Da Ming started to ascend the throne

Chapter 598 The princess arrives
Hearing Xia Wanchun's arrival, Li Yan hurriedly put down the water bowl:

"Everyone, be careful not to pollute the water, and keep people on duty all day long to protect the safety of drinking water. Yang Zheng will make arrangements."

"Yes, sir, don't worry, this water is our life, and we will definitely protect it well."

Seeing Yang Zheng nodding in agreement, Li Yan dragged Hong Niangzi away.

Xia Wanchun is not very old, but he is a talented man and the emperor's favorite.

He is now responsible for the collection of commercial taxes in the Ming Dynasty and the collection of commercial taxes with the customs, and is also the main person in charge of combating smuggling in the south of the Yangtze River.

Since he took office, he has almost turned the smuggling business of those big families into a dead end.

The establishment of Daming Customs not only greatly increased the revenue of the treasury, but also offended many powerful families and wealthy gentry.

In just half a year, it increased Daming's income by 1000 million taels of silver.

In the past, this kind of taxation almost didn't exist. Instead, agricultural taxation was increased under the deception of gentry and officials.

The result of this is to make the rich richer and the poor poorer, directly leading to peasant uprisings in many places.

If it was in the past, it is estimated that Xia Wanchun would have been killed by those people long ago.

But who dares now, he is not only protected by a ruthless person like Yu Huatian, but also protected by Ming Emperor Zhu Youjian.

If anyone or family dares to attack Xia Wanchun, they should know the consequences, the emperor will definitely destroy their nine clans.

Don't be unconvinced, how about the Kong family?Still being murdered by the emperor.

For the happiness of the Ming people, for the stability of the Ming Dynasty, and for the continuation of the last Han dynasty in history.

Zhu Youjian didn't care how many corrupt officials were killed, let alone how many profiteers killed the country and the people.

Although Xia Wanchun is not the biggest official, he is not as good as the cabinet of the Ming Dynasty, the Ministry of War and the Governor's Mansion of the Five Armies, or even a governor.

But his position is the most important in the emperor's heart.

Without soldiers and horses, Zhu Youjian can summon them, and without weapons he can exchange them.

But without money, nothing can be done, not even the system.

Li Yan didn't know what system the emperor had, but he knew that Xia Wanchun was not simple.

How could he be negligent when people transported materials all the way to Shaanxi.

Pulling the red lady, he quickly ran up the river ladder, and shouted at the guards who followed him from afar:
"Quick, prepare our horses!"

The guards immediately ran over leading Li Yan and Hong Niangzi's horses.

The couple took the reins of the horse and flew straight to the governor's mansion.

As soon as they arrived at the city gate, Li Yan and his wife saw endless carriages slowly entering the city.

As the Governor of Shaanxi, Li Yan has not met Xia Wanchun, but he is said to be very young.

The two of them rushed their horses and arrived at the Governor's Mansion half an hour later.

Immediately, a group of people were found standing in front of the Governor's Mansion, talking to the guard.

Li Yan and his wife jumped off their horses and hurried to the governor's gate.

I saw a boy in the fifteenth or sixteenth grade who was asking the guard something.

The boy looks talented, although he is dressed in casual clothes, he looks very sophisticated and mature.

When the captain of the gate guard saw Li Yan coming, he hurriedly said to the boy:
"The governor is here!"

The young man's gaze back happened to collide with Li Yan's, and Li Yan saw perseverance and integrity in his gaze.

Now that he knew that Xia Wanchun was coming, Li Yan must have related this person to Xia Wanchun.

Even though he knew that Xia Wanchun was very young, when he actually saw Xia Wanchun, Li Yan was still amazed by Xia Wanchun.

He was really too young, he really couldn't associate such a young man with the famous Xia Wanchun.

You must know that Xia Wanchun is a first-rank official of the Ming Dynasty, at this age...

The red lady noticed that her husband was losing his composure, so she hastily and quietly tugged on his sleeves, only for Li Yan to react immediately.

He hastily stepped forward and cupped his hands and said:

"I'm Li Yan, Governor of Shaanxi, is your Excellency Xia?"

This person is the famous national hero Xia Wanchun.

Seeing Li Yan coming, he bowed his hands in return:

"Under Xia Wanchun, I heard that Shaanxi was hit by a disaster, and Xia Wanchun came here on behalf of Daming Customs to greet me!"

It was really Xia Wanchun, Li Yan handed over again:
"On behalf of all the people in the disaster area, Li Yan would like to thank Master Xia and Daming Customs for their support. Please come inside soon, Master Xia."

Xia Wanchun smiled slightly, looked at the red lady beside Li Yan, cupped his hands and said:
"Lord Li, this is Madam Gao Ming, Xia Wanchun is very polite."

The red lady hastily bowed and gave a blessing:
"It's a concubine, Mr. Xia has worked hard all the way, go to the mansion to rest!"

Li Yan forgot to introduce his wife for a while, and Xia Wanchun made a big blush.

But he could see that Xia Wanchun was just joking, and he was embarrassed to bow his hands:

"I made a mistake, I hope Master Xia will forgive me!"

Of course Xia Wanchun didn't care about it, and smiled again:
"My lord, don't worry too much. My wife is really different. You are a heroine!"

"Master Xia has won the prize, please come inside!"

The red lady stretched out her hand generously and invited Xia Wanchun into the governor's mansion.

The three entered the mansion, and their subordinates began to hand over the relief supplies brought by Xia Wanchun.

This time Xia Wanchun brought [-] shi of grain, oil and other materials, all of which were donated by officials of the Ming Customs and all the staff, as well as southern maritime merchants.

The so-called support from all sides when one party is in trouble, the people of Ming Dynasty have shown great unity and cohesion during the drought in the northwest.

The official roads in the provinces of Ming Dynasty are now built into concrete roads, which also saves a lot of time for Xia Wanchun to deliver disaster relief materials.

In the past, the official roads were bumpy and uneven, and the carriage could not run at all.

It's completely different now. Three horses and one car almost trot all the way, without much bumps at all.

The convoy of more than 300 carriages attracted many strange eyes along the way, most of them were shocked.

Although there are horse-drawn carriages passing by on the official road every day, they have never seen such a horse-drawn carriage.
After entering the Governor's Mansion and the guests and hosts were seated, Li Yan and his wife immediately ordered the servants to serve tea and expressed their thanks to Xia Wanchun.

Xia Wanchun waved his hand:

"Master Li, please don't be polite, this is not something I bought from my personal property, I also have other purposes for coming here this time.

In order to increase support for the disaster-stricken areas, our customs is going to allow items from the Shaanxi-Gansu region to go to sea first to earn profits, and to provide assistance within our ability for the lives of the people after the disaster.

When your porcelain, cotton and tea in stock go to sea, the Ming Customs will exempt your goods from duty. "

The tax exemption for the disaster-stricken areas, this Xia Wanchun can completely decide. After the emperor returns, he will report this matter to the emperor.

Li Yan and his wife once again expressed their gratitude to Xia Wanchun, who not only brought so many disaster relief materials, but also exempted goods from Shaanxi-Gansu regions that go to sea.

This decision is of great benefit to businesses and people in the Shaanxi-Gansu region, allowing them to save a lot of profits.

Li Yan and Xia Wanchun chatted a lot, about the disaster situation in the Shaanxi-Gansu area, and about the construction of the Ming Dynasty and customs taxation.

Gradually, the two found that they had many topics in common and their opinions were very close. This probably means that the heroes see the same thing!

Just when the two were chatting happily, the guard rushed in and reported:
"My lord, the princess is here!"

(End of this chapter)