Seeing this, Qiu Yi felt a little relieved, and put the meat on the chopsticks into his mouth, but there was immediately a fishy smell in his mouth, and he spit the meat on the table cleanly, and exclaimed: "What? Is this meat raw? ”

His shout immediately frightened Lin Shuhan, Wen Lingjiao and others, and among the people, He'er, who was standing on the side, was the most unruly, and immediately took a step back in fright when he heard it, and then took a closer look at the dishes on the table, widened his eyes and said: "It's not just this plate of meat, the first half of the dishes here are raw!" These people drink blood, and we are on the thief ship! ”

As soon as He'er's words fell, the ship's owners Li Zhi and Li Shengjie immediately looked at each other and laughed.

After laughing for a while, Li Zhicai said: "No wonder Lord Qiu, and this girl was surprised, this is a Japanese cuisine, and the most important thing is the word fresh, even if it goes too far, it will feel that it has lost its original taste, so it is necessary to eat it raw." Don't underestimate these plates of fish, these are just caught from the sea, killed on the spot and cut, if it is in the Japanese country, but it can be sold for a large price. ”

Li Shengjie also said: "Don't be afraid, Lord Qiu, you may feel a little fishy if you eat it raw, but if you dip it in soy sauce or mustard, it will taste much better." As he spoke, he picked up a slice of it himself, tapped it on a plate of greenish mustard, and swallowed it.

Qiu Yizhi also followed his example and put a piece of meat into his mouth, but he didn't dare to swallow it in his throat, and he felt that a pungent smell of mustard was poured through, and the fresh smell of fish meat was spreading, but there was no fishy smell, and he was immediately refreshed, and it was even more delicious to swallow it, so he took another piece and tasted it carefully.

Wei Chi Jiming, who was on the side, also learned to eat a slice, and immediately exclaimed: "It's delicious, it's completely different from what I've eaten before." He turned his head to Wen Lingjiao and said, "Sister Wen, you can taste it too!" ”

Wen Lingjiao and Lin Shuhan let go of their courage to taste it, and they both praised each other.

Although this raw fish meat is delicious, it is a pity that it melts in the mouth, and it does not relieve hunger, and everyone eats half of the whole table of dishes before they will be full.

With the accumulation in Qiu Yi's belly, his brain became clear, and he put down his chopsticks and asked Li Zhidao: "Ship Master Li, although he was saved by the ship owner and the young ship owner today, he has a lot of doubts in his heart, and he hopes that the ship owner will give him advice." ”

Li Zhi already knew that Qiu Yizhi had something to ask him, and a smile rose on the corner of his mouth: "Don't dare, if Lord Qiu has any questions, just ask me." ”

Qiu Yizhi nodded, gently tapped the edge of a plate containing raw fish with chopsticks, and said, "I'm not afraid that Captain Li will be surprised, eating raw fish like this, although the taste is excellent, but it is unheard of in the Central Plains." The owner of the ship also said that such dishes came from the Wa country. This is strange below, why is the owner of Li so familiar with the Wa Kingdom? ”

A complicated expression appeared on Li Zhi's face, pondered for a while, and then said: "No wonder adults are suspicious, and sometimes even I don't believe it when I say it!" If the adults have the heart to listen, the old man will talk about it more, and everyone will only be a teahouse commentator. ”

He calmed down, took a sip of wine, and said: "Lao Yu is a native of Jiangnan, originally from Songjiang County, Suzhou Prefecture, and his ancestors were farmers for several generations. Lord Qiu was born as a Jinshi and understands the rules of the Han Dynasty, and if young people want to get ahead, only studying and progressing is the right way. However, Lao Yu is not the material for reading, and the literary style here in Songjiang is extremely prosperous, Lao Yu took the exam seven or eight times as a child, but he still didn't get in. ”

When Lin Shuhan heard this, he secretly laughed: "This old man said that it was so lively, it turned out that he was just a stupid scholar who couldn't even pass the Xiucai exam...... but his face was still serious.

