Chapter 31: Killing Port (IV)

The jade seal of the kingdom was traced back to BC. Qin unified the six kingdoms and carved the Heshi Bi into a jade seal (some say it is the white jade in Lantian, Shaanxi). The Qin Emperor made a clear imperial edict in the world. From then on, he had to stamp the jade seal when he imposed the emperor's power and conveyed the imperial edict. Later, kings of all dynasties regarded this jade seal as a symbol of royal power, and was a sacred token of inheriting the throne and passing on the king's power, and it was also a necessary battle for usurping the throne and seizing power.

In history, in order to compete for this jade seal, countless heroes bowed their backs. In the chaotic times, whoever gets this jade seal will inevitably be a bloody storm.

Those who obtain the jade seal interpret the jade seal as a manifestation of "being obliged by heaven"; and once they lose the jade seal, it is regarded as a manifestation of "exhaust" of the dynasty. If an emperor did not hold the imperial seal in his hand when he ascended the throne, he would be ridiculed as a "white emperor". It means that you, the emperor, were sealed by himself, and there was no way to prove it. The edicts they issued without jade seals are naturally not so convincing.

Eighty years ago, in the third year of Xiangxing in the Southern Song Dynasty, the Yuan Dynasty general Zhang Hongfan captured Yashan. Lu Xiufu, the left prime minister of the Southern Song Dynasty, led the Shaodi and the imperial seal to jump into the river at Yamen. The Southern Song Dynasty was destroyed, and the national treasure was lost since then.

Unexpectedly, the jade seal did not disappear, but fell into the hands of these pirates.

It must have been the pirates who robbed a merchant ship and grabbed the jade seal, and then internal conflicts broke out, killing each other, which instead made Zhang Yang the group of people.

"What is this?" Everyone is an ordinary person, how could they recognize this as a jade seal? If Zhang Yang had not watched the palace TV series, he would not have known that this was the imperial seal.

We must never let everyone know that this is the imperial seal! Zhang Yang thought to himself, otherwise once it is spread, all forces will come to cause trouble for themselves. He does not have the ability to ensure that the jade seal is not stolen by others.

Since you do not have the ability to make this jade seal reappear, let it disappear temporarily and let it appear when you need it.

First of all, we have to think of a way to deceive everyone, and we can't make everyone suspicious.

Looking at the green jade seal, Zhang Yang suddenly had an idea in his mind.

"Don't move, let go!" Zhang Yang said anxiously.

"What's wrong? This stone is quite fun. Let's take it out and play!" Shi Xin said.

"Let it go quickly, it's poisonous!" Zhang Yang said.

"What, poisonous?" Shixin was shocked. Wow, it was green, as if soaked in poisonous water. He immediately loosened his hands and the stone fell to the ground.

Wow, Jade Seal, don’t be broken by this rash guy! Zhang Yang thought to himself.

"Will I die of poison?" Shi Xin asked.

"Everyone, take him up, wash his hands with salt water three times, and drink some concentrated salt water to detoxify. It should not be a big problem. Let me deal with it here." Zhang Yang said solemnly.

Salt has a disinfection function, and everyone has heard of this.

"Brother, I'll help you!" Li Bosheng said.

"No, you should lift Shixin up quickly. He can't move. Once he moves, the poison will penetrate into his heart and lungs. It will be too late!" Zhang Yang said hurriedly.

"I don't want to die!" Shi Xin was about to cry. It was so unlucky. He blamed his broken hands. Why did he have to use that broken thing? I wonder if these pair of harmful hands can still be kept?

Everyone quickly lifted the Shixin and walked outside.

Seeing that everyone was carrying Shixin away, Zhang Yang picked up the torch and looked carefully at the imperial seal placed on the ground. Under the dim torch, it reflected a green and seductive color. The arowana fish, phoenix and bird buttons carved on it were so exquisite, which was a symbol of power.

Shixin, I lied to you once, but this matter is of great importance and must not be disclosed.

This jade seal is still safe to put here for the time being.

Zhang Yang picked up the jade seal, found an open space, and started digging a hole with his waist knife.

Soon, a small hole was dug, and he carefully placed the jade seal inside and buried it.

You should find something to mark it. It's dark and you can't figure out where it is.

He glanced at it and thought about it. He took a man's skeleton from the front and placed it on it.

"Brother, you hold this until you die. It seems that you must like it very much. Then you can watch it carefully and don't lose it." Zhang Yang said.

Zhang Yang never feared death. As a staunch Communist Party member, he was naturally an atheist.

Zhang Yang climbed out of the cave entrance and looked at both sides, seeing that everyone was surrounded by Shi Xin and was feeding him with great care!

Every time he took a sip, he frowned. He drank too much salt water and it would be so salty.

"Okay, let Shixin lie down for a while and rest! After a night's sleep, there should be no problem." Zhang Yang said.

"How could the fourth brother be poisoned? Big brother?" Shiyi asked.

"Oh, it's all my fault that I didn't look down on him. There was a stone soaked in poison. Shi Xin was playful and picked it up and looked at it. He was poisoned. Fortunately, after so much time, the toxicity of the stone had become weakened. Otherwise, Shi Xin's hands would not be able to be saved." Zhang Yang said.

"It's getting late, let's take a night off!" Zhang Yang said.

I was sleeping very uneasy this time. Zhang Yang was lying on the weeds, and the jade seal he had just appeared in front of him.

With the jade seal in hand, you can command the world, but that is also a matter of the future. The most important thing now is to make money.

When I went back, I had to transport labor to the island quickly. I wonder if Ruohan's uncle found someone who was willing to work hard? It would definitely not work with those captured boatmen alone. I also had to speed up the collection of salt and expand sales channels. Once the base is built, the ability to refine salt will be greatly improved, and all of this must be planned in a coordinated manner.

In addition to being a little greedy, this boy Shixin is really a rare business talent. But then again, any businessman is not greedy. He has left the matter of opening up the market. Gaoyou Mansion, Xinghua and Baoying, can digest some of them. Yangzhou Road in the south and Huaian Road in the north, are all relatively rich places in the Lianghuai River Basin. There are many wealthy big families, such as Yangzhou, Jiangdu, Tongzhou, and Chuzhou, which are rich in big cities, and their own salt should be very popular.

Under the guise of transporting official salt, you should take a bigger step, transport official salt to these big cities, sell private salt, and make a lot of money.

In any society, money is not omnipotent, but without money, it is absolutely impossible.

In addition to private salt, another way is to smelify iron.

Iron ore has been found. As long as you add your own professional knowledge and convert them into the best fine iron, you can create weapons. Only with money can you continue to develop and only with weapons can you protect yourself in troubled times.

With iron, you still need advanced manufacturing technology. I wonder what the level of blacksmith of this era is. In Taizhou City, has the iron pipe that the blacksmith made for himself? He wants to make a modern gun, and it seems that the road he has to go is still far.

However, the construction of the base must be fast. When the government discovers it and has grown to compete with the government, it is estimated that smart officials will choose to turn a blind eye? If the officers and soldiers dare to come, they will fight him to the end. With their weapons leading the times, they will not believe that they will suffer losses.
Chapter completed!