Chapter 735: There are 'friends' from afar
Of course, after all.
But my heart is still worried.
To reverse black and white is bound to be a huge risk.
However, Deng Yanzhi's words finally made Wang Wenjun make up his mind.
"The prince is now walking a dead end, and there is no way to survive in death at the moment." Deng Yanzhi continued: "What the prince has to do now is to solve this problem, if the attack cannot be stopped and the world is in chaos, then the prince will die and there will be no place to bury." β
"What's more...... Did the prince ever think about it...... Which of the ministers from the coastal provinces is not anxious now? If this continues, their families in the countryside will not even be able to save their lives. Now everyone wants peace, as long as the prince finds a solution to the problem, they will try their best to fight for the prince in Beijing. Besides, when the prince was in the Metropolitan Procuratorate, he also had connections, wouldn't these protΓ©gΓ©s and former officials be helped? β
Deng Yanzhi paused when he said this, and then said: "Things have reached this point, and we can't hesitate anymore." β
Wang Wenjun looked at Deng Yanzhi, took a deep breath, and sighed: "The country has reached this point, for the sake of the people of the world, it has to be like this, if it is guilty, then the crime will go to the old man, as long as the world can be stable, the people can be safe, and the old man can laugh even if he dies." β
After saying that.
Deng Yanzhi immediately knew that Wang Wenjun had made up his mind completely.
Wang Wenjun then asked again: "It's just, how to contact the pirates?" This matter must be done in secret, and no one can tell anyone. β
Deng Yanzhi said: "Students, let's contact us." β
Wang Wenjun thought about it, such a big thing can really only be done by Deng Yanzhi, and he is not at ease with others.
So he nodded and said, "It's hard work." β
Deng Yanzhi said some more words, and then withdrew.
After leaving the line, Deng Yanzhi entered the sedan chair, and then asked the sedan chair driver to go to a rented small house where he stayed.
There are not many people in this small house, only an old mother and a doorman, so it seems very quiet
After Deng Yanzhi entered the door, he went straight to the middle hall of the house.
And here, there is already a man in a scarf and a shirt who has been waiting for him for a long time.
"Brother Deng, what's wrong?" The voice was slightly urgent.
This person...... Although he was dressed in a scarf shirt, his complexion was slightly darker, and at this time, he saluted Deng Yanzhi and asked with concern.
Deng Yanzhi glanced at him, and then said, "It's all right." β
So the man let out a long sigh of relief.
The scholar in front of him is called Cai Wenyuan, Cai Wenyuan is a big family in the south of the Yangtze River, and then he had to go overseas, and after arriving in the Ryukyus, because he was quite influential, he was hired by the Francophone to do general work.
This time, the combined fleet continued to attack the coast, but it has been suffering from fighting like this, but it is constantly attrition, these Europeans, obviously want to get tangible benefits, this must be obtained from the hands of the Ming court.
Thus...... After countless intensified attacks, Cai Wenyuan sneaked inland and began to operate.
In fact, there are many people like Cai Wenyuan, before they fled overseas, they were originally in the Jiangnan area, and they were very famous, and most of them were Zhong Ding's family with a wide range of contacts.
For example, Deng Yanzhi is a native of Suzhou, and Cai Wenyuan is also a Suzhou family, although they have not met each other in the past, they are world friends.
At this time, Cai Wenyuan said happily: "Then the prince agreed?" β
"Promised."
Compared with Fang Cai's anxiety and worry, Cai Wenyuan's face at this time suddenly brightened a little, and he said happily: "If this is the case, this is the luck of the common people, since then, everyone will no longer have the disaster of swords." β
Deng Yanzhi glanced at him and said: "But there is still a trouble at the moment, although the prince agreed, but if you don't show a little sincerity, this matter will not be able to continue." β
Cai Wenyuan hurriedly said: "So what does Brother Deng mean?" β
Deng Yanzhi thought for a while, and said: "This matter is easy, just invite a person who has a lot of status in Europa and can decide things to land, and talk to the prince first, if you let someone else come, you can't be the master, you need to negotiate back and forth, I'm afraid of protracted time, but now I don't say that the prince can't wait, even if you can't wait, you can usher in the send-off like this, once you are detected, you will have a long night and many dreams." This matter must be cut through quickly. β
Cai Wenyuan smiled and said: "This matter is easy, I will go back and say that there will definitely be someone of weight who will come ashore to talk to the prince in detail." β
Deng Yanzhi nodded: "If this is the case, then it will be beneficial to both parties." β
Cai Wenyuan took a deep look at Deng Yan, and then said: "Of course, it is also of great benefit to Brother Deng...... The promised gold and silver...... has been sent to Brother Deng's hometown. β
Deng Yanzhi put on a faint look: "This is nothing, what I care about is not silver, I just care about the military and civilians along the coast." But...... One more thing......"
"Please also ask Brother Deng for advice."
