eldest son of Ming dynasty

Chapter 159 Who Are They?

Datong Gaoshanwei, Ma Yihuai opened the door of a room, picked up the hot tea on the stove, and poured it into his stomach.

In the 13th year of Hongzhi, he was brought to Datong by Yang Shangyi, the general at the time, and then in the 13th and 14th years when the Tatar invaded the border, they were all promoted because of their bravery in combat. Yang Shangyi's position is gone.

Gao Shanweiding was at the forefront of defending the Tatars, and Yang Shangyi put him here.

And his two, more valiant sons.

Now they are quite nervous, because the Tatars led troops to attack in June, and they camped for thirty miles on the border between Datong and Xuanfu.

At that time, Emperor Hongzhi wanted to conscript himself, but he was persuaded by Liu Daxia.

"...Father, I heard that Tatars are also invading in the northwest. It's been a few years. When did it end?"

His eldest son, Ma Rong, was a little young in the past few years, but he has grown up slowly in the past few years. When he turned 20, the youthful energy in his body began to be unstoppable.

The youngest son, Ma Sheng, came to Datong in Hongzhi 16 years ago and also came out of the military academy. He is only 17 years old now, and he is still a little immature.

"We have nothing to do with the affairs of those high officials in the court. Keep your eyes wide open, you two brats. Just don't lose your life here."

Because the prince advocated that military officers should also read books, mainly military books and history books, so those with a little ambition like Ma Yihuai would usually work hard in this area.

It is said that the group of people who came out of the military academy can read a few big characters. If you want to say that reading is also powerful. After understanding history, it is like opening your mind. People in the north are ruthless.

His youngest son has a bit of this kind of patience, and he insisted on studying well in the military academy, so he sat by the stove at this time and said, "Brother, you don't have to worry. The prince won't bear the Tatars for a long time." .”

"how do you know?"

"Because in the military academy, the prince taught us that what happened in the 13th and 14th years of Hongzhi is the shame of Ming Dynasty. If the northern captives are not clear, the shame cannot be washed away. It is because of this that I came to Datong. A young general like Hou!"

Ma Yihuai squinted at his second son, turned over and continued to lie down, "After reading a lot, can you really change your mind? How did you say that?"

"Father, don't laugh at me." Ma Sheng said angrily: "The Tatars burned, killed and looted all over the border. What is it not a shame? What is hateful is that some officials and lords, every time General Yang invites a battle, they say that The overall situation is the most important thing. My son just doesn't understand, isn't the life of the border people not the overall situation?"

The eldest son didn't understand anything else, so he understood the part of the Ministry of War, and replied, "Yes, we should let us fight!"

"That's enough, that's enough!" Ma Yihuai felt his head hurt from hearing this, "Every day, I don't know what I have learned. Is the battlefield what you think it is?"

The eldest son Ma Rong went through some battles.

But Ma Sheng, although he is the most radical, he still doesn't know what the Tatar cavalry looks like

However, in Datong Mansion, there are indeed many people like Ma Sheng under Yang Shangyi's tent.

And it has become more and more obvious in the past few years that they are very good at martial arts and radical, and they are always the glorious history of Taizu Taizong driving Dayuan north.

I don't know how to teach it.

The situation in the north is becoming more and more tense day by day, and the army and horses on the way from Datong to the capital are non-stop.

And Jiangnan is not peaceful.

As soon as Wang Hua arrived in Zhejiang, many people wanted to see him, but the first person he met was Mei Kejia, the person the crown prince wanted to protect.At least what's going on needs to be understood first.

in the secret room.

Mei Kejia said: "Starting with Xu Ruoqin, the magistrate of Huzhou, Zhejiang, the officials in Zhejiang are all presenting to the imperial court. They are involved in the eunuch Wei Bin's corruption of ink. Let's guess, His Highness should have given up on Wei Bin, right?"

Wang Hua thought about what Wang Ao said before he came here, and he felt that his guess was right.

"What happened to Wei Bin, even if the imperial court did not participate in his memorial, he would not be able to do well with His Highness. Let me tell you about you. In a few days, another group of troops sent by His Highness will arrive, Wei Bin After being taken away, where are you mainly affected?"

"The source of goods." Facing Wang Hua, Mei Kejia was more respectful than in front of Wei Bin, after all, he was the most popular person in front of the prince.It is also his future support in Zhejiang.

"Source?"

"Although doing business is complicated, the steps are actually receiving and selling the goods. The process of selling the goods is carried out overseas, and they can't intervene, but the goods are received in Daming. I don't know how to make tea or weave. Silk, the silk machine is usually protected by people, as long as you are careful, there will be no problems. But the source of the goods is hard to say, for example, the raw silk is bought from the people who grow mulberry fields in Huzhou. Every businessman has a government background. My father-in-law left just like that, I believe I will not receive any raw silk soon."

Once the merchant's asylum is gone, it is really easy for the government to deal with him.

Wang Hua had never done business, but Mei Kejia's explanation was quite common. He nodded slightly and asked, "How much profit can you make by going to sea like you do?"

Mei Kejia replied: "It depends on the cost. Based on the experience of going out the next few times, the silk will not lose money no matter what. As long as it is shipped to Luzon Island, the price will be ten times higher and someone will want it."

"Ten times... no wonder so many people flock to it."

