Chapter 1544
Chapter 1544
Chapter 1544
After hearing this, Wang Huan felt that something was wrong. As an official of the Ming Dynasty, why did I let my son go to another country to be an official?Does it sound plausible that the father and son will serve separately for the two countries?In the future, even if his son becomes famous in Haihan, is there any good evaluation in this history book?Immediately shook his head and said: "Although the dog is not talented, there is no need to serve your country to make a living. This matter is fine. You don't need to mention it again."
Yang Yun encountered a setback, but he didn't mean to be discouraged at all. He continued: "That's not too much. As long as your son is willing to come, we welcome you at any time. The position in the salt field will always be reserved for him."
Wang Huan thought to himself that the matter of the salt field had not yet been settled, so why did this person look as if the dust had settled? Does this really disregard Benzhi County?Immediately his face darkened and he said: "Your Excellency, you are wrong, I did not promise you about the saltworks!"
Yang Yun said sternly: "Master Wang didn't agree, but so what? As I said before, whether the saltworks can be managed or not, Mr. Wang is only one of the links. If you cooperate, the saltworks will naturally open smoothly." Some, if you are not willing to cooperate, the saltworks will still be opened, but it will only take a little more effort."
Wang Huan's face became even more ugly when he heard this. Although he also knew that the Haihan people didn't have much fear of him, when he really felt the contempt of the other party, he still felt uncontrollable anger in his heart.It's just that he also knows that getting angry at Yang Yun won't stop him from acting, and it may even backfire.This sense of powerlessness was like a poisonous snake, biting Wang Huan's heart fiercely, making his breathing short of breath.
"What? Master Wang is angry?" Yang Yun was keenly aware of Wang Huan's mood swings, but there was still a mocking smile on his face: "I just mentioned a better solution, but Wang Huan Your Excellency disagrees! If you still feel that you can’t swallow this breath, you can go to the magistrate’s yamen, the chief envoy in Hangzhou, or even go to Beijing to sue the imperial court to see if there is any adult who is willing Small salt farms come out and destroy the plan of establishing diplomatic relations between the two countries."
Wang Huan pointed at Yang Yun, trembling with anger, but unable to speak.Yang Yun continued: "Compared with the safety of the northern frontier, as long as there is no chaos in Zhejiang, the court will definitely not say anything about these small things. In the eyes of the people above, they may not think your behavior is patriotic. The act of being loyal to the emperor is likely to end up being hard work but not getting a good end."
Wang Huan knew that what Yang Yun said was true. If the Haihan people really bypassed him and chose to go it alone, what could he do to stop them?Nothing can be done, not even a complaint is of any use, that is the harsh reality of the moment.He wanted to be a loyal minister, but the court might not approve of it. This situation was both sad and ridiculous, and he couldn't tell the bitterness of it to outsiders.
Yang Yun sneered secretly in his heart. Like Wang Huan, he didn't do anything, he was reluctant to give anything, but he wanted to be a loyal minister and a Ming official who set up a memorial archway. He had met many people in the past.These Confucian-born officials only think about their own reputation, but ignore the national conditions of Ming Dynasty and the living conditions of ordinary people. The starting point of fighting against Haihan is not to protect the interests of the country, but just because they care about their own personal reputation. .Seemingly clean and honest, but actually pedantic and ignorant of practice, as long as Haihan fails to bribe him at the beginning, he will generally not talk to such officials who want to save face and suffer.
If Wang Huan accepted Yang Yun's suggestion, that would be fine. Haihan spends 1000 taels of silver a month to get the local magistrate, which is quite a good deal.Besides, the money is not taken for nothing. At that time, not only the planned saltworks, but also Haihan's big and small affairs in Xiangshan, Wang Huan will have to cover up.
But now Wang Huan refused to let go, and Yang Yun couldn't persuade him several times. After his patience was exhausted, he no longer had any expectations for this person.Just like what he said, even if Haihan wanted to forcibly set up this salt farm in Xiangshan County, as long as he got through the joints of the Daming Salt Industry Yamen, he could get the official salt farm license, and he didn't have to deal with the Xiangshan County Yamen.Haihan is not an ordinary private salt merchant, not to mention the county magistrate, even the magistrate, will definitely not be able to investigate Haihan's private salt business.
