After talking to the emperor for a while, Gao Gong was about to lead a few people to leave. Longqing sent them to the door, but he stopped and said silently: "Master Chen, please stay..."

Chen Si had to stop in the eyes of several people and return to the warm pavilion with the emperor.

The earth dragon was burning very vigorously, and the warm trunk was as warm as spring. The emperor sat on the couch, greeting him and sitting in silence. His face was red with excitement and said, "My performance was not bad just now..."

"The kindness of heaven is like..." Silently said softly: "The posture of the Holy Lord."

"Haha, it's a ridiculous praise." Long Qing originally wanted to say that this was what I thought about for a long time before I thought about it. He felt that it was too expensive, so he started to talk again: "Did you think of that matter?" When he said this, he looked anxious and lost the maturity he had just pretended to be.

Chen Si knew what the emperor was talking about and whispered: "It seems that the emperor has an idea..."

"It was not my idea, it was Teng Xiang and the others for me." Long Qing said: "They said they were rich and comfortable.

With a faint brow moving, Long Qing continued, "They also said that the emperors before the late emperor were all rich, but when the late emperor, the treasury began to be empty. Huād asked the Ministry of Revenue for money, which was not free, but also ruined its reputation." As he said, he sighed with emotion: "I have deep feelings about this..."

Looking at the emperor's excessive wine-sex face in silence, he thought to himself, "Everyone who has no money can play like this. If you have money, don't you go to the sky?" He really wanted to persuade Longqing, but there was always a voice in his heart, and he was not allowed to say it himself. When the words came to his mouth, they turned into: "This is also reasonable..."

"I also feel very..." Seeing the encouragement, Long Qing said excitedly: "Let them check the old things in the previous dynasty and found that the income from the palace in the Jiajing Dynasty came from Jiumen Taxation, Manager Warehouse, Admiral Construction, Zhuchi, Silver Field, Massage, Weaving, Firing, Firewood, Carbon... As well as Royal Shop, Taxation, etc...."

I heard it silently. This was clearly an excuse for the eunuchs to increase their income for the emperor and wanted to plunder the people's wealth and ointment, but it was true that the dog could not change the food. It seemed that after changing to the Kuanren master, the eunuchs began to move again. He suppressed the anger in his heart and asked calmly: "What about the Jiajing Dynasty?"

"Jiajing Dynasty..." Longqing was speechless for a while. Of course, he knew that since Chenghua, the eunuchs' arrogance became increasingly rampant, which eventually led to the Eight Tigers represented by Liu Jin in the Zhengde Dynasty, which led to the chaos of the country by the Eight Tigers represented by Liu Jin, which made the heavens angry and resentful. Emperor Jiajing witnessed the disaster of the previous dynasty with his own eyes. After ascending the throne, he was very strict in the near-level servants. When the big eunuchs had exceeded the rule, they would be punished until they died or to show their corpses. In the end, although the old people in Xingdi were in charge of the supervisors and the East Factory, they were all cautious and did not dare to be arrogant. The late emperor also withdrew all the people in the world to guard the inner ministers and the Dianjing camp, but they were not set up again for more than 40 years. Therefore, the power of the inner ministers has been killed by the Jiajing Dynasty since the end of Hongwu.

After finally cutting off the eunuch's clutches that stretched out the eunuchs to every corner of the Ming Dynasty, Longqing now wants to make money by relying on eunuchs. Wouldn't he restart the eunuchs' magic box that disrupted the country?

The silver charcoal in the stove burned silently and tastelessly, and the emperor fell into deep thought and speechless for a moment.

Waiting silently and feeling helpless in his heart. For the eunuchs, every word that the emperor said without a secret would be heard by the dead eunuchs. But no matter what aspect he was in front of him, he could only say this friend, and there was nothing he could do if he offended them.

"It is definitely not possible like Zhengde Dynasty. Eunuchs are not allowed to interfere in politics. This is the ancestral system set by Master Hongwu..." Longqing finally finished thinking and said carefully: "But if you can not give up some unimportant places, just let them take charge of the pearl pond, silver field, etc., it does not matter to the overall situation, and there can be a huā sale in the palace."

Silently sighed, he knew that Long Qing was too poor, and secondly, his ears were always soft and boneless. Even if he persuaded him today, he could not stop the eunuchs from tomorrow, so he could not just dissuade him. So he slowly said: "The ancient poem says that he will be on the top of the mountain and see all the mountains." As the supreme Ming Dynasty, his Majesty, in your eyes, is also the root of the survival of tens of thousands of people..."

