Daming: Mixed in Dangzhi County, Beiping

Chapter 430 Quanzhou Pu surname?

Tao Yiping's expression changed and he continued: "But teacher, we both still have self-awareness and know where our skills came from. We still want to follow the teacher and continue to learn the craftsmanship!"

Hearing this, Guo An's face turned serious, "His Majesty's decree has been issued, do you two still want to resist it?"

Tao Yiping and Yang Ting's expressions suddenly changed, and they quickly said: "Teacher, we don't dare to resist the order!"

Guo An said angrily: "Then just go and take office honestly. Do you two think we want to let you go?
Your Majesty summoned you away, and we have to train two more masters who can take care of things...

Moreover, our lives have to become complicated... paving roads, building workshops, and craftsmen's schools...

There are also things like the Sea Trade Chamber of Commerce and Shenji Camp! "

The more he talked, the more upset Guo An became.

"You two have gone to the Ordnance Bureau. Don't be lazy in any way. There must be no defects in the muskets, artillery, grenades and other firearms used by our Shenji Battalion!"

"Divine Machine Camp?"

Tao Yiping and Yang Ting were stunned subconsciously, and asked quickly: "May I ask the teacher, where is the Shenji Battalion?"

Guo An explained: "Your Majesty's newly formed Shenji Artillery Army, I will be the main general, Liu Sheng will be the deputy general, and most of them will be Yanshan Guards as the generals. The muskets, artillery, grenades and other items created by the two of you in the Ordnance Bureau , are all used to equip the Shenji Battalion!"

"I see!"

Tao Yiping and Yang Ting understood, and then congratulated Guo An with joyful faces.

"Congratulations to the teacher for taking charge of an army!"

"Congratulations, teacher..."

Guo An waved his hand with an impatient look on his face, "Okay, okay, stop flattering me and I'll leave soon. Can you recommend someone to take charge?"

Tao Yiping and Yang Ting also understood Guo An's temper. They quickly looked serious, frowned and thought for a moment, and then said: "Teacher, there is a carpenter Kuai Fu who belongs to a family of craftsmen and has superb skills. He is the head carpenter of the fifth level!"

"Kuai Fu?"

Guo An thought for a moment, then nodded and said, "In this case, this person will be in charge!"

Tao Yiping said quickly: "Teacher, don't worry, Kuai Fu came to Peiping from Jiangsu, and he came here just for the teacher. Not only is this man an excellent carpenter, but he also respects the teacher very much. He will not let the teacher down!"

"That's good!"

Guo An nodded with satisfaction, "Does anyone recommend a blacksmith?"

"Xu Cai!"

On the side, Yang Ting said without thinking.

"Can!"

Guo An nodded again. Xu Cai, the blacksmith, Yang Ting had mentioned many times, and he must be a reliable craftsman.

"Thank you teacher!"

Yang Ting thanked him.

Guo An didn't care, but looked at Tao Yiping and asked, "There are so many great craftsmen in the Tao family, but is there anyone willing to come to the workshop?"

Tao Yiping was startled, and then said with a happy face: "Thank you very much, teacher, for your kindness. Several brothers and seniors in the family respect the teacher very much. There will definitely be seniors or older brothers coming!"

"So good!"

……

On the second day, Tao Yiping and Yang Ting brought Kuai Fu and Xu Cai to visit Guo An.

For these two people, Guo An gave gentle instructions.

There was no need for Guo An to draw a cake, the signboard of Guo An already made these two people excited.

Moreover, their predecessors, Tao Yiping and Yang Ting, were directly transferred to the Ordnance Bureau by His Majesty and became officials.

A serious Ming official!

This is something that craftsmen like them would never dare to think about in their lifetimes.

Now, someone showed them how to do it, and they were naturally excited.

After returning, Tao Yiping and Yang Ting actually brought Guo An an older brother, Tao Yizhen, and two senior brothers, He Qi and Xie Wenyong, from Tao Wanhu.

Afterwards, the two of them quickly went to the Ordnance Bureau for duty.

Without these two handy stewards, Guo An could only take Guo Ang to Jiangjun Mountain in person to explain some matters to Kuai Fu and Xu Cai.

Or check the progress of the project and look for any problems.

but.

Kuai Fu and Xu Cai really had something in their stomachs.

Many things were done very neatly.

As for some aspects that they couldn't see because of their poor vision, Guo An would point them out and they would be able to figure them out immediately.

After that, you will never make the same mistake again.

Also.

Boat shops under the Chamber of Commerce also began to operate on a large scale.

With the capital as the center, some regular sailings began to appear, with clearly marked prices. There were fixed prices from the capital to nearby prefectures and counties.

In addition, it will leave when the time is up, no matter how many passengers it carries, it will leave when the time is up.

In addition, the shipyards all fly the flag of the Maritime Trade Chamber of Commerce, and have the royal palace, several princes, marquises, and several big merchants from the south of the Yangtze River as backers.

No one dared to provoke them, nor did they use their power to bully the boat passengers.

In less than a month, the reputation of the boat trip spread to dozens of surrounding states and counties.

More and more boat passengers only choose to take the passenger ships of the boat company.

In addition, ship companies also have leasing business, and many merchants have also begun to spend money to hire ship companies to transport goods to them.

"Accelerate the opening of two shipyards. Whether now or when Ma He's fleet comes back, more and more ships will be needed!" Guo An ordered Shen Zhuang, who came to report the matter to Dinghaihou Mansion. .

Now, Shen Zhuang and several other merchants have officially begun to send people to the Maritime Trade Chamber of Commerce to take charge of managing the chamber of commerce.

