Early in the morning, just after midnight.

Emperor Hongzhi flipped through the sparse music and began the long daily work of approving red.

After a while, he was dissatisfied: "October's sparse music is now almost past December, and it was sent to the palace. ”

Xiao Jing secretly glanced at it, it was the Great Ci'en Temple Empowerment National Master Pandan who died, and his apprentices asked the court to pay tribute to him.

He said with a smile: "Your Majesty, the Dahong Mountain, where the Great Ci'en Temple is located, is far away from the capital.

Now that the snow has blocked the road, it's only so late. ”

Emperor Hongzhi hummed lightly and muttered, "How much does it cost to prepare the sacrifices for the thick burial?" This case is not allowed. ”

He couldn't help but think that the first emperor had sealed many national teachers for alchemy.

Although Li Mu Province on the edge of the capital will be assigned to the frontier.

However, in the area south of the Yangtze River, there are still many monks who have been enshrined by the imperial court.

The funerals were all handled by the imperial court, and the money spent was not much, but they were all rations handed over by the people.

Speaking of silver, he thought again of the price of silk.

"The price of silk in Jiangnan should have risen, right?"

Xiao Jing didn't dare to answer rashly: "The slave doesn't know, Your Majesty, it's about to go to court......"

Emperor Hongzhi got up and moved his muscles and bones and went to the East Warm Pavilion.

When Yan Chengjin and the others were outside the Zuoye Gate, they heard hundreds of officials discussing the price of silk.

Han Wen was overjoyed, standing in the cold wind with a smile on his face, talking about the price of silk, and everyone around him heard it.

The Zhang brothers had a bitter face, the price of silk had risen, but they sold all the raw silk.

You have to wait for next year's spring silkworm spinning silk before there is silk thread to weave.

Last night, I heard that the price of silk in Jiangnan has risen.

The brothers climbed to the tree by the lake and jumped into the lake all night, but they did not die.

"Brother, let's go to Yan Chengjin and buy the raw silk back?"

"Don't go, every time you run into that guy, you're out of luck!" Zhang Heling gritted her teeth and let out a low roar like a dog.

He couldn't hear the words 'Yan Chengjin'.

As soon as you hear it, you will have a seizure.

Zhang Yanling counted his fingers, and whispered aggrievedly: "Brother, we sold 20,000 horses of raw silk and lost 100,000 taels...... Can't live. ”

Zhang Heling waved his hand and slapped over, and with a snap, Zhang Yanling was stunned.

But no one paid attention to the two brothers, and the hundred officials consciously kept their distance.

The little eunuch came to announce the court.

After the hundred officials walked into the palace, Emperor Hongzhi asked, "Han Qing's family, how is the price of silk?" ”

"Your Majesty, the price of silk has risen to four taels of silver." Han said.

Emperor Hongzhi showed a smile on his face and said: "What Yan Qing's family said is true, after Wang Shouren exterminated the Japanese in the southeast, the price of silk rose. ”

Zhou Yu and the others have their own hearts, and they all know what's going on.

There must be another merchant ship going to sea.

At this moment, Qin Hong said: "Your Majesty, according to the report of Zhenhaiwei of Songjiang Prefecture, Jiangnan ...... There were also Japanese pirates. ”

Seeing that Emperor Hongzhi was obviously stunned for a moment, he continued: "Your Majesty, rest assured, you have not disturbed the people. ”

It's good that they haven't intruded the people yet, maybe they're just passing by the sea.

The guard of Songjiang Mansion was rectified by Wang Shouren, and Emperor Hongzhi was still relieved.

At this time, a person walked out to the center of the hall, and Li Dongyang turned his head sideways to find that there was an additional figure next to him.

If there is nothing important to do, the minister will not come out of the ranks.

This is not surprising, after all, every day in the court, there are always a few ministers who will come out of the ranks.

The more you walk, the more you get used to it.

But what came out today was Yan Chengjin.

When Emperor Hongzhi saw him, his face was obviously much more energetic.

Yan Chengjin bowed slightly, saluted in the direction of the throne, and said, "Your Majesty, the minister thinks that the price of silk can increase five times." ”

In the main hall, it can be described as a dead silence.

