Due to the special location of the Tianjin Customs Yamen, under the arguments of the Ming Dynasty, it did not adopt the method of joint construction, but was personally controlled by the Ming Dynasty.

As a matter of fact, smuggling in the north is also flourishing, and although the scale is not as large as that of the southern provinces, Dengzhou, Liaodong, and Tianjin in Shandong are all important smuggling towns.

The object of smuggling is North Korea, and it is not even smuggling, and the exchange of goods between the north, such as Liaodong and Shandong, has always existed.

A few fishing boats can complete this kind of trade, and as long as they are willing to go farther, then they can go to the border of Uiju in North Korea to trade.

For the opening of the imperial court in Tianjin, the merchants of Beizhili were ready to move, and they had long coveted the "Eastern Qin goods".

In the past, they used to reach the north by canal, but now if the port is opened, then they can go directly by sea.

As long as you can take this road, it will naturally be a great benefit.

Even the elites in Beijing are busy looking for a way, hoping to get a piece of the pie.

This made the Tianjin Customs Yamen's promotion Gu very useful, and he made a lot of money, and he easily won over a group of businessmen without the restraint of the people.

Dividing five by two will turn the customs yamen into a public instrument for them to seek personal gain.

Just like the city shipping departments set up by the Ming Dynasty, although they have been performing maritime trade functions, they can also collect tariffs, but no one can look down on this tax.

At the most awesome time, the Ningbo City Bo Division of Daming City, a total of more than 60 taels of tax silver a year!

However, the ministers of the DPRK and the Central Government were not surprised, and no one ever thought to check the accounts of the city.

So sometimes I really don't blame this group of literati, living in the information cocoon shaped by the feudal system, facing a rotten stall, many times without the opportunity to understand deeply.

……

On this day, more than a dozen merchant ships from the coast of Tianjin sailed again.

The eunuchs of the customs yamen were excited one by one, and they were busy contacting merchants and warehouses.

Gu Dayong is not a fool, he has already monopolized a part of the Eastern Qin goods by himself through means.

Since the opening of the port, every fifteen days or so, a group of merchant ships of the Tyrants have arrived, and he can profit dozens of times from it every time!

He watched the merchant ships enter the port, and his heart was so happy, the oil and water of this city was really rich!

It's just that the next moment, the hand warmer in his hand fell off with a bang.

I saw a group of soldiers with long guns walking down from the merchant ship. The soldiers wore thick grass-green winter coats and a square hat covering their faces, and their bayonets glowed with a terrible cold light in the winter sun.

Gu Dayong was so shocked that he immediately wanted to run away! The other eunuchs and officials of the customs yamen were also frightened.

The previous bombardment of Dagukou by the Huang people had scared away several officers and soldiers of the guards, and now that the soldiers have come ashore, they have no eggs, and they have long lost their courage.

After a while, the entire customs yamen was empty.

Ashin looked confused, this platoon of Huaxia troops, but only a dozen people, actually scared away all the officials of a customs yamen!

"The cowardice of Ming Dynasty officials is really rare!" Ashin sighed and asked people to hand over their credentials and explain their intentions.

After waiting for more than two hours, a bolder businessman came to contact.

This group of businessmen was actually more courageous than the officials, and when they saw the people unloading the goods again, they gritted their teeth and ran over.

When they learned the reason why the eunuchs led the troops this time, these merchants were overjoyed, and hurriedly took advantage of the eunuch's absence to quickly make a few deals with the eunuchs.

It wasn't until more than half a day later that officials from the imperial court came to contact.

……

There was a false alarm, but Gu Dayong was still scared to pee, and when he was cleaned, he left the root of the disease, and it was easy to leak urine if he didn't pay attention to it.

What's more, this is the big winter, and he was so angry that he suddenly had the confidence to rush back in a warm sedan chair.

As soon as he saw Ashin, he said with his nostrils turned to the sky: "Even if it is the escort tax silver, then it can be handed over to Ben Ti, you Eastern Qin people, you don't have to enter Beijing again!"

"It's a joke! The treaty stipulates that the tax and silver will be transferred to the capital of the Ming Kingdom by my Eastern Qin, which is also to prevent someone from doing anything wrong! Ashin retorted directly.

