Fuzhou Port, because of the opening of Datang, there are frequent daily cargo ships here.

In particular, in recent days, thousands of horse-drawn wagons have been escorted to the wharf in Fuzhou with wooden boxes, and the personnel dispatched by the yamen in Fuzhou have given them special treatment.

All the wooden boxes were loaded on the ship first, and the merchants could only watch and wait for the docking.

"What ship is this?" A man who looked like a steward walked over and asked.

"Steward Huilu, this is already the fifteenth ship." The foreman replied.

"Well, I guess five more ships should be about the same." Steward Lu looked at the remaining carriages.

At this time, a carriage in the distance came to a stop and a middle-aged man came down.

"Steward Lu, how long will it take to finish loading." The man asked.

"Steward Zheng is here, and I just saw that there are five boats. It is estimated that it will be finished tomorrow by noon. Steward Lu saw the man smiling.

"That's good, Steward Lu, Steward Cui is holding a banquet in Cui's house, Steward Lu might as well go with me, just leave it to the people below to do it." Steward Zheng also looked at the carriages around him.

"Okay, then go with Steward Zheng."

"You have to speed things up. Don't delay big things. When people asked, they said that they were shipped to foreign countries. No one can open the box, do you hear that? ”

"Yes, Steward Lou."

After Steward Lu finished speaking, he followed Steward Zheng and the two got into the carriage and went to the Cui family courtyard in Fuzhou City together.

When the two entered the hall, there were already four people waiting.

"Steward Lu, steward Zheng, you're late, you'll be fined three glasses of wine in a while." The crowd stood up and said to the two.

"Hahaha, I've seen all the stewards, Lu just went to the dock and took a look at the progress. It will be finished tomorrow. Steward Lu laughed,

After that, the guests and hosts sat down, and there were a total of six people present, except for the Li family of Longxi and the Li family of Zhaojun, the stewards of the other five families arrived.

And the sixth is Wei Shi, who is in the same camp as them, and these people all support Li Tai, the king of Wei.

Among the six surnames in Kansai, except for Wei, the other five families are now beginning to support Li Zhi, the king of Jin.

These include Hedong Pei, Hedong Xue, Hedong Liu, Hongnong Yang, and Jingzhao Du.

"Steward Lu said that the ship can be loaded tomorrow, then we will leave tomorrow, and this time the sailor will send three warships to escort us." The steward of the Qinghe Choi clan said,

"I heard that the coastal waters of Datang have been very uneven recently, as if a pirate group has emerged, and they have done all kinds of evil in robbing homes and houses.

The merchant ships of the Japanese kingdom do not dare to go into the water now, and I heard that every time the army is wiped out, there is no way to live. The steward of the Wang family said

"Hmph, it seems that they are just a group of rabble, this time the three warships of the Tang Navy Division escorted me, I don't believe they can make any waves." Steward Zheng snorted disdainfully.

"Hopefully we will have smooth sailing, the imperial court has issued an order not to transport grain to Goguryeo. If it weren't for the price given by Goguryeo this time to satisfy the clan,

The clan won't do this kind of thing, but we're also from the Tang Dynasty, haha. Steward Lu took a sip of wine, a little excited, what the court didn't let him do, our family did it.

And what investigations, what bans, are all in vain, and there are sailors to escort them, how ridiculous.

"It's a pity that the two families of Longxi and Zhaojun don't participate, what a good opportunity this is, not only to make money, but also to increase the strength of Goguryeo,

If Goguryeo is not won this time, the prestige of the crown prince in the army will plummet, and the ministers of the older generation will also be disappointed. The steward of the Bolingcui clan laughed.

"Hey~~ Cui Guan said cautiously, this kind of thing is not something that we should discuss, the clan naturally has clan considerations, we are just responsible for doing things for the clan." The steward interjected,

They're just subordinates, and there are some things they shouldn't be discussing, and besides, the walls have ears, and if they get out, they'll have their heads on the ground.

"Steward Wang is right, come and drink for us, for us to have a smooth journey," Steward Cui also played a round.

The first batch of grain they transported this time filled twenty large transport ships, which was 30,000 stones.

And it will continue to be transported later, 30,000 stone each time.

The price of Goguryeo is a bucket of 100 Wen, and it is 30,000 guan at a time, if there is no such a high price, where would the family take such a big risk.

Since Li Shen established the Chamber of Commerce, Datang's business environment has become better and better, and many of the family's previous unique industries have now begun to compete.

If it was in the past, the family had many ways to clean up these people, but now these people have joined the First Chamber of Commerce of Datang,

People have reason and law to go to court with you, and the magistrate doesn't dare to be partial at all, otherwise he will face more than 100 second-generation Chang'an officials.

When the time comes, tell you a few big truths, and losing your official position may be a trivial matter.

So this caused the family's industry to shrink a little bit, after all, the price of the things they used to sell was a monopoly price, and now that there is competition, the price will definitely fall back to the civilian price.

Nowadays, the Maison's income in salt and iron has not changed.

This time, I also took risks for the sake of money.

Several people drank and chatted until late at night before they went back.

On the second day, several people came to the dock early, and this time they were also going to sea together to hand over to the Goguryeo.

At this time, a group of people and horses came over, and a Datang general said a few people and turned over and dismounted.

"I've seen General Xiao."

Several people hurriedly stepped forward to salute, this person was Xiao Ke, the governor of Fuzhou Navy, and he was also a member of the Lanling Xiao family.

The Xiao family and the family have always been good friends and help each other, so this time the Xiao family was not stingy, and they could give them a share to some extent.

"A few stewards don't need to be polite, Xiao is here to tell you that the warship is already waiting thirty miles to the north.

The people who were dispatched this time were all the henchmen of my Xiao family, and I promised that no one would say anything about it. It's a pity that Lou Chuan Xiao has no way to transfer, otherwise it will arouse suspicion. ”

Xiao Ke said to a few people that the task given to him by the family was to agree to the family's request and send several warships to protect their cargo ship to the north.

The destination is Goguryeo, and their Xiao family has also done this kind of smuggling, and everyone is just helping each other.

So this time, he replaced all three ships with his own Xiao family's people, as well as his own henchmen and generals.

"Then there is General Lao Xiao, when I come back, I will bring back a few hundred-year-old Goguryeo ginseng for General Xiao, and let the general make up for it." The king replied.

"Hahaha, then thank you for the stewards, I heard that there have been many bandits on the sea recently, everyone be careful, but with my Datang naval escort, Xiao wants to come, the bandits should retreat."

Xiao would like to wish you all a smooth journey. ”