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As one of the important ports of Fujian's coastal foreign trade in history, Fuzhou has replaced Quanzhou as the core port of the Ming Empire's maritime trade with the Ryukyus and Japan since the transfer of Fujian City from Quanzhou to Fuzhou.

Among Fujian's specialties, from ironware, porcelain, tea, lacquerware, silk cloth, to wooden combs, wooden fans, and paper umbrellas, Fuzhou has gone overseas in large quantities, and has also made a number of Fujian businessmen become the pioneers of China's overseas exploration in the Age of Discovery.

Since Yan Siqi's death, Fuzhou's foreign sea trade channel in recent years has fallen into the palm of Zheng Zhilong's hands, I thought that Zheng Zhilong would be more "upper" than Yan Siqi, but the fact is that Zheng Zhilong's attitude towards the trade from Fuzhou to Ryukyu and Japan is no different from Yan Siqi. Suddenly, dissatisfaction with Zheng Zhilong in Fuzhou's Haishi district was also accumulating rapidly.

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Xiong Wencan still maintains the routine of reading books on an empty stomach before getting up in the morning, which is the only old habit that has not been broken in more than 20 years of politics.

Slowly putting down the scroll in his hand and looking at the morning light outside the hall, Xiong Wencan couldn't help but sigh softly.

Yesterday, Zheng Zhilong's messenger, who hurried from Kinmen to explain to him, had already left, and Zheng Zhilong in the letter was full of justifications and sincerity, just like a child who accidentally broke a porcelain vase. But Xiong Wencan has been very aware of the deceitful personality of this "junior" over the years.

At first, Xiong Wencan was still very fortunate to be able to appease this big pirate leader who inherited all the family business of Li Dan overseas, and he was also very proud of his use of Zheng Zhilong to curb Yan Siqi's plan of "driving the tiger and devouring the wolf". But at present, it is obvious that Zheng Zhilong has long turned these into a more favorable situation for himself.

Zheng Zhilong has something to do with the Nanyang Dutch, in fact, it is not a big secret, and Zheng Zhilong is harboring a large number of pirates in the name of maritime merchants overseas, and it is a well-known thing in Fujian and Zhejiang except for Emperor Chongzhen of Jingshi.

Now there are internal and external troubles. As long as there is no major incident, even the governor or the governor-level feudal officials will not take the initiative to break some things. Once it can't be covered, there must be a result, such as Yan Siqi, who has gradually settled down in the past few years, is a typical example.

When he appeased Zheng Zhilong, he naturally wouldn't count the disaster on himself. And Zheng Zhilong saw a dominant family after Yan Siqi's death. No matter how big the tail is, sooner or later, it will bring disaster to itself, and naturally it must be beaten.

The letter of interrogation more than a month ago was actually a kind of beating, and it was also a step left for Zheng Zhilong, if Zheng Zhilong still went his own way. That Xiong Wencan thought that he could only abandon the car to protect the handsome. The so-called whistle-blowing letter was actually transferred by some Fujian maritime businessmen from the staff around them.

On the other hand, there are more and more rumors about a certain overseas gorgeous and magnificent place in the Nanyang area to "arrest bandits and calm the trouble", and judging from all kinds of remarks, in addition to discord with the Dutch Fanyi, there seem to be signs of going towards Zheng Zhilong and the Yan family.

The biggest impression of Huamei Fanguo is probably the set of crystal glass wine vessels at home. and silver mirrors for wives and concubines, and it is said that in the homes of the six officials in Nanjing, such gorgeous seafood is commonplace. A small overseas state that only sells seafood will suddenly move to fight with the Dutch Panyi in the Nanyang area. It made Xiong Wencan feel more and more unreasonable.

"Master, there are invitations delivered outside the city." The butler appeared in front of the hall at this time, and respectfully handed over an invitation, "Zhang Yuanwai wants to invite the master to the banquet at noon tomorrow." ”

"I won't go. You go there and explain it to the old staff. Benfu has been busy with official business recently, so he can't be idle, so let's wait another day. Just glancing at the invitation, Xiong Wencan put it aside. Needless to say, another local gentry with a maritime trade background was complaining to himself.

