I'm really not doing business

Chapter 357: After breaking one cornucopia, build another one
  Wang Chonggu had no sympathy or pity for these speculators who were unlucky. He believed that these people simply deserved what they deserved.

The most important thing is that this hot potato has finally come to an end. This deal was started by his son Wang Qian, who started the game of passing flowers by beating drums. When the bombs really exploded in the hands of the people, His Majesty wanted to calm down the situation. The public is angry and wants to push the father and son Wang Chonggu and Wang Qian out as scapegoats.

Just like Yan Song and his son, Yan Shifan was beheaded and Yan Song starved to death among the tombs.

Therefore, when the bomb exploded in the hands of Zheshe households and speculators, Wang Chonggu even felt relieved.

Wang Chonggu has always been worried about one thing, and that is that the Ming Emperor, the worsted woolen trader, is unwilling to end this game and allows this game to grow unchecked, because it is really very profitable, and one piece of worsted woolen can be sold at a high price. One thousand taels of silver, three thousandths of a cent is drawn every day, which is even more than the amount of silver in Huangzhuang.

Your Majesty is really willing to give up. Your Majesty is not carrying out political activities holding high the slogan of putting the people first, but truly putting the people first.

The people are the foundation of the country. For His Majesty, it is never an empty word or a slogan.

Huang Zhaoxun and Huang San knew that they had to escape when the price fell below two taels of silver. These luxury households in Xitucheng would never bypass him. When everyone was still mourning, he would He had left Yanxing Tower quietly. He didn't even go home. He went straight to Chaoyang Gate. He wanted to leave the capital before sunset. Whether by boat or horseback, he wanted to go there as quickly as possible. Tianjin Weitanggu goes to sea.

Only by going to sea can he save his life.

Huang Sanlian couldn't even care about his wife, children, and children, so he directly chose to run away! He seemed to be walking, but the pace was very fast. He got into the alley and soon changed from silk satin to short brown top and trousers. Even his hairstyle changed to a hairy style, wrapped in There was a yellowed towel.

Huang San stole this short brown suit in an alley, cut his hair with a knife, covered it with a towel, and dressed like a poor coolie. Perhaps, this was his original appearance, and he walked through the crowd. In less than half an hour, Huang San had a dung cart in his hands. This was also the guy he had taken over. It only took half an hour for Huang Sanye, who was a broker and comprador in charge of millions of silver, to become a dung collector. , and there are no flaws.

"The letter plate." In front of the city gate, the captain of the Five Cities Soldiers and Horses Department was checking the road guide as usual, and the letter plate and road guide in Huang San's hand were prepared by him in advance.

Huang San's body was slightly stooped. He presented the letter with a smile on his face and said rather flatteringly: "Under the account of Mr. Liu Er, the master of Dongcheng Shi Dao."

The lieutenants took the letter and after a brief inspection, they chose to let it go. It was indeed the letter from the home of the Master of the Dung Road. The lieutenant in front of the city gate chose to let it go. The lieutenants did not doubt that he was there because Huang San’s nails were There was even some dirt in the cracks, just like the manure diggers in the past.

Out of town!
  Huang San even felt lucky to have survived the disaster. His figure disappeared into the house outside Chaoyang Gate. Soon, a strong man with red beard like a beard appeared at the other side of the house, dressed in the greenery of the world. Dress up, a round collar, a wide-breasted narrow-sleeved mandarin jacket, and a felt hat on the head, which is the most common dress in the world.

Huang San's appearance is very ordinary. The Grand Canal is the main artery of the Ming Dynasty. Merchant ships and ships come and go frequently. There are countless people of all religions and professions who rely on this river to live. He looks like a typical high-roller. No one would mess with him. Before it got completely dark, he bought a horse, ate three taels of beef in a restaurant, drank a jug of wine, and started on the night journey to Tianjin.

The day in April was already very warm, but the cold wind was still howling at night. After warming himself up with a pot of wine, Huang San started heading straight for Tianjin Wei.

Weitanggu Port in Tianjin was an extremely important port after the opening of the sea in the Ming Dynasty. Although the cargo throughput of this port was far inferior to that of Songjiang Prefecture, the merchant ships that came and went were valuable. Tribute ships from various countries would stop here, entering and leaving the capital. They were dignitaries. When Huang San came here, he immediately found a boat.

