Hongwu Survival Guide

Chapter 96
The first batch of grain ships went out to sea smoothly, and Dinghai, which had been running at high speed like a huge machine under Zhu Yuan's management, did not return to calm.

Dinghai County Yamen right neighbor.

This was originally the location of Fang Guozhen's privately established salt department, responsible for cooking salt in Dinghai, drying salt, and collecting salt taxes.

Because it exceeded the regulations, the chief salt official set up in Dinghai by the Mingzhou Branch of the Salt Transshipment Division of the Two Zhejiang Capitals was just a governor of the eighth-grade salt transport, and was not qualified to occupy this place, so it was sealed.

It was originally intended to be the office of the Yinghai Department, but Zhu Yuan didn't want it, and now it has become the newly opened Mingzhou Shipping Department's resident.

The former Taicang City Ship Deputy Director Chang Bao was appointed as the newly opened Mingzhou Ship Manager as he wished.

Mingzhou Shiplift from the fifth rank is four ranks higher than the magistrate of Dinghai County from the seventh rank next door, so it is naturally not a problem to open a government here.

Chang Bao, who had lost weight recently, had just returned from the wharf outside the South Gate, followed by several short Japanese maritime merchants with strange names. According to the translation, the leader was Murata Gatekeeper.

What kind of guards are needed in the fields, and the guards are justified.

It was a barbaric place, and Chang Bao didn't bother to care about it.

The reason why he came out in person today is because the Murata guard brought a batch of sulfur, which weighed 3000 catties.

This is one of the special commodities that the interim Daming City Shipping Law focuses on. Merchants are encouraged to import and enjoy tax-free privileges, but they must be strictly declared and purchased by the government.

Moreover, a decree issued by Zhongshu some time ago on the control of gunpowder also strictly stated that anyone who illegally mines, transports, and sells saltpeter or sulfur exceeding 10 catties will be punished by death.

His Majesty's saber is still in Dinghai, no one dares to take it seriously.

Chang Bao personally issued the document, dispatched officials to transfer it to Yinghai Division, and asked Mingzhou Ocean Trading Company to take over the batch of sulfur as soon as possible. He will also personally explain the coordination of subsequent matters.

According to regulations, when overseas businessmen come to Daming, regardless of buying or selling, they must go through a local maritime trade company with a license.

Among them, controlled products such as sulfur have stricter restrictions and can only be purchased by state-owned maritime trade companies at market prices.

Mingzhou Ocean Trading Company is the name of one of the two state-owned licenses, and the other, with a bigger name, is called Jinling Ocean Trading Company.

There is also a doorway.

Regarding the so-called "company", the Yinghai Division requires a registered name. The Yinghai Envoy also specifically said a few words that private enterprises cannot be related to country names or place names. Others are optional, and you can use names with better meanings, such as At that time, when speaking in Mingyuantang, it was a Mingyuan Ocean Trading Company, or it could be named directly by surname, such as a few partnerships, that is Zhao Qiansun Li Ocean Trading Company, and so on.

The maritime trading company that Fu Shou, a salt merchant under the command of the navy captain, served as the legal person was called Hengtai Ocean Trading Company.

Very lucky name.

Furthermore, 'legal person', like the 'board of directors', is another new concept.In addition to the registered name, each company must also recommend a registered 'legal person'.

This is not difficult to understand.

If something goes wrong, the legal person must be the first to be held accountable.

Then, when it comes to 'state-owned enterprises', this is also what the little adults say. In short, there is the Mingzhou Ocean Trading Company.

This time it's about place names.

The Yinghai Envoy didn't explain this time, but Chang Bao thought about it in private, and he probably understood some of the truth.

Just say a 'private company', if it's called Daming Ocean Trading Company, even if it's smaller, Zhejiang Ocean Trading Company, it's too easy for people to misunderstand whether you represent the imperial court. What is damaged is the reputation of the court.

So definitely not allowed.

State-owned enterprises, obviously another word, are indeed 'state-owned' after all, representing the imperial court to some extent.

