Chapter 470: The Wang Family's Thoughts
The Wang family is a big family in southern Fujian, and there are thousands of children in the clan. Pen Fun Pavilion wWw. biquge。 infoThe contemporary head of the family, who serves as the head of the household in the household department, and many people in the clan who are affiliated with the main family are also officials in various places, and now is the heyday.
In the eyes of outsiders, the Wang family is a scholarly family, and they have a good reputation for doing things, and they will help the victims of disasters every disaster year, and many people and officials praise each other.
Secretly, the Wang family was a great force in control of the maritime trade, and they sold silk, tea and ceramics to the land of the South Seas, Manraka, Srivijaya and Nanzhang, all of which were places where they dumped their goods.
After the White Lotus Sect came to southern Fujian, their power expanded again. The White Lotus Sect has its own private soldiers, and after adding soldiers to the fleet, not only will they be safer at sea, but they will also be more confident in facing the natives of the South Seas. In several places, they even launched massacres, plundering large quantities of gold and silver.
The Wang family relied on this to make a lot of money, but a few days ago, a letter from the saintess poured a bucket of cold water on them.
"Ping'er, when will your fifth brother come back?" In the courtyard of the Wang family, there was a rich old man, in good spirits, with a red face, and a majestic bearing between his words.
This person looks like a rich man, but in fact, he is one of the most powerful people in the Wang family. This person's name is Wang Li, and he is the cousin of the contemporary head of the Wang family, and he is responsible for the business of the Wang family.
The person in front of him was named Wang Ping, the third son of the head of the Wang family. Although he is in the third line, he was born to the eldest woman, and he is the son-in-law, and his status in the royal family is extremely respected.
This is also a characteristic of southern Fujian, the Central Plains has experienced countless wars, Hu several times to break through the Central Plains, the real Han inheritance, but to the south. Therefore, this has led to a consequence, these families in the south attach great importance to the patriarchal law, and attach great importance to the elders and the young.
The fifth brother in their mouth is Wang Ao. Wang Ping is the altar master of the White Lotus Sect, and Wang Ao is the deputy altar master. Since Wang Ao went to Taiyuan, he only sent back a letter, saying that he asked the Wang family to sell the shops in the church.
Wang Ping scoffed at this. Although the handwriting in the letter is very similar to Wang Ao's, the writing habits are very unfamiliar, and those who are familiar with it can see the problem at a glance. Therefore, they dare to be sure that Wang Ao must have had an accident, maybe he is under house arrest.
"Second uncle, the fifth brother hasn't come back yet, but I'm afraid there will be a lot of luck. Wang Ping stood in front of Wang Li and said with a worried face. Although he is the son-in-law, he is not the eldest son, and the family business will not be inherited by him, otherwise he will not join the White Lotus Sect. The position of the head of the Wang family will not be given to a thief, and it must be upright. Therefore, his relationship with Wang Ao is very close, and when he heard that Wang Ao might have an accident, he was also worried about him.
"Regardless of the good or evil, we can't control his affairs, and now that the White Lotus Sect is selling shops everywhere, we can't really let it succeed. Wang Li didn't care much about Wang Ao, he just mentioned it casually, a concubine, if he dies, he won't lose much, what he cares about is the Wang family's business.
"Second uncle, the old people of the White Lotus Sect, they are sitting on the private sector and have a lot of manpower, so it is not suitable for us to go head-to-head with them. Besides, this is obviously the order of the saint, and it is not easy for everyone to disobey it. "This is where everyone is embarrassed, everyone may know what's going on in their hearts, but there is no fault at all on the surface, even if it is hard work, it is also a nameless.
"The Holy Maiden's orders, the Holy Maiden did not come forward in person, and anyone can forge this letter, so there is no reason to worry about that. Wang Li sneered, none of the major clans in southern Fujian took this point to heart, not to mention that the saint just sent a letter, even if she came in person, everyone was not stunned.
"The only problem is to teach the private sector. Wang Ping stood more and more respectfully, since the second uncle could say such a thing, it means that there is a solution to this matter.
"There are hundreds of private soldiers in the sect, each of whom is proficient in the art of killing, and he is very loyal to the White Lotus Sect. Wang Li smiled, when the White Lotus Sect first came to southern Fujian, the soldiers of the private sect were surrounded and suppressed by the imperial court, and there were only about 100 people left, but there were more than 100 people, and all ethnic groups in southern Fujian were killed. In the last five years, they have trained quite a few more soldiers and returned to their previous size.
Wang Ping didn't speak, and quietly listened to his second uncle finish speaking.
"Ping'er, have you ever heard of the Japanese people?" Wang Li's eyes flashed with a trace of essence, but his voice was full of Sen Sen's coldness.
"Wa...... Wang Ping's eyelids couldn't help jumping, why did the second uncle ask this, could it be that he had colluded with this Japanese man? Although their Wang family was also in the smuggling business, they did not dare to contact this Japanese people.
If you go to sea to smuggle, you will steal your family and exterminate your family, but if you collude with the Japanese people, it will be stinking for 10,000 years, even if you die, you will be scolded by others.
Since the beginning of the Ming Dynasty, the Japanese people have been constantly invading the coastal areas of the Ming Dynasty. Especially recently, there has been a war within the Wa Kingdom, and more ronin warriors have fled from the country to survive by plundering the coast of the Ming Dynasty. A few days ago, more than 200 Japanese invaders entered Jiangsu and Zhejiang, and they kept going deeper, burning, killing and looting, and even the imperial court was shaken, and the people in the coastal areas hated them to the core.
Once the Wang family colludes with the Japanese Kou, everything in their family will be ruined, and even his father will have to be killed.
"Among the Japanese people, there was a leader named Yoshida Shoichi, who had about 300 men under his command. Wang Li ignored Wang Ping's surprise and continued to speak.
"300 people, I'm afraid it's not enough, besides, colluding with the Japanese is a big crime. Wang Ping hesitated, his face very entangled.
"They still have fifty firearms in their hands. Wang Li's fingers lightly clasped the table, and his tone suddenly became heavy.
"What?
This thing is a big killer, a row of blooms, and it can kill dozens of you in an instant.
"Moreover, the fire guns of the Japanese people are more powerful than my Ming, and they kill faster. Wang Li threw another bombshell, and Wang Ping was dizzy.
The real name of the Japanese firebolt should be called the arquebus, which is not the same as the firebolt of the Ming Dynasty. Every time the Great Feat is activated, the fuse needs to be ignited, which is very troublesome and slow. If you want to launch, you press the bracket, and the ignited lead will be inserted into the gun to achieve the effect of igniting the gunpowder.