The prostitutes of the Ming Dynasty Jiaofang Division were mainly song and dance prostitutes and music prostitutes, who had a low status and were often humiliated and had nowhere to complain.

In comparison, Wang Li prefers the folk green buildings on both sides of the Qinhuai River.

The green building of the Ming Dynasty is actually called "Goulan".

Among them, there are very few "prostitutes" who are really prostitutes.

Strictly speaking, they should be called "technical" women, singing, dancing, vocal music, piano, chess, calligraphy and painting.

Even, there are also social girls who specialize in accompanying people to play, all of whom are beautiful and talented.

The literati Yashi and the Jiangnan genius both like to take such prostitutes to row around the lake, and the forced standard is much higher in an instant.

And Wang Li still likes to listen to the prostitutes stroking the piano and drinking music, and when he listens to it, he hears the dawn.

Satisfied, he came to the dock, Wang Li rubbed his eyes, a little confused.

"I'll go! When we set off from Haining, weren't there five big ships? How is there a dozen more big ships? ”

"Factory, didn't you mean...... Do you want to buy all the sweet potatoes, potatoes and corn in Nanjing...... I couldn't fit it, so I bought another twelve big ships......"

Song Zhe looked tired and innocent.

Tang Shiji also looked tired, and greeted him carefully: "Factory man, there are two boats of potatoes, three boats of sweet potatoes, and one boatload of corn over there, and we will come over to meet them when the ship is loaded!"

A little care, not a respect!

The matter of the official reinstatement is entrusted to the factory company! ”

Hearing the words of the two clearly, Wang Li's face was black.

There are people who want to die!

Eighteen boatloads of sweet potatoes, potatoes and corn!

Do you want to kill me?

How did I know that this small city of Nanjing has so many sweet potatoes, potatoes and corn!

Nima!

Bought them all!

How much silver is this!

You won't persuade me?

"The factory man, plus the money for the purchase of the ship, is twenty-seven thousand taels of silver; Because of the time constraints, an extra four hundred taels of silver were added to each boat;

In addition, more than 200 men and 20 horse-drawn carriages were hired to help carry and load the ship, and the total salary was 75 taels;

In addition......"

"Needless to say, isn't it just a little silver! Well done! Our factory is very satisfied! ”

Wang Li applauded repeatedly, but his heart was dripping blood!

Nearly 30,000 taels of silver, just gone!

Alack...... Alack......

……

More than twenty large boats, Hurala went up the Grand Canal.

Wang Li has not yet returned to Beijing, but the impeachment has arrived early!

"Your Majesty, Wang Ergou is just a third-grade admiral, with a monthly salary of thirty-five stones, where did he get the money to go to Gool? Where did the money come from to buy a big ship?

If he said that he was not corrupt, the civil and military of the Manchu Dynasty would not believe it!

Your Majesty, please issue an edict immediately and thoroughly investigate Wang Ergou! ”

"Your Majesty, when someone saw that the Jinyi Wei of the West Factory copied Qian Qianyi's house, he quietly transported more than a dozen trucks of supplies!

This must be the instigation of Wang Ergou! Your Majesty, please investigate quickly! ”

"Your Majesty, when Wang Ergou returned to Beijing, he conspired with Tang Shiji, the former military attendant, for several days on the ship!

If Wang Ergou proposes to use Tang Shiji, it proves that he has accepted bribes! There is a suspicion of forming a party for personal gain! ”

Hou Sui, the imperial envoy of Henan Province, Zhu Guobi, the garrison of Nanjing City, Zhou Yanru, the waiter of the Ministry of Rites, Yang He, the deputy imperial envoy of the capital, and other civil officials played impeachment one after another.

Perhaps because of the reason why "three people become tigers", Zhu Youzhen, who originally trusted Wang Li, gradually wavered.

He was about to speak, but Wang Chengen on the side coughed a few times.

Zhu Youzhen understood the meaning in seconds!

It's okay, it's okay, it's not a big mistake!

The impeachment of Wang Ergou by the Chinese courtiers just shows that their "checks and balances" have worked!

There is Wang Ergou to divert the attention of the ministers, and there is Wang Ergou to take the blame for himself, isn't it what I have always wanted!

"Ahem...... Ahem......"

