Chapter 787: The Legacy of the Ancestors
Yan Hong was in Hangzhou, delayed for half a month, coinciding with the Mid-Autumn Festival, he was on the shore of West Lake, with Hu Zongxian, Qi Jiguang and other noble officials to enjoy the moon and drink, and he was happy. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info
In addition to these, Yan Hong also asked Shen Tianpeng, the son of the Shen family, to hang up an ungrade "senator" in the Hangzhou City Bo Division. It must be known that although this senator has no grade, Yan Qin sent Shen Gongzi to enter the market, which marks that the Yan family and the Shen family have a different relationship. Shen Qingshan, the head of the Shen family, not only got five boat guides, but also under the instruction of Yan Hong, united several small and medium-sized businessmen to set up a "Kunpeng Cargo Company". And a few other small businessmen who have no strength to compete, all bear the cost, only take forty percent, but they are also eager to fight. After all, going to the sea to trade and making profits several times is something that Jiangnan businessmen know. Since this commodity bank has a large number of shares, it will naturally benefit a lot in the future operation. You can't lose anything by adding it. Shen Qingshan also passed this move. He has become the number one person in Hangzhou's business community. I was overjoyed in my heart, and I felt that I gave Yan Daqin 3,000 pieces of salt last year, and now it seems that I have earned it. The eldest young master, Shen Tianpeng, was also held by the stars in the business circle, which was a supreme glory. Pan Shuer married him at the beginning of the year, and now she is really proud.
Yan Hong left Hangzhou and headed for Ningbo, passing through Shaoxing on the way. remembered that in order to rescue Xu Hai in Shaoxing, he confronted Li Wenzao and Lin Yangqian, and was besieged by the people, and specially ordered the team to strengthen vigilance. Who knew that Luo Guanghua, the new governor of Shaoxing, led a team to greet him, and he was respectful, and all the businessmen were also smiling at Zhang Juzheng and Yan Hong, and they were extremely enthusiastic. Even when the people on both sides watched the excitement, none of them spat or threw the soles of their shoes. Yan Hong also sent Jinyi Wei to secretly visit and report back to the people of Shaoxing. are all praising the few Qincha this time, and they were ordered to open the sea. It is to give the coastal people the opportunity to make a fortune, which can be called a re-creation of parents. Yan Hong couldn't help but be speechless.
All the way to greet and send off, the chicken dog was not surprised, and the Qin sent his party to Ningbo. Wang Dachuan, the prefect of Ningbo, came to greet him with his officials, but he saw that there were people from the four townships who also came to burn incense to greet him. Looking at the expressions on the faces of these people, it turned out to be sincere gratitude. It turns out that Ningbo is a coastal county, and for decades, it has been harassed by countless Japanese invaders, killing and injuring thousands of people, and the victims are ten times greater, which is really miserable. At the beginning, Xu Hai was captured by Lin Yangqian, and the brigade of Japanese soldiers in Zhoushan was eyeing each other, threatening that as long as Xu Hai was killed, he would wash Jiangnan in blood. The people of Ningbo are under the tip of the knife of the wolf, it is like hanging on the oil pot, trembling, the singles are all uprooted from their hometowns, and the children are all uneasy, and they have already scolded Li Wenzao and Lin Yangqian in their hearts. Turning back, Yan Hong released Xu Hai, and the Japanese immediately withdrew their troops. The people of Ningbo were exempted from a catastrophe and naturally regarded Yan Hong as the Buddha of all families. After that, Yan Hong recruited An Wang Zhi, and together with Hu Zongxian, Qi Jiguang, Yu Dayou, etc., he broke the Japanese invaders, so that the southeast coast was basically quiet, and the people of Ningbo benefited a lot. This time, I heard that Ningbo was going to be chosen to open the sea for trade, and I was even more happy. As the saying goes, since the Qincha takes Ningbo as the port, even if the ship guide is not all given to the people of Ningbo, the country's businessmen choose Ningbo to go to sea, and it will also provide a lot of money-making opportunities for Ningbo's local industry and commerce. Therefore, everyone really welcomed Zhang Juzheng and Yan Hong's apprentices as saviors and God of Wealth.
That Feng Bao Feng Dabingbi, although there have been several envoys, I have seen many officials and people greet them, but seeing many people with tears in their eyes, desperately crowded forward to witness the honor of a few Qincha, I can't help but be moved, wipe the corners of my eyes and say: "Our family has been to a lot of places, but I have never seen such good people. It seems that the strategy of opening the sea is really the emperor's grace, and Ze is by all the people. hated the ordinary sour literati, but they were holding on to their inadequacies and constantly attacking them. Although I read Jinshi, what is the use of the top! Oh, Zhang Da Sacrificial Wine, we don't mean you. Your proposal for opening the sea this time is naturally extremely insightful. ”
Zhang Juzheng smiled slightly: "In the matter of opening the sea, Yan Chunchen took the lead, Yan Ge Lao and Xu Ge Lao helped each other vigorously, and Zhang Mou just made things happen because of people." ”
Wang Dachuan welcomed the Qin messenger and others into the yamen and held a banquet for hospitality, needless to say. On the banquet, in addition to the local officials and gentry in Ningbo, wealthy businessmen from Taizhou, Wenzhou, Fuzhou and other places in southeast Zhejiang also came to pay a visit. During the banquet, the officials and gentlemen were grateful to Zhang Juzheng, Yan Hong and others. Therefore, Yan Hong's affairs in Ningbo went very smoothly, which was nothing more than inspecting the port, distributing ship guidance, and setting up the city shipping department. Liu Guifu, a subordinate of Xu Ge Lao, acted as the power extracted by Ningbo City, and Ouyang Yuting, Yan Ge Lao's henchman, served as the deputy promotion.
