Chapter seven hundred and thirty fifth: a friend from afar
Of course, it's all right.
But I was still nervous inside.
To reverse the black and white, there will inevitably be huge risks.
However, Deng Yanzhi's words finally made Wang Wenjun make up his mind.
"The prince is now on a dead end. There is no way to survive except for dying." Deng Yanzhi continued: "The prince must do now, and only this problem can be solved. If the attack cannot be stopped and the world is in chaos, then the prince will die without a place to bury."
"What's more... have the prince and the prince ever thought... any ministers from several provinces along the coast were anxious now? If this continues, their families in the countryside will not even be able to save their lives. Now everyone wants peace. As long as the prince finds a solution to the problem, they will do their best to run for the prince and the prince in the capital. Besides, when the prince was in the Censorate, there were connections. Wouldn't these disciples and officials come out to be helped?"
Deng Yanzhi said this and paused, then said, "It has come to this point and can no longer hesitate."
Wang Wenjun looked at Deng Yanzhi, took a deep breath, and sighed: "The country has reached this point, and for the sake of the people of the world, I have to do this. If I have a guilty crime, then all the crime will be borne by me. As long as the world can be stable and the people can be safe, I can still laugh even if I die."
After saying this.
Deng Yanzhi immediately knew that Wang Wenjun had made up his mind completely.
Wang Wenjun immediately asked: "But, how should we contact the pirates? This matter must be carried out in secret and must not be told."
Deng Yanzhi said: "Students, please contact us."
Wang Wenjun thought about it and said that Deng Yanzhi could only do such a big thing, and he was not at ease with the others.
So he nodded and said, "I'm working hard."
Deng Yanzhi said some more words and then quit.
After leaving the headquarters, Deng Yanzhi got into the sedan chair and then asked the sedan chair owner to go to a rented house where he was staying.
There are not many people in this small house, only an old mother and a sect, so it looks very quiet
After Deng Yanzhi entered the door, he went straight to the middle hall of the house.
But here, there was a man with a squad shirt waiting for him for a long time.
"Brother Deng, what's wrong?" The voice was a little anxious.
Although this person... was dressed in Lunzi's Confucian shirt, his complexion was slightly darker. At this time, he was asking about concern while greeting Deng Yanzhi.
Deng Yanzhi glanced at him and said, "It's right."
So, the man breathed a sigh of relief.
The scholar in front of me was Cai Wenyuan. Cai Wenyuan was a great family in Jiangnan. After that, he had to wander overseas. After arriving in Ryukyu, he was employed by Folang Jiren to do a common job because of his influence.
This time, the joint fleet continued to attack the coast, but it was always struggling to continue to fight like this, but was only constantly consuming it. These Europeans obviously wanted to get real benefits, which must be obtained from the Ming Dynasty court.
Therefore... after countless intensified attacks, Cai Wenyuan sneaked into the inland and began to move.
In fact, there are many people like Cai Wenyuan. Before they fled overseas, they were famous in Jiangnan, and most of them were from the Zhongding Family, with a wide connection.
For example, Deng Yanzhi was a native of Suzhou Prefecture, and Cai Wenyuan was also a large family in Suzhou. Although he had never met each other in the past, he was considered a family friend.
At this time, Cai Wenyuan said happily: "Then the prince agreed?"
"Agree."
Compared to the anxiety and worries just now, Cai Wenyuan's face suddenly lit up a little, and he said happily: "If this is the case, it is a blessing for the people. Since then, everyone has no more disasters."
Deng Yanzhi looked at him and said, "But there is still a problem now. Although the prince agreed, if you don't show any sincerity, this matter cannot continue."
Cai Wenyuan hurriedly said, "What does Brother Deng mean?"
Deng Yanzhi thought for a brief moment and said, "This matter is easy. I will invite someone who has a strong identity and can decide the matter to land. Let the princes and princes first talk to him. If someone else comes, he will not be able to make a decision and he needs to negotiate back and forth. I am afraid that it will last for a long time. But now, if the princes and princes can't wait, even if they can't wait, they can't come and see each other in this way. Once they are noticed, they will have more dreams. This matter must be cut off with a quick knife."
Cai Wenyuan smiled and said, "This matter is easy, so I will go back and say that there will definitely be people of weight coming to have a detailed discussion with the prince."
Deng Yanzhi nodded: "If so, it will be beneficial to both sides."
Cai Wenyuan looked at Deng Yanyi deeply and then said, "Of course, it is also of great benefit to Brother Deng... The promised gold and silver... have been sent to Brother Deng's hometown."
Deng Yanzhi looked faint: "This is nothing, I don't care about money, I just care about the military, civilians and people along the coast. But... there is another thing..."
"I would like to ask Brother Deng for advice."
