Chapter 57: The Strange Man Wei Wu
"I don't know what the third master wants to hear?"
The conversation turned to the topic, Wei Wu was also slowly grasping the initiative, Yang Sanlang was a bastard, and it was better to keep some capital for himself.
"I listen to what you say, and as for the result, only you know."
Negotiation? This is what Yang Meng is best at, who are the people who do business with drug lords? Which time to talk about trading is not intrigue, this Wei Wu wants to turn the tables, it is not so easy.
"This Yunnan is located in the border wilderness, but copper and silver is the pillar, although the copper class in Yunnan is withering over the years, but there must be two or three million catties of refined copper a year, along the copper waterway of Yanjin, transported to Beijing. If something goes wrong in Yunnan, the imperial court will not give up easily.
Although copper and silver are important, there is still a dead hole in Yunnan, that is, the finances cannot take care of themselves, tens of thousands of green battalion soldiers in Yunnan, as well as the income of officials of all sizes in Yunnan, a small part of which is self-raised, and most of the others are allocated by the imperial court and the surrounding provinces.
Yunnan has developed waterways, Yanjin in the north can lead to the Yangtze River, east to Guangxi can lead to the Pearl River, south has the Red River to reach Annam, and the Lancang River in the west can reach Nanzhang, Siam and Myanmar.
The land border is also extremely wide, and several subject states of the Qing Dynasty, such as Annam, Nanzhang, Siam, Burma, and Sulu, can be connected. As long as Yunnan is occupied, you can use swords. ”
Wei Wu's words can be regarded as saying that Yang Meng is in his heart, this is what people should say, those inconsistencies just now, if Wei Wu continues to talk about it, Yang Meng will have the heart to bury him.
But this Wei Wu said a bunch of things, pointing in the wrong direction! This is a waterway and a land route, plus a subject country or something, although Yang Meng said that the names of those countries were not clear, but the direction he was pointing to, Yang Meng knew that it was the direction of Southeast Asia.
He Wei Wu talked for a long time, and he wanted to spend his own money and target foreign countries, not the Qing Dynasty.
"Huh! This is a bit interesting, now it's just the two of us, Lao Tzu will say it bluntly if he has something to say, your so-called foreign guns, Lao Tzu has already made a lot. But this artillery is too large, and the inland court is tightly blocked, what can you do? ”
In Southeast Asia, Yang Meng knew much better than Wei Wu, but now the timing was not right, and he blindly bumped into it, just afraid that the Yang family would be eaten alive. Now what Yang Meng wants is a smooth domestic trade route, as for the outside, when his strength is about the same, it is not too late to occupy it.
Their own trading, but a gold and silver mine, and all pure gold and silver, as long as the clouds and smoke are raging, they are paving the road with gold and silver, and they can also pave from Yunnan to the capital, and now the biggest constraint is the closed trade route, it is easy to ship and difficult to purchase, and gold and silver alone will only speed up the demise of the Yang family.
As soon as Yang Meng revealed his foundation, Wei Wu's ruddy face turned a little pale, it seems that he is not the only one who has vision, this Yang Sanlang's plan is not small!
"Open the way? The best thing to use is gold and silver treasures, mansion women, have these three masters tried? ”
If you want to say who knows the system of the Qing Dynasty best, Wei Wu feels that he is definitely one of the few people who know the most, Yang Sanlang has something to say, and he forced himself to comply.
The only death through the ages is difficult, and he can't pass this level, so in order to save his life, he can only see through a little useful thing. Officials, another dead hole in the Qing Dynasty, and corrupt officials all over the ground, these people can't be cleaned except for them, don't you think about yourself?
"There are many checkpoints on the Pearl River Trade Road, and there are many people and mouths, so you can't buy it!"
The eldest brother Yang Yong complained several times that the trade route was in crisis, and if it could be solved by spending money, he would not be so embarrassed.
"Yunnan is not only short of money, but also lacks many things! Salt, grain, military supplies, these are all from the beginning. ”
Yang Mengyue said that Wei Wu was more frightened, this Yang family is a scourge! The Pearl River Trade Route, these words have been said, it seems that they have become a trend, as long as there is enough time, the chaos of the Qing Dynasty will definitely come out in Yunnan.
