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A ghostly fire danced in the Shengyuan Inn, making the room look particularly eerie.

"What do you say, he wants two million taels!" A middle-aged man slammed up from the table, his eyes widening and shouting.

He was tall and fat, and his shadow was extraordinarily large, which made him look particularly oppressive in this room.

Standing opposite him was a white-faced young man, bowing down, with a cold sweat on his head, and said, "Yes, Wei Ge went to the Fu Mansion and heard about the private distribution of the salt farm. ”

The light shines on the side of the middle-aged man's face, and the weather is changing, which is very gloomy.

It took a while for him to sit back, and said in an indifferent tone, "The salt field is banned, is there any definite news?" ”

The white-faced young man was a cabinet clerk, looked up at the middle-aged man in his eyes, and said cautiously, "Elder Wei Ge said that as long as there are two million taels, he can persuade the emperor to open the salt farm as soon as possible." ”

The middle-aged man sneered coldly and said, "He really thinks I'm a fool, don't pay attention to him, I'll go to Gu Bingqian in person tomorrow." Now that I believe in the king, I have done it all over Yang Lian, as long as I persuade Gu Bingqian and Fu Changzong again, everything will not be up to the little emperor! ”

The white-faced young man did not dare to speak, and lowered his head.

The middle-aged man sat on the chair, looked at the light not far away, and said, "Scholar Ye's reenlightenment, have you inquired clearly?" ”

The white-faced young man said, "I went to the celebrant to inquire, but there is no news yet." ”

The middle-aged man snorted coldly, his eyes flashed with cold light, and said, "I want to see what this little emperor wants to play, go, let out the wind, and say that if the salt ban is opened, there will be an income of three million taels." Those princes, it's not like I'm so good at talking! ”

"Yes!" The young man agreed, and hurriedly withdrew from the room. He has always felt that this shopkeeper Shen is too gloomy and scheming, and the young man is unwilling to stay with him for a moment.

The middle-aged man waited for the young man to go out, closed the door, listened to the sudden sound of the oil lamp in his ear, and said to himself: "Tens of millions of silver a year, the court can not do without, we can't do without ......"

For the sake of this salt policy, almost no one in the government and the opposition is idle.

In less than ten days, in addition to the high-ranking cabinet, the six Shangshu, the squire was lobbied, and even the six departments gave the matter, the thirteen imperial histories, and the Metropolitan Procuratorate...... But everyone who can speak has been stepped on the threshold.

Not long after, rumors spread in the capital. It is said that the emperor intends to increase the internal treasury and embezzle the treasury and silver into the palace, resulting in the emptiness of the treasury and the inability to issue the clan's money.

"You have heard that the new emperor is a greedy person for money, and when the first emperor was still there, he went around to collect silver......

"Isn't it? Tobe Shirou is the uncle of the new emperor, isn't this silver just the left hand to the right hand, who can know? ”

"Didn't you say before that you would pay 5 million? Actually, I didn't come out at all, I just went around and entered the palace again! ”

"This Ming is really coming to an end, the little emperor is too confused......"

Such news spread wildly all over the capital, but with the younger brother of King Qin, the prince of Jin, and the second son of King Lu jointly entering Beijing, this matter was brought into a high tide.

Inside the Wenzhao Pavilion.

Zhu Cunshu, the younger brother of the King of Qin, Zhu Xianxuan, the son of the King of Jin, and Zhu Yipai, the son of the King of Lu, were side by side, bowing down and saying, "The minister Zhu Cunshu (Zhu Xianxuan, Zhu Yipai) greets the emperor, long live my emperor!" ”

Zhu Xu sat on the soft collapse, glanced at the three of them, smiled and raised his hand and said, "Let's all be flat, the family doesn't have to see outside." ”

The three of them did not relax in the slightest, but only got up slightly and bowed down to listen to the hadith.

