Mingshi

Chapter 711

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After a while, He Nian hurried back and said, "My lord, I'm afraid they will go to the five great families to continue smuggling."

"There is no need to worry about the five great families. Their family has a great career, and now I am scared out of their wits and dare not take this risk. But other small and medium-sized families may have people who take risks."

"My lord, this opening cannot be opened!" He Nian said anxiously: "If this opening is opened, I am afraid that the five great families will follow suit."

"Yes!" Luo Xin said with a smile: "Let the servants of the Shibo Department take to the streets to make a splash, let those merchants know that if anyone dares to smuggle, the Lu family will be their fate."

"I'm going right away!" He Nian left in a hurry.

Luo Xin shouted to the outside: "Daqing."

"Master Hou!" Lu Daqing pushed the door open and walked in.

"Go and invite General Qi."

"Yes, Lord Hou!"

Before Qi Jiguang came, Wang Daquan knocked on the door and walked in. There was a person behind him. Luo Xin saw it, and couldn't help but said happily:

"Liang Yu!"

"My lord!" Liang Yu knelt on one knee.

Luo Xin got up and helped each other: "Sit!"

Liang Yu's face showed excitement, he sat on the chair, and before Luo Xin wanted to ask, he told Luo Xin everything.When Luo Xin heard that Luo Sheng went to the grassland to find his eldest brother, and Luo Ye went to the sea to wait for an opportunity to fish in troubled waters, he couldn't help applauding.

Liang Yu took out a letter from his pocket and handed it to Luo Dao: "My lord, these are the supplies we need."

Luo Xin took the envelope, tore open the envelope, took out the letter, and read it carefully.Then he frowned slightly, Luo Xin could easily satisfy the needs of other materials in his heart.Liang Yu transported so many treasures, it is easy to exchange for the materials on the letter, but the needed pig iron is not easy to get.

"Daquan, go invite Lu Tingjiang."

"Yes, Lord Hou!"

"Liang Yu, leave all the goods to me to handle, and don't trade with those vassal states privately."

"Yes, my lord!"

In less than a quarter of an hour, Lu Tingjiang came to Luo Xin's study. Luo Xin introduced Liang Yu and Lu Tingfang, and then said to Lu Tingjiang:
"This is the list of supplies that Luo Sheng needs. You don't need to worry about the rest of it. You need to collect these agricultural tools and pig iron, and they must be kept secret."

Lu Tingjiang frowned slightly, and Luo Xin asked, "Have any difficulties?"

"It can be solved!" Lu Tingjiang said: "But it will take a little time. Farm tools are good, pig iron cannot be collected in a short time."

Luo Xin nodded and said, "Well, first collect all the farm tools and secretly transport them to the ship. The pig iron will be taken away when Liang Yu comes next time."

"Okay, I'll do it now."

Lu Tingjiang left in a hurry, Luo Xin looked at Liang Yu and said, "You live here, is there any problem on the boat?"

"No problem." Liang Yu said immediately.

Luo Xin sent someone to arrange for Liang Yu to stay, and after a while, Qi Jiguang rushed over.Luo Xin asked Qi Jiguang to sit down and poured him some tea, then he put aside his worries and said:
"Brother Yuan Jing, immediately seal off all the main roads with great fanfare, and let the merchants of the vassal states and Ming Dynasty know that they cannot smuggle."

"Yes, my lord!" Qi Jiguang stood up and said, "What if there are smugglers?"

"Catch!" Luo Xin said decisively: "Anyone who dares to resist, kill!"

After the group of sub-vassal businessmen left Shibosi, after a short discussion, they split up to find the five great families and wanted to continue smuggling.However, what they didn't expect was that the five masters simply rejected them and told them that future transactions must go through the Shibo Division.After these merchants came back, they got together and discussed again, and finally decided that since the five major families were unwilling to do business with them, then they would go to those small and medium-sized families. They firmly believed that someone would be willing to do business with them in the end.

However, when they walked onto the street again, they found that there were many yamen servants on the street, and many notices were posted. After they figured out the contents of the notices, their faces became very ugly.However, they still did not give up, and still went to find those small and medium families to talk to.