Although the Pearl River waterway originates from Yunnan, it is difficult to go directly to Guangzhou. Almost all of Yunnan's supplies go to Yanjin Copper Road, Wei Wu, are you misleading Lao Tzu when you talk like this? In the name of salt and grain military funds, the hidden artillery goes to the front line of the Pearl River, and the Yang family will wait to be raided and destroyed. They are all people who understand, so why bother with these twists and turns? ”
Through this meal and a few words, Yang Meng also grasped Wei Wu's weakness, this old thing is afraid of death, otherwise it is difficult for an old ghost of this age to squeeze out useful things smoothly, the more Wei Wu is afraid of death, the easier it is for Yang Meng to pick him up.
was poked out, Wei Wu's face was also red and white, Yang Sanlang was not very old, but this scheming was old, and he wanted to play false, but it seemed that he would not succeed.
"Then follow the channel waterway, sprinkle silver all the way, put things on the boat, as long as you spend a lot of money, you won't have to worry about getting to Yunnan."
Wei Wu gritted his teeth and said such a sentence, in Yang Meng's opinion, it was just a change of soup and not a change of medicine!
"Wei Wu! You also know Yang San's name, aren't you looking for death? Zhou Shiqing was born in the green camp, and he couldn't stand the torture of Lao Tzu, he spit out all the gold and silver cellars in the Zhou family's manor, do you want to try that taste too? What is the way you come from, the third master doesn't want to know the way, since you are sitting here, you have to contribute to the third master, and you have to use the power to eat milk, dare to hold back the moth, don't want to play seriously? The third master promised to use you as a bean, squeezed your flesh and bones, and pulled out clear oil! ”
This old thing also kicked his nose and face, and spoke secretly, did he really think of him Yang Meng as a fool?
"This is a rebellion!"
What is the crime of rebellion, Wei Wu knows very well, although the Qing Dynasty has been riddled with evil diseases in recent years, it is not the time to lose the country, the Yang family? Jumping out is just looking for death.
The evil disease comes from foreigners, although this disease is an acute disease and the evil disease is not easy to treat, but it is not fatal, and the rebellion is a fatal disease.
"Which one said Lao Tzu was going to rebel? Lao Tzu just wanted to develop Yunnan, but the officials of the imperial court did not give it a try, only by leaving them aside first, Yunnan could develop, and hegemony was just a means to do things. ”
Yang Meng's words were awe-inspiring, and he was completely in a style of saving the country and saving his life.
But in this case, Wei Wu has heard a lot before, pulling the tiger skin to make a big banner, the words will come as soon as he opens his mouth, and the thing is done in front of him, that is the real thing, Yang Sanlang is playing this with him, he is immature!
"Third master, foreigners' artillery will not be sold easily, you should consider this matter! If the Qing Dynasty wants to purchase arms, it will be easy! The Yang family wants to do this business, and it will be done lightly, the number is large, and it is difficult to ensure that the bottom is not exposed, you still want to think about this! ”
Tell Yang Meng the path, Wei Wu has no such plan at all, the Yang family has no shortage of money, and now they have half of Yiliang's fertile land, as long as they get dozens of artillery, they can lay the hegemony of Yunnan! The green camp of the imperial court, after three or five cannons, will be scared and pee.
Following the rebellion of the Yang family, he didn't have that mind, he was in his sixties, how many years would he be able to live if he stood up? Fear of death is fear of death, rebellion This hat can't be worn even if you die, this is to punish the nine clans.
"Hehe, since that's the case, there's nothing to hide, the third master refined opium into a kind of snuff, and a batch of it has been sold in Guangzhou, and the British and French foreigners have smoked it, you Wei Wu is a talent, I have said everything that needs to be said, what to do, you can figure it out for yourself!"
Wei Wu, an old man, still has a bottom line, but this bottom line is not a fart in Yang Meng's eyes, his drugs can't be hidden for a few years, although the current technique can't be detected, but if you smoke this thing, once you have no goods in your hand, you will be worse off than dead.
