Great Song Pirate

Chapter 105 Stocking
When Xu Yi woke up completely the next day, thinking about his arrogance after drinking in the restaurant yesterday, he couldn't help but suddenly became a little scared, and his back broke out in cold sweat. It seemed that he was a little carried away yesterday, Before finding out the identity of Mr. Zhao, he uttered nonsense and commented on the affairs of the world, which was a bit too much for Meng Lang, so he hurriedly struggled from the pink arms of Cuiyu and Yuehong, and rummaged through his clothes. After searching for a while, I found out the wooden sign given by Mr. Zhao and looked at it carefully.

When Li Mutian met Xu Yi, Xu Yi apologized with a wry smile: "Yesterday Xu was a little too arrogant in the restaurant, he really slipped his words after drinking! I just don't know if he caused any trouble for the Li family because of this?"

Li Mutian hurriedly said: "Where is that! Brother Xu has unique insights into the affairs of the world. It should be Li who has been educated. As for the trouble, I sent someone to find out the identity of Mr. Zhao after I came back last night." , the city of Hangzhou did not hear of any important person coming, and did not see any troubles caused by it. Presumably this person may be exactly what Mr. Zhao said, that is, the young master of a wealthy family in the capital. He likes to make friends and talk about It's just a matter of the current situation. This is just a chance encounter, and it's not a big deal. Brother Xu, don't worry about it! After hearing Mr. Xu's suggestion yesterday, I came back and told my father. My father also highly respects what Mr. Xu said. What Mr. Xu said is very true, so he temporarily dispelled his idea of ​​continuing to expand his business in the Hebei Road area. These are all given by Mr. Xu, and my father will definitely thank Mr. Xu generously!"

Xu Yi was a little ashamed, but when he heard that he didn't cause any trouble for the Li family, he felt relieved, so he handed the wooden plaque that Mr. Zhao gave him yesterday to Li Mutian and asked, "Excuse Xu for his clumsy eyes. I woke up this morning and saw the sign sent by Mr. Zhao, but I couldn’t see why. Brother Li often deals with people in the government. Let’s take a look at this sign. Can you see the clues from it? ?”

Li Mutian took this sign, and looked at it for a long time anyway, this sign is made of red sandalwood, with exquisite cloud patterns carved on it, and an ancient Chinese character Ji engraved in the middle of the sign, in terms of materials alone, although this sign is expensive, But it is not a valuable thing. After looking at it for a long time, Li Mutian couldn't see why, so he handed the sign back to Xu Yi and said: "Please forgive Li for his poor eyesight. The younger brother can't see anything. It must be only After arriving in the capital, I am afraid that no one will know the identity represented by this card. I don't think Mr. Zhao is a simple person. Brother Xu just keep this thing, maybe it will be used at any time, so let's put this matter aside for the time being. , I don’t know where Brother Xu wants to go for a visit today? My little brother will arrange it here!”

Xu Yi shook his head and smiled and said: "No need, I came out this time to meet shopkeeper Li and brother Li, and now the purpose has been achieved, as long as I buy some more things needed on the island, Xu will go back to the island, after all It’s almost the Chinese New Year, and the brothers on the island are also looking forward to our return as soon as possible, so as not to worry them. I have a list here, which is all the things that need to be purchased on the island. I also trouble Brother Li to help Xu prepare as soon as possible. After it's done, Xu can set off on the ship, and go back and discuss with Master Jin and the rest of the Escort we're talking about as soon as possible, and hopefully give Manager Li a reply in the next year!"

Li Mutian didn't force it either. In fact, after he came back last night, he was quite frightened. Xu Yi drank a little too much in the restaurant yesterday, and his speech was somewhat disrespectful to the court. Those who are interested, if they find the government, at least Xu Yi must be punished for a big crime of disrespect. He Xu Yi can pat his ass and leave, but their Li family can't leave. It may take some effort to deal with it. Fortunately, the subordinates went out to inquire all night last night, and the government did not make any movement because of this, nor did they inquire about the identity of Mr. Zhao, so they felt relieved, and he was taught a lesson by his father because of this. Yi didn't want to go out to play, and save him from worrying about being with him, so he took Xu Yi's list, looked at the things on it, and nodded: "Many of these things are in Li's shop, and even if they are not, it is not difficult to buy them." Look, Brother Xu, don’t worry, the things that Brother Xu wants will be sent to Haining Wharf for shipment within two days, and Brother Xu’s trip will definitely not be delayed. Since Brother Xu doesn’t want to go out for fun, he can take a good rest for two days, just I don't know if Brother Xu has any other needs, if you need it, just ask!"

Xu Yi thought for a while, and suddenly thought that he and Yingchun had been married for such a long time, and he hadn't really bought any gifts for her. He felt guilty for a while, and this time he came out anyway, so why should he buy something for her back home? Otherwise, it is really unreasonable, and the most lacking thing on the island is books. This year, his eyes are almost starving. If he doesn't take this opportunity to buy some books and read them back, it is absolutely impossible. , and movable type printing is said to have been invented in the Northern Song Dynasty, and it has been applied now. It is estimated that books and the like should be cheaper to buy now than in the earlier era, so he said: "It is not easy to come here. After my wife and I got married, I haven’t bought any jewelry for her yet. Is there a jewelry store near here? I want to go shopping and express my love. I also want to buy some books and go back to kill some time when I have nothing to do! "

Hearing what Xu Yi said, Li Mutian then said: "Brother Xu has asked the right person. There is a jewelry shop in my business, not far from here. Brother Xu can just choose. When Brother Xu gets married, we The Li family doesn’t know, it’s a congratulatory gift from my brother to Brother Xu! As for buying books, there is a bookstore near my jewelry store, and there are quite a lot of books. After Brother Xu chooses a gift, you can go to it. Look, Brother Xu should be able to return home with a full reward!"

