What was sent back this time was not a letter, but a person coming back directly. The news was quite complicated and a letter could not explain it clearly.
The person who came back was from the special forces. He was one of the guards who followed Li Shantang to Beijing this time. When he saw Wang Xuan, he immediately knelt down on one knee and said, "I have seen my Lord."
"Well, get up and tell me, there is something important this time that requires you to go there in person."
The guard chattered and handed over another letter. Inside was a coded letter. The message was too high-level for the guard to know.
Wang Xuan couldn't help laughing after reading it. It turned out that after Li Shantang came to Beijing, he first contacted some officials in Shaanxi and Shanxi provinces in a low-key manner, firstly to build relationships, and secondly to inquire about information. After all, he was located in Fujian before.
, The understanding of Beijing’s affairs is too rough.
He is older, and he is prudent in his work, and does not want to attack rashly. On the other hand, Wang Xuan has also contacted some low-level officials of Beijing Jinyiwei through Fujian Jinyiwei before, and obtained a lot of information. Of course, it is not too confidential. This time it is also the same.
It was given to Li Shantang to watch and help him understand the situation.
After more than ten days of this, Li Shantang took the initiative and started to attack everywhere. He completely followed Wang Xuan's path and directly used money to clear the way. As expected, everything was unfavorable, and Li Shantang experienced the addiction of being wealthy.
The feeling of spending money like water is really intoxicating. Huge pearls and half-meter-high pink corals are all rare treasures. They are often more useful than gold and silver. But he later guessed that these are for
It should be easier for Wang Xuan to obtain.
Otherwise, how could such a large quantity be produced?
He calculated carefully and had a lot of real gold and silver left over. In fact, he also understood that for those at the top, there was no shortage of gold and silver. On the contrary, it was the extraordinary treasures that could increase their worth that they cherished more.
This time, Wang Xuan also arranged for him some paintings and calligraphy by famous artists, as well as several luminous pearls as big as a baby's fist, which he gave away in the name of important treasures. After this operation, coupled with the Minister of War, it was a hot deal.
The Emperor Wanli ignored the government affairs, so he directly captured him.
There was no trouble at all during this period, which made Wang Xuan very satisfied.
After Li Shantang took office, he purchased a large house in the capital. In addition, Wang Xuan's subordinates who accompanied him purchased more than a dozen houses in all directions of the capital as a place to stay and as a place for hidden communication.
After taking office, Li Shantang pretended not to care about anything, but in fact he was secretly collecting intelligence about the entire military department. Of course, he didn't plan to report anything, he was just prepared...
On the other hand, Li Shantang's main focus was on making friends with the powerful people in the capital, especially in the Prince's Mansion, which Wang Xuan explained. Nowadays, the position of the Prince is very reluctant, and there are not many ministers who are willing to make friends, or in other words, real high-ranking officials.
He didn't take the prince seriously. The prince was too powerful and lonely, and he was also a puppet after he succeeded to the throne.
Of course, this is a tacit understanding between all parties. No one will break the balance first and intend to use the new emperor to expand their power, otherwise it will be a form of mass attack.
All parties' energy was focused on fighting for power. Finally, a high-ranking member of the court was willing to deal with the prince, which naturally made the prince happy.
It's just that Li Shantang also managed it very well. He acted as if a newcomer had just arrived in Beijing and all the demons and ghosts were paying their respects. No one was offended, so he didn't attract too much attention.
Quietly, the prince naturally saw Zui Hongchen, and then everything took its course, marrying into the prince's house and becoming a chosen servant. It was not a major event that shocked the government and the public, so naturally no one cared about it.
In addition, the vacancy of the governor of Fujian has also attracted a lot of people's attention. All this can be regarded as the trouble caused by Li Shantang's entry into the capital. Although everyone did not know how much Li Shantang was worth before, but this time in Beijing, his actions can show his wealth, which naturally makes people
Set your sights on Fujian.
Even if he didn't say it himself, everyone believed that the reason why Li Shantang had such financial resources must be because he had plundered money in Fujian. In this way, the originally worthless governor of Fujian suddenly became a hot commodity.
