1627 Rise of the South China Sea

Chapter 3160
Although Wang Yuan has been an official of the Ming Dynasty for the first half of his life, he is not optimistic that the current Ming Dynasty can counterattack Haihan and regain the lost territory.

Daming sent spies to Hangzhou to collect intelligence, bribe officials, and wait for the opportunity to create chaos. Wang Yuan saw it, and although he didn't say it, he thought these small actions were all useless.

Over the years, he has been invited to Zhoushan more than once, and has seen Haihan's strong ships and cannons with his own eyes. The gap in strength is so big that Da Ming can't make up for it with these little tricks.

Moreover, the area under Haihan's governance is far richer and more peaceful than that of the Ming Dynasty in the past, and the taxes that ordinary people need to pay to the government are also lower.Those areas that have been newly included in Haihan's territory can even obtain tax exemption treatment ranging from three to five years.

As long as they don't fight against the government, even former officials like him can be treated kindly under Hai Han's rule, not to mention ordinary people.

Life is going well, how many people are willing to take the risk of beheading to rebel in order to welcome Daming back?At least he, Wang Yuan, is unwilling to do such a thing. Wouldn't it be nice to be a flat-rate rent collector?
In the past 20 years, Wang Yuan has seen many people like Zhu Zhongyun who have illusions about the restoration of Ming Dynasty, but these people either suddenly disappeared from the world without a sound, or they gradually realized the difference in strength between the two sides. Dejected, he completely gave up the idea of ​​​​restoration.

Wang Yuan shook his head and said: "You people always think that just making a little noise can make Hai Han mess up... Let me tell you, Hai Han is different from Daming, if it is so easy to make chaos, how can Da Ming They took over the world!"

Zhu Zhongyun's face darkened and he said: "The Haihan rebels only gained power for a while, and they will be liquidated sooner or later. Besides, my Ming Dynasty has not been destroyed, so why do they say that they took over the world?"

Wang Yuan snorted and did not agree with his statement, but he did not want to start a debate with him.People like Zhu Zhongyun don't know how to look back until they hit the south wall, and sooner or later they will suffer a big loss.

Zhu Zhongyun went on to say: "Master Wang, I do have important things to do when I return to Hangzhou this time. But you also know that I can't show up easily now, so I have to entrust you to complete some errands."

Wang Yuan repeatedly waved his hands and said, "Don't, don't! I'm not interested in participating in your affairs!"

Wang Yuan could turn a blind eye and pretend not to know about Zhu Zhongyun's errand, but he didn't want to get involved in it himself.He felt that the other party was a little ignorant, and it was already a great favor for him to take the risk to take him in. This guy is still thinking about dragging himself into the water.

Zhu Zhongyun sneered and said, "My lord, don't forget that when the imperial court provided you with convenience in the past, now that you vote for Haihan, you want to turn your back on him? Have you ever thought that if the people of Haihan knew about your previous tricks?" How will I deal with you?"

When Wang Yuan heard that the other party started to turn over old accounts, his face immediately became gloomy.

During his tenure in the past, he used his position for a long time to open the door for Haihan goods to enter and leave Zhejiang, and in exchange for a lot of income.

But such a good thing, is it possible that a sixth-grade general judge with no background can enjoy it for a long time?These small actions of Wang Yuan have long been under the surveillance of the Daming factory guards.

If Wang Yuan was to be convicted, then a charge of being connected to a foreign country would definitely be indispensable.The cooperation between him and Haihan also became the handle of the factory guard.

So while Wang Yuan was working for Haihan, he would also provide information to the Daming Factory Guard Yamen, and even offered to do some small errands for them in exchange for the protection of the Factory Guard Yamen.

For example, in a certain month of a certain year, how many Haihan goods that are not under the supervision of the government arrived in Hangzhou through secret channels and entered the Zhejiang market.Or how much money Haihan gave to Lord XX through him, and how much land he gave.

And some Daming factory guards with special missions also went to Zhoushan and other places under Haihan's rule through the channels arranged by Wang Yuan.

Although Wang Yuan has never publicly opposed Hai Han, his cooperation with Daming Factory Guard is also a fact.After so many years, the factory guard yamen naturally has some clues about him. If this information is passed on to Haihan, although he is not guilty of death, he will inevitably lose Haihan's trust.

As for the way of making money that was finally established, most of them will be lost like an underground casino that has been seized.

Wang Yuan was heartbroken about money, but he was even more worried about the consequences it would cause.At that time, he will definitely fall into a situation where neither side can please, and no one will provide him with shelter.

And the family property he has accumulated with great difficulty over the years, not only cannot become the future protection of the family, but will attract people to covet it.The Wang family who lost their protective umbrella will immediately become a piece of fat in the eyes of others, and it is hard to say what will happen at that time.

Wang Yuan was unwilling to be controlled by the factory guards, but even less dared to risk his own wealth and family's future.

He thought for a long time before answering: "Ugly words are up front, murder and arson, rebellion, I will not participate in such things anyway."

Zhu Zhongyun sneered and said, "Master Wang thinks too much of himself, do you think you can still gain the trust of the imperial court to entrust this kind of important matter to you?"

Wang Yuan was taunted by him, although he was a little unhappy, but on the contrary, he was a little relieved.

Now he wished that the court would forget that there was someone like him, and not entrust any important errands to him.

The more important it is, the greater the risk. Wang Yuan doesn't want to continue to work for the dying dynasty of Daming.

But it seems that what Zhu Zhongyun said cannot be believed entirely.

When this guy first arrived in Hangzhou, he only said that he wanted to get to know some local people of all ages in the casino for future activities.At that time, Wang Yuan thought it was just a trivial matter. Isn't it just for this kind of shady job that the factory guards sneaked into Hangzhou, so he let him do it.

Who would have expected that Zhu Zhongyun would actually drag Haihan officials to the casino to gamble, and finally the incident was revealed, causing the casino to close down and close down, almost implicating himself in it.If he could have predicted such consequences, Wang Yuan would not have talked to this guy from the beginning.

Wang Yuan said coldly: "You tell me what you want to do first, and then I will consider whether I can help you."

Zhu Zhongyun said: "I want you to deliver some letters and meet some people for me."

Wang Yuan asked suspiciously: "Send the letter? Why don't you find an errand to deliver it?"

Zhu Zhongyun waved his hand and said, "I don't worry about running errands outside!"

Wang Yuan sneered and said, "Let me deliver it, so you can rest assured? Okay, what about the letter?"

Zhu Zhongyun said: "The letter is on a ship outside the city, you can pick it up tomorrow."

Wang Yuan became suspicious again: "Since it's an important secret letter, why didn't you take it with you?"

Zhu Zhongyun said: "This letter...is not very convenient to carry with you. Anyway, after you pick up the letter tomorrow morning, deliver it to the recipient according to the address on the letter. Remember to get the receipt."

(End of this chapter)