I won't show it first, but I'll joke about it.

But he said that in the Yujing Drunken Crane Tower, Li Dong, the second shopkeeper, was sneaking upstairs, and the shopkeeper who was settling accounts looked at him for a long time and called him: "Sneaky, what are you doing?"

Li Dong walked to the counter, leaned on the front, and said with a mysterious expression: "Shopkeeper, who did you say lived in room A and third on the second floor?"

The shopkeeper didn't raise his head and said, "There are so many people coming in and out here every day, I know which one you are talking about?"

Li Dongdao: "It's those few foreigners with blue eyes and yellow hair, who look like monsters." ”

The shopkeeper stopped what he was doing, raised his head, and said with a sneer: "Young man, I still have little knowledge. Not even a foreigner has seen it, what is there to make a fuss about. ”

Li Dong asked, "Shopkeeper, have you seen it before?"

The shopkeeper smiled and said, "Do you know what my ancestors did?"

Li Dong shook his head again and again, and said curiously: "What for?"

The shopkeeper said with some pride: "My ancestor, there is a high ancestor, he has a caravan of twelve huge ships in his hands, and he took eight hundred sailors to sell the tea and silk of our god dynasty to the ends of the earth. From the hands of those ignorant natives, in exchange for precious gold and agate. ”

Li Dong said with a smile: "I thought it was something, it turned out to be a boat." ”

The shopkeeper scolded: "Phew, little rabbit cub, what do you know? At the time of my ancestor, the imperial court had not yet issued a ban on the sea. At that time, it was a great honor to be able to sail with his own fleet. When I think of my ancestors, he once brought back a mysterious treasure from the distant heavens, and presented it to the Son of Heaven at that time, and was appreciated and rewarded by the Son of Heaven. That is the eternal glory of our family. ”

Li Dong was stunned for a long time, and then whispered: "Shopkeeper." It turns out that your ancestors are so beautiful. In that case, won't the future generations of Weishenme continue to do this business?"

When the shopkeeper heard this, he was a little annoyed and said, "Isn't it the damn sea ban......?

In the latter words, the voice of the palm is very small, but Li Dong's little second ear is very sensitive, and when he hears what the shopkeeper says, it is "damn dignitary." ”

Although Li Dong is only a small person, he can hear the news in Yujing, especially in a place like Drunken Crane Tower, where there is a huge flow of people. Definitely knows more than the Son of Heaven knows today. Even most of it is gossip and just a few words.

The implementation of the ban on the sea was ostensibly to ban the water bandits that were rampant in those years. But in fact, what is going on, people who have a little understanding of the people are very clear.

It's because too many people who take the sea line have brought back too many benefits. It's really eye-popping. At first, those wealthy nobles did not see this benefit. Conventional thinking makes them think that this kind of investment is too risky. And the time span to obtain benefits is too long.

But with the return of the fleet from overseas, a ship full of treasures was brought back, and the wealth was enough to build a family. These wealthy nobles who hold the power are completely red-eyed.

In the midst of this. There is a shipowner surnamed Shen and named Shen An, who is a fuse. His caravans, which had brought him great wealth over the years. became a huge rich man in Fucheng. But this person is not very low-key. On the contrary, because he has the wealth of a rich country, he shows off his might.

At that time, a prince passed by Fucheng and fell in love with a garden. I want to buy it. But coincidentally, this Shen An also fell in love with the garden here.

A woman and two families fell in love, and naturally there was a dispute. But even if both are in the right place, if it's a fair deal, that's it. And this prince of the king is not an ordinary gentleman, and his original intention is to buy a temporary place to settle here. If Shen An insisted on buying at a high price, he wouldn't do anything. After all, even if it is a royal noble, there is a lot of money, and it is impossible to squander it wantonly.

But there are people. When you have no money, you can pretend to be a grandson as much as you want. Once you have money, you start to get carried away. You always have to show off in front of people.

And this Shen An has never put anyone in his eyes since he became a huge rich man in Fucheng, and today he heard that there was a person from other places who wanted to compete with him for the garden. It's unbearable!

This Shen An is also very interesting, he is not like an ordinary nouveau riche, going to bid for a high auction in person. But I didn't know what way to find it, so I handed over a post to the prince of the king.

There was no text on the post, because this person was uneducated and even illiterate. I only drew one picture.

Wang Shizi took the post and opened it to see that there were two gold ingots painted on it.

Wang Shizi didn't know why, so he asked left and right, what does this person mean?

The entourage on the side was puzzled, but a strategist pondered for a while, and said with a smile: "Shizi, this person is very interesting." ”

Wang Shizi said curiously: "Did Mr. Wu see something?"

The strategist smiled: "I heard that this person's surname is Shen?"

