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Chapter 323 Target Funing Prefecture

Wei Pengyun looked at Wang Xuan wonderingly, "What does Brother Wang want this thing for?"

"Brother Wei should know that my family is in the cloth business, of course it is used to produce cloth."

Wei Pengyun watched Wang Xuan's eyes roll a few times, "Brother Wang needs a lot?"

"A lot. I'm going to set up a factory to specialize in the production of cloth, so that the cost is lower. It can be said that I want as much cotton and linen yarn as I have."

"factory?"

"It's a very large workshop."

Wei Peng Yun picked up a glass of wine and drank it slowly, looking at the table without focus, obviously he was lost in thought.

Wang Xuan's words reminded him that there is not much difference between this warship and a cargo merchant ship, and it is enough to remove the weapons on it. Moreover, as the person in charge of the border guards, he is well aware of the convenience and profit of sea transportation.

Although the Ming Dynasty banned the sea, it did not mean that there was no trade on the sea, but that the trade was extremely developed. This ban on the sea was only forbidding the royal family, and the sea merchants made a lot of money.

And he, the commander of the Fuzhou government guards, can have a large ship in his hand, and there is no shortage of sailors. Coupled with the force of the warship itself, ordinary pirates would not dare to provoke him. It's much faster for those subordinates to farm and so on!

"Snapped!"

"Crackling!"

Wei Pengyun thought that he had made so much money invisibly over the years, and immediately felt distressed and set up a row of tables, shaking dishes, chopsticks and dishes.

It was only then that Wei Pengyun came to his senses, showing an awkward yet polite smile at Wang Xuan, "Sorry, I was a little distracted just now."

Of course, Wang Xuan could guess what was going on. After all, today's words were all designed. How could he, Mr. Wang, have so much energy to do some shipping by himself? He just paid for it.

As a matter of fact, as long as Wang Xuan is willing to spread the word, there will be no shortage of merchants in Fuzhou, who can't buy anything they want, so why should he waste time making these messy things by himself, and he is not doing it to make money.

Today, all of this was designed for Wei Pengyun. The purpose was to pull the other party into the water and form a community of interest alliances, so that it would be convenient for him to intervene in military affairs.

"Brother Wang is one of our own, and I will not hide some things from you. Our guards are living in a very difficult situation right now. The food and salaries of the Ministry of War are definitely not available on the third floor. They all say that we have to pay for nothing, what the hell? Yes, it’s not impossible, according to the things issued by the above, [-]% of the soldiers can’t afford it, and if everyone wants to survive, they can only find a way to make some money!”

Wei Pengyun rubbed his hands as he spoke, and looked at Wang Xuan with some embarrassment. After all, Wang Xuan was a scholar, and in the general environment, he was naturally the opposite of martial arts like them, although Wei Pengyun didn't see this in Wang Xuan now. However, I couldn't help feeling a little afraid that Wang Xuan would look down on him.

It is a bit too much for a soldier to do business.

Seeing Wang Xuan's complexion darken, Wei Pengyun's heart skipped a beat, but he heard Wang Xuan say: "Where did Brother Wei say that? How could I not know the court's abuses? It's too peaceful, that's bullshit!"

"This world was brought down by Taizu and all the honorable ancestors!"

"People need to eat, and soldiers need to eat even more. What do you do with a little bit of food after deductions? If you can't eat enough, how can you protect the country and kill the enemy!"

Snapped!
Wei Pengyun couldn't help but patted the table again, "Brother Wang is right, come on, have a toast!"

However, Wang Xuan stretched out his hand to stop Wei Pengyun, "Change to a bigger bowl, how does this little thing taste like wine!"

"Ahahahaha, Brother Wang, interesting, interesting!"

A maid came over to change the big bowls, and they each filled them up. Wei Pengyun picked up the wine bowls and said with a sigh of relief: "In this world, there are not many scholars who can be liked by us warriors. The last one was Mr. Wang Yangming. Now, it is Mr. Wang Yangming. You Wang Xuan Wang Zaizhi!"

"Don't dare to be listed with Mr. Yangming!" Although Wang Xuan's thick skin was beyond imagination, Wei Pengyun's comparison with Wang Yangming still made him blush.

"cheers!"

"cheers!"

