The assassination in Zhouzhuang was loud and the rain was small. Finally, it was determined that the Japanese pirates were rebellious, so the case was closed in a hurry. In this era, the four words "Japanese pirates rebellion" were really a good medicine to cover up the truth... But everything behind the scenes was not seen in front of the stage. The reason why silence could accept this result was that after receiving Zhu Shisan's detailed report, Lu Bing was furious and wrote a letter to apologize to him, and opened Lu Ji out of the family, and let Shen Mo deal with it! He also ordered his successor to make things difficult for him again, Lu Ji was a role model.

The only regret is that there is no news about Lu Jiru's mud cow entering the sea, but Zhu Shisan still found the grass ghosts who had been poisoned and detoxified the three of Su Xue and his brothers.

This sincere low attitude made the silence unable to occur. After all, he did not have the ability to offend Lu Bing, so he simply followed the situation and handed over the girl Lu Xiu to Zhu Shisan, asking him to send her to Beijing, so that her uncle could discipline her.

The last haze in front of me was removed, and my silent mood finally felt relieved. The operation of the Maritime Bureau was on track. By the end of the year, I made a profit of 2.5 million taels of silver, exceeding the task of the court.

Many people are staring at this money, so he naturally won’t be able to play tricks. Eight hundred miles have to register to Beijing in an urgent manner. What will happen to His Majesty?

This money is like the sweet rain of a long drought. The outer city of Beijing has not been repaired yet, and the Beijing officials can no longer expose it. Emperor Jiajing saw it and was anxious in his heart, so he had to go out of sight and practice in seclusion all day long.

As soon as the silent good news arrived, Jiajing was immediately excited and immediately broke through the pass and summoned all the cabinet masters and the Minister of Revenue to discuss how to spend the money.

Unexpectedly, he was a little happy early because everyone was in charge of a stake and had reasons for spending... The river workers need to repair them? Is it necessary to pay for their wages? Is it necessary to prepare weapons? Is it necessary to provide relief for the victims in the north?... After all the list was listed, two million and five hundred thousand taels were not enough to spend!

Emperor Jiajing lowered his face and said, "You are just robbing!"

The ministers smiled bitterly and said, "We are also forced to go to the forefront. If the funds are not settled, we will not dare to go home for the New Year."

"Then let's be with me in the palace." Jiajing couldn't help but laugh and cursed. He said, "I can get up from the cushion, waved his sleeves and walked down the imperial stairs and said, "I know that it's difficult for you and I can't help it."

Everyone quickly stood up and said, "My derelicts in duty will make the king and father worried. Please punish Your Majesty."

"I might as well punish myself, I would rather punish myself," Jiajing shook his head slowly, signaled them to sit down, and whispered: "Actually, we all know that the Ming Dynasty has reached its current level and cannot simply blame others. In fact, it is our own reason."

The ministers couldn't help but be in a state of solemnity, holding their breath to listen to His Majesty's rare crimes.

"The royal family, the big family, the bureaucrat, the middle-level official, and the border army." Jiajing stretched out five fingers and turned down: "Just like five mountains, the people of the ancestors could not straighten their backs. These problems are almost everyone knows, but no one dares to speak of them."

Lord Zhong stood up quickly and apologized again.

Jiajing sighed and said, "I don't blame you, because I don't want you to say... If you want to move these five mountains, unless the Emperor of Heaven shows his holy and sends the Yellow Turban Strongman to the earth, you must have the energy of Yugong moving the mountain, and the lifespan of Peng Zu." As he said that, he sat back and said, "I have long been willing to imitate Yugong, but I have been weak and sick since I was young. I always worry that the heaven will not last for the year and give up halfway, so I practiced day and night, hoping to learn the art of immortality, and then turn around and take care of the Ming Dynasty carefully."

Everyone sounded very sacred at first, but they felt very sacred at the back, but knew that His Majesty had become possessed, so they had to compliment them together: "Your Majesty is sincere and will definitely move the world, and the magical skills are just around the corner!"

