The weather turned cold, and it snowed in the vast area of the lake, and in the falling snowflakes, Wang Yan and his entourage returned from the school field, and the war horses galloped past, splashing a piece of mud.

Entering Wuchang City, the cavalry galloped to a large mansion in the east of the city and stopped, a group of craftsmen at the door were carrying a pair of stone lions, the original house gate was demolished, the craftsman was raising the courtyard wall, and the customized copper nail gate was newly installed, which seemed very busy.

This is Wang Yan's governor of the five provinces, the house was originally owned by the Li family of Wuchang, and he learned that Wang Yan had no place to work, so he specially gifted it.

This Li family is a side branch of the Li family in Gaoyang, this sect produced two first assistants in the early years, one is Li Guojin of the Chongzhen Dynasty, and the other has a farther relationship, it is the cattle Li Shi in the Jiajing period, and the Li family in Wuchang has also benefited a lot as a side branch, and the grain fields in the clan are thousands of tilts, and the clan has nearly a thousand people, which is very prosperous.

A few years ago, the situation in the Ming Dynasty was not good, and Wang Yan was looking for money everywhere, but now from time to time, money and talents take the initiative to come to the door, which can also be seen that the current affairs in the world are changing.

The group dismounted in front of the house, and one person in the line met them, which was Wang Yan's reward for the Li family's donation, and the Li clansman Li Wenyuan who was left behind, he himself was famous and talented, as long as he practiced in the shogunate for a period of time, and then through Wang Yan's relationship, he was delegated to the local government at least as an official title.

This kind of relationship, relying on the doorway, is the norm of the entire bureaucratic system, and as the Ming Dynasty gains a firm foothold, this kind of thing will become more and more.

Not only the Li family in Wuchang, Wang Yan as the highest official in the court of the Wang clan in Hengyang, the entire Wang clan is the largest relation, and the children are now all over the military and political circles, in addition, as the successor of the Jiangyou Wangmen, the eldest uncle is hired by the dynasty, the clan brother Wang Fuzhi, Wang Jiezhi's classmates and old friends, and the apprentices of the Wang Gate, especially Wang Jiezhi is the son of the country and the teacher of thousands of prisoners, these are the objects that Wang Yan wants to take care of.

Of course, Wang Yan doesn't have to absorb everyone, these people first have to pass the threshold of the imperial examination, if they don't pass the imperial examination, then there is no way.

There are now officials in the DPRK and China, calling Wang Yan's faction the Chu Party, and some of the Wang family have been exposed to abuse of power, corruption, and even the silver money that was found to have swallowed up the manufacturing of weapons, so Wang Yan is also cautious in employing people, even if he is close to him, he has no fame, no ability, and his heart is not right, and he will not be appointed.

Wang Yan walked to the door and untied the cloak on his shoulders, Li Wenyuan immediately took it, and then followed behind Wang Yan and said: "Xianggong, he is in the side hall, and his subordinates have probed the wind, but the Jin merchants are interested in trading with Xianggong, but the bid is very low. ”

Wang Yan stomped his feet, patted the snowflakes on his body, stepped forward, and said with a smile: "Jun Kai, you are doing well, as long as they are willing to trade, can't they dig up a piece of meat from them?" You bring him to the second hall. ”

If you want to say that this kind of thing doesn't need to be handled by Wang Yan, just hand it over to Chen Bangyan, but at the end of the year, he has to pay back the money and send money to the Wuzhong Army to celebrate, he is now in the eyes of money, as long as it is about money, no matter how big or small the matter is, he will do it himself.

"Yes, the prime minister will bring people in a later time." Li Wenyuan saluted, took three steps back, and then turned to leave.

After a while, Wang Yan sat down in the hall, and his subordinates immediately raised the stove in the hall, lit a charcoal fire, and then served hot tea.

This transaction with the Jin merchants, Wang Yan was also on a whim, when Man Dazhuang suddenly sent people to escort back more than 20 cargo ships to Wuchang, loaded with copper ingots, which attracted his attention.

Wang Yanzheng was worried about the armor and equipment of the Ming army, although these twenty ships were a drop in the bucket, but it was also an unexpected joy, after which Man Dazhuang reported that the Cao Yun had been cut off, and thousands of cargo ships from south to north were blocked on the Grand Canal, and Man Dazhuang urged grain to Huguang, so that he had the idea of talking to the Jin merchants.

