When He Xinyin was taken to Songjiang Mansion, a new ship of the Ming Dynasty was undergoing a launching ceremony, and this new ship was a purely luxurious boat.
This painting boat is 16 feet, 5 feet, 6 inches long, 3 feet, 3 feet, 1 inch wide, and 2 feet, 2 feet, 5 inches wide. The length-to-width ratio is close to 5:1. It is a three-masted hard-sided sailboat with a triangular sail at the tail. The height of the mast is twelve feet four feet two inches, which is roughly 3/4 of the length of the ship. In terms of size and proportion, this ship is completely feasible for ocean commerce.
From the design of the ship, it is completely sufficient as a commercial ship, but this ship only has storage warehouses and no cargo holds. On the second and third decks, hammock rooms are set up one after another. A captain, two boat masters, ten servants, fifteen Yangzhou thin horses who are good at playing music, chess, calligraphy and painting, and five Gao Liji.
That's right, this painted boat is not for selling goods, but for eating, drinking and having fun. This is a brand new experience. After all, the painted boat on the sea is a completely new experience for the wealthy merchants of the Ming Dynasty.
"The price of a ship exceeds 50,000 taels of silver, and annual maintenance requires at least 1,500 taels of silver. Mr. Sun, you are so confused." Guo Rulin watched the ship being undocking by barges and trackers from the dock, and faced Sun Keyi He spoke.
Sun Keyi looked at his boat and said with a smile: "General Manager Guo is a Confucian scholar. He does not understand unless he is in business. For businessmen, money is water. If money is dead, it is stagnant. Only by spending it can there be a continuous flow." , the wealth is rolling in, so if I have money, I will spend it.”
Zhao Shizhen heard this and said to Guo Rulin: "Mr. Sun Shang means that if you have money, you can burn it."
Sun Keyi is so rich that he deserves to be the richest man in Songjiang.
By virtue of his contribution to the imperial court, he was the first to obtain the qualification to pilot a ship and purchase a three-masted plywood ship from the Songjiang Shipyard. He sold cotton cloth to Korea, Japan, Ryukyu, and Luzon. These were all places that the Ming Dynasty was very familiar with. Selling cotton cloth was A hugely profitable industry.
After Sun Keyi brought Gao Liji back from North Korea, he was inspired to order this painted boat.
In Sun Keyi's own words, this is a brothel floating on the sea. It only accepts twenty guests at a time. The Yangzhou Shou Ma and Gao Liji on the ship are high-end goods. Naturally, they only deal with the high-end market and do not accept individual customers. Twenty guests are allowed at a time. People, five days at a time.
The ship is expensive, the people are expensive, and the price is even more expensive. One person is five hundred taels at a time, and love will come or not.
This is also a boat built by Sun Keyi for business entertainment. Friends from all over the world come over, everyone goes to the boat to eat, drink, listen to music and watch dancing, and the business is concluded.
"Mr. Sun Shang is so high-profile, which is somewhat inconsistent with the character of a businessman who keeps his wealth private." Guo Rulin said with a smile.
"Only those who have evil intentions keep a low profile. I have no evil intentions, so naturally I can keep a high profile. I have a clear conscience. What am I afraid of? It's not like I don't pay taxes. This ship sets out from Songjiang Prefecture to Yuegang, Fujian, and then picks up passengers. Come back, anyway, the boat masters are the gods raised by the imperial court. If there is any trouble, the imperial court will also know about it." Sun Keyi thought for a while and said with emotion.
Zhao Shizhen heard this and said to Guo Rulin: "Mr. Sun Shang means that the Sun family should be a good businessman."
Sun Keyi's words explained the fundamental reason why the powerful Jin gentry in Jiangnan refused to serve the imperial court, or the reason why their wealth was not exposed and kept a low profile.
Showing wealth and being high-profile, during the Wanli period, he was easily targeted by the court and labeled as a powerful man, who had to be mediated to alleviate the main conflicts.
If powerful people want to be high-profile, they must continue to solve local employment problems, support imperial decrees, support local construction and development, pay taxes when doing business, promote local industrial upgrading, promote local education popularization, etc., and fulfill their duties as wealthy businessmen. It must be functional and must always perform its functions in step with the court in order to be called a good businessman.
