"Your Majesty, is there good news from Governor Hu's side?"

Seeing that Jiajing was in a good mood, Lu Fang immediately stepped forward and asked.

"yes, see for yourself!"

After Jiajing finished speaking, he handed the music in his hand to Lu Fang and said slowly.

Lu Fangbi respectfully took the song, and when he finished browsing the above content, a slight smile appeared on his face, and he hurriedly said respectfully.

"Congratulations to Your Majesty, slave maid, in this way, the progress of the imperial court's attack on Japan will be much faster."

When Jiajing heard this, he pinched his chin and fell into thought, and after a long time, he saw Jiajing come back to his senses and instructed Lu Fang.

"Bring me a pen and paper, I want to write a letter to Hu Zongxian in person!"

"Yes, Your Majesty."

Lu Fang's movements were very fast, and he soon ordered his eunuchs to prepare all the paper and pencils.

Later, I saw Jiajing come to the bookcase, spread out the pen and paper, and began to write the letter.

"Hu Aiqing, I already know what you said in your letter, and I have made a decision in my heart about sending officials from the Maritime Trade Department to manage the port, and it will be officially implemented soon."

"For those who are in vain, we must take strict care of them, and we must not take them lightly, so as not to affect the stability of the southeast coastal area, at that time, whether there is a shortage of money or a shortage of people, although I say to me, I will strongly support it."

"In addition, I plan to temporarily open an agency dedicated to the management of this group of pirates, so that this group of pirates can work for my Ming Dynasty and play the role of collecting intelligence, and I plan to leave this matter to you."

"Don't worry, I will send the Jinyi Guard to assist you, as for those who are unwilling to die for my Ming Dynasty, just kill them according to the past practice!"

When the last word fell, Jiajing was obviously relieved, and after the ink on the paper was dry, he immediately called Lu Fang and commanded.

"Give this letter to Hu Zongxian!"

"Yes, Your Majesty."

Lu Fang bowed slightly and responded.

……

On the other side, Gao Gong dragged his tired body back to his home after the next duty, and just as he was about to sleep well, the housekeeper pushed the door in and reported respectfully.

"Sir, here's a letter for you!"

An impatient look appeared on Gao Gong's face, and he waved his hand, and said so.

"Take it away, take it away, there are more people who write to me every day, do I have to read every one?"

Seeing this, a look of hesitation appeared on the butler's face, and immediately, he plucked up his courage and continued.

"But sir, this is the one you promoted earlier, a letter sent to you by Yang Zongtai, the prefect of Quanzhou!"

Hearing this, Gao Gong recalled for a long time, and then remembered that there was also Yang Zongtai, and then took the envelope and commanded.

"Well, I see, you go down first."

"Yes, sir."

When the housekeeper heard this, he immediately responded.

As for why the housekeeper is so dedicated, the reason is simple, who would have trouble with silver?

After the butler left, Gao Gong came to the bookcase and sat down, opened the envelope, and began to carefully read the contents of it, only to see that it was written.

"Gao Ge Lao, Yang Zongtai, the prefect of Quanzhou, has taken the liberty of bothering this time, and I hope that the old man will not blame!"

"Since the official opening of Quanzhou Port, the number of ships coming and going in the port every day has increased, the local people have also had a job, and the local situation in Quanzhou has also improved day by day!"

"However, with the increasing prosperity of trade, the problems in it have gradually been exposed, that is, the disputes between the two sides of the trade are becoming more and more serious!"

"The notice issued by the imperial court was to let the lower officials temporarily take charge of all the affairs of the maritime trade, but the lower officials are really lacking in skills and cannot take care of them at the same time, so the lower officials implore the senior cabinet to send special officials to deal with the disputes arising from the maritime trade."

"In this way, it is not only conducive to the development of maritime trade, but also can effectively protect the interests of our Ming merchants!"

After Gao Gong read the contents of the letter word by word, the original disturbed resentment in his heart had all dissipated, and he began to think about the feasibility of it.

"This Yang Zongtai is a usable material!"

"When the time comes, the officials of the Department of Maritime Trade will be dispatched to the ports that have been opened to deal with the corresponding affairs."

"And the sea trade is quite important to His Majesty, so the power in my hands will also be a lot greater!"

"Let's wait for the next cabinet meeting to officially mention it to Your Majesty."

Thinking so, Gao Gong put aside the letter raft in his hand, immediately spread out the pen and paper, and began to write a reply.

"The official has received the letter, and this matter will be discussed at the cabinet meeting next, and the result will be available soon!"

"Another ......"

……

Late at night, Yan Mansion.

At this moment, the waiting room of the Yan Mansion was already crowded with officials of all sizes, all of whom were waiting for Yan Song to come out and give them an explanation.

And Yan Maoqing, Luo Longwen, and Zhang Runde were also among them, and the expressions on their faces were no different from those of many officials present, all of them were panicked.

In the waiting room, officials gathered in twos and threes to exchange information they had received, but judging from the expressions on their faces and the content of their conversations, the situation was not optimistic.

Seeing this, Yan Maoqing sighed helplessly, his face full of sadness.

"Alas, what can I do if this continues!"

Zhang Runde, who was on the side, glanced at Yan Maoqing and said disdainfully.

"What are you afraid of, we still have so many people, with Yan Ge Lao here, everything will be fine!"

Just as Luo Longwen on the side was about to interject, he saw Yan Shifan supporting Yan Song and entering the waiting room.

Seeing this, many officials in the waiting room were silent.

Silently staring at the eighty-one-year-old man, he sat down tremblingly and tremblingly at the top of the position.

"Yan Ge Lao!"

As if they had found the backbone, many officials present immediately spoke in unison.

Yan Song didn't have the slightest response to this, and after looking around, he said slowly.

"I know what you're coming here so late for, just to see if I, an old man, can hold on!"

"Before this, I guess some of you have already secretly come into contact with Qingliu, right?"

Yan Song's voice fell, and his eyes fell on the officials in the corner, and the meaning of his words was self-evident.

Seeing this, the officials suddenly turned pale, and their bodies had begun to tremble slightly because they were too frightened, and then they fell to their knees suddenly, begging for Yan Song's forgiveness.

"Elder Yan Ge, we are also forced to do so, it was Qingliu's gang who took the initiative to find ......"

But before they could explain the cause of the incident, the anger of many officials on the scene was almost uncontrollable.

Sensing the anger of many of their former colleagues at the scene, the officials panicked and explained loudly.

"What you want to do, we can't ......"

"Damn it, traitor!"

Before they could finish speaking, Zhang Runde, the waiter of the Criminal Department, yelled, threw one of the officials to the ground, and after controlling him to death, he immediately began to punch and kick to vent the anger in his heart.

And the official who was pressed to the ground by Zhang Runde was not to be outdone, and resisted frantically, Luo Longwen on the side saw this, immediately rolled up his sleeves and joined in, and for a while, the screams were endless.

Seeing this, the remaining officials were also frightened, and just froze in place, not daring to make any moves.

Yan Song, who was sitting on the top, saw that the fire was almost over, and immediately ordered.

"Alright, that's it!"

(End of chapter)