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After receiving the foreign wealth of five million taels of silver, Emperor Deqing was in a very good mood, and after hearing Zhao Junchen's request again, he did not show any impatience, but asked with a gentle expression: "Oh? What else? Go ahead! ”

However, Emperor Deqing was also worried that Zhao Junchen would take the opportunity to make some excessive demands, so although he looked tolerant and trusting on the surface, he was faintly wary in his heart.

Zhao Junchen still looked flattering and flattering, and said: "Your Majesty, you also know that the pilot ship line is an attempt by the minister to rectify the current situation of commercial tax erosion, and this ship company was jointly established by thirty-seven merchants from Huizhou and Zhejiang, and it is even more powerful, it can be said that the future business situation of this ship company will be directly related to the overall situation of the court in the future." ”

Emperor Deqing nodded approvingly, and motioned for Zhao Junchen to continue.

Zhao Junchen continued: "However, if the name is not right, it is not good, although this ship company has now been officially established and the cooperation with the imperial court has been determined, it has not yet had an official name, so it can't be called a pilot ship company or a joint ship company in the future, right?" The minister thought that in order to show the importance of the imperial court, it was best for the name of this ship company to be named by Your Majesty yourself. ”

Seeing that Zhao Junchen just wanted to ask himself to name the pilot ship, Emperor Deqing was slightly relieved.

It's just a trivial matter.

Therefore, after a moment of silence, Emperor Deqing said: "This ship company is strong, which is very beneficial to the exchange of people and the circulation of materials, and also helps the imperial court to straighten out commercial taxes and increase the revenue of the treasury...... In that case, let's call it 'Accessible Ship'. ”

"Access to the ship...... The idea is far-reaching, the meaning is excellent, the description is appropriate, it seems straightforward, but it contains a hint of contempt, it is really a good name! Only Your Majesty, as the Son of Heaven, can think of such a good name! After Zhao Junchen praised again and again, he saluted Emperor Deqing and said, "Thank you Your Majesty for the name!" With His Majesty's name, I believe that Tongda Shipping will definitely boost its morale and advance by leaps and bounds, and it will soon be able to become famous all over the world and reverse the erosive status quo of commercial taxation in one fell swoop! ”

A hint of smugness flashed on Emperor Deqing's face, and he seemed to be very satisfied with the name.

But on the surface, Emperor Deqing looked disappreciative and said: "You, you know that Ayu flattery is just a name, where can there be so many miracle effects......"

Seeing Emperor Deqing like this, Zhao Junchen naturally did not take Emperor Deqing's statement seriously, but praised a few words more, making Emperor Deqing more and more proud.

However, Zhao Junchen's move to ask Emperor Deqing for a name was just an appetizer, just to relax Emperor Deqing's vigilance.

After saying countless sycophants, seeing that the time was ripe, Zhao Junchen finally launched his own temptation.

However, Zhao Junchen never dared to underestimate Emperor Deqing, so Zhao Junchen's temptation was still cautious.

I saw Zhao Junchen's words change, and he asked Emperor Deqing for instructions: "Your Majesty, after the official establishment of Tongda Ship, in view of its great significance, it is also necessary to have a large-scale establishment ceremony to announce the world...... I don't know who do you think would be better to send, Your Majesty? ”

After Emperor Deqing pondered for a moment, he asked Zhao Junchen: "Speaking of which, this ship line was set up by you, and you yourself are also the head of the imperial court, the core minister, and you are the best person to preside over this ceremony, so why do you need to ask for my opinion?" ”

Zhao Junchen replied: "I hope Your Majesty knows, according to the meaning of those merchants in Huizhou and Zhejiang, the establishment ceremony of Tongda Shipping Company will be held in Yangzhou, which is an important town in the south of the Yangtze River, and has always been a gathering of businessmen and active trade......

Speaking of this, Zhao Junchen shook his head with regret on his face, and sighed: "However, Yangzhou is too far away from the capital, although the minister wants to preside over the ceremony in person, but the round trip is thousands of miles away, it is too much delay, and now the situation in the capital is unpredictable, and there are many ministers who want to hinder the imperial court from rectifying commercial taxes, and they are also full of hostility to the newly established Tongda Shipping Company, so the minister must stay in the capital, just in case, and never dare to leave the capital for too long, so this ceremony can only be attended by other ministers." ”

After hearing Zhao Junchen's explanation, Emperor Deqing thought for a moment and nodded again in agreement.

In addition to Zhao Junchen's reasoning, Emperor Deqing did not want to see Zhao Junchen's influence on Tongda Ship Company further increase, so it would be more difficult for Emperor Deqing to take back Tongda Boat Company from Zhao Junchen in the future, so it was best to send other ministers to preside over this ceremony.

After thinking of this, Emperor Deqing asked Zhao Junchen, "Oh? Do you have the right person in mind? ”

Zhao Junchen's expression was full of hesitation, and he seemed to be a little uncertain, but after thinking about it for a while, he still told Emperor Deqing his thoughts, and said: "The minister thinks that Zuo Lanshan, the secretary of the Ministry of Works, is a suitable candidate, Zuo Shangshu is an important minister of the imperial court, and his qualifications and prestige are much stronger than the ministers, and sending him to preside over this ceremony is enough to show the importance of the imperial court!" In addition, the Ministry of Engineering is in charge of the waterway hydraulic engineering, which is also related to the shipping business of Tongda Shipping Company, and sent Zuo Shangshu to preside over the ceremony, which is also quite compatible in terms of identity and responsibility......

