Ma Wensheng, a native of Yuanzhou Mansion, Jiangxi, has been a Jinshi in Chenghua for three years.

He was promoted to the prefect of Ningbo for only three years, and at first he thought that Ningbo was a rich place, but after taking office, he found that Ningbo had a city boss, a town guard, and a royal official.

These people have already merged and made Ningbo Mansion a monolith, unless the emperor orders the dismissal and transfer, otherwise, these people will always be the emperor of Ningbo.

Ma Wensheng was still thinking about winning over and dividing one or two at first, but after encountering setbacks, he decisively chose to merge.

In his opinion, promotion may be hopeless, but Ningbo smuggling and maritime trade are very prosperous, as long as you turn a blind eye, you can make enough money to spend a lifetime.

He not only let his clan brother come to Ningbo to buy a lot of industries, but also let his clan brother participate in the maritime business.

This is probably the way maritime merchants win over officials, not only in Zhejiang and Fujian, but also in Guangdong.

Most of the gentry along the coast were involved in the smuggling business, and the new officials were often defeated by the silver and beautiful women sent by the maritime merchants and the gentry.

Therefore, the biggest obstacle to the opening of the sea in the Ming Dynasty was the vested interests along the coast, who did not want the sea ban to be too strict, nor did they want the sea ban to be too loose.

Ma Wensheng originally planned to buy a family business in Ningbo and then take over his family, so that several generations of wealth would be rich.

It's just a decree of Emperor Hongzhi that made him, the prefect, suddenly rise with a sense of "green smoke from the ancestral tomb".

They already had a threshing machine in Ningbo, and as soon as he inquired about it, he immediately understood that it was from overseas.

At first, he was a little hesitant, but looking at the drawings sent from above, he was instantly relieved.

Regardless of whether you bought it or made it yourself, wouldn't it be nice if this thing was promoted?

So Ma Wensheng summoned Zhang He, and Wang Yan went to Dongfan.

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"So, can that Dongfan really produce more than 10,000 threshers per month?" Ma Wensheng was in the living room, and confirmed with excitement on his face.

Wang Yan nodded, and said very calmly: "Master, it's just a little difficult!" ”

"But it doesn't hurt to say it!"

Wang Yan arched his hand and said: "Master, this Dongfan, everyone has short hair and short clothes, and even has black faces, they use Chinese characters, and the words they speak are similar to the official dialect, but they founded a country and called themselves Huaxia!" And everything is also very orderly, not only with laws and regulations, but also with the country everywhere. ”

"It's fine if it's just like this, but they actually have a move to win over my Ming people! Now over there, it is estimated that there are no less than tens of thousands, and there are still Ming people arriving every day. When I look at all the things on the island, I feel very strange in my heart, but I am faintly worried! ”

Ma Wensheng frowned, suppressed his original excitement and asked, "You mean, this group of people is unknown, but they have a great connection with my Central Plains?" ”

"Don't be afraid of 10,000, just in case! Has the old man forgotten that at the beginning, the coastal area was deeply affected by the remnants of Zhang Shicheng and Fang Guozhen, and Emperor Taizu also spent a lot of effort to exterminate them! ”

Ma Wensheng stood up with a snap: "Could it be that this group of people has something to do with Zhang Shicheng and the rest of Fang Guozhen?" ”

"I'm not sure about that either!" Wang Yan slowly glanced at it and said, "But I'm afraid that this group of people, like Zhang Shicheng and Fang Guozhen, are immigrants from the Central Plains who have been left overseas!" The east is far from the southeast half of our Ming Dynasty, but it is very close! This group of people is good at using iron, and at this time, they are vigorously restraining my Ming people, don't you feel scared? ”

"That's right!" Ma Wensheng sat down weakly, and then asked, "What else did you find?" ”

Wang Yan was still very calm: "This group of people is not just good at using iron, I stayed in Mocheng over there for two days, and found that these short hairs are nothing in detail in the law, master, please look at this thing!" ”

As he spoke, Wang Yan took out the "Huaxia Foreign Commercial Law" from his waist and handed it over.

Ma Wensheng flipped through the pages after taking it, at first he was a little uncomfortable with the horizontal writing from left to right, and he couldn't adapt to the whole vulgar text, but after reading it, he couldn't help but be surprised.

