Ming dynasty grand dude

Seeing this, Mao Rui hurriedly returned the gift, and Zhang Xiaogong helped him up with a smile: "Since you're here, let's make a good plan over there..."

Hearing this, Mao Rui also nodded: "Most of the guards in Yuefu are unusable, and the fugitives are so many that they have been implicated..."

"Especially the gentry and rich merchants often privately build large ships to go to sea and trade with foreign 'fanships' privately, and the generals of the guards have many collusion with them..."

There is another thing that Mao Rui didn't say, that is, most of these gentry have their own people in the court.

Same class, classmate, same year... Wait, he Mao Rui is just a Fuchang uncle, how can we investigate deeply!

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Chapter 377 Mao Rui and Yutian take care of each other, and sea merchants are not of one mind

"The last general still has [-] soldiers available, most of them are wolf soldiers from West Guangxi!"

Mr. Zhang has no doubts about this, after all, Mao Rui has been operating in Huguang for many years.

Moreover, there were actions to quell the chaos before, and he went to suppress the rebellion in Qiongdao later.

It was also because of this series of rebellions that the incompetence of the guards was fully exposed, so Daming had to start the recruitment and transfer system.

The deployment of wolf soldiers gradually moved towards the stage of Ming Dynasty history, and the most prominent one in terms of recruiting soldiers was Qi Wuyi's Zhejiang soldiers.

"It's not urgent. Since you're here, let's take a look at the new training items and training points of the National Defense Forces."

Young Master Zhang smiled at Mao Rui and said softly, "You just need to do your best in this battle, and if you have meritorious service, you can go to the capital to study..."

What else can he study when he arrives at the capital with such a position as the commander-in-chief? !

It must be the Royal Military Academy of the Empire. When I think that I will be able to become a "student of the Son of Heaven" after finishing my studies...

Mao Rui's excited liver is trembling, this is a big backer!

But Zhang Xiaogong ordered Ji Wujiang Yingzi to call Xie Yutian, and then asked Mao Rui and Xie Yutian to work together to take care of each other.

"Speak up, everyone! I also looked at the sand table, and I asked about everything that should be asked..."

The dragon-headed stick in Tongshang's hand paused on the ground, looking at the heads of various families who were silent in the living room of his home and said.

"Tomorrow, this matter will end, should this group participate or not?!"

Tong Shang is indeed the leading merchant in northern Guangdong, as can be seen from the several six-foot red coral trees in the living room of his home.

And that screen, probably more than eight feet long.

On it are all carved pieces of tortoise shell, palm-shaped red coral, and black pearls inlaid on the whole piece of rosewood. It turns out to be a bird's-eye view of thousands of miles of mountains and rivers!

This majestic and extravagant style is probably not found in the imperial palace!

"Cheng Chungong, there is no room for me to maneuver in this matter!"

But I saw a dark, short and fat man muttering slowly, "That jade chi tiger is easy to provoke?! What they are doing is still conspiracy..."

"If we don't follow other matters, I'm afraid the first ones who will find fault with us are the chief envoy and the inspector, right?!"

This is true, that beautiful Jade Chihu said it from the very beginning.

He built this pier just to make political achievements for these two, so that they can be promoted.

Including asking them, the gentry and rich merchants, to return the land, it is also clearly stated for this reason.

If they are not willing, then Jade Chihu probably hasn't said anything yet...

Zhang Xuanying and Zhao Lifu, why don't they just gnash their teeth and kill them all? !

You are going to hinder a certain family's promotion, isn't that the enemy of life and death? !

There is no doubt that whoever dares to be in charge at these times must be a sworn enemy!

Who cares who he is, let's ask who it is after he dies first!

"I know what Bozhang said, but I... can't be reconciled!!"

But seeing Tong Shang's gloomy eyes, he slammed the dragon-headed stick in his hand to the ground with a "bang~!".

The image of the honest old man at the banquet completely disappeared, replaced by an old ghost with a sinister face.

