The Most Powerful Man in the World

In fact, think about it, Yu Canghai and the others have been hunted down by the officers and soldiers all the time. It is said that when Yu Canghai fled into the Gu family manor, the officers and soldiers should not have responded at all. Now Gu Bing finally understands that it is not the officers and soldiers who have not reacted, but that Cheng Xiangwu is waiting. They make their own choices.

If the Gu family chose to kill Yu Canghai or hide it, then what awaited the Gu family would be a catastrophe.At this moment, even Gu Bing, who had everything in his mind, couldn't help the cold sweat on his back.

According to what Cheng Xiangwu said, their Gu family was really on the verge of life and death. Fortunately, he made the right choice. If not, Cheng Xiangwu really led the army into the Gu family, and the Gu family would have no room to resist.

Gu Wu on the side lowered his head, his eyes were full of horror, he had previously resisted his elder brother's choice, but now Gu Wu realized how wise his elder brother's decision was.

Their Gu's family in Fuzhou city did say the same thing, even the government would give them some face, but that was only for civil officials.

However, the Earl of Daming who is in charge of thousands of troops in front of him, dare not say too much, just like this thousands of troops really rushed into the Gu family, even if the Gu family has many servants who are not afraid of death, it is absolutely impossible to fight so hard There are so many soldiers and horses.

It can be said that Gu Bing's decision brought the Gu family back from the brink of life and death, and at the same time, it also made Gu Wu truly feel that the Ming court was not as weak and deceitful as he imagined.

Perhaps the Gu family, the officials guarding the pastoral side, would not be afraid, but once the Ming court dispatched an army, the seemingly powerful Gu family would actually be nothing more than a flat boat, and any wind and waves could destroy the Gu family boat.

Chu Yi, who was standing not far away, smiled lightly at this moment: "Okay, Uncle Dingwu, don't scare Patriarch Gu!"

Chu Yi opened his mouth, and Cheng Xiangwu respectfully said to Chu Yi: "The last general dare not."

Gu Bing was startled. After entering, most of Gu Bing's attention was on Cheng Xiangwu. As for Chu Yi and the others, he just glanced at them. Although he was curious about the identity of the other party, Gu Bing would never have thought of it even in his dreams. Chu Yi and their identities.

So for Chu Yi and the others, Gu Bing really didn't take it seriously. However, when Chu Yi opened his mouth and looked at Cheng Xiangwu's reaction, Gu Bing immediately realized it even if he was a fool.

Surprised in his heart, he stared at Chu Yi again, and suddenly a guess arose in his heart. Looking at Chu Yi carefully, especially when he saw Chu Yi wearing a python suit, Gu Bing couldn't help being shocked in his heart, and bowed down to Chu Yi with a plop. He said very respectfully: "Gu Bing, a grassroots man, has eyes but no pearls. He didn't know that General Manager Chu is in front of him. Please forgive him."

Chu Yi glanced at Gu Bing indifferently and said: "The name of Patriarch Gu has also been heard by the governor. When I saw it today, Gu Bancheng's reputation is really well-deserved."

Gu Bancheng's name is the glory of the Gu family to ordinary people, but to Cheng Xiangwu, Chu Yi and other figures, it is like a reminder to the Gu family.

Gu Bing, who knelt on the ground, panicked and said: "The Gu family is just doing business with peace of mind, and they never dare to have any delusional thoughts. The name of half the city is all the ignorant words of the people. Please, sir, be careful!"

Gu Wu was also so frightened that he lay on the ground right now, not daring to speak indiscriminately.

With his hands behind his back, Chu Yi was condescending, and said calmly: "Oh, can it be said that the folk rumors are all false?"

Gu Bing had calmed down a little at this moment, he could feel that Chu Yi didn't seem to have too much malice towards him, and Gu Bing, who had regained his clarity, turned his mind quickly, and soon Gu Bing grasped something.

Taking a deep breath, Gu Bing raised his head and said to Chu Yi, "I, the Gu family, would like to donate all the wealth of my family to do the work of a dog for the governor."

Cao Shaoqin sneered, and said with a bit of disdain: "Although the mere Gu family has millions of dollars, how did they get into the eyes of the Governor? What's the use?"

Although Cao Shaoqin's words were not pleasant to listen to, and he even disdained their Gu family, but Gu Bing was not angry at all, but said calmly: "Although Gu is not talented, he also knows that the governor has the intention of opening the sea. The Gu family has been maritime merchants for generations, and although they don't know everything about the affairs of the sea, they are very clear about the affairs of the sea, and I, the Gu family, think that I can be a lackey of the governor's sect."