After coordinating a business here, it was noon in a blink of an eye.

All maritime merchants invited Chang Bao to host a banquet together, and Chang Bao did not refuse.Mr. Yinghai Envoy told him very straightforwardly that money, silk and goods cannot be accepted, but daily entertainment, as long as it is not too much, is acceptable.

After all, when the water is clear, there will be no fish.

However, Mr. Yinghai Envoy also had other words, telling him that he should have some political ambitions and not delay his future for some things outside of him.

He also said that the official selection system of the imperial court will be more and more different from previous dynasties, and the starting point is no longer a restriction. As long as he can do things, can do things, and dares to do things, it will not be a problem to be appointed as a prince and prime minister in the future, and his name will be recorded in the history books.

In just over a month, Chang Bao was so tired that he lost a lot of weight, and some of his initial thoughts were also worn out unconsciously.

Not only that, personally presided over the drafting of the Daming City Shipping Act, and watched the regulations made after a lot of hard work promulgated into law, Chang Bao inevitably felt a sense of accomplishment like a Confucian statement.

Not to mention, there is that knife.

Chang Bao thinks that since this is the case, then do a good job. If you are really lucky to be able to leave some reputation in the history books, it seems that it is not bad.

As soon as the same group of maritime merchants went out, Chang Bao was blocked by people.

It's that Zhang jaw.

This is not the first time that the other party has come to pester him, hoping that he will lead Zhang's family to take a stake in a certain maritime company.

When the seven maritime merchants have been confirmed, this person still doesn't give up, and even plans to get the remaining three licenses.Chang Bao had inquired about this person in private, and after knowing his reputation, he had no further contact with him.

This time I was also a little bored, so I directly ordered the yamen servant to drive the person away, and also sent a message to the other party, not to pester him again, otherwise he would call him out.

Trouble!

……

Ying Haisi's mansion cannot be reached by himself, and Zhang Jai, who is still unwilling to give up these days, can only come to try Shibosi's door. Hearing the rumors, seeing that the new Shibo promotion has finished speaking, waiting for the yamen servant to go away , Zhang Zha angrily hammered the shaft of his own car a few times before he had no choice but to climb into the car.

The carriage began to move forward, and Xiang Er, who was originally sitting on the shaft, got in. Seeing Zhang Jai's dejected expression, the "Dragon King of the Waves" surged with righteousness, and said viciously: "Brother, just say a word, just touch it." Kill that dog officer."

Zhang Jai leaned weakly against the wall of the carriage, not bothering to speak.

Ram goods.

If this is the case, he would like to hack all Ying Haisi into pieces, not just one of them?However, if Chang Bao was slaughtered and implicated, how would Zhang's family survive with dozens of members?
Is it possible to go to sea as a bandit?
Is there still a hiding place for the pirates off the coast of Mingzhou?
Back at the residence, as soon as Zhang Zha got out of the car, a steward who was supposed to be in Haiyan’s hometown hurried up and whispered in his ear, and heard that all the helmsmen and watermen originally employed by Zhang’s family had been poached by other families. , A word flashed through Zhang Zhe's mind.

The tree fell and scattered.

Zhang Ja understands that the root cause is still in Ying Hai Division.

A group of sea merchants with a license must provide [-] helmsmen and sailors to participate in the transportation of grain. In addition, they have to prepare for going to sea in June and July, which has caused each company to spend a lot of money to recruit manpower.

The problem is, without these people, even if the Zhang family squeezed into the license, how can they do maritime business again?
Thinking about it this way, Zhang Jaw's mouth grew bigger and bigger, and he felt that his breathing was not smooth, and suddenly he couldn't breathe, and he passed out straight.

Deceiving too much!

……

In a small courtyard in the northwest corner of Dinghai County.

It was after noon that Chen Ning returned from outside the west city, and again 'ran into' Gan Sui who had come to Zuo Xiang's house.

These days, Chen Ning knew that Gan Sui had found out his residence, but he also asked his servants to find out Gan Sui's residence quietly, and the two sides had reached a tacit understanding.

tacit agreement?

