Chapter 81 Man is Born for Wealth

In March, the streets of Beijing are more prosperous than before.

"Since the end of the first month of the fourth year of Longqing, the maritime affairs 'gates' in various places have collected a total of 1.13 million taels of silver from the customs customs of goods going to sea."

As soon as Shen Chongming's words fell, the sound of discussion in the court buzzed. Although everyone has long known that this maritime ya' is a 'fat' and oily ya''men', no one expected that it would be 'fat' to such a degree. You must know that the annual income of the household department from all kinds of local taxes is only 20 million taels of silver, and this is only the income charged on the books.

However, the more than one million taels of the maritime ya's 'gate' are different, and they are all silver taels that must be directly handed over to the national treasury. Such a large sum of money immediately snatched the name of the god of wealth from the household.

Regarding the collection of millions of taels of taxes by the maritime ya', Emperor Longqing, the lord of the world, naturally knew about it first. However, at this time, Shen Chongming publicly raised this matter in the court, but he still felt 'excited' in his heart.

"Hehe, Shen Aiqing, you, the governor of the Maritime Ya'men, have done a very good job, and I must reward you well this time." Emperor Longqing praised without hesitation, and at the same time, he uncharacteristically expressed his attitude in front of the ministers. There is a way to be a gentleman, and in this way, Mr. Gao has no way to object, after all, he still has to maintain his prestige.

"The emperor's reputation is excessive, and the maritime ya's 'door' can have today's merits, thanks to the emperor's wise leadership, the strong support of the cabinet and the close assistance of your colleagues. Shen Chongming tried his best to pat the big guy's fart, and there was no shyness on his face, this guy's sycophant kung fu has tended to the realm of Dacheng.

As soon as these words came out, many courtiers 'showed' satisfied smiles on their faces. Lord Shen said this well, I think that when the maritime ya' 'gate' was just established, it was poor and white, if it weren't for the fact that our various ya's 'gates' transferred the 'elite' soldiers to the maritime ya' 'gate', how could he have Lord Shen and the maritime ya' 'gate' today.

Everyone couldn't help but be proud, but they forgot all about the reluctance of the maritime ya's 'gate' to select officials in each ya'' 'gate' that day relying on the authorization of Emperor Longqing. You must know that if it weren't for Shen Chongming holding Emperor Longqing's will at that time, these guys would not let people go easily, after all, doing good things for others without 'selfishness' is not an ordinary ideological consciousness.

A wise leadership also made Emperor Longqing very satisfied. Thinking about it, I think that Shen Aiqing proposed to establish a maritime ya' 'door', but he 'spent' a lot of effort to support this matter, so this maritime ya' 'door' can have today's achievements, and it is really indispensable to have his own share.

Complacent, Emperor Longqing laughed loudly: "Ladies and gentlemen, the maritime ya's 'gate' has achieved initial results, and it has collected more than one million taels of taxes in less than two months, which can be regarded as a solution to the dilemma of financial tension for many years for the imperial court." Therefore, I want to reward Shen Aiqing and the officials of the Maritime Ya 'Gate' this time, presumably everyone will not have any objections, right? ”

As he spoke, Emperor Longqing's gaze stayed on Gao Gong's body. As long as Mr. Gao does not object, then other people's words should be in the ears of the wind.

Speaking of rewards, most of the ministers present were not happy to see such a good thing fall on someone other than themselves. Now that Emperor Longqing is ready to reward Shen Chongming, although everyone doesn't dare to say anything, they must be unhappy in their hearts.

And although Gao Gong still wanted Shen Chongming to stay where he was and continue to lay his foundation, Emperor Longqing had already said this, even if he was a little reluctant, he couldn't say anything.

Seeing that no one objected, Emperor Longqing couldn't help but 'show' his joy, and turned his head to Chen Hong, who was standing beside him, to give him a 'look'.

Chen Hong understood, stretched out his hand and took out the holy decree that Emperor Longqing had specially ordered him to hide before, and began to read it out loud with a light cough.

"Shen Chongming, the governor of the 'gate' of the maritime ya, has made great contributions to the official for several years, and he is really a rare virtuous minister through the ages, and he can be an example for officials in the world. The saint cloud, the merit will be rewarded, and the fault will be punished. Therefore, Shen Chong was promoted to the second grade, and the title of household secretary, and made great contributions to Shen Aiqing in the future to serve the imperial court. ”

Although there is only a half-order difference from the second grade to the second grade, it has always been a big hurdle in officialdom. If it can be crossed, it is the carp leaping dragon 'gate' ranking among the six books. Such a person, the court historians have to write books and biography for them.

This time, Shen Chongming was promoted to the second grade, although it was only a fictitious position with the title of Household Shangshu, but everyone knew that this was just because there was no spare time among the six departments now, once one day someone among the six Shangshu returned to his hometown or lost his official position because of something, the position of the Hubu Shangshu would be none other than Shen Chongming. As for the current Hubu Shangshu, if he is lucky, he will only be transferred to another ya'men'.

Hearing this position, Gao Gong quietly breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that the emperor would directly seal his military department book.

Shen Chongming was also happy, and now he could make up for the reward he should have received for his achievements in defeating Alta last time.

"Minister Shen Chongming, thank you for the emperor's grace, long live my emperor, long live, long live." Without excuse himself, Shen Chongming directly knelt on the ground and thanked the emperor.

