The night wind was a little chilly, and the shadows of the branches were a little ferocious.
The earth dragon in Lezhizhai was burning too much, and there was a burning heat in the room.
"Open a crack in the window!" Zhu Yunxi, who was sitting on Luoshan's bed and watching a joint report by the Ministry of Household Affairs and the Ministry of Works to promote Hongshu Zhe, said to the eunuch at the door without raising his head.
The window silently revealed a narrow gap, and the cold wind from outside blew in, making the heat inside the house much softer.
Although the harvest of the red potatoes planted on trial this autumn is promising, the Ministry of Household Affairs and the Ministry of Industry still chose the safest plan for promotion. In the northern provinces, large nurseries were first set up, and then slowly implemented in wasteland and mountainous areas.
Zhu Yunxi understood that no matter what a large country implements, it must be gentle and slow. If the action is too big, the effect will be counterproductive, and it will cause unnecessary turmoil.
Therefore, he picked up his ink pen and wrote on the memorial, "I understand that since the great things have been entrusted to you, the power is all in your hands. From the beginning of the implementation, you should be careful and be careful not to rush forward too eagerly for success, otherwise it will be counterproductive.
Beautiful."
"Hongshu involves food storage and people's livelihood. It is the most important thing. It is wise to wait slowly and prudently!"
After writing it, put it aside.
The life of an emperor is boring, and the life of a good emperor is even more boring. There are memorials and memorials every day, endless memorials to approve and endless political affairs to deal with. But if they are all national affairs, forget it, but...
Just like this one in my hand, the memorial of Chen Dewen, Ambassador of the Guangzhou Customs Shipping Department.
"I have been away from the capital for many years, and I cry bitterly when I think of your majesty's face. In ten months' time, your majesty's birthday will be celebrated. I am bold enough to ask you to come to the capital to pay homage to your majesty."
This month is the old man’s birthday, and next month is Zhu Yunxi’s birthday.
He has never officially celebrated his birthday, firstly because he doesn't want to announce it, and secondly because he is still young. The ancients only started to celebrate their birthdays at forty, so it would be too funny to celebrate birthdays at such a young age.
Chen Dewen originally had a prosperous official career and had reached the third rank of Yingtian Fuyin. But when the city outside the canal was being renovated along the river, he was deceived by villains and forced demolition, so he was beaten to the end.
At that time, Zhu Yunxi thought that he was quite proficient in economics and assigned Yifa to the Guangzhou Customs and Taxation Department.
Facts have proved that Zhu Yunxi has a good vision. When he took office at Guangzhou Customs, he rose from a humble official to a fifth-rank official in just two years, which shows his ability.
This person is pretty good at collecting taxes, but one strength that others don't have is catching smugglers. The Shipping Department is responsible for catching smugglers, and the department is equipped with clipper archers and so on.
Before Chen Dewen took office, smuggling was extremely rampant at Guangzhou Customs. Fishermen drove small boats to load goods and ran directly outside the port to trade with those foreign ships. Porcelain, ivory, spices, gems, etc. were broken into pieces and transported into the city.
How can these smuggled fishermen have any living conditions? These things are all controlled privately by big businessmen and local tycoons. Those fishermen can only get some money for wine and meat.
After Chen Dewen started smuggling, he did not immediately attack the fishermen. Instead, he directly captured the merchant ship and tried it in the port for smuggling. In front of hundreds of people, the leader had all their heads chopped off and hung on bamboo poles.
Standing in the most conspicuous place in the port.
"I will kill anyone who trades with fishermen!"
This unreasonable approach immediately greatly alleviated the rampant smuggling. Then sailors from other places were mobilized from the army, and speedboat cruises cooperated with the local government to jointly crack down on the smuggling. Within a year, smuggling was wiped out.
He was now promoted to the chief officer of the Shipping Department, which was once again promoted by Zhu Yunxi in an unusual way. Who would have thought that this first memorial was because he wanted to come to the capital to see his majesty.
