The first-class concubine of the Song Dynasty

Chapter 191 Pirates
The next day was cloudy, and a cool rain fell after Chen Shi.

The rain is like a gossamer, and it is very comfortable to blow on people's faces.

Liu Wei and Zhuge Pi didn't open an umbrella when they came to the dealer, the breeze mixed with drizzle was like a floating dream.

The people in the dealer knew Liu Wei and Zhuge Pi, so when Liu Wei just said that he wanted to visit Zhuang Yan, the doorman quickly invited them in.

After the two sat down in the living room, the servant hurriedly went to call for Zhuang Yan.

The farmer is in water business, so the whole mansion has the most artificial lakes and waterside streams, and there are all kinds of fish in the waterside streams; there is a small pool in the courtyard of the living room, and there are ruined fish in the pool. Xia He, Xia He is a fish that keeps playing.

Zhugepi has a lot of research on fish. Seeing that the fish in the pool are brightly colored, some are red and some are yellow. They are so beautiful swimming around in the clear water. He couldn't help being amazed.

"I really didn't expect that this Zhuang Yan raised such a beautiful fish. I don't know what kind of fish it is, but it makes people can't bear to eat it."

Liu Wei stood up and glanced at it, and then smiled slightly: "This is a goldfish, also known as a golden crucian carp, which is a kind of ornamental fish. If you eat them, it will be as tacky as boiled crane flower tops."

Hearing that Liu Wei could name these fish so casually, Zhuge Pi was a little surprised, because in his impression, Liu Wei was not good at fishing, and sometimes he didn't know what fish it was after catching a fish. But today he is so familiar with this goldfish.

"During the Jin Dynasty, there were already records of red crucian carp. Red and yellow crucian carp appeared in the release ponds of the Tang Dynasty. There was no record of this golden crucian carp before. I think it is the latest cultivation of Boss Zhuang."

Liu Wei was casually talking to Zhugepi like this, and just after he finished speaking, there were footsteps not far away, and when the footsteps sounded, it was accompanied by a solemn voice.

"Liu Concubine is really knowledgeable. I thought I was the only one in the entire Xingwang Palace who knew about this goldfish. I didn't expect Liu Concubine to also study this. This golden crucian carp was indeed bred by you."

After Zhuge Yan finished speaking, he came to Liu Wei and Zhuge Pi. Zhuge Pi was a little surprised when he heard Zhuge Pi's words: "This goldfish can also be cultivated?"

"Naturally, through continuous optimization and cultivation, many varieties can be selected. For example, this one has a short body, bright colors, and the top of the head is slightly trapezoidal. The well-developed head is like a lion. It was bred, but now I have only got one, if there is no other female to pair with it, I am afraid it will be difficult for a long time."

After Zhuge Yan finished speaking, Zhugepi put his head on the edge of the pool and looked in. After looking carefully, he nodded in amazement: "Yes, yes, this goldfish really looks like a lion. I don't know what it's called?"

"I will temporarily name it the five-flowered lion head fish."

"Five-flowered lion head fish, yes, this name is good."

Zhuge Yan and Zhuge Pi discussed the time for half a stick of incense on a goldfish, and when Zhuge Pi realized that Liu Wei's complexion was slightly off, he suddenly coughed twice. It's still raining, Prince Concubine Liu invites you to sit in the living room."

Liu Wei nodded, but walked into the living room. After everyone sat down, Liu Zhou said, "I came to your house to disturb you today. I have something important to ask Boss Zhuang. Please don't hide it from Boss Zhuang."

Zhuang Yan didn't like Liu Wei at all, and even had hatred and disgust. Hearing Liu Wei's words now, he felt a hundred reluctance in his heart, but he still had a smile on his face: "There, as long as Liu Concubine orders, make a decision. Don't hesitate."

Liu Wei is naturally aware of Zhuang Yan's hatred for him, and also understands that Zhuang Yan is trying to put himself off, but he doesn't take it seriously, and nodded slightly: "I heard that Boss Zhuang does a lot of business at sea, but is that so?"

"Exactly, but since... since Prince Xing's Mansion was included in the Song Dynasty, my business has been worsening day by day."

As Zhuang Yan said, he slightly raised his head and glanced at Liu Wei, but Liu Wei was not at all embarrassed at this time, as if he was not the one who encouraged the people to rob the dealer's property some time ago.

"Boss Zhuang has done a good job in maritime trade, and he has a good relationship with those pirates."

"This……"

The solemn expression changed slightly, and then he shook his head quickly: "That's right, I'm just doing business at sea, how could I have anything to do with those pirates."

At this time, the solemnity still had a three-point smile, but he would not agree at all to things related to pirates.

But Liu Wei didn't refute it, just nodded: "I also think that Boss Zhuang is unlikely to be involved with those pirates, but Boss Zhuang's goods are rarely attacked by pirates at sea, so you know something about those pirates, right? "

Liu Wei didn't mean to solemnly admit that he was involved with the pirates at the beginning, all he wanted was the information of those pirates.