Otherwise, it is easy for the court to kill the chicken as a warning to the monkeys, hang it on a street lamp to clean up encroachments, kill the rich and help the poor, and be distributed three times. If you really want to achieve the functionality of a wealthy businessman, then you must definitely affirm it. What's more, Mr. Shang was so busy that he built the boat for others to play with. He was so busy every day, how could he have the time?
Sun Keyi is willing to be a good businessman. After all, he makes money in an upright manner, and there are not many opportunities.
"Who is that person? The Tiqi people were tied up and carried on their backs?" Sun Keyi frowned and looked at the dock.
From a distance, one can recognize that those people are Tiqi. They are all tall and round, with a fierce look and a fierce look. They look like they should not be approached by strangers. You can feel the evil aura hundreds of steps away.
"He Xinyin." Guo Rulin thought for a while and told Sun Keyi that it was no secret who this person was.
When Sun Keyi heard this, he realized that he really knew this person. He shook his head and said, "You are a waggish person. Before, he paid homage to Xu Jie as a disciple of Xinxue. He gathered his disciples to give lectures in Songjiang Prefecture and invited me to listen to his lectures. So, What he said is beyond the pale.”
"Oh? What did he say?" Guo Rulin asked doubtfully.
Sun Keyi sneered and said with disdain: "This man's real name is Liang Ruyuan. He asked us to donate to help him open a school, recruit disciples, and learn happily. What he said is still very interesting, but In the end, a basic fact was exposed, and that was that we wanted money.”
"And he doesn't want it just once, he wants it all the time. He wants to establish a school. The school will support one person, support three people, and support several people."
"Under the maintenance department, there are twelve people in charge of food, each of whom works for one month. Under them, there are twenty-four people in charge of food, each of whom works for fifteen days. Under the department of food supervision, there are seventy-two people in charge of food, one person each. Responsible for conquest for five days."
"Isn't it because the imperial court wants to clear up the encroachments to collect official taxes? The imperial court clears out the encroachments and returns them to the ships. It's not in vain. So He Xinyin is just eating and drinking for free. He also wants to collect taxes from my family. Why should he collect taxes from my family? ? Just because he uses his words? How many steps does he have?!"
"Then Xu Laogou also set up a stage for him to sing and act as a vocalist, and got a Cuihe Tangtangkou to live in Songjiang Mansion. It's a mess. Many people really believe this."
Sun Keyi thought He Xinyin's words were quite good, if he wasn't Xu Jie's fellow disciple, and if he wasn't asking for money.
Zhao Shizhen heard this and said to Guo Rulin: "Mr. Sun Shang means that the imperial court only wants money, so why Xinyin just wants his life."
Unlike the Song Dynasty, the Ming Dynasty did not establish a land system and did not suppress mergers. According to the old system of Hongwu, the fish scale register and the yellow register, that is, the land register and the yellow register, must be inspected once a year. However, it was later found that the implementation was too difficult, so it was changed to once every ten years. Merger is clearly a crime. Although mergers have become a common phenomenon later, this merger is indeed contrary to the laws of the Ming Dynasty.
The powerful gentry raised their heads against the court and annexed the farmland. He Xinyin just wanted to sit on their heads and collect taxes with just one mouth. Isn't this life-threatening?
But that's it, He Xinyin's theory is very popular, and many people are He Xinyin's supporters, because He Xinyin once did a major event when he came to Beijing, and failed to assassinate Yan Song. Such a major event naturally makes people admire him. Every time He Xinyin talks about it, During this period, everyone could not help but puff up their chests.
Yan Song was a treacherous minister, which was the consensus of the Ming Dynasty scholars. So He Xinyin, who assassinated Yan Song, suddenly became a brave knight.
But from the perspective of the court, Yan Song was the imperial court official of the Ming Dynasty and the chief minister of the country. He Xinyin (Liang Ruyuan)'s assassination was to assassinate the imperial official. Therefore, He Xinyin was ordered to do so, and He Xinyin was forced to do so. Changed to its current name.
I don’t know what he did again this time, but he was caught by the imperial cavalry.
Luo Bingliang threw He Xinyin onto the hydrofoil sailboat, tied it tightly, and said to Chen Lin, who was good at sailing, "Thank you for your hard work, Mr. Chen."
