Xie Jin arrived at Qixia.

At this time, it was getting late, and the moon hung lonely in a corner of the quiet black night sky.

The county king's mansion not far away is brightly lit, reflecting the night like day.

Xie Jin got out of the carriage, and someone had already handed him a name post.

Soon after, a person walked out, came to him, and said respectfully: "Xie Gong, please." ”

Xie Jin didn't recognize who this person was.

However, this person recognized Xie Jin, and this person was Yu Qian.

At that moment, Yu Qian led Xie Jin inside, bypassed a few doorways, and finally saw Zhang Anshi in a side hall of the palace.

Xie Jin bowed and said, "Foolish minister Xie Jin, I have seen His Royal Highness." ”

Say goodbye, salute.

Yu Qian stood aside, looking at his giegie, and admired his demeanor when he saw his gestures.

Zhang Anshi raised his eyes to look at Xie Jin, and said to Xie Jin: "Ah...... Have a seat. ”

Xie Jin also looked neither humble nor arrogant, and sat down calmly.

Zhang Anshi said: "I heard that King Zhao actually detained more than 100 of my horsemen, what is going on?" ”

Everyone has a newsletter coming in, so in a way, they all know the news from Java.

Xie Jin said calmly: "This is a misunderstanding, His Royal Highness King Zhao didn't know that His Royal Highness the King of Wuhu County was actually ...... Among the readers, there are people. After all, Java has set up 100 households, and there should be plenty of manpower. Naturally, His Royal Highness King Zhao is thousands of miles away, and sometimes his behavior is a little frivolous, and it is also appropriate for Jinyi Wei to send more people to keep an eye on him. ”

As soon as these words came out, he blamed Zhang Anshi for not suspecting King Zhao and sending so many people to monitor, which was obviously far beyond the specifications of monitoring a prince.

Zhang Anshi was not stupid, he suddenly heard the deep meaning of these words, he laughed and said: "Haha, mainly those who are scholars, they are attacking the court on weekdays, and this king has long suspected them, this time they went to sea, and Jinyiwei thought they had a plan, so they ...... More than 100 people were placed inside, which was also a precaution, not any suspicion of King Zhao. ”

Xie Jin nodded and said: "His Royal Highness is in charge of the Jinyi Guard, and he is comprehensive in all aspects, when the foolish minister was in Java, he had dealt with the local hundred households, and this Jinyi Guard was loyal to his duties, which is really a good thing for His Highness to teach." ”

Zhang Anshi said: "Wherever you are, it's just a matter of loyalty." I already know a little about Java, these scholars, after all, are my Ming people, and now they ...... But he was moved to Java and imprisoned on the island of Java, which ...... Some of them don't make sense. ”

Zhang Anshi raised legal issues.

To tell the truth, Zhao Wang's heart is too dark, and he is simply playing a pig killing plate, and righteous people like Zhang Anshi can't look past it.

Xie Jin said at this time: "Speaking of this, His Royal Highness King Zhao has long wanted to go to the book, but he is afraid that His Majesty will worry about him, so he has repeatedly not made up his mind. ”

Zhang Anshi was suspicious for a while, raised his eyebrows and said, "On the book, what book?" ”

Xie Jin said: "Java is not as good as Annam and Luzon, Annam and Luzon, as early as a hundred years ago, there were a large number of Han people crossing to the south, because of this, the kings are vassals, let's say the king of Han, the king of Han is in Annam, the Han people of Annam, according to statistics, there are nearly one million, with these foundations, the king of Han in Annam can be described as a fish in water." ”

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"But His Royal Highness King Zhao, who is also His Majesty's son-in-law, went to Java, the land of Java, there are very few Han people, so far, all Han people, almost all from the guards and family scrolls brought by King Zhao at the beginning, but only a few households, these horses, in Java, it is really unsustainable. In the past few years, His Royal Highness King Zhao has worked hard to recruit Han people, but most of the results have been limited, after all, outside the Java Hanging Lonely Territory, there are many natives around, which can be described as dangerous. How can Your Majesty be so thick as King Han and King Bo Zhao? ”

Zhang Anshi: "......"

