The first volume of the rich family in the Ming Dynasty, Quanzhou Prefecture. Volume 3 of the Fengyun Gathering, Chapter 113 of the replacement of Yang Rong was really scared by the idea of ​​his grandson, replacing the wealthy maritime business and monopolizing maritime business. What can this be done?

This is not a matter of one sentence. The benefits involved are too great, so how can the wealthy maritime merchants be willing to give up?

The Yang family is not short of money, and it seems that there is no need to offend such terrifying forces as maritime wealthy families.

He thought for a while, but shook his head and dissuaded: "Cong'er, you are already the Minister of War and the Governor of Zhejiang. You have a bright future. Besides, our Yang family is not short of money. The profit from salt can be enough to make our Yang family enjoy the glory. We don't need to risk robbing the maritime business with the wealthy maritime merchants."

Upon hearing this, Yang Cong shook his head and sighed: "Oh, grandpa, the benefits of salt induced are not enough. Now there are 50,000 elite troops recruited by Nanzhili alone, and there are 10,000 naval officers and soldiers from Zhejiang and Fujian provinces. The 60,000 people alone have a monthly salary of more than 100,000 taels. We will also build ships and continue to expand the navy. There are no two million taels a year, so these are impossible to maintain."

When Yang Rong heard this, he was shocked again, because Yang Cong was basically the one who was the Yang family, and he was no longer in charge of the matter. Especially the salt ray, Yang Cong and his son were busy. He only knew that he could earn more than one million taels a year, and he never asked whether he spent the money or not.

Yang Cong meant that, would he have to pay all the money himself?

What a joke, why did the imperial army need the Yang family to support it?

He couldn't help but ask, "Did the imperial court organize the crackdown on pirates and Japanese pirates who don't provide food and salary?"

Yang Cong still shook his head and sighed: "Oh, the imperial court has no money now. The southern Japanese and northern Japanese have been in trouble for more than ten years. The imperial court has long had no surplus. Moreover, corruption is prevalent now. Everyone is thinking about making money from the imperial court. The imperial court only has a little tax, which is not enough for the thousands of corrupt officials in the court to be corrupt. It is already good that the imperial court can afford the salary of tens of thousands of officials. The food and wages of the southeast to clear out pirates and Japanese pirates, and the imperial court can't even take out a penny!"

this!

The court actually did this!

If you don’t give a penny, you will be able to clear out pirates and Japanese pirates!

Yang Rong stared at Yang Cong with shock for a while, and then said with difficulty: "You are the position of governor, aren't you bought? You are two million taels a year, and our Yang family can't afford it!"

I'm so confused, this is all messy.

Yang Cong quickly shook his head and said, "Grandpa, you're thinking too much. I didn't buy the position of governor. The emperor didn't ask me to recruit so many people. It was indeed a long time ago that the court did not provide food and salary. However, I have the final say on how to eliminate these pirates and Japanese pirates. If we don't have money, I can only recruit a few thousand people and slowly eliminate them."

The Yang family has some money, but they don’t have that much money.

Yang Rong couldn't help asking, "Two million taels a year, where did you get so much money?"

Upon hearing this, Yang Cong couldn't help but smile proudly: "So, I said I should clean up the pirates and Japanese pirates and do my own business. If this sea business is done well, let alone two million taels a year, it is possible to earn 20 million taels a year!"

Earn 20 million taels a year?

It's okay to listen to this. I guess my grandson is using this to comfort himself. Yang Rong is not "naive" so why can business really make so much money.

He frowned and pondered for a while, then said with a ugly expression: "You mean, you were forced to snatch this maritime business from the maritime merchants?"

This grandfather doesn't seem to believe that he can make so much money by doing business at sea.

Forget it, it’s too difficult to explain this kind of thing, so don’t explain it anymore. He will naturally understand it as he does it in the future.

Yang Cong shook his head slightly and said, "I was not forced. I think this is an opportunity, a rare opportunity. If we grasp it well, the fate of the Yang family and even the national destiny of the Ming Dynasty will change as a result."

Even an old man like Yang Rong couldn't understand this, but he knew that his grandson had no way out because the 60,000 troops had been summoned and were all stationed in coastal provinces. If the food and salary were cut off, the consequences would be unimaginable.

Now, he can only go all out and sacrifice his life to accompany his grandson to the end.

Thinking of this, he said solemnly: "We Yang family must have no problem doing business in this business. The problem is that they will not do business with us. Cong'er, you should know that most of the merchants in Zhejiang and Fujian are used to doing business with maritime merchants controlled by maritime merchants. Moreover, due to the tyranny of maritime merchants, they are likely not afraid to do business with us. Have you considered this?"

Yang Cong nodded and said, "Of course I have thought about this. The power of the maritime merchants in Zhejiang and Fujian provinces is indeed deeply rooted, but their power in the court is no longer as good as before. Since Tu Qiao stepped down, the maritime merchants have lost the capital to dominate Zhejiang and Fujian. They are just holding on."

Upon hearing this, Yang Rong said with a little concern: "Aren't they already surrendering to Yan Song, the Grand Secretary of the Cabinet? Isn't this capital?"

Yang Cong said confidently: "So what about Yan Song? After all, he is not a member of the wealthy maritime business family. It is impossible to fight with me for the wealthy maritime business family. Moreover, even if he fights his life, I am not afraid. This time, I will destroy the majesty of the Lin family in Zhangpu, and at the same time knock the Chen family in Longxi, so that the local gentry and vengeance in Zhejiang and Fujian can see whether Zhejiang and Fujian are my Yang Cong's world or his wealthy maritime business family!"

ah!

Yang Rong felt that he didn't know his grandson anymore, destroying the majesty of the Lin family in Zhangpu, and at the same time knocking against the Chen family in Longxi!

This is not a joke. They are not a persimmon, you can pinch it round and flat.

He couldn't help swallowing and said with difficulty: "Can you really deal with Lin family in Zhangpu and Chen family in Longxi?"

Yang Cong nodded and said proudly: "Grandpa, don't worry, I am not a vain governor, and the 60,000 troops were not raised by the court for vain. It is still no problem to clean up the Lin family of Zhangpu and Chen family of Longxi."

Yang Rong didn't know how his grandson dealt with the terrifying maritime business family. He didn't know much about the officialdom. However, since Yang Cong was so sure, he believed that there should be no problem. After all, his grandson did not rely on bragging to achieve what he is today. He has real talent and knowledge.

He thought about it carefully for a while before nodding slowly: "Since that's the case, this matter will be easy to deal with. As long as everyone knows that our Yang family is capable of overwhelming maritime merchants, I believe that most merchants will soon turn to cooperate with our Yang family, after all, they all want to make money."

Next, the grandfather and grandson began to consider how to replace the maritime business and monopolize the maritime business.

In fact, the Yang family does not need to go to sea. There is Wang Zhi and Yang Cong’s newly arranged Hong Tiezhu is enough. They only need to purchase the goods produced by merchants in Zhejiang and Fujian.
Chapter completed!