"Hehe, it's not easy, it's not easy!" Hu Zongxian laughed and walked into the side hall, grabbed the wet towel, wiped his face fiercely, and said with a smile: "More than a dozen businessmen have opened their mouths and scraped together more than 30,000 taels of silver, and it is estimated that this level will be passed tomorrow." ”

Tang Yi shook his head and said with a smile: "How is it enough, deduct one five thousand, two three thousand, and only 20,000 taels can be obtained." ”

"Wait a minute!" Hu Zongxian couldn't keep up with his train of thought, and hurriedly asked, "Why do you want to deduct it?" ”

"It's simple, that's the childcare I arranged!" Tang Yi smiled: "If no one takes the lead in making money, will those businessmen bow their heads?" The big fat man who spoke first was called Fu Liang, he was a pickle shop, you expect him to pay 5,000 taels of silver, how many pickles he has to sell, and the people of Hangzhou must not die of salt! ”

Hu Zongxian's mouth suddenly opened wide, he could stuff a duck egg, and because he was the explosion of his personality, he inspired the Hangzhou businessmen to contribute money and efforts, who would have thought that it would be this young man who set up a situation behind his back, which really hurt his self-esteem. What makes him even more curious is who this kid is, a little scholar in Taicang, who can reach out to Hangzhou, what kind of power this is, definitely not an ordinary person, but why he is willing to be his master, I really don't understand.

"Dong Weng, if I were you, I wouldn't be cranky, hurry up and squeeze oil and water, and when everyone has run away, there will be another hour before dawn, and there will be no way to make a difference."

Hu Zongxian hurriedly stood up and hurriedly walked outside.

"Wait for Hu to come back, and then ask Mr. for advice."

Hu Zongxian hurried to the living room, rushed in to take a look, and saw that the merchants were there, and he breathed a sigh of relief.

"Ladies and gentlemen, just now Hu asked everyone to donate money, and this time Hu is borrowing money from you. Wait for the Governor, and return it at once. Not much, another 30,000 taels, if you feel that the official's face is not big enough, then wait for the governor to come back, but. Don't even think about going home, stay here honestly for me! ”

This can make everyone's nose crooked, who is not a big business, can't leave it for a day, who can spend it with Hu Zongxian.

They looked at each other, and said in their hearts that they would admit that they were unlucky, the passing year was unfavorable, and they met Tai Sui, and they were ruined and avoided disasters. The big guy is angry. Each person recognized a share of 1,000 taels, plus the silver he got last time, almost 50,000 taels, which was finally enough.

Hu Zongxian immediately got up and went to the market to buy grain, which he personally escorted and sent to the camp of the wolf soldiers. A catastrophe is eliminated in advance. It's just that Hu Zongxian didn't notice that the merchants who gathered over didn't hurry to leave. Instead, he turned his head and arrived at the living room across the courtyard, where wine and food had already been arranged, and there were several copper basins at the door, and ice towels were placed in them. Everyone picked up one and wiped their faces. Spirits lifted.

When they arrived in the living room, they all sat down, the side door was pushed open, and a young man in a moon-white Confucian shirt walked out with a smile on his face.

"Ladies and gentlemen, you can come and enjoy the light. Tang Yi was grateful. ”

A businessman surnamed Xiao smiled and said: "Tang Gongzi beckoned, who dares not to come!" ”

"That's right, who else in the southeast doesn't know the name of the canal ticket number, but I didn't expect that the big boss of the ticket number turned out to be a young man, which is really ashamed of us old people." Some people were amazed.

Everyone was flattering, but Tang Yi just listened silently.

When everyone quieted down and their eyes fell on Tang Yi, he raised his face and said with a smile: "You guys have a good reputation, Tang Yi just happened to be at the right time and pushed the boat down the river." Everyone's time is precious, I won't talk nonsense with you, my father wrote to His Majesty, proposing to train Xiangyong, and now he has served as the military preparation road in eastern Zhejiang, in charge of military training, how about it, are you interested in Xiangyong? ”

There are all big businessmen here, and they are the most well-informed, and many people have already gotten the news, but they still don't know what Xiang Yong is.

"To put it bluntly, Xiangyong is to give you the right to train the army legally, although the number is not much, but it can't stand the gathering of a small number of people, in the early days they will help you take care of the home, protect the territory and the people, and after the results of training, they will organize and become a regular army, to exterminate the Japanese and become the children of Zhejiang."

Tang Yi stood up as he spoke, slowly paced through the crowd, and said with a sigh: "You have all seen it, why can the wolf soldiers be arrogant? It's not that we have to count on them, everyone is a big living person with hands and feet, why can they fight, we can't? In recent years, there have been more and more Western merchants, and ships and ships of silver have been sold, and our silk and fine cloth have been sold. The husband is innocent and guilty, and the wealth of the southeast is incomparable, but what about the people of the southeast? Don't you feel ashamed that you are cowardly and cowardly, and that the local soldiers are of no use at all, and that you have to transfer guest troops and wolf soldiers from all over the country? ”

Tang Yi said impassionedly, heartbroken, many businessmen silently bowed their heads, they don't like the guest army, but who made them incapable of fighting against the Japanese invaders!