Xie Jin continued: "It's difficult, it's too difficult, until now, the Han people in Java count 24,000 households, counting 100,000 people, but the natives are like dark clouds covering the sun, as many as cow hair, King Zhao is sad, it is difficult to continue in Java, and he can't sustain it, and he wants to complain several times, but he is afraid that his father will worry about his son, and the emperor will worry about the side affairs thousands of miles away. For the son and the minister, it should be to share the worries of the monarch, not to add troubles to the monarch. ”

Zhang Anshi had no choice but to say: "Okay, okay, I know, it's difficult for everyone now." ”

"Not necessarily." Xie Jin said: "Let's talk about the King of Han, the King of Han is in Annan, which is connected to Daming by land, and I heard that it has always attracted the border people of Yungui." There are also the kings of Zhou, etc., as far as I know, they actually went to the Ryukyus and Korea, and after the false claim that it was the Jingjing, there were many men killed in the war, and many women were widowed and ran the family business, and they wanted to visit the men to join them, and in the Korean country, they recruited men on a large scale, and transported them to Luzon and other places by boat. King Zhao was honest and refused to do this unrighteous thing, but suffered a loss. ”

On the one hand, the Central Plains Dynasty has ruled Korea for a long time, so the customs are the same, and the Korean state also uses Chinese characters, and the official language is Chinese.

Zhang Anshi's face darkened: "There is still such a thing?" ”

Xie Jin sighed: "It is not easy for the kings to be outside, after all, they are eyed by the natives, and now there is no way to survive in order to survive." ”

Zhang Anshi originally wanted to morally condemn King Zhao.

Who would have thought that Xie Jin's words would first expose all the methods of various countries, indicating that King Zhao was already moral compared to his uncles and brothers.

At the same time, he poured bitter water, which made Zhang Anshi speechless for a while.

What can Zhang Anshi say, after all, he also did this, Xinzhou side, there is a deal with Jinyiwei, but all the family files that are crimes are sent to Xinzhou, plus when they solicit the people, they will inevitably say some nonsense, if you really want to talk about it, no one is clean.

Zhang Anshi smiled and said: "Also, everyone has difficulties, since they all have difficulties, we must be considerate of each other." What is the reason for Xie Gong's visit? ”

Xie Jin coughed, and there was a waiting entourage outside.

I saw that the attendant was holding a stack of official documents and books in his hands.

Zhang Anshi silently glanced at Yu Qian.

Yu Qian understood and hurriedly stepped forward to hand over to the entourage.

After a while, Yu Qian said: "Your Highness, it's about some of the Zhao Kingdom's mines and fields. ”

Zhang Anshi said: "This Zhao country is thousands of miles away, and the transportation costs of this field and mine are too much, but it is useless. ”

Xie Jin said: "Your Highness, Yuchen has also thought about these problems, so after thinking about it carefully, he roughly sorted out some opinions. ”

Zhang Anshi looked up at him and said, "I want to hear about it." ”

So Xie Jin said: "Ordinary grain and minerals, it is true that the transportation cost is too high, and the transportation time is too long, not to mention that the Central Plains is rich in products, and it is indeed of little use." As for spices, ivory and other things, to tell the truth, whether it is His Royal Highness the Han King of Annam, or the King of Zhou in Luzon, or other vassal kings, everyone is desperately trying to send spices and ivory to the Central Plains. ”

After a pause, Xie Jin said again: "So Yuchen is thinking about something, that is, to be profitable, and to use the land of Java...... So...... His Royal Highness King Zhao explored and found a large number of high-grade sulfur mines in Java, and he must be quite interested in this if he wants to come to His Royal Highness. ”

Zhang Anshi said: "Sulfur ...... Even if the quality is lower, it's not impossible. ”

Xie Jin said: "If it is just pure mining, of course, this transportation is expensive and may not be profitable, but what if it is Qixia Trading Company, open a refining workshop there, and then transport the finished sulfur back to the Central Plains?" This account, in fact, Yuchen has calculated, the advantage is not small, and Qixia Commercial Bank can also get a piece of the pie. ”

"Besides, now His Royal Highness King Zhao, the demand for the Central Plains, every time I ask the ships of the Qixia Trading Company to send a large number of steel products and weapons and the required silk and tea to Java, when the ship goes, it is full, but when it returns, it is empty, so it is not a waste of the capacity of the merchant ship, it is better to bring my Java specialties on the return trip, especially this sulfur products, in fact, it is just a matter of the way, this freight, in fact, when converted, is actually very small."

