Chapter 234: Great Yan is shocked! Leave Great Yan and go to Shangwu!
Time passed minute by minute, and several days passed in the blink of an eye. However, even after several days, Dayan Imperial City has not returned to its original appearance. After all, some time ago, Fan Wu and the demon
The damage caused by the fighting was too great. Without several years or even more than ten years of hard work, how could it be possible to restore it to its original appearance?
The demon blood in the big pits has not dried up yet, not even half of it has been dried up. The fishy smell that is increasingly permeating the blood pools makes people dare not approach them at all, because once they get close,
There will be a nauseating feeling, which is really hard to bear.
What's even more shocking is that...the demon's blood actually penetrated into the deeper layers of the earth, and even spread into the groundwater. Almost half of the underground water in the Imperial City was severely polluted.
If there wasn't a big river that happened to run through the entire Dayan Imperial City, and such a river was still a very clean Danshui river, I'm afraid many people would have died of thirst.
I don't know if I can continue to plant plants on the land contaminated by the blood of demons.
If there is no way to continue growing plants...
I'm afraid we can only abandon this area.
To be honest, if this area is abandoned, even the emperor of the Great Yan Dynasty will feel a little distressed. After all, this is the core area of the Great Yan Dynasty. If such a core area is abandoned, it will be an absolute loss for the court.
It's huge. And once it is abandoned, you must find a new place and build a new palace, right?
Building a new palace from scratch requires much more manpower, material resources, and financial resources than rebuilding the ruins of the original palace. However, there is nothing that can be done about it. The court of a dynasty
It can't be possible, it doesn't even have a palace, right? How would that be decent?
What the people of the Great Yan Dynasty need to do now is to try to plant some plants in the land that has been infiltrated by demon blood. If the plants planted here can grow, and if people eat them, nothing will happen...
That means that this devastated land can still be inhabited with a little reconstruction. As for the remaining power of the demon, will it affect this area?
The people of the Dayan Dynasty also had a way to deal with this, which was to move all the Chenghuang Temples and Earth Temples from various places.
Use gods to increase the remaining power of demons.
Over time, the demon's power will dissipate.
As time went by, some news also spread from the court of the Dayan Dynasty. This seemed to be the result of Emperor Dayan not covering it up. Or it could be said that Emperor Dayan acquiesced to such news.
It spread from the imperial court to the streets and alleys outside. It was precisely because of the spread of such news that the entire imperial city was shaken!
There are many pieces of news circulating from the palace, one of which is - some time ago, the person who killed the demon was not a god, but a Taoist priest, and not a Taoist priest from the Great Yan Dynasty.
The other party is a Taoist priest from the Zhou Dynasty! The most terrible thing is that the other party is a wanted criminal!
The second piece of news is that the reason why the other party was wanted with a reward was because the court was confused by the villain below in this regard. Regarding the evil deeds of the group of Holy Fire Guards killed by Fan Wu, the Great Yan court was also
The tacit approval spread.
After these two pieces of news came out, no one in the entire imperial city was not shocked. Who would have thought that someone who fought so hard against demons could actually be a mortal?
Even if the other party is a Taoist priest... But the problem is that a Taoist priest is actually a mortal!
At most, he is just a monk who knows how to cultivate Taoism!
It is far different from the immortals imagined by many people!
The key is... the other party is not actually from their Great Yan Dynasty, but is even a wanted criminal in their Great Yan Dynasty! And the reason why the other party is wanted is because someone maliciously confuses right and wrong... that is to say, the one who was killed
The demonic Daoist priest of the Zhou Dynasty was wrongly accused, and he should not have become a wanted criminal.
These two pieces of news... both shocked the people of the Great Yan Dynasty and left them a little confused. Many people's first reaction was that these two pieces of news were false, but when they came to their senses, they discovered that these two pieces of news were false.
The news came from the palace. Could the news from the palace be false?
"Mother... the imperial court actually put a reward of one thousand taels of silver on our savior of the Great Yan Dynasty and made him wanted? Damn it, don't those dog officials know who they want?"