Chen Lin said with a smile: "It's not hard work. Other generals can't enter the capital once a year. I went back three times this year. Those who don't know think I am in the capital. It is a blessing to see your majesty often." , this Holy Family thing, if we don’t meet, Your Majesty doesn’t even know what I look like, how can I get the Holy Family?”
"It's just Yu Shuai's hard work. The training in Songjiang Town was supposed to be done by me, the second officer, but now, I'm going out to play again."
His Majesty the Emperor named the important criminals and sent their weapons to the capital, and it was still Chen Lin who came. The boat ran too fast, and ordinary boatmen couldn't control it. The only person who can control it best right now is Chen Lin, the coastal defense of the Ming Dynasty. The Inspection Department and Coastal Defense Inspection Department are still under construction, so Chen Lin has to make this trip every time.
The last time he escorted 3.25 million taels of silver into Beijing, Chen Lin took ten coastal defense officers and ten hydrofoil sailboats to escort him, but there was nothing he could do. There were still not many people who understood this thing.
Chen Lin set sail again and headed towards Tianjin Wei. On the way north, He Xinyin wanted to seduce Chen Lin, but Chen Lin directly blocked his mouth with He Xinyin's socks, telling him to stop forcing him.
Chen Lin was annoyed by people like this the most. When the Japanese were defeated, which den of thieves didn't have such a person in their den? If it weren't for this kind of people who went around cheating, making trouble, and deceiving people into the mountains, Chen Lin would be able to calm down the Japanese in Guangzhou. The key is that what these gangsters like to do most is to unite bandits and Japanese pirates. , making things even more troublesome.
In Chen Lin's view, this kind of person would really be at an advantage if he did not go to the eighteenth level of hell after death.
It only took Chen Lin one day to send He Xinyin to Tianjin Guard, and handed him over to Tianjin Guard's Tiqi to escort him to the capital.
Of course, someone wanted to rescue He Xinyin along the way, but Tiqi's movements were too fast. By the time the court knew that He Xinyin had been caught, he had already entered the prison.
Once you enter the prison, there is no way you can be saved.
Zhu Yijun was learning to ride a horse in the palace. He was sitting on the horse, looking a little confused. The horse under him was carefully selected.
"Drive!" Zhu Yijun tried to make the horse move forward, but the horse remained motionless, with no intention of even taking a step. It just stood there, looking left and right.
Zhu Yijun tried all his methods, but in the end he couldn't make the horse run successfully. He sat on the horse and said helplessly to Zhang Hong who was leading the horse: "I have to learn horse language so that it can understand it." ?"
"No, it has a docile personality." Zhang Hong said very tactfully: "Your Majesty, I will lead the horse and walk it for a few laps first."
"This is too docile! Li Rusong can leap and control at the age of ten." Zhu Yijun still has very high requirements for himself.
Li Rusong could tame a fierce horse at the age of ten, but Zhu Yijun couldn't even make a docile horse run at the age of thirteen.
"That was to escape." Qi Jiguang heard His Majesty talking about Li Rusong at the side, and said with a little emotion: "Uncle Ning Yuan was poor when he was young. At that time, there were endless battles in Liaodong. At that time, the Jurchens in Jianzhou went south to plunder, and Li Rusong also wanted to Only when you run away can you leap and control. If you run slowly, you will die."
The truth of the matter is this. When Li Rusong was ten years old, it was the thirty-eighth year of Jiajing. At that time, Li Chengliang was not even a member of the imperial family and was struggling to make a living. At that time, the Ming Dynasty was defeated one after another in the northwest and the northeast was unrest. Li Rusong followed his father Li Chengliang. He was homeless, so he was able to ride a horse at the age of ten. If he couldn't ride, he would be killed, or he would be kidnapped and taken to Jianzhou as a slave.
Zhang Hong took the horse and led the little emperor for two rounds. Then, the docile horse began to walk quickly with small steps. Zhu Yijun had a great time playing. After three rounds, Zhu Yijun turned over and dismounted. .
"Qi Shuai will accompany me to see He Xinyin who wants to be a saint. I want to see how capable he is." Zhu Yijun planned to go to the prison in person to meet He Xinyin. He had a few doubts in his mind that he needed to ask in person. Ask He Xinyin.
