golden scales

There are still ways.

Jiang Dejing, one of the elders of the current pavilion, was born in a powerful family in Fujian. Although he was at the bottom, he was also one of the four most powerful ministers.The foundation of Jiang's family is in Fuquansuo, which was planted by Taizu Emperor Gao.Being on the front line of coastal defense and experiencing a mighty wave of national smuggling, if it is said that the Jiang family has nothing to do with maritime merchants, who would believe it?

But now is really not a good time.

The plan of the East Palace to launch a summer offensive is not a secret among the high-ranking officials of the Ming Dynasty. Sun Chuanting has already brought some leaders of the Ministry of War to Zhending Xingyuan to listen to it.The six departments in Jinan also transferred a lot of people, either to enrich the general logistics department, or directly transferred to the attendant room of the East Palace.At this time, it is really inappropriate to discuss with the Crown Prince about the establishment of the Shibo Department.

No matter what, you have to finish the battle in front of you.

However, Zheng Zhilong's lobbyists didn't think so. They even suspected that Jiang Dejing looked down on Zheng Zhilong, so they ignored him.This deep-rooted inferiority complex could not be eradicated, nor could it be unraveled, so Jiang Dejing simply made a report and went straight to Xuzhou to govern the Huaihe River.Who knew that when he got to the edge of the Huaihe River and took a look, he couldn't stop anymore. He ran all the way up the Huaihe River, organized river workers to survey the waterways, applied for disaster relief and special funds for Huaihe River management, and actually threw himself into the big pit of Huaihe River management. inside.

Of course, Zhu Cihong knew that his country in his previous life had invested heavily in the governance of the Huaihe River since the founding of the country. Although the results were remarkable, this black hole seemed to never be filled. Govern.

Of course, the current situation is not as complicated as that of later generations. At least the water pollution does not exist, and the sediment accumulation in the tail of the Huaihai Sea is relatively light.

"The silver is really not enough, let Mr. Jiang ask the place along the river to find a way." Zhu Cilang paused, and then said: "Although there is no silver, but there are still rewards. Let the attendants write an article praising the officials for coming to the front line and grasping the reality The manuscript of the situation, under my name, will be published in the "Emperor Ming Bulletin."

Lu Suyao immediately nodded and said yes, seeing that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince had no new instructions, she hurried out to ask someone to follow.

Zhu Cihong waited for Lu Suyao to go out, and then refocused on the current property report.The sum of the expenses inside and outside the palace is not small.Once a war is fought, money will be spent like water.The most tragic thing is that it is now a counterattack. Even if the counties are taken down, they will only recover. Not only will no one reimburse the military expenses, but they will also allocate funds for reconstruction.

It's no wonder that later generations have been shouting "defend the enemy outside the country", and it is really worrying to watch wars on one's own land.

As the actual controller of the empire, Zhu Cihong saw that the balance on hand was less than 10 taels, which was not even comparable to that of a big family in the south, so he inevitably had the idea of ​​running a deficit.Turn your mind away from the financial statements.After receiving Dongchang's report on southern Fujian, Zhu Cihong's eyes lit up.

——Zheng Zhilong wants to start a shipping company!

Now the trade with Japan is basically smuggling.Although Emperor Longqing opened a port in Yuegang to manage maritime trade, it has already existed in name only.Shen Tingyang, Zheng Zhilong, and the seagoing ships from Nanyang to Japan for trade were all smuggled, to put it bluntly.If you open a shipping department, it will be tantamount to re-enacting the rules of the game, and everything must go official.

As for whether Zheng Zhilong will abide by the rules of the game.Zhu Cihong knew it all with his toes.

After the rules were formulated, the censor supervised and impeached those who violated the rules.Shen Tingyang is in Shandong.And Zheng Zhilong is far away in southern Fujian.Shen Tingyang is a loyal minister of the court, and Zheng Zhilong is the local emperor of the feudal town.It is self-evident who is more likely to be pinned down.

This rule is clearly aimed at Shen Tingyang.

"Tell that Wu Qingchen to ask Zheng Zhilong, if the shipping department is opened, how much is the estimated annual customs tax." Zhu Cilang called Lu Suyao in and said, "Also, about Zheng Sen's admission to Huangming Naval University, send a message directly to Shen Tingyang .Let him do it."

Lu Suyao retreated in response, feeling a little strange in her heart.As a personal secretary, she has access to a lot of secrets, and she has some ideas about the overall situation.From her point of view, Zheng Zhilong obviously has no good intentions, with the crown prince's shrewdness.Why are you still jumping down?

Zheng Zhilong was also a little surprised when he got the news, thinking that Jiang Dejing was hiding from him on purpose, but he turned out to be running to avoid suspicion!Needless to say, a huge thank you fee of 5000 taels was sent to Jiang Dejing's hometown in the name of a birthday gift.As for the tariff issue that the crown prince is concerned about, it is rather difficult.

To say the least, the crown prince doesn't like it, and would rather send Shandong navy to continue smuggling.

Too much to say, this is the country's profit sharing, which is equivalent to taking money from one's own pocket, and it can't sell human relations.

"Just report 100 taels." After discussing with his staff, Zheng Zhilong finally decided to contribute one-fifth of the trade income.At that time, the annual income from trade with Japan could reach 500 million taels of silver, and the fees for crossing the sea paid by merchant ships in the Western Ocean and Southeast Asia were not included.

