Smuggling Daming

"Current management?" Zhou Zhong was very surprised to hear this. Since the Daming sea ban, most of the residents on the coastal islands have moved inward. It can even be said that Daming voluntarily gave up the ownership of the coastal islands, so places like Shuangyu Port have no If it is not managed by Daming, where does it come from?

Seeing that Zhou Zhong didn't understand, Xie Da sighed and said with a wry smile: "Although our Shuangyu Port is independent from Daming, it is closely adjacent to the land of Daming after all. The west and north are Ningbo Prefecture, and the port needs food, timber and other materials. They were all transported from Ningbo Prefecture, and Ningbo Prefecture is affiliated to Zhejiang Chief Envoy, but the original Zhejiang governor Yu Guang was labeled as an eunuch and sentenced to prison for a crime, while the new Zhejiang governor is Xie Di .”

"Xie Di? Another one with the surname Xie?" Zhou Zhong also frowned when he heard this. Although he didn't like Xie Yi and his son, he had to admit that there were indeed a lot of talents in the Xie surname. You must know that the governor is always in charge of a Or the political affairs of the two chief secretaries have greater power than the governors of later generations. The entire Ming Dynasty has only a dozen governors, the real officials of the frontier.

"Xie Di's surname is not as simple as Xie. He is the younger brother of my clan brother Xie Qian. He was strongly recommended by others, and he was immediately promoted to the governor of Zhejiang Province, admiral of Zhejiang coastal defense military affairs. He has offended him to death, and he absolutely has the right to mobilize the Zhejiang navy to encircle our Shuangyu Port." At this moment, Xie Da smiled wryly and finally told the news he had heard from Xie Cheng and his son.

And Zhou Zhong frowned even more after hearing this, the governor of Zhejiang is in charge of coastal defense military affairs.Although Shuangyu Port is not under the jurisdiction of Zhejiang, but if Xie Di takes advantage of his position to seize the lifeline of Shuangyu Port, and even directly organizes the court's navy as a threat, I'm afraid he will really succumb to the other party's demands. under power.

no!Never give up what is in your hand!Zhou Zhong is not such a person who gives in easily. I saw him walking back and forth in the living room a few times, thinking about how to deal with Xie Di, the governor of Zhejiang, but he has too little experience after all, and he is not familiar with official matters. I don't know much, so I haven't been able to come up with any good solution after thinking hard for a long time.

But when Zhou Zhong was thinking hard.His eyes caught sight of Xie Da by accident, but he saw him sitting there drinking tea with a faint smile on his face, as if he was not in a hurry about this matter at all. Closely combined with Yugang, Xie Di wanted to move his own words.It must be right with the entire Shuangyu Port, that is to say, this matter is not just my own business, but a common dilemma that the entire Shuangyu Port has to face. Xie Da is also a member of Shuangyu Port. Now he is in no hurry.Clearly fearless.

Thinking of this, Zhou Zhong also felt a little happy.He walked up to Xie Da and sat down, poured himself a cup of tea and said with a wry smile: "Uncle Xie is so calm, he must have a countermeasure, why bother to see my nephew make a fool of himself?"

After hearing this, Xie Da looked at Zhou Zhong with a smile and said, "Nephew, you guessed wrong this time. In fact, I have no way to deal with it until now. It's just that I just figured out something. .That's why you're so calm."

"Oh, what's the matter?" Zhou Zhong asked curiously when he heard this.

"This matter is very simple. That is, smuggling is very profitable, and it is related to the interests of most officials and gentry in the south of Ming Dynasty. Now, my nephew, you are cooperating with the owners of the goods in smuggling, which means that the benefits of smuggling are distributed to the owners of goods. There are countless connections behind these consignors. Among other things, in the official circles of Zhejiang alone, more than [-]% of the officials have obtained some income from smuggling. It is he who wants to move Shuangyu Port, I am afraid it will not be so easy!" Xie Da said with a fearless expression on his face.

When Zhou Zhong went to Xie Da's explanation, he couldn't help but feel a sense of enlightenment. Before, he only thought about Xie Di's high position and power, but he didn't expect that smuggling also related to the interests of countless people, and these were either rich or expensive. Anyone who wants to engage in the smuggling industry must consider the attitudes of those people. Not to mention the governor of a place like Xie Di, I am afraid that even the cabinet scholars in the court would not dare to easily touch the interests related to smuggling.

But before Zhou Zhong could relax, Xie Da went on to say: "Although Xie Di dare not engage in the smuggling industry, nor dare to send troops to deal with Shuangyu Port, but as the governor of Zhejiang, if he deliberately makes things difficult Nephew Zhou Xian, your Nanyang Chamber of Commerce is not difficult, such as detaining the materials needed by your chamber of commerce, or even embarrassing the family members of your chamber of commerce personnel in Zhejiang, etc. It may not be a problem once or twice, but if there are too many times, I am afraid your chamber of commerce will It will be too much."

