took out a sum of money from the 50,000 taels of silver, rented a small courtyard on Maqian Street, everyone helped together, and the new house was organized, Wu Xiang was ready to marry Shen Yueying, and Wu Xuezheng sent a considerable congratulatory gift. [No pop-ups. 】

Two days before the happy event, Wen Tao finally found the three alleys, and Tang Jing and his wife heard that in order to save them, Elder Yuekong and Xuande Zhenren ran to Liaodong in person, and they were moved to tears......

According to the instructions of Elder Yuekong, Wen Tao wanted to take them all away, but Tang Jing still wanted to petition for revenge, so he didn't force it anymore, so he talked about the people who were trapped in Japan, and at this time, Shen Qi, Zhu Hui and Wu Xiang came back together.

There were guests from afar, Shen Qi was very excited, and after greeting each other, he ordered the servants to hold a banquet and entertain the guests from afar, but Wen Tao had already become a monk and adhered to the rules and precepts, so no one advised him to drink.

After dinner, Mrs. He begged Wen Tao to let Zhu Hui go back with him, take everyone back, obey the arrangement of Shen Daguan, and do business in Yuegang, Fujian in the future, at this time, Wu Xiang and Tang Jing did not want to go to Fujian.

Because Shen Qi had helped the Tang family petition and appeal, he knew that the officialdom was deep, if he wanted to overturn the case for Tang Jing in the short term, to tell the truth, there was almost no possibility, and now the imperial court began to strictly implement the ban on the sea.

Wu Xiang didn't want to live in a remote place, so he immediately followed and said: "Everyone, you all go, junior brother, I know that although it is dangerous to stay in Nanjing, I am willing to stay and watch my family." ”

Going to Fujian to join Pang Shangpeng was the first idea of Wu Xiang, but now he doesn't want to go, although Tang Jing doesn't want to go, but now he is sending people under the fence after all, and he can't help but sigh with emotion: "Wu Gongzi, when you enter the door of the Shen family, you are a member of the Shen family, so you should listen to your brother's arrangement." ”

So, Shen Qi continued: "Matsuura Nobuyama came from Japan and wanted to transfer their original business in Yuegang to me, for this reason, I have made preparations, and I will set off after the happy event, if I can receive a big deal from the Westerners, I will have to come back to stock up in the spring of the next year, I can't do without a helper, if you are willing to go, just go with me." “

Tang Jing's words just now reminded Wu Xiang, and his heart began to liven: Shen Lao and his original wife only have Shen Qi and Yueying, and there are many children in the concubine, after the death of the second elder, they split the family, as the eldest son Shen Qi, got sixty percent of the family business, because their ancestors had original sin, therefore, except for one Shen Mao, the children and grandchildren of the family are very honest, if he and Shen Qi change positions, let him go to Yuegang to the sea with the fish jumping, the sky is high and the birds fly, and take care of this family business by himself, wouldn't it be ......

Thinking of this, he couldn't hide the excitement in his heart, Wu Xiang said quite sincerely: "Over the years, the Shen family has really not been easy, although Lord Taishan left a message on his deathbed, and he will never be able to make friends with the government in the future, but how can this big deal be able to separate the two sides of the official and business?" We don't dare to brag about anything else, at least help Wu Xuezheng get things done, my brother went to Yuegang, if I preside over this family, within two years, I can make the descendants of the Shen family become officials, do you believe it or not? ”

"Well, I do." Tang Jing immediately agreed.

Wu Xiang smiled slightly, shook off the folding fan in his hand, put on a very elegant posture, and continued: "I believe you have all seen the clumsy work below, the Ximen Qing in the book, no matter how bastard he is, but people have the ability to accumulate wealth, in my opinion, it is nothing more than strategizing, winning thousands of miles away, and giving advice to my brother in the future, it depends on the ability of this son." ”

No matter how Wu Xiang brags, everyone knows what kind of goods he is, Tang Jing knows that Shen Qi is not at ease with him, even if he is allowed to stay and preside over the housework, someone has to help, so he said: "What Wu Gongzi said is very true, if you want to say that you do business in Jinling, I am afraid that no one can compare with Shen Daguan and Zaixia, back then, we also sat on two money villages, and the area around the eighteen squares was full of Tang family weaving mills, since Shen Daguan was determined to go to Yuegang to do business, stay in Nanjing and be a helper for Wu Gongzi." ”

The two sang and harmonized, and found that Shen Qi was unmoved, Wu Xiang hurriedly got up and asked respectfully: "Brother-in-law, I have this responsibility, but I don't know what my brother thinks?" ”

Zhu Hui, who was watching coldly, couldn't help it, feeling that they were a little too much, just wanted to speak, but suddenly heard a knock on the door outside, so he ran out to open the door, and found that it was Matsuura Nobuya who came to give a congratulatory gift, and in order to sell the business of Yuegang, the main target was Shen Qi, for this reason, he ran to Nanjing.

