Since Xu Yuan and the others left Guangzhou, Zhao Yan has been very worried about their safety, although there were also merchants from the Great Song Dynasty who went to Luzon before, but in comparison, the route of Luzon is still too unfamiliar to the Great Song Dynasty, at least not as familiar as going to Jinzhou and other places, plus the natives on the Luzon side are less affected by the civilized world, so they are more barbaric, so Zhao Yan sometimes doubts whether his original choice is correct.

After such a long time of preparation, Zhao Yan finally started his first step in charge of the sea trade, but his sea trade is not the same as the traditional sense of sea trade, in fact, if it is described in the words of later generations, it should be called the economic invasion and armed colonization of the Great Song Dynasty overseas, and Luzon is the first target he chosen, firstly, because it is the closest big island in the South Seas to the Great Song Dynasty, and secondly, Luzon Island is rich in gold and copper, and the land and climate are also very suitable for growing rice, which are all urgently needed by the Great Song Dynasty. That's why he set his sights on Luzon.

In Zhao Yan's anxious waiting, the news of Xu Yuan's return finally came from the sea, which made him finally feel relieved, and he slept well that night, and then waited for a few more days, Xu Yuan's fleet of sailors finally arrived outside the port of Guangzhou, and Zhao Yan had already prepared a welcoming ceremony, and personally brought the officials of Guangzhou to receive them from the wind.

However, although Xu Yuan and their trip to Luzon this time had an extremely important mission, few ordinary people knew about it, so the news of their return did not set off too much turmoil in Guangzhou City, only when Zhao Yan led people to greet them, they attracted some onlookers from the people, and let some people know that the imperial court had sent a sailor to Luzon, and the others did not know anything.

After the reception banquet, Zhao Yan did not rush to ask Xu Yuan about the situation in Luzon, but first gave him two days off so that he could go back to accompany the princess of Shu. Speaking of the fact that after Xu Yuan left, the princess of Shu came to Zhao Yan almost every day to inquire about the situation, and now that Xu Yuan is back, Zhao Yan does not dare to delay the reunion of their husband and wife.

However, Xu Yuan is not a person who distinguishes between public and private, he only rested at home for a day, and came to find Zhao Yan early the next morning. Then he told him in detail about Luzon's experience, among which Huang Sanxing's experience was emphasized by him, and there was also Huang Sanxing's final request to return the gold.

After Zhao Yan heard what happened to Huang Sanxing and others, he couldn't help but be stunned for a moment, he had only heard of a woman who was caught by a thief to be a lady of the village, but he didn't expect that the men of the Great Song Dynasty were so sought-after overseas, and after being caught, they would be sent to their wives by the natives, and now even the children have been born.

Thinking of the above, Zhao Yan couldn't help but feel funny. asked Xu Yuan at the moment: "How are Huang Sanxing and the others doing now, have they reunited with their families?" ”

"Huang Sanxing and they were originally from Guangzhou, so they went home immediately after they came back, and when they heard that their families saw that they were still alive, they all felt incredible, but Huang Sanxing's Wanbao firm was almost unable to support it, if the third brother did not agree to return the gold to him, I am afraid he would have to sell the firm and return to his hometown." Xu Yuan also smiled at this time.

I heard that Xu Yuan once again proposed to return the gold to Huang Sanxing. I saw Zhao Yan ponder for a moment, and then finally spoke: "The amount of gold is huge. I don't think Huang Sanxing's Wanbao Firm will use so much, so I don't think it's better to give him half of the gold, and the rest of the gold as a reward for your sailors, but that half of the gold can't be given to Huang Sanxing in vain, so that he must cooperate with our publicity! ”

Xu Yuan heard that Zhao Yan agreed to return some of the gold to Huang Sanxing. There was no surprise on his face, but he smiled calmly: "I knew that the third brother would definitely not let go of this opportunity, as the so-called wealth is moving, not to mention the gold that can make people crazy, if people know that Luzon is rich in gold." I am afraid that there will be countless people who will take the initiative to go to Luzon, and then we will be able to speed up the pace of ruling Luzon. ”

"Haha, God has put this opportunity in front of me, if I don't take advantage of it, wouldn't I be sorry for God's good intentions?" Seeing that Xu Yuan guessed his intentions, Zhao Yan also laughed at the moment. Originally, the first stronghold in Luzon had been established, and Zhao Yanzheng was worried about how to let the merchants and people of the Great Song Dynasty take the initiative to go to Luzon, and it just so happened that Huang Sanxing was a good opportunity.

Although the scale of Huang Sanxing's previous Wanbao firm is not very large, but he is self-made and bold, and he can be regarded as a broad exchange in the city of Guangzhou, many people know that there is such a person as him, and the disappearance of his ship in Luzon has also attracted a lot of attention, everyone thought he was dead, but they didn't expect that after two years, he actually came back alive, once the news came out, it immediately attracted the attention of many people again, coupled with Zhao Yan's promotion behind it, the result was in just a few days, The entire city of Guangzhou is talking about the adventures of Huang Sanxing and others.

