Chapter 321: The grass people seek profits, and it is better to block than to sparse

Xilai Inn accommodated more than a dozen guests at once, and the other inns in Wuxiang Old Street were suddenly envious and jealous. Although all the inns employ more than half of the men in winter than in summer, the consumption of charcoal and rice is always a rough amount, and if the income and expenditure are not broken, they can only be filled with the previous profits.

Seeing that the budget-conscious boss Chu Yun sent his men to buy large quantities of vegetables, meat, and wine early in the morning, they couldn't wait for other people's inns to take people to live in their homes. Hu Erniang, the proprietress of Fulinmen Restaurant, who usually loves to sprinkle, even took the opportunity to scold Sang in front of the Xilai Inn, but after scolding twice, an expressionless man rushed to her, and was glared at by the cold and murderous gaze, and she was immediately frightened back.

At this moment, she was spitting in front of her small inn: "Is it the murderous guest?" I think it's a mountain bandit, it's almost the same! The old lady has seen a lot of guests, and the first time she saw such a vicious one, it was simply a group of thugs! If it weren't for the fear of hurting the neighborhood, the old lady would have gone to the government to accuse him of harboring bandits at the Xilai Inn! ”

"Hu Erniang, since you say so, why don't you go and sue? cough, everyone envies the good luck of the old Chu family, but everyone lives, you are just looking for provocation, and people can't live with you, it's better to save the province! That day I went to see other people's carriages, surrounded on all sides by checkered cotton sir, the wall harnesses are not ordinary goods, at first glance it is the real rich and exquisite master! ”

"Hmph, he's really lucky, how much does it cost for nine people to stay in the hotel? However, if those vicious creatures are kept, they may cause trouble for his inn at some point......"

Three or four people were talking vigorously, and one of them suddenly saw a carriage coming slowly from the other side of the street. Seeing this, no one had the interest to chat, and they all went up to prepare to solicit business, and when they saw the marks on the carriage, a group of locals died and became curious again.

What are the people of the Yang family, the richest man in the local area, doing here?

The carriage stopped at the door of the Xilai Inn, and two small servants got down from the carriage, and then helped down a young man in a blue shirt with a good demeanor, and a master and two servants went straight to the gate, but the carriage turned to the back to stop. At this moment, including Hu Erniang, who had suffered a loss in the first place, everyone actually followed, watching the excitement from a distance from the door of the inn. After a long time, an old shopkeeper saw Fan Gou'er, a guy from the Xilai Inn, go out, and hurriedly barked.

"Fan Gou'er, who from the Yang family came to your inn?"

Due to the temporary escape from the quagmire of being fired, Fan Gou'er was elated at this time, and said with a smile: "It's the uncle of the Yang family who came, and the people came to meet friends on purpose, and the guests staying at our inn are old acquaintances with the third aunt." ”

Hearing this, someone immediately glanced at Hu Erniang, and smiled gloatingly: "Erniang is out of sight this time." Since they know each other with the Yang family's aunt, it is obvious that they are a big family, where are the mountain bandits you said, and they are still widows! ”

Hu Erniang was so angry that she trembled all over at this moment, as if even the thick fat powder on her face couldn't help this trembling, and she could drop a lump anytime and anywhere. Annoyed and angry, she sneered angrily, and then said in a sharp voice: "Since the family has an old relationship with the Yang family's uncle, maybe they will move to the Yang family's compound immediately!" Who doesn't know that the Yang family's compound is built in a leeward place, which is the most warm in winter and cool in summer, and there is such a place to go without money, who will live in your broken inn! ”

The people around originally thought that Hu Erniang, who had always been spicy and fierce, would scold the street, but they didn't expect her to say this, and after thinking about it carefully, they couldn't help but show a gloating smile. And Fan Gou'er, who was about to go out to buy wine after listening to the boss's instructions, also lost the momentum just now, stared at everyone here in annoyance, and suddenly turned around and ran back to the inn, and no one came out for a long time. At this time, everyone felt that the situation inside was shouted by Hu Erniang, and they laughed for a while and then dispersed.

Although Fang Qing said that he was not a scholar, he was in a wealthy family, and he had always been particular about life. As soon as I entered the house, I saw a large bed against the wall of the so-called Tianzi upper room, next to a half-old cabinet, and the basin shelves and tables next to it were all tacky, and the only thing that was slightly worth it was the large dresser.

After frowning, he smiled at Zhang Yue and said, "Everyone thinks that adults are in Nanjing now, but they didn't expect that they had already arrived in Songjiang Mansion." In this cold weather, it is too aggrieved to live in such a humble inn. If you don't mind, why don't you go to Yang's house for a few days? Although Fang Qing is not talented, Jiayue should be helpful to adults on this trip. ”

Although there is a lot of difference in age and experience between the two on the surface, Zhang Yue and Fang Qing have dealt with each other several times, but they have figured out this person's habits, and immediately asked bluntly: "Since you said that it will help me, then I just have something to ask you." I heard the owner of this Xilai Inn say that the Yang family's prosperity relied on three jars of gold dug out of the ground when the ancestral house was renovated. However, when I asked the Yang family what kind of industry they have now, he didn't know much, only said that there was a lot of land. It's good to rely on the land to inherit the family, but it is difficult to rely on the land to occupy the richest man in the local area, your uncle should have a deep understanding of the Yang family's way of making a fortune, right? ”

"Your Excellency is as discerning as ever."

