The Yangtze River in the Ming Dynasty was far wider than that of later generations, and it was about ten miles wide in the Wuchang section, and when it came to the Jiujiang section of Jiangxi, the river became slower, and the river surface was twenty miles wide. The big ship sails on the Yangtze River as if it were sailing in a lake, and you can't see the other side at a glance.

Now because the entire south bank of the Yangtze River was occupied by Zhu Hongsan, the emerging bourgeoisie represented by Zhu Hongsan began to extend the trade routes to the upper reaches of the Yangtze River, and the number of cargo ships on the Yangtze River began to gradually increase. Among these ships were six large ships, which were not like ordinary Chinese ships, but similar to the Franc battleships on the ocean, with dense gun doors on both sides of the ships.

Some Cantonese businessmen knew that these were warships of the Guangdong Navy, but these were still small, and there were more than a dozen huge warships at the mouth of the Yangtze River. The merchants didn't know what these warships were supposed to sail inland for, but following them meant safety, so there were more than 20 merchant ships behind these six warships.

What these merchants didn't know was that these warships were the escort ships sent by Emperor Shenwu to Wuchang to meet Prince Zhu Hai, who was now having a long conversation with his advisor Qian Sun Ai at the bow of the ship.

It was already very cold in Jiangxi in December, especially on the Yangtze River, and the mink fur worn by Zhu Hai could not prevent the cold wind from blowing into the collar. Although his body was cold, Zhu Hai's heart was hot, because of what Qian Sunai said just now.

"His Royal Highness the Prince, now these Huguang nobles rely on the trust of His Majesty, led by the Ma family, the Tong family, and the Feng family, and encroach on the property of ordinary people in Nanzhili, so that they will definitely become a family like the Eastern Han Dynasty, and when the situation of the family controlling the government in the later period of the Eastern Han Dynasty will reappear in this dynasty, Your Highness can't help but take precautions!"

Zhu Hai smiled bitterly and said, "This palace knows what Zi Gao said, why did these more than 200 relatives on the ship of this palace go to Nanjing?" Isn't it just the idea of going with a fox and a fake tiger, but this palace is only a prince now, and he really has more than enough heart and not enough strength! ”

Zhu Hai said very clearly, he is not good at speaking now, and it is Zhu Hongsan who is in charge now, only Zhu Hongsan is alive for one day, and he is the second-in-command. Chinese know that the second-in-command is basically a waste, and there is no secretary who speaks well, and at the same time must be careful not to let the first-in-command feel that he has the intention of seizing power.

Of course, Qian Sunai, a smart person, knows these things, and now he and Zhu Hai are not talking about these things to stab Zhu Hai for rebellion, it is basically the same as looking for death.

"Your Royal Highness, of course the minister knows this, now His Majesty's great cause is the Northern Expedition, and Huguang Xungui is the cornerstone of His Majesty, plus the emperor is a very nostalgic person, so the minister estimates that His Majesty the Emperor will not attack Huguang Xungui in his lifetime. But His Highness can't help but think about it for the future! ”

"Zigao, this palace knows your thoughts, but the uncle of this palace is the person in charge of Huguang Xungui, and this palace really can't deal with his uncle!"

Qian Sunai knew that it was not that Zhu Hai couldn't bear to attack his uncles, but that he was now relying on these Huguang nobles, and he was afraid that the conversation with him would be leaked, causing these people to support Zhu Jiang, the king of Qin.

"Your Highness, I don't know if this world is the world of the Zhu family or the world of the Ma family, Your Highness, the crown prince, does the future emperor still have to speak for the Ma family?"

Zhu Hai now feels that Qian Sunai is simply a spy sent by Qian Qianyi to provoke the relationship between himself and his second uncle Ma Mingyuan.

Zhu Hai frowned slightly and asked, "Zigao, why did you say that today?" Isn't it the meaning of Qian Ge Lao? ”

Now the Manchu court knows that Ma Mingyuan and Tong Yangjia are not in harmony, and Qian Qianyi and Tong Yangjia are good friends, and today Qian Sun Ai has instigated Zhu Hai to clean up the Ma family after he ascends the throne, which inevitably makes Zhu Hai suspicious.

Qian Sunai heard Zhu Hai say this, silently took out a thin booklet from his arms, handed it to Zhu Hai with both hands and said: "The minister's loyalty to His Highness is here, please watch Your Highness!" ”

Zhu Hai took it over and looked at it carefully, this booklet was very thin, and there were two lines written on the cover: "Spread Ding into the Mu" and "The official gentry is one to pay the grain", Zhu Hai opened it and looked at it twice, and immediately turned pale with fright.

Zhu Hai immediately tore up the booklet and threw it into the river, and said to Qian Sunai in a low voice: "Mr. Qian, this palace knows your loyalty, but this kind of thing must not be revealed before the palace ascends the throne, and don't talk about you when the time comes, even the position of the crown prince of this palace will not be guaranteed!" ”

This spread into the mu and the official gentry paid the grain as an errand, which Qian Sunai listened to Zhu Hongsan talk about intermittently in the mountains with Zhu Hongsan, and then Qian Sunai sorted it out in private. Of course, this is deliberately done by Zhu Hongsan, because scholars in this era do not have to pay a little tax. In the early period of the dynasty, it was okay, because the world was in turmoil, the population was almost wiped out, and there was a lot of land, so the national tax revenue could still be maintained normally. However, in a few years, with the increase in population, there must be more scholars, and it is inevitable that the financial income will not be able to make ends meet, and the Chongzhen Dynasty is an example. In fact, it was difficult to maintain the operation of the country with the taxes collected from the land during the Wanli period, but the Wanli Emperor firmly controlled the mines, cities and cities, and there was an income of more than one million taels per year, which maintained such a large country.