"Oh, the road is long and arduous, I will search up and down." Jiajing sighed, "Master Tao Tian said that I still need ten years of meditation to achieve something. In these ten years, I have no energy to manage those mundane affairs, and I have to rely on the efforts of all the ministers to maintain it."

Yan Song stood up tremblingly and said, "The old minister Feng Zhuan was in his twilight years. He was originally planning to retire and return home. Now that Your Majesty says, I will live for another ten years and die when your magical skills are complete."

After hearing this, everyone thought, they would work for another ten years? But if they really want to take over the pit, they can only let others get a pants. Even Mr. Xu, who is the most cunning, was fainted. Just two days ago, when the two were chatting in the cabinet, Mr. Yan said that he really couldn't hold on and had to retire next year no matter what. Why are he going to be ready to hold on for another ten years after two days? Is there still going to be a complete end? Does the words still count?

Regardless of other people's resentment, Jiajing was very happy anyway and said, "The clothes are not as good as new as new, and the people are not as good as old as before. If you only give me the head of the family, although it cannot be said that it is outstanding, it is also reassuring."

Yan Song laughed and said, "As long as you have money, the old minister can definitely be a good family."

"I am practicing immortality, not using gold techniques, so I can't make money." Jiajing leaned on the pillow and smiled, "But someone knows this trick. Master Yan takes good care of him and can be much more affordable in money."

"What Your Majesty said is Shen Zhuoyan?" Yan Song asked in a voice.

"No," Jiajing nodded and said, "Shen Mo did a good job in Suzhou. I didn't expect that he could overcome so many difficulties, make a maritime warehouse out of nothing, and exceed this year's target. Such a capable official who does practical things is what I need most in the Ming Dynasty." As he said, he narrowed his long and narrow eyes and said lightly, "Prevent him well, don't always let those people cause trouble for him... I still want to leave this treasure for my son."

Everyone couldn't help but feel awesome. As the saying goes, the emperor never speaks nonsense, especially the best-quality ones like Jiajing. Every word they say must be carefully considered, otherwise they must be blind. However, this time it was very straightforward, and the spearhead was pointed directly at the nine masters who were blocking the opening of the port. Obviously, His Majesty was dissatisfied with them... I heard that earlier, the emperor summoned Governor Lu alone and scolded him for a bloody spurt. After returning, he ordered someone to beat him up for eighty sticks, which was obviously implicated by his own family.

The so-called Nine Great Masters, in addition to the Lu family, also "Wu Yan, Wang Yan, Zhou, Xie, Feng Zhao", are all famous surnames in the court. They said that they did not know what their family members did, and no one would believe them. But they turned a blind eye to them, but they were blinded by the benefits of family affection.

Now that His Majesty has spoken, there is also the lesson of the past of Governor Lu... Everyone is not as good as his body, and if they get into trouble, they will be completely finished. They all plan to tell their family that since the port has been opened, don’t smuggle and do some serious business... Yan Song doesn’t care what his family has done. He only cares about how the emperor feels, so he respectfully said: "I will definitely take care of Lord Shen, but I don’t know how he should reward him this time?"

"No reward." Jiajing shook his head and said, "The prefect who was just over 20 years old is already outrageous enough. Do you still want to be a governor at this age? That is not a reward, but a harm to him." As he said, "It's better to suppress him for a few years and then to sharpen his skills." But some people are born to be unable to suppress them. If they could know what happened in Jiajing in thirty-seven years in advance, they would definitely not be so full of words.

Of course that is a later story... It is completely different from the pain and happiness of Beijing. Suzhou City is filled with a festive atmosphere. The benefits brought by Maritime Service are real. The first is to greatly increase the employment opportunities of the people. As long as you are willing to make efforts, you will not worry about not being able to find work. The second is to double the price of silk, so that the entire industrial chain of Suzhou City will benefit, and even the entertainment service industry will benefit from it. The third is to gather all over the country in Suzhou City, such as Fenjiu in Shanxi, New Year's paintings of Yangliuqing, Shandong onions, and Liuyang's whip. In the past, it is just something I heard about, and now it can be bought at my doorstep, so that the people can buy New Year's goods. In this era, only Beijing City in the country can enjoy such treatment.

