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The rolling Yangtze River flows eastward, from Songjiang Province into the sea.

Since the Ming Dynasty, the Songjiang area has become a well-known southeastern city, densely populated and prosperous in commerce. Historically, it has the reputation of "Su Song's wealth is half of the world".

During the Qing Dynasty, Songjiang, Ningbo, Quanzhou, and Guangzhou were the four ports of commerce between China and foreign countries. However, in the 22nd year of Qianlong, in order to prevent foreign intrusion, the imperial court closed the three customs offices of Songjiang, Ningbo and Quanzhou, leaving only Guangzhou for foreign trade.

The Songjiang area was reopened after the First Opium War, when it became a treaty port again due to the Treaty of Nanjing. This is today's Celestial Empire's Demon Capital, when Shanghai opened its port.

In this world, because the Ming Dynasty has been restored in the Jiaqing period, the port ban in Songjiang has long been abolished, and countless Chinese and foreign merchant ships have been in an endless stream and bustling here. Under the influence of developed trade, the money and silver in the shore city are also densely packed.

The largest money village in Songjiang Prefecture has an elegant name, "Shuijingzhuang".

The ticket number of Shuijingzhuang is not only in Songjiang, but all over Jiangnan. The reputation is outstanding, and the bills can pass all over the world.

Du Qixi is the shopkeeper of the Songjiang branch of Shuijingzhuang, and his kung fu in planning to keep accounts can be called a must, although he is nearly fifty years old, but five or six young guys together to take accounts together, can not catch up with his hand speed alone.

This is because Du Qixi was originally an outstanding disciple of the Eagle Claw Sect, and his attainments in the Great Eagle Claw Skill can also be regarded as a master in the rivers and lakes.

His owner once said to him, Lao Du, if you play abacus well, you can hone your mind, as long as you don't fall behind in your hands, you can better calculate other people's moves when facing the enemy.

Now that Lao Du has been making calculations for three years unconsciously, he has not touched anyone again, and he doesn't know whether the owner's words are true or false.

At this time, he was immersed in the case, crackling a golden abacus and beating it fast. At the turn of spring and summer, business is always very special, and his fingers are also very busy.

Just as he was busy, the proprietor walked in through the door.

Du Qixi was overjoyed, and hurriedly stopped the abacus in his hand and said, "Eighth Miss, have you come back from Nanyang?"

The proprietor is a young and feminine woman, wearing a azure Luo skirt, and she looks like a gentle Jiangnan woman on her whole body, and she can't see the slightest breath of dealing with money.

She was born in Tianqing Villa, the first martial arts family in the south of the Yangtze River, and she is eight in the family, named Ji Shuijing, with a pair of big eyes as clear as water and bright as a mirror.

As long as that simple and innocent look at you, no matter who it is, you will think that she is a lady who is not familiar with the world who has been sold and helps to count money.

But most of the people who have this idea have already been sold by Ji Shuijing.

The silver number of the world's money is divided into four credit ratings. Now in the south of the Yangtze River, in addition to Shuijingzhuang, there is no second Yuanzi Money Village.

Miss Eight runs the money village in the name of Shuijingzhuang, and the most important thing is that the transaction is open and transparent, so the reputation is excellent and the wealth is rolling.

Du Qixi knew that the business of the owner was not only done by relying on the credit on the surface, but also the money laundering transactions in the secret accounted for the majority of the money bank's business.

From Dongying to Nanyang, dozens of pirates of all sizes are active, not only from the traditional pirates of the Ming Dynasty, Korea, Fuso, and Annam, but also from the countries of Europa in the far west, maybe some strange fleets of navy or pirates.

Those coastal banks that hooked up with pirates had a strong source of underground funds.

Shuijingzhuang's little partner is the Dragon Soul Gang, which is a sea giant that has emerged in recent years, and has eliminated and swallowed no less than ten pirate gangs, and no one can reach the limelight on the sea.

Relying on the sharing of profits with the Dragon Soul Gang, Shuijingzhuang has enough money to gain a firm foothold in Jiangnan, suppress its peers, and become the only Yuanzi money village at present.

