"Hahaha, the effect of the strike is better than I imagined!"

In the Dali Temple Yamen, Huang Zicheng was in a very good mood.

Qitai just arrived and brought news from the market.

Now, not only merchants in Jinling City, Yangzhou, Suzhou and other places are also eager to try, planning to go on strike to force the court not to increase commercial taxes.

"Although this son is talented in poetry, how can a child like him simply handle the country's governance?"

Qi Tai smiled and said: "On the other hand, secular affairs are the most difficult to deal with. I think he is still good at writing poems, which may be passed down through the ages."

Huang Zicheng also nodded slightly.

He had no objections to Zhu Yunxuan's poetic talent.

After all, it is very rare for a seven-year-old child to be able to write "talented people have emerged from generation to generation, and each has led the way for hundreds of years."

Not to mention there are quatrains such as "The most unbearable thing in the world, a beautiful woman quits the mirror and flowers quits the tree", and there are also shocking improvisations such as "The rolling water of the Yangtze River passes eastward".

Even Fang Xiaoru could only admire him, and of course Huang Zicheng did not dare to question it.

Cao Zijian composed a poem in seven steps, which will be recited for thousands of years.

Zhu Yunxuan was also flawless. He wrote and improvised poems, which have long been famous all over the world.

But the name of the poem belongs to the name of the poem, and governing the country belongs to governing the country.

Huang Zicheng does not believe that a seven-year-old child can manage political affairs well.

You see, just after he took office, a merchant went on strike and he was unable to step down.

"Your Majesty made a miscalculation this time. If he doesn't take charge of Yingtian Mansion, we really don't have any good ideas, but if he comes to take charge of Yingtian Mansion, we will have a lot of ideas."

Huang Zicheng smiled and said: "He proposed to increase business taxes, and those nobles were extremely dissatisfied."

"The strike can go so smoothly this time, and the cooperation of those distinguished people is indispensable."

Qitai nodded.

Businessmen are just "little soldiers" charging at the front.

Without the support of nobles and nobles, they would not dare to go on strike collectively even if they borrowed a hundred courage from those merchants.

Now that the general trend has been established, Zhu Yunxu is riding a tiger with difficulty.

If he orders no more commercial taxes at this time, it will prove that his previous petition to increase commercial taxes was wrong.

Then he is not qualified to be established as a prince and the successor of the Ming Dynasty.

On the contrary, if he does not retreat now, the merchants in Jinling will not resume trading, and the merchants in Suzhou and Yangzhou will follow suit

The entire Ming Dynasty Jiangnan will be in chaos.

Can he bear this responsibility?

"I can add fuel to the fire and write a letter to the imperial court."

Qi Tai nodded and said: "Don't worry, this matter is already being handled. According to the news from the General Affairs Department, 271 officials have submitted letters within one day today."

Huang Zicheng was overjoyed and clapped his hands: "Okay!"

As soon as he finished speaking, someone hurried in from outside.

"Two adults, it's bad, the merchants in Jinling City have resumed trading."

"What?"

Qi Tai and Huang Zicheng were both shocked.

"How is that possible?"

Both of them were in disbelief.

How could such a large-scale market strike suddenly stop and resume the market?

"This is absolutely true, the market has indeed resumed outside."

The man took out a piece of paper excerpting the notice.

"Yingtian Mansion issued a notice, and it was someone from Jinyiwei who posted it."

He handed over the paper.

Huang Zicheng snatched the paper over, glanced at it, and his pupils suddenly dilated.

His hands slowly weakened and he slumped down on the chair, his spirit already sluggish.

Seeing this, Qi Tai took the paper over and took a quick look, his expression also changed.

"How great! He actually came up with such a plan to cut down the wages. No wonder those businessmen will resume the market."

"We worked hard to plan, but it all came to nothing."

……

Imperial Palace, Royal Study.

Zhao Mian, the Minister of Household Affairs, and Yang Jing, the Minister of Criminal Affairs, stood respectfully below.

Zhu Yuanzhang sat at the top with a very ugly face.

On the desk are piles of memorials.

"Okay, these profiteers, how dare they go on strike?"

When Lao Zhu spoke, he was filled with murderous intent.

He came from a humble background and conquered the entire Ming Dynasty with just one bowl.

What storms have you never seen?

What does it matter if just a businessman goes on strike?

What really made Lao Zhu feel angry was that he just wanted Zhu Yunxuan to do something and accumulate some merits so that he could be made his grandson.

