I, Jiajing, successfully cultivated immortality

Chapter 339 Maritime Trade Dispute
Fujian, Zhangzhou Prefecture.

After persistent publicity by the government, the local people in Fujian finally learned that the government is about to distribute land to people who have no land.

At the beginning, the common people were skeptical about this, fearing that the government had ulterior motives, so the progress of the publicity was very slow. Later, it was Tan Lun, the governor of Fujian, who came on stage in person to convince the people of the government's words.

Since then, there has been an endless stream of people who have traveled thousands of miles to register at the government office, and the officials in the local government office are also very busy.

In the study, Tan Lun was sitting in front of the desk, listening to his subordinates' reports.

"Governor, as of now, there are a total of 630 people who have registered with the government office and met the requirements!"

"If the [-] mu of land is distributed equally, each person can get about five mu of land."

After the subordinates finished describing what they learned, they stopped talking and waited quietly for Tan Lun's instructions.

"Can each person get about five acres of land?"

Tan Lun immediately fell into deep thought after listening to his subordinate's report.

After a long time, Tan Lun came to his senses and ordered so.

"Since this is the case, then the registration of the names and places of origin of the common people will be suspended first, and when the people sent by the imperial court arrive, the land distribution work will be carried out directly!"

"Yes, my lord governor, I will definitely handle this matter well."

After receiving the specific instructions, the subordinate immediately responded in a deep voice.

"Okay, you have nothing to do here, you go down first!"

Afterwards, Tan Lun waved his hand and issued an order to evict the guest.

"Yes, Lord Governor!"

After the subordinate finished speaking, he turned and left the room. By the way, he also closed the door.

"Hey, the land is still too little, just this little land is not enough!"

"Why don't I take this opportunity to suppress the bandits again?"

Seeing Tan Lun pinching his chin with one hand, he thought so.

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Yang Zongtai is dealing with the corresponding affairs in the government office of Quanzhou.

Since the imperial court opened Quanzhou Port, he, as the prefect of Quanzhou, has been visibly busy with the naked eye.

Yang Zongtai not only needs to be responsible for handling the affairs of Quanzhou City, but even the affairs of maritime trade are temporarily in charge of him.

In the government office, when Yang Zongtai was still processing the corresponding files, there was a knock on the door. Seeing this, Yang Zongtai put the brush in his hand aside, and immediately gave orders.

"Come in!"

As soon as the words fell, a yamen servant in soap-red clothes came in and reported to him respectfully.

"Master Zhifu, there are several merchants engaged in maritime trade clamoring to see you outside, saying that they want you to uphold justice for them!"

Yang Zongtai frowned when he heard the words, and immediately asked the yamen servant.

"A merchant engaged in maritime trade?"

"Yes, Lord Prefect, it is said that Fanbang merchants are also involved!"

Seeing this, the yamen servant at the side didn't dare to hide anything, and immediately told everything he knew, like beans pouring out of a bamboo tube.

After Yang Zongtai had a general understanding of the reasons for the incident, he couldn't help showing embarrassment, and said slowly.

"This matter involves Fanbang merchants, so it's very difficult to handle now!"

After hesitating for a moment, Yang Zongtai immediately gave instructions to the yamen servant in front of him.

"Oh, forget it, take me there!"

"Yes, magistrate, please follow me!"

After the yamen servant finished speaking, he led the way in front of him, and Yang Zongtai followed his pace unhurriedly, and came to the court.

In the courtroom, the two sides quarreled so fiercely that they didn't even notice Yang Zongtai's arrival.

"Damn, you foreign businessmen are really profiteers, you don't keep your word!"

"It's obvious that you guys are not trustworthy. I... We have clearly agreed before this that we will charge according to the integrity of the delivered goods."

"Bah, you didn't mention it at all!"

Seeing this situation, Yang Zongtai coughed lightly twice, drawing both parties' attention to himself.

Seeing this, the two sides reluctantly stopped their quarrel.

Seeing that both sides stopped arguing, Yang Zongtai nodded, and immediately sat on the head, speaking slowly.

"My official is Yang Zongtai, the prefect of Quanzhou, who is in the hall?"

Seeing this situation, those few Ming businessmen seemed to have found a savior, they quickly knelt down on the ground and said in a deep voice.

