Chapter 492: The Silk Guild

A month later, when he was about to become a black man in the coal mine, he saw Putmans, who had also been sent here. After a brief exchange, he learned of the fate of Putmans. As Fang Sigu said, the Ming people didn't even bother to attack, but they set up camps in the mountains on all sides and firmly surrounded Reshalan. After a month, without any useful information, Putmans knew he was isolated, and finally decided to go to Fonce Valley in person, flying the white flag.

The process of meeting was simple, Fonsgook's attitude was clear, and from the date of the ultimatum, the fate of the Dutch was one, unconditional surrender. There was no room for bargaining, and Putmans finally accepted the result in humiliation. Although he could hold out for a while, he was afraid of angering everyone and leading to a possible massacre eventually.

The empathetic management of the mine gave the two losers the opportunity to talk alone for twenty minutes. Then the two had an exchange. When asked about the course of the naval battle, Putmans replied even more desperately: "Their capital ship is two thousand tons and is armed with sixty to eighty cannons. Our armed merchant ships are generally around thirty guns. This is not enough, you should also know the range of the Ming cannon. ”

The meeting took place in a straw hut, where the "miners" had lunch. After a brief silence, Putmans looked desperate and said, "I am afraid that Dutch interests in the South China Sea will not be able to sustain themselves for long. ”

Yu Yi nodded very decisively and said: "If you don't make changes, this result is inevitable." I think. A negotiation is needed to resolve this issue, and the key now is how we can get the Governor to know what is really going on. ”

Putmans said: "I tried, but unfortunately you saw the results. Now I can't do anything, and neither can you. Even our fate depends on the mood of the big man in Nanjing. ”

Songjiang Mansion, Jiangsu and Zhejiang silk merchants gather here, and the merchants who can be qualified to come here are all big merchants in Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces. Silk is a thing that Chen Xie has the final say on the sea. It doesn't matter if you go to Japan or to Oto. It is difficult to escape the sight of the Dengzhou Navy. Although many people were dissatisfied with the fact that they wanted to give Chen Xie a piece of money to buy the road, everyone who received the notice was here in person or sent important people here as soon as possible.

In the golden autumn of October, a wave of autumn tigers' counteroffensive was ushered in. Merchants dressed in brocade clothes. When sweating. The mood also became unusually irritable. Everyone was in the house where a "Silk Guild" sign was hung at the door. Use one last bit of patience to wait for the arrival of important people. The name of today's gathering is called the inaugural meeting of the Daming Silk Guild.

This small county town on the Huangpu River has been in the past six months or so. There has been a huge change. The marina is being expanded with many new buildings. The changes are particularly noticeable outside the city, where rows of buildings rise along the banks of the Suzhou Creek. Distinctly different from the county town behind the city walls. It is conceivable that this so-called new district outside the city must be a famous hall made by the cabinet lord. Otherwise, how could there be so many more houses in this area, which was originally a wilderness?

There were more than 30 businessmen who came to this place, all of whom were representatives of Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces. The streets of the new district are smooth, and the ground is a concrete road, which is nothing new. The architectural characteristics are also more obvious, or two-storey, or three-storey buildings, one side facing the street is the façade, and the newly established Jiangnan Shipbuilding Division has been listed.

There are still people on both sides of the road, burying sections of pipes into the ground, these craftsmen from Dengzhou, there are really a lot of tricks. At first, I didn't understand it, but it wasn't until after a rain that everyone realized that this new district was different.

Zhang Xun is a representative of the Zhang family from Xunyang, in his early thirties, as a son of a concubine, he can come here not because of how good he is, but because he is unlucky enough. As a century-old family, the Zhang family is very resistant to the ongoing new commercial tax system in Jiangnan. But you can't leave one person alone, otherwise you may suffer from Chen Gebu's crazy revenge. Even if the Zhang family doesn't care about Chen Xie's revenge locally, the Zhang family, as a major silk industry in Zhejiang, can't hide from Chen Xie at all.

Before coming, Zhang Xun was instructed to deal with it and not to make any promises. In the judgment of the patriarchs, Chen Xie, an alternative in the political arena of the Ming Dynasty, is difficult to have a long-term glory. Not to mention, just a commercial tax offended the officials of the Ming Dynasty in the world. In the Ming Dynasty, it is not a special thing for officials to do business, it can be said to be a very common phenomenon. It's just that the officials themselves are not involved, and their families accumulate a lot of wealth through business. For example, the Zhang family, in Beijing, there are several children who are officials, and collecting business taxes is to take money from their pockets, and it is strange not to object. And don't forget that doing business in Daming to the point that it is impossible not to have an official or a force behind it. It's not a noble, it's a civil servant. Therefore, this commercial tax system has offended a sea of people. With such a person and such a system, who will be optimistic about him? Who would dare to look favorably on him? Even with the support of the emperor, this emperor can't live forever, right? When another emperor comes, is there still less time for people to die and resolve? What can be left of Zhang Juzheng's reform in the end?

