Among these civil and military officials, in addition to Luo Hengxin, the two Yang Gongzi and Wang Jinchang were the most energetic, and in the holy decree, they praised the three of them for leading the army to welcome the emperor, and then each had a reward.

Yang Neng was promoted from a garrison to a guerrilla general, leading the guerrillas to defend back and forth, in a word, the tiring and dirty work was his, but he was promoted to an officer. And Wang Jinchang is a deputy general, that is, a deputy general soldier, but the Ming Dynasty is called a deputy general. is second only to Jiang Fu, the chief military officer of Xuanfu Town, Wang Jinchang has not closed his big mouth for a long time since he received the order. And Yang Xin naturally rose to the top, and he was the commander of Wei.

The three of them were the ones who benefited the most from welcoming Zhu Qizhen back to Ming, and the rest of the generals had more or less jealousy or envy on their faces.

Zhu Qizhen was also quite happy in his heart, after all, these three people had been introduced as confidants, and the more their status in the Xuanfu grew, the easier it was for Zhu Qizhen to grasp the Xuanfu, which complemented each other.

"Today, since all of you Aiqing are here, then, there is one thing, I will mention it first, you must know that the border town of my Xuanfu is a critical place, guarding the border between the grassland and my Ming Dynasty more than 1,300 miles, it can be said that my Xuanfu is actually the first barrier to block the southward movement of the grassland tribes......" Zhu Qizhen stood up, walked to the front of the case, looked at these officials who had already stood up and stood on both sides, and said with a pleasant face: "Although in wartime, my Xuanfu often suffers from soldiers, but if it is stable, The land of Xuanfu can be very lively, and the crowds of people coming and going are no less than the bustling cities, I don't know if you have observed? ”

Luo Hengxin nodded and said with a look of approval: "Your Majesty's words are true, although my Xuanfu is located in a border town, many necessities of life in the grasslands must be purchased from my Daming, and on the grassland, a lot of cattle, sheep and horses are also needed by the people and the army of our Daming......

"My Xuanfu is located on the border wall, adjacent to the grassland, and the border controlled is quite vast, so the trade between the Ming traders and the grassland, my Xuanfu can account for thirty percent of it. It's just that since last year, I have been in dispute with the grassland, the land of Xuanfu is full of desolation, and the people and businessmen are very afraid of the disaster of swords. If border trade can be restored, my Xuanfu will naturally benefit greatly. It can also benefit the military and civilians of our Xuanfu. ”

Hearing Luo Hengxin's words, Zhu Qizhen couldn't help but nod and sighed: "Yes, it is difficult to build, easy to destroy, and it is indeed difficult to restore the old view." But now in my opinion, it's nothing. ”

-------------------- heard Zhu Qizhen's words, all the civil officials present couldn't help but be stunned, the expressions on their faces were different, it was Luo Hengxin, and he also had a puzzled look, no one jumped out and despised Zhu Qizhen for bragging, and it was already to give him face as the emperor.

Glancing at the expressions on the faces of these people, Zhu Qizhen knew very well what they were thinking, but it didn't matter, because Zhu Qizhen was not fooling the masses, but had the ability and means to dare to say this.

"You must all know that Boyan Pingzhang, the real power figure of the tile spur, was ordered to make me declare the mansion, right?" Zhu Qizhen smiled, glanced at everyone and continued: "Boyan Pingzhang is here, in addition to He Zhen's return to Ming and the return of the ceremonial attendants, in fact, there is another important task. ”

"Isn't it related to border trade?" Luo Hengxin's eyes couldn't help but light up, and he couldn't wait to ask.

"That's right." Zhu Qizhen nodded. "I have made an agreement with Boyan Pingzhang, and in the future, I will assign a merchant group to conduct a large transaction with the tile thorn."

Hearing this, Mo said that it was Luo Hengxin, and everyone present was in an uproar and stunned. A pair of eyes were all round, and he looked directly at Zhu Qizhen with a wicked smile on his face. His eyes were hot like a group of robbers who had seen a bank cart.

"Your Majesty, are you serious?" Luo Hengxin couldn't help but gasp like a toothache, this matter is really extraordinary, and it can even be said that if it is true, then Luo Hengxin absolutely believes that if this matter is successful, Xuanfu Border Town will definitely be able to get great benefits and benefits from it.

"How can I not believe in my word?" Seeing Luo Hengxin asking regardless of his manners, Zhu Qizhen couldn't help but explain with a smile: "I have already made an agreement with Boyan, just after he goes back, he will report that he will first get rid of the Great Khan of the Tile Thorn, and after about half a month, it will be written, and he will try to fulfill the contract with me." ”

"Your Majesty, I wonder what kind of merchants Your Majesty is going to appoint as a merchant group?" At this time, a tall and fat military general came out of the crowd, with a flattering smile on his face, and his eyes looked at Zhu Qizhen greedily.

"Hehe, what, do you want to participate in a share?" Zhu Qizhen narrowed his eyes and looked at the general, and asked warmly.

