Chapter 1,219 Dragon Slaying Technique, the Fleet Returns

Wen Xiaozhong was staring outside the study, almost motionless.

Logically there was no need for this in the Shen family, but he still habitually maintained the code of conduct of an assassin until Huahua ran in.

Shen An had promised before that nothing was allowed to come in.

Wen Xiaozhong glanced at Huahua and thought that Huahua was nothing, right?

Huahua ran in quickly and stood in front of Wen Xiaozhong, looking up at him with a look of confusion in her eyes. Then she stuck out her tongue, turned around and ran outside the study to listen for a while, and then went back to look for her little master.

The study was very quiet, so Shen An heard Huahua's breathing and the sound of the door being opened.

He held the tea cup without drinking it, but just felt the warmth of the tea.

Wang Yu was deep in thought, frowning from time to time.

Zhao Xu was also meditating, but almost in a daze.

Su Shi probably felt that he had understood the mystery, and couldn't help but smile knowingly.

"This matter..."

As soon as he spoke, Wang Yu came to his senses, stood up and cupped his hands and said: "Thank you, Brother Anbei, for teaching me these secret skills. When I think about it carefully, I feel that my eyes suddenly become brighter... These secret skills can be called..."

He was really grateful and felt that such knowledge could be imparted. Shen An's sincere affection for him was touching.

He glanced at Zhao Xu and said, "Is this the art of slaying dragons?"

The art of slaying dragons?

Zhao Xu looked up at him.

The so-called dragon-slaying technique in this dynasty was not as powerful as the legends of later generations. It was probably just a legend. Later, Huang Tingjian wrote a poem in which the dragon-slaying technique was mentioned, implying unrealistic abilities.

But except for Su Shi, everyone here is a human spirit. Especially when Wang Yu said this, his eyes were filled with brilliance, which made people know what his dragon-slaying technique was alluding to.

The art of turning rivers and seas upside down!

Zhao Xu looked at Shen An and said seriously: "I've been very grateful since you said these words. I know you didn't have to say it, but you still said it. This is a teaching. I will consider it seriously. Think seriously about how to use capital and currency to influence the Song Dynasty and attack enemy countries."

This was his explanation and his relief.

"Bullshit dragon slaying technique!"

Shen An said disdainfully: "The so-called dragon-slaying skills must mean that the people are in dire straits and the country is about to be shattered, so some people...for example, Xiao He and Zhang Liang will come out to rebel. But if the country is stable, these so-called dragon-slaying skills It’s just a joke.”

"The corruption of the country has never been related to dragon-slaying skills, so in the future when you see this kind of people, the first thing you do is take them down."

What bullshit dragon-slaying skills? The real dragon-slaying skills are the knowledge of governing a country, not those things that pretend to be mysterious.

Zhao Xu nodded and raised his hands to show that he had been taught.

After a while, they dispersed. Wang Yu went to Zuo Zhen's place. Seeing that she was still busy, he frowned and said, "We are getting married early next year. Can't you take a few days off?"

Zuo Zhen looked up at him and said, "I want to make money!"

In her eyes, money is probably her last resort.

Wang Yu wanted to be angry, but finally walked in and knelt down to help her collect the quails.

The aroma of fried quail kept coming. Wang Yu lowered his head to pluck the feathers and soaked the quail in hot water from time to time. The fishy smell was unpleasant, but he didn't complain.

After a while he finished plucking the feathers and started pickling the quails.

Then he sat in the back and watched Zuo Zhen busy in front of him.

Zuo Zhen's figure... How should I put it? Wang Yu remembered that in the summer, Zuo Zhen, who was not wearing much, looked very different. She was not fat anyway, but her hips were bigger, which was commonly known as a big butt.

It was winter now, and Zuo Zhen was wearing a little too much, which made her look a little bloated.

She slowly knelt down to look at the fire, then added a few pieces of firewood.

