Chapter 1543
See How Hard Your Bones Are
Chapter 1543 See How Hard Your Bones Are
During Yang Yun's tenure in the Ministry of Commerce, he had dealings with officials of all levels in Ming Dynasty, ranging from [-] to [-]. It can be said that he has seen all kinds of people, and naturally he has encountered more stubborn officials like Wang Huan.For this kind of local officials who seem to be loyal to Daming and unwilling to accept Haihan's benefits, Haihan has always been a headache. The usual methods of coercion and temptation are not very effective, and it is difficult to make them submit.
For this reason, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of Commerce, the Ministry of Security, and the Ministry of Defense and other relevant departments have held meetings to discuss solutions. I don’t know how many times they have held meetings.As for the serious consequences that may be caused by this, the relevant departments believe that at most the local government will target Haihan, but it should not develop to the point of using force. After all, if there is an armed conflict with Haihan that leads to war between the two countries No magistrate can afford this responsibility.
Of course, if this trick still doesn't work, then the field team from the Ministry of Security can only be dispatched.The year before last, Gong Shiqi led a team to carry out a mission in Hangzhou City, and making three officials disappear in one fell swoop was an extreme measure to deal with this situation.Although this method is effective, it will inevitably have many hidden dangers and risks. Haihan will not use this method unless it is absolutely necessary.The current situation in Xiangshan County is far from reaching such a level. Yang Yun's tough stance is just to stimulate the opponent and test where Wang Huan's bottom line is, so that he can act according to the opponent's situation Choose the right method to deal with this seemingly tough magistrate of Xiangshan.
After hearing Yang Yun's words, Wang Huan became speechless as if struck by lightning, and even the expression on his face froze.He has been an official in Xiangshan County for five years, and has experienced the changes brought about by the Haihan people before and after they came to Zhejiang. He is indeed very clear that the current situation is not caused by Haihan's unilateral effect. Corruption and incompetence from top to bottom allowed Haihan to manage a huge situation along the coast of Zhejiang.
But even the local guards had been fighting with the Haihan people early on. Wang Huan was only a seventh-rank magistrate, so how could he get the Haihan people who had strong ships and huge cannons.He couldn't just gather the gang of county yamen to arrest the Haihan people, could he?What's more, the people he can command may not be willing to die generously with him.
But fortunately, although the Haihan people acted arrogantly, they did not harm the local area. On the contrary, they incorporated and wiped out the coastal pirates and armed sea merchants, which improved the social security situation in Ningbo Prefecture a lot.The folks have also benefited from this. Many fishermen and sailors have heard that Haihan hires sailors to give them extremely generous remuneration, so they all ran to work for Haihan people.
Although the county government has issued multiple notices to keep the people away from the areas controlled by the Haihan people and their ships, but under the temptation of huge interests, the warnings from the government have no effect at all, and they cannot stop the people from working for the Haihan people.Wang Huan wanted to kill the thieves, but he was powerless, so he could only watch helplessly as the population of the area under his rule continued to flow to the area controlled by the Haihan people.Of the more than 3000 permanent residents in Shipu Port last year, more than half were from Xiangshan County, and many people even participated in the immigration recruitment of Haihan, who arranged to settle overseas, completely abandoning the Ming Dynasty nationals. identity.
Although Wang Huan hated the invaders like Haihan for destroying the tranquility of Daming's coastal areas, he also understood that the incompetence of the imperial court and the corruption of the higher-level yamen were the real reasons why Daming could not drive away the Haihan people.Although Yang Yun's words were harsh, every word pierced people's hearts, making it difficult for him to refute.Yang Yun said that what he was protecting was not Daming's face, but his own face, and it was true, the court didn't want face anymore, and he was still playing the role of a loyal minister here, wasn't it just for his own face?
But Wang Huan didn't think there was anything wrong with what he did. After recovering from his senses, he finally snorted coldly and said, "Zi said, a gentleman does something and doesn't do something, and what I do is loyal to Daming. What's wrong?"
Yang Yunying said: "Since Mr. Wang keeps saying that he is loyal to Daming, then the imperial court of your country will announce to the world and establish traffic relations with our country. At that time, Xiangshan County will also be a place where our Haihan businessmen can freely enter and leave. Will your lord still be stubborn and disobey the court's orders?"
