Everyone's eyes are on the wolf, this is obviously the core of today's peace talks, in fact, the reason why Wang Zhi has always insisted on opening the ban on trade first, to put it bluntly, is also a problem of economic resources, now there is no way to rob, so many people want to eat and drink, if this is not solved, once the inventory is used up, it can only be scattered as birds and beasts.

And the wolf also saw through this, so he put this trade matter back again and again, but now Wang Zhi directly showed his hole cards, and he could no longer avoid this, he smiled slightly, and said: "In fact, this trade ban will have to be discussed sooner or later, but not this time, after all, the sea ban has not been explicitly revoked by the emperor, if Governor Hu secretly trades with you, he will also have to take the risk, Governor Hu is recommended by this Xiaoge elder, and the Xiaoge old father and son are strong in the DPRK and China, once this matter is made a fuss, It is possible that the emperor will be forced to remove Governor Hu, and even if Governor Hu agrees to ban trade with you, in the end, people will die and become a dead letter, does Captain Wang understand? ”

Wang Zhi's face changed: "Will Governor Hu's position be unstable?" ”

Tianluo nodded, and said with a straight face: "There are not a few people who want Governor Hu to step down, don't say that those ministers of the Qing School, even the little pavilion elders who recommended him to power, aren't they also constantly playing tricks on him now?" The reason why Governor Hu was so angry in the matter of Yiwu last time was that it was the little pavilion elder who should have vigorously supported him and shared honor and disgrace with him, as well as the owner of the Wang ship, who had just made a preliminary peace with him and agreed not to be negative. ”

Wang Zhi's face suddenly became ugly, and Hu Zongxian's position was unstable. It was something he didn't expect, but after all, he was a hero who had been on the sea for many years, although he was surprised by the miscalculation in his heart. But he still quickly regained his composure, he said "hmm", and said: "The matter of Yiwu, the old man once again apologized to Governor Hu, it was all because we did not think about it, which caused us to be used by the villain and hurt the harmony. But now we have to look ahead. That matter has passed, and now that Lord Sky Wolf has arrived on our island, let's discuss how to resolve this peace matter. ”

Sirius smiled slightly. said: "Ship Master Wang, although you have not invaded coastal towns on a large scale in the past year, it is because Lord Wang can restrain his subordinates, and you still have many years of savings. Even if you don't shoot for a year or two. It can be maintained for the time being, right? ”

Wang Zhi stroked his beard and said with a smile: "What Lord Sky Wolf said is extremely true, this is also the reason why I insisted on talking about trade first, I can barely maintain it in the past two years, and it will be troublesome if it lasts longer, people have no food to eat, and everything can be done." ”

The wolf nodded, "But if we trade now." First, it will give the people who are staring at Governor Hu an excuse, after all, you have not achieved an inch now. In the past, it was also a heinous crime, and it was forbidden to trade like this, even if it was done in secret, it would give people a handle, and directly said that Governor Hu was secretly communicating with the Japanese and plotting against him, and when the time came, even the emperor could only abandon the car to protect the handsome, isn't it, Xiaoge Lao? ”

Yan Shifan snorted coldly: "Who is called Hu Ruzhen (Hu Zongxian's character) is stubborn and self-serving, not only offended the officials of the Qing School, but even our people have turned against him, he is now alone, staring at him too much, if there is something, it can only be said that he is asking for himself." ”

Heavenly Wolf smiled and said: "Ship Master Wang, listen, the elders of the small pavilion have admitted this, you are only thinking about your own affairs at this time, even if Governor Hu grits his teeth and bans trade with you, there is a chance that it will not take a month or two to be impeached and disgraced." ”

Wang Zhi frowned, looked at Yan Shifan and said, "Little Pavilion Elder, your father and son are powerful, can you and Governor Hu temporarily give up their old grievances in this matter and work together to tide over the difficulties?" If you try to protect Hu Zongxian in the court, you should not let him be dismissed for the sake of the ban on trade. ”

Yan Shifan sighed: "Ship Master Wang, I'll tell you the truth, other things are easy to do, it's this matter of the ban on the ban, even the emperor is forced to dare not announce it publicly, if those Qing School officials have evidence, then this matter must not be hidden, it's not that I, Yan Shifan, don't want to help with this, but I'm really not sure, in case I pat my chest here now, but I can't do it when the time comes, isn't it a big deal for Lord Wang?" ”

