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Chapter 165 Although sea transportation is good in every way, it is a pity that it is not suitable for collecting money all the way
After negotiating the operation of the Wanfu official position, and reaching a "long-term strategic cooperation intention" with Zhou Yanru.

The atmosphere of communication between the two parties has finally become completely harmonious, which is also within Shen Shuren's plan.

Because after all, he still has to use Zhou Yanru for more than a year, or even nearly two years.

If you can talk about long-term share, don't talk about a one-shot deal with one price for one thing.In this way, the other party will have the motivation to do things for you all the time.

Moreover, in order to help Zhou Yanru also subtly strengthen this cognition, feeling that the two parties are "partners who are both prosperous and prosperous", Shen Shuren quickly put forward a new, harmless supplementary demand.

I just heard him say without trace: "Mengge Lao loves you and is willing to persuade His Majesty to entrust your officials with important tasks. Your Majesty should do their best to report His Majesty's grace and reward Ge Lao's appreciation.

Xiaguan suddenly thought that there is one more thing, Xiaguan can share the worries of the court and make contributions to the elders.And Ge Lao doesn't have to pay any price, as long as he helps to mediate and allows the subordinate officials and his son to act cheaply, he can benefit both public and private. "

Zhou Yanru felt nervous again, thinking that Shen Shuren wanted more and more official positions, so he quickly looked at him vigilantly, and asked cautiously: "What kind of job do you want?"

In his opinion, the so-called "share the worries for the court" is not just a new official position!

Seeing the other party's expression, Shen Shuren knew that he had misunderstood, and quickly said with a smile: "Mr. Ge is worrying too much, and he can't even talk about errands. It's like this—you should know that my Shen family has been arrested by the government since two years ago. His Majesty authorized the restructuring of water transport, and the water transport was changed to the sea.

In the past two years, my Shen family has built one or two hundred large sand ships in the Yellow Sea every year, and now they can carry half of the imperial court's grain.Originally, His Majesty agreed that it would take five years to gradually realize the transformation of water transportation into sea.

Although it has only been changed in half now, this transportation capacity is enough to allow all the official and military rations needed by the Liao region to be directly transported to the coast of the Bohai Sea by the Jiangnan Sea Road.If it is used to transport people, according to my Shen family's current capacity of four to five hundred large ships, each ship has more than a hundred people, as long as the ships are all tangled, it is more than enough to transport [-] troops across the sea..."

Zhou Yanru frowned more and more when he heard this, he didn't know what conspiracy Shen Shuren had for a moment, he quickly raised his hand to stop Shen Shuren from laying the groundwork: "Just be straightforward, make a long story short! What exactly are you going to do!"

Shen Shuren took a deep breath: "This official is sincerely sharing the concerns of the imperial court—Ge Lao should have heard that Governor Hong was defeated in the field battle between Songshan and Huang Taiji in September last year, and the eight generals under his command Four escaped and one died.

The remaining three generals are only in the three fortresses of Songshan, Xingshan and Tashan, defending the city to the death, lingering on their last days.Given the state of the imperial court's inability to reinforce the army and break the siege, it is feared that on the day when food is exhausted, Governor Hong will die heroically for the country.

The lower official and my father were favored by the state. Although they were unable to fight the Tartars, they wanted a cheap authorization to do so. When transporting grain to Liaodong by sea, they often patrolled the coast to learn about the latest battle situation and reported it to the court.

If the imperial soldiers and horses of these three fortresses are broken, or they break out of the siege and escape to the coast of Tashan and Bijiashan, my Shen family, Cao Ding, will rescue them from the sea and withdraw them for the imperial court. Keep a few more elite fighters from Liaodong——

These soldiers were able to defend the lonely city for more than half a year for Governor Hong. They were the most loyal and brave righteous soldiers of Ming Dynasty. It is a pity that they died in vain at the hands of the Tartars.

It's just that this matter, after all, is not within the authority of my father. My father only has the power to transport food for the Liaodong army and cannot participate in the war.Therefore, I am afraid that the elder Ge will be needed to help with the operation after returning to Beijing.

My Shen family doesn't need the imperial court to allocate money and food for horses, just a title of "Cao Hu" is enough, so that the guards under my father's command can do things cheaply.

And if you can gain something, it is also a political achievement that cannot be underestimated for you, Mr. Ge.Hong Chengchou's mess was caused by himself. At that time, Mr. Ge had not been reinstated. After you took office, you helped solve part of the mess. His Majesty will definitely trust you more and more. "

Zhou Yanru frowned, and then relaxed.