However, the news of these small and medium-sized families is much better than theirs. They have already learned that Qi Jiguang has blocked all passages, and it is impossible to smuggle them.Thinking of the previous Lu family, no one dared to smuggle, and rejected those merchants from the feudal kingdom.When these businessmen returned to their residences, they learned that Qi Jiguang had blocked all the roads.These vassal merchants couldn't help but look at each other, and then got together to discuss again.In the end, I decided to hand over the list and price of the goods I sold, as well as the list of materials and prices to be purchased, to the Shibo Department.Take the initiative.

Day two.

In the lobby of the Shibo Department.

Luo Xin sat at the head, looking at the lists and prices submitted by these merchants, a trace of sarcasm emerged from the corner of his mouth.These people are really greedy, what do they take Luo Xin for?
Take it for granted?

Luo Xin patiently went through all the lists, and he was aware of the goods brought by the merchants of these vassal states and the goods in demand, and it did not exceed his expectations, so he put down the last list and headed towards the New Year's Eve After waving with Wang Ziren, He Nian and Wang Ziren each held a stack of booklets and walked towards the businessmen. Each handed out a copy, and then returned to their seats to sit down. .The businessmen curiously picked up the brochure and flipped through it, but at the first glance, their faces changed.

The booklet lists the names and prices of various materials. The materials are very complete. It can be said that they have everything they need, but the price...

In their view, it was outrageous, more than double the price of their previous smuggling.Now these people are not calm, one by one started to make noise.

"My lord, this price is absolutely not acceptable."

"My lord, this price is outrageous, too high."

"My lord, we came all the way to Daming, so we can't make us lose money?"

"That is, if this price is true, who will do business with Daming in the future?"

"My lord, we will never accept this price, please trade according to our price, otherwise we refuse to trade."

"........."

Luo Xin's expression sank and he said, "Seeing off the guests!"

"grown ups……"

Luo Xin had already stood up, flung his sleeves and left.He Nian and Wang Ziren got up and said:

"Everyone, please!"

"My lords, this is..."

The faces of more than twenty businessmen couldn't help showing a blank look. In their opinion, isn't doing business just about talking back and forth?Do you pay the price on the spot if you sit on the ground?

Why don't we talk about this?

He Nian said indifferently: "Da Ming is a country of gentlemen, and Mr. Luo is even more so. The price he gave has been considered for you. You can ask with your conscience, if you trade at this price, do you earn less? You go back and think about it, come back if you want it, if you can’t think about it, you can leave Daming.”

"Master He, if we all leave, no one will come to do business with you Daming in the future."

"Hey..." He Nian sneered and said, "Without you before, could it be that Daming starved to death? Besides, you are just some businessmen. If you don't do it, someone will naturally come to do it. Please invite you."

More than twenty businessmen looked at each other in blank dismay, and finally left Shibosi. After returning to the inn, these people gathered together.After some discussion, a veteran Frankie businessman said:

"Based on what I know about Daming, this Luo Xin came to Hangzhou to open the shipping department, he must have carried the task of his majesty the emperor, if we don't deal with him, he will be impatient. In the end, he will definitely bow his head and come to talk with him We negotiate. So, we'll just wait."

"But...we can't afford to wait!" Another businessman from the feudal kingdom said, "Once the news of our presence reaches Wang Zhi, not to mention our goods, even our people may be killed by Wang Zhi." .”

"Three days, let's wait for three days, Daming will definitely give in." The Frankie businessman raised three fingers.

"Okay, let's wait for three days!"

"It's been a day!"

In the second hall of Shibo Division, He Nian glanced towards the lobby from time to time, and said worriedly, Luo Xin put down the official document in his hand and said with a smile:
"Master He, sit still and calm down."

"My lord, will they not come?" He Nian was full of doubts.

"will not!"

"My lord, did you set the price a little high? The merchants from the feudal kingdom came to Daming from thousands of miles just to make money. If we set the price too high, they won't be able to make money..."

"They can make money, and it's not a lot." Luo Xin said helplessly: "Okay, my Lord He, don't worry about it. They will come."

