Chapter 803 Vessel Size (II)

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The big man they are waiting for is silence. These guys who are usually above the top are most concerned about their status and decency, even if it was the emperor's southern tour back then, they also remained reserved, and few went to support Jiajing's stinky feet. However, as soon as Shen Mo gave the order, he arrived from all over the southeast under the starry night, and it seemed that in their eyes, Shen Mo was more important than the emperor.

Of course, this is not only because of his status as the elder of the cabinet, not to mention that Shen Mo is now only the third-ranked bachelor in the cabinet, even if he is the first assistant of the cabinet? In this huge empire ruled by man, the power of the state apparatus is not omnipotent, not to mention that they themselves are inextricably linked with this machine, not only are they not afraid of being hurt by it, but they can also use it to fight back...... The fate of Zhang Jing, Zhu Kun, Hu Zongxian and others is an example.

But Silent is different from any bureaucrat, although he seems to be very bureaucratic, but as a group of people who really know him, these masters know very well that it is only one of his important identities, and he has many faces hidden behind the scenes, hidden from the world......

What silence fears them the most, or must please, is the other triple identity. The first is the behind-the-scenes controller of Huilian and the Suzhou Stock Exchange, a super money bank founded in Suzhou, which has taken advantage of the opportunity of Sunrise to fall into a credit crisis and developed into the most powerful financial group in the Ming Dynasty, holding hundreds of millions of silver, controlling or indirectly controlling assets worth billions of taels of silver. And through loans, shares, acquisitions and other means, it has maintained a strong influence on all areas of the southeast economy.

In fact, it was not that there was no money banker's ticket number, but they never had such an influence, because at that time, the industry and commerce of the Ming Dynasty were still at a low stage, and each family relied on their own accumulation, and then expanded production, and there was no concept of financing. However, Shen Mo introduced the financial concept into Suzhou, established the Suzhou Stock Exchange, and presided over the signing of the 'Suzhou Financial Agreement', which made very perfect regulations on the issuance, trading and delisting of stocks.

Although the original intention of the establishment of the stock exchange was to solve the debt crisis in Suzhou at that time, when it successfully completed its mission, Shen Mo did not close it, but instructed the stock exchange to accept the listing request of some silk factories with good prospects but limited by funds and unable to develop normally.

As a result, the first batch of eight factories to eat crabs, with strong financial support, quickly completed the expansion of production, and stood in the leading trade tide and became the leading large factories. Under its exemplary role, not only local businesses in Suzhou, but even businesses in Shanghai and Wuhu are also trying their best to raise funds on the Suzhou Stock Exchange.

However, the Suzhou Stock Exchange required that they must obtain a guarantee from Huilian before they can be allowed to go public. However, Huilian is very strict in the examination of the provision of guarantees, not only to strictly examine the industry and the firm itself, but also to provide a full mortgage before it will be provided with a limited guarantee, so as to control its financing scale and reduce financial risks. If a firm wants to expand its financing, it must provide a higher value mortgage or submit an exceptional application to Harmony...... Of course, unless the prospects are excellent and the finances are extremely healthy, you will not be able to get such preferential treatment.

Even if there are many restrictions, the prospects for overseas trade and the southeast itself, the two major markets at home and abroad, are too broad. Merchants with a little courage are not satisfied with difficult steps, they urgently need a large injection of capital to give their business wings to soar, so businessmen still flock to this.

Today, there are 130 listed companies on the Suzhou Stock Exchange, almost all of which are the pillars of the southeastern provinces. The concept of financing development has long been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, and almost all large businesses have become bigger and stronger by issuing stocks and borrowing from ticket numbers. And as their financier, guarantor and financing agent, this identity alone is enough to be regarded as a guest and served carefully.

But this is not enough to make them awe-inspired, what they are even more afraid of is that the second identity of silence - the three golden routes of the Ming Dynasty, one east route to Japan and Korea, is controlled by Wang Zhi; a western front, leading to Malacca, which was controlled by Xu Hai; A southern route, leading to Mexico via Luzon, was controlled by the emerging Nanyang Company. The combined strength of these three families is several times stronger than the original Japanese Kou, but they all listen to the silent orders...... Although the southeastern cities are prosperous and their consumption power is amazing, the real prosperity of industry and commerce is still due to the east wind of overseas trade. Therefore, the importance of route control cannot be overstated.

The Jin merchants once wanted to win the right to speak at sea by taking away the Southeast Naval Division...... After squeezing out the former pirates, they wanted to continue purging the former officers. Helplessly, silence quickly took control of the military headquarters, forcing them to give up their delusions. Moreover, the southeastern merchants were also very satisfied with the smooth and safe sea transportation at present, and were unwilling to let the Jin merchants intervene again.

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The third identity of silence that makes them awe is the arbiter and mediator of conflicts. After completely withdrawing from the traditional industrial and commercial field, he had no direct competition with everyone present, which gave him a transcendent identity. His financial and military strength is a guarantee of his authority, but this does not guarantee that everyone will listen to what he says...... For if he does not uphold justice and please the majority, then these people will not continue to obey him. With their strength, if they join forces to start anew, they can do it completely, but it will inevitably hurt their vitality, and no one will consider it until that step.

