The Mid-Autumn Festival is a time for reunions, but Yan Shifan was not sad at all because he left home, but was extremely excited.
He and Wang Xueyi left Beijing together with the envoy sent by Mo Dengyong, and the journey was not fast. Now in August, he has just passed Huguang.
"hot!"
"Come on! Get another bucket of ice for the young master!" Wang Xueyi said immediately.
Yan Shifan glanced at him: "Mr. Wang, this is impossible. You are the official envoy, and I am the one who protects you because of your humble position."
"Why go abroad? I am going to a foreign country, and I have to rely on the general for everything!" Wang Xueyi changed his title again, and said seriously, "Come all the way south, the general is really versatile in both civil and military affairs, not inferior to Uncle Jingbian! The general is already
Jane is in the emperor's heart and has made great achievements in Jiaozhi. I will rely on the general for support in the future!"
What happened that day was just a bit "stupid" for him.
I felt comfortable fawning over Yan Shifan along the way, and now he is not so timid.
Yan Shifan felt very happy when he heard the title of general.
"What about Ruan Wentai?" Yan Shifan naturally gave the order, "Call him over."
If you want to go to Jiaozhi, of course you have to take the Lingqu channel to Guangxi.
Ruan Wentai was quickly brought over with a heavy expression.
He was very familiar with Yan Shifan's identity, so he felt it was natural for him to be dominated by Yan Shifan at the moment.
Yan Shifan drank tea and asked calmly: "Brother Ruan, have you made up your mind? What a person I am, but because of your calculation, I was expelled from the capital by your majesty. You are self-defeating and ruined your majesty's plan for the court.
Don't even think about who else can speak for your master now."
What Nguyen Van Thai knows is of course another story.
Since the emperor had known for a long time that there was a problem in the arena but did not raise it, it was naturally useful. Now Ruan Wentai was clever enough to expose this problem, which resulted in Yan Shifan being "exiled" and the British public security insurance being downgraded. Before leaving Beijing,
The capital city has been shaken by thunder and wind, and the feuding in the court continues.
Regardless of anything else, it created an obstacle for the Minister of Rites who was likely to enter the State Palace, and Mo Dengyong's wish to be granted the title of Lord of Jiaozhi was thwarted.
At least it won't be possible in the short term. No one is willing to speak for them, and no one can care to speak for them at this time.
On the contrary, even if he made a lot of money, Ruan Wentai made it more difficult for Mo Dengyong to apply for the title. You can imagine the situation after returning.
But Ruan Wentai did not dare to mention the idea proposed by Yan Shifan to Mo Dengyong.
Seeing his appearance, Yan Shifan rolled his one eye: "You have stayed in the capital for almost a year, and you have a clear mirror in your heart. Your Majesty has clear rewards and punishments. Civil servants only compete for high positions in serving His Majesty, and military generals are all looking forward to credit.
After the battle in Outer Yunnan, the Ming Dynasty gained two more marquis and one uncle, and Duke Cheng Guo also became a duke. Your master is a minister, and it is the clear path that I, the general, pointed out to him."
"General Yan, if my lord is like this, how can I frighten my subordinates into submission?"
"Your Majesty?" Yan Shifan sneered, "Your Majesty has not yet enthroned you, but you have already regarded yourself as monarch and ministers. Anyway, this is indeed the reality now. But in this way, what can Mo Dengyong use to prove that he surrenders to the Ming Dynasty wholeheartedly? Just
Pay tribute to some wealth? What kind of wealth does the Ming Dynasty lack?"
Ruan Van Tai remained silent.
The clear path Yan Shifan pointed out to him was to let him explain clearly to Mo Dengyong the current strength of the Ming Dynasty. Based on what he had seen after staying in the capital for nearly a year, Ruan Wentai did have this judgment in his heart: the Ming Dynasty has really revived again.
Already.
The purpose of explaining his strength was for him to persuade Mo Dengyong to do the next best thing and stop expecting the Ming Dynasty to directly appoint him as the leader of the country. Instead, he presented a list of hundreds of names in the land and asked for the establishment of a Xuanwei Division. In that case, the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty would not
There are concerns about encouraging officials who usurp the government.
In this way, Yan Shifan, who "didn't want to" come to Jiaozhi, could soon be promoted and returned to the court because of his great achievements in Jiaozhi.
Yes, Yan Shifan has such a vindictive attitude now.
"It seems that you still don't understand the current affairs." Yan Shifan said calmly, "If you don't write a letter to persuade him first, I will tell him face to face when he arrives in Jiaozhi. If I stay in Jiaozhi for one more day, my patience will be even less
.It’s okay if you are hesitant. If Mo Dengyong is also hesitant, I will report to your majesty. In fact, Tian Rucheng has been fed by you. The people of Cochin are full of resentment and everyone misses the good governance of the Le Dynasty. This is not because the descendants of the Le Dynasty are not dead.
