People in the Ming Dynasty are lawless

Chapter 231 Zheng He has the opportunity to sail to the West in advance! Fu Youde and Feng Sheng died unjustly!

Princess Jiangdu burst into laughter when she saw her husband being so reserved.

To be honest, my husband has never been very fond of sticking to these etiquettes.

Especially since Chen Han told her more than once that in later generations there would no longer be such cumbersome etiquette.

Everyone gets along relatively peacefully, and there is no so-called hierarchy.

But after arriving in the Ming Dynasty, there were many etiquettes that made him a little confused, and he had to learn them slowly.

Fortunately, he studied at the bottom for a month. Although it was awkward,

But at least there won't be anything that makes people laugh.

Chen Han came to the reception hall and saluted in turn.

"I am here to see Your Majesty, Your Highness the Crown Prince, Your Majesty the Crown Princess,

See His Highness the King of Jin, His Highness the King of Yan, His Highness the King of Zhou, and His Highness the King of Chu. "

As for Zhu Yunwen and Zhu Yunxi, after meeting Chen Han and their elders,

He also hurriedly came over to greet Chen Han.

"Student Yunwen (Yunxi) has met Mr.!"

After everyone went through all the etiquette,

Zhu Yuanzhang asked Chen Han to sit next to Zhu Yunxi.

Then he asked: "Monkey boy, seeing that you are so happy, is there any happy event?

Tell us! "

Chen Han cheered, "Oh, it's not a happy event, but it just settles a worry."

"Let me tell you what's on your mind." Zhu Yuanzhang said.

Chen Han replied: "Old man, you also know that Xia Yuanji is now the left minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs. He is in a high position at a young age.

I want you to transfer him to the post of Chief Secretary Zuo of Guangdong, and let him be responsible for preparing the establishment of the Municipal Shipping Department in Guangzhou, assisting His Royal Highness the King of Chu in reclaiming fertile land in Guangdong and Guangxi, and assisting in handling many matters of the Nanyang Branch.

Furthermore, Xia Yuanji himself was a pioneer of reform.

If he goes to Guangdong, he will definitely be able to develop Guangdong with the results of the current reform.

With him in charge of Guangdong and communicating with Nanyang, things will go smoothly and get twice the result with half the effort.

Now he has agreed, and even has a very strong will,

Can I be unhappy about this? "

Chu King Zhu Zhen's eyes lit up and he laughed: "Sir, you have done us a big favor this time.

We were worried at first. After all, Mr. Xia is in a high position now. He has reached the position of left minister of household affairs at such a young age.

How can you be willing to be sent to a foreign post when you have already reached the rank of second minister?

I didn't expect that you could actually convince him.

I didn’t expect Mr. Xia to have such ambitions.

This is really a blessing for me, the Nanyang Branch of the Ming Dynasty Chamber of Commerce. "

After hearing this, Zhu Yuanzhang smiled slightly and said, "Okay, okay, we are very pleased to see that your juniors can work together like this."

King Zhu Di of Yan said with a smile: "Niece-in-law, you can't be partial.

You gave the Nanyang branch such a great talent as Xia Yuanji, and you have to give our Beiyang branch a talent as well. "

Chen Han immediately replied: "His Royal Highness King Yan naturally has talents, but I have to ask you for two talents first."

Zhu Di took a look at everyone and said, "Oh, I haven't asked you for talents yet, but you asked me for them.

Okay, which two do you want? "

Chen Han smiled and said, "One is Ma He, a young eunuch beside you;

The other is Zhang Yu’s son Zhang Fu. They are both still young now. I think they have other plans.

I want Ma He to follow Xia Yuanji in the future and lead the fleet south to Nanyang. "

Zhu Di was stunned for a moment. Ma He has always been smart and has very strong military capabilities.

Despite his young age and being a eunuch,

But he is definitely a good player. He has always regarded Ma He as his senior adviser.

But he didn't expect that Chen Kang would actually ask him to go to Nanyang and lead a fleet, which made him very strange.

Chen Han answered his doubts, "Your Highness does not know that Ma and his family are all followers of Islam.

His father had made a pilgrimage to the Islamic country of Mecca a long time ago.

He has been influenced by it since childhood. On the one hand, it makes Ma He have the idea of ​​​​pilgrimage in his heart. This is the motivation for him to go to Nanyang;

Secondly, his family is very familiar with the customs, customs and routes of many small countries in the west.

Using him as your guide will get twice the result with half the effort;

Besides, if you are proficient in the language, wouldn’t you be a proper talent?

I think putting him in Saibei is a bit of a waste of talent. What do you think, Your Highness? "

King Zhu Di of Yan laughed loudly after hearing this, "I see, since you are interested in that business, there is nothing to say.