After Yang Yun had finished his good words, seeing that Wang Huan still refused to make a statement, and he didn't want to waste any more time here, he took the initiative to leave.Although Wang Huan was dissatisfied with Hai Han, he still treated each other with courtesy and sent Yang Yun and Gu Qufei out of the study, but after the two left, Wang Huan couldn't help muttering to himself: "What should I do? What should I do!"
Gu Qufei witnessed with his own eyes how Yang Yun took the initiative in the negotiation in the county government office. The magistrate was so suppressed that he didn't dare to speak. He admired Hai Han even more in his heart. As soon as he left the county government office, he bowed and asked, "Yang Yun My lord, what are the next arrangements?"
"Let's meet up with those friends who are waiting outside first, and report the progress just now." Yang Yun replied smoothly.
"Progress?" Gu Qufei repeated in astonishment. The conversation with Wang Zhixian had already collapsed just now, so why would he talk about progress.
Seeing this, Yang Yun smiled and said, "Why? Do you think that if Wang Zhi County was not taken down just now, there would be no progress in this matter?"
Gu Qufei hurriedly said he didn't dare.Yang Yun continued: "What is the purpose of my going to the county government? It is to find out the true attitude of the county magistrate, not to take him down. If he refuses to cooperate with us, then don't cooperate. A small The small Xiangshan county government can’t get in the way of our affairs. As long as the attitude of the magistrate Wang is clarified, it will be achieved for us.”
Gu Qufei suddenly realized that Yang Yun had already made preparations for the collapse before he went to the county government.This kind of sophistication is not something a rich man like him can possess. He has dealt with many officials before he can sum up such operational experience.
After reuniting with several other rich men who were waiting in the county seat, Yang Yun reported the meeting with Wang Zhixian just now, and everyone was dumbfounded. They never expected that the negotiation Yang Yun said would be in this direction.Some of them inevitably started to worry. After all, the Haihan people offended the magistrate and left after patting their butts. No one can do anything to them, but they are all locals. There is no way for the gang to leave Xiangshan County with all their wealth.
After someone expressed such doubts, Yang Yun comforted: "Don't worry, everyone, we Haihan have always done things from the beginning to the end. Now that we have started this, we won't give up because of a little resistance. After I go back this time, I will I will report the situation to Chief Shi in Zhoushan, and the matter of rebuilding the salt field in Xiangshan County will definitely continue to advance. It may be a few days soon, or ten days and a half months later, and a conclusion will be reached."
At this time, Gu Qufei had no doubts about Yang Yun's ability, so he took the initiative to ask: "Then we went to see that wasteland earlier, do we need to book it in advance?"
Yang Yun thought for a while and said: "You can make preparations first. After the seawater I brought back has been tested and confirmed that the local environment is suitable for the construction of salt farms, I will notify you to come forward to acquire the land. As for the price of these lands, how to convert them into salt farms?" Shares, when the time comes, we can renegotiate slowly, and promise not to let you."
After chatting for a while, Yang Yun asked Gu Qufei to lead the way to the former official saltworks.The official salt field in Xiangshan County is actually not far from the wasteland they visited earlier, and the straight-line distance is only a few miles away.Although this saltworks also uses the sun-dried salt method similar to Haihan’s salt production method, its operation details are still relatively primitive, and it is far from reaching the technical level of Haihan’s formulating quantitative standards for each production link.As for the production capacity, it was even worse by several streets, which is why it quickly declared bankruptcy under the influx of private salt from the south.
The salt households in the salt field had no source of income, and most of them could only find another way of life. Many of them even went to the nearby Shipu Port, where they were hired by Haihan to work on the wharf.And the people stationed here by the Salt Education Department have already withdrawn to Hangzhou, and they have completely abandoned this place.
Yang Yun took a general look at the production facilities here. Compared with the salt field in Haihan, it is indeed relatively primitive. If you want to use this site, you still need to carry out a thorough renovation. It is better to create another piece of land, at least the land ownership can be guaranteed. Let those wealthy people convert it into equity and invest in the operation of the saltworks, so that there will be no major problems in the future.
