The Ming Dynasty started with caution

Zhang Heling happily gave Yan Chengjin 600,000 taels, and he had no intention of returning it, so this deal was not a loss at all.

Coincidentally, Yan Chengjin had no intention of returning his silver.

Recruiting sailors to go out to sea would surely be discovered by His Majesty, and the ship would not be able to go out to sea.

"Please also ask the Lord to sign a contract according to the newly established commercial law. The silver paid will not be returned at all."

"Oh, my nephew is right, if you don't return it, you can return it."

Zhang Heling was ecstatic.

There are two silver mines on the island. When all of them are dug out, they can't be eaten up even if they are eaten as white rice.

Xie Yu has not been in the capital for a long time, but he also knows that Shouning Hou is not a person who acts according to contracts.

He violated the Ming law, and it was useless to report it to the palace.

"Lord Yan, it will lose money. The Chamber of Commerce will lose at least 150,000 taels if it cannot transport silk, tea and refined salt for half a year."

Wang Bushui was also upset, but he didn't dare to speak out.

Zhang Heling glared at them, afraid that Yan Chengjin would change his mind, so he signed a written agreement and said to Yan Chengjin: "Take me to get the boat quickly."

One of the five large ships in Liangxiang was parked at the dock.

The rest were parked at the Tongzhou Grand Canal.

Zhang Xian personally took him to the boat, and Zhang Heling was filled with emotion and shed tears. He directly hired the sailors of the large ship.

He couldn't wait a moment. Those Japanese pirates were digging for his silver at this moment.

If he waited one more day, he would lose tens of thousands of taels.

Thinking of this, he was heartbroken and heartbroken.

Half a day later, he boarded the large ship with his family, and Zhang Heling hurriedly ordered the housekeeper: "Let's go!"

It was lonely to sail on the sea, and he even brought his concubine with him. This time, it was finally safe, right?

At this moment, a team of people wearing flying fish clothes rushed along the waterway of Liangxiang.

Mou Bin shouted: "His Majesty has ordered the Marquis to come to the palace to see the emperor!"

Zhang Heling stamped his feet and urged the sailors: "Don't worry, hurry up!"

The distance was too far to catch up, Mou Bin knew that Zhang Heling would not stop, and hurried to find Yan Chengjin.

Yan Chengjin had been waiting here for a long time, waiting for the Jinyiwei to come: "Lord Mou sent someone to Tongzhou, Shouning Marquis will stop there."

Tongzhou is not far from the capital, and it only takes two hours to drive a fast horse from the capital.

Mou Bin changed horses and rushed to Tongzhou without stopping, determined to catch Shouning Marquis back.

The next morning, a red sun rose.

Yan Chengjin stood beside the silver mirror and opened his hands.

On odd days, Chunxiao changed clothes, and on even days, Qianjin changed clothes.

Qianjin took out the regular clothes of the Chief Censor.

Yan Chengjin shook his head: "This young master wants to wear the bullfighting robe today."

"I will change it for you right away."

At this time, He Neng came in and reported: "Young master, the Jinyiwei is here to ask you to enter the palace immediately."

After breakfast, Yan Chengjin took a sedan chair to the Meridian Gate. At this time, it was still early, and there were only a few ministers on duty in the courtyard.

Soon, he came to the door of Fengtian Hall and strode into the hall.

Li Dongyang and the other two were also in the hall, and Zhu Houzhao was summoned even more rarely.

When Zhang Heling saw Yan Chengjin, he knelt down and shouted at Emperor Hongzhi: "Your Majesty, ask Yan Chengjin to return my silver, and I will tell you!"

Emperor Hongzhi already knew the whole story: "Yan family, return 600,000 taels to Shouning Hou, and I will not allow five large ships to go to sea."

Yan Chengjin thought for a moment and took out the deed from his arms: "This is the opportunity set by Shouning Hou, and it will not be returned."

The Ming law, even the emperor needs to abide by it, otherwise, the monarchy will become a joke.

Even if an imperial decree is wrong, it needs to be recovered by another imperial decree. This is the law set by Zhu Yuanzhang.

Zhang Heling was angry because he lost 600,000 taels of silver in vain: "I will not tell you even if you kill me if the silver is not returned!"

Emperor Hongzhi became embarrassed, with the law on one side and the royal relatives on the other.

To be fair, Yan Chengjin took 600,000 taels for nothing, which was a bit excessive.

Li Dongyang and the other two nodded. They heard that Zhang Heling had sold his land and shop to raise the money.

