Chapter 139 Six Books and One Account, Collection and Payment Accounting Method
Zhang Juzheng took out a book of recitals, flipped and thought about it, glanced at Wang Guoguang, and said: "After His Majesty read the recitals of Da Situ, he replied: Does Da Situ really want to take this recital?" β
Everyone looked at Wang Guoguang, what kind of sloppiness made Zhang Juzheng and the emperor so cautious, and they had to ask a special question.
Wang Guoguang nodded and said: "The border storage is in deficit, the officials in charge of grain spend arbitrarily because of the accumulation of the government, and the cunning people sit and invite huge profits. β
"I'm the head of the household, who will I go to this trick?"
I don't go to hell, who goes to hell? After listening to this, Ge Shouli knew that this day had come after all.
Wang Guoguang is talking about the deficit of the savings on the border, the officials in charge of grain, the public savings, and spending them at will, in this way, the public savings of the Ming Dynasty, even if it is a sea, must be drained cleanly.
It's true.
Pick out this abscess, and then cure this abscess, if it is effective, then the local treasury will also do the same, this is the implementation of the degree bypass, is the decree of the state and the government that the finance and taxes are completely attributed to the imperial court.
Zhang Juzheng began to explain Wang Guoguang's recital, which is actually very simple.
That is, the storage of grain and grass must be filled in to the survey, so as to prevent the sale of the powerful and wealthy houses to encroach on their profits; All extraneous things need to be relained and waited, and it is strictly forbidden to ask for grain and grass for extraneous things; It is that after the death of the buyer who buys the people's grain, he must immediately limit the sale, and shall not expire to the point of high price, and shall be completed within a limited time, and shall not be recorded in the account after expiration;
"Collect the same money, pay the same money, have the collection and pay, and then at the end of each year, the governor of each town will be called to the town to pass the salt, call to buy grain and grass, and give the overpriced silver, etc., and the management officials will make a register and send it to the ministry to check the advantages and disadvantages of the officials, and each will send a book to check the advantages and disadvantages of the country, and it will be held with determination to hold it in the border ministers' heart, and the military needs will be sufficient within the year." Zhang Juzheng finished reading the last paragraph, quietly waiting for the courtiers to digest this passage.
In the practical application of the examination method, the governor and the economic management officials made a register and sent it to the household department as a voucher to check the economic management officials, and then sent them to the official department to screen the merits and dismiss the deposed.
Kanhe should correspond to the account book, write down the reasons for the withdrawal, and if there is a problem with the account, then don't care about the ruthlessness of the officials.
Wan Shihe listened carefully to the recital, and said suspiciously: "Doesn't that mean that the governor and the economic and management officials on the border side are in collusion to do a good job of the account books, so they can deceive the superiors and subordinates and continue to encroach on the public accumulation?" In order to prevent the great disadvantages of treachery and occupation, the officials were reluctant to have private affairs, and as a result, the decree of the imperial court completely tied them together, this is my doubt. β
"Wan Shangshu, your doubts are very good." Wang Guoguang opened his mouth and said: "The governor of the border has a copy of the "General Ledger" in his hand, which is a general ledger made together with the economic and management officials, as well as a "Fish Scale Book" obtained by the Qing Zhang, a "Inner Book" of the internal money flow of the border towns, a "Outer Book" of the circulation of the imperial court and the border money, a "Degree Book" in the household department in charge of money and grain, a "Balance Book" of the remaining amount and a "Kanhe Book" of all the degree and expenditure vouchers. β
"This is six volumes and one account, involving the border governor, the governor, the governor, the chief secretary, the judge, the capital division, the household department and the secretary in charge of money and grain, the military town army, the warehouse officials and the people who buy and sell, these six books and one account are done, and the finance and taxation of the dynasty will be completely done."
