Chapter 357: After breaking a cornucopia, build another one
Wang Chonggu has no sympathy or pity for these speculators, he thinks these people simply deserve it.
The most important thing is that this hot potato has finally come to an end. This deal was started by his son Wang Qian, who started the game by beating the drum and passing flowers. When the bomb really exploded in the hands of the people, At that time, in order to appease the public's anger, His Majesty also pushed out the father and son Wang Chonggu and Wang Qian as scapegoats.
Just like Yan Song and his son, Yan Shifan was beheaded and Yan Song starved to death among the tombs.
So, when the bomb exploded in the hands of Zheshe households and speculators, Wang Chonggu even felt relieved.
Wang Chonggu has always been worried about one thing, that is, the worsted woolen trader, the Ming Emperor, was unwilling to end this game and allowed this game to grow unchecked, because it was really, really profitable. One horse is sold for thousands of taels of silver, and the points drawn are three thousandths per day, which is even more than the amount of silver in Huangzhuang.
Your Majesty is really willing to give up. Your Majesty is not carrying out political activities with the slogan of putting the people first, but really putting the people first.
The people are the foundation of the country. For His Majesty, this is never an empty word or a slogan.
Huang Zhaoxun and Huang San knew that they had to escape when the price fell below two taels of silver. These luxury households in Xitucheng would never bypass him. While everyone was still shouting, At the time of mourning, he had already left Yanxing Tower quietly. He didn't even go home and went straight to Chaoyang Gate. He wanted to leave the capital before sunset, whether by boat or horseback, he had to use As quickly as possible, head to Weitanggu, Tianjin to go out to sea.
Only by going to sea can he save his life.
Huang Sanlian couldn't even care about his wife, children, and children, so he directly chose to run away! He seemed to be walking, but the pace was very fast. He got into the alley and soon changed from silk satin to short brown top and trousers. Even his hairstyle changed to a hairy style, wrapped in There was a yellowed towel.
Huang San stole this short brown suit in an alley, cut his hair with a knife, covered it with a towel, and dressed like a poor coolie. Perhaps, this is his true appearance. He shuttled among the crowd for half an hour, and Huang San had a dung cart in his hand. This was also the person he came with. Huang Sanye, who was a broker and comprador in charge of millions of silver, became a dung collector. It only took half an hour, and there were no flaws.
"The letter plate." In front of the city gate, the captain of the Five Cities Military and Horse Division was checking the road guide as always, and the letter plate and road guide in Huang San's hand were prepared by him in advance.
Huang San's body was slightly stooped. He presented the letter with a smile on his face, and said rather flatteringly: "Under the account of Mr. Liu Er, the master of Dongcheng Dung Road."
The lieutenants took the letter and after a brief inspection, they chose to let it go. It was indeed the letter plate from the home of the Master of the Dung Road. The lieutenant in front of the city gate chose to let it go. The lieutenants did not doubt that he was there because of Huang San’s nails. There was even some dirt in the cracks, just like the manure diggers in the past.
Out of town!
Huang San even felt lucky to survive the disaster. His figure disappeared into the folk house outside Chaoyang Gate. Soon, a strong man with a red beard like a Qiu appeared in the other side of the house. On one end, he is dressed in a Jianghu green forest style, with a round collar, wide lapel and narrow sleeves, a mandarin jacket, and a felt hat on his head, which is the most common costume in the Jianghu.
Huang San's appearance is very ordinary. The Grand Canal is the main artery of the Ming Dynasty. Merchant ships and watercrafts come and go frequently. There are countless people from all walks of life who rely on this river. He looks like a typical high-roller. No one would mess with him. Before it got completely dark, he bought a horse, ate three taels of beef in a restaurant, drank a jug of wine, and started on the night journey to Tianjin.
The day in April was already very warm, but the cold wind was still howling at night. After warming himself up with a pot of wine, Huang San started heading straight for Tianjin Wei.
Tianjin Weitanggu Port is an extremely important port after the Ming Dynasty opened the sea. Although the cargo throughput of this port is far less than that of Songjiang Prefecture, the merchant ships passing by are valuable, and tribute ships from various countries will Staying here, there were many dignitaries coming and going. When Huang San came here, he immediately found a boat.
