The wedding dress wraps the sword, Bo Jun smiles

Ye Xingguan suddenly raised his head and asked You Jianqing such a question, but it made him startled.

After a while, You Jianqing finally said, "I can eat anything, I'm not picky."

Ye Xingguan said: "That's it. Then tell me what you want to eat in the future, don't be too cautious. Anyway, you are now a member of my Red Leaf Villa."

What he said was quite natural and domineering.

Ye Xingguan is naturally qualified to say such a thing.No matter how slender and handsome he looks, he is still the owner of the Red Leaf Villa after all, the unnamed but real leader of Jiangnan Road.

When Master Ye and Martial Master Ye were alive, although they were well-known in both black and white, they also started to trade overseas, but the Red Leaf Villa at that time definitely did not have the financial resources and influence it has today.These are accumulated step by step by Ye Xingguan.

The boy who lost his parents at the age of ten, even if he had a few loyal servants around him and the reputation of his grandfather and father to protect him, it was not something ordinary people could do to get to where he is today. arrived.

In fact, even You Jianqing didn't know what happened to Ye Xingguan or what he did.He just took it for granted that Ye Xingguan must have suffered a lot, and because of this, he wanted to treat him better.

You Jianqing was used to rough upbringing, and actually didn't pay much attention to food and clothing, but seeing what Ye Xingguan said, he still smiled and said "yes".

Probably because he felt that You Jianqing was "his man" from this day on, Ye Xingguan then introduced You Jianqing about Hongye Villa, and took You Jianqing to the pier.

The current situation of Hongye Villa is also simple.Since the new emperor ascended the throne, ocean trade—especially the ocean trade at Hongye Villa has always been supported by many parties.Firstly, part of the proceeds from Hongye Mountain Villa’s ocean-going trade went to the emperor’s small treasury, and secondly, Ye Xingguan, as the son of the emperor’s teacher, had never served in the court, but the degree of favor he received was well known.

Didn't you see that Jiangnan Zhizhou was pulled down by him?

Ocean trade itself is extremely complicated, not just buying and selling, but also requires various coordination and secondary processing.For example, cheap gemstones, spices and specialty seeds purchased from overseas need to be reprocessed in the workshop under the name of Hongye Villa in order to sell at a higher price.

In addition, Hongye Mountain Villa also has its own tea garden, porcelain kiln and cloth workshop, because tea, porcelain and silk are the main export commodities of ocean trade, which are much more durable than direct use of gold and silver.

Ye Xingguan led You Jianqing all the way to the pier on horseback, and introduced him a lot of things in this area, and You Jianqing listened carefully.Although he doesn't usually participate in practical work at home, but fortunately he has a flexible mind and general common sense is not lacking.So even if You Jianqing can't draw inferences about what Ye Xingguan said, but just ask one more question and listen to Ye Xingguan's explanation, and you can understand a lot.

From Ye Xingguan's words, You Jianqing knew that Hongye Mountain Villa's fleet goes to sea every half a year, and usually the two fleets go to sea in rotation.One of the teams goes to sea in spring and returns in autumn, while the other team is just the opposite, sailing in autumn and returning in spring.

In the process of ocean trade, there are many potential dangers. Natural disasters include hurricanes, tsunamis, hidden reefs, and sharks; Judgment and leadership skills are also very important.

When encountering various dangers and entering a foreign land for the first time, the leader's own judgment and decision-making ability can often determine the life and death of a fleet.

Hongye Villa's fleet itself has very skilled swordsmen and experienced sailors with outstanding skills, but even so, in order to minimize losses, Ye Xingguan also adopted very strict regulations.Members of the same fleet are required not to participate in two ocean trades within one year, but they are not restricted from conducting offshore voyages independently.

At the same time, during the six months without sailing, the ship will also undergo a comprehensive repair, refurbishment and component replacement.The long-term voyage itself is also very damaging to the ship. Although it will be repaired and maintained every time it enters the port during the voyage, it is not as perfect as in Hongye Mountain Villa's own dock after all.

Even so, the fleet still loses some ships and personnel more or less every year.This is still the case of a well-regulated large fleet like Hongye Mountain Villa, while other relatively small private fleets, or people who want to go out to sea after getting their own boats, and fight for life and death, the chances of encountering accidents or even higher.

If you are lucky and travel safely, you will naturally get rich overnight, and you will enjoy endless prosperity and wealth from now on.But if you are unlucky, it's hard to say.

So far, as far as Ye Xingguan knows, there are far more unlucky people than good luck.But even so, due to the huge profits of ocean trade, there are still many people who are lucky enough to invest in it one after another, filling the boundless ocean with their lives.

After listening to Ye Xingguan's introduction about going to sea, You Jianqing suddenly asked, "Xingguan, have you ever been to... Xiyang?"

Ye Xingguan paused for a moment and replied: "Since I was 12 years old, I have followed a boat at least once a year. I have been to Luzon, Johor, as far as Europe, and Levia. But I stopped following the year before last. .”

