"I don't know what the Xuan Shu Iron Coupon is, but I can feel that the whereabouts of the Yin Yang Fish Pendant must have been recorded by the Xuan Shu Iron Coupon." John Hua paused and continued: "Change After the imperial court, I resigned from the Prime Minister's Office and came directly to Yueyang. I always felt that if a sunken ship had not been salvaged, it would still be in Dongting Lake. Maybe I could still find something from a thousand years ago." The second time. Returning to Yueyang, John Hua was obviously more handy. Since he had no relatives or friends in Yueyang, he had no choice but to continue working at Huasheng Commercial Bank.
The boss of this trading company also planned to return to China, so he sold half of the shares of Huasheng Trading Company to John Hua, and he returned to his country with the money he earned over the years. From then on, as long as he regularly pays back the profits from the shares, , no longer involved in the management of the company.
Not long after taking over Huasheng Trading Company, John Hua relied on the reputation and connections accumulated by Huasheng Trading Company to continue to provide surveying and mapping design services for urban construction. On the other hand, he did not give up treasure hunting and continued to look for traces of Southern Song Dynasty treasure ships in Dongting Lake. .
On weekends, he would drive a steamboat to Dongting Lake in the name of sightseeing, diving or fishing, always doing something.
It was also during this process that he met Luo Shiniang, who was in the boat show business near Dongting Lake. At that time, the dynasty had just changed, and many boat people had not yet left Dongting Lake. Her business was a flower boat theater, also called flower boat tour.
This kind of business is not original to her, but comes from Hangzhou in the south of the Yangtze River. It has been very popular since the Tang Dynasty.
Qiantang has been prosperous since ancient times, with hundreds of thousands of households. Even in the previous dynasties, Hangzhou was also a prosperous place in the south of the Yangtze River as Wu Nong said. On top of the West Lake, in addition to the ten scenic spots of the West Lake, the most eye-catching ones are the flowers of the West Lake. Boat.
Most of these flower boats have two floors, about ten feet long and several feet wide. They are rich and luxurious with carved railings and painted buildings.
At night, the hull of the ship must be brightly lit with lanterns and colorful decorations. In the ship, there are drums, harps, and shengs, and there are endless singing and dancing. Rich businessmen, famous ministers and generals often entertain guests here, gather to gamble, play cards, and sometimes smoke clouds and smoke. , it will also become a place for secret meetings between spies, where they discuss court affairs, military and state affairs, and business dealings.
At this time, the singing and dancing of orioles will inevitably come from the boat. These onlookers and diners eat West Lake delicacies, listen to silk and bamboo orchestras, and are accompanied by beautiful boat ladies, enjoying both the elegance and the beauty of the moon.
At that time, Luo Shiniang had to run a gang business. At the same time, in order to gather information conveniently, she modeled her business on the West Lake boat girls and started a Dongting flower boat in Dongting Lake. She also entangled some Kunqu opera actors and started a cruise ship business along the Dongting Lake. .
At that time, John Hua was pulled onto the flower boat by friends from the business community. He was not interested in these at all. After chatting, he found that Luo Shiniang was very familiar with Dongting Lake. If he could help her, he might find those fragments as soon as possible. , and then I started to think about making friends.
After that, he used his connections to help Luo Shiniang solve many problems. It was also at this time that he found out that Luo Shiniang was from the Qingchuan Club and had stolen official silver before. At the same time, he also heard about Mr. Zhu The story of the treasure ship inscriptions of the Southern Song Dynasty has been excavated.
The emergence of this news made Hua John even more convinced that there was a Southern Song Dynasty treasure ship in Dongting Lake. Maybe the mysterious book iron coupon he was looking for was hidden in the Southern Song Dynasty treasure ship.
In order to achieve this goal, he made an exchange with Luo Shiniang. He helped Luo Shiniang run the Huihetang to help them explore their relationship. In exchange, Luo Shiniang would help him find the Southern Song Dynasty treasure ship and steal it for him. Other ancient tombs.
Luo Shiniang originally wanted to avenge the Youth Boat Club and the innocent boat people, but the boat people have a special status and there are some things they cannot do or have access to. If John Hua can use his influence to open the Huihe Hall in Yueyang, Kunqu opera hall, many problems will be solved.
Even Luo Shiniang didn't need to be so humble on the flower boat and play along with these wealthy businessmen and officials. As long as he used his connections in the officialdom, he could learn a lot of information that they couldn't get even if they killed him.
This deal is such a good deal, Luo Shiniang has no reason to disagree! From this, Huihetang was established. From then on, Luo Shiniang appeared to be the owner of a Kunqu opera hall, but secretly was a gangster and tomb robber. She inquired about various information about West Lake for John Hua, and also helped John Hua to identify himself as a foreigner. Things that are inconvenient to do.
During this period, John Hua also used the contacts of Huasheng Trading Company to help Luo Shiniang find many officers, soldiers, officials, thugs and handymen in the case investigation bureau, and even some of the ignorant people who made the most trouble.
Once it is determined that these people are the enemies they are looking for, the Green Boat Club will mark them out, and when the time is right, they will cause the person to die unexpectedly in a way that ordinary people cannot detect.
Over the years, due to lack of official functions and lack of investigation, many people died every day, and their actions were covered up.
This time, if they hadn't deliberately used the golden rats to demand their lives to create an atmosphere of terror, the government might not have discovered it now. In fact, these common people died unexpectedly and were murdered.
Luo Shiniang and Hua John have always trusted each other since they have been working together. They both know what the other wants, and of course they try their best to fulfill these things in order to maintain the current cooperation.
When John Hua said this, Luo Shiniang nodded towards Yue Qingshan and the others: "What Mr. Hua said is true. If Mr. Hua hadn't helped me at the beginning, I still wouldn't be able to avenge the boat people. Of course, I wouldn't be alive. Maybe He had been caught and executed by the government during an assassination activity a long time ago."
"Then, does Hua Lao know the true location of the Southern Song Dynasty treasure ship?" Sun Daqiao's words made John Hua shake his head in disappointment: "Dongting Lake is too large. Just relying on our strength, we may not be able to find out how long it will take. To find the location, we can only place our hope in Mr. Zhu’s inscriptions. I’m afraid only you can unlock the secrets on those inscriptions.”
"Us?" Yue Guanchao listened to Hua John's words. This old foreign man was really cunning. He had been investigating them behind their backs for a long time. If he said it now, he might have already planned to open the skylight and speak openly.
John Hua looked at everyone and continued: "Mrs. Luo mentioned you. It was you who gave her the address and asked her to take official silver to help the boat people. Regarding this, I admire you very much, and I also know that you are checking the location of the treasure ship. , if you don’t dislike it, I am willing to cooperate with you. If a Southern Song Dynasty shipwreck is found, all the treasures inside will belong to you. I only want the Xuanshu Iron Coupon, how about it?" Sure enough, he is still lying to them now. This old foreign dog is now The reason for lying low was simply because he couldn't find the location of the treasure ship himself. If he really found the treasure ship, the treasure would probably go into the pockets of Huasheng Trading Company, and even they would be silenced.
