Win the Ding 1617

In the mansion next to Dagongfang in Nanjing City, along the living room, study room, flower hall, and passing through the secluded place several times, it entered the garden. There are small bridges and flowing water and many high and low pavilions. The pond is slightly narrow and planted along the way. There are more than a dozen willow trees, vermilion railings along the way, and three flower halls, which are separated by yellowed mottled bamboo curtains. The tables and chairs of nanmu wood that have been used for decades are placed inside.On the left behind the hall, there is a small door to enter, and there are three newly built nanmu halls, and a large courtyard full of rockery of Taihu Lake stones.Walk along the rockery to a lane on the left, and enter a garden, where you can see bamboo trees interspersed, pavilions and terraces, and running water leading to a very wide pond, in which hundreds of fish are raised, with golden rings on their wings Hanging, for the convenience of picking up when eating.Next to the pond, there is still a vermilion railing, sandwiching a corridor, passing along the corridor, a small moon door, hidden among several clumps of bamboo, it is extremely difficult to find.Push open the four green golden gates, and there are three Changting Pavilions, which are located on the water.

There is a long corridor between Changting Pavilion and the land, but a few traps in the corridor were removed by the owner, and this place has become two isolated places, which are most suitable for secret discussions.

In other words, from the news of the attack on Fujian, several leading figures in Jiangnan Shilin have met here for two days in poetry and wine.

The interior decoration of this pavilion is extravagant and gorgeous, Jingdezhen's sacrificial red, capital's sprinkled thread show, and Suzhou's gold wares seem to be placed without money.The adults and gentlemen are also sitting on huanghuali official hat chairs and huanghuali eight-legged round stools, covered with Haozhou brocade silk.

On the front wall of Changting Pavilion, hangs a huge map of the thirteen state capitals in the south of the Yangtze River, from southern Jiangxi to northern Fujian, Quzhou Prefecture, Jinhua Prefecture and other prefectures and counties, official roads and commercial roads, towns and villages, Mountains, rivers, pass roads.The drawings are all clear, and compared with the Yamen of the Ministry of War in Nanjing and the Governor's Mansion of the Five Armies, they are not far behind, or even worse.

Master Qian Qianyi is considered to be the leader in the Jiangnan Shilin circle, but he did not dare to make mistakes in front of everyone present, holding a cinnabar plate in his hand and a wolf hair in his right hand.Carefully outline the boundaries between Fujian and southern Jiangxi, Zhejiang and other state capitals.

An old man with a long beard took the time to hold up the extremely thin and exquisitely carved glass, and carefully observed through the wall of the glass the top-quality flag gun slowly stretching his body. The color of the tea soup changed from transparent to slightly yellowish. , Sniffing the bursts of aroma wafting from the cup, I couldn't help admiring from the bottom of my heart, "This year's Mingqian tea is really good!"

"This tea was picked by the prince of Hangzhou who led a group of yellow-haired girls who had never been to Tiankui before dawn. They were mixed with dew and then fried." An old man with a short beard next to him pointed to a cup of tea, Excitedly boasting.

"Moreover, hands are not allowed when picking tea, and they are only allowed to use their small cherry mouths to pick off the tea buds!"

After a few gossips, Mr. Qian over there also finished sketching out the map, and asked all the old gentlemen to move over to have a look.

"Look, old gentlemen." Don't say it.In addition to Zhang Zhang, Qian Qianyi's first-hand painting is also good, clearly depicting the border situation between Fujian, Nanzhili, Zhejiang and other places.

Since Zhang Kentang and Zhang Xiaohu joined forces, the troops of the Southern Guangdong Army quickly took over the defense of various provinces, prefectures, prefectures, and counties in the name of suppressing bandits and surveying, and controlled the entire Fujian Province in their own hands.And those southern merchants moved faster than the army and traveled farther. Some Hakkas built round houses in the deep mountains all appeared on the maps they drew.

"Nowadays, there are a large number of merchants from the south of Jiangxi in the west, Zhejiang in the east, and the border with Fujian. According to news from Jingdezhen, some merchants from the south have settled in the imperial kiln factory and several large folk kilns. A large amount of silver, and ordered their porcelain for three years in one go!"

