From Chief to Ball

Jiang Zhili chuckled, hesitated to speak, and finally said after a long time: "If you go to the capital to meet Tianyan, brother Chen should ask your subordinates to restrain themselves."

"I saved it. It's just that Brother Qiuli is busy with government affairs, so he must write the few articles I asked for before the end of the year."

"It's natural, I will do my best."

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While the two were drinking and drinking, Fujian Governor Xu Xueju was also considering this matter.

Chen Jian had bribed many parties before, and Gao Cai had already written a memorial and submitted it through the eunuch's channel.After learning that Chen Jian was helping with disaster relief in Quanzhou, he also sent his confidants to find Chen Jian. One was to ask for bribes to talk about the price after the completion of the matter, and the other was to talk about ways to get rich.

Although he went through the official channels, Chen Jian was not willing to take bribes if the official channels were likely to succeed.As for the method of raising money, we will talk about it later.

Gao Cai also knew that Xu Xueju had received Chen Jian's request and the report from the Quanzhou government, and seeing that Chen Jian still hadn't bargained for bribes, he suddenly felt that this person really had the potential to make big things, unlike those The Helan people...not to mention the bribe, they are still haggling over the bribe, and even want to get back the previous deposit if it fails, which is simply unreasonable.

Little do they know that this is also a capitalist way of giving bribes. The requirement of rationalizing bribery is to give money to do things, and to get money back if things are not done. Since it is reasonable, it is not considered bribery, it is just a business.

Gao Cai also knew that Xu Xueju was extremely dissatisfied with him, so he also knew that Chen Jian's request could only be added to the flames when necessary. At this time, he must not directly go to Xu Xueju to talk, otherwise it would be counterproductive.He thought to himself, since the people of this country are so sensible, our family should handle this matter better. If we really do business together in the future, I will be happy with Long Live's daughter-in-law Fengfeng, and I will save myself a lot of trouble, and don't need to skimp on such low-level methods as looting.

Although Xu Xueju was still hesitating at this time, Chen Jian had already led him by the nose in some matters.

Relying on the opportunity of the Quanzhou earthquake and the comet being linked together, Chen Jian's letters, which Xu Xueju had previously regarded as gossip to confuse the public, instantly became a solution to the problem.

Chen Jian said, beware of someone using the fact that comets and earthquakes appeared together to confuse everyone.

As a result, when things really came out, Xu Xueju's reaction was also extremely fast. He immediately found Chen Jian's letters, followed the pictures to find out, and asked people to look through the history books. The more they read, the more frightened they became.

"In August of the tenth year of Jiajing, comet."

"April of the seventh year of Jingtai, Comet."

"September of the 11th year of Hongwu, comet."

"August of the fifth year of Dade in Yuan Dynasty, comet."

He didn't need to come forward in person to find out what happened, and there were plenty of people under his command who had read the article, which actually led to an interesting event.

In August of the 35th year of Wanli, Fujian became the first place in the world to clearly and officially declare that the comet 76 would come once every seven years, and then searched for chapters and excerpts from those historical records. miracle.

It is what you want, so it is useful.At this time, solar eclipses have been associated with astronomical phenomena and can be predicted, and have nothing to do with the relationship between heaven and man, but it is still difficult to say about comets before.

Especially if it is related to the earthquake, it will inevitably be used by those who are interested. In addition, the place is not stable at this time, and Xu Xueju knows it well.Civil uprisings, refugees, cannibalism and other things happen everywhere, even Fujian is not spared. Although it is not to the point of "only two people are missing", it is still in crisis.

Chen Jian also lied to say that there are traces of earthquakes, but in fact they are not, but since it is said that this is just astronomy and geography rather than witchcraft, it is easier to accept.

In this way, some of the previous vigilance against Chen Jian was reduced a lot, because Chen Jian had previously mentioned that there might be a major earthquake, hurricane and tsunami, and that rescue and disaster relief should be prepared in advance.

Xu Xueju inevitably felt a little regretful. If he had believed it at the time, he might have done a better job and left his reputation through the ages.It's just that he couldn't believe it under the circumstances at that time, and now that things have happened, that's just another way of thinking.

Jiang Zhili's letters and memorials were also sent over, and he said some good things about Chen Jian and others, such as rice production at a low price, prevention of disasters, preparation of wild plant species, etc. However, there are three generations of legacy in Zhiyan, which is quite different from Hongyi Japanese pirates.

Jiang Zhili's personality was clear to Xu Xueju, and Quanzhou was near, so he had heard some news. In fact, he had tacitly allowed Chen Jian and others to stay in Quanzhou temporarily, otherwise they would have sent someone to drive them away.

It's just that he is still worried.

Bai Letian once said: Give you a way to solve doubts, you don't need to drill turtles and Zhu Ya.It takes three days to burn the jade, and it takes seven years to distinguish the material.The Duke of Zhou was afraid of rumors, but Wang Mang was humble and did not usurp him.Xiang Shi died at the time of birth, so who knows the authenticity of his life?

Is this kind of person really a country of benevolent and righteous gentlemen?Or is it just an illusion?He has also asked some people who are proficient in the outside world, but no one knows that there is this country. At this time, the news of the world is spread in three to five years, and it is impossible to spread here so quickly.

