In the final analysis, government agencies are institutions of violence, and there is no reason to explain.
If they were ordinary civilians, Shen Yi would sit down and reason with them, but for these nobles who had committed crimes, Shen Yi was willing to sit down and talk to them. To them, it was already a mercy.
Seeing that Shen Yi's face turned cold, the young man immediately stiffened his expression and quickly lowered his head to Shen Yi and said, "Sir, I made a mistake."
Seeing that the atmosphere was a bit tense, Ye Chan stood up slowly. She looked at the dozen or so people present, cleared her throat, and said: "Uncles and brothers, we are about to establish two yamen, the Municipal Shipping Division and the Coastal Division in Fuzhou. , in accordance with the requirements of the imperial court, the income from our property and business operations will be confiscated and will be handed over to the Dusi Yamen in the future for the Dusi Yamen to issue pay to the Dusi officers and soldiers."
"After I confiscate 60% of my family property, from now on it will be equivalent to running errands for the Dusi Yamen..."
Having said this, Ye Chan glanced at Shen Yi, lowered her head slightly and said, "Master Shen, do you agree with this statement?"
Shen Yi lowered his eyes and said calmly: "As long as you do business honestly and abide by the law, I can express my position here. In the future, Dusi Yamen will protect you from being exploited by local officials, but this protection is not without conditions."
He glanced at everyone and said calmly: "In the second half of this year, the Fuzhou Shipping Department will start operations. At that time, I hope that all of you who want to go overseas to do business will come from the Shipping Department to bring business to Fuzhou merchants. Size."
He looked at the crowd and said, "Everyone, please express your stance."
Ye Chan was next to Shen Yi. She looked at the crowd and said: "Everyone, the Shipping Department pays one tax per ten. In the past, when our ships went to sea, we probably paid more than this to the Japanese pirates. It has already reached this time... "
She took a deep breath and whispered: "I want to know something."
Ye Chan opened her mouth, and all the Fuzhou nobles present stood up, raised their hands to Shen Yi and said, "We, please obey the imperial envoy's orders!"
In this way, the treatment of these Fuzhou nobles was basically over. It happened that the food in Mingxiang House was also served at this time, and Shen Yi sat down to eat with great care.
After noon, the meal was basically finished. Mr. Shen patted his belly, looked at everyone, and said: "Everyone, please be patient. I still have some things to deal with, so I will leave first."
"correct."
After Shen Yi stood up, he glanced at everyone and said, "I am leaving Fuzhou tomorrow. If you have something to say, it's best to say it in person now. You won't be able to find me tomorrow."
The dozen or so people present looked at each other, shook their heads and said, "I have nothing to trouble the Imperial Envoy."
Shen Yi nodded and left with his hands behind his back.
After Shen Yi left, the fourteen people present all turned their attention to Ye Chan.
One of them, a middle-aged Confucian scholar in his forties, looked at Ye Chan silently and sighed: "My eldest niece is good at her tricks. After this incident, your Ye family not only did not lose, but may actually make a lot of money." ."
Seeing someone attacking Ye Chan, another person stood up and said with some weirdness: "Yes, that imperial envoy values his niece so much, I'm afraid it doesn't matter whether the Ye family's property is transferred or not."
Miss Ye stood up. There was no fearful expression on her face. Instead, she glanced at everyone quietly and said slowly in the local Fuzhou dialect: "Uncles and brothers, I have no control over what you think in your hearts." , but I have a few words to say to you."
"First, what each of our families committed would have resulted in beheading."
"Now, not only the lives of the whole family have been saved, but also part of the family property can be preserved, which is a blessing in the midst of misfortune. If you are not angry, you can go to Beijing immediately to file a complaint against Imperial Envoy Shen."
"Besides, most of your families have several officials who are serving as officials. You can also write to them and ask them to join Imperial Envoy Shen."
Everyone present looked at each other and stopped talking.
To be honest, those of you here who are capable of taking part in Shen Yi already took part last year.
A stone sinks into the sea.
Some of them wrote memorials and were scolded by the emperor.
They couldn't move Shen Yi, not even by any means.
Ye Chan glanced at everyone and continued: "If you don't go to see Master Shen, then you have to accept your fate."
She took a deep breath and continued: "Little girl, we are going to establish a Fuzhou Chamber of Commerce."
She looked at everyone and continued: "Using 60% of the property of each family and my Ye family as the foundation of the chamber of commerce, the income earned by the chamber of commerce will be handed over to the coastal capital government offices."
"My little girl will be waiting for you all to arrive at the Ye family mansion early tomorrow morning to discuss how to hand over the family property and establish the Fuzhou Chamber of Commerce."
"Whether you come or not is entirely up to you."
After that, she got up and left.
An old man stood up. He looked at Ye Chan and asked, "Miss Ye, what are the regulations of this chamber of commerce? Can you tell us about it?"
"Joint venture."
Ye Chan said without hesitation: "If you are willing to hand over your shops to the Chamber of Commerce for joint operation, then those in the same industry, such as rice shops and cloth shops, will be managed and purchased by the Chamber of Commerce."
"In the future, the chamber of commerce can even coordinate prices and use the chamber of commerce to communicate with other provinces."
"This way, everyone's business will be easier."
