In the Zhen Mansion, a man in blue shirt was sitting on the main seat, and below him was Zhen Yingjia, standing respectfully on the ground, with his head lowered, not even daring to express his anger.
The man in green shirt was holding a tea bowl in his hand and kept praising the foam: "Didn't you say... Lin Ruhai is about to die? Why is he suddenly getting better again?"
Although the man's voice was clear and gentle, Zhen Yingjia still broke out in a cold sweat.
Zhen Yingjia shook her hands anxiously, but couldn't explain why: "He, he, he was really about to die at that time, but I don't know why..."
Man in green shirt: "Ha! Your Majesty entrusted you with such an important matter, but you failed..."
Zhen Yingjia felt cold sweat dripping down his temples. He knew how ruthless the gentleman in the seat was!
The man in green shirt looked at Zhen Yingjia's trembling look and sighed secretly: "With this look, how can such courage achieve great things? However, the prince still needs the money bag of the Zhen family, and even more needs the support of the major wealthy businessmen in Jiangnan, so naturally he can't go far away.
Let's go to Zhen's house and just do some banging."
If the Zhen family hadn't been deeply involved behind the scenes, his own prince wouldn't have chosen a girl from the Zhen family to be his concubine. Look at the Zhen family, one or two, it's true that mud can't hold up a wall!
Although the man in green shirt thought so in his heart, he stood up with a smile and helped Zhen Yingjia up: "Master Zhen, what are you doing? You are the father-in-law of the prince. You were born late."
Zhen Yingjiali didn't dare.
The man in green shirt held Zhen Yingjia's arm, sighed first and then said: "If Lin Ruhai dies, the prince will find a way to get the position of Salt Patrol Censor at all costs. By then, Jiangnan will belong to the prince.
The back garden is like an iron bucket, but unfortunately it falls short..."
Zhen Yingjia quickly said: "Sir, I will ask someone to find out who saved Lin Ruhai!"
The man in green shirt looked serious: "Now that the matter is over, it doesn't matter who it is. There is a high probability that it is the emperor's. In order to ensure that the salt inspector falls into his own hands, the prince used a lot of connections and spent a lot of money this time.
A lot of money, but unfortunately the plan failed."
Zhen Yingjia immediately took out a stack of account books from the table and handed it to the man in green shirt and said: "Sir, this is this year's income, a total of 14 million taels. Later, I will order someone to send the silver taels north to the prince."
A smile instantly appeared on the face of the man in green shirt: "Oh! Mr. Zhen is really talented. Now the prince is short of money to do things, and the money really came in time."
Zhen Yingjia took out a handkerchief, wiped her sweat, and nodded repeatedly: "This is what you should do for the prince."
The man in green shirt: "Master Zhen is really aware of current affairs. If the prince ascends to the throne in the future... then the Zhen family's efforts today will be paid back a thousand times."
The man in green shirt knew the meaning of giving a sweet date a slap in the face. The reason why Jiangnan could continuously provide the prince with no less than ten million taels of silver every year was because of the Zhen family's role.
Therefore, if you want your dog to work hard, you must throw a bone from time to time.
The man in green shirt added: "The prince heard that the fourth lady of the Zhen family is beautiful, cute and cute, so he is interested in taking the fourth lady in..."
Zhen Yingjia's eyes lit up. Although the prince did not say that the fourth lady of the Zhen family would be given an identity, she would most likely be a concubine. But one day when the prince becomes a great treasure, his daughter will be a queen and a concubine!
The man in green shirt watched with secret contempt, but he had a spring-like smile on his face. People who didn't know better thought he had such a good relationship with the Zhen family.
Zhen Yingjia's face was full of smiles, but she didn't look as scared as a quail just now: "Sir, the Lin family..."
The man in green shirt waved his hand: "That's all, those people who were found out by Lin Ruhai, who asked them to do things without cleaning their butts? After so many years, they have enjoyed so many blessings with the help of the prince, so they should pay a little.
what."
"Please Master Zhen, please take care of these houses and don't let them bite randomly and ruin the prince's affairs."
Zhen Yingjia heard what the man in green shirt meant and asked with some uncertainty: "This...is a dozen or so salt merchants, do we have to give up all of them?"
The man in green shirt was calm and nonchalant: "When you play chess, there will always be abandoned pieces."