Wang Huan responded: "The court has not made a statement at this time, how can I take the lead? It's really a shame!"
Wang Huan still refused to let go, but his tone was not as strong as before. After all, what Yang Yun said was all aimed at his weakness. He could only parry now, but he had no power to fight back.
Yang Yun has so much experience in dealing with officials of the Ming Dynasty. Once Wang Huan's momentum weakened, he would immediately notice it, and immediately pursued it while taking advantage of the victory: "My lord, the general trend in the world is the cooperation between the two countries. It is unwise to go against the trend. Why not cooperate with our country to benefit the common people?"
Wang Huan couldn't help but rolled his eyes and said, "You plan to replace the official salt farms with private salt farms. How is this benefiting the people? It's just that you plan to use this to make money!"
Yang Yundao: "You can't say that. Mr. Wang, think about how many salt households worked in the official salt field in the past. How can these salt households live well now? If a salt field operated by our country can be opened in Xiangshan, these salt households will After simple training, you can return to your old business and have an income to maintain your life. Is this a benefit to the people? Besides, not all the income from the saltworks belongs to our country. I mentioned earlier that I can give Mr. Wang 1000 a month The favor fee of two silver coins, but this business is going to be done, and the place that needs to be incensed is not only the Xiangshan County Yamen? You said earlier that those yamen that manage the salt industry have to be dealt with one by one. Speaking of which, when the time comes We opened up all the other joints, but Mr. Wang, you are stuck here, what do you think will happen then?"
Blocking people's money is like killing their parents. Of course, Wang Huan understands this. If the situation Yang Yun said really happened, then he wouldn't dare to get stuck on the saltworks.After all, it is one thing to fight against foreigners, and another thing to fight against other officials in the officialdom, and he is really not sure that those yamen in charge of the salt industry can be as ruthless as he is to reject Haihan's offer benefit.
Seeing that Wang Huan bowed his head and remained silent, Yang Yun knew that his defenses had been loosened, so he continued to persuade him: "Mr. If this project can be implemented, it will at least bring employment opportunities for thousands of laborers in Xiangshan County. Once this business is established, it will also drive the development of various local industries in the future. I believe Mr. Wang understands this truth Yes. As for the salt tax handed over to the Daming treasury, in theory, it will still be a lot of money, and the total amount will even be more than in the past. There is no loss to Daming, so why should Mr. Wang care about it?"
Yang Yun's plan is to use the shell of the official salt farm to operate the salt farm operated by Haihan, and the fees that need to be handed over to the Daming treasury have to follow the rules.It's just that Haihan's salt-making technology is more advanced, with lower production costs and higher output. However, when making accounts, the production costs and output can be calculated according to the standards of the Daming Salt Works in the past. The difference between the book and the actual situation , is the profit that Haihan can get from it.According to the past experience of merging the official saltworks of Daming in the south, Haihan's income from such an operation is still very considerable, so Yang Yuncai dared to promise Wang Huan a high benefit fee without even saying a word.
Of course, Wang Huan is not a saint, nor does he care about money, but the spirit he pursues is that a gentleman loves money in a proper way, and Haihan's way of making money is obviously poaching Daming's corner, which is inconsistent with his "Tao" , so he didn't intend to agree to Yang Yun's request from the beginning.But Wang Huan didn't know the way of doing business, so he couldn't find any rebuttal to Yang Yun's analysis, but he just felt that it was wrong to do so.
The more Wang Huan remained silent, the more energetic Yang Yun became: "My lord, even if you want to fight it out, you can only resist my proposal verbally. After we build a salt field here, you will call the officials of Xiangshan County Can't you come here to make trouble? You can only watch in the end, and you won't get any benefits, so why bother?"
Wang Huan finally opened his mouth and said: "This official guards the side of the soil, and his duty lies in it. How dare you relax?"
Yang Yundao: "The land that opened the salt field belongs to your country, the sea water belongs to your country, the labor force belongs to your country, and the market for sales also belongs to your country. Doesn't this all belong to Daming? You guard this place for Daming. Industry, and cooperate with us at the same time, there is no conflict between them!"