However, through unremitting communication, fair rulings, and ruthless crackdowns on rule-breakers, and effective protection of the temporarily weak, silence can always maintain the economic order of the southeast, and even achieve the satisfaction of everyone...... This is a miracle in the eyes of many. But believe it or not, it's a fact anyway.

In fact, there are three mysteries of silence: First, in history, various interests have always been unable to reconcile, this is because the total economic volume is limited, and if you want to occupy more, you have to grab others'. And people will definitely not agree, so the contradiction is born, and no one can reconcile it. However, Shen Mo has the experience of his previous life and knows that the reason why the great motherland is desperately trying to protect the eight percent is because the total economic output will increase by 8 percent every year, and the unemployment rate and social contradictions will be in a controllable stage. Therefore, he knows that making a big cake is a good medicine for peacefully resolving contradictions, but fortunately, in this Age of Discovery, he can provide enough cakes for all parties to eat, and naturally there will be no fatal contradictions.

Second, he has always been clear about his position - the supporters of the new industry and commerce, and the allies of the big families, which makes him always leave the biggest cake for the big families, support them to become bigger and stronger in industry and commerce, and never overflow with sympathy, wanting to satisfy the workers and farmers. To illustrate this point, three years ago, a weavers' strike broke out in Suzhou to protest the long hours of labor, which led to the sudden deaths of weavers. The silence of the then Southeast Economic Strategy immediately carried out severe suppression and arrested more than a dozen people who took the lead in making trouble. It was only after the riots had subsided that he communicated with everyone and finally set a three-day rest day every month to appease the anger.

The other is his patronage of the employment of workers from other provinces in various industries. According to the law of the Ming Dynasty, ordinary people cannot leave the place of household registration, but the vigorous development of industry and commerce requires a large number of hired laborers...... Compared with the city workers, these out-of-town workers are hard-working and obedient, and demand very low wages, so they are naturally very popular with the factory owners.

Many officials objected to this, intending to prevent these migrant workers from entering the country, which caused a backlash from the big households, hoping that Shen Mo would transfer these officials out of the southeast. Although Shen Mo did not agree, in the general examination of the officials not long after, those officials were all evaluated competently, and then promoted Jiangbei to an official. After they went, there was naturally no one to stop them, and there was a massive influx of cheap labor......

It is not surprising that Shen Mo's firm oligarchic beliefs and stance are naturally very popular with the family, and it is not surprising that they firmly support his leadership.

Thirdly, and the most heartbreaking thing for these people, Shen Mo holds such authority, but he never abuses his power, let alone uses his power for personal gain, even if Huilian or Nanyang Trading Company makes a mistake, he will also severely punish and never give preferential treatment. Therefore, we can always make the family happy and convinced, and obey the ...... Although others are thousands of miles away, they are becoming more and more authoritative year after year.

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When Shen Mo, accompanied by several elders, appeared on the painting boat, the people in the hall stood up at once, and saw Shen Mo with a warm smile on his face, and the hearts that everyone had been carrying were put down.

"I've kept you waiting." Shen Mo bowed his hand apologetically: "I'm entangled in official business, it's too late." ”

"Where, where ......" Everyone knew that this was actually a small punishment for silent action without asking for instructions, and they were not the slightest displeaser: "My lord works hard for the country, and I am really honored to be able to take the time to come and see me." ”

"The family doesn't talk to each other, but I'm very happy to see you here." Shen Mo smiled and said, "Let's start the boat, let's have a night tour of Qinhuai." ”

So the painting boat slowly sailed away from the dock, silently sat at the main table with a few elders, first after a cordial greeting of warmth, he finally took the initiative to open the conversation and said: "This time I invite you to come to Jinling, first, I miss it very much, let's reminisce about the old days; Second, there are a few things to discuss with you. "Now that the old story is over, it's natural to get to the point.

"It's good for the adults to have an idea," Wu Fengyuan, the head of the Wu family sitting next to him, was a silent fellow villager in Shaoxing, so he naturally wanted to pat his stinky feet: "We can all trust you." Everyone nodded their heads.

"How dare I be self-contained?" Shen Mo shook his head and said with a smile: "You should know about my errand to the south this time, right?" ”

"Yes, yes." Everyone nodded and said, "You are here for the Nanjing Kechang case." ”

"yes." Shen Mo said: "I won't tell you that the reason why I am late is because I received a report from Ying Tianfu Yin that the Nanjing Criminal Department was going to forcibly mention some people to the court, so I went over to deal with it." Although he said it lightly, everyone was still shocked...... Either Shen Mo had taken precautions, or Sun Piyang was not sympathetic, anyway, the result was the same, and Shen Mo discovered their small movements. His eyes were a little chilly and said: "It is really strange that the Nanjing Criminal Department dares to bypass me, a scholar of the Imperial Academy, and deal with criminals without authorization. ”

"Misunderstanding, maybe it's a misunderstanding......" The smiles on everyone's faces were a little reluctant, and they said that they could sit on wax now.