Zhang Juzheng looked at Wan Shihe and thought for a while and said: "Wan Shangshu, our Wenhua Palace, just a few people are discussing, and they still have their own thoughts, the local government should do so many local accounts well, and the upper and lower sides are colluded inside and outside, then it is not a problem of the account book, but should study the deployment of troops and generals, and put down the rebellion." β
"Reasonable." Wan Shihe was silent for a long time and said: "The accounts of the border side are smooth, shouldn't it be the accounts of the world?" β
Wang Guoguang nodded and said: "Yes, I have never concealed and avoided this, this is the pilot, if it is smoothed, it can be extended, and when the Beijing teacher was admitted to the law of Jingcha, and the current Nanya Qingzhang, clarifying the encroachment, returning the land, and auditing taxes, it is the same, first find out the various problems of the account book, and then, complete the new law of the national dynasty finance and taxation." β
Wan Shihe spat out and said, "Sure enough, there is a reason why Your Majesty asked Da Situ if he wanted to take this book. Now Wang Situ is settling accounts with the world's relatives, officials, powerful people, gentry, and powerful families, and when we leave, they will settle the accounts with us. β
As far as this book is concerned, if it is really implemented on the border, and then implemented in the world, how many people's interests will be harmed? Everyone is lying on the towering tree of Daming to suck blood, you don't let these people suck blood, when you have power, they are helpless, when you don't have power, how will they criticize you?
Cutting off people's wealth is like killing one's parents.
This is a bitter enmity.
Zhu Yijun looked at the silence of the courtiers, and said, "Yes, so I asked Da Situ, do you really want to do this?" Da Situ said, yes, it really has to be done, because the country is in turmoil. β
"Actually, just like Wan Shangshu said, Yuanfu is not necessary, Da Situ, Da Sima, and Da General are not necessary, I am confused, Yuanfu pretends to be confused, the courtiers pretend to be confused, the courtiers pretend to be confused, and the meat eaters pretend to be confused together, blindfold them, shouting that it is rare to be confused, and to maintain in confusion, as long as the world of Daming does not die in his own hands."
Stepping on the gas pedal with your eyes closed is not a way to live.
Zhu Yijun continued: "Why bother, criticize too much, blow too hastily, hurt the hearts of the gentry in the world, Keming Junde, and pro-nine clans; The nine tribes are harmonious, and the people are peaceful; The people are clear, and the nations are in harmony; β
"Thinking about danger and thinking about change, thinking about retreat, Wan Shangshu, there is nothing wrong with what he said, people, seeking advantages and avoiding disadvantages, like Yuan Fu, Great General, Great Sima, and Great Situ, who tend to harm and avoid profit, regardless of themselves, isn't it a kind of stupidity?"
Wan Shihe's face was bitter, and he shook his hand and said, "Your Majesty, minister... The minister is guilty. β
"Do you want to be a servant?" Zhu Yijun asked with a smile: "Although it is a coward's behavior to escape, I did not let Wan Shangshu be a brave man. β
"Minister... I don't know. Wan Shihe knelt on the ground and thought for a long time before he hurriedly said: "The minister is afraid and stupid, and the minister doesn't know what to do." β
Zhu Yijun thought for a while and said: "Wan Shangshu doesn't know what to do, why don't you follow the crowd?" Everyone says that if you can do a new deal, you will implement a new deal, and everyone says that if you can't do it, you have to completely deny the new deal, so how about completely denying it? β
"Obey." Wan Shihe was silent for a moment and bowed his head and said.
"Excuse me." Zhu Yijun said with a gentle face, his requirements for Wan Shihe are really not high, Wan Shihe is not a brave person, he can translate and dedicate "Taixi Arithmetic", and can do a good job in the Ministry of Rites, Zhu Yijun feels that Wan Shihe has done a very good job.
Too harsh is not necessary.
"It's done!" The open-minded Tan Lun said excitedly: "What's the matter, don't accept it?" If you don't accept it, you will come to fight! Whoever wins, listen to whom! β
Qi Jiguang said quite calmly: "I guarantee that the imperial court can win, the new army in Beijing has begun to have combat strength, and there are 100,000 available soldiers in Jizhou, Yongping, and Shanhaiguan, which is completely enough." β
Hai Rui and Ge Shouli glanced at each other, Hai Rui pondered for a moment and said, "Then do it?" If you don't do the court, you don't have money, do you? People always have to eat, and the court always has to collect taxes. β
"The right of the Lord to be blessed." Ge Shouli opened his mouth to speak.
This is a means of centralizing power in the imperial court, or the embodiment of the concentration of imperial power, as for the other part of the Jin Party, Wang Chonggu and Zhang Siwei and other ethnic parties, Ge Shouli, as the leader of the Jin Party, is eager for Zhang Juzheng to kill them immediately.
