In the golden autumn of August, the scenery of the south of the Yangtze River is just right. 【】

In front of a large mansion in Yuyao County, the sedan chair is like flowing water, and the carriages and horses are like dragons, a bustling and prosperous scene.

The vermilion gate, the bright black plaque, the dragon flying and the phoenix dancing on the word 'Xie Fu', after a few years, Yuyao Xie Mansion is lively again.

If there is no Ningbo report, the people of Xie Mansion will be very pleased, this kind of scene can only be seen when the lord was in the court last year, since last winter, Xie Mansion has been deserted for a long time.

For these people who don't usually burn incense and hold Buddha's feet temporarily, the Xie family has some contempt, but they still dare not slack off after all.

Although there is no elder among them, the officials who can be present are either officials who tell the elders, or there are people in the family who serve in the court, even if they are their own masters, they dare not slack off easily, not to mention their subordinates.

And it's not just Yuyao people who are coming, with the spread of news and further verification, more people are coming from Hangzhou, Ningbo, and even Nanjing...... Inadvertently, Yuyao County suddenly became the center of Jiangnan, but no one would be happy about it, even if you don't look at the atmosphere of Xie Mansion, just looking at Bin's expression, you can feel that pain.

The Xie Mansion was crowded, but there was no voice, even the footsteps were quiet, whether they were in the middle of it or watching from the side, everyone didn't dare to take a breath.

Until the people who came were already sparse, and the backyard also sounded a low voice, the people who were waiting outside were relieved, since the old man had already begun to discuss, it would not end for a while, and it was a rare opportunity to relax for his subordinates.

As for why he is talking in the backyard, alas, it's not that the flower hall of Xie Mansion is not big enough, but there are too many guests here, even if there are only one or two people in a family, there are more than 100 people in total, and the living room of Xie Mansion is not Jinluan Palace, where can so many people be placed?

"Fellow Daoists," although he has been dismissed, Xie Qian's reputation is still very high, and everyone is here for this, so of course the responsibility of presiding over the meeting is not his responsibility.

"The news over Ningbo, you must already know that the country is unfortunate, the society is restless, and even such a scourge has occurred, and in the name of heaven, such atrocities have been committed against the good people in the south of the Yangtze River, really, really ......."

"What Xie Ge Lao said is that China has been inherited for thousands of years, and there are many ups and downs in the meantime, but this kind of behavior of heavenly and human anger is unheard of! The sky is not kind, how innocent is Li Min! ”

"Yes, as a minister of the court, he doesn't want to repay the service, but robs the good overseas, this person is really full of evil, and people can't wait to sleep on his skin and eat his flesh! More than a dozen merchant ships, and the goods in them, were ...... My Song family is really miserable! ”

"Can you have me miserable? Pity my children of the Hong family, more than 100 people went to sea, and now they have not returned, who can be more pitiful than the Hong family? ”

"Our family is more ......"

In the midst of mourning, Xie Qian's forehead was bruised, and his face was also blue, more miserable? Who can have an old man miserable? The Song family still has people back, although the people of the Hong family have not returned, but they are still alive after all, but the Xie family's fleet has been wiped out, which has been confirmed by many people!

Are these guys embarrassed to complain? In the face of the fierce flames of Annihilation, only Xie and Tu were upright and vowed not to bow their heads, while everyone else compromised, otherwise how could they be robbed of all the ships and goods?

Thinking of the news from Nanjing before, Xie Qian's mood became even more gloomy, and he even became a little excited.

"Fellow travelers, why do we have to act like children because we have gathered here to discuss countermeasures, not to pour out our suffering? You should try to pick yourself up. ”

Seeing that the criticism conference had become a grievance conference, Xie Qian was depressed and couldn't preside over it, some people couldn't watch it, and they suppressed many sad voices, and then this person saluted Xie Qian and said: "Ge Lao, you are the hope of everyone in Jiangnan, at this time, you must have an idea to lead us out of the predicament." ”

"It turned out to be Ming Zhong, and the government and the opposition have always praised it, which shows that Zhong has the courage to do things and speaks righteously. Xie Qian looked up and recognized Wang Jianzhi, the right attendant of the Nanjing Criminal Department, and while he was pleased, he couldn't help but praise a few words again and again.

"Don't dare to be a pavilion elder and praise it," Wang Jianzhi was slightly humble, and said: "This year's matter has come to this point, and all the colleagues were caught off guard by that annihilation, which is irreparable, but if you don't think about a countermeasure, what should you do in the future?" ”

"Ming Zhong is extremely worried." Xie Qian bowed slightly, and the others also nodded in agreement.

Most of the people who can sit here are big families, and this year's losses certainly hurt their muscles and bones, but they are not so much slumped, and it is more important than suing and pleading, how to carry out next year's sea trade.

Originally, with Xie Hong, who was known to everyone, he wouldn't spit out the fat in his mouth anyway, and it was useless to think about it. And he occupied Fukue Island and Nagasaki, and directly cut off the shipping route of sea trade, which is the most fatal.

Although each family has a rich business, and there are not a few people who sit on thousands of hectares of fertile land, they are used to enjoying the huge profits of sea trade, and the little production in the fields is really not enough.

"A letter has been sent from Nanjing, and the annihilator has plundered hundreds of sea ships, and he has returned to Daming before, and the message is Zhu Qin, the governor of Shandong, and when the message is transmitted, the fleet is traveling along the coast of Shandong, and the destination should be Tianjin."