Zhu Xu looked at the three of them and smiled disapprenously: "Have you seen Uncle Pingwang?" ”

The three of them raised their heads slightly, and glanced at each other quietly, Zhu Xianxuan in the middle looked immovable, raised his hand and said, "If you go back to the emperor, I've seen it." ”

Zhu Xu stood up and said harmlessly, "Well, I know what you are here for." I have ordered the king to believe in it, and the cabinet and the household department will hurry up to raise money, and it will not be long before the clan's money will be spent in full. ”

Zhu Xianxuan is in his early thirties, his skin is yellow, his facial features are upright, his head is slightly lowered, but his waist is very straight, and he looks capable and mature.

He looked up at Zhu Xu and said, "Back to the emperor, the ministers are not here for the silver, the emperor's new policy, we are coming to Beijing to send He Yi." ”

Zhu Xu blinked and said, "Well, I know, since I'm here, I'll stay in the capital for a few more days, and I'll see the imperial sister-in-law later." ”

Zhu Xianxuan said: "Obey." ”

From beginning to end, Zhu Xu was very enthusiastic, looking like a family member, and said, "Well, is there anything else?" ”

The two of them quietly glanced at Zhu Xianxuan in the middle, Zhu Xianxuan hesitated, and said, "Your Majesty, my father knows that the imperial treasury is empty, so he wants to take the initiative to reduce the silver, and I hope the emperor will approve it." ”

Zhu Xu's eyes narrowed, and then his face remained unchanged and said, "Well, I know, I will let King Xin deal with it." ”

Zhu Xianxuan's eyes moved slightly, he glanced at Zhu Xu and said: "Your Majesty, there have been more and more chaotic people recently, and Tai and Yuan are not stable, my father wants to increase the palace guards by three hundred, and I hope that the emperor will approve it." ”

Zhu Xu said: "Well, I know, and I will issue an order to the king of letters." ”

A smile flashed in Zhu Xianxuan's eyes, and he raised his hand and bowed and said, "Emperor Xie." ”

Zhu Xu waved his hand and said to Cao Huachun, "Come on, send me to the palace gate for me." ”

Cao Huachun walked over, bowed slightly to the three of them, and gestured sideways.

Zhu Xianxuan and the three of them bowed down and said, "The minister retired." ”

As soon as a few people left, Zhu Xu sat on the soft collapse and said with emotion: "This is here to ask for benefits." ”

Fu Changzong walked out of the screen not far away, looked at the door where the three of them left, frowned and said: "I don't know if I can hide it, I heard that this Zhu Xianxuan is very powerful in Tai and Yuan, there are people in the officialdom and the guard, and he has embezzled hundreds of hectares of land, but no one dares to sue." ”

Zhu Xu took a sip of tea and said, "No, this Ming wants to find the richest group of people, and it will definitely not be me." Leave him alone and tell me about yours. ”

For the clan, since the beginning of the Hongzhi Dynasty, there have been ministers who have continuously written to demand the restriction of the clan, but the emperor needs the clan to stabilize the world, and the relationship between the clan and the bureaucracy is complicated and has a great influence, and it is often ignored.

Fu Changzong is not good at talking about this, and Zhu Xu doesn't care about this bit of silver, what he cares about most is Yanzheng.

Fu Changzong sat opposite Zhu Xu and said thoughtfully, "Scholar Ye came to me yesterday, and all we talked about was Yanzheng. ”

Fu Changzong said very tactfully, the matter of Yanzheng is spreading in the capital, rumors are flying all over the sky, and the excerpts that Zhu Xu received are about to break 100, and if he doesn't deal with it, the world will be in chaos!

A touch of coldness appeared between Zhu Xu's eyebrows, and he said: "It's not just you, the Manchu Dynasty has not fallen." By the way, how are you preparing? ”

These days, Fu Changzong, Zhou Yingqiu, and Luo Yangxing have been busy with this matter, and when they heard the words, they said: "It's almost, the manpower has been arranged." The salt households have also been readjusted, and as soon as the emperor announces a new policy, it can be implemented. ”

Zhu Xu took a deep breath, after enduring so many days, it was finally time to see the real chapter.

"Xiao Cao, pass the decree, start tomorrow!" (To be continued.) )