback prawn.

"Everyone, please stop, if you continue like this, you will die!" Zhao Mingchuan saw that everyone was so heavy, so he hurriedly separated the onlookers and dissuaded them again and again.

Finally, a scholar stepped forward, and the hotel guy who had been angry stepped aside, looking viciously at the dying young scholar on the ground.

"Brother, are you alright?" Laboriously helped the beaten person who was soft and muddy to the side of the carriage, and combed the other party's hair with his hands at will, but the appearance in front of him surprised Zhao Mingchuan, "Ah...... Brother Yiping! ”

Although he has a blue nose and swollen face, and a sloppy appearance with a little scruffy beard, Liu Yaoyu's distinctive facial curve still made Zhao Mingchuan instantly recognize it.

"Oh, you still know? This lord, if he owes money for food and doesn't give it, the little one can only send him to the government. Running a small business, I can't afford to lose this. The shopkeeper walked over with a smiling expression and bowed proudly.

"How much?" Zhao Mingchuan frowned, and took out a few silver coins.

"Not much, a few dishes, a pot of wine, two coins of silver." The hotel shopkeeper gave up again.

"Open the room and go to the room, buy some food and drinks, and help me in!" Find a man, boil hot water, and buy a change of clothes. As soon as Zhao Mingchuan raised his hand, he threw a silver coin at a wine shop guy, and then helped Liu Yaoyu up with difficulty.

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Lang Zhong packed up the medicine box and left, and there were only two young people left in the room.

"Brother Yiping, you and I haven't seen each other for years." Zhao Mingchuan picked up the teacup and said lightly.

"Brother Sicheng......" Liu Yaoyu, who was freshly washed, in addition to bruises, redness and swelling on his face, regained his refreshing appearance back then, but his eyes at this time were red, "I regret that I shouldn't have listened to Brother Sicheng's persuasion back then, and now the Liu family is ......."

As he spoke, a few tears crept down, and a big man raised his sleeve to cover his face on the spot.

"Skynet is magnificent but not leaky, Wei Zhongxian deceived the Holy Hearing, gathered the party for personal gain, and did evil for the upper and lower levels, and this report should have been reported a long time ago...... Or is it a son of heaven and a courtier...... Alas, Brother Yi Ping, why did you stay in Guangzhou Mansion. ”

"It's hard to put it into words, last year, my family was in trouble, and my brother happened to travel in Xuzhou......"

Intermittently, Liu Yaoyu said for most of the hour, after all, it was an embarrassing family ruin. In the entire Liu family, only a few young children such as Liu Yaoyu escaped the investigation, but most of them were exiled to remote places with their families. Zheng Zhilong led troops to copy a number of Liu family's businesses in Shandong and the coastal areas of northern Jiangsu on the grounds that the Liu family's business was privately aiding and rebellious, and Liu Yaoyu's father was also arrested and put in prison by the Shandong magistrate.

In order to rescue his father in prison, Liu Yaoyu spent all the family's money, but in the end he still failed to persevere, and Liu Yaoyu's father died of illness in prison. Almost all of the Liu family's former friends in business and politics avoided it, and Liu Yaoyu's mother also died of grief and anger, and the family business name was scattered.

It is said that the only thing left outside the Liu family is that his cousin-in-law, Zhao Youheng, the former governor of Nanjing, escaped the catastrophe, but he was also demoted to the Qiongzhou Mansion in Guangdong as an official, and Liu Yaoyu, who was down-and-out, could only go all the way from Shandong to Guangdong like half a beggar, intending to seek refuge with Zhao Youheng. It took almost a year to stop and go before he reached Guangzhou Mansion, but Liu Yaoyu also ran out of food.

"Brother Sicheng, when did you return from Huamei?" After talking about the difficulties of his own family, Liu Yaoyu turned the topic to Zhao Mingchuan.

"Don't hide it from Brother Yiping, this time, Mingchuan is accompanying Lord Yan of Huamei Mansion and his entourage to return to the east to discuss the Dutch Panyi and the Japanese Invaders to slaughter and sell our overseas Chinese...... Now most of the people in Huamei Land and Sea are resting in Nanyang, and only me and Lord Yan are in Macao to inquire about the news. ”

"Mr. Yan is back!" Liu Yaoyu stood up suddenly, his eyes shining, "Then Zheng Zhilong harmed my father, and took advantage of the situation to swallow the Liu family's property, and also forced the Yan family to a dead end, is Mr. Yan willing to deal with this matter?" ”

"I have talked a lot with Mr. Yan, so I should have this intention......" Seeing the other party's inexplicable excitement, Zhao Mingchuan nodded slowly.

"Donglin and the Zheng family dog thief...... I, Liu Yaoyu, will be inseparable from this generation in this life! A punch slammed on the table, and Liu Yaoyu's whole body was trembling.

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Just rested in Guangzhou for a day, Zhao Mingchuan hurried to Xin'an County to pick up Qin'er as much as possible. Liu Yaoyu, on the other hand, took the silver coin funded by Zhao Mingchuan and changed the scheduled itinerary to Macao, preparing to join Yan Xiaosong.

At the same time, Liu Xiang used his influence among local maritime merchants from Qiongzhou, Lianzhou, Leizhou and other places to purchase a considerable amount of grain, cloth, medicinal materials and other daily necessities for Huamei Pearl Island. (To be continued......)