Originally, although the encounter with Huang Sanxing was bizarre, it could only make ordinary people talk about it for a few days at most, and no one would pay attention to it once the heat passed, but Zhao Yan planned to use Huang Sanxing and their affairs to hype up, so just before the topic of Huang Sanxing and others came back alive, he once again let people throw a bombshell.

"Have you heard, Huang Sanxing and those people not only came back alive, but also brought back a large amount of gold, and now they are on the ship of the sailor?" In the morning tea shop in Guangzhou, a middle-aged man who looked like a businessman said to a few companions around him.

"What if you bring it back, when the gold enters the hands of the imperial court, how can there be a reason to spit it out again, and Huang Sanxing's Wanbao Commercial House is no longer good, and the gold can't be obtained, so he can only go back to his hometown to farm." As soon as the middle-aged businessman's words fell, an old man sitting across from him spoke, he had lived for such a long time, and he had never seen the truth that something that was eaten by the imperial court and then spit it out.

"Not necessarily!" At this time, a young man sitting next to the middle-aged man said in a low voice, "My cousin is working as a clerk in the Zhizhou Mansion, and I heard a news from him, it is said that His Royal Highness the King of Yue has agreed to return Huang Sanxing's gold to him, of course, it is certainly not all, but it is enough to solve the current crisis of Wanbao Commercial Bank!" ”

"Huh? There is such a thing, could it be that the imperial court has changed to a vegetarian diet? Although the young man's voice was not loud, it was just within the range of several tables around him, so as soon as his words fell, he immediately attracted the attention of some guests around, and immediately stepped forward to ask, which greatly satisfied the vanity of the young man, and then he heard the news in detail, and after a while, the entire tea shop was discussing the truth of this matter, although there were many people who did not believe it, but this did not prevent them from being interested in this matter.

The imperial court is ready to spit out the fat that has been eaten in the mouth, which is already a big news, plus this matter is related to Huang Sanxing, who came back from the dead, and the effect of the two news points added up is definitely far greater than two, so in just half a day, the whole Guangzhou is discussing this matter, and even some surrounding small cities have heard rumors.

When the discussion of this matter reached a climax, Zhao Yan pushed it again, and he asked a notice to be posted in front of the Zhizhou Yamen, officially announcing that in order to reward Huang Sanxing for his help to the Great Song Sailors in Luzon before, he would return the gold he had obtained from the Turen tribe to him, and it would be officially returned tomorrow.

The release of this notice finally pushed Huang Sanxing's matter to a new climax again, because although the people in the city had a very lively discussion before, most of them did not believe that the imperial court would really return the gold to Huang Sanxing, but as soon as this notice came out, it was unexpected by these people, so the next morning, a large number of people had gathered in front of the gate of the Zhizhou Yamen to come to watch, although the imperial court had issued a notice, but they all wanted to see with their own eyes whether the imperial court would really keep its promise?

After a while, Huang Sanxing took a few guys to wait in front of the Zhizhou Yamen, and after a while, several of them were called to the Yamen, and then a group of officials rushed out to maintain order, and waited for a while, and saw Huang Sanxing and others driving a carriage out of the Zhizhou Yamen with a happy face, this is a flat carriage, there is no carriage on the car, and in the middle of the car, there is a small pile of yellow and clear gold, although it seems that the volume is not large, but experienced people can see at a glance, This small pile of gold is enough for thousands of catties, that is, tens of thousands of taels, which is really a big windfall.

"Gold! It's really gold! Seeing the gold on the car of Huang Sanxing and others, the surrounding crowd immediately rioted, many people couldn't hold back and wanted to move forward, after all, the pursuit of gold has been carved into the bone marrow of human beings, and now seeing so much gold, people with poor concentration will naturally not be able to hold it, fortunately, the Zhizhou Yamen has already sent officials to maintain order, if anyone dares to squeeze hard, the head is a stick, but many people have been woken up.

Huang Sanxing was originally worried that exposing the gold so bluntly would cause chaos, but when he saw that there were so many officials protecting him, he was relieved at the moment, and then suddenly stood up from the car and said loudly: "Fellow villagers, although I Huang Sanxing suffered a lot in the first two years, it is worth it to be able to exchange for these gold, all the debts owed by my Wanbao Commercial Bank will definitely be settled today, and in addition, Luzon is rich in products, and our Wanbao Commercial Bank will organize a fleet to go to Luzon again in a few days. The imperial court has built a strong fortress there, which is enough to ensure our safety, if anyone wants to go to Luzon to pan for gold, they can go with us, and I, Lin Sanxing, wish you all the fathers and villagers can also make a fortune like me! ”

As soon as Huang Sanxing's words came out, it immediately caused a sensation among the onlookers, and many people were very moved by his words, especially when they saw the seductive pile of gold, they showed a greedy look, although greed is one of the original sins of human beings, but it is also because of greed that human society keeps moving forward. (To be continued......)