At the birthday party of Lao Zhu in the fifteenth year of Hongwu, the little boy who was drunk by Zhu Di came. However, he is now in his forties and will be a five-year-old man in a few years. He will no longer be as innocent and innocent as he was when he was a child.
"My brother, I respectfully send you your holy greetings." Zhu Quan saluted.
Li Qing said calmly: "Saint Gong'an."
Zhu Quan stood up and Li Qing saluted, "I have met Prince Ning."
"No gift."
After walking through the scene, the two sat down.
The magistrate Wang poured tea and water from afar, with a flattering expression, "Your Majesty, please have tea, and your Majesty, the Imperial Envoy, please have tea."
"Just step back."
The two spoke at the same time, speaking in unison.
The flattering smile on Wang Yuan's face suddenly froze, and he said sarcastically, "Your Majesty, if you have any orders from the imperial envoy, just say hello to me."
"No, you are busy with your business and don't delay your official duties." Li Qing added.
"Uh...yes."
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The living room was silent for a while, and Zhu Quan was the first to hold back his anger and said, "Mr. Li, long time no see! Why did you...?"
It's true that the two haven't seen each other for a long time.
"I was injured a few years ago." Li Qing picked up the teacup, blew on it, and took a sip. "I came here mainly to investigate smuggling at sea."
"Really?" Zhu Quan nodded, "Then I wish Mr. Li success in investigating the case."
Li Qing smiled slightly, not surprised by Prince Ning's stubborn resistance.
More than twenty years ago, everyone knew that "King Yan was good at fighting and King Ning was good at planning", and Li Qing had no hope that King Ning would immediately surrender as soon as he came.
"In a few years, the imperial court will fully open the sea." Li Qing said softly, "By then, people will also be able to trade."
"Yeah." Zhu Quan took a sip of tea and was noncommittal.
Li Qing's expression was a little playful, "The porcelain in Jiangxi is the most famous. Congratulations to Prince Ning. You will definitely make a lot of money by then."
"It's just some petty profit," Zhu Quan sneered, "If you don't raise cattle and sheep in the ice-cutting house, how can I be a profit-seeking person?"
"Haha," Li Qing played with the tea cup and suddenly said: "Jin Youzi, Yang Rong, cabinet scholar, minister of the Ministry of Personnel, doctor of the Ministry of Rites... more than ten Beijing officials suspected of smuggling have all been jailed."
"Well, your Majesty is wise." Zhu Quan said without revealing anything.
"Jin Yuanbao has been arrested." Li Qing blew, admiring the tea leaves rising and falling in the cup, "The person behind him is not only Jin Youzi, but also a big shot."
They are all smart people. Li Qing did not expose them. As long as King Ning stopped in time, he did not intend to pursue them.
The sea will be opened in a few years. Strictly handling smuggling cases at this time will not be beneficial to the sea in the future.
Zhu Quan was silent for a while and then said with a smile: "I am here to say hello to the emperor. Secondly, I want to meet Mr. Li. Since Mr. Li has a case to investigate, I will leave first."
After saying that, he stood up and left, very decisively.
It gives people a sense of clear conscience and makes them feel confident.
Zhu Quan is indeed confident. Who is he? He is the son of Taizu and the vassal king of the Ming Dynasty. As long as he is not treason, nothing else can shake him.
"My lord, please stay."
"Is there anything else?" Zhu Quan turned around in surprise.
"Alas..." Li Qing smiled bitterly and put down the tea cup: "Stop it!"
"What?"
"I will only say this once." Li Qing's calm tone was filled with coldness, "Stop now and make big things into small things, small things into small things. Otherwise...
Ha, it’s not like the vassal kings of the Ming Dynasty have never been deposed.”
"I don't understand, please leave." Zhu Quan was unmoved and turned to leave.
"Oh... why don't you listen to the advice?" Li Qing shook his head, sat back on the chair, and played with the teacup.
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torture chamber.
Li Qing got straight to the point: "I will give you five days to change the sales channels of porcelain. It is not allowed to be sold to coastal areas, or it is concentrated in one place. It must be dispersed and cannot go out of the province."
There was no room for negotiation, "If you can't do it, I'll help you do it!"
"Yes, yes, the common people will definitely do it." Jin Yuanbao was not stupid, and roughly guessed that Li Qing's idea of helping him was to shut down his business.
But...he just earned a lot of hard-earned money, and most of it was taken by Prince Ning. His loss was not too big, nor was it unacceptable.
For him, it was a blessing to be alive and walk out of the cell intact.
Jin Yuanbao agreed very happily, and at the same time, his heart was filled with excitement: The imperial envoy will leave one day, and when he leaves, I can still live and drink with Prince Ning. As for wearing silk... Damn it, after leaving this door, I will
He will deny it even if he is beaten to death.
"Imperial envoy, don't worry, the common people will regulate the sales channels within five days." Jin Yuanbao vowed.
"Well, that's good." Li Qing turned to look at Wang Yuan, "Wang Magistrate County, has his case been finished?"
"After the trial...what is the trial?" Wang Zhixian's heart suddenly trembled, and he quietly tucked the gold ingot in his arms inside.
"Wear silk!" Li Qing frowned, "Hasn't the confession been sorted out yet?"
"Ah? This..." Wang Yuan said sarcastically, "Your Majesty, the Imperial Envoy, please forgive me. I have been thinking about you these past few days, so..."
