In the capital, the Five Cities Soldiers and Horses Division and the Shuntian Mansion arrested the Zhang brothers and convicted them, making the chickens and dogs bark.

Even the Criminal Department sent people to search for the two people.

Relatives interfered in salt politics and filled their pockets, and if they were Emperor Gao, they could be beheaded.

But now that the queen is pregnant, the Zhang family can be called a hero, although His Majesty will blame, but it is not to the extent of beheading.

Yan Chengjin said: "Your Majesty, the minister guessed that Ning Shouhou and the two saw that there was a silver mountain overseas, so they went to the sea to pick up silver. ”

How stupid!

The boat is swimming in the river, the balance is not good, it is very easy to capsize in the wind and waves, and the boat needs horses and warships to swim in the sea.

These two fools dare to go to sea on a boat, and at this moment, I am afraid that they have been buried in the belly of the fish.

Although Emperor Hongzhi was furious, he couldn't get angry when he thought that the two of them would die in the belly of the fish.

"Your Majesty, what about the case of Liaodong's private disturbance of the salt administration?"

Xiong Qian also wanted to take advantage of this opportunity to let His Majesty punish Ning Shouhou severely.

Yan Chengjin thought for a while and said, "Although the people are gone, but the mansion is still there, Your Majesty can take back the silver that the lord embezzled." ”

I wanted His Majesty to take back the mansion and the Grange.

But His Majesty's mother-in-law, Mrs. Jin, is still living in the mansion, and His Majesty will definitely not kick her out.

It's okay to collect cashiers, at least let the Zhang brothers spit out tens of thousands of taels of silver.

"What Lord Yan said is that the 30,000 taels of silver looted from Liaodong should be charged to the treasury."

Wang Shouren interrogated Lin Weihuai and learned that the Zhang brothers had taken away so many silver taels.

Ma Wensheng sighed and said: "Even if you punish Ning Shouhouhou, you can't rectify the salt politics in Liaodong.

Merchants collude with officials, and salt causes uneven release.

The minister thinks that it is not only Liaodong, but also other political envoys. ”

Once there was a trade controlled by the imperial court, it could be exchanged with the gentry for profit.

Diverting the salt out is one way.

But the imperial court will lose a large amount of tax revenue.

Yan Chengjin couldn't solve it, so he stood in the corner of the hall and kept silent.

"Yan Qing's family, there are also salt merchants in the Liangxiang Chamber of Commerce?"

"Back to Your Majesty, Liangxiang only makes refined salt, not coarse salt, and I'm afraid that Liaodong's business can't be done."

The coarse salt sold to the people did not make money, and they also had to compete with the Hui merchants and deal with the salt division yamen.

But Yan Chengjin not only wants to make coarse salt, but also wants to be the only salt merchant in the world.

Ye Qi reformed the salt law in Kaizhong, and in the Qing Dynasty, he reformed the salt policy for vote salt.

No matter how many reforms there are, the only way to solve the shortcomings of the salt policy is to run the state.

Even in later generations, salt was all state-owned, and there were no smugglers.

However, the Ming Dynasty has nothing to do with capital, and only relies on the Liangxiang Chamber of Commerce to take over all the salt politics in the world.

But the merchants in Liangxiang are still too weak, and for the sake of safety, they must shirk it first, and they want to get away with it. Yan Chengjin thought about it.

Every year, many officials and relatives will ask for salt quotation, if he takes the initiative to beg, the salt government will be monopolized.

The Liangxiang Chamber of Commerce will definitely be subject to a number of joint economic sanctions by business gangs.

"Your Majesty, what Yan Chengjin said is very true, the salt can't be handed over to a merchant, and it's better for the gentry to sell it fairly."

"The minister seconded the proposal!"

"The ministers seconded it!"

The ministers agreed one after another, lest His Majesty hand over the Liaodong Salt Administration to the Liangxiang Chamber of Commerce.

Yan Chengjin's inference is correct.

The Liangxiang Chamber of Commerce is still too small and insufficient, and if the major business gangs boycott, the road will be narrow.

Emperor Hongzhi didn't know much about the economy, and since Yan Chengjin said that he couldn't do it, he gave up.

………

The capital is full of traffic, and the difference from Jiangnan is that there is less shouting, and the shops on both sides of the street are lined up one after another.

Zhu Chenhao, the king of Ning, came to the capital, like a child, looking around, and felt curious about everything he saw.

From now on, this city will be mine, and I will take a good look at it.

"Lord Wang, let's go to the palace first!"

"Don't worry, Your Majesty let this king visit Beijing, and he will not count the courtesies of the monarch and the ministers, have the other vassal kings arrived?"

