Local wealthy families, intertwined.

Ningbo Yang's protégés are all over the country, and they have been married to several major families for generations in the local area.

But as Zhang Xuan reminded, the gentleman's Ze will be beheaded in the fifth generation.

Yang Shousui has been in office for seven or eight years, and his influence in the court is almost none. As soon as this old guy dies, the Yang family can only be called a local family, and when the incense of those protégés and former officials is broken, the influence of the Yang family will not be able to leave Ningbo at all.

Who made Ningbo Yang's have not been out of Jinshi for nearly forty years!

Historically, the Franco-Robot would soon come to China, and Yang and his allies quickly lost their supplier status. Countless desperate little pirates, as well as those merchants who smelled the smell of blood, formed a community of interests to supply the Franciscans. As a result, the merchants of the two Huai made a lot of money, and the little pirates also profited from it and became big pirates.

For example, Wang Zhi and other sea giants made a fortune because of this!

And Ningbo Yang's, profits have been wildly encroached. Coupled with the lack of strength on the official face, it gradually declined, but it was hardened at the end of the Ming Dynasty. The descendants of the Yang family, Yang Wenqi, Yang Wencong, Yang Wenzan, Yang Wenqiu, Yang Wenting, Yang Wenju, Yang Binghong, etc. (this list is very long), all died in the war of resistance.

Yang Wenqi wrote a poem in prison: "Born as a Ming minister, die as a Ming ghost." Iron and stone may be grindable, and the heart is good. Born with a seven-foot body, he dares to be inferior. The pines and cypresses are cold and green, and they are said to be the same as the common flowers? Immediately, generosity is righteousness!

Yang Wenzan was rescued from prison and continued to participate in the protest struggle, and was finally arrested and sacrificed again. His wife, Mrs. Zhang, cried a lot, and held back her tears and said, "My husband died of loyalty, why are you crying?" Then he asked her husband's uncle, Yang Dezhou, to write a biography for her husband and brothers, but Yang Dezhou was afraid of the Manchu Qing Dynasty and did not dare to write. Mrs. Zhang despised it, left a suicide note, and committed suicide.

In addition to the old and immortal Yang Dezhou, the Ningbo Yang family can be described as full of loyalty.

At present, these loyal ancestors are seeking benefits for their families, and even do not hesitate to fight against the imperial court for this.

In the living room, Zhang Xuan sat in the guest seat, and Yang Meisheng, the head of the Yang family, sat in the main seat.

In addition, there are representatives of the Lu family, the Zhang family, the Fang family, the Tu family and other families, and the Ningbo Hao family are all gathered together today.

The Lu family has been an official since the Yuan Dynasty, and began to enter and exit the Jinshi during the Xuande period, and his ancestors have produced a criminal department book.

There is a Lu family's disciple named Lu Jian, who is still very familiar with Wang Yuan. When Wang Yangming was in Guizhou, Lu Jian was the deputy envoy of Guizhou, and he often talked to Wang Yangming for drinks and chats, and Wang Yuan always followed suit.

Not only that, Yang Tinghe's confidant and Yang Shen's friend Xu Wenhua was arrogant and domineering when he quelled the rebellion in Guizhou. This guy not only impeached the governor Wei Ying, but also robbed other colleagues of the exploits, Lu Jian stood up with Xu Wenhua, and was thrown by Yang Tinghe to Fujian as a deputy envoy. won a big victory in Guizhou, but he didn't get any credit, but he was just transferred to another position, and Lu Jian died depressed in Fujian.

In addition, Lu Wei, Wang Yangming's close friend, once invited Wang Yangming to serve as the chief examiner of the Shandong Township Examination. This person has fought the Japanese pirates in Fujian, and the Fujian pirates and Japanese pirates dare not go ashore, and he is still the son-in-law of Yang Shousui's eldest brother. His eldest son has just been admitted to the Jinshi, and the other two sons will also be admitted to the Jinshi if nothing else.

The descendants of the Lu family, Lu Yuding and Lu Yujing, both died in the anti-Qing activities, and the two scattered their family wealth in order to resist the Qing Dynasty. In the Battle of the Yangtze River, Lu Yuding was the liaison between Zhang Huangyan and Zheng Chenggong, and until the Kangxi period, he was still plotting against the Qing Dynasty, and was finally arrested and righteous.

I won't go into detail about the other ethnic groups, but the Tu family has a descendant who is very famous, that is, Tu Youyou, who won the Nobel Prize.

