Daming primary school students

If the "examination method" after disembarkation is the first fire of Qin Zhongtang, then worshiping Yue Wumu and tossing Yuewang Temple is the second fire of Qin Zhongtang.

The second fire soon followed Qin Zhongtang's wish, and under a very low-key background, it soon became widely known.

Not long after that day, Tian Rucheng, the leader of the Hangzhou literary circle, brought Qin Zhongtang's poems and famous lines back to the West Lake Poetry Society Collection, as well as Qin Zhongtang's low-key worship of Yue Wumu.

A wise person realizes that since the first fire was aimed at bureaucrats and the second fire was aimed at scholars, there is a high probability that there will be a third fire, and it must be aimed at ordinary people.

It's just that no one can guess where Qin Zhongtang's third fire will appear.

If it is an ordinary official, there are only a few routines, such as cleaning up unjust prisons and helping the poor, others can easily guess.But it's hard to say what an uncommon official like Qin Zhongtang would do.

In the next two days, Qin Zhongtang was very quiet, and even the shogunate did not go out.

Chen Feng, the subordinate official who was in charge of setting up the front station and handling trivial matters, was finally relieved after getting through the time when the shogunate opened. He was able to sit down and drink tea with the two newcomers.

Of course, the main reason is that Qin Zhongtang didn't toss about these two days and didn't make any mistakes, so that his subordinates can relax.

"It's definitely the wisest choice for you to join the Qin Banqiao shogunate!" Chen Feng advocated, "Qin Banqiao can still make some achievements and share them with everyone!

Look at Zhao Zhenji and Xu Gu, who have been following Qin Banqiao for a long time, and now they are all important positions in the court from the fifth rank! "

Tong Hanchen and Gao Yingmian showed longing looks, who wouldn't want to make some achievements and then become a success?

Qin Dewei walked into the flower hall, and asked Tong Hanchen and Gao Yingmian kindly, "I've been here for two days, are you still getting used to it?"

Chen Feng helped the two newcomers to speak again: "The two younger brothers have helped me a lot and relieved me a lot of burden! I can finally sleep peacefully and have a little leisure time!"

Qin Dewei seemed to be very surprised and asked back: "The two are so powerful in the same year?"

A good man, Chen Feng, continued to help and praise, saying, "The two young brothers have indeed done a lot of things, and even I seem redundant!"

Qin Dewei immediately ordered: "Since you are redundant here, why not leave for Ningbo immediately.

Then you work hard, arrange the preliminary affairs there, and prepare to welcome me to move to Ningbo in a month. "

Chen Feng: He said he was superfluous, it was just an exaggerated rhetorical technique, why did you Qin Banqiao take it seriously?

After traveling all the way to Hangzhou, he continued to deal with the opening of the shogunate. After working hard for a while, he had just settled down, and he was about to go to Ningbo to do it again?
Even the donkeys of the production team can't be so tired!

Chen Feng really wanted to say something, but Qin Dewei quickly persuaded him earnestly: "If you quit now, wouldn't all your previous hard work be in vain? It would be a pity if all the achievements you have accumulated are invalidated."

Chen Feng could only utter two words between his teeth: "I'll go!"

Qin Zhongtang's main purpose in Hangzhou is to straighten out the relationship between various aspects and handle the overall government affairs. In the future, he will definitely be in Ningbo. …

Finally, Qin Dewei comforted him: "In the next few days, personnel will arrive in Hangzhou one after another. Even without you, the shogunate can still function, so you can leave at ease!"

At the beginning, in order to hurry up and to prevent the slow progress from being criticized by the court, Qin Dewei led the small team to go south quickly, while the large troops walked slowly behind.

It is estimated that within five or six days, Wu Chengen, Xu Wenchang and other subordinates and northern soldiers will arrive. At that time, Qin Zhongtang will not be short of manpower for the time being.

But before Qin Dewei waited for the big troops, he first waited for his milk brother Third Master Xu.