As for Zhang Fu, he is now sixteen or seventeen years old. He is indeed a great successor to his father Zhang Yuzhen, and he is also a young general.

It's nice to follow you around and let him see more.

Okay, I'm willing to give it to these two people.

But what about the talent I want? "

Chen Han said: "There are two. In fact, you naturally know one of them - Daoyan monk Yao Guangxiao.

That's a huge talent. With him in the Beiyang branch to advise you, do you think you need anyone else? "

King Yan Zhu Di laughed: "Good boy, you are very familiar with the people around me!"

Chen Han said again: "Of course, I think it would be quite good to give you a Jie Jin.

With these two people assisting His Highness, there should be no problem with the Beiyang branch. "

Jie Jin!

As soon as I heard about Jie Jin.

Zhu Di's eyes shone. He was a real character.

Xie Jin comes from Jishui, Jiangxi Province, but now he lives in seclusion in his hometown.

In the 21st year of Hongwu's reign, 19-year-old Xie Jin went to Beijing for an examination.

In February, Xie Jin took part in the examination of the Ministry of Etiquette and ranked seventh.

In March, Xie Jin participated in the palace examination and ranked tenth among the top three. He was granted the same background as a Jinshi and was awarded the title of Shujishi.

However, in the 22nd year of Hongwu, Xie Jin was slandered by Shen Min, the Minister of War, because he was arrogant and rude when he went to the Ministry of War to ask for servants, and was appointed as the censor of Jiangxi Province.

Zhu Yuanzhang felt that although Xie Jin was talented, he was too upright.

He was a Jinshi in high school at a young age. He was too arrogant and offended too many officials in the court.

Especially for those involved in some major and important cases, he has some extra sympathy and pays special attention.

On these matters, I have different opinions from the ministers of the DPRK and China.

So many civil and military officials had great opinions on him.

In order to allow Xie Jin to restrain his talents, it was also considered to retain a talent behind the Ming Dynasty.

Zhu Yuanzhang dismissed Jie Jin from his official position and asked him to return to his hometown to live in seclusion and settle down.

But Zhu Yuanzhang never gave up on Xie Jin's appointment.

According to Lao Zhu, the time has not yet come.

Now Chen Han proposed that Xie Jin follow Zhu Di to the north, which made Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes light up.

Zhu Yuanzhang said: "Xie Jin is an upright man, but he is really talented. Let him go to the north.

On the one hand, it is a very good decision to manage academic affairs and promote education.

On the other hand, it also helps you participate in military aircraft, make suggestions, and handle text content.

However, this young boy is one or two years younger than Chen Han. He has too much arrogance and is a thorn in his side.

When you use the fourth child, you must be able to withstand the stubbornness he has committed below! But overall, it was a good decision to let Xie Jin go to the north, away from the center of the imperial court. Chen Han's move was quite good. "

After hearing this, Zhu Di was even happier,

In fact, he is also a person who loves talents, and he does have monk Daoyan around him.

But this monk has a weird temper and will not make suggestions easily.

And if you have a talent like Xie Jin by your side,

I can also use him to discover many talented people on weekdays.

After all, Xie Jin's talent is very famous throughout the world.

With him by his side, he can naturally attract many great talents from the north.

King Yan suddenly laughed loudly: "Okay, okay, Xie Jin is fine, don't let him stay in seclusion in his hometown, he must be allowed to come out of the mountain."

After the Beiyang branch got the talent of Jie Jin, the King of Jin did not agree: "Oh, no, my niece-in-law, you brought one of our eldest brothers, Mu Ying, to go to the Dongyang branch.

Moreover, in the early stage, you, the chief planner of the Daming Chamber of Commerce, personally went to the Japanese slaves to give them on-site guidance.

Brother Mu has become very prosperous now. I heard that many of his lieutenants have also made many military exploits. The old man is already preparing to promote them to higher ranks.

And now even the fourth child has young talents like Xie Jin.

There are even more talents in the south, like Xia Yuanji and Ma He and Zhang Fu.

Then you won’t forget about our Western branch, right? "

Chen Han quickly replied: "No, how can I do things favorably?

The Western branch has the weakest foundation right now. Let me give you an idea in terms of doing business.

Find those Shanxi merchants and bring them under the banner of your Western branch. I guarantee that your Western branch will do the best business.

And when you go back to win over Shanxi merchants, I will also find a good way for you to let them be controlled by you! "

When King Zhu Fan of Jin heard this, his eyes suddenly lit up.

In fact, Chen Han's impression of Shanxi merchants was not very good.

These guys are capable and are the originators of modern banks, but they are too greedy.

Moreover, during the Qing Dynasty's entry into the customs, there were acts of treason against the enemy.

Even in the Ming Dynasty, these people are now making a lot of money.

For example, the Kaizhong method currently implemented in Shanxi is a good example.