For a time, all the families or forces that wanted to compete for the governorship of Fujian came to visit Li Shantang one after another. The purpose was to get some advice. After all, being an official was one thing, but making money was another.
This put Li Shantang in a bit of a dilemma. He didn't know whether to let the news about Wang Xuan out. Although many people knew about the rise of Wang Xuan in Fujian, they didn't know the details.
After all, this is ancient times, and the speed of information dissemination is extremely slow. Even if the news spread that some Wang Xuan was overbearing, such as the Fujian king, who killed people like crazy, and was frequently rebelled against, everyone did not believe it. They all thought it was exaggerated and spread rumors...
Now, Li Shantang needs Wang Xuan to have a clear attitude. Should he say it or not? How much should he say?
After Wang Xuan listened to all aspects of the information for an afternoon, he finally understood it clearly. The first thing he did was to send a letter to Li Shantang from Fei Ge. It can be said that the basis has been established and there is no need to hide it now, but it does not need to be too complete.
Seven points is enough, I’m afraid no one will believe me if I tell you the whole story...
As for the new governor of Fujian, Wang Xuan doesn't care. He loves whomever he likes. If he obeys him, he will do it honestly. If he doesn't, he will be given a concrete block.
In addition, Wang Xuan still needs Li Shantang to do something. In fact, Wang Xuan is interested in two people, two men. Don't get me wrong, they are looking for talent.
One is Hong Chengchou, who was a Jinshi in the 44th year of Wanli and a person from Quanzhou Prefecture. He had also been admitted to Lin Feng Academy before. When Wang Xuan came out, he specially added 500 acres to the normal 100 acres of land to win people's hearts.
But when collecting the list of FJ provincial candidates, Wang Xuan also saw Hong Chengchou's name, which he remembered deeply.
He served as the chief envoy of Shaanxi and participated in politics. He repeatedly made military exploits in the peasant uprisings in the late Ming Dynasty. He was promoted to the governor of the three sides of Shaanxi. During the Chongzhen period, he was transferred to the governor of Jiliao. After the Songjin War, he surrendered to the Qing Dynasty and was deeply valued by Huang Taiji.
This chapter is not over, please click on the next page to continue reading! Not to mention why he surrendered to the Qing Dynasty, or whether he was a traitor, but Jiu himself was indeed a rare capable minister in the late Ming and early Qing Dynasties, and
, in this life, with Wang Xuan's intervention, "I, the Qing Dynasty" was not in Wang Xuan's eyes at all, so he planned to get Hong Chengchou under his command.
Only in his own place could Hong Chengchou exert all his intelligence and wisdom. If placed in the hands of others, it would be a secret investment.
Another person who attracted Wang Xuan's attention was Yuan Chonghuan, who was originally from Shijie, Dongguan, Guangdong. He had been a prostitute until he lost contact. No, it happened to be the start of the course this year, and he was also in Beijing at this time. Wang Xuan knew about this person through Qi Hongliang.
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For more than a year, what Qi Hongliang has been doing in Guangdong is to conduct in-depth inquiries into all the large and small families in Guangdong and try to obtain as detailed information as possible. Yuan Chonghuan is quite talented and well-known in the local area. Naturally, within the scope of his intelligence collection, he is also known to Wang.
Xuan saw it.
Yuan Chonghuan can be said to have mixed praise and criticism in later generations, and there is no conclusion. However, for being able to stand out in the troubled times of the late Ming Dynasty and achieve mixed praise and criticism, he can be regarded as an absolute outstanding person, much better than those mediocre people.
At least it is much better than Qian Qianyi who only derogates but does not praise.
The person has talent, but how much he can use it and whether he can control it depends on the person in charge, and Wang Xuan believes that there is no one he can't control!
Even now, Wang Xuan felt that he lacked talents. He had to worry about many things by himself, which was really annoying.
It just so happened that Li Shantang took action this time and sent both of them to the Ministry of War to have a good experience and learn more about the dark side of the court. If such a new Jinshi came to him rashly when he was in high spirits, he would probably be dissatisfied.