There are five Huafangs in Tanggu. The Huafangs have been traveling between Tanggu, Mizhou, Haizhou and Songjiang Prefecture for a long time. The reason why Huang San chose the Huafangs instead of taking other boats is because the Sun family in Songjiang is a giant. Everyone who gets on the Huafangs Sun will ensure the safety of every customer, which is why Huang San does not hesitate to spend a lot of money.

Safety is what Huang San lacks most now. He still has a lot of money, enough for him to take a merchant ship out to sea in Songjiang Mansion and escape overseas.

When he got here, Huang San knew that he was [-]% safe. No matter how fast the Zheshe households in Xitucheng were, they were not as fast as him. He had not rested all day and his eyes were bloodshot, but he still did not dare There was no slack at all, and it wasn't until he followed the crowd and prepared to board the ship that he relaxed.

Safe.

"Huang San, come with us." Two figures stood behind Huang San. Each person held Huang San down with one arm, and then each of them kicked Huang San in the leg socket, which hurt Huang San. , knelt on the ground, and two people quickly subdued him and pinned him to the ground.

It was too late, but it was too soon. When the two thought they had succeeded, the government officials from Tanggu Port had already rushed over. Soon, a group of guards in brocade clothes carrying embroidered spring knives came to the trestle and surrounded the three of them.

A Tiqi wearing Feiyu uniform walked up to the crowd and looked at the three people surrounded. He took out a letter sign and said with a smile: "I'm afraid, Huang San can't leave with you. I am Beizhen Fu." Cui Xiu, the envoy of Si Zhen Fu, and Huang San are the most important criminals of Fu Si in Beizhen."

The appearance of the fourth-level governor made the two people unwilling. They chased Huang San all the way, and finally blocked Huang San at the last moment. As a result, the royal guards followed closely behind, but no matter how unwilling they were, they would not. Anyone who dared to attack the Jinyiwei, especially Futiqi from Fusi Town in Beizhen, was the emperor's confidant. Not to mention the Jinyiwei, even the Yamen servants did not dare to make a fuss.

Cui Xiu waved his hand, and two Tiqi put the shackles on Huang San. They said with a little pity: "You were almost gone, so I could go back and give orders to Tishuai. It's a pity."

Cui Xiu received Tishuai's order to watch Huang San board the ship. If Huang San successfully boarded the ship, he would be let go. If he was blocked, he would be taken back to the prison in Fusi, Beizhen. Cui Xiu did not Asked why, I chose execution.

Huang San was very cautious along the way, but this was what the Tiqi were fed. The Tiqi was the emperor's eagle dog. The eagle dog's eyes were more poisonous than that of an eagle, and its nose was more spirited than a dog's. Huang San's disguise could hide it from others. But there is absolutely no way to hide this from the Tiqi.

Unfortunately, due to bad luck, Huang San failed to successfully board the ship and was blocked by others.

In Cui Xiu's opinion, the escaped Huang San was already very good. He was caught by the servants of Zheshehu in Xitucheng only after waiting for the ship at the port for too long.

Cui Xiu brought Huang San back to Zhenfusi Yamen. After Zhao Mengyou learned about it, he wrote a letter and sent it to Xiyuan to inform His Majesty that Huang San was brought back.

Looking at Huang San's order to leave, it was obvious that it was not Zhao Mengyou's own decision, but His Majesty's will.

The reason why Zhu Yijun did this was actually very simple. He wanted to press the heads of those wealthy households in Xitucheng to make them swallow this breath!

They didn't get a bite of the worsted woolen meat, and even lost nearly a million taels of silver. Zhu Yijun refused to let the Zheshe households take out their anger on Huang San, and Huang San's family members were also taken away by Tiqi Yamen. Arrive at Zhenfusi Yamen.

Zhu Yijun, the emperor, acted a bit overbearing. Huang San took the money of the Zheshe households and lost them completely, but he still didn't allow the Zheshe households to vent their anger. How does this make sense? !
  Because this is the Ming Dynasty, and this is a place governed by the Ming Dynasty laws. It is wrong to kill people. Killing people is trampling on the Ming Dynasty laws, trampling on the face of the country, and trampling on the face of Zhu Yijun, the Ming emperor.

