The so-called family banquet is actually held in Wuying Hall. Wuying Hall belongs to the category of the outer court, so the so-called family banquet of the empress is actually just a name. This Wuying Hall was originally the place where the emperor lived, which means that the emperor used in the outer court.
Where to have a meal and sleep, it can be seen that this family dinner was actually hosted by the emperor himself, and the empress was just accompaniment.
Therefore, although all the ministers attending entered from the Meridian Gate, they were a distance from the Wuying Hall, and they were closer to the Xihua Gate. However, the rules are rules, and the royal rules do not provide convenience to the ministers.
By noon, the ministers were already waiting here.
Liu Chengfeng came back from the desert and his skin became slightly darker, but his spirit was much better than before. As soon as he arrived at the Meridian Gate, Li Dongyang and others did not say hello to him. Perhaps because of avoiding suspicion, they just went to Liu Cheng.
Feng nodded to each other, but the brothers Hou Shouning and Jianchang Bo waved to Liu Chengfeng from afar.
Zhang Heling returned after the New Year this year and presided over the construction of the Chidao from Jiujiang to Nantongzhou, which was also a great contribution. After all, Jiujiang also belongs to the sphere of influence of King Ning. King Ning is very resentful of this Chidao.
, many parties obstructed and even incited one or two small-scale civil unrest, all of which were directly transferred by Zhang Heling and suppressed the "foreman". In fact, the so-called foreman is a guard directly transferred by Jubao Trading Company. With these people, what should I do?
Everything was settled. Although it caused a lot of trouble, the court just turned a blind eye. After all, everyone knows what happened. This is King Ning who wants to cause trouble, so it will not be possible without suppressing it.
Yes, the court was not in a hurry to turn against King Ning, so naturally put the matter aside.
Zhu Youtang seemed very happy about his brother-in-law's prospects and praised him well. In this way, Empress Zhang felt relieved, and the Marquis of Shouning was also happy. There was a rumor in the palace now. The emperor planned to take advantage of the situation.
With this contribution, it is absolutely true that it is just groundless, but Zhang Heling was very happy.
From a marquis to a duke is a hurdle. It is harder for the royal relatives to get over it than climbing to the sky. To put it bluntly, without real credit, even if you have close relationships with the palace, it will not be possible. And this time.
Zhang Heling is also very hardworking and has made great contributions. He is mostly presided over by Chidao. Everyone has seen the convenience brought by Chidao with their own eyes. Many ministers of the court also praised it. After all, with Chidao, the court has a long control over the local area.
Strengthening is of great benefit to the cabinet and the six ministries.
Zhang Heling is happy to see people these days. But unfortunately, Liu Chengfeng went to the desert. Now that he saw Liu Chengfeng coming back, the two of them have not seen each other for a while. Zhang Heling seemed particularly attentive and stepped forward.
Holding Liu Chengfeng's hand, hehehe, "Liu Qianshi has lost weight recently, oh, it's good to come back, it's good to come back." After saying that, he lowered his voice, squeezed his eyebrows and said, "I'll be the boss tonight."
, Let's go to Yunxiao Pavilion to have fun."
Liu Chengfeng smiled and said, "I just came back and didn't even go home. Let's go another day. Shouning Hou has also lost a lot of weight."
Zhang Yanling also came up. The three of them laughed and laughed for a while. Zhang Heling went out and gained his knowledge. He was no longer as stupid as before. He occasionally talked about his experiences in Jiangnan and Jiangxi.
Chengfeng stayed in the capital most of the time. After hearing this, he didn't expect that the change over there was so fast.
In Zhang Heling's words, the changes south of the Yangtze River are many times faster than those in the capital. In fact, this makes sense. In the south of the Yangtze River, luxury is beautiful, and people are not as rigid as the north. In addition,
Near Lianzhou, once the imperial court opened its doors and relaxed restrictions, coupled with the construction of the road, it provided convenience for transportation. Various workshops emerged like bamboo shoots after a rain. In fact, many new things,
In fact, it was also opened from Jiangnan and then promoted to the capital.
Look at Zhang Heling's tone, he seemed to be quite nostalgic for Jiangnan. Then he couldn't help but talk about Lianzhou. Before Zhang Heling built Jiujiang Road, he went to Lianzhou. When talking about Lianzhou, Zhang Heling couldn't help but show his longing.
"It's really a good place, more prosperous than Suzhou and Hangzhou. The populations of all countries are gathered, and there are merchants everywhere. Some shopping malls that supply have no place to go to the ground. Liu Qianshi, there is such a clean
The state is a fiefdom, which is really worth three Tongzhous. Oh, if I get old, I will simply move my family there to enjoy my old age. Yes, Jubao Trading Company will pay dividends at the end of this year. Do you know?"