After hearing this, Zhang Anshi pondered for a while, and after only a while, he said: "Everyone has benefits, and it also saves the capacity of the return trip, so if you calculate it...... It's not necessarily impossible, I will tell Zhu Jin to do this. ”

Xie Jin hurriedly said: "Your Highness, don't worry, in addition, what Yuchen wants to talk about next is the most important thing." In Java, the abundant products, especially the crops, rose very well, and the Yuchen planted a large amount of sugar cane on the plantations in Java, which has always been expensive and in great demand by the people. ”

After a pause, he sighed and continued, "It's a pity...... Although sucrose is good, it can be boiled down, and after long-distance transportation, it is often easy to mildew, and it is sent to ships from Java, and when it is distributed in the Central Plains, it may become the lowest sucrose. After that, Yuchen suggested that His Royal Highness King Zhao could make some effort in storage, but learned that the glass bottle of Qixia Commercial House, once sealed, was the most convenient to store sucrose, if it was...... The firm will be successful in processing the cane sugar in Java, setting up some workshops, and setting up a glass workshop, and then sending the cane sugar to the Songjiang port for sale. ”

Zhang Anshi smiled and asked a question: "In that case, why don't you do it yourself?" ”

Xie Jin shook his head, but said calmly: "It can't be done." ”

"Why?"

Xie Jin said truthfully: "Although cane sugar is expensive, the difficulty lies in distribution, if it cannot be distributed to the state capitals and sent to thousands of households through various channels, then this business will not be possible." It is true that the cane sugar in Java is a high-quality product, but if you don't let the profits out, you want to monopolize this business, you are afraid of ...... Nor at all. So what His Royal Highness King Zhao means is...... It's better for everyone to do this business in partnership. ”

"The Javanese side is responsible for using the plantation to grow a large amount of sugarcane, and the manpower is responsible for harvesting and processing, while His Highness is responsible for transportation and distribution, so that the people of the Central Plains can get more cane sugar, and the Qixia Merchant House has one more transaction, and the Javanese Plantation also has one more source of wealth, not to mention, these are just a gesture for His Highness, as far as Yuchen knows, the distributors of the Qixia Merchant House are all over the state capitals of the world, so wouldn't it kill three birds with one stone?"

Zhang Anshi was a little interested in hearing this, so he said: "This is easy, you can ship a batch to try it first." ”

Xie Jin smiled and said, "If His Royal Highness is willing to do this, His Royal Highness King Zhao must be grateful." Oh, yes, there's one more thing. ”

Zhang Anshi said: "Let's talk about it." ”

Then he took out a book and handed it to Zhang Anshi with a solemn face.

Zhang Anshi took it and felt a little strange, so Zhang Anshi took a closer look, but asked for a list of weapons and gunpowder.

This appetite is not small, all kinds of artillery, firearms, and even machine guns, as well as knives, guns, swords, halberds and even armor stomachs for self-defense, are dazzling.

Xie Jin was afraid that Zhang Anshi would be dissatisfied, so he explained: "His Royal Highness King Zhao intends to step up a decisive battle with the natives in Java to ensure that the country of Zhao is no longer burdened by the natives, and I implore His Highness to facilitate this matter." ”

Zhang Anshi just said in a surging voice: "This will cost a lot of silver." ”

Xie Jin said: "King Zhao of the silver is naturally willing to give it out, although he can't get it back for a while now, he can borrow money from the bank." ”

Zhang Anshi reminded: "If it is a loan, it needs to be mortgaged. ”

Xie Jin smiled and said, "Isn't what the foolish minister and His Highness talked about exactly a mortgage?" income from sucrose, plus sulfur...... And...... Once this battle can be won by a big victory, Zhao Guo's national strength will be even stronger, and these expenses will not be a problem. ”

Zhang Anshi was suddenly angry, and couldn't help but scold: "I fucking know that it's better to borrow money to buy firearms." ”

Although he was scolded, Xie Jin sat still, and his face was still calm, as if he was not scolding.