"In Fujian and Zhejiang. On several big tea mountains, this generation also made extraordinary sales, either buying green or buying mountains. They also ordered tea for several years in one go."

"Now, we only have Su Songtai in Nanzhili and Hangjiahu in Zhejiang. The two pieces of silk tea here are still under your name. We have called you here today to get a charter. Li A certain has already taken Fujian, and his admiral of the three provinces is already worthy of the name, everyone, tell me, we in the south of the Yangtze River are the first to bear the brunt, how should we deal with it?"

The long-bearded old man twirled his beautiful silver beard and asked everyone present.

These people are the leading figures of the Jiangnan Group. Since the Wanli period, all kinds of tax resistance and market strikes have been operated behind the scenes. Even the Nanjing incident not long ago, the bosses behind it are also them.

Originally planned to use Zheng Zhilong's military strength to curb Li Shouhan's northward expansion, and then sit down and bargain with him and have a good talk, but unexpectedly Zheng Zhilong lost first in the water battle, and then in the land battle. After that, he became a prisoner of the Southern Guangdong Army.

Since the traditional magic weapons and knives and guns they are used to are not effective, then everyone has to discuss a new method together to deal with the aggressive Nanyue army.

In the south of the Yangtze River, the nobles of the Caojiang Yamen in Nanjing and the Governor's Mansion of the Five Armies have already joined forces with the Southern Guangdong Army in front of the white silver dollars.If there hadn't been an inconspicuous small flag issued by the Caojiang Yamen tied to the mast, not to mention eight out of ten, but ten out of ten people and boats would have been declared missing when they left Wusongkou or Hangzhou Bay.

Anyone with eyes can tell that this is a double reed sung by the Nanjing Xungui Group and the Nanyue Army, but there is nothing they can do about it. "At the beginning, when we talked about joint defense between the river and the sea, we wanted to protect everyone's interests. Who would have thought that there would be some small gangsters who would force Uncle Ning Yuan to go south to Guangzhou. Without his powerful navy in command, how could this be wiped out in the vast ocean? Those pirates? Unless you have a way to make Qi Jiguang and Qi Shaobao reborn underground!"

After negotiating and negotiating with the nobles in Nanjing, Wang Yetai of Xinjian Boci brazenly uttered the above slap in the face to the broker of Ju.

Today is different from the past, so the nobles are not in a hurry.Anyway, the navy of the Southern Guangdong Army blocked Wusongkou and Qiantang River, so why don't you go out and try your sea-going ships?I'm afraid that as much as I go out will be given to the Southern Guangdong Army.And the nobles only need to sit in the mansion and hand out those small flags, and by the way, they will not have to pay the protection fee, no, it is the relevant taxes and fees for those sea ships who plan to break through the customs, and the mansion of the Nanyue Army can get a large sum of money afterwards Huge dividends, such a good thing, why not do it?They wished that these businessmen and scholars would just keep fighting with Li Shouhan and the Nanyue Army to see who could survive.

not to mention.The Southern Guangdong Army will confiscate (looted goods?) and share the loot with the nobles. These goods often leave Wusongkou in front of them, and then they are stopped by the navy of the Southern Guangdong Army, and they become goods sold in the shops of the nobles. .

Therefore, from the bottom of their hearts, the nobles are happy to see the Jiangnan merchants and the Nanyue army continue to fight like this. This is clearly transporting silver into their own warehouses one by one!

but.Whether it is Donglin or Fushe, which one is not a character who is better than a monkey with a stick of hair?The most important thing is to look at the style and judge the advantages and disadvantages.What should I do if I find that the usual two ways of fighting can't deal with the Southern Guangdong Army?

And, they were sad to find out.Since the new year, I don’t know when I have received deposits from many companies, and purchased a large number of traditional export products such as raw silk, silk, tea, and tung oil. The full amount, but relying on these deposits can already recover more than [-]% of the capital.Under such heavy interest, so.Throughout South Zhili, from Su Songtai to Hangjiahu, there are bustling production scenes everywhere.A load of mulberry has been robbed by silkworm farmers for the price of one silver dollar.

