Dragon Sea Empire

above the Yangtze River.Several sloops were going down the river.These are the common types of sand boats in the Yangtze Estuary.Flat round toe.It is suitable for sailing in gentle and shallow seas near the Yangtze River Estuary and the coast north of the Jiang Estuary.

Soldiers from the Special Battalion of the Chinese Army were working on the boat.The Song Xiaogong from Nanjing City was also on board.

Yin Feng and his party were not on board.After they circled the Yangtze River.Still going south along the canal.Continue their investigation.And the special battalion carried Mr. Song downstream.The ship used was prepared by the special agents of the Ministry of Military Intelligence stationed in Jinling.The purpose is to attract the attention of possible pursuers.If nothing else.They will meet with the Chinese Navy Clippers cruising near Chongming Island at the mouth of the Yangtze River.

When Yin Feng and others left Beijing and went south.Several pick-up points on the coast have been agreed with Mai Dahai's escort fleet.at the moment.The "Soul of the Sea" is cruising at the mouth of the Qiantang River.Dingyuan has arrived at the Zhoushan Islands.

Because Yin Feng and others disguised themselves as businessmen during their adventures in Nanjing City.In order to avoid the pursuit of the government.They are now disguised as officials going to the frontier.

Now.Yin Feng was the first candidate in the imperial examination the year before last.He went to the Yazhou government office on Hainan Island under the Chief Secretary of Guangdong Province to serve as the state judge.All forged relevant official official documents and seals.All come from Zhangjia Movable Type Printing Workshop in Taiwan.It has already been tested by Mr. Zeng Qi.

The officials at that time served as local officials.It's normal to bring a bunch of followers.so.This time everyone got into the carriage openly, and the servants stood guard on both sides.There are also female relatives in the carriage.It's exactly the appearance of a new official taking office and preparing to scrape the ground.

In the residence newspaper obtained in Nanjing.The memorials of Zhang Fenglai, Deputy Envoy of Haidao, and Bei Luo Weiping, a soldier of Xingquan Dao, were published; these two were driven out of Taiwan Island in desperation.Play together.Ask the court to strictly enforce the sea ban.And asked to send troops to exterminate the Taiwan pirates.

Yin Feng therefore decided to speed up the trip.The original plan to go all the way south to Guangdong was cancelled.The whole crew went to sea from the coast of Zhejiang.Directly end the study tour and return to Taiwan.In the eyes of Xu Hongji, Zeng Shan, Chen Zhongji and others around him.Ming Dynasty's whole body has revealed symptoms everywhere.All that was left was a huge and empty shelf.Small-scale civil uprisings continued to spread all over the country.There is also news of mutiny or something.The area north of the Yangtze River, especially the area north of the Yellow River.People's livelihood is extremely poor.

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Yin Feng and others were a little worried at first that they would be unable to move an inch after the incident.but.All is going well these days.They went from Nanjing to Suzhou.Along the way, we paid close attention to the news from Nanjing.But there was no action from the government.

Arrived in Suzhou.He is also the local shopkeeper of Huaxing United.He is also an agent of the Ministry of Military Intelligence.The distant nephew of the Han Ping family got the news through a businessman:

It was not until the third day after the accident that Danyan Book Apartment was opened by the guards of Ying Tianfu.

At first, the servants and servants of Duke Song's family thought that his son was just going to spend time and drink like before.But after two days of no news.They finally don't feel right.Song Guogong sent people to investigate along the Yangtze River for a long time.They also assigned people to inquire about the fireworks and willow alleys in various places in the city.Mr. Song was never found.The children of the marquis and earl who traveled with Mr. Song also disappeared.at the same time.Danyan Book Apartment has not opened for two consecutive days.This got everyone's attention.

The Yamen of Yingtian Mansion was finally alarmed.The yamen servants broke down the door of Danyan's study apartment.Dash into the garden...results.Most of the yamen servants immediately scrambled and escaped.They all threw themselves against the wall and vomited endlessly: the bloodstains all over the yard were enough to catch the eye.And dozens of corpses floating in the fly-infested garden pool.It completely frightened these yamen servants.

The old bustard Lin Erniang is very clever.Woke up that morning.Immediately swept away all the property that could be brought.Dismiss all the people in the ten yards.I also made up and escaped from Nanjing City early in the morning.She understands very well.So many people from the family of noble children died.Her light smoke apartment is destined to be seized.People in other yards.Most of them are foreigners.Get a severance package.Fortunately, Lin Erniang is not stingy.Immediately dispersed out of the city.Everyone went back to their hometown.So many people died overnight in the yard.You just let them stay there and get on with their work.They are also reluctant.

therefore.On the third day of the search.The yamen servants only rescued more than a dozen half-dead noble sons in the back room and warehouse.None of the people who were working in the yard were found.

For the families of those noble children.I didn't want to say anything about it: after all.Making trouble in the brothel and killing people.It's not a nice thing to hear; moreover.These dead are dogs.In the eyes of those officials and gentry.The value of such a person's life is completely negligible.As long as your children are safe and sound.Yin Feng ordered not to hurt these young masters.A wise move indeed.

These honorable families are afraid that if the incident becomes a big one.It will be read by those stinky censors.Although it is said that with the influence of each family, nothing major will happen.But after all, it is an ugly and ugly trouble.

