Chapter five hundred and eighteen: the minister is not the minister
Outside the Meridian Gate*
An old man stood outside the palace gate, standing with his hands on his back, and looked deeply at the palace wall that had been reunited for a long time, without moving at all. (-< >-Outline)
The eunuch next to him had already urged him and whispered: "Mr. Wan, your Majesty is urgently summoned, it is better to enter the palace quickly."
The old man was Wantong. Wantong nodded lightly, then tidied up his clothes, took a deep breath, and walked into the deep palace.
"I am a little brother, I have seen Your Majesty, long live my emperor!"
As soon as he entered the Zhengxin Hall, Wan Tong fell to the ground and gave a big gift to the ground. His head hit the carpet in the hall, motionless, and his whole body seemed to be stiff.
There was a coughing sound from the side, but I don’t know who made the sound of this cough. When I came in, his eyes fell on his toes, so I don’t know what the emperor’s expression was now, but I don’t know,
The more nervous Wantong was, although he often cursed the emperor as a bastard behind him, now he was in the face of the saint, but now he felt an indescribable pressure that made him feel a little breathless.
Time seemed to have stopped, and Wantong only felt that his knees were already sore and numb.
Finally, a hearty laughter came out, and Zhu Youzing, who was sitting behind the imperial case, laughed and said, "Wan Aiqing has been calm and has been rushing back from Liaodong thousands of miles away. It's really hard. I'm very concerned about it in the capital. I'm here to give it to you.
Wan Aiqing is watching the seat."
Wantong felt relieved and said seriously: "Thank you, Your Majesty." Then he stood up carefully and sat down with his body.
At this time, he went to see Zhu Youzhang, but he hadn't seen him for more than ten years. Zhu Youzhang was much older than before, and no one could have thought that this white-haired emperor had not yet entered his forties at this time. Wan Tong was patient in his heart.
I couldn't help but think. It was said that this bastard was very diligent, but I didn't expect it to be so far.
But then he couldn't help but wonder, saying that he was diligent and did he take it seriously? Who knew that when the late emperor was addicted to alchemy, he would have aging before he got old?
He glanced at him, but saw a young man sitting on the side of the hall. The young man seemed to be looking at him, with a handsome face and a smile on his face.//-< >-//(-< >-
Full text) The eyes under the sword eyebrows are quite vivid, like an osprey. If you only look at his face, you will mistakenly think that you are just a Confucian scholar. However, if you look closely at his eyes, you will find that this person's eyes are deep. It is very extraordinary.
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"It is said that there is a young favorite minister next to Zhu Youzhang who works in the Jinyiwei. I guess this person is just this person. This person is Liu Chengfeng? I didn't expect that he was so young." Wan Tong flashed through this thought.
Although he was full of imagination, his face remained normal. He showed a little dullness, and this dullness had a bit of intention to hide his weakness.
He put his hands on his knees, and after a moment of silence, he said, "How dare you do anything to worry about Your Majesty? I am in Liaodong and miss Your Majesty very much. Although it is a border there, your Majesty's kindness is everywhere, and it is between the white mountains and black waters.
, I also have a deep understanding of it."
"Oh? Is that right?" Zhu Youzhang picked up the teacup on the imperial desk, raised it without drinking it. His eyes glanced at Wantong indifferently, revealing a few deep smiles: "But since that's the case, but again
Why did the Haixi Jurchens want to rebel? It seems that my words of kindness from all directions are really exaggerating. The world is so great that there are many places where the emperor's kindness has not arrived. I dare not be complacent."
It was just a polite word, but Zhu Youzhang's straightforward exposing it made Wantong's face flush. But who is he? He has already made his face pure and pure. Just a faint smile, he restrained the embarrassment.
, said: "Your Majesty, the Haixi Jurchens have always been unwilling to accept Wang Hua. They are dangerous and cunning. They are capable of showing off their evil spirits. They do not know how to advance and retreat, and do not follow the education. They rebelled not once or twice, but in previous years, most of them were not large in the court.
He was not concerned about it, it had nothing to do with Your Majesty. Mu Hua was only good people. As for those barbarians in poor mountains and bad waters, they could not rely solely on education."