Considering the influence of shipping routes and monsoons, Quanzhou will definitely become a transit port if Shibo is opened.Many small merchants can buy goods in Nanyang, sell them in Quanzhou, and buy other goods again.This shortens the voyage and reduces risk.For Zheng Zhilong, the controller of Quanzhou, there is no doubt that there will be more suppliers and distributors, and the annual income will become more substantial.

This confident memorial was sent to the cabinet, and then to Zhending Xingyuan first.Zhu Cihong just glanced at it, and wrote down a sentence: "Let Fujian Province first raise 500 million taels of silver to deliver to the country, and use the two-year tariff of the Shibo Department as collateral."

This time it was Zheng Zhilong's turn to be dumbfounded.Who would have thought that the price tag for the crown prince to open the sea would be to borrow money, and it would be a loan without interest.Wouldn't it be a big loss if the Shibo Division's tariff cannot reach 500 million taels in two years?What is even more frustrating is that knowing that the crown prince is asking for a lot of money, he can't just sit back and pay back the money, otherwise it would be naked self-interest rather than public interest.

When Lu Suyao saw this cinnabar comment, she was as surprised as Zheng Zhilong, and felt that it was too much pressure to do things in front of such a hero as the crown prince.

Where did this wild idea come from?

……

On the fourth day of August in the 18th year of Chongzhen, Chen De completed the sea adaptation training of the last batch of mules and horses in Dengzhou Port, and unexpectedly announced that the army would set sail immediately.As time goes on, hundreds of boats compete for the current, and thousands of sails compete, and the entire Liaohai Sea becomes lively.

The reason why it seemed rushed was because Chen De received a notification: the Special Investigation Battalion had successfully infiltrated the Qing army's gunpowder warehouse on the second day of August and lit a fire.

If it's just that the gunpowder is gone, at best, half of the Han army flag will be abolished.However, the gunpowder warehouse was next to the granary, and the fire directly burned nearly a thousand stones of military rations.

"Bad news has to be sent to Nu Chief's ears one after another, maybe it will piss him off." Chen De grinned, and even Shen Tingyang, who was always calm and steady, couldn't help laughing.

There is much worse news than the appearance of the Ming army's reconnaissance cavalry in the direction of Liaodong.

As soon as Song Hongye left the capital, the soul-returners made waves again, wantonly poisoning and setting fires, and even learned how to make landmines.

Dorgon ordered the infantry commander Aixing Achecha, but before the result was reached, he received an urgent military report that the main force of the Ming army in Zhending claimed that 30 troops attacked Baoding Mansion, and all the fortresses fell and surrendered along the way.

This was the fatal blow. Dorgon immediately had a seizure and fainted in the hall.

The scene was a mess.

Shunzhi, who was only seven years old, sat on the dragon chair and watched his uncle fall to the ground nervously, his eyes widened in fright, and he dared not speak.He has been vaguely able to understand military affairs, and also knows that the current situation is somewhat difficult for the Qing side.

This can be seen from the daily diet.When he first entered Beijing, Shunzhi could eat whatever he wanted, and he couldn't understand why Daming was so rich, let alone why Manzi had such ingenuity in food.But now he can no longer cook a small stove, and can only eat with his mother, and the food is much rougher, just like when he was outside the pass.

After enjoying those exquisite delicacies, it would be a kind of torture to go back.

The Empress Dowager, Huang Taiji's Concubine Zhuang of Yongfu Palace, Bumbutai, who was famous in later generations as Xiaozhuang after her death, was wandering around the palace without a mind at this moment.She heard all kinds of bad news from the outer court, and she felt restless. She originally wanted to call Dorgon in to discuss—in fact, she was seeking comfort. Even if you die, you have to take a good rest.

"Why don't we just leave the prison as usual?" Bumbutai asked Su Moer's opinion in a low voice.

From a woman's point of view, Su Mo'er has an idea, but living in the harem, how can she know how complicated the problems facing Dorgon are.In her opinion, evasion is a sign of cowardice, and a true warrior will not give up fighting before the last moment.

"Master, we can't leave now even if we want to." Su Mo'er said: "After having tasted the sweetness of the customs, how many slaves will rebel once they go out to live a hard life? They don't think that the masters I will do my best for their good, and I will only say that the good days are gone."

"Then what should we do?" Bumbutai suddenly raised his voice: "How about asking the regent to borrow troops from Mongolia?"

Su Mo'er nodded slightly: "This is a good idea."

"Then go out of the palace and tell the regent, Manmeng's family, now is not the time to be polite." Bumbutai said hastily.

Su Mo'er naturally went to Dorgon's house without any pressure.

Dorgon wrapped his head with a white brocade sash, and leaned on the bed, his face pale.His four wives stood by, serving soup and water, all of them looked terrified.

Hearing that they were sent by the queen mother, Dorgon had no choice but to face him, but when he heard the suggestion of borrowing soldiers from Mongolia, he almost fainted from anger.

Bumbutai is a Mongolian, and he thinks Manmeng is really a family.However, Dorgon knew that once the status quo of the Qing court's strong outsiders and middle-ranked officials were discovered by the various Mongolian ministries, those princes might become hungry wolves in a blink of an eye, tearing a piece of flesh from behind the Qing Dynasty.Even if there are loyal Mongolians to help, where can they find food and grass to settle them? (To be continued..)

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