At that time, after the separation of Jingkou Station, Mr. Xu was left behind and was responsible for being the spokesperson. He read a note to send a message to the leader of the sea merchant Xu, and stayed for two more days.

"That leader Xu didn't contact you again?" Qin Dewei asked.

Xu Shi'an replied: "No, we just met once. I read it according to the note, and put the Xu Weixue

He broke his nerve, and then he didn't dare to contact me again. "

Qin Dewei asked again casually: "What happened to Yan Shifan? Is he dead?"

Speaking of this, Xu Laosan was very puzzled, "Then Yan Shifan took the initiative to send a letter to the Jingkou magistrate, saying that he went to carry out the mission under your order, so there is no need to look for him again.

What orders did you really give him?Did you let him follow those pirates to kill someone with a knife? "

Qin Dewei was also a little surprised, did Yan Shifan enjoy being a hostage?
After much deliberation, I can only say: "It's going to rain, mother is going to get married, let him go!"

Yan Shifan, who was dismissed by Qin Dewei and Xu Laosan after a few words of discussion, was standing on the bow of the boat, watching the slowly approaching coastline.

There is a small port on the coastline, and the ship has no problem docking underfoot.

Before these few days, Yan Shifan never knew that there are still so many ways to sail in the East China Sea.

The kind of boat he was robbed from Jingkou Station to the river is called a sand boat.Then they went out to sea from Jiangkou, changed to sand boats made in Ningbo, and then went south along the coast.

Now I heard that after docking, tomorrow I will change to something called a ferry in name, and then go to Shuangyu Island.

After drifting in the sea for a few days in a daze, occasionally landing on the shore, Yan Shifan could no longer distinguish his geographical position.

Pointing to the harbor in his sight, he asked Xu Weixue, the leader of the sea merchant beside him, "What exactly is this place?"

Xu Weixue replied, "Longshan Institute."

The seaside is different from the mainland. Since the sea was banned, the seaside of Ningbo Prefecture has been managed by Shituwei.

The meaning of Shitu Weisuo is that the guards not only manage the military and civilians, but also manage the ground, not only military units, but also administrative units.

For example, along the coast of Ningbo Prefecture, there are Guanhaiwei, Dinghaiwei, etc., as well as units such as Sanshan Institute and Longshan Institute, each of which is responsible for a section of the coast.

So Yan Shifan was a little surprised when he heard the name Longshansuo. This place should be very close to Ningbo Fufu City.

"Is it okay to dock here?" Yan Shifan asked subconsciously.

Xu Weixue laughed and explained: "The coasts of eastern Zhejiang and Fujian are very winding and winding, and the harbors are densely populated. There are too many places where boats can park. Even if the government wants to investigate, they can't find it!"

Besides, every household on the coast depends on the sea for their livelihood, and ships are generally fine when docked, which is very safe! …

It's those guards, don't they really know the truth?It's just turning a blind eye and closing one eye. Among these benefits, they always have their share! "

Yan Shifan secretly sneered a few times after hearing this, the phenomenon of smuggling along the coast is indeed very serious, how can he not know as the old man of the pavilion?

But it should not be to the extent that Xu Weixue said. If this is the case, then it is not called smuggling, but open trade. So you have to listen to three points. What Xu Weixue said must be exaggerated. The "inclination" of the "inclination" to let myself, the old man of the cabinet, support their maritime business even more.

However, Yan Shifan also understood that there was no need to confront Xu Weixue, so he followed Xu Weixue's words and pretended to ask curiously: "Is there really so many people smuggling along the coast of Zhejiang and Fujian? I have only heard that smuggling is rampant. If you don't see it today, it is true." I can’t believe it’s gotten to this point.”

Xu Weixue wanted to win over the old man of Yan Ge, so he continued to explain: "Living by the sea does not necessarily mean directly participating in smuggling, there are many ways to do it.