Wang Zhi didn't expect this matter to be so tricky, even Yan Shifan, who had always been coaxed, didn't dare to guarantee the ticket, he groaned for a while, and asked the Heavenly Wolf: "Heavenly Wolf, what does Governor Hu mean is that we want us to eliminate Chen Sipan first, which can be regarded as meritorious service to the imperial court?" ”

Sky Wolf smiled slightly: "That's right, you have stopped this year, but Chen Sipan has become the number one giant in Fujian and Guangdong, and now the imperial court's trade with overseas is all on this road, transported to the South Seas and then turned to the Western Ocean, but the trade fleet has been attacked and looted by Chen Sipan many times, and Yan zhòng has affected the foreign trade income of our Ming Dynasty, and Chen Sipan is now fighting with the Japanese, and the Shimazu family intends to support them to balance the Wang shipowners, which you know very well, Therefore, Chen Sipan is the common enemy of the Ming Dynasty and the Wang shipowner, if the Wang shipowner can cooperate with our Ming officials and troops to eliminate it, it will be a great contribution to the imperial court, with this merit, Governor Hu will open a ban on trade with you, as well as a plan to recruit security, it will be much easier to do. ”

Wang Zhi didn't speak for a while, but Xu Hai suddenly spoke: "Brother Lang, if after we eliminate Chen Sipan, but you don't open the ban on trade according to today's agreement, won't we lose a lot at that time?" ”

Sky Wolf smiled and waved his hand: "Brother Xu is too worried, if you merge Chen Sipan's gang, your strength will increase a lot, and if Governor Hu does not trade according to the agreement, you will be able to attack the city and seize the county, and the conditions for negotiation will always be backed by strength, what do you have to worry about this?" Besides, with so many merchant ships at sea, even if we can defend against land, we can't take care of the safety at sea, right? ”

A look of satisfaction flashed in Wang Zhi's eyes, stroking his beard and smiling, the wolf saw that Wang Zhi's attitude was a little loose, and hit the railway while it was hot: "After eliminating Chen Sipan, it is only one of them, when the time comes, the ban on trade will be opened first, and those Franc people who come to Ningbo Port to trade also have a huge fleet for trade, and these fleets also need to escort, and the government is now small in force and ships, so I am afraid that I can't afford this task." Governor Hu's intention was to ask for merit from the owner of the Wang ship and the leaders for the elimination of Chen Sipan, and to give him a formal official position in the imperial court, and your troops were also organized into official troops. It is still in the hands of the owner of the ship Wang and the leader of Xu, and when the time comes, you will have the income from escorting and the benefits of operating after the ban is lifted, do you still need to live an armed robbery and a precarious life like now? ”

Yan Shifan saw that Wang Zhi had been hooked away by the heavenly wolf, and secretly complained in his heart, it seemed that the words he prepared today did not have the expected effect. But the wolf's words were seamless and reasonable, obviously luring Wang Zhi to take the bait. But he said it everywhere as if he was thinking about Wang Zhi, which made him anxious but he couldn't open his mouth to fight back, and when he heard this, Yan Shifan's eyes lit up. Realize that the opportunity has come.

I only heard Yan Shifan sneer: "Ship Master Wang." You have to be careful, this matter of recruiting security has finally exposed the true purpose of Hu Zongxian and the Heavenly Wolf, you must investigate!"

Wang Zhi's face was solemn, and he said, "Xiaoge is old, but it doesn't hurt to say it!"

Yan Shifan put his hands behind his back, and while pacing, he shook his head and said: "I have a Ming military system, and the guards are hereditary military households that have been set since the Taizu period, as long as the descendants are men. The generations are soldiers, so I have guarded all over the Ming Dynasty. The town guard division, each with its own customization, is not to recruit as many soldiers as you want. ”

"Taking this situation in the southeast as an example, the original guards were lax in armament and could not afford a battle, so they could only send troops from other places, such as Zongli, Qi Jiguang, Yu Dayou and others, they were not guest generals from other places, Zongli brought the soldiers from the north to come, and Qi Jiguang and Yu Dayou were alone, in this case, they could only use recruitment."