And the reason why Shuijingzhuang and the Dragon Soul Gang can become friends is also very simple, the leader of the Dragon Soul Gang is Ji Shuijing's sixth sister.

Ji Shuijing sighed softly, "This time I went to the South Seas, but I was full of dangers, and I died for a lifetime." ”

Du Qixi was taken aback, the owner went south with the Dragon Soul Gang this time because the Dragon Soul Gang's business in Nanyang was getting bigger and bigger, and they wanted to have a stronghold in Guangzhou to facilitate the sale of stolen goods, so Ji Shuijing followed, planning to open a branch in Guangzhou.

How could it be dangerous, when it was just a light trip to the coastal tourism sisters?

You must know that this seemingly innocent and harmless proprietor, martial arts have already stepped into the realm of the grandmaster in half a step, even if ten Lao Du go up together, it is not her opponent. And her sixth sister, Ji Yuxue, known as the "Jade Dragon of the Sea", is a real master of the inner family, and has reached the realm of practicing qi and transforming gang.

Ji Shuijing saw his question and said, "The Dragon Soul Gang sailed all the way to Johor, and fought in Malacca and the East India Company. ”

Du Qixi was still confused, "Dongjia, where is Johor?"

Ji Shuijing pointed to a globe on the case and sighed, "Lao Du, our Songjiang branch is dealing with maritime merchants, you have time to take a look at that ball." ”

The globe made in the West has been transmitted to China at the end of the Ming Dynasty, and countless are stored in the private collections of the emperors of the Qing Dynasty, but it is rare for the people to see it.

In recent years, maritime trade has flourished, bringing all kinds of Western gadgets, and even ordinary people in coastal cities have become popular to buy some and put them at home as decorations.

But Lao Du is a person who is almost fifty, and he is not very receptive to new ideas, and thinks that "the earth is round" is too ridiculous.

He searched for a long time before he saw that Johor was located near a strait that must pass through the South Seas to India.

"East India Company, which country is this?"

Ji Shuijing shook his head, "The East India Company is not a country, it is a business name in Western England, and now it is the headquarters of Tianzhu. ”

Du Qixi suddenly said, "It turns out that the East India Company is similar to our Shuijingzhuang. ”

Secretly thinking, Miss Six's fleet crisscrosses the East China Sea and the South Sea, and the sailors of any country are not her opponents, but now she has been defeated by a business in an English country, and this Europa is really powerful.

I think that when Lao Du's name was still called Du Qixi, he was one of the seven thieves on the water of Taihu Lake, eating and drinking spicy, and the scenery was incomparable. The five prefectures around Taihu Lake, Songsu Changjia Lake, all of them are famous rich areas in the world, and the underworld friends who opened the hall here are simply stepping into the golden land, and life is proud, nothing more than this.

Who knew that overnight, all the water villages in Taihu Lake were destroyed by the "Jade Dragon on the Sea", and the seven thieves were all prisoners. It wasn't until Miss Eight opened Shuijing Qianzhuang that she heard that Lao Du was in charge of the accounts in the hall before, so she asked him to be a shopkeeper. Du Qixi became the shopkeeper of Du, and since then he has also changed his name to Du Qixi, a good name for attracting wealth and treasure.

Although the past has long faded, now Lao Du sees that the "Jade Dragon on the Sea" has suffered a big loss, and he really has a sense of happiness in his heart.

He suddenly remembered something, "Boss, the Dragon Soul Gang has been beaten so badly, isn't their maritime business going to shrink?"

The business of the Dragon Soul Gang will shrink, and the money source of Shuijingzhuang will also decrease, and the two families will have a relationship of prosperity and loss.

Ji Shuijing shook a colorful feather fan and said lightly, "Most of the warships of the Dragon Soul Gang are aging, and this time it is just time to be updated, and a few more cannons can be added." ”

The shopkeeper Du said, "This costs a lot of silver, right?"

Ji Shuijing nodded and said, "This time, the Dragon Soul Gang has invested in the old books of several years, and plans to build twelve new ships with three gun decks, and the sixth sister said that it is just named after the sisters of the family." ”

Thinking that there would be a mighty and huge battleship that could be called the "Water Mirror" in the future, Miss Eight couldn't help but be a little intoxicated.

