Chapter 51 Maritime Yamen

Out of the investment promotion office, the second son refused the banquet of a group of businessmen outside the door, and took the cold man across the horse and whipped away.

The second son stayed in a very inconspicuous inn in the capital, coupled with his tight-fitting short shirt, the shopkeeper was only a person who was not picky about the environment, and did not realize that this was a royal nobleman, said hello with a smile, and watched the two walk to the backyard.

Entering the backyard, the other two men who were sitting in the courtyard gossiping about wine hurriedly got up and greeted them: "Little prince, things have been done!" The voice is very low, calling the prince the prince the little prince, but it is taboo, so such a title can only be said in private, and it is not good if it is heard by outsiders.

The second prince hehe, and whispered as he walked: "That Shen Chong's name is exaggerated, but he is just a greedy person, as soon as the silver is taken out, he accepted it, and he didn't make too many troubles, by the way, today in front of the investment promotion office of Nalaoshizi, I heard that the imperial court is going to build a new maritime yamen, have you heard about it!" ”

As he spoke, everyone entered the door, and the cold man who followed behind did not enter the house, but directly closed the door and guarded outside.

The two men couldn't help but glance at each other, one of them laughed and said: "The little prince is so well-informed, today's subordinates and the third child also heard him mention this matter when they visited Xu Wencan, and I heard Xu Wencan say that his father Xu Shangshu mentioned this matter to him the night before yesterday, it is said that the cabinet is discussing this matter with the six Shangshu in the past few days, once this maritime yamen is established, it will be in charge of maritime trade independently, and will only be responsible to the cabinet and the emperor in the future, and the rest of the yamen have no right to interfere in its internal affairs, and the right is not small!" ”

The second prince nodded thoughtfully: "So this maritime yamen is a hot place, if we can put our people in it, it will be much more convenient to transport goods to the sea in the future!" ”

"Well, listening to the meaning of Xu Wencan's words, this maritime yamen is only afraid that the rank is not low, and once it is established, it will definitely be divided into the Ministry of Industry and have full control over the affairs of maritime trade, and the shipbuilder tax must be included in it, which can be described as a great power!" The man nodded his head too!

The second prince smiled, glanced at the two of them and said: "In this case, we can't let go of this maritime yamen, if possible, it must be in the hands of our people, so that our business distributed everywhere can take this opportunity to develop wildly!" ”

The man nodded and asked, "Then who does the little prince think is more suitable for this errand?" ”

"Hehe, I'm afraid that Second Brother Cheng already has a suitable candidate in his heart, so let's let everyone hear it!" The second son was smiling, this Cheng Jingye was his brainchild. Although he participated in several scientific examinations when he was young, he was rarely able to reach the world in terms of strategy in his chest, and among his many subordinates, he had the name of Sai Zhuge , and the reason why Jiwangfu could have today's strength was all due to his strategy over the years.

"The little prince has been lifted!" Cheng Jingye smiled, but he was not too modest: "Don't hide it from the little prince, there is indeed a candidate for his subordinates, but you have the final say on whether it is suitable or not!" ”

"What the second brother said is, the person you choose can't be wrong!" The second son said without thinking about it, which shows his trust in Cheng Jingye.

"Little prince, what do you think of the household servant Ge Shouli!"

"Ge Shouli!" The second prince pondered for a moment, nodded and said: "It is indeed a suitable candidate, if it is possible, I will personally visit Xu Gao to see if he can contribute to this matter, after all, Ge Shouli is the official of the maritime yamen, which is beneficial to everyone!" ”

"Since this is the case, then the subordinates will arrange it first, after all, the capital is no better than other places, there are spies of Jinyiwei and Dongchang everywhere, once they are detected, it will be a big deal!" Cheng Jingye said while nodding.

When it comes to this stubble, the second son feels troubled, as a royal family, he has to be like a thief when he comes to this Tianzi, this is not the most painful, the most painful thing is that this time he came to Beijing for the first time in his life, if it were not for the royal trade house to attract investment, even this opportunity would not have been.

In the face of the prosperity of the capital, the belief in the second son's heart is even firmer, and one day, the throne in the Forbidden City will be his own.

The news circulating among the merchants is true, the imperial court is indeed preparing to set up a maritime yamen to take charge of the matter, and the news obtained by the second prince is not wrong, once the maritime yamen is established, it will master all the big and small affairs related to the maritime affairs, not only that, after a few days of discussion, the cabinet has now drawn up a preliminary charter for it, just wait for Emperor Longqing to nod and approve it and then take it to the court to discuss with the ministers.

"Well, yes, very detailed!" Emperor Longqing nodded while looking at the music in his hand.

"Hehe, as long as the emperor is satisfied, if he can, Weichen wants to go to the court tomorrow to discuss with his colleagues, and there will be results as soon as possible, and the fleet will not be in a hurry when it goes to sea in a few days!" Gao Gong stood there and laughed.

Although this method is said to have been drawn up by the cabinet, the main content is drawn up by his precious disciple, otherwise relying on a few elder brothers, I am afraid that I will not be able to come up with such a detailed charter in another month.

"It's good, but I think the rank of this maritime yamen is a little low, and just one positive three grades really can't reflect its importance, it's better to let it be listed in the same six departments, what do you think Aiqing!" Emperor Longqing raised his eyes and asked, in fact, after a while, he had already thought of the candidate in charge of the maritime yamen.

This person is naturally Shen Chongming, this kid is now a member of the second rank, if he is appointed as the official of the maritime yamen, then he will be demoted.

Since he can't be demoted, he can only be promoted, this time the lifting of the sea ban and the establishment of the royal trading house Shen Chongming can be said to be a great contribution, if he is not allowed to take this opportunity to be promoted to the second grade, Emperor Longqing really feels sorry in his heart.

"Your Majesty, this is absolutely unacceptable, since Yang Ye established the Sui Dynasty, there have only been six yamen, how can there ever be seven departments!" Before Li Chunfang could say anything against it, Chen Yiqin took the lead to speak.

"Yes, Your Majesty, this maritime yamen is a start-up, and it is really inappropriate to directly let it be tied for six departments, and it is better to take a look at it first and then talk about it, if this maritime yamen is really important in the future, it is not too late to let it be tied for six!" Li Chunfang has been a veteran cabinet minister for decades. Although he is conservative in his thinking, he still has some skills in figuring out the emperor's thoughts, and the emperor wants to make the maritime yamen rank six in parallel, but I am afraid that there is his arrangement!

It is indeed a bit whimsical to let the maritime yamen juxtapose the six departments, and Gao Gong also raised a different opinion at this time: "Your Majesty, what Lord Li and Lord Chen said is very true, if it is a newly established yamen with the title of the second grade, I am afraid that the ministers will criticize it again, it is better for us to wait and see, if the maritime yamen is really important in the future, then let it be tied for six parts, and everyone will have no objections!" ”

Gao Gong's words were reasonable, and Emperor Longqing relied heavily on him, now that he said so, Emperor Longqing could only nod and say: "Since this is the case, how about the maritime yamen from the second grade yamen!" ”

The emperor made concessions, as a courtier