"You have to be lucky. If you encounter storms and waves at sea, it will not be fun. I lost a whole cargo."

"Accidents are inevitable. So how much profit can you make every year now?"

"When Eunuch Wei was here, it was about 100 million taels a year in the past few years. If it was Zhongcheng, it would be more."

Wang Hua was shocked when he heard that,
In this way, His Highness has saved at least four or five million taels of silver.

This is a huge sum of money.

Once it is really what Liu Daxia and others think, the prince is going to use it as military resources to use troops against the north.This scale is not small.

In fact, from another point of view,
Why do people in Zhejiang hate Wei Bin and Mei Kejia so much? Such a big benefit should belong to them in the first place.

At this moment, Wang Hua also made up his mind.

"This way of making money can't be cut off, otherwise I won't be able to keep my head."

None of them could bear the prince's anger.

"And the next head." Mei Kejia echoed.

Wang Hua asked again: "Then what's next, should I cooperate with you to protect the supply of goods?"

Mei Kejia showed a slight smile.

"Zhongcheng, you fight against each other in the shopping mall. Although it is for a few taels of silver, it is also a winner and a loser. I will use whatever methods I should use. Simply put, there has never been anyone else. Hit me, but I don't fight back. So if Zhongcheng doesn't mind, maybe you can cooperate with me to pick out those merchants who want to deal with Meiji."

Wang Hua didn't disagree, he asked first, "What do you want to do?"

"When Zhongcheng first came, everyone in Zhejiang knew that you were the prince's man, but Zhongcheng is a civil servant, unlike Eunuch Wei, as long as you don't have a particularly obvious gesture of supporting me, they will soon suspect and go Test your attitude."

"You want to come to invite you into the urn."

"good."

Wang Hua thought for a while, then slowly shook his head, "No one will be fooled by this. I came out of Beijing as You Yude of Zhan Shifu. When I come to Zhejiang at this time, no one will think that I am not a prince. People. Moreover, there are some risks. If they really take action, cut off your supply of goods and affect this year's maritime trade, so what if something goes wrong? It delays His Royal Highness's business, which has nothing to do with you or me live."

Mei Kejia persuaded: "If Zhongcheng doesn't push me out, then they will target you."

Do the same routine again,
How did you drive Wei Bin away?
How to drive away Wang Hua.

"I know that Zhongcheng wants everything in Zhejiang to be the same as before, but Wei Bin lost and the opponent's arrogance can't be stopped, so it's safe for a while, but it won't be safe forever."

Mei Kejia meant to show his fangs,
Be fierce and restrain those people.

Wang Hua got up and put his hands behind his back. He thought about it very carefully.

"...If possible, let's see how they move first?"

Mei Kejia frowned. Although civil servants have more "good looks" than eunuchs, at the same time they do things a little more according to the rules. If it was Wei Bin, as long as it was beneficial, why wouldn't he dare to do it?
But he couldn't let Wang Hua be so conservative.

After thinking for a while, Mei Kejia said: "Zhongcheng, do you really think that a prefect of Huzhou can join the guarding eunuchs in Zhejiang? In the eyes of the father-in-law, it is nothing, right?"

Wang Hua frowned, "What do you want to say?"

"I don't know if Zhong Cheng has thought about it. When you were not here, the next backer was Eunuch Wei, who was the guardian eunuch in Zhejiang. What about the other party, who is their backer? A few businessmen can't get into Eunuch Wei's house." Eye."

If I continue to say this, it will shake the foundation of the Ming Dynasty.

But when Wang Huaren was in the capital, the prince had given an explanation, asking him to know exactly who the businessmen from Zhejiang and Fujian were colluding with.

So he didn't stop Mei Kejia.

"The interests of maritime merchants are millions or even tens of millions every year. Not only are they eaten by merchants, but also their peers have to respect them. At the provincial level, which one doesn't take money from the governor's office or the inspector's office? They take If you dare to put all the silver in your pocket, why don't you send some to the north?"

Wang Hua clenched his fist.

State affairs like this really made his heart ache.

"Then you also sent these two yamen?"

"I did give it away, but it didn't work." Mei Kejia also told the truth, "Receiving money is a skill. I don't know the route for this person who suddenly came from other places. So this money is given away. If you give too little to offend people, if you give too much, they dare not accept it. When they find out the next way, they dare not accept it."

"Then do you think Liu Daxia will accept money from Zhejiang?"

"I dare not say that."

In the Ming Dynasty, the official salary was extremely low. If the ancestors of the family were not rich and they lived well, they must have received it. As for whether it was Zhejiang money, who knows.

Wang Hua smiled wryly, "Masters in the court... Finally, I told you, Mei Kejia, to watch a big joke."

Mei Kejia didn't dare to accept these words, "Zhong Cheng's words are serious, and this is not a joke, but what the Shu who went up to Zhejiang said is actually fighting for profit with the people. If Your Highness doesn't fight, the money won't reach the 'people' They told His Highness not to compete with the people for profit, but in reality, they gave the profit to themselves.”

Wang Hua suddenly remembered that he had told Wang Jia in the capital about whether His Highness was fighting for the interests of the people. At that time, he never thought that there was another understanding.

After taking a few deep breaths, he gritted his teeth and asked tremblingly, "Who are they?"

(End of this chapter)