After hearing this, You Jianqing asked, "Is it because of the emperor's relationship?"

"... Not necessarily so." Ye Xingguan said, "On this point, Your Majesty and I agree. We both want to find my father's remains, even if the hope is slim."

After hearing this, You Jianqing knew that even though he knew that there was no close relationship, he couldn't help but persuaded him: "You are not in the officialdom. It is better not to get too involved in court affairs. Since he has been back in Beijing for many years, it is even more important at this time. He is enthroned as emperor, so you shouldn't be too close to him in the future."

Ye Xingguan listened, smiled, and said: "Jianqing, what you said is really naive. Now everyone in the world knows that His Majesty was hidden by his father in Hongye Mountain Villa before returning to Beijing. The imperial court is not involved... Do you think those officials believe it? Do those senior heroes believe it?"

Hearing what he said, You Jianqing took a step back, and said: "In the end, it's better to keep a little distance in the future... After all, his status is different now, and he is no longer the unaccompanied Ye Qingming before."

After hearing this, Ye Xingguan hesitated for a moment, and then said: "I know. Don't worry, I have a measure of this."

The two of them said this, and led the horse for a stroll to the side of the stable, but suddenly heard an uproar in the distance, and then saw the flow of people rushing in one direction like a tide.

You Jianqing was a little strange and asked, "What's going on?"

Ye Xingguan said: "It's the fleet, the fleet is back."

Then he said to You Jianqing: "Let's go! Let's go too!"

When You Jianqing heard that it was the return of the fleet from a long voyage, he suddenly became a little curious.But at this time, Ye Xingguan reached out his hand very naturally and grabbed his wrist, wanting to lead him over, but You Jianqing's heart moved, and he let the other party lead him forward.

However, after bypassing the stables, the closer to the pier, the more crowded the crowd.Although it is said that this is the wharf belonging to Hongye Villa, not all the people who come and go here looking for a living belong to Hongye Villa.This also caused Ye Xingguan to drag You Jianqing forward, most people didn't realize that the handsome young man among them was the owner of the huge fleet in front of them.

Crowds are crowded and difficult to get through.Ye Xingguan spent a cup of tea and couldn't advance more than a dozen battles. Impatient, he squeezed You Jianqing's hand and said, "Let's go from above."

You Jianqing glanced at the various low-rise teahouse shops around, and replied: "Okay."

Then they both jumped up, and Ye Xingguan landed on the roof of a shop, stepped on the wooden beams on the top of the shop, crossed the crowded roads and crowds, and went straight to the pier.When he got close to the pier, he jumped into the air, borrowed some strength from the flagpole in front of the pier, and then landed on the deck of a large ship.

You Jianqing followed closely behind, just landing on his front and rear feet.

The men talking on the boat were stunned for a moment because of their sudden appearance, but when they saw that it was Ye Xingguan, they clasped their fists together and called out "Villa Master" in unison.

Ye Xingguan said: "Everyone has worked hard, is everything going well on this journey?"

The leading middle-aged man immediately replied: "Two ships were damaged, some casualties and their families need to be resettled, others are fine."

When the other party answered, You Jianqing was looking up at the entire pier.When he saw the situation at the dock, he somewhat understood why many of the previous boatmen and dock workers were so excited.

At this time, in front of the pier, tens of hundreds of large and small ships were moored densely. The largest one was the one they were standing at.Most of the other small ones are more than ten feet long.

Most of these ships hang a red leaf flag, and the gathering of countless leaf flags naturally leaves a deep and shocking impression on the viewers.

But the middle-aged man quickly said again: "By the way, I brought back a lot of good goods this time. Although I didn't catch up with the owner to get married, it's still too late for the little lady to choose. Thinking about how rare it is for the owner to finally get married Well, what I brought back this time are all first-class goods."

In the end, what responded to him was the strange silence of Ye Xingguan and You Jianqing.

After a while, Ye Xingguan said: "That's fine. Then you take out the good things and let Madam choose. By the way, did you bring back any good weapons this time? Ores are also fine."

The middle-aged man heard it strangely, thinking that Miss You is indeed the eldest lady of Mingjian Villa, and she also likes weapons and ores, so he turned around and asked someone to pick up the goods and boxes.

After the box was lifted up, the middle-aged man opened it with his own hands, revealing a box of exquisite knives of various shapes and shapes inside, and said, "These are all good knives from Persia. It's just that this time the merchant gave me a box of knives." The price is much higher, or the other party knows that we value this. However, we have also purchased from other places. In addition, we have also purchased two mine veins from the owner, and have signed documents with the other party's court... But the time Nervous, this time we brought back a little ore."

Ye Xingguan nodded, reached out and took out a Damascus knife, and then pulled it out.

He turned his head and asked You Jianqing: "...Madam, what do you think of this knife?"

When the middle-aged man heard this, he opened his mouth wide and looked at You Jianqing with a look of astonishment.