Chongzhen: I am the king of prosperous times

Chapter 605
The forest is big and there are all kinds of birds. This is an excellent interpretation of the current Ming Dynasty. If the laws and regulations lose their deterrence and restraint, the government will collapse, and more problems will arise.

"Brother, you said Qian Qianyi and the others, why did you invite me to wait for a banquet?" Wu Xiang, dressed in casual clothes, rode forward and asked Zu Dashou puzzledly.

"As far as I know, what these Donglin party members look down on the most is that I am a martial artist? Could it be that they want to do something through our admiral's office?"

"If you look down on it, then look down on it."

Zu Dashou looked stern, and said with a half-smile, "However, due to the current changes in water transportation, especially the continuous opening of the sea in Tianjin, the sea trade in the southern provinces has shrunk considerably, so they want to do something.

Now in Liuqiu Town, a group headed by Zheng Zhilong began to rise up, guarding the important coastal towns for the imperial court, and the number of maritime merchants from European countries entering and leaving Ming Dynasty continued to increase.

These Donglin party members talk about benevolence and morality, but in fact they are all self-interested.

What's more, the people standing behind them are all gentry, big landlords, and maritime merchants. What do you think they choose to invite me to wait for at this time? "

"For the money!"

Wu Xiang sneered and said, "It's the same as what I think in my heart, but what practical problems can Qian Qianyi and the others solve by inviting me to wait?

Although our admiral's yamen is in charge of the Cao army, the power of water transportation is in the Governor's Mansion of Water Transportation. At best, we can do something about dispatching the Cao army. "

"That's enough."

Zu Dashou narrowed his eyes slightly and said: "The Kaihai region supported by the emperor now, apart from Tianjin Zhili prefecture, Denglai two prefectures are more developed.

The ports identified by Liaodong can only be connected with Tianjin Port, and the sea merchants from European countries going north cannot go to these ports at all.

If there are some problems with our Cao army, which will affect the dispatch of water transportation, will the imperial court open up more areas and add sea trade routes? "

Wu Xiang's face changed slightly.

Regarding what Zu Dashou said, Wu Xiang never thought about it before. If there is any problem with the Cao army and then affects the scheduling of water transportation, they will definitely be severely punished.

After all, Wu Xiang knew the importance of water transportation.

Although the Ming Dynasty at the present stage has already had an irresistible task in opening up the sea to the outside world, the opening and operation of sea trade routes have not affected water transport.

On the contrary, due to the continuous development of Zhili Prefecture in Tianjin, the economic lifeline of the Inner Canal has been continuously strengthened, so that it can transport a large number of overseas products such as porcelain, silk, and tea from the south of the Yangtze River to the north.

Huai'an Fucheng, in a guild hall somewhere.

Zu Dashou and Wu Xiang, led by several servants in green clothes, walked into the luxuriously decorated main hall. A dozen or so people headed by Qian Qianyi got up from their official hat chairs and walked towards Zu Dashou and the others with a smile .

"Admiral Zu can condescend to attend the banquet, the old man is very happy."

With a smile on his face, Qian Qianyi stretched out his hand to Zu Dashou and said, "Admiral Zu, please take a seat. Today we will have a drink with friends. If we don't talk about anything else, we will just talk about homework. You won't mind if you want to come to Admiral Zu, right?"

"Shou Zhigong is polite."

Zu Dashou raised his hand in a salute and said, "It's inevitable that I'm a little excited to be invited by the gentlemen. As long as it doesn't involve official duties, we can talk about anything we want."

The group of people who followed Qian Qianyi all frowned when they heard what Zu Dashou said.

I thought that Zu Dashou's willingness to attend the appointment was because he knew the purpose of their banquet, so he came to chat with them in a cooperative manner.

But he didn't expect Zu Dashou to say such words.

Qian Qianyi was a little displeased in his heart, but he didn't show it. After sitting down with Zu Dashou and Wu Xiang, some simple greetings began.