And just after Liu Wei said this, Zhuang Yan was stunned for a moment, but quickly said: "This... This is a bit embarrassing, how can I understand those pirates, and the reason why those pirates are not robbed The reason is that there are a lot of dead men on the merchant ships, and they think it’s not worth it.”

Seeing that Zhuang Yan came up with such an excuse, Liu Wei frowned slightly: "Since Boss Zhuang doesn't know much about those pirates, in order to protect the safety of the people's property, I can only seal the sea. Boss Zhuang doesn't know. Pirates are rampant."

After Liu Wei finished speaking, he was ready to get up and leave, but just when he was about to get up, Zhuang Yan immediately said with a smile: "Your Excellency, I misunderstood, I don't know those pirates very well, but it's not that I don't understand, maybe I want to know Did you just know about the news?"

Hearing what Zhuang Yan said, Liu Wei smiled slightly, and sat back down again. The main income of the banker is maritime trade. If he seals off the sea, will the banker's business still be successful?

It doesn't matter if you can't do business for a few days, the key is that if you can't do business for a few days, the goods the customers want will not be delivered, and if you offend those customers, how will you do business in the future?
This is the way of doing business. If there is no reputation, there will be no business. If there is no business, once the capital chain is broken, it will be difficult to think about activities. Zhuang Yan understands this truth, so he must not let Liu Wei seal the sea.

Liu Wei smiled: "Since Boss Zhuang knows something, please explain."

He nodded solemnly, and then said: "There are dozens of small islands in the sea area outside King Xing's Mansion, most of which are inhabited by pirates, but some are not considered pirates, they can only be counted as aborigines. When going down, they will rob merchant ships along the way."

"Then among these pirates, how many are powerful?"

"Not many, there are only two places, namely Jinhua Island and Feiyu Island. Luo Jinhua, the owner of Jinhua Island, has a good relationship with Qin Feiyu on Feiyu Island. The two islands are like horns. If someone wants to treat them If any one of them fights, the other will definitely come to the rescue, and there are more than 500 minions on each of their two islands, so it's hard to deal with."

After Zhuang Yan finished speaking, he brought another sea map and pointed out the locations of Jinhua Island and Flying Fish Island. Liu Wei took a look and understood, then nodded.
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After Liu Wei left, the rain became heavier.

After solemnly contemplating for a moment, he immediately ordered his men to prepare horses and rush to Wen's mansion. The relationship between Zhuangyan and Wen Lei has always been good. Now that Liu Wei is going to attack those pirates, Zhuangyan feels that this is an opportunity, a chance that is very beneficial to them. .

After Zhuang Yan came to Wen's residence, he told about Liu Wei's visit to him. After saying this, Wen Lei frowned slightly: "It's a good opportunity, it's definitely a good opportunity."

Zhuang Yan nodded and smiled, he knew that as long as he explained these things clearly, Wen Lei would definitely find opportunities that were absolutely beneficial to them.

"Golden Flower Island and Flying Fish Island are the horns of each other. They are very easy to defend and difficult to attack. The entire Xingwangfu City has only about a hundred troops. They have no chance of winning if they want to take a boat to suppress the bandits. More importantly, Most of the guards in Prince Xing’s mansion are from the north, and they are all landlubbers, and asking them to fight pirates at sea is simply courting death.”

Zhuang Yan showed a sneer, and then continued: "There is a huge disparity in strength between the two sides. Those pirates can be said to have taken advantage of the right time, place and harmony. As long as Liu Wei dares to lead people to deal with those pirates, Liu Wei will undoubtedly die in the sea."

Zhuang Yan said yes, because he was very confident in the abilities of those pirates, but he was not confident in the abilities of Liu Wei's guards.

Wen Lei nodded in agreement after hearing Zhuang Yan's words: "Your brother is right, Liu Wei has harmed us so much, he is our enemy, and this revenge must be avenged. In this Xingwangfu City, he is very To win the hearts and minds of the people, our people are also capable, our people are not their opponents, and now this is the territory of the Song Dynasty, we dare not do anything against them, but those pirates are different, they are drifting at sea, they are all a group Desperadoes, they are not afraid of the imperial army, and as long as someone violates their interests or is against them, they will kill those people."

After the two finished talking, Wen Lei shook his head again: "But this Liu Wei is a capable person, we have to be more cautious, brother, how about this, send someone to the Golden Flower Island owner and Feiyu The owner of Flying Fish Island sent a letter, telling them that Liu Wei will deal with them, and let them make early preparations. No matter who wins or loses, we must not offend both sides. If Liu Wei is really buried in the sea, we will go to sea in the future Wouldn't it be more convenient?"

"Brother Wen is still thoughtful, okay, let's do it like this, my brother will write a letter and send it to Jinhua Island and Flying Fish Island."

(End of this chapter)