This is the question Li Yaozong is waiting for! He directly said loudly: "You have to listen to me and explain this matter slowly! Let's talk about the forbidden sea, it is really forbidden to the sea! Real pieces of wood are not allowed to enter the sea! It is our navy who is responsible for the forbidden sea!"
Everyone was in an uproar after hearing this, and then all looked bitter! Because there are so many people and so little land in the south of the Yangtze River, it is difficult to maintain food and clothing just by farming! What really sustains a family depends on other side jobs! The most important sideline business in their village is sericulture! Every year, the village relies on raw silk to pay taxes!
Some time ago, some people deliberately spread the news that it was impossible to move boats on the sea, and there might not be any raw silk harvest this year. This made them very worried! You must know that raw silk is not like other things. If it is stored for too long or improperly, it will quickly change color. When the time comes, no one will collect it at all, and it will just rot in the hands!
Now that they heard that the sea was really banned and every family's livelihood was hopeless, they suddenly became worried and even the food and wine in front of them no longer tasted good! The heads of each family either put down their wine glasses, or simply poured wine down their throats!
Li Baye turned pale when he heard the news! However, he did understand the meaning of Li Yaozong's words, and waved his hand to signal everyone to quiet down. At the same time, he also said loudly: "What are you making a fuss about? Didn't you listen to what he said and haven't you finished speaking? Let him continue!" "
Li Yaozong cupped his hands around and said: "The Forbidden Sea is truly a Forbidden Sea and cannot be changed! But my commander also knows that it is not easy for us country people to raise silkworms, so he chartered some ships to go out to sea! So, our raw silk What should be sold will be sold normally without any delay! Even if the merchants don’t accept it, our navy will step in to collect it!”
Li Baye said seriously: "Yao Zong, what you said is not nonsense, it is related to the livelihood of the villagers! If those silk merchants really don't collect silk this year, will the whole village be allowed to drink northwest food?" Is the wind going?"
Li Yaozong patted his chest and said, "Eighth uncle, don't worry, what we say is absolutely reliable! Now at least my dog Dan will be a sentry officer soon. I still know the situation in the navy!"
After that, he told the general situation in the navy, especially the story of the Qinglong Ya Banner, which he deliberately spread! He also recounted the entire chain of smuggling and the role of the Navy in doing so!
During the entire narration process, Li Yaozong had exhausted all his knowledge in his life and tried his best to explain the not very complicated plan in detail in a language that the villagers could understand! By the time he finished speaking, his mouth was already dry!
But after his repeated explanations, people like Mr. Li Ba, the village chief and others finally understood what was going on! They all agreed that the reason why Wu Ningbo did this was to monopolize the profits of sea trade so that he could do exclusive business. He was really evil!
Hearing what the villagers thought, Li Yaozong had already thought that after the news spread, the commander would probably hang him on the mast to dry!
However, the villagers also said that we can't earn the money and don't care about it! As long as someone can regenerate raw silk normally, it is a good thing! As for Wu Ningbo's misappropriation of other people's money, it is none of their business whether the wealthy gentry will settle accounts with him!
However, they still didn't believe Li Yaozong, and repeatedly asked for various details, asking Wu Ningbo if he had any guarantees? So at the end of the day, Li Yaozong almost swore that someone would harvest raw silk this year! He even slapped his salary on the table and said, "If no one harvests raw silk this year, I will compensate everyone with my salary!"
His parents, brothers and sisters-in-law didn't have time to stop him before he said this! And as soon as he said it, Li Baye slapped his hand on the table and said, "Okay, it's settled. From now on, Goudan will be the guarantor between our village and the navy. If something goes wrong, let him be questioned!" "
The villagers were quiet for a moment, and then there was a big uproar! "Eighth uncle is right! Now that Goudan has developed, he knows how to take care of the people in our village!"
"Goudan is really upright! I have seen him as a good boy since he was a child!"
The villagers knocked the whole matter to death as soon as they said this. If Li Yaozong hadn't done it, he would have been stabbed in the back by the villagers! If it is more serious, you may not even be able to enter the ancestral hall after death! If things get serious, maybe the ancestral tablets will be thrown out of the ancestral hall!
So for a moment everyone in the Li family was on the verge of crying. After hearing this, they hurriedly came to the main table.
They wanted to put things right, but they heard Li Yaozong say: "Don't worry, everyone, I will be the guarantor!" They almost fainted instantly when they heard this!
Now that Li Yaozong is the guarantor, this year's raw silk has a market, and the villagers finally let go of eating and drinking, sweeping away everything at the banquet! Everyone was overjoyed, except Li Yaozong and his family, whose faces were as dark as water!
When the banquet was over and everyone returned home, the Li family reprimanded him one by one! Only the two sisters-in-law did not speak, but they also looked very dissatisfied!
At this moment, they heard a noise on the door, and Li's father asked the eldest son to open the door. But what I didn't expect was that it was Mr. Li Ba and the village chief who came in holding the baby's hand a moment later!
Although Li Yaozong's family was angry that these two people had brought the Li family into an unexpected situation, they were the real people in the village who meant what they said and couldn't afford to offend! So the family suppressed their anger and asked them to sit down on their seats.
After the two people sat down, the village chief said with a smile: "Lao Li, did your family just finish scolding me? And looking at Goudan's face, I'm afraid you just finished scolding him too, right?"
As soon as Li was about to speak, the village chief waved his hand to stop him from explaining, and said, "I know what my eighth uncle and I did today was a bit unethical, but this was also a desperation move!"
As soon as she heard that the topic was broken, Li Yaozong's mother burst into tears and said in tears: "Eighth uncle, village chief, our Li family has been obeying the rules our whole lives, but you are treating us like this." The whole family is driven to death!"
There was a hint of embarrassment on the faces of the village chief and the eighth uncle, but it quickly subsided. Then the village chief said with a straight face: "Oh, Madam Li, please don't cry! I have other things to do here!"
As a result, after he persuaded her for a long time, Li Yaozong's mother's crying became louder and louder, and even her two daughters-in-law joined in! And the sound is getting louder and louder, and it will probably attract the attention of the neighbors soon!
The eighth uncle was a little anxious when he saw that the village chief was having trouble speaking! He slapped his hand on the table and said, "Lao Er Li, take care of your mother-in-law and daughter-in-law! If they cry again, I won't care about your family's affairs! Whether you live or die by then is your family's responsibility. of!"
