The list of items Shang Yi gave Lin Zhiyang and Li Gefei to purchase was: grain, pig iron, sulfur, medicinal materials, mercury, etc. However, these were long-term purchases, so there was no need to rush to buy large quantities at once.
Regarding the first four items, Lin Zhiyang and Li Gefei can understand that they are all military supplies. Shang Yi wants to purchase them in the long term. This is understandable. They are afraid of buying in large quantities in the short term, which will lead to price increases. But they don't understand Shang Yi.
What do you need mercury for? The biggest use of mercury in this era is actually anti-corrosion. However, since Shang Yi made the order, the two of them did not hesitate to ask more questions and immediately promised that they would help Shang Yi buy as much as possible.
Seeing that the two agreed, Shang Yi talked for a while and then stood up to leave.
After Shang Yi left, Lin Zhiyang said to Li Gefei: "Brother, what do you think Mr. Shang is planning to do?"
Li Gefei said: "Judging from the things he wants to buy, he wants to stay in Zhejiang for a long time, and he also wants to get involved in the silk business. Without a very deep backing in the court, it will be difficult to achieve both of these things. Could it be that
Does he really have anything to rely on?"
Lin Zhiyang said: "As far as I know, although the emperor appreciates him quite a lot, he does not have a deep foundation in the court. He was able to achieve his current status entirely through military merit."
Li Gefei nodded and said: "But since he did this, it is definitely not unreasonable, so we should wait and see first and see what he does before talking."
After leaving Mochou Lake, Shang Yi did not return to Jiangning, but went straight into Nanjing City and came directly to the Fuwei Escort Bureau. Huang Delin and Lin Chengye took Shang Yi and his party into the Escort Agency, led by Lin Chengye
He took Shang Yi and sat down in an inner room. He moved the others away, while Shang Yi's guards were guarding the door.
Shang Yi then asked: "How's it going? How's the matter I entrusted to you go?"
Lin Chengye said: "Don't worry, sir, we have all asked about Qingchu." He took out a pamphlet from his arms and handed it to Shang Yi, saying: "All the information about the Lin family is here, please take a look."
It turned out that after several contacts, Shang Yi also clearly felt that Lin Zhiyang had shown good intentions to him. This was not surprising. For businessmen like them, it would be better to get to know more officials. Since Shang Yi is now
It's Zhejiang General Soldier. And Shang Yi also needs Lin Zhiyang's help, so the two sides can cooperate with each other and get what they need.
However, Shang Yi did not know the details of Lin Zhiyang, so he was only limited to general business dealings at present, and did not dare to go into the cooperation content rashly. So he entrusted Fuwei Escort Agency to inquire about the Lin family's situation, and no matter what aspect,
OK, the thinner the better.
The Lin family is also a wealthy family in Jiangsu and Zhejiang. Although I can't say that it is one of the best, it is still very famous. Most people have heard about it, so it is not difficult to inquire about the basic situation of their family. After all, it is only a businessman's family.
The situation in their family was not so forbidden. So Fuwei Escort Agency also took over Shang Yi's first business.
Shang Yi opened the booklet and looked at it carefully. It turned out that the Lin family was still a wealthy family, and Lin Zhiyang was not the head of the Lin family. Lin Zhiyang's father, Mrs. Lin Zhengshuo, was still alive. He was sixty-six years old this year, but he was still in good health.
I just didn't want to worry too much about the family business, so after I turned sixty, I left the family business to Lin Zhiyang to take care of it, and I settled in my home and enjoyed my old age.
There are five brothers of Lin Zhiyang who are still here. Lin Zhiyang is the second in the line, but the eldest died early. Therefore, Lin Zhiyang is the eldest of this generation of the Lin family. He is forty-six years old this year, and there is the third brother below him.
Lin Zhihai, forty-one years old, the fourth elder Lin Zhijiang, thirty-nine years old, the sixth elder Lin Zhihu, thirty-two years old, and the seventh elder Lin Zhibo, twenty-seven years old. There are also three younger sisters who have also married.
people.
The five brothers of the Lin family all married and had children. Lin Zhiyang has two sons and one daughter. The eldest son, Lin Xusheng, is twenty-six years old. Yi Jing is Lin Zhiyang's right-hand man. He currently has a son, Lin Hao, who is five years old.
The second daughter, Lin Wufeng, is 18 years old and is not yet married; the youngest son, Lin Xujin, is 14 years old.
Although Lin Zhiyang is now in charge of the Lin family's business, Lin Zhihai and Lin Zhijiang have also begun to take charge of their own affairs, each in charge of a family business, and under normal circumstances Lin Zhiyang cannot interfere with their affairs.
Just meet once and submit a copy of the business accounts to Lin Zhiyang for review. Only when business conflicts arise, Mr. Lin will step in to mediate.
Although the Lin family has been in business for generations, they have always maintained contact with Shilin, and they always hope that someone in the family can take the imperial examination and get rid of their status as businessmen. However, although their family has a talent for business, they do not seem to be good at studying. After several generations of hard work,
All ended in vain. Mr. Lin also took the exam three times when he was young, but unfortunately he didn't even pass the exam. He only passed the exam three times.
It was only after Lin Zhiyang's generation that there were some changes. The youngest Lin Zhihu and Lin Zhibo were the family's key candidates for the scientific examination. Lin Zhihu was the first to pass the examination, and Lin Zhibo was the first to pass the examination in Chongzhen Tenth.
In three years (1639), he passed the imperial examination, and the following year he went to Beijing and passed the 118th place in the top three examinations. Finally, the hope of several generations of the Lin family was realized.
