I'm really not doing business

Chapter 503: Endless Songjiang cloth, endless Weitang gauze

Zhu Yijun once again adopted the conservative idea and waited until the Ten Kings City was repaired. Because the vassal kings of the Ming Dynasty were quite noisy. Since the Jingnan period in the early days of the country, with the successful case of King Yan ascending the throne, there are always some vassal kings who feel that they can do it too. , trying to replicate the feats of King Yan.

Once the vassal factor is added to the process of resolving the contradiction between man and land, and drastic changes occur, the process of the New Deal will be delayed, or even too much noise is made, and the resistance to the New Deal will suddenly increase.

"We need to rush for time." Zhang Juzheng said with a frown: "We need to rush to build the Ten Kings City before anyone dares to take the lead."

"Now that the army has just returned from a great victory and shocked the young people in the world, we must build the Ten Kings City. As long as we can complete the withdrawal of the vassal before someone dares to risk making a big fuss, we will not make things worse. It’s more complicated and more difficult to end.”

The time must be saved, otherwise, when the time comes, the feudal king will use the banner of the Qingjun side, which will be a big trouble.

"Leave this matter to me." Wang Chonggu looked at everyone and said calmly: "I still have the confidence to build this area."

Wang Chonggu's words reveal a feeling of who else but me, a disdainful feeling that when I have finished speaking, everyone here is trash when it comes to creating this matter.

As for the creation aspect, Wang Chonggu dared to pat his chest and said that even Zhang Juzheng was no match.

You know, when Wang Chonggu built the central axis of the palace, it was a matter of life and death!
At that time, when His Majesty was receiving foreign envoys on the foundation of Huangji Hall, Wang Chonggu was really racing against time. Even though the emperor repeatedly proposed to lower the construction standards and increase the speed, Wang Chonggu completed the palace with quality and quantity. The tripod construction of the central axis.

Zhang Juzheng was silent for a while, then bowed solemnly, and said loudly: "I bow to thank Tianen."

"I obey the order," the ministers said in unison.

Zhang Juzheng was a little embarrassed, because according to the compilation of old cases by the Ministry of Rites, during the Longqing period, there were still more than 6 registered vassals. After passing the examination, because the matter of paying salaries to the vassals was not included in the examination, the registered vassals The number began to decrease sharply. By the tenth year of Wanli, there were only left. If this continues, it may be halved in less than ten years.

When Wang Chonggu was building the central axis of the palace, he had nothing but money. He still rushed to complete the construction three months before the emperor's wedding. Even though the emperor only lived there for one day during the wedding, he moved back to the west. The palace was destroyed, but the construction of the palace was completed as scheduled, saving the lives of the whole family.

"Isn't it too late at the end of the year? Although the City of Ten Kings is called the City of Ten Kings, just the migration of princes and princes from Henan Province to Beijing is also an extremely large scale." Zhu Yijun frowned and decided to give it a few days. .

"No, so few?" Young Situ took the memorial in Wan Shihe's hand, read it for a long time, and then started to circulate the memorial. Everyone was discussing in a low voice. After the discussion, they all looked at the memorial indifferently. Zhang Juzheng.

"The construction costs should be funded by internal funds." Zhu Yijun thought about it and announced.

The courtiers looked at me and I looked at you, and they all decided to build the city of the ten kings and hand it over to the second assistant of the king of the economic state to preside over it.

"A city with a circumference of twenty miles has a population of 60,000 people. Even if you include relatives, chief ministers, and servants, it is still a bit sparse."

Even Wang Daokun, Minister of the Ministry of Industry, does not have experience in this area. After all, the experience of rebelling against thieves is too precious. Ordinary rebels must succeed or die. Wang Chonggu can still survive under the premise of failure. There are very few people in history who are so active in the political arena and can become the second assistant and the pillar of the country, let alone the Ming Dynasty.

Wang Chonggu shook his head and said: "It's just a pile of lime pillars. If we weren't in a hurry for the interior decoration, half a year would be enough. Your Majesty, things are different from the past."

"I will live up to your majesty's trust." Wang Chonggu bowed his head and said.

"No." Zhu Yijun shook his head and said.

The development of Suiyuan Chidao and Suiyuan Mining has made the wealthy national funds less wealthy. They have to make various changes, so that the 7.7 million silver deposits in the old treasury are not used. The construction of the Ten Kings City was fully borne by the internal funds. , as a result, the Ministry of Rites, which did not need to pay any money, actually had to move together.