Feng Bao went to Wenyuan Pavilion and summoned Zhang Juzheng. His Majesty the Emperor came to the Tianlao of the Ming Dynasty with a long string of tails. Zhao Mengyou cleaned the Tianlao of Fusi in Beizhen, spotless, and even lit sandalwood. , to welcome the Holy Emperor. This is the second time His Majesty has come to Beizhen Fusi.
Zhu Yijun came to the Yamen of Beizhen Fusi. Zhao Mengyou lifted He Xinyin out of the prison, and two Tiqiu pressed He Xinyin to the ground.
"Let me go. You are bullying the minority with the many, and the minority with the crowd. I am not convinced, let me go!" He Xinyin struggled hard on the ground, roaring with a ferocious expression, as if he had suffered a great injustice.
Zhu Yijun stood up and said: "Let him go and get the wooden sword of my Qi family waist sword. Didn't you say that you are bullying the minority with more? I will give you a chance."
Zhang Hong put on protective gear for His Majesty the Emperor, and Zhu Yijun moved his body to warm up.
He Xinyin's face was full of confusion, and he roared at the top of his lungs. The emperor actually asked Tiqi to let him go. Didn't the emperor know what he had done? He once assassinated Yan Song!
Wooden swords can also kill people!
"You humiliated my mother, and you have an sworn hatred. If you don't avenge this revenge, you will not be a son of man." Zhu Yijun held the five-foot Qi family waist knife in his hand, which was almost the same height as him, and said: "Come on."
Zhang Juzheng originally wanted to give some advice, but when he saw Ti Qi standing by, he stopped trying.
Whenever the little emperor is at a disadvantage, the Tiqi cavalry will immediately mount up and subdue He Xinyin. There is no danger. If the little emperor wants to vent his anger, just let the little emperor vent his anger.
Zhu Yijun's case is a private fight and a personal grudge, and has nothing to do with public cases.
He Xinyin showed his cruelty. A young emperor who grew up in a deep palace dared to fight against a knight-errant like him! He Xinyin took a stance. He knew that he would definitely die, but it would be great to beat the little emperor violently.
"Tong Japanese." Qi Jiguang looked at He Xinyin's posture and knew that this person's apprenticeship was definitely not from the Ming Dynasty. This person half-raised the wooden sword and pointed the tip of the sword forward. He did not make a horse stance, but what the Japanese called the middle structure. , Ming Dynasty's starting posture is mainly based on horse stance and shifting the center of gravity downward.
Qi Jiguang was not worried at all that the little emperor would lose. Qi Jiguang was very clear about the little emperor's strength. The Qi family's sword and routine were created specifically to kill Japanese pirates.
He Xinyin took the lead in launching the attack, jumped up suddenly, raised his knife and slashed at Zhu Yijun's forehead with extremely fast movement.
He Xinyin was quick, and Zhu Yijun moved even faster. He raised his hand to hold the knife that He Xinyin had hit, followed the direction of the knife and slashed at He Xinyin's wrist. His right foot moved forward in line with the movement of his hand, and the waist knife in his hand drew an arc. The thread hit He Xinyin's hand hard.
"Ah!" An extremely painful cry. He never expected that the little emperor would be in such pain. He only felt that the fingers on his right hand were no longer his.
Zhu Yijun stepped back, held the knife again, looked at He Xinyin, and sneered: "I thought you were such a powerful knight, that you just learned a little of the Japanese three-legged cat skills and showed it off everywhere?"
If Zhu Yijun had a saber in his hand, He Xinyin's hand would have been chopped off at this time.
He Xinyin couldn't beat Zhu Yijun with two hands, and he was no longer an opponent with one hand. Screams kept coming and going in the back hall of Beizhen Fusi, but Zhu Yijun showed no mercy at all, hitting He Xinyin again and again. On the body.
Zhang Juzheng looked sideways and couldn't bear to look directly. This was the first time that Zhang Juzheng saw the little emperor take action in person since he started practicing martial arts. He only heard that Luo Sigong sparred with the little emperor every day and was covered with injuries. He was now convinced that the little emperor was practicing martial arts. It's not juggling, it's really getting beat up.
Qi Jiguang was also a little helpless. He could only say that Luo Sigong had no reverence.
Qi Jiguang was not surprised at all that the little emperor was so strong. It was all acquired through beatings. He only saw the glory in front of others, but not the hard work behind him. Once, the little emperor and Luo Sigong were fighting, and Luo Sigong slapped the little emperor's calf, which lasted for fifteen years. God, the little emperor always walks with a limp.
