Ten Dragons Take the Inheritance

Chapter 160 The Hunter Returns
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On the sixth day of November in the 36th year of Kangxi, the servant of the Ministry of Justice died in a strange manner in the courtroom. Brother didn't understand what the old man wanted to do, and each was panicked.On the eighth day of February in the 37th year of Kangxi, the old man Kangxi returned to the capital. He did not enter the city, but stayed in the Changchun Garden. He called more than [-] officers and soldiers from the Fengtai camp to guard him, and transferred the army of General Zhenwu from Beigukou to return to the capital in Xishan. Set up the Xishan Jianrui camp, and called the prince and all the senior elder brothers in Beijing to Changchun Garden for discussion.

The prince and elder brothers were not summoned by the old man immediately after they entered the garden, Li Dequan passed on the old man's words and told everyone to wait.Now it's time to wait for Shen Shi, a group of elder brothers are all called in early in the morning, breakfast is useless, and each other is chatting nonsense with each other in front of the head, and at this moment, they are so hungry that their chests stick to their backs , but the old man never paid attention to this brother, he didn't even send someone to deliver meals and snacks, so the big guy panicked, and he didn't know what the old man wanted to do. They were suspicious, and they were not even interested in chatting. No more, a group of elder brothers just sat and waited in silence.

Others don't know, but Yinzuo knows it in his heart. The old man is playing psychological warfare. Let the brothers be left out for a while. The pain will be severe when the big stick is swung down. Although he doesn't know how big the old man has prepared But being beaten is inevitable, so Yin Zuo was not in a hurry at all, and he didn't bother to talk nonsense with other elder brothers. After he came, he closed his eyes and closed his eyes to rest after he came.

At three o'clock in the afternoon, the sun was a little westward, and the old man still didn't call for his brothers. The big guy really couldn't sit still, but he didn't dare to walk around casually looking at the fully armed soldiers of the Shanpuying camp outside. When he was heartbroken, Li Dequan came with the imperial decree in his hands, and all the elder brothers hurriedly knelt down on the ground, proclaiming long live, ready to receive the decree.

Li Dequan's thin face was tense, and he slowly unfolded the imperial decree, and proclaimed in a shrill voice: "Fengtian Chengyun Emperor's edict says..."

The edict was not long, but the content was astonishing. The old man Kangxi issued an edict, exempting all elder brothers from their errands, even the official department that the crown prince was supposed to be in charge of in name was no exception.This edict immediately shocked all the elder brothers, only the boss didn't care, anyway, he had no errand, seeing his younger brothers dumbfounded, he felt complacent. Only then did a group of dumbfounded elder brothers wake up, the big guys thanked each other messily, and stood up looking at each other, each with a desolate heart.

Depend on!What is the old man up to, his hands are too ruthless, one guy will cut off all the power in everyone's hands, grandma, what kind of play is it singing?Rao Yinzuo already knew that he was going to be punished, but he didn't expect that the punishment would be so heavy. He stood with a depressed face, feeling a little bitter in his heart, but it's okay. The old man's words are golden words. Endure, there is no reason to go.

The big guy was in a daze, his heart was empty, and he was anxious to go back and summon his confidantes to discuss matters, but the old man didn't tell him to leave, no one dared to leave, did they?After whispering with Lao Jiu and Lao Shi for a while, Lao Ba quietly approached Yin Zuo, and asked with a smile: "Sixth brother, how did this happen? If it's not done well, it should be withdrawn, how could you even get the sixth brother, why don't you go to Huang Amana and ask?"

Hey, you bastard, you've played this hand with me, and you really expect us to hit the wall in the first place, mother, you are so insidious.Yin Zuo naturally understood in his heart that the old eighth was planning to instigate himself to make trouble, but he replied with a smile on his face: "Ah, okay, just ask the eighth brother to work hard, the sixth brother just wait here .”

Lao Ba saw that Yin Zuo was not fooled, but he was not in a hurry. He knew that Yin Zuo was very good at first, and he didn't expect to be able to deceive Yin Zuo. To be upright and upright, there must be a villain at work, and when Huang Ama is summoned later, the younger brother will definitely speak for the sixth brother."