When Yang Bo left, he explained things very clearly, Wang Chonggu and Zhang Siwei were both dogs, and when they were hurt by Zhang Juzheng, they knew that they would go home to mourn, Wang Chonggu and Zhang Siwei were killed, and Ge Shouli, the leader of the Jin Party, sat firmly.
Ge Shouli is actually better at party building, the Quanjin Hall was made popular by Ge Shouli, and even the Quanchu Hall is learning from it, Ge Shouli does not have the ability to implement the route of the Lord's power of prestige, and goes all the way to the black.
"Motosuke has a good deal with it!" The official department thought for a long time and expressed his opinion, and Yuanfu did the right thing.
This sentence made the dignified Wenhua Hall a little lighter, and everyone's faces showed smiles.
The face of the criminal department Shangshu Wang Zhihe was complicated, and after looking at it and thinking about it again and again, he knelt down and bowed five times and kowtowed three times and said: "Your Majesty, the minister's mother is old, and I implore Your Majesty to let the minister return to his hometown to take care of his mother, and to support his relatives." β
Zhang Juzheng looked at Wang Zhihe quite a pity, there is no road in the world that is straight from the beginning, they are all twists and turns, and they are extremely bumpy, and his fellow Taoists have one less today, and Wang Zhihe does not dare to continue.
Zhu Yijun didn't expect that Wan Shihe didn't become that deserter, and Wang Zhihe did a deserter.
"Quasi, the officials will discuss the ministry, and choose the best to see." Zhu Yijun said with a smile: "Add the first level of official, return to the hometown with a post, and return to the township with honor." β
"Thank you, Your Majesty." Wang Zhihe kowtowed again, then stood up, slowly withdrew from the Wenhua Palace, standing outside the hall, the sun was very hot, he was a little dizzy for a while, he looked back, after all, he shook his head and left.
This is a peaceful breakup, there is no need to be so embarrassed, Wang Zhihe did not stay in the Wenhua Palace, and it is already very moral to be that ghost.
Zhu Yijun once asked Zhang Juzheng Daming to re-establish this road, this road is blocked and difficult, when walking on the road, someone will definitely be scattered, this scattered person, there is no need to be too harsh, he may just be tired of walking and don't want to continue to move forward.
Maybe Wang Zhihe had already planned to leave, but he had been hesitating, and finally chose to leave.
"Is anyone else leaving?" Zhu Yijun looked around, especially at Wan Shihe, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, his tone was very gentle, if Wan Shihe was also tired, he would leave.
Wan Shihe pondered for a while, but he didn't answer, if he retreated, he could retreat, but there was no need, there was really a day when Qingjun was on the side, he, a traitor, was not on the list, and the sky fell high.
Wan Shihe didn't answer, which made Zhu Yijun a little surprised, he didn't choose to run away!
"If there is no objection, let's start from the border to make six volumes and one account, and within the next year, the needs of the nine-border military town will be sufficient." Zhang Juzheng looked around again, wrote his opinion on the floating ticket, sewed the book, and sent it to His Majesty.
Zhu Yijun picked up his own seal and stamped it on it.
"The first son of Fushun Wang Huo Houkun's eldest son, Yi Yan, died of illness, and the second son of the beggar general, the auxiliary general Yi Jun, was renamed the eldest grandson." Zhang Juzheng continued to discuss the affairs of the Ming Dynasty.
After the court discussion, it was a feast, Zhu Yijun thought for a long time before he spoke: "Mr. thinks that the criminal department is still the book, who will be more appropriate?" β
Zhang Juzheng shook his head and said: "The ministry will be recommended by the ministry, and the ministers don't know." β
"Zhang Han, the secretary of the ministry, has always shouted that Mr. Yuanfu has handled it well, Zhang Han has discussed it, isn't that what Mr. means?" Zhu Yijun asked with a smile.
Zhang Juzheng thought for a while and said: "The ministry is the minister's council, the minister will not instruct, the people's hearts are separated from the belly, Fu Yingzhen, Wu Zhongxing, and Zhao Yongxian are all students of the minister, aren't they the ministers of the world?" β
Officialdom is a place of zero-sum game, which is also the horror of six books and one account.
Zhang Juzheng never thought that Zhang Han was his henchman, he handled it well with Mr. Yuanfu, but what he would do behind his back, it was not something that Zhang Juzheng could know.
"Then let's talk about the feast." Zhu Yijun nodded and said.