Fang Qing didn't intend to hide it, but at this time, Zhang Yue put this problem straight to the point, and he was still a little embarrassed. The business is about deceit, uncovering the hole cards little by little, but Zhang Yue likes to directly lift the lid of the pot every time, to see the things inside. Although the teacup in his hand was still a little warm, and despite the charcoal basin burning in the room, he still felt that his fingers seemed to be a little stiff with cold, and he unconsciously lowered his head.

"The Yang family started by selling a shipload of goods at sea. At that time, there was only one ancestral house left in the Yang family, but my father-in-law pawned the ancestral house as a sum of silver and went to the south to buy a boat, and then bought cotton cloth that was cheaper in Matsue Prefecture, and then secretly hired an old sailor at a high price to transport it to Ryukyu. The journey back and forth was extremely difficult, but when I went there, a boatload full of cotton cloth turned into a jar of gold when I returned. After three trips, he made a scene after redeeming the ancestral home, which made people think that he had dug up gold. Since both the Hongwu Dynasty and the present dynasty strictly forbade large households to occupy too much land, the old man felt that it was difficult to run a family and never wanted to give up this financial road, so he ......"

This is why even if Fang Qing doesn't say it, Zhang Yue knows it. Although it is said that it is necessary to risk losing its head, compared with the huge profits, it is certain that ordinary people go to sea without permission despite the sea ban.

If it weren't for his attempt to propose a sea ban this time, the knock-on effect of the Ming Dynasty's sea ban would naturally be obvious. The imperial court cracked down on smugglers, while profit-hungry smugglers colluded with pirates and other armed forces to resist harassment under harsh repression. From the Middle Ming Dynasty to the late Ming Dynasty, nine out of ten of the Japanese pirates who ravaged the southeast coast were their own pirates, and there may not be many real Japanese people, and as a result, how much national strength was consumed? Of course, at that time, even the anti-Japanese guard posts in the world were rotten, and more than 200,000 guest soldiers were stationed along the coast, but the result was still a miasma, and the elite soldiers of the Ming Dynasty were really rotten too fast.

Grass people are profitable, and it is better to be sparse than blocked. It's like Zhu Yuanzhang killing corrupt officials, but the corrupt officials in the world still can't be killed, as long as people have selfish desires, it is impossible to block people's profit-seeking nature with strict punishments.

Seeing that Zhang Yue was silent, making it clear that he would not say anything easily, Fang Qing was suddenly a little anxious. When he came back this time, he only heard that his father-in-law was seriously ill, so he brought his wife to visit, who knew that he had encountered such a tricky situation. He naturally knows how his father-in-law made a fortune, but this kind of thing is not easy for him, a son-in-law, to persuade. Now the father-in-law and the eldest brother are interested in temporarily stopping, but the second uncle insists on refusing, and the two sides have broken up, and he is in a hurry.

"Although the Yang family's past affairs were forbidden, I didn't come down to check on these, so I can ignore it." Seeing Fang Qing overjoyed for a moment, Zhang Yue stretched out two fingers, "I only need to know two things, first, the Yang family can jump from smuggling to the richest man in the local area, it is impossible for no one to support it, I want to know who the person behind it is; Second, due to the ban on the sea, except for the wharf where the treasure ship went to sea, the rest of the coast has been abandoned, and I want to know where the Yang family went to sea from. ”

"It's not that I don't want to say it, I'm an outsider to the Yang family after all, but I don't know these two items. If it weren't for the fact that my father-in-law was seriously ill and the adults didn't want to reveal their identity, I would have asked my father-in-law or my eldest brother to come and see him. Fang Qing put down the teacup in his hand, stood up and said to Zhang Yue deeply, "My lord, it's still the first sentence, please go to the Yang family's mansion for a few days." The Yang clan is the most proficient in this sea, and will not disappoint the adults. And ......"

He gritted his teeth and turned his heart sideways, and he didn't look at Zhang Yue's face, but said word by word: "As far as I know, there are not many families in Songjiang Mansion who quietly go to sea to trade, and there are also many clansmen in the Du family who are involved in this business. If you go to the Yang family, you can know far more than you can find out by countless people. After all, many of the secrets of this industry are secret. ”

When he left Beijing first, Zhang Yue asked Hu Qi to see Yuan Fang, but he knew that the Du family was not at ease in his hometown of Zhangyan Town, so he was not surprised when Fang Qing said this, but he was a little unhappy. However, when he heard the frank words at the back, his face was a little pale. He originally planned to start with the Du family, but now he has made a trip to bite the gold, but it is easier to deal with than the Du family as a wife. After all, he and Fang Qing are purely related to interests, and they are completely different from the relationship of kinship.

"It's okay to take a trip to the Yang family's mansion, and you can live in it for free. It's just that your uncle has discussed this matter with your father-in-law? ”

"I came first when I received the post, and my father-in-law came forward after that. My lord, my father-in-law has long had the intention of resting, and if he sees you, he will definitely tell you. ”