1627 Rise of the South China Sea

Chapter 3224
On the evening of April 1657, [-] in the Haihan calendar.The county seat of Yuhang County, Hangzhou.

Wei Jianyuan leaned on the chair, his eyes were slightly closed, and there was an unconcealable tiredness on his face.

In order to cooperate with this military exercise arranged by the military, Wei Jianyuan has been busy for several days.After the senior officials of the executive committee and envoys from various countries arrived in Yuhang today, he was even more busy running up and down.

However, this work was not in vain. At today's dinner, several senior officials of the Executive Committee praised Yuhang County's organization and preparation work, and also praised Wei Jianyuan a few words.

Now Wei Jianyuan didn't dare to slack off. After the dinner, he escorted the senior executive committee officials all the way back to their residences.

Unexpectedly, these high-ranking officials did not intend to take a break, and had to hold another meeting.Although Wei Jianyuan was not qualified to participate, he did not leave and waited in the wing room.

"Master Wei, Master Wei..."

Wei Jianyuan heard someone calling him softly, and immediately woke up from the dozing state. He opened his eyes and saw that it was the owner of this house, the local wealthy businessman Wang Xianguang, standing in front of him.

Wang Xianguang said: "I just had someone make ginseng tea and delivered it to the adults of the executive committee. I specially asked my servant to make an extra cup to sober you up."

Wei Jianyuan took the teacup, nodded and said, "Old Wang, you have a heart."

Wei Jianyuan took a sip, put down his teacup, and said to Wang Xianguang: "The executive committee has a special person responsible for the daily diet, and will not easily eat food and tea prepared by outsiders. I am afraid that your ginseng tea has just been returned?"

Wei Jianyuan exposed Wang Xianguang's little trick, but he didn't take it seriously, and replied with a smile: "It's true that I don't understand the rules, but I just saw you taking a nap here, so I didn't ask you for instructions."

Wang Xianguang's family is considered a well-known family in Yuhang, with a lot of wealth, and usually has a lot of contacts with the government.So when Wei Jianyuan received the task of preparing a residence for the executive committee in Yuhang, he thought of Wang Xianguang.

Wang Xianguang was also very cooperative, and vacated a house with the best conditions in the Wang family, and handed it over to Wei Jianyuan, together with more than ten servants, for the executive committee to stay.

Being so knowledgeable and interesting is of course beneficial, so Wang Xianguang was brought by Wei Jianyuan to today's dinner and met with a group of senior officials of the executive committee.This kind of treatment is enough to make Wang Xianguang boast for several years.

Wei Jianyuan had seen a lot of gentlemen like Wang Xianguang who wanted to climb up the ladder when he was in Sanya, so he didn't care about his little tricks to curry favor with the executive committee.

However, this ginseng tea is indeed a good thing. Wei Jianyuan took a gulp, and soon there was a hot current from his stomach, which slowly went up the spine, and his mind became more clear.

Wang Xianguang said: "Master Wei, why don't you go back and rest earlier?"

Wei Jianyuan waved his hand and said, "The adults on the executive committee are still dealing with official duties, how can I go back to rest at ease? I'll talk about it after their meeting. If there is any order, I can handle it here in time."

The schedule for the military exercise is only today and tomorrow, so these senior officials of the Executive Committee may only stay in Yuhang County for one night.For Wei Jianyuan, this means that the time he can perform is extremely limited, so naturally he must seize every opportunity.

In fact, Wei Jianyuan was also a little curious in his heart. What important matters did these high-ranking officials have, and they had to rush to meetings overnight to resolve them.Maybe when the meeting is over, we can hear a little wind.

As for why Wang Xianguang wants to stay here to join in the fun, Wei Jianyuan thinks that he may have other motives besides wanting to climb high branches.

As far as Wei Jianyuan knew, Wang Xianguang had an uncle who was an official in the Ming court and was said to be a servant.After the news of the assassination in Hangzhou came out a few days ago, anyone with a discerning eye knew that it would be difficult to deal with it, so Wang Xianguang purposely approached him, and it was probably his intention to inquire about the news and pass it on to the Ming court.

However, at this stage, there are countless people who stand between Daming and Haihan. Wei Jianyuan will not treat Wang Xianguang as a spy of Daming, but if there is a chance, he still hopes to make Wang Xianguang clear his position and stand on Haihan's side wholeheartedly.

Haihan was planning to attack Daming this time, and he was playing his cards right, and he had even notified Ming court through official channels.Even if the Ming court has already begun to dispatch troops and generals to prepare for the battle, it cannot be faster than Haihan, who has been secretly preparing for several months.

"Old Wang, are you worried about going to war?"

Wei Jianyuan saw Wang Xianguang looking outside with some anxiety, so he asked directly.

Wang Xianguang's body trembled slightly, it seemed that what Wei Jianyuan had said hit his mind.

Wei Jianyuan said: "Actually, you don't have to worry. There are large mountainous areas to the west of Hangzhou, and it is inconvenient to march. Even if the two countries go to war, our place is unlikely to be affected by the flames of war."

Wang Xianguang said with a sneer: "Although that is the case, it is not a good thing for ordinary people to lose their lives after the war. It would be best if the two countries can resolve the dispute through negotiation."

Wei Jianyuan said: "Our country does not have such plans, but Daming sent people to assassinate the executive committee members. This is an act of tearing up the armistice agreement. It shows that it is not our country that really wants to fight, but Daming."

Wang Xianguang is just a businessman, and when he talked about international relations, how could he speak better than Wei Jianyuan, so he immediately became dumb, not knowing how to respond.

Wei Jianyuan said: "The change of dynasties is the law of history. With the strength of our country, it is only a matter of time to replace the Ming Dynasty to rule the world. Since you are already in Haihan, don't look forward and backward, and mistakenly think that the general trend of the world will change again!"

Wang Xianguang hurriedly bowed his head and responded: "There are 160 members of Wang's family in Yuhang, all of whom serve Haihan as their masters, and they have no two intentions. Please learn from me!"

Wei Jianyuan said: "The elder of your family who was an official in Ming Dynasty was expelled from the clan by you?"

Wang Xianguang thought that Wei Jianyuan was telling him to draw a clear line, so he gritted his teeth and replied, "I will hold a clan meeting in two days, and remove this person from the family tree!"

Wei Jianyuan said: "You have misunderstood me. Everyone has his own ambitions. If he is willing to follow Daming, that is not a problem with your family. But if you are grateful for your family, you can try to write a letter to persuade your elder, so that he will soon find out and return to our country."

Hearing the words, Wang Xianguang raised his head and looked at Wei Jianyuan's expression. He didn't seem to be joking, so he asked tentatively, "What does your lord mean...you want me to persuade you to surrender?"

Wei Jianyuan said: "Surrender or not is not the point, as long as you are willing to serve our country, even if you are in the Ming court, that's fine."

Wang Xianguang understood that Wei Jianyuan was not only trying to persuade him to surrender, but also wanted his elder to act as Haihan's internal support in the court.He didn't dare to refuse, so he could only agree first.

(End of this chapter)