"Oh, it's another million taels, this maritime ya' is really a good place." Feng Bao sighed again and again, his face full of admiration.

"Hehe, father-in-law, you can wait with peace of mind, Wang Siming has already loosened up, and the lower official thinks that it won't be long before he will be used by his father-in-law. When the time comes, this maritime ya' 'door' will be a small dish for your father-in-law. Song Qingyang said with a smile.

Wang Siming is not loose, according to Song Qingyang's experience, this guy is clearly ready to be loyal to Feng Bao, and the reason why he is pushing back like this is just to increase his worth.

Feng Bao smiled and nodded, "Okay, you can hurry up and do this thing." Tell Wang Siming that as long as he can work for our family, the benefits in the future will be indispensable to him. ”

"Xia Guan understands that as long as Wang Siming is not stupid, he will be able to distinguish which is more important."

"Hehe, what do you mean by this?" Looking at the small box decorated with 'fine' beauty in front of him, Wang Siming, who had the expression of a superior person, asked with a smile.

"Back to the adult, these are all some gadgets obtained by the villain's fleet overseas, and it is said that they are all things played by the princes and nobles of those small feudal countries, and the villain's shallow knowledge really can't see any good use. I heard that you were the golden science list of the year, full of knowledge and few people in the world who can match, this is not small to bring it to you, and please smile and accept it. "The five big and three thick of the Huang shopkeeper don't look like a 'good' businessman at a glance, but more like a martial artist.

However, when he said this, there is no doubt that he is indeed a businessman, after all, this kind of sycophant kung fu is not available to men who practice martial arts.

Wang Siming laughed, waved his hand and said: "Shopkeeper Huang, you also know what the official does, the official really can't accept this thing, and ask the shopkeeper Huang to understand." ”

"My lord, this thing is really a little gadget, and a villain is not a ...... Hehe" Huang shopkeeper laughed dryly, and the word bribery was very unpleasant.

"Haha, shopkeeper Huang, don't say it again, but when it comes to property, this official must not accept it." Wang Siming waved his hand and said, with a faint hint of smugness on his face. Since leaving the capital, I finally feel like an official, and the people who slap the horse and the beard are a little tired of seeing it.

Having said that, Shopkeeper Huang also knew that there was no point in staying any longer. He smiled, got up and said, "Since this is the case, the villain will not bother you." ”

Out of the Quanzhou Maritime Ya's 'door', the smiling face of the shopkeeper Huang slowly disappeared, and his two eyes were also flashing with 'fine' light, not knowing what he was thinking.

"Hall master, it seems that this dog official surnamed Wang doesn't get in with oil and salt, why don't we think of another way?" The elder behind him whispered.

This Huang shopkeeper is none other than Huang Wanli, who has disappeared for a long time!

Huang Wanli didn't pay attention to this long entourage, but stopped his eyes on the plaque of a restaurant not far away.

"But when it comes to property, the official will never accept it." Wang Siming's words flashed in his mind, and Huang Wanli's eyes immediately 'revealed' a 'color' of joy, this sentence is very knowledgeable, it is really worthy of being a dog official from the top of the list, and asking for bribes is so obscure.

"Go, go to the restaurant and ask for the best table to bring back." Putting down these words, Huang Wanli walked towards the distance with easy steps, leaving only the monk who had been with him for a long time and couldn't touch his head, what did he want a banquet for?

"My lord, this is the wine and food that the shopkeeper Huang just sent, look ......at it," the handyman asked, standing in front of Wang Siming with two food boxes.

"Oh, was it sent by the shopkeeper Huang just now?" Wang Siming, who was idle and had nothing to do to practice calligraphy, raised his head and asked with interest.

"If you go back to your lordship, it is the yellow shopkeeper just now." The handyman accompanied the smiling face, although the king from the capital often had a smile on his face, but his temper was extremely short-tempered, and in less than ten days, there were already three brothers who were beaten by him and couldn't get out of bed.

"Hehe, put it here, remember to close the 'door' when you go out." Wang Siming's face was full of pride, it seems that this yellow shopkeeper is really a smart guy.

In the empty room, Wang Siming leaned down and gently opened the food box, and the first floor was an Dongpo elbow, and the aroma was mouth-watering.

But Wang Siming didn't look at it, and took it out and threw it on the ground. The room with a little dim light suddenly flashed with golden light, and I saw that under the food box were all ten taels of large gold bars, which made people feel dazzling when they looked at it.

With a long sigh of relief, Wang Siming took out two gold bars with an intoxicated face and hugged them tightly in his arms. Isn't it just for the sake of wealth? The cold window for ten years is for these things, and the officialdom is also for these things, and I can't suffer myself for those false names.

"Liuzi, what did those two food boxes hold just now, why are you so hard to hold them?" The handyman had barely walked far when he was stopped by several curious companions.

This handyman is not a fool, although he has already guessed what is in it, but he still said stiffly: "Of course it's wine and food, otherwise what do you think?" ”

"Yo, sixth son, there are no outsiders here, just tell the truth, hide it like this, our brother has nothing to do." A companion squeezed out, fully demonstrating that there is a gossip party at any time.

The handyman glared at him fiercely, and lowered his voice: "Don't ask if you shouldn't know, don't you understand this rule?" Hum! With that, he turned and strode away.

The rest of the miscellaneous servants suddenly realized, this guy is really smart, no wonder he hasn't been beaten for seven days after serving the king, admire, admire!