Jiajing asked again: "They are all thieves, why does Wang Zhi want to recruit An, and Chen Dong and Ye Ma have to be eliminated?" ”

Yan Hong couldn't say it to Jiajing, this was to avenge his sister Cuiqiao and Sister Xu Hai, so he favored one over the other. Fortunately, he was prepared, and said immediately: "Back to the old man's words, in the boy's opinion, this is the so-called combination of grace and power." That Wang is rampant on the sea, tens of thousands of people, if he is killed, those people are unrestrained, and they will inevitably ravage the coast of my Ming Dynasty, thinking that they will retaliate. Moreover, Wang Zhi was originally a maritime merchant, although he did a lot of evil, it is said that he had a good reputation in maritime commerce, and repeatedly wrote to local officials, hoping to ban business. Therefore, in the boy's opinion, this person's conscience is not clear, and he still has the intention of serving the court, and he can be cared for. ”

Jiajing said: "What about Chen Dong and Ye Ma?" ”

Yan Hongdao: "That Chen Dong and Ye Ma, one is not as many henchmen as Wang Zhi, and the prestige is also weak, and the other is that the two bandits are fierce, burning and looting at sea. After Xu Hai surrendered, the two bandits instigated their subordinates and landed on the shore to plunder, which not only rejected the intention of the imperial court to surrender, but also killed Xu Hai with a knife. Such stubborn people, killing them, just to set up a threat, to warn the other pirates, and those who do not recruit are the end of this. The kid let go of Xu Hai last time, and it was for the sake of Wang Zhizhi's heart, if Wang Zhi surrendered, then the wouldn't be able to run rampant anymore. ”

When Huang Jin heard this, he said coldly: "Yan Xiaoxianggong has a good calculation. It's just that you said that if you want to open up the sea and trade, you must first exterminate the two Kou and rebuild the sailors. Dare to ask Yan Xiaoxianggong, do you know this refurbished warship. But how many taels of silver do you need? The Japanese have not been extinguished, and the sailors have not been built. then the sea is not allowed to trade. If the sea cannot be opened to trade, the country's finances will be scarce. Where is the money to build ships and buy guns? Isn't it going to be filled with the inner library of the Son of Heaven again? Besides, even if you use so much money to raise such a sailor, how can you guarantee that even if you open the sea, you can guarantee that you will be able to collect the silver? If you can't collect the money, isn't it a great waste of the country's money? ”

Huang Jin fought with Yan Hong for half the night tonight, and finally caught a weakness here. Yan Hong's plan. The ban on the collection of silver from the sea and the use of silver to build a sailor are indeed a circular relationship between the chariot and the gossip. When Emperor Jiajing heard this, he couldn't help but be puzzled, and glanced at Yan Hong: You kid won't waste the little money I have left, right?

In fact, Yan Hong is not completely sure whether he can really collect the money in the future. After all, the affairs of the Ming Dynasty are not so easy to do, and under the staggered forces of all parties, even if the sea is really opened, how much silver can be collected. and whether the silver can really enter the inner treasury, there are still two theories. Not to mention the affairs of the government, because of the people, because of the people, because of the people. It is common for the order to change every day, and he can't pack a ticket for what future he can get from opening the sea.

Fortunately, what he wanted to do today was to fool, and said at the moment: "Go back to the old man." Mr. Huang. What the kid said was a long-term plan. In the long run. The imperial court must have a strong sailor. Today, although the Celestial Empire is dominant. But because the waterless division is far away, separated by the sea, it is already a group of heroes. If there is no water division, it will be difficult to protect the interests of the Ming caravan after all. When the Three Treasures went to the West, the feudal lords came to the dynasty, lasted for a hundred years, my Ming merchants were still respected in the Western countries, and my Ming copper coins passed through the two oceans, and they were still competing for the purchase of things for the merchants. Nowadays, the little Buddha Lang machine man entered and occupied Manchuria, and the big Buddha Lang machine man seized Luzon, so that my Ming vassal country could not enter the court, and it also made it difficult for my Ming maritime merchants to trade in the ocean, which was the fault of the lack of sailors. Only by establishing a strong sailor, following the old story of the Three Treasures, and then going to the West, can those big and small Buddha Lang machines know that they are powerful. As for the income of silver, it is also simple. As long as the market is reopened, regulations are formulated, and taxes are collected by the central officials, are you still afraid that the silver will not be collected? ”

Because Huang Jin targeted him several times, Yan Hong vaguely felt that this Huang Sili didn't know what he had eaten wrong, and he was a little prejudiced against himself. He thought, the eunuch is not lustful, he only loves money, he might as well give him some sweetness first, and don't do bad things to buy him. Therefore, he actually began to draw cakes for Huang Jin here.

According to the practice of the Ming Dynasty, the so-called going to the West again, the leader must only be a eunuch; The reopening of the market is also an indication that the central official is in power. This is undoubtedly to divide the profits of the eunuchs, so that they can grasp the power and share the profits, and I also hope that the other party can see the benefits and stop disgusting themselves.

It is said that he was right in this way, but unfortunately he used the wrong object. Huang Jin, a eunuch, is not a person who pays too much attention to power. To tell the truth, the power of the eunuchs of the Jiajing Dynasty was originally small and pitiful, and his palm print, the master of ceremonies, was really a hemp rope wearing tofu compared to many predecessors, and he couldn't mention it. After a long period of solitude, Huang Jin has become a calm heart and does not mind much about power. Besides, he's sixty years old this year, how much time do you have left to live? As for how much the eunuch can share from the open sea, he didn't care about it at all. Anyway, relying on Emperor Jiajing, are you afraid that there will be no meat to eat?