The so-called Kaizhong method: During the Hongwu period of the Ming Dynasty, in order to prevent Oara and Tatar from invading the Central Plains, nine sides were set up for defense.

Since Jiubian is far away from the empire's ruling center, logistical supplies are very difficult. In order to reduce this burden,

In the third year of Hongwu's reign, the imperial court and Shanxi merchants reached an agreement.

Shanxi merchants transported grain to Datong, Juyongguan and other major border fortresses.

Shanxi businessmen have obtained the qualification to legally sell "official salt".

Although this move relieved the imperial court's burden of supplying the nine sides to a certain extent,

But a considerable share of the salt tax was lost.

Shanxi merchants not only obtained the salt supply from the Hedong Salt Lake, but also quickly monopolized the salt supply from the Huaihe River Basin.

Although the imperial court saved the logistical supply of 5 million shi from Jiubian every year, it also lost a large amount of salt tax.

Reduce the country's fiscal revenue to a greater extent.

To put it simply, in the early Ming Dynasty, merchants transported grain and granaries from the interior to the border.

Then what will the government do to compensate?

Give you a salt lead, transport as much grain as you need, and then take the salt lead to the salt field to collect salt and sell it. The merchant earns the price difference, which is the so-called exchange of grain for lead.

This is the open-center system.

The so-called salt guide is the certificate that monopolizes the transportation and sale of salt.

Now Chen Han is vigorously promoting the construction of cement roads and official warehouses.

Shipping conditions will improve soon,

From now on, the food coordination will be done by the imperial court. Even if it is Jiubian's food and grass, merchants will not be responsible for it.

This will reduce the opportunities for businessmen to seek improper benefits.

The method Chen Han recommended to the King of Jin was to use this to block Shanxi merchants.

Then Chen Han said again: "Your Highness, although there are Song Guogong Feng Sheng and Ying Guogong Fu Youde currently guarding Datong and Chang'an, they are already old. I think you are too embarrassed to ask them to wear armor and go to the battlefield!"

Chen Han felt very sorry for these two important ministers of the country.

The two of them were purged purely because of bad luck.

Even though Fu Youde was more than 20 years older than King Zhu Fan of Jin, he had a little daughter who was married to Zhu Jixi, Zhu Fan's eldest son, and she was also his wife.

Fu Youde is Zhu Fan's in-laws.

Feng Sheng's relationship with Zhou Wang Zhu Ju and Chang Yuchun's son, Zheng Guogong Chang Mao, was even closer.

Feng Sheng's eldest daughter married Chang Mao, and his younger daughter married Zhu Rui.

Moreover, these two people have cooperated with Qin King Zhu Ping many times and have a close relationship.

So this makes it clear why the deaths of Fu Youde and Feng Sheng were due to their in-law relationship, which caused the disconnection between them and affected the whole body.

Zhu Fan was frightened and distressed when he heard about his in-laws.

We can't let these two brothers, who are almost sixty years old, go into battle in the future. If this happens, the younger generation will be ashamed to death.

King Jin smiled and said: "It's really not possible. The two brothers are too old and have to rest."

Chen Han smiled and said: "That's right, in terms of business, you can take care of Shanxi merchants when the time comes.

In terms of generals, I recommend two powerful generals to you.

One is peace, the other is prosperity! "

Ping An and the others all know that Zhu Yuanzhang's adopted son is indeed a strong general.

And now I am in my thirties.

But who is Sheng Yong?

Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Biao's eyes lit up after hearing Chen Han's words.

Because before Chen Han's eyesight was still good, he mentioned several people in the analysis of the war between Zhu Yunwen and his uncle Zhu Di.

Among them is Sheng Yong.

Sheng Yong led the imperial army to fight fiercely with King Yan. The fight was back and forth, which was quite good.

Of course, what Zhu Yuanzhang and the others didn't know was that during the Battle of Dongchang in the Battle of Jingnan.

Sheng Yong surrounded Zhu Di and almost killed him. In the end, Zhang Yu and Zhu Neng led their troops to rescue him, and Zhu Di broke out.

Of course, Zhang Yu himself was surrounded by Sheng Yong's army and finally died of exhaustion.

This shows that Sheng Yong's military talents are strong.

Now it is recommended to the Western branch, which means that the talent has been reused.

Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Biao knew Sheng Yong's talents.

Such talents were not reused in the Hongwu Dynasty, so Chen Han thought very well.

King Jin was a little confused, "Brother Ping'an, of course he is very good. He leads and manages the army very strictly, but who is this Sheng Yong?"

Zhu Yuanzhang explained: "Sheng Yong is here to command the Jining Guard, so don't underestimate it.

He is a stable young general who will definitely play a considerable role under your command in the future. "

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(End of this chapter)