As he walked, Chen Jiu asked me in a low voice, "Lord Lan. What's so in a hurry. How to see the emperor in the middle of the night. The emperor's temper is not good tonight. You have to be careful."

I looked around and there was no one. Because the big 'gate' of the Qianqing Palace to the main hall of the Qianqing Palace. There is still a distance of several tens of meters: "Manager Chen. I need your help with this. My fiancée's uncle. Go home this evening. Taken away by a group of soldiers of unknown origin. Now there is no one alive or dead, no corpse is seen. Life and death are uncertain. I've also been to a few ya'men to look for it. There was no one. There's no way around it. I've just come to see the emperor."

"And this thing. What people are so bold. Dare to arrest the imperial court officials. I also saw it when Lord Wei went to the Wei Mansion last time to deliver the decree. Like a decent and good officer. How could this happen?"

"yes. I wonder at the feet of the Son of Heaven. Who would dare to arrest people so blatantly. Besides, Lord Wei has been in the Ministry for many years. I haven't offended anyone." I'd like to go on. Chen Jiu interrupted me and said, "Lord Lan has good news for you. That Feng Bao asked for resignation from the post of factory supervisor of the East Factory today. It's better to have a plan for you. The strategy of knocking on the mountain and shaking the tiger worked."

"Really. Didn't expect it to be so fast. I thought he'd wait a while. But. Mr. Chen, if you go to take over the East Factory. Don't move too much at first. If you can buy it, you can buy it. Those who can't be bought will be transferred to unimportant positions. Take your time. If you are in a hurry to clean. I'm afraid they'll make them jump off the wall."

"I'll listen to Lord Lan about this. Now the emperor has not decided who will be the supervisor of this factory. It's too early to think about this in advance. Let's wait for the emperor's will."

"Mr. Chen, I'll make a bet with you. This factory supervisor is none other than you. Believe it or not. I think so."

"Okay. Landa, then we bet. What do you say bet on?"

"Mr. Chen, I'll bet. Whoever loses will go to the best restaurant in the capital and have a meal."

"Yes. Treats are no problem. I'm also tired of eating the food in the palace. I just want to go out and try the food outside."

Talking. We came to the main hall of the Qianqing Palace. I saw that the emperor was not in the side hall. Instead, sit behind the dragon case. Two thick red candles were lit on the dragon table. The emperor is holding a book in his hand and reading it. There are also a few folds thrown on the ground. I don't know who the excerpt is. provoked the emperor so much. Throw the fold on the ground.

I still knelt down before leaving the dragon case. While kowtowing, he shouted: "Weichen Lan Yunjie. Long live knocking. Hooray, hooray, hooray."

The emperor, who was sitting on the dragon chair, put down the fold in his hand and said, "Get up. Come late at night. So what's going on?"

"Long live Qiyu. Wechen came late at night. I really have something important to say."

"Chen Jiu. Give a seat to the landlady. I'll hear what the Landians have to say."

took the stool handed by Chen Jiu. I sat down not far from the dragon case and said, "Long live the lord. Today the minister encountered an incident. My fiancée's uncle. He has been serving in the Ministry of Officials. After leaving the ya'men and going home today. but was taken away by a group of unknown soldiers. The ministers went to the various ya's 'doors' to inquire. There is no news of Lord Wei anywhere. In desperation. Wechen came to see Long Live Lord. Please long live Lord Wei to call the shots. Find my Lord Wei. It doesn't matter if Lord Wei violated that royal law. Always let us know. Now Lord Wei is alive and dead, and he can't see his corpse. I don't know what the charges are. I don't know what the ya'men took away."

"And this thing. Have you ever asked the Wei family what kind of clothes the soldiers wear when they go to bring people?"

"I asked the emperor. According to family descriptions. The soldier was dressed like the costume of the Divine Army. But Wechen knows. The Divine Army is guarding the Imperial Palace. Not just one person can be transferred. Therefore, the minister didn't know why the Shence army went to arrest people. I thought it was Banzai Lord that you ordered to arrest people. That's why the minister entered the palace late at night."

"Chen Jiusu went to the Shence Army to pass the decree. Let the commander of the Shence Army, Gao Dashan, come to me."

"Long live the palace 'door' is about to close. Won't we wait until tomorrow?"

"Don't be verbose. Closing the palace door allows him to enter through the wall with a hanging basket. If this is not found out. Isn't this a rebellion? They don't have me in their eyes. The Shence Army was also randomly mobilized by his tall mountain."

Chen Jiu didn't say anything more. Instead, he walked out of the main hall quickly. As for how to preach the message. Where does the tall mountain live? I don't know.

Because he has treated the emperor twice. So I'm not restrained in front of the emperor. looked at the emperor who was sitting on the dragon case and couldn't look down on the fold. I spoke first: "Your Majesty. You've been doing well these days. However, it is still necessary to pay more attention to the dragon body. Your dragon health is the blessing of my Daming Society."

The emperor listened to me. He slapped the table angrily and said, "What is the blessing of the community. Look at how many times they try to hurt me. Look at these excerpts again. It's all about money. Will I conjure up money? A court of great court. I don't even know what they do with this household. What are these cabinet ministers doing every day?"

I don't know how much the Ming Dynasty earned though. But I know. The current finances of the imperial court are struggling. It's on the verge of collapse. The salaries of officials are no longer silver. Instead, something was sent. What rice sorghum. What's even more bizarre is that there was a 'flower' pepper and star anise that were also sent once. You talk about a court to this extent. Even the military pay has to be in arrears for a long time before it can be paid. I don't know how many people have been detained.

Suddenly I thought about the time I was in the Wei Mansion. I saw the scene of Mrs. Wei packing up the silver. That idea in a flash of inspiration. Because when I was in Laoshan. I also discussed some economic issues with my master. One of them is business tax and monetary policy. Among them, the failure of the issuance of Daming treasure banknotes was discussed in depth. One of the points. The master said: The reason why the Daming treasure banknote failed. There is no reserve system. There is no sufficient reserve. That's a piece of paper. If it is a paper banknote, it can be exchanged for sufficient silver. Then this is the same as the silver ticket issued by the private sector. It's just that there is a court issue. There are taxes as collateral. I don't know how many times better that reputation is than a silver ticket.

I hesitated for a moment but still wanted to say this: "Your Majesty. Financial problems are also easy to solve. It's just that the emperor has to make up his mind. Get rid of some of the rules and regulations of our ancestors."

The emperor listened to me and said that he could solve the financial problem. He asked eagerly, "Lord Lan. Tell me if there is any good way to solve the current situation where the imperial court has no money to use."

"Hooray. Wechen's just some ideas are not yet mature. And it also involves some ancestral laws. I'm afraid that saying it will make Banzai Lord unhappy."

"It's fine. I forgive you for your innocence. There are no outsiders here. Just be bold and say it."