"Uncle, are you feeling better? Let's have a bite to eat! Deng Zixuan turned his head to check, and saw that under the dim lamp, a sailor was sitting a little the cable, and a junior was holding a bowl of brown rice in his hand and asking with concern. Deng Zixuan involuntarily walked over, and Chen Jinxuan also followed. Upon closer inspection, it was found that the sailor leaning on the cable was the same person who had been beaten during the day, and the next offspring was about eighteen or nineteen years old, about the same age as himself. When the uncle and nephew saw the living person, they couldn't help but be alert.

"Don't be afraid, we are passengers on board. We all saw you being beaten during the day, and the foreigner captain weishenme beat you! Deng Zixuan asked kindly. My uncle had a stomach trouble in the past two days, and the foreigners saw that his hands and feet were not good, so they punched and kicked him. Mr. can't hide it, foreigners are ruthless, and my uncle is all injured. Hou Sheng said indignantly.

Deng Zixuan signaled, and Chen Jintang took out the golden gun medicine. "Brother apply the medicine, if the infection is inflamed, it will be bad." The sailor barely straightened up and said, "Mr. Xiexie, you are a good man. The latter took the golden gun medicine and gave it to his uncle. After the sailor applied the medicine, his black and red face had a refreshment, and he saw that the sailor had finished eating. Deng Zixuan asked, "Brother! Foreigners treat you so badly, and you have to give them their lives! ”

The sailor sighed and said, "Sir, our uncle and nephew owe a sum of money to the fisherman, so we have to pay off the debt. Last year, foreigners recruited sailors and bought our uncle and nephew from the fisherman, but there was no way, people had to bow their heads under the eaves! "Where are you from?" "We are from Fuzhou!" The posterior mouth quickly answered. "What kind of world is this!" Chen Jintang said angrily.

Suddenly, Deng Zixuan had a flash of inspiration and said, "Brother, what's your name?" "The grass people's name is Chen Fugui, and my nephew's name is Chen Gensheng!" "Dude! I went to Guangzhou for business and happened to buy a boat. I need sailors, will your uncles and nephews follow me!" "That's a good feeling! Childe got his heart, but he ・・・・・・. "Brother, don't worry, I'll do it for the foreigners." The uncle and nephew were overjoyed and bowed.

After a while, Deng Zixuan took Chen Jinyu and led his uncle and nephew to appear in front of the foreign captain. At this time, the foreign captain was drinking foreign wine leisurely with a cigar in his mouth. This guy crossed Erlang's legs and didn't pay attention to the people who came in at all. "Are you the captain of the ship?" Deng Zixuan asked in English. Hearing fluent English, the captain of the foreigner suddenly opened his eyes and sat up straight, and said a little arrogantly: "Contemptible people, what is the matter with me." ”

"Mr. Captain, I bought these two people, you can make a price!" Deng Zixuan got straight to the point, and the foreigner captain glanced at his uncle and nephew, and then carefully examined Deng Zixuan, his eyes gurgling. Probably he thought that the person in front of him could speak fluent English, and it must be a big deal. This guy weighed it and said, "20 taels of silver, you can't bargain!" ”

"Deal! But from now on, they're your guests! ”“OK！” Chen Jinyu slapped 20 taels of silver on the table. The guy picked up the silver and examined it carefully, a smile on his lips. Before leaving, Deng Zixuan saw the foreigner captain holding a cigar cigarette from the new, and then took out a match from the pocket of his vest, and skillfully lit it on the vest.

Match? Deng Zixuan walked out of the cabin and was overjoyed. Yes! Why don't I build a match factory? Matches are small and profitable, and there is probably no match factory in the Qing Dynasty at the moment. Moreover, foreigners use phosphorus-headed matches, which are flammable and very unsafe, and safety matches, although foreigners have developed them, are not popular. The key is that the safety match does not look at the small profit, but how big its market space is, Deng Zixuan knows better than anyone else.

For the formula of safety matches, an ordinary middle school student in that era was familiar with it, and it was even more difficult for Deng Zixuan. Thinking of this, Deng Zixuan couldn't help but give a prickly heat, which startled the uncle and nephew. "Childe! What is so happy! In the dark, Chen could feel his excitement. Don't divulge it! Deng Zixuan dropped a sentence and walked to his cabin.

A few days later, the passenger and cargo ship entered the wide Pearl River waterway, and Deng Zixuan held on to the railing and looked at the wide river, feeling slightly surprised. He has been to Guangzhou several times, and the current urban area of Guangzhou from the Song Dynasty to the present day, the layout of the old three cities is still eye-catching. In particular, the wide water surface of the Pearl River is a world of difference from Guangzhou a hundred years later.

Sailing boats shuttle back and forth on the river, and small boats with canopies are also dotted. Occasionally, a foreigner's freighter passes, passing by with billowing smoke. In this situation, Deng Zixuan seems to be obsessed. "This is Yangcheng, much more prosperous than Shanghai!" Wang Xiaoer, who is used to stealing, is probably very sensitive to the downtown area or has a soft spot for it, and his speech is inseparable from professional habits.

