Since there is a division of labor on how to deal with the affairs of Korean merchants and smugglers of horses, and the "King James Quartermaster Regulations" must be formulated for military supplies, and even the thorny problems of courtiers and servants taking what they need, Manchu and Han slaves appointing them as one, and using firearms and ministers, Fu Lin believes that today's imperial meeting can basically come to an end.

"Do you Aiqing have anything else to say?" The Emperor is ready to wrap up.

The servants below also thought that this was the end of the day, so they were silent and shook their heads slightly.

That's not going to work! It's finally been laid out to such a deep level, can I go deeper in one go? - Hongyi pondered his next step.

"Huang Ama, the sons and daughters were able to participate in today's meeting, and they benefited a lot!" Hongyi was polite and polite first, and it was good to go deeper gradually.

"Well, the so-called discussion of politics is actually to brainstorm for the ministers and make decisions for the monarch. Only in this way can those who are courtiers speak their minds freely, and those who are sons of heaven can be carried by heaven! Fulin was very satisfied with the "ruling practice lesson" given to Xuan Ye today.

"Erchen remember the lessons of Huang Ama, and thank you for your suggestions." Hongyi hurriedly bowed and saluted.

"Lord Baylor is kind." The ministers, under the guidance of Bahana, also gave gifts to Xiao Xuanye.

After getting up, Hongyi suddenly said:

"However, there is still something that Erchen is not clear, I don't know whether to talk about it or not?"

"Oh? Xuan Ye learned and learned from time to time, don't you also say it? Go ahead! "The emperor's father, who became a good teacher for his son, naturally did not refuse to come.

"Huh! What the retainers don't understand is that since the DPRK is well aware that our military supplies are forbidden. Why take risks and dare to take risks? Hongyi's eyes flashed, but instead of looking at Fulin, he looked at everyone on the side of Xiangxia, so as not to give Emperor Bixia a problem.

"Well, that's a wonderful question! Ladies and gentlemen, who would like to answer my beloved son's questions? Fulin smiled and asked for help.

"Can a minion speak?" The one who seized the opportunity was indeed the Ministry of Industry Man Shangshu Guo Ke, who was good at drilling!

"Good!" Fulin approved.

"Thank you, Emperor Longen. Lord Belle, the slave thinks that the North Korea is narrow and there are few things. Naturally, they covet the products of the country. The subjects of the DPRK were crude and unopened. Therefore, when you will only do what chickens and dogs are stealing, it is really difficult to get into the hall of elegance. Guo Ke looked at Xiao Xuanye with a flattering face, intending to have a good time.

"Oh...... Xuan Ye wrote it down. But just now, the bachelor Zhekune clearly said that it is not necessary to talk about North Korea alone. There were also more than thirty or forty people in the entourage. Each person who came to the court carried two taels of silver, and if he did more, he would have three thousand taels. The minimum is two thousand taels. Therefore, each mission carried a large amount of silver, moving more than 100,000. The silver they crossed the river at the age of one was as big as five or six hundred thousand. Fold adults. Is what Xuan Ye said right? ”

"What Lord Belle said is true!" The doll, who was less than two years old, admired the little one's mind.

"Thank you, sir! If such a large amount of silver taels were to be used to buy my forbidden things from the chickens and dogs, wouldn't it be as vast as a caravan? Why didn't there be suspicion when Phoenix[1] and Shanhaiguan searched and inspected? They did not report that the North Koreans were smuggling on a large scale, but only found some horses, copper and iron. Lord Guo, could it be that the customs officials in the two places are 'corrupt and bent the law'? When Hongyi said Zuihou, he deliberately accentuated his tone to confirm his preliminary judgment.

In the Qing Dynasty, the inspection of the goods of the personnel of the DPRK mission was mainly carried out in Phoenix and Shanhaiguan, and the search and inspection in Phoenix was relatively strict. The DPRK is required to make a detailed list of the personnel, horses, silver taels, and goods of the mission, and then the Phoenix City customs officials will verify that they are correct, and then issue an official document to release them. On the other hand, the officials stationed at Shanhaiguan inspected the items carried by the North Korean mission according to the official document of the Phoenix general, but "the so-called search and inspection is just a matter of routine." When the DPRK mission returned, the two places were still carrying out search duties, Shanhaiguan mainly checked whether the DPRK mission had violated the ban on trade and purchases, and Phoenix City mainly checked whether the personnel's horses and goods were stranded.

"Ahh Sure enough, Guo Ke was a little nervous for some reason, and the flattery on his face just now instantly changed to a palpitating look!

Not only him, but even the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, Engede, and the secretary of the Ministry of War, Kadahun, were also a little uncomfortable......

"Haha, you're really in trouble!" - Hongyi secretly speaks to himself, but he must remain silent and pretend to be ignorant.

"Huh? What Xuan Ye said is reasonable! There is indeed a deception in it! Fu Lin understood, and his son grasped an important question that he had just overlooked, that is, where did all the money of the North Koreans go?

