Since you want to kill the chicken and set an example for the monkey, you have to let the monkey see with your own eyes how the chicken died, so that it will have an effect.

As for letting them live, Chen Kan didn't plan to kill them.

They are all soldiers who have made great contributions to the Ming Dynasty, and if they want to take their lives directly because they reached out and took some money, it would be somewhat unkind.

Chen Kan and Ma He walked into the encirclement, and the soldiers who were stripped naked saw the expression of hatred on Ma He's face, and their faces suddenly became a little ashamed.

"Do you know what the crime of sticking to self-theft is?"

As soon as Chen Kan was born, the soldiers led by Fang Xu began to gear up.

According to the Ming Law, once the thief of tax silver is discovered, he does not have to be handed over to the department for trial, and only by cutting it off can it serve as a warning to others.

Although this batch of silver is not tax silver, it is more serious than tax silver, because it is the emperor's silver.

Even the emperor's money dares to reach out, this is no longer as simple as eating the bear's heart and leopard's gall.

"Subordinates know their mistakes!"

Faced with Chen Kan's inquiry, a cadre of soldiers immediately knelt down towards Ma He.

Seeing that a sergeant faced Chen Kan's questioning, he knelt down and pleaded with him, and Ma He suddenly had a black line.

These fools, can't they see that the Five Cities Terracotta Division is here to supervise them?

Seeing Chen Kan's expressionless face, Ma He knew that the love he had just asked for with his face down was completely wasted.

Looking at the leader kneeling down the soldier, Ma He angrily reprimanded: "You are so bold, even dare to reach out for His Majesty's money, and don't you die one by one?" ”

"The subordinates are blinded by lard, and they ask the general to open the net, and the subordinates don't dare anymore."

The soldier's face was pale, he didn't expect that the inspection of these captains of the Five Cities Terracotta Division was so strict, and they could still be searched out if they were stuffed into the anorectum, who would have expected this?

Chen Kan shook his head and turned his head to Ma He and said lightly: "General." The family has family rules, the state has national laws, and the official is only acting impartially, so please don't stop the general! ”

Having said that, Ma He could not bear to say anything more, so he could only turn his back unbearably.

"The first offender will be killed as punishment, and the rest will have their hands cut off and removed from the army."

When encountering such a thing, it is basically what Chen Kan says is nothing.

After all, he was still unwilling to save Ma He's face, but just let Fang Xu take the life of the soldier who took the lead in pleading with Ma He.

This is the price he needs to pay for provoking Chen Kan.

Fang Xu raised his knife and fell, and a human head rolled out of the dock, and the soldiers present were all frightened and silent.

The remaining dozen or so people were forcibly pressed to the ground and cut off two palms.

A heart-rending scream rang out on the dock.

Chen Kan couldn't bear to look at it, turned to look at Ma He with a complicated face, and asked, "General Ma, is this batch of silver sent to the treasury or to His Majesty's inner treasury?" ”

Ma He instantly understood what Chen Kan meant, he knew that Chen Kan was deliberately changing the topic because of his face, but Chen Kan still left him a bit of dignity after all.

He didn't admit it, but he had to accept it.

"Thank you!"

Ma He didn't say anything pretty, and after thanking him, he shook his head and said, "Your Majesty said, this batch of money will be handed over to Lord Chen for you to deal with!" ”

"Leave it to me?"

Chen Kan was stunned for a moment, then frowned again.

Chen Kan felt that if he continued like this, he would frown at any time, and he would definitely age quickly.

Zhu Di, what kind of moth is this going on?

This is a million taels of silver, and it was all thrown to him, could it be that Zhu Di already knew his plan in advance?

One million taels of silver, it sounds like a lot, but it takes less than two hours to move it.

The dockside warehouse was turned into a makeshift silver warehouse.

With 70,000 catties of silver, Chen Kan had to temporarily transfer 1,000 people from the Wucheng Soldiers and Horses Division to guard the door of the silver vault.

Then let Shi Wen lead Fang Xu and others to supervise the work, in order to prevent the captains of the Five Cities Terracotta Division from stealing themselves.

The little eunuch who came to Xuan Chen Kan and Ma He into Beijing had been waiting at the gate of the city for a long time, and when they saw that Chen Kan had finally arranged a good job, he stepped forward and saluted the two.

Then he bowed down and said: "General Ma, Master Ma, Your Majesty has an order, you two will enter the palace immediately after dealing with the matter of silver." ”

Chen Kan explained a few words to Shi Wen, and then followed the little eunuch towards the palace with Ma He.

"Long live my emperor, long live, long live."

Zhu Di met the two in the Baohe Palace.

Hearing the greetings of the two, Zhu Di withdrew his gaze from the globe.

Then he looked at the two of them with his hands in his hands, and said lightly: "Flatten!" ”

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

The two straightened up, and a small eunuch brought chairs for them.

Without waiting for Chen Kan to ask the doubts in his heart, Zhu Di continued: "Chen Kan, you are right, there is endless wealth overseas. ”

Chen Kan was stunned for a moment, opened his mouth and was about to talk, Zhu Di suddenly asked: "Ma He proves the fact that the Japanese country has silver mountains, then Luzon is an island formed of copper, and the rivers in the land of Annam are full of golden sand, is it also true?" ”

Chen Kan thought for a while, and then responded word by word: "Back to Your Majesty, these news ministers also learned from foreign merchants, as for whether it is true or false, since the matter of the Japanese State of Yinshan has been confirmed, then presumably the matter of Luzon and Annam also has some credibility." ”

After listening to Chen Kan's answer, Zhu Di turned around and moved the globe to the table, and the three of them stared at the globe together.