Zhang Anshi felt bored, so he said: "This matter, Qixia Commercial Bank and Qianzhuang here, will review it, if there is no problem with the calculation, within three months, it will satisfy King Zhao, you repair the book and go back to tell King Zhao, I and him and even relatives, can give convenience, will definitely provide convenience." ”

It was only now that Xie Jin looked as if he was relieved all of a sudden, got up and saluted, "Thank you, Your Highness." ”

Zhang Anshi waved his hand: "No need." ”

After saying that, Xie Jin didn't stay long, so he stood up and said, "Farewell." ”

Zhang Anshi said: "Yu Qian, you can help me send one." ”

Xie Jin said goodbye and left.

Yu Qian came back, and Zhang Anshi saw that his face was very strange.

Zhang Anshi couldn't help but be a little curious, so he said, "Why do you have such an expression?" ”

Yu Qian was muffled for a while, and then said quietly: "Xie Gong has changed." ”

With that, sigh.

Zhang Anshiwei said: "You are wrong, Xie Jin has never changed. ”

Yu Qian was confused.

Yu Qian didn't know that in Zhang Anshi's impression, Xie Jin has always belonged to the kind of person with a black belly, he is good at calculation, and his tongue is like yellow.

In the past, he was a scholar of Wenyuan Pavilion, so naturally, he wanted to hold the crown prince and take precautions to stabilize his position as a minister.

But now, this guy is now in Java, or rather, his family is old and young, and the whole family has migrated to Java, and from then on, the Xie family will continue to exist in Java for generations.

Java has now become his core interest, so in order to protect his own interests, he will definitely take all methods, clever tongues, and calculate everything clearly.

So in his bones, Xie Jin has not changed, he is still deliberately running for interests, and he is still counting people's hearts repeatedly.

The only difference is that his identity has already been transformed, and in the past six years, he has accepted his current position and intends to continue to shine in his new position.

And now, the reason why Zhang Anshi is still willing to reconcile and cooperate is only because it is really fragrant to cooperate with him.

Packing up a group of readers is not harmful to Zhang Anshi.

And the next big deal with Java was definitely profitable for the imperial court, for the trading house, or for Zhang Anshi personally.

Interests, favors, face, and even the court have been taken care of, and what Xie Jin handed over was a condition that Zhang Anshi could not refuse.

"In the future, you must be careful of the scholars, they start to do business, and they are too ruthless."

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Many pamphlets began to appear in the capital.

In these booklets, most of them are some of the latest articles written by Xie Jin.

I have to say that Xie Jin's article is very well written, and any one of them is enough for readers to be willing to circulate it.

And most of these articles are playing on the sidelines.

For example, it will not criticize the current New Deal, but it will feel that people's hearts are not ancient.

For example, it does not slander the current atmosphere, but quotes scriptures and shouts to abide by the morality of the ancient sages.

There is not a single word of morality mentioned in the article, but the whole article is full of morality.

It's addictive to read.

After that, the ship brought a large number of letters.

After that group of scholars went to Java, those relatives and friends were already worried.

And now, when you get the letter, you have found it like a treasure.

When I opened the letter and read it carefully, I was dumbfounded for a while.

It is actually the pre-Qin system.

You must know that Sage Confucius is the most advocating of Zhou rites.

So much so that later generations of scholars have a special affection for this ancient system.

At the beginning, Fang Xiaoru, that is, the idol of the scholars, after Emperor Jianwen ascended the throne, wrote a letter requesting the restoration of the Zhou system, that is, the perfect replication of the system of the Zhou Dynasty.

Of course, even Emperor Jianwen didn't get dizzy and didn't dare to accompany Fang Xiaoru to play like this.

But this also shows that at least this trend of thought is very marketable, especially among readers.

Especially at a time when this kind of scholar is about to be marginalized and seems to be beginning to be ignored by the imperial court, this news from Java is nothing less than a lifesaver for them.

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The second chapter is delivered, asking for a monthly pass.