As soon as Zhu Youxiao learned the news of the Suzhou strike, he thought that the Donglin Party would definitely take this opportunity to propose the abolition of the "Ming Imperial Trading Company", and they would definitely consult with Ye Xianggao, so he summoned Ye Xianggao into the palace early in the morning, first to discuss some political affairs, and then to talk about getting rid of bad habits and stereotypes, and how to carry out general national education, etc., the purpose was not to let Ye Xianggao meet with other Donglin Party members, and not let them have a chance to communicate, so that when it came to the day of tomorrow's dynasty, their opinions would be different, and they could divide from them.

When it came to the morning of the next day, the ministers had finished the ceremony, and Wang An shouted: "The ministers have something to do and play early, and they have nothing to do to retreat." ”

The Ministry of Industry shouted to Wei Dazhong in the matter: "Minister Wei Dazhong is playing in this book." ”

Zhu Youxiao: "Please speak." ”

"The news of Suzhou is coming, because of the domineering operation of the 'Daming Royal Trading Company', which has caused the merchants and people of Suzhou to strike the market, and the people of Suzhou have demanded the expulsion of Niu Jinxing in order to return the quiet business environment of Suzhou, so as to avoid the instability of the people and the turmoil of the people. Your Majesty, please be aware of it. Wei Dazhong said.

Zhou Chaorui followed the matter: "In order to dominate the market, Niu Jinxing set harsh commercial terms, which caused the best goods of our dynasty to not be sold smoothly in Suzhou, which seriously affected the lives of the people. It is not in line with the business habits of our dynasty, and at the same time, it has seriously affected the normal business activities of merchants, causing many large businesses to have difficulties in operating and frequently going bankrupt. If it is not stopped in time, it will affect the social stability of Suzhou City, and the emperor will be asked to transfer Niu Jinxing back, kill him to relieve the anger of the people in Suzhou, and return Suzhou to stability. ”

Zhu Youxiao asked calmly: "Ladies and gentlemen, who still supports the suggestions of these two adults." We will discuss this matter today, as the wax moon is approaching, and I hope that the people of our dynasty can have a peaceful New Year. ”

Next, most of the people of the Donglin Party stood up under Wang Wenyan's fan and promise yesterday, expressing their support for Wei Dazhong and Zhou Chaorui's proposal. There are also smart people who saw that the first assistant Ye Xianggao and the second assistant Han Yi did not speak, so they did not second.

Zhu Youxiao stared at Han Yi and asked, "Lord Han, what do you mean?" As a cabinet minister, what do you think would be better done at this time? ”

Han Yi didn't get any instructions from Ye Xianggao yesterday, so he didn't dare to express his opinion at all, and when he saw Zhu Youxiao asking him directly, he felt that the situation was not good.

This person is indeed cunning and cunning, and hurriedly said: "The minister thinks that the prefect of Suzhou has not yet arrived, and it is not appropriate to make a judgment on this matter immediately. Secondly, Niu Jinxing is the treasurer of the emperor's 'Ming Royal Trading Company', and he must not do anything unfavorable to the imperial court. Suzhou has always been a prosperous place of our dynasty, a prosperous commercial and trade area, and an economically developed area, and it is also necessary to maintain its stable environment. The minister thought that it was better to send a messenger to deal with it and find out the truth before making a judgment. ”

Ye Xianggao only understood at this time why Zhu Youxiao pestered him for a day yesterday, not only did his heart tremble, but he broke out in a cold sweat in an instant, this little emperor is really unfathomable, and he couldn't help but be secretly cruel in his heart Why didn't Han Yi communicate with him in time, he knew that Han Yi had already sent someone to inquire about it, but he was taken back by the housekeeper. Ye Xianggao couldn't care about anything else at this time, and only wanted to minimize the losses of the Donglin Party.

