Protect Our Patriarch Chapter 46: Hundred Island Sands
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Wang Shouzhe's mouth twitched with such an unbeatable expression. He took a few deep breaths before calming down, waving his hands and saying, "Okay, okay, you didn't do anything wrong. Sit down and talk. ."
Wang Lizi immediately found a stool and sat down, with her buttocks just a little bit up, pretending to be obediently listening to her fourth uncle's teachings.
"It can be seen that the ancestor likes you quite a lot." Wang Shouzhe said, "When you are on the ship, you should talk to the ancestor more and make her happy."
So this is what happened? It's not just a matter of being disciplined.
Wang Lizi relaxed from her tense state and nodded in agreement. He moved his **** towards the back of the stool and sat upright. He took out a piece of candied fruit out of habit to calm down his shock, and then started eating it happily.
Such a heartless look made Wang Shouzhe's eyes twitch.
Thus, he calmly took out two books from his arms and threw them to her: "These are "Selected Poems of Longzuo Past Dynasties" and "Written Talks of the Hermit in Cuiju Mountain". They were bought by my fourth uncle in Donggang just now. Yes, it is said to have quite a literary connotation."
After a pause, he said: "This morning, when I heard you reciting the famous poem "Dengtianlan Viewing the Sky at Night", your voice was full of emotion and rhythm. It seems that you are quite good at literature. Why don't you recite it as quickly as possible? Read these two books thoroughly, and then recite them to my ancestor to relieve his boredom. My ancestor likes children who study and study hard best, and I think she will be very happy."
"Scared?"
Wang Lizi's eyes widened, and she stopped chewing the candied fruit in her mouth. Her baby-fat face was full of horror, "Uncle Four, Four, Four... You, you, you, are you a devil?"
"Well, your fourth uncle is very pleased with your expression of surprise." Wang Shouzhe said pleasantly, "Do you like it?"
Wang Lici's tears rolled down her cheeks, but she could only hold back her grievances, smiled "joyfully", and said with choked sobs: "Thank you so much, Uncle Fourth, I like it so much..."
"Li Ci, seeing you crying with joy, it shows that Fourth Uncle's good intentions are not in vain." Wang Shouzhe touched her head and said apologetically, "It's all Uncle Fourth's fault. This trip is too rushed. I had time to buy two. I will definitely buy you a few more when I get to Hyakushima Guardian. Maybe there will be a literary giant in our family in the future."
Wang Lici felt as sad as death, and suddenly felt that the color of life was far away from her, and her eyes were filled with darkness.
Fortunately, there are also candied fruits.
The sweet taste in her mouth seemed to be the only bright color and source of hope in her future gray life.
"That's right." Wang Shouzhe frowned again and said, "It's okay to eat snacks like candied fruits occasionally. Eating too much will hurt your teeth and make you easy to gain weight. Look at your face, it's round. Take them out, four Uncle will keep it for you."
Boom!
These words hit Wang Lizi like thunder from the sky, tears burst out uncontrollably, and she took out a bag of candied fruits.
"More than that?"
Then she took out another bag.
"Haha~"
Then another pack.
After taking out five bags, Wang Lizi held the two books and burst into tears: "No more, really no more. Fourth uncle, it's getting late, I, I'm going to study. ..."
Then she ran away quickly, as if fleeing from a mountain of swords and a sea of fire.
After she ran away, Wang Shouzhe smiled, made a pot of tea and drank it with joy, "Little girl, my fourth uncle can't cure you?"
Training my eldest niece is just a sideshow.
After Wang Shouzhe took a short rest to collect himself, he took out the pamphlet given by his future brother-in-law Chen Fangjie and slowly flipped through it. Although Wang has heard about the Hundred Island Guards, there are relatively few relevant intelligence records within the clan, and the information is relatively old.
The Donggang Chen family has a lot of contact with the Hundred Island Guards, so the intelligence is naturally detailed. This booklet records some of the forces, families, situations of the Hundred Island Guards, as well as the characteristics of those who should not be provoked at will, etc.
The more he read this booklet, the more frightened Wang Shouzhe became. The power of the Hundred Island Guard was indeed much more complicated than that of the Changning Guard, starting with the dozens of large and small aristocratic families.
Some of those aristocratic families are relatively weak and occupy an island alone. Some are powerful and span several or even dozens of islands.
The main island is called Jinsha Island. It is said that this island was rich in gold sands thousands of years ago, which triggered a **** battle among some Xuanwu families. The Daqian government sent experts to suppress the attack and built hundreds of islands to guard the area before the situation stabilized. Hundreds of years later, the golden sands had been mined out, and some of the Xuanwu families that remained divided the hundreds of islands, gradually giving rise to the current structure.
