The Forbidden City, Beijing. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info

The Forbidden City, the imperial palace of the Ming Dynasty, was a key project in the construction of Beijing City during the five to eighteen years of Yongle. It was modeled after the Nanjing Palace and built on the site of the Yuan Dynasty's Ouchi. At that time, excellent craftsmen from all over the country were concentrated, and more than 300,000 soldiers and migrant workers were mobilized. In terms of the overall design idea and the layout characteristics of the palace building, the Forbidden City adopts a complete set of techniques attached to the Heavenly Palace, that is, the symmetrical structure of the central axis, highlighting the main palace, the high pedestal, and the large square, and symbolically indicating that the sun and stars surround the Ziwei constellation in the middle of the arch guard, highlighting the majesty of the feudal ruling class and the supreme status of the emperor.

Jiajing is still that Jiajing, since his body returned to his youth, the emperor's dress has returned to the fashion of youth. It is no longer a robe with wide sleeves, but a tight-fitting dragon robe, representing the emperor's ambition and vitality.

The emperor was standing in a passage in the Forbidden City, and beside him, stood Feng Bao.

Feng Bao just smiled and stood on the left behind Jiajing.

The emperor was in a very good mood, it was only less than half a month, and his trusted immortal master, that is, the Zuodu Yushi of the Ming Supervision Yuan, had already brought him enough surprises. For the wealthy businessmen in Hangzhou, the night of horror was a happy night for the emperor and even the Ming Dynasty. Excluding the benefit fee intercepted by the brocade guards, the treasury of the Ming Dynasty was also abundant with a full 500,000 taels of silver at once. According to the explanation in the immortal master's letter, there will be one million taels of silver from the university in the future.

Jiajing looked at Feng Bao who was standing on his left with his head down, and Feng Bao also stood with his head down with a smile.

Concubine Li kept her head down, and at this time, I don't know what the situation was, beads of sweat seeped out from her forehead.

Jiajing asked Feng Bao to hand him a cup of tea, and he didn't rush to drink tea, Jiajing said: "I didn't expect that a single Hangzhou Mansion could dig out 1.5 million taels of silver. ”

Feng Bao didn't know how to answer Jiajing's question, strictly speaking, Jin Yiwei did this kind of thing, which violated the national program and discipline.

Feng Bao thought about it, and still said, "Your Majesty, the immortal master is still extraordinary. ”

Jiajing's face suddenly became embarrassed: "It is said that I am the lord of the world, but in my treasury, even rats will not go." There are several big households in Hangzhou. can make up 1.5 million taels of silver, but they still didn't do their best. ”

Hearing Jiajing's words, Feng Bao was stunned.

Feng Bao knelt down: "Your Majesty, you can't think about it!" Saying that, he kowtowed, "Under the whole world, it is not the imperial land." ”

Jiajing: "I'm afraid that my cabinet chief assistant is much richer than me!" ”

Feng Bao was already crying in fright, he hadn't read the history of the Ming Dynasty, so he naturally didn't know that Yan Song was going to fall. Now that the emperor said this, it was obviously a harbinger of Yan Song's move.

Looking at Feng Bao, who kept kowtowing, Jiajing suddenly felt excited. It is said that I am the lord of the world, but I can't even get out of the Forbidden City.

Jiajing suddenly missed Tan Kelai, and he knew that this immortal master was very miraculous and had a lot of good things on him. If the immortal master can take the things called radios in the book, it would be good. Even if I am in the Forbidden City, I can control the affairs of the world.

Jiajing lazily said to Feng Bao, "You go down." Immortal Master, if there is any news, you can report it to me. ”

Feng Bao is the commander of Dongchang, and Tan Ke has news from there, all of which are notified to Feng Bao. Feng Bao just became the mouthpiece between Tan Ke and the emperor.

Feng Bao immediately replied, "Yes." "Then it's kowtow thanksgiving.

Soon after Feng Bao retreated, Lü Fang rushed to the palace and asked to meet the emperor.

