A great man of the Northern Song Dynasty

Du Lin felt that his luck was really good.

And all this luck was brought to him by Shen An.

Ever since he became a redundant official in the Third Division, he felt that his future was dark.

They went to make trouble, but it was no use.

Going to the northwest to become an official was an option, but he wanted to see if there was a second way.

So Shen An provided this way to trade overseas.

Going out to sea for trade sounds beautiful, but at that time Bianliang City was full of news of shipwrecks. More than a dozen ships capsized and no human remains were left on board. This news stopped many people in their tracks.

But he had to come, otherwise he would be sorry for Shen An's help for himself and others.

This is Hangzhou, and you can feel the prosperity from the pier.

The gathering of ships at sea is a business opportunity, and those merchants come one after another.

Food is most popular.

After this boring voyage, no good meal can be more comforting.

The food in Jiangnan is a bit lighter than that in Bianliang, but it is better than the food in Bianliang.

A large yellow croaker was steamed and served. Dulin was full of praise for the tender fish meat.

Then there are boiled shrimps, the meat of which is sweet.

The crab only needs to peel off its shell to reveal the attractive yellow color.

Clean up the debris, then suck it in one mouth, and your mouth will be filled with delicious fragrance...

Finally, everyone was satisfied with a bowl of seafood soup.

Full and warm thinking about that.

A group of female prostitutes appeared on the shore at the right time.

Businessmen naturally disdain what they do here. They will look for the most popular female actresses in the city, and then watch the singing and dancing and drink fine wine.

The boatmen went ashore to negotiate the price with the female prostitutes. After some communication, they took the female prostitutes to the merchant ship, and then there was more movement on the ship.

"Going to sea is risky. If the Sea Dragon King doesn't give you face, you won't be able to come back. Plus, it takes years, so once they land, they like women the most."

As night fell, Su Yan stood in the corner, watching the scene on the dock.

The man next to him looked a bit sinister, "What the transshipment envoy said is true. Those boatmen who have families are better off, but those who don't have families, all their hard-earned money goes to women's bellies."

"That's how people are. They either eat or drink. If they have a son, they will be complete." Su Yan was waiting for the news.

"It's different." The man smiled, "Our spies in the Imperial City Division are not like this. Especially the spies in the outer vassals, they live very cautiously. They don't dare to go to a brothel when they return to Bianliang, lest they drink too much. Leaking secrets after drinking..."

A man came from the front and whispered: "They are drinking."

Su Yan smiled, "Okay!"

The man next to him said: "Those big cannibals have made a lot of money from sea trade, and there are many in Fuzhou."

"They want to settle in the Song Dynasty, but they are unwilling to act according to the rules of the Song Dynasty." Su Yan's brows became more indifferent, "This is the Song Dynasty, not Dashi. Since they are unwilling to abide by the rules, then they will be expelled !”

The man looked sideways at him, "But your methods are too cruel. These cannibals have been doing business for generations. Now that they have no supply of goods, they will go crazy."

Su Yan said calmly: "A certain person is an official of the Song Dynasty. His duty is to make the Song Dynasty make money. As for whether the cannibals can make money... what does that have to do with a certain person?"

The man was silent for a moment, then nodded and said, "That's right. The Great Cannibals have made a fortune from maritime trade for hundreds of years. Now they are frustrated in the Song Dynasty. Our fleet must be careful where it goes in the future."

"This is planned." Su Yan said: "The main force of the naval force is coming soon. They swept the sea areas around the Song Dynasty and could not find any opponents. They wanted to go further afield."

The dock gradually became deserted. Occasionally, there would be drunken boatmen on the boat laughing and joking.

The night is getting darker...

Su Yan stood there motionless.

Seeing that he could still stand, the man next to him whispered: "Shi Bo Shi's body is quite strong."

Su Yan shook his head slightly, "A certain person was carrying bags at the pier."

The man smiled awkwardly. At this moment, a person appeared in front of him, looking around furtively.

"coming."

Su Yan whispered: "Get ready!"

In the surrounding darkness, there were countless pairs of eyes looking at that person.

The man searched around on the pier, then turned back and waved.

Several dark figures appeared.

They took the jars and walked towards the ship docked next to them with grins.

They lifted the can and started pouring it.

The kerosene was dumped on the ship, and Su Yan sneered: "Do it!"

The man shouted: "Do it!"

This is a small building next to the dock. The door of the small building opened and a group of sergeants rushed out.

The black figures who were pouring the kerosene were stunned and then fled in all directions.

But there were sergeants all around. The sergeants poured out from everywhere, holding swords, guns, bows and arrows in their hands, shouting murderously: "Kneel down and don't kill!"

Those black figures were running around in panic. At this moment, the people on the ship were awakened and came out to check.

Someone slipped, got up, touched the thing that caused him to slip, and exclaimed: "This is kerosene!"

"No torches allowed!"

A sergeant was shouting on the shore.

"Who did it?"

Du Lin said angrily: "Kill him!"

From the ship to the goods, they all had borrowed money. If they were burned by a fire, Du Lin and others would have no choice but to jump into the cold river to kill themselves, otherwise they would be worse off than dead.

On the shore, those black figures were surrounded, and someone shouted: "It's a big man-eater!"

"Go and report it to the merchant envoy!"