After seeing the condition of the old salt field, it was getting late. Yang Yun politely declined Gu Qufei's invitation to stay at his home for one night, but immediately boarded the boat and returned to Zhoushan, hoping to bring the news back as soon as possible so that Start early on with all the preparations needed to develop your salt farm.
That night, Yang Yun reported to Shi Diwen what he had seen and heard in Xiangshan County, and suggested opening a salt farm there immediately. At the same time, he tried to get in touch with the salt industry office in Zhejiang, trying to get the official identity of the salt farm certified as soon as possible. In this way, the private salt produced locally can be marketed in various places as official salt in an open manner.
Shi Diwen greatly appreciated Yang Yun's performance in Xiangshan. He had never thought of such a big business plan when he sent Yang Yun to Xiangshan. He just asked Yang Yun to pay attention to any local production projects that could be operated.Unexpectedly, Yang Yun was so attentive that he managed such a big project out of thin air.
According to Yang Yun's estimate, the area of available coastal tidal flats in the local area exceeds [-] mu. If a salt field is built, at least [-] to [-] laborers will be needed. This is already considered a relatively large-scale project in Shi Diwen's recent industrial landing plan. up.Like the newly built weaving workshops in Hangzhou, the number of weavers employed is no more than this level.
For salt production, a project that has already been industrialized in Haihan, its operating mechanism and average profit have been very stable, and it is not difficult to develop. It is just that the construction of various salt ponds in the early stage will require a relatively large amount of work. .Shi Diwen was very supportive of this kind of project that had stable income and could promote the industrialization of Haihan in Daming. He immediately allocated a sum of money from the local financial funds to Yang Yun, asking him to start the project as soon as possible. We will also report this matter to Sanya, and strive to apply for special start-up funds from the Ministry of Industry to make up the gap in the advance payment.
The results of the testing of several seawater samples brought back were also obtained that night, and the salt content of the seawater fully met the standards required for saltworks production.So Yang Yun went to Xiangshan County again early the next morning, found Gu Qufei and others, and asked them to get the land in place as soon as possible, and then hired people to prepare for the start of work.
Gu Qufei and others never expected that Yang Yun would come back after only one night, and he had already decided to build a new saltworks here.These rich men had never participated in such a major project in their life, so they couldn't help being excited and nervous at the same time.The excited thing is that I have finally established a relationship with the Haihan people, and I will not worry about not making a lot of money in the future. The nervous thing is that the salt industry is a state-owned franchise after all. It is a felony to make and sell illegal salt. I don’t know if the Haihan people can really handle it. Salt industry yamen in Zhejiang.
In order to reassure these people, Yang Yun revealed a little about the arrangement he heard from Shi Diwen yesterday.To give this salt field an official status, it is necessary to set up the Salt Prosecution Division located in Hangzhou, and Shi Diwen plans to use the line of Wang Yuan in Hangzhou to interview the officials of the Prosecution Division, and then use the Yin Zi forcibly smashed a signboard out.
Although this method seems a bit crude and lacks technical content, it is easy to understand and easier to understand for rich men like Xiangshan.Since Yang Yun said that he could get the official name, this group of people also believed that he could do it, so they divided up their work and started preparations for the construction of the saltworks.
The unemployed in the saltworks that had been closed down suddenly became fragrant buns again. Haihan offered a high salary of five taels of silver per month for skilled workers, and ordinary small workers who could only sell their labor also had two taels of silver per month. Silver is already quite a good income for these unemployed.You must know that Haihan provided benefits including board and lodging, and the wages were basically pure income.
Of course, these recruited salt workers cannot start working immediately. Before that, they must also serve as labor force to join the infrastructure project of the saltworks construction, and have to accept the salt-making technical training provided by Haihan.Qualified salt workers working in Haihan Saltworks can only do manual labor, but it is far from enough. Every job has certain professional and technical requirements. This is one of the secrets of Haihan Saltworks' ability to maintain high output and low cost.
Three days after the meeting between Yang Yun and Wang Huan, magistrate of Xiangshan County, Yang Zhuo, as the representative of Haihan, held a simple foundation laying ceremony on the wasteland by the sea, and then more than 300 migrant workers carried shovels and hoes into the wasteland , Under the command of Haihan Foreman, the saltworks construction project started.
