Wanli Youming

Chapter 329

Chapter 329

Next, the gentry in Guangdong did not dare to hide their tricks anymore, and they all truthfully reported the real situation of their family's smuggling trade.

Among the sons of these noble gentry, although some were eager to try to expose their patriarch and gain an official position, and improve their status in the clan, but because their patriarch was honest, they had no chance of exposing them.

Therefore, Wang Xijue knew the real situation of Guangdong Maritime Trade.

"Any big smugglers trade with Xiyi for more than 10 taels, and even a few hundred thousand taels."

"It's no wonder that the Lin Fuyuan joins them and forgets that they are patrolling here on behalf of the Son of Heaven."

"The price of grain in Guangdong has been soaring these past few days. It must be because Lin Fuyuan and Zhang Xunyin informed the local big households about the extermination of Myanmar in advance, and asked them to stock up on grain as soon as possible?"

Wang Xijue asked with a smile about Governor Lin Bin and Governor Zhang Yingzhao.

Lin Bin was sweating and asked Wang Xijue: "Is there still Jin Yiwei who is helping the elders in the cabinet, and even knows about the hoarding of food by big households!"

Zhang Yingzhao even questioned Wang Xijue at this time: "The situation in Guangdong, the subordinates and the Fuyuan know better than the cabinet! The water here is very deep, and they are not as easy to deal with as you think!"

As Zhang Yingzhao spoke, he pointed to the officials and gentry in the hall: "Ge Lao can rely on the present to trick them and their children into this Huizhou government office, and then use Zhang Dongying (Zhang Yuanxun)'s soldiers to force them to sign a contract The alliance under the city, but the boss can't keep them here forever, can he, after they go out? What will you use to fight them, relying on the emperor who is thousands of miles away, or relying on us few officials?"

"Elder Ge knows that not to mention the reform of maritime trade, but the collection of taxes, we can't rely on these low-level officials, and we have to rely on them and the subordinates who are in collusion with them!"

"Elder Ge is also from a powerful family. It should be clear that they can mobilize tens of thousands of bravery to fight against the government, but how about the imperial court, can they raise an army of [-] to encircle and suppress them?"

The more Zhang Yingzhao talked, the more excited he became.

Wang Xijue just smiled lightly and said, "If it's easy, what do you need the minister to do?"

Afterwards, Wang Xijue looked at the wealthy gentry in Guangdong: "However, Zhang Xun is right. It is not enough to rely on a few local officials, but also rely on you and the people of Guangdong!"

"The blue thread on the hard road, to enlighten the mountains and forests."

"Help the barbarian well, strengthen my Huaxia."

"All these can only be accomplished if the monarch and the subjects are as one as one."

Wang Xijue got up and spoke again, "However, if you still don't want the imperial court to dominate the maritime trade, then the servants can only continue to kill and bleed."

"Because, if the sea trade can't bring the benefits of enriching the country, strengthening the army and benefiting the people to the imperial court, if it only strengthens the local tyrants, then this sea trade is as good as no!"

"My servant can also directly designate the group of Xiyi in Haojing as rebels. That's why I made firearms privately, and then asked the imperial court to send a large army to suppress them, and use them as an excuse to confiscate them according to their household registration!"

"Next, please ask the imperial court to implement the strictest sea ban in Guangdong, and no boards are allowed to enter the sea!"

Wang Xijue immediately said it with a face of determination, and said:

"I have already drawn up such a memorial. As long as I die here suddenly, some of my family members will report the remains of the servant. At that time, the emperor will think that Guangdong should implement the most severe maritime ban because of the memorial. Thinking that the Xiyi had the ambition to plot our China, and then according to what the servant said, sent a large army to stay in Guangdong, sealed off the sea and moved the people."

"Don't underestimate the determination of the imperial court. At that time, 1000, 1, or even 10 people may die, and the sea ban will be strictly enforced!"

"What's more, at present, the imperial court's land and water troops have gathered Guangdong and Guangxi. They were supposed to cross the sea to conquer Burma, but if there is a rebellion in Guangdong where the Western Barbarians colluded with family thieves, it will be a matter of ease to put down the rebellion in Guangdong!"

As Wang Xijue said that, he looked at Zhang Zao: "General Zhang, I want you to temporarily act as a general in Haojing, and go to Haojing to kill all those barbarians in the west. Kou, let you have the opportunity to make meritorious deeds and atone for your sins, would you be willing?"

"Humble duty is willing to serve the court loyally!"

Zhang Zao, who had already been dismissed, hurriedly cupped his hands and replied.

