There were no human rights in the feudal era. Xia Yuanji was trying to bully himself. Xu Qin finally understood why Chinese people attach great importance to not revealing their wealth.
Zhu Di had already cut off a piece of flesh on the glass matter, but he didn't expect Xia Yuanji to raise his requirements for the market.
Don't underestimate people like Zhu Dichao. They might not understand the reason before, or they might not dare to do it for various reasons.
But once they took a look at it, they quickly understood the stakes. And summarized his own Confucian philosophy.
Xia Yuanji is the Minister of Household Affairs, so if others don't understand, he must understand.
The income from the market in the first year is indeed not high, but this thing has grown exponentially. As long as Ming merchants go out and come back.
This tax will increase ten to eight times. And these businessmen who have tasted the sweetness will be even crazier. It will become a wild beast.
It is conceivable that in a few years, Enshe Land will be like a chicken that lays golden eggs, and the tax revenue here will become a treasure trove of gold and silver.
Xia Yuanji was not only a qualified Minister of Household Affairs, he was also an able minister in governing the country.
"The market and the shipping department are the reins of this beast, controlling the incoming and outgoing sea trade. Those merchants will be used by the court and your majesty."
Xia Yuanji immediately entered the palace and reported to Zhu Di in detail the situation in the market, and directly rose to the perspective of governing the country.
At this time, he was very excited, and policies and decrees were forming in his head, but today it was just a glimpse, and it was not yet possible to form something organized.
"This kid's nonsense has such an effect?" Zhu Di said happily, stroking his beard.
Although he had only been in charge of the country for a few years, he also knew that if he wanted to surpass Tang Taizong, this money was absolutely necessary.
"Your Majesty, it's more than that. If this rein is used properly, it can control the countries externally and regulate the world internally."
Yang Shiqi, the great scholar of Wenyuan Pavilion, was also there. He stroked his beard and said thoughtfully.
Xia Yuanji focused on strengthening the country and increasing income. Yang Shiqi thought more about the internal and external affairs of the Ming Dynasty and the adjustment of the world.
Wenyuan Pavilion was the cabinet of Zhu Di Dynasty. After Xie Jin was demoted to Guangxi as a counselor, the first Wenyuan Pavilion bachelor was Yang Shiqi.
He is now the chief minister of the cabinet. The weight of speech is naturally different.
The three top politicians of the Ming Empire discussed this matter from a policy and philosophical perspective, and Xu Qin had no idea about it.
He only wanted to make money, and what Xia Yuanji said today made him very upset. I've wasted so much effort on doing things, wasn't it just to make money?
You old guys, relying on the power you have, are cutting me here and there. How shameless are you?
But Xia Yuanji was right, being rich and being remembered is not a good thing. Now Xu Qin was wearing heavy armor and sitting in a carriage.
Behind the carriage were twenty of his guards and ten heavy carriages, heading towards the city gate.
One million taels of Hubu's money were taken away by Xia Yuanji, of which 400,000 taels were silver. There were also 600,000 taels that Xu Qin conjured for him on the spot.
Royal Bank directly mortgaged the loan and mortgage note for the second time to the Lianghuai salt merchants. Those merchants borrowed money for three cents, and mortgaged it to Lianghuai salt merchants for two cents.
Xia Yuanji watched with his own eyes as the representatives of the Lianghuai salt merchants, Dai Deqing happily accepted the note mortgage of 600,000 taels.
Then he gave Xia Yuanji a preliminary IOU, guaranteeing that 600,000 taels would be delivered to the Ministry of Household Affairs within ten days.
It turns out that this note can also be used as collateral for borrowing money? After Xia Yuanji understood it, he was so shocked. How can you still play like this?
The reputation of Royal Silver can also be used in this way. Xu Qin performed a financial operation in front of him.
What's left is Xu Qin's money, a full ten carts, with deep ruts biting the wheels.
The team was about to enter Dinghuai Gate, and Xu Qin's sweat had soaked his underwear. Nothing happened and Xu Qin was very disappointed.
Just when he was disappointed, a burst of rapid horse hooves struck the ground from far to near, rapid and fierce, and it turned out to be the momentum of a charge.
"Enemy attack..." Xu Fugui's shrill cry rang out.
Then there was a sharp sound breaking through the air, and a shivering sound coming from the carriage. Apparently the arrow hit the carriage.
If Xu Qin hadn't been prepared and thickened the carriage on all sides, the arrows would have penetrated.
The team was actually attacked at Dinghuai Gate. A group of people rushed out from the door, with forty or fifty people in total.
A burst of feather arrows covered him, and then he drew his sword and charged.
"Run quickly." Xu Qin ordered directly.
Xu Fugui turned the carriage and pulled Xu Qin and ran away. The remaining guards of Duke Wei's mansion still wanted to resist, but when they saw the young master running away, they immediately lost their fighting spirit.