Zhu Youzhen coughed a few times and said solemnly: "I don't doubt the use of people, and I don't need to use suspicious people!" Whether Wang Ergou is corrupt or not, he can confront you face to face after he returns to the court!

At today's court meeting, what we want to discuss is not whether Wang Ergou is corrupt, but how to solve the civil uprisings in northern Shaanxi and Shanxi! ”

As soon as these words came out, all the ministers lowered their heads, and the palace was instantly silent!

Zhu Youzhen shook his head in disappointment, turned his gaze to Yang He, and said patiently:

"Ladies and gentlemen, you have all read the recital of the Governor of the Three Sides, Wu Zhiwang!

In the counties of northern Shaanxi, "the people are swarming", "thieves are rampant", and there are countless people in the army who are plotting rebellion due to lack of salary!

I'd like to hear your solution! ”

In the hall, there is still silence!

After a long time, Yang He held the Chao Wat in his hand and stepped forward:

“

Your Majesty, you should have read Weichen's recital, but unfortunately it has not been approved!

The minister thinks that my Daming has injured his "vitality" and urgently needs to consolidate his foundation!

As you all know, since the Wanli Emperor, taxes have been increased again and again, and natural disasters have continued, and the people are struggling to make a living, and my Ming Dynasty's "small people's vitality" has been greatly damaged;

The war in Liaodong was defeated one after another, the southwest border was overstretched, the teachers were lost before and after, the money, food and equipment of the soldiers and horses were exhausted for a while, and the vitality of the feudal territory was greatly damaged;

In the middle of the court, the scholars and doctors divided into separate households and attacked each other, and the back waves and the front waves were undulating with each other......"

Speaking of this, Yang He glared at Wei Zhongxian angrily, gritted his teeth and continued:

"Since the Emperor of the Apocalypse, the eunuchs have been doing evil, slaughtering the loyal and good, and the dead are incomplete, the courtiers dare not speak out, and my Ming Dynasty's "scholar vitality" has also been greatly injured!

Fortunately, the emperor ascended the throne, diligent and loved the people, widely promoted loyalty, and worked hard to make the country prosperous.

The Ming Dynasty has improved, but the veins have not been adjusted, and the wind is easy to enter;

The top priority is to cultivate vitality!

The ministers thought that all the national economy and people's livelihood, the officials ruled the border, the emperor was obsessive, and the ministers were detailed; The emperor is strict for the journey, wide for the place, the picture is gradual, and the town is quiet;

But Ling Chang is still today, why not worry about peace? ”

Yang He spoke at length, spitting everywhere, whispering in the hall, and Zhu Youzhen did not say anything.

Even, there are some disappointments.

Yang He compared Da Ming to a patient who "hurt his vitality", and dared to speak outly about the intra-party struggle between Wei Zhongxian and Wenchen, which can be described as a hit!

However, what Zhu Youzhen wants is not to explain the "cause", but to "cure the disease"!

It's a pity that the court meeting for several days in a row only saw the courtiers impeaching each other, and the infighting continued, but no one could quell the civil uprising!

At today's court meeting, Zhu Youzhen came full of hope, but he was still disappointed.

……

On this day, before dawn, the Grand Canal Wharf of the Beijing Division was no less lively than the emperor's patrol!

Manchu officials gathered at the wharf, nominally to "welcome the factory back to Beijing", and secretly gloating!

Many officials' memoranda have long been written!

As soon as the cabin is opened, these folds will be handed over to Zhu Youzhen immediately!

Twenty-three big ships, how many gold, silver and jewels must be carried!

In front of everyone's eyes, you don't have time to transfer the stolen money!

Even a little bit of no legal origin can strip you of the skin!

Then, the two ports of Haining and Pinghai are in their own pockets!

The first-class officials in the court also came to greet him, Wang Li was not afraid, and he didn't even give him a good face!

"How dare the petty officials of the three products in the public area of our factory dare to bother to greet hundreds of officials? Isn't this a torment for my father-in-law!

Ladies and gentlemen, be polite! ”

Wang Li greeted everyone and jumped into the carriage to leave, but was stopped by everyone.

"Factory, your big ship is really magnificent, comparable to Zheng He's treasure ship! Why don't you invite us to visit? ”

"Gonggong, it is a miracle that your big ship has such a deep draft that it can return to Beijing from the Grand Canal!