Xu Yi hurriedly said: "This can't be done, how can I make Brother Li spend any more money, since it's Li's business, brothers should go to support it. Although the island is not rich, it is still affordable to buy some gifts." Yes, if Brother Li has to spend any more money, then I'd rather not have it!"

Li Mutian was not too polite, and ordered his servants to prepare the car, pulled Xu Yi, Li Bo and others, and walked all the way to Jewelry.

After entering the jewelry store, Xu Yi realized that the Li family’s business is really big. The store here is not small, and there are all kinds of jewelry in it. Xu Yi was a little dazzled. Xue Tu followed the staff and chose a complete set of gold and pearl inlaid jewelry for Yingchun, which was considered to have solved Xu Yi's problem. Originally, Li Mutian planned not to charge money, but under Xu Yi's repeated insistence, finally let the shop owner The shopkeeper in charge gave Xu Yi a discount and collected the capital, that is, a few hundred taels of silver, which saved Xu Yi a lot of money.

After putting away these jewelry, Li Mutian accompanied Xu Yi to the bookstore again. It is said to be a bookstore, but it is actually a bookstore. After seeing Li Mutian, the people inside immediately greeted him. They were very polite, and they probably had some friendship with the Li family. Li Mutian asked Xu Yi to choose to read by himself, so Xu Yi walked around the store. This bookstore is really not small, and there are many kinds of books, including four books and five classics, Buddhist scriptures, medical classics, etc. Xu Yi was dazzled for a while. If these thread-bound ancient books were placed in later generations, I am afraid that none of them would be worth a lot of money, but now they are placed in the bookstore, piled up like a mountain. It can be seen how prosperous the social, economic and cultural development has been since the Song Dynasty. This is inseparable from the fact that when the Song Dynasty established the country, it deliberately advocated the policy of governing the country by scholars.

Xu Yi is not interested in books such as Four Books and Five Classics, Poetry and Fu. He was not interested in liberal arts since he was a child, but was very interested in some books introducing the science and technology of the Song Dynasty. Sun Tzu's Art of War, so he immediately copied a copy, and searched around for some books he liked, and made a lot of them, so Li Bo agreed, and he and Li Mutian boarded the car and returned with a full load.

Li Mutian took the list delivered by Xu Yi and began to stock up for him everywhere. What Xu Yi wanted was a bit strange. In addition to the food and medicine needed on the island, the blacksmith's pig iron and wrought iron, coal, the carpenter's tools, and the cobbler's guy, there were also He listed a lot of things such as caustic soda, pure nitrate, pure sulfur, and even children's toys. What Xu Yi would use these things for, Li Mutian really couldn't figure it out. Could it be that Xu Yi can also make alchemy?He wanted to ask, but felt a little abrupt. Since Xu Yi wanted it, he could only do his best to search for Xu Yi.

So Xu Yi didn't see Li Mutian in the past two days, knowing that he was busy with his own affairs, but he could see Li Mingshan every day. Li Mutian obviously told Li the shopkeeper what Xu Yi said in the restaurant the day before. Shopkeeper Li also deeply agrees with what Xu Yi said, so he talked with Xu Yi about this matter again. It turns out that the business of the Li family has indeed reached the northern generation, so shopkeeper Li is so concerned about the situation in the north. Anyway, shopkeeper Li is not For outsiders, although Xu Yi couldn't tell him that in a few years, the Northern Song Dynasty would perish, and the vast territory north of the Huaihe River would be lost to the Kingdom of Jin, but he still carefully analyzed the current situation for Li Mingshan, and gently persuaded Li Mingshan to take appropriate action. At that time, I tried my best to gradually bring back the business from the north to the south. At least it was a little bit of my heart for the Li family, the partner of Dulong Island. Once the family falls, it may not be of any benefit to them Dulong Island!
After listening to Xu Yi's analysis of the current situation in the north from various aspects, Li Mingshan felt that what his son Li Mutian passed on to him was not just Xu Yi's frivolous and alarmist words, but really had a lot of truth, and gradually put it away. Caring about the idea, he began to seriously consider his business in the north. In addition, for Xu Yi, he once again gave a re-evaluation. Their business people are more often about profit, and Dulong Island They were rewarded generously, and Xu Yi was an important figure at the helm of Dulong Island. It was an anomaly to have such a clear understanding of the situation in the world in today's world. In the heart of underestimation, he secretly made up his mind that he must win over Xu Yi's son. Unfortunately, he has no daughter, and Xu Yi is already married, otherwise he will marry his daughter to this pirate military adviser no matter what!If I had known earlier, I would have accepted Cuiyu as my adopted daughter!It's a pity that Xu Yi didn't know what shopkeeper Li was thinking, or he must have been sweating profusely again!
(End of this chapter)