Many people in later generations first came into contact with this "Linjiang Immortal" at the beginning of "Romance of the Three Kingdoms".

But in fact, Yang Sheng'an, the author of this poem, was born more than a hundred years later.

The son of Shoufu, who was the champion of the dynasty, had not had time to display his talents, but because he was involved in the 'Great Rites Discussion', he was sent to Yunnan to fill the army by the unbearable young Taoist court staff several times.

In the third year of Jiajing, he wore shackles and was escorted all the way to Jiangling by sergeants, and when he crossed the Yangtze River by boat, he watched the river surging and the distant mountains verdant, and the two white-haired fishermen on the boat were drinking and chatting. He couldn't help but be deeply touched, thought of his own experience, and was full of emotion for a while, and wrote this famous poem "Linjiang Immortal".

Later, when Mao Zonggang revised "Romance of the Three Kingdoms", he used it as the opening word. Because it's so suitable, it's like it's tailor-made for the heroes of the Three Kingdoms.

This poem is also a killer for Luo Guanzhong, because it is like telling his life. At least that's what Mr. Luo himself thinks.

So his desire for the second half of the que can be imagined.

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"What about down there?" Seeing that he was indifferent, Luo Guanzhong urged.

"Below, I seem to have forgotten." Zhu Zhen put down the brush and admired his own words, whether to say it or not, he had grown too much.

"......," Mr. Luo burst into foul language.

"If you tell me more about what you know, sir, I'll be able to remember." Zhu Zhen smiled and said, "You also know that inspiration needs to collide." ”

"You are really ......" Luo Guanzhong was angry, but he still couldn't resist the temptation below, and said helplessly:

"Okay, I said. In fact, the city division was no longer good in the Yuan Dynasty, and the reason for this was nothing more than that the administrative ability of the Yuan Dynasty was too poor to supervise smuggling. Officials from top to bottom are corrupt and do not care about the interests of the country at all. Did the maritime merchants find that as long as they bought the officials and found a good protective umbrella, they could smuggle unscrupulously and pay taxes? Call a fart! ”

"Hmm." Zhu Zhen nodded and said, "This is similar to what I learned." And then what? ”

"Later, Zhang Sijiu occupied Jiangnan, and he didn't care about anything, and the maritime merchants naturally supported him and hoped that he would continue to rule." Luo Guanzhong continued:

"Zhang Sijiu was able to resist for so long in a state of land, and he couldn't do without the maritime merchants constantly sending him supplies. Later, Zhang Sijiu was defeated, and those maritime merchants knew that they would not end well, so they retreated to the island with the remnants of Zhang Sijiu, and continued to confront the imperial court while continuing to monopolize maritime trade. ”

"So, it's the people who monopolize the sea?" The sixth child is very good at grasping the key points.

"Pretty much. I've definitely died a lot over the years, but overall, it's still the same guy. Luo Guanzhong nodded.

"Good boy. But they can't go ashore, so who should they go to buy and who should they ship to? Zhu Zhen asked: "Who does it depend on for personnel replenishment and material replenishment?" ”

"Huh." Luo Guanzhong chuckled and said, "I can only tell Your Highness that from the beginning of the Song Dynasty to the present two or three hundred years, the entire Jiangnan has been in the shape of maritime trade. All walks of life and every household rely directly or indirectly on sea trade. The Haoyou family used it to make huge profits. Ordinary people depend on it for their livelihood. His Royal Highness felt that the maritime merchants needed to worry about these questions? ”

"No, I don't." The corners of Zhu Zhen's mouth flashed with a wry smile: "The entire Jiangnan is their people. ”

After a pause, the sixth said again: "So the city division of this dynasty can't be opened?" ”

"That's right. The whole of Jiangnan is smuggling, and it is not a market at all, how can the imperial court get a piece of the pie? Luo Guanzhong said lightly.

"Why has no one ever reported these problems to the court? Even if the people in Jiangnan are involved in smuggling, what about those magistrates, they are rogue officials from other places, why do they turn a blind eye? Are they all in the same stream? The sixth asked incredulously.

"Wasn't the out-of-town official killed by your father......" Luo Guanzhong teased.

"Teacher Luo, don't say that. My old man regretted killing Wei Guan. Zhu Zhen smiled bitterly: "Besides, there are so many officials, someone will always report it, right?" ”

"Yes, there are so many officials, someone will report it, right?" Luo Guanzhong repeated a strange sentence, and asked faintly: "Then why doesn't your father know?" ”

This is too clear - all the chapters in the world must be delivered to Zhongshu Province first, and what Zhongshu Province gives to Boss Zhu, Boss Zhu can only see something. If the book is not given, Boss Zhu will naturally not see it.

"You mean......" Zhu Zhen swallowed and spitted, "It's all suppressed by the Chinese Book Province." Is it so bold? ”

"Not really." Luo Guanzhong smiled and said: "Being able to listen to some people's nonsense and easily shut down the various city divisions means that your master has been kept in the dark for so many years." ”

"......" the sixth couldn't help but burst into a foul mouth.

In fact, he had already guessed, otherwise, with his father's lack of money that he couldn't wait to pluck the goose, how could he easily let go of the cash cow of the city?

He suddenly thought of another layer and said: "Such a blatant large-scale smuggling, I'm afraid it can't be concealed from the chief military officer on Chongming Island, right?" There are also commanders and envoys of coastal guard posts everywhere, how can they smuggle happily if they don't buy these people? ”

"I don't know about this, and it's hard to talk nonsense." Luo Guanzhong said lightly: "It's just that in the past, looking at the old things, if you don't buy off the officers and soldiers, it is really inconvenient to smuggle." ”

"Hmm." Zhu Zhen couldn't sit still anymore, got up and paced back and forth: "It doesn't matter if they are or not, it's always right to expect the enemy to be lenient." ”

"That is to say, the entire Jiangnan has been on their thief ship, from the local government to the imperial court, from the government to the army, they have their protective umbrellas, and the whole system is already very complete, and the needle cannot be inserted or splashed with water." He smiled bitterly and said:

"So Mr. said, it's no fun to reopen the market."

"Exactly." Luo Guanzhong said: "This system has extremely strong vitality, so it will be reborn quickly in the Ming Dynasty." Whoever wants to take food from the tiger's mouth will have to face the counterattack of the entire system. If you are idle, you will definitely end up in pieces. Of course, His Royal Highness is a prince, not to, at most his head is bleeding. ”

"Mr. is too ambitious for others, and he will destroy his own prestige!" Zhu Zhen stood still, raised his two thick eyebrows, and said with round eyes:

"To say that the sky is broken, it is to help the smugglers who have not seen the light! Plus a few umbrellas at most! It's like the world is invincible? How can it be? This king does not believe in this evil! ”

Saying that, he said to Luo Guanzhong: "I have asked people to invite all the big families in Jiangnan to Zhenjiang." I'll be with them for a while when I get back! ”

"Really?" Luo Guanzhong couldn't help but be shocked, if His Highness hadn't fooled himself, it meant that he had already realized the crux of the problem, and he really planned to solve this problem.

"But no one dares not to give this king this face, everyone who should come has come." Zhu Zhen said with a smile: "When the time comes, I will have to be accompanied by an old acquaintance of Mr." ”

"Well, well." Luo Guanzhong nodded helplessly. I don't know how many old acquaintances are going to poke my backbone.

"If they don't add a pair of chopsticks to this king, then don't eat this bowl of rice in Haimao!" Zhu Zhen slammed his fist on the table and cut the railway.

(End of chapter)