"Emperor, let the slaves and maids serve you, wash your feet!" Huang Jin said with a grin.

Zhu Houxi's face was impatient, "If you don't wash it, you won't wash it, don't talk nonsense, I'm upset!" ”

Huang Jin didn't care, but said with a smile: "I can't help but wash it, slave, but it took a lot of thought!" As he spoke, he brought a pine tub and then a bucket of hot water.

Zhu Houxi looked angry and said angrily: "I just use a new pine basin every time, some people say that I am wasteful." Look at the merchants in Yangzhou, they use hundreds of carp for one dish, and they only eat fish whiskers, and no one says, "I, the emperor, is really tasteless!" ”

Huang Jinyu smiled and said: "Emperor, don't be angry, although the slave didn't change a new wooden basin for the emperor, she can also make a pine fragrance, just look at it!" ”

As he spoke, Huang Jin put a few things in the wooden basin, and then Huang Jin lifted the bucket and slowly poured hot water. This kid actually used the technique of the phoenix three nods, which was pleasing to the eye.

What is especially surprising is that from the wooden basin, a strong pine fragrance wafts out, which is not worse than the new basin.

This surprised Zhu Houxi, and when Huang Jin brought the wooden basin over, he looked at it twice, and couldn't help but laugh and scold, "You slave!" Do you think you've changed some kind of trick? Isn't this beeswax? Drenched in hot water, it can produce the scent of pine, but you use this thing to wash my feet and let outsiders know, and don't you scold more loudly? This is much more expensive than changing to a new wooden basin, you are covering your ears and stealing the bell, deceiving yourself! ”

Huang Jin smiled, "They scold if they like, and the slaves don't care anyway." Besides, this beeswax is not gone all at once, and it can be used repeatedly! It's not a waste, the emperor is the lord of the world, when can he really be wronged! ”

Huang Jin said, seriously helped Zhu Houxi remove his shoes and socks, and tried the water temperature again, which was a little hot.

"Emperor, try it!"

Zhu Houxi put his feet in the wooden basin and moaned comfortably.

"Good! You've got a heart. ”

Huang Jin waited for Zhu Houxi to wash his feet and trim his toenails, and then put away a few palm-sized pieces of beeswax and prepared to use them next time.

"No need."

Zhu Houxi narrowed his eyes and sighed lightly, "I came out this time, I walked a lot of places, and I saw a lot of ...... Huang Jin, you say, along the canal, is it the essence of the Ming Dynasty? ”

Huang Jin grinned, "How can it not be counted!" My emperor, Shuntianfu is at the foot of the Son of Heaven, Lianghuai is the land of fish and rice, and salt is important. In comparison, how poor the Northwest is! There is also the southwest, the land of smoke and miasma, and the life of the common people is miserable. ”

"yes!" Zhu Houxi nodded, "I, the monarch, actually don't deserve it very well, and most of the people under my rule don't have enough to eat and wear...... You say, "What qualifications do I have?" ”

"Oops!"

Huang Jin hurriedly knelt down: "The emperor is sympathetic to the common people, and the big guys are thinking about the emperor's goodness in their hearts." It's just that this meal has to be eaten one bite at a time, and things have to be done one by one. Since the emperor ascended the throne, he has done too many things for more than ten years, and this time he went south and implemented the currency reform. ”

Zhu Houxi chuckled, "What's the big deal about this...... It's just a trivial matter! ”

Huang Jin shook his head again and again, if this is a trivial matter, it is not a big deal.

During this time, the Jiangnan Weaving Bureau continued to send letters to Huang Jin, and the various means of the imperial court have formed a situation of closing the door and beating the dogs to the family.

First of all, Cui Shilin, the Duke of Fuguo, and Yu Dayou, the chief soldier of the Naval Division, went south...... This is something that many people ignore, and the two of them came in the name of purging the Japanese invaders.

When they arrived in Jiangnan, they immediately controlled Ningbo, Quanzhou, Guangzhou and other cities...... All ships that go to sea for trade must be filed with the sailors, and if there is no record, it will be regarded as illegal smuggling. If there is a weapon, it will be punished as a common crime!

This knife cut down directly caused the big smugglers in Zhejiang and Fujian, who have huge power, to encounter difficulties, and their ships can no longer easily go to sea. This is what Zhu Houxi wanted to do but didn't dare to do after the outbreak of the tribute incident.

After years of preparation, the sailor finally has enough strength. It was not enough to control the shipping route, and Zhu Houxi issued a decree to appoint Zhu Kun, the imperial historian of the capital, as the admiral of the customs...... All commercial ships, as long as they want to go to sea, must be registered and must pay taxes, otherwise, there is only a dead end.

The civil and military forces took action together to completely cut off the road of the big smugglers.

There is no doubt that this hand will anger the entire south, and Zhu Kun has become the target of public criticism overnight, and everyone has attacked him, insulted him, and shouted wildly that Zhu Kun should be dismissed.

But...... I'm sorry, but the emperor was not moved at all.

