At the beginning of December of the fifth year of China, Diao Gaohan, director of Ningbo Customs, arrived in Tianjin as a representative to transport the tariff silver for the new year.

In addition to the investment and operating expenses of port construction, the silver that arrived in Daming this year reached more than 1,466,000 taels.

Such a high growth is due to the surge in Daming cotton exports, as well as the large import of cotton textiles and sugar.

In addition, a large number of businessmen have also invested in sea trade, and the substantial increase in funds has naturally brought about the exponential growth of sea trade.

The huge market of Daming has always had a good appetite, consuming eighty percent of sugar, seventy percent of cotton textiles, and nearly ninety percent of ironware.

Fur, sumac, fragrant wood, spices, Daming also did not refuse, almost did not encounter unsalable situations.

The cotton textile industry in Dongqin is also expanding unscrupulously, and Shandong and Zhejiang provinces have also replanted a large number of cotton.

Such superior conditions have made the industrial development of Dongqin almost exponential.

If there was such a neighbor in Daiying back then, I was afraid that I would have to cry, and I would still use millions of child laborers who died.

It's just that when Diao Gaohan got off the ship in Tianjin, he smelled a trace of unusual smell.

Daming sent a letter to refuse the visa! Asked Diao Gaohan to wait in Tianjin.

Later, there was another holy decree, requiring the Eastern Qin delegation to immediately hand over the silver to Beijing, and also said that it would send 300 Beijing cavalry to escort it.

Diao Gaohan was a little confused about the situation and decided to inquire about the news in Tianjin.

He was blown away by the results! The Ming monarch and the minister almost broke up for a Liu Jin!

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After Li Dongyang and the others connected that day, they immediately secretly contacted the upright officials in the six departments and six sections, and also called all the trusted royal officials to prepare to attack together when the court meeting.

They thought they were doing something hidden, but they didn't expect that Jiao Fang, a traitor, would appear in the six Shangshu!

After careful consideration, Jiao Fang felt that if he wanted to enter the cabinet, he had to curry favor with the emperor and get rid of the three cabinet veterans at the same time.

He already had some dealings with Liu Jin, so he jumped back without any psychological burden and ran to make a small report to Liu Jin.

Liu Jin was shocked when he learned about this, but he was in the Bell and Drum Division, and he had nothing to do in the face of the knives of the ministers, but he was very smart and knew that Zhu Houzhao had a side of affection.

So, he led Ma Yongcheng and others to Zhu Houzhao overnight and cried bitterly, talking about the past over the years, telling them about their loyalty to Zhu Houzhao, and nine truths sandwiched with a lie, slandering the intentions of these civil servants.

Zhu Houzhao was deeply moved, and immediately ordered Ma Yongcheng to take charge of the East Factory and Gu Dayong to take charge of the West Factory.

Three days later, Liu Jian, Li Dongyang, Xie Qian and other ministers of Jiuqing went to the court to fight with each other, expounded Liu Jin's crimes, and demanded that Liu Jin be killed to thank the world.

Wang Yue, the master of ceremonies, has always been upright, and the eunuchs Fan Heng and Xu Zhi immediately stood up and seconded the proposal, and ran to see Zhu Houzhao with a group of courtiers.

Outcome...... Zhu Houzhao closed the door and threw out the appointment decree of the East Factory and the West Factory.

Ma Yongcheng and Gu Dayong, who had already been prepared, immediately took the people from the two factories to take down Wang Yue, Fan Heng, and Xu Zhi.

Liu Jin immediately told Zhu Houzhao: "They have all been recruited, and it is Wang Yue who framed the slaves and maids, and Wang Yue colluded with the cabinet ministers to restrict the emperor's access, so they must first get rid of the people they hate, besides, how can the flying falconry hound harm the state affairs?" If the celebrant appoints his own people, how dare these civil officials do this! ”

Zhu Houzhao was furious, and immediately ordered Liu Jin to be in charge of the ceremonial supervisor, and issued an order overnight to send Wang Yue, Fan Heng, and Xu Zhi to Nanjing to fill the army.

The next morning, the ministers came to the court and continued to petition, knowing that things had changed, and they made their last struggle.

Zhu Houzhao did not show up, and what appeared was the new celebrant and supervisor team.

Liu Jian, Xie Qian, and Li Dongyang were disheartened and asked to resign.

Zhu Houzhao seems to be a rebellious psychologist, but he left Li Dongyang behind, approved the resignation of the other two, and made Jiao Fang enter the cabinet.

A deliberate political struggle ended in complete defeat for the civilian officials headed by Li Dongyang.

This is the landmark event in history, Liu Jin was in power, he didn't do anything, he relied on a handful of tears, and let the plans of the ministers come to naught.