"If they knew who the wanted people were, they wouldn't be a bunch of dog officials! What if that Priest Fan Wu of Qilongguan is angered and they don't save us?"
"Yes! And it was obviously the Holy Fire Guards in that county who harmed people's money, and even wanted to kill people all over the house. Then the Master Fan Wu saved people and killed those Holy Fire Guards who did evil. This
It was obviously that Priest Fan Wu who acted bravely when he saw justice! In the end, he was fueled by the surviving Holy Fire Guards, and instead Priest Fan Wu became the evil person and a wanted criminal!"
"It's not just the surviving Holy Fire Guards who have a problem. The dog officer who offered a reward of one thousand taels of silver to Taoist Fan Wu also has a problem! That guy will believe whatever the people below say. If this guy hadn't accepted the people below
Of money, I don’t believe it anyway!”
"Even if he didn't take any shadows, it must be that the dog officer is too useless and just a bastard! Such a guy... almost caused heavy casualties to our Great Yan Dynasty. In my opinion, this kind of dog officer should be
Sentenced to death!"
"Fortunately, a Taoist priest from the Great Zhou Dynasty came to save us. Otherwise, if such a monster caused chaos in the imperial city, who would survive?"
This chapter is not over yet. Please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! "Damn monster! My house was destroyed by that monster. Alas... now I have to stay at a relative's house."
"It would be good if I can save a small life. We can still build houses and other things!"
"Yes, this time, many people died."
"I heard... the corpses were pulled out in one carriage after another, and many of the corpses were mutilated, not even whole corpses, just a pile of rotten flesh! It is said that the most numerous ones here belong to the Situ family.
Human corpses.”
"The Situ family? Is that the top family? This time, they are in bad luck!"
"Not only was it bad luck, it was almost annihilated!"
"..."
If it weren't for the Situ family and some members of the clan were outside the imperial city, I'm afraid the entire family would have been followed by Duan Zijue. However, the current Situ family, even if they didn't have Duan Zijue's roots, would not be much different. Because with the help of
With the clansmen outside, there is simply no way to revive the Situ family.
After all, the most core group of people in the family have turned into corpses one after another. As for the Situ family members outside, it is hard to say whether they have half of the Situ family blood in them...
Qing. And these common people are happy to see these wealthy families in bad luck.
After all, they were usually... but they were very angry at being exploited by these wealthy families. But it was useless to be angry at that time. After all, you can't just rely on a group of common people to fight against the wealthy families, right? The people don't fight with the officials!
Now they are watching helplessly as a wealthy family exists in name only, and it would be a lie to say they are unhappy. If the atmosphere was not wrong, they would have jumped for joy!
The most important thing is... because the place where Fan Wu fought with demons is very special, and there are many aristocratic families stationed there.
The Situ family is not the only unlucky family.
The residences of many aristocratic families are in a mess!
After all, the palaces of the Great Yan Dynasty are in such a state of dilapidation. Can the residences of their aristocratic families survive?
As for the shock caused in the imperial city...
Fan Wu and others don't know.
…
At this time, Fan Wu and others had already left the imperial city of the Great Yan Dynasty and had been on the road for nearly three days. Three days of traveling day and night was enough for them to reach the frontier of the Great Yan Dynasty.
We have arrived in a border county!
Liu Feng did not follow Fan Wu and the others, but the two sides separated in the Great Yan Dynasty. Because there were too many things happening in the imperial city, the Liu family also needed help.
For a moment, Liu Feng had no way to escape in the Great Yan Imperial City, so he could only sincerely apologize to Fan Wu and others.
In fact, Fan Wu and others didn't think anything about this. After all, both parties were just along the way.
The small border town where Fan Wu and others are now is called Linhai County. This is a county that seems relatively prosperous at first glance. The reason why it is called this is because it is a county by the sea and has a long
Dozens and hundreds of miles of coastline.
"So this is the sea!" Although Yun Jiuqing has traveled everywhere, she has never been to the seaside once. Her impression of the sea... is limited to descriptions in some books.
Now, when she saw the magnificent sea with her own eyes, her eyes were still full of shock. This was much bigger than the largest lake she had ever seen!
