The Huai'an River starts from Tongbai in the west and pours into the coast of the East China Sea, with a total length of 1,200 miles.

From ancient times to the present, although the Huai'an River basin has had several floods, it is still the mother river of the entire Jianghuai region, supporting all living beings.

Jiangning City is the last large city where the Huai'an River flows into the East China Sea.

Everything about the glory of Jiangning and even Jianghuai depends on this great river that rushes to the sea and never returns.

When the prince of Daliang went down to the south of the Yangtze River to Jiangning, he naturally needed to be celebrated, and this Huai'an River was the best place chosen by the prince of Daliang, King Huainan.

This banquet will be held for three days, and it should cost all the expenses of the king of Huainan.

On one of the days, the royal presided over the river festival in the main stream of the Huai'an River, reciting a side of water and soil.

The remaining two days will be held in the private residence of King Huainan in Jiangning City, in the Qianqiu Pavilion.

The royal family of the Jiangnan Mission is of course the most eye-catching protagonist, the governor of Jianghuai, and the Shuangli First Pavilion and the third pavilion and the fourth floor are second-class guests.

The rest of the participants are also local magistrates, wealthy gentry families, or romantic talents, and beauties of the country.

Of course, there was also a budding businessman who had not yet opened.

To be precise, it is Chen Liu, who has not yet opened, and he has successfully owed a debt of one hundred taels.

The man who caused him to be in debt was also drunk and fell asleep in the bank, occasionally getting up and playing drunk.

Chen Liu himself is investigating some things in the black market.

"Annoying."

The previous operation in Zhangzhou will actually be ineffective in Jianghuai.

After the volume reaches a certain level, it is difficult to achieve the ideal effect similar to Zhangzhou through the pressure of the imperial court.

Although those people in Zhangzhou can be regarded as a predator, after all, they are only one time and one place.

All the rich gentry in Jianghuai often do not stop at Jianghuai. From all over the world, their power can even go overseas!

As a result, strict policies in one place are more likely to lead to capital flight, rather than achieving the desired results.

This is not to say that strict government is not possible, but only this means will not work.

Business and trade are not as simple as the battlefield of the army, it is not a simple life and death, but also the pursuit of a game, a mutual compromise.

Mutual benefit and win-win results cannot be talked about, but cutting off people's financial paths is the emperor's son of heaven, and some people dare to face it directly.

This is not only a difficult problem for the crown prince, but also a difficult problem for Chen Liu.

After the cake has been fully distributed, Chen Liuruo still wants to cut a piece, but it is really not simple.

When he was worried, Chen Liu suddenly heard some noise in front of him, and it seemed that there were signs of using swords.

"Guy with no eyes, this kind of place can you come to?"

A man was kicked out of a shop.

The big man who came out of the shop not only chased him out and stepped on the young man he kicked away, but also spat in his face.

"Something."

After spitting the young man a few more times, he left in disgust.

Most of the shops in the surrounding area also had this kind of expression, and they seemed to be very unkind to this young man.

The young man did not reciprocate or complain. He just wiped the spit off his face, dusted off his body, and walked away.

Chen Liu didn't see the cause and effect of the incident, so he didn't plan to intervene yet, but most of the excitement also had to be seen by a story.

So he found a tea stall and sat down, asked for a pot of hair, and put an extra two coins of silver on the table after the tea money.

Xiao Er, who was in charge, immediately smiled and asked very respectfully:

"What do you want to inquire about?"

These four shops and stalls often receive this kind of simple information business occasionally. That's mostly a good windfall.

Chen Liu drank tea and pointed to the big man's shop.

"Oh, I want to know the person who was beaten up before."

Xiao Er quickly reacted and asked.

Meet Chen

After Liu nodded, he said naturally:

"That man is an idle bastard. The family is actually very poor, and his mother is seriously ill, but he doesn't want to find a serious job to do at all, but uses his so-called online shopping idea everywhere to ask people to give him money for nothing. Originally, the bosses looked at him pitifully, and even gave him some broken silver, but then he was a little angry. He talked too much nonsense about the white wolf with empty gloves, and everyone was annoyed. There's no pie in the sky, don't you say?"

Chen Liu's heart fluctuated, but he still nodded silently and let Xiao Er take the two coins of silver.

Xiao Er only felt that Chen Liu was wronged, and the news of such a bad street also gave two coins of silver.

He took the money and left happily, hoping that there would be more such stupid rich sons with a lot of money.

Chen Liu felt that the two coins were very worthwhile.

Even if that person had a false appearance, Chen Liu already had an idea.

This is not the idea of 100,000 taels, this is a business of 100,000 taels! If he can succeed.

He then inquired about the young man's address, intending to test his condition first.

"Online shopping, huh."

This black market outside Jiangning City is really no different from ordinary villages and towns.