Due to the complex and remote geographical environment of Baidaowei, and now that there is no golden sand, the control of Daqian government here is gradually weakening. Therefore, there will be some casual cultivators who are wanted for committing crimes, expelled children from aristocratic families, or some pirates and gangsters who want to clear their names, etc., who will also come to Baidao Guard to try their luck.
Fortunately, the Donggang Chen family has been operating on the Jinsha main island of Baidaowei for many years, and has a wide network of connections and a solid foundation. If Chen is taking care of it, others will not dare to mess with it at will.
As long as you don't cause trouble randomly, the safety problem is not that big. Otherwise, Chen Fangjie would definitely not dare to let Wang Shouzhe go to Baidao Guard. If something big happened, how could Chen Fangjie get it?
However, Baidaowei was chaotic, but it also spawned some special industries that were not found in other places.
For example, the black market!
The Jinsha Black Market is an industry owned by the Celestial Family, the only family of the Hundred Island Guards, and has a history of two hundred years. In the black market, all identities can be disguised and hidden. As long as you have money, you can buy what you want in the most secret way, or you can secretly sell your things at will, even some contraband, or It's stolen goods!
The black market doesn’t care who you are, let alone where your money and things come from. They are only responsible for maintaining order, credibility and taking commissions.
Order and credibility are the foundation for a black market to survive.
Because people who go to the black market are often very sensitive to the exposure of their identity, and they will be deterred by any disturbance. It can be seen from this that the Jinsha Black Market has been able to stand for two hundred years and develop on an ever-increasing scale. It must pay great attention to credibility and order.
As soon as I saw the news about this black market.
Wang Shouzhe had some vague speculations in his mind. The Longyan ancestor should have come for the black market, and Wang Shouzhe's wisdom could probably guess the reason for her visit.
His brows immediately frowned, this was something he didn't want to see. After getting off the ship, I need to talk to Longyan Ancestor. For some things, there is no need to go to that step.
But she is an ancestor after all. Once she makes up her mind to do something, I am afraid she has been thinking about it for a long time. How can I persuade her?
Wang Shouzhe's face became more and more solemn, and he tapped his fingers on the table and thought quickly.
Time passes little by little.
More than twenty hours passed by in a flash, and the huge sea ship docked in the deep-water port of Jinsha Island in Baidaowei.
Wang Shouzhe and his party walked out of the [Jun Yao] and smelled the strong smell of sea breeze. Speaking of which, this merchant ship [Junyao] was really stable and safe in the sea, and it arrived at Baidaowei without any surprises.
At this time, Chen Fanghua, a member of the Chen clan, came up to him and respectfully said: "Master Wang, according to the instructions of the young clan leader before leaving, I will arrange accommodation and guide for you and your party."
Wang Shouzhe smiled inwardly, guessing that his future brother-in-law was afraid that he would be in danger if he wandered around the island, so he specially arranged for the clan members to arrange his accommodation and itinerary.
"In this case, I will help you, Brother Chen." Wang Shouzhe is not familiar with Jinsha Island, so it would be best if someone can arrange it. Moreover, Chen Fangjie’s future brother-in-law’s affection must still be accepted.
Chen Fanghua knew that "Master Wang" had a female family, so he specially arranged a carriage to come over. The ancestor Longyan, his fourth aunt and the eldest girl all got on the carriage. Two generals, Wang Shouzhe and Wang Zhong and Wang Yong, were temporarily assigned three horses.
Then, Chen Fanghua took a family general and led Wang Shouzhe and his party to the inner city of Jinsha Island.
While walking, Chen Fanghua also chatted with Wang Shouzhe about the customs and customs of Jinsha Island. For example, Jinsha Island is the largest island in the Hundred Island Guard, but because there are many rocks and other impurities in the land, it is difficult to develop fertile farmland. Very rarely.
"So, half of our cargo is grain crops and various meat-eating poultry, as well as some daily utensils. These ordinary items are quite profitable in Baidaowei." Chen Fanghua did not shy away from it. With these well-known business knowledge, he obviously wanted to get closer to Wang Shouzhe.
"Daqian Law stipulates that food cannot be speculated, right?" Wang Shouzhe asked slightly strangely.
"Master Wang, the law of Daqian is not very binding in Baidaowei." Chen Fanghua said with a smile, "What's more, we are not speculating on food, but exchanging things for things. Although Baidaowei has little food production, But it is rich in all kinds of sea treasures and oyster ash. If you transport it to the inland, you can still make some profit."
Wang Shouzhe also knows that in this era, shipping must be very profitable, but it is also very difficult and risky. Building a merchant ship is not only expensive, but also requires deep expertise.
In addition, it is also very difficult to train seafarers and professional sailors. Even if you are not careful, if a ship crashes, it will be a total loss.
Therefore, it is almost impossible for an ordinary family to cross the border and enter the maritime business field. It is no wonder that the Donggang Chen family has become more and more powerful in just a hundred years.
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