Number of romantic figures

Chapter 498

Gu Laizi and his party took a lot of thought to rush from Zhangzhou to Ningbo.

In fact, the sea is not far away, and they are people who have been wandering on the sea all year round. Naturally, they are not unfamiliar with the coastal waters of Fujian, Zhejiang, and even Shandong, but they are all people who lead teams. It is a difficult problem to make subordinates feel at ease.

Of course, they probably managed to hide it for a while, but not for too long. Whether it is the five major families or the other families of the local thirteen families, they are all watching their friends, allies and opponents while the Eight Immortals are crossing the sea. See what they're up to.

The person who sent the letter was very mysterious. They only knew that it was related to the transfer of salt envoy Siyamen, but it was not from Fujian and Zhejiang, but from Nanzhi, which made them puzzled.

Salt smuggling is of course a lucrative business, but it is not something that anyone can get involved in, and the pattern has long been fixed, unless the Xunyan Yushi is replaced, there will be a wave of reshuffle.

However, the ancient cripples and the others all know that their family is not suitable for eating this bowl of rice. They need to have deep and dense connections and influence in the government and on land. They have no advantage. Maybe look at their few pieces of material.

That's why they are also worried. If there are noble people to support and advise them, of course they can't ask for more, that is, to offer their own property, as long as they can enjoy a bowl of long-term food, they are all willing. After all, there are hundreds of people and family members under their hands. It is waiting to be fed.

The problem is who will reward this bowl of rice, how to eat, what to eat, and how to eat, but they don't know anything.

But there is one thing they are still sober, the other party may not be interested in their property, maybe their ship or people, this is the only thing they can give, after all, a wealthy businessman who wants to get started There are too many, they have no advantage over money or connections.

While they were anxiously waiting to be interviewed in the reception room, Feng Ziying was also thinking about how to deal with these people.

Like the seven surnames in Quanzhou and the five families in Zhangzhou, these rich and powerful families all have their own connections. Not only are they closely related to the local government, but they also have their own connections in the imperial court.

Officials from Fujian, like Ye Xianggao, Li Tingji, Huang Ruliang, and even Xu Xie, are their strong backing, and they can respond quickly to the slightest disturbance.

If there were no these people behind them, no matter how arrogant the maritime merchants were under the suppression of the government army, they would have been wiped out long ago.

Now the situation is becoming more and more obvious.

The scholars from the two Zhejiang provinces are very powerful in the court, and the scholars in Nanzhili have always echoed with the scholars from the two Zhejiang provinces, that is, Ye Xianggao is the chief assistant, and Li Tingji is the group assistant. Compared with the Zhiren in southern Zhejiang who had a considerable advantage in the six ministers and the officials of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, Dali Temple, and Tongzhengsi, the power of Fujian scholars was still inferior.

Therefore, as the first batch of sea-opening pilot projects, Ningbo and Guangzhou are basically nailed down, but if Fujian scholars are not given an explanation, then they will encounter pressure in terms of debt.

You must know that the seven surnames in Quanzhou and the five in Zhangzhou are rich and wealthy businessmen, and a large number of Fujian businessmen with strong funds on the plane are also eager to try their hands. It is unreasonable not to give Fujian a place.

Although Feng Ziying didn't know what kind of compromise the court would make, he estimated that it would probably be to add another quota between Quanzhou and Zhangzhou, and Quanzhou was more likely.

Although there are more maritime merchants in Zhangzhou, the strength of Quanzhou maritime merchants is stronger. In contrast, Zhangzhou has more small and medium-sized maritime merchants. Even the five major families are much inferior to the seven surnames in Quanzhou.

Wang Wenyan is indeed a talent. Although he was not familiar with the situation in Fujian before, in less than a month, he mobilized all his relationship resources and contacted these maritime merchants in Fujian.

Although this was also supported by Lin Ruhai, it was not easy to achieve this step.

Feng Ziying, who was originally a big merchant, and even these wealthy merchants from Fujian and Zhejiang who are about to enter the sea trade, is not qualified to intervene in the contact for the time being, and they can only look for the bigwigs in the DPRK and China.

There are too many small sea merchants and insufficient strength, and they have begun to take the initiative to attach themselves to these local sea merchants and gentry merchants. Only these small sea merchants are now like headless flies. It is the best object to win over and collect.

They are unwilling to be recruited by big merchants and those gentry with strong background and connections, which means that most of their interests will be taken away by these gentry merchants, but the risk may eventually fall on their own heads, but let them To fight for franchise qualifications, the imperial court is basically the first batch to give them this opportunity.

