Break the county order and destroy the history of stabbing the door.

In this era, there can be no pure commercial competition, and in the end things are often a contest of political resources. This is also why the Jin merchants can also make a lot of money in the salt business, while Wang Zhi can only go to the sea to make a living.

The reason why the Ming gentry lived so nourishingly was that they had already completed the original capital accumulation, that is, they had the ability to influence the decision-making of the local government, and even make the local government available to them.

The reason why Wang Youyin dared to snatch the silk route of the United Business Group was precisely because he had the powerful backstage of the Suzhou prefect, which made him almost invincible in Suzhou City.

The rank of the prefect of Suzhou is the fourth grade, because Nanzhili does not have three divisions, so it has a high degree of autonomy, and is only supervised by the Nanzhili Yushitai and Yingtian Governor.

The main streets of Suzhou City are Weiqian Street, Fuqian Street and Daoqian Street, of which Fuqian Street is a long street running through the north-south axis, Weiqian Street and Daoqian Street are straight streets running through the east and west, and the official government offices such as Suzhou Mansion and Su Song Changbing Beidao Yamen are located in Daoqian Street.

Wang Youyin rode a sedan chair through the lively street, hurriedly walked into the palace, and when he arrived at the main hall, two officials stopped him and said, "Slow! Who are you? This is the government office of the Lord! ”

"I am Wang Youyin, please contact the prefect, and say that I have something important to discuss with him!" Wang Youyin straightened his waist and said with a straight face to the two yachas.

One of the yacha looked at Wang Youyin suspiciously, but still chose to refuse: "It's noon, Lord Fuzun will be resting at this time, you will come back later!" ”

"You go in and get through!" Wang Youyin's brows furrowed slightly, and his face looked displeased.

The two yacha exchanged glances, the leader yacha nodded lightly, and the other yacha hurried inside.

In just a moment, a servant came out from inside, and said to Wang Youyin with a flattering smile on his face: "Outside the king, it's rude, please follow the old slave inside!" ”

"It's hard work!" Wang Youyin knew that this servant was Ma Jiyuan's confidant, and he responded with a smile.

The two officials watched Ma Jiyuan being welcomed inside, but they couldn't help but look at each other and said: "It's not that the king is at odds with our lord, why is the lord of the mansion so polite to the king?" ”

These words fell directly into Wang Youyin's ears, and the corners of Wang Youyin's mouth rose slightly.

Because the collusion between officials and businessmen will be criticized, and even bring disadvantages to Ma Jiyuan's career, they have always met in private, and many people do not know his close relationship with Ma Jiyuan.

It was when the matter came to this point that he did not intend to continue to hide it, and wanted to show the entire Suzhou City the amazing influence of his Wang family, which made everyone even more impressed with him.

is also a prefect, but in essence, it is also divided into three, six, nine and so on, and even there is a world of difference in status.

Although the status of the prefect of Suzhou cannot be compared with the Yin of Shuntian Mansion and Yin of Yingtian Mansion, it is in charge of the richest Daming Mansion, and this mansion alone is full of grandeur.

The two bypassed the screen in the lobby and came to the second hall, but the second hall was the third hall, and the east side was the signing room. Ma Jiyuan seems to really have the habit of taking a lunch break, and at this time he is not in the signing room, but in the back house.

Wang Youyin followed the servant from the moon gate into the back house, as if it was a willow and a bright flower, the environment here is quiet, there are tall trees in the east, rockeries in the west, there is a small lake in the middle, the green water is around, the pavilions are covered, and it is full of the elegance of Suzhou gardens.

When he saw such a victory, his eyes also revealed a hint of envy. If he wasn't the material for studying, why wouldn't he want to enter the official career and enjoy the wealth and glory of the world.

Wang Youyin quickly put aside these distractions and followed the servant from the corridor to a study at the end, where several bookshelves were erected, filled with the smell of a scroll.

Ma Jiyuan is over fifty years old, his hair is already half white, but the whole person still looks energetic, his facial features are soft, and his skin looks fair, but it gives people an elegant style.

In the words of later generations, he can be regarded as a scholar-type official.

Because Ma Jiyuan likes ancient books and loves to read, the official gentry in Suzhou also do what he likes, but they give him treasures, and even Wang Youyin also gave Ma Jiyuan two unique copies.

When Wang Youyin came in, Ma Jiyuan was reaching out to take down a book from the bookshelf, and when he turned around and saw Wang Youyin, he raised his hand gently and said, "Brother Shi, you can sit down first!" ”

When Wang Youyin heard the title of "world brother", his heart was a lot more settled, and the other party had always been thinking about the world friendship between the two families, and even more so about the kindness of his family's support.

The most important thing is that although Ma Jiyuan has been in office for two years, he has never asked Ma Jiyuan to do something, and has always retained the kindness that Ma Jiyuan owes to his Wang family.

Wang Youyin sat down, but he didn't seem to be alive and directly explained his intentions, wanting Ma Jiyuan to come forward to seal up the silk workshop in the city.

"Brother Shi, you are in a hurry to find me this time, aren't you...... Do you want me to help you seize the silk workshops in Suzhou? Ma Jiyuan held the ancient book in his hand, and asked with complicated eyes.

Wang Youyin nodded solemnly, worried that Ma Jiyuan would shirk it, so he immediately added: "It only needs to be sealed for three days!" Brother Ma, I have already thought of the name of this seizure for you, and you just said that you got a tip-off that there is a silk workshop owner in the city who secretly sells silk to the Japanese Kou, and the matter is related to the Japanese Kou! ”

These are all the experiences summed up in the political struggle of the Ming Dynasty, and when dealing with political opponents, they always try to expand the problem. For example, against King Yi, after the accusation of "atrocities and rebellion and disregard for human life" was not effectively responded to by the imperial court, the matter was brought to the crime of rebellion.

As long as Ma Jiyuan raised the banner of "investigating the silk merchants who colluded with the Japanese and the Japanese", even if the seizure of the silk workshop was unreasonable, it would become reasonable and legal, so as to successfully achieve the result he wanted.

In just three days, he is confident that he will be able to reconcile with the joint bank, and he will be able to survive the crisis, and even make a lot of money from the deep-pocketed United Bank.

Wang Youyin said the request, and his eyes immediately looked at Ma Jiyuan with hope, and his hope of turning the tables had all fallen on Ma Jiyuan.

He believed that Ma Jiyuan would not refuse his small request, after all, Ma Jiyuan owed him the kindness of the Wang family, and there was a good reason for this matter, and it didn't take much effort at all.

Ma Jiyuan gently put the book in his hand on the table, glanced at Wang Youyin with complicated eyes, and then said in a surprising voice: "But I have just been transferred to Hangzhou by the imperial court!" ”