Indeed, this is purely a good thing.Anyway, if Hong Chengchou didn't do anything, it would be a pure loss for Hong Chengchou.The Shen family was willing to spend their own money to save one after another.

I have just been reactivated by Chongzhen, and I really need the new official to take office three fires, to establish some achievements in all aspects, so as to stabilize my position.And recovering some military losses on the Tatar battlefield is also a very important political achievement.

Zhou Yanru just couldn't believe it, so he couldn't help asking: "Then what exactly do you Shen family want? Are you willing to spend so much money?"

When Shen Shuren heard him ask about the specific details, he knew that there was something to be said about it, and it was [-]% or at least [-]% sure.

He quickly said: "For example, if some of my Shen family's cronies are given military titles such as lieutenant general and general of the navy, and in charge of shipping escort, my Shen family will be justified, and some family members and sailors will be changed to court soldiers. In the end, that's it. Authorization of things should be more flexible, not urgent.

After all, the situation of the battle is changing rapidly. If we have planned ahead of time and Your Majesty has expectations, if we insist on rescuing any of the defenders of the three cities mentioned above, we will inevitably be tied up instead.Once the information is leaked, it is even easier to be taken advantage of by the Tartars and suffer from it.

It's not that the lower officials can't trust the princes in the court, but that there are too many greedy and traitorous people in my Ming Dynasty.As for Jiannu, from Nuerhachi to today's Huangtaiji, all ministries in the central capital probably collected gold and silver from the Tartars and sold information to the Tartars.

His Majesty's decisions about Liaodong, as long as more people know about them, there will be no secrets in the end.If this matter is to be accomplished, we must not impose any tasks on my Shen family. Don't let His Majesty know from the beginning to the end, let us play by ear, and give up if we don't have a chance.After the matter is completed, it is not too late to report. "

Zhou Yanru felt quite ashamed when he heard the last one, and pulled two beards fiercely.

He is also aware of the rubbish of the Ming court's secret information. The Tartar traitors can spy on it every time, and they can often use countermeasures against the Ming Dynasty.

The Shen family wanted to make their own decisions and act cheaply, so they really had no reason to refute.

As for what benefits the Shen family wanted to win, Zhou Yanru hadn't fully figured it out yet.However, by rough deduction, he could also guess that the Shen family might want to gather some defeated soldiers and capture them, and take advantage of the opportunity of serving the country and the people, and by the way, increase their own strength a little.

But Zhou Yanru felt that it was nothing. It was not wrong for someone to take a risk to do something and make a little money by the way.

At that time, the number of rescued troops and the establishment will be discounted, and some defeated soldiers who are unwilling to go to Liaodong to die will be recruited by themselves.

Even if Zhou Yanru wanted to break his head, he couldn't be bold enough to think that Shen Shuren wanted to be a warlord.At most, he thought that Shen Shuren was responsible for chasing and suppressing Zhang Xianzhong, and he was worried that he would not have enough elite troops under his command, and that he would not be able to defeat the bandits on the battlefield in the future.

With the presence of His Majesty who is resolute and prevents the passing of time, it is impossible for a real warlord to appear on the land of Ming Dynasty!This is nothing to worry about!
Zhou Yanru finally made up his mind: "Okay, this matter is up to you, anyway, you don't delay the matter of transporting military rations to Liaoxi. The rest of you have to let your servants and sea ships do what, as long as you have merit, the old man Afterwards, I will give you credit for it."

Shen Shuren strikes while the iron is hot, deepening the other party's stereotype:
"Thank you, Mr. Ge Yucheng. It seems that giving dividends to your mansion all year round and monopolizing Changzhou mansion's new yarn machines to make a living is really the most fortunate decision my Shen family has made. Only in this way, my Shen family dared to be cheeky and ask Master, you are asking for errands."

Zhou Yanru was taken aback for a moment, and was finally surrounded by this set of words.

It turned out that the Shen family was so intent on talking about giving money every year instead of giving it away every time, because they expected to cooperate with him all the year round and share the credit.

However, the Shen family is indeed capable and can often make contributions. This kind of cooperation is a win-win situation, and there is nothing wrong with it.

Thinking of this, Zhou Yanru was completely dragged into Shen Shuren's warship.

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"I didn't expect my nephew to be so good at calligraphy and painting. Judging by your knowledge background, you are not inferior to the old man. I am afraid that you have a talent. You only got caught in the tail of a crane the year before last. You must have been caught by flatterers. Next time If you have free time, we must discuss appreciation again.”

