The next day, the morning light was faint, and under the blowing of the sea breeze, Fuzhou in summer seemed a little cool, and the large and small maritime merchants were notified in the middle of the night, and they all got up to build, ready to pay homage to the marquis from the capital.

Zhang Ru also got up early in the morning, and for the maritime merchants, perhaps today's meeting was the key to determining their life and death; For Zhang Ru, whether he can negotiate something today is the key to whether the revenge that created the prosperous world after he came can be carried out.

Whether the sea ban can be opened or not, whether the people in Fuzhou, Xiamen, and Quanzhou can be used by the imperial court is not something that a certain maritime merchant or a few maritime merchants can decide.

Similarly, this is not something that Zhang Ru or Zhu Youzhu can decide.

The red sun smiled mischievously in the clouds, and the big and small maritime merchants began to come to the prefect's yamen one after another, and everyone was disturbed by the row of human heads placed outside the prefect's yamen. Two of the older ones almost kicked their heads away, and when they could see what was under their feet, they almost fell to the ground.

At the door, Lei Yuan, the prefect of Fuzhou, became a boy who opened the door to welcome guests, no matter who it was, whether he had money or not, he squeezed out a smiling face to greet him.

There is a row of swords and brocade guards on the left and right sides of the yamen, and there are nine on each side, lined up, and the cold and murderous aura emanating from the body makes people still feel cold under the warm sun.

At three poles in the sun, the people who should have come have already come, and those who should not come will not come even if they send people to invite them.

Zhang Ru glanced at Lei Yuan, and soon two brocade-clothed guards closed the red-lacquered door of the yamen.

Hearing the sound of the door closing behind their heads, the maritime merchants began to fidget, and they were worried about their own little ninety-nine. Some people wonder if this Hou Ye wants to wipe us out, right? Some people wonder what the hell is it that requires the young Hou Ye to close the door and speak?

Zhang Ru smiled, and pressed his hands down slightly: "Don't panic, everyone, I took the liberty to invite you to come to the prefect's yamen today, because it was the pirate Guo Hansheng who made Ben Hou annoyed." You are all well-known elders in Fuzhou, and Ben Hou came with sincerity on behalf of the imperial court, just to discuss with you how to open the sea ban.

You also know that the ancestral system has a saying, and the board cannot go to the sea, so it stands to reason that we should follow the ancestral system. But now is different from the past, the Tatars on the grassland have been on the border year after year, and the treasury of our Ming Dynasty is becoming more and more empty. The treasury was empty, but the merchants in the Jiangnan area were extremely wealthy.

When the commercial tax was increased in the first year of Hongzhi, thousands of businessmen in Jiangnan jointly wrote a blood letter to His Majesty, and I think everyone here should also have a share.

The law of the ancestors cannot be changed lightly, but it is not unchangeable. Reform is imminent, and the imperial court can not blame the past for things that violate the ancestral system. But one person is rich does not mean that the country is rich, the country is rich and the people are strong, and the people in other places dare not be humiliated, the people are rich and the country is not strong, and I will become the second weak Song Dynasty.

The wealth of the Ming Dynasty is not my Zhang Wenxuan's business alone, it is also closely related to all of you here.

Calling you over today, this is because Ben Hou wants to ask on behalf of the imperial court, what kind of attitude does the big guy have towards the sea ban. ”

Straight to the point, without the slightest drag, Zhang Ru clearly knows that when it comes to kicking ball, he is definitely not comparable to these businessmen.

To put it bluntly, although there is not much room for maneuver, it also cuts off the back road for these people to prevaricate. Whoever dares to prevaricate after he said this, or even splashes sewage on Guo Hansheng and others, who are now wanted, is not to give face to the face of the marquis. The consequences are not something that ordinary people can bear.

"Hou Ye Mingjian, we are the people of the Ming Dynasty, and naturally what the court does, we will do it." A group of small maritime merchants looked at each other and began to whisper, and for a long time they introduced a man in the prime of life who was about forty years old as a representative, and said what these little maritime merchants meant.

Of course, this is not everyone's intention, but it represents the meaning of the vast majority of people.

Those one or two maritime merchants who are unwilling to tell Zhang Ru the truth can't influence the pattern.

Zhang Ru looked around, his eyes paused on almost everyone, those who had ghosts in their hearts hurriedly lowered their heads when their eyes came, and those who had no ghosts in their hearts looked straight ahead. Those squires who were looking forward to the imperial court's attack on the maritime merchants were looking forward to it.

After dividing the number of people, Zhang Rulang laughed loudly: "You can speak freely, Benhou is not a threat to you." ”

The prime-aged man who was elected arched his hand and said: "Master Hou, what the grass people said is true, and I also ask Master Hou to learn from it." ”

At this time, Fan Tong strode in, didn't look at the businessmen who were sitting, walked straight to Zhang Ru's side and bent down and whispered: "Big brother, those people are dead soldiers, and people have been tortured to the point that they are not human, but none of them have opened their mouths." ”

Zhang Ru said lightly: "They didn't choose to commit suicide at the moment they were captured, and they didn't hide poison in their mouths, as long as they have the desire to live, they are not real dead soldiers." Continue to interrogate, and use all the methods you used in Beizhen Fusi, whether you live or die. ”

Although his tone was indifferent, his voice was really not small, and everyone present heard it.