For this matter, he didn't have much hope, after all, the Jin merchants can not turn back, he thought that there were dates not early, hit a rod, but he didn't expect the Jin merchants to really send someone to talk, but this matter also gave Wang Yan a wake-up call, he has always encouraged commerce, once the business develops, the businessman will definitely become a big force, and it will inevitably affect the situation in the future, the Jin merchants and the earlier maritime merchants in eastern Zhejiang, the Jiangnan clan are like this, how to regulate the conflict of interests between the merchant group and the imperial court, will be a big problem for him to think about in the future.

At this time, Wang Yan took a few sips of hot tea, and Li Wenyuan brought people in.

Yan Congnian entered the second hall, he was reminded by Li Wenyuan, knowing that the scarlet robe sitting in the middle hall was Wang Yan, he didn't dare to look at it, and hurriedly knelt down and saluted, "Yan Congnian, the shopkeeper of the grass people Qing Yongchang, meet Wang Xianggong." ”

Wang Yan frowned slightly when he heard this, and Li Wenyuan tried to say that the conditions offered by Jin Shang were very low, so Wang Yan didn't let him get up, so he said: "Fan Yongdou really has no face, he looks at the Di Bao, his Fan family business, wasn't he called San Jinrong before?" Wang Yan paused and glanced at Yan Congnian, "You are the one who Man Dazhuang put back?" ”

"Returning to the prime minister, it is the villain." Yan Congnian heard that Wang Yan was dissatisfied with the name Qing Yongchang, and was full of ridicule and contempt for Fan Yongdou, so he couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat and kowtow back.

"Since it is the person who Man Dazhuang put back, then there is no need to say more, you can directly tell what Fan Yongdou said." Wang Yan took a sip of tea, and his attitude was not to negotiate, but to order.

Since Fan Yongdou is willing to send someone to this matter, it means that he wants to trade with the Ming army, and cares about the Fan family's assets in Jiangnan.

Wang Yan was afraid that the Fan family would be loyal to the Qing court, and would rather lose the family business in Jiangnan than talk to him, but now it seems that a businessman is a businessman after all, and his own interests are still at the forefront, so Wang Yan has a number in his heart.

Yan Congnian saw that Wang Yan's attitude was not kind, and he had no bottom in his heart, and said tremblingly: "Back to Xianggong, my master said that he is willing to spend 100,000 taels of silver to sell the road to Xianggong." ”

Wang Yan took a sip of tea and said coldly: "One hundred thousand taels? The Fan family took advantage of the Qing soldiers to occupy Jiangnan and expanded vigorously in the land of Jiangsu and Zhejiang, and the looted money is probably close to 10 million, 100,000 taels want to send away the original phase, and what about the grain required by the prime minister?"

Yan Congnian knew that this errand was not easy to do, Fan Yongdou wanted him to ensure that the assets of the firm in Jiangnan could be transferred, but he was unwilling to let the Ming army take advantage of the Qing Dynasty, let alone provide grain and grass for the Ming army on the Yangtze River. His behavior of being a **** and asking for an archway made Yan Congnian unable to get the conditions that Wang Yan was satisfied with.

Yan Congnian saw that Wang Yan was angry, and hurriedly explained: "Xianggong is angry, Cao Yun is broken, the entire Beizhili and Shandong are short of food, the Qing court has very strict control over grain, and the merchants can't get grain. Flood thief..." Yan Congnian wiped his sweat, "Although there is grain in Jiangnan, the flood thieves also prohibit bulk trading, and the grain is received by the Qing army in Jiangning, no, Nanjing, Nanjing, and the high warehouse is stored." The merchant really can't get grain, but the merchant can use silver to offset it, and the amount of silver taels needed by the prince can be discussed. ”

Wang Yan listened and stood up, "The Jin merchants colluded with the Manchu Qing Dynasty and betrayed the Ming Dynasty, there is nothing to talk about in this phase, you go back and tell Fan Yongdou, first send 100,000 taels to Wuchang, and then copper, iron, salt, and grain cannot be transported, Manchu armor, firearms, and gunpowder cannot be transported, and other porcelain, silk, tea, woodware, etc. can be allowed to pass, but the prime minister must set up a card to collect taxes, and each ship's goods will be drawn four out of ten." If he didn't agree, the prime minister would take Jiangnan and take it himself, so that he would have nothing to lose. ”

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