Chapter 240: The Families' Countermeasures
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In the following time, the fleet of the Daishan Inspection Division attacked everywhere and intercepted dozens of sea vessels.
They sent dozens of clippers to patrol various places near the coast, and after discovering the traces of the sea vessels, they reported back to the fleet to intercept them. The three fleets are distributed in the north and south of the coastal areas of Jiangsu and Zhejiang, and few ships can be caught.
Any ship that was stopped was allowed to sail if he was willing to pay a fine of two thousand taels of silver. Those who resisted and tried to escape were arrested in the name of the Tongwa, and the captured ships were all sent to Daishan Gaoting Port. Of course, for the maritime merchants, few were willing to pay a fine of two thousand taels, so most of them were detained.
Of course, on the way to intercept, they also encountered merchant ships from Fujian and Guangdong, and all these sea ships were allowed to sail. Fujian and Guangdong are the territory of the Zheng family, and the Daishan Army does not yet have the strength to oppose Zheng Zhilong, who is entrenched in Fujian.
On the way to intercept the ship, he also met many acquaintances, such as the owner of the ship, Zeng who had helped Ren Siqi when he was in Japan last year, and other maritime merchants. It was these people who secretly helped Ren Siqi and sold them to seven or eight old ships, which greatly increased the strength of the Qiyun Trading Company at that time and defeated the powerful Dutch.
For these old friends, of course, they must be open to the net, and they will be released without receiving a penny.
Every summer, there are hundreds of ships from Daming to Japan, of which three-fifths are from Fujian and Guangdong. Jiangsu and Zhejiang account for two-fifths.
When nearly twenty ships from Jiangsu and Zhejiang were captured, Ren Siqi knew that he would face the wrath of the family next. He then ordered the three fleets to be on full alert, and dropped the Mao 18th fleet back to Gaoting Harbor.
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Ningbo Fucheng, Yinxian Rihu Shangshufang, here is the settlement of Ningbo's wealthy families, Tu family, Fan family, Dong family, the mansions of several major families in Ningbo are nearby.
In the living room of the Yang family, the heads of various families gathered together, discussing how to face the challenge of the small coastal defense guerrillas.
Yang Bingnai, the patriarch of the Yang family, sat on the main seat, holding the tea cup and was silent.
The major gentry in Ningbo sat on both sides, arguing hotly.
"I have to give him a little color to see, a small coastal defense guerrilla dares to break ground on Tai Sui's head, it's really bold." Tu Xianchen, the representative of the Tu family, shouted indignantly, this time the Tu family's sea ship was loaded with 3,000 silk silks, 10,000 pieces of porcelain, worth more than 20,000 taels of silver, and a trip to Japan can get at least three times the profit, but now the sea ship has been hijacked by the Daishan Inspection Division, how can he not be filled with righteous indignation.
"The question is how can he, a small coastal defense guerrilla, have such a big courage, and he must rely on it!" Fan Yong, the representative of the Fan family, was more cautious and reminded.
"This is for Brother Zhang, after all, Brother Zhang is most familiar with the kid surnamed Ren." Qian Shuqing, the representative of the Qian family, said with a smile.
Everyone's eyes suddenly fell on Zhang Jingxian, the representative of the Zhang family, and Zhang Jingxian's face turned red.
They are all from Ningbo, and everyone naturally knows the details of each other, and naturally they also know the relationship between the little inspector Ren Siqi and the Zhang family.
The Zhang family represented by Zhang Jingxian is only a second-rate gentry in Ningbo, and he has no strength to do maritime trade business at all, he didn't know what it was for when he was invited to the Yang family at the beginning, but now he finally knows that it is related to Ren Siqi.
The Zhang family and Ren Siqi divorced, although no one said anything in person, but many gentry behind the scenes said that Zhang Jingxian was too affectionate and did not do things authentically. But no one's butt is clean these days, and the eldest brother should not laugh at the second brother!
But being mentioned in front of so many people, Zhang Jingxian still felt a strong humiliation. But it was Qian Shuqing who first mentioned this matter, and the Zhang family of the Qian family behind it couldn't afford to provoke it at all.
Forcibly suppressing the anger in his chest, Zhang Jingxian was silent for a while before speaking.
"The Zhang family and Ren Siqi have nothing to do with each other, I'm afraid Brother Qian asked the wrong person!"
Seeing Zhang Jingxian's anger, Yang Bingnai, as the master, had to speak.
"Brother Zhang, don't misunderstand, Brother Qian has no other meaning. After all, the Zhang family and Ren Siqi used to have that kind of relationship, and now that Ren Siqi is at war with our families, we must find out the position of the Zhang family. ”
Facing Yang Bingnai, who was born as a person, Zhang Jingxian didn't dare to be a little rude, and only after standing up and bowing did he answer.
"Now the Zhang family has nothing to do with Ren Siqi, and all his actions have nothing to do with the Zhang family."
"So, I understand." Yang Bingnai closed his head slightly and motioned for Zhang Jingxian to sit down, "Actually, this matter has nothing to do with Brother Zhang, the purpose of inviting you here is to ask you to be a Chinese person, negotiate with General Ren of the coastal defense guerrillas, and see what he plans?" ”
Although the families are powerful, after all, they do not have an army in their hands, although they can operate through the imperial court and put pressure on Ren Siqi, such as removing Ren Siqi from the position of coastal defense guerrilla, but so what?
If Ren Siqi is forced to go into the sea as a thief, and then wantonly attack the coastal areas of Jiangsu and Zhejiang, it will be a disaster for everyone.
Among the crowd, Yang Bingnai is a rare sober person, and he did not look down on Ren Siqi, the little guerrilla general, because of his family background.
If the two sides really turn against each other, and Ren Siqi insists on not returning the confiscated sea vessels, then each family will lose a huge amount of money. After Yang Bingnai calculated the gains and losses, he invited Zhang Jingxian and asked him to mediate.
Regarding Yang Bingnai's request, Zhang Jingxian naturally agreed, if he could successfully adjust, then the gentry present would owe him personal favors.
"Why did Yang Shibo ask him for mediation, are we still afraid of the kid surnamed Ren?" After Zhang Jingxian left, the Tu family said on behalf of Tu Xianchen. Tu Xianchen is over thirty years old, the youngest among all of them. He is also a talented person, and he has been in the same window with Ren Siqi, thinking that he knows the details of Ren Siqi. In his opinion, Ren Siqi has no other advantages except for being handsome and romantic.
"Tu Xian's nephew don't be impatient," Yang Bingnai smiled: "The wind is empty, it may not be without a cause!" General Ren will not go against all of us for no reason, let Brother Zhang go on a trip, and it is good to understand General Ren's requirements, after all, if the trouble continues, everyone will have huge losses. ”
Speaking of the sea ship detained by Daishan, Tu Xianchen sat down angrily. The cargo of a ship, worth tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of silver, is not a small amount for any family.
"I think I know why the kid surnamed Ren is crazy." There was silence for a while, and the Qian family spoke on behalf of Qian Shuqing.
At the moment, he told about some merchants represented by the Qian family and the Daishan canned food turmoil some time ago.
"It turns out that the famous canned fish is produced in Daishan," Yang Bingnai said: "I have to say that you have done a bit too much, we can make money in business, but we can't be too greedy, let alone bully the market!" ”
Qian Shuqing's face turned red when he was said, and he bowed his head and said nothing. (To be continued.) )