After sending away Yan Siqi and Li Guozhu, the operation of Nanhua Palace began to accelerate significantly.

First of all, Zhu Youdong issued an order from Taisun to the officials in Nanjing: The emperor sent Gu here to sit here, not just to sit but not to control. But after all, Gu is young and needs more time to learn. Therefore, Gu is here

The rules were set. From now on, a ten-day meeting will be held every ten days in Nanjing. The participants are Nanjing garrison eunuchs, garrison ministers, six ministers, Nanjing Metropolitan Procuratorate Zuodu Yushi, etc. At the meeting, officials at all levels will discuss

Matters that are difficult to adjudicate or require assistance from other departments will be reported. The Emperor Taisun will make the decision. If you are not satisfied with the decision, you can report it directly to the Beijing General Affairs Department.

In short, I have a lot to do, and I am too lazy to compete with you for power. I just show up every ten days.

As soon as this order came out, many officials in Nanjing breathed a sigh of relief: It seems that His Highness Taisun is not planning to interfere arbitrarily in Nanjing's officialdom.

The second step was to send Cao Huachun to Yingtian Mansion and Suzhou Mansion to carry out the replacement of the imperial palace. The two governors were overjoyed by His Highness Taisun's request and hurriedly completed the process.

The third one is that Zhu Youdong personally approached Xu Honggang and requested that Li Ruzhang, who had just been transferred from Yansui, and was the former military governor of the military governor's office, be changed to admiral of Caojiang.

Admiral Cao Jiang in the Ming Dynasty can be understood as the commander of the river fleet in the lower reaches of the Yangtze River. When the Ming Dynasty was based in Nanjing, this position was extremely important. After the imperial capital moved north, the river fleet quickly degenerated into a group of water bandits.

.

Well, calling them water bandits is an exaggeration. They only rely on force and imperial status to collect protection fees from merchant ships passing through the Yangtze River in the name of checking smuggling. They generally do not kill anyone.

In short, the combat effectiveness of this fleet is now poor, and the equipment is also outdated. The only advantage is that it can make money.

When Zhu Youdong made this request to Xu Honggang, Xu Honggang was still thinking: His grandson was indeed as fond of money as the rumors said. He would not even let go of the benefits of blackmail.

But the Nanjing Military Department is not a good thing either: they have to share money from Admiral Cao Jiang every year!

Therefore, after a period of philistine bargaining between the monarch and his ministers, and after Zhu Youdong promised to increase the annual 10,000 taels of silver allocated to the Nanjing Military Department to 20,000 taels after Li Ruzhang took office as Admiral Caojiang, Xu Honggang nodded in agreement.

Alas, the power of the monarch is weak. If you want to arrange someone to go to a certain position, you still have to bargain with the ministers. These civil servants are really too much! Just wait for me!

"Your Highness, I have been fighting on horseback all my life, and I have never been good at naval warfare. Well, this time I went south, I almost vomited on the boat crossing the river. Is this what I want to do to Admiral Jiang?"

"It's okay, Fourth Uncle Li, just vomit more and you'll get used to it."

What should I do? My great-grandson considers himself a junior. No matter how bitter Li Ruzhang looked, he could only force out a helpless smile at this time.

"There is a profound meaning in asking you to do the job of admiral Jiang."

"Your Highness, please make it clear."

"Well... even though you have been in Yansui these years, you must have heard about the products produced in Gu's Honghe Village, right?"

"Of course, the telescopes I have in my hands now were all sent by Shizhong."

"I have asked Daban to capture Fangshan. Fangshan will also produce things that were available in Honghe Village in the future. Fangshan will also develop things that were not available before. All outputs will still be produced according to the old rules. Your Li family

10% of the shares.”

"I understand. I must firmly control the Yangtze River Navy. I will definitely not let these bastards cause trouble to Taisun's caravan."

"This is just one of them."

"Your Majesty, please speak. I am listening attentively."

"Well..." Zhu Youdong moved on his seat and waved: "Come over here."

After Li Ruzhang got close to him, Zhu Youdong whispered: "Gu has contacted me, the Daming maritime merchant, who is wandering in Japan. By then, Gu will control the silk, tea, and porcelain trade in the entire Yangtze River Delta. You know what to do.

Bar?"

"Hiss~~" After pondering for a long time, Li Ruzhang couldn't help but take a breath of air. He raised his head and looked at Zhu Youdong's eyes, which were also full of fear.

Although they have been fighting for a lifetime, the Li family is now the number one general in the Ming Dynasty. As the saying goes, a big tree attracts the wind. Such glory cannot help them bury their heads and become simple warriors. Therefore, in the twists and turns of officialdom, the men of the Li family

We all understood it to some extent. But just because we figured it out, Li Ruzhang was a little trembling.