Suitable, couldn't be more suitable.

If it is built too slowly, lives will be lost.

During the Jiajing, Longqing, and Wanli years, the emperor frequently asked for money from the national funds. The reason behind this time and time again was that the gold and silver were never in full. The emperor's life was like this, and the lives of the clans all over the world were also difficult. Is it harsh? The Ming Dynasty was almost gone. It built an imperial mausoleum of 500,000 yuan, but still owed 110,000 yuan. The huge financial loss had affected the normal operation of the Ming Dynasty.

Wan Shihe looked at the courtiers and said, "Your Majesty, I think it is best to move as one."

"Are you blaming the clan too harshly? In the first year of Wanli, the palace's 100 million silver coins came into the treasury for the first time. In the third year of Wanli, it rose to 120 million silver. This was true even for the clan, let alone the clan." Zhu Yijun waited for Zhang Juzheng to get up. , looked at the court officials and said: "This court meeting has no impact. If word spreads, the world will be blamed. Either I have done something wrong for you, or you are holding both sides and watching the disaster. Let's stop this matter." At the Wenhua Hall.”

"I am pardoning your innocence and exempting you from the courtesy." Zhu Yijun said very confidently: "At that time, the country's finances were in great losses, and your husband was desperate to deal with it. I saw it in my eyes. The late emperor's mausoleum still owed 500,000 silver. 110,000, we cannot criticize Mr. Xian for his hard work for the country today because the country is in surplus today."

But now, the production of cement and steel bars in Daming has been greatly increased. Wang Chonggu has already exceeded the project expectations for the construction of large quantities of the same specifications. In half a year, it is more than enough. The building with less than three floors in total has no technical content.

Later history books concluded that Zhang Juzheng would inevitably be scolded as the number of clan vassals dropped sharply, and he could not escape the charge of harshly criticizing the clan.

Wan Shihe bowed his head and said: "Your Majesty, I have seen Wang Cifu's construction drawings. Isn't there anyone below the level of the county king?"

"Harsh criticism? Where does the harsh criticism come from? Doesn't this mean that the clans in the world are tired and are building the Ten Kings City to recuperate?"

"The three vassals of Jin, Dai, and Shen in Shanxi have a total of 9802 people, the five vassals of Zhou, Tang, Zhao, Zheng, and Chong in Henan have a total of 5925 people, the five vassals of Chu, Xiang, Jing, Ji, and Rong in Huguang have 1414 people, and the three vassals of Lu, Qingde, and Heng in Shandong have a total of 649 people. There are 182 vassals, 816 kings of Shu in Sichuan, 81 kings of Jingjiang in Guangxi, 33 kings of Huai in Raozhou, and kings of Jianchang Yi."

"Will you provide the money? To put it nicely, can the imperial court support so many people?" Young Situ Zhang Xueyan became anxious when he heard this.

"Your Majesty, based on the quality of the original construction of the Huangji Gate, the Three Main Halls, the Qianqing Palace and the Kunning Palace, it will be completed before the end of this year. The vassal kings who are far away can order to move to the capital. Once they come and go, when they arrive in the capital , you can already live in your new home," Wang Chonggu said, bowing to His Majesty on the platform.

"There are 24 princes, 16 landed princes, 88 landless princes, 21796 vassals with stipends, and 62732 registered vassals." [Shilu of the Ming Dynasty, Xu Guangqi's "Discussions on Disposal of Zonglu Review and Border Pay"]

It is funded by internal funds, and the money is received quickly, and even if there are some quality defects, the emperor will not pursue them, and the vassal princes will not make trouble.

Easier said than done!
Wan Shihe said with a smile: "Look, you are in a hurry. Wait for me to finish what I have to say."

Zhu Yijun smiled and said: "Wang Cifu said that he wants 2.7 million silver, and the internal funds should temporarily allocate 3 million silver as a backup."

Zhang Juzheng is not a god who can create something out of nothing.

The biggest culprit is His Majesty. His Majesty will not pursue the case any more. Others will pursue the case, but Zhang Juzheng doesn't care much. He has done everything and can only let others say it.

"I am guilty." After reading the memorial, Zhang Juzheng had no choice but to stand up, waved his sleeves, bowed five times and kowtowed three times, and said in a submissive voice.

"Please get up quickly, please get up quickly."

The site of the Ten Kings City is next to Beitucheng, a small city with an area of ​​20 miles. Only county kings and above and below were relocated. In the first year of Wanli, they were already allowed to fend for themselves. At that time, the Ming Dynasty Hall It is true that the local finances cannot afford it.

