Wu Minzhi packed up, got into a carriage, and went to Taibai Building in the west of the city, where Qian Mingyu, the prefect of Nanjing, was going to give him a banquet tonight.

After the emperor's gift, many people thought about inviting Wu Minzhi to drink, but Wu Minzhi was afraid of provoking the dissatisfaction of some powerful people, so they all turned it down, so this time Qian Mingyu's invitation, Wu Minzhi did not dare to refuse.

After arriving at Taibai Building, I didn't find Qian Mingyu's carriage, and I was glad that I had come a little earlier, if I made the prefect wait for a long time, it would be bad.

Taibai Building was empty, and it had been wrapped up by Qian Mingyu.

After Wu Minzhi entered the restaurant, the shopkeeper hurriedly greeted him: "Outside of Wu Yuan, the prefect has been waiting for a long time in the private room on the second floor. ”

"What, the prefect is upstairs, quick, take me quickly." Wu Minzhi was a little panicked after listening to Xiao Er's words, he didn't expect that he would go out so early, and he still asked the prefect to wait, which was unreasonable.

Wu Minzhi, the second leader of the shop, went to the private room on the second floor.

Seeing Qian Mingyu, Wu Minzhi hurriedly stepped forward: "Lord Qian, I've been waiting for a long time, I've been waiting for a long time." ”

Qian Mingyu stood up with a smile on his face: "It's the official who arrived early." Wu Yuanwai, please be seated. ”

"Lord Qian, take a seat." Wu Minzhi hurriedly said.

Qian Mingyu knew that if he didn't sit down first, this Wu Minzhi would definitely not sit down, and he was not polite at the moment, so he took the lead in sitting.

After Qian Mingyu sat down, Wu Minzhi also sat down and hurriedly poured wine for Qian Mingyu.

After pouring two glasses of wine, Wu Minzhi picked up the wine glass and said with a smile: "Lord Qian, I respect you for this cup of wine, the emperor is so important, and he hands over such a heavy place to the adult, it can be seen how the emperor values the adult, I wish the lord, the official luck is prosperous, enter the cabinet as soon as possible, and share the emperor's worries." ”

It is not strange that many people have ceremonies, Wu Minzhi came to the banquet this time, and he didn't know what medicine was sold in Qian Mingyu's gourd, and it was not a bad thing to say something good first.

Qian Mingyu also picked up his wine glass, chuckled lightly and said: "Wu Yuanwai, I want to be an official in the court for eight or nine years, and when I didn't arrive in Nanjing, the emperor didn't know about this official at all. Entering the cabinet to seal the minister, the official does not dare to think about it, but the governance of one side, the official is duty-bound, think about it, the official is very envious of Wu Yuanwai, although he is outside the temple, but he is worried about the world, and is willing to scatter his wealth for the emperor to share the worries, this courage, there are few people in the world who can have. “

"Lord Qian, don't you dare to be, don't dare to be."

Qian Mingyu smiled silently.

Wu Minzhi saw that Qian Mingyu didn't speak, and hurriedly said: "This year, Liaodong has won a big victory, Jiangnan and other places under the leadership of Lord Qian, the new policy is becoming more and more stable, and the national tax revenue will be doubled next year. “

This is a typical lack of words to say, because until now, Qian Mingyu has not said what he is looking for, and his years of business experience have told him that if he wants to be stable, he will come to himself, definitely not just to praise himself, if he can't hold his breath, he will fall behind.

Sure enough, Wu Minzhi's high-sounding words made Qian Mingyu a little impatient, and he secretly said to the old fox in his heart.

"This is all due to the emperor's wisdom, and it has nothing to do with us, so I can't hide it. Qian Mingyu said with a smile.

"Lord Qian, if there is something, even if you are told, the villain will do it, how can you say that you want words?" Wu Min had a flattered expression.

"Do you know whose property this Taibai Building is?"

"I know a little bit about it, this Taibai Building should be the property of the former prefect and Lord Jin." Although Jin Ke is now dismissed from his post at home, and there are even rumors that the imperial court wants to rectify him, Wu Minzhi still respectfully calls him an adult, of course, Qian Mingyu suddenly mentioned Jin Ke, which made Wu Minzhi even more confused, what does this Lord Qian mean? Could it be that what he asked for had something to do with the former prefect, thinking of this, Wu Minzhi regretted coming here for a banquet a little, because he didn't think about getting involved in the fight between these officials at all.

"Yes, Wu Yuanwai said well, this is the Jinke industry, he opposes the integration of the official gentry to pay taxes, because his industry is very large, everyone knows, people die for money, birds die for food, this Jinke is so sleek and smart, but in the end, it still ended up like this, Li Ge Lao wrote me a letter, let me check if there is any illegal behavior of this Jinke, who knows, in addition to fighting against the new deal, there is nothing else wrong with Jinke, but after a closer inspection, it still made the official find something."

"Lord Qian, what's the matter?" Qian Mingyu's words made Wu Minzhi even more confused, why did he say this kind of important event in the court, and even involved Li Guopu, the first assistant of the Ming Cabinet.

"Since the founding of the Ming Dynasty, the sea ban has been implemented, Wu Yuanwai, do you know?" Qian Mingyu asked.

"The villain knows."

"Whoever sells horses, oxen, military quartermasters, iron goods, copper coins, silk silk, silk brocade, and foreign goods, and goes to sea, shall have a hundred rods. The person who carries the burden shall be reduced by one. Goods, ships, and vehicles shall be incorporated into the officials, and the rate shall be ten points, and three points shall be paid to the informant, and if the population and weapons are taken out of the country and into the sea, they shall be hanged. Therefore, those who leak things are beheaded. He detained the lawsuit and guarded it

Those who are all involved in it, or those who knowingly indulge it, are guilty of the same crime as the criminals. Those who fail to perceive shall be reduced by three degrees, and the sin shall be reduced by one hundred rods, and the soldiers shall be reduced by one degree. This is the Ming Dynasty Hongwu law, although it is an old example, but it has never changed, it is a sin to go to sea, and foreign transactions, the domestic silver and gold exported abroad, it is a crime that is unforgivable, although the official did not find out what crime the Jin family committed, but found out that Wu Yuanwai and foreign private transactions Ah, you have hundreds of sea ships in the land of Liangguang, and even with the original Haikou, Zheng Zhilong, the deputy chief soldier of the Fujian Navy Division at this time, has this good friendship, Wu Yuanwai, in fact, it is really difficult to find you, just because, you are not a person from Nanjing, You're from Fujian, and although you've been setting up shop in Nanjing for decades, your biggest income comes from the sea. I'm right. ”

"What Lord Qian said is all right, then I have never sold iron and grain at all, what I sell is porcelain and silk, and I only take five or six of the money, and the rest are all distributed to the poor people of Liangguang, to this day, Wu is willing to scatter all the family property, just to keep his family safe." Qian Mingyu said about the sea ban, and Wu Minzhi felt that something was wrong. Sure enough, I still found out about him, in fact, the Wu family forty years ago, it was just a fisherman's family in Fujian, and it was made by trading with the Spaniards, and in the hands of Wu Minzhi, it expanded its business and became the largest household in Fujian, but Wu Minzhi felt that the situation was wrong, so he handed over all the affairs to the housekeeper to take care of, and he dragged his family to settle in Nanjing.

Although Qian Mingyu said that he was checking Jinke, Wu Minzhi understood that it was just an excuse, and he was going to check himself.