Xia Yan Mao then recommended himself and took the initiative to lead troops to Ningbo Mansion in Zhejiang to arrest people, but Xu Jin was a little hesitant, not that he was worried that Xia Yan would not be able to deal with Li Guangtou, but that Xia Yan was really temperamental, and maybe he would arrest the gentry and businessmen involved in the smuggling of maritime trade in the local area afterwards, thus causing greater turmoil.

You must know that Ningbo Mansion in Zhejiang Province itself has a city shipping promotion department, which was only closed after last year's "tribute incident", so the maritime trade in Ningbo Mansion is much more developed than that of Yangzhou Prefecture, and there will definitely be more gentry and merchants involved in smuggling.

There is a way to know the whole leopard, the shark king Xu Weixue in the past, and then Li Guangtou and Xu Dong and others, all of whom have done a prosperous smuggling business in the area of Shuangyu Port in Ningbo Prefecture, which shows how rampant the local maritime trade smuggling activities are. If Xia Yan arrived in Ningbo Mansion and arrested all the involved smugglers and sentenced them to heavy punishment, wouldn't it be chaotic again.

Therefore, Xu Jin felt that it was appropriate to go by himself, but in the past two days, the emperor's holy decree is estimated to be coming, not to mention that the current mess in Yangzhou Mansion is temporarily inseparable from him. And if only generals such as Wang Lin'er and Qi Jingtong were sent out, Xu Jin was worried that they would not be able to suppress those magistrates. Li Guangtou, Xu Dong and others were able to smuggle in Shuangyu Port in a grand manner, and apparently they had already bribed all the local officials.

Xia Yan saw that Xu Jin was silent, and couldn't help frowning and urging: "Lord Xu, without further ado, I'm afraid that Hosokawa Takeshu and Orishibumiko will go to sea and run away." ”

Xu Jin quietly glanced at Zhang Yunling and Wang Yao, who peeked at him from time to time, and said lightly: "Lord Xia, don't be impatient, this matter will be discussed and decided later." ”

Xia Yan suddenly woke up that Zhang and Wang were still present, how could this kind of official military action allow the two businessmen to observe, so he said politely: "Thank you very much for the clues provided by Zhang Yuanwai and Wang Yuanwai!" ”

Zhang Yunling and Wang Yao were also very interested, and hurriedly said: "Lord Xia is serious, this is what I should do for law-abiding people, hehe, we won't hinder the two adults, farewell!" ”

"Wait!" Xu Jin opened his mouth to stop the two.

Zhang Wang and the others chuckled, and a trace of uneasiness inexplicably arose in their hearts, and they said cautiously: "What else does Lord Xu command?" ”

Xu Jin said lightly: "Zhang Yuanwai, Wang Yuanwai, wait a minute, this official has something here for the two of you to see!" ”

After Xu Jin finished speaking, he instructed the pretty maid to go to the study in the early summer to get a case file, opened a few pages and handed it to Zhang Yunling and Wang Yao, the two took it uneasily, and immediately fell to their knees in fright, and said: "Contemptible...... Contemptible convictions! ”

It turned out that this case file was the confession of Jiang Ping, the prefect of Yangzhou, which involved Zhang Yunling and Wang Yao bribing him.

Originally, it was common sense for businessmen to give gifts and bribes to officials, especially wealthy businessmen like Zhang Yunling and Wang Yao, which of them was not clear from top to bottom, plus the case was slight, so Xu Jin didn't bother to move Zhang and Wang, after all, the current situation in Yangzhou was chaotic enough.

However, Zhang Wang and the others took the initiative to send it to the door at this time, obviously to report and provide clues, but in fact, it was to attack the opponents of the shopping mall and seek benefits for themselves, so Xu Jin took out the confession of Jiang Zhifu and beat Zhang Wang and the others, lest these two guys think that they are easy to fool.

Xu Jin glanced at Zhang Wang and the two who were kneeling on the ground, and said lightly: "Now that prices in Yangzhou are soaring, the people are complaining, and the official is worried!" ”

Zhang Yunling and Wang Yao are both old fritters who have been ups and downs in the business sea, and they immediately heard the string song and knew the elegant meaning, and hurriedly said: "Lord Xu is worried about the people's suffering, but he is really a model for officials, although he is a grass people, but he also does not measure his strength to do something practical for the people of Yangzhou." When I turned around, I proposed that my Jin merchants and others traffick all kinds of materials to Yangzhou City to help the government stabilize prices! ”

Xu Jin suddenly showed a warm smile like a spring breeze, talking to a smart person is to save trouble, and he said with both hands: "Zhang Yuanwai, Wang Yuanwai, please get up, the two are really benevolent and righteous businessmen, and this official is here to thank the two members for the people of Yangzhou!" ”

Zhang Yunling and Wang Yao hurriedly expressed their fear. Xu Jin comforted Zhang Wang and the others with a few gentle words, and then sent them out.