"Uh, sir, this man came with a message saying that there is something important to discuss tomorrow, it is the ...... of the Li family in Luzon" The housekeeper quickly lowered his voice.

"Luzon Li Family ......" Xiong Wencan pinched his beard, and the figure of Li Dan, an overseas businessman he had once met, appeared in his mind. Li Dan has passed away, so this Li family should refer to Li Dan's son Li Guozhu.

When Xiong Wencan was the political envoy in Shandong, he had a lot of contacts with Li Dan, often talked about Confucianism and Taoism with the other party, and regarded the other party as an elder. Although the Li family has long faded out of the mainland, as the feudal officials of the Ming Dynasty, and any public communication with overseas Chinese businessmen will be suspected of transgressing the rules, but no matter how you say this face in private, you have to give it, not to mention that the people of the Li family appear in Fuzhou at this time, naturally it will not be as simple as passing by.

"Okay, just reply to the letter, and tomorrow Japan Fu will go to the banquet as promised." After thinking about it carefully, Xiong Wencan still nodded.

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In addition to the governor Xiong Wencan, the guests were also present with officials from the Fujian Political Department and the Fuzhou Prefect's Yamen, and for a while the restaurant seemed to have become another public venue, and all kinds of official sedan chairs were lined up.

The main topic of the banquet was naturally the recent letter to Emperor Chongzhen of Fujian, requesting funds to help relieve the spring floods in Fujian. As soon as the emperor agreed to allocate the internal funds, the white money would roll into Fuzhou, and although there were multiple layers of "reasonable" discounts such as the household department, the Fuzhou gentry who were counting on the dredging and repair of some of the disaster-stricken waterways were still looking forward to it.

Relying on the care of the local government and collecting the villagers in distress, not only can they obtain a large amount of relief silver, but they can even use the pretext of reorganizing and sorting out the affected fields to "scrap" a large number of registered private fields or official fields, so as to secretly eat them in their own names. In this process, from the Fujian political envoy to the local prefecture and county, almost a complete set of unspoken rules with strong operability has been formed.

And this Zhang Yuanwai is naturally the most typical representative of it, this person not only has a large amount of land in Fuzhou, but also has several businesses in the south of the Yangtze River, and is also a predator-level figure among the maritime merchants of Fujian and Zhejiang. It is said that his family is a local family in the south of the Yangtze River that started for the Ming Dynasty King Huai Wangfu to take care of Wang Zhuang's land, and the Zhang family can eat more and more in the south of the Yangtze River in less than ten years of replacement of the three emperors of Taichang, Tianqi and Chongzhen, and the background of the Huai Dynasty has played a great role.

“…… Zhang Yuanwai's repair of the river and donating grain to the people this time is a good deed. At the main table, the Ming officials present frequently raised their glasses. An old man touched his beard and his face was flushed.

"There are governors and adults who set an example and manage the government to save the people, and the little old man naturally tries his best to follow suit, share the worries of the court, and never dare to be good." The old man was extremely respectful to Xiong Wencan, who was in the upper position, and almost shared all the credit.

Xiong Wencan smiled slightly, waved his hand humbly, and the officials present were flattering again. Seeing Xiong Wencan's attitude, everyone's hearts fell to the ground. Know that some of the next processes can be continued.

Delicacies from the mountains and seas, playing the piano and playing music, whether it is Zhang Yuanwai or Xiong Wencan, except for the occasional polite toast, there is no direct topic between them. But the officials of the Fuzhou prefect's yamen. frequently toasted and patted Xiong Wencan, and in and out of his words, he even dragged on the complaints of how Zheng Zhilong is flying and domineering, and how he is restraining and exploiting the Fujian gentry.

How much "ticket silver" Zheng Zhilong can collect from the East China Sea Maritime Trade in a year is roughly calculated to be at least one million taels of silver, although it is much less than the city tax collected by the imperial court when Wei Zhongxian held power, and it is not comparable to the protection fee collected by Yan Siqi back then, but these maritime merchants naturally wish not to pay a penny.

The Yan family is now running out of rats crossing the street. Naturally, the spearhead began to turn to Zheng Zhilong again. Xiong Wencan only smiled and nodded at these complaints, but did not make a judgment of a word.