Ma He said: "Your Majesty, the slave maid thinks that with the national strength of our Ming Dynasty, if you want to know the truth or falsehood, you only need to send a fleet to find out, if it is true, my Ming will get an unimaginable reward, if it is false, it is just a loss of some money." ”

"If Your Majesty needs it, the slave is willing to be a pioneer in exploring the sea!"

The wheel of history has finally returned to the right track, Ma He took the initiative to ask for help, and Zhu Di will definitely not refuse.

Chen Kan did not speak, but stared at Zhu Di's expression.

Chen Kan was also very curious about what kind of choice Zhu Di would make under such circumstances.

After listening to Ma He's words, Zhu Di pondered for a while, looked at Chen Kan and asked, "If I decide to send Ma He to the Western Ocean, can I build a fleet of ships that sail long ago with this batch of silver brought back by the Wa Kingdom?" ”

After listening to Zhu Di's words, Chen Kan suddenly understood why Zhu Di handed over that batch of silver to him for disposal.

Dare Qing has already dug a pit and is waiting for him here.

A million taels of silver, to build a fleet, it is obviously not enough.

Moreover, the biggest obstacle to going to the West is not money at all, but the Jiangnan civil official group that firmly controls the Daming Sea Frontier.

Chen Kan blinked, shook his head and said: "Your Majesty, let's not talk about the fleet, when the first emperor was in power, in order to persuade the peasants, there was a ban on not going to the sea. ”

Chen Kan's implication is that if you want to go to the West, you must at least solve the sea ban first.

The fleet led by Ma He this time to the Wa Kingdom was a naval warship, and he went to sea as a diplomatic envoy, and the hundred officials naturally did not say anything.

But if Zhu Di wants Ma He to lead the fleet to sea again, it will be a slap in the face of his grandfather.

With the ban of the great grandfather in front, and the trade in Haijiang is controlled by the scholars in Jiangnan, it is strange that the hundred officials do not spray Zhu Di into a sieve.

Sure enough, as soon as Chen Kan reminded him, Zhu Di's face instantly darkened.

What is the reason why he can sit on this throne?

"Jingnei is difficult, Qingjun side, and the ancestral system is restored."

The word ancestral system is like two heavy mountains firmly pressing on Zhu Di's shoulders.

That's not something that can convince the world in one sentence or two.

What's more, who knows if the hundred officials will give Zhu Di a hat to compete with the people?

"Then you mean that I can only watch Haimao being controlled by those greedy rebels and thieves, and watch Baoshan stare?"

Zhu Di's mood was not good.

Countless wealth is overseas, but he is forced to make it because of the ancestral system, what is the difference between marrying a beautiful wife and finding that he doesn't raise it?

Chen Kan blinked his eyes and didn't speak, it could be seen that Zhu Di was really angry now, and even said the words of the rebel and thief directly.

Obviously, he is not ignorant of the Jiangnan clan's control of maritime trade.

It's just that for some reason, it's hard to say.

Ma He has no right to speak, he is a slave of the heavenly family, and the only thing he can do is agree with what Zhu Di says.

Zhu Di didn't know why, as soon as he saw the innocent expression on Chen Kan's face, he couldn't get angry.

His eyes rolled, and he suddenly thought about it.

"Chen Kan!"

Zhu Di suddenly called out Chen Kan's name solemnly.

"The minister is here!"

Chen Kan was watching Zhu Di's face-changing drama well.

But as soon as Zhu Di called him, a feeling of uneasiness instantly appeared in his heart.

Play with eggs!

Zhu Di, this old deng, won't let him carry the black pot again, right?

Chen Kan pulled out a smile and asked, "Your Majesty, do you have any orders?" ”

Zhu Di groaned: "You gave the globe, and you also told me about the endless wealth overseas, so it stands to reason that this should have been a great achievement." ”

Uh-huh, so what?

Chen Kan watched Zhu Di pretending, and couldn't stop scolding his mother in his heart.

He found that every time he saw Zhu Di, nothing good happened.

Either it's intimidation, or it's a black pot.

Chen Kan was a little skeptical, was Zhu Di's life compatible with him?

Looks like there's a chance to find a gentleman to do the math ...

The corners of Zhu Di's mouth hooked up a smile, and suddenly his voice changed and said: "I have always been rewarded for meritorious service, but you don't do well in this matter, I just want to reward you, and the government and the opposition will not be convinced." And since you have done this, there is no reason to give up halfway, only to do things well, so that I can block the world and reward you, what do you think? ”

Here it is, this time it's a pie painting.

Chen Kan's eyes were blank, and he told him not to be a frog at the bottom of the well, did he do it wrong?

Chen Kan felt that he was PUA by Zhu Di, but he had no evidence.

Taking a deep breath, Chen Kan looked at the smiling expression on Zhu Di's face, and resisted the urge to give him a few big pockets.

He asked, "What does Your Majesty mean?" ”