"Madame, take a look at this necklace, Madame's temperament is graceful, Huaruo Peony, this purple gemstone necklace is very suitable for Madame, ordinary people come to the store, villains will not take it out, this can be described as a treasure of the store!"

The shopkeeper was very good at talking, and led Fang Yu to the counter inside, and turned around and took out a delicately made pineapple wood carved brocade box from the locked cabinet at the back.

It's really not deceiving, this necklace is very exquisite, the chain is smooth and moist, and the pearls of equal size are strung together, the palace has the pearls of the southern state capitals every year, Fang Yu has seen a lot of high-quality upper class, although this pearl chain is not as good as the tribute, but it is definitely a good product.

And the purple gemstone that is embellished on the chain and supplemented by a hollow gold base is actually an amethyst, the color is like grapes, bright and lovely, the color is pure and full, crystal clear, about the size of an egg.

The shopkeeper is not an exaggeration to describe it as the treasure of the town store.

Obviously, this shopkeeper is also a discerning person, and he can see that Fang Yu and Pei Yao are not ordinary guests, otherwise they would not have taken out such high-quality jewelry so easily.

"Like it? This purple elegance is indeed suitable for you. Pei Yao stepped forward.

At the end, he smiled and said to the shopkeeper, "The workmanship of this necklace doesn't look like it came from a craftsman from Daqi, could it be from overseas?" ”

"Oh, this lord has good eyesight, this chain, it is indeed our owner who went to sea to buy it back, two months ago, our owner went to sea, and now he has not come back, Lanzhou City is now fashionable these things from overseas, half of the goods in our store are from overseas, our family, not only this store, but also a special Western grocery store, if the two are interested, you can go to see, go out from the small shop, to the east of the fifth is, Mrs. Xing is more interested!"

People who are used to doing business are very sharp-tongued.

But while he was talking, suddenly a young man at the door, wet and stained with blood, was embarrassed and stumbled in.

Pei Yao frowned, and subconsciously protected Fang Yu behind him, staring at the man who suddenly broke in.

However, the shopkeeper seemed to know the man, and after a closer look, his face suddenly changed greatly, and he hurriedly ran out from behind the counter, beckoning the shop to help the man.

"Second Young Master, Second Young Master, what's wrong with you? What about the proprietor? ”

"Pirates. There are pirates ahem, ahem, ahem." The man gasped for breath and spoke with difficulty, "When we came back, we encountered pirates and merchant ships were robbed, and I fled back. ”

After saying this, the young man could no longer hold it and fainted completely.

The shopkeeper was shocked, and hurriedly ordered the shopkeeper to go back and report the news, and then the shop was to be closed.

"Disrespectful and disrespectful, the two guest officers also heard it, something happened to the owner, this business can't be done today, how offended, I hope the two nobles Haihan!"

"The shopkeeper, why didn't he call someone to report to the official, but instead asked the family to go to the beach to visit and save people?" Fang Yu couldn't help but ask.

And what she said was what Pei Yao wanted to ask, but as soon as the shopkeeper heard the word "official", he smiled bitterly.

"Listening to the accent, you know that the two of you are from other places, I don't know, where is the government in charge? Nowadays, Lanzhou's maritime trade is prosperous, and there are many pirates, not only our Daqi people are pirates, but also pirates from foreign countries around us, which are very rampant, and we businessmen are taking their lives to make money! ”

After saying these words, the shopkeeper was really anxious, so he also invited Pei Yao and Fang Yu out, quickly closed the door of the store, and left in a hurry.

And the surrounding shops also sighed and shook their heads when they saw the situation at his house.

Looking at this scene, Pei Yao couldn't help frowning, and after a moment of silence, he took Fang Yu's hand and said.

"Let's look at a few more stores and shop more."

"Okay."

At this time, Fang Yu naturally knew that Pei Yao didn't just want to go shopping, but wanted to learn about pirates through these vendors.

After all, today's lady in charge had never mentioned the matter of piracy to Fang Yu, and looking at Pei Yao's good mood before going out, I think that the officials in Lanzhou did not mention that pirates were so rampant.

As Fang Yu expected, Pei Yao and a group of officials in Lanzhou discussed today, although they learned that there were pirates, but according to Zhizhou Chen Shili, because the government sent troops to suppress bandits with great intensity, although there were pirates, they were not serious, and in the coastal area, a naval division has been arranged to be stationed, which is even safer.

Looking at the prosperity in Lanzhou City, Pei Yao naturally believed it.

didn't expect this to happen as soon as this came out, and for a while, Pei Yao naturally no longer trusted Chen Shili's words.

After all, in the situation just now, the young man was able to escape back injured in the case of pirate robbery, which must have happened in the near sea, otherwise the person would have been physically exhausted and would not have been able to swim back at all.

So, what exactly is the sailor stationed in the offshore sea in Chen Shili's mouth doing, so that pirates can come to the offshore sea to burn and loot?

After visiting a few more shops, and after getting some news from the vendors, Pei Yao hurriedly returned with Fang Yu.

Along the way, Pei Yao's face was dark and calm, and he sent Fang Yu back to the backyard, and then ordered someone to call Chen Shili and other Lanzhou officials to see him.

At that time, Chen Shili had already learned the news of the accident in the offshore sea, and he was as anxious as an ant on a hot pot.

Hearing the emperor's summons, he was even more frightened and broke out in a cold sweat.

But he didn't dare to delay, so he hurried over.

"The old minister sees the emperor!" Chen Shili beat the drum in his heart.

Pei Yao was silent at the moment, his eyes swept sharply over the few people who came to meet him, and he said coldly for a long time.

"It's really the emperor who is far away, Chen Shili, you are so bold!"

"The old minister doesn't dare!" Chen Shili was so frightened that he hurriedly knelt down, "Your Majesty is angry!" ”

"How do you want me to calm my anger, don't you keep saying during the day how effective the sailors are, and the pirates are suppressed and cleared, and they don't hurt the people's caravans at all? On the first day I came, the pirates all looted their wealth and looted to the offshore, this is what you call the ability of the sailor?! ”

Pei Yao grabbed the teacup in his hand and smashed it out, scolding him sharply.

The tea cup shattered at Chen Shili's feet, and he was even more frightened to lower his body again.

"Your Majesty, there is a reason for today's incident, it is not that the sailors stationed in the coastal waters are inactive, but that those pirates are cunning, they even pretend to be ordinary merchant ships, they get in, and suddenly they kill again, the sailors inquire, and they have immediately rushed to suppress the bandits, and the ministers here also got the news as soon as possible, and are arranging for the people below to deal with it."

"I heard from the traders in the bazaar today that piracy is rampant, and the government is too busy to deal with it, because I came here during this time, in order to avoid pirates from killing people and robbing money, so the government issued an order, ordering that during this time, the merchants should not go to sea, but there is such a thing?!"

Pei Yao didn't listen to his argument and continued to question.

Chen Shili choked on the question, and was speechless for a while.

How could he have thought that Pei Yao would encounter this kind of thing as soon as he came.

The order to prohibit going to sea was issued a month and a half ago.

It was true that the traders were prevented from going to sea, but I didn't expect that the traders who had gone to sea before the order had an accident when they came back?

It's still offshore, if it's not offshore, then you can still hide it! (End of chapter)

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