"Let him in." Jiajing said.

Lu Fang followed the rules and entered the palace. First, he did enough etiquette to the emperor before he stepped aside.

Jiajing: "If there's anything, let's talk about it directly." ”

Lu Fang first kowtowed to Emperor Jiajing, and then said: "Your Majesty, the slave maid will give you a little good news, the weaving bureau of Jiangsu and Zhejiang has negotiated a business of 500,000 pieces of silk with Western merchants at one time. It was worth seven and a half million taels of silver. ”

After Jiajing heard this, his expression really perked, this kind of business and the like will not be recorded in the history books, so Jiajing really didn't know, "Are you sure it's seven and a half million taels?" ”

Lu Fang: "It's not a net profit of 7.5 million taels. This silk is sold for six taels of silver a horse in the provinces of our Ming Dynasty, and it can be sold for fifteen taels of silver a horse when it is shipped to the West. Each horse earns nine taels more, and 500,000 horses earn 4.5 million taels. ”

Jiajing: "Good thing. Can the silk produced in Zhejiang keep up? ”

Lu Fang groaned deliberately.

Jiajing: "Huh? ”

Lu Fang: "Hu Zongxian has a note, I wanted to go back to the palace and show it to my master." ”

What a shrewd person Jiajing is, as soon as he heard it, he knew that there was something in his words: "Are you complaining to me?" ”

Lu Fang: "Shengming has no master. ”

Jiajing: "I won't look at the complaints, and tell him to complain to the cabinet if he has any grievances." ”

"Yes." Lu Fang replied loudly, but quietly stared at Jiajingwang.

Jiajing: "It's been a long time since you've eaten with me, so stay in the palace and eat with me today." ”

Lu Fang was overjoyed, Feng Bao has been very favored recently, Lu Fang has a very sense of crisis, and now that the emperor has shown him his favor, Lu Fang naturally will not miss it.

"Thank God." Lu Fang thanked him.

Yan Shifan study room of Yan Mansion, Beijing

A few arm-thick giant candles illuminated the place, and Yan Shifan was excited again, walking back and forth. Luo Longwen sat in front of the bookcase, holding a pen in his hand, and looked at Yan Shifan with a solemn face.

Yan Shifan said as he walked: "Zheng Michang and He Maocai wrote their letters, telling them not to pay attention to Hu Zongxian, and not to care about Lao Shizi Chen Ke." Get out of the way! Life and death are also a chance for the Dragon Boat Festival! Take those two first, no! Simply flood nine counties, and then let those big silk farmers prepare grain to buy fields. After buying the field, I immediately planted mulberry seedlings, and I will see silk this year. ”

Luo Longwen: "Understood. How did Hu Zongxian's song be approved? ”

Yan Shifan: "I will approve Hu Zongxian's recital, I have to let him understand that there is only one cloud in his sky, and that cloud is our Yan family!" ”

Zhejiang Governor's Office signed the detention room

Hu Zongxian's face became even more thin and haggard, and at this time he sat in front of the big case in the signing room, and his red note was quietly placed on the desk.

"I heard that the song was approved?" Like a gust of wind, Tan Lun asked loudly when he walked into the door.

Hu Zongxian sat there still with his eyes closed, and just replied, "You can sit down." ”

Tan Lun glanced at him and sat down. After being silent for a moment, Tan Lun spoke: "I received a letter from above, and I know everything in Beijing." Do they have something to say about you, do you want to know? ”

Hu Zongxian still closed his eyes: "I don't want to know." Tan Lun was stunned.

Hu Zongxian only opened his eyes at this time, but he still didn't look at Tan Lun, and said in a low voice: "The recent things are all piled up." The wealthy families in Hangzhou were robbed. According to their descriptions, the thieves are all the way of the widows. At this time, there is a matter of changing grain to mulberry, and this matter of Zhejiang is difficult. ”

Tan Lun stood up suddenly.

(To be continued.) )