The Most Powerful Man in the World

To say that what these people are most afraid of is not the pirates, nor the storms of the sea merchants, but the opening of the sea by the imperial court.

Once the imperial court opens the sea, a large number of merchants will inevitably join it. By then, the competition will increase exponentially, and even fools can imagine that the interests of sea trade will definitely plummet.

Although it is said that there is some profit, but earning ten times is compared to earning three times twice, how to choose, as long as there is no problem with the head, it must be like a mirror in the heart.

In these years, in order to safeguard their own interests, these sea merchants have spent a great deal of thought and cost to make friends with the imperial court civil and military officials, trying every means to prevent the imperial court from opening the sea, and at the same time, they have also publicized the dangers of overseas and the fear of pirates among the people. Various methods are used to prevent outsiders from getting involved in maritime trade.

If someone still wants to get involved in maritime trade under this circumstance, then they will unite to suppress it, and even dispatch the islands they support to frantically kill these newly joined maritime merchants.

It is by means of these kinds of methods that these talents firmly hold such a huge cake of Haimao in their hands.

The benefits of sea trade are astonishing, even if some of them are used to bribe the imperial court, and some are used to support pirates, they have accumulated millions of family wealth.

Now above the imperial court, there is actually news that the chief executive Chu Yi has the intention of opening the sea, how can these people not become irritable.

Although it is just a rumor, even if it is a rumor, they also attach great importance to it, not afraid of ten thousand, just in case.

Every few years in the courtroom, there will always be someone who proposes to open the sea, but every time they are severely suppressed by them, even if the emperor wants to open the sea, it is impossible.

This time, Chu Yi, who is famous all over the world, even wanted to open the sea. From Chu Yi's standpoint, Wang Dong and the others did not doubt the authenticity of the news at all.

On the one hand, this letter was sent to them by a patriarch, and on the other hand, no one in the capital did not know the news of Chu Yi's reorganization of the capital and the formation of a naval division.

Originally, everyone didn't take it to heart, and thought that Chu Yi would set up a navy team, and it had nothing to do with them anyway, but now combined with the letter from Chaozhong Pavilion about Chu Yi's intention to open the sea, Wang Dong and the others immediately I understand that Chu Yi really meant to open the sea, otherwise, it would be impossible to explain the reason why Chu Yi set up a navy.

Several merchants were furious. When everyone's mood calmed down a little, Han Xing, a merchant in Wuxian County, Suzhou Prefecture, looked at Wang Dong with a cold light in his eyes and said, "Patriarch Wang, that robber actually wants to open the sea, what should I do?"

"Yes, Patriarch Wang, once the sea is opened, my family will have a great career, I am afraid that I will not be able to withstand the impact of opening the sea!"

"The reason why we can save millions of family wealth is because of the sea trade. Once the sea is opened, the interests of the sea trade will inevitably plummet. At that time, we will no longer be the same as today!"

Wang Dong waved his hand, and several people stopped talking one by one, while Wang Dong looked at Zhang Anping and Chen Lin and said slowly: "You two, I invited everyone to come here today because I want to have a unified opinion with a few, Su Hang Hai The merchants respect our few families, and such a big thing about opening the sea will inevitably shake the world, and the few companies along the coasts of Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Fujian are probably even more anxious than us."

Zhang Anping stroked his beard and looked at Wang Dong and said, "Brother Wang means that we will not move here, just sit and see how the few families on the southeast coast react?"

Wang Dong shook his head and said: "No, this matter is a big one, I absolutely can't sit back and watch, everyone will come up with a decision today, and then we will immediately send people to contact the southeastern ones, everyone will work together, no matter what Squeeze out the thief Chu Yi's idea above the court."

Chen Lin nodded and said, "Brother Wang is very true, we must break the thoughts of Chu Yi's castration thief, otherwise, there will be no way for us to survive!"

Wuxian Han Xing made no secret of his murderous intentions and said: "Everyone, I'm afraid this thief is not so easy to deal with, don't forget, several court elders in the court are harmed by it, I'd better prepare for other things. It is."

Glancing at Han Xing lightly, Wang Dong said with a chuckle, "It's not unreasonable what Patriarch Han said, this is exactly what this old man wants to say."

Speaking of which, Wang Dong swept his eyes over everyone and said, "Everyone, just as the Han family said, we can't pin all our hopes on the court, everyone must do a good job in the back, otherwise, once the court is over Hundreds of officials cannot fight against Chu Yi, so we must take action."