Longqing showed disappointment on his face and whispered: "You helped me back then, why are you learning from them now and keeping me in a tight position?"

Silent smiled faintly and said, "The emperor misunderstood. The empress is still the empress. I am sharing my worries for the empress. This has never changed..."

"I thought..." Long Qing immediately said relievedly: "If you become a Grand Secretary, you will only speak from the standpoint of an official."

"How could it be?" Chen Si shook his head and said, "Since I knew the difficulties of the emperor, I was restless and hungry. I thought about how to make the emperor rich without being uttered by the ministers."

"If it could be like that, it would be great..." Long Qing became excited and then said embarrassedly: "But how is that possible?"

"It's entirely possible..." Chen Si smiled slightly and said mysteriously: "As long as we don't move what is in front of them, naturally no one will make noise..."

"Where is that..." Long Qing said in confusion.

"Overseas." Silence went straight into the sky and said simply: "I am not the only country in the world, but also the countries in the Taixi far away in the West. They have gained huge wealth through plundering all over the world. They are lured and greedy for enjoyment. Therefore, the tea Longqing, which imported giant coriander from my Ming Dynasty every year, completely dispelled the idea of ​​building a fleet to go to sea, but was also aroused by a glimmer of hope. It was like a little hand tickling in his heart. He leaned forward and looked at him and said: "Don't keep it aside! What should I do? Tell me quickly!"

"The emperor, the one I presented, Kunyu's map is still there, right?" asked Chen Silently. The so-called "Kunyu's map" is an oval world map drawn by Shaburo himself, which is more comprehensive and detailed than the "Ming Yi Map" treasured in the palace. There are two copies in total, one is kept to educate the children and the other is given to the emperor.

"Here, I often play with it, just like a slogan, I don't know if I don't look at it, the world is so wonderful." Long Qing smiled and said, "I'll find it for you?"

"Since the emperor often watches it, there is no need..." said silently, "At present, there are two main lines of trade between Ming and Thais. One is to trade with the Franchise people through Guangzhou to Malacca, and the other is to trade with the Spanish through Southeast Asia to Luzon.

The first one was early and developed, while the latter one was emerging, but it was very popular to come from behind..." In fact, there was a third one, trading with the Japanese who lacked anything but silver, but the court still prohibited trade with Japan after all, so the silence was not mentioned.

"Well..." Longqing nodded. He was not unfamiliar with the place name that Chen Si said... It was thanks to Chen Si's efforts and hard work, and he sharpened his sword for ten years. He actually provided knowledge reserves for the emperor many years in advance. At this moment, Longqing was listening effortlessly and with relish. This silent water-pulling time is more like Mr. Xu than Zhang Juzheng.

"These two channels are the so-called Maritime Silk Road, and they are also veritable golden channels." Silently said: "But it is not peaceful. In addition to the stormy waves, there are also rampant pirates who are invading. Fleets are often attacked, often with nothing to return to their money..." After a pause, the tone was full of temptation, "So the escort fleet came into being. The more frequent the trade and the more ships they traveled, the broader the money prospects of this line will be."

"Yeah." Longqing nodded and said, "As a maritime escort agency, even if it is not as good as a land tap, it will definitely make a big profit." Then he looked at it and said, "What's going on now?" He was afraid of being disappointed again.

"At present, it is mainly the sea merchants who pay the money, and my Ming navy escorts it." said with a silent smile.

Sure enough, he was still disappointed. Longqing bent his waist and said depressedly: "Then this money is still not as good as the palace..."

"But" said silently, "The Lord Chaoli was very dissatisfied with this and wanted to get rid of it quickly."

"Why?" Longqing asked.

"There are three reasons. First, they think that the army is a state official weapon, but they escorted the merchants and escorted the merchants, which was incomplete in the court's constitution. Second, the previous escort only collected costs and fees, so they saw money when they saw the slaughter. Chen Si said lightly:... Third, one by one, one is the composition of the navy. Except for part of the navy trained by Yu Dayou, most of them were adapted from the former pirates who were recruited by Xu Hai, Wang Zhi, Lin Feng and other recruited former pirates..." Suddenly, he said sarcastically: "The adults in the court all had clean obsessions. Under the pressure of resisting the Japanese, they offered high-ranking officials and generous salaries, turned them from thieves to officials, and then asked them to fight the thieves. Now the sea border is flat, and it is time for rabbits to be cooked..." So Chen Si and Yang Bo, the southeast merchants and the Shanxi merchants were almost everywhere. In addition to the bank bills, the Shanxi merchants also wanted to use their influence in the court to eliminate Xu Hai and others, so as to achieve the goal of controlling the navy through the Ministry of War and then controlling the trade channel.