Zhu Yijun gradually accepted Zhang Juzheng's idea of ​​the unity of king, father, king, and king. When the Zheshe households were lawless and regarded the Ming Law as nothing, Zhu Yijun naturally wanted to take action.

"Deng Zilong is still in the capital. When General Zilong leaves, please bring Huang San and his family to Luzon." Zhu Yijun was in Xiyuan, looking at the papers given by Ti Shuai, and made a decision after thinking about it, and asked Deng Zilong Take Huang San and his family away. That is the territory of the Luzon Governor's Mansion. The extravagant households in Xitucheng cannot be cruel in Luzon.

The surname is Zhengmao, and he is the governor of Luzon whom the emperor would give some respect to.

Zhu Yijun picked up the Zhu batch, approved it on the letter, and then printed it. This case was not a white paper case, but a yellow paper case. He took the yellow paper with the emperor's seal to the Ministry of Punishment and replaced it with a driving sticker. It has become an ironclad case, this is a complete procedure.

When Zhu Yijun wrote about Chen Youren, a humble scholar in "The Eastern Expedition", he did not bypass the Ministry of Punishment and went through the complete process.

Feng Bao gave the imperial edict written by the emperor to the eunuch Li Yougong. Li Yougong took the Jinyiwei Yamen to find the commander-in-chief Zhao Mengyou and the governor Cui Xiu who supervised the matter. Li Yougong did not return to the palace immediately, but went to the Yamen of the Ministry of Punishment. The Ministry of Punishment found Wang Chonggu, the Minister of Punishment.

"Both of you, please take a seat. Please take a seat, Secretary, and enjoy a cup of tea." Wang Chonggu entertained Li Yougong and Cui Xiu very warmly, and then took the emperor's handwritten edict and read it for a long time before verifying the seal and ribbon.

"Da Sikou, what's the problem?" Li Yougong felt a little strange. Wang Chonggu was a little too enthusiastic, and he smiled from time to time, which looked a little scary.

"No problem, no problem." Wang Chonggu picked up a driving sticker, wrote it with his own hand, and then used the seal of the Ministry of Punishments. He wrote three copies and gave one to Cui Xiu, and then handed the second driving sticker to Cui Xiu. His Majesty's handwritten edict was given to Li Yougong, and Li Yougong was asked to take it back to the palace for backup. The third copy was left in the Ministry of Punishment, which completed the entire procedure.

"Two, two, please finish this cup of tea before leaving." Wang Chonggu kindly asked the two of them to stay, then picked up a note from the table and said, "I have some ideas, but they are not yet mature, so I wrote them. Feng Zhazi, let your majesty take a look at it first, and I'll trouble Da Xun to make a hard trip and present Zhazi to the emperor."

Zha [zhá] is a formal official document, mainly used to present memorials or announcements. This kind of official document is not like a memorial. There is no need for His Majesty to approve it in full, and it will not be sent to Wenyuan Pavilion for record. Its main function is to flexibly communicate. Smell your own thoughts, a kind of informal advice.

Li Yougong put the zazi away, drank a cup of tea, and took the zazi back to Xiyuan.

Deng Zilong has stayed in the capital for a long time, and has almost done everything he needs to do. The five-masted ocean crossing ship deployed in Luzon has also been repaired. He plans to return to Luzon. The capital is indeed prosperous, but the water here is It’s also really deep.

Before leaving, Deng Zilong went to Fusi Yamen in Beizhen, picked up Huang San and his family, and then drove towards Tianjin Wei in a car.

When passing by Chaoyang Gate, Deng Zilong saw a group of people standing along the Tonghui River. Deng Zilong opened the window of his car and looked at the noise outside the window with a little confusion. After asking carefully, he realized that there was also a deal here. OK.

The trading house in Yanxinglou is the largest trading house for worsted woolen cloth, and there are several trading houses on the Tonghui River that do not charge handling fees, that is, they do not charge a commission of three thousandths. There are four of these trading houses on the Tonghui River. indivual.

In the trading house of Yanxing Building, the price of silk coins has plummeted to seven yen per square foot, and Yanxing Building has been listed. Because the worsted woolen cloth has recovered its market price, the trading house has suspended the trading of silk coins indefinitely. Speculators set their sights on trading houses outside the city.