"Do you know that Guangzhou Weishenme is called Yangcheng?" Deng Zixuan sold Guanzi, and the family gossiped and said that he didn't know. Deng Zixuan said: "Guangzhou is known as Wuyang City, also known as Suicheng. Legend has it that during the Zhou Dynasty, Guangzhou was plagued by famine for many years, the people were not able to make a living, one day five colorful auspicious clouds floated over the South China Sea, there were five immortals riding the fairy sheep, the fairy sheep held the five-colored rice ears in their mouths, the immortals gave the rice ears to the people, and blessed this place without famine. After the immortal left, the five fairy sheep stayed because of their attachment to the world, bless the local wind and rain. In order to thank the five immortals, the people built a martial immortal temple in the place where they stayed, and there are statues of martial immortals in the temple, accompanied by five sheep stone statues, so Guangzhou is called Yangcheng. ”

"Deng Gongzi is really knowledgeable!" Long-legged Wu Bao said admiringly. "Hey! Pei Banxian! You usually show off your knowledge in front of us, and you boast that you know the ancient times and know the world, why don't you keep your voice! Leng Yifei teased. To tell you the truth, I was fooling people, it was nothing more than studying in a private school for a few years, and Deng Gongzi was the real driver Wudou. Along the way, Deng Gongzi's knowledge is heart-wrenching! Pei Gejin confessed sincerely. Along the way, Deng Zixuan became a gentleman in the eyes of everyone.

"Or Deng Gongzi said it well, if you don't learn, you are blind, I decided to start learning literacy today! Deng Gongzi, don't be affectionate and supervise me! Chen Jintang said sincerely. I am very relieved that Brother Chen is so determined. If you have knowledge, it is like putting on wings and flying higher and farther! Then Deng Zixuan took the opportunity to explain the importance of learning. Those who are close to Zhu are red and those who are close to ink are black, Deng Zixuan must transform them bit by bit.

Closer and closer to the city, the Yuexiu Mountain in the city on the north bank of the Pearl River is getting clearer and clearer, especially the Wanghai Tower on the city gate is towering and very eye-catching. "The six veins are accompanied by the sea, the green mountains are half into the city, and the true portrayal of Yangcheng." Deng Zixuan muttered to himself, please can't help himself.

Deng Zixuan led the brothers to Guangzhou, not only to do a big thing. More importantly, he wants to gain a firm foothold in Guangzhou, develop Shili, and seek greater development in the future. In the future, Guangzhou will be one of the indispensable bases for him to develop his ambitions, and its importance is no less than that of Shanghai.

When I entered the city, I found a meandering nullah. Deng Zixuan knew that this year, Wang Kaitai, the political history of Guangzhou, made a big move, concentrated on Liliang to dredge 6 canals from the new, and the dredging of 6 canals greatly facilitated the travel and trade of Guangzhou citizens, and made the logistics in the city more efficient.

Walking into the bustling street, there are shops on both sides. The old commercial street is only about 4 meters wide. And the shops on both sides are lined up and matched, almost all of them are in the same pattern. Most of the curtains are filled with long cloth banners, on which the name of the store is written. Everyone was elated, but Deng Zixuan felt a little depressed, because the space was too narrow. Four Seas Inn! Deng Zixuan stared for a moment, feeling that the name of this inn was very auspicious. So I decided to stay at this inn.

After dinner that night, the uncle and nephew went to bed in another room, and the other brothers all gathered in Deng Zixuan's room. "Brothers! Deng Gongzi came to Guangzhou this time to do a big thing. This is a matter of great concern to our cause, and I already know the details. For reasons of confidentiality, Deng Gongzi did not tell everyone, this is by no means distrustful of everyone, please understand. Chen Jintang's expression was majestic and he said first.

Deng Zixuan continued: "If you say polite words, Brother Chen said it for me, so I won't be hypocritical." To tell the truth, we came to Guangzhou this time for two purposes, one is for silver, and the other is to gain a foothold in Guangzhou! "Silver?" Apparently everyone is interested in silver. Deng Zixuan continued: "Have you heard of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom Treasury? Pei Gejin said: "I have heard of this matter, when the Huai army captured Tianjing, Zeng Guofan ordered to dig three feet into the ground in the whole city to find a treasury, and later heard that nothing was found!" ”

Deng Zixuan said: "I got a piece of news, when Zeng Guofan was looking for a vault in Nanjing for three days in a row, he reported that when Tianjing was broken, there were no tiles left in a fire in the Tianwang Mansion, and there was no treasure left. The imperial court disagreed with this. I really wanted to find out, but at that time, the Huaijun group was too big, and the imperial court had no choice but to do it. ”

"Later, many generals of the Huai Army made a fortune, which shows that Zeng Guofan did not tell the truth!" "Deng Gongzi, you suspect that Zeng Guofan's private treasures should go to Hunan, why did we come to Guangzhou?" Pei Gejin asked confusedly. Deng Zixuan seemed to recall: "Zeng Guofan's younger brother, Zeng Guoquan, transferred some of his treasures to Shaoguan, Guangzhou, and it is said that the total amount of gold, silver and jewelry hidden is about 3 million taels of silver!" "Three million silver?" Everyone was amazed.

"People don't believe it, but I don't believe it's true. But there is no wind and no waves, and some things are by no means groundless. So I'll have to give it a go, and I'll tell you slowly later where the source is, and now I'll assign everyone's tasks! Deng Zixuan said.