The two big bowls collided lightly, and the two drank a bowl of wine with their heads up. Wei Pengyun stretched out his hand and wiped the corner of his mouth, and laughed: "It's still a pleasure!"

Putting down the wine bowl, Wang Xuan said with a smile: "I understand what Big Brother Wei means. Don't worry, I do everything in the open. I want as much as you can. The premise is that the price is fair. After all, what I want is fair." The quantity is large, and the price is lower than the market average.”

"I understand this point. What matters in business is integrity. Don't worry, Brother Wang!"

"Then it's settled!"

"That's a deal!"

The two drank a bowl of wine again and finalized the matter.

"Brother Wei, I still need a group of people here to burn bricks, build factories, etc. Now there are not enough people, I don't know where you are..."

Wang Xuan said seemingly casually, this is his second goal, one is to find a group of workers, and second, he wants to select a group of talented people from these soldiers, and gradually make them his own people, At the very least, get Boss Qian to come back, and then slowly think about how to take Wei Pengyun off.

"It's a trivial matter, how many people does Brother Wang want!" Wei Pengyun didn't care at all, and he relied on these soldiers to work to make money on weekdays.

"At least a thousand people!"

"There are so many, um, okay, go back to my side to choose people."

After the two things were settled, Wang Xuan secretly gestured behind him, and Zui Hongchen, who was hiding in the dark, could see clearly.

"cousin!"

The two were chatting, when a soft and crisp shout sounded, and following the sound of footsteps, a girl with a little makeup, a pure and lovely dress, but a bit of coquettishness in her eyes ran over.

"what!"

The girl realized that there were still outsiders here, she covered her mouth and let out a soft scream, a red cloud slowly rose on her white and delicate skin, she glanced at Wei Pengyun lightly, then dodged away in a little panic, and bit her lightly. He pursed his lower lip and rubbed the corners of his clothes with his hands, looking at a loss.

This faint glance, in Wei Pengyun's eyes, had a bit of natural obsequiousness, "Gulu", Wei Pengyun couldn't help swallowing, staring fixedly at the girl, which made the girl even more shy.

Wang Xuan secretly gave Zui Hongchen a thumbs-up in his heart. Sure enough, beautiful women are born to act.

"Little sister is here, come here, let me introduce you, this is not an outsider, but a general of the third rank of the imperial court, Commander of the Fuzhou Guard, Master Wei Pengyun."

Wang Xuan turned his head to look at Wei Pengyun who was completely dumbfounded by the drunken girl Yanyang Gong and smiled, "Brother Wei, Brother Wei..."

Two consecutive calls failed to wake him up, Wang Xuan rolled his eyes, and directly reached out to poke him.

"Ah!~Ahh!"

"I... I!" Wei Pengyun's dark old face was completely red, and it was a bit embarrassing to show such a piggy face to others.

"Hahaha, Big Brother Wei, let me introduce you. This is my distant cousin. Some time ago, her parents passed away, so she came to me. My younger sister's surname is Chen, and her name is Zuihong."

"Brother~!" Zui Hongchen stomped his feet lightly, and his little feet rolled back and forth on the ground. He lowered his head and said shyly, "How can my brother casually tell outsiders about my family's name?"

"Hahaha, not counting outsiders, you can also be called Brother Wei."

Biting the corner of his mouth lightly, Zui Hongchen glanced at Wei Pengyun with a blushing face, and made a soft gesture, "I've seen Big Brother Wei."

"Okay, okay." Wei Pengyun was so happy that he seemed to have lost his soul. He touched all over his body with his hands, and tore off the jade pendant around his waist with a 'bang'. , This, this jade pendant is for my little sister."

Zui Hongchen didn't dare to answer, but just looked up at Wang Xuan.

"Okay, take it, it's all my family."

Only then did Zui Hongchen reach out to take it, "Thank you Brother Wei, my little sister won't bother the two of you for drinking, I'll quit now."

After finishing speaking, he twisted like a slender waist, his body swayed slightly, like a willow blowing in the wind, and slowly walked out.

Wei Pengyun stood there in a daze, drooling involuntarily when he saw it.

Wang Xuan patted Wei Pengyun on the shoulder, and the other party was startled, and quickly wiped his saliva with his hand.

"Brother Wei likes my younger sister, so why not marry her?"