A lavish luncheon lasted until the end of the day, but it was time for the feast to end. Zhang Yuanwai specially invited Xiong Wencan to his newly renovated house to observe.

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The Zhang family in Fuzhou has been in business for several generations, but the children of the clan have also been officials for decades, and cultivation is naturally a way to flaunt the identity of the family. Today's Zhangjia occupies a vast area, and the main building is chic. The outer garden is surrounded by rockery, green bamboo and green pools, which is quite the style of a scholarly family.

In the company of Old Man Zhang. Xiong Wencan talked and laughed like a walk, and gradually the end of the tree-lined path began to widen, and a pond covering an area of several acres appeared.

"The grass people greet Lord Bear."

Li Guozhu saw that Xiong Wencan was brought by Zhang Yuanwai, so he quickly got up, walked outside the pavilion with Zhao Mingchuan, and bowed his head to Xiong Wencan. At this time, Zhang Yuanwai, in addition to beckoning his subordinates to serve, secretly retreated.

"Who is this?"

Xiong Wencan had seen Li Guozhu back then, but he felt very unfamiliar with another young man dressed as a scholar, and it seemed that Li Guozhu's attitude towards this young man would not be worse than his own, but he couldn't think of anyone in the Li family who could be higher than Li Guozhu.

"I have seen Lord Xiong, student Zhao Mingchuan, a native of Xin'an County, Guangzhou Prefecture, and ...... The Messenger. Zhao Mingchuan secretly glanced at Li Guozhu beside him, lowered his head, and took a long breath before he took out a long breath, took out a letter from his body, and respectfully handed it to Xiong Wencan.

Messenger? Xiong Wencan was surprised, and took it slowly, just glanced at the surface of the envelope, revealing a surprised gaze. The envelope bears the words "Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the United States of America" and is signed "Vice Minister Yan Xiaosong".

"Brother Li, do you want Ben Fu to fall into the charge of 'meeting privately and befriending foreign Yi'?!" Xiong Wencan put the letter on the stone table as if it had been burned, lowered his voice, and his face was very grim.

"The grass people don't dare, it's just that Mr. Yan has some words that he wants to convey to the adults, but now Huamei has not asked for a tribute to this dynasty, and he can't say anything. I heard that Lord Xiong was on the governor's side, and his strength and knowledge were famous, so he sought this way to show his sincerity. Li Guozhu hurriedly showed a deferential smile, and took out a delicate sandalwood box from behind him, "Mr. Yan of Huamei said, according to the etiquette of overseas Chinese and American envoys, it should be a national gift for Lord Xiong, but the two countries have not made friends, so Mr. Yan only gave gifts with private ceremonies to show his respect. ”

After speaking, I opened the box, only to see that on the silk, there was a delicate crystal glass wine vessel, many places are also marked with gold and silver foil, embellished with pearls and gemstones, at a glance it is a high-quality gorgeous seafood. Even if you put aside the inestimable crystal glass wine vessel, only the sandalwood outer box is a treasure that is hard to find in the Ming Dynasty.

Isn't it a foreign envoy of a country?! Xiong Wencan's heart jumped again, doesn't this mean that the Huamei messenger sent someone to meet him this time, it is just a personal etiquette behavior, and it has nothing to do with foreign vassal relations.

"Hmm...... It has long been heard that the beautiful country is a gathering of people living abroad, and it is full of strange things. However, the word 'Hua' is arrogant. With the Shenzhou Zhengshuo Ming Dynasty, how can an overseas state be called 'Hua'? 'America' is also too whitewashed...... I also read overseas strange books, knowing that Naxi went tens of thousands of miles, on the other side of Europa, there is a soil called 'Amilika', you live far away, and the education is gradually lost, but it is understandable...... although the 'Miyi country' is a state of Han descent, but I am the Ming Dynasty Son of Heaven to rule Shenzhou, Weide all over the world. Don't be self-pretentious again. ”

Xiong Wencan pinched his beard, smiled at the gorgeous messenger and Li Guozhu in front of him, and in his words, he seemed to have goodwill for the other party's future dealings with the Ming Dynasty.