"As long as we cross this sea, we can reach the Shangwu Dynasty." Xing Fengzi, who was next to him, said with emotion: "It seems that we have to do it again. Do you want to cross the sea?"
Yun Jiuqing had never seen the sea, let alone Xing Fengzi, a Taoist priest who had just come down from the mountain.
Xing Fengzi continued: "I heard from some elders in the Taoist temple that the sea is very dangerous. Because the imperial power of the dynasty cannot control the sea. There are many terrifying giant beasts and many powerful demons in the sea.
.The rumored Penglai Demon Island is located deep in the sea."
"Nowadays... one of the biggest problems before us is, who will be willing to take us to the Shangwu Dynasty? Especially the closer to the deep sea, the greater the danger. Who... will be willing to take this risk?"
"Although there is only a strait between the two dynasties, the distance between this strait is not short. Even if there is a bridge on the sea, it would take several days to walk across it."
"What's more, who has the ability to build a bridge across this magnificent sea?"
"That's right!" Yun Jiuqing suddenly realized: "Ordinary fishermen must not dare to take us there? After all, the deep sea is so dangerous, and those fishermen only dare to fish offshore. Maybe we can find those merchant ships, after all, there are always
Will there be merchant ships traveling between the two dynasties?"
Xing Fengzi nodded: "It is indeed a good idea to find a merchant ship willing to take us there. I just don't know where such a merchant ship is. There seem to be only these small fishing boats near the pier."
Fan Wu and the others are located at a wharf in Linhai County, but there are indeed no merchant ships near them. They are all small fishing boats.
Such a small fishing boat can only accommodate three or four people, and it is impossible to drive into the deep sea.
Will the planks of this small boat not fall apart when driven into the deep sea?
Maybe any wave coming over can overturn the boat!
In the vast sea, if the boat capsizes.
hiss!
Just thinking about such a situation in their minds, Yun Jiuqing and Xing Fengzi shuddered involuntarily. They were in the vast sea, without food, and they had to stay in the cold water.
Inside, even if they were all ascetics, there was no way they could withstand a few hours.
Either he was exhausted and drowned, or he was bitten to death by monsters in the sea, or he was frozen to death by the cold sea water... Even if he could grab a piece of wood and float on the sea, he would probably die because he didn't have it.
Starve to death for food.
The sea is not as good as the land. You can find a place on the land to take shelter from the wind and rain. If you are really hungry, you can even catch some insects on the land to satisfy your hunger.
But in the sea... where to find shelter from the wind and rain? How to find food in the sea? To catch fish? The question is, is the fish more flexible in the sea, or is it you who are too hungry?
Just when everyone was looking at the vast sea and lost in thought, suddenly Yun Jiuqing caught a glimpse of a few people out of the corner of his eye.
That's the direction she immediately turned her gaze.
"Huh? Fan Daozhang! They don't look like fishermen!" Yun Jiuqing reminded Fan Wu next to him: "These guys have big bellies, and their clothes look like some rich ones." They look like wealthy people. Maybe they are local maritime merchants. You can be sure to ask them!"
Then... Fan Wu and others walked in that direction. They went straight towards those people who looked like businessmen. And those people who looked like businessmen also noticed Fan Wu and others, They are walking in the direction of where they are.
There were about seven or eight people in this group, three of whom were dressed in unusual ways. The other few were dressed as warriors, and they even carried weapons.
Obviously, these men dressed as warriors should be the personal bodyguards of several other people.
These personal guards were startled when they saw Fan Wu and others approaching, and then immediately stopped them. They had already touched the long knives hanging on their waists, and they were all alert. Their eyes were fixed on Fan Wu and others. Once Fan Wu and others made any move, they would take action decisively.
Seeing the posture of these personal guards, Yun Jiuqing squinted her eyes because she felt a murderous aura from these people. It was obvious that these personal guards had lives in their hands, and they looked like Jianghu at first glance. The best among them.
This kind of martial artist... may even be able to kill a monk in a close combat situation! After all, some monks are not good at close combat.
With such a skilled personal bodyguard... these guys who look like businessmen look even more extraordinary.
