Xie Wendong was a businessman in Jiankang, who specialized in trading on the front line of the Yangtze River. However, he was not the boss of the caravan, he was just a senior shopkeeper of the Xie family of Chen County. Speaking of his boss, the Xie family of Chen County, he was a famous clan in Jiangdong. During the Battle of Feishui, Xie An of the Xie family of Chen County commanded the Eastern Jin army to the Southern Chen period. It was also from that time that the Xie family of Xie family from the Eastern Jin Dynasty was the largest high-ranking sect in Jiangnan, which was known as Wang Xie as Wang Xie, as well as Wang Xie.

However, during the Hou Jing Rebellion at the end of the Southern Liang Dynasty, Hou Jing failed to propose to the Wang and Xie families, and later in the rebellion, he massacred countless Wang and Xie tribes, and almost exterminated the tribes. Now, after experiencing the Southern Chen and Sui Dynasty, Nan Chen was restored, and after nearly a hundred years of rest, the Xie family finally recovered some vitality.

When the Southern Chen was first established, the Xie family was even one of the four major families in the court. Unfortunately, the Xie family finally declined. Now the Southern Chen family has become the world of the Shen family. Although the Xie family still lives in Jiankang, it has been completely excluded from the court. Losing political privileges, the Xie family had to start turning to the economy. However, years of wars and wars everywhere, but business is not so easy to do.

As a member of the Xie family, Xie Wendong had the opportunity to become the shopkeeper of the Xie family merchant fleet, which specializes in the Yangtze River. However, in the war years, he not only had to take huge risks, but also secretly traveled to and from Jiankang, Jiujiang, Jiangling, Jiangxia and other low-level cities in the Yangtze River, including Jiankang, Jiujiang, Jiangling, Jiangxia, etc. However, there were too many passes by, taxes were paid everywhere, and the profits of the merchant ship were meager, and his salary was reduced less and less. After paying the living expenses of seven wives, concubines, more than a dozen children and dozens of slaves in his family, he could not even afford to find a girl in the brothel on the way to the business.

"You don't seem to be very happy?"

"No, the little one has always looked like this. He is born to be annoying. This is not what he is like when facing you." Xie Wendong whispered.

The words behind him looked a little bit like a stamp, but the middle-aged man sitting opposite him didn't seem to care.

"Your fleet is a merchant ship of the Xie family, right?"

"Yes."

"What do you think of the Xie family?"

It was still a cold question, but after asking, he didn't agree with Xie Wendong's answer. This feeling made Xie Wendong's forehead sweat flow out.

"I don't know very well. But aren't the aristocratic races all the same? It seems that the Wang family, Xie family, Gu family, Zhu family, Zhang family, and Xiao family are all the same."

"It's reasonable. Do you think the privileges enjoyed by the aristocratic races are fair? Look, Chen State is what you are talking about. Beichen now. Beichen does not have these privileged aristocratic races that exploit the common people."

"It's impossible. No matter how the world changes, it's just that this group of people has changed to that group of people. Although the Northern Chen has bloodshed those aristocratic clans, there are not ten marshals, countless generals, governors, etc. Now, they just change the prefect and other names. I heard that the Changsun, Li, Gao, Chen, Xue, Chen, Luo and other families in Northern Chen are not at all for the Gao, Liu, Zhao and other families in the Sui Dynasty."

"oh!"

The man sitting opposite the position of Jiangxi Province looked at Xie Wendong with great interest. When he looked at him like this, Xie Wendong always felt like he was staring at by a snake. This man, who was said to be in charge of the power of the military and horses of a province, was equivalent to the minister who was in charge of the six counties in the past, was only over thirty years old. He was very handsome, but there was a hideous purple scar on his face, which made people feel scared. However, I heard that this man was one of the first generals to conquer the world with the Emperor of Northern Chen, so when facing the Jiangxi governor Hu Hai, he was also worried, for fear that if he didn't answer well, he would be arrested and beheaded.

"Your idea is interesting. Is it your own idea?"

"Why did the young man have such an idea? He just learned and sold it now. A friend of Jiangxia mentioned it. The man used to be an aide to the King of Liao Yang Hing. Now Yang Hing became the emperor of the Sui Kingdom and occupied Bahan. He also rose to the fore. I heard that he has become the prefect now."

"What's that friend's name?"

"Wade"

Xie Wendong proudly reported this name. Wei De was the younger brother of Yang Hung's concubine, Wei, who liked fishing. When Jiang Xia was still Yang Hung, the two met in Jiang Xia's brothel. The two were like stinking, but soon became friends with wine and meat. However, when he said this, Governor Hu Hai didn't seem to care much. He suddenly felt that no one could appreciate it and could only sing and appreciate it himself.

After a little awkward silence, the governor with a big scar finally spoke. If he didn't speak, Xie Wendong would almost be unable to hold on.

"I have a task to hand over to you. No, it should be that the Command and Command of the Jiangxi Provincial Department of Great Chen has a major task to hand over to you."

"Ah!" Xie Wendong was surprised. He didn't know how to react for a moment. Xie Wendong's head was the Xie family, a large clan of the Southern Chen Kingdom. Although this Jiangxi province is also south of the Yangtze River and belongs to the Chen Dynasty, the Chen Dynasty is the Northern Chen. Southern Chen and Northern Chen are two mortal enemies. Although the emperor is a biological father and son, everyone knows the relationship between the Northern Chen Kingdom and the Southern Chen Kingdom. Now that the Northern Chen wants to entrust him with a task, this is a bit strange.