Zhang Yunling and Wang Yao came outside, only then did they breathe a long sigh of relief, looked at each other and smiled bitterly, this Lord Xu is really not easy to fool, the two of them obviously came to report the law, but they were arrested by others with grace and power, if the prices in Yangzhou City cannot be stabilized, it is estimated that this Lord Xu with a full face of spring breeze should turn his face again, it is true, stealing chickens does not become a counter-erosion of rice!

In the hall, Xia Yan couldn't help but admire Xu Jin's means of turning his hands into clouds and covering his hands into rain again, and with the financial resources of Jin merchants, it was obviously not difficult to stabilize the prices in Yangzhou City. With such a thorny question, Xu Jin didn't waste his efforts, and it was settled between talking and laughing, and he couldn't be convinced.

Xia Yan calmed his emotions and asked, "Lord Xu, can the matter of sending troops to Shuangyu Port be decided?" ”

Xu Jin said bluntly: "The soldiers must be released, but this official feels that Lord Xia is not suitable, but there is no suitable candidate for a while!" ”

Xia Yan said angrily: "Lord Xu, is this doubting the ability of the lower official? ”

Xu Jin shook his head and said: "That's not it, the official is just worried that Lord Xia will make a big deal when he arrives in Ningbo Mansion, and the mess in Yangzhou Mansion will have to be cleaned up by the official." ”

Xia Yan couldn't help but be angry, and said angrily: "Since this is the case, then the official will return to Beijing to resume his life, and ask the emperor to send another deputy envoy!" ”

Xu Jin said with a smile: "Lord Xia, don't be impatient, the reason why this official chose Lord Xia as the deputy envoy in the first place is that he likes Lord Xia's ability and integrity, but some things can only be done with the trend, knowing that he will hit his head and bleed, why don't he get through?" ”

Xia Yan's expression was slightly gloomy, and he said in a deep voice: "The life and death of the country have been realized, and An tends to avoid it because of misfortune and fortune." Lord Xu was not afraid of the pressure of the powerful and nobles, and first advocated Qingtianzhuang, how unyielding and fearless was this, why was he timid at this time? Could it be that he got a knighthood and coveted high-ranking officials, so he became forward-looking? ”

Xu Jin smiled and asked, "Dare to ask Lord Xia, what is the purpose of our two orders to go south this time?" ”

"Naturally, it's Qingzhang land!"

Xu Jin smiled: "Isn't this over, what is more offensive than Qingzhang land, has the official retreated?" ”

Xia Yan asked suspiciously: "Then why is Lord Xu so lenient and conniving at the illegal acts of maritime trade smuggling?" ”

Xu Jin lifted the teapot and poured a cup for Xia Yan, then refilled another cup for himself, and said with a light smile: "Didn't Lord Xia say just now, the life and death of the country is already profitable, and the official thinks that Qingtianzhuang is beneficial to the country, so he does it, and the official feels that maritime trade is also beneficial to the country, so the official is tolerant of smugglers, it's as simple as that!" ”

Xia Yan frowned and said, "But sea trade smuggling is illegal after all!" ”

Xu Jin smiled and said: "Everything should be guided according to the situation, according to the local conditions, the law is also made by people, so it is not always applicable, my dynasty's "Da Ming Law" has not been rewritten many times?"

I believe that Lord Xia has also seen during this time that the people in the coastal areas depend on the sea for their livelihood, and the strict ban on the sea has undoubtedly cut off their livelihoods, and at the same time breeds robbers. If the trade route is open, then Kou will turn into a business, and if the trade route is extinct, then the business will turn into a business.

Therefore, the opening of the sea ban is the trend of the times, and the decree of the sea ban will have to be revised sooner or later! ”

Xia Yan didn't understand why Xu Jin was so determined, but he couldn't organize a strong argument to refute it for a while, so he could only snort coldly: "Absolutely possible, the forbidden sea is a rule set by Taizu." ”

Xu Jin also knew that it was impossible to convince Xia Yan at once, shrugged his shoulders and said: "Then wait and see, Lord Xia, this official can agree that you will lead your troops to Shuangyu to capture Li Guangtou and others, but you must not make a big deal of punishment, as long as it is not the first offender, it will be punished!" ”

Xia Yan hesitated for a moment, and finally nodded sullenly, accepting Xu Jin's proposal.

Xu Jin said happily: "You can choose two hundred five hundred battalion soldiers to accompany you, plus another five thousand officers and soldiers of the guard." ”

"Three thousand is enough!" Xia Yan said confidently.

Xu Jin was not reluctant when he heard this, so he directly wrote a document on the transfer of troops, and printed it on the Qinchaguan defense and handed it to Xia Yan. Lord Xia took the troop transfer paperwork, and immediately ran to dispatch the troops in a hurry, hoping not to make a big mess. ()

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