Yangtze River port.

When Li Qing arrived, Shen Xin was already waiting.

Seeing his group coming, Shen Xin immediately stepped forward and said with a smile: "My lord, one million taels of silver is ready, you can order it." ”

"No need, Boss Shen's credit officer is trustworthy." Li Qing waved his hand and said, "The taxes owed, as well as the remaining arrears, I hope that Boss Shen will settle them before the end of the year." ”

"That's nature." Shen Xin hurriedly promised, "At the latest this year, I promise to send it to Jingshi." ”

Only by currying favor with the imperial court can he get the support of the imperial court, and with the support of the imperial court, he can further grow, this truth, Shen Xin, who has already tasted the sweetness, understands it deeply.

Li Qing waved his hand, "Carry the silver to the ship, and then set off!" ”

"Yes."

The accompanying brocade guards immediately threw off their arms and carried silver to the ship.

~

The waterway is not only fast, but also very comfortable.

Along the way, the little guy who was curious about everything he saw was so lively that he grabbed Li Qing and asked questions.

Seeing that the little guy was not seasick at all, Li Qing felt relaxed and answered the little guy's questions one by one.

What flies in the sky and swims in the water...... Have a lot of fun along the way.

More than ten days later, he arrived in Beijing.

It's March soon, and it's the season of spring flowers, and Kyoshi is not cold at all, and it is perfect to stagger the severe cold.

"Godfather, where is home?"

"It's not far, it's almost there." Li Qing touched the little guy's head, "Immediately the godfather wants to go to the palace, can you play with this little father-in-law for a while?" ”

"Okay!" The little guy nodded sheepishly, "Then godfather, you have to come back soon." ”

"yes, okay." Li Qing nodded, and said to the little eunuch on the side: "I'm tired of my father-in-law." ”

The little eunuch hurriedly waved his hand, "Lord Li is polite, and you can do it with a gesture." ”

Wang Zhen said that he should be courteous to Li Qing, and he can only make friends, not evil.

The main reason is that the last Li Qing counter-killing incident made Wang Zhen really angry, and Li Qing, like him, was not treated by the ministers, so he was naturally close to Li Qing.

~

Qianqing Palace.

Li Qing brought the silver directly in.

Whether it is the account of the household department or the internal payment, let Zhu Qizhen make his own decisions.

Looking at the glittering snowflake silver, Zhu Qizhen couldn't close his mouth happily, but soon, he stopped the corners of his mouth and frowned:

"Why is it like that?"

"Shen Xin couldn't take out so much money for a while, but he had already made a guarantee that before the lunar month this year, even the taxes and the balance would be settled." Li Qing explained.

Zhu Qizhen said unhappily: "He has such a big property, he can't even pay off the account, I don't believe it;

Even if he really can't afford it, won't he sell some assets? ”

"In that case, his previous efforts will be in vain." Li Qing said, "Now Jinling's maritime trade is monopolized in his hands, and the upfront expenses are indeed huge." ”

Zhu Qizhen's brows furrowed, but when he thought of the large amount of silver in the follow-up, his brows gradually relaxed.

"It's best to keep the business in your own hands." Zhu Qizhen said, "By next spring at the latest, the number of merchant ships will exceed 100, and it is time to put it on the agenda to go to the Western Ocean." ”

After a pause, "This is something that the ministers have already expected, how do you think they will deal with it?" ”

"I can't say anything about that." Li Qing said, "However, no matter what tricks they use, they can't stop the imperial court from going to the West." ”

"Haha...... Great minds think alike. Zhu Qizhen said smugly, "At most, it's just another chaos, what waves can they make?" ”

Li Qing nodded: "The biggest problem at present is not the Western Ocean itself, but the commodity, now it is not comparable to the Yongle Dynasty, at that time the Western trade was completely monopolized by the imperial court, but now it is not;

Due to the decentralization of maritime trade to the private sector and the stagnation of trade in previous years, the existing productive forces cannot keep up, and it is necessary to focus on cultivating the production chain to achieve self-sufficiency. ”

"It's going to cost you more!" Zhu Qizhen sighed, his face full of distress.