The guards chased the carriage and retreated rapidly. As for the three drivers who were driving the carriage, they didn't know where they had gone.
The attacking cavalry did not expect that it was just a volley, and the people in front of them collapsed before the charge could reach them.
The young master of the Duke of Wei is really a coward, and the Duke of Wei is even more of a boneless persimmon.
The cavalry immediately followed them out with three cars, and soon disappeared from the sight of the Dinghuai Gate defenders.
From the beginning to the end, the defenders at Dinghuaimen remained silent. They waited until the cavalry had gone far before they came out in fear.
But who are those people and what are they doing? They said they were fighting, but they didn't start fighting at all. He said there was no fighting, but he was clearly charging.
"Boss, what should I do?" the city gatekeeper asked worriedly.
"What should I do? What does it have to do with us?" Mr. Ba said with a sneer.
The city gatekeeper's eyes turned and he understood that nothing had happened. This matter is too deep for me to participate in.
The team that robbed the carriage met up with another team outside the city. The two teams combined totaled more than a hundred people.
The original plan was to attack from both inside and outside, directly wiping out the people in the Duke of Wei's mansion and taking away the carriage and money.
Who would have thought that during a charge, the people from the Duke of Wei's Mansion would run away without any need for support from the people behind.
The sturdy team escorted these ten carriages and headed towards the Longjiang Shipyard. As long as you find a dock nearby, you can put things on the boat and change clothes.
The team broke into pieces and dispersed, everything was seamless. This battle is over.
Of course if this counts as a fight.
"Boss, this is too damn satisfying. Why is Duke Wei so cowardly? I thought there was going to be a hard battle." One of the people with his face covered said.
"One soldier is a raging soldier, and a raging general is a den. There is no one left in the old Xu family." The leader also covered his face, and his tone was even more disdainful.
After King Zhongshan, the Duke of Wei has a great reputation. But the battle just now left him really speechless.
It was really meaningless to clenched my fist and hit the cotton.
"Boss, how much money are these ten cars?" Another masked knight was more concerned about how much money they had.
The carriage was so heavy that the whole team could not move fast.
"This car is about three to forty thousand taels, and ten cars are about four hundred thousand." The leader whispered.
"Damn it, that's not true." Another knight said.
"Shut up, don't have any thoughts that you shouldn't have, and keep your mouth shut. If anyone wants to leak information, don't blame me for being rude."
The leading knight issued a stern warning, and everyone fell silent.
It was getting dark, and there was no moon today, so they could only light torches and move forward.
The cold wind blew the torches whistling.
"Boss, what is that?" one of the knights asked, pointing forward.
There was a spot of fire that was as bright as an incense stick, and it was still shaking. There's no way this weather would be fireflies.
Whose family comes out to burn incense? But why are they in a row and burning a lot?
"Click..." There was a crisp explosion sound.
All the knights were excited, and their horses neighed. They had been in battle for a long time, and they naturally knew that this was the sound of firecrackers.
But he saw the boss who had just issued the warning, his body fell back as if he had been hit by a sledgehammer, and he turned over in Rome. A bloody hole in the chest.
The sound seemed to be a signal, and then they found that the fires were moving.
There were crackling explosions one after another. The dense team was directly hit by the barrage. More than twenty fell down in an instant.
"The fire gun can only shoot once. There are not many of them, so rush over and kill them all." One of them shouted while riding his horse.
These sturdy cavalrymen immediately charged forward on their horses and rushed towards the fire. As for why, there is no need to think about it at all. If you encounter an enemy, kill it first.
And rushing over this distance will not give the fire gun a second chance to shoot.
The result was beyond everyone's expectation. Almost without any interruption, there was another crashing sound. The charging comrades fell to the ground on their backs, and more than twenty people were left behind.
The people behind were stunned, why did they shoot a second time so quickly? But at this time, the horse's speed had already picked up, and he couldn't care anymore.
"Spread out..." someone shouted, and the knights immediately distanced themselves and spread out to charge.
They don't believe there will be a third time.
As a result, the third and fourth shooting continued. There was a continuous crackling sound.
There was almost no pause. After every sound, a knight was taken off the horse by a powerful force, or the horse fell down with a cry.
Charge all the way, people turned on their backs. They were indeed the most powerful cavalry. Even so, no one retreated and kept charging forward bravely.
By the time the cavalry rushed forward, less than ten people were left. What greeted them was a strange firecracker.
It was different from anything they had seen or remembered.
After a burst of smoke from the gunpowder explosion, more than ten people also lay down.
A knight who is not completely dead does not understand that this experience is different. Fireguns shouldn't be like this.
Why is there a firecracker here? Didn’t the people from Shenji Camp withdraw? This battle was really frustrating.