"The tributes vary from Korea to the core, but the more I give back to them each time is enough for them to go back to the Japanese to receive and trade with those Japanese people for private purposes. However, the few taels of silver they carried were never paid tribute to the imperial court, and the scale of the forbidden goods was not huge...... Isn't that ...... Tell me why?! Fu Lin sank his face, first analyzed it like he was talking to himself, and then asked coldly.

……

Silence, naturally there is only silence......

"The reason why I asked Xuan Ye to be the messenger to thoroughly investigate the smuggling of horses by Korean merchants was precisely because it involved the smuggling and fraud of officials at all levels. Xuan Ye, tell me what I said to you that day! Fu Lin saw that no one answered, so he asked his son to fire the "first shot" first!

"Huh! On the same day, the Emperor's holy oracle said-"Hongyi deliberately dragged out the tone, and everyone below knelt down one after another when they heard that the oracle was going to be conveyed.

"In the trade of mules and horses, there are Korean merchants for a long time. It's not that I don't know, but I'm worried that I will appoint the mule and horse tax bureau to conduct a thorough investigation, and I am afraid it will be inevitable. I want to pay tribute to North Korea, every year; It is even more common to exercise the audience. That being the case, North Korea must have been smuggling our Daqing horses for a long time, but why has it never heard of any complaints from various yamen? If they send personnel to make secret visits, it is too appropriate to be aware of their behavior, whether it is a Korean merchant who smuggles horses, a horse dealer who sells horses privately, or a derelict official, they will all be on guard, and it will not be easy to investigate thoroughly. Xuan Ye is young, if he pretends to be a gentleman and then pulls out a royal horse from the imperial horse prison as bait, those traders and officials who have never met will naturally not take precautions, and they will definitely think that they are just young children of rich and noble families. Come out and sell horses for fun. Businessmen are mercenary and easy to show their true faces. Hongyi repeated the holy message that had been conveyed to Tuhai a long time ago in front of everyone.

"The Emperor Shengming!" Everyone spoke in unison, but their mentality was very different. Those who were honest and honest naturally understood the reason why the little prince went deep into the enemy's den that day, and they were greatly impressed. And those who have been secretly doing business with North Korea for a long time and have made a lot of ill-gotten gains, when they hear the word "thorough investigation", they all think that the current second son of the emperor, Xuan Ye, and even the emperor himself have more or less known some inside stories, and they begin to feel uneasy.

"Your Majesty, the mules and horses led by the household department are bending the law for personal gain. The minions will definitely investigate thoroughly! Hubu Shangshu Jue Luo Langqiu knelt and said his position first. Han Shangshu Deming said that he also kowtowed.

"Hmm!" Fulin nodded.

"Your Majesty, the minion's Ministry of Rites is in charge of North Korea's exercise, and it is naturally our duty to do so. Officials at all levels under the jurisdiction of the government have private affairs of corruption and perversion of the law, and we will definitely investigate them to the end. The Ministry of Rites, Shangshu Enged and Hu Shi'an hurriedly followed.

"Hmmm! All right. Fu Lin didn't let the rest of the people continue to come out. Rather, he proclaimed:

"Folded Kune. You wait for me to make your will. I want the Metropolitan Procuratorate to investigate this matter thoroughly, so as to be detailed! In addition, I will apply for the king of Joseon, Li Hao. Let him also interrogate those who exercise in words and deeds, and punish them severely according to the law. This is the parallel of the internal and external laws, and the internal is that the officials of our dynasty must act according to the rules, and the external is to let the North Korean know that I am a great Qing Tianwei! ”

"Minion Command!" After kowtowing, he got up and went back to the old table, and began to write.

"Huang Ama!" Hongyi spoke again, and before the emperor could speak, he saw Guo Ke below, as well as Liu Chang, who had served as the right person in the transfer department and the waiter of the Ministry of Works, couldn't help but tremble, and knew in his heart - haha, you all have something! Fortunately, the master still has important things to do, so I'll let you go for the time being!

"What else is the matter with the second elder brother?" Fu Lin attaches great importance to every speech of Xuan Ye at this time, and this kid will always lead the question to the key. Sure enough, this time it didn't disappoint him, the "rebirth father"!

"Huang Ama? Will the North Koreans listen to you like Hyun Yeol? Hongyi's old skills were repeated, and his face was innocent.

"Hehe, all Aiqing, tell me, will Li Hao of North Korea disobey my yin and yang?" Fu Lin smiled innocently, and perhaps in his opinion, the answer was naturally yes.

"Back to the emperor's words. Lord Belle, this is natural, North Korea has been surrendered for a long time, even if there are occasional inconsiderates, but it still worships my court as the Celestial Empire, how can there be a gift that does not obey and rushes to it? "The Ministry of Rites Shangshu Engde took the lead.

