Emperor Chongzhen saw that he was nervous, and couldn't help but be a little amused. According to the information, this cargo also had a glorious period, with countless ships under its command, crisscrossing the southeast sea, and countless people snorted.

But it's not surprising to think about it, the emperor has always been a high-ranking existence in the minds of ancient people. The architecture of the Forbidden City is splendid and atmospheric, and the first time you meet the legendary emperor in such an environment, you will inevitably be nervous if you are not in a good mood.

So, Emperor Chongzhen softened his tone a little and said to the Dongchang servant next to Li Kuiqi: "Handcuff his shackles!" ”

When the Dongchang Fan Servant led by him heard this, he was slightly stunned, but the four people looked at one, he was not afraid, and he did not dare to resist the order, so he took out the key to the shackles and handcuffs.

Li Kuiqi was a little stunned and watched the shackles and handcuffs in his hands be removed, as if he couldn't believe it. After confirming that the shackles and handcuffs really had to be removed, he vaguely felt the direction of his fate, and a wave of ecstasy surged into his heart, and suddenly, he knelt on the ground and kowtowed, shouting excitedly: "Thank you long live, thank you long live......

"Well, answer my question!" Emperor Chongzhen didn't want to hear this, so he directly interrupted him and asked.

Li Kuiqi didn't hesitate this time, and hurriedly knelt there and replied: "If the imperial court opens the sea ban, it will definitely make a lot of money, and if the year is good, tens of millions of taels are possible......"

As soon as these words came out, Emperor Chongzhen and Wen Tiren were obviously taken aback, and the two even glanced at each other.

Then, Wen Tiren interrupted Li Kuiqi's words, obviously seeing that he was a little excited, staring at Li Kuiqi and asking, "You said that there are tens of millions of taels of sea tax revenue?" Is this true? ”

Li Kuiqi didn't know this old man, but he could stand in the emperor's hall to discuss things together, and he was still wearing a scarlet robe, and he was sure that his official position was not low, so he quickly nodded and replied: "Sinners don't dare to lie, if the imperial court can collect all the sea taxes for trade, I'm afraid this number is less." ”

In order to prove that he was not lying, he hurriedly added: "The sinner still robs the business of the sea with others, and he also has an income of four or five million a year!" ”

He really didn't lie, and later after Zheng Zhilong dominated the sea, all sea ships were not allowed to be ordered by the Zheng family, and they could not come and go, and each ship received 2,000 gold, and the annual income was tens of millions, so as to enrich the enemy country. This made the German Aldreeheiltn very angry and wrote it down.

Emperor Chongzhen has calmed down a lot, and this sea tax is a lot compared to the annual income of the Ming Dynasty's treasury. But this is actually because the treasury revenue is too small, not because there are too many sea taxes. With a wave of his hand, he said to Li Kuiqi: "What about the second question?" ”

"Long live, the biggest obstacle for the imperial court to collect taxes must be Zheng Zhilong's house!" As soon as Li Kuiqi mentioned Zheng Zhilong's name, he looked resentful, and even forgot that this was in front of the emperor.

When Emperor Chongzhen heard this, he frowned and said, "How do you say it?" ”

"This is the Imperial Front, and you must not have personal grudges!" Wen Tiren also frowned and scolded.

When Li Kuiqi heard this, he kowtowed to the ground again and replied: "The sinner doesn't dare, what the sinner says is true!" ”

"Raise your head and speak!" Emperor Chongzhen believed in his own judgment, so he said to Li Kuiqi, "Tell me why!" ”

When Li Kuiqi heard the emperor's voice, he raised his head, looked at the emperor and replied: "Sinners don't dare to boast, now that there are no sinners on the sea, it will be completely Zheng Zhilong's world in the future, those red-haired ghosts and Zheng Zhilong cooperated to defeat me, and they will definitely be cleaned up by Zheng Zhilong in the future." If the current situation continues, the entire sea will have to listen to Zheng Zhilong, and the money will definitely be handed over to him, and the court will not have the money to take it. That bear...... The governor of Fujian may have it, but the imperial court certainly does not. ”

When he said this, seeing that the emperor didn't seem to be angry or disbelieving, he became a little bolder, spoke a little louder, and said in a more resolute tone: "If the imperial court wants to open the sea and ban the collection of taxes, this is tantamount to stealing money from Zheng Zhilong's hands, and he will definitely not do it." ”

Or in order to prove that this conclusion would not be wrong, after a little hesitation, he used himself as an example and added: "This matter is going to change me...... Sinners will certainly not agree. At that time, the imperial court must open the sea ban, then it will be the other way around, anyway, there is no opponent on the sea at this time, who dares to go to sea again? It's so noisy, and then send some money to those who are officials, and the matter of opening the sea ban will definitely be yellow, and then recruit an again after a while, approve an official body, and collect money by yourself again......"

Emperor Chongzhen agreed with his statement. There's nothing wrong with this logic! Although Zheng Zhilong is not Li Kuiqi, in the face of huge interests, I believe that Zheng Zhilong will not be indifferent. At least in history, Zheng Zhilong is indeed a dominant family.

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but be a little glad that he saved this Li Kuiqi through the chat group at that time, which can be regarded as a bargaining chip for the future opening of the sea ban.

After Li Kuiqi finished speaking, Emperor Chongzhen had a decision in his heart, so he asked him: "You have been a pirate for a long time, and the laws of the court do not tolerate it." Are you willing to change your evil ways and serve the imperial court? ”

At this time, everything else is empty. In other words, in the face of huge national interests, those evil deeds committed by Li Kuiqi when he was a pirate cannot be counted one by one.

Li Kuiqi had vaguely grasped the opportunity of life and death before, and now it was the Ming Emperor who asked such a thing, not the local government asking this, of course he knew how to answer, and under the ecstasy in his heart, he hurriedly prostrated on the ground and responded loudly: "The sinner is willing to change his evil and return to righteousness and die for the imperial court!" ”

Emperor Chongzhen nodded when he heard this, but he suddenly asked a little more seriously: "Before, your righteous son Liu Jinsheng wanted to buy your life with a lot of money, so I asked you, are you willing to buy your life with all your money?" Count for yourself! ”

Wen Tiren on the side was a little surprised when he heard this, turned his head to look at the emperor, and couldn't help but look forward to a little in his heart, the court will have an extra amount of money, right?

When Li Kuiqi heard the emperor say such a thing, he couldn't help but be a little surprised. Could it be that Liu Jinsheng found someone to bribe him, and he actually bribed the emperor? Or was it known to the emperor? But speaking of which, it is true that bribing the emperor is the safest.

As soon as it came to this matter of buying life money, he subconsciously wanted to bargain. But as soon as he raised his head, he saw the emperor of the Ming Dynasty, and immediately remembered his current situation. remembered that he almost died in the hands of Zheng Zhilong. Now he's smug there.

This money can't be saved, otherwise your life will be gone, what's the use of keeping this money? Now there is a good opportunity, what is it that Zheng Zhilong is holding the leg of the governor of Fujian, Lao Tzu will soon hug the leg of the Ming Emperor!

Thinking about it like this, Li Kuiqi made a decision in his heart.