Yongle six years, the tenth day of the second lunar month.
Saying goodbye to the little princess, Xu Qin left Nanjing City and took a boat down the river to Liujiagang.
As soon as Xu Qin left, he issued a decree using the seal of Haifansi.
From now on, all overseas Tibetan countries' tribute trade and exported goods will be traded in the Enset Exchange. Imported goods are sold at designated locations of the Haifan Department.
If you trade outside these two places, you will be dealt with as breaking Taizu's sea ban.
Yamen and officials from all over the country can cooperate to arrest the thief, and half of the stolen goods will be rewarded. Reports are accepted all over the country, and those who report true will receive 20% of the stolen goods.
As soon as this order was issued, it quickly spread throughout the government and the public, and the businessmen who set up the business seemed to have received a blow in the head. After being confused for a long time, I quickly confirmed the news.
After the confirmation, there was a roar of curses. They were still recovering from the joy of confronting Xu Qin. They never expected that this destructive plan would be so violent.
Immediately afterwards, countless connections began in private, and these businessmen decided to show their love for Xu Qin, who had lost his holy family.
If possible, Xu Qin could be beaten directly into the dust.
They are no longer the soft persimmons they used to be. The officials they fed with money cannot be used as decorations. An undercurrent is gathering in waves.
Xu Jingchang, Duke of Dingguo, naturally heard about it. He thought an opportunity had come and immediately hosted a banquet for some people at home.
The people of Hanwang's line also started to operate. Enshe's inquiry field was a piece of fat. Everyone could see clearly that there were many people who wanted to pick peaches.
Immediately, a censor wrote to impeach Xu Qin, and Yue Zu acted on his behalf, issuing decrees at will without going through the court meeting. Acting wantonly and contemptuous of the six cabinet ministries will make it difficult to hold a high position. The government decree should be abolished and Xu Qin should be relieved of all his posts and replaced with talented people.
Continuous impeachment memorials filled Zhu Di's desk, especially the most fierce words from Chen Ying, the censor of Zuodu.
Xu Qin was described as a villain who was lucky enough to bring disaster to the country, and would definitely bring chaos to the country in the future. He must be severely punished to serve as a warning to others.
Others brought up old stories and impeached Xu Qin for deploying troops without authorization and killing innocent people without being interrogated by the Three Laws Division. His cruel behavior cannot be given a heavy responsibility, and the Haifan Division should be disbanded.
Before Xu Qin took office, the first dangerous wave came.
Zhu Di looked at each memorial and guessed who was behind it. While laughing at Xu Qin's popularity, everyone in the court was scolding him, but no one helped him.
The more this happened, the more Zhu Di felt that his choice was the right one. He kept all the memorials in silence and issued an imperial edict.
Overseas affairs concerning Tibetan affairs shall be temporarily governed by the Commander-in-Chief of Haifan. All matters should be based on the discussion of right and wrong, and should not be based on criticism.
The implication is that Haifansi has the final say on this matter for the time being. You public officials, when you talk about things, you should first discuss the right and wrong, and don't attack people when you come up.
Is there anything wrong with the decree itself? Is it wrong to issue a separate decree in itself?
This can be discussed, and if it is wrong, just correct it. That's right, don't be picky.
The censor began to write another letter to discuss these two matters in detail, but Chen Ying remained uncharacteristically motionless.
He smelled Zhu Di's intention. This matter was not meant to be discussed at all. This was simply an attempt to go astray.
The emperor ended up being sidelined and it was impossible to win.
In the end, not only will it have no effect, but it will even be disgusted by His Majesty.
It seems that Xu Qin did not want the holy family to be gone as the legend said. At least not now.
Moreover, the Yushi Yanguan shouted so happily, but none of the cabinet bachelors and the six ministers spoke.
But it doesn't matter, as long as you leave His Majesty's side, you will be forgotten sooner or later, Your Majesty will become suspicious, and he will be the one to suffer when the time comes.
Sure enough, the matter ended in nothing. No matter how hard the businessmen tried, the officials in the DPRK gradually stopped moving.
At this time, the ship that went to North Korea for trade was supposed to go to the Eunse Qiang market, but now it had to turn around and go to the Haibo Division.
At this time, the merchants who had set up the business realized that Xu Qin still held the noose in his hand and could tighten their necks at any time.
He quickly went to visit Xu Qin to admit his mistake, but unfortunately Xu Qin had already boarded the ship.
All the way down the river, we stopped for a while at Xuqin, Yangzhou. It is said that with a hundred thousand guan attached to his waist, he rode a crane to Yangzhou. Moreover, this place is the territory of Lianghuai salt merchants.
Dai Deqing is already waiting for Xu Qin here. He wanted to give Xu Qin a big gift, but also made a small request.
When Xu Qin got off the boat, he was followed by two people, one was his younger brother Xu Hao, and the other was a chubby little fat man, Zhu Wanhe.
He is the youngest son of Shopkeeper Zhu, whose family owns a mine. He has a round, steamed bun face with all his facial features concentrated in the middle, making him look like a bun.
The hardest thing to find on his face are the eyes.
The family invested 500,000 taels of silver. The eldest son Zhu Wanchuan was already working in Haifansi, and the younger son followed Xu Qin.
At this time, after more than 30 years of development, Yangzhou has returned to its former glory as a prosperous land of plenty and fireworks.
Xu Qin stopped here not only to accept the hospitality of the Dai family, but more importantly to meet Yangzhou businessmen.
He had written to Mr. Xia to explain clearly what happened in the capital. Mr. Xia wrote back and told him that it was unexpected but reasonable.