"That's a good point." Shen Mo laughed and said: "It is indeed a misunderstanding...... his eyes swept over the crowd: "Actually, the Nanjing Criminal Department is also kind, I just want to give this official an explanation as soon as possible......"

"And then?" Wu Fengyuan asked tightly, among those arrested were his grandson.

"What does my brother want?" Shen Mo looked at him.

"Hehe," Wu Fengyuan said with a smile, "Of course everyone is happy." ”

"Well said," said silently, "I think so too." After a pause, he said: "I might as well tell you that I have already asked the Nanjing Criminal Department to take away the people you want, and I will not ask what to do with them." I guess I'm kind of interesting, right? ”

"Interesting, interesting" Seeing that Shen Mo obviously grabbed the sore feet and let them go, everyone couldn't help but feel relieved, and praised repeatedly: "My lord, let us be ashamed." As he spoke, a member of the Nine Great Family stood up and pleaded guilty: "But our original intention is not to make it difficult for adults, so as to quietly get those unscrupulous descendants out." ”

"Hehe......" Shen Mo smiled and groaned, "If it weren't for that, I wouldn't have opened the net." Before the other party's flattering expression emerged, he said coldly: "Only this once"

"Don't take it as an example...... the man reflexively continued.

"Okay" nodded silently, "I believe it"

Everyone was relieved, but they still sat upright, knowing that he must have something to do. Sure enough, he listened to Shen Mo's words and said, "What should you do with the rest of the prisoners?" ”

"Let the adults deal with it," everyone said in their hearts that the friends of the dead Dao are not dead and the poor Dao, how dare they meddle in their affairs...... What's more, they still have a heart, hoping that those people can be embarrassed and silent. After all, one yard is one yard, and they are really reluctant to cancel the dish size.

"I've let them go." Shen Mo picked up the teacup, blew the hot air gently, as if saying something very casual: "I didn't leave a single case record." ”

"......" everyone was speechless. Only then did they understand what Shen Mo had done tonight......

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In fact, after receiving the report, Shen Mo went to Yingtianfu and let the people from the Nanjing Criminal Department take their children away. Then, with a turn of his head, he told the other prisoners about it, and the prisoners were already so hungry that they were about to collapse, and they only needed a reason to break their will.

In the end, Shen Mo asked all the prison doors to be opened, and the prisoners who could still move were gathered in the courtyard, and those who could not move were carried to the door, so that their voices could be heard: "The imperial examination is the great ceremony of the country, and it is the duty of every scholar to maintain its solemnity and sacredness. After a pause, he said: "In the era when there was no imperial examination, the nine-grade Zhongzheng system was adopted, and at that time, what future you had depends on what kind of family you were born in." If you are unfortunate enough to be born into a Shu clan, even if you are talented and knowledgeable, you will never have a bright future in your life. Because at that time, the upper grade belonged to the scholar clan, and the Han scholar could only be the lower grade forever" said with some emotion: "It was the imperial examination since the Sui and Tang dynasties that changed all this. For example, there are no scholars today, even the children of those big families, they have to study hard and squeeze the single-plank bridge with everyone. Otherwise, he would not have had a chance to be an official...... This kind of fairness is something that people in the past couldn't think of, but now as long as you are willing to study diligently and be smart enough, you can become a jinshi, become a big official, and even go to the cabinet to worship the prime minister, and seal the territory."

"Close your eyes and imagine if your dream would not exist if it weren't for the imperial examination." Shen Mo said slowly: "Can you accept the days without the imperial examination?" ”

All the prisoners closed their eyes...... Suddenly there was a sense of boundless fear and darkness, many people were sweating profusely, and some even fell to the ground with a shaky heart. If silence is bad enough, they are already so hungry that their eyes are black, and now they are told to close their eyes without sweating, dizziness, or unsteady standing.

"Is it acceptable?" The silent voice sounded again.

The prisoners shook their heads.

"But if you keep making trouble, you won't be qualified to enter the exam room again in this life." Shen Mo said with a sad look: "You shouldn't make trouble at this time......"

Hearing his words, those prisoners were silent, and it took a long time for someone to react and ask with a smile, "Are we still qualified to enter the examination room again?" ”

"Of course." Shen Mo smiled and scolded: "Otherwise, I will talk nonsense with you......"

The crowd was stunned. They felt that if they kidnapped the examiners and occupied the Temple of Literature, they would definitely be permanently removed from their studies, and they might even be exiled from the army. That's why they broke the jar and broke it, and listened to those people, hoping to go on a hunger strike in exchange for some leniency.

However, they never thought that they would have the opportunity to enter the examination room again in this life.

"I'll have something to do later, I'll give you a moment." Shen Mo said lightly: "If you want to go out now, no one will stop you, and when I leave later, I don't know what will happen." ”

After a long pause, the prisoners reacted, Shen Ge always wanted to open the net, because he dragged the blessings of those children of the family, and they did not leave a record in the official mansion, and now as long as they leave, everything will be written off, and they are still innocent

The prisoners shook Shen Mo deeply, and then supported each other and walked out of the prison ...... Ying Tianfu——

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