During the Zhengde period, the pirate forces along the coast of the Ming Dynasty were still scattered, although there were a lot of them, but they could not be compared with predecessors like Chen Zuyi, nor were they as majestic as Xu Dong and Wang Zhi later, so they did not have much influence......

However, since it is related to maritime trade, everyone here has more or less heard of it, and they all know what Wang Jianzhi's intentions are, but everyone is self-conscious and unwilling to say those two words clearly, so as not to dirty his mouth. [Full text reading]

After a little silence, Xie Qian nodded and said: "Countering violence with violence and fighting poison with poison, although it is inevitable that there will be some ...... Hey, but it's also a stopgap approach. It's just that those people don't obey the king's law, and they don't lose much to Xie Hong if they are unruly, how can they use it freely? ”

"After all, the profits from Luzon's trade are not as rich as those from the Japanese state, and the lower officials vaguely heard that many people in the South China Sea have snooped on the East China Sea, and there was no gap to take advantage of before, but if the Jiangnan colleagues give up the East China Sea, those people will inevitably have some intentions."

Speaking of pirates, Wang Jianzhi, who has always been open-mouthed, is also much more cautious, colluding with bandits is also something that cannot be said, once it spreads, it will inevitably hinder his reputation, but now that he has provoked the conversation, he can't be allowed to avoid it.

"What's more, among those people, there are certainly unruly people, but there are also some who are eager for the education of the imperial court, but they are forced to commit themselves to the thief out of helplessness. If the court opens up the net and allows him to make meritorious contributions, it may not be impossible to recover these reckless people and contribute to the great cause of hoeing and annihilation. ”

"Ming Zhong's words are reasonable, in this case, how about entrusting this matter to you?" Xie Qian smiled and spoke approvingly, but Wang Jianzhi always felt that he was smiling a little meaningfully in his eyes.

“…… Obey the orders of the elder. Wang Jianzhi hesitated slightly, but finally agreed to it.

"However, Elder Xie Ge, Lord Wang, even if you have the help of the South China Sea, how can you resolve the threat of those warships and weapons built by Xie Hong?"

Ten small boats alone can easily suppress dozens of maritime merchants, which certainly has the role of Xie Hong's notoriety, but those strange ships cannot be ignored.

Xie Hong is not a righteous person, and his reputation does not have an invincible effect. What's more, the trapped beasts are still fighting, and even if they can't beat them, the maritime merchants always have to flee, and as a result, those people don't even dare to escape, which shows how deep the impression left on them by the ship and the fire.

That's why the lower officials said that they should not act in such a haste as before. In addition to gathering men, craftsmen, especially shipwrights, should also be assembled! Wang Jianzhi seemed to be determined not to be shocked, and after putting forward the suggestion of colluding with the pirates, he put forward another suggestion that the scholars hated.

"......" everyone was silent, this matter was more troublesome than summoning pirates, and the latter still had an example to follow, but the former had no theoretical basis, or there was more negative theoretical basis.

When Xie Hong entered Beijing, the reason why he aroused the righteous indignation of the government and the opposition was that in addition to his being a close minister of the Son of Heaven, the most criticized thing was his identity as a craftsman.

Craftsman, that is the most despised profession of the Confucian sage, since the founding of the Ming Dynasty, but also followed the teachings of the sage, the craftsman completely knocked down the bottom of the society, how can such a person be accompanied by the Son of Heaven?

Especially this person still abandoned the literature and followed the craftsman, did not read the good sage books, put aside the identity of Xiucai, and went to be a craftsman, for the scholars, Xie Hong's behavior was completely provocative, so he has been attacking all the time.

But it is true that the scholars do not understand the important surnames of craftsmen, then it is not true, at least here in Jiangnan, the scholars still know the role of craftsmen very well. Even if you don't know it, why is it difficult to go around the workshops of each family? Just take a look and you'll understand.

But whether you attach importance to it or not, the use of craftsmen is also an unspoken rule after all, and it must not be put on the table, otherwise you can only wait for Shilin to abandon it.

Wang Jianzhi's proposal is very reasonable, everyone thinks so, nerds will not appear in this place, but no one responded, even Xie Qian lowered his head, looked at his nose and nose, and looked like an old monk.

Regarding the silence of everyone, Wang Jianzhi was stunned, and still said: "In addition to gathering craftsmen, we should also try to find out the details of the strange ship, and the lower officials believe that this matter should start from Liaodong, and Xie Hong's port must be located there." ”

"Liaodong?" Li Xi suddenly sneered: "If Chen Xun had done his best and reminded him earlier, how could he have caused this disaster?" No matter how big Liaodong is, no matter how capable Xie Hong is, after all, he is also a newcomer, can he cover the sky with one hand? Lord Chen reported several times a month, and they all said that Xie Hong was having fun in the house, but what was the result? People not only went to the Wa Kingdom, but now they have arrived in Tianjin, how can people trust? ”

As soon as his words fell, another middle-aged man stood up in the crowd, this person was full of redness, and he didn't know whether he was angry or ashamed, when he got up, he was quite aggressive and sneered, and then he thought of something, and finally just sighed.

