Chapter 149                                      

Perhaps, this spend of money can explain some strange things about the opening of Yuegang, Longqing. Even though Yuegang is moving, it will cost a lot of money, but the taxes to the court are only 70,000 taels per year, and in some years it is even less than 70,000 taels. You should know that Longqing opened the sea and opened the place of Yuegang, but historians have verified that from the opening of the sea to the demise of the Ming Dynasty, one-third of the silver in the world entered the Ming Dynasty through this channel.

Even if it cannot become the emperor's southern kura like the Thirteen Passes of Guangdong in the Qing Dynasty, it will not be just 70,000 taels.

Yes, for a small county, it is quite a lot to pay 70,000 taels of tax per year. But for Yuegang, it is pitiful.

Perhaps the emperor did not know the profits, but if there was no one in the court, it would be a joke. Why is this happening? Perhaps we can find the answer from the million taels in front of Zhou Mengchen.

After all, Zhou Mengchen has his own pursuit. If he is devoted to making money, even though he is more than tens of millions of taels, he is not impossible to make money. Although he was shocked by Yuegang's big money, he still shook his head and said, "Mr. Xu still doesn't underestimate me. I came to Fujian to promote profits and eliminate disadvantages, not for money."

Xu Xichi only realized at this moment that no matter how big the price was, he could not buy Zhou Mengchen.

One million taels per year is already the limit that Yuegang can afford.

Although they also have some tiny people in their hearts. Although one million taels a year, if Zhou Mengchen loses power in politics, they will naturally not give Zhou Mengchen money. Moreover, no matter how powerful the officials in the court are, they will only be active for twenty or thirty years at most. It seems that one million taels a year are not endless. Not to mention, this million taels is not just exchanged for Yuegang's policy, but also borrowed Zhou Mengchen's brand.

Zhou Mengchen's brand is still very valuable in the Ming Dynasty.

When people like Yuegang compete with Fujian gentry, what they lack is the backstage. With the backstage, their scope of activities and profit competition will have great help.

Even from a private perspective, Xu Xichi hopes that both sides will be happy. After all, Xu Xichi's current subordinates have almost dispersed. Although there are still some relationships, these relationships will fade after a long time. He urgently hopes that both sides can reach an agreement, and fortunately, he will find his position again in this new relationship.

So he hurriedly said, "Sir, the root of Fujian is the sea ban. Didn't you say that? This time I came to Fujian to open the sea. The idea is not different from Yuegang. Why don't you go with the flow and do both public and private?"

Zhou Mengchen smiled coldly and didn't say much.

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What Zhou Mengchen wanted was to open up the sea in an all-round way and turn the Ming Dynasty's policies to the ocean. Instead of putting the interests of the ocean in the hands of a small group of people, no matter who these people were?

Perhaps the purpose of ease of management also has some restrictions on maritime policies, but that is only a phased goal. In the future, it will inevitably open up the sea in full, allowing the Ming Dynasty to penetrate into the wave of the times, that is, deeply participate in the era of navigation.

The contradictions between the two sides are irreconcilable.

Zhou Mengchen said: "If Mr. Xu comes here and just talks about this, then that's the end."

Seeing this, Xu Xichi said helplessly: "If you don't accept it, then please go to Yuegang."

"Bold." Xu Wei shouted loudly: "My dear body is a huge gold body, and it is all about the world's major affairs. How can I go to Yuegang? I will take risks with my body?"

Xu Xichi said: "I know, sir will not go to Yuegang. But all the people of the Celestial Empire are abandoned by the Celestial Empire. One of them has all suffered losses from the court. Unless the adults come to Yuegang in person, I cannot convince the generals of Yuegang. If you believe the adults, who knows what the adults will do?"

What he meant was that Zhou Mengchen would go back on his word and burn bridges across the river.

Xu Wei immediately said, "My elders, I have a word. How could I do such a thing? You are judging a gentleman with the heart of a villain."