"Ladies and gentlemen, some people want to say that wolf soldiers are fierce by nature, and people are warriors, and we can only be merchants and craftsmen. If you want me to say, this is simply self-deception. Are we Han people cowardly and incompetent, and Taizu Chengzu relied on wolf soldiers to beat the Mongols all over the ground to find teeth? Without our own force, can we keep the prosperity in front of us? My teacher, Mr. Jing Chuan, has already developed a method of training soldiers, as long as they practice according to the method, a strong and strong man can defeat ordinary soldiers within half a year, and in two or three years, he will be able to compete with the strongest Japanese robbers. The battle of Sandbank is the best proof of this. My father wants to go to the southeast to train his troops, which is to create the most warlike men and horses to protect the southeast and protect everyone here. ”

After a few words, the blood of everyone was boiling, who wants to be bullied, the Japanese are rampant, and their losses are not small, but they dare not speak out.

"Tang Gongzi, if we can really deal with the Japanese Kou, we are willing to pay for it."

"That's right, I'll take three thousand taels now!"

"I'll give five thousand!"

The momentum of the big guy's enthusiastic bidding and the reluctance to face Hu Zongxian just now are completely incomparable, if you let Lord Hu see it, I am afraid that I will vomit blood in depression.

Tang Yi didn't answer their words, but continued: "Everyone listen to me first, just what is the great cause of the country, the great cause of resisting the Japanese, just forcing the big guys to contribute money, it will be okay for a while, but it must be persisted for a long time, no one has a cash cow at home, our money is earned by a cent, we must be cautious and careful when using it, and we can't waste a penny." I'll settle the account with the big guys first, and if you think it's appropriate, it's not too late to participate. ”

"First of all, practicing Xiangyong is equivalent to having a subordinate soldier, what is a subordinate soldier, it is the people and horses from the local people, and it is the warrior who shed blood and sacrificed for the land of Sangzi! With such a force, not only will the Japanese be able to calm down, the ground will become peaceful, and who will dare to exploit you easily? ”

"That's right!"

Everyone's eyes lit up, the officials were the most bullying the soft and afraid of the hard, if they really had a strong man as a backer, they would definitely be able to walk sideways. As for whether they can train into a strong soldier, they are full of confidence in Tang Yi. The victory of Shazhou, the defense of the capital, after the two major battles, Tang Shen's reputation for using soldiers even surpassed that of Yang Bo, the leader of the Jin Party, and even Wang Chen was inferior by three points, and he was expected to win the title of the most knowledgeable civilian official.

With Tang Shen's prestige, he can capture the officials, and just the money left over for training is more than enough.

"Ladies and gentlemen, secondly, whoever supports Lian Xiangyong, we are a family, there are preferential taxes, military procurement is preferred, and then there are equal widows, and you can also get a piece of the island waterway that has been recaptured. I've written a plan for you all to take back and see. Is it for the training of soldiers, it is for all the gentry in the southeast, but after all, the number of places is limited, first come, first served, don't miss the opportunity! ”

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After explaining, Tang Yi turned around and said goodbye, Shen Lin took the paperwork and sent it to the big guy, these people were like robbing, grabbed them, stuffed them into their arms, and hurried home to study.

Tang Yi went to Zhejiang in advance to call his father, but it was not just an empty word, he had to settle the gentry in Zhejiang first, and only with the support of these people could he gain a firm foothold. At the same time, he also had to take the opportunity to expand the power of the canal ticket number to Zhejiang, and bring the richest Jiangnan region of the Ming Dynasty into his control.

The first step has been taken, Tang Yi stretched his waist, the sky was dark, he was not in a hurry to sleep, but brought a pen and paper, and immediately started writing a letter to the teacher Tang Shunzhi.

When he left Beijing, he heard rumors from the imperial court that he wanted to expand the power of the governor of Fujian and Zhejiang, change it to the governor of the southeast, and include Nanzhili, Guangdong, and Huguang.

Obviously, the governor of the southeast is the second emperor of the Ming Dynasty, and his authority is so great that it frightens people to death. Tang Yi didn't think that Wang Chen had this qualification, and among the Yan Party, there were no talents who were proficient in military affairs, so the most competitive one was Tang Shunzhi.

It's just that Tang Yi didn't have a trace of joy, and the seemingly glorious throne of the Southeast Governor was placed on the crater. If you don't do a good job, you will lose your official position, and if you do a good job, you will be afraid of the emperor and courtiers, and you will inevitably lose your reputation. And when you are in charge, you have to take all kinds of risks and do too many things against your will, which is by no means a good choice for Tang Shunzhi, who has a moral cleanliness habit.

In the letter, Tang Yi was frank with the teacher about his views and persuaded the teacher and his father to work together to promote the construction of the township. Break the rigidity of the military household system, reduce the burden of recruitment, and at the same time let the concept of child soldiers take root in the hearts of the people, and reverse the idea of eating food and becoming soldiers. Stick to it, one day, the army will no longer be a sword in the hands of the emperor, but a sharp blade to guard the people, and when the emperor cannot use the army to cheat, there will be real hope for reform......

On the fifth day of Hangzhou, gratifying news came one after another, perhaps stimulated by the double stimulus of the Japanese and wolf soldiers, almost half of the gentry and giants in Hangzhou agreed to the plan of practicing the village bravery, and the silver that everyone was willing to give was summed up, almost 300,000 taels, which could pull up a team of 10,000 people.

Tang Yanei's first shot was a great success, and his sense of accomplishment was simply off the charts.

"Daddy, this wedding gift is not bad!" Tang Yi thought of it happily. (To be continued.) )