Daming primary school students

Chapter 906 Chain Reaction of Insufficient Supplies

The shogunate set up a ship inspection commissioner in Ningbo Mansion, headed by Yan Shifan, whose nominal duty was to check whether the ships launched into the sea were prohibited, but in fact the task was to issue and write off ship guides.

This job is very easy and lucrative. If it wasn't arranged by Qin Zhongtang with malicious intentions, Yan Shifan sometimes even thought it would be a good job to do it for a few years.

Yan Shifan did not set up his station in Ningbo City. In order to facilitate communication with the guards by the sea, he finally settled in Sanjiangkou outside Ningbo City.

Ma Kui, one of the commanding envoys of the Sanhai Guards in Ningbo Prefecture, and the Commanding Envoy of Dinghai Guards, hurried to Sanjiangkou today to visit Yan Shifan.

Originally, Yan Shifan's identity as the elder's son should be shocking, especially when Yan Ge's elder evolved into Yan Shoufu.

But there was a Qin Zhongtang who came to Zhejiang at the same time, and took away countless limelights, and the first assistant's son seemed to be less eye-catching.

Besides, there is also an elder in Ningbo City, and Zhang Bangqi from the Zhang family, one of the four major families, has also become a bachelor, and he has also lost some glory.

Therefore, when Ma Kui came to visit Yan Shifan, the gifts were average, far worse than the gifts given to Qin Zhongtang.

After reading the gift list, Yan Shifan muttered dissatisfiedly in his heart, who is this meeting gift enough for?
If it was in the past, Old Master Yan of Xiaoge would have directly blasted the horse commander out.

But in the past year, Uncle Yan, who has been severely beaten by the society, has learned a little humility, so he still invites Ma Kui in and sits down for tea.

Yan Shifan was also impatient to go around in circles, and asked directly: "Master Ma is here today, what is your business?"

Ma Kui replied: "There are too few cargoes that have been launched into the sea recently, less than [-]% of the normal amount. The Shuangyu Island side is a little dissatisfied."

Yan Shifan said casually: "It's not our fault!" Of course, Yan Shifan was well aware of the reasons for the sharp drop in goods going to sea.

After the local forces formed the township soldiers, in the name of preventing Japanese pirates, they wantonly intercepted the goods imported into Ningbo from the mainland, so of course there were fewer goods that could be sent to sea ships.

Ma Kui said: "The people on Shuangyu Island are only interested in profit, they only care about receiving the goods, they don't care who provides the goods, and they don't care how the goods go to sea.

Now we hold the access to the sea, but if we can't produce the goods, Shuangyu Island will definitely be dissatisfied with us! "

Uncle Yan is a person with a temper, and he doesn't have the mentality of a businessman, so he said immediately after hearing the words: "So what if they are dissatisfied with us?"

Ma Kui was speechless, does Uncle Yan know how to do business?

Shuangyu Island is the largest destination for sea smuggling in Ningbo Prefecture, comparable to the existence of Party A.From the perspective of doing business, if Party A is dissatisfied, can it be a trivial matter?
So Commander Ma added a few more words: "If Shuangyu Island is not full, it won't do anything to us, but they may abandon us and find other channels and goods!"

Yan Shifan replied: "Our channel belongs to the shogunate and Qin Zhongtang! How dare those people on Shuangyu Island bypass Qin Zhongtang and let others make money?"

Ma Kui didn't know what to say, what's the use of saying such cruel words here, Qin Zhongtang's hand can't reach overseas.

Those who gather overseas and mainly occupy the island are not even considered by the imperial court, let alone Qin Zhongtang?

In the end, Ma Kui reminded: "Shuangyu Island has been cooperating with local wealthy families for many years, but it was cut off by Qin Zhongtang in recent months.

But if we can't supply the goods, Shuangyu Island will probably restart cooperation with local wealthy families and bypass us for trade! "

Hearing this, Yan Shifan wanted to laugh.

Violating the imperial court's prohibition, trafficking goods into the sea is called smuggling, such as what the shogunate is currently doing.

But under the smuggling shogunate, what is it to secretly trade behind the back of the shogunate?Smuggling in smuggling?Double smuggling?
Probably this is another purpose of the local wealthy families to form township soldiers to obstruct the entry of goods into Ningbo.

With the sales channels that Qin Zhongtang has worked so hard to build, there are not many goods that can be sold!
Then those greedy guys on Shuangyu Island will contact and cooperate with these wealthy families again!
Ma Kui looked at Yan Shifan's attitude and saw Yan Shifan's nonchalant attitude. He felt a little anxious, so he urged:
"This is not a trivial matter. Please remind Zhongtang, Mr. Yan, that you must hurry up and solve the problem, at least to ensure that the supply of goods returns to normal."

Yan Shifan still had some understanding of Qin Zhongtang's intentions, knowing that Qin Dewei intended to attack Shuangyu Island.Maybe that's another way to get rid of the troublemaker.

