Picked up a copy of Romance of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 657
Yangzhou,

Most of the aristocratic families in Yangzhou were already present. Today, Fazheng invited all the aristocratic families in Yangzhou to come to discuss important matters. Fazheng's reputation is not very prominent, and his official position is not high. Zhuge Sima, but, after all, he was born in the Eastern Palace, and he is the emperor's confidant. The emperor has just ascended the throne, and these big clans dare not refuse Fazheng's kindness. If he offends this person, he is indirectly provoking the emperor. , which would have consequences they cannot afford.

In order to show respect for Fazheng, most of the aristocratic families came to the banquet in person with the head of the family, and they felt a little uneasy. They didn't know the reason why Fazheng and Zhou Yu came suddenly, and they didn't know whether it was good or bad for them to come. I can only lower my attitude, so as not to offend the emperor's close minister, but when everyone is gathered, the righteous master Fazheng has not arrived yet.

This made the Patriarchs feel a little displeased, but they didn't dare to explode. At the same time, they gradually became uneasy. Could it be that they didn't dare to continue thinking about it? Fortunately, the servants still dutifully handed it to them. Tea and the like, endured the torment, and waited anxiously for a long time. Fazheng arrived late. Surrounded by several soldiers, he walked into the lobby with a smile, and everyone got up one after another.

"You don't have to be like this!!" Fazheng said, but he sat on the upper seat arrogantly, looked at the crowd, and when they saw his attitude, they respectfully saluted him. Fazheng waved his hand and told them to sit back on their own. Then he smiled and said: "I'm late, I hope you don't blame me." He looked at the several ministers on the seat, stared at them, and continued: "After you arrive, I know Quite a few Patriarchs never came, so I went to invite them in person, which delayed the business."

As Fazheng said, the crowd was startled and panicked. They only heard a few violent shouts. A group of soldiers entered the hall, and they all escorted people. At this moment, they are covered in cuts and bruises, their clothes are disheveled, and the bloodstains are shocking. Everyone present is terrified, their eyes widen, and they look at Fazheng above. Fazheng is still smiling, but that smile, To make them shudder.

"Fajun, as the saying goes, you can't be a doctor. These are all from my Jiangdong famous family. Even if you made a mistake, how can you be so humiliated?" Someone asked, and Fazheng just glanced at him, and asked with a smile: "Mr. Lu Ah, are you going to intercede for them?" The man shook his head hastily and said, "It's not pleading, but I just feel that we can't be humiliated like this."

"It's nothing, anyway, their clan has been expelled from today. He can't be considered a scholar." Fazheng said, and the rest of the people trembled in fright. Fazheng looked at them and waved his hand. , the soldiers escorted them down, Fazheng looked at the crowd, and asked: "Everyone, I came here because I was entrusted by the emperor to be responsible for going to sea. The emperor is benevolent and righteous, so that everyone can enjoy The benefits of going to sea, but I never thought that there are still so many people who don't give me face."

The people didn't dare to speak anymore, they just lowered their heads, listening to Fazheng's words, talking about power, they were not very afraid of Fazheng. Family members, everyone has something to rely on, but in this situation, they all have to obey, because they are all here, and the knife is in the hands of Fazheng. If Fazheng is angered, he will Confiscating your home now, even if you have a Taiwei behind you, what's the use? ?

"All of you here are older than me, and are also relatives of important ministers in the court. I think that I am here under the emperor's order, and you will not refuse to listen. My main job this time is to go to sea. , the court wants me to build ships here, go overseas, obtain money, manpower, or conquer more areas. After I arrived, I have already begun to organize manpower, build ships, and prepare for the port. In addition, Mr. Zhou who came with me , is also training the sailors and getting ready to go to sea.”

Fazheng thought for a moment before he said: "However, after these days, I just realized that building a ship is really time-consuming, especially for sailors. If the current development continues, I'm afraid it will take ten years. Only then can we make a career." Fazheng said, looked at the crowd again, and said with a smile: "Don't frown in a hurry, I didn't come to ask everyone for funding. No matter how much money you have in your house, you can compare Can it go to the treasury??"

"I think, if you distribute the matter of going to sea to the lords, you can share the huge profits overseas." Fazheng took out a few letters from his arms and asked his servants to send them to them, watching them take them. The letter, he said with a smile: "This letter was written by the prince in the past to Wen Rengong. After I found it, I copied several copies. Everyone can read it, but it cannot be passed on, nor can it be told to anyone."