Fan Tong understood, stood up straight, and arched his hand: "The last general will obey the order." ”

Zhang Ru said again: "If even you can't make them open their mouths, don't say that you are a person from Beizhen Fusi in the future." How many old foxes in Beijing can't stand the interrogation of the brocade guards, if the boat capsizes in this gutter, you can do it yourself! ”

Fan Tong patted his chest and said: "Master Hou, rest assured, the last general will not disgrace his mission." ”

Zhang Ru waved his hand and changed his face to a smiling face: "Come on, come on, let's continue." ”

Everyone resignedly expressed their willingness to obey the order, joking, after seeing a bunch of heads at the door, and listening to such a cruel order from this Hou Ye, who would dare to say that they were unwilling to obey the dispatch.

People only have one head, they don't want to die too early, this thousands of family wealth is not easy to come by, if the life is gone, but it will really become rich and have no life to spend.

The conversation between them was unequal and barely pleasant, and these people did not dare to refute any of Zhang Ru's proposals. As long as Zhang Ru said it, they would definitely nod their heads and say yes, and as long as it was Zhang Ru's disgust, they would definitely scold it in unison.

No way, this is an era of power, whoever has the ability is the uncle.

Although they are rich in 10,000 gold, if they really force the imperial court, they can casually dispatch tens of thousands of border troops, and Fuzhou can be pacified in an instant.

Lei Yuan acted as a send-off boy again, and after sending those big businessmen and small Jia away one by one, he stood cautiously by Zhang Ru's side.

"Changfeng, what do you say about these squires and businessmen who came today, how many percent of what they said is true and how many percent are false?" Zhang Ru looked at the door and asked.

Lei Yuan pondered for a moment and said: "Master Hou, according to the officials, among these people who are really willing to drive for Lord Hou, I am afraid that only the group brought by Niu Biao last night." As for the others, they are all inextricably linked to Guo Hansheng, and their business dealings are simply a mess. There are even some people who are completely puppets raised by Guo Hansheng, how dare they really obey the dispatch of Hou Ye. ”

Zhang Ru nodded in agreement: "Yes, Ben Hou can see without investigation that there are many people who have different hearts. The heads of people outside the door gave them a deterrent effect, so they didn't dare to disobey Benhou's will in person. Later, Benhou is going to go out for a walk, and these days in Fuzhou, I haven't had a good taste of Fuzhou's natural scenery!

Let a few brothers follow those businessmen, Ben Hou wants to see how many people dare to play this kind of trick with Ben Hou. ”

Lei Yuan stopped: "Master Hou, now that the thief has not been ambushed, if you go out, I'm afraid there will be danger!" ”

Zhang Ru said lightly: "Ben Hou is a turtle with a shrunken head nesting in this Fuzhou Mansion, and there is still a night assassination that is not afraid of death, is it even more dangerous outside than when the black light is blinding!"

Changfeng rest assured, Guo Hansheng has no guts and bandits, and he doesn't dare to come to kill Ben Hou. ”

Lei Yuan hurriedly said: "Master Hou doesn't hear that the gentleman does not stand under the dangerous wall!" ”

Zhang Ru pouted and said: "I've heard of this, but it's not suitable for Ben Hou, who has never been a gentleman." ”

Lei Yuan wanted to persuade again, but Zhang Ru had already stood up and waved his hand to slap back all his words: "Changfeng, Ben Hou is not afraid to tell you that Ben Hou's move is to lure Guo Hansheng out." ”

Lei Yuan was stunned for a moment, and then immediately understood.

His heart trembled slightly, sighing that Zhang Confucianism was bold, but at the same time, he was a little worried that something would go wrong with this backer. You must know that he Lei Yuan is now surviving on Zhang Ru, once Zhang Ru is killed and the maritime merchants are revived, Guo Hansheng's officials operating in the capital will inevitably help the maritime merchants speak. When the time comes, I am afraid that if he wants to dismiss the official and return to old age, Guo Hansheng will not let him get his wish.

But Zhang Ru didn't seem to be worried at all, and his heart was a little more stable.

After eating a lunch with chewing wax and arranging the internal affairs of the yamen, Lei Yuan followed Zhang Ru out of the prefect's yamen.

The two of them only brought a dozen guards in total, although Wang Zhou and Fan Tong were there, but that couldn't make Lei Yuan feel at ease.

The strength of one person is too small, where is the opponent of ten or even a hundred people. This Fuzhou is the nest of Guo Hansheng and other sea merchants, and thousands of sailors have died, which does not mean that Guo Hansheng has no one to use in Fuzhou.

To put it mildly, Zhang Ru waved his hand in Fuzhou and may only have him, the prefect, serving before and after the saddle, Guo Hansheng only waved his hand, and most people died generously for him.

But the official is a big man who crushes people to death, not to mention that Zhang Ru is a marquis, super first-class, he is far from being able to influence the other party's thoughts. In desperation, he had to accompany him into danger.

The big battle that broke out on the side of the post station did not affect the lives of the people of Fuzhou at all, and after leaving the prefect's yamen, it turned left but one street, and it was a bustling downtown area. The small merchants on the street were shouting, the little two in the shop kept wiping their sweat with a fan, and some old women were spitting and bargaining with the merchants.