Of course, Wang Huan also understood that what Yang Yun said was fallacious. The Haihan people actually wanted to use Daming's land and population to profit.But when he realized that he would only be led more and more biased when arguing with this person, until he was unable to refute, he knew that it might be difficult for him to take advantage of the verbal contest.Of course, if you can't beat the other party even in a verbal battle, then you don't need to try other methods, and you will only be humiliating yourself if you try.
Gu Qufei was stunned by what he heard, and he admired Yang Yun even more. He heard Yang Yun's arrogant tone earlier, which made the county magistrate fly into a rage, and his heart almost jumped out of his throat.Fortunately, Yang Yun's sharp mouth was so sharp that he suppressed Wang Huan so hard that he lost his temper.Regardless of whether the saltworks project is successful or not, Gu Qufei has made up his mind to cooperate with Haihan to make money. After all, with such a shrewd person in charge of the operation, no matter what line of business he does, he can make money.
Regarding Wang Huan's hesitation, Gu Qufei wished he could nod his head on his behalf. This is a matter of letting go, and the benefits will be delivered directly to his hands. There is nothing else to consider.How much is the magistrate's salary? Even if he has a little gray income, he can't save enough money for a month's money from the Haihan people in one year!
I don't understand, Gu Qufei felt that he couldn't understand what the two parties were doing. One was so generous that he had to pay the magistrate first for things that hadn't happened yet, and the other was frighteningly circuitous. accept.It was unheard of for Gu Qufei to be able to negotiate a business like this before.But he didn't dare to interrupt on this occasion, for fear of disrupting Yang Yun's rhythm.
Yang Yun saw that Wang Huan had started to pretend to be dumb, so he adjusted his strategy immediately and resorted to a new tactic: "Master Wang, this does not mean that you can delay it if you don't respond. If you really plan to be a stumbling block in the way, Even if I, Haihan, don't come to move, someone else will come to move you, and your family may be involved at that time, so why bother?"
The corner of Wang Huan's mouth couldn't help twitching. He didn't want this kind of thing to affect his official career. Even though it seemed that there was no hope of making progress, at least he could be a local magistrate steadily.But if they are really regarded as an obstacle to the way of making money by the Haihan people, these people can do anything.Moreover, the family members were pulled out, which made it difficult for him to remain reserved.
"It's not as bad as the family, and the crime is not as good as the parents. It's not appropriate to involve the official's family in this kind of thing?" Wang Huan finally began to show a sign of weakness.
"I also think it's wrong, so it's best for us to work together to avoid this situation." Yang Yun quickly seized this opportunity to persuade: "Master Wang, I heard that there is only one son in your family who has passed the imperial examination three times. I still haven’t achieved fame, and I’m still at home now. When the saltworks open, please invite your son to come to the saltworks as a steward? Guaranteed high salary and generous remuneration, and will never treat you badly.”
The situation of Wang Huan's family was provided by Gu Qufei just before he came to the county government. Yang Yun was also speculating and selling now, and seized every opportunity to persuade Wang Huan to submit.
Wang Huan was a little dumbfounded when he heard that, but he didn't expect that the other party was well prepared, and even asked about his own family situation.Although this sounded good, both father and son could receive benefits from Hai Han, but if he really let his son work for the Hai Han people, wouldn't it be equivalent to becoming Hai Han's hostage?In the future, if the Haihan people want to do anything on the Xiangshan side, how dare I take care of it.
"The dog can only read books, but doesn't know how to make salt and do business, so let's forget it." Wang Huan hurriedly turned down the job for his son.
But Yang Yun refused to let it go, and continued to persuade: "It doesn't matter if you don't understand, we can all provide free training, learn one more skill, and there will be many ways to go in the future, right? It's really not possible, your son will be a clerk. what!"
Wang Huan said: "What does this saltworks need paperwork for?"
"Yes, of course documents are needed. Any institution in our Haihan must have people who can read and write, so that we can spread various news and government orders from the country to those who cannot read in a timely manner." Yang Yun hurriedly told He explained: "The clerk is an indispensable position, and if you do a good job, you can go up in the future."