"Killing him is like a mere robber who wants to cut off my other fortunes, even if the emperor can't do it, he dares to do it!"

A patriarch stroked his beard and said calmly.

Zhang Anping said: "But everyone, don't forget that the eunuch Chu Yi's cultivation is probably not simple. Others don't know it. Don't we know it? Even Dongfang Bubai was not able to kill Chu Yi."

Chen Lin chuckled lightly and said, "Brother Zhang has overestimated that Chu Yi. He is indeed not bad, but no matter how strong he is, he is only one person. Please come out, if one is not good, then three, if three are not, then five, I don't believe it, we can gather a few top players, and we can't kill a mere Chu Yi."

As a maritime businessman, no one has to go shopping at sea, even if they keep pirates, but there are many overseas pirates. If there is no strong enough force to sit in the town, going to sea to do business is really meat buns and dogs. There is no return. what.

If it is said that the rich and powerful have the least contact with the rivers and lakes, then these maritime merchants are definitely the people who have the deepest connection with the arena private armed forces.

Recruiting experts from the rivers and lakes, and training them within the family. After decades, each of these maritime merchants has a lot of desperadoes in their hands.

Even some sea merchants have three or two top players in the rivers and lakes, otherwise, wouldn't their millions of family wealth be left to those in the rivers and lakes to grab?

Jianghu is just a corner of the Ming Dynasty. In addition to those strong people who are famous in Jianghu, there are still many high-level hermits in this huge world.

Among the huge two Buddhist and Taoist schools, Shaolin and Wudang are only famous in the world.

However, Shaolin is also one of the eight Buddhist schools, and Wudang is definitely not comparable to the Taoist traditions of Tianshidao and Louguandao among Taoist schools.

Why does the family of such honorable people respect Buddhism? In the final analysis, on the one hand, it is a spiritual sustenance, and on the other hand, it is not a good relationship with the masters of Buddhism and Taoism.

There are really not many people in the rivers and lakes who dare to provoke the masters of Buddhism and Taoism. In addition, there is a shock from the imperial court, which means that very few people in the rivers and lakes dare to provoke these rich and powerful families. .

The Zhang family, the Wang family, the Chen family and other families who are dying at sea, even if they spend money and resources to pile up, they will pile up a few strong people to sit in.

Their identities are the most embarrassing. It can be said that their uncles are not close, their grandmothers do not love them, scholars, peasants, businessmen, and the imperial court do not value them. Even experts from Buddhism and Taoism do not want to get too close to these copper-smelling businessmen. So that these merchant families can only rely on themselves.

How tragic the battle at sea is, if you really want to say it, even some small sects on the rivers and lakes are afraid that they can't compare with the private armed forces cultivated by these businessmen.

Chen Lin dared to say that a few families joined together and dispatched several top players in the arena to kill Chu Yi. It was really not a joke, but they really had this strength.

Wang Dong put down the teacup in his hand, and said with a glint in his eyes: "Don't be busy, don't be busy, even if you want to besiege Chu Yi, we can't bear this wind and losses, we will contact Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Fujian. Let’s talk about those along the coast, we can’t charge ahead, let them sit back and enjoy the success!”

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Chapter 220 Two, Governor, Please Go Quickly! 【Ask monthly ticket】

Just when Wang Dong and the others were getting together to discuss how to deal with Chu Yi's opening of the sea, a steward of the palace hurried over, walked to the pavilion, and caught Wang Dong'er amid the doubtful gazes of the patriarchs. While whispering for a while, Wang Dong's expression changed greatly when he heard the words of the housekeeper.

Staring at the housekeeper, Wang Dong took a deep breath and said slowly, "Are you sure, is that person really here?"

The housekeeper nodded slowly and said, "Home Lord, our people used the eyeliner that was bought, and we can be sure that it is that person."

Wang Dong's expression changed, and he waved at the housekeeper to signal the other party to retreat first.

Seeing Wang Dong's reaction in his eyes, Zhang Anping chuckled and said, "Looking at Brother Wang's expression, is there something wrong?"

What kind of temperament Wang Dong is, to be able to make Wang Dong react like this, it can be seen that this matter is absolutely extraordinary.

Several other people also looked at Wang Dong curiously.

Wang Dong glanced at everyone and said slowly: "Everyone, just now, my butler has brought a message. I think if you hear this news, you will be very shocked."