"Okay, hurry up and interrogate." Li Qing glanced at Jin Yuanbao, "I want to go out and confess my crime quickly, otherwise... hum."
Wang Yuan dared not refuse, so he hurriedly agreed.
Jin Yuanbao, however, felt as if he was mourning for his heir, crying and begging: "Sir, this is really an unintentional act of common people, I will never dare to do it again..."
"If you cooperate, nothing will happen to you. The family's porcelain kiln business will be fine. If you don't cooperate... there is no need to exist." Li Qing interrupted coldly: "In a word, you make it easy for me, and I will make it easy for you, but you won't
Make it easy for me, then I'll do it all for you."
Above the temple, people still pay attention to abiding by the rules and fighting within the rules, but small kiln owners are not worthy of Li Qing.
Li Qing was completely unreasonable.
For this kind of profiteer, this trick was particularly effective, and Jin Yuanbao suddenly felt like a deflated rubber ball.
Everyone understands the reason why businessmen should not fight with officials.
Jin Yuanbao honestly confessed and made a pledge.
After Li Qing confirmed that it was correct, he took the evidence into his arms and said, "Go and do it. If you do it well, I will give you back the things."
"Yes, the grassroots are resigning." Jin Yuanbao nodded as if he was resigned to his fate, and left sadly.
Li Qing glanced at Wang Yuan with a cold look in his eyes: "If you do anything that delays official duties, stop doing it and go back to farming."
Wang Yuan's heart trembled, and he promised with a trembling voice: "Don't worry, sir, this kind of thing will never happen again in the future."
"That's best."
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When the imperial envoy went to the hospital, Li Qing found Xiao Lizi.
"Father-in-law, there is something that requires your hard work."
"Master Marquis, please tell me."
"Monitor Jin Yuanbao to see who he has come into contact with. Also, we must ensure his safety to prevent him from being silenced." Li Qing pondered for a moment and added:
"Find those with high kung fu skills and try not to arouse Jin Yuanbao's alert. Also, silk, spices, furniture, rouge and gouache... We must also pay close attention to these shops and workshops and find out where their goods are sold.
Gone."
Li Qing said with a smile: "I am already at this age, and there is no room for advancement. I don't care about merit or anything like that."
Xiao Lizi clenched his fists tightly and his face flushed, "Don't worry, Lord Marquis, our family will not let you down."
"Well, go ahead!"
Watching Xiao Lizi leave, Li Qing fell into deep thought:
Since Prince Ning is unwilling to compromise, he has no choice but to cut off all sources of smuggled goods... Li Qing's eyes were deep: Xiao Qi, Xiao Qi, you'd better not be tough with me.
Although Yu Qian did not mention smuggled goods other than porcelain, Li Qing knew that porcelain was definitely not smuggled, but Yu Qian had too few manpower to detect it.
How much generosity King Ning has has yet to be verified, but... Li Qing said softly: "Even if the sea is really opened in the future, it is necessary to impose restrictions, especially for the vassal king who has both money and status.
The royal family must be strictly controlled;
Otherwise, once it is allowed to grow into an oligarch, the vassal land will become a vassal state. By then, the drama of the Seven Kingdoms of Han and the Eight Kings of Jin will definitely be staged."
When a vassal king grows up, the harm is not ordinary, and it is not uncommon for political power to change frequently.
The throne of the Ninth Five Supreme Being is so tempting!
If that happens, it will rewrite the history of the Ming Dynasty and even the entire China, and the consequences will be so serious that they will surpass all previous dynasties.
Cut the ice home and don’t keep cattle and sheep! It’s best to keep it from your heart... Li Qing has a headache. Today’s Ming Dynasty can be said to be full of vitality, but internal and external troubles cannot be underestimated.
This is a side effect of a series of reforms!
Li Qing now somewhat understands why there were so few major reforms in ancient times.
If one change is not done well, big problems will result!
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Although there is a lot to do, Li Qing is not busy. Those in the upper position should coordinate the overall situation and issue orders, not go to the front line.
In the next few days, Li Qing took the three girls to wander around the county town.
Dongchang Fanzi, who is secretly protecting him, is living like a year and complaining endlessly. He is really convinced by this old man and is on crutches. Can't he just calm down a little?
After several days of silence, Li Qing let down his unnecessary vigilance and sent these people to the vassal lands of the King of E, King of Shu, King of Min and other southern vassals to monitor them.
This time I brought 500 fans, Yu Qian took away 200, and Xiao Lizi took away 200, leaving only about a hundred people.
Li Qing didn't expect them to find anything, the purpose was just to sound a warning to these feudal kings.
Zhu Di also meant the same thing: Be honest, I'm watching.
Without fans following him, Li Qing suddenly felt much freer and had more fun playing.
Five days later, Xiao Lizi came back with great vigor and high spirits.
"Did you find something?" Li Qing asked knowingly.
"Everything has been found," Xiao Lizi nodded happily: "Almost all of the things that the Marquis mentioned went to Jian'an, Fujian, and Ningbo, Zhejiang. In addition to what the Marquis mentioned, there are also a large number of Buddhist scriptures, erotic palaces...
"
After listening to this, Li Qing was almost certain that all these things had been smuggled out of the sea, and the buying country must be Japan.
"Master Hou, what should we do next?" Xiao Guizi asked.
Li Qing tapped his index finger on the table, "Tell those shops directly that all goods are not allowed to be sold to other provinces."