The Yang family in Ningbo has disciples and former officials all over the country, and has been married to several major families locally for generations.
But as Zhang Cong reminded, a gentleman's glory will be cut off in five lifetimes.
Yang Shousui has been in office for seven or eight years, and his influence in the court is almost non-existent. Once this old guy dies, the Yang family can only be called a local prominent family. And when the relationship between his disciples and former officials is cut off, the Yang family's The influence cannot go beyond Ningbo at all.
Who said that the Yang family in Ningbo has not produced a Jinshi in nearly 40 years!
Historically, the Folangji people will soon come to China, and the Yang family and its allies will quickly lose their supplier status. Countless little pirates who are desperate and desperate, as well as those merchants from Huaihe and Huaihe who smell the smell of blood, have formed a community of interests. Franji people supplied the goods. As a result, the merchants in Huaihe and Huaihe made a lot of money, and the small pirates also profited from it and became big pirates.
For example, Wang Zhi and other sea giants made their fortunes from this!
As for the Yang family in Ningbo, their profits were wildly misappropriated. Coupled with the lack of official support, they gradually declined, but they became stronger in the late Ming Dynasty. The descendants of the Yang family include Yang Wenqi, Yang Wencong, Yang Wenzan, Yang Wenqiu, Yang Wenjue, Yang Wenjie, Yang Binghong, etc. (This list is very long), all died in the War of Resistance.
Yang Wenqi wrote a poem in prison to clarify his ambitions: "I was born as a minister of the Ming Dynasty, and died as a ghost of the Ming Dynasty. Iron and stone may be grindable, but a pure and kindhearted man is alone. Born with a body of seven feet, I dare not feel inferior to myself. The pines and cypresses are cold and green in age, and they are said to be the same as ordinary flowers. ?" Immediately, he sacrificed his life generously!
Yang Wenzhan was rescued from prison, continued to participate in the struggle, and was eventually arrested and sacrificed again. His wife, Mrs. Zhang, burst into tears, and then held back her tears and said: "My husband died due to loyalty, why are I crying?" Then she begged her husband. His great-uncle Yang Dezhou wrote a biography for his husband and two brothers. Yang Dezhou was afraid of the Manchus and did not dare to write it. Mrs. Zhang despised it, left a suicide note, and committed suicide.
Except for the immortal Yang Dezhou, the Yang family in Ningbo can be described as a loyal family.
Right now, these loyal ancestors are seeking benefits for their own families, even going against the imperial court for it.
In the living room, Zhang Cong sat in the guest seat, and Yang Meisheng, the head of the Yang family, sat in the main seat.
In addition, there are representatives of the Lu family, Zhang family, Fang family, Tu family and other families. The wealthy families of Ningbo are all gathered together today.
The Lu family has been an official since the Yuan Dynasty. During the Xuande period, Jinshi began to appear, and their ancestors had a minister of punishment.
There was a descendant of the Lu family named Lu Jian, who was actually very familiar with Wang Yuan. When Wang Yangming was in Guizhou, Lu Jian was the deputy inspector of Guizhou, and he often came to Wang Yangming to drink and chat, and Wang Yuan always followed him to eat and drink.
Not only that, Yang Tinghe's confidant, Yang Shen's friend Xu Wenhua, was arrogant and domineering when he was suppressing the rebellion in Guizhou. This guy not only impeached the governor Wei Ying, but also robbed other colleagues of their military exploits. Lu Jian stood up and fought hard with Xu Wenhua, and was thrown to Fujian by Yang Tinghe. He was appointed deputy envoy to the Imperial Guard. He won a great victory in Guizhou, but received no credit at all. He was just transferred to another position. Therefore, Lu Jian died in depression in Fujian.
There is also Lu Chen, a close friend of Wang Yangming, who once invited Wang Yangming to be the examiner of the Shandong Provincial Examination. This man had fought against Japanese pirates in Fujian, and the pirates and Japanese pirates in Fujian did not dare to go ashore. He was also the son-in-law of Yang Shousui's eldest brother. His eldest son had just passed the Jinshi examination. The other two sons will also get Jinshi without any accident.
The descendants of the Lu family, Lu Yuding and Lu Yujing, both died in the anti-Qing activities, and both of them dispersed their family wealth in order to fight against the Qing Dynasty. During the Battle of the Yangtze River, Lu Yuding was the liaison between Zhang Huangyan and Zheng Chenggong. He continued to plot against the Qing Dynasty until the Kangxi period, and was eventually arrested. die a martyr.
I won’t go into details about the other clans. The Tu family has a very famous descendant, Tu Youyou, who won the Nobel Prize.