After a long time, Xie Wendong, escorted by several guards, rushed from Jiujiang City to the Xie family merchant ship at Jiujiang Wharf in a carriage. When he boarded the ship, he waved several arms vigorously, as if he was breaking free from the invisible bondage that was tied around his body.

Erdan, an apprentice on the merchant ship, came forward as before, but was kicked down by Xie Wendong, who was full of fire, and almost fell into the river. Several sailors came forward together and pulled Xie Wendong away.

As soon as he entered the cabin, Xie Wendong's eldest son also ran on the boat for several years and has now become his deputy Xie Cheng smiled and said, "Father, there were Beichen soldiers coming to the wharf and saying that we can leave the port. He also gave us a document, so there was no need to worry about checking when entering and leaving Jiujiang wharf in the future. And even when he met the Yangtze River Navy in Beichen, he could pass directly as long as he handed over the document. In addition, several people said that it was from the Jiangxi Commander and sent a letter saying that we could go to the commercial street to enter many Liaodong-made glasses, glass mirrors, wines and other products that only allow Beichen merchants to buy and sell. In addition, there is a thousand taels of silver notes for the Sihai Silver No.!"

"Father, are there any frauds here? We are not a big business, but just a few merchant ships. Why did they treat us so well all of a sudden?"

"I've sold myself!"

"What?" Xie Cheng was surprised when he heard my stupid words.

"I sold it to Beichen, it's the scar face."

Xie Cheng hurriedly looked around, afraid that there would be people around him. How many merchant ships traveling on the Yangtze River would not know about the scarred faces of Beichen? Although several counties south of the Yangtze River often changed hands, since Shen Luoyan, who was newly promoted to the Princess of Chu in the first half of the year, was defeated by the Chen army, Marshal Du Fuwei's 100,000 Huainan army was almost gone, and even Jiankang was almost captured by the Beichen army. Although the King of Wu later led his troops to return to the rescue, lifted the siege of Jiankang, and recovered many counties in Jiangnan. However, Jiujiang, Yuzhang and other counties connecting Lingnan were still completely controlled by the Beichen army.

The princess of Chu and the King of Wu had to return without success after several attacks. Although Nanchen now has more than a dozen counties in Jianghan, Yuanxiang, Yuanxiang, but because Jiujiang and Yuzhang were occupied by Northern Chen, the entire Nanchen was cut off from the middle. To the north of the lower reaches of the Yangtze River is the Dabeiying of Northern Chen. Even Lingnan, south of Southern Chen, has long become Guangxi, Guangdong, Hainan, Vietnam and other provinces in Northern Chen, and the Jiangxi provinces formed by Jiujiang and other counties.

Although Nanchen has nearly one-quarter of the territory of the world, it is double-teamed on both sides of the north and south, and the east and west parts are cut into two halves by a Jiangxi province. Now the power of Northern Chen is getting bigger and bigger, and no one in the books thinks that Nanchen can recover the Jiangxi province. As long as the Jiangxi province is still in Northern Chen for one day, the merchant ships passing through the upper and lower reaches of the Yangtze River have to pass through Jiujiang and pass through the defense of the Beichen Yangtze River Navy.

As the governor of the general in charge of military power in Jiangxi Province of Beichen, no one dared to insult him. You should know that although the position of this governor was not high, this man was the first general of the Emperor of Beichen. He had worked hard for so many years without any contribution. At least he was still under the title of a county duke to deal with the merchants of the enemy country. He would just kill him.

"What the hell is going on? Father, have you defected to Governor Hu? Then have we become their civil servants or become officials directly?" Babale updated the fastest. Babale updated the first time "Be an official? Civil servant?"

Hearing his son's words, Xie Wendong's face became even more ugly. It would be great if he was an official or a civil servant, even if he was just a civil servant. There are many new names in Beichen, and this civil servant was said to be his former official subject. However, he was well treated and could be promoted to an official if he did well.

But where can I turn to such a good thing?

Sighing, Xie Wendong looked left and said softly, "This is also a kind of civil servant. Governor Hu has incorporated us into the Military Information Department under his command. The task I gave me is to get close to the Hanzhong prefect Wade, who is beside Yang Qing, and help them find out the information."

"Don't the information in Beichen belongs to the special service department? Why does Hu Hai have the Military Intelligence Department?"

"You don't understand this. The Secret Service Department is under the jurisdiction of the emperor. The Secret Service Department is more powerful than Hu Hai. Hu Hai is just a provincial governor, so naturally he will have his own scout spies or something." Xie Wendong sighed. Even if he is a spy, he can't be a senior, and he has to be a low-level person. The more he thinks this, the more uncomfortable he feels.

"Hey, our Chen County Xie family is a great Chinese family, a generation of Jiangdong clan, and a real high-ranking Zhu Di. But he didn't expect that one day our father and son would fall to the fate of being spies for others, and the world would be unfair."

Xie Cheng was also confused: "If the clan knew about this, would we be executed by family law?"

"Then let them know."

"Oh, I'll take care of tomorrow's affairs tomorrow. If you pass on the message, set sail, and take one step at a time." Maybe one day, you, my father and son will become senior officials of the Special Service Department.!~!
Chapter completed!