"Within three days, your fleet must..." Deng Yanzhi paused, and then slowly said: "We must organize a fierce attack."
"This..." Cai Wenyuan looked puzzled and said in confusion: "Didn't you say you want to prepare for peace?" Gu
Deng Yanzhi said: "You can only negotiate peace by fighting. The more ruthless the fight is, the more useful the peace is. If you don't fight hard, you will not know the pain. Even if the prince polishes the conditions for peace by polishing, the court may not agree."
Cai Wenyuan's eyes lit up again: "To promote harmony?"
Deng Yanzhi said: "This is not what I said, this is what you said."
Cai Wenyuan immediately understood and hurriedly said, "Yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, brother Deng is so talented, but he can't be an official, and can only be a friend of the people. It's a pity. But... Brother Deng... where do you think the best place to fight?"
Deng Yanzhi pondered for a moment and said, "Full cut off the canal and burn the blocked canal ships!"
Cai Wenyuan seemed to have thought of something, took a deep breath, and said, "Now, where is the canal with more canals?"
"Now, because the canal is often interrupted, many canal ships have to accumulate in Yangzhou, where there is a Jiangdu warehouse, which has accumulated a large amount of food and grass..."
Cai Wenyuan nodded and said, "Brother Deng has a good word. Brother Yu has received teachings. I will go back immediately. In addition... there are 100,000 taels of gold and silver. Brother Yu went to tell them that he would try every means to send it to Brother Deng's hometown in Suzhou in some days."
Deng Yanzhi smiled slightly and said, "Get money and eliminate disasters for others. Brother Cai Xian, it is not advisable to stay here for a long time. You might as well go there as soon as possible."
Obviously, what they should say was finished, and the two bowed to each other and said goodbye to each other.
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A few days later.
A strange man took advantage of the night to board the shore, then arranged an airtight carriage and quickly sent it to Zhenjiang.
In Zhenjiang, Wang Wenjun was waiting anxiously.
The carriage was parked steadily in the backyard.
Deng Yanzhi waited patiently here, and had already dismissed everyone in the back house, leaving only himself and his book boy.
The man got off the carriage, and Deng Yanzhi stepped forward and bowed.
But the blonde and blue-eyed man in front of him obviously couldn't understand Chinese.
However, Cai Wenyuan followed him, stepped forward to translate for him, and exchanged greetings with Deng Yanzhi, and began to lead people into the small hall of the back house.
In the small hall, Wang Wenjun sat upright and said politely to the person who said, "Is it a pity that a friend comes from afar..."
Cai Wenyuan whispered to this person.
The foreigner immediately asked Cai Wenyuan to translate: "Prince, this is the Earl of House. He has also heard of your name for a long time. He deeply admires your determination to consider the people of Ming Dynasty. Therefore, he came to visit. The Earl of House is the niece of the King of France, the nephew of the Emperor of Austria, and Portugal..."
Wang Wenjun was very impressed by the fact that these many titles meant that the other party had a noble identity and was a person who could keep his word. His meaning represented the will of the entire fleet.
Wang Wenjun said: "It was actually a royal relative. He was rude and rude. Please sit down, please sit down, come and have tea."
The tea came up, and the man named House took a sip and immediately spit out, with a bitter face and a frown.
Cai Wenyuan hurriedly said, "The Count cannot taste this tea. I think it is too bitter. Please don't blame him."
Wang Wenjun smiled slightly: "Although I follow the customs of the countryside, it is true when I first taste tea. It's okay, it's okay."
After saying that, these people stayed in the small hall all night.
The fight between each other seemed to be scrutinizing every detail.
Wang Wenjun is very simple. He just wants to get out and throw away this hot potato, so for him, what he wants is the fleet to stop attacking.
As for the discounts given by the Ming Dynasty, we also try our best to not sanction the city.
As for the various elimination of tariffs, trade, leased ports, and... to obtain gold and silver through tribute relations, all of these are possible.
It was obvious that the other party did not let go easily.
For example, in terms of tribute relations, Wang Wenjun was surprised. He thought that the other party only wanted to make a profit, but he also began to make a fuss about his reputation.
Deng Yanzhi, who was sitting aside, understood what House meant. House had already seen Wang Wenjun's trump card clearly. On the surface, he was entangled in name, but in fact he was grasping the name, hoping that Wang Wenjun would make concessions in other aspects.
This is equivalent to seeing Wang Wenjun's thoughts of calming down the situation and pressing him step by step.
And Wang Wenjun...
Deng Yanzhi just wanted to laugh. When it comes to the military commander, Wang Wenjun is very arrogant, but when it comes to negotiations, he is obviously a waste.
But such a person actually holds a high position and has an extremely noble status.
Chapter completed!