However, now is the time for these people to worry. Seeing that the new silk and new tea are about to go out of the market, what should they do if they can't get the goods out?

Although there is no such thing as double liquidated damages in this era, it has lost its reputation in the market.It is very shameful to receive other people's money and not be able to deliver the goods in full!

Merchants in the south of the Yangtze River found themselves riding on the back of a tiger.

If he continues to fight against Li, Li won't suffer any damage, but his side will lose money every day.And the only ones who benefit from it are those old westerners from Shanxi and nobles from Nanjing.Therefore, in the past few days, the top figures of the Jiangnan Group have gathered together for at least a long time, and they have to discuss a countermeasure.For Li and his Southern Guangdong Army, what should we do, fight or peace?

"Everyone, let's talk about it, what should I do?"

The long-bearded old man withdrew his smile, and looked at everyone present with a serious face, hoping to get an answer from these people.

However, everyone was silent like a sawed gourd, and they were unwilling to be such a high-ranking rafter. In fact, everyone was very clear. knife".Nowadays, the imperial court has always mainly appeased those generals who are capable of fighting. Besides, it seems that there is no reason or crime to invite the big bosses of the court to come forward to sanction Li Shouhan and the Nanyue Army for this kind of thing.

However, no one is willing to say out of their own mouths to bow their heads to someone like Li. God knows if they will make themselves the target of the Jiangnan scholars and business circles?

"Misters."

In the corner beside him, Qian Qianyi, who was acting as Mr. Ban Tian's case, spoke softly, lest his words would disturb all the benefactors.

"In the humble opinion of the students, right now I, Jiangnan, shouldn't compete with him for short-term interests. Instead, I should take a long-term view. Back then, the treacherous Prime Minister Yan Song was in power for a while, but what is the final outcome? Isn't it still my Songjiang Mansion Huating Xu Jie, Xu Xiangguo, the senior of the county, used tricks to flatter, pretend to be deaf and dumb, and swallow his breath to confuse, and then brought down the treacherous father in one fell swoop?"

"So, if you endure for a while, you can become gold with a hundred patience."

Qian Qianyi mentioned the classic case of Xu Jie's tricks and Yan Song's scheming, and immediately set up a very dignified and generous step for everyone.yes!With Xu Jie as a cabinet scholar, in order to overthrow Yan Song, he has to give his granddaughter to others as a concubine. Can't we try our best to bear the burden of humiliation?

After Xu Jie brought Yan Song down, he turned his power over to the government and the public, and immediately took back the investment of the previous decades, including the principal and interest. Not to mention, after he retired and returned home, the younger brother of the Xu family was rampant in the Songjiang Mansion. A large number of land properties were purchased, covering an area of ​​up to 24 mu. In addition, his younger brother and domestic slaves committed crimes, resulting in a mountain of lawsuits against him.

Yingtian Governor Hai Rui and Bingxian Cai Guoxi handled the case impartially and punished his family members.Xu Jie bribed Dai Fengxiang with 3 taels of gold, and ordered Chen Sanmo through Zhang Juzheng to dismiss Hai Rui and Cai Guoxi.So people called him at that time: "The dismissal of the household can drive away the court's wind and constitution", and some people called him a "power traitor" for this reason.

Thinking about the great achievements of seniors, I was only temporarily wronged, and I didn't ask you to send your daughter or concubine to Li Shouhan to sleep with?

With these words, Qian Qianyi made the atmosphere in Changting Pavilion more lively, and everyone present seemed to have taken the elixir of the Supreme Lord to pay back the sun.They started talking in a hurry.

"As expected of the leader of the Jiangnan altar, these words immediately awakened us. I wonder if Mr. Qian has any other advice?" The short-bearded old man also asked Qian Qianyi with a smile while twirling his beard as hard as steel needles.

"Ms. Li's family members are in great prosperity now, and they have a heavy army in their hands. We should not confront him head-on. We can only deal with him slowly when his family members decay. However, in the humble opinion of the students, we can't just wait for death. Some Things still have to proceed quietly.”