I don't know if it's Li Dongyang and they are stupid, or because it was Zhu Houzhao who ran into them.

In October of the first year of Zhengde, this incident also made a very bad start, which was comparable to the "call of heaven" to favor Wang Zhen.

If the emperor cherishes his feathers and subjects, he will definitely not deal with it like Zhu Houzhao, not to mention that he himself ignores the government first, and among these people who advise, there are several teachers who are his teachers!

And the three old ministers of the cabinet, who have been here since the governor, were even more heartbroken when they learned that the Eastern Qin tariff silver was about to arrive in Beijing.

Li Dongyang hurriedly asked the Ministry of Rites to send a decree and asked the tax bank to suspend its entry into Beijing.

They all understand that this silver will be used by some villains to curry favor with the emperor when it enters Beijing at this time, not to mention that it will be used to fill this year's holes, and they are afraid that they will be arranged to build a large construction project before it enters the warehouse.

After several ministers discussed, they decided to carry out the original instructions of the six ministries, and immediately transfer this batch of silver to Henan and Shandong to help the people, and take out half of it to repair the border passes.

Xie Qian and Liu Jian also wanted to do one more good thing at the end when they left office, so they were busy handling this matter before the "grace decree" came down.

After Liu Jin heard about it, he directly impeached him, and Zhu Houzhao was furious again, and directly issued an order, ordering Dongqin to immediately escort the tariff silver into Beijing.

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After Diao Gaohan understood the reason for the incident, he didn't say a word and directly transported the silver into Beijing.

For him, what is the matter of waiting for the court to fight against Kanto Qin?

Dong Qin only needs to deport the tax silver, which can be regarded as the fulfillment of the treaty, and the rest of the things are not within the scope of his duties.

On December 17, the fifth year of China, the customs tariff silver came to Daming Jingshi again.

Compared to the first time he came, there was no major change in Jingshi, and there were more beggars in the city.

Diao Gaohan walked to Chengtianmen with a familiar car, and the people who were responsible for greeting him were Zhang Sheng, Wang Heng, Wang Quan, Yang Tinghe, Ma Wensheng, as well as Xie Qian and Liu Jian.

Gu Dayong and Ma Yongcheng, who also carried dozens of men in brocade clothes and guard uniforms, stood not far away and looked at them proudly.

They won this struggle completely, and the ministers lost completely, and even the people didn't buy them.

"Foreign envoy of Eastern Qin, this Chengtianmen doesn't have to leave, the silver will be delivered here, and we can do it for you!"

Before the civil officials present could speak, a young little eunuch came over and said with a sharp voice.

Diao Gaohan asked, "This ...... Father-in-law, are you from that department of Daming? ”

"Department? I'm not from the Sixth Division, I'm from the West Factory! Worked as an errand under Gu Ye. ”

Diao Gaohan couldn't help but smile: "Even so, let's let the people from the Daming Rite Department and the Household Department come, we have never stipulated in the treaty that we will let any West Factory contact." ”

The little eunuch sneered: "Treaty? In Daming, is there anything more useful than the emperor's will? ”

"Huh!" Diao Gaohan stood with his hands in his hands, and said with confidence on his face: "You can try, and then you will know what the consequences of violating the treaty are!" ”

Gu Da, who was not far away, coughed, and after the little eunuch glared at him viciously, he turned around and walked away.

Diao Gaohan felt strange, but looking at the pale faces of the Ming civil officials, he understood that this move was to humiliate them.

"Thank you, sir!" He bowed to Xie Qian.

Xie Qian took a step forward and replied, "The foreign envoy has worked hard!" ”

"It's not hard, there is nothing else to do on this trip, except for submitting a letter of exchange, that is, the delivery of silver, you check the accounts, verify the quality of the silver, and my business is done!"

Xie Qian nodded, and as soon as he gave the order, many officials from the household department and the treasury began to calculate the accounts and count the silver taels.

Originally, the ministers present would be extremely happy to see so much silver, but at the moment they were bitter.

"Foreign envoy, why didn't Lord Ashin come this time?" Wang Heng came over and asked.

Diao Gaohan said with a smile: "For such a trivial matter, Comrade Ashin doesn't need to make this trip!" ”

"Alas......" Wang Heng sighed, he felt that if Ashin was here on this trip, he might be able to maneuver around.

It's a pity that the silver has arrived at the gate of Chengtian, and they no longer have a chance to operate.

Thinking of this, Wang Heng was sad and resentful: "You can't stay in Tianjin for a few more days!" ”

Diao Gaohan said righteously: "The treaty stipulates that the silver must be put into the treasury of the Ming Dynasty, and the household department and the treasury officials jointly sign for it. ”

Alas...... There was a sigh, the people were too rigorous, so strict that they didn't want to be a little flexible.

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