Following the ancient river channel in the south of the Yangtze River, the light boat traveled dozens of miles a day and soon passed Jiaxing. If you walk further forward, you will enter the Changhe River Road. After Ding Ji asked Xu You for instructions, he decided to rush the road overnight and strive to arrive in Qiantang the next day.

Night sailing has always been a technical job of taking more experience and luck, but the water conditions of the water from Suzhou to Qiantang are relatively peaceful, without any dangerous shoals or rapid waves. In addition, commercial transportation is developed, various ships are busy, and the hanging storm lights are shining with each other, illuminating the night like day. Over time, night sailing has become the norm in this area, and there are generally no dangerous situations.

Xu You had just fallen asleep not long after he was shocked by the noise outside. He stood up and looked at the board. It turned out that he had arrived at a Jinkou. Since Wei, in order to collect customs duties, that is, the tax on customs duties, eleven Jinkous were built on the Golden Water Road connecting the Sanwu area to the imperial capital Jinling. The first seven Jinkous were west of Danyang County, and the latter four Jinjins were between Wu County and Kuaiji County. Each Jinzhu was one person, one thief Cao, and five people were directly under the water to prosecute prohibited items and the deceased rebels. "They had obtained charcoal, fish, and firewood, and other over the jin area, and the tax was one tenth to be admitted to the official." This kind of commercial tax has always been the main part of government tax revenue. Each small amount of stock, the low amount of stock could be earned one million yuan per year, and the high amount could reach as much as four million.

There were more than a hundred ships of various types parked in front and behind Jinkou. Many people stood on each ship, either whispering, watching, or asking each other for information across the river. What's more, seeing that they could not pass the pass in a short time, they spread out dozens of meters long high-end mats on the second floor of the building. They covered them with luxurious silk and satin, set up table tables and incense, and lit candles as thick as children's arms. From time to time, beautifully dressed maids served a stack of food and pastries that were fragrant ten miles away. A middle-aged man with a big belly sat on a brocade futon, leaning on his back was not a three-legged cat, but the soft and fragrant arms of two beautiful maids, wearing a Jinxian crown and a wide robe, but untied his belt to reveal the silk crotch inside, showing his noble demeanor.

"Who is this? Such a big show?"

"You don't even know about Qiantang Guo Da?"

"Guo Da? Qiantang Da Jia Guo Mian?"

"Who has such a state of being except for his golden flag ship? "

"Golden sail? The wind cannot blow, but what is the use of showing wealth?"

"It's useless, but Qiantang and even Wujun, do you know how many people want to board this ship, taste the rumored snow mud wine only in winter, and listen to the Jinghongqu of Concubine Sun, the most famous concubine in Qiantang?"

"Ah? It turns out that he is Guo Gou Nu, known as "Snow Ni Jinghong". I thought..."

"Why do you think it's the delicate and shy little girl in Zuiyue Tower? Ha!"

"Be careful with your words, be careful with your words! Guo Da annoyed others to mention this the most. He was really listened to. Be careful of your life!"

As soon as these words were said, everyone suddenly silenced, which made Xu You's ears clearer. He looked along the focus of everyone's eyes and saw that a golden three-fourth-foot sail was erected on the bow of the ship, with the word Guo engraved on the sail, hundreds of lights reflecting the bright moonlight, illuminating the word Guo like a golden light.

Twenty kilograms of gold may not be considered rich in later generations, but in this era, as a top currency, gold is more of a collection value, and a full twenty kilograms are definitely a wealthy merchant!

Zuo Qi was also watching the fun at the bow of the boat. When he turned around, he saw Xu You hurried over and said, "Langjun, why have you come out too? Is it a noisy voice that disturbs Qingmeng?"

Xu You looked at Jin Jingchuan and said, "Who is this?"

"It should be Qiantang Guo Mian, the only one in Wujun is the only one who has a golden sail."