Speaking of which, Gu Bing bowed to the end, bowing to the ground, just waiting for Chu Yi to make a decision on the future fate of their Gu family.

It can be said that there are thousands of people in the Gu family, life or death, prosperity or death, all depend on Chu Yi's thought.

Chu Yi just looked at Gu Bing, who was kneeling on the ground, his eyes were so flat that people couldn't guess what he was thinking. However, Gu Bing and Gu Wu, who hadn't seen each other for a long time, reacted that Chu Yi was heartbroken. Abyss in general.

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Even Gu Bing, who had previously felt that he had grasped Chu Yi's mind, felt uneasy at the moment. No matter how good he is at calculating people's hearts, people's hearts are changeable. Thinking about it, Gu Bing felt that he might not be able to guess it.

Especially after such a long time, Chu Yi didn't react at all to his act of surrender, which reminded Gu Bing of Chu Yi's vicious reputation.

Butcher Chu, the title of Crazy Chu was earned by exterminating families and killing countless people. The life and death of their Gu family depended on Chu Yi's thought.

At this moment, even Cheng Xiangwu and Cao Shaoqin didn't know what Chu Yi was planning, so they looked at Gu Bing and Gu Wu who were kneeling on the ground, and they didn't know what the fate of the Gu family would be.

After a while, when the Gu Bing brothers were almost desperate, Chu Yi's voice sounded in their ears like the sound of heaven: "I hope Patriarch Gu can remember today's words!"

Hearing Chu Yi's words, if Gu Bing hadn't tried his best to hold on, he might have collapsed to the ground.

The feeling of walking on the edge of life and death is really uncomfortable. First, I was frightened by Cheng Xiangwu, and this time I was shocked by Chu Yi. Gu Bing did not collapse, that is already a psychological quality It's extremely strong, if it were an ordinary person, it would have collapsed long ago.

Chu Yi said lightly: "Patriarch Gu, get up now."

Only then did Gu Bing get up slowly, and when he stood up, he couldn't help shaking his body, his face was a little pale.

At this moment, Chu Yi looked at Gu Bing, his eyes flashed brightly and said: "This governor likes to talk to smart people, and the head of the Gu family can make such a choice, so he is expected to be a smart person, so this governor can tell you clearly Patriarch Gu, this sea is set to be opened by the governor, and anyone who wants to obstruct it will only have one result."

Gu Bing's eyes shrank from that murderous aura. Although Chu Yi didn't say anything, Gu Bing knew very well in his heart that anyone who dared to obstruct Chu Yi from opening the sea, with Chu Yi's temperament, would probably end up ruining his family.

Just like their Gu family, if he hadn't chosen to side with Chu Yi and supported Kaihai, there would probably be no Gu family in Fuzhou City after today.

Gu Bing respectfully said: "Gu Jiading fully supports Governor Kaihai."

While talking, Gu Bing said again: "My Gu family is willing to donate all their wealth to help the governor build a navy."

Chu Yi waved his hands and said, "No need, the governor won't want your Gu family's wealth to build a navy."

With a plop, Gu Bing fell to the ground and said earnestly: "The Governor's great kindness, the Gu family will always remember it, but the Gu family's wealth is all obtained from the sea trade, so it can be said that it is all illegal wealth. My Gu family has already belonged to the governor. Naturally, I can't leave these illegal wealth in the Gu family. I hope the Lord will make it happen."

Chu Yi pondered for a while and nodded, "Forget it, since that's the case, the shops and fields of the Gu family can be owned by the Gu family, and the gold and silver of the Gu family can be dedicated to the emperor."

Gu Bing was overjoyed immediately, and saluted respectfully: "Gu Bing thanks the governor."

You must know that Gu Bing is ready to donate all the wealth of the Gu family. Judging by Chu Yi's determination, unless Chu Yi is harmed by others, otherwise, Kaihai will be pushed forward by him. I don't know how many seas there will be The Shang family was destroyed.

Although their Gu family said they belonged to Chu Yi, but their own wealth is too large and eye-catching, and it is hard to guarantee that it will not become a hidden danger. If someone is jealous of their Gu family, it may become the guide for the Gu family's demise in the future. fuse.

Now that Chu Yi opened his mouth and left the fields and shops to the Gu family, he just took away the gold and silver property, which was not an unacceptable loss for the Gu family.

The Gu family has been operating maritime trade for a hundred years, and the amount of wealth they have accumulated is beyond the imagination of ordinary people. Just imagine, the Gu family is known as a half-city. Although it is a bit exaggerated, it can be seen how much wealth the Gu family has.

At this moment, Cheng Xiangwu said to Gu Bing with some curiosity: "Patriarch Gu, your Gu family is known as Gu Bancheng, so you don't know how rich your family is?"