There are five Huafangs in Tanggu. The Huafangs have been traveling between Tanggu, Mizhou, Haizhou, and Songjiang Prefecture for a long time. The reason why Huang San chose the Huafangs instead of taking other boats is because the Sun family in Songjiang is a giant. Everyone who gets on the Huafangs Sun will ensure the safety of every customer, which is why Huang San does not hesitate to spend a lot of money.
Safety is what Huang San lacks most now. He still has a lot of money, enough for him to take a merchant ship out to sea in Songjiang Prefecture and flee overseas.
Arrived here, Huang San knew that he was 99% safe. No matter how fast the Zheshe households in Xitucheng were, they were not as fast as him. He had not rested all day, and his eyes were bloodshot. , but he still didn't dare to slack off at all. It wasn't until he followed the crowd and prepared to board the ship that he relaxed.
Safe.
"Huang San, come with us." Two figures stood behind Huang San. One of them held Huang San down with one arm, and then each of them kicked Huang San's legs. Nest, Huang San was in pain and fell to his knees. Two people quickly subdued him and pinned him to the ground.
It was too late, but it was too late. When the two thought they had succeeded, the government officials from Tanggu Port had already rushed over. Soon, a group of guards in Jinyi came to the trestle with embroidered spring knives. The three of them were surrounded.
A Tiqi wearing Feiyu uniform walked up to the crowd, looked at the three people surrounded, he took out a letter sign and said with a smile: "I'm afraid, Huang San can't leave with you. , I am Cui Xiu, the governor of Fusi, Beizhen, and Huang San is the wanted criminal of Fusi, Beizhen."
The appearance of the fourth-level governor made the two people unwilling, and they chased Huang San. Along the way, Huang San was finally blocked at the last moment. As a result, the royal guards of the imperial court followed closely. However, no matter how unwilling they were, they did not dare to attack the royal guards, especially the Futi Cavalry of Fusi Town in Beizhen. They all belonged to the emperor. Their confidants, not to mention the Jin Yiwei, even the Yamen servants, the two of them did not dare to make any noise.
Cui Xiu waved his hand, and the two Tiqi put the shackles on Huang San, and said with a little pity: "You almost left, so I can go back to deliver to Tishuai. It's a pity. "
Cui Xiu received Tishuai's order to watch Huang San board the ship. If Huang San boarded the ship successfully, he would be let go. If he was blocked, he would be taken back to Beizhen Fusi. In the prison, Cui Xiu chose to execute the sentence without asking why.
Huang San was very cautious along the way, but this was what the Tiqi were fed. The Tiqi was the emperor's eagle dog, and the eagle dog's eyes were more poisonous than those of an eagle, and its nose was more powerful than a dog's. Huang San's disguise could hide it from others. But there is absolutely no way to hide this from the Tiqi.
Unfortunately, due to bad luck, Huang San failed to board the ship and was blocked by others.
In Cui Xiu's opinion, the escaped Huang San was already very good. He was caught by the servants of Zheshehu in Xitucheng only after waiting for the ship at the port for too long.
Cui Xiu brought Huang San back to Zhenfusi Yamen. After Zhao Mengyou learned about it, he wrote a letter and sent it to Xiyuan to inform his majesty that Huang San was brought back.
Looking at Huang San’s order to leave, it was obvious that it was not Zhao Mengyou’s own initiative, but His Majesty’s will.
The reason why Zhu Yijun did this was actually very simple. He wanted to press the heads of the extravagant households in Xitucheng and make them swallow this breath!
They didn't get a bite of the worsted woolen meat, and even lost nearly one million taels of silver. With this attitude, Zhu Yijun refused to let the Zheshe households take out their anger on Huang San, and Huang San's family also He was taken to Zhenfusi Yamen by Tiqi Yamen.
The emperor Zhu Yijun was a bit overbearing. Huang San took the money of the Zheshe households and lost everything, but he still didn't allow the Zheshe households to vent their anger. What kind of logic is this? !
Because this is the Ming Dynasty, this is a place governed by the laws of the Ming Dynasty. It is wrong to kill people. Killing people is trampling on the laws of the Ming Dynasty. They are trampling on the face of the country and trampling on Zhu Yijun, the emperor of the Ming Dynasty. Face.
