In the face of such an old Zhu, Ma Du always had a deep sense of powerlessness, like being pressed to the ground by a big hand, and it was difficult to turn over.

Sure enough, without waiting for Ma Du to argue, Lao Zhu began to make trouble, "I heard that you have ruined my reputation in Nanyang?" ”

When it comes to political affairs, Ma Du naturally wants to put on the appearance that a courtier should be, and arches his hand and says: "Wechen is panicked, I don't know where to start with this matter?" ”

"Panic? I don't think you're scared at all, not to mention the navy's burning, killing and looting of the Nanyang Islands, and even capturing a large number of Nanyang barbarians to open up the wasteland in Penghu, don't you think it's insulting to my benevolence? ”

Benevolence? Could it be that a group of rich people shouted twice just now, making Lao Zhu really think that he had this thing.

"And such a thing?"

"Don't pretend to be confused, there is no navy to loot everywhere in the South Seas, where do you have so many treasures from the South Seas to sell around, the evidence is conclusive, you still want to quibble?"

Belch...... It's really conclusive evidence, "Weichen is guilty, please punish the emperor." ”

Lao Zhu walked forward slowly with his head on his back and his hand, "I just said, the three kingdoms of the Ryukyus have all sent envoys to express their submission, but none of the huge Nanyang islands have come to pay tribute, and the remnants of the Zhang family are difficult to protect themselves, and they can still have such a great ability to envelop them." ”

Lao Zhu is a turtle dragon, obviously the most righteous emperor in history, but in ancient times, he was not confident enough, and a few days ago he wanted to climb relatives with Zhu Pao, but in the end, he didn't do it. He hoped that more envoys from Fanbang would come to pay tribute to show his identity and prestige, which was a bit like Zhu Di, who later became incorrect.

"Overseas barbarians should be educated by the king, and the indiscriminate addition of swords and soldiers will hurt the heavens and damage the benevolence of me. Qi Xiang and Mao Xiang were just blinded by money. But you are different from them, and I used to tell the queen that you were kind in your heart, how could you dare to condone such a cruel thing to the navy. ”

Seeing that Ma Du was silent, Lao Zhu asked rhetorically, "How?" Are you still not convinced? ”

"Weichen really disagrees with the emperor's words?"

"Oh?" Lao Zhu immediately became interested, "If you have any different opinions, just say it?" ”

Ma Du said deeply: "Since ancient times, my China has been a country with etiquette, a country with morality, a man who has opened the country, learned cultural etiquette from barbarians, and sailed overseas to preach the king of Taoism to the savages.

But when China was in decline, they raised their butcher's knives against us, and everywhere they passed, smoke and blood flowed everywhere, men were trampled like pigs and dogs, women were humiliated and eaten like lambs, and they also picked our children on the tip of the knife to show off......

The so-called royal Taoism and the submission of the four yi are just the lust of those who read, just like the prostitute and the prostitute are hungry for food and clothing, and the other side is just for the other party to bow down to the pleasure of the minister, and there is only a loss if there is no less than half of the benefit.

Knives and bullets can make Siyi surrender, more memorable than the silk that has been used up after eating food, if they can't like it, then let them fear to the bone, and their knees will weaken when they hear His Majesty's name, so that their children and grandchildren will be the same! ”

Lao Zhu was stunned, he thought that Ma Du would tell him something like the need for manpower to develop Penghu, but he really didn't expect Ma Du to give such a statement. Looking at Ma Du's somewhat angry appearance, it was not a random nonsense that seemed to be motivated, such a deviant and a little evil rhetoric was simply ...... It's just to his appetite!

"Hahaha......" Old Zhu Yangtian laughed, and only stopped for a long time, and pointed his finger on Ma Du's head, "If Zhu Sheng and Tao An know these words, even if they don't leave the academy, they will scold you bloody." ”

Lao Zhu suddenly patted Ma Du on the shoulder and asked, "Those remnants of the old Song Dynasty who fled overseas were avenged by the barbarian natives?" ”

"Hmm!" Madu nodded heavily.

Lao Zhu put his arm on Ma Du's shoulders on the slowly flat cement road, "Since they are no different from wild beasts if they don't obey the teaching, and they don't have to treat them as human beings, let them open up the wasteland in Penghu, and when the population of the Ming Dynasty increases, I will move some people over." Now Penghu is my money bag, and it is not enough to have an army and a yamen, but it is only when I am full of people in the Ming Dynasty that it is stable. ”

"What the emperor said is extremely true!"

"There is no outsider to call me brother-in-law!" Lao Zhu patted Ma Du affectionately, "How much money did you sell today?" ”

Ma Du had a vague bad premonition, "It's probably more than a million taels, right?" ”

Lao Zhu smiled and said, "Have you paid your taxes?" ”

Sure enough, Ma Du hurriedly said: "I haven't handed it over yet, but Weichen is a noble ......."

"Didn't you also pay the tax on sea trade? Don't think that I don't know that the business of this house is in the name of Shen Wansan, he is not a nobleman, and he will pay it directly to the household department after collecting all the silver, ten taxes and one. ”

"Hasn't the commercial tax been reduced to 15 taxes now?"

"I finally moved some rich households from all over the country to fill the façade, but you went to Fangshan to get hundreds of households at once, and I was not allowed to collect some interest. And that Shen Wansan didn't like him either, I heard that he had acquired a lot of land and asked him to build it quickly, and there were still many rich families who had nowhere to live. ”

Ma Du turned his head to look at Lao Zhu, "Doesn't the emperor like those rich people very much?" ”

Lao Zhu sighed and said: "I don't like it, but no one will get along with silver, I am going to let Xu Da and Bao'er go on a northern expedition to Helin next year, and the imperial court will have to spend a lot of money, and if you cut some meat from them, you can cut a little less from the ordinary people." And I don't think they seem to be that annoying today, hehe......"

Lao Zhu blackmailed him and went back to the city that night, Ma Du stayed in the community for one night, and handed over the matter of collecting cash and paying taxes to Shen Wansan, I heard that Lao Zhu was going to cut his flesh, this guy seemed to be very happy, and said that the tax would be deducted from his benefits, and it is estimated that he also felt that this transaction was a bit too much.

With this income, even if the expenses of the academy in the next few years are settled, Ma Du rushed back to Fangshan on the same day, and met many rich families who drove their carriages to Fangshan on the way, as for how to settle them, Guan Jia and Lao Liu are worried, Ma Du has more important things.

The eighth day of August is Ma Dajia's birthday, and her birthday was hardly handled well in the past, but she just got some wine and food to eat together, and she often cooked it herself.

This year is not the same as the tenth birthday, and Mu Ying is going to Yunnan, and she may not come back in a short time.

Ma Du has been preparing gifts at home for the past two days, originally he still had a pair of dressing mirrors to give Ma Dajia, but unfortunately it was robbed by Mu Ying, Ma Du had to think of other ways, but he was thinking about it but saw the porter Lao Sun running into the hall, "Master Hou, there is a big monk looking for you outside!" ”