Yan Hong also arranged for Feng Bao's nephew Feng Xiaoxian to serve as the official. This Feng Xiaoxian is not only Feng Bao's nephew, but also saved by Yan Hong, and can be regarded as a person in the two alliances. In this way, the personnel arrangements of Ningbo Boshi are also comprehensive. Yan Hong knew that although Feng Xiaoxian was a little pedantic, he was very patient. At the beginning, for the sake of his father-in-law's face, he would rather endure all kinds of torture in prison, even if he was beaten to death, he resolutely did not confide in the scandal in his family. With this resilience, even if you can't thrive in officialdom, you can always make achievements.
Therefore, he found an opportunity and privately told Feng Xiaoxian: "Brother Feng, although you are only a petty official from the ninth grade, it involves the opening of the sea, and there is a lot of oil and water in it. Your brother has a good conscience, but he must not be too pedantic. If someone gives you some benefits, the amount is not large, you will take it yourself, and the water is clear, there is no fish, and I don't need to say more. If the amount is too large, you don't take it yourself, but don't worry too much. If you have anything to say about the things in this city, just say it to the promotion and the deputy promotion, and whether they listen or not, you must not take it too seriously. If there is really something you are afraid of, send a document to me privately, or talk to the local Jinyi Wei in Ningbo, and you don't have to force yourself to come out. In short, you are an honest gentleman, as long as you sit firmly in this city, you will be a great credit to the country, and you must not fight for it, so as not to lose a big one because of a small one. Feng Xiaoxian nodded again and again.
In addition to official business, Zhang Juzheng called Yan Hong on this day to visit the scenery outside Ningbo. Escorted by a group of entourage, the master and apprentice went out of the east gate of Ningbo, all the way to the seaside, but saw a sea pond dozens of miles long on the seashore, twisting and turning, protecting the coastal land. Zhang Juzheng pointed to the sea pond and said, "Chunchen, what do you think of this sea pond?" ”
Yan Hong opened his eyes and said, "This sea pond, haha, not bad, not bad." ”
Zhang Juzheng said: "This pond is called 'Wanggong Pond', but it was built by Wang Jinggong, a famous minister of the Northern Song Dynasty. Wang Jinggong served as the county magistrate here for three years, and there were many measures to benefit the people. The establishment of county schools, the reclamation of fertile land, the construction of water conservancy, and the relief of the victims, this sea pond was also built by Wang Jinggong as a bucket gate on the seashore. Therefore, the villagers named it Wanggongtang, or Jinggong Embankment. ”
Yan Hong didn't know much about history, but he also knew that Wang Jinggong was Wang Anshi, so he hurriedly said: "Ah, the students are only shallow in their studies, but they don't know that Wang Jinggong has been an official in Ningbo." But Wang Jinggong is such a talent, since he has such merit to the people, why is there no temple of Wang Jinggong in Ningbo? He learned from the aftermath that whenever there is a celebrity in a certain city, there must be statues, temples, and ruins everywhere, even if there is no connection, it must be dragged out of the relationship. Wang Anshi served as a county magistrate in Ningbo for three years, but he couldn't see any commemorative projects, which was unimaginable to him.
Zhang Juzheng also knew about Yan Hong's article in the abdomen, so he said: "When Wang Jinggong implemented the new coup law, there was a lot of criticism. The Taizu of our dynasty was accused of his chaotic government as a chaotic minister, and ordered the temple and statue of Wang Jinggong to be demolished. ”
When Yan Hong heard that Zhu Yuanzhang did it, he was speechless. After a moment, he sighed and said, "Grandpa Tai's holy judgment is naturally good." But Wang Jinggong's generation of famous ministers, only a little world-famous, even if there are some inappropriate changes in the law, after all, for the sake of the Great Song Dynasty and the people, many of its measures are also quite effective, and now even Ningbo has not seen his temple, but a little pitiful. ”
Yan Hong's historical knowledge is limited, and in fact, he can't remember anything about the specific content and terms of Wang Anshi's reforms. I only vaguely remember that history textbooks praised Wang Anshi as a great reformer, so he was naturally a good person. And listening to Zhang Juzheng's words, Wang Anshi did a good job as a county magistrate in Ningbo. Naturally, he didn't dare to accuse Zhu Yuanzhang of wrongdoing, but it was not taboo to say two light words of sympathy for this reformer.
However, when Zhang Juzheng heard this, he was shocked. Zhang Juzheng is full of poetry and books, and his understanding of history is naturally far above Yan Hong. When Wang Anshi changed the law, a large part of it was actually carrying out commercialization and market-oriented reforms, so he violated the bottom line of the old school represented by Sima Guang and Su Dongpo. In addition, Wang Anshi was good at governing the government, but he was clumsy in employing people, and in order to promote his new law, he was forced to promote a number of "new parties" with a mixture of dragons and snakes, including Cai Jing and others, who later became traitors. In the end, after the death of Song Shenzong, Wang Anshi's new laws were all abolished, and Wang Anshi himself died of depression. (To be continued.) )