Chapter 364 Two and a half million taels of tribute silver spread throughout the court
"What His Royal Highness Taisun said is extremely true, now, His Royal Highness King Yan is so disobedient to the imperial court, if in the future, the Yan Palace, completely educates Goryeo and the Wa Kingdom, then the Yan Palace, wouldn't it be ......"
Huang Zicheng was also angry.
King Yan's move, in the eyes of these civil officials who respect etiquette and law, is already a great rebellion.
Zhu Yunwen asked slowly: "Mr. Huang, do you think this matter can be played by the emperor's grandfather?" β
"Your Majesty?"
Hearing this, Huang Zicheng's heart tightened, and when he thought of Zhu Yuanzhang, who seemed to be able to see through what they were thinking, he was a little timid.
However, thinking of etiquette, Huang Zicheng had another big decision in his heart.
"Taisun is wise, King Yan is so arrogant, Taisun, as the prince of the Ming Dynasty, is impeached in a reasonable manner, and the ministers of the court and the central government will all follow."
Zhu Yunwen couldn't help but worry: "However, before the New Year of King Yan, I just gave the imperial grandfather a tribute of 2.5 million taels of silver!" β
Huang Zicheng said with relief: "Your Royal Highness the Taisun must not worry, His Royal Highness King Yan used to pay tribute to His Majesty every year!" β
"Mr. Huang, this time it's silver!"
Zhu Yunwen said seriously,
"Silver?"
Huang Zicheng was stunned for a moment, then reacted, his eyes widened suddenly, and he asked with a face full of disbelief.
"What does the grandson mean, 2.5 million taels of tribute silver, all of which are silver, and there are no copper coins, treasure money, or other treasures instead?"
"Exactly!"
Zhu Yunwen nodded slightly.
Huang Zicheng was directly stunned in place, it was two hundred and fifty taels of silver.
"King Yan actually paid such a large amount of silver, such a silver mountain in the Japanese country, he could refine at least one million taels of silver every year!"
Zhu Yunwen said with a straight face: "At least one and a half million taels!" β
"This ......" Huang Zicheng was stunned.
Zhu Yunwen hurriedly said again: "Mr. Huang, the matter of Uncle Yan's tribute to silver, the emperor's grandfather strictly ordered everyone not to spread it.
Lone only told Mr. Huang about this matter.
Therefore, please also Mr. Huang must keep his mouth shut! β
Huang Zicheng suddenly said to Zhu Yunwen with a grateful face: "His Royal Highness the Taisun trusts Weichen so much, Weichen will definitely not dare to live up to His Highness!" β
"Lonely is to believe in Mr. Huang's loyalty!"
Zhu Yunwen nodded slowly.
Then he spoke of his concerns.
"Lonely is just worried, the imperial grandfather likes silver.
And King Yan just paid so much silver to the emperor's grandfather last year, and as soon as the New Year passed this year, there were rumors of such things in Beiping Mansion, which should be intentionally done by King Yan.
Even, the officials of Yanwangfu who came back from Goryeo and the Wa Kingdom openly promoted the beauty of Goryeo and the Wa Kingdom in Beiping Mansion!
bewitched those northern scholars, they all went to serve in the palace of the king of Yan, and went to Goryeo and the Wa Kingdom as officials.
With all these things, I'm afraid that the emperor's grandfather will look at the face of the two and a half million taels of tribute silver and forgive King Yan! β
"King Yan is so treacherous and cunning?"
Huang Zicheng's brows furrowed instantly, "Bribing Your Majesty with such heavy silver, but if the court allows King Yan to toss like this, the tens of thousands of scholars in Beiping Mansion will all be under the command of King Yan."
In this way, the power of the Yan Wangfu is even more huge, and it is difficult to contain! β
Zhu Yunwen frowned and said, "How is this good?" β
Huang Zicheng was ruthless, so he suggested: "Your Highness, I can wait like this......"
Zhu Yunwen's face was overjoyed, and then he said worriedly: "Mr. Huang, can this plan really be done?" β
Huang Zicheng's face was full of confidence, "Your Highness is the prince, although those courtiers dare not disobey Your Majesty's wishes, they will never dare to oppose Your Highness."