Everyone greeted each other, Shen Qi talked about his opinion, now occupy Luzon Island Spaniards, want to be like the Francois occupy Macau, looking for a colony in the mainland, set their eyes on the Moon Port, and constantly send Manila galleons to trade, however, the imperial court implemented the merchant ship quotation system, so that they could not legally land at the port, and could only trade with private merchants in Kowloon River Bay, at the same time, Lin Feng, who was entrenched in the tortoiseshell port, in order to blackmail Pang Shangpeng, also continued to send pirates to disturb the coast of Fujian. Westerners and pirates compete with each other, so although the trade in Moon Harbor is not so easy, it is very profitable; If he takes this opportunity to do business overseas in the future, he will no longer have to be coveted by the government, which is his original intention.

Finding that Shen Qi was going to Yuegang without hesitation, and Lin Feng was also mentioned, Wen Tao suddenly had an idea, he quietly called Zhu Hui out of the door, and asked: "Childe, I heard that you were convicted because of my brother and sister-in-law, and the poor monk will accompany you first. ”

Zhu Hui respected Wen Tao very much, nodded and replied: "Please brother, don't be polite, as long as I can do it, I will never refuse." ”

So, Wen Tao patted him on the shoulder and said cordially: "Good brother, you follow Shen Daguan to Yuegang, maybe you have the opportunity to go to Luzon, you take my letter to Tortoiseshell Harbor, contact my sister-in-law Luo Amin, so that she must make up her mind to encircle Lin Feng, * he will hand over the property hidden in Japan, otherwise, he will definitely collude with the Japanese and plot against Luzon, which will pose an even greater threat to the mainland's coast." ”

"Please rest assured, brother, I will definitely find a way to do this." Zhu Hui originally wanted to stay in Nanjing in order to restrain Wu Xiang and prevent him from causing trouble, but it seemed that he had to follow Shen Qi.

So, Wen Tao said with regret: "I was supposed to go this time, but there are too many things in Japan and the Ryukyus, so I can only ask you, brother." ”

At this moment, Zhu Hui had a sense of mission, and returned to the guest room with Wen Tao, only to see Wu Xiang holding Shen Qi's hands, and said with tears in his eyes: "Brother, you only have my brother-in-law, in this world, only the two of us are the closest ......" Suddenly, he found that Zhu Hui was back, and immediately stretched out a hand and pulled Zhu Hui over, and the three of them held their hands together.

Wu Xiang wiped away his tears and continued: "This is my brother-in-law, and he is also the closest person in the world, so I will hand him over to my brother, teach him to do business and make a living, and he will be able to run a family and start a business in the future, don't let my sister Wu Lian suffer anymore, let him go to Yuegang with you." ”

"Of course it couldn't be better." Shen Qi knew that Zhu Hui was a diligent and upright child, if it weren't for him, Tang Jing would not have been able to restore his relationship with Wu Xuezheng, and the 400,000 taels of silver were cheated away by Jingming.

"Shen Daguan, now Elder Yuekong and the others are trapped in Japan, waiting to bring them back......"

Before Zhu Hui finished speaking, Wu Xiang mistakenly thought that he wanted to wait for Elder Yuekong to come back before he went, so he wanted to drive him away immediately, raised his hand and slapped him, and said angrily: "You troublesome embryo, for the sake of my sister Wu Lian, my brother I will help you in the capital, otherwise, I am afraid that you would have already been beheaded in the western market; Now, everyone has come to this point, let you follow your brother to Yuegang to study business, it is for your good, I want you to learn to make money to support your family, but you are still pushing, so how can I rest assured that my brother? ”

Finding that Wu Xiang was about to do it again, Tang Jing hurriedly grabbed him and persuaded: "Zhu Hui is a child after all, and he is not a ...... for trading."

Wu Xiang shook the folding fan and asked angrily: "Then tell me, who is born to do business?" Could it be that Elder Moon Sky is the material for doing business? ”

Zhu Hui hurriedly replied: "Brother misunderstood, I don't want to wait for Elder Yuekong to come back before I go, I heard Brother Wen Tao say that now the master is struggling in Japan, maybe Yuegang is the place for everyone to stay, and with the care of the huge governor of Fujian, I will go to the New World in the future to preach the civilization of Chinese Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism, and compete with those Western missionaries." ”

Wu Xiang pouted and said: "I heard that it costs a lot of money to go to the ocean, and if you don't get it right, you won't even be able to get the capital back, not to mention that the sea is high and the waves are urgent, and it is extremely dangerous, so you may have to lose your life. ”

In fact, the business group of the Elder of the Moon Sky is Tang Jing's, in the early years, he was also Wu Xiang's mentality, and he was extremely disgusted with the voyage to the New World, but he was held short by Mrs. He, and the mansion was mortgaged to the Yamen of the Ying Tian Governor, so he had to express his support for the Elder Moon Sky's ocean plan.