"Recruitment and guards are not the same, the guards were allocated to the military household quota of the field when the founding of the country, can be self-sufficient, and the recruited recruits not only have to care about his food and clothing, ordnance and armor, but also give them a high salary, take Qi Jiguang's recent recruitment in Yiwu as an example, each soldier has to tattoo two taels of silver per month, for the court that is now short of money, this is a huge expense, if the owner of the Wang ship now wants to recruit more than 100,000 subordinates, the court will not be able to take out so much money to raise, and it is impossible to have such a large establishment."

A trace of disappointment flashed in Wang Zhi's eyes, and he said in a deep voice: "Lord Heavenly Wolf, what Xiao Ge Elder said is the truth? ”

Sky Wolf nodded: "What he said is right, this time, General Qi, as a general, only recruited thousands of sergeants, and this is the reason." ”

Wang Zhi's voice was a little angry: "Then what you mean is that you want me to disband my subordinates, or disband most of my subordinates, and only keep a few thousand people, right?" ”

The wolf shook his head and said with a smile: "Don't worry about the owner of the ship, the kind of situation that Xiao Ge Lao just said is the kind of recruitment in the mainland that needs to be supported by the imperial court, but you have other ways here, you don't need the imperial court to pay a lot of money, I just said, you can be the escort of the merchant ship, draw a commission, and even after the ban on trade in the future, you can do business yourself, and rely on the money you earn to pay tens of thousands of brothers military salaries, why not?" ”

Yan Shifan said in a deep voice: "Heavenly wolf, the soldiers of the imperial court have their own quotas, even if this military salary is not taken away from the expenditure of the military department, but the hundreds of thousands of brothers under the owner of the Wang boat, that is a huge military force, the emperor will not allow the storage of this huge military force, not to mention that this army is still in the hands of the owner of the ship, and it is not under the control of the emperor." ”

The Heavenly Wolf sighed: "Since Elder Xiao Ge has said it so thoroughly, then do you have any good mention of this matter, since in your opinion, the matter of recruiting soldiers from the imperial court will not work, then how will the owner of the Wang ship and his brothers settle down?" ”

Yan Shifan laughed: "I don't agree with the plan to recruit an at all, the owner of the Wang ship and his subordinates are used to being free and easy at sea, and they must be allowed to abide by the military discipline, but I am afraid that it will be difficult to do it after a long time, and there are still a large number of Oriental people under the owner of the Wang boat, these people cannot join my Ming army, and it will be more troublesome to deal with, and if the owner of the Wang ship is recruited according to the method you said, then while eating military salaries and doing business, the other troops in the court will definitely be red-eyed, and everyone will go down to the sea and mountains to be thieves when the time comes. As long as you are safe, you can live more comfortably than a regular soldier, and will the world still be stable? ”

Yan Shifan said proudly, and suddenly realized that the word thief might hurt Wang Zhi if he kept mentioning the word thief, so he hurriedly saluted Wang Zhi: "Please forgive Wang Shipowner, just talk about the matter, and have no intention of offending." ”

Wang Zhi nodded and said, "Xiaoge is reasonable, our brothers here are used to being free and loose, and they are not bound by military discipline. I know that Governor Hu is well-intentioned and wants to find a good way out for us. But the twisted melon is not sweet, I think it's better to give up for the time being. ”

Yan Shifan became even more energetic when he heard this, and said with a smile: "That is, in fact, the best way is to directly open the ban on trade, and the owner of the Wang ship is located on this Shuangyu Island, anyway, this deserted island with no people." It's useless to me, and Taizu's sea ban has always been there, and there will always be some nosy bastards who will jump out and make a fuss. Let's do business here to make money, Hu Zongxian's goal is too big, there are too many enemies, and we can take the path of the people. It is up to my friends on the rivers and lakes to sell the silk and tea you urgently need to this island. Wouldn't everyone be happy that everyone would take what they needed without taking any risks? ”

Heavenly Wolf sneered in his heart when he heard this, this Yan Shifan finally couldn't help it, and revealed his little Jiujiu, in the final analysis, he wanted to deal directly with Wang Zhi by himself, and let Hu Zongxian bear the charge of opening the sea and banning the sea. Even the people who transported the goods, Yan Shifan was afraid that most of them were looking for the Demon Sect or other people in the rivers and lakes. Even if you miss and get caught, you can't be involved.

