Mother and son separated unhappy.
Qian felt uncomfortable in her heart and whispered: "Your Majesty, why don't you just do what your mother wants."
"No." Zhu Qizhen shook his head decisively with a firm tone. Seeing that his wife was in a low mood, he said slowly: "Don't worry, we will have our own son, we will definitely have one."
After a pause, "Actually, I don't want to establish a prince. I have other concerns. If I establish a prince, there will be interest disputes and new interest groups. I am at the peak of the Spring and Autumn period, and he was just born. I established the prince too early, which is full of disadvantages." .”
"That's right." Qian nodded and said no more.
Zhu Qizhen changed the topic, "Mr. Li prescribed the prescription. How did you feel after taking it?"
"My strength is now strong, and my energy and energy are better than before." Qian said.
"That's it." Zhu Qizhen said happily: "Don't be discouraged, you will get better if you keep on taking care of yourself."
When he said this, Qian couldn't help but feel a little hopeful, and nodded heavily: "I will work hard."
"Don't put too much pressure on yourself, our days are still long." Zhu Qizhen smiled, "I went to the Imperial Study Room to attend to official duties, and I will stay in your room tonight."
Qian blushed and nodded.
…
The struggle to establish a national foundation has been going on, but Zhu Qizhen refused to let go. As time passed, the enthusiasm of the officials was not as strong as before.
Late March.
Merchant ships that went to Japan for trading returned and brought back large amounts of silver and copper.
Zhu Qizhen waved his hand, and the copper went into Baoyuan Bureau and the money went into internal funds.
Now, the Ministry of Household Affairs couldn't bear it anymore. Zhu Qizhen did this again and again, and no one else could stand it.
If income goes into internal funds and expenses go to the Ministry of Accounts, isn't this bullying of honest people?
It just so happened that the Ministry of Industry ran out of shipbuilding funds and asked Zhu Qizhen to approve the money. As usual, Zhu Qizhen kicked it to the Ministry of Household Affairs. This time it stirred up a hornet's nest.
The entire household department gave up their plans and could no longer do this job.
When the civil servants saw the opportunity, they immediately took the opportunity to cause trouble, and Yan Guan was even more happy.
This time, Zhu Qizhen was indeed unreasonable, and the Ministry of Household Affairs was really out of money.
Zhu Qizhen, who had nothing to say, reluctantly allocated funds from internal funds to let the Ministry of Industry continue to cast merchant ships.
Mid May.
Under Wang Zhen's supervision, the Ministry of Industry delivered twenty giant treasure ships as scheduled.
However, the problem has also been exposed. The imperial court has ships but no goods. After the merchant ships to Japan returned, they quickly returned with their stocks. The current weaving bureau and porcelain kilns are almost empty.
Zhu Qizhen is not in a hurry at all. The imperial court does not have the goods, but the people do.
So Wang Zhen was sent to take Dongchang and Jinyiwei to Jiangnan to collect the goods.
Li Qing was opposed to this. He knew very well who Wang Zhen was. If this guy went to Jiangnan, he would definitely make a fuss.
"Your Majesty, why don't I go?" Li Qing would rather work harder than Wang Zhen's lawlessness and bring disaster to others.
Zhu Qizhen shook his head and refused: "Just treat the queen's illness properly."
"Your Majesty, you know Wang Zhen's character. You don't know what the consequences will be if he goes away." Li Qing said solemnly.
Zhu Qizhen nodded: "Of course I know, but he can handle this well, can't he?"
After a pause, he said sincerely: "This is a dirty job, and I don't want you to do it."
Li Qing could feel Zhu Qizhen's sincerity and was touched, but he didn't want to be like this, "I'll go."
"Oh, just stay in Beijing." Zhu Qizhen said, "Wang Zhen bullied not the common people, but the wealthy gentry, and he will not arouse public anger;
Furthermore, to deal with such a wealthy gentry, you have to use someone like Wang Zhen. Sir, you are too kindhearted and not suitable for such a thing. "
Li Qing was helpless: "I'm worried that this will be the last straw for that group of people."
"It will collapse. What can they do?" Zhu Qizhen said calmly, "Don't worry, it won't turn the world upside down. If I get back 70% of my share, won't they all grit their teeth and admit it?"
Li Qing was completely speechless.
…
In early August, Wang Zhen returned to Beijing.
But his results shocked Li Qingdu.
After wandering around Jiangnan for a long time, I finally got back less than three ships' worth of goods.
It's simply... ridiculously few.
