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Chapter 46 Hundred Islands Sands

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Such an expression of neediness made Wang Shouzhe's mouth twitch twice. He took a few deep breaths before calming down, waving his hands and saying, "Okay, okay, you didn't do anything wrong. Sit down and talk."

Wang Lizi immediately found a stool and sat down, with her buttocks just a little bit up, pretending to be obediently listening to her fourth uncle's teachings.

"It can be seen that the ancestor likes you quite a lot." Wang Shouzhe said, "When you are on the boat, you should talk to the ancestor more and make her happy."

So that’s what happened? It’s not just a matter of being punished.

Wang Lizi relaxed from her tense state and nodded in agreement. She moved her butt towards the back of the stool and sat upright. She habitually took out a piece of candied fruit to calm down her shock, and then started to eat it happily.

Such a heartless look made Wang Shouzhe's eyes twitch.

From this, he calmly took out two books from his arms and threw them to her: "These are "Selected Poems of Longzuo Past Dynasties" and "Talks of the Hermit in Cuiju Mountain". My fourth uncle just bought them in Donggang. It is said that

It has quite a literary connotation.”

After a pause, he said: "This morning, when I heard you reciting the famous poem "Dengtianlan Viewing the Sky at Night", your voice was full of emotion and rhythm. It seems that you are quite good at literature. How about you recite these two books as quickly as possible?

Read the book thoroughly, and then recite it to the ancestor to relieve his boredom. The ancestor likes children who study and study hard the most, so I think she will be very happy."

"scare?"

Wang Lizi's eyes widened, and she stopped chewing the candied fruit in her mouth. Her baby-fat face was full of horror, "Uncle Four, Four, Four... You, you, you, are you a devil?"

"Well, your fourth uncle is very pleased with your expression of surprise." Wang Shouzhe said pleasantly, "Do you like it?"

Wang Lici's tears rolled down her cheeks, but she could only hold back her grievances, put on a "joyful" smile, and said with choked sobs: "Thank you so much, Uncle Fourth, I like it so much..."

"Li Ci, seeing you crying with joy, it shows that Fourth Uncle's good intentions are not in vain." Wang Shouzhe touched her head and said apologetically, "It's all because of Fourth Uncle. This trip was too rushed and I didn't have time to buy anything."

I bought two books. I will definitely buy you a few more when I get to Hyakushima Guardian. Maybe we will have a literary giant in our family in the future."

Wang Lici felt as sad as death, and suddenly felt that the color of life was far away from her, and her eyes were filled with darkness.

Fortunately, there are also candied fruits.

The sweet taste in her mouth seemed to be the only bright color and source of hope in her future gray life.

"That's right." Wang Shouzhe frowned again and said, "It's okay to eat snacks like candied fruit occasionally. If you eat too much, it will hurt your teeth and make you gain weight easily. Look at your face, it's round. Take them all out, and Uncle Fourth will do it for you.

custody."

boom!

These words hit Wang Lizi like thunder from the sky. Tears burst out uncontrollably, and she took out a bag of candied fruits.

"Isn't it more than that?"

Then she took out another bag.

"Haha~"

Then another pack.

After taking out five packages, Wang Lizi held the two books and burst into tears: "No more, really no more. Fourth uncle, it's getting late, I, I'm going to study..."

Then she ran away quickly, as if fleeing from a mountain of swords and a sea of ​​fire.

After she ran away, Wang Shouzhe smiled, made a pot of tea and drank it with joy, "Little girl, my fourth uncle can't cure you?"

Training the eldest niece is just a sideshow.

After Wang Shouzhe took a short rest to collect himself, he took out the pamphlet given by his future brother-in-law Chen Fangjie and slowly flipped through it. Although Wang had heard about the Hundred Island Guards, there were relatively few relevant intelligence records within the clan, and the information was relatively outdated.

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The Donggang Chen family has more contact with the Hundred Island Guards, so the information is naturally detailed. This booklet records some of the forces, families, situations, and characteristics of those who should not be provoked by the Hundred Island Guards, etc.

The more he read this booklet, the more frightened Wang Shouzhe became. The power of the Baidao Guard was indeed much more complicated than that of the Changning Guard, starting with the dozens of large and small aristocratic families.

Some of those aristocratic families are relatively weak and occupy an island alone. Some are powerful and span several or even dozens of islands.

The main island is called Jinsha Island. It is said that thousands of years ago, this island was rich in gold sand, which triggered a bloody fight among some Xuanwu families. The Daqian government sent experts to suppress it forcefully, and built hundreds of islands here to guard the situation before the situation stabilized. Hundreds of years later,

The Jinsha has been mined out, and some of the Xuanwu families that remained divided the islands into separate territories, gradually giving rise to the current structure.