As long as Weichen is more secretive, His Majesty will think that this matter was deliberately spread by King Yan in order to buy the hearts of the northern scholars.
In the court, the household department, the Ministry of Industry, and the Ministry of War have always been very short of silver.
Let them know about this, it will definitely be played day and night, and under the anger of Your Majesty, King Yan's move will definitely outweigh the losses! β
"Good!"
Zhu Yunwen's confidence suddenly increased, "This matter will be handed over to Mr. Huang!" β
"Please rest assured, Your Highness......"
Huang Zicheng looked solemn.
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Two days later.
Suddenly, a businessman came from Beiping Mansion.
When Shang Jia was drinking with his friends, because his friends didn't believe some things in Beiping Mansion, they thought that Shang Jia was exaggerating.
The businessman, who was already a little drunk, was immediately furious and directly began to show off loudly.
"How did Brother Zhang know that just during the New Year's Festival, the Yan Wangfu distributed New Year's goods to those Yan Shanwei and officials, and it pulled hundreds of carts!"
"Just an ordinary Yanshan guard, they all get half a catty of good pig meat, five catties of fresh vegetables, one tael of silver, and five taels of treasure money......
"We saw it with our own eyes! An ordinary soldier can get so many New Year's benefits, how much can those hundreds, thousands, and even commanders get? β
"Also, we heard that when those officials in King Yan's mansion went home for the New Year, they all used horse-drawn carriages to haul the New Year's goods issued by His Royal Highness King Yan!"
"How is this possible? How many soldiers and generals are there in the Yan Wangfu, and how many officials are there, His Royal Highness the Yan King distributes New Year's goods like this, and the Yan Wangfu has so much money? β
"Tsk!"
Shang Jia looked disdainful, "Rare and strange, do you know that His Royal Highness King Yan has a silver mountain in the Wa Kingdom, and he can refine millions of taels of silver every year." β
"Even, on the occasion of the New Year's Festival last year, His Royal Highness King Yan gave His Majesty a tribute of 2.5 million taels of silver!
It's all silver, and there's no money or copper money to convert......"
"Shhh...... How can it be? β
"Yes, now it has spread throughout the entire Beiping Mansion. All those scholars in the north are looking for a way everywhere, wanting to enter the Yan Wang's Mansion and become a scribe for His Royal Highness the Yan King! β
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"What, last year, the two and a half million taels of silver that King Yan paid to His Majesty were all silver?"
"Two and a half million taels of silver...... In this way, after so many years, how much silver has His Majesty's internal money saved? β
"So much silver......
In the entire court, there was an undercurrent surging suddenly.
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Fengtian Temple.
Zhu Yuanzhang was sitting quietly on the dragon chair, watching Zhu Yunwen on the side reviewing the recital.
Suddenly, an attendant walked outside the hall with a anxious face and bowed down to the two tigers.
"Let's go and investigate!"
Erhu's face changed greatly, and he hurriedly shouted to the waiter, and walked into the hall quickly.
"What?"
Zhu Yuanzhang asked slowly.
Erhu cautiously reported: "Your Highness, now the entire Jingshi, somehow suddenly knows that before the New Year's Festival, His Royal Highness King Yan gave His Majesty a tribute of silver!" β
"Huh?"
Zhu Yuanzhang sat up straight violently, a dead two tigers.
"This matter, we are not strict and orderly, how can we know about it so quickly, and the entire Ying Tiancheng knows about it?"
On the side, Zhu Yunwen was also shocked.
Erhu hurriedly reported: "Your Majesty, listening to the report of the inner servant, it seems that at first it was a businessman from Beiping Mansion, and when he was drinking with people, he said it under the argument......"
"Merchant?"
Zhu Yuanzhang's expression froze, and he said slowly: "Let's talk about it in detail!" β
"The last will obey!"
Erhu hurriedly reported the waiter and recounted it word for word.
After listening, Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't help squinting his eyes and frowning in thought.
In the entire hall, there was a sudden silence.