A good Chinese American Republic is calling for wind and rain in the Atlantic. The countries of Europe are all envious and awe-inspiring. The people's livelihood in China is happy, and the education is important; Foreign armies are strong, open up territories, and are invincible. Xiong Wencan's chewing on words has become a "Miyi country" with poor habits. Thinking of the Ming Dynasty, which has now embroidered a bag of grass on pillows, and still closes his eyes like this, Zhao Mingchuan suddenly felt very funny in his heart.

"Thank you, Lord Xiong, for your teachings. This time, the students were ...... by China Entrusted by Mr. Yan, Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs of Miyi Country, I asked Lord Xiong to look at the Chinese lineage, to relieve the grievances and tears of the Chinese people in Nanyang, and to seek a solution for the peace and security of the East China and the South Sea. ”

Zhao Mingchuan settled down. In accordance with the principle of "talking about people when you see people, and talking about ghosts when you see ghosts", Yan Xiaosong usually taught, put Xiong Wencan directly on the altar.

“…… Since the Hongwu year, there have been sea disasters in the South China Sea in the East China Sea. You Wakou colluded with the bandits. Today, it has been more than 200 years since the Taixi Zhuyi opened the sea. Crossing the West Sea and the South Seas to the border sea of Middle Earth, opening up the South Sea and setting up cities and besieging ports to live, and also passing through the East China Sea and South China Seas lawbreakers, killing Chinese people in vain, plundering ships, and making overseas compatriots miserable. ”

"Mr. Yan thinks that the Nanyang Rebellion should be 'governed' and 'marketed'. Miyi is willing to work with me to suppress the bandits, to prevent the sea from trouble, to protect the overseas compatriots, and to resist the invasion of the west and the east. If the Ming border is fixed, then the Nanyang will be fixed, and the Nanyang will be fixed, and the overseas Chinese will turn the crisis into safety. In addition, the Nanyang Miyi port and land exchange market, one can exchange letters, and the other can benefit the country and the people. ”

Zhao Mingchuan saw that the other party's attitude was much better than before, and finally began to "recite" some of the details that Yan Xiaosong explained when he left.

Zhao Mingchuan was "talking", but Xiong Wencanmian did not change his face, but slowly stretched his beard and quietly looked at the "Miyi Guoxin" that had not been opened on the stone table.

"Mr. Li, how are you doing in Luzon now?"

After Zhao Mingchuan finished speaking, as if he was tired of listening to Zhao Mingchuan's nagging, Xiong Wencan finally spoke to Li Guozhu. With this sudden change of direction, Zhao Mingchuan suddenly felt that Yan Xiaosong asked him to send a letter to Xiong Wencan It was a passing scene.

"With the protection of the Ming Dynasty and the help of Miyi friends, in recent years, the Nanyang Westerners have treated us with courtesy to the Chinese people in Luzon, and there is no obstacle in Luzon, and the Nanyang industry has been restored, only worried about the severance of the Ming Fujian and Zhejiang business roads. I think that when Lord Xiong was the political envoy in Shandong, Qi, Zhejiang, Fujian, and the sea were all over the river, and the water and land were accessible, so it was not prosperous......" Li Guozhu hurriedly gave up his hand, and at the same time deliberately emphasized the existence of China and the United States.

"I am busy with official business, and it is inconvenient to sit for a long time today, and after some time, this Fu will write to the imperial court and present the intention of Miyi Kingdom to Nanyang to pay tribute."

It seems that those Fujian maritime merchants' whistleblowing letters should be inseparable from you, Li Guozhu, right? Xiong Wencan has long been familiar with the grievances between Zheng Zhilong and Li Guozhu, and the interests of the Li family and some gentry in Jiangnan have existed for almost half a century.

Xiong Wencan deliberately rubbed his brows, just gave a slight salute, and got up with the letter on the stone table. At this time, the old man who had disappeared for a long time appeared again, politely taking Xiong Wencan away, and a subordinate followed closely with the gift box.

"Hey......"

Looking at the back of Xiong Wencan in the distance, Zhao Mingchuan smiled bitterly at Li Guozhu on the side. However, compared with Zhao Mingchuan's disappointed expression, Li Guozhu's expression is much more mysterious, and he looks like he is in his chest.

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Two days later, at night, Xiong Wencan was still walking around in the study, and several staff members were standing on one side with their hands down, and they didn't dare to come out.