But they accepted the lessons from the previous few times and conducted an investigation first. They found that Xu Hai and others were unruly and said that they were willing to give face to the court. If they were unhappy, they could turn away from the heavenly court every minute. They were afraid that they would stimulate them to rebel from the court and cause rebellion again. Therefore, the Shanxi merchants did not act rashly against them. Instead, they were constantly deploying people to the navy by the Ministry of War, and even issued three transfer orders to Yu Dayou, who was suppressing bandits in Guangdong, ordering them to go to Beijing to report their duties. Their intentions were uneasy. On the other hand, they created public opinion in the court, hoping to attack the pressure of the Beijing Camp on both sides, so that the silence that was inseparable from Xu Hai and others would be compromised. In no case, they would take over the part of the navy that originally belonged to the court.

Silence will naturally not sit still and wait for death. We have been preparing for it in full swing to welcome the confrontation that will come at any time... Today's appearance is a key part of his plan.

"Not very authentic..." Longqing was isolated from the state affairs back then and had no pain for the Japanese pirates, so after listening to the silent story, he felt a little sympathetic to Xu Hai and the others.

"It's not just unauthentic, but he only cares about his own reputation, but makes the emperor a villain! He also regards the faith and righteousness of the country as a joke!" Chen Jing said indignantly: "The pirates are all smart, but they did not surrender before. Under the circumstances, the officials encouraged the late emperor to issue the decree of revenge. Now they want to openly violate the imperial edict and kill the donkey! Not only will the emperor bear the bad reputation of being unfilial! It also means that the great Ming Dynasty will lose its moral integrity. Who will believe in the promises of the Ming Dynasty in the future! No one can establish one's faith, and no country will be in danger! Your Majesty!"

"Well..." Long Qingshen agreed, but he couldn't help but mutter, but what does this have to do with making money?

Fortunately, Shen Mo finally unveiled the lid and said, "I am a member of the recruitment negotiations. I am very reluctant to break the trust of the court in the world, but I don't want to have a quarrel with my colleagues, so I came up with a solution..." As he said, he exhaled and said, "I followed their wishes and asked Xu Hai and the others to leave the army, and they would not let them go back to be pirates. Instead, they escorted as the civilian and wrote letters to communicate with them. They were all fed up with the bird energy of the Ministry of War, so they were willing. But they also had a concern... Without the identity of the official army, who would still believe them? I am willing to find their bodyguards?" He knelt down to Longqing and said, "So I dared to ask the emperor to accept them in the name of the royal escort team, let them continue their original escort and teach them their careers. The seashore will be peaceful, the emperor has great merits, and I can also be loyal and righteous." In the end, they were all moved.

"Get up quickly..." Longqing quickly pulled up and said in silence: "You have been asking me for something, so I have to agree no matter how hard it is. Besides, they have been ordered by the imperial edict of the late emperor, so I should give it as a shelter, and no one can say anything."

"The emperor is kind..." The silence squeezed hard without squeezing out tears, but his heart must be really soft. Although the late emperor was very nice to him, he was far less sincere and enthusiastic than Long Qing. People's hearts are full of flesh, how could he not be moved?

"I know what you mean now..." Long Qing frowned and said, "You should tell me too, the prospects for this matter? I'm afraid I won't get much benefit if I just make a name."

"Haha, the emperor underestimates it too much, royal, these two words," said silently, "Liu Biju pickles, Bao Daxiang's jewelry, Shuiyunzhai's gouache, Ruitaixiang's silk cloth is famous all over the country, and its sign is loud! How can there be more than royal, this golden sign is brighter? Besides, not only is it famous, but it also has great benefits... No one dares to bully them, because he is afraid that the pirates will escape when they see it. Business is prosperous, and naturally wealth is abundant..."

Long Qing smiled after saying something: "How much money can Hua make?"

"It's hard to say how much money you earn..." said silently, "But the royal name cannot be used in vain. Every year, you have to fix a sum of money in the palace and then pay dividends."

"What exactly is it?" Long Qing said anxiously.

"The first year is not sure." Silently said, "But they knew that the palace was urgent to use money, so they were willing to pay one million taels first. By the end of the year, if there is no bonus, then it will be fine. If there is, it will be divided into 30% of the palace..." After a pause, he said, "From the calculation, from next year, it should be stable between one hundred and two million taels."
Chapter completed!