When Zhang Juzheng returned to the Quanchu Guild Hall, Wang Zhihe, the Shangshu of the Criminal Department, was already waiting in the Wenchang Pavilion of the Quanchu Guild Hall.
"Sir, I'm going home." Wang Zhihe stood up straight and said, "I can't go down with Mr. anymore." β
"I'm tired, and I can't help it." Zhang Juzheng also said helplessly, although Wang Zhihe is not Zhang Juzheng's henchman, but the two have a very personal relationship, Wang Zhihe's daughter studied in the family school of the Quanchu Hall, which can be regarded as an alliance, but a relatively loose alliance.
"Then can Mr. agree to the marriage of your and my children?" Wang Zhihe talked about the second purpose of his coming, the first purpose was naturally to say goodbye, and the second purpose was the marriage of his children.
Zhang Juzheng's fourth son, Zhang Jianxiu, is a childhood sweetheart with Wang Zhihe's daughter in the home school, isn't this the age of marriage? Wang Zhihe intends to find a lover for his daughter.
Although Zhang Jianxiu is not good at school, he is not as good as his brothers who want to be admitted to the Jinshi, but he has excellent conduct and is a good match.
But Zhang Ju is the first assistant, and Wang Zhihe is the secretary of the criminal department, if this becomes the family of the children, wouldn't it be the same as Wang Chonggu and Zhang Siwei, and become the clan party of the children's family? Wang Zhihe had the intention of going home, going home to raise relatives and find a lover for his daughter, he wanted to fulfill his small family, he was unwilling to sacrifice his small family to fulfill everyone.
In public and private, Wang Zhihe chose private.
Marrying a daughter this year is to let her daughter reincarnate, Wang Zhihe is naturally cautious.
"Okay." Zhang Juzheng nodded and said, he agreed, Wang Zhihe is not the secretary of the criminal department, so naturally there is no concern about the clan party.
"Be careful of Zhang Han, this person is not a good type." Before Wang Zhihe left, he suddenly said with a solemn face.
"That's why I said I'm tired, I don't help, you know, it's hard to do things, you have to leave, what can I do?" Zhang Juzheng smiled when he heard this, and his face was peaceful.
Wang Zhihe was silent for a long time before he said: "My mother is old and her legs and feet are inconvenient, and I have already had the idea of going, and what my husband did was in vain. β
Zhang Juzheng shook his head and said with great disapproval: "How do you know if you don't do it?" β
"Well, it's gone." Wang Zhihe waved his hand and left the Quanchu Hall.
You Qi said with doubts: "Sir, why do you want to promise your children and daughters, he is leaving." β
"The reason why I have to say yes is that I can agree." Zhang Juzheng explained: "I didn't agree before, because he was the secretary of the Criminal Department. β
"I don't understand." You Qi frowned and asked, "Wang Chonggu, Zhang Siwei, and Yang Bo have done it, but Mr. can't do it?" β
"I can't do it." Zhang Juzheng nodded seriously and said.
"What a villain does, what a gentleman can't do? How can this be true? You Qi was even more puzzled.
Zhang Juzheng flicked his sleeves and said with a smile: "Because a gentleman has done it, he is not a gentleman, he has become a villain, you see that Yang Dazai can't settle himself at the end, he is obviously a minister of virtue, and he is so embarrassed, your husband and I, I want to be a gentleman." β
"I don't understand." You Qi finally shook his head.
Zhang Juzheng has been fiddling with the model of the hydrofoil sailboat recently, and I have to say that he stepped on the bellows hard, and the model of the hydrofoil spaceship did produce an upward lifting force, which made Zhang Juzheng believe that this thing is indeed the infinite principle of all things, not the Taoism of the True Martial Emperor.
Zhang Siwei asked his protΓ©gΓ© Liu Xuan to invite Wan Shihe to talk about it, this Liu Xuan himself was Wan Shihe's disciple, and as a result, he agreed with Zhang Siwei's point of view even more, Wan Shihe directly kicked Liu Xuan out, and Liu Xuan also completely became Zhang Siwei's protΓ©gΓ©.
When Wan Shihe rushed to Zhang Siwei's mansion, he looked at the person sitting on the right in horror, this person was shouting all day long that Yuan Fu was the secretary of the Ministry of Shangshu Zhang Han!
"You, you, you... Why are you here? Wan Shihe looked at Zhang Han dumbfounded, completely unable to believe his eyes.
