To Li Xiu's surprise, he received an order from Zhu Youzhen the next day, asking him to supervise the Shenji Battalion and rectify military affairs.

This one who has obtained the military power must be firmly held in his own hands.

After sending away the eunuch who came to deliver the decree, Li Xiu held the tiger talisman in both hands, and he was very excited. He really didn't expect that after patting Cao Huachun's sycophant, things would go so smoothly.

The eunuch beside the emperor really can't look at it.

The so-called Tiger Talisman for Troop Mobilization is just a continuation of the name of the ancient troop transfer seal letter.

The earlier Tiger Talisman was a combination of two pieces in the shape of a tiger, one was held by the army general, and the other was held by the emperor or the military department. Today's tiger talisman has been changed to a party seal.

This was what Li Xiu had dreamed of, and he put it away with all his heart.

The matter of the establishment of the Imperial Merchant was already handed over to Sun Ming yesterday.

Officials and businessmen, as long as there is an official body in the capital these years, and if you have a little power, if you want to make money in business, there is a commonly used Cantonese called "sprinkling water".

What was the most profitable business in the Ming Dynasty?

Sell salt!

Of course, the imperial court had a monopoly on the salt industry. The official salt is controlled by the imperial court, and it is really difficult for ordinary people to interfere and kill their heads!

However, in fact, many powerful people will choose the profiteering business of selling smuggled salt.

Who is Li Xiu?

Jinyi Weinan town envoy, the favored minister of the Son of Heaven.

Although he is powerful, he has never dared to meddle in this industry. There is no other reason, he has no power in the DPRK. Not only does he have no power, but he also has political enemies.

Xue Guoguan has always wanted to attack Li Xiu, but unfortunately he didn't succeed, and now that he is holding the handle, he doesn't dare to settle down a lot. In addition, Wen Tiren, the old fox, also wants to rectify him from time to time, and then overthrow Luo Yangxing.

Li Xiu was helpless in the court, and it was because of Zhu Youzhen's trust that he could get mixed up smoothly. Sometimes when I think about it, I really want to scold my mother: "I tm to provoke whom?!! ”

It's different now, I'm helping Zhu Youzhen do business. The emperor and his old man all spoke: "Something happened, I will bear it for you!" ”

Now, Li Xiu has the logo of "Imperial Merchant", and the backer behind him is the Son of Heaven, selling smuggled salt? Big fart!

Although Zhu Youzhen did not come forward, as long as he stood behind him, he would give the green light all the way and run rampant.

Therefore, Li Xiu only plans to do this one business, and this alone will be enough for the military expenses of the Shenji Battalion.

As for how to do it, it is natural to let Jinyiwei inquire about the news first and contact the salt merchants near the capital. When the time comes, the salt will be transported from Huai'an, and it will be sold to them.

How do I get through the customs?

Simple!

In his previous life, Li Xiu had heard that Liu Jin, the "emperor" during the Zhengde period, had done this when he was in power and the opposition, and the method was to "sell salted fish".

In one car, there is only one fish, everything else is salt!

The money customs along the way are usually nominally in charge of the household department, but in fact they are all in charge of the town guarding eunuchs. The celebrant greeted them, who dared to embarrass them?

The capital is even simpler, Chongmen takes wine cars and commercial cars, and the money customs are in charge of the Dongchang and the people in their own southern town. The celebrant supervisor, Dongchang, and Jinyiwei are now wearing a pair of pants, and it is also a matter to transport some private salt?

Li Xiu was not greedy, just sell the salt to the capital and the Gyeonggi area. Anyway, it's for the emperor to make money, and how much he earns doesn't have much to do with himself, just enough is enough.

After everything is cleared, the "Royal Salted Fish Shop" can be opened. This matter is simple, with Sun Ming to take care of it, and he will guide him behind his back.

Now that the military power is in hand, it is natural that the Shenji Battalion should be rectified.

Li Xiu immediately went to the top of the army, and Zhang Luoyan, the staff general of the left sentry battalion of the original Shenji Battalion, and He Kuan, the staff general of the right sentry battalion, reported meritorious service and recommended the two of them to serve as deputy generals.

Zhu Youzhen's reply was very happy and accurate!

Among the generals of the Shenji Battalion, these two people have the highest official position and prestige.

Li Xiu was showing favor to them, and when they were promoted, they were naturally willing to serve themselves.

Camp Divine Machine.

Li Xiu took Li Dong and a few cronies and drove the horse into Yuanmen.