Li Qing was speechless: "How can there be no investment in business?" ”

Zhu Qizhen held a piece of silver ingot, and his left hand turned into his right hand, "What does Mr. mean, build a weaving bureau again?" ”

"Yes, it's built in... Sky. Let's go to Tsu Port. Li Qingdao said, "Heaven. Jingang is very close to Jingshi, and from there there is an outlet for sea trade, and the emperor can also have an intuitive understanding of maritime trade. ”

Zhu Qizhen nodded slightly, and said in a deep voice: "There may be chaos in the future, you can't spend too much money, let's hold on to the silk first, and let the rest go for the time being." ”

"The emperor is wise." Li Qingdao, "My suggestion is to issue a mulberry planting policy in eastern Liaodong, where the land is vast and sparsely populated, there is no need to worry about food problems, and mulberry planting can increase income, and it is very easy to implement there." ”

Zhu Qizhen bowed his head, "Cheng, I will do this, and you will do the affairs of the Weaving Bureau." ”

Li Qing rolled his eyes, "Your Majesty, you're not so calling, right?" ”

"Sir, didn't I say you, aren't you comfortable enough?" Zhu Qizhen looked like he was digging out his heart, "Look at it, who can be like you, the time to go to court in a year is less than two months?"

Who can be like you, once you ask for leave, it is two months?

I didn't detain you this time! ”

Do I have to thank you? Li Qing complained, "Yes, I don't often go to court, but do I do less work?" ”

Zhu Qizhen's face was hot, and he said: "It's all for the sake of Daming, don't say anything about who does more and who does less." ”

You know shamelessness...... Li Qing said: "As the saying goes, more work gets more, do you have to ...... the emperor?" ”

Why do you need money? Zhu Qizhen was unhappy in his heart: I value you so much, how do you know that you want money?

Less nonsense, give or not give, right? Li Qing is more unhappy than him: I have asked Taizu Ming for everything, what are you talking about here?

The two monarchs and ministers confronted each other for a long time, and Zhu Qizhen suddenly smiled:

"Mr. has worked hard and made great achievements, how can I be a person who does not pull out a dime?"

As he spoke, he opened a box.

Li Qing's eyes lit up: Zhu Qizhen, who picked the door, was finally generous.

He stepped forward reservedly, and was about to say a few words, but unexpectedly, Zhu Qizhen grabbed two silver ingots and stuffed them into his hands, "Mr. spend it first." ”

Li Qing:(¬_¬)

Zhu Qizhen's face flushed, realizing that it was indeed a little less, so he made up two more ingots of silver, "Is it enough, sir?" ”

“……”

"Is that enough, sir?" Zhu Qizhen added another ingot.

Li Qing was too lazy to break this bit of broken silver with him, and said lightly: "The minister has been tired all the way, and he is very tired, if the emperor has nothing else to do, Rong Chen will retire." ”

"Then rest for two days." Zhu Qizhen said, "But I have to work after resting!" ”

You're going to lose my ...... Li Qing nodded expressionlessly.

As soon as he turned around, he heard Zhu Qizhen say, "Mr. stay." ”

"What's wrong again?!" Li Qing's voice was a little loud, which startled Zhu Qizhen.

"No, nothing." Zhu Qizhen said weakly, and then thought that he was the emperor, his waist suddenly stiffened again, cleared his throat, and said: "I heard that you recognized a godson in Jinling, it seems that it is...... The doll of the Cao Guo Mansion. ”

"Aang." Li Qing asked, "I brought him back, and the emperor wants to see him?" ”

"Not really." Zhu Qizhen shook his head.

“…… What is the point of you calling me? ”

"I'm just curious, why do you want to recognize your godson?" Zhu Qizhen dragged his chin and looked Li Qing up and down, "Mr. is... Is there anything unspeakable? ”

"If that's the case, I...... Hey, sir, what are you doing with your sleeves? Zhu Qizhen saw that Li Qing wanted to beat him.

Strangely, he was only afraid, and could not rise to anger.

Zhu Qizhen retreated again and again, but he didn't shout out the sentence after all: "Escort~!" ”

Li Qing forced him to the front of the imperial case, reached out to pick up the teacup, drank it all, gave Zhu Qizhen a 'you kid pay attention' look, turned around and left.

It wasn't until Li Qing left sight that Zhu Qizhen came to his senses and said angrily: "What are you doing?