I just don't know if I can succeed, anyway, it doesn't matter, as long as he can save his life, Yan Shifan can just sit back and watch the tigers fight!
The Shuangyu Island mentioned by Dinghaiwei Commander Ma Kui is actually not far from Ningbo.From the coast of Ningbo to the sea, go southeast for a section of the sea, which takes about half a day.

After the ban on the sea was issued in the Ming Dynasty, most of the coastal island residents withdrew to the land, and the islands became deserted islands.

And there is no other reason why a deserted island can turn into a prosperous commercial town again, but the power of money.

First there was the money from the Frangipani, and then there was the money from the Japanese country. Such a small city was formed out of thin air on the sea, forming a small wonder where various cultures meet.

For example, on the island, there is a church of Westerners at the foot of the mountain, and on the mountain is the Tianfei Palace, which the sea people believe in.

Xu Weixue, one of the leaders of Wang Zhizhi's subordinates in the direction of the Wa Kingdom, is now on Shuangyu Island.In recent months, he has been trying his best to please the two big leaders Xu Dong and Li Guangtou.

Qin Zhongtang only gave him an instruction to "be an undercover agent" and a general idea. No one else could help him with this matter, so he could only figure out a way by himself.

When Xu Weixue asked to see Xu Dong Xu Qiye that day, he was told that Xu Qiye had gone to Tianfei Palace to drink tea with Baldy Li.

The entire Shuangyu Island is not too big, so Xu Weixue turned around and went to Tianfei Palace, where he saw Xu Dong and Baldy Li in the West Wing.

These two people escaped from prison together, and then wandered across the sea, and now they have become the sitters on Shuangyu Island together.

After Xu Dong and Xu Qiye nodded to Xu Weixue, he said, "You came just in time, and I have some questions for you."

Xu Weixue smiled and said, "What do Master Qi and Master Li want to ask?"

But another big leader, Baldy Li, said contemptuously, "What's the use of asking him?"

Among the two chiefs, Xu Dong and Xu Weixue are both from Huizhou.Moreover, Xu Weixue's superior, Wang Zhi, was also from Xu Dong's subordinates. Xu Weixue was regarded as Xu Dong's "disciple" generation, so Xu Dong had a slightly better attitude towards Xu Weixue.

But Baldy Li looked down on Xu Weixue very much. Everyone wanted to come to Shuangyu Island, a treasure land flowing with silver, so who was Xu Weixue?

These two chiefs met today because of the sharp drop in supply of goods recently. The goods imported from Ningbo Prefecture on land to Shuangyu Island have been so small that they have affected normal trade.

Baldy Li said dissatisfiedly: "There is nothing more to ask, if the goods are short, we will open up another source of goods!
Recently, I got in touch with the Xie family in Yuyao. They can ship the goods there, but we need to do the shipping ourselves. "

Xu Dong persuaded: "It's cumbersome and troublesome to carry on by yourself, wait and see, don't be impatient, and keep calm."

Then he asked Xu Weixue: "Didn't you claim to have insiders in the shogunate, then what kind of person is Qin Dewei?"

Xu Weixue replied: "This man eats soft but not hard, he can't rub the sand in his eyes, and he handles things vigorously. And he is very greedy for money, otherwise he would not have taken the smuggling channel from the rich."

Xu Dong asked again: "Then it's up to you to judge, how will Qin Dewei deal with the blocked shipment?"

After pretending to think for a while, Xu Weixue replied: "With Qin Dewei's character, he will never bow to the wealthy family in Ningbo."

Another big leader, Li Guangtou, asked: "As the saying goes, a strong dragon does not overwhelm a local snake, so how does Qin Dewei plan to deal with the [-] town soldiers? Including Yuyao County, which is adjacent to Ningbo Prefecture, there may be nearly [-] soldiers."

Xu Weixue was prepared and continued to answer: "According to the rumors I received from the inside of the shogunate, Qin Dewei has mobilized [-] standard battalions of soldiers and horses, and is going to forcibly enter Ningbo Mansion!
Moreover, two thousand naval divisions were mobilized from Fujian, and they will soon be stationed in Ningbo Mansion from the sea, forming an echoing trend with the Land Standard Battalion, attacking the wealthy township soldiers on both sides!

If my predictions are correct, Qin Dewei may use force to coerce the township soldiers to disband or disarm them. "

Baldy Li was very surprised. He had always thought that Xu Weixue's claim that he had an insider in the shogunate was a bragging rights, but now it sounds like it might be true?

Xu Dong was also very surprised. He was just asking casually, but he didn't expect to ask such a "secret".

He subconsciously said to Xu Weixue: "You actually know this, do you really have insiders in the shogunate?"

Xu Weixue smiled slightly, and said while the iron was hot: "No one knows more about Qin Dewei and the shogunate than I do. Letting me stay on Shuangyu Island will be of great benefit to Shuangyu Island."

This is why Xu Weixue has been courting the two chiefs recently, and the main appeal is this, hoping to stay as a small chief and stay on Shuangyu Island.

Baldy Li snorted coldly, and said with a bit of sarcasm, "Shuangyu Island is such a big place, how can it accommodate heroes from all walks of life?"