The two lieutenant generals had been waiting for a long time, and when they saw him coming, they immediately knelt down on one knee and clasped their fists and gave a military salute: "The last generals, Zhang Luoyan and He Kuan, see Lord Admiral!" ”

Thousands of people in the school field fell to their knees and shouted in unison: "See Lord Admiral!" ”

Li Xiu is very satisfied, and it has already achieved results. With a big stick in one hand and a carrot in the other, he has established a prestige in the Shenji Camp.

The generals are greedy for military salaries, and the generals and soldiers at the bottom dare not speak out. Li Xiu's thorough investigation of the Shenji Camp was to stand up for them, and they were naturally grateful to Li Xiu.

Gathering everyone at the school today is just a ceremony after Li Xiu took office. The most urgent thing to do now, and not to spend money on right away, is to recruit soldiers.

The Beijing camp is different from the local guard station, and now it generally adopts the conscription system.

Li Xiu had already thought about it, and the number of people in the Shenji Battalion would be expanded to about 10,000 before it met the standard. Anyway, now that he is self-reliant and has a source of income for the royal business, it is not a problem to raise 10,000 soldiers.

Since he has taken the military power of the Shenji Battalion, he must be tough and not spend a penny from the imperial court. If you don't pay 10,000 elites, if Zhu Youzhen refuses, he will be a fool.

Some generals were arrested before, and the circumstances were lighter, and they could still be used temporarily, so Li Xiu released them and demoted them to one level to retain.

The short one is taller, and the vacant position is filled by someone else. Li Dong has been following Li Xiu and is loyal, and he also arranged him in the Shenji Camp. If you make meritorious contributions in the future, you can naturally carry it forward.

The master worked hard, and Li Xiu started to be the shopkeeper again.

He doesn't want to do things that must be done personally, and it is thankless. As long as you grasp the general direction, and leave the rest to your subordinates, you can be easy, and you can let your subordinates show their talents, and your subordinates will be grateful to Dade.

If armaments are to be innovated, they must make money. If you don't give money, how will the Ordnance Bureau give you the manufacture and repair of armaments?

After arranging the recruitment of soldiers, Li Xiu left the barracks.

He is not a general of the Shenji Battalion now, but a commander, and he also holds the position of the envoy of Nanzhen, so he can naturally leave.

Now Li Xiu wears many hats, but he is at ease.

Thinking that he had nothing to do today, he went to Chongmen to take a look, and if he didn't show up, he would be criticized.

The project on the other side of the building, due to the transfer of Li Dong and Sun Ming, had to send others to watch.

Among the people who were transferred to the capital from Kaifeng, there was a young man named Qiu Xinyuan, who was quite clever. Li Xiu decided to let him serve as an overseer. Now that he's just taken over, he'll have to check it out later.

The building is an important means of accumulating money for oneself, and it is not allowed to be sloppy at all.

When Li Xiu came from the construction site on the other side of the building, he happened to run into Xue Guoguan.

After Zhang Zhifa fell, Xue Guoguan picked up a big bargain.

Now, he has been promoted from the original Zuo Yushi of the Metropolitan Procuratorate to the Zuo Shilang of the Ministry of Rites, replacing Zhang Zhifa's position, and also entering the cabinet, and now he is a dignified "Dongge University Scholar".

"Yo, isn't this Xue Ge Lao?"

Xue Guoguan had already changed to a four-person sedan chair, and Li Xiu recognized his sedan chair at a glance, stopped and arched his hand.

Li Xiu's voice, Xue Guoguan can naturally hear it. He was a little reluctant to see each other, but they had already said hello, and they still had to come out to meet.

The door curtain of the sedan chair was lifted, Xue Guoguan walked out, and said with a smile: "It turned out to be Lord Admiral, it's been a long time!" ”

"That's right, not long after the official was in Beijing, he learned that the elder of the pavilion was promoted. At that time, I couldn't congratulate the elder in person, but I was busy with business, which was really a pity! ”

"Master Li stopped my sedan chair, but there is something important?"

Xue Guoguan wondered. He didn't believe Li Xiu's nonsense, this guy stopped himself, and he was going to blackmail himself to do things for him again.

When he thought of this, he regretted it. Why was he so careless in the first place, so that Li Xiu could catch the handle?

Li Xiu patted his head and said suddenly: "Elder Ge, I really remembered, I have something to do in a few days, but I want to ask you for help." ”

The corners of Xue Guoguan's mouth twitched, this guy is not very old, but he is very good at acting.

PS: Thanks to "Huang Mengcheng" and "Nanke2" for the recommendation votes! (To be continued.) )

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