Hey, this kid is worried that we'll sue him, so he's flattering himself to this point. Interesting, mother, if I don't want to use you to carry the crown prince, can you cover it up for me?Hey, the big guys know what they know, so there is nothing to say.Yinzuo smiled and was about to reply when Li Dequan led several young eunuchs to announce the decree again: "The emperor ordered Yinzuo, the king of Xuanyi County, to see him."

Um?What's going on?It stands to reason that I should see the prince first, how could it be my turn first, damn it, the old man wants to roast us on the stove again, why can't you change to a new trick?Yin Zuo knew in his heart that the old man wanted to make him a target for his elder brothers to attack, so he couldn't help but feel angry and hated, but he couldn't help it. He frowned and turned to Yanbo Zhishuangge under the jealous eyes of a group of elder brothers go.

"My son has seen Huang Ama." Yinzuo immediately fell to his knees when he saw the old man Kangxi who was sitting on the head with a smile.

"Well, get up." Grandpa Kangxi looked at Yin Zuo with great interest for a while before letting him flatten.

"Thank you, Huang Ama." Yinzuo stood up, bowed, neither looked at the minister of the screwdriver standing on the two sides, nor said much, just stood quietly.

Grandpa Kangxi said with a smile: "Xiao Liu'er did a good job in shipping, I am very relieved, well, what should Huang Ama reward you?"

What's the reward, grandma, didn't your old man reward you, our errand will be gone once the board is hit, shit.Although Yinzuo was angry in his heart, how could he dare to vent it now, so he had to reply honestly: "It's all under the wise guidance of Huang Ama, and my son is just running errands, I really dare not take credit for it."

"Hahaha..." Mr. Kangxi laughed loudly, he seemed to have cut off all the authority of the elder brothers, he was in a good mood, and laughed for a while before saying: "If you do something wrong, you will be punished, if you do well, you will naturally be rewarded, um... ..." Mr. Kangxi seemed to be thinking about what to reward Yinzuo.

Yinzuo's heart suddenly moved, and he remembered something - originally Yinzuo controlled the shipping in his hands, and the business of overseas trade had already started, and he was waiting for the tank ship to board the merchant ship as soon as it was completed, but now there is no business. I'm afraid it will be difficult to engage in overseas trade. At this time, the old man said that he wants to reward, why not take the opportunity to make an overseas trade seal?Yinzuo thought about it, and immediately said: "I want to ask Huang Ama for a reward."

"Oh? Tell me about it." It was the first time Yinzuo took the initiative to ask for a reward, and Mr. Kangxi was also interested.

"Huang Ama, [-] large ships required for water transportation have been completed. It is expected that there will be another [-] water ships put into use by the end of this year, which can already transfer nearly half of the grain. It can also be put into use. So far, sea transport can completely replace inland water transport. If Erchen expands the scale of the shipyard again, all the more than [-] water ships needed will be completed before the end of this year. Only in this way, Erchen The shipyard in hand does not have much work, if it is closed, once the tank boat is damaged, it may not be easy to repair it." Yin Zuo talked a lot but still didn't say what reward he wanted, listen Grandpa Kangxi was stunned for a while, unable to understand what Yinzuo wanted to do. After pondering for a while, he looked at Yinzuo and said: "Xiao Liuer, don't play around with me, what kind of reward do you want?" Just say it."

"Yes, Huang Ama, I want a seal for overseas trade." Yinzuo directly said what he wanted.

"Huh?" Grandpa Kangxi was stunned for a moment. Although the customs seal by sea is difficult to get, it is not difficult to get a seal from the General Administration of Customs by means of these elder brothers, but Yin Zuo raised this matter so solemnly. Here There are articles in the header.The old man thought for a while and asked, "Tell me the reason."

Yin Zuo naturally wouldn't speak out his true thoughts, paused for a moment, and said: "Huang Ama Mingjian, the treasury now only has more than 27 million taels of silver, compared with the five years in the 200th year of Kangxi In terms of more than a thousand taels, it is really much less. There are still a lot of expenses on river engineering and water transportation. , but the centipede is dead but not stiff. Once the war resumes, it is not a solution to have no money in the national treasury. , if the minister is allowed to ship by sea, the minister can still pay at least 500 million taels of customs duties every year, although it is not a lot, but it is not without a small subsidy for the country."