Zhang Han smiled and said, "Why can't I be here?" The Ministry of Officials and the Ministry of Ministers elected Xuanda Governor Fu Wang Chonggu as the secretary of the Criminal Department, and I can naturally be here. β
Wan Shihe was a little messy, he thought about it for a long time before he understood.
Zhang Han, another Lu Shusheng!
This statement is not accurate, Lu Shusheng entered the court as an official as Zhang Dang, and as a result, he stabbed Zhang Juzheng in the back, and Zhang Han was actually recommended by Yang Bo, and finally became the secretary of the ministry, Zhang Juzheng is neither the lord of Zhang Han, nor the same township, the same list, the same teacher, and the in-laws, so Zhang Han, who always shouts that Mr. Yuanfu has a good disposal, is not Zhang Dang, but an authentic Jin Party!
People are too complicated, the pool of water in Jingshi is too deep, Wan Shihe has some regrets, he should follow Wang Zhihe to Shi together!
"People are full of affection, people's hearts are unpredictable, the ancients did not deceive me." Wan Shihe sat down and said, "Tsk, I didn't see it, Zhang Shangshu still has this face." Does Yuanfu know the face of Zhang Shangshu? β
"I don't know." Zhang Han is not very sure that Zhang Juzheng knows or not, but he knows that he has no other way out.
Wan Shihe suddenly realized: "No wonder, Chen learned to communicate with Li Yashi, Li Yashi has always said that gold and silver are the devil's demagogic monsters, as long as the price is right, even the soul can be sold to the devil." β
"Come to think of it, the monarch of Li Yasit has also faced such a situation before."
Zhang Han didn't answer, and said quite solemnly: "Let's get down to business, Wang Chonggu's return to Beijing to take up his post must be passed through the court meeting, and without the support of Wan Shangshu, it is impossible to do it." β
Wan Shihe waved his hand again and again and said, "The court meeting has passed, will Yuanfu agree?" Motosuke promised, did Your Majesty promise? I promised to have a fart, I'm just a secretary of the Ministry of Rites who is scolded by the emperor every day. β
"When you are struck by lightning, don't bother me."
Zhang Han and Zhang Siwei's faces were solemn, this Wan Shihe is becoming more and more difficult to deal with now, is the pedantic old pedant in the past so slippery?
The sleek Wan Shihe, slippery and didn't keep his hands, he didn't say yes at all, he didn't say no, he all looked at the wind, where the wind was strong, he would stand there, the imperial power concession, follow the crowd!
After Wan Shihe got the news, he thought about it very seriously, and his mind was full of official book screens, which was a visual management system of power, and after he figured it out, he asked his subordinates to prepare a gift, and went directly to the Quanchu Hall to hand over the post.
Zhang Juzheng's visit to Wan Shihe can be said to be extremely unexpected!
"Wan Shangshu came this time, why did he come here?" Zhang Juzheng and Wan Shihe politely exchanged words and began to talk about business after the sun was shining tonight.
Wan Shihe said with a solemn face: "Zhang Han, he said that he would recommend Wang Chonggu to be the secretary of the Criminal Department. β
"Oh." Zhang Juzheng is not very surprised.
Wan Shihe said in amazement: "Yuanfu already knew that this would happen? β
"Wan Shangshu looks particularly surprised, does he think that Zhang Han is my Zhang Juzheng?" Zhang Juzheng shook his head and said: "Although I don't know what he wants to do, Zhang Han has never been my Zhang Juzheng's official secretary." β
"Motosuke already has a way to deal with it?" Wan Shihe's eyes widened, and he asked in even more surprise.
"Yes." Zhang Juzheng nodded.
"Mr. Hega's Motosuke." After Wan Shihe heard about it, people were stupid, people were full of affection, and people were unpredictable, this pool of water was too deep, and it was bottomless, was it really suitable for him to continue to stay in the Wenhua Palace?
Zhang Juzheng no longer talks about Zhang Han, for Zhang Juzheng, he doesn't really care about the dog fight, they are all officials of the same dynasty, and they are all His Majesty's courtiers, how can there be any betrayal? Zhang Han has his own plans, Zhang Juzheng also has his own plans, the winner of the dog fight takes all, as long as he Zhang Juzheng lives, he will always win the dog fight.
Zhang Juzheng and Wan Shihe had a good chat about the Honglu Temple of the Ministry of Rites, especially about continuing to translate various arithmetic, maritime schools, general affairs schools, and so on.