Zhang Xun, who came to Huating New District, was unusually quiet in the crowd. It's not like others, who are constantly talking to each other. Zhang Xun, who was sitting on the chair, took a sip of tea, and looked at the door curtain in the corner from time to time. Zhang Xun, who looks calm, is actually surging with the flame of desire in his heart. The old guys of the Zhang family, what they saw seemed to him to be short-sighted. I like to read Ming Pao, and Zhang Xun, who looks at Di Bao if he has nothing to do, knows very well what kind of person this Chen Xie is.

A long time ago, he had heard of Chen Xie, more than ten years have passed, this "feudal town" where everyone shouted and shouted and killed at the beginning, and now it is more nourishing than anyone else, and the scenery is a mess. It was so, it is now, and it will be so in the future. It's very simple, as long as the emperor is not told by the minister that he is dizzy, he will not touch his own financial resources. Just look at these ship divisions, Shandong Ship Division, there are internal servants. Jiangnan Shipbuilding Division, or the internal servant is busy working inside. When the emperor is the emperor, will he have trouble with his own money bag? In front of the silver, will the emperor listen to the civil officials?

Zhang Xun hopes to get a chance to meet this Lord Chen, if he can get his appreciation, Zhang Xun will not hesitate to devote himself to his disciples. I'm afraid, people don't look down on themselves.

The curtain of the door finally opened, and it was not the majestic man who came out, but two veiled women. There was also a young man with a gloomy face, dressed in a green robe, and his eyes were gloomy. Zhang Xun knows this person, his name is Cui Xin, and he is a newly rising fierce man in the silk industry in Jiangnan. Suzhou silk is famous all over the world, this person used to make cotton cloth, after entering the field of silk, in just one year, has become a big man in this industry. Why? Very short, two words, yield.

Everyone knows who is behind him, but no one can help him.

"Today's gathering is presided over by me. My name is Cui Xin, and many people should know me. Today, I would like to tell you one thing, in the future, the silk industry can no longer be chaotic and disorderly, otherwise you will sell yours, and I will sell mine. The same thing is sold to a ghost, and there are dozens of prices, which is not good, very bad. The purpose of today's meeting is to unite and set a pricing power for the best interests of all. ”

After Cui Xin's opening remarks, there was a commotion in the crowd below. This pie is beautifully drawn, but people may not dare to believe it. There was a chill at one point, because no one interjected. Everyone here is forced to come here. Therefore, the people who come with ears are the mainstream. Even if he is a person who can call the shots, he will not be this kind of rising bird at this juncture.

Chen Xie was upstairs, standing behind the railing, watching the movement in the lobby. The reaction of these people was expected by him. At today's meeting, Chen Xie didn't plan to discuss it with them, the key is in the future. As long as they can see the benefits, these people will pounce on themselves like flies that smell blood.

Just when Chen Xie thought that it would be cold, and Cui Xin and the two women were singing, someone below raised their hands. Chen Xie was obviously stunned, did anyone really take the initiative to express his stance at this time? It seems that he is underestimating the heroes of the world.

It was naturally Zhang Xun who raised his hand, and he didn't want to miss this opportunity. As for the future, for the children of the concubines, the future will depend on themselves. If you can't study, you can only hug your thighs.

"What is this gentleman called? Have any questions? Cui Xin was surprised and very happy to remember this handsome man. Zhang Xun arched his hand slightly: "May I ask Mr. Cui, what are the specific benefits of joining the guild?" I think all of you here today are here with that purpose. Now that you're here, you might as well make it clearer. ”

Cui Xin is like a cross talker, a person says, you have to have a compromiser. It was stand-up comedy before, and the original praise was two women. Now kill a Zhang Xun and become a volunteer.

"That's a good question, and I'm going to say it here. Everyone who comes here today will automatically be qualified as a director of the Daming Silk Guild. What are the rights of this director? Here I would like to tell you that in the future, all foreign trade silk, if there is no identity of this director, hehe. Even if the silk rots in the sea, don't even think about selling one. This is a material, and it is still a heavy material. Everyone's eyes immediately rounded, is there anything else to say? Silk is not unsellable in China, but it can be sold out and earn more. If you can't even get out of the sea, who will you sell it to?

After Cui Xin saw everyone's reaction, he smiled proudly and said the next sentence that was even more shocking. (To be continued......)