(End of this chapter)
During Yang Yun's tenure in the Ministry of Commerce, he had dealings with officials of all levels in Ming Dynasty, ranging from [-] to [-]. It can be said that he has seen all kinds of people, and naturally he has encountered more stubborn officials like Wang Huan.For this kind of local officials who seem to be loyal to Daming and unwilling to accept Haihan's benefits, Haihan has always been a headache. The usual methods of coercion and temptation are not very effective, and it is difficult to make them submit.
For this reason, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of Commerce, the Ministry of Security, and the Ministry of Defense and other relevant departments have held meetings to discuss solutions. I don’t know how many times they have held meetings.As for the serious consequences that may be caused by this, the relevant departments believe that at most the local government will target Haihan, but it should not develop to the point of using force. After all, if there is an armed conflict with Haihan that leads to war between the two countries No magistrate can afford this responsibility.
Of course, if this trick still doesn't work, then the field team from the Ministry of Security can only be dispatched.The year before last, Gong Shiqi led a team to carry out a mission in Hangzhou City, and making three officials disappear in one fell swoop was an extreme measure to deal with this situation.Although this method is effective, it will inevitably have many hidden dangers and risks. Haihan will not use this method unless it is absolutely necessary.The current situation in Xiangshan County is far from reaching such a level. Yang Yun's tough stance is just to stimulate the opponent and test where Wang Huan's bottom line is, so that he can act according to the opponent's situation Choose the right method to deal with this seemingly tough magistrate of Xiangshan.
After hearing Yang Yun's words, Wang Huan became speechless as if struck by lightning, and even the expression on his face froze.He has been an official in Xiangshan County for five years, and has experienced the changes brought about by the Haihan people before and after they came to Zhejiang. He is indeed very clear that the current situation is not caused by Haihan's unilateral effect. Corruption and incompetence from top to bottom allowed Haihan to manage a huge situation along the coast of Zhejiang.
But even the local guards had been fighting with the Haihan people early on. Wang Huan was only a seventh-rank magistrate, so how could he get the Haihan people who had strong ships and huge cannons.He couldn't just gather the gang of county yamen to arrest the Haihan people, could he?What's more, the people he can command may not be willing to die generously with him.
But fortunately, although the Haihan people acted arrogantly, they did not harm the local area. On the contrary, they incorporated and wiped out the coastal pirates and armed sea merchants, which improved the social security situation in Ningbo Prefecture a lot.The folks have also benefited from this. Many fishermen and sailors have heard that Haihan hires sailors to give them extremely generous remuneration, so they all ran to work for Haihan people.
Although the county government has issued multiple notices to keep the people away from the areas controlled by the Haihan people and their ships, but under the temptation of huge interests, the warnings from the government have no effect at all, and they cannot stop the people from working for the Haihan people.Wang Huan wanted to kill the thieves, but he was powerless, so he could only watch helplessly as the population of the area under his rule continued to flow to the area controlled by the Haihan people.Of the more than 3000 permanent residents in Shipu Port last year, more than half were from Xiangshan County, and many people even participated in the immigration recruitment of Haihan, who arranged to settle overseas, completely abandoning the Ming Dynasty nationals. identity.
Although Wang Huan hated the invaders like Haihan for destroying the tranquility of Daming's coastal areas, he also understood that the incompetence of the imperial court and the corruption of the higher-level yamen were the real reasons why Daming could not drive away the Haihan people.Although Yang Yun's words were harsh, every word pierced people's hearts, making it difficult for him to refute.Yang Yun said that what he was protecting was not Daming's face, but his own face, and it was true, the court didn't want face anymore, and he was still playing the role of a loyal minister here, wasn't it just for his own face?
But Wang Huan didn't think there was anything wrong with what he did. After recovering from his senses, he finally snorted coldly and said, "Zi said, a gentleman does something and doesn't do something, and what I do is loyal to Daming. What's wrong?"
Yang Yunying said: "Since Mr. Wang keeps saying that he is loyal to Daming, then the imperial court of your country will announce to the world and establish traffic relations with our country. At that time, Xiangshan County will also be a place where our Haihan businessmen can freely enter and leave. Will your lord still be stubborn and disobey the court's orders?"
