Eating, drinking, and being merry is really not a matter for the officials of the Great Song Dynasty.

Ouyang Xiu was very chic when he was an official, traveling every day, drinking and having fun, and taking the singer as his companion......

So it's really not a problem to eat a meal.

But Su Yan refused.

His reasoning was that eating invitations was akin to taking bribes.

But Song Shang in the wine shop seemed to be laughing at his opponent.

Could it be that it's not wine and food, but dirt?

You can eat Song Shang's banquet, why can't you eat ours?

The big food merchants were a little angry, but if it weren't for Su Yan's decisiveness just now, their ships and goods would have been burned.

This kindness can not be repaid, but Su Yan's attitude is debatable!

At this time, the Song merchants came out one after another, and they all stood behind Su Yan.

- Competition!

These are Shen An's exact words.

The commercial competition between Da Song and Da Shi had just begun, but Da Song was fearless.

Su Yan gave up his hand, and the big food merchants returned the salute and left, and when they left, they were talking to each other, not knowing what they were thinking.

Su Yan turned around, looked at the Song merchants and said: "The Great Song Dynasty has goods that are the envy of outsiders, and those goods can be used as money overseas, but what do the big cannibals have?" They brought the most spice ivory, but the Great Song Dynasty couldn't find it? ”

Shen An said that spices are on the island not too far from the Great Song Dynasty, and someone in Bishan went to it back then and saw that the island was full of spices.

As a member of the Bishan Sect, Su Yan was convinced of this.

Since the goods of the Great Cannibal can be found in the Great Song Dynasty, why let them make money?

There was more excitement in the eyes of the merchants, although the sea is daunting, but there is money!

Isn't it the mission of a businessman to fight for money?

"Out to sea!"

"Go to sea now!"

The merchants, in high spirits, gathered their men and crews of boatmen, and then procured goods to replenish food and fresh water.

Since half a month ago, the merchants began to assemble, preparing to go to sea on a large scale for the first time, but it has been delayed until today, and Su Yan has been pressing them to prevent them from setting sail for various reasons.

The merchants thought they were worried about the backlash of the big food merchants.

I remember that when Emperor Taizong, the Great Song Dynasty and foreign feudal domains had almost no trade, and the Great Song Dynasty was more like a closed country.

Emperor Taizong couldn't see this as such! So he sent envoys to various countries to report the news, and welcomed everyone to come to the Great Song Dynasty to do business and make money.

So the merchants came one after another.

"Sir said, it's right to come in, but Da Song still has to go out, otherwise it will still be closed to the country." Su Yan stood on the edge of the dock to greet Qin Xin, and this is what they said.

Qin Xin just heard the news that the dock was on fire, and immediately hurried over. When he arrived, there was still some wreckage on the surface of the water that was smoking.

"You're good."

He looked sideways at Su Yan, "Shen An taught you very well, decisive and flexible. It's just that do you know that Shen An is bent on promoting businessmen to go to sea, what is this plan? ”

"Da Song is short of money." Su Yan's answer is simple: "There is money overseas." ”

"Hahahaha!"

Qin Xin laughed, patted him on the shoulder and said, "Shen An's kid has been tossing and turning over the years, and he has tossed a lot of money-making affairs, but you have learned a lot from it. The DPRK and China have long let the news come over, and the Great Song Dynasty wants to encourage merchants to go to sea, but the navy is a trouble......"

Without the protection of the navy, how can the safety of the merchants of the Great Song Dynasty be guaranteed?

An official on the side said, "There are a lot of pirates!" Moreover, the Koreans and the Japanese are not worried, and without the protection and deterrence of the navy, it is risky to go to sea now. ”

"Merchants who went to sea in the past often disappeared with men and boats, and many people said that they were killed by pirates, which made the latecomers ...... hold back."

Everyone looked at those happy Song merchants with worried eyes, not knowing how much this batch of people could come back from going to sea.

Su Yan said: "There is a water army. ”

"Where did it come from?"

Qin Xin didn't care about the affairs of the city company recently, so he didn't know about it.

"I was on last year...... You should remember, right? ”

"Last year?" Qin Xin patted his head, "Yes, last year, I asked the DPRK to send a navy to protect Hangzhou City...... Is this coming? ”

"Yes, the day before yesterday, there was a leading ship to report the news, and the lower officials have already prepared their mooring place and accommodation......

"You're really nice." Qin Xin wanted to see Shen An more and more, and wanted to see what the once shy child had become now.

The next day, a fleet of warships sailed into Hangzhou......

The warship is mighty and the soldiers are majestic, this is the latest warship, the warship that can go to sea.

Hangzhou is flourishing because of the existence of the city's shipping department, and countless people rely on the dock for a living, and they are a little nervous when they see the warships coming.

"What's going on? Is there going to be a war with whom? ”

"Once the war starts, what will this business do?"

"I can't beat it!"

The warship slowly approached the dock, and a commander jumped onto the dock without waiting for the ship to dock, and then gave his hand: "Wang Chi, the commander of the navy, has seen Zhizhou." ”

Qin Xin bowed slightly, and said lightly: "What does the capital say?" ”

Wang Chi said: "The Privy Council is rich and the minister is on behalf of the minister, and let the lower officials desperately protect the merchant ships of the Great Song Dynasty......"