On the other side, after hearing Zhao Junchen's answer, Emperor Deqing was silent, secretly thinking about Zhao Junchen's true intentions!

At present, the various factions in the DPRK and China are fighting endlessly because of the vacant seats in the cabinet, and Zuo Lanshan is the most promising candidate within the "Zhao Party" to enter the cabinet!

At this time, if Zuo Lanshan leaves the center of the capital, the hope of entering the cabinet will naturally be minimized, which is equivalent to being deprived of the qualification to compete for the cabinet seat!

In Zhao Junchen's eyes, he will never fail to see this, but Zhao Junchen still wants to send Zuolan Mountain to the capital, what does this mean?

In the eyes of Emperor Deqing, this obviously means that Zhao Junchen does not trust Zuo Lanshan, for fear that Zuo Lanshan will overshadow his limelight after entering the cabinet, or even replace him and become the new leader of the "Zhao Party", so Zhao Junchen would rather give up this opportunity to meddle in the cabinet than see Zuo Lanshan become the new cabinet elder and press on his head from now on!

However, now among the "Zhao Party", there are quite a few officials who support Zuo Lanshan's entry into the cabinet, and if Zhao Junchen forcibly stops him, he will inevitably appear narrow-minded, and Zuo Lanshan will even be detached from Zhao Junchen, and the "Zhao Party" may face the danger of internal splits!

Therefore, Zhao Junchen simply did not do anything, and found a reason for Zuo Lanshan to leave the capital, so that Zuo Lanshan naturally lost the hope of entering the cabinet, and Zhao Junchen achieved the goal with the help of Emperor Deqing, and there is no need to worry that Zuo Lanshan will be resentful!

After careful consideration, Emperor Deqing felt that this was the only reasonable explanation!

But in fact, Zhao Junchen's statement is just a disguise, not only to further paralyze Emperor Deqing, so that Emperor Deqing misestimates the relationship between Zhao Junchen and Zuo Lanshan, but also to take the opportunity to test Emperor Deqing's true intentions, if Emperor Deqing really wants to promote Zuo Lanshan, and intends to split the "Zhao Party" through Zuo Lanshan, he will never allow Zuo Lanshan to leave the capital at this time! On the contrary, if Emperor Deqing agreed to Zhao Junchen's proposal and allowed Zuo Lanshan to leave the capital, it means that Emperor Deqing did not intend to split the "Zhao Party" through Zuo Lanshan, but wanted to support Liang Fuchen, an official of the "Imperial Party", into the cabinet.

In short, although the two things of Tongda Shipping Company and the vacancy of the cabinet are incompatible, Zhao Junchen is cleverly linked the two, Zhao Junchen saw Emperor Deqing's various statements, but also for the temptation at this time to pave the way, through Emperor Deqing's next statement, Zhao Junchen can largely judge the true intentions of Emperor Deqing.

Zhao Junchen's performance was very good, but he deceived Emperor Deqing, which made Emperor Deqing have a wrong judgment, and further thought that Zhao Junchen's control over Zuo Lanshan was insufficient, and the relationship between the two was also inseparable.

Under the misjudgment, after Emperor Deqing pondered for a while, he finally expressed his attitude, and said slowly: "Zuo Lanshan is indeed a suitable candidate, but the Ministry of Industry is also heavy affairs, and it is inseparable from Zuo Lanshan to preside over the overall situation, in addition, Zuo Lanshan has always been close to you, and leaving him in the capital will also be of great help to you, so after thinking about it, I decided to send another important minister to Yangzhou." ”

After a pause, Emperor Deqing had already thought of an idea, and said: "In this way, Huang Yourong is about to be a minister, his hometown is not far from Yangzhou, this matter will be brought forward by Huang Yourong, I gave him a holy decree, gave him the identity of an envoy, and asked him to go to Yangzhou to participate in the establishment ceremony of Tongda Ship on behalf of me. ”

Seeing that Zhao Junchen seemed to want to object, Emperor Deqing added: "Of course, I also know that Huang Yourong and you have always had political disagreements, and you will inevitably be a little worried about him presiding over the ceremony, but I will naturally warn Huang Yourong at that time, with Huang Yourong's current situation, I don't think it will go against my holy will." In addition, you can also send Zhan Shanchang, the household servant, to accompany him, and Huang Yourong will only be responsible for appearing at that time, but Zhan Shanchang will be specifically responsible for everything, so that it will be foolproof. ”

After hearing Emperor Deqing's statement, Zhao Junchen seemed to be a little embarrassed, but finally agreed.

At the same time, Zhao Junchen secretly thought in his heart: "It seems that Emperor Deqing does not intend to let Zuo Lanshan leave the capital......"

While thinking about it, Zhao Junchen launched a further temptation.

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…… (To be continued.) )