Chapter 480 T-roll is really a character

  Seeing that the two got along quite well, Lin Ruhai felt more at ease, "Classical Chinese, sit, sit."

Wang Wenyan sat down, and Lin Ruhai said in a deep voice: "Wenyan, tell Ziying about the situation you have learned and collected in the past few days. Today, Ziying has already told Mr. Cui of the household department about the situation, and they are also in Yangzhou government office. I said hello to Water Transport, and it is estimated that there should be some arrangements, but they still feel that Ziying is a bit exaggerated, thinking that the danger is not so serious, and Ziying is also a little uncertain,..."

Wang Wenyan coughed lightly, then nodded and said: "Dong Weng, Master Feng, because the previous business trip by the imperial court had nothing to do with the transfer of salt to the Siyamen, so Wenyan didn't bother to collect relevant information. However, opening the sea is a big issue, which is related to the national destiny and people's livelihood in the south of the Yangtze River, so I also know something about it. A few days ago, Dong Weng mentioned the relationship between Mr. Feng and Dong Weng, so Wenyan has also done some research in the past few days, and there is still something to gain... "

   With such an understanding in just a few days, Feng Ziying was also a little shocked by Wang Wenyan's ability and the energy of the transfer of salt envoy Si Yamen.

  Wang Wenyan must have some ability. If he was able to create such a great momentum in history, if he got a false name, then he would underestimate the ancients.

  In addition to knowing that Feng Ziying, the governor of the Salt Envoy, was in charge of the salt department's money, he also knew that this should be a cash machine for the emperor's small treasury.

   Well, of course, this must have reached some kind of tacit agreement with the court cabinet, which is reasonable, but it is not compliant and illegal, and this kind of tacit consent exists.

As for the special features of the Si Yamen, which is the transfer of salt envoys, Feng Ziying doesn't know much about it, but judging from Wang Wenyan's attitude today, this Yamen must have considerable resources, at least in terms of intelligence and information. Unique advantages of resources.

   Seeing Feng Ziying's look of inquiry, Wang Wenyan naturally understood that this person should be interested.

It's a pity that there is no rule of father and son in the transfer of salt envoy Si Yamen, and Wang Wenyan also thinks that if he really takes over the position of patrol salt censor, it may be a surprise to others, but to Feng Ziying, it may not be, even The loss far outweighs the gain.

  Of course, if Dong Weng wants to hand over certain resources to his son-in-law, there is still half a year to go, so he can make some preparations.

"...According to the classical Chinese, the overall reaction of the imperial court to open the sea in the south of the Yangtze River is still preferred. Most of the gentry are supportive. Of course, there are some more old-fashioned people who think that the imperial court pays too much attention to merchants and ignores the fundamentals of farming. Such remarks are not true. Too much impact, not worth paying attention to,..."

"..., but there are still some people, the number of this group is not large, and they are usually very low-key. The maritime merchants mentioned in the sense, um, or to be precise, they are smugglers who have connections with the Japanese,..."

"The initial estimate of the number of this maritime group should be between 30 and 50. They are all invisible in the local area. They are very low-key, but they have huge wealth and extensive connections. Local government officials have many connections with them. , but they do not belong to the celebrities of the local gentry, their influence is limited, and their reputation is average, but their potential power is very strong. Of course, these 30 to 50 families are only a rough estimate. In fact, there must be hundreds of families attached to these 30 to 50 families , but the scale is definitely not as good as these homes,…

"This group should be the most opposed to the imperial court's opening of the sea, because they know that once the sea is opened, the gentry with influence, reputation, and even money and capital than them will join in openly. Compared with these It is very influential in the local area, and it is not enough for the gentry and nobles who even the government should be in awe of. In the past, these people were unwilling to intervene due to their reputation and court regulations, but now that the court has lifted the ban, even if they I will not participate, but the nephews in the family will definitely participate,..."

   This was all within Feng Ziying's estimation. He nodded slightly, motioning for Wang Wenyan to continue.

"But although this group opposes the imperial court's opening of the sea, most of them are still relatively rational. They think that this is an adjustment of the imperial court's policy and the general trend, so they cannot be stopped. Although the most powerful ones oppose it, they will retreat after knowing that the opposition is invalid. And secondly, because they are well-versed and experienced, and the original scale is relatively large, so even if the imperial court lifts the ban, they are actually not too afraid to compete head-on with new entrants,..."

"..., and those small ones, the opposition is not too fierce, because they are at the bottom. Before the ban was lifted, they would be used as scapegoats by the local government for the slightest sign of trouble. Now that they have entered, the competition is fierce, but they There is more room for choice, more cooperation partners, and the legal risk from the imperial court is gone,..."

