This Chinese New Year's Eve, accompanied by Master, Li Qing was very warm.

The master and apprentice ate and drank, talked and laughed, and chatted until the fourth watch.

"Master, go sleep for a while, I have to go to the little emperor to pay New Year's greetings and get red envelopes." Li Qing smiled and said, "You can enjoy it all the time, and you will be sure to have delicious food when you wake up." ”

Zhang was sloppy and never polite to him, patted his ass and went to sleep.

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Fengtian Temple Square, the ministers gathered here, except for the officials who couldn't get out of bed, everyone who could come came.

Play and play, make trouble, don't joke with the year-end bonus.

No one wants to miss the day of giving out red envelopes, who doesn't want the money given for free?

The ministers greeted each other, the atmosphere was harmonious, and the previous tension was completely gone.

After all...... Celebrate the New Year.

Zhu Qizhen didn't let the ministers wait for a long time, and rushed over before the hour.

Then, the ministers saluted, and Zhu Qizhen delivered a year-end summary; The ministers sent congratulatory speeches, and Zhu Qizhen sent red envelopes, and the whole process was quite harmonious, showing the gentlemen and ministers.

This year's red envelopes are much richer than in previous years, and Li Qing got six taels of silver for one of the seven products, which is really a lot.

After the New Year's greetings, the time of Duchen is over.

Li Qing rode home on a donkey, began to clean up the 'mess' of last night, and then prepared a sumptuous lunch.

Cooking, cooking, busy until noon.

"Master, it's time to eat!" Li Qing raised his voice and shouted.

After a while, Zhang came to the guest hall with sleepy eyes, and when he saw the table full of good dishes, he instantly refreshed, "Okay, Qingzi, why didn't you see that you had this skill before?" ”

"I used to be in the mountains, but the conditions didn't allow it." Li Qing rolled his eyes and muttered, "Besides, you were crazy at that time, how can you ...... Ahem, it's a cold day, Master, quickly roll down your sleeves and beware of catching a cold. ”

"It's not big, it's not too small." Zhang snorted sloppily: "For the New Year, don't force me to beat you." ”

Li Qing: "......"

"Master, let's just say, you won't ...... anymore What's that? ”

", of course not!" Zhang sloppy said smugly: "Who is the old man, how can he repeat the old way?" ”

"That's good, that's good." Li Qing was completely relieved and served rice to the master.

The master and apprentice chatted while eating, although there was no lantern, but this year was very festive.

Zhang sloppy said: "Qingzi, I'm going back to Jinling after eating the Lantern Festival." ”

"Don't," Li Qing hurriedly put down the dishes and chopsticks, and said miserably: "Master, the apprentice needs you." ”

"Less meaty." Zhang sloppily glared at him, and then sighed again, "Master is very relieved of you, but he can't rest assured that he can't go to Jinling, after all...... Your junior brother can't compare to you. ”

Li Qing was silent for a moment and nodded slowly.

"Master, can you still top it?" Li Qing asked.

"I won't survive you." Zhang sloppy smiled bitterly, "The next time the deadline comes, it will really come." ”

Li Qing said nervously: "That...... How much longer? ”

"This is a heavenly opportunity, and it must not be divulged." Zhang sloppy diverted the topic, "Eat and eat, the dishes are almost cold." ”

Li Qing was helpless.

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Daming's annual leave is very short, and he started work on the fourth day of junior high school.

However, the year of the ancients does not refer to the two days of Chinese New Year's Eve and the first day of the new year, to be precise, before the fifteenth day of the first month, it is considered the New Year.

Although work started, there were not many transactions.

Li Qing was already rotten, so he was even more salty.

I don't go on once in the morning, I occasionally go to the noon court, and I only play a card in the yamen on weekdays, and Yu Qian is there, and no one picks on him.

Li Qing spent most of his time with his master, taking the little old man to play with the master at home.

The comfortable time passed quickly, and it didn't feel like much had passed, and it was time to separate.

On the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, Li Qing made the Lantern Festival with his own hands, and the master and apprentice sat under the fruit tree to eat rice balls.

Zhang Sloppy saw that he was depressed, and scolded with a smile: "It's still a long time, isn't it that I won't see him in the future, as for the look of life and death?"

Besides, didn't you say that now is the critical moment, and Master is here, so it will also distract you?

When you are free, you can go back to Jinling, and the master will settle in Jinling in the future, and you can see him at any time if you want to see him. ”

Hearing him say this, Li Qing's mood improved a lot, and he asked, "Master, when are you leaving?" ”

Zhang Sloppy pulled the last tangyuan into his mouth, got up and said, "Let's go." ”

"Is it so urgent?" Li Qing's face was full of black lines.

"I don't like ink."

