Yan Chengjin followed the little eunuch and came to the side hall of the palace in confusion.

Emperor Hongzhi and the three members of the cabinet were already sitting in the side hall, and the Shangshan supervisor put on the delicacies.

The last time I came here, it was when Emperor Hongzhi held a banquet to warn the Zhang brothers and Chang Ningbo.

Your Majesty doesn't want to pay the bills, does he?

Before he could salute, Emperor Hongzhi smiled and patted the brocade stool on the side: "Chengjin, come and sit." ”

Buy Leather ...... Your Majesty really wants to pay the bill!

Unexpectedly, the wine table culture of the fan circle was actually handed down from the ancient court.

Yan Chengjin sat next to Emperor Hongzhi.

On the other side of Emperor Hongzhi was Liu Jian, and even Li Dongyang and Xie Qian had to sit a little farther away.

It can be seen that this is a great honor.

At a glance, it is clear that today's dinner is not simple, and Emperor Hongzhi has set up several dinners for the Zhang brothers and Changningbo.

It's like a master of dinner.

Emperor Hongzhi got straight to the point and said: "The treasury is empty again, and it can't spend 200,000 taels of silver." ”

Yan Chengjin lowered his head, and he hadn't come up with a way yet.

The eyes of Li Dongyang and the six ministers all fell on Yan Chengjin's face, as if they were on Yan Chengjin's face.

Emperor Hongzhi frowned slightly: "Yan Qing's family is weird?" ”

Yan Chengjin hurriedly said: "The minister doesn't dare, it's just that the two major parts of these silver come from the Liangxiang Chamber of Commerce."

The Chamber of Commerce has no money to pay wages, and those who are hungry are the homeless people and ordinary people in the good township.

Moreover, merchants from all over the world came to Liangxiang to trade, and without silver to buy materials, the workshop could not operate.

When merchants come to Liangxiang, they can't buy goods, and when they pass through the customs with empty cars, the court can't collect taxes and silver. ”

How serious will the broken capital chain be?

Although it is not as good as the later generations, it has reached the level of bankruptcy.

For Liangxiang, it is also a great loss.

Yan Chengjin pondered, is there really no silver in the imperial court?

Emperor Hongzhi's brows sank even deeper: "So serious? ”

Liu Jian was born as a big landowner and is well versed in business: "Yan Chengjin is right, Your Majesty, the tax money comes from a good country."

If the merchant does not trade, the banknote will not be collected. ”

Han Wen stood up, bowed and said, "I heard that the minister searched the Yan Mansion a while ago, and there were 60,000 silver.

It's better to give relief to the court first, and the minister will give Yan Chengjin an IOU.

This year, I collected the summer tax, and I returned it! ”

There are really courts that borrow money from ministers.

Emperor Chenghua did this in the previous dynasty, and Zhu Houzhao also did this after he became emperor.

The most famous is the later Emperor Chongzhen, who borrowed silver from his ministers to fight.

However, compared with Chongzhen, Emperor Chenghua and Zhu Houzhao are much more shameless, and borrowing silver is purely for fun.

Interestingly......

These two people, one is the father of Emperor Hongzhi, and the other is the son of Emperor Hongzhi.

Nowadays, Emperor Hongzhi also has to borrow money.

Yan Chengjin was speechless and choked.

Emperor Hongzhi glanced at Xiao Jing, Xiao Jing hurriedly picked up the imperial pot, poured a glass of wine, and said with a smile: "Lord Yan, taste the imperial brew in the palace." ”

Han Wen looked at Yan Chengjin: "I don't know, what does Lord Yan mean?" ”

"This is my father's hard-earned money for writing books." Yan Chengjin's face was a little heartbroken: "Your Majesty wants to take it, but the ministers don't dare to disobey, and I hope that Your Majesty will make an IOU......."

Li Dongyang and the others turned dark.

This guy didn't drink a drop of wine, and he got drunk like this?

Let Your Majesty give you an IOU, why don't you call you your father?

Emperor Hongzhi laughed, and his face quickly turned cold: "Yan Chengjin, you are guilty!" ”

"The minister is guilty." Yan Chengjin was a little stunned: "The minister hasn't finished talking yet, if Your Majesty is inconvenient, you can also let Lord Han do it for you." ”

60,000 taels of silver, or you won't come back......

dropped a block of blood, and Yan Chengjin's heart was extremely painful.

