Chapter 834 A pot of wine when we meet by chance

It is said that people who came from the grassland are simple, but that's the case. Mo Rigen and the others also knew to have a good relationship with the personal guards around Wang Tong.

Buying sheep in Jiningzhou was actually their idea. The ship was moored on the sandbank at night, and the Morigen brothers were Lulu's ability. The men on the grassland had their own skills in cleaning up cattle and sheep. A few fat sheep, each holding a knife, and soon they peeled and cleaned up their skin and bones.

There were also kitchen utensils and seasonings on the boat. They took water on the spot and started stewing them directly. They also specially cleaned up the open space, poured them over and picked up dry firewood, and roasted one.

The boatman and sailor on the boat were making fish there, and the fish and sheep were fresh. The small sandbank was filled with fragrance for a while. Wang Tong, who had just been nervous for a day, relaxed and laughed.

In the prosperous city of Jiningzhou, a jar of good wine was bought on the boat. The reason for this was that except for Wang Tong, everyone else on the boat had the responsibility of guards and was not allowed to drink. Even the two Mongolian guards said that they would throw away the spirits with their skins. After they arrived in the Ming Dynasty, they felt that this wine seemed to be heaven. Unlike the crude horse milk wine on the grassland, they were all good wines made of pure grain.

"It's hot, go and put the wine jar in the lake, and it will taste refreshing afterwards."

Hearing Wang Tong's orders, Tan Erhu put the wine jar into the bamboo basket and put it into the lake water. He was actually a little strange. Wang Tong used to drink some wine except for the official places that he could not refuse, but never too much, but now he is not so shirkable about wine.

At this time, Wang Tong was already wearing a complete set of plate armor, holding a spear in his hand, and heading ashore along the pedal, and began to practice one by one with one stern exercise on the edge of the cleared open space.

What the young guards below admire most is Wang Tong's diligence in military training. No matter when it is, Wang Tong has to complete the subjects of military training. He is like this, and the people below will not relax.

While training, I heard someone shouting at the bow of the boat. It was already dark. There were soldiers on duty on the outermost ship and on the sandbank, but they couldn't see too far. When they were warning, Wang Tong and his men also saw the wind lights hanging on the bow of the other party.

"Who?"

The guards were not vague. The people who stayed on the boat had already moved out of the brazier and lit the crossbow arrows with a long time ago. They fought on the water. The wooden boat was afraid of fire, so it was quite effective to shoot rockets with crossbow bows.

The pedal boards sounded, and the soldiers were ready to take firearms and weapons. They shouted here, but the ship coming from there did not respond for a long time. Shi Qi shouted at the bow of the ship:

"Why are you still standing there? Cum fucking?"

The front of the arrow was wrapped in oil cloth and burned for a long time. It shot out in the direction of the wind lamp and was nailed directly to the cabin. Two arrows shot over, but it could be seen that the ship was not a loach ship commonly used by bandits, but a manned cargo ship on the canal, with a total of two.

"No malice, no malice, just want to spend the night with you."

The people from the two cargo ships there were hurriedly shouting there. Seeing that they were all dressed in merchants, they were jumping over there and shouting. Wang Tong walked up to the bow of the boat and looked at it for a few times, and said:

"Arranging people to board the boat, there is no problem, let it go. Remember to keep an eye on it at night."

The manned cargo ship was carrying a cabin, and dozens of people were still hidden on a ship, so he always had to be careful. After hearing this, Liu Sanlang found a few personal guards and told him a few words to arrange for people to board the ship for supervision.

Wang Tong took off his armor, but this armor is not something that ordinary people can have, so it is better not to be too eye-catching.

Although there were people on the water who were watching the goods by stepping on the plate a few days ago, the two ships that were leaning over at night were not bad people, but were merchants from Linqingzhou.

When sailing on the river, there is no way to tell the speed of the boat. However, these two boats have watched the shooting performance on the river. After traveling around for so many years, they also know that Wang Tong's group may be traveling from some wealthy families. Although it is not beneficial to follow such a team, at least they can get shelter.

After entering Weishan Lake, I had already walked south, but later I felt uneasy, so I simply came back and leaned on this sandbank together.

Seeing the temperament of Wang Tong and his group, they felt that they had a right judgment. They were not a wealthy family, so why did they have such complete swords, crossbows and arrows? And they even roasted lamb on the shore. This place was a long trip, and it was clearly a pastime.

The two ships that were approaching were all cargo for one person. This man jumped on the bow of the ship and shouted, claiming that his surname was Nie, was a businessman from Jinan Prefecture.

At that time, Wang Tong opened the crossbow arrow and shouted to ask, but he didn't react at all. When the crossbow arrow shot over, the people there were frightened and didn't know how to react for a while.

He claimed that his surname was Nie and was a businessman from Shandong. Wu Er and Shi Qi stepped forward and interrogated for a few words. Liu Sanlang took the people to their boat for a while, and basically confirmed that what the merchant surnamed Nie said was true.

The name Nie Jin is consistent with his profession. Perhaps he is walking around. Although his clothes are not bad, he is just a little fat.

