He has been to the Guangdong Censorate, to the Governor General's Office of Guangdong and Guangxi, and at the request of the Guangzhou Prefect Pang Fuzun, he went to Lianxi Court. When the new Guangdong Censor Wang Fulin took office, he went to three places in a row, but he quietly disappeared. The Censor became an empty yamen. Although the Censor has not been fixed in one place in history, his attitude of being elusive and disappearing without a trace still caused a headache for officials of all sizes in the Guangzhou officialdom, and the most passive one is the Guangdong Provincial Administration.

Because it was the prefect of the General Secretary who had instructed him not to have a banquet, a visit, or an invitation, and he turned a blind eye to the new inspector and ignored him, and he pretended not to know. But now all the prefectures and counties have visited him, and Wang Fulin visited the governor and the inspector, but he missed the General Secretary. What was An Zhi's plan to do next?

So, the Chief Secretary almost urgently sent an order to the prefectures and counties in the lower dynasties, exaggerating the words, almost spreading Wang Fulin's portrait everywhere, describing people as a flood, making all prefectures and counties in Guangdong more vigilant. Moreover, the inspectors and censors have always liked to visit privately, but at least they would also bring a message to the subordinates. What is Wang Fulin trying to do?

But when others were in a mess, Wang Fulin kept Wang Siming and several literary and artistic works to guard the prosecutor, and also transferred various reports and exchanges from the capital. However, he took Chen Atian, Chen Bingchang, Zhao Sanmazi and Liu Bofeng Zhong. After leaving Guangzhou City, he quietly traveled south to Xiangshan County, Guangzhou Prefecture. This place is south of Guangzhou City, and there is only a Shunde County between Guangzhou. According to general principles, since it is not Guangzhou County, the prosperity of Xiangshan City should naturally be worse. However, Wang Fulin led his people all the way, but Xiangshan is actually more densely populated than Shunde, which is closer to Guangzhou City.

Xiangshan was originally a town, and it was only after the Yuanfeng period of the Song Dynasty and before Shaoxing. However, from the Song Dynasty to the Yuan and Ming dynasties, it has always been a Xia County. At first it was just a small earth city. The brick city was rebuilt in the early Ming Dynasty. During the Hongzhi period, Xiangshan County, with a population of 636 meters, had already appeared a little small because of its population growth. Therefore, the county magistrate at that time expanded the Zicheng City about three miles outside the brick city. Today, the most common people in Xiangshan County are not only shops, but also carriages and hostels. After all, except for local residents, most of the Fujian and Guangdong merchants who went to the treasure land further south to trade.

Moreover, over the years, the imperial court has been more strict in the control of moat mirrors. There are many hills from Xiangshan to Macau, and the only flat road is in the Tangji Ring area, also known as the lotus stem. Since the second year of Wanli, a tall gate has been built here. On one or six days a month, people can enter and exit, which means they only open six times a month, and 6 routes can only enter and exit from here. The number of loads that each merchant can carry is also strictly limited. Silk is only thirty dan, tea is only 70 dan, and groceries cannot exceed 100 dan. As for sea routes, only wine and rice are allowed to be carried, and trafficking of other goods is smuggled, but the collusion between the rich merchants and the government, and sometimes the ban is vain.

Although the Guangdong Maritime Manufacturing Department, which manages transaction taxation, was still in Guangzhou, Bokou and trading venues moved to Dianbai County, Gaozhou Prefecture during the Zhengde period. In the 14th year of Jiajing, it was transferred to Haojingaoao, which was an island. The Macao under Xiangshan was once a place where foreign merchants gathered. However, because the Portuguese colluded with Japanese pirates during the Jiajing period, the Japanese pirates were flooded with pirates after the Japanese pirates fought, and eventually, except for Haojingao. All other Macaos were allowed to live in foreign merchants, and the trade location was limited to Haojingao in Xiangshan. The Macau that later generations called it, really meant the gate of Haojingao.

Therefore, most governments use Hao Jingao or Hao Jing, and occasionally the word Macau is used.

Although the yamen and chief officer of the Maritime Warehouse Department are still located in Guangzhou City, there is a branch directly stationed in Macau. Now the person in charge of the taxation of Haojing is the deputy director of the Maritime Warehouse Department stationed there. The Xiangshan County Magistrate only checked and verified it afterwards, but no matter what, these two giants are the main force in charge of taxation, while the deputy envoy of the Haidao is summarizing the main points and listening to reports in everything, but not coming from time to time. After all, he is a fourth-rank official and has to take care of many things.