The scariest thing is that when the silence in the hall falls, you happen to fart without any sound cover.

Liu Jian's old face flushed: "The old minister has lost his temper." ”

The ministers used silk in their homes, and their understanding of the price of silk was like firewood, rice, oil, and salt.

The silk rose to the sky, and it was only six taels of silver.

Five times is twenty taels!

The ministers' thoughts quickly returned to Yan Chengjin's words.

"Silk made with skill is not worth so much silver." Han said.

Proficiency is the cooked silk produced after the raw silk is cooked and degummed.

After drying, vigorously scrape it all over with a smooth large mussel shell until it shines.

Every ten catties of raw silk, after being cooked to be proficient, will become about seven catties.

Therefore, it is more expensive than ordinary silk.

Zhang Heling scolded angrily: "Don't interrupt, let Yan Chengjin finish speaking, our two brothers want to hear it." ”

Zhang Yanling nodded happily, pricked up his ears, and waited for Yan Chengjin to continue.

Li Dongyang was faintly curious, this son would not be untargeted.

If you say five times, you must have to be more than five times.

Emperor Hongzhi said meaninglessly: "Yan Qing's family will talk about it." ”

"Open the gateway of the Silk Road on land, let the merchants go out of the Ming Dynasty and trade with the countries of the Western Regions, the price of silk will definitely rise, and the minister is estimated to be more than five times." Yan Chengjin said.

Ma Wensheng's face froze, and he exclaimed: "In this way, wouldn't it be a sea ban!" ”

During the Hongwu period, Zhu Yuanzhang ordered the implementation of a sea ban in order to prevent pirates from invading.

When Zheng He went to the Western Ocean, although he brought his fleet to the Western countries, he was still not allowed to trade privately at sea.

The sea ban is not only on the seaside, but also on land.

For the sake of prudence, Yan Chengjin decided to open the Silk Road on the road first.

Most of the ministers of the DPRK and China came from the Jiangnan area, and although they secretly violated the sea ban, they had no interest in the northwest.

From the south of the Yangtze River to the northwest, the road is long, and it is very easy to encounter bandits.

And the cost of hiring chariots and horses is extremely high.

The city of Tea and Horse Yi in the northwest, starting from the Tang Dynasty, the Song Dynasty flourished, the Yuan Dynasty was interrupted, and the Ming Dynasty began to decline.

Fewer and fewer people are going west to trade.

Yan Chengjin analyzed these and dared to say bluntly: "There are still many differences, and in this way, it is of great benefit to the commercial tax in the northwest."

Dare to ask Lord Han, what is the autumn grain collected by the Northwest Prefectures? ”

Han Wen said: "The northwest is desolate, and the sum is naturally less than the number of prefectures in the south of the Yangtze River. ”

Yan Chengjin said: "If the merchant starts to transport goods to the northwest, passing through the banknote customs, he will have to pay taxes and silver.

In addition to silk, there are many novel goods in Liangxiang that can be transported to the Western Regions.

The countries of the Western Regions will trade with each other, and the northwest of the Ming Dynasty will gradually prosper. ”

The court is rich, and the people can be rich.

The ministers talked a lot, after all, it involved the sea ban.

The officials all know the temper of this son, and now it seems that the sea ban in the northwest is open.

Perhaps, one day the sea ban in the southeast will also be opened.

This opening cannot be opened.

First, several officials in Hanyuan knelt down, and then, Lang Zhong and the main bookkeeper of the six departments knelt down one after another.

"Opening the sea is against the ancestral system, please think twice about it!"

"Yan Chengjin is a fledgling boy, what do you know, when the Ming Dynasty was unbearable to be harassed by bandits, he closed off the road of economy and trade.

If we open it again now, wouldn't it be a waste of the basics? ”

The Zhang brothers also knelt in the crowd and rarely participated in the court meeting.

Some veteran actors even sobbed slightly.

Liu Jian nodded and said, "The minister thinks that the Silk Road cannot be opened, and the countries of the Western Regions are constantly in turmoil, how can they trade?" ”