"Stop!" One of the personal guards had already pulled out half of the knife on his waist.
He shouted at Fan Wu and others: "Who are you?"
"A few laymen, we are not evil people." Xing Fengzi showed a rather kind smile, and the whole person looked very harmless: "We come from the Great Zhou Dynasty, and the reason why we came to the Great Yan Dynasty is just that we On the way to the Shangwu Dynasty, I passed by here. I just wanted to ask about some things."
"A Biao, take the knife back." At this time, a wealthy middle-aged man with luxurious clothes scolded: "Didn't I remind you not to always pull out the knife? Kindness brings wealth. Do you understand that harmony brings wealth?"
After saying such a sentence, this rich and handsome middle-aged man bowed his hands to Fan Wu and others, with a little surprise in his tone: "How many of you are from the Great Zhou Dynasty?"
He looked at Fan Wu and the others up and down, and then recalled the accent Xing Fengzi spoke with just now.
It suddenly became clear in my heart.
The wealthy middle-aged man introduced himself enthusiastically: "I am the owner of Huo's Shipping Company in Linhai County, Huo Zhijin. The person on my left is my second brother, the second owner of Huo's Shipping Company.
Huo Zhiyin. The person on the right is the third brother in the family, Huo Zhitong, the third owner of the Huo family. My father gave us three brothers these three names after not studying for a few years."
"Xing Fengzi, a Taoist priest from the Great Zhou Dynasty, Di Zu Guan." Seeing the other party, he was so warm and polite, Xing Fengzi also revealed his family background.
Yun Jiuqing said: "The Great Zhou Dynasty, Yun's eldest daughter, Yun Jiuqing."
Say it.
Yun Jiuqing took the initiative to help Fan Wu introduce himself: "This is Taoist Master Fan Wu of the Dragon Prison Temple of the Great Zhou Dynasty!"
As for Lao Qingniu and Tianji Coffin, Yun Jiuqing felt that there was no need to introduce them. Anyway, Lao Qingniu couldn't speak, and Tianji Coffin often lay in the coffin. In broad daylight, Tianji Coffin rarely came out.
.
"It turns out that they are two Taoist priests from the Great Zhou Dynasty, and a daughter of a noble family." The expression on Huo Zhijin's face became more eager, because Taoist priests... basically represent ascetics!
As an ordinary person, if you are rude to a few cultivators, who knows if you will be tricked by the cultivators? By then, you will suffer a secret loss and you may not even know who did it!
"Huo Jushi, Xiaodao would like to ask why there is not even a single merchant ship at the dock in Linhai County?"
Xing Fengzi asked in a rather curious tone.
"Merchant ship?" Huo Zhijin was stunned, and the wry smile on his face was instinctive. He said helplessly: "How can any ordinary merchant ship dare to go to sea these days? If you don't rely on a merchant ship from a wealthy family,
There is no chance of going to sea at all.”
"Why?" Xing Fengzi asked in astonishment: "Is it possible that such a remote border county is controlled by those aristocratic families? Could it be that they won't let you go to sea?"
"There are big families everywhere." Huo Zhijin explained: "Besides, they didn't stop us from going to sea."
"but……"
When he said this, Huo Zhijin couldn't help but sigh: "On a route from Linhai County Pier to Shangwu Dynasty, for some reason, many strange sea beasts appeared. Those sea beasts were extremely terrifying, like monsters. I once
I went out to sea once with my own fleet, but due to unlucky luck, I encountered a very terrifying sea beast."
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! "That sea beast easily broke through the bottom of one of our merchant ships. The seawater poured in and poured in. I watched helplessly as the whole
The ship sank in the sea. All the sailors on the ship were sucked into the seabed by the whirlpool."
"Moreover, that sea area is the sea area with the deepest shipping lanes. If you go there rashly to fish for people, you will only catch more people. We are just a local sea line, and there are only three or four ships in the entire sea line. If we sink one
Each ship was a huge blow.”
After saying that, Huo Zhijin smiled bitterly and said: "I don't think I need to continue. You also know, little Taoist priest, why we can't go to sea without relying on the rich family, right?"
