In the Ming generation, in terms of the degree of difficulty in serving, Emperor Jiajing is definitely the top.

After Tumubao, the civil power of the Ming Dynasty gradually expanded, completely overwhelming the nobles, and the imperial family had to divide power and use eunuchs to balance civil officials.

Emperor Hongzhi worked hard, famous ministers in the court and the central government, and the civil power reached its peak, which is also the reason why Zhu Houzhao later pulled out the Eight Tigers...... Don't make trouble, I really think that Liu Jin can control power only if he plays well with Zhu Houzhao, but in fact, Zhu Houzhao needs eunuchs like Liu Jin to check and balance civil officials.

The mutual hostility, dependence, and cooperation between the civil and eunuch cliques continued until the extinction...... The fundamental reason is that the emperor is powerless to fight against the civil official system without helpers, even if you are Zhu Di reborn and kill the court cleanly, it is still the civil officials who take over.

Among these emperors, Emperor Jiajing was the most special, he inherited the great treasure as a vassal king, ascended to the throne, and almost single-handedly broke up the civil and official system.

Without assistants and henchmen, Emperor Jiajing accomplished this feat with superb gaming skills and a clever mind.

Such an emperor is naturally very difficult to serve.

Therefore, in the Jiajing Dynasty, Jane's officials in the emperor's heart often received a high degree of attention, Zhang Xuan, Gui Cao, Xia Yan, and Fang Xianfu all jumped into the first assistant with the body of Wei Mo, and Yan Song was old enough to hold the government for more than ten years.

But Qian Yuan is different.

Emperor Jiajing's appreciation of Qian Yuan was different from that of other officials, what he valued most was Qian Yuan's "pure heart", his unreserved treatment, his frankness and outspokenness, and his "fierce loyalty"!

Is it possible for other officials to do so?

No way!

Qian Yuan has always said anything in front of Emperor Jiajing...... Well, at least that's what Emperor Jiajing himself thinks.

He once helped Hu Zongxian twice, and also scolded Hu Zongxian for being narrow in front of Emperor Jiajing.

He has made clear the root cause of the rebellion several times, and he has never forgotten the ban on trade in the sea in front of Emperor Jiajing.

Emperor Jiajing is not an emperor who was born in the deep palace and grew up in the hands of women, he knows too well that the officials below are all making small calculations from the sixth cabinet to the seventh grade? All of them are making a fuss in their stomachs.

Is there such a scarce commodity? Coupled with Qian Yuan's "outstanding" performance when the earth dragon turned over, Emperor Jiajing looked at Qian Yuan differently.

It's been more than two years since Qian Yuan went south? The secret letter sent to Beijing describes a lot of the southeast? In his own words...... Try to let Your Majesty know all the things in the southeast.

Of course, in fact, Qian Yuan is hiding a lot? There are too many, at least the soldiers besieged the yamen of Zhejiang, and they didn't mention it.

But? Such a big thing as trade? Qian Yuan didn't hide it from Emperor Jiajing from beginning to end, from the empty glove white wolf at the beginning, to the monthly tax income of 30,000 taels of silver in the back...... In March of this year, 88,432 taels of tax were collected.

So, a year down? Can tax silver exceed one million taels? You must know that last year, the household department only received a total of 2 million taels.

For the official opening of the sea and the ban on trade, Emperor Jiajing would stand in a dark corner, silently watching Qian Yuan confront those opponents who jumped out, but he did not hesitate to give some small help.

For example, this time, Emperor Jiajing pushed Fang Yu to Xu Wei along the river.

In the small courtyard behind the restaurant? A table of exquisite food was placed there without moving, and Fang Yu and Xu Wei were gesturing on the other table? From time to time, he also makes calculations.

"The meaning of showing talents, this time to send to Beijing...... Directly set the rules for sharing? Fang Yu hesitated: "Does Your Majesty know?" ”

"Uh......" Xu Wei smiled dryly and pointed to the table? " Isn't that a rule? ”

Fang Yu was silent for a moment, then pointed at Xu Wei, and then pointed at himself with his backhand? "Just the chief and the old man?"