He told Xu Qin not to be angry, as businessmen in the world are also divided into factions. Since the merchants in the capital are ignorant, you might as well meet the Yangzhou merchants.
The businessmen in Nanjing had taken full advantage of the hasty setting up of the market. Businessmen in other places had already had opinions, but now it was just right.
Xu Qin figured it out. It turned out that this was a monopoly. Those people in Nanjing thought they had a monopoly on the business of setting up a business, and they thought they had a backer, so they became pretentious.
Now that Xu Qin introduces another group of people, competition will bring a sense of crisis.
The prefect of Yangzhou knew that Xu Qin was passing by, so he should receive him. After all, in officialdom, you can't see someone without looking up.
But Xu Qin did not wait until the governor of Yangzhou.
"It seems that the Yangzhou magistrate looks down on me." Xu Qin said with a smile on the boat.
"This Lord Prefect is notoriously short-sighted and only cares about money. Young Master doesn't need to care." It was Dai Deqing who answered.
Xu Qin heard the Dai family's disdain for these officials from this mouth. It seems that Lianghuai, the hometown of the Dai family, is indeed operating well.
"That's great. I'm too lazy to socialize." Xu Qin said.
Dai Deqing directly led Xu Qin to a manor. Although it was not luxurious, it was quiet, elegant and quite unique. Just like Xiaojiabiyu’s
The Lianghuai salt merchants and the big businessmen in Yangzhou have been eagerly waiting for Xu Qin.
Xu Qin asked Zhu Wanhe to show Haifansi's future plan. The Yangzhou businessmen were full of praise, but they were full of polite compliments and did not look tempted at all.
"My young master has so many things to do, so he is really doing you a favor by taking the time to meet with us businessmen. Then we can speak frankly." One of the businessmen stood up and complimented him first.
"Of course, but it doesn't matter." Now that Xu Qin was wary of these businessmen, he naturally expressed a calm expression and stopped confiding.
This also showed him the aura of the top dignitaries of the Ming Dynasty.
"May I ask my young master, after importing these seafood, they can only be sold in places designated by the Seafood Department? Where?" the businessman asked.
Xu Qin pointed at the drawing with his chin.
"If we can't fill up the space here, we won't go anywhere else," Xu Qin said.
"Isn't it okay to set up a forum?" the businessman continued to ask.
"Of course not, Enshe Quqian can only export goods." Xu Qin said.
All the merchants' eyes lit up. This also meant that the ships that had set up a settlement could only unload their goods at the Maritime Department after they came back. If you want to sell it, you can only do it locally.
In this way, Liujiagang has great potential.
"And from now on, if there is no limit on the number of tributes, the export goods of the enset market will definitely not be enough, so the Maritime Department may have to bear part of it." Xu Qin dropped another big bomb.
Sure enough, these businessmen couldn't help but their eyes lit up.
"Young Master, when will this land be sold?" the businessman asked eagerly.
They heard about Xu Qin's cold reception in the capital, but they didn't expect that he would backhand with such a chokehold.
Not only was he choked, but the next stab was cruel. Those idiots in Beijing are almost crying now.
Now that Xu Qin has come to Yangzhou, if he does nothing to let him go, it will be the incompetence of the Yangzhou merchants. That is the waste of Lianghuai salt merchants.
"It can be sold now, but it can only be built as I specified. If you are not satisfied, you will not be welcome." Xu Qin said.
"No problem, how can I sell the land at Young Master's Port?" the businessman said excitedly.
Even if we offer a sky-high price today, we still have to win a piece of land.
Xu Qin waved his hand lazily and asked Xu Hao and Zhu Wanhe to discuss this matter. He looked like he was too lazy to take care of it.
Dai Deqing quickly moved Xu Qin to the back hall. The moment Xu Qin disappeared, these businessmen drowned Zhu Wanhe and Xu Hao.
"The Dai family's fleet was destroyed, don't you want revenge?" Xu Qin said directly to Dai Deqing after arriving in the back hall.
Dai Deqing was almost frightened to the point of kneeling down, but he finally regained his composure, and with a flash of thought in his mind, he immediately understood what Xu Qin was thinking.
"Are you saying that the Dai family can use this excuse to summon the Japanese pirates for revenge?" Dai Deqing asked softly.
"Yes, the Dai family can tell the Japanese pirates that I did this. Isn't revenge a matter of course?"
This was the reason Xu Qin had prepared for the Dai family a long time ago. When he decided to let Zheng He take action, he found a reason for the Dai family to gather Japanese pirates.
The Japanese pirates would not doubt this reason.
"Young Master, I would like to ask something that I shouldn't ask. Is this incident your fault? Or was Dai Demin a whistleblower?"
Dai Deqing seized the opportunity, an opportunity to trick his brother Dai Dehai to death.
"What do you mean by that?" Xu Qin looked at him coldly.
Dai Demin trembled with fright.
"Young Master, one of my brothers has always been in charge of the fleet, and when he saw that I was getting close to the Young Master, he wished that I would die. So..."
Dai Deqing said.
The expression on Xu Qin's face relaxed.
"You handle the matter in Yangzhou, it's up to you. If you want to hurry up, I can take action for you."
Xu Qin said lightly, his casualness without taking a human life seriously made Dai Deqing feel scared.
"Young Master, things in Yangzhou are easy to handle. But revenge for the Dai family is not enough to mobilize the Japanese pirates. I'm afraid we need a bait."
Dai Deqing said carefully.
Xu Qin suddenly realized that the Dai family could no longer control the Japanese pirates, which was a dangerous sign.
Dogs that lose control will turn into mad dogs. I am afraid that the Dai family is now anxious to get rid of these Japanese pirates.
