In the sixth year of Shuangqing, in mid-April, the north and south of the country, which had been facing each other across the river for nearly a year, finally changed because of the Qinglian Sect's actions in the south of the Yangtze River. Emperor Beiqing issued a notice to the world: cross the Yangtze River and bring grain for disaster relief!

This news soon spread all over the country, and for a while, the people of the world paid attention to it. All the public opinion orientation began to favor the emperor of Beiqing, and it was rumored that the second prince was the one who passed on the throne of the previous emperor back then, and the emperor of Nanqing was just a rebel......

On the bank of the south of the Yangtze River, stretching for hundreds of miles, are all makeshift military camp tents. All the troops of Nanqing were gathered here, and forty miles behind him was Yangzhou City.

Although there are military camps all over the place, because of the truce of Shuangqing for nearly a year, it has changed a little unrecognizable. On the banks of the Yangtze River, there are many merchant ships moored, and it can be said that this was a special trade area before. Just a few days ago, the docks were bustling with people. Whether it is tea, rice, oil, salt, or ceramic cloth, they come in and out of here every day.

Although the status of businessmen in Daqing is not high, Daqing has always been extremely merchant-oriented. This may sound contradictory, but in reality there is no contradiction...... The premise is that you need to make it big enough. is like the Lin family, the Guo family, and the non-existent Jin family in Jinling City, like this kind of big family, all of which have a handover with officialdom. Especially the Guo family, the relationship with officialdom can be said to be quite close!

It is precisely because of this that Daqing's country has always been very prosperous. Although Daqing was split because of the issue of inheriting orthodoxy, everyone was surnamed Qing in their bones, and these two princes actually had no restrictions on trade on both sides of the Yangtze River. It's just that because of the inextricable fight in the previous two years, these merchants are reluctant to trade......

Last year's armistice made the trade between the north and the south prosperous again, and even in the hearts of many merchants, they hoped that this Daqing would always be like this. The two emperors didn't seem to them anything, as long as it didn't interfere with their business.

But apparently this idea is unrealistic. Whether it is the eldest prince of Nanqing who sits on half of the dragon chair and is bent on recovering the northern kingdom, or the second prince of Beiqing who has endured humiliation for many years and has never given up on the southern land...... Neither of them would be willing to give up.

Sure enough, the good times did not last long, and these merchant ships parked on the shore have now begun to disperse one after another. Because the news has come - the war is going to start again!

At this time, on a not-so-large merchant ship that stayed on the shore, there were a few merchants dressed in splendid costumes. Judging from their dress, they should be rich and noble, and there are a few dishes and two pots of wine on the table......

It is early summer, and it is a little comfortable to park a boat to enjoy the scenery.

But if you look closely, you will find that there is no scenery to enjoy on the bank of the Yangtze River, except for the long military camps. And the faces of several of them were a little sad......

"Brother Lu, I heard that you went to Jinling this time to talk about the transparent glass business, I don't know if you have ever met someone from the Guo family?"

"See, and...... I also met Shi Yuan! ”

The Brother Lu in these mouths is the man Shi Yuan and Liu Ruyan ate at Jinling Restaurant that day. At that time, he came to talk to Guo Renjie about the transparent glass business, and happened to meet Liu Ruyan, who was "running away" with Shi Yuan. At that time, because the two were in the water, they did not have any money on them. In order to show Liu Ruyan how to "eat with his face", Brother Shi rubbed the man surnamed Lu with a meal......

The name of this man surnamed Lu is Lu Qiusan, and according to what Shi Yuan said at that time, he really found Guo Renjie by the Qinhuai River. And after inquiring, he also knew that the person who ate that night was Shi Yuan!

Because Shi Yuan mentioned the reason to Guo Renjie, he talked very smoothly. It's just that at that time, the mass production of transparent glass had not yet begun, and Guo Renjie was helping Shi Yuan take care of the affairs of the Jiangnan Poetry Club, and it was not easy to promise him anything for a while. So, Guo Renjie let him stay in Jinling City temporarily, thinking about waiting until the Jiangnan poetry meeting was over.

Lu Qiusan thought that when the transparent glass business was negotiated, he would go back to his home and raise his eyebrows. wrote a letter to his family, told his family about the situation, and lived in Jinling.

But what he didn't expect was that before he could wait for it, there was a sudden incident of the Qinglian Sect in Jinling City. In desperation, he escaped from Jinling City overnight...... Although it is important to go home and raise your eyebrows, it is not a good thing to lose your life because of it!

After leaving Jinling and coming to Yangzhou, I encountered Yangzhou refugees rushing to the city...... Fortunately, I knew a few fellow businessmen, so I was able to leave Yangzhou City and come to this merchant ship.

At this time, several people were preparing to set off, rushing to eat a meal early. The situation in the world is turbulent, and no one can say for sure whether they can go back. If something happens and you lose your life on the way, you always have to be a full ghost.

When everyone heard him say that they had seen Shi Yuan, they couldn't help but look at it curiously. Now Shi Yuan's name is like the sky, and he drove the Qinglian Sect out of Jinling with his own strength, and what did he do to General Pingnan...... This is not something that anyone can do. Needless to say, with the things he did before.

When Lu Qiusan saw everyone looking over, he told him what happened that night. Everyone listened to it and couldn't help but be a little dumbfounded...... This rumored majestic and unpredictable Shi Yuan, how can he ...... Like a ruffian?

However, seeing that Lu Qiusan was serious, there was no need to lie about this matter, and everyone believed it......

"Alas! This fuss has hurt us people. All the tea shipped this time was detained in Jinling...... That's a whole sixty thousand taels of silver! After knowing the ......" episode, no one talked about Shi Yuan anymore, but instead talked about their own thoughts.

"Not really! You can say that the goods detained in Jinling are still there, but my goods are in Yangzhou City! Now I'm afraid that they have been ruined by those refugees! If it hadn't been for Brother Gao's stop, I would have committed suicide by jumping into the river! ”

"Suicide by jumping into the river? This is unacceptable! Ladies and gentlemen, I don't know ...... words."

"It's all at this juncture, don't hide it anymore! Say whatever you want! ”

"As you all know, my boss Gao is in the paper and ink business, and this time I went to Jinling to look for the Lin family to see the goods. And I just came out of Jinling two days ago, and I got here in disguise...... I don't think we need to rush to leave. As far as I know, the situation in Jinling City will change ......."

(End of chapter)