Su Yan came and said angrily: "Bring it here."

Several cannibals who came to set fire were brought here. Seeing Su Yan dressed neatly, they said, "This is a trap!"

Tonight, they originally wanted to light a fire and burn most of the cargo ships on the dock, partly to vent their anger and partly so that they could fill the vacancy.

The purpose of the Shipping Department's existence is to collect taxes. The ships at sea have been burned down. Where can they collect taxes? At this time, the importance of food merchants was revealed.

This is a good plan, and the big food merchants behind it are waiting for news.

Du Lin and others on the ship also understood.

"This is already prepared!"

"That's right, just wait for the big cannibal to jump into the pit."

"Why is this technique so familiar?"

"Shen Long Tu!"

Everyone looked at each other and said, "Yes, Shen Longtu likes to trick people like this. Su Yan is his student, so he has learned a lot."

"What does he mean?"

Du Lin said solemnly: "After tonight, the food merchants will no longer be able to gain a foothold in the Song Dynasty."

Everyone was silent for a while, and someone laughed easily and said: "If the big food merchants lose the opportunity for sea trade, won't we have more opportunities?"

yes!

Everyone was just shocked by Su Yan's methods. Thinking of this great situation, they couldn't help but feel happy.

"Without the big food merchant, we can make a lot more money on this voyage!"

"The goods are not enough!" A businessman reacted, "If the big food merchants don't go to sea, the goods we bring will be less."

"Yes." Du Lin said happily: "In this case, we have to get some goods."

"Thank you, Shibo!"

This was Su Yan's plan, and everyone was very grateful. There were shouts of thanks for a while.

Su Yan on the shore smiled slightly, "This is the strategy of the Song Dynasty, and the teacher played a big role in it."

The man from the Imperial City Department said with admiration: "Our Zhang Douzhi said that if we talk about the long-term vision, it has to be Shen Longtu. So you say this is Shen Longtu's plan, and only the people from our Imperial City Department will take action."

The spies of the Imperial City Department are not under local command, and they are willing to cooperate with Su Yan this time because they saw Shen An's letter to Su Yan.

Su Yan narrowed his eyes and said, "It's time for the city to take action."

The city of Hangzhou is still lively at the moment.

At present, Hangzhou is not as big as it will be in the future, at least it cannot be praised as Bianzhou.

In the restaurant, a group of big food businessmen were drinking and having fun.

There were female prostitutes around them, and they were drunk. Then one of them said: "Let them go."

This means discussing matters.

The female prostitutes walked away obediently, and the big man-eater whispered: "Look at the pier. If there is a fire, let's go there quickly and pretend to be anxious."

"Yes, no one can doubt us."

"That Su Yan is a lunatic. He has thought of no way out for us. If that's the case, what can we say? Just do it."

The big man-eater at the top raised his glass, "For the sea!"

"For the sea!"

The atmosphere suddenly became solemn, and some people even had tears in their eyes.

"The sea is ours!"

"It was before and it will be in the future."

The atmosphere was heated for a moment, and at that moment, the door was kicked open from the outside.

"who?"

Everyone stared angrily, and when they saw that it was the sergeant who came in, they couldn't help but be dumbfounded.

With his long sword unsheathed and bow and arrow in hand, the leading general shouted: "Take them all!"

"Why?" Someone was confused.

"No, they must have been caught!" A big cannibal ran away in a hurry. As soon as he reached the window, he was shot over by an arrow.

This idiot, when he said this, he confessed.

"As expected, it was you who set the fire!"

An interpreter translated these words, and the general couldn't help but be overjoyed and shouted: "Anyone who dares to resist will be shot to death!"

Now that we have the news, this is a great achievement.

He has great power and yet he is so scared!

The soldiers rushed up and kicked them with their big feet, or slashed them with the back of their swords. For a while, the room was filled with screams.

Everyone in the restaurant was alarmed.

Later, the sergeants escorted these big cannibals out, and everyone was puzzled.

"I dare to ask the official, what does this mean?"

These big cannibals have been hanging out in Hangzhou for a long time and have many acquaintances, including several present.

The general glanced at the guests and said: "These big cannibals sent people to set fire to the dock and were captured in one fell swoop. If not for this, the dock would have been a sea of ​​fire right now!"

"Is this so?"

Those acquaintances originally wanted to fight against these big cannibals, but they couldn't help but be frightened after hearing this.

"If those ships are burned, the city of Hangzhou will not be better!"

The role of maritime trade in promoting Hangzhou's commerce is obvious to all. If the ships were burned this time, maritime trade would be in ruins in at least three to five years.

Everyone couldn't help but hate those big cannibals when they thought of this.

"Shameless!"

"Too cruel!"

The city of Hangzhou was full of shouts and curses, and the reputation of cannibals suddenly fell to the bottom. There were shouts of beating and killing.

Amidst these shouts and curses, the main force of the navy arrived.

The sky was twilight, and the pier was crowded with people.

Su Yan stood at the front, surrounded by officials.

"I'm coming."

The warship was just a small black dot at first, and gradually became larger.

"There must be dozens of them, such big warships!"

"The government actually sent so many warships to escort us. It's really touching!"

Then there was a burst of official shouts from the dock.

Amidst these shouts, seventy-six warships of the navy came slowly.

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