Gu Dayong sneered: "You Eastern Qin people with sword soldiers, who knows what you want to do in Jingshi?" If you want to pay tribute, meet the emperor, it's not this time, the tax money is left, and we will escort it into Beijing. ”

Ashin smiled and asked, "This ...... My lord, are you the person in charge of the Yamen of Tianjin Customs? ”

"Exactly!"

"That being the case, I'm afraid you won't be able to sit firmly in this position!"

"What did you say?"

"I said you can't sit still?" Ashin said loudly.

Gu Dayong glared at him viciously, and said disdainfully: "Could it be that this son was appointed by you Dongqin?"

"Hehe, I didn't understand the treaty, so I dared to run to be the person in charge of the customs yamen, how ridiculous it is for Ming Guo to do things! Article 5, Paragraph 13 of the treaty, although Tianjin Customs is jointly built, Dongqin has the right to request the dismissal of the general person-in-charge! If the Ming Dynasty does not comply, it is a breach of contract! ”

Gu Dayong really didn't know the content of the treaty, so he hesitated slightly, but he felt that he was just a fool, since he didn't bring a large army, how could he dare to make a mistake?

Then he said: "In this case, the tribute is okay, but this tax silver...... You have to check and calculate here! ”

"No way!" Ashin sneered, pointed not far away and said, "I brought fifteen soldiers on this trip, and less than one squad, which shows sincerity!" The king's order is that this seal can only be opened by the emperor of the Ming Dynasty and the Shangshu of the household department, and whoever dares to open it on the way can shoot these fifteen soldiers! ”

"Let me ask my lord, is your forehead hard, or my Dongqin's bullet is hard?"

Gu Da used a calm face, hesitated for a while, and was about to turn around.

If you don't eat hard and soft, it will definitely be difficult to deal with, and you can't directly clash with them, anyway, there will be a chance to get back to the field in the future.

"Stop!" Ashin stopped him.

Gu Dayong said unhappily: "What else is the matter?"

"Check the accounts!" Ashin spoke.

Gu Dayong was stunned for a moment, looked at the eunuchs next to him, and found that they were also a little confused.

He asked, "You mean, you Dongqin, want to check the accounts of my Tianjin Ship Division?"

"That's nature!" Ashin said with a smile: "Although it is not a joint construction, I Dongqin enjoy the right to check the accounts, which is also to understand the trade situation!" This is the right given to us by the treaty, and we should fulfill it! You see, I have brought over the professional audit talents, as well as the details of Dongqin's trade with Tianjin Port, and I have also brought over, as long as you refer to one or two, this account is clear! ”

Gu Da was shocked with his intentions, he didn't think that the people still had this means, to check the accounts? Can this account be checked?

"Heh, since it's a treaty provision, then please rest first, talk about it tomorrow, talk about it tomorrow!" Gu Da said with a smile.

Ashin nodded: "I hope that the adults will sort out the account books, so as not to omit them!"

Gu Dayong snorted, turned around and left without saying a word.

……

During the night, a fire broke out in the Yamen of Tianjin Customs, which burned down many warehouses and warehouses.

This fire is very strange, in addition to burning the account books, but also burning a batch of unsold "Dongqin goods".

Ashin stood on the bow of the warship, holding a teacup and admiring the fire.

Naturally, they will not stay at the Yamen of Tianjin Customs, and the tax and silver will not be easily moved off the ship.

Therefore, this fire has no greater impact on this bank except for asking Daming to compensate for the loss of payment.

"It seems that this Da Ming is really rotten to the roots!" Diao Gaohan, who accompanied the visit, couldn't help but sigh with emotion.

Ashin sighed and said, "What a bunch of cowardly and brave guys! When I saw our soldiers, I was scared to the point of urine. When deceiving the upper and lower, the means emerge one after another, each more vicious than the other! ”

"It's the people who suffer! You see, it seems to be a gathering shed for coolies, and I don't know how many people will die if this fire goes down! ”

"A note to the Ming court! If you want an explanation on this matter, no matter how you say it, you have to make that dead eunuch suffer! ”

……

The next day, the approval of the Ming court arrived in Tianjin.

It's just that the reaction is a little cold, and he agreed to the request of the Eastern Qin to deport the tax silver into Beijing, and at the same time agreed to the "tribute" of the Eastern Qin mission.

The Ming Dynasty, which was on official business, also sent a team of cavalry to "escort" the tax and silver into Beijing.

Ashin was very calm, and did not let the soldiers of the Huaxia Army enter Beijing with rifles, but only brought a baton with each person.

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