After a long time, Zhu Yuanzhang sneered, "It's ridiculous, the thing we want to hide was revealed by a businessman!" β
"Where's the merchant?"
Erhu was stunned for a moment, and hurriedly pleaded guilty, "Weichen should die, he forgot to send someone to arrest this person!" β
Zhu Yuanzhang said: "There is no need to arrest, take a good interrogation and see if he said it unintentionally, or if someone asked him to say it?" β
The second tiger was taken aback, "Your Majesty's meaning?" β
Zhu Yuanzhang said: "Let's go to the trial first!" β
"Wechen obeys!"
The second tiger answered, and then retired with a solemn face!
He felt that this matter was not simple.
It's just that he checked in Yingtian City for an afternoon, and learned that the merchant Jia had returned to Beiping again with the fleet.
Seeing this, the second tiger reported to Zhu Yuanzhang.
Immediately, he ordered his subordinates to rush to Beiping Mansion overnight to arrest him.
As for the second tiger, he is staying by Zhu Yuanzhang's side, as long as there is no big thing, he will not leave Zhu Yuanzhang's side for too long.
Day 2.
In the court, the Ministry of Households, the Ministry of Works, the Ministry of War, and even the Ministry of Officials and the Ministry of Rites......
Whenever there was the slightest excuse, he began to impeach Tobe Shangshu.
Or, from somewhere else, he wanted to pull out some silver from Zhu Yuanzhang's hand.
According to their calculations, in the past five years, just by virtue of Zhu Di's annual tribute to Zhu Yuanzhang, Zhu Yuanzhang has accumulated at least five million taels of silver in his inner money.
As for other possessions, there are countless more.
It's just that this majesty regards wealth as his life, and he holds so much wealth in his hands, and he rewards those military attachΓ©s with so little!
Now, with so many of them playing together, they should be able to deduct some silver from their inner money.
Pity.
As soon as they played, their originally slender bodies stood up in an instant, like angry lions, and reprimanded the courtiers.
The courtiers were suddenly startled, and their faces were full of panic.
They floated, and actually underestimated the position of silver in the heart of this majesty.
After the next dynasty, Zhu Yuanzhang was still full of indignation.
"Eldest grandson, you have taken a closer look today, those thieves eat the money we give them, but they don't think about how to govern the world, handle government affairs, and share worries for us, so they know to keep an eye on our internal money!"
"Let's save some coffin books, and then save some money for our eldest grandson, they won't let it go, it's really a group of thieves and officials......"
Zhu Yunwen nodded in agreement and said, "What Grandpa Huang said is extremely true, these courtiers are indeed too much!"
The court collects so much money every year, which is not enough for them to abuse, they just want to focus on the emperor's grandfather's internal money! β
Zhu Yuanzhang was pleased, "It's still our eldest grandson who is looking for us." β
Zhu Yunwen was overjoyed in his heart, and couldn't help but say again: "This matter, also blame the fourth uncle, pay tribute to the emperor's grandfather, and be so swaggering, so that those courtiers are all red-eyed......"
The smile on Zhu Yuanzhang's face instantly retracted.
Zhu Yunwen's heart suddenly suddenly, and he hurriedly changed the topic, "However, the fourth uncle's Yanwang Mansion is really rich, and he can give so many New Year's benefits to those Yan Shanwei and officials just for the New Year's Festival."
Now, it has provoked thousands of scholars in Beiping Mansion to enter the Yanwang Mansion and go to Goryeo and the Wa Kingdom to become officials......"
Zhu Yuanzhang smiled abruptly and said, "There are just rumors, the eldest grandson must not take it too seriously!" β
"Yes!"
Zhu Yunwen panicked inexplicably, and hurriedly responded.
Zhu Yuanzhang said gently: "Okay, don't think about these bad things, hurry up and review the music!" β
"Yun Wei, as an emperor, sitting in this deep palace all day long, only through the review and review, can you understand the lives of the people in the world, can you understand what those officials are doing, what they think......"
"Therefore, in the future, you must pay attention to the performance handed by every official, and do not slack off because of fatigue."
"Remember, grandson!"
"Good ......"
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(End of chapter)