Fuqing Xue, the ancestor is the grandson of Xue Rengui, who has lived and multiplied in Fujian for more than a thousand years.

During the Chenghua period, Fuqing Xue developed into the largest maritime merchant in Fujian!

Unfortunately, Yan Qisheng, the largest pirate in Fujian, used Yuegang in Zhangzhou as his lair at that time. Yan Qisheng's grievances and entanglements with the government set off a huge action to ban the sea, and the Fuqing Xue family was also targeted by the imperial court.

In the end, the patriarch of the Xue clan was arrested by He Qiaoxin, the deputy envoy of Fujian, on the charge of conspiracy and rebellion, and he was arrested and killed.

Decades have passed, and the Xue clan has risen again, owning countless sea vessels.

Several major families in Ningbo dragged on time, and Zhang Xuan was too lazy to spend time there, so he went to Fuqing to contact the Xue family in person.

There is a private port in Fuqing, which is directly called "Xue Gang", which shows the great influence of the Xue family in the local area!

When he came to the outside of Xue's manor, Zhang Xuan handed over the greeting post, handed it to Menzi and said, "Please report, Zhang Zhang, a member of the Zhejiang Governor's Mansion, is here to see!" ”

After a while, Menzi came back: "Zhang Xianggong, it's really unfortunate, my master is not here today." ”

"Then I'll come back tomorrow." Zhang Xuan said.

Menzi replied directly: "I'm afraid that in the past two months, my master has not been at home." ”

After eating the closed door, Zhang Xuan could only leave in disappointment.

Responsible for protecting Zhang Xuan's safety along the way is a flag officer of the Shenji Battalion, named Mu Sheng. Mu Sheng said angrily: "Zhang Xianggong, this Xue family is also rude." has already clearly said that he is a member of the governor of Zhejiang, but he dares to close the door and not see him, and he simply doesn't take Governor Wang in his eyes! ”

"The governor of Zhejiang, he can't control the officials and people of Fujian," Zhang Xuan glanced back at the gate of Xue's mansion and said with emotion, "It seems that this Fujian maritime affairs is deeper than imagined!" ”

Mu Sheng asked, "Then find another home?" ”

"Don't worry, I'm going to visit an old friend." Zhang Xuan said.

Although Zhang Xuan has been admitted to the Jinshi for 18 years, he has many friends, and Yao Yi, the political envoy of Fujian, is his old friend in Zhejiang.

Turning around and going to Fuzhou, Zhang Xuan handed over the post, waited for half an hour, and finally saw Yao Yi.

"Late born Zhang Xuan, meet Senior Yao!" Zhang Xuan bowed down.

Yao Yi is ten years older than Zhang Xuan, and Yao Yi had a friendship with Zhang Xuan when he used to study abroad. It's just that more than 20 years have passed, and he has long forgotten Zhang Zhang, and he didn't recall it for a long time when he got the post.

After all, he is a fellow villager, and he is also a lifter, Yao Yi behaved very kindly, and bowed his hand and said: "There is no need to be polite, please sit down!" ”

Zhang Xuan took a leisurely look at homely things, and when he talked about the friendship of the year, Yao Yi finally had a little impression that this person was known before I was admitted to the Jinshi.

Yao Yi was a little more enthusiastic and asked, "Bingyong is coming to Fujian for a study tour?" ”

Zhang Xuan stared at Yao Yi and replied: "Late Sheng is now the shogunate of the governor of Zhejiang, and this time he came to Fujian to find a ship to handle the opening of the sea. ”

Yao Yi's expression quickly became cold, but he didn't drive people away, but instead said: "With all due respect, you can't find a boat in Fuzhou, it's best to go to Zhangzhou and Quanzhou to have a look." Be careful, or risk your life! ”

"Thank you, senior!" Zhang Xuan said gratefully.

Yao Yi, a Qing official, is famous all over the world.

It doesn't matter if it's true or not, he is an official in Fujian, the governor of Zhejiang can't control it, and Yao Yuan naturally can't offend Wang Yuan. You can even secretly give a few words of advice, help some small favors, and maybe you can use it one day in the future.