It can only be said that Yan Hong met a eunuch who was the least like a eunuch, and the thinking method of this old man Huang was closer to a courtier of the outer court than to an official in the inner court. As a eunuch, he longed for the matter of Sanbao going to the West, but when some of the literati he befriended mentioned going to the West, they spent millions of dollars, making ends meet, and wasting thousands of people's resources, which did not help the country in the slightest.

Huang Jin didn't know that these literati said these words, some of them just said yes, and some of them even had deep meanings, and the real purpose was to hope that the eunuchs would not take power. On the contrary, this upright and simple eunuch thought that those who read the books of the sages must be right, and he also sincerely opposed such activities as going to the West to work hard and waste money.

And Yan Hong in front of him, if he doesn't learn and has no skills, what he said must be wrong. Now Yan Hong not only uses silver to seduce the emperor nakedly, but also takes the interests of the West and the opening of the market to seduce himself, which makes Huang Jin firmly believe that Yan Hong is a lucky villain. If he is really allowed to rise to the top, I am afraid that if it is not the second Jiang Bin and Qian Ning, it will be a big disaster for the imperial court!

But the person who has no choice but to have the final say now is Jiajing. Jiajing Daxian heard what Yan Hong said, and nodded secretly, although he didn't trust the Zhongguan and deliberately weakened their power, but just collecting money was a matter of being more reliable than the civilian officials. The city bureaucrats controlled by the lieutenants can collect taxes, and even if they are corrupt, they can always have some oil and water left over for themselves. If it is handed over to the civil official, hehe, I'm afraid that I won't be able to see a few people in my inner library at all.

Huang Jin saw Jiajing nodding secretly, and he was even more anxious, and asked after him: "What Yan Xiaoxianggong said is very beautiful, but he still hasn't made it clear, where does the money come from for this water maker?" If there is no money to make a water maker, how can the Japanese be exterminated? If the Japanese are not exterminated, how can they trade and collect money? ”

Huang Jin chased and fought like this, but Yan Hong was not afraid. There is a saying in the sale, called "the suspect is the buyer". The most feared thing about the sales pitch is the kind of high-spirited you say, he nodded "very good" and "very right" and then didn't follow. The ones who really start to investigate the details and find fault with them give you room to play further.

Now Yan Hong's pragmatic work on the opening of the sea ban, although it is indeed impossible to say in detail. But just this big aspect of the plan, I still thought of it. Immediately, he said unhurriedly: "Mr. Huang asked well. In fact, whether it is shipbuilding, suppressing cowards, or opening up the sea, it is not achieved overnight, but it is a step-by-step process that complements each other. It's not that we have to wait until the sailors are fully trained tonight, and then we will completely ban trade early tomorrow morning. At present, the Ming Dynasty's sailors are not strong, and it is still difficult to comprehensively pacify the Japanese. However, if you concentrate on Chen Dong and Ye Ma and gradually repair them to prevent them from harming the sea, it is okay. On the other hand, for the existing private business gangs, they are allowed to file tax returns legally, so as not to avoid their abuse and collect a part of the silver. The silver collected was used to gradually expand the division of the water. In this way, we can gradually stabilize the overall situation in the southeast. In addition, Xu Hai has already been recruited by the Heavenly Family, and he is also allowed to serve and make meritorious contributions. This army of soldiers and horses is used by me, suppressing the people of Kou, and giving me another help. And the kid is stupid, recruiting An Wang Zhi is quite important. Wang Zhiruo is willing to do business under the banner of the imperial court, a coastal private business gang, which will be more at ease and will help collect cash. Second, Wang Zhishi has the greatest strength, if he is obedient, Chen Dong and Ye Ma will not be able to make big waves. Thirdly, Wang Zhi and Fanguo have done a lot of business, and I am afraid that there are not a few taxes he pays. ”

When Emperor Jiajing heard about paying taxes, he couldn't help but twist his beard and nodded slightly. Yan Hong also said: "This strategy of gradually opening up the sea, as small as it can be imagined, we can follow the example of today's salt affairs and issue ship guidance. This quotation is like the salt introduction of the merchants, relying on the ship to lead the sea trade, paying taxes to the imperial court, and it is illegal to lead without a ship. In this way, it is not only convenient to collect taxes, but also can be used to reward the noble ministers of the court in place of salt, which is also very helpful in the salt affairs of the imperial court. For existing private traders, ship guidance can be issued gradually. For example, send a few to Xu Hai who has surrendered first, and if Wang Zhi is obedient, he will also send a batch. In this way, those private businessmen will inevitably flock to the effect. Chen Dong, Ye Ma and a few other single-minded rats are also lonely. ”

His hard work yesterday had finally paid off. Those Shaoxing masters have designed various methods in the matter of opening the sea, and now they are said to the Son of Heaven, and sure enough, the old emperor is like falling into the clouds. Of course, this is not to say that Emperor Jiajing is more stupid than Yan Hong, but no matter how shrewd a person is, he can't resist in the face of real money. The so-called intentional calculation is unintentional, Yan Hong is deliberately selling abduction.

Emperor Jiajing also knew that all of the methods Yan Hong said might not be reliable. But the emperor doesn't care, Yan Hong is a fool, he is only twenty years old, and he has never been a practitioner. His methods could not have been reliable in the first place, and there was no need to expect him to be reliable. As long as the big suggested direction is valuable. As for the details of the operation, there are thousands of officials in the imperial court, so is it not possible to make up for it? (To be continued......)