Because of this, unless it was the most rampant period of Japanese pirates, and the period when the Portuguese were insatiable and rampant along the coast, and when Zeng Yiben waited for the pirates to be the most arrogant, there would be a constant stream of Fujian and Guangdong merchants rushing to Xiangshan and then heading south to trade with the Folangji people. After a while, Xiangshan County was in full swing in the past few decades.

Since Wang Fulin was carrying the big task of military pay on his shoulders, he issued a military order to Ling Yunyi. After the official social engagement, the first choice was to come here and take a look. When he first arrived in Xiangshan County, he heard several other languages ​​besides Cantonese and Mandarin. After all, unlike Guangdong, which has basically unified languages, the entire Fujian has its own dialect and is definitely different from each other. Not to mention him, even Chen Atian couldn't understand what the Fujian merchants were saying.

Chen Bingchang, who has always been acquainted with people, was curious about everything for the first time when he came to such a big business gathering place. He honestly gave him the name Wang according to Wang Fulin's request. When he stayed in the inn, Wang Fulin only said that he was two brothers, and even changed his surname to Chen, so that no one could think of something else from the word Wang.

"Haojing is full of gold, no, no, no, it's not that the people of Folang Ji have many good things, but that our good things can be exchanged for a good price for them, including porcelain, silk, and tea, and they offer very high prices!"

Hearing this loud shout, Wang Fulin looked around and saw that the spitting star flying around the next table was a middle-aged man with buck teeth. At this moment, when he was excited, he even waved his arms hard. Especially when he talked about his experience of buying the latest crepes and satin from Suzhou and then shipping them here for delivery, his face was even blushed, and his right hand slapped again and again.

"Ten times the profit, because I caught up with the earliest trip, a full ten times the profit, but after several Fujian merchants transported two more ships, the price immediately dropped to one-third of the previous one. I transported a lot of spices. After all, I returned all the borrowed money and made 8,000 taels! So, listen to me, and go to Haojing to meet that master Sai, which is absolutely right!"

Wang Fulin didn't take this inflammatory yelling seriously, but he couldn't help but feel moved by the three words "Sai". He still remembered that the two Portuguese merchants he recognized in Putuo Mountain, one was called Sebastian Franco and the other was called Francisco Estrera. Of course, it has been five years in a flash. According to the virtues of these Portuguese merchants who were wandering on the sea, there is a great possibility that the country will be rich. In addition, there are countless names of Sebastian in Portugal. When Chinese people hear foreign names, they will be a thousand miles apart, so the possibility of being an acquaintance is very low.

Despite this, when he saw the middle-aged man with buck teeth talking excitedly, the few people around him were full of excitement, but there were more people sneering at the other tables, so he planned to give it a try casually. As soon as he sat close, he asked with interest: "I'll ask this master, don't you know who Master Sai is?"

Seeing a lot of eyes gathered on him. There were many eyes that were afraid that people would steal business, Wang Fulin smiled and opened the fan, and said leisurely: "My brothers are both scholars, so of course they won't steal other people's business. It's just that the birthday of the elders in the family is about to be on, so he planned to go to Haojing to see if there are any fresh things coming from overseas, and give them to the elders as gifts. Didn't we see empty hands?"

At first glance, Wang Fulin and Chen Bingchang really look like those who are just starting out. Although there are not many Confucian businessmen these days, they are really too young. They are dressed quite gorgeously, and the following few are obviously followers. In the lobby that just calmed down, the previous noisy gradually returned to their previous hustle and bustle. Furthermore, this inn is one of the most prominent inns in Xiangshan County. As long as you ask a friend, someone with a lot of thought can understand Wang Fulin's background clearly. Indeed, this rich young man did not invite a porter except for the entourage and horses, and he did not have any goods.

But the middle-aged man with buck teeth ignored Wang Fulin's roots. Not only did he ask him for advice, but he also called him the master. He was so proud that he immediately said with a smile: "The Master Sai I mentioned is a very reconciliational figure in Haojing. It is said that he is a nobleman of Folangji. Do you understand the nobles? It is similar to those of the Dukes and Marquis of our Ming Dynasty, and he has no choice but to be replaced by his generation. It is said that there are fiefs there, retainers, and countless servants to take care of the fields and manors for him. He owns a big ship, which is the largest ship in Haojing in the whole."