Xu Xichi did not answer Xu Wei's words at all and said, "I am sorry, please forgive me. Please make a decision on this matter."

Zhou Mengchen actually understands Yuegang’s worries.

Both sides really lack mutual trust.

One official cannot be called a thief, but it is all in a gray area. It is said that it is a thief, and it is not a thief. It is just as the word "official". The Ming Dynasty court did not have any temptations, temptations, and temptations. It was said well before, but then turned against others.

Hu Zongxian did this thing alone.

Even Hu Zongxian dared to do it because of the atmosphere of this era. In the eyes of scholars and officials, he did not regard the people as human beings. In their opinion, the breach of trust in them was nothing. But he did not know that it had actually corrupted the country's credit.

Therefore, in Yuegang, they would rather believe in the private credit of officials, or even the private credit of a corrupt official than the credit of the country. Therefore, they would rather bribe heavily and reach a close personal relationship with Zhou Mengchen than believe in the public policies and commitments of the court.

Zhou Mengchen was actually not afraid of going to Yuegang. First of all, he would not go alone. Secondly, he didn't believe in Yuegang. How dare he do him? After all, if you send gold and silver to Yuegang, you will know their attitude.

However, before the negotiations between the two sides began, Zhou Mengchen was led by the other party, what should we do in the future and how to discuss? Moreover, Zhou Mengchen didn't care about his identity, but many people around him still cared about it. As a senior official of the court, he had so many subordinates under him. He surrendered to Yuegang and went deep into the tiger's den, and his subordinates would feel embarrassed. And it was not impossible to beat him.

Therefore, this concession must not be achieved.

Zhou Mengchen said, "The talk was good today. At least everyone wants to talk, so let's talk to Xu Wei in detail if you want it. The first topic I talked about is where the two sides negotiated." Then Zhou Mengchen picked up the tea bowl and said to Xu Wei, "Mr. Xu is a good hospitality."

Zhou Mengchen is not afraid of delaying time.

The confidence of all negotiations is strength, and it cannot be obtained on the battlefield. It is also impossible to obtain at the negotiation table. Yuegang has such confidence now because it does not feel the pain. After all, Zhou Mengchen clearly felt the social atmosphere in southern Fujian, which is somewhat different from that in northern Fujian.

The biggest difference is that the Ming Dynasty's rule over this place was very weak. This weakness was not just because there were Yuegang, Nanao, Dapu and other places near Zhangzhou, where hundreds of thousands of people gathered, and these people were not under the jurisdiction of the Ming Dynasty.

It was because of the clan atmosphere in Zhangzhou, or southern Fujian. It was probably one of the most fierce enemies in the entire south. Zhou Mengchen didn’t know what the local guest fighting in Guangxi was like. However, the fierce folk customs here in Zhangzhou also made Zhou Mengchen dumbfounded.

According to legend, there was an armed fight that lasted for several years. The two sides joined hundreds of villages. The two sides fought and stopped. The left met and fought first.

Even now, the Japanese pirates have accelerated the clan's gang. After all, in peacetime, everyone can survive if they leave the clan, but under the background of the Japanese turmoil, they can't survive if they leave the clan. This way, the clan's power will be even greater.

The people in southern Fujian are afraid that Mazu is not afraid of the imperial court.

The same is true in Yuegang. I have never seen the power of the imperial army, or I have not seen enough, so I naturally don’t retreat easily.

Since this is the case, Zhou Mengchen didn't mind waiting for more people, and waited for Qi Jiguang and Yu Dayou to be the head of Wu Ping, and Xuanwei, let the gentry and people of Zhangzhou and Quanzhou know that although Beijing is far away, its military power is still here. The land of Zhangzhou and Quanzhou is also the land of the court.

Xu Wei was also willing to do so, so he immediately reached out to ask Xu Xichi to go out.

Seeing this, Xu Xichi had to bow and retreat.

Next, there is a long negotiation.
Chapter completed!