When Zhou Yanru and Shen Shuren left Qiu Weizhen's study happily chatting and laughing, they talked about Tang Yinwen Zhengming's calligraphy and paintings naturally with such acting skills in their mouths.

Outsiders can't see the slightest awkwardness at all, even if a knowledgeable person listens closely to the details, they will only feel that Mr. Zhou Ge and Shen Daotai are both elegant people, and they can hit the point when commenting on and appreciating the details.

It's a pity that everyone is a genius, Qiu Weizhen already knew what they were going to do, but he could only pretend not to know, to save each other's face, and chatted with Tang Yin.

Qiu Weizhen's flattery was not because the Shen family gave him a lot of money temporarily, but because the Shen family had always been very polite to him.

Shen Tingyang has been serving as the servant of the Nanjing household department for more than half a year. Basically, during the festivals, he will give Qiu Weizhen gifts of thousands to tens of thousands of taels of silver.

This kind of friendship that lays the groundwork for nothing is better than sending money temporarily when something happens. Shen Tingyang actually knows very well that they are already famous brands. He just hopes that Shangguan will not trouble him in the last two years, and everyone will strive for a smooth transition.

Qiu Weizhen's age is there. Historically, Chongzhen was 16 years old and he should retire and return home. By then, he would be 67.Shen Tingyang has credit, energy, and money to open the way. In the 16th year of Chongzhen, he was promoted to the next level and took over the Minister of the Nanjing Household Department. Everyone was happy.

The banquet had already been closed just now, so when everyone returned to the hall, they chatted around the newly served tea and fruit.A group of people with different interests, but no conflict of interests, just negotiated all the stolen goods.

When the time came, everyone unconsciously talked about Zhou Yanru's itinerary for going north to Beijing in two days.

Shen Tingyang, out of his professional habits and a gesture of goodwill, made a point on the spur of the moment, complaining that Zhou Yanru still chose to go to Hebei by luck this time, which is quite inconvenient, and there are small groups of thieves running around on the road.

"...I'm afraid Mr. Ge doesn't know much about shipping. In fact, since the imperial court experimented with water transportation and changed it to sea, I have made a lot of progress in the technology and size of sand ships in Ming Dynasty in the past three years. Now I have gone north by sea boat and directly to Tianjin. It is not bumpy at all, and it can avoid bandits along the canal."

However, as soon as this remark came out, Zhou Yanru was a little embarrassed, so he had no choice but to forcefully say that he was old and weak, and could not tolerate the slightest bumps in his life, and exposed this topic.

Only Shen Shuren reacted quickly, and immediately kicked his father under the table again, signaling to his father not to brag about this issue, and Shen Tingyang put it down in disappointment.

It wasn't until the evening that everyone left Qiu's mansion to disperse. On the carriage home, Shen Tingyang asked what happened just now: "Lin'er, what did you mean just now? Being a father is nothing more than bragging about water transportation and changing seas whenever you meet someone." The advantage is that Mr. Zhou Ge came to Beijing to be the first assistant, and let the first assistant know more about the advantages of sea transportation, even if he knows he can't take a sea boat, there is no harm."

Shen Shuren shook his head helplessly: "Of course there are disadvantages! Although my father is talking about the matter, he just wants to emphasize the technical advantages of shipping, but how will he interpret it in the ears of those who are interested?
Don't Zhou Yanru think that you are disgusting him, sarcastically persuading him to restrain himself and blocking his way of making money?Although there are many benefits in taking office in Haiyun, there is the biggest disadvantage. I am destined to go north to Beijing as an official of the Ming Dynasty, and I will never choose——

After taking the sea route, you will arrive in Tianjin in a short time. How can you find excuses to stay in each mansion for a few days on the way and ask others to come to the pier to collect money?

Zhou Yanru went to the capital, Huai'an, Linqing, and every node on the canal was a place of great wealth, and the local guards looted and looted countless.Liu Liangzuo in Huai'an, Liu Zeqing in Linqing, why don't they find opportunities to honor Zhou Yanru? "

Shen Tingyang was taken aback for a moment, and immediately shut up in shame.With his experience in the officialdom, of course, he can't fail to see this point clearly, so he sees it through.

In the final analysis, it is still an occupational disease to tout shipping.He started out as a maritime merchant, and he has always been proud of it in his heart all his life, and he couldn't hold it back for a while.

(End of this chapter)