Zhu Yijun gradually accepted Zhang Juzheng's idea of the unity of king, father, country, and master. When the Zheshe households were lawless and regarded the Ming Law as nothing, Zhu Yijun naturally wanted to take action.
"Deng Zilong is still in the capital. When General Zilong leaves, please bring Huang San and his family to Luzon." Zhu Yijun was in Xiyuan, looking at the papers given by Ti Shuai, and made a decision after thinking about it, and asked Deng Zilong Take Huang San and his family away. That is the territory of the Luzon Governor's Mansion. The extravagant households in Xitucheng cannot be cruel in Luzon.
The surname is Zhengmao, and he is the governor of Luzon whom the emperor would give some respect to.
Zhu Yijun picked up the Zhu batch, approved it on the paper, and then printed it. This case was not a white paper case, but a yellow paper case. He took the yellow paper with the emperor's seal to the Ministry of Punishment Switching to a driving sticker is an ironclad case. This is a complete procedure.
When Zhu Yijun was writing about Chen Youren, a humble scholar in "The Eastern Expedition", he did not bypass the Ministry of Punishment and went through the complete process.
Feng Bao gave the imperial edict to the eunuch Li Yougong. Li Yougong took the Jinyi Guard Yamen to find the commander-in-chief Zhao Mengyou and the governor Cui Xiu who supervised the matter. Li Yougong did not return to the palace immediately, but I went to the Xingbu Yamen and found Wang Chonggu, the Shangshu of the Xingbu.
"Two of you, please take a seat. Please take a seat, Secretary, and enjoy a cup of good tea." Wang Chonggu entertained Li Yougong and Cui Xiu very warmly, and then read the emperor's handwritten edict for a long time, and verified the seal and ribbon. .
"Da Sikou, what's the problem?" Li Yougong felt a little strange. Wang Chonggu was a little too enthusiastic, and he smiled from time to time, which looked a little scary.
"No problem, no problem." Wang Chonggu picked up a driving sticker, wrote it by hand, and then used the seal of the Ministry of Punishments. He wrote three copies and gave one to Cui Xiu, and then The second copy of the driving notice and His Majesty's personal edict were given to Li Yougong, and Li Yougong was asked to take them back to the palace for backup. The third copy was left in the Ministry of Justice, which completed the entire procedure.
"Two, two, please finish this cup of tea before leaving." Wang Chonggu kindly asked the two of them to stay, then picked up a note from the table and said, "I have some ideas, but my ideas are still there. I was immature, so I wrote a letter for your majesty to read first. I'll go through the trouble and submit it to the emperor. "
Zha [zhá] is a formal official document, mainly written in Chinese. This kind of official document is not like a memorial. There is no need for His Majesty to approve it, and it will not be sent to Wenyuan Pavilion for filing. The main function is to express one's own ideas flexibly, a kind of informal advice.
Li Yougong put the zazi away, drank a cup of tea, and took the zazi back to Xiyuan.
Deng Zilong has stayed in the capital for a long time, and has almost done all the things he needs to do. The five-masted ocean crossing ship deployed in Luzon has also been repaired. He plans to return to Luzon. The capital It is indeed prosperous, but the water here is also really deep.
Before leaving, Deng Zilong went to Fusi Yamen in Beizhen, picked up Huang San and his family, and then drove towards Tianjin Wei in a car.
While passing by Chaoyang Gate, Deng Zilong saw a group of people standing along the Tonghui River. Deng Zilong opened the driver's window and looked at the noise outside the window with a little confusion. After asking carefully, he You know, this is also a trading house.
The trading house in Yanxinglou is the largest trading house for worsted wool, and there are several trading houses on the Tonghui River that do not charge handling fees, that is, they do not charge a commission of three thousandths. These trading houses There are four on the banks of the Tonghui River.
In the trading house of Yanxinglou, the price of silk coins has plummeted to seven yen per square foot, and Yanxinglou has been listed. Because the worsted woolen cloth has recovered its market price, the trading house has suspended silk coins indefinitely. Trading, speculators who were not determined to give up set their sights on trading houses outside the city.
The trading houses outside the city also responded very quickly. Three of the four trading houses locked their doors and the buildings were already empty. Another one was also closed, but there was a notice in front of the door to stop trading indefinitely. . The booming worsted woolen business has become a thing of the past.