Fu Lin nodded in satisfaction, daring to continue according to his own path, but heard a very harsh word-

"When I went back to the emperor, the slave thought it was ...... Not really! ”

"What do you mean by that?!" Fu Lin was very surprised, and in a hurry, he was a little stunned, and stared directly at the man Shang Shutu Hai of the Criminal Department who was speaking.

"Your Majesty, the servants thought that the Korean royal court naturally knew the prestige of our Heavenly Empire, and naturally did not dare to disobey the slightest after the two expeditions. However, after the coup d'état of the Goryeo general Yi Sung-gye came to power, it had been nearly 300 years since the establishment of the Yi dynasty. Its national economy and people's livelihood, although it is a system of its own, has relied on the Celestial Empire for a long time. Even if most of them were used for personal relations with the officials of our court, the servants expected that the remaining silver taels would definitely be used to purchase various items. Tu Hai was very smart, and before his criminal department and the Zuodu Imperial History of the Metropolitan Procuratorate were not qualified, he referred to the possible suspicion of bribery as a "personal relationship". But even so, it is a felony to have a personal relationship with a foreign minister!

"Well, that's right. You continue. Fu Lin clearly listened.

"Huh. Since the beginning of this dynasty, the emperor has repeatedly ordered forbidden things, but North Korea knowingly violated it, and in the humble opinion of the slaves, one is that they are bold and do not respect the country, and the other is that there is a real need in its country, and it is irreplaceable. If, as always, our DPRK only implements the policy of strict prohibition, I am afraid that even if a few officials are punished, the DPRK businessmen will still take risks in the future. After all, there are heavy profits to be made in it. Please also ask the emperor to judge! ”

"In that case, the ban can't be stopped?" Fulin does not shy away from objectively existing conditions.

"Your Majesty, the Ministry of Rites has issued a holy decree, and it has always been strictly forbidden to do business in Korea, but it has not had much effect. The slave thinks that what Zhekune said is true! Hu Shi'an, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, took the lead in echoing.

"Your Majesty, Phoenix City and Shanhaiguan have also been intercepted every time, which shows that this matter is indeed tricky." The secretary of the military department, Ka Dahun, then seconded the proposal.

"If you can't help it, isn't the order of strict prohibition useless?" Fulin spoke his heart. But this sentence caused the ministers to panic-

I can't help it, where is the prestige of the Qing Heavenly Empire?!

[1] Phoenix, now Dandong City, Liaoning Province, under the jurisdiction of Fengcheng City (county-level city). The name of Fengcheng originates from the Phoenix Castle in the Ming Dynasty. According to the History of the Ming Dynasty. The Geographical Chronicle records that "Dingliao Zhongwei ......, there is Phoenix City in the east, in the southeast of Phoenix City Mountain (the south seems to be wrong, it should be the north), and it was built in the seventeenth year of Chenghua". The Phoenix Hall was cleared, and the second year of the Republic of China (1913) was changed to the county, and the phoenix crown was crowned. Later, because of the same name as Fenghuang County, Hunan Province, in 1914, it went to "Huang" to add "city", so it was named Fengcheng County, which is still used today. From the end of the Warring States period to the unification of the Six Kingdoms by Qin, Fengcheng County has been the county of Liaodong. During the two Han Dynasty and the Western Jin Dynasty, Wuci County was placed in Fengcheng. During the Sui Dynasty during the secession of Goguryeo, the city of black bones was placed. Tang placed Andong as the protectorate, and Fengcheng was within its jurisdiction. In the first year of the Tang Dynasty (698), when the Bohai Kingdom was established, Fengcheng belonged to the Longyuan Prefecture in Tokyo. It belongs to Kaiyuan County, Kaizhou, Tokyo Province. In 1125, after Jin destroyed Liao, Fengcheng belonged to Tokyo Road (Liaoyang) to Yuanzhou. Yuan belongs to Liaoyang Road, Liaoyang Province. In the seventeenth year of Ming Chenghua (1481), the city was built in the north of Phoenix Mountain, called Phoenix Castle, and it belonged to the command of Liaodong Commander. In the forty-first year of Qianlong in the Qing Dynasty (1776), the Phoenix City Inspection Department was established, which was subordinate to Xiuyan. In the second year of Guangxu (1876), the Phoenix Zhili Hall was replaced. In the second year of the Republic of China (1913), the Phoenix Zhili Hall was changed to Fenghuang County. In 1914, due to the renaming of Fenghuang County in Hunan Province, it was changed to Fengcheng County, which belonged to Fengtian Province. 1945 "IX. After the victory, the People's Government of Fengcheng County was established. In 1946, the Kuomintang was stationed. In May 1947, the People's Government of Fengcheng County was restored, which was under the jurisdiction of Liaodong Province. In 1954, it was under the jurisdiction of Liaoning Province. It is now a county under the jurisdiction of Dandong City. (To be continued......)