Speaking of Qian Qianyi's status, the veteran of the Donglin Party, who enjoys a high reputation in the Jiangnan provinces, disdains to have anything to do with Zu Dashou and other vulgar people.

However, it is subject to changes in the situation, especially the opening of the sea in Tianjin, which has taken away a lot of sea trade business, making more and more people unable to sit still.

"I heard that Admiral Zu's beloved son and Vice General Wu's beloved son were transferred by the emperor to work in Liuqiu Town." Qian Qianyi put down the wine cup, looked at Zu Dashou who was sitting upright, and said with a smile.

"Hasn't Admiral Zu thought about replacing the rebellious Zheng Zhilong and going to Liuqiu Town as the commander-in-chief? I heard that Liuqiu Town is a fat job.

Speaking of which, the Zu family and the Wu family were in the west of Liaoning, and they suffered a lot of losses, especially Sun Chengzong, the governor of Liaodong, was still withdrawing guards and setting up a mansion in the west of Liaoning. I heard that there was a lot of commotion. Judging from this trend , I am afraid that the rest of the Liaoqian area will also withdraw its guards and set up a mansion. "

Zu Dashou frowned tightly, tightly clutching the wine cup in his hand, but he didn't show it.

Unknowingly, under the little dismemberment of Emperor Chongzhen, the Liaodong generals headed by the Zu family and the Wu family, although they maintained some background, they were not as untouchable as before.

After all, Zu Dashou, Wu Xiang, Zu Kuan, Zu Dale, and Wu Sangui, a group of Liaodong generals, were transferred out of the base camp in Liaoqian by Emperor Chongzhen in a righteous way, which made the remaining Liaodong generals, Gradually fell into a situation where the dragons had no leader, and now there are separate factions.

"This admiral of the Cao army, I think it's not bad."

Zu Dashou smiled, looked at Qian Qianyi and said, "Furthermore, the commander-in-chief of Liuqiu Town was set up by the emperor, which shows that the emperor trusts Zheng Zhilong very much.

Even if Ryukyu Town is rich and vacancies, that's beyond what I can think about.

Shou Zhigong doesn't know, but now the Admiral of the Cao Army's yamen is full of trivial matters. Because of these things, I often feel headaches. "

"But the matter of being in arrears?"

Qian Qianyi took out a bank note, handed it to Zu Dashou, and said with a smile, "This is a cashier's order issued by Huitong No. No verification is required, and it can be redeemed upon receipt. It's not much, only 20 taels of silver."

What a great deal.

Zu Dashou sneered in his heart, as soon as he made a move, he would pay 20 taels of silver. I'm afraid that the things he had to do would bring ten times the benefits, or even more.

"Old man, I hope Admiral Zu's side can lead more water troops under his command, and check the water boats going south and north."

Qian Qianyi glanced at the few people at the same table, and then said to Zu Dashou: "If anyone violates the laws and regulations of the Ming Dynasty, they should be impounded, and don't let a bunch of profiteers mess with the roots of our Daming society.

Just like the ship merchants over there in Tianjin, they dared to do anything for some stuff.

If these things can be done, the old man will be considered a bit of a face in the court, and the post of commander-in-chief of Liuqiu Town will not be impossible to operate by then. "

"That's not enough."

Zu Dashou picked up the bank note, and under the gaze of everyone, he said with firm eyes: "I want a [-]% share of the net profit, as long as Shou Zhigong agrees, then the rest will be easy.

After all, doing such a thing, the commander-in-chief is taking risks.

You also know that the emperor relies heavily on Tianjin, and if you go to Yuqian, no matter how well I do, it is hard not to be reprimanded by the emperor. "

"..."

It was extremely quiet in the main hall.

People like Qian Qianyi didn't expect that Zu Dashou's appetite would be so big, but when they thought that this matter could be done and some things in the south of the Yangtze River could be brought about, no matter how dissatisfied they were, they would finally agree to Zu Dashou's plan. Big birthday.

(End of this chapter)