Everyone couldn't help looking at each other when they heard the words. I don't know what the news was, but Wang Dong would say so, and depending on what Wang Dong meant, it seemed that the news was related to them.

All I could hear was Wang Dong saying word by word, "Chu Yi, the castrated thief, is here!"

Everyone's body was shocked, Chen Lin's hand wiping his beard couldn't help shaking, he looked up at Wang Dong and said, "Brother Wang, what do you mean by this!"

Obviously, everyone doesn't quite understand what Wang Dong means. Chu Yi is here?

Wang Dong explained: "Not long ago, two official ships were docked on the dock, and a few people got off from the official ship and entered Suzhou City. After our people inquired about them, they were led by Chu Yi. ."

"What, it's impossible, the thief Chu Yi should be sitting in the capital, why did he suddenly come to our Suzhou mansion?"

A homeowner was reflexively unwilling to believe this, so his face was full of disbelief.

Zhang Anping, on the other hand, took a sip of tea to suppress the turbulence in his heart, and said slowly: "Since Brother Wang said so, then this matter must be true. I never thought that this thief would actually dare to leave. Jing, he doesn't know that apart from the capital's land, any place in the world is a dragon pool and a tiger's den for him?"

Chen Lin gave a high five and praised: "Wonderful, really wonderful, God's eyes open, this thief came out to find death by himself, then no one else can blame him."

In the eyes of everyone, Chu Yi can be said to be the enemy of the whole world, and the only way to protect himself is to stay in the capital, in charge of the heavy army in the capital, and have the protection of the emperor.

Once he left the capital, with no heavy soldiers in hand, and no protection from the Son of Heaven, Chu Yi was like a tiger whose claws had been cut off. If he was not careful, he might be beheaded.

Several patriarchs reacted, their faces couldn't help showing joy, and everyone looked at Wang Dong, Zhang Anping, and Chen Lin in unison.

Suzhou and Hangzhou maritime merchants are all headed by the three. They were still discussing how to deal with Chu Yi before, but they never thought that Chu Yi would come to the door by himself.

If it is said that they are in the capital, they have to consider how much they will have to pay to kill Chu Yi.After all, the land of the capital is not the territory of several of their families. It is the so-called strong dragon that does not overwhelm the local snake, not to mention that in the capital, Chu Yi is not the local snake, that is the real strong dragon.

The capital is Chu Yi's territory. Anyone who wants to deal with Chu Yi must think twice before taking action, but who is the territory of Suzhou Prefecture? Ask the people of Suzhou Prefecture, ranging from the [-]s, down to the juveniles, who are they? I don't know that the real owner of Suzhou Mansion is not the big tomorrow son, not the prefect, but the big families who made the huge Suzhou Mansion into a piece of iron.

A family owner stroked his beard and sneered, "It's true that there is a way to heaven and he won't go, and there is no door to hell to break in. Everyone, this is a good opportunity given by God. If I miss this opportunity, I'm afraid God will not see it! "

Wang Dong, Zhang Anping, and Chen Lin looked at each other and heard Wang Dong put down the teacup in his hand and looked around at a few people and said, "Everyone, this matter is very important, and we need to confirm it again. If we say that Chu Yi really came to us. If it's Suzhou City, then he won't even think about leaving!"

At the Dongchang stronghold, Mao Yu was standing in front of Chu Yi with a cold sweat on his face. In front of him, a man from Dongchang knelt down on the ground with a pale face, trembling all over.

Chu Yi sat there, tapped lightly on the table with one hand, glanced at the man on the ground who had almost fainted, looked at Mao Yu again, and said slowly, "That's right, I didn't expect those people to die. The hands are so long that they even bought people from my East Factory."

Fanzi Ma Liu trembled and said, "The governor is forgiving, the governor is forgiving, the subordinates don't want it, they forced me, why did he force me!"

Mao Yu's forehead was covered in white sweat, and he was obviously frightened. Not long ago, Cao Shaoqin personally checked out as many as five of the dozen or so fans in the East Factory.

These five fans were all bribed by others. Looking at Ma Liu, who was treated as a confidant by him on weekdays, Mao Yu felt a fear in his heart.

Even his confidants have been bought off. In the eyes of those people, his East Factory stronghold has no secrets at all. The most terrible thing is that according to the explanations of the bribed fans who were excluded, these people Chu Yi's identity has been leaked out.

As a middle and high-level executive in the East Factory, even if he was a fool, Mao Yu knew that once Chu Yi's identity was exposed, it would inevitably bring great danger.