And the killing move that came out of the palace was far more than this.

Led by the Jiangnan Weaving Bureau, the Textile Exporters Chamber of Commerce was established, which is not a yamen, but they control the standards and quotas for exporting silk fabrics.

Silk is also divided into three, six, nine and so on, how to certify, it depends on the meaning of the Weaving Bureau.

The amount of export should also be determined by the Weaving Bureau.

You can't compete in a disorderly manner, bid against each other, and let overseas barbarians take advantage, right?

These two moves alone slashed the lifeblood of the Southeast family.

And then something even more powerful.

The Weaving Bureau announced that Guanyin will be the only cooperative settlement bank.

In other words, not only the purchase of raw materials, but also the export of commercial goods, all the parts involved in the transaction, must go through the official silver account, and by the way, the silver dollar has become the only official currency.

Nanzhili and Zhejiang, which are the two most important export bases.

The cotton cloth of Songjiang and the silk of Suzhou are world-renowned.

Zhejiang itself is a raw silk production area and a large silk weaver, with tens of thousands of looms...... This series of measures by the imperial court is to tell everyone a fact.

If you want to export commercial goods, you must obey the arrangements of the imperial court, you must join the system of the weaving bureau, you must take silver dollar settlement, and you must pay taxes to the imperial court.

Of course, the imperial court will not eat and wipe clean, as long as it joins the system, the imperial court will provide loan support, provide technical help, and give the latest looms......

After the implementation of this set of measures, the effect is self-evident, and the business originally monopolized by a few big families was beaten to pieces in an instant.

Raw silk, textile, maritime trade, smuggling, money dealer ticket number...... The whole line was rout, and there was no place that could be defended.

Those people also tried to issue peony yuan and work against the imperial court, which is simply ridiculous.

The official silver dollar is silver seven bronze three, and the silver content of the peony dollar reaches 75 percent.

However, Wang Yue made ten percent of the envy.

After the imperial court got the peony yuan, it was possible to add some copper, re-mint the silver dollar, and make money steadily.

In addition, with peony yuan, it is impossible to enter the settlement system of the imperial court, and the common people also ask for a premium.

Under the double blow, that is, the more you cast, the more you lose, and there is no negotiation at all.

The reason why Wang Yue didn't ban it all at once was that he clearly wanted to take out the silver deposits in the hands of large households and force them to enter the circulation field to make up for the shortage of currency.

So far, the power of the family is still very strong. But I'm sorry, their way to get money has been blocked, and if they continue to maintain, they will almost definitely lose.

Of course, they also have a way out, that is, to obediently cooperate with the imperial court and integrate into the imperial court's system...... But once this step is taken, the wealthy family that could have talked and laughed with the princes, who were not afraid of the old Shangshu of the pavilion, and looked down on the feudal officials of the frontier, quickly plummeted, and when the time came, a customs office and an official silver number could fiddle with them.

And what's even worse is that once they are on the same running line, these high-ranking families are really not necessarily the opponents of those ordinary businessmen.

Really don't think that if you are noble, you must be more capable, and don't think that the soil boss is really dirty.

It is often those who don't understand anything, just relying on the consciousness of a beast, to be able to overcome obstacles and move forward bravely in the business sea. I really believe in some lofty theories, and his mouth is full of unintelligible terms, such a big boss is not far from bad luck.

The situation of a complete reshuffle has come out.

"Pass the decree, I am going to cross the river in the near future and go to Xiaoling to pay tribute to Taizu!"

Zhu Houxi said softly.

Cross the river!

Go to Yingtian!

This is going to be a decisive battle!

Huang Jin's heart was pounding, and he thought of the first emperor Zhengde.

After Zhengde pacified King Ning, he also came to Yingtian.

And that time, Zhengde unfortunately fell into the water, and after returning to Beijing, he died of illness for more than half a year.

Ying Tian has a curse.

Especially compared with Zhengde, Zhu Houxi's methods are fatal and not polite.

Can those big families be willing to admit defeat?

Will it be bad for the emperor?

Huang Jin's mind was spinning quickly, this time crossing the river, it must be arranged, and nothing can go wrong. He hurried his steps and walked outside, just about to discuss with Wang Yue.

Unexpectedly, Wang Yue also hurried over and almost collided with him.

Huang Jin found that Wang Yue's face was very bad, and his heart chuckled.

"Brother Fugui, something happened?"

Wang Yue didn't deny it, Huang Jin hurriedly turned his head and led Wang Yue to Zhu Houxi's bedroom.

"Emperor!"

Zhu Houxi was full of ambition, thinking about his next move, and suddenly saw Wang Yue, and he was also surprised.

"What? Something? ”

Wang Yue took a deep breath, "Your Majesty, just now an urgent report was sent from the capital, and Elder Zhang Ge suddenly fainted, and he can't be a director!" ”

Zhang Xuan is sick! Zhu Houxi suddenly felt that his heart was plucked out, and it was very uncomfortable......