Soon, the cabinet announced that the imperial court was going to open more ports, as well as the specific fee regulations formulated by the Department of Maritime Trade, which caused a burst of discussion among hundreds of officials.

"Have you heard, the imperial court is about to open more ports and trade with those Fanbang merchants!"

"I've heard about this for a long time, and the specific notice has been sent to various places as early as yesterday."

In front of the bulletin board, several officials were gathering together to chat, and they were still deeply shocked when they saw the specific fee regulations summarized by the Maritime Trade Division.

"What, my Ming sailor, when he carried out an escort mission, he only collected five thousand taels of silver!"

"You read it wrong, it's obviously from 5,000 taels of silver, and the charges are also based on the value of the goods it transports and the degree of danger!"

"Not only that, but these merchants also have to bear the daily expenses of the ship's sergeants."

"Hey~ These businessmen are really rich!"

"Yes, if I could have bought a sea voucher from the Maritime Trade Division, I would have issued it!"

I saw an official sigh helplessly and said so.

"Come on, when the imperial court held an auction in the capital, auctioning the voucher for going to sea, when the price was the highest, it was sold for nearly 600,000 taels of silver!"

"Even if I sell you, I won't be able to get so much silver."

When the officials on the side heard this, they couldn't help but sneer.

"You!"

"Okay, okay, everyone is a colleague, let's get rid of it."

Soon, someone came up to play the round, and after the two sides snorted coldly, they turned their faces away and stopped talking.

……

Forbidden City, Inspectorate.

After confirming Hai Rui's scope of responsibility, Zhao Zhenji immediately sent someone to bring Hai Rui to the Experience Division to report.

"Lord Wang, didn't you say before that the Experience Division has always been short of people?"

"No, Lord Yushi specially found a capable official for you to come and assist you in your errands!"

The person in charge of leading Hai Rui to the experience department reported said this as soon as he entered the door.

Hearing this, Wang Jing, who had been immersed in the bookcase and was busy sorting out the documents, raised his head and shifted his gaze to Hai Rui.

"This is Lord Goshi, the new person who recommended him?"

After Wang Jing finished speaking, he asked the visitor.

"Well, that's right."

Seeing this, Hai Rui on the side looked awe-inspired, and immediately saluted Wang Jing respectfully.

"Xiaguan Hairui, I've seen adults!"

"Okay, good, okay, I'm finally here!"

After Wang Jing looked Hai Rui up and down, he seemed quite excited, and then spoke.

"Lord Wang, the lower officials still have important things to do, so please take Hai Rui and familiarize yourself with here."

"Please, I'll leave it to this official next!"

Seeing this, Wang Jing arched his hand and said so.

After the person who had previously guided Hai Rui to the experience department had left, Wang Jing immediately sat down in his chair and asked Hai Rui.

"Presumably, Lord Goshi has already told you about the responsibilities of the Experience Division, right?"

"Yes, my lord, Lord Goshi said that the responsibility of the Experience Division is to be in charge of the paperwork!"

Faced with Wang Jing's inquiry, Hai Rui replied after thinking for a moment.

"Well, yes, that's what I did with the responsibilities of the Division."

"I don't know what kind of luck your kid had, so I asked Lord Yushi to arrange you to this position!"

After Wang Jing finished speaking, his words were full of envy.

"Please make it clear!"

The look of respect on Hai Rui's face remained unchanged, and he immediately asked Wang Jing for the specific reason.

"Let me tell you the truth, our experience department, the power and responsibility on our body are not very heavy, we only need to be responsible for the paperwork of the exchange!"

"There is a saying, do more wrong, do less wrong, don't do good!"

After a pause, Wang Jing continued to add.

"Officials like us only need to go to court on time, complete the work at hand, and when the age comes, prepare for the office."

After listening to Wang Jing's explanation, Hai Rui showed a little gratitude on his face, and immediately arched his hand and thanked Wang Jing.

"Thank you, Your Excellency!"

And after Wang Jing explained these things to Hai Rui, he couldn't help but become curious about Hai Rui.

In his opinion, if you don't have a certain background, you will never be able to come to this position.

Immediately, Wang Jing picked up the teacup on the side, took a sip, and asked Hai Rui.

"Where were you an official before this?"

Seeing Wang Jing inquiring about this, Hai Rui hesitated for a moment before choosing to answer truthfully.

"My lord, before this, Xia Guan was in Chun'an County, Zhejiang, and he was the county magistrate!"

"What!"

When Wang Jing heard this, the teacup in his hand fell to the ground without holding it steadily.

"Are you alright, sir?"

Seeing that Wang Jing was so startled, Hai Rui had a little worry on his face, and couldn't help asking.

"It's okay, this official just suddenly thought of something!"

Wang Jing waved his hand, indicating that he was fine.

"By the way, at the moment, Hu Zongxian, the governor of Zhejiang and the governor of Zhejiang, is a student of Yan Song, the first assistant of the cabinet!"

"And this Hai Rui, before this, happened to be in Zhejiang and served as a county magistrate."

"It seems that this Hai Rui is really not small, he can actually catch the relationship of the Yan family, presumably he served in Zhejiang before, and he is just accumulating experience in the local government!"

Thinking of this, Wang Jing's eyes narrowed slightly, he had already figured out everything behind this!

Then, I saw Wang Jing get up from his seat and salute respectfully to Hai Rui.

"In the coming days, please take care of me!"

"Your Excellency, what are you?"

Hai Rui was dazed by Wang Jing's attitude of turning 180 degrees, and hurriedly helped Wang Jing up, his face full of doubts.

But soon, Hai Rui figured out what was behind it.

"My lord was so excited after I mentioned that I had a position in Renzhi County, Zhejiang."

"The Governor is a student of Yan Song, the first assistant of the cabinet of the current dynasty, and I used to be in the post of Zhixian County in Zhejiang!"

"Right now, I happen to be transferred to the Inspectorate, and it's easy to misunderstand that I have something to do with the Yan family."

After thinking about all this, Hai Rui's whole person had a feeling of sudden enlightenment.

Then, I saw Hai Rui turn his gaze to Wang Jing, shook his head, looked solemn, and then explained.

"My lord, you misunderstood, Xiaguan and the Yan family have nothing to do with each other!"

"Ah, what did you say?"

After listening to Hai Rui's explanation, Wang Jing was even more surprised.

……

On the other side, just as Zhao Zhenji was still dealing with the previous backlog of impeachment recitals, there was a knock on the door from outside the door.

"Come in!"

Zhao Zhenji frowned imperceptibly, and then ordered.

"My lord, someone is in the palace!"

Seeing this, the subordinates who came in immediately knelt on the ground and reported to Zhao Zhenji.

"What, there's someone from the palace?"

When Zhao Zhenji learned the news from his subordinates, a trace of surprise flashed on his face.

"It can't be that there is something wrong with the case handled by this official before, right?"

With such an idea, Zhao Zhenji immediately ordered his subordinates to invite people in the future.

"Lord Zhao, Your Majesty asked you to come over, saying that there is something important to discuss!"

After entering the room, the visitor did not make too many pleasantries, but went straight to the point.

"Well, okay, I'll go."

(End of chapter)