"My lord, the younger one's name is Qiao Er, who was born in Qiao's family in Shanxi. This time, I want to sue these foreign businessmen!"

"These few foreign businessmen did not keep their promises and blatantly tore up the agreement signed by the two parties, causing us great losses."

Hearing these words, those foreign merchants immediately changed their expressions.

After whispering and communicating for a long time, someone stood up and explained to Yang Zongtai in the half-familiar Ming Mandarin.

"My... my lord, my name is Luis, and I come from the Kingdom of Spain!"

"Things... that's not the case, they obviously sent the bad goods!"

"Our refusal to accept the goods is also justified."

Yang Zongtai saw that the two sides insisted on their opinions, and immediately picked up the gavel on the table, patted it hard, and then said.

"one by one!"

After Yang Zongtai finished speaking, he turned his gaze to Qiao Er who was aside, and said slowly.

"It's up to you to come first and tell me what happened?"

Seeing this, Qiao Er immediately turned serious, and responded respectfully.

"Yes, my lord, the thing is like this..."

After Qiao Er's narration, Yang Zongtai finally figured out the reason behind this.

It turned out that the Qiao family had received a large order from the foreign merchants in front of them, and delivered silk, porcelain, tea and other goods to them. However, during the transportation, the ship encountered wind and waves, which caused these goods on the ship to suffer. different degrees of loss.

After the goods arrived at the destination, these foreign merchants saw that the quality and quantity of the goods were wrong, so they refused to accept the goods, and the two sides started a dispute.

After listening to Qiao Er's narration, Yang Zongtai turned his attention to those foreign businessmen and confirmed with them.

"Is what they said true?"

"My lord, what they said is exactly what happened."

Louis stepped forward, put his hands on his chest, and bowed slightly to Yang Zongtai.

Afterwards, Yang Zongtai glanced at these foreign businessmen and asked.

"Before this, did the agreement you both made include this situation?"

Seeing this situation, Louis could not help showing a trace of panic on his face, and immediately chose to talk about him from left to right.

"Smart and wise adults, these guys rely on themselves as locals to raise prices indiscriminately. Before that..."

Seeing this, Yang Zongtai interrupted with a look of impatience on his face.

"I want to ask you, is this situation included in the agreement you both signed? Don't make me ask it a third time!"

Sensing the threatening meaning in Yang Zongtai's words, Louis could only nod in agreement.

"In the agreement we signed before, this situation was foreseen, only...just..."

Seeing this, Yang Zongtai immediately picked up the gavel and slammed the table, saying in a deep voice.

"In that case, the judge pronounces that Qiao Er wins the case!"

After Yang Zongtai finished speaking, he turned his gaze to the Fanbang businessman represented by Louis and ordered.

"You must pay the remuneration according to the terms stipulated in the original agreement within three days, otherwise, I will put you in prison in accordance with the laws of Ming Dynasty!"

After getting the verdict, Louis had a rather dissatisfied face, and immediately said in a deep voice.

"It's not fair, you're clearly looking at them for the sake of Ming people..."

When Louis raised his head, what he saw was Yang Zongtai's icy face, he quickly reacted and stopped talking.

Yang Zongtai had a panoramic view of the discontent on Louis' face, raised his eyebrows, and immediately spoke.

"This judge has always been like this. Why, are you not convinced?"

"If you have any objection to my decision, you can appeal to the higher-level yamen!"

When Yang Zongtai said this, he paused and continued.

"However, whether the yamen accepts it or not is another matter!"

"If after three days, you haven't paid the salary on time, then wait to be put in jail!"

At this moment, Louis was irritated by the contempt on Yang Zongtai's face, and immediately threatened.

"The Kingdom of Spain where I live has a huge armada. I hope you will be responsible for what you say!"

Yang Zongtai couldn't help sneering when he heard the words, and said mockingly.

"What Laoshizi Kingdom of Spain, a mere barbarian country, dares to rule the roost in front of my heavenly kingdom?"

"When you say this, you might as well go out and have a look. All the warships of my Ming Dynasty are moored in the port outside!"

"The sentence you just said, I will return it to you intact, I hope you can be responsible for what you said!"

"Or, is that country called Spain where you are really planning to go to war with me?"

(End of this chapter)