There are too many government servants and neighbors who know about this.To respond to the ability of Tianfu.It was impossible to completely bury the matter.then.The noble families, Ying Tianfu, Nanjing guard eunuch and other forces involved in this matter discussed with each other.In the name of the eunuch guarding Nanjing, the sea arrest document was issued.Wanted for a gang of murderous pirates.Where the pirates came from is not mentioned in the document.and.It's not even clear how many people there are.The manhunt in Nanjing City was completely ostentatious.Governor Yingtian didn't want this to make a big deal either.become an obstacle in his career.Therefore, the investigation work is completely thunder and rain.

Those government officials who were ordered to go out to investigate the matter were also perfunctory.Didn't want to pursue this seriously at all: just kidding.It can kill dozens of people in one breath in a short time.Moreover, he could quietly escape from Nanjing City without alarming anyone.Go after such murderous felons.Isn't this looking for death?Such a fierce gangster.It is said that there are dozens of killers.Never heard of it in all dynasties.The yamen servants never thought that this case could be solved.

The only one who took this matter seriously was Song Guogong.They privately issued rewards to all parties.Do your best to find the missing eldest son of your own family.at last.They finally found out: Mr. Song who left the city from Taiping Gate that day.Someone saw them coming to the bank of the Yangtze River.The servant sent by Song Guogong was indeed attracted by the boat on the Yangtze River.Chased down along the river.

Yin Feng and his party were not affected by the Nanjing Danyan Shuyu incident at all.Continue to travel around Suzhou.

"In front is Xuanmiao Temple. The busiest place in Suzhou." Xu Hongji led the way.While walking, he introduced: "Xuanmiao Temple existed in the Western Jin Dynasty. It was called Zhenqing Taoist Temple at that time. It was renamed Xuanmiao Temple in the Yuan Dynasty. It was burned many times in the middle. Now this hall was rebuilt during the Chunxi reign of the Southern Song Dynasty."

Yin Feng smiled and asked: "From the Western Jin Dynasty, it should be more than 1000 years. It is really a long time. Mr. Xu. Do you know this Xuanmiao concept very well?"

Xu Hongji shook his head and smiled wryly: "Hehe. I think that when I was just living in the rivers and lakes, I stayed in Xuanmiao Temple for a few months. This is where I changed into a Taoist robe. Then I went to travel around."

Yin Feng and others walked along the downtown area.Along the way, you can see embroidery shops, silk shops, grocery shops, pawn shops, money shops, grain shops, pickle shops, porcelain shops, antique shops, and painting shops.row upon row.The day is full of beautiful things.And inside and outside the Taoist temple.There are also opera singers, martial arts performers, jugglers, storytellers, and word testers.All kinds of things.And so on.

Chen Zhongji sighed and said: "The bustling city of Suzhou is a little stronger than our Taiwan and Hong Kong."

Yin Feng patted Chen Zhongji on the shoulder and said with a smile: "This Suzhou has been a prosperous place since the Song Dynasty. Our Taiwan and Hong Kong have only been established for about ten years. How can we compare with it?"

Zeng Shan suddenly pointed to the front and asked, "Why do so many people gather here?"

Sure enough, there was an open space in front of Xuanmiao Temple.A group of ragged middle-aged men gathered here in groups of three or four.Or chat or look around.There are about a hundred people.

Xu Hongji said: "These are casual workers from local business households. Every morning they gather at Xuanmiaokou. They wait for the big households to call them to work. As long as they can do the work, they can earn a few cents of money to eat every day. Those big households also work every day. If you don’t turn it on, you will be tied up. Xiaohu will not have a job for a day, and you will be hungry.”

Yin Feng's heart skipped a beat.I thought of the legend about "the germination of capitalist production relations" in my own time and space.He asked Xu Hongji: "The biggest computer operator here. How many computers are there?"

Xu Hongji thought for a while and said: "I have been away from Suzhou for several years. I remember that the largest machine owner in Suzhou at that time was an adopted son of Suzhou weaving eunuch Li Shi. There were probably dozens of machines. But he didn't worry about machines without mechanics. Work. The Yamen of the Suzhou government often referred prisoners in the prison to him for free to work. Therefore, the adopted son of the eunuch sold fabrics at the lowest price. This made other powerless and powerless machine households bankrupt. And these odd jobs in front of them. Busy farming I go to the countryside to help in the seasons. In the slack season, I wait here for machine owners to dispatch workers. Life is hard."

Yin Feng couldn't help sighing.I thought that although Jiangnan is rich.But just rich.Except for the bureaucratic gentry and big businessmen who buy and sell.That is, the great employer who owns many looms.As for ordinary people.It's not bad to be able to buy a machine and be a small retail investor; once you become a hired worker.Especially odd jobs.This life is too difficult.There is always a precarious situation, and there is an uptime but no downtime.

Xu Hongji continued: "Even for those big machine operators, most of their sales are dominated by officials and businessmen. They all have to look at those gentry, officials and businessmen. Here, large and small shops, most of them have to be attached to a certain gentry bureaucrat. Unable to open."

Yin Feng looked behind him.The son of the Han family who accompanied him on the inspection - a subordinate of Han Xinghai, the shopkeeper of the local Huaxing joint account, knew it.He said softly: "My company's local business office is also owned by Li Shi, the weaving eunuch of Suzhou. He also specified that we must go to his relative's silk shop for our silk purchases. Otherwise, he will let the officers and soldiers search our warehouse. .And the price of silk products in this store is [-]% or [-]% higher than other places."