However, when asked about the South Fusang Prefecture, Yin Di'an really said something like that, and said that the people there like to sacrifice to ghosts and gods, and their complexion is red and yellow, which really seems to be the case.

The copy of the credentials submitted by Chen Jian is basically qualified, and there is no reason for direct rejection.The national seal is printed, respected at the beginning, praised and praised, but it is just that there are some differences on the issue of whether the king's land and Kyushu are in the world, whether it is a big deal or a small thing.

To put it bluntly, it means disrespecting the emperor's false statements, which can be directly rejected.

To say that it is small is to understand the absurd words of enlightenment, and a smile is of no importance.

Now that things like earthquakes, tsunamis and comets are mixed in, they have to be considered seriously.

After all, to be a local official, you still have the political thinking you should have. The main reason is to worry that this group of people will plot big things and become a big problem for the coast.

Starting from the Japanese pirates, the major disasters along the coast basically have to consider Japan.In the past, no matter who wanted to gain a foothold in Fujian, the first thing to consider was what would happen if these people did entrepot trade and shipped contraband to Japan?The second is to consider what happens if Portugal occupies Macau.

As the governor of Fujian, Xu Xueju also knew the importance of coastal trade for generations.A few days ago, the diplomatic letter sent back by the Spaniards told Xu Xueju clearly: Every year a large amount of silver from Luzon enters the Ming Dynasty, but what we get is just some handicrafts and so on.

Xu Xueju thinks that he still has the level of handling diplomatic affairs. The protests against Lu Song a few years ago frightened the Spaniards severely. The Spaniards released those who had not been killed but were punished as slave laborers. , and sent back some gold and silver.

This made Xu Xueju suddenly feel that he let the Spaniards know the might of the sky, but the Spaniards thought it was a fool.

After studying the content of the letter, Spain came to a conclusion that the Ming Dynasty was in the midst of earthquakes, wars, and floods, and had just finished three major battles, so they had no ability to fight at all. In terms of level, it is really worse than the stars and seas.

The so-called emperor regards Lu Song as a long-term friend of merchants, not my people; I can't bear to punish them!There are overseas fights, but the culprit is unknown; among the four peoples in China, merchants are the most humble, how can they start a military revolution with untouchables; ... In this case, it also gave enough excuses for the massacre-you see, you also said that they are bad people, so it is not a big crime for us to kill bad people.

But Xu Xueju didn't think so. He felt that he had made a great contribution and even asked for some money back from Lu Song.

Facing Chen Jian's request at this time, Xu Xueju's most important concern about smuggling contraband was eliminated by Chen Jian's letter.

All the prohibited goods seem to be readily available, and the country drawn on the map is indeed closer to Japan.

He thought, if it is possible to trade, he can negotiate terms with them. If he wants to trade, he must not allow trade with Japan, otherwise there will be no negotiation.Since these people have traveled thousands of miles to come here, it must be profitable, so trade is a weakness, and they can take advantage of this point.

Furthermore, the current generation has Japanese pirates, as well as Spaniards and Dutchmen. If such a group of people can be introduced, the effect of using barbarians to control barbarians can be achieved. When necessary, they can be forced to fight against the Dutch or Spaniards by cutting off trade. However, it is also feasible to let each other's dogs bite dogs.

It just so happened that the Japanese pirates were in trouble again at this time. If they were allowed to attack the Japanese pirates as a condition for business, it would kill three birds with one stone.

One can use the barbarians to control the barbarians, the other can use their strength to fight, and the third can't start trading with Japan after hitting the Japanese pirates...

He also discussed with a group of officials, some opposed and some supported, but in the end it was Xu Xueju who made the decision to invite Chen Jian to come to Fuzhou to meet and talk with his own eyes.

He is not qualified to decide, but he is qualified to decide whether to report this matter to the public, and it is only possible if it is reported to the public. If the first step is cut off, it will be even more impossible after that.

It's just that before his decision was sent to Quanzhou through official channels, Gao Cai had already entrusted someone to take a message to Chen Jian.

Chapter 60 Divide into three groups

The communication with Xu Xueju was dull, and Xu Xueju couldn't make the decision about the trade "tribute", and finally reached some tacit agreement or agreement.

As the official envoy, Chen Jian cannot directly enter Beijing, so he needs to send some people to bring gifts to Beijing first, and Xu Xueju will submit the official channel upwards.

This is already a great face, otherwise, if it is not in line with the system, it will be rejected, and there will be no chance to report it to the capital.

So far, the communication between the two parties has been pleasant, but soon a very important issue was involved.

After Xu Xueju said a few more words, he suddenly asked: "Even if the emperor allows it, it will take a year to go to and from the capital. It's not easy for your ship sergeants to stay in Quanzhou. I wonder what your plan is?"

This can be regarded as a prepared question. What Xu Xueju was most worried about was that Chen Jianlai would not leave in Quanzhou, but Chen Jian replied bluntly: "We stopped in Quanzhou, one reason is that we don't know the system of the Celestial Dynasty. I thought we only needed to inform the governor , you can go straight to the capital."

Xu Xueju laughed and said, "Of course it's not allowed, but I can't blame you. The Celestial Dynasty has its own system, which is different from yours."