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"It seems that the shopkeeper's business is quite comprehensive." Yuan Shan said.

"The bookishness in the south is relatively strong, so calligraphy and painting are still very popular." Yu Gui said.

"Go and get busy, don't delay serious business." Yuan Shan said.

"Then I'll go to work first, and I will visit in person some other day." Yu Gui said.

After Yu Gui left, Yan Bei said, "Master Hou, the Poetry Conference seems to be very lively every year, why don't we go and have a look?"

Yan Bei said that Yuan Shan was a little moved. Thinking about it, let it go, because there is still a family, and it is easy to cause chaos with too many people. He doesn't want anything to happen to his family. There are many men in this place, and his own beauty It's better for Jiao Niang not to be shown.

It took a long time for all the people to worship all the halls and come out.

He returned to Dugu Mansion in the afternoon, and had nothing to say all night, and Dugu Kang found Yuan Shan the next morning.

"My son-in-law, this is the deed of the Yuan family's old house, please keep it." Dugu Kang said.

"House deed?" Yuan Shan sold the house for two hundred guan, but he never thought that he would be redeemed by Dugu Kang.

"This?" Yuan Shan was a little puzzled.

"The ancestors of the Yuan family and the Dugu family have a good relationship. The old man and your father are also good friends. This old mansion of the Yuan family was bought back by the old man when you left Yuezhou. I wanted to leave it for you to live in Yuezhou. Thinking of my son-in-law going to Chang'an and soaring into the sky, I'm afraid he might look down on the real estate in Yuezhou now, but the Yuan family's ancestral hall is still in Yuezhou and will return to its roots sooner or later." Dugu Kang said.

Yuan Shan took back the house deed and looked at it. It was true that his house deed was passed down from his ancestors, and he didn't want to sell it as a last resort.

If he had arrived one day earlier, the situation would definitely not have turned out like this. Being a local rich man in Yuezhou might be more carefree than going to Chang'an as a marquis.

Yuan Shan is not polite to Dugu Kang, and accepts the deed.

In the afternoon, Yuan Shan was going to take someone to visit the old house of Yuan's family, and was going to renovate it. Before he left, Liu Guangyao hurried over.

"Yuan servant shot, it's not good, our cargo ship in Yuezhou was attacked." Liu Guangyao said hastily.

"Who attacked it? The Yuezhou merchant ship encountered pirates." Yuan Shan said.

"I heard that the merchant ship sank due to a large hole in its bottom, and no pirates were found. The people all said that this angered the Sea Dragon King." Liu Guangyao said.

"Inspector Liu needs to make a clear assignment. What's the use of telling me." Yuan Shan wondered.

"I heard that Yuan Pushe's big ship was in the port of Yuezhou. On the one hand, I was worried. On the other hand, it was widely rumored that Yuan Pushe was the reincarnation of the God of Wealth. If this is true, it would be a piece of cake to deal with a sea king. This is also the sustenance of the people. "Liu Guangyao said.

"Don't think that you just like flattering me." Yuan Shan said heartily.

"God of Wealth, you are talking nonsense. If I am the God of Wealth, I still need to make money. How about turning a stone into a master?" Yuan Shan retorted.

"Yuan Pu Shezi was silent and confused. I was worried that Baochuan, which was docked at the port of Yuezhou, would encounter pirates. There are no sailors in the Yuezhou military guards," Liu Guangyao said.

"It's true what you said. The Yuezhou port must send more people to patrol. Baochuan must not have any accidents. Let me go and have a look with you." Yuan Shan said.

There is no way to salvage the sunken merchant ship at the port. Fortunately, people rescued it in time. There are a total of three ships in the fleet, and two ships are coming back now.

The merchants on the shipwreck on the shore were depressed, and several people burst into tears.

"This time, the goods cost our wealth and lives. I didn't expect it to disappear like this." One person cried.

There are still a few people who are sighing, with frustrated expressions, and more people are dealing with things after falling into the water.

I saw that many small boats went to fish for goods, and some losses could be recovered to some extent.

"What happened to you?" Yuan Shan walked over and asked.

"We don't know. The boat seemed to be hit by something, and then the bottom broke open, and then the boat began to sink..."