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After hearing this, Wang Huan felt that something was wrong. As an official of the Ming Dynasty, why did I let my son go to another country to be an official?Does it sound plausible that the father and son will serve separately for the two countries?In the future, even if his son becomes famous in Haihan, is there any good evaluation in this history book?Immediately shook his head and said: "Although the dog is not talented, there is no need to serve your country to make a living. This matter is fine. You don't need to mention it again."
Yang Yun encountered a setback, but he didn't mean to be discouraged at all. He continued: "That's not too much. As long as your son is willing to come, we welcome you at any time. The position in the salt field will always be reserved for him."
Wang Huan thought to himself that the matter of the salt field had not yet been settled, so why did this person look as if the dust had settled? Does this really disregard Benzhi County?Immediately his face darkened and he said: "Your Excellency, you are wrong, I did not promise you about the saltworks!"
Yang Yun said sternly: "Master Wang didn't agree, but so what? As I said before, whether the saltworks can be managed or not, Mr. Wang is only one of the links. If you cooperate, the saltworks will naturally open smoothly." Some, if you are not willing to cooperate, the saltworks will still be opened, but it will only take a little more effort."
Wang Huan's face became even more ugly when he heard this. Although he also knew that the Haihan people didn't have much fear of him, when he really felt the contempt of the other party, he still felt uncontrollable anger in his heart.It's just that he also knows that getting angry at Yang Yun won't stop him from acting, and it may even backfire.This sense of powerlessness was like a poisonous snake, biting Wang Huan's heart fiercely, making his breathing short of breath.
"What? Master Wang is angry?" Yang Yun was keenly aware of Wang Huan's mood swings, but there was still a mocking smile on his face: "I just mentioned a better solution, but Wang Huan Your Excellency disagrees! If you still feel that you can’t swallow this breath, you can go to the magistrate’s yamen, the chief envoy in Hangzhou, or even go to Beijing to sue the imperial court to see if there is any adult who is willing Small salt farms come out and destroy the plan of establishing diplomatic relations between the two countries."
Wang Huan pointed at Yang Yun, trembling with anger, but unable to speak.Yang Yun continued: "Compared with the safety of the northern frontier, as long as there is no chaos in Zhejiang, the court will definitely not say anything about these small things. In the eyes of the people above, they may not think your behavior is patriotic. The act of being loyal to the emperor is likely to end up being hard work but not getting a good end."
Wang Huan knew that what Yang Yun said was true. If the Haihan people really bypassed him and chose to go it alone, what could he do to stop them?Nothing can be done, not even a complaint is of any use, that is the harsh reality of the moment.He wanted to be a loyal minister, but the court might not approve of it. This situation was both sad and ridiculous, and he couldn't tell the bitterness of it to outsiders.
Yang Yun sneered secretly in his heart. Like Wang Huan, he didn't do anything, he was reluctant to give anything, but he wanted to be a loyal minister and a Ming official who set up a memorial archway. He had met many people in the past.These Confucian-born officials only think about their own reputation, but ignore the national conditions of Ming Dynasty and the living conditions of ordinary people. The starting point of fighting against Haihan is not to protect the interests of the country, but just because they care about their own personal reputation. .Seemingly clean and honest, but actually pedantic and ignorant of practice, as long as Haihan fails to bribe him at the beginning, he will generally not talk to such officials who want to save face and suffer.
If Wang Huan accepted Yang Yun's suggestion, that would be fine. Haihan spends 1000 taels of silver a month to get the local magistrate, which is quite a good deal.Besides, the money is not taken for nothing. At that time, not only the planned saltworks, but also Haihan's big and small affairs in Xiangshan, Wang Huan will have to cover up.
But now Wang Huan refused to let go, and Yang Yun couldn't persuade him several times. After his patience was exhausted, he no longer had any expectations for this person.Just like what he said, even if Haihan wanted to forcibly set up this salt farm in Xiangshan County, as long as he got through the joints of the Daming Salt Industry Yamen, he could get the official salt farm license, and he didn't have to deal with the Xiangshan County Yamen.Haihan is not an ordinary private salt merchant, not to mention the county magistrate, even the magistrate, will definitely not be able to investigate Haihan's private salt business.