Emperor Hongzhi had a thick smile on his face, and the ministers present all had silver in the house.

But the only one who really took it out was Yan Chengjin, who poured all his family property for the imperial court!

Emperor Hongzhi was moved in his heart and said: "I don't blame you, eat vegetables!" As he spoke, he put a piece of braised pork into his bowl.

It has a bit of the meaning of father's love and filial piety.

Xiao Jing and the others smiled slightly and nodded.

After dinner, Emperor Hongzhi ordered: "I want to go to Liangxiang and see this big treasure ship." ”

His Majesty wants to go out of the palace for a micro visit, and Jinyiwei needs to make adequate preparations in advance.

As far as Mu Bin knows, many people and gentry have long been overcrowded when they visit the big treasure ship in Liangxiang.

But His Majesty wants to go, and he can only prepare.

I heard Dr. Wang say that His Majesty should go out and walk around, and he should not stay in the palace all day long to review and review the music.

The Cabinet and the Sixth Ministry will not dissuade it.

Liu Jian stayed in the cabinet, accompanied by Li Dongyang and Xie Qian.

Three carriages rushed from the capital to Liangxiang.

Yan Chengjin was depressed and sat in a carriage with Emperor Hongzhi, and Emperor Hongzhi sighed: "I haven't been to Liangxiang for a long time."

What happened to the 30,000 displaced people in Liangxiang? ”

"Back to Your Majesty, the homeless people are still the same poor, and they rely on working in the workshop to support their families." Yan Chengjin Road.

There is no shortage of a handful of people who have earned some silver by relying on the prosperity of their good country.

But not everyone has the courage and vision to block their family wealth.

For example, Liang Zhong is just a small group of displaced people.

They don't represent the homeless people in their good hometowns.

On the whole, the displaced people have not changed much from the past, and in the event of a major disaster, they still have to be rescued by the imperial court.

Emperor Hongzhi sighed: "I know that this is the case. ”

When I arrived at the shipyard in Liangxiang,

The bustling people and gentry had never seen such a magnificent ship, and the officials did not stop them, and watched them for a long time.

The vendors saw the opportunity to sell their goods.

Emperor Hongzhi stood in its shadow, looking at this great treasure ship, and was so shocked that he had to hold his head high to see the mast.

Li Dongyang hurriedly said: "Master Zhu, it's better to get on the boat and take a look." ”

Emperor Hongzhi nodded, got on the huge ship, and sure enough, he saw a bronze cannon.

Such a large ship, plus these artillery.

It is not surprising that it took 5,000 people to carry it.

Emperor Hongzhi looked at Han Wen and Zeng Jian: "The Ministry of Industry and the Ministry of Households, gather the laborers, and carry the ship to the port of Tianjin." ”

"Your Ministers obey!"

…………

Yan Mansion, Mu Xiu today.

Yan Chengjin asked someone to buy all the sugarcane and brown sugar in the capital.

The juice from the sugar cane is pressed and drained out of the tank, mixed with brown sugar and poured into a large pot.

He Neng asked, "Young Master, what are we going to cook?" ”

Yan Chengjin wants to boil white sugar, which is easy to burn, and he needs to control the heat according to the splash of water when the sugar juice is boiling.

See the water splash in small bubbles, like boiling meat soup.

"Quickly twist your hands and tell Young Master Ben if they stick their hands!"

He Neng looked at the hot syrup and almost didn't cry: "Young master, the little one doesn't dare to ......"

"Next year's salary will be deducted fifty ......" Yan Chengjin hadn't spoken yet, how could he put his hand into the pot with a swish, and his face was painful and he didn't stretch out.

"Young master, sticky ......!"

Sticky hands mean that the time is here!

Yan Chengjin ordered people to put it in a bucket and wait for it to condense into black sand.

Then, put the tile slip on the cylinder, which is actually the ancient funnel.

Plug the lower mouth of the tile slip with grass and pour black sand into the tile.

When the black sand has solidified, pull out the grass plug and pour in the yellow muddy water.

Among them, the black trickle flows into the tank.

And on the tile wall, there is a layer of frosting as white as snow, about five inches later.

He Neng and his subordinates widened their eyes, "Young Master, this is ...... Sugar? ”

Yan Chengjin relied on sugar to return to blood, and he didn't know how much silver he could earn.