Following the guidance of the navigator, the neat ironclad ship slowly sailed into the Crescent Harbor of Lelang County and stopped at the neat berth.

The sailors worked together in perfect harmony, quickly lowering the anchor, throwing down the arm-thick cables, tying them to the round piers and iron pillars that could be found everywhere, and laying the dual-purpose planks for passengers to land and unload their cargo on the side of the ship.

Ye Feng, the son of the Ye family, took another sip of sugarcane wine, his face flushed with a faint flush, he held the wine bottle between two fingers in his right hand, stood up with his left hand supporting the plank, greeted him casually, and went ashore by himself.

Perhaps because he had been on the ship for too long, Ye Feng's footsteps habitually swayed from side to side, and he suffered from slight land sickness.

After all, he set off by boat from Nanhai County, Jiaozhou, and went north along the coastline, a sea route of more than 6,000 miles before and after, even if it was the latest steam ironclad ship in the empire, the speed was far better than that of ordinary hard-sailed merchant ships, and it took nearly ten days.

The Ye family is also a well-known county family in Lingnan, although they did not participate in the power struggle of the court, they were weakened in a targeted manner. After the nationalization of land, the most fundamental resources that relied on to control the local area were lost, and the floating wealth accumulated by the family could only be used to invest in the trade and freight industry.

After many discussions, the clansmen finally reached a tacit consensus, completed the gorgeous transformation of the landed aristocracy into industrial and commercial capital, and became a new "merchant" class.

This time, the Ye family spent a lot of money to buy a steam ironclad ship to go north to Lelang County, Youzhou, in addition to sending the most talented children to school to cultivate, but also to open up new trade routes, seek huge profits from the exchange of special products between the north and the south, and even visit the specific location of the four islands in the East China Sea.

Ye Feng, as a disciple of the Ye family, was originally not treated well by the main house, but his talent was too high, so that it became difficult to cover it up.

After all, he can realize the law of refining qi from the words of the warlocks in the rivers and lakes, and he also learns to flick his fingers and light the lamp, and the ability to turn his breath into ice, even if he can't get on the stage, he also makes his own radiance, and his reputation spreads all over the countryside, and the pattern of rivers and grasses can't cover pearls.

The pressure cannot be suppressed, otherwise it will lose the hearts and cohesion of the people, and the future of the Ye family is very worrying. Furthermore, if there is a Qi Refiner in the family, even if it is a Taoist priest who confers the Confession, it is closely related to the legal network, it can also reinvigorate the momentum of the Ye family.

Because of this, the head of the Ye family will be ruthless, and use ten loads of good cane sugar as a favor to send Ye Feng to study at the Dao Law School in Lelang County, Youzhou, in the hope that he will be able to become a talent in the future and repay the family more.

A brand-new steam ironclad ship, even in Lelang County, where shipping traffic is very convenient, is also an uncommon new merchant ship, many local warehouses, business house stewards, "eye" at the ship's sailors, carrying goods with southern characteristics ashore, immediately surrounded it, after a full discussion, ready to buy on the spot.

Cotton cloth and iron ingots from Qiongya Island, agar and rubber from the South China Sea are all relatively sought-after goods. Coral and pearls at the bottom of the sea are the most attractive products because of their subtle charm.

Among them, there are several pearls of Hepu asphalt lake, which have a unique warm fire spirit charm, inlaid on the "five poisonous gowns" of the magic clothes, and the fire poison is all diverted and transformed, which is most suitable for infants and young children to wear, not only to keep warm and cold, but also to ward off evil spirits, dispel evil and other functions.

Ye Feng saw the family steward selling on the spot, and felt that the noisy scene was a little interesting, and after sitting for a while, he felt that the voices were boiling, it was too noisy, so he was a little disliked, so he patted his ass and walked away.

It didn't take long for the goods of the Ye family's merchant ships to be disposed of, and the family steward patted a sack of gold, silver and copper coins, ready to purchase some special products from Lelang County, Youzhou.

Ginseng, deer antler, bear bile, tiger bone and other precious medicinal materials are still secondary, and spiritual runes and magic weapons are the bulk of purchases, after all, students of the Taoist Law School often sell their self-made charms and utensils to get money to buy raw materials, but the doors of such special commodities are relatively rare, and generally only appear in the "black market", "ghost market", and "fog market", and no one can find the door at all.