The people in Zhongshu Sheren have been pissed off since they discussed the clan. Just kidding, sometimes knowing too much is not a good thing. For example, a traitor like Wang Chonggu, who can get credit all because of his experience in rebelling against thieves. Zhongshu Sheren How to write Shusheren? After writing a few sentences, Wang Chonggu became fierce, but Zhongshu Sheren could not stop him.

According to the census of Dingkou in Shandong Province, there are as many as 150,000 Dingkou in the county seat of Jimo County, Shandong. Even if all the registered sects and vassals are moved to Beijing, the new Ten Kings City will only be about 150,000 in size.

"There are 1007 vassal clan members in Prince Qin's Palace in Xi'an, 21 clan members in Prince Su's Palace in Ganzhou, 187 clan members in Prince Qing's Palace in Weizhou, Ningxia, 1679 clan members in Prince Han's Palace in Pingliang, and 2894 clan members in the four royal palaces in Shaanxi."

Preliminary preparations have been completed before the army's triumphant return, and now it is time to break ground.

Stopping at the Wenhua Palace, the courtiers should not go outside and talk nonsense. Zhu Yijun would cause trouble for anyone who talks nonsense outside.

The Ming court wanted to compete with the local powerful and powerful people for speed. The speed of building the Ten King's City was faster than the growth of the powerful and powerful people's ambitions. Before the powerful and powerful people could react, the move of the vassal kings to Beijing was implemented in place. The first batch That is, the princes, the second group are the county princes, and the third group are the suffrage vassals. As for the registered vassals, it also depends on the situation.

It was soon agreed that the process of moving the feudal vassal should start from Guilin Prefecture, the farthest place, and then go to Guangzhou Prefecture and enter Beijing by water.

For the local area, moving the vassal state is a great good thing.

First of all, the vassal king’s salary does not have to be paid by the local government. As long as the examination results are included, the vassal and vassal salary is also a huge expense. Moreover, the presence of the vassal king will cause issues of judicial privilege. Sometimes, some vicious local cases and There are great connections with the feudal prince's palace. If you don't check, the public will be excited, and if you check, you are a clan member; the New Deal's Qingzhang, Census of Dingkou, etc. can also be implemented smoothly.

Finally, the place no longer had to be caught between the imperial court and the feudal prince's palace.

This is also a good thing for the feudal prince's palace. After all, it is really difficult to live without a salary.

"When Emperor Taizu Gao established the vassal, the centrifugal force was too great. The Northern and Southern Song Dynasties perished one after another. Hu Yuan took control of the Central Plains for a hundred years, and the world's cultural connections were cut off. He could only establish vassals to defend various places. Now that the country has been in power for two hundred years, it has Instead of worrying about it at first, it is the governor's palace overseas that needs to be guarded by building barriers. "Zhu Yijun expressed his intention to seal the vassal overseas for the first time in public, but this was just a hint, and it was still early to implement it.

Zhongshu Sheren was called back by Xiao Huangmen, and Zhongshu Sheren continued to record with peace of mind. Obviously, the secret that could not be listened to was over.

"The Spanish envoy Solon said yesterday afternoon that he wanted to buy 100 million pieces of cotton cloth. I wonder if the Ming Dynasty can supply it." The great uncle Wan Shihe talked about foreign affairs, and Gao Qiyu, the minister of Honglu Temple, reported it.

The previous minister of Honglu Temple, Chen Xuexue, has now been promoted to the right minister of the Ministry of Rites, and Gao Qiyu is now the Shaoqing in charge of Honglu Temple affairs.

The reason why Gao Qiyu was so embarrassed is actually because Zhang Juzheng refused to promote Gao Qiyu. Even though he risked his life and went on a mission to the West, Zhang Juzheng still did not forgive Gao Qiyu. In response to the Tianfu Township Examination "Shun also ordered Yu" The proposition, the influence is really too bad, it was Zhu Yijun who forced it on this Shaoqing.

In an era when the young master was suspicious of the country, the ministers were not supportive, the country lost its great trust, and people were suspicious, he made a mistake and risked his life to go to the West. The past is over, and Zhu Yijun and Wang Chonggu can endure it.

But Zhu Yijun couldn't get rid of this knot in Zhang Juzheng's heart. "One million horses is good!" Zhu Yijun's eyes immediately lit up when he heard it and said: "Saulun is very wise at first sight. I know that he will make a wise choice. That's good."