All the gentry and wealthy merchants present sighed, who can be reconciled? !Who is willing? !

All the fields occupied by grandparents and fathers were drawn to their own families to pass on.

Now all have to be picked out from the gap between the teeth, who can be willing to do this? !

If you talk about playing tricks with that Jade Chihu, you only pick out a little bit? !

Hehe~ Didn't you hear that little Zhou's butler, Zhou Jinshan, said that he needs to "assess his qualifications"!

What is "Qualification Assessment"? !It's about how much you bleed.

The result of playing flower jobs is that the "qualification assessment" fails. Who dares to bet on this? !

"Think of it! It's impossible for him, Jade Chihu, to stay here forever in northern Guangdong. As long as he leaves, don't we have the final say?!"

But he saw that the thin old man sitting on the upper left had his hands in his sleeves and had been closing his eyes to rest his mind.

He didn't speak until this time, and said in a hoarse voice, "I'm afraid the court is watching this matter..."

"Don't forget, how many speech officials, censors and even servants..."

"Right now, they are all digging sand and mud on the Chaobai River!"

What these words said immediately made these gentry and rich merchants tremble, but the old man lowered his head and said softly.

"Then "Fat Pile Narrative Collection" must have been read by all of you. Chen Shenyi...has been down for a few days?! Forgot?!"

When Chen Shenyi was mentioned, the faces of these gentry and rich merchants became more frightened, and some even couldn't help but tremble.

They also went to the capital to do business, so they know who Chen Shenyi is better than anyone else.

His eyes and eyes are really good, after all, he was able to gain a firm foothold in such a place as the capital and once overwhelmed Xungui.

Could this be an ordinary person? !However, a "Fat Pile Narrative Collection" knocked him to the ground and refuted him completely.

Of course, the "Fat Pile Narrative Collection" they saw was still an abridged version.

Except for Emperor Ouchi Koji and the Crown Prince who can watch the full version, no one else is allowed to watch it.

Only a few disciples of Grandpa Zhang can still see the complete version of "Fat Pile Narrative Collection".

At least for the time being, this "Fat Pile Narrative Collection" will not be released to the outside world.

"Let's go! I heard that Zhou Jinshan had already returned from Foshan..."

But he saw the old man on the upper left stand up slowly, and only then could he see his face clearly.

The old man's complexion was sallow like a corpse, and his eyes were lifeless like dead fish.

Even though he was wearing a gorgeous satin robe, he looked more like a demon corpse jumping out of a coffin.

Tong Shang also seemed to be afraid of the old man, frowning and subconsciously retreating a little.

"Mr. Hong, do you need to be so anxious?! Why don't you discuss it later..."

The old man called "Hong Gong" turned his head, his dead fish eyes just stared at Tong Shang blankly.

Tong Shang actually swallowed all the words he wanted to say, na na no more words.

"If you want to talk, continue. The old man will go back and order his grandson to settle the matter..."

After finishing speaking, he got up and walked away with his hands behind his back.

Even if Tong Shang stood up and called Hong Gong several times, the old man didn't stop.

"Hey~! The seven of them have always been arrogant, this old ghost Hong has never been of one mind with us!"

The fat black man named Bozhang rolled his eyes, he didn't dare to stand up and say so until the figure of the old man named "Hong Gong" disappeared.

However, a hoarse and cold voice came from behind him just as he was facing the boy merchant and was about to boast.

"Since this old ghost represents the Qi Family, it is natural to consider the interests of the Qi Family..."

The fat black man named Bozhang turned pale in an instant, and turned around trembling.

But he saw the old man with sallow face and fish eyes staring at him with those dull eyes.

"Kuuqi... When did you and my Qi family have one heart?!"

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Chapter 377 The Hong family's family style is heroic, a dog, a gentleman, a businessman

"Hong Zhoutong! Although your seven families and the old man are dirty on weekdays, they should be united at this time!"