Zhu Youting said with interest: "You have been in Liaodong for so many years, and I believe you have had many insights. You said, I am listening."
Wan Tong licked his mouth and continued: "Liaodong has abundant resources and is a must-fight for the military town. For our Ming Dynasty, it is also a fortress against the desert barbarians. It was better in the past few years, and there were a large number of them every year.
The refugees came out of the pass and reclaimed the land, and His Majesty repeatedly issued an order to encourage Sang Zhi. In the past one or two years, it has not been possible. Not only are there fewer people coming out of the pass, but many people and their families have returned to the pass, which is said to be inside the pass.
There are many more ways to gain a foothold, but there is no need to go out of seclusion and endure the cold that day. At the time of ~~--The court has always divided and governed them with the imperial court. There are more than 30 parts of the scattered west of Liaodong.
To the north of the Yalu River, there are different places between the tribes, so there is a distinction between the rich and the poor. The richer tribes often have a little heart towards the court, while some barren tribes are often brave and ruthless and do not accept the king's transformation. But this is just this
In a rebellion, it was not the barren tribes that were invaded, but the wealthier tribes that were earlier. Does Your Majesty know why this is?”
Zhu Youting nodded and encouraged Wantong to continue talking.
Wan Channel: "In recent years, the imperial court opened trades, especially after the Jubao Trading Company appeared, ginseng and fur from all over the country rushed into the pass. In the past, the Ming Dynasty only asked for fur, ginseng and other goods from North Korea and the Haixi Jurchens.
But now, even the Tatars and the Tatars have traded with the Ming Dynasty. In addition, this Jubao merchant company is the only one, and often puts the price of wholesale goods and medicinal materials to the lowest before they are willing to buy them. After entering the customs, they will make a move.
, you can earn ten times or a hundred times the profit. Therefore, since the frequent trade, the Haixi Jurchens have not become richer, but have become poorer."
Wan Tong said it in a nagging manner that he did not have the ostentatiousness of the domineering brother of Concubine Wan more than ten years ago. Instead, he had a little heaviness and wisdom in his words. He continued: "Don't say it's Haixi, the entire pass outside the pass."
The price of fur goods is all set by Jubao Trading Company. When Jubao Trading Company did not have a complete bear skin, a merchant was purchased by fifteen taels of silver, but now, he only gave nine taels of silver, and he refused to spend a lot of money. Those tribes
We consciously suffered losses, so we naturally refused. We made a fuss at the local Xuanhua Yamen, but we were helpless, and finally we became this product. We said this, but it was not like Jubao Trading Company. Jubao Trading Company may not be responsible for our Ming Dynasty.
It's not a good thing, but it has a great impact on Haixi and other tribes. Please observe it."
His words were well-organized and well-founded. If there were no on-site investigations, it would be impossible to say them.
Zhu Youting nodded repeatedly when he heard this, and even restrained his indifferent attitude. He couldn't help but nodded, "Wan Aiqing's words are the words of planning for the country. I have been separated from Wan Aiqing for many years, but I never thought that Wan Aiqing would actually be.
I know a lot of things well. I understand your truth. However, these Haixi Jurchens dare to rebel just because of the low price of goods. I must not tolerate this time. I have already issued an order.
, all locked the capital and handed over to the Ministry of War for questioning, Ming Zhengdian's punishment. Then again, Jubao Trading did this with nothing more than profit. Although I don't know how to do business, I also know that the seller always wants to take his goods
It is common sense to raise some prices, but buyers only want to lower the prices. It is also difficult for me to ask about anything."
Just kidding, let Zhu Youzhang clean up Jubao Store and buy Haixi Juzhen fur goods at a high price. If you nodded this head, then should you still do the business of Jubao Store? Don’t forget that Zhu Youzhang is also the big one of this Jubao Store.
Shareholders, today they indulged the Haixi Jurchens, so what if North Korea, Tatars, and Watshu people also put forward the same conditions? You should know that the caravans on the North Road mainly trade animals, furs, and ginseng. If this precedent is set,
Then this business must lose money every year... Chapter 3 is delivered, and I gritted my teeth and made it all night, and the update will be normal in the future. (To be continued...) rx