When he heard this big buck teeth, he became more and more excited, while Chen Bingchang was very impressed. Wang Fulin was very focused on the surface, but he really wanted to yawn secretly. In this era, can those European nobles compare with the princes and nobles of the Ming Dynasty? Besides, it is indeed the period of great sailing in Europe, but those who are truly on the ocean are all destitute nobles who have lost their fiefdoms or are in a down-and-out position. It would be strange if the great nobles would take huge risks to participate in the sailing. At most, they would pay money to support them later.

Besides, Portugal was having a hard time at this time. It seemed that the young king in power was fighting with Morocco in a nerve-wrenching manner. When the king, who had no wife and no heir, died, it seemed that Portugal would be annexed by Spain. And just in the local area of ​​Portugal, there were many retainers and slaves, who were still almost the same now, who could never take a step abroad in their lifetime!

Having said that, Wang Fulin still noticed that apart from the three small businessmen around Dabiaoya, most of the guests in the lobby showed unusually ridiculous expressions when they heard such words.

The big buck teeth promoted the noble and wealthy master, and then said mysteriously: "By the way, there are many lands on Haojing Island now, which are suitable for building houses. If there is a way, renting a shop from the Folang Ji people is also very cost-effective. In the past, Haojing was a small fishing village, and these Folang Ji people did a lot of good deeds."

Hearing this, the people on the tables were finally unable to help it. He sneered and said, "Huang Tianren, forget it. Everyone went to Haojing to do business with those Hongmaoyi, and they wanted to make real money from them. How could they have the time to listen to your nonsense? Apart from the newcomers you brought, these two young men who read it, I don't know who doesn't know what kind of people who are the Folang Ji people in Haojing are?"

"Their ships are indeed well built, and the artillery is indeed powerful, but what are you talking about being noble and rich? Thinking of the time, these red-haired Yi were like Japanese pirates, burning, killing, looting, and doing many despicable things. Later, they were afraid of being beaten again and again. Only then did the court allow them to stay in Haojing temporarily. A few years ago, they made a farce of the Virgin Mary stepping on the dragon's head. As a result, General Yu was about to use troops to drive them out of Haojing, and they immediately surrendered!"

"That's right, my grandfather said that when these Folang Ji people first came to the Ming Dynasty, they looked at silk and porcelain, saying that there was nothing there at all. They just had something in our Ming Dynasty, but they didn't have it. Isn't it nonsense to have the word "noble and wealth"?"

It took about half a month since Wang Fulin first entered Guangdong. He used this half month to improve his Cantonese language to the level of genius that amazed Chen Atian, so he no longer had to be a deaf and mute in front of him. He could hear this ridicule clearly. At this moment, seeing the big buck teeth being ridiculed by everyone's words and words, my face turned pale and white. Finally, he slapped the table, but he did not dare to offend the public's anger. He snorted coldly and turned his head and left. The three little merchants he brought hesitated for a moment, and finally chased behind his butt and left. He couldn't help but smile.

It would be fine if some people in later generations admired foreign countries. Although the Ming Dynasty is backward in some aspects, the pride of the people's country is engraved in their bones. Of course, if we keep this for hundreds of years, others can complete the colonial rule of Southeast Asia and form a siege on China, it will be really going to be done.

After such a small episode, the guests in the lobby scattered, and Wang Fulin naturally took them to their own room. After washing and changing clothes, he calculated the time he would come out from Huizhou. Thinking that Xiaobei had to disguise himself before he could come out. Thinking that Qiu Feng and Jinbao had to take the exam themselves, he, as a teacher and father, could only miss this big test in their lives again. Thinking that Ye Xiaopang would go to Beijing to reunite with Mrs. Ye Dapao and Mrs. Su after getting married, and thinking that his parents who were staying in their hometown had not yet made a decision and had not finalized the marriage, Wang Xiaomei was floating alone in a foreign land and felt an indescribable melancholy.

Although there are other people around you, they are always worse than blood relatives. It feels really not that good to be a stranger in a foreign land! What's more, this is not the temporary trip I used to go out, but at least one year!

Dongdongdongdongdong

It was actually midnight when someone knocked on the door!

ps: The Lotus Stem Pass Gate was built in the second year of Wanli, and it was in decline in the forty years of Wanli. In fact, it is also considered the prototype of the Pass Gate in the later generations. Sorry (To be continued.)

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