The shopkeeper Du said, "Three-layer gun deck, that sounds like you can put a lot of artillery?"

Ji Shuijing said, "This kind of big ship can hold more than 100 guns in total, and it is also a top-level warship in the Western Ocean, even if the strength of the sailors of the East India Company's own imperial court is only more than ten such warships." When the Dragon Soul Gang builds these warships, they will definitely be able to defeat the East Indies to the point of losing their armor and defeating them. ”

Du Qixi asked, "Can we also build the top warships of the Western Ocean?"

Ji Shuijing said with a smile, "Among the Taixi countries, there are at least seven or eight countries that compete with England, and most of the coastal countries can build such gunboats. They were dissatisfied with the dominance of the British Tangkou in Tianzhu, and they were willing to sell the ship, and we used the letters of the four countries to make contracts with six shipyards. ”

Lao Du thought for a while, and then asked, "Boss, have you opened a branch of Qianzhuang in Guangzhou this time?"

Ji Shuijing said, "The semicolon is open, and there is a new heavy dà discovery." ”

She shook her fan and said, "We passed Guangzhou, drove down the coast, and saw Qiongzhou on the opposite side." The sixth sister said that this is a good place, and the fleet base will be placed here in the future, which is much better than those places in Luzon. ”

Shopkeeper Du was stunned, although Qiongzhou is almost a barren land, and the court officials of all dynasties are tantamount to degrading when they come here, but it is also the state to build the state capital, and the Dragon Soul Gang wants to occupy it in a grand manner.

Thinking of this, Lao Du said stupidly, "Why didn't she go to rob Taiwan?"

Ji Shuijing said with a smile, "The sixth sister would like to, but Taiwan is the place where the Ming Dynasty rose from the dragon, how can it be grabbed." ”

Lao Du asked, "Then Qiongzhou can grab it?"

"Qiongzhou is located in a remote area, and no one pays attention. Ji Shuijing smiled and said, "Lao Du, isn't Macau occupied by foreign countries, and the imperial court also treats it as normal." ”

Hundreds of years ago, the Portuguese bribed local officials, first under the pretext that the boat capsized, went ashore to dry in Macao, and then opened a city bank to build a house to live in. Relying on domestic immigrants and buying slaves, it attracted Chinese border people, and gradually developed into towns. Nominally, the Portuguese paid land rent to China every year, and bribed local officials to tolerate and accommodate them, from the Ming Dynasty to the Qing Dynasty and then to the Ming Dynasty, the imperial court did not take them seriously.

Shopkeeper Du said in a low voice, "Could it be that the Dragon Soul Gang also wants to pretend to be a red-haired devil to do this?"

Ji Shuijing said, "In the hands of the sixth sister, the flags and letters of various countries are all complete, and her subordinates are also Eastern and Western sailors. ”

In the past few hundred years, the sea pirates who have crisscrossed the waters around China are all Chinese. Just to prevent the imperial court from being jealous, they often act in the name of foreigners. During the Jiajing period, the "Japanese pirates" on the southeast coast were rampant, and in fact, the Chinese leaders recruited bankrupt coastal farmers and Japanese ronin samurai to form pirate gangs.

The Dragon Soul Gang naturally inherited the fine tradition of Chinese pirates, and they were not weaker than their predecessors in this regard.

Du Qixi was born as a pirate in Taihu Lake, and he was strongly jealous of the pirate career from the bottom of his heart, and couldn't help but say again, "Eighth Miss, this warship is not built in a day, I'm afraid that the Dragon Soul Gang will still be dormant before the new warship comes out, right?"

The future prospect is very good, it is a top-level warship, and there is a naval base, but every piece of cake is long-term, is the Dragon Soul Gang's maritime business still doing at the moment?