Mr. Lin also spent money to run business in Beijing, planning to give Lin Zhibo a good job. However, in October of the 14th year of Chongzhen, Lin Zhibo's mother passed away, so he had to go home to Dingyou until March next year.
The period of Dingyou will be completed.
In addition, Lin Zhibo became famous because he passed the Jinshi examination. After returning home to Dingyou, he also had many contacts with officials in Zhejiang. When he was studying in Beijing, he became a disciple of the famous Donglin Party member Qian Qianyi.
, after returning home, under the guidance of Qian Qianyi, he and Lin Zhihu both joined Fushe, and had close contacts with Chen Zilong, Hou Fangyu, Fang Yizhi and others.
While watching, Shang Yi said: "Now that Mr. Lin has retired from the stage, and Lin Zhiyang is also the actual eldest son, why doesn't Mr. Lin just give up the position of head of the family to Lin Zhiyang, and still do it like this?
trouble."
Lin Chengye smiled and said: "Sir, many people know this reason. Lin Zhiyang's biological mother is not actually Mr. Lin's first wife, nor his second wife, nor even his concubine. She is just a maid in Yuan Lei's family. One day, I don't know.
Why did Mr. Lin fall in love with me? I slept all night and didn’t want to do it like this.
She was pregnant, so she was accepted as a concubine by Mrs. Lin, but she was never favored and died young. Lin Zhihai was born to his original wife, Lin Zhijiang was born to an official concubine, and Lin Zhihu and
Lin Zhibo was both born to Xuxian's wife, so Mr. Lin was unwilling to let Lin Zhiyang take over the family property."
Shang Yi nodded, and then he understood a little bit. In ancient China, there was still a big difference between legitimate and concubine children, so he said: "Then why did Mr. Lin let Lin Zhiyang take charge of the Lin family's business?
Isn’t Lin Zhihai better?”
Lin Chengye said: "It's not because Lin Zhihai is so useless. Even Nanjing knows that the third master of the Lin family is a useless idiot. If he was half as capable as Lin Zhiyang, Mr. Lin would have passed the position of the head of the family to him long ago. .”
Shang Yi couldn't help but laugh. It seemed that every family had difficulty reciting sutras. He added, "Lin Zhiyang has a good friend named Li Gefei. Do you know this person well?"
Lin Chengye said: "Of course I know that he was from a poor family and had no money to bury his parents when they died. It was Lin Zhiyang who helped him bury his parents and then took him to do business. He was first Lin Zhiyang's accountant, and later became the He became a shopkeeper, and later established his own business, specializing in overseas business. Ju said he had settled in Manila and Batavia. But Lin Zhiyang was not offended. On the contrary, he was very supportive of him and even gave his son to Li Gefei as an apprentice. Therefore, people here praise Lin Zhiyang for being a just man and a good friend."
Shang Yi nodded again. The investigation by Fuwei Escorts was indeed very detailed, and the situation of the Lin family was basically clear. From the information provided, it was obvious that there were fierce conflicts within the Lin family. Old Mrs. Lin obviously did not want to pass on the family business to the family. The son of a maid, it’s just that the other sons, mainly the legitimate son Lin Zhihai, are too unsatisfactory, so he has to be delayed like this. And Old Mrs. Lin’s hope is obviously on Lin Zhihu. Let Lin Zhihu join the Fushe. It's just a signal, but it may take several years to help Lin Zhihu take over.
And Lin Zhiyang must also understand this situation, and he must be very unwilling to do so, so he is secretly developing his own power. This does not mean that Lin Zhiyang must compete for the position of parent. But once the parent leaves Lin Zhiyang, After Hai or Lin Zhihu inherited Lin Zhiyang, Lin Zhiyang could still maintain his current status by working alone, so he raised Li Gefei as his ally, and asked his son to be Li Gefei's apprentice, and also passed Li Gefei set up settlements in Manila and Batavia, which was nothing more than leaving a way out for himself.
From this point of view, Lin Zhiyang's desire to befriend him may not be directly for the Lin family. After all, the Lin family's friendship with the Shangdonglin Party members is a strong enough backing. He probably has another purpose. Of course, this is also a problem for Shang Yi. It's not a bad thing, because in this way the two parties will have a basis for in-depth cooperation. If you can help Lin Zhiyang, help him to become the head of the Lin family, or give him strong support after Lin Zhiyang goes solo, and support him to become his own Agent, it's a win-win.
Of course, now is not the time for a showdown with Lin Zhiyang, because although he is now the commander-in-chief of Zhejiang, the influence of military commanders in the Ming Dynasty is very limited, so Lin Zhiyang may not dare to bet all the money on himself now .Then what you have to do is to respond to Lin Zhiyang's overtures, express your intention to cooperate with him, and at the same time look for opportunities to show him your strength.
Once you make it clear to Lin Zhiyang that you have the ability to help him ascend to the position of head of the Lin family or let him establish his own business, I believe Lin Zhiyang will take the initiative to surrender to you. And Shang Yi also knows that the opportunity will come soon. .
Shang Yi asked again: "How about you help me find a store?"
Lin Chengye said: "I've found it through the scriptures, I just ask you to take a look."
Although the Fuwei Escort Bureau serves as the eyes and ears, in many aspects, the Fuwei Escort Bureau's role is very limited, and it is still necessary to establish its own intelligence network system. Nanjing is the center of the south and will be the capital of Nanming in the future, so the intelligence network must first start from here
Start laying.
Shang Yi selected a few smart and capable soldiers from the scouts, and placed them in Nanjing City in the name of opening shops and doing business. They became the first step in becoming his own intelligence officer. Of course, at the beginning, he also needed the help of the escort agency.
Strength is used to manage people from all walks of life and smooth relationships.