"Alas, my brother's heart is too pure and good after all, and I don't mean that the thief is scheming, as early as when he entered Liao, he had already made up his mind to get the golden cicada out of his shell...... My brother has been outside the court for a long time, how can he know the thief, but he is ashamed of his colleagues. His words seemed to be justified and incriminated, but many people were impressed.

When Xie Hong entered Liao, there was a lot of applause from all over the court, and no one was aware of Xie Hong's plan, how could he blame just one Chen Shiliang? Whoever holds on to it again will inevitably risk the wrath of the public, and who can say anything more?

"Okay, that thief is scheming, and Chen Xun is not guilty of war if he hits the plan by mistake." Now is not the time for infighting, Xie Qian waved his hand and stopped the topic.

"But there is some truth in what Ming Zhong said, since the enemy used strange silver skills to frame us and others, we and other scholars gathered some craftsmen, and then used their own way to treat others, it is not against the way of the sages, when it comes to exploring this strange ship, Ming Zhong has a good law?"

“…… Xia Guan hasn't thought about it yet. Wang Jianzhi thought for a while, and looked as if he had gained something, but when he raised his head, he just shook his head.

"Well, let's discuss this matter later." Xie Qian saw his reaction in his eyes, and with his observation, of course he noticed something abnormal, but the people who could enter the pavilion to worship the prime minister, how could the city government be ordinary, he didn't break it, but just put the matter on hold for the time being.

"Although Lord Wang said that it is slow and slow, you can look at it from your own official, but in fact, it is too slow, so there is no way to achieve quick results?"

Wang Jianzhi's method is to comprehensively analyze Xie Hong, and then combine various strategies to attack in an all-round way.

But freezing three feet is not a cold, Xie Hong is now full-fledged, if he must emphasize speed and reluctantly do it, it is inevitable that he will follow in the footsteps of many precedents, how can national events be so neglected?

Wang Jianzhi was angry when he heard this, and when he looked at the sound, he was about to refute it, but when he saw the person who spoke, even if he was stunned and his lips moved, he couldn't speak.

"Brother Quanshan, this matter really can't be taken seriously, then Xie Hong is now unscrupulous, even the Son of Heaven's honor guard, and even the Holy Driver, he is at will, how can there be a quick effect? Although Ming Zhong's countermeasures are too slow, but it is a good policy, now the country is in crisis, only by working together can we tide over the difficulties, what does Brother Quanshan think? ”

Wang Jianzhi didn't dare to refute, Xie Qian spoke so politely, which shows that the identity of the speaker is not trivial, he is none other than Lin Han, the secretary of the Nanjing Military Department.

In terms of official position and seniority, although Lin Han is highly respected, he can't reach this level, and what makes people care is that he has another layer of identity, that is, the leader of the Fujian scholars.

In the court, Jiangnan scholars certainly occupy half of the sky, and there are not a few people in high positions in Hebei and Henan. However, although the population of Fujian is small, the proportion of people who can read is high, and in recent years, it has occupied a place in the center.

Xie Qian also knew very well why Lin Han was dissatisfied, the trade route to Luzon had always been occupied by Fujian and Guangdong, and the well water of the Jiangnan people did not interfere with the river water, and the two sides maintained a considerable tacit understanding.

However, Wang Jianzhi's strategy of temporarily avoiding the edge and accumulating strength was to ask the Jiangnan people to turn to Luzon, which greatly hurt the power of the Fujian people.

Compared with the Jiangnan people, the Fujian people attach more importance to the sea, and the tradition of catching the sea is longer, of course, in turn, the sea is more important to the Fujian people.

If the Jiangnan scholars leave the sea trade, then the wealth will shrink a lot, but it will not collapse, but if Fujian, which has less land and more mountains, leaves the sea, then it will immediately be on par with Gansu and Ningxia, which are border places.

According to Wang Jianzhi's proposal, the Jiangnan people turned around, although they would not drive out the Fujian maritime merchants, but the profits would definitely be diluted, how could Lin Han gladly accept it?

"The old man is also worried about the country, but he doesn't mean anything else......" Even if he was dissatisfied, Xie Qian had already said so, and if he wanted to oppose it, in order not to ignore the overall situation, Lin Han sighed, but he didn't say more.

It's just that when he looked at Wang Jianzhi, his eyes were a little complicated. His movements were small and hidden, but they were still seen by Xie Qian.