Especially when Chu Yi left the capital quietly, if someone found out that Chu Yi's identity was going to be unfavorable to Chu Yi, it would be really dangerous.

Cao Shaoqin on the side snorted coldly: "The big families in Suzhou City are really bold, even the people from my East Factory dare to buy it, what are they trying to do!"

Wiping the cold sweat off his forehead, Mao Yu looked at Cao Shaoqin and Chu Yi with a worried look and said, "Professor, I'm afraid your identity has been revealed at this time, these big families don't usually treat adults that way. Some people even threatened to make the overseer look good, and the subordinates were worried..."

Chu Yi chuckled and said: "What are you worried about, you have said that the identity of the Governor may have been leaked, but they are just a bunch of clowns, and the Governor has never taken them to heart."

Afraid that Chu Yi would not know the power of the big families in Suzhou Mansion, Mao Yu said anxiously: "The Governor does not know anything, these big families keep dozens or hundreds of private soldiers in the manor outside the city. If they really want to be detrimental to the overseer, I'm afraid..."

Raising his brows, Chu Yi stared at Mao Yu with a sneer on the corner of his mouth and said, "Private soldiers? Are you sure?"

Gritting his teeth, Mao Yu nodded and said: "This subordinate dares to guarantee the head of the project. There are at least 500 private soldiers in total. I implore the governor to move quickly and stay away from Suzhou Mansion..."

Chu Yi couldn't help laughing and said, "You are going to let the Governor escape!"

Mao Yu said anxiously: "If something happens to the Governor, the subordinates can't afford it!"

Speaking of which, Mao Yu looked at Cao Shaoqin who was standing beside him with a worried look, obviously begging Cao Shaoqin to persuade Chu Yi.

However, Cao Shaoqin seemed very calm, as if he was not worried about Chu Yi's safety at all.

Chu Yi slowly got up, walked to Mao Yu, stretched out his hand and patted Mao Yu's shoulder and said, "Mao Yu, your loyalty to Ben Governor, Ben Governor knows, as for the few houses in the city, they are just a bunch of chickens and dogs. Forget it, if they really have the courage, Ben Governor would like to meet them for a while!"

Mao Yu saw that Chu Yi didn't take the threats of several major families to heart, but he had no other way, so he could only sigh in his heart: "This subordinate vows to die to repay the love of the Governor!"

With a wave of his hand, Chu Yi glanced at the few people who were found out in the yard, and said with a blank expression: "A group of people who eat inside and outside, Cao Shaoqin, go and deal with them, and let the Governor hang them on the flagpole."

If Chu Yi's identity has really been exposed, you don't need to think about it to know that this East Factory stronghold has been stared at by people, and even a little trouble will alarm those people.

Now Chu Yi actually hangs up the corpse of the bought Dongchang Fanzi, which is clearly telling several big families that the eyeliner they bought has been discovered.

"Master, please forgive me..."

In the blink of an eye, Cao Shaoqin broke the necks of several fans, and then hung them up one by one.

Almost a hundred feet away from the East Factory stronghold, several servants were stunned when they suddenly saw the corpses hanging in the East Factory stronghold.

A steward sent by the Wang family was startled when he saw one of the familiar figures and said, "No, Ma Liu's identity has been exposed, go to Tongbing Patriarch!"

Not only one person reacted like the steward of the Wang family, but also the servants of several other families also discovered the identity of the eyeliner they bought at the first time, and passed the news back at a very fast speed.

Listening to the Taoist Courtyard, when a steward informed Wang Dong of the change in the East Factory stronghold, Wang Dong's expression changed involuntarily, a cold light flashed in his eyes, and he snorted coldly: "What a butcher Chu, he Is it a challenge to us?"

In the eyes of Wang Dong and others, Chu Yi discovered the Dongchang Fanzi they bought, and then killed it and hung it on the flagpole. This was a kind of provocative behavior by Chi Guoguo.

Wuxian Han Xing sneered: "Does he think that we dare not do anything to him? It's a pity that I am not the cowardly rat generation in Nanjing, so many people have been raided and exterminated by a mere Chu Yi. Today, we must let this thief understand, whose territory is this Suzhou Mansion."

Saying that, Han Xing suddenly stood up and stared at Wang Dong and the three of them and said, "Patriarch Wang, please make a decision earlier. This is a good opportunity from heaven, and it is today that the beheading of the castrated thief Chu Yi is here."