If there is a problem on one's side or on the trade route, and the supply of goods is cut off, the contradiction will erupt like a volcano, and the anger of the great powers will not be able to withstand it by the Qing Dynasty.
"You...... You...... You are destroying the country and exterminating the species! The land of Gyeonggi is close to the sea frontier, once the foreigners retaliate, the strong ships and cannons break through the country, and land by Tianjin Wei, tens of thousands of people can destroy the Qing Dynasty, and without the imperial court, the world will be in chaos, how many people will sink in the flames of war? You've done a lot of bad things! ”
Opium poisoned the Qing Dynasty, Wei Wu of course knew the disadvantages of this thing, foreigners sold opium, the Qing Dynasty was powerless to stop it, but the Qing Dynasty sold the opium back, how could the foreigners give up, opium is not a person, but a family of generations.
Once opium is stained, there are very few people who can quit it, and Yang Sanlang is destroying people's foundations by doing this, and no matter how big the stomach of foreigners is, they can't tolerate such things.
Thinking of this, Wei Wu was sweating profusely, his ruddy face turned purple, pointing at Yang Meng's hand, and he began to shake violently, this Yang Sanlang misled the country!
"Things have been done, a few months ago, I sold seven or eight thousand catties for a profit of 300,000 Yingyang, and I also got thousands of foreign guns and nearly 10,000 foreign knives. In the past few days, I am planning to ship again! I made nearly 100,000 catties of this snuff, do you think it is all out at once, or half of it? ”
Wei Wu is a capable person, through the conversation with Yang Meng, it can be seen that this person's origin is mysterious and secret, eighty percent is related to the imperial court, and he is sixty or seventy years old, and he can be ruddy when he loses power, this person is not simple.
"Is it the first line of Guangzhou?"
Wei Wu stabilized his emotions and asked in a trembling voice.
"Not bad! The foreigners are the most powerful in Guangzhou, and the imperial court is not easy to interfere with, where smuggling can be openly seen, and Lao Tzu finishes the transaction, pats his ass and leaves, and the foreign devils can't find their heels. ”
The business route is handled by the eldest brother, although he doesn't know what is clear, but Yang Meng also knows the Tao inside.
"So be it! All shipments, the goods also go to the Pearl River line, when returning, let the foreigners get the goods to the mouth of the Yangtze River, take the Yangtze River copper road into Yunnan, as long as the money is spent to buy the officials in charge of Yunnan copper politics, take the customs clearance documents of the imperial court, what things can not be transported in? ”
Expecting the Qing Dynasty to deal with foreigners, Wei Wu didn't have that idea at all, when the gold and silver seas were in the hands of the imperial court, two or three back and forth would be faint and difficult to find.
Yang Sanlang can be regarded as holding his weakness, he is afraid of death and does not want to be a person who has lost the country, he lives in this life, and he has to be a slave again when he is old.
"The third master is not very keen on artillery now, what the third master wants is the skills of foreigners, and talents who are proficient in foreigners' countries."
This Wei Wu is also a weirdo, he eats and fights, he has a good idea, but Yang Meng still wants to play bigger.
"Visionary! The old man is considered to have served the third master, and this chess game is wonderful! Looking ahead, the water is impermeable, first occupy Yunnan, and then open the Annan trade road, aside from the Qing Dynasty, directly communicate with foreigners, but I don't know what the purpose of the three masters of Lu Dao is? ”
No matter how old you are, this Yang Sanlang is a stupid overlord, and it is obvious that he is a usurper such as Wang Mang and Cao Cao.
"Live well, live freely!"
"That's it?"
"That's right! The court is corrupt, and doing business will only become a fat sheep in the eyes of others, and only by monopolizing can you live a chic life! ”
Yang Meng's goal has changed, but due to the cover of desire, he himself didn't see it clearly!
"Most of the missionaries of foreigners are knowledgeable people, as long as the third master allows them to build a church in Yunnan, presumably missionaries from all over the world will rush to them! They can also keep this matter secret, after all, the Qing Dynasty has strong barriers, and the free preaching that these missionaries hope for is simply impossible to achieve. With your promise, they will do their best to help. ”
The words finally got to the point, today's thoughts were not in vain, this Wei Wu is definitely a talent!