When she squatted down, her hips suddenly became larger and rounder.

Wang Yu thought it looked very good, and he thought of a lot...

After Zuo Zhen finished frying the quail, she turned around and said in surprise: "You have a nosebleed."

"What?" Wang Yu reached out and touched his nose, then lowered his head in embarrassment.

"Don't move!" Zuo Zhen came over, reached out to dip his hand in the basin, and then patted Wang Yu on the back of his neck.

"Cold." Wang Yu's health is not very good, and winter is a bit difficult.

"Why is it cold?" Zuo Zhen patted him a few more times. Wang Yu felt that he would die under her palms sooner or later.

"Hey, it's ready?" Within a few taps, Wang Yu's nosebleeds stopped. Just when he was happy, Zuo Zhen took out a handkerchief, dipped it in water and made it into a thin roll, ready to stuff it into his nostrils. .

"It's ready." Wang Yu frowned and tried to hide, but Zuo Zhen pressed the back of his head with one hand and firmly stuffed the handkerchief in.

"Sit tight." Zuo Zhen continued to fry quail, her back still busy.

Wang Yu muttered, and then remembered what Shen An said about capital war and currency war.

This is a brand new world, which makes Wang Yu feel that his vision is very narrow.

Can……

He thought of the interactions between the Song Dynasty, Liao Kingdom, and Xixia, and was shocked to find that all of this was consistent with Shen An's theory.

The Liao people seized the money of the Song Dynasty, and the Song Dynasty used the market to earn back the annual coins. After Shen An obtained the fragrant dew and crystals, the trade deficit between the two countries became larger and larger.

Liao will not be able to bear it!

Wang Yu thought of Shen An's special effort to swindle copper coins, gold and silver from the Liao Kingdom, and couldn't help but praise: "It's really from the Mang Mountains, it's amazing."

After finishing her work, Zuo Zhen turned around and asked, "What Mangshan lineage?"

Wang Yu saw sweat on her forehead, so he found a towel for her, and then said, "It's Brother An Bei's knowledge. It's very profound and profound."

Zuo Zhen knew Wang Yu's arrogance. When she heard him sincerely praise Shen An, she couldn't help but smile and said: "Mr. Shen is indeed a talented person. I heard someone say that time that he was a versatile man in both civil and military affairs. He was the best in the Song Dynasty." There is only one person like this in a hundred years."

"Yes!" If it were anyone else, Wang Yu would never be convinced, but for Shen An, he was really convinced.

"The imperial court seems to be rich this year." Zuo Zhen said happily: "There are a lot more petty officials coming to buy fried quails. Some people say that the Shipping Company has made money, and some people say that they have made money from farming."

Wang Yu said: "In such a big country, there must be output everywhere."

"What about the Shipping Company? Some businessmen said they wanted to go to Hangzhou. They said they could go out to sea and trade and earn a lot of money." Zuo Zhen smiled as she spoke, looked at Wang Yu and said, "Didn't you go to the city back then? Boss?"

"Yes." Wang Yu thought about it for a moment, "Hangzhou Shipping Department is very good, but Guangzhou is worse."

"They say Hangzhou is very beautiful." Zuo Zhen said longingly, "It's great that you can all go out and have fun."

Wang Yu felt hot in his heart and said, "I will take you out to play in the future... okay?"

He thought Zuo Zhen would refuse, but Zuo Zhen said readily: "Okay."

Wang Yu asked curiously: "Why don't you refuse?"

Zuo Zhen said with a smile: "County Duke Shen said that if you marry a man, you should wear clothes and eat with a man. If he has this ability, you should eat his food and use his money..."

In an instant, Wang Yu felt full of strength. He stood up and said, "Okay, I will make a lot of money, and I will let you use it well."

…

It will snow in Hangzhou just now.

There is a vast expanse of white between the sky and the earth, and the mountains in the distance are covered with white snow, looking vast.