Zhu Youdong’s words are expanded to include the following meanings:

First, I invited a group of pirates to be villains. From now on, anyone who trades silk, tea, or porcelain in this area of ​​the Yangtze River will be killed by this group of pirates. Of course, they deserve their punishment. The court now only allows people to trade in silk, tea, and porcelain.

Yuegang conducts legal overseas trade. If you do this in the Yangtze River Estuary area, it is smuggling. In short, from now on, only my grandson, the emperor, will be allowed to smuggle by himself in this area, or people who come to collude with the grandson to form an interest group will be allowed to smuggle. Others.

Everyone should report to the Dragon King of the East China Sea.

Second, getting you to the position of Admiral Cao Jiang is only one aspect of ensuring that all kinds of goods from Fangshan can be smoothly distributed along the Yangtze River and the Grand Canal to the whole country. More importantly, you have to provide a legal basis for this group of pirates.

Identity. When necessary, we must provide protection to this group of pirates - after all, the Ming Dynasty Navy fleet in Funing Town, Fujian Province, under the command of Yu Dayou's son Yu Zigao, is quite combat-effective. What if this happens too

His Highness Sun's pirate gang accidentally got away with it and was targeted by Yu Zigao. You have to be responsible for wiping it.

Third, when necessary, throw out all the gangsters who have no combat effectiveness but only extortion, and let the outstanding cadres of the pirate group take up posts in the Yangtze River Fleet.

What a ruthless grandson, how many people are you going to kill?

But doing it this way seems very exciting?

"Your Highness, please rest assured. Since Shizhong and Chunzhong came to Your Highness, our Li family has become one with our great grandson. I know what to do. Please rest assured, Your Highness, within two months, I will definitely bring Chongmingsha and four other people together."

All relevant finishing touches on the sandbank have been handled clearly.”

After Li Ruzhang withdrew, Zhu Youdong called Cao Sanxi again.

"I am alone with Yan Siqi. When Li Guozhu showed up, he asked you to listen on the sidelines. You should understand what that means, right?"

"I understand that my grandson not only wants to earn domestic money, but also wants to earn overseas money."

"Well, in the future, the relationship with Yan and Li will be mainly Li Ruzhang militarily, and you will be the main economic one. Gu means to establish a Daming Sea Trade Company. Gu will account for 40%, Li Guozhujia will occupy 30%, and Yan Siqi will

10%, Li Ruzhang 10%, you 10%."

"I understand, I must clarify the accounts. Your Highness, put it down. As long as this list is completed, Nanhua Palace's annual income from this place alone will be at least more than one million taels!"

"Very good, but when it comes to money, how much money do we have now?"

"This time His Highness is traveling south from Beijing, and his subordinates have prepared 400,000 taels of silver. Old Wei said that since His Highness has decided that the glass industry will not be produced in Honghe Village, he can only provide 300,000 taels of silver each year. We

It has been almost two months since we arrived in the south, and the advance payment of 100,000 taels has already been received. In addition, Mr. Sun said that he will provide 600,000 taels per year. The advance payment of 100,000 taels has also been received. After deducting some expenses for our arrival in Nanjing

, I still have 594,300 taels in my hands now."

"Hmm... Sanxi, let's arrange it this way. Send 200,000 taels to Fangshan, set up various workshops as soon as possible, and resume production as soon as possible."

"Yes, Fangshan has begun to produce output in the past two months. It's just that the workshop has not been fully constructed, so the production capacity has not yet increased. I estimate that by the end of this year at the latest, Fangshan will be able to provide His Highness with 500,000 yuan per year.

Two or more pieces of silver.”

"It's still too slow. The profits from soaps, candles, and bone china are already very thin. A little production capacity at the Fangshan base is enough. The main production location for these things should still be in Honghezhuang. We mainly produce all kinds of glass here.

and mirror.”

"My subordinates originally arranged this. But Grandson, these are just small things. If we quickly accumulate silver so that we can report to the emperor to mint coins in a few years, we will still have to make money from the sea. After all, no matter Honghe Village or Fangshan

No matter how hard we try, its production capacity is still far insufficient compared with the silk, tea, and porcelain produced in the entire Ming Dynasty."

"I know this. How much does the two hundred thousand taels of silver given to Fang Shan really cost to build a workshop? It was mainly given to Xu Guangqi and Zhao Shizhen. If Li Guozhu and Yan Siqi want to sail across the sea in the future, they will not have strong ships.
Chapter completed!