In addition to sea merchants like us, there are also merchants who do not go to sea, but are only responsible for purchasing goods and trading goods with sea merchants;

Another example is that there are nest owners who do not participate in trade, but provide supplies for sea-going ships at the port to make a profit; there are also fishing boats, who go to sea to fish for a living, and there are also salt industries, which also have many ways.

Among them, Fujian and Zhejiang are different. There are many merchants and fishing boats on land in Ningbo, Zhejiang, while there are many maritime merchants in Fujian. "

Yan Shifan really felt that he had gained a lot, and he couldn't help sighing: "I heard a saying that it is better to travel thousands of miles than to read thousands of books. If you don't go to sea, how can you know this?"

Xu Weixue didn't know what to say, so he exchanged a few words in business, "I think in the imperial court, a man of knowledge like Uncle Yan
There are too few taxis!There are too many people who don't understand the practice and only know how to work behind closed doors! "

Yan Shifan accepted Leader Xu's flattery calmly, or he didn't think it was flattery, but told the truth.

Then he commented again: "That's right! As the saying goes, relying on the mountains to eat the mountains depends on the sea to eat the sea. Since it is profitable for people not to kill the world for themselves, even if it is a business of beheading, there are people who do it!
So how can the imperial court ban the sea?People's hearts are here, and the forbidden sea is forbidden to come and go, and it is just a dead letter. "

Although Yan Shifan has no position, he still understands the reason why people have to bow their heads under the roof.

Now that he was on Xu Weixue's pirate ship, of course he had to pick up what leader Xu liked to hear and say it, which has been like this since just now.

Xu Weixue also added: "In places like Ningbo and Fujian, there are many mountains and few fields. Seven or eight percent of the land is mountainous, and only two or three percent of it is farmland. Therefore, there has been a tradition of hunting for the sea since ancient times.

And since the founding of the Ming Dynasty, the imperial examinations in these places have flourished, and there have been more officials, so the power of these people should not be underestimated if they can shelter the places. "

Yan Shifan could fully perceive Xu Weixue's thoughts, didn't he just want to say that there are forces behind the coastal people, and remind himself not to be negligent.

But the things in the officialdom, still use Xu Weixue, a layman, to teach?Yan Shifan closed the folding fan with a "snap", and concluded: "The situation is like this, so I dared to conclude a few days ago that after Qin Dewei arrives in Zhejiang, he will definitely open the sea!"...

Regarding this aspect, Xu Weixue still believed in Uncle Yan, and nodded and said: "I have already sent people back to Shuangyu Island first, and sold all the [-] bolts of silk in stock!"

Yan Shifan also showed a look of longing: "I have heard the name of Shuangyu Island for a long time, and I really want to see what it is like."

Under the premise of strictly banning the sea, smuggling bases and trading centers must not be located on land, otherwise they may be surrounded by the government and army at any time.

Therefore, those islands with weak government control have become a paradise for smuggling trade.There are many islands off the coast of Ningbo Prefecture, and Shuangyu Island, the best of them, eventually became the largest smuggling trade center.

After a large number of goods are purchased from land, they will be gathered on Shuangyu Island for trading or storage.

For example, Xu Weixue's two large ships traveling between the Wa Kingdom and Daming are actually moored at Shuangyu Island now.

And Xu Weixue's gang bought [-] bolts of silk, and at this time they also hoarded Shuangyu Island. After the monsoon wind direction was right, they sailed back to Japan with silk.

After getting the "confidential information" from Yan Shifan, and judging that Qin Zhongtang must sail to sea, Xu Weixue, as an experienced maritime merchant, immediately made his own judgment.

As silk is a major part of the smuggling trade, the price of silk on Shuangyu Island must drop!
The principle is simple. Once the sea is opened and the trade is legal and open, the quantity of silk delivered in a short period of time will increase dramatically, and the price will definitely fall.

Even if the supply does not increase significantly in the short term, but the psychological expectations of the sea merchants for the future have changed, the price of silk will also fall.

The price of domestic silk in Daming is about [-] yuan per piece. After being smuggled through land and sea, the current transaction price on Shuangyu Island fluctuates around [-] taels.