"I am already aware of Yi's achievements in the customs. This year, Guangzhou Customs is outstanding, and Yi has contributed a lot. I am still young, and you will still be my ruler for a long time. There is no need to rush for a while."
Zhu Yunxi wrote patiently, "When Yifa landed in Guangzhou that day, he was actually deposed. You can't do what Meng Lang did just because of his slight achievements. If you are really grateful to me, just do your work with your heart."
Because he was someone he had protected and promoted, Zhu Yunxi chose the relatively gentle Yi instead of the strict Er who used his superior status to ascend the throne.
"Long live the Lord!"
Zhu Yunxi had just finished reading the memorial when the bastard came in holding a lamp and whispered, "Commander He Guangyi of the Jin Yiwei is waiting outside."
"Well, pass it on!" Zhu Yunxi whispered.
"Yes!" The bastard replied shamefully, then he flicked the candle twice to make it more powerful, and then slowly stepped back.
Not long after, He Guangyi came in with his head lowered and his arms lowered, "Your Majesty..."
"Sit there and talk!" Zhu Yunxi didn't wait for him to salute and pointed to the stool next to him.
"Yes!" He Guangyi knew the emperor's temper, so he didn't say any nonsense and was polite. He sat on the stool and said, "The matter that the emperor asked me to investigate has been found out."
"Oh?" Zhu Yunxi put down the book, rubbed his eyes, and took a sip of tea, "Please tell me carefully!"
What He Guangyi wanted to talk about was the matter of Sheng Hengda Bank. Although Zhu Yunxi was listening to Sheng Hengda's boss Zhou Quan explain some of the ins and outs that day, he always felt in his heart that this matter was not that simple.
"Your Majesty, I forgive you. I did not go on an unannounced inspection, but directly sent someone to find Sheng Hengda's second cabinet and used some tricks..."
"Tell me something!" Zhu Yunxi said impatiently.
Why did they send someone to find him and use some tricks? They clearly tied up Sheng Hengda's second-in-command and tried everything they knew.
"The Zhou family of Sheng Hengda made their fortune in the military supply business, and later married a wealthy businessman from the south. Because of his background as a feudal lord, he was able to sell tea from the north to the north and transport goods from the north to the south, so he built a large family business in less than twenty years."
"Later, I co-founded Sheng Hengda Bank with shareholders from Suzhou, Shanxi, and the business scope became larger and larger."
"According to Sheng Hengda's explanation from the second cabinet, he said."
He Guangyi paused and continued, "According to him, Sheng Hengda's boss Zhou Quan is actually the white glove of King Zhou and King Chu!"
"White gloves?" Zhu Yunxi put down the tea bowl and his expression became solemn.
"Because Sheng Hengda has a wide network of contacts, he not only deposits money from merchants, but also pays for goods and lends money on his behalf. Every year, the Zhou family withdraws a portion of Sheng Hengda's money and gives it to the two princes without interest...
....”
"Are they using it for lending?" Zhu Yunxi said angrily.
He Guangyi immediately lowered his head and did not dare to say anything more.
"The dignified prince..."
Kaifeng is a fiefdom, a prosperous place in the Central Plains of a thousand-year-old ancient city.
One is Wuchang, the hub of world trade routes.
Lending is indeed a profitable business. Moreover, you are using other people's money to earn your own high interest. And with such a level of status, who dares not to repay their money?
"Go on!" Zhu Yunxi continued.
"As time went by, Shanxi and Suzhou had ideas about the Zhou family. Those who said they were not doing business would use the money in their banknotes for others to use, and they would share the risk."
"But the Zhou family is good at using their power to suppress others, and the two masters..."
Zhu Yunxi sneered and said, "They also took out the money from their vassal treasury and gave it to the Zhou family for lending in the south, right?"
"The Emperor's warning!" He Guangyi swallowed, "The two masters' money passed through the Zhou family and was given to some businessmen in the south for interest."
"A few of these are..."
He Guangyi said and paused again.
"You can't just get out. I'll replace you with someone else. Who is your master, He Guangyi?" Zhu Yunxi said angrily.
This chapter has been completed!