The subordinate hurriedly said: "Yes, the person who sent the post reported his name as Master Shen." ”

The strategist laughed, "I'll know that." ”

Wang Shizi said: "Mr. knows who this person is?"

The strategist nodded and said, "This person's name is Shen An, a person from Shanyin. In his early years, he was born in a sea gate. Later, because he got acquainted with a few long-haired people, he started a business of running ships and shipping, and then the business became bigger and bigger, and he earned a net worth that rivaled the richness of the country. ”

"Rich and rival the country?" Wang Shizi couldn't help but raise his eyebrows when he heard this, and then said with a smile: "Is this too exaggerated, sir?

Mr. Wu said: "The son of the world should not underestimate the power of one person. From the perspective of my subordinates, the treasury of our dynasty is empty and famous, and it is far inferior to this old man Shen's family collection. ”

Wang Shizi had lost his smile at this time, and said in a deep voice: "What Mr. Wu said is true?"

Mr. Wu said: "Otherwise, how can the prince think that this Boss Shen has the confidence to make such a bold statement? ”

When Wang Shizi heard this, he was angry and funny. This person is really rampant, even if you are extremely rich, can you resist the royal power?

Wang Shizi waved his hand and said, "It turned out to be a stupid person, arguing with such a person is really a loss of identity." ”

Wang Shizi didn't want to say any more, and everyone lost the interest in talking. But Mr. Wu understands that the day of extinction of this person surnamed Shen is not far away.

Sure enough, this Shen An got the garden, scared away a nobleman, and he was still complacent, using it as a capital to brag.

But I didn't know that in just half a year, a catastrophe would come.

After Wang Shizi returned to Beijing, he immediately sent people to thoroughly investigate the shipping business, among which there were capable people who made exquisite calculations and calculated the real profits.

I don't know if I don't check, but after some investigation, it's really shocking!

Naturally, there is no need to say much about what happened after that. In less than a year, the imperial court issued a ban on the sea. It is forbidden for all private ships to go out of the sea. and set up a wharf. All foreign ships that want to dock must be reviewed by the government before entering.

But how privately?

The real vested interest group, the wealthy aristocrats who control all the resources, has taken over the shipping business. As for the sea ban, for them, it is just a virtual reality.

And what happened to those who got rich by sea?

Each has its own circumstances. It's hard to say. And that old man Shen was exterminated by Zuihou, as for the reason, there is no need to go into detail here, it is naturally not surprising that this person shows off his personality and ends up like this.

And the ancestor of this shopkeeper is one of these profiteering boats, but this financial road came to an abrupt end due to a ban on the sea.

It is precisely because of this that there are no outstanding people in his descendants, and they can't think of the way to get rich, so they can only sit and eat empty. So by the generation of the shopkeeper, there is no money left. The family is also almost ruined, and can only work for people to make a living.

In this way, it is no wonder that the shopkeeper has such a great grudge against the imperial court's ban on the sea.

This little second Li Dong didn't know, and was secretly wondering, when suddenly there was movement from above.

Li Dong was clever, and hurriedly turned around to look, and saw three men in strange clothes walking down the stairs, who were strangers living here.

"Guest, are you going out at such a late hour?" Li Dong asked puzzled.

One of the three looked at Li Dong quietly, and Li Dong was lost almost instantly.

Because this man's eyes are like a lake, and they are as bright as stars.

The man put his right hand on his chest, bowed slightly, and said, "My friend, are you worried about us?"

Li Dong stammered, "Yes, yes." At this time, it's curfew. Don't go out, or if someone finds out, you'll be in trouble. ”

The man smiled and said, "Thank you for your concern, kind man." You will be blessed by the gods. But we have to get out. Please prepare water and the white bread for us. I think we'll need it when we come back. ”

Li Dong nodded blankly. The three men just walked out.

The shopkeeper watched from the sidelines, and he didn't say anything for a long time.

When I went out, it was already pitch black outside, and there were no pedestrians on the street, except for the occasional barking of dogs.

The three of them looked up at the sky in the distance, and one of them couldn't help but exclaim, "This is divine brilliance." It was as if I saw the trumpet of dawn, blowing the hymn of the gods. ”

The man who was talking to Xiao Er just now said with a calm gaze: "Puley, your eyesight is very good. Such brilliance is fascinating. It does not belong to the human world, but it appears here. ”

"Master Lancaster. Are you talking about the heart of heaven?" said the little man, who had been silent, with some excitement.

"Nope. That's not the heart of heaven. But there is the breath of the heart of heaven. I have a hunch. The lost property of the gods will be found there. This is our chance to bring it back to the temple. ”

Lancaster said. (To be continued......)