At night, the Forbidden City, Qianqing Palace.

At this moment, Yan Song was kneeling on the ground respectfully, reporting to Jiajing the results of this auction.

"Your Majesty, in this auction, a total of 4.26 million taels of silver were auctioned, and all of them have been confiscated into the treasury!"

Jiajing, who was sitting on the dragon chair, heard this, withdrew his gaze from Yan Song's body, and turned to speak.

"Well, get up, Yan Song, you've done a good job in this matter!"

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

After getting Jiajing's permission, Yan Song slowly got up from the ground, and then Jiajing's ancient sound sounded in Yan Song's ears again.

"Yan Song, in another month or two, the mulberry seedlings over there in Zhejiang will be about to mature, I plan to leave the purchase of raw silk to you when the time comes, what do you think?"

When Yan Song heard this, he immediately responded without thinking: "Obey the order, Your Majesty, Weichen will definitely handle this matter properly!" ”

After listening to Yan Song's assurance, Jiajing nodded imperceptibly, and then continued: "Well, I believe that you will definitely handle this matter well, only by letting those mulberry farmers who plant mulberry seedlings see the benefits of it, can they be driven to take the initiative to do this!" ”

Jiajing turned his gaze to Yan Song when he said this, and then said, "Yan Song, you understand what I mean, right?" ”

Yan Song naturally heard the meaning contained in Jiajing's words, and Jiajing meant: "At that time, when buying raw silk, we must buy it at full price, even if it is at a premium, only in this way can we improve the enthusiasm of those mulberry farmers!" ”

After this, I saw Yan Song respond tremblingly: "Your Majesty, Weichen knows what to do!" ”

After Jiajing got Yan Song's promise, he quickly withdrew his gaze, and at this moment, he saw Yan Song pluck up his courage and ask Jiajing.

"Your Majesty, in fact, Weichen has always had a doubt, and I ask Your Majesty to answer!"

When Jiajing heard this, he looked at Yan Song again, raised his eyebrows, and immediately spoke.

"Well, but it doesn't hurt to say it!"

After Yan Song considered the language in his mind, he cautiously asked Jiajing: "Your Majesty, what Weichen doesn't understand is that my Daming is rich in products and can be completely self-sufficient, why are you still so keen on maritime trade?" ”

When Jiajing heard this, he didn't respond immediately, but after pondering for a while, he gave an answer: "Yan Song, there is only one reason why I am keen on maritime trade, and that is that this matter is beneficial to my Daming!" ”

Jiajing paused for a moment when he said this, and then continued.

"In this world, there are countless new things, waiting for us to discover and explore, if we blindly rest on our laurels, sooner or later I will fall behind the world, and backward, will be beaten!"

"Yan Song, do you remember what I mentioned when I was teaching in Guozijian before, the countries of Europa?"

When Yan Song heard this, after recalling it for a long time, he immediately responded: "Your Majesty, Weichen still remembers the countries you mentioned earlier, including England, the Netherlands, France, Spain, and so on!" ”

Seeing this, Jiajing couldn't help but have a hint of relief on his face, and then continued.

"The national strength of these countries is on par with my Daming, and even in some places, my Daming is slightly inferior!"

After Yan Song listened to Jiajing's words, the whole person was thoughtful, and at this moment, Jiajing's voice sounded again.

"Yan Song, do you know what these countries are doing now?"

When Yan Song heard this, the curiosity on his face became even worse, and he immediately asked.

"Weichen is stupid, please make it clear to Your Majesty!"

Jiajing took in the expression on Yan Song's face, and immediately said in a deep voice: "Right now, they are massacring those natives and plundering a large amount of gold and silver from them!" ”

Before this, Yan Song didn't expect that he would get this answer from Jiajing's mouth, and immediately, he came back to his senses and said hesitantly: "Your Majesty...... Your Majesty, this ......"

Seeing this, Jiajing withdrew his gaze from Yan Song's body, and continued: "It is precisely because of this that I am so keen on carrying out maritime trade!" ”

"Right now, my Ming silk, tea, porcelain, etc., are extremely popular in Europa, and by trading with them, I can not only grab a lot of benefits from them, but also find the right time to get a piece of the pie!"

After listening to Jiajing's explanation, Yan Song looked suddenly enlightened, and immediately spoke: "That's why Your Majesty is so keen on vigorously building a sailor while carrying out trade!" ”

Jiajing nodded, and then said in a deep voice: "Well, that's right, I should take a more long-term view, sooner or later, I will drive this group of robbers out of the territory they occupy one by one!" ”

After listening to Jiajing's words, Yan Song knelt on the ground with great reverence, and said loudly: "Your Majesty Shengming!" ”

Seeing that the time was almost up, Jiajing turned his gaze to Yan Song and commanded.

"Alright, it's not too early, let's get here here for the time being today!"

"Obey, Your Majesty, Weichen will retire!"

When Yan Song heard this, he got up from the ground tremblingly and said respectfully.

……

On the other side, Xu Jie's mansion.

At this moment, Xu Jie was looking at the book in his hand with relish, and at this moment, there was a knock on the door from outside.

Seeing this, Xu Jie couldn't help frowning slightly, and then commanded.

"Come in!"

After a while, I saw the housekeeper walk in and report to Xu Jieyu.

"Master, the thing you ordered earlier has been completed, and all those who know about it have been disposed of!"

After listening to the butler's report, Xu Jie's face couldn't help but show a stunned expression, and after that, he came back to his senses and instructed the butler.

"Well, I know about this matter, you go down!"

Xu Jie's words fell, but the housekeeper in front of him didn't make any moves, but just stood in place.

Xu Jie keenly sensed that something was wrong, turned his gaze to the butler, and asked in a hurry.

"Is there anything else you want to tell me?"

When the butler heard this, as if he had made up his mind, he gritted his teeth and said in a deep voice.

"Master, just now, our people sent a message, saying that right now, Zhejiang has obtained enough food!"

When Xu Jie heard this, his brain shut down for a moment, and then he came back to his senses, grabbed the butler's collar with a hideous face, and asked.

"What did you just say, say it again!"

When the butler saw this, he had to bow his head deeply, look at the ground, and say nothing.

When Xu Jie's emotions calmed down, he immediately let go of the butler's collar and sat back in his place in despair, muttering incessantly.

"How can this be, where does Zhejiang's food come from?"

"What is the problem, it stands to reason that I have made all the preparations in Jiangxi, and he Cao Shunhe must have already lost his skills, where did he get the energy to transport grain to Zhejiang?"

"Could it be that something went wrong with Tan Lun?"

Coldly, in Xu Jie's mind, such an idea suddenly appeared.

However, soon, this idea was vetoed by Xu Jie himself: "No, it's impossible, it's absolutely impossible for him Tan Lun to transport grain to Zhejiang, there must be something wrong with some link!" ”

Subsequently, I saw Xu Jie come back to his senses and ask the housekeeper: "Did they say where this batch of grain arrived in Zhejiang?" ”

When the housekeeper heard this, after recalling it for a long time, he immediately gave an answer: "Master, they didn't mention this news in the letter!" ”

After listening to the butler's answer, Xu Jie's face suddenly became gloomy, and he immediately commanded: "You immediately send someone to check and see where the grain was transported to Zhejiang from!" ”

"Yes, sir!"

By the way, push a book and start being a monster thief from the American comic world

(End of chapter)