Ji Shuijing sighed, "Sixth Sister will go to a few more big bosses on the sea and persuade them to join the gang, so that there will be some ships to save the emergency." ”

Lao Du remembered the domineering spirit of the "Jade Dragon on the Sea" to single-handedly destroy the Taihu Lake Water Village, although it was June, he also shivered, "Miss Six went to 'persuade' them, and they will definitely agree if they think about it." ”

Ji Shuijing frowned, and sighed again, "But the people were also pulled away by the sixth sister, and they wanted to help her persuade one or two big leaders on the sea." ”

Du Qixi couldn't help but be indignant, "Miss Eight, you are not suitable to do this, you are a businessman, and you are not a black boss like Miss Six." ”

Ji Shuijing said happily, "Lao Du, do you think so too? I'm just a weak woman with low martial arts, how can I have the ability to fight and kill." ”

Du Qixi saw her tearful look of anticipation, and uncontrollably gave birth to a pride in order to protect her at the expense of going up the knife mountain and down the oil pot, and almost patted his chest and said Miss Eight, don't worry, as long as I, Lao Du, no one can hurt you a hair.

He knew that Ji Shuijing was teasing people again, so he hurriedly resisted the urge to say such embarrassing words, and said with a wry smile, "Eighth Miss, if you are not a master, how many people in the world dare to say that they are masters." ”

Ji Shuijing sighed and said, "I have seven sisters, all of whom are bigger than me, all of them are more beautiful than me, and their brains are all smarter than me. You say that a useless person like me can't protect himself well, so what can I do?"

Lao Du couldn't help but say, "Eighth Miss, the other two are fine, can you say that you are not smart? ”

Ji Shuijing blinked, "Lao Du, do you know why I opened a money bank after I left home?"

Shopkeeper Du shook his head.

"Because if you want to do a good job in the bank's business, you must be able to deceive people. Ji Shuijing said leisurely, "When I was a child, I was the stupidest one, and I was deceived by my sisters. So after I came out, I had to find something to deceive people, and every time I succeeded in deceiving people, I could feel that I was not a stupid person. ”

Du Qixi was speechless for a while, and then turned his head, "Owner, you just came back, and I haven't told you yet, this year's raw silk purchase deed has been set." ”

Ji Shuijing lowered her eyebrows, looking like a good baby listening to the class, "How is the price this year?"

Du shopkeeper said, "This year, there are more and more counties and townships planting mulberry gardens in the south of the Yangtze River, and I have lowered the price of last year's silk harvest by 30%. ”

Ji Shuijing was shocked, "Sancheng, Lao Du, you are so ruthless, how many silkworm farmers are going to die because of this." ”

Shopkeeper Du was no stranger to her, "There is only so much to collect the silk principal, and I can't help it." ”

Ji Shuijing looked very embarrassed, walked around the room, and finally sighed, "Since Lao Du is your strong advocate, I can't help it." ”

What is called my strong advocacy, the shopkeeper Du is a little crazy: Could you possibly raise the price?

But I heard the owner say to himself, "If I come to talk, I should be able to reduce the price by 50%." Lao Du only pressed 30%, should he deduct it from his year-end dividends?"

Du Qixi's face turned blue for a while, "You just said that the three achievements will ruin the silkworm farmer's family." ”

Ji Shuijing seemed to suddenly remember something, "By the way, when it comes to family ruin, I have a younger brother who heard that he was beaten to death." ”

Du Qixi hurriedly said, "Miss Eight, that's all rumors. Miss Su sent a message, and Young Master Ji was fine. ”

Ji Shuijing's face was full of disappointment, "What! He's not dead?"

Du Qixi couldn't stand it anymore, your reaction this time was inevitably too abnormal, "Miss Eight, do you want your brother to have an accident?"

Ji Shuijing sighed, "If he dies, I can go and avenge him now." But he didn't die, and as a man, he would definitely want to take revenge with his own hands, so that nothing would happen to me. ”

She looked unwilling, "Delusional Heart Villa is a family of local brands, and it is not easy to find such a challenging target." ”

Du Qixi whispered, "Anyway, your revenge method is to make people bankrupt, which is not contradictory to Young Master Ji's revenge." ”

Ji Shuijing's eyes lit up, "Lao Du, you're right, letting the delusional villa go bankrupt will not affect my brother's revenge." Then you see, should we let Yuan Jiankong take on a debt of 10 million, or 20 million, or 30 million?"