The merchants stood behind, afraid that they could not hear clearly.

Qin Xin said: "I can't hear clearly, be louder." ”

Wang Chi said loudly: "The Privy Council has an order, and the subordinate officials will lead the naval army to desperately protect the merchant ships of the Great Song Dynasty to go to sea!" ”

"What?"

"You're here to protect us from going to sea?"

"It's still an order from the Privy Council."

The merchants were stunned.

Although the business environment of the Great Song Dynasty was good, it was the first time that warships were sent to protect merchants.

An inexplicable emotion brought tears to the eyes of the merchants.

They do business to earn money and pay taxes, and work hard to do things for themselves and the Great Song Dynasty, although they have a bright appearance, but who has seen their blood, tears and hardships.

Going to sea, it is easy to say, but it is difficult to do.

The big cannibals monopolized the trade routes, and there were countless risks overseas, and going to sea was risking one's life.

But they were willing to take risks.

Merchants are adventurous by nature, and they want to be pioneers, but they also want to be supported.

The support they had wanted was to provide charts and information about those countries, but the city had already given them, which was very refreshing.

The official is refreshing, so what do we say?

Let's go!

So merchants gathered in Hangzhou, and countless goods were transported to the wharf, and from a distance, it looked like countless hills towering.

This is the power of the Great Song Dynasty.

As long as they wanted to, as long as they could, the merchants of the Great Song Dynasty could do business anywhere that humans could reach.

But no one expected that the DPRK and China would send warships.

Yes, Shen An shouted in Bianliang that the warships of the Great Song Dynasty should escort the merchant ships of the Great Song Dynasty, but no one took it seriously.

The Great Song Dynasty is too late to guard against the Liao, how can there be air control for you merchants?

The smaller the hope, the greater the surprise after getting.

The merchants were ecstatic, shouting, and running to the edge to gather around the warship in praise......

"With such a big warship, do those pirates dare to come again?"

A merchant looked at the warship slowly approaching and couldn't help but burst into tears.

This feeling of having someone to support is indeed very heartwarming, so much so that after the warship threw the rope, several merchants rushed over and scrambled to moor.

Have a good relationship with these soldiers now, and only make love after going to sea in the future!

The sea is vast, and you don't know when the gods will be angry, so one more companion is a little more life.

Most of the officers and men of the Navy have never experienced such kindness, and they are also a little confused.

A merchant stroked the warship and sighed: "How much cargo can such a big warship carry?" ”

"Phew!" A merchant scolded: "This is the warship that protects us, the cargo and the goods, and the life of the guard is lost." ”

"Yes! But when you see such a big ship, you will first estimate how much cargo it can load and how much water it can carry......"

"There must be a lot!"

The merchants were overjoyed, thinking that this trip was regarded as having bodyguards, and they couldn't wait to pull out all their belongings and exchange them for goods and take them out to sea.

The Song people were cheering, and the big food merchants were all gathered together, and the mood was a little gloomy.

"The warships of the Song people came to escort them out to sea, so ...... What to do? ”

"We are not afraid of competing with the Song people, but the warships go to sea differently, once they discover those places of wealth, will they think about controlling them?"

"I will definitely control it, then Shen An is a guy who will never have enough to eat, but he is interested in anything that can bring benefits and benefits to the Song people. According to the Song people, it was a glutton, if he knew that there were gold and silver mines overseas, as well as those spices and various specialties, what would he do? ”

"He will go berserk, and then he will try to ask the Song Emperor to send all the fleets to the sea, to conquer those places, to occupy those fertile lands, to develop those mines that we can't develop."

"Warships shouldn't go to sea!"

It was a leapfrog development, and what did warships bring to the sea when they escorted merchant ships out to sea......

The Song people were cheering, and they didn't need to ask to know that it would bring them countless benefits.

The big cannibals are depressed, and they know that their interests are in danger.

Since the former Tang Dynasty, they have controlled the sea trade with the Central Plains, and now this momentum is not quite right!

"Shen An!"

A big cannibal gritted his teeth and said: "He threatened Pu Jiu and asked Pu Jiu's gang to build warships for the Song people, and even advocated in Bianliang that the Great Song should go to sea and ask for more wealth from the sea." ”

"That's a madman! It's just a madman who goes crazy for the benefit of the Song people. ”

"So what?"

"What are we going to do?"

On the other side, Wang Chi was telling something.

"Before leaving, the Marquis of Guixin asked the lower officials to bring a message, saying that this trip to sea must ensure success, and after the success of the first batch of merchants, the follow-up will go crazy......"

"Maritime trade makes money, and businessmen pursue profits, so naturally they will not turn a blind eye." Qin Xin said happily: "Okay! The navy is here, and this time it will definitely be able to return safely......"

Su Yan looked at those happy Song merchants and said calmly: "Zhizhou, this is just the beginning, in the future, the Great Song Dynasty will gradually occupy the sea......"

After a few more days, after the warship was overhauled, the merchant fleet was escorted to sea.

On the edge of the dock, Su Yan solemnly bowed his hand, "Return safely." ”

"Definitely!"

Wang Chi knew the importance of this trip, so he said: "The lower official swears that he will definitely let the Great Song Dynasty prestige overseas." ”

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