Qi Jiguang actually wanted to say, Your Majesty, you don’t have to work so hard, the Ming army is very strong! Your majesty’s hard work, isn’t it all in vain in the deep palace? After all, Qi Jiguang is also a powerful Qi Shuai in the north and south, and he still has the ability to lead horses to fall for His Majesty.
"No fight, no fight! Ah!" He Xinyin begged for mercy, but the little emperor slashed He Xinyin's forearm, almost breaking his arm. He Xinyin knelt on the ground, holding his arms, in great pain. All he could think about was pain and nothing else.
"That's it? Are you worthy of being called Ren Xia?" Zhu Yijun handed the wooden knife in his hand to Zhang Hong, took off the protective gear, looked at He Xinyin and said disdainfully: "You don't have to pay taxes when you brag, right?"
"Your Majesty, thank you for your hard work." Zhang Hong placed the pieces of protective gear in place and said with a smile.
Zhu Yijun just wanted to vent his anger and beat up He Xinyin.
Orphaned and widowed, Empress Dowager Li has little knowledge and no supporter behind her. She is trying to maintain the Ming Dynasty bit by bit so that the country will not fall apart. In the position of Empress Dowager, Empress Dowager Li has done everything she can do, and in the case of her mother In this capacity, Queen Mother Li also fulfilled her duties.
As for He Xinyin’s arrangement as a villain?
"Your Majesty is amazing." Qi Jiguang said sincerely. The little emperor is already the best in the world. At your Majesty's age, the youth group is completely enough.
A sergeant in the Beijing camp, lightly equipped with basic combat weapons, is qualified to march a hundred miles in a day. The little emperor can already carry his own bow and arrows, muskets, gunpowder, rations, and water, and march a hundred miles in a day.
This is the journey that Qi Jiguang walked with the little emperor himself a few days ago. But on weekdays, the little emperor could run ten miles in only two quarters of an hour with nothing.
Three years ago, when Qi Jiguang returned to Beijing for the first time, His Majesty was still a round little fat man, but now he can be called a qualified soldier.
Zhu Yijun smiled and said, "Qi Shuai still teaches well."
"Mr. Chen, check to see if he is dead. He will be sent to the Jiecu Hospital." Zhu Yijun sat down and looked at He Xinyin who was pushed to the ground by Tiqi. Since he had not beaten the little emperor, He Xinyin could only be beaten. Pressing down like this to reply.
"Your Majesty made a measured move. He is still alive. There is no big problem." Chen Shigong checked the wounds and found that the emperor did not attack the vital points.
Even if Zhu Yijun was not the emperor, as the son of man, it was not illegal for him to kill He Xinyin. In the 24th year of Jiajing, the Ministry of Punishment approved: The prisoner Cui Jian, who was thirteen years old, returned from studying abroad and saw that his father and concubine were originally from the same family. A prostitute beat her mother and then killed her father and his concubine with a knife. After the incident, she was spared from death and was sent to the Ministry of Industry to work as a migrant for three years.
This criminal named Cui Jian killed his father's concubine at the age of thirteen. He was exempted from death by the Ministry of Punishment and was allowed to work as a migrant worker for three years before being released.
Cui Jian's father's concubine beat and scolded Cui Jian's mother. Cui Jian's murder was not illegal, and it was done in public, with both personal and material evidence.
The ancient dynasties in the Central Plains have governed the world with filial piety. This filial piety is naturally related to the noble and humble, and it is also the filial piety of parents. This does not conflict.
Zhu Yijun watched He Xinyin gradually regain his composure, and asked doubtfully: "Why did you want to assassinate Yu Yansong, and who ordered it?"
"I won't win without force. I haven't eaten properly in several days. If I lose to you, it's not because I'm not strong enough, I just haven't eaten." He Xinyin argued loudly.
Seeing He Xinyin change the subject, Zhu Yijun said calmly to Tishuai Zhao Mengyou: "To torture him, let's do waterboarding first."
Tiqi carried He Xinyin to the water tank. Zhao Mengyou pressed He Xinyin's head into the water. He Xinyin struggled desperately, but Zhao Mengyou refused to let go. He waited until He Xinyin's struggling strength was a little weak before lifting his head out of the water. out.