"King Xing entered Beijing today, and the farthest King Shou, I'm afraid it will be a few days."

"Then there's no hurry."

King Ning has his own considerations, and when the prince enters Beijing, as long as he does not associate with the powerful, it is not considered a violation of the ban.

King Xing rushed over, he must have been afraid that he would anger His Majesty by asking for a beggar to change the feudal kingdom last time.

Deliberately rushed to Beijing to make amends.

He must not like the emperor either, but he can unite with the king and rebel together.

"Your war horse is good, do you sell it?"

Zhu Houzhao stood behind Zhu Chenhao with a smile, staring at the big black horse with shiny fur, his eyes shining.

When the young mare reaches the age of marriage, as a father, he has to find a marriage for him.

A stallion that is too skinny, he doesn't look down on it.

This big black horse looks very capable, and it is indescribably strong.

"How does Childe know that this is a war horse?"

Zhu Chenhao was shocked in his heart, this is a talent, if he can receive the account, maybe it will be of great use when he rebels.

It took him more than a month to tame his fierce horse.

Gallop up, as fast as thunder.

It can run more than 400 miles a day.

A good horse that is hard to find.

"Our young master asks you, to sell or not to sell!"

Steward Ji of King Ning's Mansion was a little annoyed, and drove away: "Don't sell it, our master still has something to do, get out of the way." ”

Zhu Chenhao said boldly: "I like to make friends, and if my son likes it, I will give it to my son, dare to ask my son's name?" ”

"Little Zhu Xiucai!" Zhu Houzhao smiled.

Zhu Houzhao?

Zhu Chenhao froze, and heard the secret report that the prince likes to sneak out of the palace to play, and his common names are Zhao Houzhu and Xiao Zhu Xiucai......

I didn't expect to run into it as soon as I entered Beijing.

Zhu Houzhao saw that he was silent for a long time, blinked his eyes, and was curious: "What is your name?" ”

"There's something to do next, so let's go first."

Zhu Chenhao doesn't want to be involved with the prince, there must be a brocade guard nearby.

Zhu Houzhao stopped in front of him and said happily: "You led the horse of the palace." ”

"......" Steward Ji of Ning Mansion looked at Zhu Chenhao.

Zhu Chenhao's face trembled slightly, and he couldn't win it over, so the horse was given away in vain.

He nodded slightly, and said painfully: "Give it to Childe." ”

Zhu Houzhao was happy, rode a big black horse, came to Yan's mansion on his hind feet, and found that Yan Chengjin was not in the main hall, so he went to the new courtyard.

He said from afar: "Old Gao, this palace just saw King Ning, and he also gave this palace a dark horse!" ”

"How does His Highness know that it is King Ning?"

"Taizu has an order, the name of the royal family needs to be taken according to the five elements, and the palace has seen his jade pendant, Hao! This is the water in the five elements, and I saw that he was protected by guards in plain clothes.

Father's will, let the vassal king visit the palace, and the palace knew that it was him. ”

As soon as he entered Beijing, he was touched by Zhu Houzhao, and Zhu Chenhao was really miserable.

Yan Chengjin is reversing the roast chicken, the weather is cold, and it is most suitable to roast the chicken while roasting the fire.

……

Outside the Fengtian Temple,

Zhu Youqi returned to the palace again, feeling a lot of emotion, and he didn't expect that he would have the opportunity to return to the palace after becoming a vassal.

He was the first vassal king to arrive.

"King Xing, Your Majesty is inside, you can go in by yourself."

Zhu Youqi tidied up his clothes, although he grew up with Emperor Hongzhi since childhood, but his feelings were not deep.

He strode into the hall and bowed slightly: "Minister Zhu Youqi, see Your Majesty!" ”

"King Xing doesn't have to make such a big gift, although you and I are not compatriots, but we are the heirs of the previous emperor, come and give a seat."

Even though he was suppressed by Concubine Chen when he was young, Zhu Youqi was still ignorant.

Emperor Hongji is a generous man, and he is not to blame.

At this moment, the little eunuch came in and reported: "Your Majesty, King Ning has also entered the palace." ”

Zhu Chenhao changed into Confucian clothes, and after walking around the capital, he entered the palace to face the saint.

He strode into the palace, and unlike King Xing, who wore regular clothes, he entered the palace wearing a Confucian robe.

"Why don't you wear a python robe?"

I wanted to wear a dragon robe, Zhu Chenhao looked at Emperor Hongzhi, and said respectfully: "Your Majesty ordered the ministers to visit Beijing slightly, and they didn't dare to disobey, so the ministers came in Confucian clothes." ”