The wolf said coldly: "Xiaoge Lao has a good calculation, you are really a million profits, and you don't take any risks, this silk can let your subordinates in Zhejiang and Nanzhili secretly withhold it from the tribute handed over to the imperial court, and the people who transport the goods are looking for the Demon Sect, and you take the lion's head if you get the benefits, and if something goes wrong, there are Governor Hu and the small characters of the Demon Sect to bear it, no wonder your Xiaoge Lao can cover the sky with one hand, and be rich in the world." ”

Yan Shifan's face was slightly red, and his small eyes blinked: "This is a matter that is beneficial to all parties, especially for Ship Owner Wang, how can he care where this silk comes from, who will transport it, and what are the risks?" As long as the owner of the ship has silk to collect and money to earn, right, the owner of the ship? ”

Wang Zhi laughed: "What Xiao Ge Lao said is very true, I am a businessman, just make money, as for who does business with me and how the goods come from, this is not a question I need to worry about." ”

Heavenly Wolf smiled and shook his head: "Ship Master Wang, I advise you not to be too happy, just now Xiao Ge Lao himself said himself, he can't cover the sky on the southeast coast, even if Governor Hu is in charge of the military and political power in the southeast, he will also give people a handle and attack it, if the owner of Wang doesn't take the road of Zhao'an, then he is still a pirate, the nature of this business is completely different, once he is found and impeached by the official, can you still do this business?" ”

Wang Zhi's face changed, sweat began to break out on his head, and he only heard the wolf continue: "The incident happened in the east window, even if Governor Hu is willing to give you this cover, as long as something happens, Governor Hu will not even be able to keep his position, and when the time comes, it must be those officials of the Qing faction, these people will definitely forcibly attack militarily, there is no peace negotiation, Lord Wang, you just wanted to go back and ask for peace at that time, and it was impossible." ”

Mao Haifeng said viciously: "If you want to fight, just fight, his grandmother's, when did his father-in-law be afraid?" ”

Heavenly Wolf replied coldly: "Brother Mao doesn't have to bluff here, not to mention that the imperial court is now preparing for war, and when the time comes, it is not known who will kill the deer, even if you can fight, what good is it?" The Ming Dynasty is nothing more than moving the coastal people inward, you don't even rob it, and in the end you can only drink the northwest wind!"

Wang Zhi said angrily: "Heavenly wolf, don't do too desperately, force me in a hurry, just go and rob the merchant fleet of the Francois who trade with you, I don't believe that I Wang Zhi will starve to death!"

Sky Wolf laughed: "Okay, the owner of the Wang ship is really hungry, and even the Franc machine man has robbed it, this is to lower your level to a grade with Chen Sipan, I won't talk about killing chickens and taking eggs, the Franc machine man is also a strong gun, when the time comes, it will provoke them, drive a hundred cannon ships from Luzon Nanyang, I'm afraid that the owner of the Wang ship may not be able to win, even if he wins, the Franc machine man will not dare to come to Ningbo to do business in the future, I don't expect how much money these overseas trades can make, compared with Kyushu Wanfang, This bit of silver is nothing, otherwise Emperor Taizu would not have issued a ban on this sea back then. Ship owner Wang, do you say so? Could it be that when the time comes, you will be able to turn the muzzle of the gun and go to rob the Japanese instead? ”

As a result of the Heavenly Wolf's Xingzhi, all kinds of sour words and strange words attacked Wang Zhi like a cannon, and his face turned red with anger, but these words hit his Achilles' heel again, so that he could not refute it, he could only clench his fists tightly, and his bones rattled, but he couldn't attack.

The wolf sarcastically said to Wang Zhi in one breath, and his heart was indescribably happy, looking at the gloomy faces of the Japanese leaders and Yan Shifan, and said with a smile: "Say a thousand ways and ten thousand, this matter can't be bypassed by Governor Hu, Wang Ship Owner, you have been doing business for so many years, you should know that the water flows for a long time, so that others have a way to go, and your own road can be wider and wider. ”

Wang Zhi's eyes were blazing, and he said in a deep voice: "Sky wolf, open the skylight and say something bright, Xiaoge Lao is doing business with us to make money, so I believe him, and Hu Zongxian is recruiting and opening the sea ban, taking the risk of killing his head and exterminating the clan, what is he trying to do?" ”

The wolf laughed and said loudly: "Governor Hu and I, the wolf, what we want is the peace of the people in the southeast and the stability of the great tomorrow, in order to leave a good name in history!" (To be continued......)