The resident population of Shuangyu Island is three to five thousand, not because only three to five thousand people are willing to live on Shuangyu Island, but because the environment of Shuangyu Island can only accommodate so many people.

For example, the chieftain Xu Dong has several brothers. Xu Dong is called the Seventh Master because he is ranked seventh. Together, the Xu brothers own dozens of sea-going ships and tens of thousands of employees. Only Xu Dong and a thousand people are permanently stationed here. Shuangyu Island.

Most of the other ships and manpower are actually scattered in various routes and harbors, and they are not concentrated in one place.

This is also the reason for the sudden increase in pirates and Japanese pirates after Shuangyu Island was completely destroyed by the Ming Dynasty army in history.

The mother base, mastermind, and trade hub were all destroyed, so what to do with the scattered ships and manpower, they could only be pirates.

Of course, Qin Zhongtang, who intends to become the biggest smuggling leader in this time and space, should not make such a mistake.

All in all, being able to stay permanently on Shuangyu Island is a symbol of power, and it is also a very valuable and scarce quota.

Hearing Xu Weixue's request to stay on Shuangyu Island, Xu Dong also became serious, and said to Xu Weixue: "It seems that Wang Zhi has really developed in recent years, and he is beginning to have ideas."

In Xu Dong's eyes, Xu Weixue's identity is Wang Zhi's captain, and Xu Weixue's appeal must be Wang Zhi's instruction.

Back then, Wang Zhi was just a ship owner under Xu Dong, who mainly engaged in Japanese trade.

But in recent years, the silver output of the Japanese country has exploded, and Wang Zhi's power has expanded accordingly. His strength is no less than that of Xu Dong, and he gradually became independent.

In fact, in the eyes of Huizhou merchants, this is also normal. After the buddy is full-fledged, it is not considered deviant to go out and start an independent business on another site.

But if Wang Zhi wanted to reach into Shuangyu Island, the trade center of East Asia, Xu Dong would be on his guard.

Xu Weixue quickly explained: "Seventh Lord, don't misunderstand! The idea of ​​our king is to see if there is a chance to eat the power of the Japanese."

As we all know, there are three forces on Shuangyu Island. In addition to the Ming forces represented by Xu Dong and Li Guangtou, there are Japanese and Flangji people.

What Xu Weixue meant was that Wang Zhi only wanted to eat the Japanese people's share and replace them with the Japanese people, which had no effect on the forces of Xu Dong and Li Guangtou.

If you are willing to cooperate, it is not impossible for everyone to eat the Japanese share.

Xu Dong was noncommittal, and after looking at Baldy Li, he said meaningfully, "Wang Zhi really wants to think of himself as a Japanese?"

At sea, everything is based on strength.In recent years, Wang Zhi has flourished in Japan's trade, and his men are strong and strong. Xu Dong and Baldy Li can despise Xu Weixue, but they cannot ignore Wang Zhi's strength and demands.

Xu Weixue revealed: "Our leader Wang is going to follow the earliest trade wind of this year and come from the country of Japan. Qi Ye might as well have an open and honest meeting with our leader Wang."

Xu Dong asked calmly, "How do we talk about the Fa? Where do we talk about it?"

Xu Weixue replied: "To show our sincerity, our leader Wang may not enter Shuangyu Island, but find another place for talks."

If a big leader like Wang Zhi took thousands of people to Shuangyu Island, who would know if he was here to discuss matters or had other plans?

So Xu Dong and Li Guangtou must be worried about letting Wang Zhi go to Shuangyu Island.

Xu Dong thought for a while, and made arrangements directly: "When Wang Zhi comes, I'll meet you at Lieyu! That way you can feel at ease!"

There are tens of thousands of islands off the coast of Ningbo, and the smuggling base is not only Shuangyu Island, but also several islands with suitable harbors. As a supplement and backup for Shuangyu Island, Lieyu is one of them.

Speaking of this, Xu Weixue suddenly thought of something, and said to Xu Dong: "Then, for the convenience of contact, I will stay on Shuangyu Island temporarily?"

Xu Dong made the decision and said: "To ensure your safety, you are allowed to have a boat with 100 people stationed on Shuangyu Island!"

Xu Weixue was overjoyed and said, "Thank you Qiye for making it happen!"

After spending so much effort and wrangling all over the place, he can finally breathe a sigh of relief. The progress of the undercover mission that Qin Zhongtang explained should be considered half completed!

That's not right, this is the progress of my island owner's dream!
As long as the two leaders, Xu Dong and Li Guangtou, are fooled into leaving Shuangyu Island temporarily, and then inform the officers and soldiers who are waiting for death, the officers and soldiers will take the opportunity to attack again, with their own internal response, the probability that the officers and soldiers will take down the leaderless Shuangyu Island big!

And without Xu Dong and Baldy Li from Shuangyu Island, what's the point?

When I come to Shuangyu Island with the official support, I'm afraid even Wang Zhi will have to look at my face!
　I’m so tired, I fell asleep halfway through writing last night, damn it, wake up in the morning and continue writing
　　
　
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