Shen Zhuang responded quickly: "Don't worry, Marquis Dinghai. After I return, I will discuss it with Liu Fangming and Wen Feng!"

"Ok!"

Guo An nodded slightly.

Then, according to past practice, since there was nothing to report, Shen Zhuang should leave and go about his business.

However, this time Shen Zhuang did not leave, but his eyes flickered and hesitated.

Guo An frowned and asked, "What else is there?"

"Master Hou..."

Shen Zhuang raised his head, opened his mouth, and finally said: "I heard some news and am not sure. I wonder whether I should report it to the Marquis!"

Guo Anjing glanced at Shen Zhuang quietly, "Since you're not sure, don't say anything!"

Shen Zhuang: "..."

After being stunned for a while, Shen Zhuang couldn't help but smile bitterly and said: "Master Hou, this matter is of great importance. I don't dare not inform Master Hou!"

"Then say it!"

Guo An said quietly, "I've been blabbering for a long time. Are you still waiting for us to ask you?"

"The villain dare not!"

Shen Zhuang suddenly said with fear on his face: "I'm just a little worried..."

As he said that, seeing the impatience in Guo An's eyes, Shen Zhuang quickly changed his words, "Master Hou, what the villain said is about Huang Jixian!"

Guo An was stunned, "That Huang Jixian from the Chamber of Commerce?"

"Exactly!"

Shen Zhuang nodded quickly, then looked around cautiously, then like a thief, he leaned in front of Guo An's ear and said cautiously: "Master Hou, I accidentally heard a rumor that the Huang family in Fujian where Huang Jixian lives , seems to be a descendant of Quanzhou Pu!"

"The surname is Quanzhou Pu?"

Guo An's face turned gloomy and he stared at Shen Zhuang closely, "Is the news reliable?"

A descendant of Quanzhou's surname Pu actually joined the Chamber of Commerce and Industry and joined hands with the royal family and several princes and princes to do business. If this was true, he, Guo An, would have no shame in meeting Zhu Di.

And if word spreads, Zhu Di will feel like he was slapped in the face!

The surname Pu in Quanzhou was a maritime merchant from Arabs who came to China for trade.

Later, during the Southern Song Dynasty, the Pu family made their fortune in Quanzhou. Pu Shoucheng became the magistrate of Quanzhou, and Pu Shougeng became the shipping envoy of Quanzhou. The Pu family not only controlled Quanzhou's foreign trade, but was also responsible for collecting customs duties.

Quanzhou basically became the territory of the Pu family.

The Pu Shougeng government-business merger allowed the Pu family to monopolize the overseas spice trade in Quanzhou for nearly 30 years, with a fortune of tens of millions and thousands of children.

Until later, Wen Tianxiang, Zhang Shijie and others escorted King Yi Zhao Shi to escape to Fujian, and Zhao Shi proclaimed himself emperor.

Zhang Shijie asked the Pu family to give hundreds of thousands of military supplies. If the Pu family didn't give it, Zhang Shijie would rob it... In addition, the Zhao family has thousands of descendants in Quanzhou, and they usually bully the people and extort merchants!
When the conflict broke out, the Pu family led a group of merchants, officials and gentry in Quanzhou and killed thousands of Zhao's descendants. As a sign of surrender, they surrendered to Kublai Khan.

Then, the Pu family continued to rule Quanzhou. It is said that the gold the Pu family handed over to Yuan Ting every year accounted for one-sixth of Yuan Ting's annual gold income.

After Zhu Yuanzhang established the Ming Dynasty and proclaimed himself emperor, he was ungrateful to the Pu family in Quanzhou. All the Pu family in Quanzhou were relegated to lowly status and could not read or write. They even dug up Pu Shougeng's bones and whipped them three hundred times!
In addition, Zhu Yuanzhang heard that the skull of Emperor Lizong of the Southern Song Dynasty was made into a drinking container and was recovered.

Zhu Yuanzhang became extremely furious and killed a group of Pu family members.

The remaining members of the Pu family began to change their names to avoid trouble.

Nowadays, there are basically few people with the surname Pu in Quanzhou.

Moreover, Guo An estimated that as the Pu family was relegated to a lowly status by Zhu Yuanzhang, officials, gentry, and even some common people in Fujian might be eyeing the Pu family.

The Pu family should have all died, but he didn't expect to tell him now that Huang Jixian, who didn't look like a string of characteristics at all, was actually a descendant of the Quanzhou Pu surname?

Shen Zhuang smiled coquettishly and said quickly: "Reporting to the Marquis, I have only heard of it.

However, this matter cannot be false! "

"This family of thieves!"

Guo An cursed angrily and then looked at Shen Zhuang again.

"You will rot in your stomach for this matter. You can do whatever you have to do. We will enter the palace immediately and inform His Majesty!"

Shen Zhuang said quickly: "Don't worry, Mr. Hou, I know the seriousness of the matter!"

"That's good!"

Guo An nodded slightly, then stood up and walked out.

"Go ahead and get busy!"

"Yes, Lord Hou!"

Shen Zhuang stood up quickly, followed Guo An and walked out.

……

Out of the gate of Hou Mansion.

A luxurious carriage was already waiting. With the help of Xu Yong, Guo An got on the carriage. Behind him, several fierce Yanshan guards protected the carriage and headed to the palace.

Looking at the carriage going away, a trace of envy flashed in Shen Zhuang's eyes.

However, thinking of his own situation, he could only sigh slightly, get on his simple carriage, and go to the Chamber of Commerce.

Now, just being behind the Marquis of Dinghai, the Shen family is already very lucky!

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(End of this chapter)