In addition to buying and selling in the market, there are even various residences.

The young man who was kicked out lived in a dilapidated tiled house in the depths of a muddy alley where the poor gathered, not far away, and his name was Zhao Anming.

His father died young, and he was dependent on his frail mother.

He was clearly able-bodied, but he didn't look for a job at all, and wandered around like a beggar, revealing the wit in his heart—that inexplicable idea.

As a result, the already poor family is even more unsustainable, with no clothes and no food.

If it weren't for the neighbors' lamentation of his mother's misery and their frequent relief, they would have starved to death.

"An Ming, don't look for sin, find a serious job!"

When the neighbor saw Zhao Anming coming back again in despair, he didn't have anything in his hand, and he was especially sad about his misfortune and angry.

The younger ones scoffed at him, and the older elders mostly admonished him.

But Zhao Anming just smiled reluctantly.

All words, good or bad, seem to hit cotton.

As a result, everyone stopped talking and was left to fend for themselves.

The dilapidated tiled house in front of him is his home.

He silently closed the door that had been bitten by termites, squatted in the corner of the door, and the grievances in his heart welled up in his heart.

"Son? You're back?"

There was a faint call from the room.

Zhao Anming hid his sobbing and wiped away the tears that were about to come out.

He said yes to his mother and walked in.

His mother didn't ask him if he had succeeded, but told him:

"I dreamed of your father. Your father ......."

"Mother. Is Daddy really right? I'm ......."

"Only when you suffer hardship can you become a superior person. Your Daddy...... for our good."

The reason why Zhao Anming did not go to find a job was his father's last wish.

His father was an ordinary mason, who could not be rich and rich, but he could also ensure three meals and clothing.

This is actually the reason why Zhao Anming was criticized, although he didn't have much ability, he had skills and couldn't starve to death.

It's just that his father had an accident during construction, and he was almost crushed to death by the brackets supporting the house, and finally someone saved him.

The benefactor not only saved his life, but also instructed him one thing.

"You have become ill from hard work, and it is difficult to live long in this life, but your son will be a business genius in the future, and he can soar to the sky as long as he meets the noble person in his life. It's just that he must not engage in any profession until he meets that nobleman, and he can only keep his original intention. If you break the vows, everything will be illusory."

Then, the man disappeared in a dream.

Zhao Anming's father thought that he had met a god and believed in what he said.

Especially when he was finally diagnosed with a terminal illness because of his work as a mason, all his hopes were placed on Zhao Anming.

At the last moment when he was about to die, he asked Zhao Anming to swear to him and abide by this prophecy.

Under filial piety, Zhao Anming agreed, and his father was breathless.

Since then, the family has also lost their main source of income. Originally, he could rely on his mother to help his neighbors in exchange for living needs, but when his mother also fell ill, all the pressure suddenly overwhelmed Zhao Anming.

He wanted to go out to work and make money several times, but was stopped by his mother.

She even forced her son to keep his promise to her husband.

"Does that noble man really exist? It can't be that guy cheating on Daddy!"

After so many years, Zhao Anming's confidence has been completely lost.

The idea of online shopping was indeed one he had already come up with when he was eight years old, and it had not been able to go away for a long time.

He was also sure that if he really succeeded, he would soar into the sky as the immortal said.

But here, he didn't have a chance to realize that idea at all.

"If I had died, he wouldn't have appeared. Live as you please."

His mother still had to keep her husband's last wishes. z.br>

However, she didn't want her son to be so embarrassed, and finally made concessions.

"Mother won't die, won't die."

"Ahem, ahem, ahem......"

When they were still as sad as in previous years, Chen Liu walked to the corner of this mud alley.

His appearance attracted everyone's attention, not because of how handsome Chen Liu looked, not because of how rich he was, but because he walked directly to the innermost part of the mud alley and knocked on the tattered wooden door.

"Bang!"

Chen Liu obviously didn't use much strength, but the wooden door fell in response to the sound and fell into the narrow courtyard, breaking into countless pieces.

"......" - touch porcelain, right?

However, Chen Liu still asked apologetically:

"Is anyone there? I'll pay for it."

His voice attracted the attention of the mother and son in the room.

The mother patted Zhao Anming's hand and asked her son to go out to see the situation.

When Zhao Anming went out, he saw the door broken into a heap, as well as his peers standing outside the door.

"I'm sorry, I didn't mean to."

"It's fine. The door was broken a long time ago, and it was just an ornament...... I don't know who you're looking for?"

"Looking for you, I want to talk to you about your idea."

Chen Liu's words made Zhao Anming freeze to the ground in an instant.

He couldn't believe his ears until his mother came in the house and asked:

"An Ming, who is it? Please come in."

"Mother, it seems that the person my father said is here."