When Mei Kejia opened her eyes, she thought she was on the sea. After a while, she remembered that she had returned to Hangzhou. Looking back, when she left, all the trees were in spring, and now the sight was full of dry scenery. There were fallen leaves all over the road. , which made him feel like he was in another world. Maybe the scene on the sea was too monotonous.
"Sir, where are we going?"
The servants in the mansion were careful to take care of them. Mei Kejia usually talked very little and was stern. In fact, he was under a lot of pressure, so he really couldn't be happy.
"Go find Wei Bin, the eunuch guarding Zhejiang."
Mei Kejia's Fengdong Palace secretly aims at doing business along the southeastern coast. This place has developed commerce, and the trade of silk and tea is very prosperous. Because of his government background, Mei Kejia has no shortage of supplies after he established Meiji. On the one hand, he has Zhang Yong, On the other hand, he is serious about buying with money. So it's not bad.
It was just that after taking the goods, some other merchants ran out of supplies, probably to offend Mei Kejia. But 'father-in-law, this background is very scary.
Of course, people would not think that he was the emperor or the prince, they would only think that a certain father-in-law was instigating these businessmen.
In fact, in the Ming Dynasty, many civil servants preferred to ban the sea. One of the reasons was that the eunuchs were greedy for money. So when they saw that sea trade was profitable, most of them would get involved.
The eunuchs of Shibosi and the weaving eunuchs of Suzhou are all very fat masters.
The literati wanted to destroy the big ship in order to cut off the eunuch's financial resources, so it was also a political struggle to a certain extent.
Maritime trade is indeed very profitable in this era. As long as you have the capital, buy a few ships, carry some goods, and don't die at sea, you can basically sell the goods, because tea and silk in the Ming Dynasty were very popular.
The same is true for those Western navigators. As long as they come here, bring their things, go back and load another cargo, it will be a big sale.
Generally speaking, there is no problem with profits exceeding ten times. That's why many desperadoes flock to it.
The Ming Dynasty also had a silver crisis to a certain extent at this time, but in Japan and other places, silver was still somewhat rampant, and the price of silver has never risen.
Later, it was precisely because of the long-term inflow of silver that created the conditions for Zhang Juzheng's whipping method. By the end of the Ming Dynasty, the price of silver in the Ming Dynasty began to fall.
When Mei Kejia went to sea for the first time, he was not very generous and only prepared more than 100,000 taels of goods. However, the profit surprised him.
After going out for a walk like this, he realized why His Royal Highness had to plan years in advance.
Such huge profits must have supported a large number of wealthy businessmen. If the clan businessmen supported their children to study for the imperial examinations, they would presumably be powerful in the court.
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"It's not that our family wants to take credit from you. If we didn't help you protect Mei Ji when you were away, how could everything be peaceful when you come back?"
"My father-in-law, what you said is wrong."
"Am I wrong?"
"Although Mei Ji took my surname, it was just to hide it from others. My father-in-law is not helping me protect Mei Ji, he is helping His Highness protect Mei Ji."
Wei Bin was startled at first, then he laughed, pointed at Mei Kejia and said, "No wonder His Highness chose you, you are really smart and know the general situation."
Mei Kejia saluted again to show his humility.
"How are the profits from this trip to sea? Let's calculate the accounts so that we can report to His Highness."
Mei Kejia said: "It's my first time to go to sea, and there are some unfamiliar places. I've already counted it, about 600,000 taels of silver. My father-in-law is also very hard looking after Mei Ji in Hangzhou. It's better to divide the account like this, starting from 300,000 taels. I will escort you to the capital and return to your highness. My father-in-law, please give me one hundred thousand taels to buy some tea. Leave the rest to me as capital to go to sea again."
When he said these words, he was polite and spoke slowly.
Wei Bin's eyes lit up when he heard this. He had seen money before, but it was rare for him to be as generous as Mei Kejia.
"Father-in-law... do you have any opinions?"
"No, no. Everything is up to you, Mei Kejia!"
"Thank you, father-in-law."
…
Mei Kejia later had dinner at the house of the guarding eunuch.
As they exchanged glasses of wine, there was another wave of pale politeness.
On the way back to the carriage, Mei Kejia leaned his head against the carriage, as if he was resting. After a while, he asked: "Slow down."
"Yes, sir."
After not being in the house for a long time, he couldn't figure out who was in the house.
When it comes to privacy, I'm afraid it's not as good as this carriage.
"Fu Zheng, come in."
"yes."
Following his boss's instructions, a strong and capable young man ducked into the carriage.
This is the old man who followed him when he was in the northwest. Fu Zheng's father used to serve him, but his life was bad and he gave birth to a serious illness. Now he is his son.
Mei Kejia trusted this man very much,
"You leave for the capital tomorrow, take my letter to my home, and give this letter to Huaigu. Remember, only give it to Huaigu, and then ask him to hand it to His Highness when he enters the East Palace."
Fu Zheng clutched the letter and felt a little strange, "If you have Eunuch Wei, why do you still need to go through Young Master Nostalgia?"...
