Yi Shaotian saw that the woman showed disdain, and was about to leave, so he hurriedly smiled and said, "This sister, do you have something to ask Xiaosheng?"

The tall woman exclaimed, "How do you know?" with some alertness in her eyes.

She continued worriedly: "Childe, you're right, actually...... I want to ask Gongzi if he saw a merchant ship flying the big blue flag when he came from Nanxuan, my father has been going to Nanxuanguo for almost two months. ”

"Blue girl, you want to run, come back with me. "A middle-aged woman came briskly from a distance, with eight guards of the Eastern Zhou Kingdom behind her.

"If I don't go back, I won't get married if I die. The tall woman hurriedly hid behind Yi Shaotian and whispered, "Childe, save me." ”

"Your Lan family has declined, and your father can't come back, so it's better to go back to the house with me obediently to enjoy the glory and wealth, if it weren't for the fact that my eldest son of the Ma family has a soft spot for you, I'm afraid you would have been sold to Shuiyun Tower a long time ago." The middle-aged woman glanced at Yi Shaotian, then leaned in her waist and laughed unscrupulously.

Yi Shaotian's father, Yi Tiande, was engaged in clothing and silk, gold and silver jewelry, jade and other businesses, and several major families in the Eastern Zhou Kingdom often had business dealings, and many rare musical instruments and jade products that Yi Shaotian had played with were from the Eastern Zhou Kingdom.

Therefore, he once heard his father mention that in the Eastern Zhou Kingdom, the Ma family, the Lan family, and the Wang family are the three most wealthy and powerful families, and for hundreds of years, they have not only supported and controlled the economic lifeline of the Eastern Zhou Kingdom, but also supported and controlled the fortunes of the empire.

Although the imperial throne of the Eastern Zhou State is also hereditary, the successor of the next emperor is not appointed by the previous emperor, but through the election of the people, which is said to be an election, in fact, only the children and grandchildren of the current emperor can participate in the election, and everyone can only vote among these princes, princes, and county kings.

Every few decades, there will be a very strong election contest, and then through the voting of the top 32 people to come out to compete, and finally enter the quarterfinals, then the top four, the top two, and finally elect the new emperor, the whole country is thrilling, because it takes a lot of time, so it will also consume a lot of financial and material resources, it can be seen that every emperor is inseparable from money, and it is inseparable from the three major families.

Although they are all brothers or biological fathers and sons, sometimes they will fight for the throne and fight for the throne, this is the electoral system of the Eastern Zhou Kingdom, and at the same time, the current emperor has personally witnessed their ability and means, if the rules are violated, the fraud will be severely punished, after all, they are the emperor's own children and grandchildren, how can they allow real killing of each other, although this is the case, but over the years, the battle for the throne will still cause a lot of bloody cases, secretly fratricidal brothers, in order to win the hearts of the people, compete for the throne, it is essential to spend a lot of money, so the several major families of the Eastern Zhou Kingdom have become the most important bargaining chips for the princes。

The Yi family is not a rich country in the Southern Xuan Empire, but it can also be regarded as the top ten, and several major families in the Eastern Zhou Kingdom want to expand overseas markets, they have to find strong partners, and the Yi family has a cooperative relationship with the Lan family for many years, and many products are from the Lan family.

"It can't be such a coincidence, right?" Yi Shaotian secretly thought in his heart, the Yi family and the Lan family have some relatives, Yi Shaotian's little lady is the sister of the eldest lady of the Lan family, he had heard his father say that Xiao Niang had saved his life at sea, so his mother allowed his father to marry Xiao Niang.

Therefore, Yi Shaotian once went to the Eastern Zhou Kingdom when he was a teenager, otherwise why would his mother praise the women of the Eastern Zhou Kingdom for giving birth and raising children, this is not an empty rhetoric.

He didn't expect that the Lan family, which had been beautiful for hundreds of years, would fall into such a field, and this woman turned out to be the eldest lady of the Lan family, Lan Caidie, that is, his cousin who had never met.

"My father will definitely come back, and the silver taels owed to you will definitely be repaid. Lan Caidie hid behind Yi Shaotian, holding his arm tightly, for fear of being caught, she would only be able to embroider her legs, and how could she fight the rough men brought by middle-aged women.