“If you are greedy for money, you endanger yourself; if you are greedy for power, you will exhaust yourself. The ancients have never deceived me.” Deng Zilong said with emotion. This sentence comes from Zhuangzi’s "Miscellaneous Chapter: Pirates of the Plant" ”, it says that people should learn to manage their desires. Whether it is the pursuit of wealth or power, if they pursue it through unfair means, they will eventually usher in the day of exhaustion.
"Jump, jump! Someone is going to jump into the river!" Exclaims came from the crowd.
Deng Zilong followed the shouts of the crowd and looked over. On the bank of Tonghui River, he saw a person holding a stone in his arms and suddenly jumped into the Tonghui River. As the first person jumped into the river, there were others behind him. More than a dozen people jumped into the river. The sound of diving was heard one after another, causing people to scream in surprise.
Deng Zilong stretched his neck to take a closer look. Those speculators were really jumping.
Huang Zhaoxun and Huang San were really frightened when they saw this scene in the car. It was not surprising that these people jumped into the river. The speculators not only put all their wealth on them, but some even went into debt. We are so tired that we have lost everything because of the compensation, but there is still a chance for a comeback. However, we have lost so much money and are in debt that we probably have no choice but to die. Those who put money in will definitely not be lenient.
Deng Zilong’s car slowly left the Tonghui River and headed towards Tianjin Wei. There were dozens more bones in the Tonghui River.
These speculators do not deserve sympathy. Many of them are already issuing tickets, dividing a foot of cloth into nearly a hundred parts, and selling them to poor coolies. They have exhausted their own money and can borrow They borrowed everything, allowing the poor coolies to get rich along with them. It seemed like a gift, but in fact it tied the people to the same boat as speculators like them.
Your Majesty acted decisively and quickly, because the worsted woolen business continued to develop. This is a typical example of taking advantage of the people's self-respect. At that time, the court must maintain the normal operation of this business and protect the worsted woolen business to prevent too many people from being injured and civil unrest during this thunderstorm.
Your Majesty's timing to take action is just right.
Wang Chonggu’s Zhazi entered the Xiyuan. Zhu Yijun sat on the Taishi chair, looking at Wang Chonggu’s Zhazi, with some emotion. The worsted woolen business was catalyzed by Wang Qian, and now Wang Chonggu’s new Zhazi , which gave His Majesty the Emperor another opportunity to mine.
The stingy Ming Emperor smashed the cornucopia with one punch, and Wang Chonggu created a new cornucopia and continued to mine human resources. The trading house did not even need to change its personnel to continue operating. , Huangzhuang's extremely high score draw can continue to be maintained.
From worsted woolen fabrics to selling boats, Zhu Yijun would like to call this plan the ‘Everyone Shipowner Plan’.
According to Wang Chonggu's plan, a three-masted plywood ship worth 50,000 silver was divided into a thousand parts. That is, the subscription price of each ship ticket was 50 taels of silver. Everyone who held the ticket was a member of the ship. In the east, each time the three-masted plywood ship arrived at Songjiang Prefecture, it would be settled and 70% of the profit would be divided into 1,000 shares and distributed to all shipowners.
These ship tickets are also anonymous and can be bought and sold freely. You can register and sell them at Yanxing Building yourself, or you can wait for the dividends after the ship arrives at the port.
The greater the risk, the greater the return. The prices of ferry tickets to different places are different, and the returns are also different. This requires an extremely precise algorithm.
Wang Chonggu’s idea was actually due to the opening of the sea in the Ming Dynasty, which required more silver injection. The investment of 20.1 million silver has begun to be somewhat stretched and is almost spent. The expansion of the shipyard, the training of shipwrights, and the acquisition of raw materials The supply chain and expanding the industry require huge amounts of money, and this trading house continuously injects funds into Kaihai.
Wang Chonggu said bluntly that this move was to tie more powerful people to the big ship Kaihai, so that everyone would be prosperous and everyone would suffer.
"No wonder the courtiers impeached Wang Cifu every day, saying that he was amassing profits and that he was a sycophant of the country. This is really not unjust at all." Zhu Yijun clapped the paper in his hand and thought for a moment. : "Let's go to the Quanchu Guild Hall."
If you are in doubt, go to Zhang Juzheng for detailed information.
