Zhu Hongsan saw that Cao Fang was soft, and waved his hand to let Zhu Hongyi retreat, Zhu Hongsan scolded: "Cao Fang, do you say that you are a cheap seed." This king and you don't listen to a good talk, so you have to force this king to be angry. ”

Cao Fang, who had been frightened, lowered his head and did not dare to speak.

happened to be a eunuch, Zhu Hongsan was going to send Cao Fang to manage the backyard first, after all, there were many wives now, and no one believed him except Ma Xiaofang. These wives were all taken by force, in case the one who cuckolded himself would be hilarious. Zhu Hongsan thought about it, and the great profession of eunuch was guaranteed.

In the past, Zhu Hongsan wanted to use eunuchs, but there was nowhere to find them, and he was afraid of dying if he got a few of them. Now that Cao Fang is here, let's ease it first, and then talk about the rest later.

Seeing Cao Fang coming, Zhu Hongsan suddenly remembered about the customs. I happened to be leaving today, so I went to talk to Feng Ziyong about this matter first.

It's morning, and Feng Ziyong is handling official business in the second hall of the mansion. There are now 780,000 people in Guangzhou, and many things have to be handled by more than 100 people from the government office, so they are still very busy.

Feng Ziyong saw Zhu Hongsan coming, hurriedly got up to salute, and said, "Lord, I'm done with this, I'll go to the dock to see off my lord in a while." ”

Zhu Hongsan shook his hand and said, "Mr. doesn't have to see him off, I have something to explain to Mr., and then we'll leave, Mr. is busy with you." ”

Hearing something, Feng Ziyong quickly stopped what he was doing and said, "My lord, please speak, Feng listens." ”

"It's nothing, I took Cao Fang, the eunuch of the City Ship Division, and now there is no one to manage the City Ship Division. Mr. Find someone of his own to manage. I am going to want to reform the system, the previous form of charging by ship is too backward, and it will be changed to charging by cargo in the future. ”

Feng Ziyong is a capable official, and as soon as he heard Zhu Hongsan say this, he knew what he was going to do, and asked: "Is that the same as the agricultural tax, which is charged proportionally?" ”

"Yes, exactly. For example, if the value of goods is high, the proportion of goods will be higher, and the proportion of cheap goods will be lower. For example, the glass and silver mirror of the Franco machine man will cost five taxes and one tax. Rice and other agricultural products will be taxed at 30 per day, and this scale will be grasped by Mr. himself. In addition, appropriate subsidies will be given to local specialties in Guangzhou, for example, the silk produced by us can be set at 15 taxes, and the entrepot silk from the south of the Yangtze River will be levied at 10 taxes. ”

"Dare to ask the lord, what are you doing like this? Wouldn't the merchants of Jiangnan come to us to trade? ”

"Not all of them do this, only things that compete with us do this, this is called local protectionism, to protect the healthy development of Guangdong's specialties."

Feng Ziyong suddenly realized and said, "Feng understands." ”

Zhu Hongsan nodded, finished speaking, and prepared to get up and go to the dock to get on the boat and return to Dongguan.

This is Feng Ziyong stood up and said, "Lord, there is one more thing I want to ask Lord. ”

Hearing that Feng Ziyong still had something to do, Zhu Hongsan sat down again and said, "Sir, please speak." ”

Feng Ziyong got up and closed the door, ordering outsiders not to come in. When he returned to the house, he whispered: "Dare to ask the lord, what do you think of the general trend of the world?" ”

As soon as Zhu Hongsan heard this, he knew that the Feng self-use in front of him had an idea. I don't blame him, now there is chaos in the north, and the Liukou and Manchu Qing are fighting hard in Shanxi and Shaanxi. Li Zicheng saw that he would not be able to do it, and then the Manchu army would go south to unify China.

And Nanjing looks at the north with the four towns of Jiangbei in the way, and Zuo Liangyu in the upper reaches of the Yangtze River. But these guys know exactly what virtues Feng Ziyong has, so he is very optimistic about the small court in Nanjing. And Feng Ziyong is now Zhu Hongsan's high-level official, and he knows Zhu Hongsan's strength very well.

Not to mention anything else, those factories in Dongguan are fully engaged in the production of cold weapons, which is enough to arm an army of 100,000. And the artillery in the warehouse, the piles of muskets, this is not to put the rusty ones, right?

If Feng Ziyong was only not optimistic about the Ming Dynasty in the past, now he absolutely hopes that Zhu Hongsan will become emperor as soon as possible. Only then can they, the scholars, make a name for themselves.

Feng Ziyong also discussed this matter with Ma Mingyuan, Ma Jiyuan, and Tong Yangjia, although the Ma brothers and Tong Yangjia did not deal with each other, but their interests in supporting Zhu Hongsan as emperor were indeed the same, and they even discussed it, if not, they would give Zhu Hongsan a yellow robe.