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I don't know if Zui Hongchen's maiden skill combined with her own advantages is too powerful or something, Wei Pengyun's gnashing of teeth is really funny and embarrassing.

"Then...then you can only imitate the ancients and marry an ordinary wife!"

"Really?"

"What's this!"

"Brother Wang." Wei Pengyun grabbed Wang Xuan excitedly and clenched his hands tightly, "What you said is true, you are so willing!"

"Hahaha." Wang Xuan resisted the urge to kick Wei Pengyun to death, and pulled his hands back with all his strength, "There's nothing to be reluctant about. Brother Wei is a dignified third-rank official. It's not a shame for my younger sister to follow Brother Wei. Her parents are not here. , Of course I, as an older brother, can call the shots!"

"Haha, hahahahaha!" Wei Pengyun raised his head and laughed wildly, "Then you will be my uncle from now on. The whole family doesn't talk about each other, so if you have anything to do, just come to me!"

"Then, don't I want to call Brother Wei a brother-in-law?"

"Brother-in-law is good, brother-in-law is good, brother-in-law looks young!"

Wei Pengyun grinned from the corners of his mouth to his ears, and his gums protruded.

In fact, Wei Pengyun is not too old, just 35 years old. Border military generals are different from civilian officials, so they are not too old. After all, they are going to lead troops to fight, and old men can't go to the battlefield.

In the Ming Dynasty, only civil servants could be the commander-in-chief of a party, so...all the old generals have retired.

The marriage was settled in a few words between the two of them. Wei Pengyun was not in the mood to continue drinking this time. All he could think about was the appearance of being drunk in the world of mortals. After two drinks with Wang Xuan, he hurriedly said goodbye. He wanted to go back and have a good time. Get ready.

This can be regarded as a typical old couple and young wife. According to the age given by Wang Xuan, Zui Hongchen is not much older than his son, and Wei Pengyun's heart melts with joy.

After taking Wei Pengyun away, Zui Hongchen walked in from the dark place again, and said generously next to Wang Xuan, "My lord, what should we do next?"

"It's up to you. If you don't like it, I don't care if you suck him up in a few years. It's just a third-rank guard commander. There are more than 400 guards in the Ming Dynasty. There is no shortage of him. It's okay to replace him .”

"At that time, I will change your identity for you. If you want to live a good life, you can find another man."

Zui Hongchen gently hugged the hair on his temples, "Men...forget it, after reading too much about the experiences of those sisters, there is nothing good about men."

"There are still some!" Wang Xuan coughed dryly, as he said, I was still there.

"Hehehe..." Zui Hongchen's laughter trembled for a moment, with a special charm, "Master is a good person, but it's a pity that he doesn't like us remnant flowers and willows."

"That's not it." Wang Xuan shook his head without explaining.

Since it was a serious marriage, all kinds of preparations were indispensable, Wang Xuan didn't care so much, and it was enough to just ask Steward Zhao to help him look over it, and he went to the guard to start picking people out the next day.

Going to the guardhouse, Wang Xuan took all kinds of things with him, and some things Wang Xuan had to hand over to him. During this period of time, he not only quietly practiced evil sword skills, but also learned a lot about the things Wang Xuan instilled. eight.

Seeing the more and more neutral green, red and white, Wang Xuan pursed his lips and said nothing.

At the end of the Ming Dynasty, these guards in the south were basically abolished. With 5600 soldiers, there should be 5600 military households and no fewer than 20000 civilians.

In fact, Wang Xuan rode around the guardhouse and found that there were too many fleeing households, not to mention 5600, 3000 households would be good.

The population is quite large, and it is enough to meet Wang Xuan's requirements.

The person who received Wang Xuan was one of Wei Pengyun's bosses, and Wang Xuan was not polite, and directly asked 1000 people who were strong and strong, and those who were in grade [-] or below.

Although Wang Xuan asked a lot, but the wages were sufficient, not to mention food and housing, no one had two taels of silver every year, which was equivalent to feeding the whole family, so the registration was naturally enthusiastic.

After carefully selecting 1000 people, Wang Xuan, who was an official, didn't even want one. After returning, he would slowly screen them.

Burning red bricks, cement, textile factories, and shipyards, Wang Xuan plans to create some big industries in Fujian, attract more people, and earn more money. After all, although his silver bullet offensive is powerful, it consumes more money. The rate is also huge.

