My life skills in Daming Liver

Su Ze took Lin Deyang and Fang Aizhu to wander around Wu County for two days.

Then he went to Taicang County, which was also under the administration of Suzhou Prefecture, and returned to Chaoguan Hall in Huguan three days later.

As soon as he entered the Chaoguan Hall, Su Ze went straight to Fang Wanghai's study.

Fang Wanghai received the transmission, and Su Ze was exempted from etiquette as soon as he entered the study. Fang Wanghai asked eagerly:

"Is there something Ru Lin can do?"

Su Ze nodded and said, "Uncle Shi, I already have a way to prepare for group training."

Fang Wanghai said overjoyed, "Where did this regiment of trained soldiers come from?"

Su Ze said, "Weaving House."

Fang Wanghai said in surprise: "Weavers? How is it possible that the weavers in Suzhou Prefecture are all working in the workshops of several big weavers, and let them collect taxes for the weavers?"

Fang Wanghai already doubted Su Ze's IQ at this time. After he came to Huguan, he also investigated the situation of Suzhou Mansion.

Suzhou produces silk, and Songjiang produces cotton.

In fact, silk can be found all over the country.

According to the design of Emperor Hongwu, every self-cultivating farmer is a self-sufficient agricultural unit. Men farm and women weave. Every household must have corresponding mulberry fields after farming, and the annual tax paid by a farmer has a certain amount besides food. Quantity of silk.

It's a pity that the pastoral fantasy of the emperor's men plowing and women weaving went bankrupt in the increasingly serious land annexation. Every household weaves cloth, but not every place is suitable for silkworm breeding, every place is suitable for planting mulberry trees, and not every place is suitable for growing silkworms. Local people can weave beautiful silk.

Suzhou Prefecture is such a place suitable for the development of silk weaving industry.

The development of Suzhou lies not only in silk weaving, but also in embroidery.

Those silks with exquisite embroidery are the high-end luxury goods most desired in the world.

Weaving silk has a long history in Suzhou Prefecture, but changes have taken place in recent years.

With the seriousness of land annexation, the silk weaving industry also began to agglomerate.

There have been workshops with thousands of weavers working together in Suzhou City. These large weaving workshops have advanced equipment and higher efficiency, and they have large output and have bargaining power. Ordinary weavers have gone bankrupt and are forced to sell their own. The land went to the city to work.

It is also these huge workshops that have created a prosperous citizen economy in Suzhou.

Su Ze actually counted on recruiting weavers to collect taxes for these big weavers?

Su Ze said with confidence: "Uncle Shi might as well try to post a notice to recruit bankrupt weavers or hired workers to participate in group training."

Fang Wanghai finally believed in Su Ze, and he dispatched officials from the Chaoguan Office to announce the recruitment of regiments in various cities in Suzhou Prefecture.

According to Su Ze's suggestion, Fang Wanghai made it clear that this group training is for "taxation" to fight against the Japanese. recruited from households and bankrupt households.

Originally, Fang Wanghai thought that he would not be able to recruit people at all, but he didn't expect that after just promoting for a while, Su Ze had recruited 200 people in less than three days!

After the recruitment of personnel was completed, Su Ze came to Chaoguan Hall again. He took out a map of Jiangnan and said to Fang Wanghai:

"Uncle Shi, I have made a clear investigation these days. The big households in Suzhou Prefecture sent silk from the wharf of Taicang County to the sea, and then flowed upstream from Huangpu to the mouth of the Yangtze River, and only then bypassed the Chaoguan Hall in Huguan."

It is impossible for the silk produced in Suzhou Prefecture to disappear out of thin air, and it is impossible for the big households in the city to stock up on silk. Su Ze pretended to be a silk merchant in the north, and quickly found out the whereabouts of the silk in Suzhou Prefecture, which was similar to what he had speculated at the beginning.

Everything is in Su Ze's plan.

Hearing the news that the merchants from the Suzhou Prefecture detoured to deliver silk by the mouth of the Yangtze River, Fang Wanghai paced back and forth in the study and said:

"Detour around the mouth of the Yangtze River? That's right. The wind direction is blowing upstream now. The river at the mouth of the Yangtze River is wide enough for large ships. No wonder these guys don't use the canal waterway anymore!"

Fang Wanghai paced back and forth and said, "Ru Lin, what's your idea?"

Su Ze pointed to the map and said: "Since they made a detour, let's plug this loophole. My plan is to set up an anti-smuggling team training center here to search and randomize cargo ships on the Yangtze River."

Fang Wanghai took a closer look. The place Su Ze pointed to was not far from Songjiang Mansion. It was a small county on the map. The name of this county was Shanghai County, which was a small county under the jurisdiction of Songjiang Mansion.

"Shanghai County? Anti-smuggling regiment training center?"

Although Fang Wanghai had never studied the art of war, he also saw the importance of the geographic location of Shanghai County.