"......" Li Qing nodded helplessly, "I'll send Master." ”

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Sending the master away, Li Qing stopped salting the fish.

In five days, the 27-day deadline for the coffin will be stopped, and after the Empress Dowager is buried, the battle will start again.

Qianqing Palace.

Li Qing took a sip of tea and asked, "Your Majesty, how is the army on the other side?" ”

"Don't worry, I and the British Duke are ready for a long time." Zhu Qizhen said confidently, "Just wait for them." ”

"Where's the treasure ship?" Li Qing asked.

"Overseeing." Zhu Qizhen said, "Dongchang and Jinyi Wei overseers, I also issued a death order, and if the transformation is not good within a time limit, I will dismiss Wang Wei from the post of Shangshu, and he does not dare not work hard." ”

After a pause, he asked again: "Sir, do you think they really dare to make trouble in the land of the three provinces?" ”

Until now, he still couldn't believe that those people would be so bold.

"We'll see!" Li Qingdao, "However, Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces are generally rich, according to my judgment, these two places and even if there is turmoil, it will not be too serious, mainly Fu. Build. ”

Li Qing asked: "I remember, Daming seems to have a silver mine in Fu. Build, right? ”

Zhu Qizhen nodded: "More than Fu. built, Jiangsu and Zhejiang also have. ”

At this point, he was angry, and since his accession to the throne, the amount of silver mined in the silver mines has fallen sharply.

"Sir, since these places are bound to be chaotic, why not take this opportunity to rectify the silver mines?" Zhu Qizhen said, "Anyway, I'm going to tear my face, so there's no need to show mercy." ”

Li Qing thought for a while and asked, "How much can the silver mine mine produce every year?" ”

"Mr. stopped on the eve of entering the court." Zhu Qizhen said, "In the first half of the fifth year of orthodoxy, the silver mine was handed over to the imperial court for 5,550 taels of silver, and that's it, the mining was stopped in the second half of the year, and some people were embarrassed to pay more in advance." ”

"So little?" Li Qing was surprised.

Zhu Qizhen sneered: "Orthodoxy is less in four years, not a thousand taels." ”

"How much before?" Li Qing asked.

Zhu Qizhen recalled and said: "Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Fu. Several silver mines were discovered and mined during the Yongle period;

Yongle reached its peak in 12 years of mining, nearly 400,000 taels of silver a year, at least 150,000 taels a year, and a maximum of 300,000 taels of white eyes;

Yongle mined a total of nearly five million taels of silver;

During the Xuande period, a maximum of 320,000 taels were mined a year, a minimum of 60,000 taels, and a total of more than 2.3 million taels in the Xuande dynasty. ”

Li Qing frowned, "What about the Renzong Dynasty?" ”

"This..."Zhu Qizhen thought for a while before replying, "It's about more than 200,000 taels." ”

"So much?" Li Qing was a little surprised.

He had never paid attention to the silver mines before, either by maritime trade or the situation outside the customs, and that the oil and water in them were so large.

"What about the years after the emperor ascended the throne?"

Zhu Qizhen exhaled a depressed breath, "More than 21,000 taels." ”

"It's a little less, really."

"Total!" Zhu Qizhen added.

Li Qing: "......"

This is excessive.

Zhu Qizhen said: "Anyway, it's going to be a showdown, I think it's better to go all out, what does Mr. think?" ”

"This ......" Li Qing weighed it, and felt that it was not wrong for the little emperor to think so, the plans to send troops were all ready, and there was no need to let it go again.

However, this time, the dissatisfaction of the ministers will also reach its peak...... Li Qing frowned and said: "If you do this, I am afraid that the relationship between the emperor and the ministers will no longer be able to reconcile." ”

Zhu Qizhen asked rhetorically: "Compared with marine trade, silver mines are just small heads, and the big heads are all dry, does it matter whether they do the small heads or not?"

Mr. Fei thinks that if the silver mine is not reopened, the contradictions can be reconciled? ”

Zhu Qizhen took a deep breath and said categorically: "Either don't do it." Or do it! ”

Li Qing pondered for a long time, nodded and said, "Cheng, then it's neat." ”

Seeing that Li Qingdu agreed, Zhu Qizhen's mood instantly improved, and he finally had like-minded people.

"In a few days will be the day of the Empress Dowager's burial, and then they will inevitably bring up the old things again, and I have decided to take the lead." Zhu Qizhen said.

Li Qing shook his head: "Let's let them do it first, the court struggle is no better than others, the first strike is often controlled by others, and we are the right medicine." ”

"Hmm... All right. Zhu Qizhen nodded in agreement, and suddenly asked, "Sir, do you know anything about the war?" ”

Li Qing was stunned, shook his head and said, "I haven't fought in command, how can I say from experience?" ”

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