Yuan Shan listened to many people's dictation, and the general situation was similar.

"Inspector Liu, I feel that according to these people, the merchant ship is more likely to meet a large fish, such as sharks, whales are all possible, maybe it is just an accidental collision, as for pirates, it is theoretically impossible, after all pirates If it appears, it will definitely be to rob money, what good is it for the pirates if the ship sinks." Yuan Shan said.

Liu Guangyao nodded. He felt that the chance of encountering pirates was too small. After all, none of the other two merchant ships saw pirates appear.

"It's better to send more people to salvage the goods as much as possible now. The loss of goods from the sunken merchant ship is a big loss. The Yuezhou Yamen can't ignore it." Yuan Shan asked.

Liu Guangyao hesitated, but still replied: "After all, this is not something that the yamen should manage. It is their duty to send people to rescue them, but they can only bear the losses themselves."

Yuan Shan shook his head, this is not yet the age of great voyages, everything will be lost if the ship capsizes, this is how a businessman lives.

Seeing Yuan Shan seemed unhappy, and Liu Guangyao had nothing to do. After all, he was the governor and not the God of Wealth, so he was powerless in terms of money.

"Hey, it seems that Yuezhou still needs to start a money bank as soon as possible, so that merchants can use collateral to exchange for some funds to make money. Maritime trade is very risky." Yuan Shan muttered.

"Inspector Liu, are there really pirates in Yuezhou?" Yuan Shan asked suddenly.

Liu Guangyao immediately replied: "There are indeed pirates, but they don't come and go often. It is said that the largest group of pirates came from the southern islands. The distance between Yuezhou is too far and not all ships are capable of traveling. Will be patrolling offshore and pirates will make a fuss."

"Doesn't that mean that pirates still exist and are still a potential threat?" Yuan Shan said.

This is the fact, Liu Guangyao is speechless.

"Rengui, go write a letter to Cangzhou and ask where the Xiaolong is and see if you can sail along the coast with the Satisfaction," Yuanshan said.

The Xiaolong was prepared by the imperial court to form a large fleet, but it is the same no matter where it is in the training stage. The Xiaolong can also be transported for short distances, after all, it can raise money.

For safety, Yuanshan is not short of this little money.

Xue Rengui was very concerned about Yuanshan's safety, and he immediately took care of it after hearing it.

"Inspector Liu, the coastal defense construction in Yuezhou can't be stopped. If there is a pirate attack, it will be hard for the people. Tell me everything you know about pirates." Yuan Shan asked.

After hearing this, Liu Guangyao began to say: "In the past two years, the Yuezhou sea area has encountered pirates once. Some people heard that it was because the Fuzhou navy cleared the payment and forced the pirates to nowhere. At that time, no fishing boat was attacked.”

"That's all?" Yuan Shan asked.

"That's all the officials know." Liu Guangyao said.

"You Pushe wanted to know more, so the officials immediately sent someone to find the governor of Fuzhou. The Fuzhou navy often fought against pirates, so they should know more." Liu Guangyao said.

"That's good too." Yuan Shan said.

Chapter 747 Yuezhou Foundation

The caravan's distress incident is not over yet, and the salvage of goods is in progress.In addition, the sunken ship of the caravan is not very far away, and Liu Cishi is trying to salvage the sunken ship. Although this kind of thing is basically impossible, Yuan Shan is still insisting, because there is a large crane on the ship that is satisfied. The arm can still support the sunken ship, which is theoretically achievable by sending more ships to assist.

No matter whether it is successful or not, this is an attempt. If it is really successful, it can also accumulate some experience in ship rescue.

Liu Guangyao is working on this matter in Yuezhou Governor's Mansion, in order to borrow boats like merchants, and there are now hundreds of boats of all sizes on the pier.

After this incident, Yuan Shan didn't have the heart to go to Yuan's old house anymore, so he organized people on the shore to investigate this matter. In addition, he checked the information and asked the local fishermen whether sharks or whales often appeared near here.

At the same time, Xue Rengui had already sent someone to report to Cangzhou, and was planning to borrow the Xiaolong, which might take a lot of time to go back and forth. It is expected that he will be in Yuezhou this year for the Chinese New Year.