According to Wang Tong's rules, Wang Tong's team only drinks, and drinking alone is boring. Since we met by chance, Wang Tong invited Nie Jin to come and have a few drinks together.

Of course, he was reluctant to ask for this Nie Jin. Wang Tong had extremely abundant fish and meat, but Nie Jin brought a few cans of pickled vegetables to make fun of it. This is the habit of merchants who often walk on the canal. They are busy outside. Without Wang Tong's leisure and leisure, they are all done with just one thing.

Get some pickled vegetables and have a salty flavor when eating, which is easy to preserve. This is a very good life. Many people on board carry a few cakes and salted fish.

Compared with the stewed lamb, fish soup and roasted lamb here, Nie Jin's pickled vegetables became a rare embellishment flavor. Nie Jin naturally had no taboos to not drink alcohol, so the two of them drank the same.

Nie Jin, a merchant from the West, was the best at observing words and demeaning, and his behavior was quite flattering. After Wang Tong took a few bowls of wine, the atmosphere gradually became higher.

"What are the cargoes of these two ships of Boss Nie? Now it is more convenient to go to Jiangnan from Shandong to sea?"

"Young Master Wang didn't know that it was convenient for goods from Jiangnan to go to the north, but it was troublesome for goods from the north to go to the south."

Looking at Wang Tong's face showing confusion, Nie Jin, who was already drunk, became casual and spoke casually, and said:

"The sea is opened in the north, whether it is goods from the south of the Yangtze River or from overseas, it can be distributed to all sides when it arrives in Tianjin. However, the goods from the north can only go south by the canal transport route. If it is carried out by sea, it is equivalent to the smuggling of Japanese pirates. After being caught, it will not be severely punished, but even beheaded."

Wang Tong was stunned, but immediately understood what it meant. If the Yangtze River opened its sea, everyone could do maritime trade. If the sea was not opened, the huge profits of maritime trade could only be shared by a limited number of wealthy families. These wealthy families also had a profound influence in the officialdom, so naturally they would not open the sea.

Nie Jin took the chopsticks and picked up a piece of roasted lamb, put it in his mouth and chewed it and then delivered it with wine. He breathed happily and said with a smile:

"It's so good for Mr. Wang to know that the ship was just some specialties from Liao Town and Shanxi, fur, deer antlers and other things."

"Do you go to Jiangnan to sell?"

As soon as he was talking, Wang Tong knew that Nie Jin was going to Jiaxing Mansion. Nie Jin shook his head and said:

"It's not about selling. These two ships of goods are considered a big deal. When you arrive in Jiaxing, you can replenish the goods into the store. The small shop will take out the bill and you can check in and pay the bill."

"What did Boss Nie plan to do after selling the store? Could it be that he would go back to Jinan Mansion to be a rich man?"

Wang Tong teased, and Nie Jin waved his hands repeatedly and said with a smile:

"If you take the store in the south, you will open another one in Tianjin Wei. Tianjin Wei has an advantage over Jiangnan. It is also an opportunity for businesses like this to make money."

"The Jiangnan is richest in the world, and Tianjin Wei is just a new beginning. Why did Boss Nie say that?"

After hearing what Nie Jin said, Wang Tong became interested. He was drunk and talked a lot. Nie Jin was not as careful as he was at the beginning, shook his head and said:

"It's not easy to get such an outsider in Jiangnan. If the business is not done well, you will lose money. This is a skill, but there is no complaint. If the business is done well, the trouble will come to the door. If you make money, the local wealthy families will set their sights on it. If you have to spend money to buy your shop, you can't sell it. If you don't sell it, you can't even make a lawsuit. Those who work in the government are all the slaves and children. How can you not sell it?"

Speaking of this, Nie Jin felt a little emotional and shook his head and said:

"There are all the tasks and some bastards. There is a Puyuan Temple in Changzhou Prefecture. The Puyuan Monk in the temple is known as a monk. He likes to say who has a Buddhist connection with Buddha. He will take it to the temple when you see it. If you want to get the child back, you have to give a lot of money. He said that he has good luck from the Buddha. He has never encountered such a person, but he knows him. The girl is a little more beautiful and I don't know who has seen it. Yesterday, he took a boat out, and the whole family disappeared. He said that the Dragon King took it away. Who would believe such nonsense words?"

"I'm really lawless, can the government ignore it?"

Nie Jin said something messy, but Wang Tong could understand what these words meant. The things that the Dragon King took away were probably thrown into it. This child has a Buddhist connection, so what is the difference between kidnapping? The government actually sat there and watched such things rampant.

"Dare you dare to take care of the government? From the master to the constable, they are servants from other families. If they speak inconsistencies, they can't even go out of the yamen gate. If they don't know what they are, there will be fewer thieves. They say that Jiangnan is a paradise on earth, and that is the wealthy family of those big families. Prince, you don't know."

Speaking of this, Nie Jin was indeed drunk too much and fell asleep on the mat in a vague way. Wang Tong took a sip of wine and said in a low voice with a smile:
Chapter completed!