The Ye family naturally does not have a way to Lelang County in Youzhou, but soon they will have it, because Ye Feng is about to enter the Dao Law School and become the latest student, so he will definitely be able to come into contact with such a way.

After replenishing enough fresh water and dry food, the steam ironclad ship slowly sailed out of the harbor and sailed in the direction of the legendary four islands of the East China Sea.

The people who stayed on the shore were not only Ye Feng, who was drunk and flushed, but also a middle-aged steward who carried a lot of money with him.

The two of them watched the steam ironclad ship leave, and gradually they were hidden by the snow-white sail shadow until they couldn't see it, and then they had to withdraw their gaze.

Ye Feng sighed very emotionally, packed up his mood, and prepared to go to the Dao Law Academy. The steward went to a nearby carriage and horse shop, hired a stout coachman, saw his well-maintained carriage, and paid the day's expenses in advance.

When the two left the dock area in a two-wheeled carriage, they passed by the temple of "Xuantan Zhenjun", and the steward couldn't help but take the initiative to stop, got off the car alone, and hurriedly went to the temple to burn incense and kowtow, hoping that this god of wealth could take care of and shelter.

Xuantan Zhenjun Zhao Lang is Gongming, originally a second-generation disciple of the Interception Sect, with a magic weapon Dinghai Zhu, and his mana is extremely high, but it is a pity that the East China Sea was in the limelight in the first battle, and he killed a lot of monks from the side door, and was finally targeted by the old enemy in the underworld, the fire spirit Lu Press, and sent it to the god list with a flying knife to cut immortals.

Afterwards, Zhao Gongming was named "Ruyi Xuantan Zhenjun", and Xiao Sheng, the messenger of Zhaobao, Cao Bao, the messenger of Nazhen, Chen Jiu, the messenger of fortune, and Yao Si, the messenger of Lishi, served as the official of the Ministry of Finance of the Heavenly Court.

It is said that Zhao Gongming, the god of wealth, has a heavenly treasury in his hands, totaling 90,000 yuan, if he can be favored by his pious offerings, he will be given fortune, whether he is doing business or working, he can make a lot of profits, and he can be regarded as a very generous god.

On the day of His God's birthday, that is, on March 15, believers who have the heart to do business but have no capital write down the amount of money they want on a slip of paper, seal it with red paper and put it in front of the statue of the true monarch of the Xuantan.

In the future, if the person makes money in business, he only needs to return the principal. If he doesn't pay it back for a long time and becomes a liar, how can Zhao Gongming, the god of wealth, let the heavenly court treasury be empty, and he will naturally give him a retribution.

After all, in addition to the position of the God of Wealth, Zhao Gongming is also the messenger of the spring plague under the command of the "Plague True Monarch" of the Ministry of Plague.

Carbuncles, boils, malaria or secondary, wind evil is what he is best at. Even if someone sits at home, the door does not open, and the second door does not step, but as soon as the door is opened, the wind will pour in, and the wind evil will enter the body.

In a word, you can't prevent it!

Ye Feng watched the family steward come back, his face was beaming, he vaguely learned a little bit of the face of the Jianghu Warlock, and seeing that he would have good things in the near future, he couldn't help but say more.

Who knows, this sentence scratched the itch of the steward, and I was happy not to mention how beautiful it was. However, because of Ye Feng's identity, he kindly explained a few words.

Ye Feng listened attentively for a moment, and couldn't help it: "Oh! As far as I know, there is more gold and less silver in the north, and one gold is exchanged for eight silver. In the south, there is less gold and more silver, and one gold is exchanged for ten silver. Honestly, how much you earned. ”

The middle-aged steward shook his head lightly with a smile: "This windfall must be returned to Jiaozhou to be exchanged, so as to know how much profit it will make." However, I don't think there will be too many of them, otherwise someone would have stepped into it long ago. The water is so deep that I don't dare to make a big move. ”

Ye Feng heard these heartfelt words, and couldn't help but give a thumbs up: "Know the gains and losses, understand the advance and retreat, stop in moderation, and know how to converge." Uncle Yong, today I learned a little bit of the truth of how to behave in the world from you. ”

After speaking, Ye Feng respectfully thanked him with both hands, and the middle-aged steward returned it unhurriedly, and the two looked at each other and smiled.