Xie Qian also sneered slightly when he saw this, in fact, he didn't think of this strategy that Wang Jianzhi said, but the person who made this suggestion would offend many people.

Collusion with pirates and gathering craftsmen only damaged their reputation, but the boycott and restriction of transportation caused the Jiangnan people to lose a lot of benefits, and the change of trade routes also made everyone very unhappy, and by the way, they also offended the Fujian people.

As an old politician, Xie Qian would not make such a proposal, like the night of thunder and fire, using interests to move people's hearts, even if he fails, he will not be attacked by everyone, which is his style of doing things.

However, since Wang Jianzhi has made the first initiative, it doesn't hurt for him to push the boat down the river, and the people on the left and right will not resent him, and after success, he can also reap all the credit, so why not do it? Of course, he will adopt it, also because Wang Mingzhong's words are reasonable, Xie Ge Lao is not a blind listener.

Seeing that there were no objections and the general strategy had been finalized, Xie Qian's mood was also a lot lighter, as if he had returned to his time in Wenyuan Pavilion. With a smile on his face, he was about to announce the end of the meeting, and then wait until everyone dispersed, and then summon the relevant people to wait for the secret meeting to discuss the details.

At this moment, he suddenly heard the sound of the wings flapping from the top of his head, he looked up and saw that it was a carrier pigeon, he was shocked, the letter sent with this thing was obviously urgent news, and now, under the shroud of the thief, how could Da Ming have good news?

"Let them get the letter quickly." Xie Qian shouted in a low voice.

"Yes, sir." A subordinate went away at his command.

Seeing this, everyone was also frightened, the backyard quieted down, and the people who were originally going to leave sat back in their positions, all of them looking at the moon gate in the backyard with apprehension, for fear that the carrier pigeon would bring some bad news.

Of course, no one expected that it would be good news, as long as it wasn't too bad, everyone would be satisfied.

"Sir, please." In a short time, someone trotted all the way to the backyard, holding the carrier pigeon in addition to the letter in his hand, apparently knowing that the situation was urgent, and took the letter down on the way.

Xie Qian took the letter, and was not polite to others, and immediately started to browse, and everyone's eyes were focused on him.

"Liaodong?" As soon as he saw the signature, Xie Qiandang frowned tightly, and exclaimed in surprise, even with the hearts of the people in the courtyard. If it's a letter from Liaodong, it must be bad news, since the plague god went, there has been no good news there.

It's just that the development of things is beyond everyone's expectations. Looking at it, Xie Qian's brows gradually relaxed, and when he got to the back, the corners of his mouth even showed a smile, and by the time he finished reading it, he was already full of red light.

Everyone was dumbfounded, and some of them were anxious, and asked impatiently: "Elder Ge, but there is good news?" ”

"Well, that's good news."

When he smiled, Xie Qian was already looking proud, and after answering, he couldn't help but laugh, and suddenly laughed: "Hahaha, good news, it is indeed good news, the sky has eyes, Daming Sheji has been saved, and the people of the world have been saved, hahahaha!" ”

His behavior confused everyone, Lin Han thought that he was old, and stepped forward and said, "Yu Qiao, is there any secret in the letter?" Is there an obstacle for the old man to see it? ”

"Brother Quanshan, but it's okay to watch." Xie Qian laughed endlessly, but handed over the letter in his hand, and when Lin Han took the letter, he smiled at Chen Shiliang's younger brother again: "Chen Shi's nephew, this time Brother Ling can be regarded as a bitter and happy come, with this year's experience, it may not be impossible to enter the center in the future, and the official worships Jiuqing, haha." ”

"I borrow more from Xie Ge's old auspicious words, and the little nephew is here to express his gratitude on behalf of his brothers." Brother Chen was surprised and delighted, and he didn't care about it, so he immediately bowed down and thanked him.

"Hahaha, good and evil will be rewarded in the end, this thief has finally reached the time when the evil is full, look at the time, maybe it is ...... now Haha, Ming Zhong, your strategy is very good, you are really the talent of Zaifu, the talent of Zaifu! As long as we work together, when I return the clear and bright future, it is already time to wait. ”

While speaking, Lin Han also finished reading the letter, and the old man also laughed loudly, laughed to the back, and suddenly turned into a sad voice: "Brother Tingxiang, you can also smile under Jiuquan......

Seeing that the two people with the highest status were acting like this, even if they didn't see the letter, everyone no longer had any doubts in their hearts, the person Lin Han was crying was Zhang Yuanzhen, a Hanlin bachelor who was angry to death when Hanlin and Xie Hong were fighting.

Since Lin Han shouted this person's name, his attitude towards Wang Jianzhi has also changed drastically...... Zai Fuzhicai shouted out, which shows how happy he is, so he said...... Hoe annihilation in sight?

This is really a great thing, and the haze in everyone's hearts has been swept away.

(To be continued)