Liu Mo was curious and asked again and again, and then the man told the whole story.
It turns out that due to the wars in previous years, in order to win the war, a strategy of blocking the enemy's maritime supply lines was formulated. So the government ordered a sea ban and only allowed coastal residents to catch fish in limited sea areas.
After the war, either because the government forgot about it or because of other considerations, the sea ban continued to this day.
The residents of Dongnai Island depend on the sea for a living. After being banned from the sea for several years, all the fish in the surrounding areas were caught. This is why the residents of the island are in such distress.
After understanding the situation, Liu Mo closed his eyes tightly and fell into deep thought.
Not long after, he opened his eyes suddenly and laughed loudly: "God help me!"
The owner of the house was confused by Liu Mo's sudden laughter, and even the woman stopped crying.
"Haha, brother, don't be surprised. I, Liu Mo, will never forget this favor."
With that said, he left a small amount of money and left quickly.
Zhao Da followed Liu Mo out of the room, "Uncle, where are we going?"
"Just follow along and watch the show!"
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Jogging all the way, Liu Mo led Zhao Da back to Li Cheng's home again.
It was noon, and their family was sitting together, eating lunch.
Just as Liu Mo expected, the food on the table was very sparse, just some samphire and the like, with no trace of meat at all.
"Hey, it's done this time!"
Seeing Liu Mo returning again, Li Cheng seemed a little impatient. "What's the matter with you two?"
"Hahaha, of course it's about buying land!" Liu Mo bowed.
"I said I won't sell or rent, don't you understand?" Li Cheng's son stood up and wanted to drive the two of them away.
"Mr. Li, are you just watching your family go hungry and doing nothing?" Liu Mo raised his voice. "You don't care about the life and death of your own family, and you don't care about the life and life of the entire Donglai Island people?"
Li Cheng raised his head and pointed at Liu Mo tremblingly, "You...what do you mean by this?"
Liu Mo cleared his throat, "May I ask Mr. Li, how much food is left on Donglai Island?"
Li Cheng frowned, "Has this person seen the plight of our Donglai Island? Could he be trying to use this as a blackmail to buy land at a lower price! He is really vicious!"
Thinking of this, he immediately replied, "Donglai Island is surrounded by the sea, so why does it need any food storage?"
"Oh? Then I walked around the island, but I didn't see any family catching half a fish?"
"Marine fish are meant to be eaten fresh. If they are caught so early, they will have a fishy smell."
What a tough mouth, Liu Mo thought to himself.
"In that case, I'll take my leave first." After saying that, he glanced at Ambassador Zhao.
Zhao Da, who had been following Liu Mo for so long, suddenly understood, "It seems that you are not worried about the 'sea ban'. My uncle, our trip was in vain!"
As soon as he heard the word "sea ban", Li Cheng's eyes immediately flashed with gold, "Stay, you two, please stay!" He quickly stepped forward and stopped in front of the two of them.
"What's the matter with Mr. Li?"
"Just now Mr. Liu, you said 'sea ban'!"
"Yes, that's why the two of us are here!" Liu Mo said.
Li Cheng was so excited, "Are you two officials?"
Liu Mo shook his head, "No, but I, Liu, have some friendship with the official family."
"I wonder which master Mr. Liu is an old friend with?" Li Cheng's eyes changed from one kind of expectation to another.
"I'm sorry I can't reveal it."
Li Cheng frowned again when he heard this, "Then Mr. Liu, what is your purpose of coming here?"
"Of course it's to purchase land. But before I came here, I heard my elders mention that the 'sea ban' in Xiangshan County has caused famine for the people, so I agreed to come and find out!"
"What!!!" Li Cheng shouted excitedly.
"Haha, according to what Mr. Li just said, Donglai Island is rich in resources and people. Now the enemy is ready to make moves on our border in Daxia. I think this 'sea ban' will continue for a few more years."
"No way!" Li Nian was anxious, and in a panic he grabbed Liu Mo's sleeve, "Mr. Liu, I didn't know your identity just now, so I was talking nonsense. This 'sea ban' really cannot continue!"
It would have been better if it had been like this, really!
Seeing that the other party had taken the bait, Liu Mo showed a smile and said, "Mr. Li, now you can tell me the current situation of Donglai Island again."
"Hey... to be honest, if this 'sea ban' is not understood any longer, hundreds of families on Donglai Island will not be able to survive!"
Then, Li Cheng sat back and recounted in detail what had happened in the past three years.
"I see!"
"Master Liu, please be sure to tell all your lords that this sea ban..."
Hearing this, Liu Mo rolled his eyes and said, "Mr. Li, I will let you know about the sea ban. However, the errand at hand has not been completed yet. If this errand is not done well, you will inevitably be punished."
"Another errand? May I ask?"
“Buy land and make salt!”
"Hmph! Daddy, don't fall for this profiteer!" Li Cheng's son shouted angrily, "First he lied to us and said he was a government official who came to investigate the people's sentiments, and now he said he wanted to purchase land. Mr. Liu, you What is the purpose?"
Liu Mo didn't blame him, he just smiled lightly and said, "I wonder if Mr. Li has ever heard of the 'Red Top Businessman'!"
Before Li Cheng and his son could speak, he continued, "I am a businessman. It is true that the primary purpose of coming here is to purchase land. However, it is not difficult to lift the 'sea ban' for you."
At this time, we cannot emphasize the fake "inspection of public sentiment", but the focus must be shifted to lifting the "sea ban".
Huang Shouren loved the people like a son, and knew that the sea ban in Xiangshan County would bring such a heavy burden to the people, he would definitely write to the court to lift the 'sea ban'.
The prince behind him was fighting with other princes. When faced with such a matter of gaining political achievements, could he put it off?
Therefore, when Liu heard about the "sea ban", he immediately made a plan.
Using the lifting of the sea ban as a 'temptation', they are free to buy a wave of land!
"Dad, don't believe him. The worst we can do is move away from Donglai Island!"
"Shut up! I was born and raised here! How can I leave so easily!" Li Cheng scolded, "Young Master Liu, you are just talking nonsense, how can we trust you?"
Liu Mo was asked this question. Even if I used my "friendship" with Huang Shouren as the reason, it would be difficult to convince them.
"Let's do this, I'll keep all the money I brought with you. Once the sea ban is lifted, you can pay it back to me!"
"The silver will eventually run out. We still have no way to survive because of the sea ban." Li Cheng's son said, "In the surrounding waters, not to mention fish and shells, all have been fished out."
Liu Mo frowned, this guy is a bit difficult to deal with.
Suddenly, those words were repeated in his mind. He was puzzled by the sea ban and still had no way to survive.
"Yes, you are asking me for help now. If you can't buy land to make salt, it will take a while longer. Your trouble is related to survival!"
"Forget it, I don't have any trust at all. Liu, I won't bother you anymore. Say goodbye!"
Seeing this, Li Cheng panicked. "Stay, Mr. Liu, please stay! It's easy to discuss, it's easy to discuss!"
Hey hey hey, take the bait!