"Wei Bin won't live long and can't have deep friendships." Seeing his confusion, Mei Kejia explained what just happened, "...it's normal for eunuchs to be greedy for money, but they also have time and objects to choose from. If it's the Holy Emperor, then It's nothing. But our prince must be extremely careful. Things in the southeast are the most important thing in the prince's heart. The further back we go, the more we will know, and there will inevitably be some oversights."
"Besides..."
"Besides what?"
"Besides, he even dared to take the prince's money, and he must have taken other people's money as well."
Mei Kejia shook his head and ignored him.
"Then, the boss is planning to expose him to the prince?"
Mei Kejia shook his head even more. He put his hands in his sleeves and sat up with his eyes closed. As the carriage swayed, he said, "That's what a fool did. Since Wei Bin can let the prince send him to Zhenjiang as a guard eunuch, I must still have the trust of His Highness. If we write down what we just said, will the Crown Prince believe us?"
"These eunuchs often get along with the prince day and night. Your boss and I have only met the prince twice."
"Then this letter from my boss..." Fu Zheng didn't quite understand.
"This is another three hundred thousand taels."
"Don't you want to keep me?"
"Why do I need so much money? When Zhang Tao wanted my wealth, he couldn't get it. Donggong summoned me to the capital. Didn't he know that I was worth millions? But Donggong didn't do anything. I'm still rich today. On the other hand, what do you need these 300,000 taels for? Maybe I will end up like Wei Bin in the future. Besides, I have already paid for the next time.
Keep it. "
"Then why doesn't the owner just hand it over to Wei Bin?"
Mei Kejia opened his eyes, "Things like silver will be scraped off a little at every pass and handed over to people like this. I don't worry. If he is too greedy and withholds the silver from the East Palace, the East Palace will still return the money." I thought it was my lack of ability.”
He opened the curtain of the carriage and looked outside. Everything in Hangzhou was strange. Businessmen were used to wandering, and businessmen hated wandering the most. He already wanted to go back.
In this world, life is not easy.
This feeling is the same as Zhang Mian at this time,
That day when Jiang Guan said that Jin Yiwei knocked on your door, you knew it was too late.
Now Jin Yiwei is really here,
Zhang Mian was so frightened that he hid in the house and did not dare to come out. He was just a sideline official who was dawdling around. How could he withstand such a scene? For a moment, he felt frightened and timid.
"Jiang Guan is not a human being!"
But shouting is useless, this is the Hongzhi Dynasty,
Because Emperor Hongzhi was a kind man, he was not only strict with the eunuchs, but also restricted the harsh punishments of the Jinyiwei to a certain extent. Zhu Houzhao also disliked those inhumane punishments, so he did not ask Beizhen Fusi to be reinstated.
Otherwise, Zhang Mian would be so scared that he would pee on the spot.
But even so, this fat man was still so frightened that his lips trembled and even his nose dripped with snot.
Snap.
Jin Yiwei patted the fat on his face and said, "In less than half a month, I will definitely lose all this fat on your body."
"My lord, don't do it!" Zhang Mian turned pale with fright, and started to cry when he spoke, "The guilty minister has nothing to ask for. I just ask that your lord can bring the guilty minister to trial as soon as possible. I must have something to say. Don't do it." Punishment.”….
"It's worthless."
But Zhang Mian can't control that much. After being an official for so many years, he doesn't have much hope. Some people in this world like to perform in front of leaders, while others just want to hide in a corner and live their lives comfortably.
This Zhang Mian is the latter.
such a pity.
But just because I met such a person,
Only the Jin Yiwei can quickly sort out the eucalyptus and send it to the east palace.
In front of the crown prince, stood Xie Qian, the Minister of Punishment, Mou Bin, the commander of the Jinyi Guards, and Liang Chu, the Qing of Taipu Temple.
The prince was flipping through the eucalyptus scroll and suddenly became furious, and threw eucalyptus Zong to the ground with a snap.
"In the eyes of these ministers of the Ming Dynasty, do I still have this prince, and my father?! My father was a benevolent king, but in their eyes, he is a weak person who can be exploited. They use my father to stop my plan to benefit the people. This Have all the books of sages been read into the dog's belly? And you, Mou Bin, you have a pig's brain! For twelve years in the imperial court, my father worked hard to govern, benevolent and caring for the people, but in the end there was such a kingless and helpless person hidden in the court. Father, a minister who despises the Holy Bow! If you take these out, what will your father think? What will the world think of you? Where is the face of the imperial court?!"
Mou Bin was also somewhat impressed by the power of the Crown Prince, "Your Highness, that Zhang Mian is just a weakling. Before I could be punished, he attacked all of them. He admitted all these crimes."
"Why should he just write it if he recognizes you?!" Zhu Houzhao mainly thought about how he worked so hard every day, but it was the ministers who held him back, so he couldn't help but get angry, "Mu Bin, go now and bring the person mentioned above Catch them all! Liang Chu!"
"I'm here."
"I..." Zhu Houzhao took a few breaths, and his voice finally became softer. He raised his head and explained slowly, "I give you one month to complete the rectification of Taipu Temple. Ma Zheng also needs to leave as soon as possible. Get on the right track. If such a joke is still spread, I’ll blame you!"
"yes."
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I really want to come back from get off work and watch football...
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