Chapter 16: The Three Brothers of the Establishment Family
Mao Wenlong didn't realize at this moment that the big man in front of him was not resisting him because of more money and less money. So he was very straightforward to ask the big man for the price!
But Dahan has been wandering outside all the year round, and he has seen a lot of knowledge, and he has long seen that Chen Jisheng is by no means an ordinary person, and for the sake of the safety of his three brothers, he is reluctant to take this risk.
"This son, I'm really sorry, we really don't want to do this anymore, you better find another home!" The older man refused to even tell his name, obviously having a deep wariness of Mao Wenlong and others.
Mao Wenlong saw that Dahan's attitude of refusal was very resolute, and in the spirit of not embarrassing people, he was thinking about giving up. Unexpectedly, at this time, Chen Jisheng accosted: "Big brother may have some misunderstanding about us, but this is inevitable." To tell the truth, in fact, our real identity is the official army, this is the customs clearance document given to us by General Hanhu! ”
Chen Jisheng took out a booklet from his body very neatly, which was specially given when he said goodbye to Hanhu, in order to facilitate Mao Wenlong and others not to be embarrassed by the checkpoint.
Although the older man didn't believe it yet, he still took the pamphlet handed by Chen Jisheng, and then opened it casually.
The customs clearance document is indeed true, and he also knows Hanhu, although there is no direct relationship. But Hanhu has been guarding the pass here for many years, and he is also a cheerful person, generally as long as the people here have something difficult to ask him, as long as he can help easily, he will not be embarrassed to ask for help.
With the customs clearance document, Dahan immediately dispelled his concerns about Mao Wenlong and others, returned the booklet with a smile and said, "I'm sorry, I had a misunderstanding with Gongzi just now, please don't mind." ”
Mao Wenlong was slightly surprised, but he quickly figured out the truth, and he also appreciated Chen Jisheng's cleverness.
Now that the two sides have resolved the misunderstanding, the next thing is naturally to talk about going to sea. The original surname of the three brothers was Li, the eldest brother Lihui, the second Licheng, and the third Lixuan.
Although the appearance of the three of them is rough men, the name is quite elegant. Mao Wenlong was curious for a moment and asked more.
Only then did I know that the ancestors of the Lijia family were all scholars, but in this generation, because of the drastic changes in the family, they abandoned literature and martial arts to make a living on this sea.
After some greetings, the two sides got to know each other a little, and the boss Lihui completely removed his vigilance and expressed his willingness to make this deal with Mao Wenlong.
"I don't know where Mao Gongzi wants to go to sea?" Lihui finally asked about Mao Wenlong's whereabouts.
When it comes to the location of the target, Mao Wenlong doesn't know very much, he only knows to go to Henan Mansion, as for what is the name of the place closest to Henan Mansion, he has a black eye.
Fortunately, there will be Chen Jisheng here, and after Mao Wenlong signaled to him, he said: "Brother Li, in fact, we want to go back to our hometown in Henan, I don't know where your boat can go?" ”
"Henan, ah......"
As soon as he heard that he was going to Henan Mansion, Lihui was immediately embarrassed, and after thinking for a long time, he heard him say: "If Mao Gongzi wants to go to Henan Mansion, then we can only send you to the vicinity of Lingshanwei at most." ”
Hearing that he could go to Lingshanwei, Chen Jisheng was obviously a little surprised, and after thanking the three Lihui brothers, he made an appointment with him to meet at the dock early tomorrow morning.
The three brothers did not stop, saying that they were going to prepare things for the sea first, and then took their leave.
The young man happened to bring the wine and food at this time, but Mao Wenlong no longer had the slightest appetite, so he asked the guy to pack up the food and take it back to the inn to eat.
On the way, Mao Wenlong was very happy to see Chen Jisheng, and couldn't help asking: "What have you been happy about?" Is Lingshanwei still far away from Henan Mansion? ”
Chen Jisheng smiled and said, "Dudu, in fact, as long as the three brothers of the Li family can take us away from this place where birds don't lay eggs, to a place where there are many people." Now that they were able to send us directly to Lingshanwei, it was far beyond our expectations. ”
"Why do you say that?" Mao Wenlong obviously still didn't understand what Chen Jisheng meant.
"Governor, think about it, there are hardly any traders in this place today. In addition to the merchants, only the ships of the official family can sail far. It seems that this family should not be a small family here, otherwise it would not have been able to have a ship that could sail far. ”
You must know that since the founding of Zhu Yuanzhang, the sea ban has been implemented, and many years have passed. Almost all of the private sea vessels are petty and cannot sail at all.
Even the imperial court had to establish some maritime defense forces because the Japanese often harassed the coastal areas. But since Chongzhen took power, under internal and external troubles, he has been unable to take care of things at sea.
Some of the ports that were originally quite prosperous were simply closed because they could not bear the attack of the Japanese invaders. This once again made the sea power of the Ming Dynasty even worse, causing an immeasurable blow.
It is already a well-known fact that there are almost no ships that can sail long distances in the private sector, except for official ships. This is also the reason why Chen Jisheng was so happy when he learned that the three brothers of the Lijia family were able to send them to Lingshanwei.
But Chen Jisheng also has doubts in his heart, since Mao Wenlong first said that he wanted to settle down in Henan Mansion, he has always wanted to ask why he had to go to Henan Mansion?
Although there are wars everywhere in the Ming Dynasty now, if you want to live in peace, wouldn't it be better to go to Guangdong or Fujian. As for Henan Mansion, Chen Jisheng has also heard that it has not been peaceful in the past two years.
In addition, there are often small disasters and famines, and I heard that the people there do not live well, and there are many people who occupy the mountains as kings, so it can be said that it is not an ideal place to settle down.
At this time, Chen Jisheng saw that Mao Wenlong seemed to be in a good mood, and plucked up the courage to say the doubts that had been hidden in his heart.
Mao Wenlong was suddenly asked by Chen Jisheng, it was really difficult to explain. I can't tell the truth that I know that natural and man-made disasters will break out in Henan Mansion in a few years, and then I can take advantage of the situation.
After pondering for a moment, Mao Wenlong felt that he should still reveal a little information to Chen Jisheng, at least let him be prepared.
"Natural disasters and man-made disasters continue to occur in Henan Province, although they are all small fights, but if this goes on for a long time, there will definitely be a big outbreak. And as long as Henan Mansion is really in chaos, it will be the time for us to rise from it. And I have the gods to give me high-yield food, as long as we can store enough food before the big explosion, and then ....... ”
There is no need for Mao Wenlong to continue, he believes that with such a little bit, with Chen Jisheng's cleverness, he will definitely understand. It's also good to leave a little room for his imagination and let him make up for it himself.