The literary giants of the late Ming Dynasty began by copying books

After reprimanding Pan Xiu, Li Jincai said: "Now that the company's reorganization has been completed, our Dutch East India Company is extremely powerful. It will even have the strength to go to war with the Spanish in the future. A few hundred taels of silver is not a problem at all. But you also need to remember that the company's Funds cannot be squandered. You need to get the information back quickly, otherwise no one will be able to tell you. Don't think that hiding in the Ming Dynasty is enough. If you anger the company, report your information directly to the Ming Dynasty. Do you think What will happen to you?"

Hearing this, Pan Xiu turned pale with fright and said quickly: "I will get the information back as soon as possible!"

Li Jin nodded and said: "As long as you have this confidence, go back early. Don't come to Fuqing Pier often if you have nothing to do, so as not to arouse others' suspicion."

"Yes, I'll go first then." Pan Xiucheng stood up in fear and hurriedly walked out of the teahouse.

After leaving Fuqing Pier, Pan Xiucai slowly recovered from his fear. He ran out of Fuzhou City in the name of seeing friends. He didn't even dare to call the slippery pole and rode out of the city on his own.

On the way back, he kept thinking about how to quickly get some information to deal with the Dutch, and even thought about whether to make up some information about Wang Wenlong.

However, Wang Wenlong's whereabouts were too mysterious, and Pan Xiu was afraid of the Dutch's ubiquitous informants, so she always felt that it was not safe to make up stories by herself.

When he came to a tea stall at an intersection, he saw many businessmen gathered here. Pan Xiu also sat down and asked for a bowl of tea, and bought some dry food to eat.

At this moment, he suddenly heard a traveler who was reading a newspaper on the roadside praising loudly: "Good! What a dragon slayer! This is how she should deal with those martial arts people who don't know the heights of heaven and earth!"

The guests on the side looked around when they heard this, and a businessman answered: "Brother, are you also watching "Dragon Sword of the North Sea"?"

"That's right. Nowadays, the novels written in various newspapers, namely "Xunbao", are the most interesting, while the novels written by other newspapers are slimy and unpleasant."

"I'm also reading this book, but I didn't see this chapter."

Pan Xiu couldn't help but pricked up his ears.

"Xundao" indeed has a strong citizen base in Fujian. When I heard the two talking about it, people around them also picked up the conversation.

That person was dissatisfied with the novels published in "Xunbao": "When "Xunbao" serialized "Liancheng Jue" and "Di Gong's Case" before, I followed them, but this "Beihai Dragon Sword" is too bad. There are too many. The opening chapter is filled with character introductions for several consecutive chapters. There is no plot at all, and there is no fight. It’s boring to watch.”

"It's not easy to compare it like this. "Beihai Dragon Sword" is rich in imagination and has its own unique fun."

"I'm too lazy to watch it no matter how interesting it is."

The small businessman who had just finished reading the latest serial said with a smile: "The beginning of "The Dragon Sword of the North Sea" was indeed a bit dull, but now it is getting better and better:

In this chapter, Shen Xiu, Master Shen, obtained the Dragon Slaying Sword and was taught by Master Chang Mei, who had just left the mountain. After going down the mountain, I learned that the local people were threatened by dragons, and martial arts people from various sects came here to organize a dragon-slaying convention.

Master Shen went down the mountain to teach an evil disciple of a sect, and then entered the dragon-slaying conference. Because she was young and not well-known, she was ridiculed by martial arts people from various sects at the meeting, while Master Shen watched the martial arts masters from various sects perform in the audience. Even in my abilities, I found that I was not as good as her.

At this time, Master Shen, the disciple who had been scandalized by Master Shen before, a so-called elder of the sect came to retaliate and provoke him. Without saying a word, he stabbed Master Shen with his sword. At the critical moment, Master Shen jumped back to avoid a fight and used the Chang Mei Zhenren The light skill he was taught was able to instantly dodge the sword attack that the elder thought was powerful. "

The businessman told the story and stopped abruptly. Everyone was listening and entered the port. The person who originally disdained "The Dragon Sword of the North Sea" quickly asked: "What happened next?"

The little businessman said with a smile: "This is the end of this series."

"Oh, but it's so out of context?"

Everyone was instantly disappointed.

The reader who originally said he didn't like "Beihai Dragon Sword" scratched his head for a long time and said: "It's interesting to hear what you said. It seems that I have to make up the previous chapters quickly, but I have to buy the next issue of "Xun Bao" again. "

Everyone was also talking about it.

"This plot has some flavor."

"It's more like the style of the owner of the Hidden Sword Tower."

"Indeed, but the novel written by Zhongshan Yisou is still inferior to the Master of the Hidden Sword Tower. If the owner of the Hidden Sword Tower were to write it, the story would be even more exciting."

"I heard that the owner of the Hidden Sword Tower is Duke Jianyang."

"Isn't that right? Jianyang Gong's "Liancheng Jue" and "Di Gong's Case" are just entertainment works. He has done a lot of good things for Fujian in the past two years. Last year was a disaster. Look at the "Cure Record" he wrote. ", how well written."

"Alas, that book is too practical, making it uncomfortable to read."

"It should be uncomfortable! Let those gentlemen see how miserable people's lives are now and what the world has become."