Trouble figuring out, who is the king and who is the minister, okay? ”

The more he thought about it, the more angry he became, feeling ashamed of his performance just now, and scolding in his mouth: "How can this be true, it is really unreasonable, you deserve to be promoted to an official,

Give you a position in the middle of the matter, and it's over! ”

~

"Godfather, you're finally back." The little one came running like a joy and threw himself into his arms.

Li Qing picked him up, scraped the tip of his nose affectionately, and took out a silver ingot casually, "Trouble father-in-law." ”

"Lord Li is polite, how embarrassing this is." The little eunuch stuffed the silver into his waist without a trace, "Then our family will go back to the palace first." ”

"Father-in-law walks slowly."

Li Qing smiled, and then carried the little guy into the house.

"Are you hungry?" Li Qing asked.

The little guy rubbed his stomach and nodded, "I'm hungry." ”

"Godfather will make you something to eat."

There are more people in the family, and I am still a toddler, which has added a lot of trouble, but there are also more fireworks and warmth.

Li Qing couldn't take the little guy with him, so he found two maids.

Yu Qian also brought the donkey back.

After the last time, the ministers' fear of Li Qing went deep into the bone marrow, and no one beat him anymore.

The donkey is very spiritual, and he even knows Li Qing, arching his hand and acting very cheerfully.

A few people were added to the family, and the donkey also returned, and it became lively.

The heavy smoke and fire greatly reduced his loneliness.

…

Five days later, Zhu Qizhen came to visit and asked him to go to Tian. Tsu Port, supervising the construction of the Weaving Bureau.

Li Qing didn't want to go, "Your Majesty, the weaving bureau has been built several times, and the Ministry of Industry has detailed drawings, if you don't worry, let Dongchang and Jinyiwei watch it, there's no need to let me go!" ”

"Sir can't always be idle at home, can he?" Zhu Qizhen said in his heart: My money can't be spent in vain!

You're so uncomfortable when I'm idle? Li Qing was really convinced, "Your Majesty, have you started to prepare for what I told you before?" ”

"What's the matter?" Zhu Qizhen asked.

"Save the Ming treasure banknote!" Li Qingdao said, "It's been trading with Japan for so long, and the copper hasn't been shipped back, right?" ”

"That's right." Zhu Qizhen nodded, and then hesitated: "According to Mr., this money is completely a loss-making business, and it can't be spent directly, so let people exchange it for treasure money, isn't it too much of a loss?" ”

Li Qing asked: "Your Majesty, do you think that it is a loss to exchange copper for paper?" ”

"Isn't it?" Zhu Qizhen asked rhetorically.

Li Qing raised his forehead and lamented: "You are the emperor, if even you have this kind of thought, then the Ming treasure banknote is really hopeless."

Yes, on the surface, this is indeed a loss-making business, which is equivalent to giving away the money for nothing;

But this is saving the Daming treasure banknote! ”

"But ......"

"But what?" Li Qing teased, "Why couldn't you be when you printed treasure money?"

As the saying goes: if you come out to mix, sooner or later you will have to pay it back; It's time to pay off the debt you owe before, while you have resources now, and you can save while you still have money,

There's never been a better time to save the money, and if you miss it, you'll regret it later. ”

"I said two words, I'm not slamming the door, I'm worried about ......"

You're just ...... Li Qing asked, "What are you worried about?" ”

"Turmoil is back!" Zhu Qizhen said, "Fighting a war is the most money-burning, and now I finally have some silver, and I have to build a weaving bureau, and I have to lose money to cast copper coins, in case I ......."

"Don't be afraid." Li Qingdao said, "Shen Xin still owes more than two million taels of silver to the imperial court, plus the commercial taxes accumulated from last year, the money he alone gave to the imperial court at the end of the year will not be less than five million taels, and the money is definitely enough." ”

Zhu Qizhen was entangled for a moment, gritted his teeth and agreed:

"Done! Then mint copper coins to save the credit of Daming Bao banknotes, and you will be responsible for this matter. ”

Li Qing smiled slightly: "The minister obeys the order." ”

The strategy of saving the Daming treasure banknote has finally been put on the agenda.

…

PS: It's two chapters today.