"It's impossible for the Lan family to turn over anymore, Lan girl, you have to see the situation clearly, it's your blessing to be able to marry Ma Dagongzi, at least you can protect your clothes and food. ”

"How much money does her family owe?" Yi Shaotian said indifferently.

"This son, who are you?" The middle-aged woman saw that he was elegantly behaved, dressed in brocade clothes, and was either rich or expensive, so she did not dare to be reprimanded.

Yi Shaotian smiled and said, "I'm her cousin, I just want to ask how much the Lan family owes you, and it has come to such a point." ”

"Hmph, it turned out to be a relative of the Lan family, the debts of the Lan family, I'm afraid they will never be able to pay it off, their Lan family owes our Ma family, the Wang family and Prince Hong Zhan a total of 800 million taels of gold, do you think they can turn over again?"

Yi Shaotian took a deep breath, he couldn't imagine that the Lan family owed so many taels of silver, the question was how could they owe such a huge amount of debt? 800 million taels of gold is 8 billion taels of silver, even if the Yi family pawned all their assets, they would not be able to take out 100 million taels of gold, let alone 800 million taels of gold, if it were put up to now, it would take thousands of large trucks to carry it.

An eight-foot-tall middle-aged guard, seeing that Yi Shaotian was suppressed, persuaded him with good words: "Mrs. Du is the wife of the head of our Ma family, if the son is acquainted, please hand over Miss Lan." ”

Mrs. Du said arrogantly: "Young man, I still advise you not to wade into this troubled water, the Lan family has offended not only the Ma family and the Wang family, but also the Prince of Hong Zhan, do you know that Prince Hong Zhan is the next Emperor of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty, and it is a great blessing for us to be able to accept her as a concubine." ”

"No...... , I will never marry Ma Yancong, my father will definitely come back, not to mention...... Not to mention...... I have already promised to be married to Brother Wuhuan, and the Su family will not ignore our Lan family. ”

As soon as these words came out, Yi Shaotian's heart jumped, he didn't expect that she would be Su Wuhuan's fiancée, this is really God help me.

Mrs. Du laughed and said: "Haha, Su family, Lan Caidie, if the Lan family is still rich and powerful, the Su family may be impressed, but now how can the Su family take care of the dog of the bereaved family, I am afraid that they themselves are already anxious, too busy to take care of themselves, and have the heart to take care of you." ”

It's getting more and more interesting, Yi Shaotian said: "In broad daylight, robbing the people's daughters, when did the Eastern Zhou Kingdom become such an unsightly appearance?"

"What are you doing, what are you writing?" a tall, burly escort leader burst into a rage, with two index finger-length scars on his face, like two centipedes crawling on his cheeks and forehead.

"It's nothing, Xiao Sheng, as a native of Nanxuanguo, came here to visit, just recorded what he saw and heard in the book, and then announced it to the world. ”

"Who are you?" said Mrs. Du, changing her face.

The more incomprehensible and unpredictable people are, the more dangerous they are, although the Ma family is in great power, but they are also afraid of the pressure of public opinion.

"Nanxuanguo is now suffering from internal and external troubles, and the country will not be a country, you are still in the mood to come out to enjoy the mountains and rivers, why don't you report your own bad things in the first place? Mrs. Du shouted.

Suddenly, the two guards fiercely grabbed Yi Shaotian.

Yi Shaotian's figure flashed slightly, and he was still in place, but the two of them pounced in the air, and they collided together.

"Got a ghost?" A strong man was dumbfounded.

Mrs. Du was shocked, she was a person who had seen the world, and the Ma family also had many top-notch masters, she was surprised: "Could it be that Gongzi really wants to be an enemy of my Ma family? ”

"Let's go, since I am her cousin, of course I can't die without help, not to mention that I also want to see the rare prince competition for hegemony in the Eastern Zhou Kingdom, and see who can win the throne in the end. Yi Shaotian is not in a hurry or slow.

"Mrs. Du, I don't believe in evil, and I will take them down together. The scar-faced rough man leader roared, he pulled out his long knife and slashed at Yi Shaotian, it turned out to be a master of the Innate Realm.

"Childe be careful!" Lan Caidie was startled.

But Yi Shaotian was still motionless, and the knife seemed to have slashed against an iron wall, directly shaking the person and the knife out together.