Xing Fengzi probably understood, even if the other party didn't tell everything. He could understand this. After all, the losses were so heavy and he almost died in the sea...
Not everyone can say it calmly. To be able to say it this far can be considered relatively open-minded.
Strange sea beasts appeared in the sea. They were like monsters and actively attacked passing merchant ships.
Ordinary merchant ships on the sea have no way to resist this kind of sea monster. If they encounter this kind of sea monster, they will only die. Because there are a group of ordinary sailors on board ordinary merchant ships.
Even if these are relatively capable of fighting, the problem is that their ability to fight is only compared to humans. Once compared with that unknown sea beast, it is nothing.
If you lack the means to fight against sea monsters, under such circumstances, continuing to go to sea will only cause more serious losses.
Or, find a way to open a new route, but the problem is that opening a route is not a trivial matter. The manpower, material resources, financial resources, and time required are not what one or several ordinary shipping companies can consume.
Started.
But those aristocratic families are different. A family that can be called an aristocratic family must have a family tradition of cultivating Taoism. Moreover, aristocratic families are synonymous with wealth and wealth.
Having the monastic method inherited from their families means that they have a large number of monastics who can compete with the sea beasts in the sea. Even if they cannot kill the sea beasts, they can still push them back.
And aristocratic families who don't want to take risks can also spend money to open up a channel that belongs only to their family. This new business channel will definitely not be shared with outsiders.
What's more, the merchant fleet of aristocratic families must be very large, probably at least dozens or hundreds of ships, right?
For a wealthy family like this, even if they lose one or two merchant ships, it is not painful for them.
in this case……
Unless they, ordinary little merchants, are willing to sacrifice a lot of profits and merge into a big family.
But I would rather have a chicken head than a phoenix tail.
It's suitable wherever you put it.
"But if you never go to sea, then wouldn't the two remaining merchant ships of your sea line be idle there?" Yun Jiuqing next to him asked curiously: "For merchants like you, if the merchant ships are idle,
, it also needs money to maintain, right? Otherwise, the merchant ship will be exposed to the sun and soaked over time, and sooner or later, it will be unusable, right?"
Huo Zhijin sighed: "We three brothers have been discussing how to arrange the remaining two merchant ships and the sailors in the sea during this period. It is impossible to sell merchant ships to aristocratic families, because that is considered
A relic left by our late father to us."
"And many of the sailors in the maritime industry have been in the maritime industry for more than ten years, or even most of their lives. If they were to resign, the people who run the business during the New Year would be disbanded." He said with a sad look on his face: "The merchant ship cannot
A sailor cannot resign casually if he is idle."
"We have no choice... we can only temporarily convert those two merchant ships into fishing boats. Let the sailors from the sea voyage take the two merchant ships to fish offshore."
"Basically all the fish caught belong to the sailors. This time, it can be regarded as a job for them."
"At the same time...the two merchant ships will not be parked at the dock, unable to move."
"So that's it!" After listening to his narration, Yun Jiuqing suddenly realized, she said: "No wonder when we came over, we found that there was not a single merchant ship at this pier. It turns out that all your merchant ships went out to sea for fishing!
"
As soon as this sentence came out of his mouth, Yun Jiuqing realized that he seemed to have said the wrong thing and accidentally opened someone else's wound.
She coughed lightly: "I think your merchant ship can still go to sea."
Huo Zhijin was stunned: "Ah?"
Yun Jiuqing asked: "How much money can one of your merchant ships make if it goes to sea?"
"Well……"
Huo Zhijin was a little hesitant. After all, it seemed a bit inappropriate to tell a few people he had just met about the revenue of Huo's Shipping Company. However, these people seemed to be monks. If he didn't follow their wishes,
Will there be any retaliation?
It's not that he maliciously speculated on Fan Wu and others, but there are too many such cultivators who like to play dirty tricks! Especially in recent years, many of the wealthy families in the Great Yan Dynasty have set their sights on sea trade.
When those wealthy families compete with ordinary maritime merchants, they will use some special methods.
For example, through a monk, a fierce ghost is thrown into the home of a maritime merchant.