This is no longer a matter of detail, but comprehensive, and it also introduces that if there is an objection to the clause, you can appeal to the local law court.

And these clauses, in fact, are to clarify the rights and obligations, as well as the provisions that must be complied with, as well as some foreign-related clauses.

"There are also masters in the east!" Ma Wensheng sighed, he firmly believed in the law of the Ming Dynasty, and he couldn't understand it so clearly.

Wang Yan nodded: "So master, if this deal is really to be done, let's ...... Let's ......"

didn't say anything later, but Ma Wensheng understood very well that in the face of such an overseas country, which was not yet a tributary country, he had to take risks if he rashly approached it.

More importantly, this Dongfan's actions have seriously violated the laws of the Ming Dynasty, and a single abduction of good people is enough to make the emperor angry.

But do you poke it?

Ma Wensheng thought about it and immediately dispelled this idea!

Since the threshing machine was presented by the prefect of Zhangzhou, it shows that Dongfan has close contacts with Fujian. What's more, in his Ningbo Mansion, there are also businessmen who have already contacted Dongfan.

No matter which one it is, it is decided that it is not a good thing to poke it, and it may offend a lot of people.

The key is that Ma Wensheng really wants to use the threshing machine to get a good qualification, if he does this well, he will inevitably get a top evaluation.

At that time, if there is a vacancy in the six departments and six departments, the emperor and his old man may really think of him. and they have all become prefects, and they inevitably want to spy on the political envoys of a province.

Seeing that Ma Wensheng didn't speak, Wang Yan's heart immediately brightened, and he coughed and said: "Master, if this matter is to be done, we can't come forward too much, since there is a Zhang He, we will win one or two more, and let him hand over all the threshers he got to us!"

As for catching the line this time, we can also go a few times secretly, anyway, we have the sea quotation document in our hands. It's just that we don't have a ship in our hands, and if we don't swagger, we can't connect Ningbo maritime merchants. The only way I can think of is a sailor! ”

"Sailor?" Ma Wensheng was surprised, "This ......"

"Listen to me, sir, this coastal guard station, which one is not stained in the smuggling business? As long as this deal is promised to give them enough silver, they will definitely be willing to run, we only need to send out a maritime warning in the name of Ningbo Prefecture, and bring them enough money by the way, they will be willing to make this peace of mind money! ”

Ma Wensheng thought about it, but felt that this idea was indeed feasible, and sent out a maritime alarm, and the sailor could go out in the name of pursuing the Japanese invaders.

As long as it is properly agreed, the ships of these sailors will pursue to Dongfan, and no one will have anything wrong with them.

As for getting some threshers back, naturally just get them into his hands secretly, and the chief soldier of the Navy Division will also choose to accept this convenience.

"That'...... Then you can talk to the Qiantang Shui Master about this matter first. Ma Wensheng nodded.

Wang Yan said again: "It's just that the lord of the Dongfan Kingdom asked for a population of 2,000, otherwise this sea quotation document will be invalid." ”

"Two thousand!" Ma Wensheng frowned, "This matter is difficult to do, if it is the government...... It is not difficult for the government to come forward and get 2,000 people by resettle displaced people! But if this thing is poked out, this royal official will be able to take off my black gauze hat with a twist! ”

Wang Yan smiled: "Master, if you have no opinion, you can leave this matter to Zhang He!" ”

"Zhang He?"

"Mmmm, the master forgot, Zhang He has some connections with pirates!"

Ma Wensheng suddenly realized, but he felt a little worried in his heart.

Wang Yan said: "According to Dongfan's statement, the thresher may have been sold in Fujian and Ningbo, as long as the master can get one or two thousand units, it will definitely be far better than other Zhejiang state capitals." This alone can get an excellent grade! As long as we don't come forward, we will get rid of Zhang He when the time comes, and it will naturally be fine! ”

"How do I take it off?"

"Zhang He's reliance in Ningbo, but a few low-end squires, plus a little pirate foundation, such a person is not as good as the sea merchants in Ningbo Mansion! Just colluding with the Japanese and abducting good people can kill him! Wang Yan sneered.

Ma Wensheng thought about it, and said with a smile on the corner of his mouth: "Okay! That's a good idea, and when the time comes...... At that time, no one will know, there are twists and turns here! ”

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