It's been a few days since the news arrived, but the people here are also far and near, some know, some don't know, but whether they know it or not, when they hear Xie Qian's words, they are all lamenting, obviously the matter has been decided, except for the sea ships of each family, where will there be so many ships in Daming?

"Dare to teach the elder of the pavilion and all of you to know that before the lower official left from Nanjing, he received news from Hejian Mansion......" It was Wang Jianzhi who spoke, after all, Xie Qian was already in the opposition, no matter how famous he was, compared to being well-informed, he was still inferior to an incumbent official like the former.

"Ming Zhong, but it doesn't hurt to say it." Only from Wang Jianzhi's tone and expression, Xie Qian already knew that it would not be good news, so he was not moved, but just waved his hand coldly.

Wang Jianzhi said in a sad tone: "The fleet has landed in Tianjin, and the emperor personally led the guards to receive it, and Fang Xiao, the head of the Tianjin branch of the household department, has failed to persuade him with blunt words, and now his life and death are ......unknown."

"Goo-dong!"

Before the words were finished, someone had already fallen in response, Wang Jianzhi recognized it as the head of the Fang family in Ningbo, and he was completely empty of people and money, and even his son was put in, so it was no wonder that Old Man Fang was like this.

"There is a dim son of heaven, and there is a minister in charge, is there no justice and justice in this world, poor my Xiao'er......"

After a period of chaos, Master Fang finally woke up, as soon as he opened his eyes, the old man howled and cried, and everyone was also concerned when he heard it, and there were quite a few people who covered their weeping.

Xie Qian said with a serious and authoritative voice: "Brother Fang, please mourn, Ling Lang is straightforward, he has the character of a famous minister, although he suffered a tragedy, but he dedicated himself for justice, even if he died, his name will be widely spread and become a model for future generations." Leaving his name in history, Lord Fang will also smile under Jiuquan, and the people of the world will not forget the Fang family. ”

"Thank you, Elder." With Xie Qian's promise, Old Man Fang also settled down, he has more than one son, if he sacrifices one, he can fulfill the entire Fang family, but it is not completely unacceptable.

"Ming Zhong ......" appeased Old Man Fang, and Xie Qian turned to Wang Jianzhi again, signaling the other party to continue.

“…… In the port of Tianjin, local soldiers and North Korean sailors, thousands of people were busy for two whole days before all the goods were unloaded and loaded onto the boats...... The holy driver returned to Beijing along the canal, accompanied by hundreds of boats, each of which had a very deep draft, and it was difficult to drive it by sails, so he dragged the Korean sailors as slender men, and it is said that the ships were full of gold and silver, and Gyeonggi was shaken by it......"

The conscience of heaven and earth, hundreds of ships have been loaded, and the ships are so crushed that they can't move, what else can they have in it except gold and silver?

Gyeonggi Shake? Can it not shake? Among them, there are at least millions of taels of gold and silver, how much is the tax in a year in the Ming Dynasty?

Everyone here did not hide their weeping, they already wanted to cry without tears, and their faces were hot, as if they had been repeatedly rubbed by someone.

Slap in the face, this is a naked slap in the face, after robbing everyone's goods, and making a big fanfare known to the world, this face is really ruthless, it hurts!

"Elder Xie Ge, Lord Wang, we can't just sit still!" Someone rose up and said proudly: "For today's plan, the only way to fight violence is to fight violence with violence, although the thieves' ships and weapons are strange, but after all, there are only more than ten ships." Guangdong and Fujian all have sailors, as long as the sailors are mobilized to go to the Japanese country, they will be wiped out in one fell swoop, and the world will be restored! ”

"Yes, fight violence with violence and completely eliminate the pirates!" The person who spoke was Li Xi, the imperial historian of Nanjing, and his words were also impassioned, which aroused a round of applause, and in the courtyard, the original haze was swept away.

"Having said that...... Xie Qian just shook his head and smiled bitterly, and sighed: "The sailor of the imperial court is really useless......"

The North Korean ships that the maritime merchants came back with were very dilapidated, and in fact, the ships of the Daming Navy Division were not much better. After all, the sailor is controlled by the imperial court, if it is too strong and is used by the emperor, then isn't the people's maritime trade risky?

The scholars and doctors calculated carefully, and the Son of Heaven did not compete with the people for profit, not only subjectively, but also objectively put an end to the possibility of this happening.

Therefore, they wanted to suppress the internal officials, and they could not let them collect taxes on salt mines for the emperor; The same is true for the water master, not only must the eyeliner nail be inserted, but also the water master cannot have enough strength.

They did achieve their goal, but it also caused today's embarrassment, allowing sailors to cross the East China Sea is actually an extreme sport.

Everyone here is a person who understands, Xie Qian doesn't need to explain more, just a few words, and the concerns are not only these, he continued: "The labor division is on an expedition, but the thief is waiting for work, it is really difficult to guarantee the chance of victory, not to mention, that annihilation has always been scheming, who can guarantee that he is not ambushed?" Countering violence with violence is certainly a good law, but it still needs to be considered a lot, and it is necessary to plan before acting! ”

"Could it be...... Is this thief uncontrollable? Li Xi sat down dejectedly, his face full of despair.

"Not really, please listen to me."

As soon as the words came out, everyone was shocked, and everyone was in high spirits, and when they looked up, they saw that the person who made the bold statement was still Wang Jianzhi.

(To be continued)