Ye Xianggao immediately walked out: "Your Majesty, Minister Ye Xianggao believes that Niu Jinxing is operating legally for the country's taxes, because it should be an example for all merchants in this dynasty, according to the reaction of the Jingshi shops, the merchants who joined the 'Daming Royal Trading Company', although they have paid taxes, but they are much better than the previous operating profits, and because they are all taking the initiative to pay taxes, there is no extortion by the tax supervisor, and they are willing." They think that doing so is to be loyal to the country, similar to doing filial piety to their parents at home, which is a matter of course. The minister suggested that the land should be farmed and grained, and the taxes should be paid in business, and it should be clarified in the law of the Ming Dynasty to benefit the country. ”

"Although Wei Dazhong and Zhou Chaorui have the right to hear the news, but this time they did have it, and it is recommended that each person be punished for half a year to set an example, and I hope that in the future, the imperial historian will strictly check the facts in advance, neither let go of the traitor, but also do not wronged the good people." Ye Xianggao is still tactful, that is, he wants to solve the matter satisfactorily, and he also wants to keep the status of these people, and he also wants to warn other Donglin Party members that he is still the leader, so please don't come out indiscriminately.

Hearing Ye Xianggao say this, Wei Dazhong and Zhou Chaorui's hearts trembled, damn Wang Wenyan, he really killed Lao Tzu, and then complained about Han Yi, this matter has been discussed for you, why did you change the hexagram so quickly today, why do you have to say hello.

Han Yi was also aggrieved in his heart, Ye Xianggao, Ye Xianggao, Ye Xianggao, aren't you wrong today, Lao Tzu worked hard to unite the party and pushed you up, why did you make your own people so ugly today. This old man didn't take the wrong medicine today.

"Your Majesty, the minister thinks it's better to send someone to find out, so as to appease Niu Jinxing, and give an explanation to the people of Suzhou, so as not to arouse the anger of the people and make Jiangnan unstable, please think twice." Thinking of this, Han Yi's heart changed, and he tried to lead the Donglin party.

Zhu Youxiao didn't wait for Ye Xianggao to give everyone a look, so he said directly: "Lord Zuo Guangdou, I appointed you as the imperial historian of the Qincha, and immediately went to Suzhou to implement this matter, and inspected similar incidents in Jiangnan, and handled the incident by yourself according to the situation. In addition, Lord Han, I have appointed you as the overseer of the imperial history to accompany you, so as not to cause any changes. Retreat. ”

Ye Xianggao sighed slightly, Your Majesty, Your Majesty, you are really smart, Han Yi, you are really a fool, now that the emperor has appointed you to supervise the execution, it seems that you are very important, but can you change Zuo Guangdou's mind? What kind of person is Zuo Guangdou, that is the director of the tax department who specializes in managing the tax of the household department, even if they are all members of the Donglin Party, they will not offend the emperor for the sake of the Donglin Party, it seems that your secondary position will not be kept. Alas, it seems that power is moving, and no matter how smart a person is, he will be dizzy when it comes to his own vital interests.

Not to mention how Ye Xianggao thought hard for the interests of the Donglin Party, Zuo Guangdou took a thousand Praetorian Guards and Han Yi to Suzhou City. Zuo Guangdou really wanted to find out what the Suzhou Chamber of Commerce wanted to do, but Han Yi was thinking about whether the Suzhou Chamber of Commerce was doing secrets or not, why the Suzhou prefect had not yet arrived, but the emperor had a judgment on this matter, whether he could protect their interests.

Along the way, he rushed to Suzhou within ten days, and the emperor urged him to solve the matter before the New Year, who dared to be careless. When he arrived outside the city of Suzhou, Zuo Guangdou asked the Praetorian Guards to set up camp in the suburbs, and he took Han Yi and a few retinues into the city quietly, why? Zuo Guangdou plans to make an unannounced visit to find out who is manipulating the Suzhou strike. Han Yi was dissatisfied in his heart, and went directly into the city to ask the prefect of Suzhou to understand, why sneak in, and at the same time began to regret his presumptuous behavior this time, it was all fucking Wang Wenyan's troubles, jumping up and down, making a mess, and having to wipe his ass himself.