Qianqing Palace.
Zhu Qizhen was shocked at first, then furious. He caught Wang Zhen and cursed: "What do you do for food? How many benefits have you received from others?"
"Your Majesty, this slave has been wronged!" Wang Zhen looked more resentful than Dou E. "My slave really didn't get a penny. The problem is that those rich gentry are really worthless!"
"How is this possible!" Zhu Qizhen firmly refused to believe it. He looked at Li Qing, "Sir, you said before that all industries in the Jiangnan area have not been affected and are actively producing, right?"
Li Qing nodded.
Zhu Qizhen looked at Wang Zhen again, "What else do you have to say?"
"This is the fact, but it is also true that there is no goods." Wang Zhen said, "Your Majesty, they smuggled all the goods out."
"Fart, I have heavily guarded all the ports in the south of the Yangtze River. How can they smuggle?"
"It's absolutely true." Wang Zhen said, "The slaves didn't believe that they had no goods at first. Later, they arrested a few rich gentry and tortured them. They couldn't bear the torture, so they all were killed."
He spoke very quickly, "They did not export in Jiangnan, but took a detour to Yunnan, where they conducted export trade and sold to Luchuan, Myanmar, and Siam."
Li Qing's face showed surprise: So that's it, just say it.
"Your Majesty, blocking is worse than sparing. In this case, we might as well give them some business." Li Qing suggested.
"They dare to smuggle, and I still want to let him?" Zhu Qizhen was furious, "Damn, no wonder they are so honest, they have thought of a way out from the beginning."
Li Qing touched his nose and asked: "There are so many checkpoints along the way. The fact that they can do this is obviously because they have connected people from all over the place. Do you really want to investigate more closely? The implications are huge... have you considered it?"
"..." Zhu Qizhen calmed down a little.
This time, not only civil servants but also military generals were involved.
Zhu Qizhen sat down slowly and said solemnly, "Get up."
"Yes, thank you, Your Majesty." Wang Zhen stood up and hid behind Zhu Qizhen. He did not dare to say anything because he had failed.
Zhu Qizhen knitted his sword eyebrows together, pondered for a long time, and sighed: "This kind of trend cannot be encouraged. If we let it go, they will be even more unscrupulous."
"Don't use force!" Li Qing added, his tone serious.
"I know." Zhu Qizhen nodded dullly and cursed: "Really, you won't let me have any leisure at all."
Zhu Qizhen shouted loudly, but he was timid when the involvement was so big.
"Wang Zhen!"
"My slave is here." Wang Zhen walked back to him and knelt down to salute.
"Bring the Jin Yiwei, Dongchang Fanzi, and I'll guard it." Zhu Qizhen gritted his teeth and said, "When you meet a smuggler, you will never ask for threats, but the culprit will be punished and chopped into pieces."
"Is... uh... no trial?" Wang Zhen asked.
I'm trying to judge your grandma's legs... Zhu Qizhen resisted the urge to kick him, "No, just kill him. Do it immediately."
"Yes, slave, go right away."
Seeing that Zhu Qizhen's eyes seemed to be cannibalistic, Wang Zhen hurriedly cupped his hands and left in a hurry.
Zhu Qizhen was still depressed. Seeing Li Qing frowning and holding back his words, he snorted, "Sir, you still want to persuade me to swallow my anger, right?"
Li Qing sighed and said nothing.
Zhu Qizhen said: "Now that civil servants and military generals are united, if I continue to swallow my anger, all my previous efforts will be in vain."
"Alas..." Li Qing smiled bitterly, why didn't he understand the truth that the little emperor understood.
It's just that it was really hard for him to accept what was originally a good situation and now it was like this.
Investigating the root cause, it lies in the openness of Panax notoginseng.
If Li Qing had followed Li Qing's idea, 30% of the emperor and 70% of the people would never have reached this point.
However, Zhu Qizhen valued financial power too much and swallowed up 70% of it in one go, becoming 30% for the people and 70% for the court.
There are thousands of people involved in maritime trade. Zhu Qizhen's move is almost against the world's big players. The current situation is reasonable. óΠъ.oяＧ
Li Qing even felt that this situation was reasonable at the moment.
Suddenly, he felt a chill in his heart: Since it was smuggling, could the North also be involved? If the Tatars receive strong aid...hiss~
"Sir, what's wrong with you?" Zhu Qizhen couldn't help but feel nervous when he saw Li Qing's face turned ugly. "But what big problem was discovered?"
