In the court, except for the emperor himself, no one is willing to lift the maritime ban. With such a great benefit, no one is willing to let go. If the maritime ban is opened, it is equivalent to cutting off the victims of these people who have gained more benefits.

It has always been easy to cut flesh from others, but difficult to cut flesh from oneself. This is why in the middle and late stages of a dynasty, few people who want to reform can succeed.

"What's going on in the Duke of Wei's Mansion?"

On a flower boat sailing on the water on the Qinhuai River, two men, one old and one young, were sitting, and the elderly were talking.

The young man said respectfully: "Teacher, don't worry. No matter how you say that the Duke of Wei is also a nobleman of the court, it would be of no benefit to him to help the tiger thieves."

"Hmph, these nobles are no longer the same as Taizu Taizong. They can only enjoy the brides of our ancestors and have long become the borers of our Ming Dynasty. Today's nobles' children are afraid they can't even lift their swords." The elderly snorted coldly with contempt.

The young man smiled and said, "The teacher is right. The Ming Dynasty still has to rely on scholars to govern the world. Those nobles can't count on them at all."

"Well, that's right. Governing the world depends on scholars." The elderly picked up the wine cup on the table and took it to his mouth and took a sip.

On the flower boat, except for a table and a few chairs where they were sitting, behind the curtains separated by yarn, a young woman holding a pipa and singing a small song.

The young man looked at the singing woman behind the gauze curtain with a greedy look, turned around and said to the elderly, "Teacher, are the people in the capital reliable? If the tiger thief's ship returns to Dayuan Island from Liaodong, the sea trade matter is likely to be impacted."

"Tell your father, put your heart in your stomach with steadfastness. The court will not allow the tiger thieves to stay safely in Lushun. The tiger thieves' ship will never be able to return to the Dayuan Island." The elderly twisted their beards.

The young man picked up the wine glass in front of him and said respectfully: "Teacher, the student will give you another cup."

The elderly raised his glass and took a sip with him.

After putting down the wine glass, he asked, "Is there any movement on the tiger thief these days?"

"There is no movement. Since the warehouse of the tiger and thief was robbed, there were empty mice inside, and the students had arranged for people to keep an eye on it. As long as there were new warehouses in Nanjing, or if someone purchased a large amount of goods from the sea trade, they would tell the students immediately." The young man said proudly.

The tiger flag was stolen in the warehouse in Nanjing, but he was still provoked, which made him very proud.

The elderly nodded with satisfaction and said, "You did a good job in this matter, because you took the lead in leading those scholars, which will be of great help to your reputation among scholars. The next provincial examination is likely to be on the list."

The young man is a scholar.

In Jiangnan, it is not easy to become a scholar, and it is even more difficult to become an juren. Even the imperial examinations in Beijing are easier to be than the provincial examinations in Jiangnan.

Fame can help some students in the provincial examinations.

For ordinary people, the actions of several forces in Nanjing City are just more topics of conversation after dinner.

The incident that caused the tiger flag in the north of the Ming Dynasty seemed to have nothing to do with Jiangnan, and Jiangnan still lived the life they should have lived.

A sentence that is drunk and dreaming is never exaggerated.

The Ming Dynasty fought life and death with slave thieves in Liaodong. What does it have to do with Jiangnan? Jiangnan is still a paradise for literati and poets, and even the imperial power is far less useful here than the northern provinces.

The ships going to sea cannot be returned in one or two days, or ten or half a month. Once you leave, it will take at least half a year or several months.

The gentry and nobles in Nanjing all believed that without the tiger flag intervening in the sea trade, they could make more profits.

To this end, all companies have increased their efforts in maritime trade and added ships to sea, just to get the share of the tiger flag.

On the grassland.

The Chahar tribe led by Hutuktukh Khan, facing an alliance army of tribes such as pseudo-Kim and Korqin, voluntarily abandoned its own pasture and migrated to the right wing of Mongolia further west.

He did not dare to confront the pseudo-Jin coalition forces head-on. Even if he was the nominal Mongolian Khan in the grassland, he would rather give up the Chahar tribe's own ranch than turn around to meet the enemy.

However, he thought of a good reason for himself.

That is, as the Great Khan of the Mongolian Khan, he wanted to integrate the Mongolian tribes and fight against the pseudo-jin. Now his concessions are to conquer the concessions made by the tribes.

Sooner or later, he will come back to revenge on the pseudo-money.

As for what others think, he doesn't know, but he thinks so he never thinks that his departure is a concession.

However, except for the Chahar headquarters of Hutuktu Khan, there were several tribes that surrendered to Chahar, the other tribes basically chose to surrender to pseudo-jin.

No one wants to respect a prairie khan who can only escape.

The grassland believes in the strong. Only the strong are qualified to lead the various tribes of the grassland. Hutuktu Khan, who can only escape, has long been no longer worthy of being the Khan of the Communist Party of China on the grassland in the hearts of many tribes.

"Report!"

On the grassland, a Mongolian cavalry rode his horse and came outside the Khan tent of Hutuktu Khan.

In Khan's tent, there were only Hutuktu Khan and his few wives.

A roasted whole lamb was placed in the middle of the tent. A maid put the meat from the sheep on a plate and delivered it to Hutuktuhan and several other ladies.

In addition to mutton, a golden cup was placed in front of Hutuktuhan, which contained sorghum brewed with the tiger-shaped flag.

The Mongolians enjoyed wine, especially the strong wine.

After drinking the sorghum brew with the tiger flag, Hutuktuhan fell in love with this kind of strong wine. He must drink sorghum brew at every banquet, and he will be satisfied until he gets drunk.

"Khan, the people sent to Qingcheng are back." A personal guard of Hutuktu Khan came in and reported.

Hutuktuhan put down the golden cup in his hand and said, "Bring people in."

He knew the priorities of the matter and asked his personal guard to bring the person in.

"Shank you!" As soon as the visitor entered the tent of the khan, he saluted to Hutuktu Khan on the big seat.

Hutuktuhan looked at him and asked, "How? What do you say to the person with the tiger flag?"

"Reporting to the Khan, his subordinates met an official named Zhao in Qingcheng. He said that if the Khan fought with the pseudo-jin, the Tiger-jin flag would be willing to send troops to assist the Khan in dealing with the pseudo-jin together." The messenger said.

Hutuktu Khan's face immediately sank, and he said, "Ben Khan is going to return to the ancestral land of the Chahar tribe. He is not going to fight with pseudo-jin. Haven't you explained Ben Khan's words clearly?"

"The official surnamed Zhao said they can help us deal with pseudo-jin, but we are not allowed to get close to Qingcheng." said the messenger.

Bang!

Hutuktuhan raised his hand and slapped it hard on the low table in front of him.


Chapter completed!