Guarding Haikou, the entrance of the Huangpu River, Shanghai County is equivalent to a channel to enter the Yangtze River.

Behind Shanghai County is Songjiang City and the counties of Suzhou. If an anti-smuggling regiment training center is set up here, it will be equivalent to blocking both Songjiang Prefecture and Suzhou Prefecture.

Fang Wanghai looked at the map again, and felt that the location of Shanghai County was even more important.

Su Ze pointed to Shanghai County and said: "It's not just about anti-smuggling, we can also guard against Japanese pirates by organizing and training in Shanghai County. This is a multi-purpose thing."

Anti Japanese?

Fang Wanghai nodded. The Japanese pirates only poisoned Songjiang and Suzhou last year, and no one dared to object in the name of fighting the Japanese.

Walking around the study again, Fang Wanghai said:

"If we want to set up an anti-smuggling regiment training center in Shanghai County, I'm afraid that officials from Nanzhili will not agree."

Su Ze had already thought of a countermeasure, and he suggested to Fang Wanghai: "You don't need to take the route of Nanzhili, Uncle Shi, you can find Hu Zongxian."

Hu Zongxian?

Only then did Fang Wanghai remember that Hu Zongxian is now the governor of Zhejiang, in charge of the anti-Japanese affairs in Jiangsu and Zhejiang.

Since anti-smuggling and anti-Japanese is also anti-Japanese, the establishment of an anti-smuggling training center is naturally one of Hu Zongxian's powers.

Although Hu Zongxian has not yet been awarded the title of Governor of Liangjiang, but before Zhang Jing presided over the anti-Japanese war in Zhejiang, he was awarded the title of Governor of Jiangsu and Zhejiang, which can control the military officials of Jiangsu and Zhejiang.

If there is Hu Zongxian's support, the establishment of the anti-smuggling and anti-Japanese regiment training center in Shanghai County will be justified.

"But I have never had any contact with Hu Zongxian, will Hu Zongxian support me?"

Su Ze said firmly: "As long as Uncle Shi can get money to fight against the Japanese, Hu Zongxian will definitely support you."

"In Jiangsu and Zhejiang, the one who really agrees with Uncle Shi is Hu Zongxian!"

Only then did Fang Wanghai realize that he had been tortured by the affairs of the Chaoguan Office during this period of time, and had lost his ability to judge the overall situation.

Fang Wanghai and Hu Zongxian really had the same position on the matter of fighting against the Japanese.

Levying banknote tariffs can increase the finances of the imperial court. At least the reason for the levy of this money is to fight against the Japanese.

It's just that Fang Wanghai was always unwilling to contact Hu Zongxian because Hu Zongxian was a strict party and cherished his feathers.

But now Fang Wanghai has also figured it out, the levy of banknote tariffs is something to offend people, and now his reputation in Suzhou Mansion is not as good as that of Yan Song.

That being the case, it is better to contact Hu Zongxian directly.

Fang Wanghai directly picked up the letter paper and said, "I'll write a letter to Hu Zongxian right now!"

Su Ze also said: "The group practice is located in Shanghai County, which is the mouth of the Yangtze River. Boats are needed for anti-smuggling on the water. Uncle Shi can ask Hu Zongxian for some Zhejiang boats. This kind of boat is the most convenient and fast to travel at the mouth of the sea."

Fang Wanghai nodded, and wrote this request into the letter. After finishing writing, he immediately asked the housekeeper to go to the express delivery shop, and sent the letter to Hangzhou City where Hu Zongxian was stationed.

"Fast horse passing will take you to Hangzhou in two days, Ru Lin, this time it's all up to you!"

Fang Wanghai had already put all his chips on the Chaoguan Hall, he was like a fish dying of thirst, he could only look at Su Ze to quench his thirst.

"Uncle Shi, don't worry, as long as there is Hu Zongxian's support, the matter of the law will definitely be accomplished!"

After convincing Fang Wanghai, Su Ze will either continue to collect news in Wu County in the next few days, and at the same time rent a small building in the center of Wu County. This is the magazine office of "Jing Shi Tong Yan".

Sure enough, Xu Shixing, Xu Guo, and Wang Xijue couldn't resist the temptation to run a newspaper. With the addition of Xu Shixing, the son of the prefect of Suzhou, Su Ze's business of running a newspaper went much smoother.

Xu Shixing helped Su Ze set up a printing workshop. The printing industry in Jiangnan was as developed as that in Fujian, and it was not difficult to find experienced engraving workers.

Two days later, Hu Zongxian, who had just taken over the leadership of the Anti-Japanese War, inspected the barracks and had just returned to Hangzhou City.

The Zhejiang governor's office where Hu Zongxian works now is the governor's office before Zhang Jing. After Hu Zongxian's series of thunderous methods, he has completely grasped the dominance of the anti-Japanese war.

