The rain had stopped, and the county town was wet.
But the air is extraordinarily fresh and refreshing.
Of course, this is for the locals, and it is a little frightening for the foreigners. The storm was so heavy that it lasted all night, and many houses had their roofs torn off, not to mention a lot of uprooted trees scattered on both sides of the road.
After this violent night, it rained for several days in a row, and it continued, so that people who were in the house and could not go out couldn't help but feel a musty feeling.
After finally waiting for the weather to clear up, all parts of the county were very busy, and the people who escorted the goods with their vehicles were also busy everywhere.
In the past, they were all eyes above the top and ignored each other, but now there are some people who come to visit again and again, with a lot of good words, just to find some goods per person.
There are dozens of companies that have lost their goods this time. If it is to urinate, the key is the person who has lost a lot of goods. The quantity of delivery was agreed in advance. It took a lot of time to prepare these goods. It is impossible to complete a large batch of goods at a time.
Especially since the mountain is high and the road is far away, even if the goods are obtained and shipped to Dinghai, the day lily will be cold by then.
The several stewards who damaged the goods have received orders from their respective owners. If the business is ruined this time, they don't have to come back. It's no wonder they are in such a hurry.
But the goods of other families are only enough for their own use, and there is more that can be shared with others. Just when these stewards were in despair, someone handed them a message.
Go to Xuezhi County.
You forgot that last time, Xue Zhixian, who eats people and doesn't spit out bones, has made a lot of forced buying and selling. This time he will definitely not give up the meat to his mouth, so if anyone in Dinghai has it now The goods must be Xue Zhixian.
Can I find Xue Zhi County? That guy who is not soft after plucking his hair? Whoever is stupid will find him!
In the end, life is more important than face, and some people still come to the door in an uneasy mood.
When we arrived at the county government office, the county government office was very busy, and many people's houses were damaged this time. Now the county government office is busy helping the people repair their houses.
The money for building the house was paid by the county government, and as soon as the news was released, the people called out to the great master Qingtian. If someone pays money, there is no need to worry about labor. The most important thing is labor.
And this Xue Zhixian is also surprising. He usually looks like a lazy office worker. He does everything as a hand-picker. He didn't expect to be very interested in helping ordinary people build houses. Not only did I pay for it myself, but I also went to the door to check it out in person.
So people naturally can't find it.
After several visits in a row, Xue Zhixian was not there, and everyone was desperate.
At this moment, someone couldn't bear to hand them a message. It's useless to ask the county magistrate about this matter. Go to the lady, and the lady is in charge of the goods.
But a few big men went to the county magistrate's wife, this was not obviously looking for excitement. After a lot of money was stuffed, someone finally sent them a letter.
If it is not convenient to find the lady, I will find the lady's maid.
So Xiaohong and Xiaolu were found.
When the words were handed to Zhao'er, she didn't take the air, and spoke very simply.
Want goods? Simple! Three times the market price.
Why don't you go grab it!
But no matter how much they were scolded, their lives were still hanging on the belts of their trousers. If the delivery of goods was uneven this time, not to mention the loss of credibility with the barbarians, they would definitely be robbed of some business. This time it is a loss, it is very likely that the two sides will get on the line, and there will be nothing to do next time.
This is also the reason why the head of each family has given such orders.
Even if it is for the sake of compromising merit, this time the business cannot be smashed!
On the surface, they all scolded the couple for eating people without spitting out their bones, but they were not humiliated to kill.
When the goods finally arrived, I finally let go of my heart, and then went to look at the movement outside, only to find that it seemed that several of the goods had been filled.
The amount of this batch of goods adds up to a lot. If it wasn't for the goods that were destroyed by their own homes, they would really wonder if Xue Zhixian had used some kind of magic method to steal their goods.
Without further ado, it's time to ship soon.
Fortunately, the transaction went smoothly, which made everyone involuntarily relieved. Also this time it was really not smooth, I encountered many things along the way, and when I got to the place, I encountered that kind of weather, which made people feel apprehensive.
In the end, all the dust settled, and the people from all the businesses left, and Dinghai County had a bumper harvest from top to bottom.
The biggest winner should be Xue Tingyan, who made a lot of money for the county and made a lot of business himself.
Especially this kind of baseless business, it is very fulfilling to do it, it is that Gao Sheng and others are very tired, and they have not slept well for many days because of these goods.
After Xue Tingxiang had money, he began to toss again.
The expansion of the warehouse was one of them. He took people to the wharf again. He went to see it for several days. When he saw the Dinghai Housuo, he was shocked when he got news that Xue Zhixian was going to repair the wharf.
Master Xue said that the pier is too dilapidated, so let's repair it.
The magistrate said that it should be repaired, and naturally the whole county started to repair it.
Not only has the port been widened, but the wharf has also been rebuilt, and all of them are covered with bluestone bricks, which is simply not the same as before.
More than a month has passed since this repair, and soon it will be time for the next transaction.
This time everyone has learned to be good. When they enter the city, they should take advantage of the advantages of the competition. The warehouse has also been set, and the rent is a lot of money. On the day of the shipment, without the doorman speaking, he gave the money for buying the road at 10 taels per truckload of goods.
Everything was great, but this time something happened.
Still no small thing.
Xue Tingxiang was sleeping soundly with Zhao'er in his arms when he was woken up.