"It's my Tianqiao star in Donglin! Please enlighten me a little bit, sir."

"What Li relies on is just money and food and soldiers and horses. Money and food are widely available in the south of the Yangtze River, but there is a lack of strong soldiers, so they are slaughtered at will!"

"Students think that the general who is suppressing the bandits now is Zuo Kunshan. It is the time when the army is strong and horses are strong, and it has a relationship with my Donglin. We might as well secretly support him with money, food and weapons, help him succeed, and help him train troops. As time goes on, It may not be impossible to forge an army that can compete with Li's soldiers!"

Qian Qianyi's words, like a bucket of ice water pouring down on their heads, awakened the adults and gentlemen present like a dream.

The wind in the Jiangnan area is at its peak.For many years, Donglin and Jiangnan merchants have been one and the same.

From the beginning of the Ming Dynasty, they began to make arrangements, and vigorously trained their clan brothers to study and become officials. Even if they did not become officials, at least they would become famous and romantic figures in various places. Over the years, the clan brothers of various families.There are countless officials, and all kinds of so-called celebrities and mountain people are as numerous as crucian carp crossing the river.

They also make great efforts to make friends with dignitaries from all over the world. The means can be described as moistening things silently. These businessmen are quite intelligent.It is another form of long-term hard work, no short-term rewards, and silent dedication.

Which official wants to buy a field, they secretly sent the land deed without saying a word, which official will have a difficult life for his younger brother.They secretly donated money, and if there were too many poor scholars in some academy and insufficient tuition money, they quietly either increased the tuition money for the academy, or simply bought the fields near the academy, and secretly handed over the land deed to the college. The head of the academy, as a long-term fixed income of the academy, ensures that those poor scholars who rely on the so-called tuition money to support their families do not mention their own requirements during the process.

For so many years, decades like a day, even the hard-hearted people have been moved. Who would not support such a righteous businessman?

Just say a few good words at critical moments, or do something convenient, and there will be a steady stream of benefits, benefits without cost, who would not?

They also vigorously subsidize the poor and subsidize education everywhere. In addition to not paying a single cent of tax to the country, they can be regarded as the spokespersons of perfect characters, occupying the commanding heights of morality.When mentioning these volunteers, who didn't give a thumbs up and praised: "Good?"

But the world has changed with time, and today's world is no longer the era when people can point out the country with a pen, but with the soldiers, horses, swords and guns in the hands of warriors.

Back then, Gu Xiancheng casually summoned a group of scholars in Wuxi to chat in Donglin Academy, scolded a minister they disliked, and then organized their own party members to launch a public opinion offensive, which could change the original intention of the court and the cabinet. , the good days of directly deciding the promotion and dismissal of an official are long gone.Don't you see, Yang Sichang suppressed bandits in Huguang and Sichuan, Zuo Liangyu, He Renlong, Meng Ruhu and others obeyed the law and refused to carry out the military order. What can he do as the elder of the court and the supervisor?

Without a knife in hand, the plan to force a minister like Zhu Wan to commit suicide just by relying on his connections and verbal criticism is now unfeasible.

"What does Master Qian mean?"

Everyone pondered and savored Qian Qianyi's words, since ancient times, those who have troubles must have armed forces, but in the past many years, military officials are not valuable, so they have never invested too much money in generals.

"Seniors, gentlemen, Qian's humble opinion is just for everyone to share." Qian Qianyi is also a person who knows how to advance and retreat, and knows how much weight he has. On such occasions, he can speak The leeway is not bad, what courage does he have to make decisions for you Jiangnan bigwigs?

Training and supporting Zuo Liangyu as Donglin's army agent is a big deal, so it's natural to have a long-term plan.However, right now it is necessary to discuss how to deal with the Southern Guangdong Army.

"If we don't pay taxes, our goods won't be able to go out to sea. It's not enough to rely on land and water transportation alone."

"That's right! Now the Cao Gang is flirting with the Southern Guangdong Army openly and secretly. I'm afraid that they will guard us and steal our goods if we hand them over to them!"

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