"Of course not." Xu Wei whispered: "Set a plan? Huang Gonggong has a look? After that, I will play Your Majesty secretly. ”

Fang Blund's face darkened, "The twenty-fourth eunuch is also going to intervene?" ”

Xu Wei took out another stack of slightly smaller account books from the box on the side, "Zhancai chooses another sea vessel, goes to sea to sell goods, and the profits are sent to the inner carrier." ”

Fang Yu was relieved at this time, and looked down at the accounts, "Six sea vessels, with a monthly profit of about 30,000 taels...... Not a lot. ”

"At least you can muddle the mouths of those eunuchs." Xu Wei coughed twice, "Since the middle of July last year, a total of 190,000 taels of tax silver have been collected last year, and in the first three months of this year, a total of 180,000 taels of tax silver have been collected, and Ningbo Mansion will share the profit by 20%, and the rest will be sent to the Tai warehouse once every three months." ”

The division between the local government and the central government has been discussed before, but Fang Yu didn't care, but said in surprise: "Isn't it Zhejiang Province?" How is Ningbo Mansion? ”

Xu Wei's face changed, but he didn't answer.

Fang Yu also has been in the sea for a long time, and immediately remembered that last year's governor of Zhejiang was Wu Weixi, but now it is Zhao Zhenji, and he couldn't help but sigh: "It's not easy to show your talents." ”

Fang Blund's sentence meant that among the important ministers of the court, he was the most supportive of opening the sea and banning trade, and most of the others had a vague attitude, but Xu Jie had mentioned in public more than once that the ancestral system of the board was not allowed to go to the sea.

After taking the abacus and crackling for a while, the gray-haired old man smiled, "It should be 293,643,27 yuan to uncompress and enter the Tai warehouse...... Forget it, let's make it whole, it's 300,000 taels! ”

Xu Wei's face darkened, "Gong Tongan, what Shicai said is 100,000 taels!" ”

"Wen Chang, if you set the rules, then you can't go back." Fang Yuyin persuaded: "With so much silver in hand, I'm really afraid that Zhancai will be tempted by it, and the old man is also kind!" ”

"Gongan, now the two Zhejiang and Zhejiang are gradually subsiding, but there is still war in the southeast, and there are heavy troops stationed in Ningbo, Taizhou, Jiaxing, and Chuzhou." Xu Wei explained: "Not to mention the rest, Ningbo, Taizhou, and Shaoxing all rely on this bit of money to raise soldiers. ”

"Hu Ruzhen mentions the number of provinces, this is his business!" Fang blunt blew his beard and glared, "Is it possible that Zhancai still wants to raise private soldiers?!" ”

"What did Gong Tong Nunnery say!" Xu Wei is now smart, gritted his teeth and said: "Zhancai sent all the account books to Beijing, is it not enough to be honest?" ”

"And what did he withhold?!"

"It......'s always useful," Xu Wei whispered in Fang Du's ear: "For example, the 160,000 taels of ambergris that Your Majesty ordered the Guangdong political envoy to pay tribute. ”

"Your Majesty has said that it is suspended!"

Xu Wei wiped the beads of sweat from his forehead, "Gonggong Tongan, if you don't have Your Majesty's permission, the ban on trade will eventually be in the mirror!" ”

After being entangled for a long time, Fang Yu came to an unpleasant conclusion, "Twenty-nine hundred thousand taels will be rounded, two hundred thousand taels, and the remaining one hundred thousand taels will be released in three months." ”

Xu Wei was speechless, this sentence is a bit much, isn't it more than 100,000 taels for us to discuss? Is 290,000 taels deducted from 200,000 taels a hundred thousand taels?

As the head of the household, Fang Yu knew too well how much pressure could be relieved by a little more silver, and it was a good thing to have an extra silver tael.

Xu Wei was sweating profusely, gritted his teeth and said: "In this way, the 20,000 stone rice of Datong Right Guard will be allocated by the Ningbo Government, but the silver sent to the Tai warehouse shall not exceed 100,000 taels, this will be okay!" ”

Fang Yu asked curiously: "Zhejiang is mountainous, 20,000 stone meters...... Transported into Beijing, the cost is not small, the old man remembers that there is only one granary in Ningbo, such as a reserve? ”

"The sea ship went to sea to sell goods and returned to purchase, and Tang Jingchuan purchased it at a low price." Xu Wei smiled bitterly: "Not only to show talents, but Jingchuan Gong is also afraid of food shortages." ”

"Tang Jingchuan admittedly has a long-term vision." Fang Blunt nodded, "Then 180,000 taels, 20,000 taels around you!" ”

Xu Wei had a splitting headache, why is this old man so difficult!

That night, the lights in the courtyard were not extinguished until it was white.