Gu Bing let out a breath slowly, and seeing everyone's eyes on him, Gu Bing sighed: "My Gu family plus the fields and shops have about six million taels of silver, of which the fields and shops account for about two million taels. The fleet is worth about [-] taels, and the remaining gold and silver are about [-] million taels."

Cheng Xiangwu couldn't help but gasp, even though he knew the Gu family was rich, but he really didn't expect the Gu family to have a wealth of six million.

Chu Yi only knew that the Gu family would definitely own a lot of land and shops, but he didn't expect the shops and land to be worth two million taels. Based on this calculation, at least [-] to [-]% of the land around Fuzhou Prefecture was in the hands of the Gu family.

It might be tens of thousands of acres of land. Don't think that there are few tens of thousands of acres of land, which means that there are at least thousands of tenant farmers working for the Gu family. This means that the tenant farmers are the invisible forces of the Gu family.

Think about Xu Jie, the chief assistant of the Jiajing Dynasty, who was a famous big greedy man in the Ming Dynasty. In his hometown, the land occupied by the Xu family alone reached as much as [-] to [-] mu.

That's [-] to [-] mu of land, maybe it can't be compared with millions of taels of silver, but since ancient times in China, farmland is the foundation of people, and hundreds of thousands of mu of land is far more difficult than millions of taels of silver.

The Gu family has been exhausted for a hundred years, and they have been able to save so much family wealth for several generations. No wonder the Gu family is known as Gu Bancheng.

Gu Bing noticed Chu Yi's expression, and said in his heart: "Master, the Gu family has a total of [-] mu of land, most of which are purchased. My Gu family is willing to donate all the land."

Gu Bing felt the power of Chu Yi, soberly realized that although the Gu family was strong in the past, it was because they had never encountered more domineering officials, just like Cheng Xiangwu and Chu Yi. No.

The Gu family must be an official, otherwise, no matter how much wealth they have, it will be nothing but a spectacle, being fished by others.

Chu Yi didn't know the change in Gu Bing's mind. There were advantages and disadvantages to concentrating the fields in the hands of one family. The advantage was that the Gu family was rich in wealth and could build water conservancy projects in times of famine to ensure the cultivation of the fields and prevent the tenant farmers from being displaced due to natural disasters.

But the disadvantages are not small. If the Gu family exploits the tenant farmers, once a disaster year occurs, it is very likely to trigger a civil uprising.

Chu Yi knew very well that the Ming Dynasty would enter the Little Ice Age in a few decades. At that time, natural disasters occurred frequently, and it was definitely not something that small farmers and households could bear. After all, the power of a family was not enough to build water conservancy to resist natural disasters. .

In the face of natural disasters, the only reliance of small farmers and small households is the government. Only the government can concentrate its efforts to build water conservancy projects. However, it must be in a peaceful and prosperous age and the country has spare power. Otherwise, we can only see the natural and man-made disasters in the late Ming Dynasty. horrible.

Chu Yi was a little hesitant, even if he took over these fields, he didn't know what to do with them. If they were brought back to the government, as far as the virtues of the officials in the government were concerned, it would take a few years for these government lands to be used for their own purposes. Such titles become private property under the names of officials.

Fang Li walked up to Chu Yi at this moment, and said with a slight smile, "Master Gu, since Master Gu has the heart, why not take these fields, and then give them to the sailors, so that they will definitely be harvested." The spirit of the army, so that the lieutenant soldiers have no worries."

Cheng Xiangwu's eyes lit up when he heard the words. Fang Li's proposal was of great benefit to him. The Gu family's fields were naturally near Fuzhou City, and almost half of the soldiers he recruited came from Fuzhou. The family is really barren, and many of them are from tenants. If it is true what Fang Li said, if the land is given to these soldiers at that time, it will definitely win the hearts of the soldiers.

The corner of Chu Yi's mouth twitched slightly. If Fang Li hadn't mentioned it, Chu Yi would never have thought of giving those fields to the sailors.

For [-] mu of land, the naval division has a quota of [-] people, which means that even the most ordinary soldiers will be able to obtain three or four mu of land by then.

You must know that Fujian has the title of eight mountains, one water and one field. That is to say, there are many mountains and hills in Fujian, and there are very few plains suitable for farming, which makes the fields even more precious.

Three or four acres of land may not seem like much, but for those soldiers in the army who don't have any land, three or four acres of land may be enough for their relatives to survive.

Chu Yi looked at Cheng Xiangwu and smiled lightly, "What do you think of Uncle Dingwu?"

Cheng Xiangwu took a deep breath, saluted Chu Yi, and said, "The last lieutenant general in the army, I implore the superintendent to bestow fertile land to strengthen the hearts of soldiers."