Li Zhi continued: "You can't study and become an official, and life always has to go on. When he was young, he sat hard in the study, and he didn't know how to do farm work at all, and he became a rice worm raised by his father and mother. At this time, an uncle of the same clan came to the family, saying that he was doing business outside, and there was a lack of a literate and hyphenated bookkeeper, and asked me to help. At that time, Lao Yu only said that this uncle opened a restaurant or pawnshop business, although he didn't talk about a serious business, but he could also fill his stomach, so he went with him. ”

"If it's a good guess." Qiu Yizhi asked, "I'm afraid that the old shipowner's uncle is doing the same maritime business that the old shipowner is doing now." ”

Li Zhi smiled faintly: "Lord Qiu, this is saving face for me." What kind of business at sea is actually smuggling. Don't underestimate the word smuggling, you can make a lot of money here, and you can make money from Orientals, Westerners, and Nanyangs. Although it's just a sideshow, the money is clean. ”

Qiu Yizhi asked: "When I was a child, I grew up in Youyan Road, and I saw a lot of merchants from the Bohai Sea, the Turks, and the Western Regions in Guangyang City. Everyone does business in accordance with the law and regulations, and they can eat together, so why do they do such an illegal thing as smuggling? ”

A flash of inspiration flashed in Li Zhi's eyes, and then he smiled to hide the past, and was about to answer, but he heard Lin Shuhan say:

"Trade in the north may seem similar to trade in the south, but in fact there is a world of difference. To the north, the Han wanted to do business with foreigners - the main purpose was to restrain a few nomadic tribes in the north, so that they could concentrate on trading with the Han and not be aggressive, so that they could exchange a few horses by the way. In the south, the foreigners and Yi people want to do business with the Han Dynasty, and they are interested in the silk, porcelain, tea and other items produced by our Han Dynasty......"

"No wonder Mr. Lin is famous, a scholar, is so familiar with the way of helping the people! Your words are all on point, a little more profound than what you have thought about for so many years! Li Zhi flattered, "What about silk and porcelain?" Take this Wa country as an example, not to mention silk, it is an ordinary piece of paper, a needle, and a clay pot, as long as it can be sent to the Wa country, it is a profitable business! But the Japanese kingdom has nothing but gold, silver, and swords, so they have to trade with us with these things. These things are valuable things in the Han Dynasty, and they can benefit both sides by coming and going, and this profitable business is done in this way. ”

Qiu Yizhi nodded, and asked again: "The old shipowner said this thoroughly, but he only answered the second half of the question. Since trading with the Japanese country is so profitable, why did the old shipowner save a few tariffs? Go to the state and the road to walk around, and change the customs clearance paperwork, although it costs more money and consumes more energy, so as not to be so worried now. Saying that, Qiu Yizhi raised his glass and toasted Li Zhi with a glass of wine.

Li Zhiye raised his wine glass, respectfully touched the wine glass in Qiu Yizhi's hand, and then drank it all, and then said: "My lord is a person from the government, so it is reasonable to say this. However, things are not as easy as adults say. The old man doesn't know what to do elsewhere, anyway, these officials in the Jiangnan officialdom speak with silver voices all in their voices, how can they escape their eyes for such a lucrative thing as doing business with foreigners? There are only two or three hundred customs clearance documents in the Han Dynasty in a year, and it is not enough for the officials to divide them privately! ”

Li Zhi sighed, and then said, "I can still pick up a few leaks in the early years." But since the history of the Yin Assassination - that is, the history of the Yin Assassination with Lord Tongqiu - went to Jiangnan to take office, he completely monopolized the maritime trade of Mingzhou Port. The king of Lingnan saw that Yin had made a fortune, and he also drew gourds in the same way, and tightly controlled the customs clearance documents of the two ports of Quanzhou and Guangzhou. In addition to these two cronies and friends, no matter how good the businessman is, he will not be able to get the customs clearance papers......"