Is that all it takes to support Zhengtong? Presumably Pinghu Marquis, Lingbi Marquis, and Pingnan Bo are looking forward to continuing their meritorious service, and the general military officers of Guangxi and Guangdong are also vying to fight."
Ruan Wentai's expression changed several times.
Yan Shifan's approach was completely different from Tian Rucheng's. The situation Yan Shifan faced and the information he knew were also very different from Tian Rucheng's.
But it is true that Mo Dengyong gave Tian Rucheng a lot of benefits.
In the First World War in Yunnan, Lingbibo Pinghubo was promoted to a marquis for his merit, and Qu Zhinan was granted the title of uncle for his merit. Their achievements in defeating the three divisions of Mengyang, Mubang and Mengmi within ten months cannot be ignored by Jiaozhi.
Now Yan Song's way into the State Palace has been dug by Ruan Wentai. If he can add a new Xuanwei Division to the Ming Dynasty without using weapons, he can be promoted based on his merit.
"Let's talk about you again. This prevented me from being able to become the top scholar in martial arts and leading to a successful career. It also caused Wang Qin to be sent abroad. As soon as Wang Qin and I arrived in Jiaozhi, we went to look for Ruan Gan. We don't care what your master does with you. But
If he dares to kill the imperial envoys of the Ming Dynasty like Meng Yang, Mu Bang, and Meng Mi did, then it is not a question of whether he can still be the xuanwei envoy. I think it is better to become the chief envoy of Jiaozhi. I will be made a count for my merits.
, that will make up for the loss of my young master never having a martial arts champion!"
After Yan Shifan finished speaking, he grinned and said in a cold voice: "When you enter Guangxi, you will know the truth and falsehood! Ping Nanbo moved to Guangxi to be the chief military officer. That's what Lu Consort said to me! If I win the top prize in martial arts, at least I will
He can be appointed to the fifth rank. Now, he can only serve as a small guard. If I, the young master, can speak a little more openly, do you think Mo Dengyong will lend you your head to appease my anger?"
Half truths and half lies, but Ruan Wentai doesn't have the ability to tell the truth.
Along the way, Ruan Wentai had already known that Yan Shifan was far more terrifying than he imagined. His intelligence was the least conspicuous advantage of him. The most important thing was that he and the son-in-law of the Great Tomorrow were brothers, and they grew up together in Jinyiwei.
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Yan Song was originally among the first batch of important ministers promoted by the emperor. It was purely because of his appearance that it was difficult for his son to pursue a career as a civil servant. But he had such a father and such sworn brothers, and he socialized with the descendants of the princes and nobles in the capital.
We were so close, and now we have arrived in Jiaozhi, and a demonic figure has really arrived.
At this time, his intelligence will exert great power.
Regardless of whether the Emperor of Ming Dynasty himself was plotting against Jiaozhi or not, Yan Song, his father and his son, and many of the Ming Dynasty's honorable ministers now had the motive and the ability to do it.
He made a wrong move in the Ming Dynasty's Kyoto, which triggered the dilemma that Jiaozhi had to make an enemy of the Ming Dynasty or surrender in a lower profile.
After he returned to Thang Long, his life or death was uncertain.
Now facing Yan Shifan's direct threat, Ruan Wentai could only say bitterly: "The foreign minister was really desperate that day. The young master refused to accept the lottery winnings. The foreign minister really didn't know how to calm the young master's anger?"
"You are pretending to be confused because you understand. As the son of the Minister of Rites, am I still accepting bribes from you to make things difficult for my father? What I want is my originally bright and promising future!"
Yan Shifan's domineering young master's attitude did not need to be pretentious at all: "You are a smart man, and today I will tell you this for the last time. If you masters and servants are wise, you should quickly and with all your strength destroy the traitor before this young master arrives.
Army, when I arrive in Jiaozhi, I will present my household registration list and ask for the title of envoy. If you don't know who I am, I will send people to find the descendants of the Li family when I arrive in Jiaozhi. The Ming Dynasty is waiting for the situation in Jiaozhi to be clear. If there is such a change, everyone will be blamed.
over you!"
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Yan Shifan walked slowly, appearing reluctant to leave Daming wherever he went.
But before he set off from the capital, the emperor had ordered him to rush to Guangdong.
This order was transmitted to Guangzhou much faster, so there were fast boats from Guangzhou that had already set off for Cat Ba Island.
On Cat Ba Island, shopkeeper Wang now has a new secret identity.
He has an extra iron waistband with "Wai San Wu Jiu" and "Hai Xiao" written on the front and back respectively.