The small railway of the Ming Dynasty Palace can already lead to the Jiangwu School, the Royal Gewuyuan and the Gewuyuan Palace. There are also pagodas specially built for Empress Dowager Li to worship Buddha. The Jiangwu School, the Royal Gewuyuan and the Gewuyuan The palace and the pagoda were rebuilt on the basis of the original Dalongxing Temple. Empress Dowager Li also went there by car to pay homage to the Buddha. It was just a horse-drawn car, which was completely different from Zhu Yijun's "land duck".
This small railway is being built to Beitucheng and Beijing Camp, which is where His Majesty goes every day. The rail car is faster and it is a dedicated line. Security will be much easier. This one The construction of the imperial road was progressing very quickly. Zhang Juzheng, the great master of the Ming Dynasty, was afraid that the emperor would suddenly stop the construction because he was worried about the money, and kept urging the Ministry of Industry to complete it as soon as possible.
Zhu Yijun really regretted it. If it were just the Xiyuan, Qianqing Palace, Cining Palace, Ciqing Palace, and Cultural Palace sections, it would be less than ten miles away, and a total of 100,000 silver would be spent. Not counting other shares, the national fund will provide 1.2 million silver to the internal fund a year. Zhu Yijun is rich, and for his own convenience, he can bear to spend this money.
However, the section from Xiyuan to Gewuyuan is another ten miles, and from Gewuyuan to Beidaying is another twenty miles. This Yuchi Road will cost an additional thirty miles. The project is expected to cost 430,000 silver. , plus some other expenses, the budget has reached almost half a million silver.
Fifty thousand silver, a royal mausoleum for the late emperor!
Zhu Yijun is a big boss. He is in charge of the palace eunuchs inside and outside the court. He knows everything about this. Before Zhu Yijun could question the budget, Zhang Juzheng had already taken care of the matter. The ministry has allocated 200,000 silver, and the people from the Ministry of Industry have begun working in full swing. The efficiency of the foreign court officials has never been so efficient!
Feng Bao, Zhang Hong, Li Yougong, Cui Min and other eunuchs in the internal affairs department also expressed strong support for this.
When the imperial court suffered a huge financial loss, the emperor, as a model for the world, had to be diligent and frugal. This was inevitable. However, as the Ming Dynasty's fiscal revenue gradually stabilized, if the emperor continued to do so, it would have a bearing on the face of the kingdom. .
Envoys from Thailand, Korea, Ryukyu, Japan, Luzon, Annan, Siam, Srivijaya, Mughals and other countries are all watching!
The face of the country is not specific, but it does exist. Only when the face of the country is there, some things can be easier to handle.
The captains, first mates of Taixi, envoys from North Korea and other foreign countries, every time they came to the Ming Dynasty, they would go to Nanjing to see the glazed pagoda of Dabaoen Temple, which was a sign of dignity.
"Your Majesty is here!" Feng Bao stood in front of the car, shook the fly whisk vigorously, and shouted loudly. Standing at the small yellow door in front of the car, he passed on the words and told everyone that the Ming Emperor Coming.
Zhu Yijun's car stopped steadily in front of the Quanchu Guild Hall, and Feng Bao put down the bench.
According to rumors, during the Zhengtong and Tianshun years, Emperor Yingzong got off the bus on a bench where the palace servants knelt on the ground to serve as a bench. Because of this, the first assistant Li Xian even made a special memorial to criticize Yingzong of the Ming Dynasty. Being harsh on servants is not in line with Confucian benevolence, justice, etiquette, wisdom, and trust.
Feng Bao didn't know whether the rumor was true or not. He didn't read much history, and he had heard Wan Shihe talk about it.
The Ming Emperor's dismounting stool and dismounting stool were both wooden stools, which were stable and stable.
"I pay homage to Your Majesty. Long live Your Majesty, Long live Your Majesty." Zhang Juzheng saw His Majesty get out of the car and saluted with several ministers.
It’s not the 23rd, it’s not a day when the emperor regularly eats. When the Ming Emperor came, he naturally had important things to talk about, so Wang Chonggu, Wan Shihe, and Tan Lun all came to the Quanchu Guild Hall. Zhang Juzheng’s His son Zhang Siwen, a doctor of geology, and Wang Chonggu's son Wang Qian, the censor, were also among the courtiers who paid homage.