The more Qiu Yizhi listened, the more surprised he became, he did not expect that overseas trade was not only related to Yin Chengliang, who had previously covered the sky in Jiangnan, but also implicated Zheng Guilai, the king of Lingnan.

So Qiu Yizhi hurriedly turned his head to look at the think tank Lin Shuhan, and saw that he also glanced at him with a tacit understanding, pursed his lips and shook his head, signaling Qiu Yizhi not to talk about this topic deeply.

Qiu Yi's heart comprehended, and said with a smile: "In this way, Ship Owner Li's business should be getting more and more difficult to do." But I think the shipowner can afford such a big ship and a few customs clearance papers, but it can't be difficult for the old shipowner. ”

Li Zhi shook his head with a wry smile and said, "The old man also had the idea of spending money to buy documents from officials. But after saving a lot of face, he kept finding the son of Yin Thorn Shi, and when he asked the price, he was startled. He didn't offer a price, so he asked how much money he could make from running a boat, and he wanted to take half of it. ”

Qiu Yizhi was shocked again and again when he heard it: "Ship Master Li said that the son of Yin Thorn History, is it the one named Yin Tai?" ”

Li Zhi's eyes widened: "What?" Does Lord Qiu also know Yin Gongzi? ”

Qiu Yizhi smiled self-deprecatingly: "Not only do you know, it's just a mutual match." ”

Li Zhi seemed to breathe a sigh of relief, and said: "Fortunately, Lord Yin Chengliang has done something bad, if he is still in power, knowing that the old decay dog saved Lord Qiu today, then the old decay in Jiangnan will not have to do business." ”

"That's it." Qiu Yizhi frowned and said, "Then I will dare to ask more." This Yin Tai is said to have some trouble with the Japanese people, and even this large-scale invasion of the Japanese was also provoked by him. I don't know about this, does the old shipowner know about this? ”

Li Zhi thought for a while and said, "Since Gongzi Yin is in charge of overseas trade for his father, it is not uncommon for him to know some Japanese people. As for what kind of deep friendship he had with the Japanese people...... It's not so clear about decay. ”

But Uncle Lin on the side smiled coldly: "The old shipowner doesn't have to be too humble. The students could see that although those would-be robbers were extremely vicious, as soon as they saw the white whale red flag in Ling Gongzi's hand, they all dispersed in the wind. Since the Li family has such a reputation among the Japanese people, does it really not know the relationship between this Yin Tai and the Japanese people? ”

"It is said that 'Mr. Hansong' is resourceful, and it really lives up to his reputation. Alas! Li Zhi sighed and smiled to himself, "Don't tell you a few people, the Li family does have some reputation on the side of the Japanese people." This is a long story, I wonder if a few people are willing to listen to a few words of old nonsense? ”

Qiu Yizhi knew that although he didn't know how much of what he said was true and how much was false, what he said was a strange talk that he had never heard of, and the more he listened, the more interesting he felt, so he hurriedly agreed: "Please also ask Master Li for teaching." ”

Li Zhi breathed a sigh of relief and said: "The old man has already said that the old man is doing a smuggling business, so the bigger the business, the greater the crime, the uncle who led the old man to sea back then was caught by the sailor, and he was not tried, and he was slashed on the dock in Quanzhou." The old man feared that there would be this day, so he had already moved his parents, brothers, wives and children to the Japanese country, and although he lived overseas, at least his life was not in danger. ”

Li Zhi took a sip of wine and said: "The Japanese State is different from the Han Dynasty, and it doesn't pay attention to any respect and inferiority, ethics and human feelings, but only looks at the strength of the country. After a long time of business and good luck, he soon saved a lot of industry, and the merchant ships and sailors were among the best at sea. It's not an old man's boast, but the strength of the country is comparable to the old one, I'm afraid it's not much! ”