"Don't be greedy, kids, Laba is the New Year after the Laba porridge; Laba porridge, drink for a few days, 22; Twenty-three, sugar melon stick; Twenty-four, sweep the house; Twenty-five, frozen tofu; Twenty-six, go buy meat; Twenty-seven, slaughter a rooster; Twenty-eight, put the noodles on..." Shen Mo sat in the carriage, listening to the nursery rhymes outside, couldn't help but sigh: "The New Year will be in two days."

Sanchi beside him smiled and said, "Yes, sir, can we have a holiday tomorrow?"

"What are you thinking!" Tiezhu slapped him in the back of his head, "The Maritime Manufacturing Department is so busy, and the river work has not stopped. Will we take a break?" Because of the lack of experience, the auction house sold too many orders, but the inspection and delivery personnel were too busy at all and could not take care of the New Year. As for the river work in Wusong River, in order to complete the construction on schedule, they raced against time and could not stop. "You can't say that." Shen Mo smiled and said, "I just go around the Chinese New Year, and there is no need for so many people. You just take turns to take holidays."

"Okay." Sanchimei smiled.

At this time, the carriage stopped, "Sir, the Changzhou County Government has arrived." Tiezhu looked out the window and said.

Shen Mo got out of the car, stamped his feet, looked at the long convoy and said, "Push the last car in."

Sanchi came over again and said, "It's really strange, sir; others are always filial to the superiors at the end of the year. You are not only not allowed to offer sacrifices, but also to the officials." Since I woke up this morning, Shen Mo began to lead the convoy to deliver New Year's goods. Wang Yongji, Gui Youguang and others had already delivered it to Hai Rui's house, but now he has arrived at Hai Rui's house.

"What thoughts," Shen Mo glanced at him and cursed with a smile: "I've been busy with us for a year, how can I not express it?"

The slums were gone in the back yamen in Changzhou County. As the refugees found employment and were able to support themselves, they moved their families out and were unwilling to slander Mr. Hai any more.

The yard was much brighter and there were only a few girls playing. When they saw a stranger coming in, the older girls quickly walked back, but the youngest girl stood there, looking at Shen Mo curiously. She was only four or five years old, wearing a simple cloth jacket and braided pigtails. She was very cute and a little thin.

Sinister now likes the child very much, so he walked over and bent down and said, "What's your name?" After entering, he realized that the child was so thin.

"Anan." The little girl said with her hands on her back: "Where are you?"

Chen Yu couldn't help laughing, touched her little head, and said, "My name is Chen Mo, you have to call me Uncle Chen."

"Uncle Chen..." A Nan shouted.

"So good," Chen Si smiled and said with a hearty smile: "Uncle will give you candy." Then he reached out and asked Sanchi. Sanchi quickly grabbed a handful of it from the bag on the cart and gave it to Chen Si.

Siren then held it in front of A Nan. Looking at the handful of colorful candy, the little girl's eyes were straightened, but she didn't dare to take it. She said timidly: "Dad, don't let anyone take anything casually."

"Uncle is not someone else, but your father's leader. If you listen to him, he listens to me, so you have to listen to mine." This was a bit confusing. The little girl took great effort to understand and whispered: "Then I will only take six yuan."

"Why is it six?" Chen Si said strangely.

"Because of grandma, Am, dad, eldest sister, second sister and A Nan," A Nan pinched her fingers and calculated: "There are six people in total."

After a moment of silence, he fell in love with the little doll and smiled happily, "What a good kid." He then held the candy and asked the little girl to count out six pieces.

"One, two, three, four, five..." The little girl was counting very seriously. Her sister stood in the distance and said, "Anan, how many times have you told you that you are not allowed to take other people's things, be careful of grandma beating them."

A Nan was so scared that she shrank her hand, then handed the candy to silently and said, "I don't want it..."