"This..." Zhou Zhong groaned when he heard this. Indeed, Xie Di, as the governor of Zhejiang, although he did not dare to talk about Shuangyu Port and the Nanyang Chamber of Commerce on the surface, it was inevitable to make some small moves secretly, and If Xie Di keeps targeting the Nanyang Chamber of Commerce in this way, it may also affect the confidence of those cargo owners in cooperating with the Nanyang Chamber of Commerce, thereby affecting the development of the entire Chamber of Commerce.

Thinking of this, Zhou Zhong couldn't help saluting to Xie Da again: "Uncle Xie, this crisis was all caused by your Xie family, and you know the situation of the Xie family best, so please think of a way to solve the problem." Deal with Xie Di's attack!"

The lack of understanding of the officialdom was Zhou Zhong's biggest shortcoming, so after much deliberation, he finally asked Xie Da for help.Xie Da seemed to be waiting for Zhou Zhong's words, and he immediately said: "Actually, the best way for nephew Zhou Xian to deal with Xie Di's attack is to find someone who can help you restrain Xie Di in the officialdom." backing."

However, when Zhou Zhong heard this, he smiled wryly and said: "Uncle Xie, now Xie Di has become the governor, and he is also the admiral of the coastal defense military affairs. With such a powerful figure, I think the person who can restrain him in the officialdom is probably the same. Only those elders in the capital are gone."

"Nephew Zhou Xian's words are wrong. In the officialdom, the bigger the official position, the better. The key is to see who has the power in his hands. Just like Xie Di, as the governor of Zhejiang, the whole Zhejiang is under his control, even if it is the few in the cabinet. An elder can't interfere with Zhejiang's affairs, but Zhejiang is also divided into several state capitals. For example, the closest to our Shuangyu Port is Ningbo Prefecture. If Xie Di wants to deal with Nephew Zhou Xian, he must use the power of the Ningbo government. And I just met a few acquaintances in the official circles of Ningbo Mansion." When Xie Da said this, his face couldn't help showing a hint of color. He has been running the Xie Family Chamber of Commerce these years, but he is actually not willing to be controlled by the family behind him. Therefore, he has been managing his relationship in the officialdom, and Ningbo, which is the closest to Shuangyu Port, is the focus of his attention. Over the years, he has also had several very solid backings in the officialdom in Ningbo.

Zhou Zhong's eyes lit up when he heard this, and he said immediately: "Uncle Xie is reasonable, but I don't know if the people Uncle Xie knows can really restrain Xie Di, after all, the Governor of Zhejiang is the immediate boss of Ningbo Mansion. ?”

"Hehe, there is a magistrate, a co-prefect, and a general judge, and each of them has their own backer in the court. Xie Di dare not touch them at all. Do you think these three people have the ability to contain the governor?" Xie Da When he said these words, the smug smile on his face was even bigger.

Zhou Zhong gasped when he heard this. Prefect, Tongzhi and Tongju are already the three most important official positions in a prefecture. Unexpectedly, they were all dragged into the water by Xie Da. No wonder The Xie Family Chamber of Commerce can become one of the largest chambers of commerce in Shuangyu Port. This kind of official power alone is not comparable to ordinary chambers of commerce.

"I admire it. I didn't expect Uncle Xie to have such a hole card. I just don't know what price my nephew has to pay to let these three adults help my nephew restrain Xie Di?" Zhou Zhong saluted Xie Da again, He knew that there was no such thing as a free lunch in this world, and if he wanted someone to be his official protection umbrella, he would definitely not be able to do so without paying a price.

At this time, Xie Da's expression was also complete, and he said to Zhou Zhong very seriously: "Nephew Zhou Xian, as your elder, I can help you introduce these three adults, but you must also be prepared to bleed heavily. To put it bluntly, those people are all vampires, if you cannot meet their demands, not only will you not be able to let them protect your chamber of commerce, you may even offend them, which will make your chamber of commerce face a worse situation."

"Thank you uncle for reminding me, these little ones understand, but can Uncle Xie give my nephew an approximate amount, so that my little nephew can be confident?" Zhou Zhong said with a heavy heart when he heard this, and he could make Xie Da like this He solemnly warned himself that the price he had to pay to get acquainted with those three high-ranking officials was definitely not a small sum.

Hearing Zhou Zhong's questioning, Xie Da pondered for a moment, and finally stretched out two fingers.

"2 taels?" Zhou Zhong asked softly with a guilty conscience. Although 2 taels is not a small amount, it is nothing in terms of the huge profits of smuggling.

But Zhou Zhong obviously guessed wrong. Xie Da shook his head lightly and said, "It's not [-], but [-]%. Among them, the magistrate's annual income is [-], and Tongzhi and Tongju are each closed."

"Bah!" Zhou Zhong stood up when he heard the table being slapped again, and said angrily, "[-]% of the profit? Why don't they grab it?"

Seeing Zhou Zhong's angry look, Xie Da shook his head lightly and said, "Nephew Zhou Xian, don't think it's too expensive, [-]% of the income is just my estimate. If you let them understand the grievances between you and Xie Di, they will ask for a higher price." (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendations, monthly tickets, your support, That's my biggest motivation.)