As soon as Luo Xin finished speaking, he heard footsteps outside the door, and He Nian looked out the door in surprise, and then his face collapsed, but Song Danian, who walked in from the door, could clearly see the change in his face Clearly, he immediately said to him:

"Old He, what do you mean? When you saw me, your face collapsed like this. Did I carry your child down the well of suffering?"

Luo Xin was laughing at the side, just watching the excitement without speaking.Originally thought that Song Danian would continue to lecture He Nian, but he didn't expect Song Danian to sit down on the chair and his face collapsed.

"Master Song, who is this?" At this moment, Luo Xin also became curious, could it be that Song Danian ran in front of him to worry about him?

"No, it's a big mess!" Song Danian sighed, his face full of depression.

Before Luo Xin could speak, He Nian, who was sitting by the side, couldn't sit still, and asked anxiously:

"What's the matter? All the merchants from the feudal kingdom have left?"

Song Danian's expression froze for a moment, and then he remembered that Luo Xin also had a relationship with his forehead at this time, so embarrassment appeared on his face and said:

"No! Not..."

"That's good!" He Nian let out a long sigh of relief.

Luo Xin rolled his eyes, didn't bother to pay attention to the greetings, looked at Song Danian and said, "What happened?"

Song Danian sighed again and said, "It's not all people from the Xu Mansion taking advantage of the fire to rob!"

"Xu Jie?" Luo Xin was taken aback, and asked tentatively.

"Who else could it be?" Song Danian said angrily.

But he found that after saying this sentence, there was silence in the second hall. Luo Xin picked up the teacup and drank tea without saying a word, and He Nian also picked up the official document, looking like he was working.

"I don't care about you..."

Luo Xin waved his hand and said, "My current duty is to be the Secretary of the Municipal Bureau, and I don't want to cause any complications." Having said this, Luo Xin also sighed and said:

"Brother Song, you must have seen my situation very clearly after being an official for many years. The affairs of the Shibo Secretary are not only related to my official career, but to my life. If I fail to make achievements in the Shibo Department, I said His Majesty would take this opportunity to kill me, do you believe it or not?"

"Isn't it? At worst, you'll lose your job, why would you be in danger of your life?" Song Danian stared at Luo Xin dumbfounded.

Luo Xin shook his head helplessly and said, "Forget it, I'm sure you won't leave today if you're not allowed to tell the story. However, if you say what you say, it's impossible for me to help."

"No, your relationship with Xu Jie won't make you avoid Xu Jie, right?"

Luo Xin's gaze suddenly became sharp, making Song Danian's heart tremble, and his face showed embarrassment.Luo Xin withdrew his sharp eyes and said lightly:
"Brother Song, do you want me to be the knife in your hand?"

"Don't dare, don't dare!"

Song Danian waved his hands again and again, feeling guilty.He really came here this time with the idea of ​​making use of the relationship between Luo Xin and Xu Jie to make Luo Xin stand out.Seeing the look on Luo Xin's face now, how dare he have such thoughts again?Then he said with a bitter face:
"No, you really wronged me this time. I just came here to ask you for an idea."

Seeing Luo Xin just staring at him without saying a word, Song Danian swallowed a mouthful of saliva and said;

"This matter has to start with the Japanese pirates. When Xu Hai, Ye Ma, and Xin Wulang went ashore to burn, kill and loot, these Japanese pirates robbed the people of food and burned down their houses, so a large number of refugees appeared.

The houses of these refugees are okay. After all, the weather is getting warmer now, and they won’t freeze to death. They can simply repair it first, but the crops in the fields are all destroyed now, which makes it impossible for the people to survive.And at this time, Xu Jie sent people to start buying the fertile land of the common people at a very low price.Although the common people are reluctant, but in order to survive, some people have begun to sell Xu Jie's property.

That's all, one is willing to fight and the other is willing to suffer.As an official, there is nothing to say.But I didn't expect that some of the land became unowned because the owner's family was killed by Japanese pirates. They were taken by some hooligans and went to Xu's house, saying that the unowned land belonged to them. Tian Chan defected to the Xu family as a slave.The Xu family also accepted it completely.

Since these properties are unowned, they should have been owned by the government.But whoever made Xu Jiegui the elder of the pavilion, I just turned a blind eye.

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