The boy merchant ruthlessly put the dragon head stick on the ground "dongdongdong~", staring at his eyes and screaming loudly.

"How can we survive if Cantonese businessmen don't form a group?!"

Hong Zhou's dead fish-like eyes glanced blankly at the boy merchant, and then at the fat black man named Bozhang.

The corner of his mouth twitched, as if he was smiling.

But in fact, I don't know whether it was a smile or a twitching expression, which made the hearts of these Cantonese businessmen twitch.

"Old man Hong Kun, the ancestor of the family took the meaning of 'geo-kun, a gentleman carries things with virtue' from "Yi·Kun·Xiang"..."

"The word 'Zhoutong' is taken from the words of "Grandson Nine Places" for my father..."

Tong Shang and the others also went to school, so of course they know the origin of Hong Zhoutong's name.

"Sun Tzu Nine Lands" has a saying, "Husband Wu people and Yue people hate each other, when they are in the same boat, when they are in the same boat, they are like left and right hands to help each other when encountering wind."

"To be honest, the ancestors of my Hong family were trespassers and bandits who did the business of beheading..."

Why are other gentry merchants in Yangcheng afraid of these seven? !

Because they all started as pirates back then, they had already achieved great fame during the time of Emperor Yongle.

At that time, their ancestors offered a reward of 750 million taels of silver, and the pirate king Chen Zuyi, who was active in the Hongwu period, also asked for a living.

In fact, the two parties are not affiliated with each other but just cooperate, but it is enough to use the name of Chen Zuyi when they go to sea.

Later, everyone had a disagreement, and the ancestors of the Qi family wanted to return to their roots with the three treasure eunuchs.

Chen Zuyi, on the other hand, saw the fleet of the Three Treasures eunuch, and his heart was very hot, and he wanted to seize it and enter the world.

Chen Zuyi was afraid that the seven families would hold a group and dare not make a move, and the seven families were also afraid that Chen Zuyi would be ruthless and the net would be broken.

In the end, Chen Zuyi launched an attack on the Sanbao eunuch, and the Qi family was on the side of the Sanbao eunuch.

After the event, they did not seek official positions, but only wanted to bring their wealth and family members back to their roots, so the seven families were not compatible with the local gentry and merchants in northern Guangdong.

It's just that they had the foundation to venture into the sea in the early years, and they also had in their hands the desperadoes who ventured into the sea together.

It's urgent, this group of people may really be able to wipe out their entire family with a "bandit"!

"My Hong family eats blood-licking food. I have occupied Ertian in the official village, and I have done illegal business in the sea..."

"Even the heads of people who were slaughtered and chopped at sea are rolling around, and their hands are not clean..."

But seeing Hong Zhou and those dead fish-like eyeballs sweeping over these gentlemen and merchants in northern Guangdong, no one dared to look at him.

With a faint smile on his face, Hong Zhoutong continued: "But my Hong family..."

"Occupies an area that has never occupied half an acre of the homestead of the folks in this northern Guangdong neighborhood!"

"Buying and selling, I haven't plundered from the merchants' workshops in northern Guangdong, and bought and sold by force!"

"Even if they were killed, they never colluded with pirates and bandits to harm others for profit!!"

Even though his words were so sharp and his tone was so sharp, Hong Zhoutong still didn't show any expression on his face.

"This...is the family tradition of my Qi family!!"

It's just that pair of dead fish eyes that kept sweeping over everyone made these merchants from northern Guangdong chill to the bone.

"In the sixth year of Hongzhi, the bandits from Frangji invaded Cenzi'ao, and Yuan Guang died in battle with a thousand households defending the imperial palace in Dongguan..."

When Hong Zhoutong mentioned this matter, the expressions of all the merchants in northern Guangdong present changed immediately.

The boy merchant stood up trembling all over and said in a sharp voice: "Old ghost Hong, could it be that you are going to report on the old man and wait?!"

"What is the old man reporting on you?!"