   "In classical Chinese, you mean that the group in the middle is the most vocal opposition?" Feng Ziying nodded.

  Wang Wenyan put in a lot of effort, at least he didn't understand it in such detail, he only knew that there were fierce opposition, but he didn't research what type these people belonged to.

   "There are still points." Wang Wenyan wanted to impress Feng Ziying, and the first impression had to be deep.

  Lin Ruhai has already talked with him. After a few days of contact, he feels that Feng Ziying is basically credible. Of course, he needs to investigate further, but if there is no accident, his family fortune will basically be handed over to this future son-in-law.

  And he feels that the pattern of his future son-in-law is not only what is shown now, it may be directly aimed at the level of the six big bosses in the future, and it is not surprising even to point directly at the cabinet elders.

  So what Lin Ruhai said made Wang Wenyan very excited.

   Although the transfer of salt made the Siyamen have a lot of power and a wide range of contacts, but the level is still slightly lower, and the structure is too narrow, always making a fuss around the word salt.

  Salt is very important and involves a wide range of aspects, but it is still limited after all, and it certainly cannot be compared with the higher-level six affairs.

  Both Lin Ruhai and Wang Wenyan realized that with Feng Ziying's current growth momentum, she would definitely be able to have a place among the court officials in the future.

   This is equivalent to a bet, betting all his wealth and his own destiny on this young man, but it is worth it!

   "More points?" Feng Ziying was attracted.

"Well, this group is not small, and they have to be divided. In fact, the vast majority of merchants are absolutely unwilling to confront the government. No matter what the circumstances are, at least they are never willing to confront the government head-on. So the middle Although this group is facing a lot of pressure, they can also take some countermeasures, such as forming a community of interests, jointly investing and sharing dividends to compete with those big merchants and big gentry,..."

"...But after all, there are still some unwilling people. They are slightly weaker than those top big merchants, so they can't compete with those gentry families who are about to enter, but they feel that they are going to form a group. Their own interests will be lost and affected, so they are the least reconciled, and some of these people are trying to block and interfere with the imperial court's strategy of opening the sea, and under certain circumstances, they may have to take risks."

Wang Wenyan unraveled the cocoon, layer by layer, and detailed the entire maritime business group and the group that is going to enter the maritime trade in the future, and also analyzed who opposed it, but would not act violently, and who was unwilling, but could only do so. Obedience, who else may be at risk.

   Identifying these risk groups and monitoring them in a timely manner can basically kill the biggest risk sources.

   "Mr. Wang, have any of these dangerous groups come to Yangzhou recently?" Feng Ziying was not polite.

"Master Feng, Yangzhou is a place where thousands of merchants gather. Fujian and Zhejiang maritime merchants are closely connected with Nanzhili. Many goods from south to north are traded in Yangzhou, especially from Hangzhou, Suzhou, and Ningbo. There are more merchants in Yangzhou, I dare not say who has the problem, but I compared the number of Fujian and Zhejiang merchants entering Yangzhou in the previous three months, and the number has increased slightly. It is neither the beginning nor the end of the year, and it is not the best season for business in May, June, September and October. Generally speaking, from November to December, there should be a slow decreasing trend, so this abnormality, I think It’s hard to judge, but there must be something strange,…”

   "Moreover, some of the suspicious people I have circled did indeed come to Yangzhou a few days ago, but they disappeared today,..."

  The last sentence surprised both Feng Ziying and Lin Ruhai.

   "Wenyan, are you sure?" Lin Ruhai knew that Wang Wenyan's words were impossible to speak in vain, but still felt that it was amazing that some specific people could be delineated after asking.

"Dong Weng, it's actually not that mysterious. When these people come to Yangzhou, either they can only stay in a few inns, or they may borrow some other houses and gardens of some local merchants in Yangzhou. The latter is more comfortable and secluded. , or the convenience of the conditions, are far from comparable to the former, so you only need to focus on this area. There are only thirty or fifty places in Yangzhou that can meet the needs of merchants and merchants. It's not hard to find."

  Wang Wenyan's understatement made Feng Ziying admire this person's insight and inductive analysis ability even more. It may be difficult for ordinary people to start from these aspects to consider.

"Of course, it doesn't mean that this kind of people will do wrong things when they come to Yangzhou, but if they come here in the past, they would either go to theaters or have banquets, but this time they came in a hurry and their deeds were secretive, so they didn't go here. It's inevitable that people will be suspicious when they are spending time and drinking,..."

  Wang Wenyan smiled lightly.

   I haven't been in good health for the past two days, so there are only two changes today.

  

  

  (end of this chapter)