Ah!
Back in the small courtyard, my servant brought good news. The rich man Zhang Zhazhang had run into a wall in the Shibo Department again today. He was probably out of breath, and when he returned to his door, he passed out directly.

Gee!
Such a shameless fool should use it for himself.

Having already had lunch outside, Chen Ning came to the study after listening to the boy's report and giving some instructions.

Sitting down in front of the book desk, Chen Ning picked up a letter that had been revised and considered recently and read it again carefully. After a little revision, he found tools and began to carve a seal.

A private seal I've seen before has only two ancient seal characters: Baishi.

Li Shanchang, whose name is Baishi.

……

Gan Sui felt that he should kill Chen Ning.

These days, he clearly felt that Chen Ning, who had been staying in Dinghai, seemed to be brewing something, and it might have something to do with himself.

But he has no proof.

Moreover, even if Chen Ning is already white, he has been a member of the third-rank middle school counselor after all, it is impossible for him to be like that ordinary commoner.In case of sudden death, it is inevitable that there will be side issues.Therefore, even if he wanted to kill him, he shouldn't do it, otherwise the left prime minister might be implicated.

If you can't kill, you can only keep your distance.

After getting up early, he wandered around the west of the city for half a day. After noon, Gan Sui came to the east of the city.

At the foot of Zhaobao Mountain, a wounded barracks has recently been built.

Prime Minister Zuo came over with a little word of mouth, and asked Gan Sui to think about the penicillium therapy that can be called bringing the dead back to life.

Gan Sui tried to enter the wounded barracks, but failed, so he could only look for opportunities in the periphery.

Not long after arriving, Gan Sui saw a group of wounded soldiers transported here from the pier, and then, Dai Sanchun, who he also knew, hurried over with a group of people.

This made Gan Sui suddenly lift up his spirits.

Dai Sanchun, the co-prefect of Sipin Tai Hospital, the important thing is that he is still a medical officer who stays with that person for a long time.

After waiting patiently for half an hour, Gan Sui finally caught up with a slightly injured soldier who went out to buy from the camp, and learned what happened just now.

The Navy Governor's Mansion received a tip from fishermen that a group of pirates had recently escaped from the south on a certain island more than 100 miles east of Daishan.

So a group of arrogant soldiers rushed to suppress.

After listening to Gan Sui, he felt that this group of pirates was not very smart and not well-informed.

Did a mouse break into the cat's nest?
As a result, more than half of the more than 200 pirates died, and the remaining six, No. 70, were also sent to the hard labor camp by a rope.

However, in the end it was the suppression of bandits, casualties were inevitable here.

11 people were killed and 29 were injured.

……

In the wounded barracks.

Dai Sanchun led the team of medical officers to work for more than an hour, dealing with serious injuries and finally some minor injuries.

This time I will try the scalding method again.

Dai Sanchun personally participated in the design and created a batch of sterling silver instruments, which are actually various types of silver irons suitable for wounds of different sizes.

In addition, I also brought gunpowder, but it will not be used today, and no one has been injured by arrows.

In a barracks of the Wounded Barracks.

Apprentice Sanqi personally lit the high-quality white charcoal and lit the stove.

Dai Sanchun checked the wounds of the six wounded in the barracks, and after a brief treatment, he began to select silver irons and put them into the white charcoal stove, and then... the six slightly injured soldiers here realized something, and said that there was no need to treat them, and endured for a while. Just be patient.

He escaped directly.

In a blink of an eye, he was reprimanded by the Shangguan and rushed back.

Like waiting to be sentenced.

Seeing this, Dai Sanchun seriously explained the truth to the soldiers.

Don't think it's just a minor injury, if it becomes suppurative and infected, causing a high fever, it will kill you.

The six wounded pawns could only nod their heads.

Soon, a tempting...well, no, it was the penetrating smell of meat wafted from the ward.

After the end, Dai Sanchun carefully filled out the six "cases" by himself. This is the idea proposed by Zhu Yuan very early on. Through the cases, experience can be summed up and a reference can be provided for the latecomers.