Lao Du asked carefully, "Boss, do you mean silver?"

Ji Shuijing glared at him, and said categorically, "Gold!"

You have said the silver, I don't change it to gold, can it still show my momentum?

Lao Du nodded, "But there is one more thing, according to the report, Yuan Jiankong has already gone north to Jingshi." ”

"It's better if he's gone!" Ji Shuijing patted his fan, "Since the head of the family is gone, it will be better for the family to be full of old and young women and children." Lao Du, you contact your friends on the road before, find a group of people to destroy the delusional villa, kill them all, and leave no chickens and dogs. Anyway, just leave the original sword empty to my brother. ”

Du Qixi coughed, "This, the owner, Yuan Jiankong, he moved his family." ”

......

Miss Eight seemed to be smiling, and shook her fan again, "Lao Du, what do you think?"

Du Qixi said, "The owner, Yuan Jiankong has a backstage, and someone asked him to go." ”

"Yes, how do you see that?"

Du Qixi smiled bitterly, "Miss Eight, do you need to talk about this?" Yuan Jiankong came to the door and killed Young Master Ji, and immediately absconded with his whole family, which shows that he knows very well the fate of offending Tianqing Castle. But since he knew the consequences, why did he provoke in the first place, there is only one explanation, he is on a mission. ”

Ji Shuijing continued to shake the fan, "So who is the backstage of Yuan Jiankong?"

Shopkeeper Du whispered, "Yuan Jiankong is going to the Beijing Division, and there are the eldest lady and the seventh lady in the Beijing Division, no matter how he looks at it, he is also going to throw himself into the net, so there is only one possibility for him in the background." ”

Ji Shuijing was still slowly shaking his fan, "That's right, there is only one family in the world that can be the enemy of my Ji family." ”

Court!

The two tacitly read these two words from each other's eyes.

Lao Du couldn't help but think that the previous generation of Qingshan Villa and the power of this generation were a little too big on this day. Not to mention, the current business movements of Shuijingzhuang and the Dragon Soul Gang in front of them will inevitably cause taboos and blows from the official forces in any dynasty in the past.

Seeing that the Dragon Soul Gang directly wanted to take down Qiongzhou as a lair, he knew what Cheng Dù was bold and arrogant.

It's just that the control power of the imperial court in this era has really weakened, and it is much, much weaker than before.

But no matter how weak it is, the court is still the court, it is still the orthodoxy of the world, and it still occupies the most sacred ruling position in the hearts of the people.

Even if the factory guard system of the Ming Dynasty was restored, its power was no longer something that any faction in the martial arts could compete with.

Du Qixi usually did not think about the confrontation between the imperial court and the Ji family, and knew that sooner or later this day would come. But when the prologue of this scene finally opened, he still felt cold in his hands and feet, and his breathing was short.

Ji Shuijing put down the fan and said lightly, "There is a good man in Jinyi outside who has been listening to it for a long time. ”

As soon as she said this, a black shadow under the window immediately jumped up and fled towards the outer wall.

Du Qixi was stunned, when this person was lurking under the window, he didn't notice it at all. Looking at his skills, he is similar to himself.

Didn't you say that you can be deaf and sensitive, and you really lied to me!

At this time, the owner hooked his hand, "Lao Du, what about your pigeon-egg-sized ruby, take it out." ”

Lao Du hurriedly covered his pocket and said, "Boss, I'll go get the gold bricks." ”

Ji Shuijing glared and said, "It's too late, take it out quickly!"

The man in black had already climbed the wall, and was rejoicing that he was about to escape, when there was a sudden sharp pain in the back of his head, and then he didn't know anything.

A ruby flew from behind and embedded deep into the back of his skull, killing him instantly.

Du Qixi said helplessly, "Miss Eight, why don't you just wear his head, it's very troublesome to take down the gem like this." ”

Ji Shuijing said in a weak voice, "Don't you want me, after all, I haven't fully entered the realm of the grandmaster, and I am the most incapable one." ”;