Zhang Juzheng said: "It is not a shame to admit backwardness, it is obvious that backwardness has to boast of being a superior country in the Celestial Empire, and refuses to change, for fear of losing the face of the imperial court, losing the war, and being choked by the throat in all financial and economic matters, which is the most humiliating." β
"Obviously, symbols are more convenient and algebra is more convenient, but they hold Huayi's discrimination, they are complacent, refuse to move forward, and turn the originally progressive into backward, which is the most humiliating."
"The sea is tolerant of all rivers, learn from each other's strengths and weaknesses to keep the chaff, this is His Majesty's instructions, but also the ancestors into the law, artillery, firearms are not as good as people, learn to improve, shipbuilding law is not as good as people, learn, learn to improve."
"I see that in the Tessie algorithm, there is a double-entry accounting method for loans, can you translate it? It is also good as a supplement to the Ming bookkeeping method. β
Wan Shihe nodded frequently, and agreed very much with Zhang Juzheng's words, arithmetic is already difficult, and it has to be written as a book of heaven, and he refuses to simplify, how can it be easily promoted? If you don't have a suitable car to drive far away, how can you go far? He said affirmatively: "What Yuan Fu said is that I will let Chen learn to translate one or two." β
When Wan Shihe left the Quanchu Guild Hall, he went to the Quanjin Guild Hall again, Ge Shouli was not very surprised by this, and there were few people who shouted that they were loyal to the monarch and the country but sought personal gain? Carrying... Less? It's not a big deal.
In the early morning of the next day, Zhu Yijun met with Li Yashi, the special envoy of the Big Buddha Lang Machinery Kingdom, and Antonio, the heir of the Little Buddha Lang Machinery Kingdom, in the Wenhua Palace.
"The envoy from afar came to meet His Majesty the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty, long live Your Majesty, long live long live, I came from afar and brought a letter of state from the king of our country." Le Yasit was holding a letter, a letter from Felipe II to the little emperor.
The Honglu Temple Qing Chen Society has already translated it, and tried its best to be faithful.
Zhu Yijun has also read it a long time ago, and also wrote a reply, considering that Taixi did not have a Ming Dynasty, he directly translated it into Latin bilingual in Honglu Temple to prevent misreading.
"Antonio, do you know a guy named Sherlock? A loan shark merchant. Zhu Yijun looked at Antonio and asked curiously.
Antonio thought seriously for a long time, shook his head and said, "Sherlock? I don't know, my ship owner is King Felipe II of Spain, and I don't need to borrow money to do things, I just need to be able to sail a good ship. β
"Supreme Emperor Ming, I have a few gifts to offer."
Two small yellow doors carried a large box, and Antonio opened it and said: "This is all the sweet potatoes and potatoes I can collect in the world, believe me, Your Majesty, there is no one in this world who has collected more than me." β
"From India, from the Congo River, from Peru, from La Plata, from New Granada, all the potatoes and sweet potatoes are here, and I heard that the Honorable King is looking for these, so I brought them this time, and only some of them are here, and the rest has been handed over to the Governor of your country."
This is the first gift, sweet potatoes and potatoes from all over the world, the Ming court wants to plant and promote potatoes, Antonio as one of the heirs of Portugal, he has the power to mobilize Portugal's resources in the Indian Ocean, since the little emperor likes to farm, then naturally to his liking.
After knowing that the little emperor liked farming very much, and it was sweet potatoes and potatoes, he had this idea.
"Is the prince bribing me?" Zhu Yijun asked with a smile, after seeing the real thing, Zhu Yijun even changed his title, from Antonio to a prince, if he could come up with more things, Zhu Yijun wouldn't mind being more polite.
Face is given to each other, Antonio is willing to cross the ocean and take these things that Zhu Yijun needs to give face, Zhu Yijun is naturally willing to give more face.
Prince? An unfamiliar name, Antonio was somewhat silent, he was very vocal among the common people, but no one had ever called him that.
Most people call him a merchant, or a captain.
Antonio waved his hand again and again and said: "No, no, no, in our Tessie, there is no such thing as bribery, this is called a donation or investment, of course this is the same, in our Tessie, this does not violate the law." β
"As Your Majesty sees it, I need Your Majesty's investment."
Please, beg for a monthly pass, woo!!!!!!!!
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