The result of Xu Weixue's calculations is that if the sea is opened, the price of silk may drop to one tael in a short period of time.

So Chief Xu decisively decided to immediately sell the hoarded silk in exchange for [-] to [-] silver.

After the price of silk falls, the silk will be repurchased and transported to the country of Japan. After this operation, the profit will increase by at least [-] taels of silver.

This is also one of the reasons why Chief Xu has such a good attitude towards Yan Shifan. The "insider stories" casually spoken by these officials who can reach the top may be just for talking.

But in the ears of businessmen, it means huge Lilan.

That night, when he disembarked at the small port of Longshan, Chief Xu once again hosted a banquet in honor of Yan Shifan.

He also arranged for two beauties to wait on Uncle Yan, which satisfied Uncle Yan who hadn't tasted meat for more than a month.

While the wine was hot, suddenly a scholar-like person hurried into the hall.His surname is Huang, or
He is really an out-and-out scholar, even a scholar.

Xu Weixue greeted him: "Why did Huang Xianggong come so late?" Yan Shifan was quite curious, how could a scholar come to join in the fun.

He didn't know that Huang Xiucai was mainly wandering around Ningbo Fufu City and the surrounding guards, and was responsible for using his identity to inquire about various official news and provide them to the Wang Zhi Group.

After Huang Xiucai sat down, he said to Chief Xu, "I heard some important news, so I spent a little more time to verify it."

When Xu Weixue heard the word "significant", he put down his wine glass, sat up straight and asked, "What news? Could it be that Qin Zhongtang opened the sea?"...

Huang Xiucai replied: "When that Qin Zhongtang arrived in Hangzhou, he immediately announced that he would continue to strictly ban the sea and never tolerate smuggling!

Yan Shifan: "."

Qin Dewei, you bastard!Never do anything!
When leader Xu heard this, he felt a "buzz" in his head, and was hit hard!It was also black in front of my eyes, and I almost passed out on the spot!
I believed in Yan Shifan's judgment earlier, saying that Qin Zhongtang would definitely open the sea.Then the price of silk will definitely fall in the short term, and then sell all the silk hoarded!
Now, not to mention Li Lan, who earned an extra twenty thousand taels of silver, I'm afraid it will be ten or twenty thousand taels less!

Not to mention the loss of face because of this, it may become the laughing stock of the maritime business circle!

Leader Xu was full of anger, grabbed Yan Shifan by the collar, and shouted through gritted teeth: "Yan, you dare to deceive me! Today is your death day!"

Then he pushed Yan Shifan away from the table, and shouted to his subordinates: "Sword come! Grandpa, I will kill this thief myself!" Yan Shifan didn't resist at all, but quietly closed his eyes.

He found himself surprisingly calm, not panicking at all.Isn't it just on the verge of death, and it's not like I haven't experienced it before.

Qin Dewei wanted to kill himself, Xu Shian wanted to kill himself, Xu Weixue also wanted to kill himself, too many times.

It was a little tense and exciting at first, but now, it's just numb.

Tired, let's destroy, I hope there is no Qin Dewei in heaven or hell.

"Wait! Keep someone under the knife!" Suddenly someone stood up and stopped Xu Weixue from committing the crime.

Besides Leader Xu's most beloved wife, Xu Zheng, who else dares to stand in the way of leader Xu's anger?
"Why did Madam intercede for him?" Xu Weixue asked in confusion.

If Yan Shifan is a jerk, then it's understandable, characters like Mrs. Zhaizhu in storytelling all like jerks.

Mrs. Xu Zheng said to Leader Xu: "Uncle Yan's judgment is not wrong, Qin Dewei may just be deceiving the world and playing tricks!

Don't forget, besides making money this time, you have a bigger political purpose!If you want to go ashore smoothly, killing Uncle Yan will cut off your retreat! "

Yan Shifan, who regained his life from the brink of death, felt for a moment that this lady was the most beautiful person in the world.
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