"Back to Your Majesty, Weichen's family is also considered to be solid, and it can be regarded as some wealth, which is stored in the treasury. Since His Majesty intends to open border trade again and seek benefits for the military and civilians of Xuanfu Town, how can we, as subordinates, be unwilling to attach ourselves to Jiwei? ”

"Hehe, okay, it's rare that you have a heart, but I need to explain one thing, this business group is undertaken in the name of the people, so all the procedures need to be done according to the rules." Zhu Qizhen sat down on the chair for a long time, looked at these officials who were about to move, and said.

"Please also make it clear to Your Majesty." A dry eunuch stood up and said cautiously, with greedy little eyes and a slender face, like a huge mouse living in that official barn.

"In a word, those who invest in this business group need to pay taxes, of course, this tax is naturally paid in the name of the business group, and the dividends obtained are naturally dividends after tax." Zhu Qizhen concealed the disgust for the eunuch on his face and explained lightly.

"This ......" The civil and military officials who were about to move couldn't help but make eye contact with each other, and for a while, the hall seemed a little cold. Luo Hengxin also swept some of the people in the hall, snorted coldly, and saluted Zhu Qizhen with a fist: "Your Majesty, although the old minister's family resources are shallow, but for my Xuanfu military and civilian plans, the old minister is willing to use his family assets of two thousand taels to enter the upper share." ”

"Lao Aiqing's heart for the country and the people is really gratifying, Yuan Bin, Luo Aiqing's capital will be counted first, and then converted into shares." Zhu Qizhen nodded deeply, and was not polite at the moment, and said straight to Yuan Bin, who was standing beside him.

"Oh yes, one thing, I have to declare in advance that the tax of the merchant group will be two out of ten." Before Zhu Qizhen's words fell, those civil and military officers who originally wanted to jump out with Luo Hengxin all shrank their necks and retreated, muttering in their hearts that the emperor's knife was too ruthless.

Zhu Qizhen smiled and explained: "Half of them are the taxes paid, and the other half is used for the development and protection of the business group. ”

"Guards?" Hearing this, everyone couldn't help but be stunned, the traders and merchants in the grassland, how much to have some self-protection ability, not to mention the sword, even the bow and crossbow are also available, the Ming Dynasty is relatively loose for the Ming Dynasty to hide weapons, in addition to firearms and armor, other weapons are used for civilian production and use, of course, large bows and crossbows are naturally not in this list, it can be said that the Ming Dynasty's ordnance management system, as the later generations of the United States barbarian country as loose.

It's a pity that in the Qing Dynasty, not to mention firearms, even swords that were allowed to be carried at any time in the Ming Dynasty were all forbidden. During the Yuan Dynasty, the common people almost didn't even have kitchen knives, which can be compared to how weak and fearful the hearts of those Tartar invaders were. will work hard to adopt high-pressure policies to suppress the Chinese nation, and try to erase the blood and backbone of the Chinese nation.

-------------------- "Naturally, I am the Emperor Taishang, and the business group I formed is naturally not comparable to ordinary private business groups. I have decided to transfer more than 100 of the Tile Thorn warriors who have been my guards, plus my attendants, to form a large team of bodyguards, who are responsible for traveling between the grassland and the Ming Dynasty to protect the safety of the traders. ”

"Your Majesty, isn't it a little inappropriate to do this, if you use people as traders, if your attendants join, this ......" Luo Heng couldn't help but be stunned. The emperor's attendants went to work as bodyguards, and I am afraid that this is the first time I have heard of this in thousands of years.

Zhu Qizhen smiled: "Everything has a first time, and there are some things here, I will talk to you in detail later." ”

Seeing that these guys were all hesitant, Zhu Qizhen secretly sneered in his heart. "Why, if you don't want to, then that's it, I can tell you first, my grandfather and several uncles, as well as Yang Hongyang and the Metropolitan Governor, are all to participate in the shares, if you don't want to, then I will go to find private traders to raise shares."

"By the way, I would like to remind you that I have made an appointment with Nava Thorn, but the traders who go to the grassland from the land of Xuanfu are not allowed to sell goods on the grassland or buy special products on the grassland unless the procedures of the merchant group approved by me." Zhu Qizhen touched his chin and squinted his eyes, smiling rather than smiling.

"Your Majesty, will this be a disturbance to the people's livelihood?" A civil official stood up and said with a righteous face: "Since the founding of the Ming Dynasty, freedom of business has been the national policy of the Ming Dynasty, but now Your Majesty is doing such a monopoly on the market, and the ministers really dare not follow it." ”

Zhu Qizhen smiled and shook his head and said: "Aiqing's words are wrong, it is precisely for the sake of the people that I will decide to invite private traders to join this group among the people, so as not to lower prices among businessmen for profit, attack their peers, and make the tile spurs benefit from it." ”

The reason seemed a bit far-fetched, but it was a normal reason anyway, and the civil official could only retreat in a huff.

Among the civil and military personnel, although there are many hearts, they have not stood up to announce their shareholding, Zhu Qizhen does not know the thoughts of these guys, the Ming Dynasty has rules, and the four classes of Shinong, industry and commerce, except for the scholars, all need to pay taxes.

Although the Ming Dynasty strictly forbade officials to participate in business activities, these officials often secretly made their family members or clansmen do business, so as to gain heavy profits and reasonably use their official status to evade taxes. It has long since made that ban like waste paper.

(To be continued)