What is Pei Yan, whom Yu Tang is thinking about, doing
In his hand, he was twisting a string of purple purlin wood eighteen-piece Buddhist beads, leaning on the big pillow of the arhat bed, listening to people from Wu and Peng's families confronting each other there.
Tao Qing sat at the bottom of Pei Yan, lowered his eyelids when he saw this scene, and said to Pei Yan in a low voice: "What on earth do you mean? Tell me the truth, and I'll know what to say later."
The corners of Pei Yan's mouth turned up when he heard the words, and he replied to Tao Qing in the same low voice: "What can I do? This is not about our Pei family! Of course, if someone thinks this is about our family, that's fine. Let's all go back, if there is anything, our Pei family will take care of it, and our Pei family will have nothing to say."
"What do you mean?!" Tao Qing was displeased, and said, "Under the overturned nest, there will be no eggs. Now is the time when we have to unite as one to tide over the difficulties, how can you say such a thing? If I If I had known you had this attitude, I would not have come here. Anyway, it has nothing to do with our Tao family whether to revoke the Ningbo and Quanzhou Shibo Division? It is urgent, and I am not in a hurry."
Pei Yan pouted, and found that the hall that was originally like a vegetable market suddenly became quiet, and his breathing could be faintly heard. Pei Yan couldn't help but looked around, only to realize that at some point, everyone was sitting there quietly looking at him, as if waiting for him to speak and make up his mind.
When did he become so important
Or did these Jiangnan aristocratic families suddenly discover that he was useful
Pei Yan sneered twice in his heart, but he didn't show it on his face. He still looked stern and said: "If you have any other ideas, let's say it together! Don't discuss, complain, or play tricks behind your back."
Tao Qing agreed with his point of view, and immediately said: "Out of this house, everyone must be united and work together. If you have any objections or dissatisfaction, bear with me and hide them, and wait until this crisis is over. Let's talk."
Master Peng's heartstrings loosened when he heard it.
There is nothing to worry about such things as the third prince collecting money in the south of the Yangtze River. People who do this do nothing more than two purposes. One is to use this to attack the third prince, and the other is to use this reason to search again. Whether it is the former or the latter, it is just a matter of paying more money for them. But if someone uses this as an excuse and thinks that the business of the Jiangnan family is too big and suggests closing the trade port, it will be troublesome. Fortunately, Guangzhou has always been the most important trading port, and Ningbo and Quanzhou are not necessarily the same. The Japanese pirates in Fujian and Zhejiang are rampant, and now they are becoming more and more rampant. Sometimes they will go ashore to burn, kill and plunder. Many people think that these Japanese pirates have been suppressed repeatedly because they are covered by commercial ships, making it difficult to distinguish which ones. It is the Japanese pirates, which are the boatmen, the best way is to strengthen the wall and clear the country, close the shipping department in Ningbo and Quanzhou, and ban the sea. Moreover, such decrees were also tried in the previous dynasty and at the beginning of the founding of the current dynasty, and there were indeed a lot fewer Japanese pirates.
The Peng family and the Song family either rely on the wharf in Quanzhou or the wharf in Ningbo to do maritime business. If the shipping companies in these two places are withdrawn, it will be a fatal blow to their business, but it will be a fatal blow to the Tao family. , occupying the geographical location of Guangzhou, but the business can be improved to a higher level.
He wanted Tao Qing to mistakenly think that the imperial court was not only targeting the aristocratic families in the south of the Yangtze River, but was jealous of the wealth in their hands, and dealing with the Pei family was just an excuse for the imperial court to attack them. In this way, he can take this opportunity to let the Tao family open the dock in Guangzhou to them, Jiangnan families.
As expected, Tao Qing fell into his trick and agreed to advance and retreat with them.
He took a sip of tea with satisfaction, and felt that Tao Qing was still a little tender, too sentimental, and the Tao family was like that at best.
It's a pity that this pier in Guangzhou!
Mr. Peng was thinking in his heart whether he could marry the Tao family or something, and then through this relationship, slowly bring the Peng family's business to Guangzhou.
Over there, Master Song Si couldn't hide the joy in his heart.
He knew that the Pei family was powerful, but it was in the hands of Mrs. Pei. The current Pei Yan followed the rules left by Mrs. Pei before, and did not show any extraordinary abilities. Now that the Tao family and the Pei family are standing together, with Tao Qing's ability, he will definitely be able to lead them through this difficult time.
The fourth master of Song was immediately confident, and he was the first to stand up and express his opinion: "Brother Tao, don't worry, we can't control others, but our Song family must advance and retreat with everyone. If you have anything to say, say it now, and leave this hall. No complaints. If I speak too bluntly later, I ask everyone to bear with me!" After speaking, he thought he was humorous and bowed to everyone.
Master Wu resisted so much that he didn't make a sound.
This idiot, for some reason, became the suzerain of the Song family. The Song family is also a big family, and he didn't lose all his troubles. It's really enviable.
He thought and glanced at Pei Yan.
In the dimly lit hall, the white ground shines brightly, his handsomeness is suffocating, and he also holds the wealth and connections built up by the Pei family after generations of struggle, how can it not be enviable
If there is such a son-in-law, how much benefit will their Wu family get
Especially since he saw that the Song family and the Peng family started to build ships together, how domineering the Peng family was, they lost their temper forcibly by the Pei family who supported the Song family. It can be seen that the Pei family is fully capable of shipbuilding , Doing sea business, why doesn't their family do it? Is it because you are afraid that the money will make people jealous, and you will take their family home
How much business does the Pei family have
Master Wu rubbed his chin, and felt that Wu family wanted to marry the Pei family, he had to do it himself. As long as the Wu family and the Pei family also became in-laws, at least he would be sure that the Song family would watch over the water surface from Taihu Lake to Suzhou.