Wang Huan responded: "The court has not made a statement at this time, how can I take the lead? It's really a shame!"
Wang Huan still refused to let go, but his tone was not as strong as before. After all, what Yang Yun said was all aimed at his weakness. He could only parry now, but he had no power to fight back.
Yang Yun has so much experience in dealing with officials of the Ming Dynasty. Once Wang Huan's momentum weakened, he would immediately notice it, and immediately pursued it while taking advantage of the victory: "My lord, the general trend in the world is the cooperation between the two countries. It is unwise to go against the trend. Why not cooperate with our country to benefit the common people?"
Wang Huan couldn't help but rolled his eyes and said, "You plan to replace the official salt farms with private salt farms. How is this benefiting the people? It's just that you plan to use this to make money!"
Yang Yundao: "You can't say that. Mr. Wang, think about how many salt households worked in the official salt field in the past. How can these salt households live well now? If a salt field operated by our country can be opened in Xiangshan, these salt households will After simple training, you can return to your old business and have an income to maintain your life. Is this a benefit to the people? Besides, not all the income from the saltworks belongs to our country. I mentioned earlier that I can give Mr. Wang 1000 a month The favor fee of two silver coins, but this business is going to be done, and the place that needs to be incensed is not only the Xiangshan County Yamen? You said earlier that those yamen that manage the salt industry have to be dealt with one by one. Speaking of which, when the time comes We opened up all the other joints, but Mr. Wang, you are stuck here, what do you think will happen then?"
Blocking people's money is like killing their parents. Of course, Wang Huan understands this. If the situation Yang Yun said really happened, then he wouldn't dare to get stuck on the saltworks.After all, it is one thing to fight against foreigners, and another thing to fight against other officials in the officialdom, and he is really not sure that those yamen in charge of the salt industry can be as ruthless as he is to reject Haihan's offer benefit.
Seeing that Wang Huan bowed his head and remained silent, Yang Yun knew that his defenses had been loosened, so he continued to persuade him: "Mr. If this project can be implemented, it will at least bring employment opportunities for thousands of laborers in Xiangshan County. Once this business is established, it will also drive the development of various local industries in the future. I believe Mr. Wang understands this truth Yes. As for the salt tax handed over to the Daming treasury, in theory, it will still be a lot of money, and the total amount will even be more than in the past. There is no loss to Daming, so why should Mr. Wang care about it?"
Yang Yun's plan is to use the shell of the official salt farm to operate the salt farm operated by Haihan, and the fees that need to be handed over to the Daming treasury have to follow the rules.It's just that Haihan's salt-making technology is more advanced, with lower production costs and higher output. However, when making accounts, the production costs and output can be calculated according to the standards of the Daming Salt Works in the past. The difference between the book and the actual situation , is the profit that Haihan can get from it.According to the past experience of merging the official saltworks of Daming in the south, Haihan's income from such an operation is still very considerable, so Yang Yuncai dared to promise Wang Huan a high benefit fee without even saying a word.
Of course, Wang Huan is not a saint, nor does he care about money, but the spirit he pursues is that a gentleman loves money in a proper way, and Haihan's way of making money is obviously poaching Daming's corner, which is inconsistent with his "Tao" , so he didn't intend to agree to Yang Yun's request from the beginning.But Wang Huan didn't know the way of doing business, so he couldn't find any rebuttal to Yang Yun's analysis, but he just felt that it was wrong to do so.
The more Wang Huan remained silent, the more energetic Yang Yun became: "My lord, even if you want to fight it out, you can only resist my proposal verbally. After we build a salt field here, you will call the officials of Xiangshan County Can't you come here to make trouble? You can only watch in the end, and you won't get any benefits, so why bother?"
Wang Huan finally opened his mouth and said: "This official guards the side of the soil, and his duty lies in it. How dare you relax?"
Yang Yundao: "The land that opened the salt field belongs to your country, the sea water belongs to your country, the labor force belongs to your country, and the market for sales also belongs to your country. Doesn't this all belong to Daming? You guard this place for Daming. Industry, and cooperate with us at the same time, there is no conflict between them!"