Zhu Yijun waved his hand, signaling to all the lovers to stand down, and then walked into the Quanchu Guild Hall.
He originally planned to discuss the matter in Wenhua Hall or Xiyuan, but these two places were too formal. Zhu Yijun held a general meeting for small things, a small meeting for big things, and opened and closed doors for particularly important things. According to the principle of meeting, we chose to go to the Quanchu Guild Hall. What we discussed here would not be recorded in the daily notes of the Zhongshushe people in the palace.
The Ming Dynasty originally had no notes on daily life. Starting from the first year of Wanli, Zhang Juzheng specially arranged for someone to write notes on daily life in order to prevent the courtiers from saying that he was a powerful person. What did he say to the emperor? When and where Zhang Juzheng did what he did, he will write it down in his daily notes.
Wanli Daily Life Note: In the 12th year of Wanli, the daily life of Emperor Wanli was recorded in detail. After the 13th year of Wanli, various records began to be unclear. By the 15th year of Wanli, various records began to be unclear. Later, there were even missing whole months. After the 19th year of Wanli, it became a record for a whole year.
Wanli Daily Note fifteen years after Wanli, it no longer has the function of daily note.
After Zhu Yijun sat down, he motioned for the ministers to sit down, and then said: "Sir, Jiu'er has been clamoring for the palace in Gewuyuan. I didn't give it to him, so he pestered his mother. Mother had no choice but to ask me what I wanted. Naturally, the palace cannot be given to him, so we have to build a palace for Prince Lu in Gewuyuan. "
Zhu Yixi was not fooling around by asking for a palace. He was growing up, and according to the rules, it was inconvenient for Prince Lu to live in the palace anymore. In, he wanted to live out of the palace. Before taking the vassal, Zhu Yili should live in the Tenth Prince's Palace. However, the Tenth Prince's Palace has not been used since Xiaozong. It has been in disrepair for many years. Empress Dowager Li dotes on Prince Lu, so she wants the emperor to Give him a palace.
Xiaozong only had one son, Wu Zong, and Wu Zong had no heirs. Emperor Jiajing moved into the Dazong branch. Of the eight sons, only two survived long enough to live outside the palace, one was King Jing and the other was King Yu. After many years of marriage, there was no issue, and when he died, the country was extinct. King Yu lived in Prince Yu's Mansion, and later became emperor. Prince Yu only had two sons, Emperor Zhu Yijun of Ming Dynasty, and Prince Zhu Yili of Lu.
The Palace of the Ten Princes has really not been used for a long, long time. Zhu Yijun’s palace cannot be given to King Lu. In fact, Zhu Yixi is not asking for the palace in Gewuyuan. What Zhu Yixi is really eyeing is that the emperor is his uncle Zhu Zaiyu. The built Prince De's Mansion!
In Prince De’s Mansion, there are nearly a hundred beauties from all over the world given to the emperor’s uncle by the emperor!
After such a big circle, Zhu Yixuan’s pursuit of beauties from all over the world is unswerving and unswerving.
"I got the decree yesterday, and the total amount is less than 70,000 silver. I think it should be built." Zhang Juzheng is very supportive of this matter. 70,000 silver, which is less than a seven-mile small railway, the national funds and It is not a big deal to pay half and half from internal funds. It is no longer the time when the Ming Dynasty was in arrears with the project payment for even the construction of the imperial mausoleum for a year.
When you have no money, you should save when you need to. When you have money, you should spend when you need to.
The most expensive thing in building a palace is land, not stone, wood, gray tiles and other materials. The land at Dalongxing Temple belongs to the Imperial Mansion, so building a palace is really not a big deal.
"Beauty from all over the world, if Li'er wants it, then give it to him, but only after the wedding." Zhu Yijun sighed, and finally made this decision, just let Zhu Yili play if he wants to, Li The Queen Mother can't even discipline her. Zhu Yijun is so busy. Even if Zhu Yili really wants to play, Zhu Yijun can't control him.
"Wang Cifu gave me a piece of paper for you to take a look at, sir." Zhu Yijun handed Wang Chonggu's paper to Zhang Juzheng.
The Renren Shipowner Plan is really bold.
Everyone’s shipowner plan is to tie everyone to maritime affairs and ask for monthly tickets, Wow! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !
(End of this chapter)