Listening to Fazheng's words, everyone opened the letter curiously.

This is indeed a letter written by Wang Fu. The content of the letter surprised them. In this letter, Wang Fu explained the overseas situation to the people. They are shocked, gold, precious spices, and even the cheapest manpower can be exchanged for at least thirty strong men with a piece of paper. One army of border guards can wipe out nearly 300 of them.

Most of them were stunned, looking at the letter in their hands over and over again, their eyes widened. Fazheng saw that they had almost read it, and then said: "Don't doubt the authenticity of this letter, you know, in the past, princes In Yangzhou, six ships were sent to the national treasury, and the ships were all piled with gold." Fazheng smiled and said, "Now, do you know my sincerity?"

"Fajun, what do you mean?" Sun Jing raised her head and asked.

He is Sun Jian's younger brother, and San Gong stands behind him. He is not that afraid of Fazheng. Fazheng smiled and said, "Sun Jun, I want to abolish the ban on people going to sea and allow You also go to sea together, you can build ships without permission, and you can also have sailors, after going to sea, I will not care too much about what you do overseas, and if you get the wealth overseas, I will never snatch it."

Hearing Fazheng's words, everyone's eyes lit up. Sun Jing thought for a moment before asking: "Then what do we need to pay?" Fazheng said: "Of course it's taxes, normal business taxes, and Yes, ships and sailors must leave detailed records with me, including overseas situations, and they must also be handed over to the temple. When you explore new islands, you must let me know."

"Don't worry, gentlemen, your harvest will definitely be huge. If I don't know much about overseas and I don't have the ability to build a large number of ships in a short period of time, you may not have such an opportunity. Time does not wait for me, you can choose Either follow my advice and join the Seawarding Division I established, or join those people just now. Well, I want to hear your opinions?"

Fazheng looked at the crowd and asked with a smile.

For a moment, the atmosphere was silent, and many Patriarchs frowned and said nothing.

Two days later, Zhou Yu just came and entered the study, and saw Fazheng who was reviewing various documents. Zhou Yu sat directly beside him. Fazheng raised his head and asked, "Gongjin? It seems that the recruitment Sailors are not difficult." Zhou Yu shook his head and said, "It's easy to recruit sailors, but it's a pity that talents are hard to find. There are many fishermen in Yangzhou, but if they lead the fleet to explore the sea, I'm afraid it won't work."

"If you want to train, it's too late. I'm thinking, how about I just give it to His Majesty and borrow some elites from General Taishi. Anyway, he has nothing important to do. I have some friendship with General Taishi, and I'm not afraid that he won't borrow. " Zhou Yu said, Fazheng nodded, and said: "I don't know about these things, so I will listen to you."

"What about your going to sea? How is it going?"

Fazheng laughed loudly and said: "Of course it's done. These guys just wanted to scare them, so they were obedient. Now, these people have already started building ships and are preparing to go to sea. In addition, they also sent this. Look." Fazheng handed the document to Zhou Yu, Zhou Yu took it, read it carefully, and then asked suspiciously: "Where did these ships come from?"

"Hehe, of course, most of them are not clean. In private, they have also gone to sea. However, they all go to Funan and Yizhou by sea to conduct business. In this way, they can avoid the heavy business. Taxation, what they do is not clean, I quickly found out, hehe, they have a handle in my hands, and they dare not oppose me at all. I took the opportunity to bring all the ships under their command."

Fazheng squinted his eyes, and said with some gloom: "They conscript sailors, and we have to put some of our own people in. I'm really worried. What kind of things these people can do, we must be strictly supervised, otherwise, It will definitely cause a lot of trouble." Hearing Fazheng's words, Zhou Yu thought for a moment, and then said: "It's possible, but I'm afraid they won't work hard. Putting on airs."

"Hahaha, Gongjin, after seeing the prince's letter, their eyes almost burst into flames. They made a lot of profits from trading around Funan before. I let them go to sea, and now they all Is it ecstatic, not working hard?? Gongjin, just wait and see, I bet you that within two months, they will build more ships than us. Don't think we are the power of the government, Build with all your strength. They have a different method."

Zhou Yu nodded and asked, "They didn't realize that the letter was written by you?"

"What did I write?" Fazheng looked at Zhou Yu with some doubts, and asked, "Didn't we take that from Shang Shuling Guo Jia?"

"Hahaha, that's true, that's true."

(End of this chapter)