After Yang Yun had finished his good words, seeing that Wang Huan still refused to make a statement, and he didn't want to waste any more time here, he took the initiative to leave.Although Wang Huan was dissatisfied with Hai Han, he still treated each other with courtesy and sent Yang Yun and Gu Qufei out of the study, but after the two left, Wang Huan couldn't help muttering to himself: "What should I do? What should I do!"
Gu Qufei witnessed with his own eyes how Yang Yun took the initiative in the negotiation in the county government office. The magistrate was so suppressed that he didn't dare to speak. He admired Hai Han even more in his heart. As soon as he left the county government office, he bowed and asked, "Yang Yun My lord, what are the next arrangements?"
"Let's meet up with those friends who are waiting outside first, and report the progress just now." Yang Yun replied smoothly.
"Progress?" Gu Qufei repeated in astonishment. The conversation with Wang Zhixian had already collapsed just now, so why would he talk about progress.
Seeing this, Yang Yun smiled and said, "Why? Do you think that if Wang Zhi County was not taken down just now, there would be no progress in this matter?"
Gu Qufei hurriedly said he didn't dare.Yang Yun continued: "What is the purpose of my going to the county government? It is to find out the true attitude of the county magistrate, not to take him down. If he refuses to cooperate with us, then don't cooperate. A small The small Xiangshan county government can’t get in the way of our affairs. As long as the attitude of the magistrate Wang is clarified, it will be achieved for us.”
Gu Qufei suddenly realized that Yang Yun had already made preparations for the collapse before he went to the county government.This kind of sophistication is not something a rich man like him can possess. He has dealt with many officials before he can sum up such operational experience.
After reuniting with several other rich men who were waiting in the county seat, Yang Yun reported the meeting with Wang Zhixian just now, and everyone was dumbfounded. They never expected that the negotiation Yang Yun said would be in this direction.Some of them inevitably started to worry. After all, the Haihan people offended the magistrate and left after patting their butts. No one can do anything to them, but they are all locals. There is no way for the gang to leave Xiangshan County with all their wealth.
After someone expressed such doubts, Yang Yun comforted: "Don't worry, everyone, we Haihan have always done things from the beginning to the end. Now that we have started this, we won't give up because of a little resistance. After I go back this time, I will I will report the situation to Chief Shi in Zhoushan, and the matter of rebuilding the salt field in Xiangshan County will definitely continue to advance. It may be a few days soon, or ten days and a half months later, and a conclusion will be reached."
At this time, Gu Qufei had no doubts about Yang Yun's ability, so he took the initiative to ask: "Then we went to see that wasteland earlier, do we need to book it in advance?"
Yang Yun thought for a while and said: "You can make preparations first. After the seawater I brought back has been tested and confirmed that the local environment is suitable for the construction of salt farms, I will notify you to come forward to acquire the land. As for the price of these lands, how to convert them into salt farms?" Shares, when the time comes, we can renegotiate slowly, and promise not to let you."
After chatting for a while, Yang Yun asked Gu Qufei to lead the way to the former official saltworks.The official salt field in Xiangshan County is actually not far from the wasteland they visited earlier, and the straight-line distance is only a few miles away.Although this saltworks also uses the sun-dried salt method similar to Haihan’s salt production method, its operation details are still relatively primitive, and it is far from reaching the technical level of Haihan’s formulating quantitative standards for each production link.As for the production capacity, it was even worse by several streets, which is why it quickly declared bankruptcy under the influx of private salt from the south.
The salt households in the salt field had no source of income, and most of them could only find another way of life. Many of them even went to the nearby Shipu Port, where they were hired by Haihan to work on the wharf.And the people stationed here by the Salt Education Department have already withdrawn to Hangzhou, and they have completely abandoned this place.
Yang Yun took a general look at the production facilities here. Compared with the salt field in Haihan, it is indeed relatively primitive. If you want to use this site, you still need to carry out a thorough renovation. It is better to create another piece of land, at least the land ownership can be guaranteed. Let those wealthy people convert it into equity and invest in the operation of the saltworks, so that there will be no major problems in the future.
