Wang Ji coughed, glanced at the two of them, and did not speak.

Wu Ke said: "Boss, now the righteous people are declining, the villain is in charge, the situation is erosive, and the chaos is spreading, which is obviously a sign of the death of the country, we can't sit back and wait for inaction, we must help the world to fall, and save the people from fire and water!" ”

The Taoist priest didn't say anything more, just looked straight ahead very calmly, squinting, unfathomable.

After a long time, Wang Jicai sighed lightly and said: "I, Donglin people, take the world as their own responsibility, they are righteous people who gather, and they have never formed a party, but now they have become the biggest evil party, and they are destined to be stinking for 10,000 years. ”

Wu Ke hurriedly said: "What the old man said is right, now the world is still full of people who admire the sages of Donglin, as long as the adults ascend to the heights, they will definitely gather, wash the court, see the sun, and revitalize my Ming Dynasty!" Once the public is ying, ZTE Daming is just around the corner! ”

Wang Ji nodded imperceptibly, with an approving face.

Now this is indeed the case, as the emperor's so-called 'new policy' continues to advance, more and more people rebel, and these people also miss Donglin more and more. In the south of Zhili, the river. Nan has the most people like this, they gather together, angrily criticize the government, and sing peace loudly, resounding all over the world.

The Taoist priest sat upright, squinting, not moving.

"What do you think?" Wang Ji looked at this Taoist priest.

Only then did the Taoist priest turn his head, open his eyes, and said, "Taoguang is obscure, step by step." ”

Wang Ji frowned slightly, and said after a while: "Please also ask the Taoist chief to make it clear." ”

Wu Ke also looked at this Taoist priest, this person is from Wutai Mountain, and every time he says, he must be a master!

The Taoist priest looked at Wang Ji and said: "My lord, today's emperor is not so much disgusted with party struggle, as he is disgusted with Donglin, he will not allow Donglin to restart, so we must hide our edge, see the seams, and arrange our forces quietly, when it is enough, in one fell swoop, repeat the system of Taizu, and prosper the Ming Dynasty!" ”

When Wu Ke heard this, he was immediately overjoyed and said: "Boss, what the Taoist chief said is that we can't be in a hurry, first disintegrate the foundation of the emperor little by little, increase our power, and when the time comes, the adults will ascend and shout, and they will inevitably follow the clouds and return to the heart of the world!" ”

Wang Ji laughed and said, "The Dao Elder and the Old Man coincide. ”

It's not that no one made trouble before, and wanted to re-enter the court, but they ushered in the emperor's iron rod, not only did they not succeed, but they even took their lives into it, they have to learn a lesson!

Wu Ke was proud in his heart, as long as they were united, the Zhengying Dynasty would not be far away again.

"By the way, my lord, can I rescue Lord Yang?" Wu Ke said suddenly. The Lord Yang he said refers to Yang Lian, this person is considered an emperor, many people were executed at the beginning, but he was sentenced to 'life imprisonment', and now he is locked up in the prison of the Criminal Department.

Yang Lian's influence was greater than Wang Ji's, and he even fought against Zhao Nanxing in the imperial court.

Wang Ji was silent for a while, and said, "Well, I want to find a way, try to move around." He was also not sure that Yang Lian could be rescued at the moment of retrial of Donglin.

Wu Ke raised his hand and said, "Thank you, boss." ”

The Ming court, from Bi Ziyan and Sun Chengzong of the cabinet, to Fu Changzong, Zhou Yingqiu, Zhang Wenda, etc., of the Sixth Ministry, were all uneasy, and the 'supplementary cabinet auxiliary ministers' was like a whirlpool, which swept everyone in.

A group of people tossed and turned and couldn't sleep steadily, each thinking of their own strange response.

was interrupted by the three inner supervisors who left the palace the next day!

Not long after, a piece of news exploded in the capital, rolling like boiling water - the emperor had returned to Beijing yesterday!

Some uneasy moments settle down, and then carefree; Some are terrified and have chaotic plans; Still others were shocked and worried.

The people in the capital, with the news of Zhu Xu's return to Beijing, have all kinds of appearances, all kinds of things in the world.

Bi Ziyan and Sun Chengzong were also very surprised, and they gathered in the cabinet at this moment, and their faces were silent.

Zhu Xu suddenly returned to Beijing and disrupted their plans, leaving them a little confused.

Bi Ziyan said, "According to the emperor's temper, this matter will definitely be magnified, and there will be as many bead chains as it can be connected, we must stop it, otherwise the impact will be too great, and it will not end well." ”

Sun Chengzong calmed his face and said: "Well, the imperial court can no longer make enemies, you and I will advise the emperor later, we must stop it, about the cabinet auxiliary ministers, we will not fight with the emperor, settle it as soon as possible, the province has many long nights." ”

Bi Ziyan nodded silently, and his heart was inexplicably under great pressure.

After exchanging a few more words, the two left the palace and went to the royal bank.

Fu Changzong secretly breathed a sigh of relief, explained in the household department, and also went to the royal money house, waiting for Zhu Xu.

Not far from the Sixth Ministry, the Royal Money Village is a tight compound with soldiers inside and out, and the scale is comparable to the entire Sixth Ministry!

The three of them arrived one after another, accompanied by Fu Tao, waiting for Zhu Xu to arrive.

Zhu Xu didn't show up on time, slept a lot, teased a pair of children for a while, finished breakfast, and approved the book in the imperial study for a while, until it was almost noon, then Shi Shiran came to the royal bank.

Accompanying Zhu Xu this time were the new commanders of the forbidden army, Wang Wensheng and Liu Shimin, who followed Zhu Xu and a team of forbidden troops behind them.