By the way, what treasure did you have on board? Don't you open our eyes? ”

"The factory is really upright, as soon as he arrived in Fujian, he took 27 corrupt officials, all of whom were stripped of their skin by the emperor!

The emperor also issued an edict to the whole country, requiring all officials to learn from the factory public! By the way, is your ship loaded with cannons or muskets? Where did you get the money to buy it? ”

The ministers asked a group, Wang Li was naturally not afraid, and said with a smile:

"Oh, it's not that Shaanxi and Shanxi provinces have suffered from drought, and when our factory returned from Nanjing, I brought back some disaster relief things by the way;

By the way, since all of you are here, please help unload the ship, hahaha! ”

Wang Li bowed his hand to everyone again, threw a smile at Wei Zhongxian, who was not far away, got into the carriage and hurriedly left.

In fact, when I was in Nanjing, eighteen large ships were loaded overnight.

Except for Wei Zhongxian, no other officials knew about it.

Of course, there are also officials who inquire about the type of goods, but they remain skeptical: the dignified commander of the West Factory will not believe him if he returns to Beijing from thousands of miles away with some sweet potatoes or corn cobs!

However, as soon as the cabin was opened, everyone had to believe it!

At the court meeting, when he learned about the goods loaded by the big ship, Zhu Youzhen couldn't cry or laugh.

"Long live the lord, the sweet potatoes, potatoes and corn of the eighteen boats are all rough grain, and no one in the DPRK and China officials can look down on them!

Just because no one looks at it, no one will be corrupt!

However, they can really fill their stomachs, and they are thousands of times stronger than the bark and grass roots!

There are many hungry people in Shaanxi and Shanxi, and the ability of small slaves is limited, so there is really no way to relieve disasters;

In desperation, he had to embezzle 50,000 taels of tax silver and buy back eighteen ships of coarse grain;

There are many hungry people, and the little slaves can save one by one! ”

"Yes, the factory is thoughtful!

All the officials of the Manchu Dynasty, if all of them are as attentive as the factory father, where will the hungry people come from in the world? Where did the popular uprising come from?

Bi Ziyan! Immediately send people to transport eighteen boatloads of grain to Shanxi!

In addition, the household department allocated another 100,000 taels of silver to quickly purchase coarse grain from the south and quickly transport it to the two provinces for disaster relief! ”

"Your Majesty, the household...... I really can't spare any money!

As we all know, more than half of the tax money last year and the year before last year has not been collected!

The military salary over there in Liaodong can't be stopped!

It's hard to last until the end of the year with that little bit of silver! ”

While speaking, Bi Ziyan was about to cry!

The officials of the Manchu Dynasty all nodded, Zhu Youzhen gritted his teeth and stood up: "That's it!" I gave out 50,000 taels of silver, and the household department quickly arranged disaster relief!

In addition, the arrears of taxes and silver in Shaanxi and Shanxi provinces will be exempted!

I don't want to hear about the civil uprising again! ”

Zhu Youzhen's face was pale, and he was about to leave, but Wang Chengen entered the palace to report: "Long live the lord, the Liaodong Army has mutiny due to unpaid wages!"

Lord Bi Zisu, the right man of the Imperial Inspectorate, was hijacked by soldiers while inspecting Ningyuan!

It is said that they will only be released if they take 200,000 taels of silver!

Inspector Yuan has already gone to Ningyuan in the starry night, and sent someone back to Beijing to report! ”

"Mutiny? Unpaid? ”

Zhu Youzhen immediately became angry and pointed at Bi Ziyan's nose: "Didn't you say that the garrison outside the customs is not in arrears?" Why the mutiny?

Bi Zisu, who was kidnapped by the soldiers, is your own brother!

You can do it yourself! ”

Zhu Youzhen was so angry that he blew his beard and glared, almost out of breath!

Bi Ziyan's face was pale, and he stood in the hall like a wooden stake.

The ministers whispered, but there was no solution.

It's all like watching a play, quietly waiting for Hou Bi's "solution".

Alas!

Wang Li shook his head helplessly, sighing endlessly.

Later generations of scholars have said, "The Ming Dynasty is the only dynasty that was impoverished to death", which is true!

The Ming in front of him is really hopeless!

Even if you want to save yourself, you have no heart!

So, hurry up and make some money and get out of it as soon as possible!