However, after experiencing this catastrophe of life and death, Tang Jing understood the far-reaching intentions of the elders, and retorted: "What Wu Gongzi said is not true, you see that the Western missionaries are not only losing money but not making money, they are in the name of mission, in fact, they are expanding their territory and colonizing overseas, in Sakai Town, Japan, the Zhonghe they established is not subject to the control of any big names, and its ultimate purpose is to make money, to rule people's hearts through money, which is more than strict punishment and strict law to govern the world, I don't know how many times smarter?" Look again, which missionary is not followed by a large group of merchants? ”

"Tang Daguan is reasonable." Shen Qi deeply agreed: "Yes, I heard that the overseas barbarian lands are almost occupied by Westerners, and when all the overseas barbarian people believe in Christianity, it will really be a catastrophe for our China. ”

"So, we still have to support Elder Moonspace?" Wu Xiang asked puzzled.

The Shen family returned to their hometown from the place where the army was distributed, and to Shen Qi's generation, after four generations, all of them were walking on thin ice and working hard, and they slowly accumulated this family business, they had long been fed up with the government's nest gas, after the death of Shen Lao, Shen Qi became the head of the family, as soon as he thought of the original sin of his ancestors, even if he had a family background like Tang Jing, he was not destroyed by the power, this year, he didn't even dare to sleep peacefully, he was very worried about the future of the Shen family, and he wanted to meet a clean official like Hai Rui in the future. There is hardly any possibility......

So, Shen Qi replied with emotion: "Of course, when the elder's business group arrives in Yuegang, I will entrust all the transactions to the elder, and in the future, it is better to follow him to the new continent and open up a new world than to be oppressed by the government all day long." ”

"Brother, are we also entrusted with the transaction of Nanjing?" Wu Xiang asked in surprise.

Shen Qi knew that although Wu Xiang was a bastard, he was still righteous, although he had many ghost ideas, but his conscience was still clear, and it didn't matter if he was allowed to waste some floating wealth, not to mention that he was still his brother-in-law.

"Nanjing's family affairs, please brother-in-law." When Shen Qi said this, he grabbed Tang Jing, and then said: "Please ask Tang Daguan to stay in Nanjing, brother-in-law, you have to listen to him in business." ”

Wu Xiang, who tried his best, finally failed to win the initiative, and said unwillingly: "Since my brother has made a decision, my brother-in-law can only obey, no matter what, I am also a dignified man, how can I sit at home and do nothing, let's set up a academy in our Jinling, cultivate more Confucian students, and let them accompany Elder Yuekong Xuanhua to the four seas in the future." ”

Shen Qi agreed: "In this case, brother, I will never say anything, brother-in-law, you can do it well." ”

So, Wu Xiang began to go crazy again, and pointed at Zhu Hui and said: "Brother-in-law, don't only know how to fight and kill all day long, this time you go to Yuegang, you must follow your eldest brother to learn business, our Wu family, it will be up to you in the future." ”

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About Manila Galleon

Manila galleon (themanilagalleon) refers to the beginning of the sixteenth century, between Manila in the Philippines and Acapulco in Mexico, the general carrying capacity of more than 100 tons, the height can reach more than 2,000 tons, the source of goods mainly comes from China, to the popular Chinese raw silk and silk at that time, therefore, China called the "Manila galleon", and the Mexicans called it "Chinese ship".

The Portuguese Magellan defected to the Spanish king, and Spain supported Magellan to bypass the southern tip of the Americas and enter the Pacific Ocean, reaching the Philippine Islands and the coast of China.

At the time, Spanish and Portuguese merchants saw trade with China as an important channel for profiteering. The Spanish government stipulated that the colonies were allowed to trade only with the suzerain, not with any other country, and that trade between the colonies was also forbidden, and that trade between the colonies and the overlord was monopolized by a small number of merchants granted by the royal family, and was mainly concentrated in the port of Seville, where the port of Veracruz was designated as a monopoly port.

About Manila Galleon

Manila galleon (themanilagalleon) refers to the beginning of the sixteenth century, between Manila in the Philippines and Acapulco in Mexico, the general carrying capacity of more than 100 tons, the height can reach more than 2,000 tons, the source of goods mainly comes from China, to the popular Chinese raw silk and silk at that time, therefore, China called the "Manila galleon", and the Mexicans called it "Chinese ship".

The Portuguese Magellan defected to the Spanish king, and Spain supported Magellan to bypass the southern tip of the Americas and enter the Pacific Ocean, reaching the Philippine Islands and the coast of China.

At the time, Spanish and Portuguese merchants saw trade with China as an important channel for profiteering. The Spanish government stipulated that the colonies were allowed to trade only with the suzerain, not with any other country, and that trade between the colonies was also forbidden, and that trade between the colonies and the overlord was monopolized by a small number of merchants granted by the royal family, and was mainly concentrated in the port of Seville, where the port of Veracruz was designated as a monopoly port.

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