It was the yamen in the county government office, who said that something happened by the sea.
Xue Tingxiang was about to take someone to see the situation, but was dragged by Fan Xiancheng.
"Can't go, can't go!"
Fan Dazhu's face was full of surprise, and he seemed to be frightened. He held Xue Tingxiang in his hand and ordered the yamen: "Go out and knock on the gong, let the whole county be on guard, lock the city gate, and don't open it without the above order. "
Those yamen who had been summoned in a hurry ran out of the county yamen in a hurry before their clothes and hats were neatly dressed.
Soon there was a sound of gongs ringing outside, and the entire county was awakened from the dream.
"What exactly is going on?"
"Japanese pirates, Japanese pirates!"
Fan Dazhu gave many orders in succession, and he was out of breath. At this time, Xue Tingxiang dragged him and asked him, so he could only reply this sentence.
"What Japanese pirates are not Japanese pirates!"
Zhou Li, who was on the side, cried and said, "Sir, this time it's true, it's really Japanese pirates!"
If the Japanese pirates were the most vicious, they must be traced back to the previous dynasty.
The so-called Japanese pirates were originally just wars in the Japanese country, so that the people were struggling to live. Some warriors and civilians who could not get along in the mainland attacked the coastal areas of neighboring countries in groups. The coastline of the Ming Dynasty was the longest, and it was inevitable to be harassed by it.
But this is only the beginning, and the reasons for the rioting of Japanese pirates are a little more complicated.
The imperial court was sensitive to the issue of opening the sea, because of the trouble with Japanese pirates, the sea ban was tightened, loosened and tightened again. And some coastal merchants, because they were dissatisfied with the imperial court's sea ban, hired some Japanese pirates to make trouble in the coastal area, secretly smuggling the truth. In fact, the people hired were mixed, all refugees from various countries around the sea, and some of them were ronin from the Japanese country.
This is an inextricable knot, because Japanese pirates are banned from the sea, and because of the ban on the sea, the more violent the Japanese pirates are. Gradually, due to the prohibition of the sea, there were also some common people along the coast who were unable to sustain their lives and turned into Japanese pirates. Some smugglers also suffered from bloodshed because of the uneven distribution of benefits. Naturally, there were some Japanese people among them. Naturally, the storms about Japanese pirates were getting bigger and bigger.
In the middle and late period of the former dynasty, the East South Sea was as close as Haojing, and as far as Ryukyu, Luzon, Japan, Manciga, and Brunei. There are also quite a few barbarians from the West who are stirring the wind and the rain, and all of these people's goals are just the rich land of China.
There was the Silk Road in ancient times, and now there is the Maritime Silk Road.
Someone once said: "There are barbarians from overseas, there is the Atlantic Ocean, and there is the East Ocean... Both barbarians are fond of Chinese silk and satin, their soil is not silkworms, but they can only use Chinese silk to get there, and they can weave fine satin and clothes. The reason why China is considered good is that China Lake (State) is worth 100 jins of silk, and it is worth 200 silver...
It can be seen!
Not only silk, but also all kinds of silk, cotton, yarn, satin, velvet, gold silk, gold velvet, porcelain, and even paper and various traditional Chinese medicines, and even the small craftsmanship of a generation of people along the coast, as well as the female red needle scorpion. Marketing.
This rich and vast land is like a huge treasure cave to people outside, attracting countless people to flock to it.
Some of these people disappeared in the vast ocean, some were attacked by the government and fled overseas, and many people still work hard. The port in Dinghai County is only a drop in the ocean, because it is opposite to Shuangyu Island, which faces Ryukyu, Japan and other countries, and is adjacent to the South China Sea to the south and the East China Sea to the north. Re-emerged over the years.
And the sea is so vast, some people monopolize it, and naturally some people are unwilling.
Therefore, the Japanese pirates mentioned by Fan Dazhu are not real Japanese pirates, but they are just jealous of the huge profits of these aristocratic businesses, which is both a blow and a plunder.
The various news that came back from the yamen later confirmed all this.
The Dinghai Housuo has been dispatched in full. Dinghaiwei is close to the sea and has the responsibility of protecting the coastline, so there are warships in the guardianship.
Sitting in the lobby of the county government office, you can hear the rumbling of cannons on the sea not far away. It can be expected that many people in the county will stay up all night tonight.
The city gate was already under martial law, and even Xue Tingxiang climbed the city wall regardless of obstruction.
From time to time in the dark night, there are people who come home in a hurry, all of them are coolies who have worked thoroughly to support their families.
Fortunately, Xue Tingxiang had a special vest for every member of the Dinghai labor union in order to make a stunt. Relying on the signs of these vests, the city gate was opened from the inside, and these soulless people were let in.
People without vests are not allowed to enter, for fear that someone will take the opportunity to sneak into the city.
Until the sky was white with fish belly, Dinghai Housuo was defeated and returned.
The only two warships were sunk, and the other was devastated. The goods of those aristocratic families and businesses were robbed, causing countless casualties.
The entire Dinghai County was in a state of turmoil, and the common people were afraid to go out.
At the same time, people from the Xie family and several other aristocratic families rushed here to gather at the Dinghai Hours.
Naturally, all of this has nothing to do with Xue Tingxiang. Even though he is the local parental official, he is not his own, and it is impossible for people to call him when discussing matters.