"Ge Laorong, we didn't say that the imperial court should not dominate the maritime trade, all of this is just the Du family's idea."

At this time, the gentleman Yuan Yupei said something hastily.

"Yes!"

"Is it the king's land in the whole world? The imperial court wants to reform the sea trade. How dare we resist. We just hope that we can consider more people's sentiments."

"In the past, everyone smuggled, resulting in very little tax money from the court. Even Hao Jing only handed over 500 taels of silver. This was due to the collusion of the Du family. , so we all started smuggling, and we also bribed Fu Fu. It is said that the profit of sea trade is not high."

All these gentry said so, and decisively betrayed Lin Bin and Zhang Yingzhao.

"you!"

The inspector Zhang Yingzhao stood up immediately, pointing at these Guangdong gentry with a look of resentment.

"Please ask the king to order the flag card, take down Lin Bin and Zhang Yingzhao, and take off their black hats, waiting for participation!"

Wang Xijue suddenly gave an order.

"Yes!"

And Lin Bin and Zhang Yingzhao were detained.

Therefore, Zhang Yingzhao had no choice but to hurriedly shout to Wang Xijue: "Mr. Ge! We are all court officials, can you really just sit back and watch them, these powerful patriarchs, let us be scapegoats?!"

"Now I think that I am an official of the court and not a backer of the gentry?"

"Before this, where were the official admonitions forgotten?"

After Wang Xijue asked the two of them with a smile, he looked at the Guangdong gentry: "Don't really think that the servants only dare to deal with a few officials, but you don't know what is the main force in Guangdong that prevents the imperial court from reforming the maritime trade?"

"Next, because of the destruction of Burma, the imperial army is gathered here. You'd better be honest. If you need to cooperate with the servants to patrol the sea trade, you should cooperate well. If you need to release the food for sale, you should sell it. Don't think that you can organize it. Thousands of people or even 10 people fight with weapons, so many people can be organized to fight against the imperial court, and the imperial army has not killed tens of thousands of bandits here!"

"We dare not!"

"Ge Lao came here according to God's will, and he is a master of Qingtian who loves the people like a son. If Ge Lao restructures the maritime trade, it will naturally satisfy both the court and the people, and even make a great contribution to appease the barbarians and calm the people!"

All the Cantonese gentry replied honestly.

Wang Xijue nodded and said with a smile: "Then I will go back to Guangzhou City tomorrow. When that time comes, I will have to see whether Guangzhou City greets me with cannons or firecrackers."

"Ge Lao is joking, Ge Lao is patrolling the heavens, how dare we be disrespectful, unless it is because I forgot how to write the word loyalty."

The gentry Yuan Yupei said with a smile.

Wang Xijue didn't say anything else, he just came to Guangzhou the next day.

along the way.

Wang Xijue kept his face sullen. He really didn't want to make such a big commotion in Guangdong.

But he knew that if he could not complete the tasks assigned by the court and prove his ability to the emperor, then he would lose the chance to become the chief assistant in the future.

no way.

Who today's emperor needs a politician, not a politician who can only be a man.

Therefore, Wang Xijue knew that he could not let the emperor feel that he could not get any results even by inspecting the sea trade, so he had to use the method of turning the table to achieve his goal of successfully inspecting the sea trade.

If the Cantonese gentry do not cooperate with him to inspect the sea trade, he will use a leftover to completely return Daming to the forbidden sea mode to threaten the Cantonese gentry.

Wang Xijue has this ability.

Because there are indeed a lot of his disciples and old officials, and there were indeed many inland officials who advocated banning the sea. Among them, his fellow scholar-bureaucrat Zhu Wan is a typical representative.

However, when Wang Xijue returned to Guangzhou, what greeted him was indeed not cannons, but thundering firecrackers and gongs and drums.

Moreover, unlike Wang Xijue's first visit to Guangzhou, which was very quiet, almost all the gentry in the city came out to greet him this time.

Obviously, the gentry in Guangdong were still intimidated by him, worried that if he really died on the way of inspection, his family, Wang Xijue, would really play a posthumous copy of him and ask the court to implement a stricter sea ban. The pot was smashed.

Not long after Wang Xijue came to Guangzhou to inspect the coastal defense, he directly ordered Zhang Yu: "You immediately lead your troops to Haojing as a general of Haojing, and control all the Xiyi in Haojing! Especially the Xiyi The firearms workshops and craftsmen are all under control, and if there is any resistance, they will be wiped out on the spot!"

"Yes!"

"slow!"

But at this time, Liu Xizhi, the deputy envoy of Guangdong Haiphong Road, shouted, and then looked at Wang Xijue.

(End of this chapter)