If you want to control a place, you should first control the economy. After all, the economic base determines the superstructure!
After the people get them back, Wang Xuan doesn't need to worry too much. Naturally, someone will help him select talents among them. Those who are suitable for martial arts can get Tian Boguang's Wandaomen, and those who are not suitable can stay in the factory and work to support their families.

Seven days later, it was the auspicious day chosen by Wei Pengyun, and he married 'Chen Zuihong' back with great fanfare. Lost.

The reason why people were sent there was to control Wei Pengyun.

Putting aside the matter of Fuzhou Prefecture for the time being, Wang Xuan turned his attention to Funing Prefecture.

The reason why Funing Prefecture is the first choice for expansion is because there is a giant whale gang there.

This giant whale gang specializes in maritime 'business'. To put it bluntly, this business is the same as what Wang Xuan did in the Caribbean, commonly known as 'pirates'!
The reason why they are called giant whales is to represent hugeness and swallowing. Their predecessors are the descendants of those who participated in Zheng He's voyages to the West.

After Zheng He, the imperial court banned the sea, and these people who participated in those years became unwanted children. Everyone regarded them as hot potatoes. In the end, it became a problem to get food, so they could only use the leftover boats to make some There is no business without cost, anyway, there is no shortage of talents from manufacturing to repairing.

Now that Wang Xuan wants to develop ocean trade and shipbuilding, the first thing he needs to do is to clean up these pirates. Of course, he can also recruit a large number of boatmen and sailors.

As the first stop to expand out of Fuzhou Mansion, Wang Xuan's clean and tidy work has made him famous in no time.

Sitting in a newly bought mansion in Funing Prefecture, Wang Xuan looked at Catcher Dai who was following him, "I will leave the liaison work between the Catchers of the Yamen and the Yamen servants to you."

"Lord, don't worry!"

After the brothel incident, in non-public places, basically everyone went to Wang Xuanzhu.

There are very few things going on in Fuzhou government yamen now, and most of them can be handed over directly to the 'white society' to handle, and these headhunters are all free.

Of course, Wang Xuan will not support them in vain. Some time ago, led by Dai Tuotou, everyone began to visit 52 counties in other eight prefectures of Fujian.

In Wang Xuan's plan, in the future, all the arresting officials will be handed over to Dai Yutang for liaison and management, so he is also the focus of training.

Wang Xuan's request to Dai Yutang was not about force, but more about communication and management.

In the evening, Catcher Dai invited all three Catchers from Funing Prefecture to meet Wang Xuan.

"The villain has seen Master Wang." As soon as the three headhunters entered the door, they quickly saluted Wang Xuan who was sitting in the chief seat.

"Sit down!" Wang Xuan pressed his hand, "Dai Butou told you all about it!"

"I said, I'll wait for Master Wang's orders." The three of them stood up quickly after sitting down, and replied respectfully.

"Okay, that's good, don't worry, I won't treat you badly." Wang Xuan turned his head to look at Dai Butou, "Treat some Butou for me."

"We will be a family in the future, don't be polite."

Catcher Dai nodded in response, and immediately led the three of them out.

Now the reputation of Mr. Wang has been passed down by his subordinates. It is no longer when he was just starting out, he had to treat and accompany him when he made friends with Catcher Dai. Now, being able to come out and meet these Catchers is already a way of saving face.

As soon as they left, Lu Yuanhua walked in, "I have seen the Lord."

This Lu Yuanhua is the person in charge of the Funing White Society arranged by Wang Xuan, and he is assigned to complete a series of operations here.

"Is everyone ready?"

"My lord, don't worry, 200 people have been trained for more than a month, and I dare not say anything about those people in the Jianghu, but I still have certainty about dealing with these rascals in the city." Lu Yuanhua assured with chest.

Lu Yuanhua was recruited from Tian Boguang's side, and his talent in martial arts is very average. If he can practice to the last level in this life, he will be the best. Wang Xuan also has arrangements for this group of people.

Life is not only about practicing martial arts, and these people have no resistance to it. Besides, life may not be worse than that in Wandaomen.

"Okay, let's act tomorrow, first clean up these rascals in Funing Prefecture, it can be regarded as a good deed for the general public!"

(End of this chapter)