"My lord, since it is a six-hundred-mile rush report from the Xiamen Beishui Battalion, I am afraid that it is the truth. If the bandits in the area of Futou Bay are really suppressed by the military ships of the Miyi Kingdom, the rights and wrongs of this matter will have to be decided by adults. A staff member was holding a letter of military information sent from Xiamen, and his expression was uneasy.

"Hmph, Erxiao Bang, arrogant! Actually used swords in the border sea of the Ming Dynasty! Xiong Wencan seemed to be tired of walking and returned to his position. Pointing to another letter in front of him, he showed an angry face, "What a 'list of pirates in the East China Sea and the South Seas', referring to bandits, making his own opinions, when I am Ming no one cares?!" ”

Unlike Zhao Mingchuan's polite chewing words a few days ago, the content of Huameiren's letter is very straightforward. In addition to the Japanese Japanese pirates and the Dutch East India Company, a number of maritime tycoons in the border waters of the Ming Dynasty, including Zheng Zhilong and Yan Sihai, were all designated as pirates by China and the United States, or were closely related to pirates. And also listed the reasons and evidence for these people to be on the list.

This point of view is completely different from the official public evaluation criteria of the Ming Dynasty. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the United States has also set a plan and timetable for solving these problems, and the first batch of pirates to be eliminated are Yang Liu, Guo Huaiyi, Li Kuiqi, Zhong Bin and other most threatening pirates in the Daming East China Sea.

Yang Liu, the pirates who split from the Yan family or the Li Dan family, are currently essentially subordinate to Zheng Zhilong's wing. Xiong Wencan also knew secretly. Among them, Yang Liu and Guo Huaiyi were in Fujian, while Li Kuiqi and Zhong Bin were active in the Ryukyu and northern Jiangsu and Shandong coastal areas.

And Huamei directly designated these people as one of the culprits of selling Chinese piglets in the East China Sea and the South Seas, doesn't it show that Zheng Zhilong and Yan Siqi were of the same nature at the beginning? There is even a meaning of beating around the bush to excuse the Yan family.

The letter also hoped to obtain the support of the Daming coastal military town and the Bei Wa Shui Battalion, and all the captured booty and prisoners would be handed over to the Yamen, the governor of Fujian in the Ming Dynasty. Obviously, these actions that seemed to respect the Ming court and the governor of Fujian were basically aimed at attacking Zheng Zhilong.

What's even more surprising is that. Even the Francos of Macau and Luzon and the Dutch in Nanyang were willing to produce human and physical evidence to prove the correctness of the Huamei investigation. In addition to not directly saying that Zheng Zhilong is an accomplice of pirates in white on a black background, a big net has been stretched solidly, just waiting for the Fujian side to show its attitude.

Check it out now. Some things are almost unbearable. Prior to this, I don't know when it began, rumors that Zheng Zhilong was also unclean in the coastal area to traffic "piglets" to Nanyang Fanyi had been growing day by day, and the local gentry who were dissatisfied with Zheng Zhilong's monopoly on maritime trade by attacking the Yan family directly targeted themselves. Behind these people. There are not only the Qichu Zhejiang Party, which is deeply rooted in the coast, but also the Donglin Party, which is now making a comeback. He, the governor of Fujian from Sichuan, obviously can't suppress the head snake of the ground.

Since the first year of Chongzhen, the civil unrest in the northwest has become more and more intense, and Yan Sihai of Dongfan Island is still lingering, once Zheng Zhilong's broken things are really revealed, Zheng Zhilong will make a mess on the southeast coast, isn't that a slap in the face? If someone is caught up in the matter of appeasing Zheng Zhilong again, he will come to an end as the governor of Fujian.

"Treat everyone equally" is probably the most floating hint on the paper in this gorgeous letter, and no matter how you look at it, it is a rhythm of doing and talking, which makes Xiong Wencan can't help but be angry.