"Mr. Xu, the chief envoy of Si Yamen, has been transferred to Zhangzhou this year. I'm afraid Duke Jianyang will also leave Fuzhou."

"It's a pity. It would be great if he had been working for the people in Fuzhou..."

As Pan Xiu listened to everyone's conversation, he felt more and more that Wang Wenlong was enigmatic.

He knew very clearly that Xu Zhonglin wrote "Beihai Dragon Sword" based on the outline given by Wang Wenlong. Especially the slap-in-the-face plot just now, he knew it was Wang Wenlong's handwriting at a glance. Xu Zhonglin has written so much content and received mixed reviews. As soon as Wang Wenlong's plot came out, readers immediately started to follow it. The difference in plot setting skills is really decisive.

Before approaching Wang Wenlong, Pan Xiu carefully researched Wang Wenlong's past and read most of his books.

The more he read, the more powerful he felt about Wang Wenlong. Whether it was contemporary articles, novels, or miscellaneous books, Wang Wenlong wrote brilliantly. He could even bring out the kind of chess records that he had never imagined.

What surprised Pan Xiu the most was "History of Portugal". As a son of a sea master who grew up overseas, Pan Xiu could feel the power of this book more than the mainlanders.

This book describes the mentality of European colonists. Even Western Chinese, many of them really began to understand the thoughts of Europeans after reading this book.

This book is now widely circulated among Western Chinese. Whenever the educated and literate sea masters go to sea in their own family, the first book is required for them to read this book, so that they can understand how to do business with Europeans and how to operate on the sea. Survive.

Nowadays, if you have not read this book, you would be embarrassed to say that you are a maritime merchant.

"With such a background and such abilities, what exactly is Wang Wenlong's background?"

Pan Xiu couldn't help but think over and over in her mind.

Wang Wenlong told outsiders that he was of Western Chinese origin, and all his skills were learned in the West. For ordinary people in the Ming Dynasty who have never been to the sea, this statement can fool them. It seems that it is normal for Western Chinese to be proficient in Eastern and Western knowledge.

But Pan Xiu didn't believe it at all.

The background of Wang Wenlong's self-report is that he has been homeless since he was a child, and was even caught by Europeans and worked as an apprentice on a ship, struggling to survive.

Pan Xiu has seen a lot of people like this, and most of them will end up becoming gangsters in the sea, and there are not many who can behave like a human being.

However, Wang Wenlong said that during this process, he actually learned history, arithmetic, music, Go, and was proficient in Eastern and Western knowledge, as well as various miscellaneous learning skills - it would have been impossible without a great teacher.

Moreover, Pan Xiu himself did the test. He found that Wang Wenlong could at least speak Japanese, and at least he could use Latin letters and understand Arabic numerals. Pan Xiu felt that these proved that his experience of growing up overseas was mostly true, but what exactly did this guy do overseas? What happened is a huge mystery to Pan Xiu.

Pan Xiu believed that Wei Malang's suspicion of Wang Wenlong was reasonable. This man's background was definitely not simple.

He must find a way to dig out Wang Wenlong's secret!

……

When Pan Xiu was determined to find out Wang Wenlong's secret, Wang Wenlong was unsealing the editorial office of Fujian's "Xun Bao". While he was extremely busy, several uninvited guests came to the "Xun Bao".

Lin Shiqing walked into the editorial office of Hengjin Lane in a loud voice.

The editors in the newspaper office did not dare to neglect and hurriedly went to find Wang Wenlong.

When Wang Wenlong saw Lin Shiqing's face, he smiled and held his hands in his hands: "I wonder what brings friend Lin here?"

In the past few months, Lin Shiqing had been enjoying making money. He seemed to be in a better mood, and his originally gloomy personality had also improved. He put on a rare smile and said to Wang Wenlong: "I'm not here today to cause trouble for Jianyang. A good thing."

"Sir, please speak."

Lin Shiqing took out a piece of paper from his sleeve and said, "Eunuch Gao wants to publish a notice in the Xun Bao."

Wang Wenlong didn't want to help Gao Yin publish something. After hearing this, he subconsciously said: "This issue of "Xun Bao" will be released soon. The newspaper layout has been arranged. Even if we have to speed up the layout, I'm afraid it will be too late..."

Lin Shiqing laughed and said: "Sir, please read it clearly first. This is not a bad book, but a good letter. Could it be that our tax supervising yamen will harm the "Xun Bao"?"

Wang Wenlong was hesitant about what good things he could do if he met Gao Yin, but he had to take the letter and read it, but he was quite surprised.

This letter was actually a notice of peace and security written in Gao Yin's voice. In the letter, Gao Yin said that as a middle-ranking official in Fujian Province, he would inevitably cause some trouble to the local area, and some of his actions were not done well. He also asked the people of Fujian to understand. Gao Yin Yin also "examines himself in the morning and dusk."

Regardless of whether he is introspective or not, Gao Yin actually surrendered to the people of Fujian. Is this because the sun is rising in the west?

Seeing Wang Wenlong's surprised expression, Lin Shiqing smiled and said, "I didn't lie, did I?"

"But, why is this?" Things were so strange that Wang Wenlong was inevitably curious.

Lin Shiqing smiled, pointed to the west and said, "Has Jianyang heard about Jiangxi Prime Minister Pan?"

After he explained, Wang Wenlong finally understood.

(End of this chapter)