Anyone who has heard the jokes of Shi Chong and Wang Kai in the Western Jin Dynasty fighting wealth knows that no matter when, the face competition between rich people and rich people has never stopped. Since Guo Mian’s golden sail is so cool, many rich and rich businesses will definitely follow suit. But since Zuo Shi said that there is only this one, it only shows one problem. Guo Mian’s background is not simple, at least not a pure businessman, so others dare not even imitate it!

Xu You had read Mr. Tang Changru's book "Continuation of Historical Theory of the Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties" by Mr. Tang, which said that in order to obtain protection, merchants often defected to nobles and officials, and even royal merchants appeared around the emperor. They used the power of the other party to earn huge wealth that ordinary people could not have accumulated for several lifetimes, and then used this wealth to influence the other party, and even took advantage of the grace to enter the political arena and brought the lower-class living habits into the upper class.

When we arrived in Northern Qi, the loser finally made a counterattack and formed a businessman's political pattern!

From the most lowly merchants and others, after a hundred years of hard work, they began to control the most fundamental power hub of the empire. In the final analysis, what determines the final victory or defeat is not the wisdom of people, but the magic of money that has the rest of their lives!

"Guo Mian... is called Dog Slave in small words?"

"Yes, I heard that he hates hearing others call this small word the most, and he will kill someone if he hears it."

Xu You smiled and said, "The body and hair are my parents, and their names are no exception. This person is so irritable that he can make a fortune to this extent."

Zuo Qi lowered his voice and said, "I heard that Guo Mian and Jiangxia Wang Su have contacts..."

Tang Changru divided merchants into three levels. The first level was the central government's kindness, the second level was the kindness of local kings, princes and generals, and the third level was the small merchant vendors and scoundrels.

Guo Mian is obviously second-class!

If you change to another place, how can a merchant in a small county and county place be related to the nobles? But Qiantang is different. It belongs to the three most economically developed Wu areas in Chu. It is a place with rivers and lakes, woyans, and has the fertile seas and land. It is gathered in treasures, so merchants gather together. It is said in history that "the tribute and business travelers all come out of their place." With such confidence, he naturally has the capital and ways to climb the King of Jiangxia. Xu You had a premonition that when he arrived in Qiantang, he would not have too few opportunities to deal with this Guo Mian and Guo Dognu!

Xu You nodded and said, "What happened before?"

"Ding Ji went to inquire, and he probably came back soon..."

Before he finished speaking, Ding Ji lit up the wooden board on the stern of the front boat and jumped back like a monkey. Ding Ku'er quickly pulled the wooden board back and handed over a bowl of ginger soup to drive away the cold. Ding Ji took a sip and drank it. He looked up and saw Xu You, hurried over and said with a smile: "Honey husband is awake?"

"Not long after I woke up, Mr. Ding, is the river silted again?"

"No, no, the river channel is unobstructed. It seems that the Lord of Tianjin received an urgent order from the prefect's office, requiring the sealing of the pass to strictly investigate the ships, especially the large ships that pass the pass. Every place must be carefully searched, and everyone must check the premises, compare and identify their figure, appearance, accent and other matters."

The so-called "passing place" is equivalent to the water and land pass proof of ordinary people. If you want to pass the pass, you must have this thing. It contains various detailed information about the holder, whose surname is, who comes from, where you go, how tall is, whether you have a beard, facial features, etc. In the era without photography technology, it was already very operational proof document. In the Tang Dynasty, the system of passing place was more strict, and because of this, Monk Xuanzang, who went to the West, actually smuggled abroad. This section was hidden in "Journey to the West".

Zuo Qiqi said: "This is like catching a criminal..."

"What Zuo Langjun said is that I am familiar with the thief Cao from Changhejin. I asked privately, and it seemed that I was searching for a thief from the sea..."

A thief is a pirate. What kind of pirate can make the government do this, rather block the most important waterway connecting the counties in the south of the Yangtze River than block him among the hundreds of boats passing by?

(Happy New Year)
Chapter completed!