Because first of all, it will be suppressed and squeezed out by those big merchants, especially the gentry who have just joined the small sea merchants. Only by pushing out these people can they quickly seize the most lucrative benefits, and This kind of suppression and exclusion may come from all sides, including the government.

It is for this reason that everyone feels the most desperate, and even wants to take the risky path.

"Wenyan, do you think this group of people can be used? How should I use it?"

Feng Ziying stretched her body, leaned back in the chair, and asked calmly: "The ones from Zhangzhou came first, and the ones from Quanzhou are on the way. Well, what about the local ones from Ningbo?"

Wang Wenyan smiled, "Young master, there are more maritime merchants in Fujian, and they are more adventurous. Those in Zhejiang and Zhejiang have more connections in court and stronger capital. Of course, they are not willing to be excluded. We hope to minimize the number of franchises in Fujian, so those in Ningbo will not give up until the Yellow River, and will not give in until the last moment."

"No, Wenyan, what you said is wrong. No one told them to bow their heads. In fact, they can wait. Maybe after waiting for a year or two, the imperial court will open up more routes to open the sea and give more rewards. Chartered qualification, then they will have a chance." Feng Ziying said flatly.

"Young master, you are just joking. After waiting for a year or two, they can do it themselves, but what about the people below? How can they afford it? This is one of them; after finally excluding them, those who have already entered the game can still Tolerate them? I am afraid that all kinds of methods will come up to prevent them from re-entering the game, such as poaching your people, cutting off your business channels, such as setting up obstacles at the government level. Once you are out of the game, it will not be so easy to get in again. This Everyone understands the truth, and the people in the government understand it even more..."

Wang Wenyan's words hit the nail on the head.

If you want to get in after being kicked out, unless you have a huge network and capital support, it is basically impossible. After all, if you really have such a big network and capital, how can you be kicked out?

"Well, I understand." Feng Ziying carefully looked at the information on the table and kept them firmly in her mind, which will be needed later.

It stands to reason that he shouldn't meet these people directly, but now he doesn't have any suitable person who can represent him, and his identity is not enough, if he finds another so-called spokesperson, it will be even more difficult to convince people up.

After careful consideration, Feng Ziying declined Wang Wenyan's suggestion to come forward instead of him, and decided to contact them personally. This group of people may become a very crucial force in the future.

"My lord, these people are not good people. Basically, they all have connections with the Japanese. Of course, being connected with the Japanese does not mean that they are Japanese pirates who rob their houses, but mainly because of the need for smuggling." Wang Wenyan also reminded, "But When necessary, these people also do not hesitate to use various means, um, killing and arson is commonplace."

Wang Wenyan's reminder was very fair, without too much emotion, and objectively introduced the true identity and background of this group of people. They were neither the vicious Japanese pirates nor the pure sea smugglers. In other words, these identities are mixed together, and more of them are the latter, but they can also become the former when necessary.

"Well, don't worry, Wenyan, I'm not the kind of person who is obsessed with morality and cleanliness, and I know that there is never a clean behind this sea trade. It is a crime to violate the imperial court's sea ban law, even if this law is very big to us in my opinion. Zhou is not good, but the law is the law, and if you break it, you should be punished,..."

Feng Ziying packed up the documents and materials in her hand, "Let's go, go and meet these people, they should be in a hurry right now, feeling uneasy."

When Gu Yanbing saw that young man, his heart tightened, and then jumped again.

Even though the middle-aged man walking in front had calm and sharp eyes, and even had a unique leisurely demeanor in his gestures, compared with the young man walking behind, Gu Yan, who had been struggling in the sea and various forces for many years Bing can see that this seemingly careless young man is the real one who is in charge.

Because he glanced at a few people inadvertently, then withdrew his gaze, and didn't even care about everyone's expressions and attitudes.

Of course, it is impossible to not care about this entrustment, otherwise the other party would not need to spread the word and recruit his group to Ningbo, but the other party is confident that he can make his group of people bow their heads and obey orders.

There is no problem in bowing your head and obeying orders, as long as you can make the conditions for yourself to bow your head and obey orders, so what if this life is sold to you?

This is what everyone, including Gu Yanbing, thinks in their hearts. They are not afraid that you don't want it, but you are afraid that you can't afford it.

All eyes were on Feng Ziying and Wang Wenyan, but neither of them even introduced their identities.

The whole room was in a mysterious and subtle silence, who were they, why did they invite their group, and why did they come?Even when they got the news of the speaker and arrived here, no one asked, and they were brought here directly.

(End of this chapter)