Of course, Wang Huan also understood that what Yang Yun said was fallacious. The Haihan people actually wanted to use Daming's land and population to profit.But when he realized that he would only be led more and more biased when arguing with this person, until he was unable to refute, he knew that it might be difficult for him to take advantage of the verbal contest.Of course, if you can't beat the other party even in a verbal battle, then you don't need to try other methods, and you will only be humiliating yourself if you try.
Gu Qufei was stunned by what he heard, and he admired Yang Yun even more. He heard Yang Yun's arrogant tone earlier, which made the county magistrate fly into a rage, and his heart almost jumped out of his throat.Fortunately, Yang Yun's sharp mouth was so sharp that he suppressed Wang Huan so hard that he lost his temper.Regardless of whether the saltworks project is successful or not, Gu Qufei has made up his mind to cooperate with Haihan to make money. After all, with such a shrewd person in charge of the operation, no matter what line of business he does, he can make money.
Regarding Wang Huan's hesitation, Gu Qufei wished he could nod his head on his behalf. This is a matter of letting go, and the benefits will be delivered directly to his hands. There is nothing else to consider.How much is the magistrate's salary? Even if he has a little gray income, he can't save enough money for a month's money from the Haihan people in one year!
I don't understand, Gu Qufei felt that he couldn't understand what the two parties were doing. One was so generous that he had to pay the magistrate first for things that hadn't happened yet, and the other was frighteningly circuitous. accept.It was unheard of for Gu Qufei to be able to negotiate a business like this before.But he didn't dare to interrupt on this occasion, for fear of disrupting Yang Yun's rhythm.
Yang Yun saw that Wang Huan had started to pretend to be dumb, so he adjusted his strategy immediately and resorted to a new tactic: "Master Wang, this does not mean that you can delay it if you don't respond. If you really plan to be a stumbling block in the way, Even if I, Haihan, don't come to move, someone else will come to move you, and your family may be involved at that time, so why bother?"
The corner of Wang Huan's mouth couldn't help twitching. He didn't want this kind of thing to affect his official career. Even though it seemed that there was no hope of making progress, at least he could be a local magistrate steadily.But if they are really regarded as an obstacle to the way of making money by the Haihan people, these people can do anything.Moreover, the family members were pulled out, which made it difficult for him to remain reserved.
"It's not as bad as the family, and the crime is not as good as the parents. It's not appropriate to involve the official's family in this kind of thing?" Wang Huan finally began to show a sign of weakness.
"I also think it's wrong, so it's best for us to work together to avoid this situation." Yang Yun quickly seized this opportunity to persuade: "Master Wang, I heard that there is only one son in your family who has passed the imperial examination three times. I still haven’t achieved fame, and I’m still at home now. When the saltworks open, please invite your son to come to the saltworks as a steward? Guaranteed high salary and generous remuneration, and will never treat you badly.”
The situation of Wang Huan's family was provided by Gu Qufei just before he came to the county government. Yang Yun was also speculating and selling now, and seized every opportunity to persuade Wang Huan to submit.
Wang Huan was a little dumbfounded when he heard that, but he didn't expect that the other party was well prepared, and even asked about his own family situation.Although this sounded good, both father and son could receive benefits from Hai Han, but if he really let his son work for the Hai Han people, wouldn't it be equivalent to becoming Hai Han's hostage?In the future, if the Haihan people want to do anything on the Xiangshan side, how dare I take care of it.
"The dog can only read books, but doesn't know how to make salt and do business, so let's forget it." Wang Huan hurriedly turned down the job for his son.
But Yang Yun refused to let it go, and continued to persuade: "It doesn't matter if you don't understand, we can all provide free training, learn one more skill, and there will be many ways to go in the future, right? It's really not possible, your son will be a clerk. what!"
Wang Huan said: "What does this saltworks need paperwork for?"
"Yes, of course documents are needed. Any institution in our Haihan must have people who can read and write, so that we can spread various news and government orders from the country to those who cannot read in a timely manner." Yang Yun hurriedly told He explained: "The clerk is an indispensable position, and if you do a good job, you can go up in the future."
(End of this chapter)