The trading houses outside the city also reacted very quickly. Three of the four trading houses locked their doors and the buildings were empty. Another one was also closed, but there was a notice in front of the door to stop trading indefinitely. The booming worsted woolen business has become a thing of the past.

"Being greedy for money leads to danger, greedy for power leads to exhaustion, the ancients will not deceive me." Deng Zilong said with emotion. This sentence comes from Zhuangzi's "Miscellaneous Chapter: Robber Zhi", which says that people should learn to manage their desires. , whether you are pursuing wealth or power, pursuing it through unfair means will eventually usher in the day of exhaustion.

"Jump, jump! Someone is going to jump into the river!" Exclaims came from the crowd.

Deng Zilong followed the shouts of the crowd and looked over. On the bank of Tonghui River, he saw a person holding a stone in his arms and suddenly jumped into the Tonghui River. As the first person jumped into the river, there were others behind him. More than a dozen people jumped into the river, and the sound of diving was heard one after another, causing people to scream in surprise.

Deng Zilong stretched his neck and took a closer look. Those speculators were really jumping.

Huang Zhaoxun and Huang San were really frightened when they saw this scene in the car. It was not surprising that these people jumped into the river. The speculators not only put all their wealth on them, but some even went into debt and lost everything. There is still a chance for a comeback, but the losses are heavy and the debts are heavy, so the only option is to die. Those who put money will definitely not show mercy.

Deng Zilong's car slowly left the Tonghui River and headed towards Tianjin Wei. There were dozens of bones in the Tonghui River.

These speculators do not deserve sympathy. Many of them are already issuing tickets, dividing a foot of cloth into nearly a hundred parts, and selling them to poor coolies. They have exhausted their own money and have borrowed everything they can. The poor coolies are getting rich along with them. It seems like a gift, but in fact it is tying the common people to the same boat as speculators like them.

His Majesty acted decisively and quickly, because the worsted woolen business continued to develop. This is a typical example of taking advantage of the people's self-respect. At that time, the court must maintain the normal operation of this business and protect the worsted woolen business to prevent too many people from being injured and civil unrest during this thunderstorm.

Your Majesty's timing to take action was perfect.

Wang Chonggu's Zhazi entered Xiyuan. Zhu Yijun sat on the Taishi's chair and looked at Wang Chonggu's Zhazi with some emotion. The worsted woolen business was catalyzed by Wang Qian, and now Wang Chonggu's new Zhazi was given to the emperor. Another opportunity for Your Majesty to mine.

The stingy Ming Emperor smashed the cornucopia with one punch, and Wang Chonggu created a new cornucopia and continued to mine human resources. The trading house did not even need to change its personnel to continue operating. Huangzhuang's extremely high If you draw points, you can continue to maintain it.

From spinning woolen cloth to selling boats, Zhu Yijun would like to call this plan the "Everyone Shipowner Plan".

According to Wang Chonggu's plan, a three-masted plywood ship worth [-] silver was divided into a thousand parts. That is, the subscription price of each ship ticket was [-] taels of silver. Everyone who held the ticket was a member of the ship. In the east, each time the three-masted plywood ship arrived at Songjiang Prefecture, it would be settled and [-]% of the profit would be divided into [-] shares and distributed to all shipowners.

These ship tickets are also anonymous and can be bought and sold freely. You can register and sell them at Yanxing Building yourself, or you can wait for the dividends after the ship arrives at the port.

The greater the risk, the greater the return. The prices of ferry tickets to different places are different, and the returns are also different. This requires an extremely precise algorithm.

Wang Chonggu’s idea was actually due to the opening of the sea in the Ming Dynasty, which required more silver injection. The investment of 2010 million silver has begun to be somewhat stretched and is about to be spent. The expansion of the shipyard, the training of shipwrights, opening up the raw material supply chain, and expanding the industry. They all require a huge amount of money, and this trading house is constantly injecting funds into Kaihai.

Wang Chonggu bluntly said that this move was to tie more powerful people to the big ship Kaihai, so that everyone would be prosperous and everyone would suffer.

"No wonder the courtiers impeached Wang Cifu every day, saying that he was trying to amass profits and that he was a sycophant of the country. This is really unjust at all." Zhu Yijun clapped the papers in his hand, thought for a moment and said: "Stop, go to Quanzhou Chu Guild Hall.”

If you are in doubt, go to Zhang Juzheng for detailed information.