In the Ming Dynasty, the best Songjiang cotton cloth was one cent and five silvers per piece, and Zhu Yijun quoted two silvers per piece. This kind of profit was a steal, but Sauron had to buy it. The Ming Dynasty had the advantage of the product.

The people of the Ming Dynasty even had one pair of trousers per household, and the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty actually sold millions of pieces of cotton to foreign countries. The Ming Dynasty, which was changing rapidly, refused to wait for its people! This is not to prefer friendly countries to domestic slaves, but for the large inflow of silver and the rapid development and expansion of the industry. Only scale can promote technological progress, and ultimately productivity will increase rapidly, benefiting everyone in the Ming Dynasty.

Zhu Yijun was unwilling to sell woolen materials. No matter how greedy he was for money, he could not make any money. He always remembered that he was the emperor of the Ming Dynasty.

Even though the unit price and profit of wool seem to be higher, the Ming Dynasty's expansion into Suiyuan and Liaodong requires more wool to keep out the cold, and the scale of wool is more limited by the supply of raw materials. The scale has reached a bottleneck. With the scale of grassland captive breeding Expanding and expanding, the effect of exports in boosting scale is not obvious.

"Da Sikong, one million pieces of cotton, is there any problem?" Zhu Yijun looked at Wang Daokun.

Wang Daokun bowed his head and said: "Only the Songjiang Treasury and Shibo Treasurer have more than 1500 million pieces of cotton cloth. The Suzhou Treasury has million pieces of cotton cloth. Sauron wants million pieces. Isn't it too little? "Wang Daokun looked around and said, "The entire Songjiang Prefecture's annual cotton production is about million pieces. Your Majesty has cotton cloth everywhere and six looms in ten rooms."

"There are endless Songjiang cloths to buy, and endless Weitang gauze to harvest."

Your Majesty is so unscrupulous in doing business. He quoted a price of two taels per piece, which is more aggressive than those who robbed people on the road. The annual output of Songjiang Dabu (40-foot standard cloth) alone is about 700 million pieces, and Songjiang Xiaobu (32-foot narrow cloth) 700 million pieces, and more than 100 million pieces of floral cloth.

Your Majesty sells large cloth for one cent and five cents per piece, and he sells it for two silvers. Are there any businessmen in the world who are so black-hearted?

When Taixi's large sailing ship arrived at the port for trading, it entered the City of All Nations. Large transactions needed to go through His Majesty's hands. When His Majesty peeled off Taixi's Fanyi, the knife was too sharp. Even the court officials felt a little pity for Taixi's Fanyi.

"As long as it can be supplied." Zhu Yijun is very familiar with the productivity of the Ming Dynasty. He is very clear about the output of large cloth in Songjiang Prefecture, but it is so expensive. Do you want it?
For the supply of one million pieces of cloth at a time, Sauron colluded with Tongfan's powerful people and did not have so much in stock, so he could only buy it from the emperor.

Sauron can collect the goods slowly, but Ji Feng will not wait for him to collect the goods slowly.

"English envoy George hopes to buy a five-masted ocean crossing ship from the Ming Dynasty to fight against Spain's invasion of England." Wan Shihe talked about another envoy's request to buy a ship, a five-masted ocean crossing ship.

Zhu Yijun looked at Wan Shihe and asked, "What does the Ministry of Rites think?"

"Don't sell it." Wan Shihe said with great conviction: "England is better off not selling it. The Golden Retriever's privateering license disrupts maritime trade. If it is sold to the Golden Retriever, there will be endless troubles."

The Queen of England issued a privateering license, which turned the already extremely risky sea trade into chaos and evil. This made the Ministry of Etiquette, which advocated law and order, very disgusted. It was better to sell a five-masted galleon to the British than to die in it. In the shipyard.

The Ming Dynasty's demand for five-masted transoceanic ships was extremely strong. Up to now, it could only obtain dividend rights through Yanxinglou Trading House. England did not deserve five-masted transoceanic ships.

"I'm afraid there will be a sea disaster." Grand Sima Zeng Xingwu said concisely and to the point. This was also the opinion of the Ministry of War.

In the eyes of the Ming Dynasty, England's ecological niche in the West was exactly the same as that of Japanese pirates. England was not as good as Japan. At least Oda Nobunaga did not give an order. Robbery was legal and robbery was justified. Oda Nobunaga implemented one government, two citizens in Japan in the hope of establishing The new order stabilized the civilian population and indirectly reduced the ravages of Japanese pirates, while England encouraged pirates to plunder.