"Within three days, your fleet will definitely ......" Deng Yanzhi paused, and then said slowly: "We will definitely organize a big attack." β
"This ......" Cai Wenyuan looked puzzled, and said suspiciously: "Didn't you say that you want to prepare for peace?" β
Deng Yanzhi: "Only by fighting can peace be negotiated, and the more ruthless the fighting, the more useful the peace will be." If you don't fight hard, you won't know the pain, and no matter how much the prince polishes the terms of this peace, the court may not be willing to agree. β
Cai Wenyuan's eyes lit up again: "To promote peace?" β
Deng Yanzhi: "This is not what I said, this is what you said." β
Cai Wenyuan immediately understood, and hurriedly laughed: "Yes, yes, yes, foolish brother understands, understands, Brother Deng is so talented, but he can't be an official, he can only be a friend, it's a pity." It's just that......... Brother Deng...... Where do you think it's best to hit? β
Deng Yanzhi pondered for a moment, and then said: "Completely cut off the canal and burn the blocked boats in the canal!" β
Cai Wenyuan seemed to think of something, took a deep breath, and said, "Now on the canal, where are there more boats?" β
"At present, because the canal is often interrupted, a lot of boats, as a last resort, are backlogged in Yangzhou, where there is also a Jiangdu warehouse, which has accumulated a large amount of grain and grass......"
Cai Wenyuan nodded and said: "Brother Deng's golden and jade words, the foolish brother has been taught, I will go back immediately, other than that...... There are also 100,000 taels of gold and silver, and the foolish brother went to tell them that in a few days, he would try his best to send it to Brother Deng's hometown in Suzhou. β
Deng Yanzhi smiled slightly and said: "Get people's money and eliminate disasters for people, Brother Cai Xian, it's not appropriate to stay here for a long time, you better go quickly." β
Obviously, what should have been said was finished, and the two shook each other and said goodbye to each other.
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A few days later.
A fan took advantage of the night to land on the shore, and then arranged for an airtight carriage to be sent to Zhenjiang quickly.
In Zhenjiang, Wang Wenjun was waiting anxiously.
And the carriage was safely parked in the backyard.
Deng Yanzhi waited patiently here, and dismissed everyone in the back house early, leaving only himself and his scholars.
The man got out of the carriage, and Deng Yanzhi stepped forward and saluted.
And the blonde and blue-eyed man in front of him obviously couldn't understand Chinese.
However, Cai Wenyuan followed, stepped forward to translate for him, and after greeting Deng Yanzhi, he began to lead people into the small hall of the back house.
In the small hall, Wang Wenjun sat upright, got up and said politely to the people: "There are friends from afar, don't you say ......."
Cai Wenyuan whispered to this person.
Fan Ren immediately asked Cai Wenyuan to translate: "Prince, this is the Earl of House, he has heard your name for a long time, and deeply admires your determination to think about the people of the Ming Dynasty, so I came to visit." The Count of House was the niece-in-law of the King of France and the nephew of the Emperor of Austria, and a Portuguese ......"
Wang Wenjun listened directly, and this large number of titles probably means that the other party's identity is very noble, and he is a person who can speak and count, and his meaning represents the will of the entire fleet.
Wang Wenjun said: "It's a relative of the emperor, rude, rude, please sit, please sit, come, tea." β
The tea water came up, and the man named House took a sip and immediately squirted out, with a bitter face and a frown.
Cai Wenyuan hurriedly said: "The earl can't taste this tea, I think it's too bitter, and I ask the prince not to blame." β
Wang Wenjun smiled slightly: "Although it is said that the local customs are followed, it is true that the tea is the case when you first taste it, it doesn't hurt, it doesn't hurt." β
With that, the men stayed in the small hall for the whole night.
They are fighting with each other, and they seem to be scrutinizing every detail.
Wang Wenjun is very simple, he just wants to get out and get rid of this hot potato, so for him, what he wants is for the fleet to stop attacking.
As for the preferential treatment given by Daming, he also tried his best to do his best under the condition of not ceding the city.
And as for the elimination of customs duties, trade, leased ports, and ...... Through tributary relations, gold and silver were obtained, and these ...... It's all negotiable.
It's just that obviously the other party didn't let go easily.
For example, in the relationship between the tributaries, this surprised Wang Wenjun, he thought that the other party only wanted to profit, but he didn't expect that he also began to detour in name.
It's just that Deng Yanzhi, who was sitting on the side, understood what this House meant, House had already seen Wang Wenjun's hole cards clearly, ostensibly entangled in name, but in fact he was holding on to the name, hoping that Wang Wenjun would make concessions in other aspects.
This is equivalent to directly seeing Wang Wenjun's mind to calm the people, and pressing step by step.
And Wang Wenjun is a person......
Deng Yanzhi just wanted to laugh, when it comes to supervising the military horses, Wang Wenjun's eyes are low and low, but when it comes to negotiations, it is obviously a waste.
It's just that such a person is in a high position and his identity is extremely noble.
So, Deng Yanzhi's eyes couldn't help but pass a few interesting looks...... Eight Shares of Takeshi ...... It's actually such a person...... It's a pity for me, I have repeatedly fallen into the name of Sun Shan, but I am just giving advice to others, and I am still a white ding, so good...... Earn some more money.