Sitting in the small shop of Huizhou Sea Trading Company on Cat Ba Island, Wang Zhi recalled the situation when he met Alfonso more than a month ago, and was still a little confused.
That day, he heard about an organization: the Foreign Inspectorate Factory, and then he became the No. 359 sub-boss of the External Inspectorate Factory. Now, Wang Zhiyou has been established, and his identity is from the seventh-grade Jinyiwei
Xiaoqi officer, affiliated to the Foreign Inspectorate Factory.
Then, he also heard a story about Alfonso. From being a Portuguese general to being a prisoner, then being enshrined in Huangming University and His Majesty’s Western father-in-law, he finally became a “wanderer” and settled in Japan.
A maritime businessman related to Zhejiang Shipping Department.
Only then did Wang Zhi realize how his organization came about: His Majesty admired the bold idea he proposed, but the plan was changed. The dirty work should not be done by the Ming Dynasty. Wang Zhi would provide some assistance and be responsible for communicating with the people who went to Manlajia.
Contact Alfonso.
He felt that His Majesty's method was actually more dirty, but he liked it very much.
Although he has never met him, he went up to heaven to hear it, and His Majesty is a very down-to-earth person: if you want to plan for Nanyang, you need to use troops. Soldiers are not tired of deceit, so they must use means.
What's more, Alfonso handed him a secret letter personally written by the emperor. The words of encouragement included these words: There are heroes among the people, and I admire your courage to go to the sea. The ocean is vast, and there is much to be done! I hope you will make meritorious service and return to the court.
A narration of experiences.
I have to say that he was a very special emperor. Wang Zhi just felt that way. After all, he was quite unconventional. He would actually write him a personal and secret letter just because he had an idea.
This also shows that at least Huang Mingji's maritime trading company was obedient to the emperor and would report all important matters to him.
Naturally, Wang Zhi would not have thought that his reputation in His Majesty's memory had already been well known.
"Second brother, have you received any letters from fifth and seventh children?" Wang Zhi asked out of boredom.
"Brother Nao, how can it be so fast?"
As a small boss with a brand, of course he also needs to have downlines. And his first downlines now are naturally a few of his trusted subordinates.
The fifth and seventh children in his mouth went to Malacca with Alfonso.
Wang Zhi calculated the time, then frowned: "It's time for some news to come. It's not an ordinary boat trip. It comes and goes once, and two months is enough. Come with me, and I will take them with me that day."
Anyone who has met Viscount Alfonso must be trustworthy and we can put together a few boats to go to Malacca. When the time comes, let the third child go with him."
On the surface, he is still working for Huizhou Sea Trading Company. There is an opportunity here to establish a stable trade route with Malacca, so of course he must give it a try.
If Wang Zhi wants to have closer contact with Manchuria, he needs to have more frequent merchant ships.
It is still in the development stage, and he plans to recruit more people. Because the Ming Dynasty and Portugal had a war in Tuen Mun, Huang Mingji Sea Trade Company itself did not actually run to Lajia. Those who ran there used to be
There are now more civilian merchants in Guangdong who are employed by Huang Mingji Shipping Company.
Wang Zhi knew that there must be people from the Foreign Inspectorate Factory who were in contact with Nanyang in Huang Mingji Sea Trading Company. However, Wang Zhi was a newcomer and a small boss, and the rules of the Foreign Inspectorate Factory were to have single-line communication.
, he doesn’t have that authority.
When Wang Zhi visited several maritime merchants on Cat Ba Island, he received a very helpless reply.
Although it is a good thing, the people who stay here are not the people who can really make the decision in each company. They also need to go back and forth for instructions: the ship is very expensive, and Canada is also very far away. When you go there, you have to take the goods with you. There are a lot of
Everything has to be arranged.
When Wang Zhi returned to his shop, he was still frowning, and then he saw two people sitting in the shop.
It didn't look like he was here to discuss business. After seeing him, he was still sitting at the square table in the room, staring at him with sharp eyes.
"Who are you two?" Wang Zhi asked first, and then looked at the third child who was left behind in the shop.
The third child shook his head nervously: "Brother Nao, I said we would talk about it when you come back."
"Shopkeeper Wang, we two brothers have a big deal regarding struvite. That huge island is as vast as the Central Plains. Can we discuss it in detail behind closed doors?"
The person who spoke had a dark complexion, obviously a result of the vicissitudes of life that come from being exposed to the elements and traveling across oceans.
When Wang Zhi heard this, he was stern and said calmly: "Oh? Brothers are open for business, so of course they are willing to hear the details. Third brother, you go to Wanghai Tower with the second brother, fourth child, and sixth child to book a banquet first.
, I’ll talk to these two brothers first and then go there.”
After pushing away the other people in the shop, Wang Zhi said: "Please come upstairs. The people below don't know the rules, so they let the distinguished guests wait here. Please forgive me."