Liu Chengfeng said: "I have heard of it, but I guess I can't tell you much."
Zhang Heling lowered his voice and said, "I'm afraid there are a lot of money. Let me tell you, a lot of money is on the books, and a lot of money is on the books."
Liu Chengfeng narrowed his eyes and saw Zhang Heling's sneaky look, and he lowered his voice and asked, "What is on the books and what is under the books."
Zhang Heling said: "You don't care about the business now. Let's tell you the truth. There is a lot of money from other sources in the business. For example, when the caravan discovered a gold mine in Japan last year.
So I bought it at the land price in advance, and then hired local natives to mine..." Zhang Heling squeezed his eyes and said, "This mine alone earns hundreds of thousands of taels of silver every year. In addition, it is actually
There are many such things, all I know is Japan. In Edo, the caravans defeated all the trading caravans. On the books, although the price of goods is not a problem, the real price is scared.
You're so bad. Originally, a piece of silk was worth two taels of silver in Jiangnan, but five taels were on the books when it came to Japan. I was afraid that it would be bad to say it, but the ones that were actually sold to Japan were twelve taels...
...In addition, there are many women in Japan, and the prices of women are very low. When the caravan returns, they will take some women back, either to sell them to Jiangnan or to Nanyang..."
Zhang Heling was talking about business affairs, but was afraid that Liu Chengfeng would not understand it, so he drew a lot. In fact, how could Liu Chengfeng not know the many huge profits here? To put it bluntly, it was just a monopoly, because the caravan was too large
,For the Ming Dynasty, it may not be a threat, but to all countries, it is a huge existence, a huge fleet, tens of thousands of guards, elite weapons, and such powers, to any country
It is said that it cannot be easily provoked.
It is precisely through these forces that monopoly has been brought about. Although Liu Chengfeng did not see it with his own eyes, he knew that behind this monopoly, he must be bloody. Anyone who does not cooperate or protects the caravan will be
If you give elimination, such as supporting domestic opposition forces, you may even take action yourself. Or you may use various intimidation or direct elimination methods to compete for those caravans.
In fact, to this point, in order to win greater profits, this is no longer something that anyone can stop. Under huge interests, these people who have been wandering on the sea for many years are definitely not easily aroused.
As for human trafficking, it is even more common. As long as you have money to earn, who cares about this? Especially in Japan, the country is now in a period of tyrants fighting for hegemony. In order to defeat opponents, the various vassals urgently need a large number of firearms and even artillery, but the resources in that place are not
Many, selling women in their vassal areas for killing is actually nothing.
As for the so-called minerals, Liu Chengfeng did not believe what Zhang Heling said. They bought them, and most of them were plundered by force.
However, these benefits were never tolerated by the Ming Dynasty, so there were two books, one for people to see, the other was dividends from shareholders and rewards from the fleet.
To put it bluntly, Jubao Trading Company has now become a gold-swalking monster. If they were to start, they just wanted to do a stable maritime business, but as their appetite and ambition gradually expanded, they were no longer satisfied with tens of millions of taels.
Silver's flies make small profits, and what they need is to squeeze out more profits, which are often shameful.
Zhang Heling's voice was extremely low when he spoke, so he was naturally afraid that others would hear his actions. After all, as one of the shareholders of Jubao Trading Company, many of the decisions were mostly inspired by him.
Liu Chengfeng couldn't help but smile bitterly. He didn't want to care about the business business. Although the business business was organized by him, in addition to the royal family, Liu Chengfeng was the largest shareholder, and the main force of the business business was all in the business.
Within his fiefdom, he had a great say in the business, but he knew that he still could not stop this trend. It was not easy to close the Pandora's box after opening it.
Liu Chengfeng thought to himself, no wonder Liu Ji suddenly made a fuss about this treasure shop, and most likely Liu Ji found something.
Thinking about it, Liu Chengfeng couldn't help looking towards Liu Ji. Liu Ji happened to glance at him coldly, and his eyes met. Liu Chengfeng clearly felt the murderous intent shown by Liu Ji.
Just then, a eunuch finally came over, looked at the princes and ministers outside the Meridian Gate, and then raised his throat and said loudly: "The Empress has an imperial decree, please come to the palace to attend."
After hearing this, everyone formed a team according to their identities and entered the palace together.
There was a faint sound of music from the Wuying Palace. Along the way, the eunuchs and the palace people were walking in a hurry, and they were all planning something. The princes and ministers all had their faces. Zhang Heling felt something was not very good, so he pulled it gently.
Liu Chengfeng whispered in a low voice: "Why do I feel something is wrong? Why do everyone have a bitter face?"
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