Unexpectedly, as soon as Zhu Yunzhen was put in charge of Yingtian Mansion, there would be a mass strike.

As a result, all Lao Zhu's arrangements were disrupted.

Lao Zhu actually believed that with Zhu Yunxuan's ability, he would be able to make some political achievements sooner or later.

But the Crown Prince’s matter cannot be delayed for too long.

If you delay in deciding, it will be like forcing brothers to compete with each other for the position of prince, and fight against each other.

This is what makes Lao Zhu feel the most miserable.

"Your Majesty, the current plan is to postpone the increase in commercial taxes."

Yang Jing added: "The imperial court still has some savings, so there is no need to rush into raising commercial taxes."

He used to be the Shangshu of the Ministry of Household Affairs. Although he has been transferred to the Ministry of Punishments now, he also knows that the household of the Ministry of Households is not easy to be in.

The common people always worry about a few taels of silver.

In fact, is this not the case for the imperial court?

It's just magnified countless times.

But now that the merchants in Jinling City are on strike, they can only postpone the increase in commercial taxes.

"We can't delay it any longer." Zhao Mian objected.

He is now in charge of the Ministry of Household Affairs, and all expenses of the imperial court must be paid from the Ministry of Household Affairs. However, his income is not much, and he is facing the dilemma of having a clever wife who cannot make a living without rice.

"Those merchants dare to go on strike. The imperial court should deal with them severely and must not tolerate them."

Zhao Mian said: "Master Yang, when you are in charge of the Ministry of Punishment, you should send people to arrest a group of merchants who are leading the strike. Behead those who should be beheaded, and ransack the homes of those who should be. Let's see who dares to go on strike."

Yang Jing quickly winked at him.

If this is really done, the problem of merchants going on strike will be solved, but how should the initiator of this incident, His Highness Zhu Yunxuan, the King of the South, deal with it?

If nothing else, at least the matter of establishing him as the crown prince is considered dirty.

In order to transfer power smoothly and smoothly, His Majesty named him King of the South and let him take charge of Yingtian Mansion.

Breaking His Majesty's arrangement of establishing a prince, that is the real national event.

Besides, if you really want to arrest someone, Zhu Yunzhen is now in charge of Yingtian Mansion, so he can directly order the arrest. There is no need for the Ministry of Punishment to intervene.

Above, Zhu Yuanzhang said in a deep voice: "I have sent Jiang Yu to Yingtian Mansion. Let Xi'er just go ahead and do it, and the Jin Yiwei will help."

Yang Jing was shocked. Is Your Majesty going to raise the butcher's knife?

That’s right.

The merchants' strike is a challenge to His Majesty's majesty. Who is Your Majesty? How can you allow others to provoke you?

Moreover, as long as you are not a fool, you will know that there are nobles and civil servants behind these businessmen.

They are declaring war on the imperial power!

How can Your Majesty endure it?

But in this case, the matter of establishing a prince will be troublesome...

Just as he was thinking about it, he heard Zhu Yuanzhang sigh.

"I hope Fu'er can come up with a solution that has the best of both worlds. It's hard for me too!"

In an instant, he seemed to have aged ten years.

If these businessmen came for him, it would be easy to just kill them all.

The killing was so bloody that the heads were rolling and the blood was flowing like rivers!

His butcher knife has never been dull.

Not to mention worrying about killing too many people.

But this matter involves Fu'er and the position of the crown prince...

Even someone as strong as Zhu Yuanzhang had to think carefully and use the weapon that is as powerful as the rat to avoid.

As a grandfather, he has to take care of his grandchildren.

As an emperor, he has to worry about the stable inheritance of the country.

For a time, several people in the hall fell into silence.

At this moment, a eunuch bent down and hurriedly walked in.

"Your Majesty, the merchants in Jinling City have resumed trading."

"What?"

Zhu Yuanzhang was shocked.

Will the market resume so soon?

It shouldn’t be!

Even if we arrest people, kill them, and force them to resume trading, counting the time, we will only have time to arrest a few of the leaders.

These merchants may remain silent, but they will never give in so easily.

"His Royal Highness Nan Wang posted a notice, and all merchants resumed trading."

Zhao Mian, Yang Jing, and even Zhu Yuanzhang were all shocked.

The eunuch quickly handed over the paper with the notice written on it.

Zhu Yuanzhang took it over and looked at it, and he immediately looked up to the sky and laughed.

"Wonderful, wonderful, wonderful! With one simple move, these merchants were able to resume trading without any effort. Sou'er has indeed lived up to our high expectations."

……
Chapter completed!