Wang Xuan couldn't hold it back, so it would be bad if it was made into a cement block. Besides, he had no intention of training these two people.
It’s not like she’s a cute lolita. Dasha, the task of training her should be left to Li Shantang.
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On this day, Liu Wenju, the head of the Liu family in Ningbo, arrived, and Wang Xuan took the time to meet him.
The development of Xiaoliuqiu was very fast, and Liu Wenju contributed a lot. The main reason was that through his connections in the north, he got a lot of cattle and horses from the Jurchens. Whether it was pulling or cultivating land, Wang Xuan had a lot of people.
Large demand.
To this end, Wang Xuan also specially arranged for the shipyard to specially improve a ship type. The second and third decks were basically made transparent, which can be used to place cattle and horses. There is more space, and it can also ensure that the cattle and horses are transported during transportation.
survival rate and number of cargo carried.
Now, the head of the Liu family transports a large amount of cloth, salted fish, silk, porcelain, tea, and steel utensils from Fuzhou every time to the Jurchens in exchange for a large amount of cattle, horses, sheep, and large wood for shipbuilding. He can go back and forth without a single trip.
After making a lot of money, several families in Ningbo who were close to him also joined in and specialized in this business.
Although the profit of a single trip is not as good as that of the Japanese route, I can't bear to go back and forth so much, it is safe and stable, and overall the profit is greater than that of the Japanese route.
This time when I came to see Wang Xuan and recruited him, I also had a task for him.
Li Shantang successfully won the position of Minister of the Ministry of War, and Wang Xuan promised his help to stabilize the situation in Guandong, so that his position as Minister of the Ministry of War would be more stable, and he might have the opportunity to go further.
As soon as the head of the Liu family saw Wang Xuan, he immediately saluted respectfully. The deeper the contact, the more he knew how terrifying Wang Xuan's power was, "I have seen Mr. Wuzhou before."
"Well, no courtesy, please take a seat." Wang Xuan sat there and said hello, and after leading the Liu family to finish the work, he continued: "I asked you to come here this time because I have a task for you."
The head of the Li family thought. It was a good thing. Being able to take over Wang Xuan's mission meant that his status in Wang Xuan's heart was getting closer. "Please give me Mr. Wuzhou's instructions."
"You go to Liaodong this time, meet with Yang Hao, the manager of Liaodong, and ask him to buy people."
"Yang Hao, buying someone?" The head of the Liu family looked stunned.
"Yes, I want to buy people. I want to buy out the people of Liaodong outside the customs." Wang Xuan said firmly, "Although there are not many people in Liaodong outside the customs, they live under the threat of the Jurchens' iron hoof all year round, and they are faced with the threat of being killed by the Jurchens at any time.
The danger of looting.”
"Many times, the Jurchens were burned, killed, looted, women were humiliated, and men were taken to be slaves. It was simply hell on earth. Even when I was in Fujian, I couldn't help crying when I heard about such tragedies."
"However, the cruelty of the Jurchens and the incompetence of the court have actually caused the people to suffer such great sufferings. How can I feel at ease? But we are so far away that even if I want to rescue them, I can't. So I came up with such a way."
"Whether you are male, female, old or young, if you have five taels of silver per person, go to Yang Hao to buy it, and buy me all the people outside the customs who live between the Ming Dynasty and the Jurchens."
"Of course, it must be a complete family. Don't just arrest old people, children and women. This is also to prevent them from killing people. I believe this price can impress them."
"What the hell, migrating the people of the Ming Dynasty is equivalent to abandoning the country. It is a crime of losing the land. It is said that the people ran away on their own, or were captured by the Jurchens. They also have money and do not have to bear responsibility. I believe these wars
A third-rate guy would pounce on it as if he saw fresh, hot shit."
The head of the Liu family was dumbfounded when he heard this. How could you, the murderer king, Wang Xuan, feel uneasy? Could you help but shed tears in your heart? Why did I believe your ghost!
The whole Fujian people are migrating here and there. Do you think I don’t know?
"Mr. Wuzhou!" The head of the Liu family suddenly cried out in pain, which startled Wang Xuan.