Yao Yi said with a smile: "At the beginning of last year, I was still an envoy in Guizhou, and I was very familiar with the name of Governor Wang. No matter what position you hold, as long as you are an official in Guizhou, you must go to the Wang's house to pay a visit, otherwise it will be disrespectful to the elders of Guizhou. This is not the Wang family, but the officials and people of Guizhou, who respect and love the Wang family. Wang's construction of bridges and paving roads in Guizhou for the benefit of one party, that is, the local people are convinced. ”

"I see," Zhang Xuan echoed, and praised each other on behalf of Wang Yuan, "Yao's predecessors are famous all over the world, and they are also models for my generation." ”

Yao Yi was very useful, stroked his beard and said: "The people of the world are just lifting." ”

Zhang Xuan knocked on the side and inquired for a while, and finally understood that the maritime merchants and pirates in Fuzhou had long been controlled by the Fuzhou City Shipping Division and the Fujian Third Division!

Don't look at the many ships of the Xue family in Fuqing, in fact, they were pinched to death by the Fuzhou City Bo Division. At least more than sixty percent of the profits from going to sea must be distributed to the officials of the City Department and the Third Division, otherwise it will be the end of being exterminated!

Who let the Fuqing Xue family follow the millennium, but did not come out of the Jinshi in the Ming Dynasty?

Decades ago, Fujian killed the patriarch of the Xue clan according to the deputy envoy of the procuratorate, and also deducted the hat of conspiracy. A lot of Xue's family property was stolen, and since then, he has completely become a wage earner for local officials.

Zhang Xuan said goodbye to Yao Yi and immediately left for Quanzhou.

Quanzhou was once the most prosperous port city in Fujian, but it was very unpopular in the Ming Dynasty.

Because there was a big merchant Pu family in Quanzhou, who not only killed the Southern Song clan at the end of the Song Dynasty, but also rebelled in the early Ming Dynasty for ten years.

By the Yongle period, Quanzhou City Bosi existed in name only.

The eunuchs appointed by Zhu Di did not go to Quanzhou to take up their posts, and directly built their mansions in Fuzhou.

As a result, there was an unusually nonsense phenomenon, and foreign merchant ships had to go through the tributary procedures in Fuzhou, and then go to Quanzhou to register and report, and then return to Fuzhou to do business. Such a toss, which lasted for nearly a hundred years, finally became the Fuzhou City Ship Division, and the previous text appeared that the Quanzhou City Ship Division was wrong.

During the Zhengde period, Quanzhou maritime smuggling, mainly in Tong'an, Hui'an, Jinjiang three counties, smuggling ports include Huyu, Pengcheng, Chongwu, Anhai, Anping.

Zhang Xuan, escorted by the flag official Mu Sheng, walked all over the five private ports in Quanzhou.

After some promises, he successfully persuaded several maritime merchants, and more than 40 large and small sea vessels secretly sailed from Quanzhou to Hangzhou to contact Wang Yuan.

Continuing on, Zhangzhou, a pirate's paradise.

In Zhao'an County alone, there are many smuggling ports such as Nanao, Zoumaxi, Meiling, Longxi, Haicang, and Yuegang. Here, it is difficult to distinguish between pirates and maritime merchants, who are not gentry and are mostly merchants and thieves. Often, several families go to sea together, as far east as Japan, west to the South Seas, and there are shadows of these people everywhere.

These guys have no sense of the government, do not want to provoke, and do not want to submit.

Zhang Xuan dried all his saliva, and finally persuaded the two maritime merchants to send a total of eighteen ships to Hangzhou. This is to inquire about the market, if you can make a lot of money in Japan this year, there will definitely be more merchant ships to follow up next year.

Zhang Xuan made a trip to Fujian, and his credit was outstanding, and he said that there were sixty-one sea ships!

When Zhang Xuan returned to Hangzhou, Wang Yuan personally welcomed him into the governor's palace, and invited He Yao, Chang Lun, Gui Cao, Zhang Yue, Tang Bohu and others to accompany him to the banquet.