Cheng Xiangwu looked at Chu Yi and said: "If the Governor can use the land to accommodate the families of the soldiers in the army, the news will be guaranteed to spread. In a few days, all the vacancies in the army will definitely be recruited."

Chu Yi nodded, and sighed softly: "It's a pity that the Gu family's land is a little less after all. A soldier only has three or four acres of land, but it's not enough to support a family."

In this era, the output is extremely low. There are at least seven or eight people in a family, and the output of three or four acres of land is simply not enough to feed so many people.

Cheng Xiangwu was taken aback and said, "Something is better than nothing."

At this moment, Fang Li smiled slightly, and said to Gu Bing, "Patriarch Gu, I wonder if there is a Maritime family besides the Gu family in Fuzhou City?"

Gu Bing was stunned for a moment, then reacted and said: "Although my Gu family is the most important in Fuzhou City, there are still two maritime merchants, Han and Qin, but it is unlikely that Han and Qin will submit to the governor and support the governor. Lord open the sea!"

Fang Li said with a sinister smile: "Then please Patriarch Gu personally testify that the Han and Qin families colluded with the bandits from the Qingcheng faction to assassinate the imperial court official!"

Seeing Fang Li with a sinister smile on his face, Gu Bing couldn't help shrinking his eyes, and subconsciously looked at Chu Yi.

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Chu Yi looked calm, but Fang Li's proposal was not a problem to him. He didn't necessarily want to kill everyone, just like the Gu family, the head of the family, Gu Bing, was very knowledgeable, so he just It's nothing more than taking part of the Gu family's wealth, but also accepting the Gu family's attachment.

The sea merchants in the world say that there are not many, but if there are few, there are also many. It is impossible for him to eradicate all the sea merchants. Sea merchants who choose to stand in line like the Gu family can actually take advantage of it.

If the Han family and Qin family that Gu Bing talked about were able to understand the general situation like the Gu family and were willing to donate part of their family wealth, he would not mind accepting each other.

After all, politics is about uniting the majority of people and attacking a small group of people. If you want to do something, you must have supporters.

However, according to what Gu Bing said, it seemed that the Han family and the Qin family belonged to the stubborn generation. If so, they were enemies rather than friends. Chu Yi naturally had no objection to Fang Li's proposal.

Cheng Xiangwu laughed loudly when he heard the words: "Fang Li is right. Since the Han family and the Qin family are not cooperating, the person who assassinated me must have been sent by the Han family and the Qin family."

Gu Bing sighed in his heart when he heard the words, although it is true that the Gu family has a certain amount of competition with the Han family and the Qin family on weekdays, but seeing Chu Yi and Cheng Xiangwu decide the fate of the two usually high-ranking maritime merchant families at this moment, Gu Bing While Bing was shocked, he was also very grateful for his choice.

If he hadn't chosen to stand on Chu Yi's side, Cheng Xiangwu also said earlier that the Gu family would definitely face disaster, but now the Gu family has escaped, while the Han family and the Qin family are not so lucky. .

Fang Li looked at Gu Bing with a half-smile and said, "Patriarch Gu, what do you think?"

Seeing the smile on Fang Li's face, Gu Bing's heart skipped a beat, and he realized that this is definitely a ruthless person, especially if the other party is a trusted person around Chu Yi.

I would rather offend a gentleman than a villain, so Gu Bing hurriedly said to Fang Li: "What this gentleman said is very true. The Han family and the Qin family don't know the number of days, and they want to stop the governor from opening the sea. Practicing mantis as a chariot, even sending people to assassinate Lord Cheng Xiangwu, this is really an unforgivable crime, Gu is not talented, and he is willing to testify against Han and Qin's treachery."

Fang Li turned around, bowed to Chu Yi and said, "Master, Fang is willing to go with Patriarch Gu to arrest the direct descendants of the Han and Qin families, ransack the family and exterminate the clan."

Chu Yi nodded slightly, and said to Cheng Xiangwu, "General Cheng, please send [-] troops to Fang Li."

Cheng Xiangwu accepted the order solemnly.

His eyes fell on Qi Hu who was at the side, and Chu Yi said slowly, "Qi Hu, you and Fang Li also have a fight together, just in case Han and Qin have strong players in the rivers and lakes."

Even if Qi Hu's cultivation is in the world, only the existence of the innate level can suppress Qi Hu, and it is obviously impossible for the Han and Qin families to have innate level warriors sitting in the command, so Qi Hu only needs to go forward to ensure that nothing will go wrong. up.

Fang Li bowed his hands to Gu Bing and Gu Wu and said, "You two, please!"