"Easy to say."
On this island, most of the shops or houses built today have two to three floors, with tall wooden or stone piles underneath.
The second floor of Wang Zhi's shop is not only his living room, but also a small room for receiving guests. The sea can be seen through the windows.
Now, after Wang Zhi went up, he went over and closed the window first.
Then he turned around and looked at the two of them: "My younger brother has also heard that the giant island seems to be different from the Central Plains. During the hot summer in the Central Plains, the giant island is like the cold winter. Where did you two hear about that giant island?"
After hearing these words, the two men stopped being cautious. Instead, they both reached into their arms and each took out a sign.
Wang Zhi looked at the two signs and couldn't help but shrink his pupils.
The man on the left holds a plaque made of ivory, with only two characters: Wai Yi. The other man has a dull bronze plaque with the word Wai Thirteen on it.
Wang Zhi immediately knelt down on one knee: "The humble Wang Sui pays homage to the factory governor and pays homage to the superior officer."
"Sit down and talk."
After looking at Wang Zhi, the two of them first sat at a more exquisite round table. Wang Zhi stood there first and said: "Although I have received a mission from a humble position, there is no superior to tell me how to act. I didn't expect it to be the factory supervisor."
I'm really scared. I've been disrespectful so much before, but I still hope the factory supervisor..."
Before he finished speaking, the man waved his hand: "I am working for His Majesty overseas, so I won't do this. My name is Shi Bao, and I was born in Qiandi. As for him, you call him Walrus, and he will be your top line from now on.
"
Hearing that he was from Qiandi, Wang Zhi clasped his fists again, and then sat down: "The factory supervisor is here. If you want me to do something, I will do it right now."
Shi Bao, who went south with Zhao Jun, the Jin Yiwei Lingnan Trooper, disappeared after the Battle of Tuen Mun.
Ten years passed by, and now he appeared in front of Wang Zhi, with a dark and ordinary face.
Shi Bao said simply: "You were ordered by His Majesty to join the Nanyang Branch. The thread is pointing to Manraka. Walrus also came from Manraka after receiving a secret order. First, let me tell you about the situation here for more than a month.
.”
Wang Zhi immediately made an introduction, and then said: "I am ashamed of my humble position. The Duke of Nan'ao County only conveyed His Majesty's orders. I can only use my own people to make some preparations."
But Shi Bao nodded: "Very good, it would be better if you develop more merchant ships to go south. I came here in person today to let Walrus tell you more offline and contact information. The governor also came from outside Yunnan after receiving the order.
I came here from the side, and I will stay here for the next year."
"With the guidance of the factory supervisor, I am overjoyed!"
Shi Bao, however, kept a serious look on his face and said, "Since I happened to visit those merchants again today, you can go again tomorrow. The governor has already mobilized two ships and prepared a lot of silk, porcelain and tea. Walrus will come again
Arrange a boat and prepare gems, agarwood, ivory, etc. Here, I will give you another three thousand taels of silver. Within half a month, you can take another three or five boats and go to Manlajia together. In the Foreign Inspection Factory
, the Duke of Nan'ao County only knows your identity. After contacting the Duke of Nan'ao County, you can rely on these goods to ask him to complete the tasks assigned by His Majesty as soon as possible."
Wang Zhi was shocked.
After all, Alfonso has been away for many years. When he returns this time, he still needs to gain trust first. But now he needs to do it quickly. I am afraid that the lure of this batch of goods coming from the north is not enough.
But this is also a test for Wang Zhi.
"I accept the order! Since I already have three ships and three thousand taels of silver, I don't need half a month. I will set off with Master Walrus within five days!"
"Very good!" Shi Bao looked at him approvingly, "Walrus has been in Manlajia for more than six years. You guys discussed it together on the way. The situation in Cochin has changed. The sooner the better. Tell the Lord of Nan'ao County, Qinghua
It will be easy to capture, but Thanh Hoa will be empty to the south."
Wang Zhi was shocked again. What arrangements had the court made to make the area south of Qinghua, outside the hinterland of Cochin, empty?
"I will do my best to repay the kindness of Your Majesty and the factory supervisor!"
"That's a good thing." Shi Bao finally smiled, and then said, "Over the years, you are the only person who has been personally appointed by His Majesty to enter the outer factory. You really can't betray His Majesty's grace. Hai Xiao is a person who deserves His Majesty's special attention.
, now everyone is famous in the world. I will wait and see what kind of achievements you can achieve."
Wang Zhi couldn't help but be stunned, looking at the undisguised curiosity, awe, and envy in the eyes of his online walrus, and unspeakable emotions welled up in his heart.
If what Shi Bao said was true, it would really surprise Wang Zhi.
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