Suddenly, they felt sorry for Zhang Heling.

Seeing that Emperor Hongzhi was in trouble, this matter might be reported to Empress Zhang. Yan Chengjin pondered for a moment and said, "Even if the Lord doesn't say it, I can guess that he found a silver mountain overseas."

Suddenly, there was a dead silence in the hall.

Emperor Hongzhi was dumbfounded, and Li Dongyang and the other two showed varying degrees of shock.

Zhang Heling looked at Yan Chengjin with wide eyes as if he had seen a ghost, as if asking how did you know?

Yan Chengjin continued, "Shouning Hou went out to sea to find a silver mountain. Now he came back to borrow a boat. Presumably, he found a silver mountain.

And the lease period in the deed is half a year, and it can be returned in three months. The Japanese pirates have silver transactions along the coast. I guess that the silver mountain is in the island country."

Zhang Heling suffocated. He was a little breathless. He got it all right!

In the Ming Dynasty, apart from the brothers, no one else could possibly know about the silver mines in the island country.

Yan Chengjin had never even left the capital, so how did he know about it?

"Your Majesty! I say, but Your Majesty must give me 10% of the silver in the silver mines!"

If you don't say anything, when the court sends someone, there will be nothing left.

Zhang Heling looked panicked and knelt on the ground.

Emperor Hongzhi saw Zhang Heling's face and knew that what Yan Chengjin said was right.

This is... auspicious!

"How much is 10%? It's impossible. I can promise you that if you dig out 10,000 taels, I can give you 200 taels." Emperor Hongzhi became excited.

Zhang Heling's face collapsed: "Let Yan Chengjin return me 300,000 taels of silver!"

"I am willing to return it."

It was unreasonable to take Zhang Heling's silver. No matter how reasonable Empress Zhang was, she would be furious.

The matter ends here, which is the best choice. Three hundred thousand taels of whoring is for nothing, and it is not a loss.

Zhu Houzhao was dumbfounded. I only earned twenty-five thousand taels after being beaten...

"There is a silver mine in Ishimi, an island country. My two brothers went down to the mine and saw silver everywhere. But the daily output of silver was 50,000 taels."

Zhang Heling was afraid that Emperor Hongzhi would not believe it, so he exaggerated several times and hid a Sado silver mine, but he was not at a loss.

Yan Chengjin squinted his eyes slightly. The Shi Jian Silver Mine produced silver, which accounted for one-third of the world's silver during the Ming Dynasty. With full mining, the number was more than 50,000.

When Emperor Hongzhi and Li Dongyang heard this, they were as petrified as amber.

Why are there silver mountains everywhere except Daming?

"Your Majesty, please send your troops there quickly. The Japanese pirates are digging for ore every day and they are almost emptying it out." Zhang Heling said distressedly.

"I think it is impossible. The daimyo of the island country are constantly fighting. Those who can occupy Ginshan must have strong military strength.

The Ming Dynasty sent troops rashly. If they ran out of food, the Ming Dynasty would be defeated without attacking.

I believe that the best opportunity is to wait for Wang Shouren to capture Satsuma Kingdom. "

As one of the Nine Qings, Yan Chengjin's words gained weight.

The imperial court's grain adjustment had to start from Tongzhou Cang in the capital, and it was thousands of miles away across the sea, so it was easy to run out of grain.

Emperor Hongzhi ordered people to get the map.

After Li Dongyang and the other three looked at the map, they all agreed that they couldn't fight.

"If Wang Shouren really needs to defeat the Satsuma Kingdom, should I send troops to reinforce it?"

Originally I wasn't too concerned about Ryukyu, but after looking at the map, I became concerned.

Japanese pirates have been occupying various prefectures in Guangdong and Songjiang for a long time, and the Tatars have been waiting for opportunities to capture the Ming Dynasty.

If there were silver mountains in the Ming Dynasty, they would definitely come and occupy them, preying on the weak and the strong as a way of survival.

Emperor Hongzhi and Li Dongyang took Yinshan as a matter of course.

"There is a huge disparity in military strength between Ryukyu and Satsuma. How can a mere ten thousand people fight against Satsuma and Japanese pirates? Sending Guangdong Navy reinforcements is the best strategy." Liu Jian bowed.

The imperial court deployed more than 10,000 naval troops along the coast of Guangdong, but they could not stop the invasion of Japanese pirates.

Yan Chengjin shook his head: "It's better to wait for news from Wang Shouren."

He had already left a note for Wang Shouren, and he was 70% sure that he would not be defeated.