Wang Chonggu thought for a moment and said: "Your Majesty, the production capacity of ocean-going ships is mainly limited, and orders have been queued up to the twelfth year of Wanli."

"What do you mean, sir?" Zhu Yijun looked at Zhang Juzheng and asked.

Zhang Juzheng thought for a moment and said: "I think it is better not to sell it. Although silver is just silver and there is no such thing as justice or evil, Jinmaofan's silver is somewhat dirty."

This is a very subjective statement with strong personal emotions. The reason why Zhang Juzheng opposed selling to England for transoceanic ships was that he did not like the way England did things.

"Then we won't sell it. After all, we are not a friendly country." Zhu Yijun synthesized the opinions of the courtiers. The courtiers all objected. The five-masted ocean-going ship has no worries about sales orders, so why bother to make Felipe II and Antonio jealous of the Ming Dynasty? Resentment?
The Ming Dynasty's foreign policy has a clear diplomatic hierarchy. It canonize vassal countries, tributary countries, send envoys to establish diplomatic relations, have no contact with each other, and be hostile. The Ming Dynasty will not even send envoys specifically to England, which is somewhere between sending envoys to establish diplomatic relations and not having any contact with each other. , and even some interests may conflict.

The Ming Dynasty and the Ottoman Empire knew each other and did not interact with each other. Only vassal states and tributary states could be considered friends.

Zhu Yijun rolled his eyes, looked at Wan Shihe, and said with excitement in his eyes: "The Ministry of Rites asked George if he wanted to buy some cotton cloth? If he doesn't buy it, Felipe II will dump cotton cloth to England. Can England withstand this?"

"Of course, England can ban the entry of cotton cloth, but Spain has an invincible fleet. Even if Felipe II does not use the fleet to knock on the door, the smuggling ships will still bring these cotton cloths to England, not to mention Scotland and Ireland. Businessmen help.”

England simply cannot ban cotton from entering the country. It does not have the administrative power to do this. To ban a certain commodity, it would require a huge navy, a coastal defense inspection department all over the coastline, tens of thousands of waves, A perfect tax collection system, clear and bright official administration, and valuable centripetal force all require a great country.

The Ming Dynasty owned most of them, and even then, there were various smuggling ships.

Wan Shihe had a question sincerely in his heart. He had watched His Majesty grow up. His Majesty had lived frugally since childhood, but was never short of money. Why was he so interested in money? Wan Shihe could tell. , Your Majesty really likes silver, it’s so true. The majestic Emperor of Ming Dynasty, the lord of all directions and the common ruler of the world, can you restrain yourself a little bit?

"Uncle Zong?" Zhu Yijun asked doubtfully.

"I obey the order." Wan Shihe obeyed his leader's orders.

The foreign affairs department of Honglu Temple, the face of the empire to the outside world, has almost become a place for business discussions. It is full of the smell of copper. It is a curse to abandon Confucianism and engage in business...

"Ferdinand, the special envoy of the Holy Roman Empire, requests to see His Majesty and present the credentials of the Roman Emperor." Wan Shihe said with a frown: "This name sounds quite deceptive at first, but upon closer inspection, it is neither sacred nor sacred. Rome, not an empire.”

"In the third year of Jingtai (1452), Frederick III was the last Holy Roman Emperor to be crowned by the Holy See. After that, there was no Holy Roman Emperor to be crowned by the Holy See."

The sanctity of Taixi is different from the sanctity of Ming Dynasty.

The sacredness of the Ming Dynasty is: all the edicts of the emperor are in line with the mandate of heaven and the people. He is the only one who has the say of God in the world. Sometimes, even if God does not allow you to do things, manpower must overcome the sacredness of the Ming Dynasty. According to the definition of the sacredness of the Ming Dynasty, The Holy Emperor of the Shinra no longer had any holiness, and Tessie's holiness was to go to the Holy See for coronation, but after Frederick III, he never went there again.

"If it is not holy, then it is not Roman. The Minister of Honglu Temple communicated with Ferdinand. Through the translation of Thai and Spanish documents, etc., it can be said very clearly that there is no clear legal succession relationship between the Holy Roman Empire and the Eastern and Western Romans. At least the current god Emperor Rudolf II was a German."

"The Celts, Slavs, and Germans were definitely barbarians when Rome was still around..."

According to the Ministry of Rites of the Ming Dynasty, this is simply the barbarians rebelling against Tiangang! How dare you call it the Roman Empire?