When Zhu Hongsan heard Feng Ziyong say this, he knew that it must be these intellectuals who couldn't wait. But also, their current strength is already comparable to the small court of the Southern Ming Dynasty, and it is normal for them to have this thought at this time.

But now is not the time, after all, the Yan Wang lineage has been in charge of the country for more than 200 years, and this is not a joke. When Dayi was still in the line of King Yan, he was the king himself, and he immediately became the target of everyone, so the time has not yet come.

But the strategists in front of them were about to hurt their hearts when they were uneasy, thinking of this, Zhu Hongsan said: "Second brother, I know what you said, but now the time has not come." The righteousness is still in the vein of King Yan, and we are too passive at this time. ”

"Then may I ask my lord, when will the time come?"

It seems that if they don't reveal some secrets, they can't die. Zhu Hongsan made up his mind to reveal some history for Feng's own use.

Zhu Hongsan whispered: "Second brother, you see that the party in the Nanjing Imperial Court is constantly fighting now, and the Donglin Party has been suppressed by Ruan Dacheng. I can guarantee that these Donglin-stirring sticks will definitely send someone out to contact foreign aid. Huguang's Zuo Liangyu is a good foreign aid, I heard that he has more than 800,000 troops, and when the time comes, Zuo Liangyu will go down the river east. The imperial court must transfer the four towns in the north of the river to intercept Zuo Liangyu, and when the northern gate is opened, if the Manchu Qing Dynasty is going south, do you say the imperial court can stop it? ”

Feng Ziyong was sweating profusely when he heard this, he was already close to the Donglin Party, so he naturally knew what these guys were, and he would jump off the wall in a hurry when he couldn't do anything. At that time, it may really be like what Zhu Hongsan said.

Zhu Hongsan continued: "If this is the case, after Hongguang's death, the direct descendants of King Yan will be gone, and when the time comes, we will raise the banner of "driving out the Tartars and restoring the Ming Dynasty" in Guangdong, and then divide Guangdong and sit in the southeast. Taking advantage of the opportunity of the Manchu Qing Dynasty to suppress other Yan kings, let's develop our strength and see the opportunity for the Northern Expedition, Mr. Feng is the Zhongxing minister of the Ming Dynasty. At that time, Mr. Feng and the other four will be famous in history, and I believe that the status of your gentlemen in history will not be weaker than that of Sanyang, Li Dongyang, Yang Tinghe, Zhang Juzheng and other famous ministers. ”

Zhu Hongsan's mouth can really say, this paragraph is full of itches for Feng Ziyong, don't they just want to leave a name in history?

Feng Ziyong was really excited when he heard it, and he even thought that he would leave a name in history, be admired by future generations, and become a generation of ministers like Xiao He, Zhuge Liang, Fang Xuanling, and Du Ruhui.

Zhu Hongsan looked at Feng Ziyong immersed in his own fantasies, and couldn't help but despise in his heart, these stinky old nines, give a little sunshine and it will be brilliant.

Zhu Hongsan can be said to be useless, cruel and murderous, forgetful, despicable, insidious and cunning, and scheming. But Zhu Hongsan has an advantage, that is, he knows how to draw a big pie for people. Scholars like to govern the country, well, the country will be handed over to you; The literati want to leave a name in history, well, the title of Zhongxing Famous Minister will be given to you; The generals want to fight, okay, lead the troops out and turn left is the Vietnamese monkey; Craftsmen want status, well, give you respect and status; If a businessman wants to make a fortune, well, his factory will be transferred to you at a low price, and everyone will make a fortune together. These are what makes Zhu Hongsan different, he knows how to share power with others, not clinging to power like Chongzhen.

Feng Ziyong was immersed in his fantasies for a long time before he woke up, and when he saw Zhu Hongsan looking at him, he couldn't help but blush, and said, "Let the King of Chu laugh." ”

Zhu Hongsan said with a smile: "There, it's good to have pursuits, I think the second brother doesn't want to be like Hai Rui." ”

Now Feng Ziyong and the four of them each have seven or eight thousand acres of land under their names, five or six factories, a few shops in Dongguan, and ten merchant ships under each name. Everyone is worth more than 100,000 taels, so Feng Ziyong also likes Zhu Hongsan very much, and it is the right way to be rich and rich.

Feng Ziyong asked: "Lord, then Feng will wait for the opportunity, and Feng will be the first to appear on the table at that time." ”

Zhu Hongsan laughed and said: "This is natural, when the time comes, the second brother and a few gentlemen will be the prince of Zhenguo, and they will be hereditary." ”

Hearing Zhu Hongsan's assurance, Feng Ziyong was also very happy, but he forgot that none of the six founding dukes of the Ming Dynasty had a good death.