Such behavior can be said to exist everywhere!
Recalling the unlucky ones who were tortured by the monks from the wealthy families, Huo Zhijin took a deep breath. He knew that he had no other choice, so he could only say frankly: "Except for the food that must be prepared during the voyage,
Water, sailor's wages, repairs of merchant ships, loss of goods, and the imperial court's sea tax... We at Huo's Shipping can probably earn five hundred taels of silver per trip."
After finishing speaking, he added: "Although there is only one strait between the Dayan Dynasty and the Shangwu Dynasty, this strait is very wide. And above the sea... if there is extreme weather or sea monsters, etc.,
We may be unable to move forward for several days. This time around...it will take about twenty days."
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! "It's not going well, it's close to the twentieth day. If it goes smoothly, it may only take ten days, or even ten days."
Isn't that equivalent to...the journey from the Dayan Dynasty to the Shangwu Dynasty takes about five to ten days?
You actually need to wander at sea for so long!
Yun Jiuqing thought she could go very fast by boat. After all, she heard that the big ships on the sea all moved by the wind. As a result, the speed of this ship seemed not as fast as that of horses.
That is to say...
When Huo's Shipping Line had three merchant ships at its peak, it could earn close to two thousand taels of silver from sea trade in a month after excluding costs. It wasn't even close, but just two thousand taels of silver.
In such a remote small frontier county, a family can earn 24,000 yuan in one year's business! Of course, this is only the wealth that the other party can earn at his peak, and it is impossible to be at his peak all the time.
But on average, such a sea trade can earn at least ten thousand taels of silver a year, right? Darling, this sea trade is really hugely profitable, no wonder the Situ family wants to join forces with the Xiang family.
It's a pity that those members of the Situ family didn't know it until their death. The Xiang family just used them to do things for the Faxiang Demon Lord!
Even wealthy owners like Yun Jiuqing, who are not short of money, are a little wary of such huge profits. Unfortunately, the Yun family is not close to the sea in the Zhou Dynasty.
Otherwise, when she returns to the Zhou Dynasty one day, she would like to ask her father to get her some merchant ships.
such a pity!
Yun Jiuqing clicked his tongue, and then said to Huo Zhijin in front of him: "If I give you Huo's sea bank a thousand taels of silver and ask you to take us across the sea to the Shangwu Dynasty, like this
This is a business deal, will Huo's Shipping Company handle it?"
Huo Zhijin was stunned for a moment, and the two younger brothers beside him were also stunned for a moment. The three of them all looked at Yun Jiuqing in astonishment.
Huo Zhijin said hurriedly: "Girl, this is not a matter of money or lack of money. There are very dangerous and terrifying sea beasts on this route. If you are not careful, even the ship and the people will become the sea beasts' lunch!"
"Two thousand taels of silver." Yun Jiuqing doubled the silver, and then said with a smile: "Your Haixin Bank has not been open for a long time, right? As for sea beasts and other things, do you think a few of us know how to do it?"
Do you look afraid?"
"this……"
It has to be said that Huo Zhijin was moved. Two thousand taels of silver was not a small amount. Excluding a series of costs, Huo's Shipping Company could at least make a profit of 1,500 taels.
Yun Jiuqing is right, they haven't opened for a long time.
Every day, I can only watch helplessly as the inventory of money in Haixing continues to decrease.
But I feel deeply powerless.
and……
These three people from the Zhou Dynasty should all be monks. Maybe they have the ability to deal with sea beasts? If they don't have that ability, why are they so confident? Why don't they deal with the sea beasts in the sea?
What do you think of it?
…
Two days later.
early morning.
When standing on the deck of the ship, Huo Zhijin felt that he had been deceived by the two thousand taels of silver. Two days ago, he actually agreed to the girl named Yun Jiuqing and accepted the girl's two thousand taels of silver.
Looking at the coastline of the Great Yan Dynasty that was gradually moving away from his sight, Huo Zhijin had a sad look on his face: "I hope there won't be any accidents along the way!"
Yes!
Fan Wu and others were already on a merchant ship. Such an ocean-going merchant ship had already set sail.