"As for the empire, it doesn't even look like it. After all, there are seven electors. How can it be like an empire? Even Spain is more qualified to be called an empire than it is." The more Wan Shihe looked at this Shinra, the more it looked like Zhou The enfeoffment system at the time of the Emperor, after all, is now controlled by the Habsburg family. It is still hereditary and irreplaceable. Counting further forward, it is even more fragmented.

"There is no contact value." Wan Shihe said in conclusion. He did not think that any consensus reached between His Majesty and Ferdinand was effective.

I guess this Ferdinand is the kind of person who likes to join in the fun. I heard that they are all sending envoys to the Ming Dynasty, so they just come to join in the fun.

Cardinal, the Ming Emperor has decreed no contact, so there is no need to say anything. The Ming Emperor has only two words "forbidden" on missionary matters. This is not because Zhu Yijun is not open and tolerant, but because these missionaries are spies. Not to mention collecting information about the Ming Dynasty, it is also easy to cause evil spirits to gather and cause chaos among the people.

Zhu Yijun is very cautious about religion. He clearly remembers that Wang Xijue's daughter united with others to perform uterine surgery to remove fetuses and use umbilical cord blood to nourish her skin and seek immortality. Every time he heard about it, he felt that the gap between the evil of human nature was still there. It's not Yanxinglou Trading House's turn. These evil cultists are not human beings at all.

"Where is the special envoy from France?" Zhu Yijun asked. Wan Shihe talked for a while without mentioning the demands of the French envoy.

Wan Shihe looked left and right, reluctantly took out a memorial, looked at everyone and said: "The French envoy is the daughter of the Queen Mother, and she requested... a marriage."

The Wenhua Palace was extremely quiet, with only the sound of the curtain rolling. Time seemed to have stopped. The courtiers' faces were full of surprise, and they looked at Wan Shihe blankly.

Wan Shihe's face turned red when he saw it. He slammed the table and stood up suddenly. He said loudly: "Look at what I do. It's not my initiative! This woman took out the credentials of Queen Mother Catherine and said It’s the order given to her by the Queen Mother, it’s not me who’s going crazy! Look what I’m doing!”

There is no way I can be the Minister of Rites!
Honglu Temple is just doing business. After all, for the transformation of the small peasant economy and the inflow of silver, can these foreign envoys have some sense of themselves? ! A small foreign country actually talks about marriage in the Celestial Kingdom?
Wan Shihe just wanted to hit the French envoy on the head with an inkstone and yell: Lian Ni Ma!
The ceremonial officers did not move at all, because they were also very shocked. After participating in court meetings every day, the ceremonial officers have long been accustomed to various things, but today's incident has really never happened before...

"Uncle Zong, please be calm and don't be impatient. Be calm and don't be impatient." Feng Bao quickly persuaded Wan Shi to calm down.

Wan Shihe said desperately: "If the Queen Mother knows about this, I, the eldest uncle, will no longer be a prince."

Thinking of Empress Dowager Li going crazy, Wan Shihe's scalp went numb. The youngest son got a beauty from all over the world and played the ridiculous thing of fifteen people sleeping with him. Empress Dowager Li almost smashed the Buddha statue worshiping the Buddha. If this is the case in your majesty's harem , and with the beauties from all over the world, Queen Mother Li might rush out of Tonghe Palace and kill Wan Shihe.

"Haha!" Zhu Yijun finally laughed. The courtiers were holding it in very hard. His Majesty laughed out loud. The courtiers stopped holding it in and started laughing.

Zhu Yijun finally suppressed his laughter and said: "The work of the Ministry of Rites is not easy to do. If my mother asks, I will explain it to you. Don't worry about it, big brother."

After the test failed, the process started. It seems that the Queen Mother of France gave the death order to the special envoy Gillian and asked her to use all means. This shows how chaotic the situation in France is. In order to save the nation, the Queen Mother Catherine really tried her best, but this kind of thing cannot be solved by trying her best.

"Okay, okay, let's ask the French envoy if he wants to buy cotton cloth. Let's stop here today. Sir, please stay for a while." Seeing that the courtiers had nothing to do, Zhu Yijun ordered the meeting to be dismissed, leaving Zhang Juzheng alone.

After all the courtiers left, Zhu Yijun said: "Sir, don't worry about the vassal affairs. The Ming Dynasty really had no choice at that time."

The purpose of keeping Zhang Juzheng was specifically to appease Zhang Juzheng regarding the vassal affairs, so don't pay too much attention to him.

(End of this chapter)