Not enough Hu Zongxian also encountered the same problem that his old boss Zhang Jing encountered, he had no money.

Counting from the tribute fight in Ningbo, Japanese pirates have been making trouble in Zhejiang for 33 years.

Since the anti-Japanese war, the imperial court has imposed additional taxes in Zhejiang, which has also made Zhejiang, which was once rich, more and more impoverished.

After the Battle of Shuangyu, the Japanese invasion escalated again and spread to many provinces such as Shandong and Nanzhili, which were the financial and taxation centers of the Ming Dynasty.

Especially last year and the year before last, Japanese pirates raged in Jiangnan, which affected Jiangnan's tax revenue and brought the imperial court's finances to the brink of collapse.

Hu Zongxian knew how Zhang Jing was killed, so he naturally understood that his purpose now was not just to fight the Japanese, but how to use less money to fight the Japanese.

The imperial court supported the anti-Japanese war, and the Ministry of War issued an order years ago to allow all regions to organize regiment training, and also required Zhejiang, Nanzhili, and Fujian to recruit troops to fight against the Japanese.

However, whether it is group training or recruiting soldiers, these all cost money, but every time the local government asks for money, the reply from the household department is two words-"self-raised".

Self-raising means no money, but the court never said how to self-raise.

One of the crimes of Zhang Jing's murder was excessive taxation in Zhejiang, but Hu Zongxian, who impeached Zhang Jing, knew very well that after Zhang Jing's death, his family had no money left, and all the money he collected in Zhejiang was used to fight against the Japanese.

Hu Zongxian understood the difficulty of the old superior. This time when he inspected the camp, he was almost blocked by officers and soldiers asking for salary.

Entering the official office, Hu Zongxian went directly to the Mingtang where his staff worked.

After Hu Zongxian presided over the anti-Japanese war, he immediately recruited Xu Wei, Shen Mingchen, Mao Kun, and Wen Zhengming, who were well-known in Jiangsu and Zhejiang, as his staff to assist him in planning the anti-Japanese war.

As soon as Hu Zongxian entered the hall, Xu Wei came over with a letter and said:

"Master Futai, please read this letter yourself."

Hu Zongxian took the letter, saw the name of the letterer Fang Wanghai, Hu Zongxian frowned and said: "Chaoguanting? I have no contact with Fang Wanghai, so why did he write to me?"

Xu Wei didn't speak. After Hu Zongxian read the letter, he closed the letter and asked, "Mr. Wen, what do you think?"

Xu Wei looked at Hu Zongxian and said, "Futai, I think we should agree to Mr. Fang's request."

Hu Zongxian is only thirty-five years old now, he is the same age as Xu Wei, but compared to Xu Wei who failed in the imperial examination, Hu Zongxian won the Jinshi in the 17th year of Jiajing, and he was only 27 years old that year.

The young man has been admitted to the imperial examination and his official career is proud, which makes Hu Zongxian look much younger than Xu Wei.

Hu Zongxian touched the letter and said: "The meaning of Wenchang is to let me fully support Chaoguan Office and Fang Wanghai?"

Xu Wei said: "The original purpose of the court to set up the Chaoguan was to raise money to fight against the Japanese, and part of the money from the Chaoguan Hall was directly allocated to us. This reason alone is enough for us to support Mr. Fang."

"If Mr. Fang succeeds in Jiangnan, then Zhejiang can also set up a banknote customs office to collect business taxes to fight against the Japanese."

Hu Zongxian said with a smile: "There is another Xu Songjiang, right?"

Xu Wei didn't speak. He didn't like to be involved in the struggle between the two parties in the court, but after these days, he found that the two parties' disputes were everywhere.

Hu Zongxian waved the long sleeves of his official robe and said: "Master Fang also raises banknote tariffs to fight against the Japanese. Since it is to fight against the Japanese, then Hu must naturally support it."

Hu Zongxian said: "Allocate five Yongships from Ningbo to this, Shanghai County, and then, with the order of the Anti-Japanese General Directorate, allow Fang Wanghai to set up an anti-smuggling training center in Shanghai, with a staff of 300 people and self-financing!"

Ningbo is very close to Shanghai, and the Yongchuan is also a small ship for offshore operations.

However, this attitude can also show Hu Zongxian's support for Fang Wanghai.

Xu Wei immediately drafted an order, stamped it with the seal of the official office, and sent it to Ningbo Haiwei Office and Suzhou Prefecture.

The order between Hangzhou and Suzhou was passed quickly. After receiving the order from the Anti-Japanese War Director-General, Su Ze immediately led Lin Deyang and the regiment recruited in Suzhou to go to Shanghai County for training.

Fang Wanghai, who had been silent for many days in Suzhou Mansion, suddenly made such a big move, and joined hands with Hu Zongxian from Hangzhou, which immediately attracted the attention of the entire Jiangnan.

For the completeness of the plot, let’s just add more words tonight, thank you for your support!