Master Wu pondered in his heart, and decided to be the last to speak, and to listen to what other people had to say first.
Mr. Peng didn't pay attention to the Wu family at all. The upstart of the moment was only shaken by Jiang Hua in the past two years. The people of the Wu family listened to what they said. He said to Pei Yan: "What does Gu Chaoyang mean? Could it be that the Gu family is not from the Jiangnan family, and he was ordered to come to Jiangnan to investigate the case of the third prince. What does he want to do? What does the Gu family mean? Didn't he come to visit you as soon as he came to Jiangnan?" ?”
He was asking about Pei Yan.
Although the Gu family is a common surname in Hangzhou, a family of officials and officials for generations, and a family of farming and education, they have suffered a lot in the past few years. There are not many officials whose children have passed the fourth rank in the family, let alone general affairs. From the Peng family's point of view, it was barely enough to make ends meet, and there was no need for such occasions.
The Pei family just married the Gu family, and the girl from the Gu family married the eldest grandson of the Pei family.
Pei Yan once again felt the trouble of marrying the Gu family.
He said indifferently: "It's better for Gu Chaoyang to be a censor. Mr. Peng, you also said that their Gu family is also from the Jiangnan family. It is impossible for him to do such a thing of forgetting the ancestors, unless he doesn't want the Gu family to stay in Jiangnan. Said Get up, our gathering this time is hosted by our Pei family, but it is the intention of the Peng family. I just want to ask, should we solve the case of the third prince first? Or should we solve the matter of revoking the Shibo Department first? Gu Chaoyang is also here, if necessary, you can let him come over to chat. Let's brainstorm!"
Master Song Si thinks it's good: "People are afraid of meeting. If there is anything, it's better to meet and talk!"
He didn't believe that Gu Chaoyang dared to make a decision that was not good for the Jiangnan family in front of everyone.
Master Peng despised Fourth Master Song in his heart.
Even Gu Chaoyang, who has just stepped into an official career, is afraid, what can he do
Back then, if he had known that he was such a coward, he would have built a ship with the Wu family.
It's too late to regret now!
"Then invite Gu Chaoyang to come over and have a chat." Tao Qing made a decisive decision, "If you have anything to say, let's say it clearly in person, it's better than guessing behind the scenes."
Pei Yan doesn't care.
Gu Chaoyang came to him to tell him about Miss Gu and Pei Tong's marriage. He might not be very optimistic about this marriage, and wanted to support Miss Gu, so he took the initiative to explain his intentions and asked him if he wanted to help.
Then give him a venue to play well.
He called Pei Qi who was guarding the door and told him to invite someone.
Pei Qi responded and left.
Master Wu told Pei Yan about Old Master Pei: "Isn't it time to get rid of clothes in September? Taihu Lake is a bit far from here. Please write me a letter in advance and come to pay respects to him when the time comes."
Because of Pei Lao'an's seniority, Master Wu and Fourth Master Song are called brothers. From the perspective of the Song family, Pei Lao'an can barely be called the elder of Master Wu. But Jiangnan aristocratic families are often married, and there are aunts and nephews who become sisters-in-law. The marriage has always been counted on the man's side.
Pei Yan had a close relationship with Jiang Hua for a while, and he knew the Wu family's flattery methods very well, so the people who treated the Wu family were polite and somewhat distant, and said with a smile: "I must tell you in advance when the time comes."
Master Wu then talked about the business at sea: "The ship has been tested in the water, and it feels pretty good. I originally thought about going to sea from Ningbo. If the shipping department in Ningbo is closed, then our ship will be sold. Dragging it to Guangzhou? It's a big loss." He said with a bitter smile.
Pei Yan disagrees.
The Wu family still has water transportation!
You can't walk from the sea, you can't take the Grand Canal, you can take a detour and take the river.
Mr. Peng, who had been listening to them with his ears open, immediately asked: "How is the water transport business this year? I heard that the two lakes are short of harvest. Where did Yan Yin go?"
Master Wu didn't want to talk more about his family's housekeeping business, so he hawed and hawed with Master Peng for a long time without saying anything.
Fortunately, Gu Chaoyang came, so that the two of them had no time to fight hand to hand.
Gu Chaoyang told everyone that Wang Qibao, the eunuch of the Bingbi Supervisor, also came over: "He came with Wei Sanfu. Wei Sanfu was in the light, but he was in the dark. I don't know where Wang Qibao has gone now."
Everyone looked at each other for a while.
Wei Sanfu is a respectable eunuch in the Supervisor of Rituals, and he has won the trust of the emperor, otherwise he would not have been sent to Jiangnan. But this Wang Qibao was the emperor's great companion when he was in the hidden residence, he was a true confidant, a big boss of the twenty-four yamen, he would not leave the capital easily.
He also came this time, I'm afraid it's not just the case of the third prince!
You know, the third prince grew up on Wang Qibao's back when he was a child, and Wei Sanfu is said to have had a close relationship with the second prince in private.
Mr. Peng's head hurts.
He is not afraid that these princes will ask him for money, he is afraid that these princes will force them to stand in line.