I looked at her sister silently and thought to myself that she was such a disappointing daughter. I wish you a powerful family in the future.

At this time, Mrs. Hai came out and saw this scene, and smiled and said, "Anan, you can get what you give to you."

A Nan looked at her sister happily, then counted six yuan, and smiled sweetly, "Thank you uncle." She trotted back and distributed it to Mrs. Hai, and the sister who scared her.

Mrs. Hai invited Chen Si into the inner courtyard. After all, she saw that it was a place where women lived in a room. Although it was not luxurious, it was clean, colorful and joyful, and it was comfortable at first glance.

After entering the inner room, it was still on the bamboo floor, but two cotton mats were added. Mrs. Hai asked Mrs. Chen to sit down. She smiled silently: "It's the New Year, Brother Gangfeng can't come back to prepare New Year's goods, so I bought some and sent it to the old lady."

"It's cost me again." Mrs. Hai thanked: "It's a big deal next time, we have something to buy." At this time, when Mrs. Hai bowed her head and came in to serve tea, she plucked up the courage and asked in a low voice: "Sir, when will he come back?"

Chen Si smiled guiltily and said, "It should be fine on the afternoon of 30. Sister-in-law, don't blame Lord Hai. It's nearly 2 million taels and hundreds of thousands of people. His burden is too heavy."

Mrs. Hai showed a look of disappointment on her face, and she lowered her head and did not speak. Mrs. Hai said unhappily: "Gangfeng has a heavy responsibility, and there is no way to sacrifice her family and take care of everyone. You, a wife, should understand support, how can you be so selfish?" She waved her hand and said, "Go down."

Mrs. Hai gave her mother-in-law and the adults a blessing, and she was about to leave, but she was silently stopped and said, "Mrs. Sister-in-law, help the old lady to the yard to see the New Year's goods. If there is still something missing, I will send it here in the afternoon." Ruohan once said that he was a 'friend of women', but it was not unreasonable.

Mrs. Hai nodded gratefully, walked to her mother-in-law and said, "Em, please."

"Yes." Mrs. Hai's expression calmed slightly.

When we left the yard, the guards were unloading the goods. In fact, there was nothing rare, they were all rice, noodles, vegetables, eggs, chicken, duck, fish, red cloth, firecrackers, etc. They were expensive, practical and rich... I knew that the male owner of this family had a spirit of almost self-abuse, so I specially prepared a copy of the most complete New Year's goods... Although they cost the least money, they were the most considerate.

Holding the windmill given by Uncle Chen in his hand, A Nan ran around happily in the yard. Her two sisters hid behind the curtains and looked excitedly at the red cloth, silk flowers, etc. Their daughters wear flowers during the New Year, so they have to tie red head ropes. This year, they can finally get their wish. They can't help but feel that Lord Shen is the best adult in the world.

Not only do they think so, but now the people in Suzhou City all think so. If you do a poll in Suzhou, you will find that the silent index of people's hearts is far superior to that of Hai Rui. In fact, he is still the same, neither friendly to the people nor diligent, and even has some romantic affairs. But people love him from the bottom of their hearts, because in the hearts of the people, honest officials are not the best officials, and the master who can make everyone live a good life is the best.

After leaving Hai Rui's house, I sent a few more houses. I looked at the back of the car and there were two New Year's goods. Then I said, "Go to Huansha Lane." I also said to myself, "Oh, Master Su is also an official of the Maritime Bureau, and I almost forgot about her." Sanchi and Tiezhu were laughing at each other, thinking that the lord is really trying to cover up the truth.

Su Xue has moved out of Xiaoxiang Building and rented a quiet yard in Huansha Lane, where she can live quietly with her younger brother and sister.

Since Zhouzhuang came back, the two have had a lot of contact, but they only have official duties and rarely have private contact. They seem to have become simple friends and colleagues.

But the saint said that the friendship between men and women is destined to not be pure forever. Over time, it will always ferment something called ambiguous.
Chapter completed!