"My lord, at present, the famine has been in the northwest for many years, the bandits in the northwest are flourishing, and the rampant in the East China Sea has been rampant for many years, and the cause of the disease in the East China Sea is not a cold day. The imperial court is tight, and it is really unable to take care of the Quartet......" A staff member saw that his governor was angry, and walked to the front of the book case with a slight smile, "I think that Suzhou, Shandong, Fujian, and Zhejiang are related to the foundation of the East China Sea of the imperial court. Only with the envy can the court and the governor be able to subdue all parties. ”

"Oh? So how do you think we should 'suppress' and how to 'cares'? Xiong Wencan heard the voiceover, deliberately picked up the tea, and pretended that everyone was chatting casually.

"Yesterday, I met with the Tang newspaper of the Governor of Liangguang that not long after the ban on Macao was opened, the Yamen guarding Macao had already captured a number of Taixi pirates who were trafficking in the Chinese people in Nanyang. The news of the East China Sea and the South Sea, the governor of Liangguang will also get some corroboration. The staff saluted again, and his expression was very calm, "The Holy Lord hated the trafficking of good people in the East China Sea, and he had been strictly investigated and dealt with several times, and the governor had also focused on clean governance for many years. Zheng Zhilong, the general of Jin Peng's coastal defense, naturally has to share the worries of the adults with his heart......"

Hearing this, Xiong Wencan nodded slightly. The meaning of the words is obvious, the turmoil in the coastal areas of Fujian and Zhejiang over the years, on the premise of not offending the gentry of Fujian and Zhejiang, someone must come to the pot and give an explanation to the imperial court. I chose the Yan family before, but things are getting more and more complicated, and now I have to change someone to top. If he didn't do anything in this matter at all, then once Wang Zunde, the governor of Liangguang who had been on the wrong path with him for a long time, would preemptively give the court some troubles, then he would be completely passive. But these broken things that wipe the ass must also be dealt with by Zheng Zhilong.

Since the Wanli period, from Liaodong to Liangguang, under the slogan of "pioneering, mining", groups of maritime merchants with profound backgrounds have spent their efforts in Nanyang and Luzon, and thousands of people go to sea every year, especially in Fujian, Zhejiang, Guangdong and other places, and the number of people who have migrated to Luzon has been tens of thousands, which is no big secret. Because of the desire for profit, the governor or governor of any province can completely put an end to such a thing as guiding the coastal people to go to sea by various means?

To suppress chaos and to pacify checks and balances is to gain time. Now the most lacking thing in the imperial court is time, as long as the problem of the east and northwest is solved, and then with the power of the Ming Dynasty, it will not be easy to extinguish a Zheng Zhilong or Yan Sihai? As for what Taixi Zhufan, it is even more of an itch of moss.

"Hmm...... Benfu has already decided. Tomorrow, 600 miles will be expedited, and it will reach the military towns of the guards in Fujian and Zhejiang, the camps of the prepared Japanese people, and the Jinpenghai waterproof division: After investigation, the sea bandits on the border of Fujian and Zhejiang are endless, confusing the public, communicating with foreign people, slaughtering maritime merchants, and trafficking good people. Zheng Zhilong, a staff officer of the Jin Penghai Waterproof Division, failed to inspect effectively, resulting in leaks and gaps in the border and coastal defense of the Japanese and coastal defenses, which were to be punished afterwards. ”

"Investigated" - when was it checked and what was found?

"Obfuscation" - who is confusing and what?

"The local army and soldiers have gone all out to investigate and suppress them" -- they have beaten the Yan family for more than a year, and what else do they need from the local government to "investigate" again, and who are they going to exterminate?

"Discussion and punishment after the fact" -- it seems that it is all ironclad, and it is necessary to "discuss punishment after the fact"? The board was held very high.

Xiong Wencan squinted his eyes and read out his decision word by word, and almost every paragraph contained words that could make people think about it.

"My lord is smart, Zheng Zhilong will know how to advance and retreat!" All the staff members suddenly realized and were full of praise.

"The crime of the Yan clan smuggling and outcasts on Dongfan Dayuan Island can be investigated and discussed, but the guilt of the private alliance should also be introspected, and someone can be sent to tell the meaning of Benfu...... In the future, Ben Fu will write to the imperial court, and the truth will be straight, and it will be judged by His Majesty. ”

After saying the latest instructions, Xiong Wencan unfolded his pen and ink again, and a sincere performance of flowers, pen and flower, and painstaking efforts for the coastal areas of Fujian and Zhejiang began......