Zhu Xu was dressed in regular clothes and came to this compound.

"Ministers, see the emperor." Bi Ziyan, Sun Chengzong, Fu Changzong, and Fu Tao saluted together.

Zhu Xu smiled and waved his hand, looked at the compound, and said, "Excuse me." I've never been here a few times, and every time it feels different. ”

Fu Tao stepped forward and said: "Back to the emperor, it has been improving here, and it has not yet taken shape, but it is safe, and there are not thousands of elite soldiers who can't attack." ”

Zhu Xu was very satisfied and said, "Let's go, take a look." As he spoke, he took the lead in his steps.

Bi Ziyan, Sun Chengzong and others glanced at each other and followed behind Zhu Xu.

Zhu Xu walked into the main gate, and was greeted by a cold and solemn atmosphere, with cement everywhere, bright armor, and soldiers with swords in hand, giving people great pressure.

Fu Tao followed Zhu Xu's side and said, "Your Majesty, this is the headquarters of the Royal Money Bank, which is responsible for storage, coinage, transportation, etc., and is not responsible for other businesses, so the guard is a little strict." ”

Zhu Xu looked around and nodded slightly, this is not so much the headquarters of the Royal Money Bank, but a vault.

"Your Majesty, please come here."

Fu Tao led the front and said, "The front is the mint, where all the banknotes, copper coins, and silver dollars are minted. ”

Zhu Xu looked curious, he hadn't seen the coinage yet, and he walked in front with great interest.

Bi Ziyan and the others followed, and they were also curious, even if it was them, this was the first time they came. The level of secrecy here is too high, and they can't get in without the emperor's permission.

I didn't go far before a wave of heat hit and dispelled the gloomy aura that couldn't be dissolved.

Immediately, there was the sound of ping-pong in my ears, very dull and occasionally extremely harsh.

Zhu Xu turned a few corners, passed a few defenses, and then saw a huge room, which was full of firelight, and he couldn't see clearly, only saw a lot of shirtless men walking around, and there were shouts coming out.

Fu Tao said, "Your Majesty, the temperature inside is too high, and there are some dangers, so don't go in." ”

Zhu Xu glanced at it a few more times, hummed, and walked forward.

"Your Majesty, there is a treasury in front of you." Fu Tao said. As he spoke, everyone came to a huge iron gate, and dozens of guards stood in front of them, their expressions cold and their eyes cold.

After a period of salutation, the heavy iron door was slowly opened, and Zhu Xu and the others walked in.

After turning a few corners, Zhu Xu came to a huge underground secret room, which was divided into two sides, one side was gold nuggets, and the other side was silver nuggets, piled up like a hill, flashing with light.

Whether it was Zhu Xu, Bi Ziyan, Sun Chengzong, Fu Changzong and others, they all hurriedly blocked their eyes, and it took a while to get used to it, and then they all showed surprise on their faces.

Fu Tao said, "Your Majesty, there are 300,000 taels of gold and 50 million taels of silver, except for the gold that does not move and increases, the silver is fixed, and the others will be minted into silver dollars, ingots, and put outside." ”

Zhu Xu looked at these two hills, his heart suddenly felt satisfied, he put his hands behind his back, slowly observed, and admired.

In his previous life and present life, he had never seen such a spectacular scene!

Although Bi Ziyan, Sun Chengzong, Fu Changzong and others often have a large amount of silver flowing in their hands, it is the first time they have seen such a physical object, and the shock can be imagined.

After a while, Zhu Xu settled down and said, "How many have you been released?" ”

Fu Tao said: "There are already six million, copper coins, silver dollars, ingots are okay, but there are not many paper money, because the amount is small, and it is different from silver tickets, and the people, merchants, and big households don't like it." ”

Zhu Xu is not surprised, the reason why the amount of banknotes is small is to prevent counterfeiting, and secondly, it is to circulate and trade in the whole Ming Dynasty, not for large-scale commercial transactions.

In any case, it is much more convenient to carry 10,000 taels of banknotes than cash.

It takes time for these to penetrate slowly.

Zhu Xu nodded and said: "Well, don't worry, the ratio of paper money, copper coins, silver dollars, and ingots should be cautious, try to issue as many paper money as possible, we must evaluate it well, we can't issue it indiscriminately at will, we must increase the recovery of gold and silver, and the reserves of gold and silver can be further increased......"

"Yes!" Fu Tao listened carefully and remembered.

After a few more glances, Zhu Xu said with satisfaction: "Let's go, go and see elsewhere." ”

"Yes." Fu Tao led the way and walked out of the vault.

For more than an hour, Zhu Xu and others took a look at all the important places of the royal money house, and then in the hall, everyone sat down and rested and drank tea.

Zhu Xu took a sip of tea, put it down, looked at the group of people and smiled: "How is it, what do you think?" ”

Bi Ziyan leaned over slightly and said: "The emperor is far-sighted, the royal money bank is indeed more suitable for my Daming, and it will definitely be of great use in the future." "Bi Ziyan was a household secretary before, and he saw a lot of things in the royal bank, for example, if more paper money is issued, maybe it will be of great use against disasters!

Sun Chengzong and Fu Changzong did not speak.

Zhu Xu leaned back in his chair and said with a smile: "It's sure to be useful, but this is also a double-edged sword, in my hands, it is naturally infinitely beneficial, if it falls into the hands of a group of faint officials and mediocre officials, it will be absolutely unimaginable......

The corners of Bi Ziyan's mouth moved, and he didn't answer. The Emperor's words were clearly pointed, as their cabinet had been keen to take over the royal bank.