Due to the complex and remote geographical environment of Baidaowei, and now that there is no golden sand, the control of the Daqian government here is gradually weakening. Therefore, there will be some rogue cultivators who have committed crimes and are wanted, or aristocratic families will expel their children, or they will

Some pirates and gangsters who want to clear their names will also come to Moudaowei to try their luck.

Fortunately, the Donggang Chen family has been operating on the Jinsha main island of Baidaowei for many years, and has a wide network of connections and a solid foundation. If Chen is taking care of him, no one else would dare to mess with him at will.

As long as he doesn't cause trouble randomly, the safety problem is not a big one. Otherwise, Chen Fangjie would definitely not dare to let Wang Shouzhe go to Baidao Guard. If something big happened, how could Chen Fangjie get away with it?

However, Baidaowei's chaos turned into chaos, but it also spawned some special industries that were not found in other places.

Such as the black market!

The Jinsha Black Market is an industry owned by the Celestial Family of Hyakushima Guard, which has a history of two hundred years. In the black market, all identities can be disguised and hidden. As long as you have money, you can buy whatever you want in the most secret way.

If you want something, you can also secretly sell your things at will, even some contraband or stolen goods!

The black market doesn't care who you are, let alone where your money and things come from. They are only responsible for maintaining order, credibility and taking commissions.

Order and credibility are the foundation for a black market to survive.

Because people who go to the black market are often very sensitive to the exposure of their identity and origin, and they will be deterred by any disturbance. It can be seen that the Jinsha Black Market can stand for two hundred years and is growing in scale. It must pay great attention to credibility and

order.

As soon as I saw the news about this black market.

Wang Shouzhe had some vague speculations in his mind. The Longyan ancestor should have come for the black market, and with Wang Shouzhe's wisdom, he could probably guess the purpose of her visit.

His brows immediately furrowed. He didn't want to see this kind of thing. After getting off the ship, he needed to talk to Longyan Ancestor. For some things, there was no need to go to that step.

But she is an ancestor after all. Once she makes up her mind to do something, I am afraid she has been thinking about it for a long time. How can I persuade her to do it?

Wang Shouzhe's face became more and more solemn, and he tapped his fingers on the table and thought rapidly.

Time passes little by little.

More than twenty hours passed by in a flash, and the huge sea ship docked in the deep-water port of Baidaowei Jinsha Island.

Wang Shouzhe and his party walked out of the "Junyao" and smelled the strong sea breeze. Speaking of which, this merchant ship "Junyao" was really stable and safe in the sea. They arrived at Baidao Guard without any surprises.

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At this time, Chen Fanghua, a member of the Chen clan, came forward and respectfully said: "Master Wang, according to the instructions of the young clan leader before leaving, I will arrange accommodation and guide for your party."

Wang Shouzhe smiled inwardly, guessing that his future brother-in-law was afraid that he would be in danger if he wandered around the island, so he specially arranged for the clan members to arrange his accommodation and itinerary.

"So, I'll help you, Brother Chen." Wang Shouzhe is not familiar with Jinsha Island, so it would be best if someone arranges it. Moreover, Chen Fangjie's future brother-in-law still has to accept the offer.

Chen Fanghua knew that "Master Wang" had a female family, so he specially arranged a carriage to come over. The Longyan ancestor, the fourth aunt and the eldest girl all got on the carriage. The two generals Wang Shouzhe, Wang Zhong and Wang Yong were temporarily assigned.

Three horses.

Afterwards, Chen Fanghua took a family general and led Wang Shouzhe and his party to the inner city of Jinsha Island.

While walking, Chen Fanghua also chatted with Wang Shouzhe about the customs and customs of Jinsha Island. For example, Jinsha Island is the largest island among the Hundred Islands, but because there are many rocks and other impurities in the land, there are very few fertile fields that can be developed.

"So, half of our cargo is grain crops and various meat-eating poultry, as well as some daily necessities. These ordinary items are quite profitable in Baidaowei." Chen Fanghua did not shy away from these well-known things.

Business knowledge, obviously also wants to get closer to Wang Shouzhe.

"Daqian law stipulates that food cannot be speculated, right?" Wang Shouzhe asked slightly strangely.

"Master Wang, the law of Daqian is not very binding in Baidaowei." Chen Fanghua said with a smile, "What's more, we are not speculating on food, but exchanging things for things. Although Baidaowei has little food production, it is rich in various products.

You can still make some profit by growing sea treasures and oyster ash and transporting them inland."

Wang Shouzhe also knows that in this era, shipping must be very profitable, but it is also very difficult and risky. Building a maritime merchant ship is not only expensive, but also requires deep professional knowledge.

In addition, it is also very difficult to train seafarers and professional sailors. Even if you are not careful, if a ship crashes, it will be a total loss.

Therefore, it is almost impossible for an ordinary family to cross the border and enter the maritime business field. It is no wonder that the Chen family in Donggang has become more and more powerful in just a hundred years.




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