In Dai Sanchun's first official case, the patient was named 'Pu Zhongheng', and he was able to get out of bed and walk around now.

When Dai Sanchun finally left, a stout and wounded soldier in the ward complained immediately: "In the red sedan chair room, there are those penicillium magic medicines that I don't use, so I competed with this branding iron. It's really...it's unreasonable, he should have another name, Zhu Laotie."

Seeing that this guy actually yelled out a certain title that everyone was gossiping and joking in private, several people around were startled.

This is wanting to eat a board!

One of the wounded soldiers who was acquainted with him quickly dissuaded him: "Sun Er, shut up, do you want the credit of your two heads to be erased?"

As soon as Sun Er heard this, he shut up immediately.

However, after waiting for a while, there was no movement at the door of the ward. Obviously, no one heard Sun Er’s complaint just now, so someone laughed softly: "It’s silver, not iron. The piece just now, tsk, is enough for me to go back to my hometown to buy a few acres." Field."

Another person also joked: "Then it should be called 'Zhu Laoyin'."

Seeing that everyone was chatting again, Sun Er was very dissatisfied with his nickname being changed, and emphasized loudly: "Zhu Baotie!"

……

It was already evening when Dai Sanchun returned to Zhu Yuan's mansion in the west of the city.

As soon as I entered the door, I met Wu Zhen, the deputy governor of the navy.

The captain of the navy went out to sea today and personally escorted a group of Fujian soldiers who had regained their vitality to various confirmed lighthouse islands. These people will be responsible for building lighthouses, barracks, ports and other facilities.

At the same time, this group of soldiers led by the governor will also conduct a five-day routine inspection.

The deputy governor stayed behind.

Wu Zhen exchanged a few words with Dai Sanchun, and then left the residence of the Yinghai Envoy.

I came here in the afternoon to discuss the next step of naval training with Zhu Yuan. Xiao Hanlin's idea that the new naval warfare should focus on long-range strikes, focus on the development of firearms and crossbows, and wipe out the enemy before boarding, made Wu Zhenmao suddenly enlightened.

Furthermore, at the end, Xiao Hanlin had some frank and honest discussions with him.

Huagao only intends to do it for three years. After three years, if nothing happens, he will be the new naval commander.

In addition, regarding the shares of Haimao Company, the part that Huagao got is equivalent to being used for retirement.He still has more room for display. If he does well in the future, His Majesty will definitely not treat him badly. The extra [-]% shares of each maritime trade company are reserved for them, so he should not be in a hurry now.

Speaking of which, Wu Zhen didn't mind before.

The lord gave [-]% to Xiao Hanlin and [-]% to Huagao for the license of the maritime trade company. When he came to him, he didn't have [-]%. He was really uncomfortable.

However, Xiao Hanlin's words untied his knot.

At the same time, I also understand again that Hua Gao was just sent by his master to help Xiao Hanlin. In private, many people said that Dinghai really kept his word, and it was a certain young envoy of the camp, which was absolutely true.

This also made Wu Zhen secretly adjust his attitude towards the little Hanlin.

Apart from other things, the first batch of food was sent out in just a little over a month. Wu Zhen also couldn't help thinking in private, and concluded that he couldn't do it.

It is only natural for such a person to say that he wants to give the lord 500 years of Guozuo, and he is highly regarded by the lord.

After making up his mind, Wu Zhen, who was riding slowly down the street, thought of another thing.

News came from Jinling.

These days, my elder brother Wu Liang has been impeached several times in a row, mostly saying that he stretched his hand too far, interfered with the place, and exceeded his authority.

Apparently because of his elder brother's merits, the lord did not deal with it too much, but just sent someone to Suzhou to convey some admonitions in person.

Ugh.

This... must be a waste of love.

Wu Zhen only hoped that his elder brother would be vigilant and not insist on going his own way.If not, no matter how great the credit, no matter how much love, how many times can it withstand the consumption?
(End of this chapter)