But when Wanli died, everything changed, the new emperor was Zhu Changluo, the Taichang Emperor supported by the Donglin Party, and as soon as his buddy who had been a hard-working prince for more than 20 years took the throne, he forgot what his father Wanli said to him, and handed over all the millions of taels of silver in the inner court to the Ministry of Households, and also handed over the mines and the city division. But fortunately, Zhu Changluo, this buddy, has only been the son of heaven for a month, and the following Emperor Zhu Youxiao of the Apocalypse has found that it is really not good for the country to be handed over to the Donglin Party in the last four years, so he borrowed Wei Zhongxian to re-enable the tax supervision and city departments in various places, and because of this Apocalypse reigned for seven years, although Liaodong has been with the Manchu Qing Dynasty, and there has been a great drought in Shaanxi and Henan in Guanli, which is no worse than the seventeen years of Chongzhen's reign, but there has been no major chaos, and the country's rule is barely operating, It is precisely because the imperial court still has a little silver in its hands.

But the self-righteous Chongzhen ascended to the throne (there are many doubts about the death of the Emperor of the Apocalypse, you can take a look at the embroidered spring knife 2, which still refers to some history, and the Apocalypse Big Bang, you may not know that this explosion made the only son of the Apocalypse Emperor frightened to death, and a year later the Apocalypse Emperor also died, and the things inside are a little intriguing), and the tax superintendent and the city department were immediately abolished, and the state finance completely relied on land finance.

Zhu Hongsan, who is a descendant, of course knows these things clearly, and when he first crossed over, Zhu Hongsan also planned to start playing the game of Yongzheng in later generations after he became the emperor, but after Zhu Hongsan became the emperor, he found out that things were simple. The basis of Zhu Hongsan's rule is the nobles of Huguang, these people are his capital, and the army and factories need these people to operate. Now there is not only one force in the whole of China, but also Zhu Youlang who is entrenched in Guangxi, Yunnan, Guizhou, and Huguang, and the Manchu Qing Dynasty, which occupies the entire north. Everyone followed you from birth to death, not to contribute to the country, but to want to be a prince for all generations, and now you, the emperor, want us to pay taxes, and still have to pay for our children and grandchildren, so who will do it with you.

For the sake of his great cause, Zhu Hongsan had no choice but to endure it, and he had to continue to give privileges to these scholars. However, what kind of person is Zhu Hongsan, not doing it now does not mean that he will not do it in the future, while giving the scholar the privilege of Zhu Hongsan, Zhu Hongsan is selecting some radical young people, and slowly infiltrating the two big killers of "spreading the land into the mu" and "the official gentry as an errand and paying the grain".

So far, Zhu Hongsan's plan has been very successful, and the young people of seventeen or eighteen are at the time when their minds are active, and they who have received the traditional education of Confucianism of "family, country, and world" have some ideas of serving the people, among which Qian Sunai is a typical example.

As a member of the ruling class, Qian Sunai was very clear about some things within his class, and at the same time, Qian Sunai had also seen the war in the north and knew that there were problems in the country, so he immediately became the target of Zhu Hongsan when he arrived in Guangzhou. Qian Sunai also lived up to his hopes, and easily accepted Zhu Hongsan's radical ideas.

This kind of thinking is also the key reason for Qian Sunai to take refuge in Zhu Hai, the king of Qin Zhu Jiang is the representative of Huguang Xungui, and the king of Chu Zhu Huai is even more friendly with the traditional literati. In addition, it is Ma Mingyuan, who supports the crown prince, and Ma Mingyuan's little brother Chen Zilong is also a fellow believer of Qian Sunai, so it is not surprising that Qian Sunai came to Zhu Hai.

Today, Zhu Hai saw Qian Sunai take out this booklet, and knew that Qian Sunai really really took refuge in himself, and you must know that the Qian family is the big landlord of Nanzhili, and the family has 100,000 mu of grain land, and the Qian family's losses are great after the implementation of these two policies. So up to now, Zhu Hai has completely believed in Qian Sunai's loyalty.

Zhu Hai held Qian Sunai's hand and said affectionately: "Brother Zigao, when I ascend the throne, Brother Zigao will be my prime minister!" Zhu Hai now fully believes in Qian Sunai, and the word is no longer Bengong, but uses the equal title of "I".

Qian Sunai saw Zhu Hai's emotion, knelt down on the bow of the boat and said: "When His Highness ascends the throne, the minister is His Highness's Shang Ying, and His Highness's Wang Anshi!" "You must know that the fate of these two people in history is not good, Shang Ying was torn apart, and Wang Anshi was scolded by the current generation and future generations for being a thief to death.

Zhu Hai picked up Qian Sunai and said: "Brother Zigao, you are not them, you are my Zhang Juzheng!" ”

Zhang Juzheng has monopoly power, and for ten years, Emperor Wanli has to stand and speak in front of Zhang Juzheng, Zhu Haineng really has absolute trust in Qian Sunai when he says this.

Qian Sunai was also moved to tears when he heard Zhu Hai say this, but they all forgot that Zhang Juzheng dug graves after his death, and his descendants were also very desolate.