The snowflakes fell on the river and melted instantly. Countless snowflakes fell one after another, which looked quite spectacular.

Su Yan stood on the shore, looking at the estuary on the right with a calm expression.

There were some officials standing behind him. Someone approached and said, "Tongjian, will the fleet stop outside in this weather?"

Su Yan shook his head, "Going to sea is almost like fighting on the battlefield. The sea is unpredictable and the pirates are cruel and violent. As long as you are given an order, you must obey it, otherwise your death will be in vain. So they will not miss the deadline."

An official sighed: "They were very ambitious before setting off. They don't know how much money they can earn when they return from this trip. If it's not much, it will be difficult to go to sea next time, and those businessmen may not be willing to go again."

"Peace of mind." Su Yan became more and more calm. He remembered Shen An's letter. In the letter, Shen An highly praised overseas trade and bluntly said that without overseas trade, the Song Dynasty would lose a leg.

This level of attention shows that overseas trade has great potential. Su Yan has made a lot of preparations for this, but everything will have to wait for the return of the first batch of caravans going to sea.

Make money, make a lot of money, then businessmen will flock to it, shipping companies will become popular, and the navy will also benefit.

"I must make a lot of money!"

Even though he couldn't get a cent of the money earned by the merchants, Su Yan still prayed devoutly.

"Tongpan, Mr. Shen County highly praises overseas trade, but why doesn't he go to sea?"

This question made Su Yan open his eyes, and he said coldly: "County Master Shen said this was taking advantage. He didn't need this little money, so he gave the opportunity to others."

The official who asked the question laughed dryly and said: "Yes! Mr. Shen County is noble and honorable."

He hesitated for a moment, "Tongjian, some businessmen said... County Duke Shen was afraid of the high risks of sea trade, so... When the official heard these words, he naturally wanted to refute them, but everyone kept talking, so it's hard. .”

Su Yan said coldly: "Rumors stop at the wise. Why are those people slandering Mr. Shen? Aren't they just cowardly? Let's wait until the fleet returns, and I will go and see the faces of those people!"

When the official saw that he was angry, he shrunk his neck and returned to the crowd behind him. Someone laughed and said, "Tongxian was brought out by Duke Shen. He has the same affection as father and son. You said something about County Shen in front of the judge?" If you say anything bad about me, you are lucky if he didn't do anything."

The official said unconvinced: "But this has to be reasonable, right? Can't County Lord Shen question it?"

"Of course you can question it, but haven't you noticed? Duke Shen said that sea trade would prosper and would be of great benefit to the Song Dynasty. That's how Tongpan saw it and acted in this way. Who is Duke Shen? ? That is the richest man in the Song Dynasty. In terms of his ability to make money, he said that he is second. The Song Dynasty... No, who in this world dares to say that he is the first? Such a person, Tongsuan was taught by him, you Can Tong San bear such words?"

The official was a little flustered, but he still said stubbornly, "Don't be afraid, let's wait until the fleet comes back and see how much money we make. If it's less, everything will be over!"

"I'm coming!"

There was a burst of cheers from the front right, UU Reading www.uukanshu.net Su Yan stood on tiptoe to look, clenching his fists, extremely nervous.

Shen An was grateful that he had the gift of reinvention, so he couldn't live up to Shen An's hopes and tried his best to get the sea trade thing done, otherwise he would have no shame in returning to Bianliang.

A sail appeared in the distance, and then a fleet of ships appeared.

"They're back!"

Su Yan lost his composure for the first time. He couldn't wait to look at the fleet and counted...

Everyone stood behind him, looking eagerly ahead.

The results of the Song Dynasty's first large-scale maritime trade will soon be revealed.

The direction of maritime policy after the Song Dynasty will also be determined by this.

This is not a merchant fleet, but a national shipping fleet carrying the future of the Song Dynasty.

The fleet came slowly, and among the snowflakes, many people appeared on the bow, cheering and jumping...