After seeing the condition of the old salt field, it was getting late. Yang Yun politely declined Gu Qufei's invitation to stay at his home for one night, but immediately boarded the boat and returned to Zhoushan, hoping to bring the news back as soon as possible so that Start early on with all the preparations needed to develop your salt farm.
That night, Yang Yun reported to Shi Diwen what he had seen and heard in Xiangshan County, and suggested opening a salt farm there immediately. At the same time, he tried to get in touch with the salt industry office in Zhejiang, trying to get the official identity of the salt farm certified as soon as possible. In this way, the private salt produced locally can be marketed in various places as official salt in an open manner.
Shi Diwen greatly appreciated Yang Yun's performance in Xiangshan. He had never thought of such a big business plan when he sent Yang Yun to Xiangshan. He just asked Yang Yun to pay attention to any local production projects that could be operated.Unexpectedly, Yang Yun was so attentive that he managed such a big project out of thin air.
According to Yang Yun's estimate, the area of available coastal tidal flats in the local area exceeds [-] mu. If a salt field is built, at least [-] to [-] laborers will be needed. This is already considered a relatively large-scale project in Shi Diwen's recent industrial landing plan. up.Like the newly built weaving workshops in Hangzhou, the number of weavers employed is no more than this level.
For salt production, a project that has already been industrialized in Haihan, its operating mechanism and average profit have been very stable, and it is not difficult to develop. It is just that the construction of various salt ponds in the early stage will require a relatively large amount of work. .Shi Diwen was very supportive of this kind of project that had stable income and could promote the industrialization of Haihan in Daming. He immediately allocated a sum of money from the local financial funds to Yang Yun, asking him to start the project as soon as possible. We will also report this matter to Sanya, and strive to apply for special start-up funds from the Ministry of Industry to make up the gap in the advance payment.
The results of the testing of several seawater samples brought back were also obtained that night, and the salt content of the seawater fully met the standards required for saltworks production.So Yang Yun went to Xiangshan County again early the next morning, found Gu Qufei and others, and asked them to get the land in place as soon as possible, and then hired people to prepare for the start of work.
Gu Qufei and others never expected that Yang Yun would come back after only one night, and he had already decided to build a new saltworks here.These rich men had never participated in such a major project in their life, so they couldn't help being excited and nervous at the same time.The excited thing is that I have finally established a relationship with the Haihan people, and I will not worry about not making a lot of money in the future. The nervous thing is that the salt industry is a state-owned franchise after all. It is a felony to make and sell illegal salt. I don’t know if the Haihan people can really handle it. Salt industry yamen in Zhejiang.
In order to reassure these people, Yang Yun revealed a little about the arrangement he heard from Shi Diwen yesterday.To give this salt field an official status, it is necessary to set up the Salt Prosecution Division located in Hangzhou, and Shi Diwen plans to use the line of Wang Yuan in Hangzhou to interview the officials of the Prosecution Division, and then use the Yin Zi forcibly smashed a signboard out.
Although this method seems a bit crude and lacks technical content, it is easy to understand and easier to understand for rich men like Xiangshan.Since Yang Yun said that he could get the official name, this group of people also believed that he could do it, so they divided up their work and started preparations for the construction of the saltworks.
The unemployed in the saltworks that had been closed down suddenly became fragrant buns again. Haihan offered a high salary of five taels of silver per month for skilled workers, and ordinary small workers who could only sell their labor also had two taels of silver per month. Silver is already quite a good income for these unemployed.You must know that Haihan provided benefits including board and lodging, and the wages were basically pure income.
Of course, these recruited salt workers cannot start working immediately. Before that, they must also serve as labor force to join the infrastructure project of the saltworks construction, and have to accept the salt-making technical training provided by Haihan.Qualified salt workers working in Haihan Saltworks can only do manual labor, but it is far from enough. Every job has certain professional and technical requirements. This is one of the secrets of Haihan Saltworks' ability to maintain high output and low cost.
Three days after the meeting between Yang Yun and Wang Huan, magistrate of Xiangshan County, Yang Zhuo, as the representative of Haihan, held a simple foundation laying ceremony on the wasteland by the sea, and then more than 300 migrant workers carried shovels and hoes into the wasteland , Under the command of Haihan Foreman, the saltworks construction project started.
(End of this chapter)