As soon as these words came out, Zhen Yingjia felt as if she had fallen into an ice cellar, and a chill came from her soul. After a long time, she only replied: "Yes! I follow the prince's order!"
There are more than a dozen wealthy salt merchants. This is a quarter of the number of large salt merchants in Jiangnan! I don’t know how much money I have made from selling private salt over the years. If the total assets of these dozen salt merchants are added up, I am afraid that
That’s 100 million taels of silver, which is equivalent to a year’s income of the national treasury!
With the light words of the man in green shirt, more than a dozen large salt merchants and more than a thousand people gave up.
What does it mean to give up? Naturally, it means letting them take the blame. Since a lot of things have been found out, then the emperor will not be allowed to find out more, and he will lose his car to save his handsomeness!
As you can imagine, it was another bloody storm...
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In the imperial study room in the capital, Emperor Longqing sat on the dragon chair and listened to Eunuch Li's report.
"Reporting to your Majesty, this servant went to Jinling and went to the Sixth Prince's Zhuangzi to witness the sweet potato harvest with his own eyes. The yield of sweet potatoes can indeed reach ten dan per mu! Even in inferior fields, the yield of sweet potatoes can be between five and six dan.
Right and left! Your Majesty, may your Majesty be filled with great blessings!! Auspicious blessings from heaven!!”
When Eunuch Li mentioned the yield of ten stones per mu, Emperor Longqing stood up so excited that he didn't even notice that his dragon robe was stained with ink.
Emperor Longqing walked out quickly from behind the imperial court, pointed at Eunuch Li and said: "Ten shi of grain means that our Ming Dynasty has no more food to eat. You old man are lying to me!"
Eunuch Li suddenly knelt down and said, "How dare I deceive your majesty? Your majesty, this sweet potato was originally learned by Xue Hong from Jinling Jieyuan accidentally. Later I heard that it was grown in Luzon."
Xue Hong was on good terms with His Highness the Sixth Prince and Young Master Chen Chen of the Chen family, so it was convenient for His Highness the Sixth Prince to talk to Young Master Chen Chen.
Mr. Chen Chen brought back sweet potatoes through his family's business route and planted them in the village of His Highness the Sixth Prince."
"In the past three years, Xue Hong has continuously explored and observed the habits and planting methods of sweet potatoes."
"Before the old slave returned to Beijing, Mr. Xue Hong compiled it into a book and gave it to the old slave, asking the old slave to present it to the Holy One in order to promote it and benefit all people."
As he said that, the little eunuch behind him was holding a plate with thick books on it.
Emperor Longqing picked up the top booklet and flipped through it. He saw that there were no words or pictures on it, but the pictures were of sweet potatoes. The book clearly recorded how to grow sweet potatoes and how to eat them.
"It can be steamed and cooked, eaten raw, it tastes sweet and delicious, and it can also be made into powder... Good! Good! God's will is like this! This is Tianxing, my Ming Dynasty!!"
Emperor Longqing put down his book and laughed heartily. Since he ascended the throne, Queen Jin from outside the Nine Borders has been harassing and watching with eager eyes.
Jiangnan's salt administration was in a state of corruption. In addition, the nobles and dignitaries were too strong to lose. They also controlled the military power, deducted military pay and drank the blood of the soldiers, turning the army into a mess! Civil servants were aware of party disputes day by day. In addition, there were disasters all over the country and they were asking for money everywhere.
The national treasury is about to be able to race, and one after another it is really disturbing!
Now with these sweet potatoes, the country's hunger can be alleviated and the people can live, so that he can have time to free up his hands to clean up the country's malaise and rebuild the world!
Emperor Longqing was in a good mood and said: "Okay! Okay! This is what my son should do! What Lao Liu did this time makes me happy!"
"And Xue Hong...well, he is Jinling Jieyuan. He is also a good boy. He is a scholar who truly serves the country and the people. He is not like those old guys who only know how to talk!"
"By the way, there is also Chen Chen. Is he from the Chen family? A thousand-year-old family has a profound heritage and has many outstanding people. It should be rewarded!!"
"When Lao Liu, Xue Hong, and Chen Chen arrive in Beijing, bring them to see me! I want to see my heroes! Hahahaha!"