Just when He Xinyin took a breath, Zhao Mengyu pushed his head into the water with force again. Repeated four or five times, He Xinyin completely collapsed on the ground, his eyes were blank, and his hands were shaking. It was obvious that this kind of punishment , for He Xinyin who had just been beaten violently, it was still unbearable.
Zhu Yijun's expression on this scene was extremely indifferent, and he didn't feel any regret at all. Zhang Juzheng sighed secretly. When the little emperor grows up, he will definitely not be a benevolent king, but an out-and-out violent monarch. This is consistent with Zhang Juzheng's training direction. are very different.
But what can Zhang Juzheng say? He, the emperor's master, will retaliate and use ruthless methods. He himself cannot be kind, so how can he ask His Majesty to be kind? The Master once said: Don’t do to others what you don’t want others to do to you.
"He Xinyin, my patience is as small as the beans. If you fall into my hands, it is best to tell the truth and avoid suffering any physical pain. I ask you again, who ordered you to assassinate Yan Song?" Zhu Yijun said calmly.
"Kill me, kill me! Kill me!" He Xinyin roared at the top of his lungs.
Zhu Yijun waved his hand, and Zhao Mengyou lifted He Xinyin again and pushed his head into the water.
"I said! Gululu."
He Xinyin shouted loudly as soon as he was fished out of the water, but Zhao Mengyou pushed him into the water again. His Majesty said that if he wanted to be executed, he must go through the process.
Zhu Yijun looked at He Xinyin and asked: "Can you say it now? My rule is to say it again and again and again. If you still don't say it, I will cut some wounds on your body, smear it with honey, and let the ants force you to speak."
"I said, I said, it was Xu Jie, Xu Jie ordered me!" He Xinyin was really scared. This little emperor didn't talk nonsense at all. He would execute people without giving an explanation. His eloquent mouth had no any effect.
"That's nonsense. How can you meet Xu Jie with your high status?" Zhu Yijun frowned and said as if he didn't believe it.
He Xinyin collapsed on the ground and said feebly: "Your Majesty, it's really Xu Jie. At that time, I just entered the capital and went to Xu Jie's mansion to pay a visit as a fellow servant. The servants in Xu Jie's home asked me if I wanted to be rich and powerful. I was confused for a moment, so I agreed. Although Xu Jie did not instruct me in person, it must have been his instruction!"
It has been so long since the events of that year, and the witnesses and physical evidence are no longer there. Yan Song, Yan Shifan, his father and his son are also dead, and the perpetrators are dead. There is no need to continue to pursue this case. The emperor said indifferently: " Then you were giving lectures in Jiangnan under Xu Jie's instructions?"
He Xinyin glanced at Zhang Juzheng in confusion before asking, "Yes or no?"
Xu Jie's student Zhang Juzheng was the chief minister of the country, and Zhang Ju was dealing with Xu Jie. He Xinyin was a little confused whether this was true or not.
Zhang Juzheng just came to watch the fun, but the fire actually burned him. He said helplessly: "You tell the truth, this is a public case. Your Majesty is on top, how can I do it for personal gain?"
"No." He Xinyin shook his head. If he wanted to slander Xu Jie, he had to have evidence to prove it. Otherwise, he would bite him, which would only increase his crime.
This answer made Zhu Yijun a little disappointed. If Xu Jie had ordered him to take advantage of the opportunity to pursue him, he would have killed another chicken.
Zhu Yijun looked at He Xinyin and said: "Who is funding you? Do you know the Jiecuyuan? It is a place where living people are exterminated. You have to tell the truth. I will give you a happy life and I will not send you to the Jiecuyuan." .”
"Zhao Tishuai, take He Xinyin to the Jiecuyuan to broaden your horizons."
He Xinyin went to Jieyuan in Mixiang, the eastern suburbs. When he came back, he was dragged back by the Tiqi soldiers. His legs were already weak from fear. Even for He Xinyin during the Wanli period, Jieyuan was like hell on earth, seducing souls. Even if it were Luo Bingliang, then Lord Yama would be the emperor himself.
He Xinyin knelt on the ground, kowtowed and said, "I say, I say!"
The boat painting business, Sun Keyi's business, is a huge industrial chain. Please give me a monthly ticket, wow! ! ! ! ! !
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