The small railway of the Ming Dynasty Palace can already lead to the Jiangwu School, the Royal Gewuyuan and the Gewuyuan Palace. There is also a pagoda specially built for Empress Dowager Li to worship Buddha. The Jiangwu School, the Royal Gewuyuan, the Gewuyuan Palace and the pagoda are all It was rebuilt on the basis of the original Dalongxing Temple. Empress Dowager Li also went there by car to pay homage to Buddha. It was just a horse-drawn car, which was completely different from Zhu Yijun's "land duck".

This small railway is being built to Beitucheng and Beijing Camp, which is where His Majesty goes every day. The rail car is faster and it is a dedicated line, so security will be much easier. The construction of this royal road is progressing very quickly. Quickly, Zhang Juzheng, the great master of the Ming Dynasty, was afraid that the emperor would suddenly stop the construction because he felt sorry for the money, and kept urging the Ministry of Works to complete it as soon as possible.

Zhu Yijun really regretted it. If it was just the section of Xiyuan, Qianqing Palace, Cining Palace, Ciqing Palace, and Cultural Palace, it would be less than ten miles away. The total would be [-] silver, and the flowers would be spent, not counting other shares. The money required for the year was [-] million silver. Zhu Yijun had money. For his own convenience, he could bear to spend the money.

However, the section from Xiyuan to Gewuyuan is another ten miles, and from Gewuyuan to Beidaying is another twenty miles. This Yuchi Road will cost an additional thirty miles. The project is expected to cost [-] silver. , plus some other expenses, the budget has reached almost half a million silver.

Five hundred thousand silver, a royal mausoleum of the late emperor!
  Zhu Yijun was a big boss, and he was well aware of both the internal affairs of the palace and the external court. Before Zhu Yijun could question the budget, Zhang Juzheng had already taken care of the matter, and the Ministry of Household Affairs had allocated twenty Wan Yin, the people from the Ministry of Works have begun working in full swing, and the efficiency of the court officials has never been so efficient!
  Feng Bao, Zhang Hong, Li Yougong, Cui Min and other eunuchs in the internal affairs department also expressed strong support for this.

When the imperial court suffered a huge financial loss, the emperor, as a role model for the world, had to be thrifty. This was inevitable. However, as the Ming Dynasty's fiscal revenue gradually stabilized, if the emperor continued to do so, it would have a bearing on the face of the country.

Envoys from Thailand, Korea, Ryukyu, Japan, Luzon, Annan, Siam, Srivijaya, Mughals and other countries are all watching!
  The face of the country is not specific, but it does exist. Only when the face of the country is there, some things can be easier to handle.

The captains, first mates of Taixi, envoys from North Korea and other foreign countries, every time they came to Ming Dynasty, they would go to Nanjing to see the glazed pagoda of Dabaoen Temple, which was a sign of dignity.

"Your Majesty is here!" Feng Bao stood in front of the car, shook his fly whisk vigorously, and shouted loudly. Standing at the small yellow door in front of the car, he passed on the words and told everyone that the Ming Emperor was here.

Zhu Yijun's car stopped steadily in front of the Quanchu Guild Hall, and Feng Bao put down the bench.

According to rumors, during the Zhengtong and Tianshun years, Emperor Yingzong got off the bus on a bench where the palace servants knelt on the ground to serve as a bench. Because of this, the first assistant Li Xian even made a special memorial to criticize Yingzong of the Ming Dynasty. Being harsh on servants is not in line with Confucian benevolence, justice, etiquette, wisdom, and trust.

Feng Bao didn't know whether the rumor was true or not. He didn't read much history and had heard Wan Shihe talk about it.

The Ming Emperor's dismounting stool and dismounting stool were all wooden stools, which were stable and stable.

"I will pay my respects to Your Majesty. Long live Your Majesty, Long live Your Majesty." Zhang Juzheng saw His Majesty get out of the car and saluted with several ministers.

It was not the [-]rd, and it was not a day when the emperor had regular meals. When the Ming Emperor came, he naturally had important things to discuss, so Wang Chonggu, Wan Shihe, and Tan Lun all came to the Quanchu Guild Hall. Zhang Juzheng’s son, Dr. Zhang Siwen, Wang Chonggu, Wang Qian, the son's censor and censor, was also among the courtiers who paid homage.