"This is the condition given by Mr. Wang," Zhang Cong made it clear, "five thousand taels of silver for one 'Hai Yin'. As long as you support the opening of the sea, the Yang family can get three 'Hai Yin' for free, and the other families can get three 'Hai Yin' for free."
You can get two 'Hai Yin' for free, and you have to pay for the remaining 'Ui Yin'. The number of 'Ui Yin' for each family is capped at ten, no more can be given!"
The head of the Lu family asked: "You can get the salt yin and the tea yin if you hit the mark. Do you need to hit the mark for the ship yin too?"
Zhang Cong smiled and said: "The first batch of sea guides does not need to be successful. If you dedicate a ship to the imperial court, you can get ten sea guide qualifications, and there is no upper limit. The second batch of sea guides will be issued in five years, then you need
Hit."
The head of the Fang family said: "We are on the southern coast, so it is impossible to transport food to the border towns, right?"
Zhang Cong said: "There is no need to transport grain to border towns. As long as the grain can be transported back from overseas and reaches a certain amount, you will be qualified to purchase sea food."
The head of the Tu family asked: "We don't have a boat, where can we get a sea boat? It's useless to get a sea guide."
Zhang Cong said: "If you get the sea bait, you can resell it to Fujian maritime merchants or even pirates. Of course, you can also cooperate with the maritime merchants and jointly manage the sea bait in your hands."
Yang Meisheng asked: "What is the export tariff?"
Zhang Cong said: "This has to be broken down. For example, the sea tax for cotton, porcelain, etc. is only 5%. For other goods, the maximum tax does not exceed 20%. Food, copper, iron, saltpeter and other items are prohibited from leaving the sea.
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Yang Meisheng said: "Friend Zhang, we need to discuss it again."
"Yes, the deadline is one day," Zhang Cong said to the head of the Lu family. "Mr. Lu, Junmei (Lu Chen) and Wenshun (Lu Jian) are all the elders of Mr. Wang. No matter what happens,
No, Mr. Wang will ask Mr. Lu to come to Hangzhou to talk about it."
"If President Wang invites you, I will definitely go," said the head of the Lu family.
As soon as Zhang Cong left, these guys started talking.
The head of the Lu family said: "I think we should cooperate with President Wang to open the sea."
The head of the Fang family said: "The sea ban was imposed by the Ming Dynasty, so we are afraid that the court will repeat it. What if the sea ban is banned again in one or two years?"
The head of the Zhang family said: "Yes, that's what I'm afraid of! Mr. Wang's intention is clear. A family will only be given a maximum of ten sea introductions, just to prevent a certain clan from becoming dominant. And setting the sea opening in Hangzhou will also undermine our Ningbo
People control the goods. If the sea is banned again in two years, our supplies will be divided by merchants from Hangzhou and Lianghuai, and then we will be left empty-handed!"
The head of the Tu family said: "We are doing business on land well, why should we go into the muddy waters of maritime trade?"
The head of the Fang family said: "If Mr. Wang is willing to give 20 Haiyin, then you can take a gamble. Ten Haiyin is too few."
The head of the Zhang family asked: "Can you talk to Mr. Wang? If he opens a sea in Ningbo, my Zhang family will definitely support him!"
Yang Meisheng shook his head and said: "I'm afraid we can't reach an agreement. Hangzhou is so convenient for Mr. Wang."
The head of the Fang family suddenly said: "How about delaying it for another year? We promise to support the opening of the sea and help Mr. Wang contact the maritime merchants. We can talk slowly with the maritime merchants. We won't be able to reach an agreement by then. As long as we delay it until
In September, there will be no trade winds to Japan.”
"You can go to Nanyang then." The head of the Tu family reminded.
Yang Meisheng smiled: "It would be great to go to Nanyang. We supply goods to maritime merchants, mainly to Japan. If we can use Mr. Wang to sell goods to Nanyang, not only will there be no loss, but we can also make a lot of money."
Nanyang trade was basically conducted by the gentry in Fujian and Guangdong, and had nothing to do with the gentry in Zhejiang.
The head of the Zhang family clapped his hands and said: "Then it's settled. We openly support the opening of the sea and postpone the time until after September. Then we can take the Nanyang route! As for Japan's business, what to do, everything will continue as usual."
Yang Meisheng said: "I am afraid that business in Nanyang is not easy to do, and we will return to Fujian on the way, and pirates from Guangdong will rob us!"
"This is a problem. We must cooperate with Fujian maritime merchants." The head of the Lu family said.
The head of the Tu family said: "Let's explore the tone of Fujian maritime merchants first."
These guys not only didn't want to lose the right to supply and receive goods in Japanese trade, but also wanted to use Wang Yuan to open up the Nanyang trade route. They took advantage of all the good things.