The few numbers that Yinzuo reported in a row stunned the ministers in the study. Everyone knew that Yinzuo was rich, but they didn't expect Yinzuo to be so rich. It's 200 million taels, so how much money can Yin Zuo earn?Although the commercial tax is relatively high at the moment, the amount that falls into Yinzuo's hands will not be less than 200 million taels, which can be said to be as rich as an enemy.

The big guy was shocked by Yinzuo's wealth, but Mr. Kangxi didn't think so. In his opinion, Yinzuo was trying to defile himself, telling himself that he didn't have the heart to fight for the reserve. Although he didn't like it in his heart, he could Firstly, he had promised Yinzuo to reward him, and secondly, Mr. Kangxi also wanted to see if Yinzuo could really pay a tax of 500 million taels of silver every year. , might as well let Yinzuo try it.Grandpa Kangxi pondered for a while and said: "Since that's the case, I'll let you try it. Kneel down."

Seeing that the many years of planning are finally coming to fruition, Yin Zuo is very happy: once the sea is opened, not only money, but also more important things such as technology and ideas There is also a time to come in, although there will be many disputes and setbacks at that time, as long as the door of shipping is opened, all resistance will be worthless under the general trend, and this is exactly what Yinzuo designed to destroy Yinzhen Qing. The foreshadowing of the deficit—the national treasury is empty, and Mr. Kangxi has a good face. Not only does he not want to increase taxes, but he also likes to exempt taxes from various places from time to time. There is not much result in clearing the debts. Naturally, the treasury will not be full. Mr. Qian would also be anxious, this is what Yin Zuo wanted.

Yinzuo was happy in his heart, and as soon as he returned to the palace, he poured out today's affairs like beans in a bamboo tube, but the two counselors were not very interested in overseas trade, but began to think about the old man's move to take power, after all Firstly, both of them are students of Confucianism, and they don't like to talk about money very much. Secondly, due to the limitations of the times, they cannot see the whole world, which is also helpless.Seeing that the two of them are not interested in overseas trade, Yinzuo stopped talking, thinking that there are some things that cannot be explained, so you have to keep a hand of cards for yourself, don't you?
"The reason why the Holy Majesty didn't bring up the case of the Ministry of Criminal Justice is that I'm afraid that he has already made a decision in his heart. Cutting the authority of the elder brothers is to rectify the imperial court. Now the elder brothers are all the elder brothers who are in charge, not the elder brothers who are in charge. According to Lihe Come on, at least within three to five years, the Holy Majesty will not delegate power again, so that's fine, the prince should take this opportunity to devote himself to the layout, so as not to be caught off guard when the Holy Majesty delegates power." Lin Xuanyi spoke first after thinking for a while.

"That's right, the way of civil and military affairs is one piece at a time. Your Majesty will not delegate power again until the court has been rectified. Although the prince's suggestion of overseas trade is suspected of self-defilement, it is still a coup. At least in the eyes of the majesty, the prince will not It poses a threat to the status of the Holy Majesty, if it is really possible to increase the revenue of the treasury by sea, it will indeed be of great help to the royal family." Wu Sidao analyzed the situation objectively.

Hehe, if you are on a errand, you will do it. We will do what we are asked to do, and we will rest if there is nothing to do, and we don’t have to be on duty in the office of the Ministry of Industry all day long. Anyway, there is Liu Siyuan watching over there, so it won’t be a big deal. It's a mess, let's quickly start the shipping, um, there are quite a lot of things to do, the fleet, the source of goods, the manpower, um, and the development of new artillery has to start, this matter is still up to you. Let the Ministry of Industry do it, so as not to be ginseng.Yinzuo's thoughts surged in his heart, and he looked up at the dark night sky outside the window, as if he saw the ocean-going fleet flying dragon flags rolling towards him...

(End of this chapter)