Zhu Yijun waved his hand, indicating to all the lovers, and then walked into the Quanchu Guild Hall.

He originally planned to discuss the matter in Wenhua Hall or Xiyuan, but these two places were too formal. Zhu Yijun adhered to the principle of holding general meetings for small matters, small meetings for big matters, and closed meetings for particularly important matters, so he chose What is discussed in the Quanchu Guild Hall will not be recorded in the daily notes of the Zhongshushe people in the palace.

The Ming Dynasty originally had no notes on daily life. Starting from the first year of Wanli, Zhang Juzheng specially arranged for someone to write notes on daily life in order to prevent the courtiers from saying that he was powerful and powerful. What did he say to the emperor? When and where was Zhang Juzheng? Whatever you do will be written down in your daily notes.

Note on Wanli's Daily Life was written before the [-]th year of Wanli. It recorded the daily life of the Wanli Emperor in detail. After the [-]th year of Wanli, various records began to be unclear. After the [-]th year of Wanli, there were even complete records. The absence of a whole month simply became a record of a whole year after the [-]th year of Wanli.

Wanli Daily Notes no longer have the function of Daily Notes after the fifteenth year of Wanli.

After Zhu Yijun sat down, he motioned for the courtiers to sit down, and then said: "Sir, Jiu'er has been clamoring for the palace in Gewuyuan. If I don't give it to him, he will pester his mother. Mother has no choice but to ask me what I mean. Naturally, we cannot give him his palace, so we have to build him a Prince Lu Mansion in Gewuyuan."

Zhu Yili asked for a palace, which was not nonsense. He gradually grew up. According to the rules, it was inconvenient for King Lu to live in the palace anymore. He wanted to live out of the palace. Before joining the vassal, Zhu Yili should live in the Tenth Prince's Palace, but the Tenth Prince's Palace has since Since Emperor Xiaozong, it has not been used and has fallen into disrepair. Empress Dowager Li dotes on King Lu, so she wants the emperor to give it a palace.

Xiaozong only had one son, Wuzong, and Wuzong had no heirs. Emperor Jiajing joined the main clan. Of the eight sons, only two survived long enough to live outside the palace, one was King Jing and the other was King Yu. King Jing had been married for many years and had no children. When he died, he had no descendants and the country was eliminated. King Yu lived in Prince Yu's Mansion and later became emperor. King Yu only had two sons, Emperor Zhu Yijun of Ming Dynasty and Prince Zhu Yili of Lu.

The Ten Princes' Palace has really not been used for a long, long time. Zhu Yijun's palace naturally cannot be given to King Lu. In fact, Zhu Yiliu is not asking for the palace of Gewuyuan. What Zhu Yiliu is really eyeing is the Dewang Palace built by the emperor for his uncle Zhu Zaiyu!
  There are nearly a hundred beauties from all over the world that the emperor bestowed upon his uncle in Prince De's palace!
  After going around in such a big circle, Zhu Yili's pursuit of beauties from all over the world is unswerving and unswerving.

"I got the decree yesterday, and the total amount was less than [-] silver. I think it should be built." Zhang Juzheng was very supportive of this matter. [-] silver, which is less than a seven-mile railway, was paid for in half with national funds and internal funds. , it’s not a big deal, Ming Dynasty is no longer in arrears with the project payment for one year even for repairing the imperial mausoleum.

When you don’t have money, you save when you need to; when you have money, you spend when you need to.

The most expensive thing in building a palace is the land, not the stone, wood, gray tiles and other materials. The land of Dalongxing Temple belongs to the Imperial Mansion, so building a palace is really not a big deal.

"Beauty from all over the world, if Li'er wants it, then give it to him, but only after the wedding." Zhu Yijun sighed, and finally made this decision. If he wants to play, he can just let Zhu Yili play. Queen Mother Li can't discipline Zhu Yijun. Being so busy, Zhu Yijun really wanted to play, but Zhu Yijun couldn't control it.

"Wang Cifu gave me a piece of paper for you to take a look at, sir." Zhu Yijun handed Wang Chonggu's paper to Zhang Juzheng.

The Renren Shipowner Plan is really bold.

　Everyone’s shipowner plan is to tie everyone to maritime affairs and ask for a monthly ticket, ow! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !
  　　
  　
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