Ye Chan said quietly: "Excluding the part of the income that will be given to the Dusi Yamen, everyone will take back their own share of the remaining income."
The eldest girl of the Ye family said with a firm look: "As for the Fuzhou Chamber of Commerce, there were big business families who proposed to establish it decades ago, but our various families and merchants in Fuzhou have never been able to unite as one. This time we just take advantage of this opportunity."
"Uncles and brothers, if you are willing to join the Chamber of Commerce, we will discuss the charter in detail in the next few days. If you are not willing to join this Chamber of Commerce, we will discuss it in detail."
"With 60% of each family's property, a little girl can start a chamber of commerce herself."
Having said this, Ye Chan walked towards the door. When she reached the door, she looked back at everyone and said: "Tomorrow, the little girl will be at Ye's house, waiting for you all!"
After that, she turned and left.
After Ye Chan left, the sound of discussion came again in this private room.
"This girl is probably hooking up with the guy named Shen!"
A harsh voice rang out, gritting his teeth: "Maybe she colluded with this outsider to seize the property of our Fuzhou locals!"
Some smarter people shook their heads slightly and said, "If you can escape the disaster this time, you have escaped from death. Let's just think of it as a waste of money and disaster."
Everyone present was talking a lot.
The oldest man, an old man in his sixties, stood up. He looked at the direction Ye Chan left and felt quite emotional.
"This little girl is much more powerful than her man who is riding the wind."
Someone stood in front of the old man and sighed.
"Yes, it is not necessarily a blessing in disguise for the Ye family this time..."
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Fuzhou City, Xingyuan.
Apricot Garden was named by Shen Yi for his temporary residence because he saw an apricot tree in bloom with a man holding it in his yard, and on a whim, he called the place Apricot Garden.
As for the original name of this house, Shen Yi no longer knows.
Because this house was arranged for him by the Diji News Agency, when he moved in, the plaque had already been removed.
In the backyard of Xingyuan, Miss Ye was sitting under a pavilion, looking at the scenery in the backyard. Jiang Sheng poured tea for her and brought some pastries. He lowered his head slightly and said, "Miss Ye, the master is also here at this moment." It’s almost time to wake up, shall I wake him up for you?”
After Shen Yi came back from Mingxiang Tower, he went to take a nap because he was a little sleepy.
Not long after he fell asleep, Ye Chan followed him.
Miss Ye shook her head slightly and said, "Young master has many things to do, I'm not in a hurry, just wait a while."
Jiang Sheng nodded. After a while, a servant came to report that Shen Yi was awake. Jiang Sheng lowered his head slightly and said, "Miss Ye, go and wait in the study. I'll ask the young master to come over."
Ye Chan nodded, stood up and said, "Thank you, little brother. I know where the study is. I'll just go there myself."
Jiang Sheng nodded repeatedly and ran to inform Shen Yi.
After having some tea, Ye Chan met Mr. Shen in Shen Yi's study, who had just woken up. She was slightly blessed and saluted, "I've met Mr. Sir."
Shen Yi waved his hand, yawned and sat on the main seat, asking, "How did Miss Chan'er get here?"
Ye Chan answered honestly: "I came by carriage."
"Coming in through the front door?"
Ye Chan said "hmm" and looked at Shen Yi cautiously: "Master, can't I enter through the front door?"
"That's not true."
After Shen Yi yawned, he said lazily: "I just showed my prestige to those nobles in Fuzhou, and Miss Chan'er benefited from it. If you come here openly and openly, if they know about it, I'm afraid they will scold you behind your back." Already."
Ye Chan took a deep breath: "If I can't come, they will scold me even if I deserve it."
She lowered her head slightly and said, "I haven't even left Mingxiang Tower when I heard them chattering behind me."
Mr. Shen glanced at her and said helplessly: "It's useless to regret now."
"I have no regrets."
She looked resolute and looked at Shen Yi and said: "Sir, I have seriously considered the situation in Fuzhou during this period. I am planning to take this opportunity to establish the Fuzhou Chamber of Commerce and integrate the Fuzhou business community."
"If this matter is completed, things in the future will be much easier to handle, and the Chamber of Commerce will be able to make more money for Dusi Yamen."
Having said this, she paused and looked at Shen Yi cautiously: "After you make more money, I will ask you how much you will give to the Dusi Yamen..."
The hidden meaning of this sentence is that the extra money earned can be secretly given to Shen Yi instead of going into public accounts.
Mr. Shen did not answer, but thought thoughtfully: "So Miss Chan'er came to my place today deliberately to let those people see..."
"To facilitate the establishment of the Fuzhou Chamber of Commerce?"
Ye Chan bowed her head deeply and said: "The main reason is to report this matter to the young master, and also to borrow the young master's tiger power..."
Mr. Shen lowered his head and took a sip of tea, thought about it for a moment, and smiled dumbly.
"Miss Chan'er, you don't have to stand, sit down and talk."
After Ye Chan hesitated for a moment, she sat down opposite Shen Yi.
Shen Yi took a serious look at the young woman and sighed.
"Pity."
Master Shen said with emotion.
"It's a pity that Miss Chan'er is a woman and cannot enter the court. Otherwise, with your temperament, you would be an official in the court."
"What a great piece of material."
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