"That's the condition given by General Manager Wang," Zhang Xuan made his attitude clear, "Five thousand taels of silver for a 'sea lead'." As long as you support the opening of the sea, the Yang family can get three 'sea citations' for free, and the rest of the families can get two 'sea citations' for free, and the remaining 'sea quotations' have to be bought with money. The upper limit of the number of 'sea introductions' for each family is ten, and no more can be given! ”

The head of the Lu family asked: "Salt and tea can be obtained in the middle of the opening." Does this ship have to be opened? ”

Zhang Xuan said with a smile: "The first batch of sea introductions does not have to be opened. Dedicated to a court ship, you can get ten sea introduction qualifications, and there is no upper limit. Five years later, the second batch of sea introductions will be issued, and then it will need to be opened. ”

The head of the Fang family said: "We are on the southern coast, so it is impossible to transport grain to the border towns, right?" ”

Zhang Xuan said: "There is no need to transport grain to the border town. As long as you can bring back grain from overseas and reach a certain amount, you can have the qualification to buy sea introduction. ”

The head of the Tu family asked, "We don't have any boats, where can we get a sea boat?" It's useless to get the sea guide. ”

Zhang Xuan said: "If you get the sea guide, you can resell it to Fujian maritime merchants, or even to pirates. Of course, you can also cooperate with maritime merchants and jointly manage the sea in your hands. ”

Yang Meisheng asked: "How much is the tariff for going to sea?" ”

Zhang Xuan said: "This has to be subdivided. For example, cotton cloth, porcelain, etc., the sea tax is only 5 percent. For other goods, up to 20%. Grain, copper, iron, nitrate and other items are forbidden to go to sea! ”

Yang Meisheng said: "Friend Zhang, we need to discuss it again. ”

"Yes, the deadline is one day," Zhang Xuan said to the head of the Lu family, "Mr. Lu, Mr. Junmei (Lu Wei) and Wen Shun (Lu Jian) are all the elders of the Wang general system. Regardless of whether it was successful or not, Mr. Wang invited Mr. Lu to Hangzhou for a talk. ”

"President Wang invited, and he will definitely go." The head of the Lu family said.

As soon as Zhang Xuan left, these guys started talking.

The head of the Lu family said: "I think we should cooperate with President Wang to open the sea." ”

The head of the Fang family said: "The sea ban is the ancestral system of the Ming Dynasty, and I am afraid that the court will repeat it. What if a year or two later, the sea is closed again? ”

The head of the Zhang family said: "Yes, I'm afraid of this!" The meaning of the general system of the king is clear, a family will only give a maximum of ten sea quotations, which is to prevent a certain clan from becoming dominant. It also set up the place of opening the sea in Hangzhou, which is also to break the control of our Ningbo people over the goods. In case the sea is banned again in two years, our supply will be divided by Hangzhou and Lianghuai merchants, and then it will be empty! ”

The head of the Tu family said: "We are doing a good business on land, why should we go to the troubled waters of the maritime merchants? ”

The head of the Fang family said: "If General Manager Wang is willing to give twenty sea citations, then you can still gamble, ten sea quotations are too few." ”

The head of the Zhang family asked: "Can you talk to Mr. Wang, if the sea is opened in Ningbo, my Zhang family will definitely support him!" ”

Yang Meisheng shook his head and said: "I'm afraid I can't talk about it, for President Wang, how convenient Hangzhou is." ”

The head of the Fang family suddenly said, "Do you want to delay it for another year?" We promised to support the opening of the sea, and also helped President Wang to contact maritime merchants. The maritime merchants can talk slowly, but when the time comes, they will not be able to talk, and as long as it drags on until September, there will be no trade winds to go to Japan. ”

"When the time comes, you can go to the South Seas." The head of the Tu family reminded.

Yang Meisheng laughed: "It's good to go to Nanyang." We supply maritime merchants, mainly to Japan. If you can sell goods to Nanyang through Mr. Wang's system, not only will you not lose money, but you will also be able to add a lot of money. ”

Nanyang trade is basically engaged in by the gentry of Fujian and Guangdong, and has no fart relationship with the gentry of Zhejiang.

The head of the Zhang family clapped his hands and said, "Then it's decided." On the surface, we support the opening of the sea, and drag the time to after September, when we can take the road of Nanyang! As for business in Japan, it's business as usual. ”

Yang Meisheng said: "I'm afraid that Nanyang's business will not be good, and there will be Fujian and Guangdong pirates robbing the road halfway!" ”

"This is a problem, and we have to cooperate with Fujian maritime businessmen." The head of the Lu family said.

The head of the Tu family said: "Let's explore the style of Fujian maritime merchants first." ”

These guys didn't want to lose the right to supply and receive goods from Japan's trade, but also wanted to use Wang Yuan to open up the Nanyang trade route, and all the good things were taken up by them.