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Chapter 390 C-character Scroll King’s Front Kylian (First update!)

When Feng Ziying received the notice from the palace, her heart was also surging.

It finally came, and I went to the East Study Room to play alone.

This is basically the treatment that Ge Lao, Liubu Shangshu and Zuodu Censor of the Metropolitan Procuratorate can only enjoy, and it is difficult for other court officials to enjoy it.

Of course there is a factor of being entrusted to Chai Ke, and Feng Ziying also knows that it has a lot to do with her strategy from the general examination to the palace examination and her performance in "Internal Reference".

She had never been in the palace, but she had never eaten pork and had seen pigs running on the mountain. Feng Ziying changed into plain clothes and waited outside the palace gate early, waiting for the servant to bring her in.

Walking all the way in, I didn't feel much. The waiter who led the way was like a boring gourd. He only cared about leading the way and didn't say a word.

He thought that these interior eunuchs should be talkative, but now it seems that there is still a misunderstanding.

With red walls and blue tiles, ancient cypresses and verdant greenery, Feng Ziying walked around a few big circles, led by the housekeeper and guards, to a small courtyard that didn't look particularly outstanding, except for the clean and tidy, half-new and old doors and windows, the quiet The environment, and others can't see anything special.

But it should be guessed that this is the so-called East Study Room.

If it is not for the court meeting, the emperor usually chooses to work here, and the emperor's bedroom is next to it, which is the most convenient for the emperor's daily life.

"Your Majesty, people are here."

The servant's voice was not feminine, it sounded neutral and peaceful, neither light nor heavy.

"Oh, let him in." A slightly old voice surprised Feng Ziying.

Emperor Yonglong should be in his early fifties, right?Why does it sound a little tired?

Stepping into the door, Feng Ziying just glanced at it, then quickly knelt down and kowtowed, and if he didn't want to, he had to follow the rules, "Student Feng Keng kowtowed to the emperor."

Emperor Yonglong's gentle eyes fell on the tall and straight body in front of him, and he nodded slightly, "Get up, give me a seat."

Feng Ziying still got up after prostrating according to the rules, and sat down with a brocade stool under the guidance of the servants, which surprised the servants, this is really the treatment of the elder Ge and the six ministers.

"It really is a boy born from a hero. I have wanted to meet you for a long time. I am quite sorry for the general examination and the imperial examination. Well, there is a saying that is good, the awl is in the bag, and the end is seen immediately, and the yellow sand is blown away. Seeing Jin, Feng Qing's trip to suppress the rebellion in the western borders is enough to silence all those who doubt Feng Qing."

Only then did Feng Ziying raise her head, stood up and saluted, "Your Majesty is too well-respected. This Western Expedition to put down the rebellion is all thanks to Lord Chai and Lord Yang's strategizing, so that the rebellion can be put down like a broken bamboo,..."

"Hehe, Feng Qing is too self-effacing. Not to mention Feng Qing's own merits, but also your father's merits?" The more Emperor Yonglong looked at the young man in front of him, the more satisfied he was. He likes this kind of firm and confident temperament.

"My father's merits and demerits should be judged by Mr. Chai, Mr. Yang and the Ministry of War. I dare not speak nonsense."

Feng Ziying saw that Emperor Yonglong called herself Qing, so she changed her name. This Shujishi is an official in the internship stage, and he can justify calling himself a student and a minister.

"Well." Emperor Yonglong nodded, "I have read the memorials sent back by Chai Ke and Yang He, as well as the memorials sent by your father through the Ministry of War, and Chai Ke also said that you need more detailed information. Report when you come to see me,..."

"Your Majesty Chai did entrust me with a detailed explanation of his plans and strategies when meeting the emperor..." Feng Ziying said frankly.

"Chai Ke said you came up with this idea first?" Chai Ke didn't bother to claim Feng Ziying's credit for this, and he didn't care about it.

"It is true that I put forward some ideas in advance, but the specific planning and improvement were agreed upon by Lord Chai, Lord Yang, and Lord Fang Sigeng, a member of the Ministry of War. I dare not take credit for it."

"Well, I understand the strategy of opening the sea, but I want to ask first, is there any difficulty in recovering Shazhou and Hamiwei?"

Emperor Yonglong knew that the key was still related to the issue of money and food, but he had to figure out whether it was worth it or not. If it became a gain and then a loss, it would really become a laughing stock.

"Based on the discussions between Lord Chai and Lord Yang, as well as my minister and my father, it is not a big problem to get Shazhou back, and it is not difficult to hold on to it. The only worry is the transportation of grain and grass. But with the grain and grass stored in Ganzhou at present, it is still enough Support, just need to make up for it later,..., but Hamiwei is a little more difficult. According to Mr. Chai's opinion, it can be put in the second half of next year. After the inland grain is transported and there are enough reserves, we can think about it. Given the domestic situation of the Erqiang Khanate, they are powerless to interfere with Hamiwei's power,..."

Feng Ziying introduced what she knew about the Yarkand Khanate and West Sea Mongolia one by one, and also talked about some ideas discussed with Chai Ke at that time: "Most of the tribes of West Sea Mongolia migrated from the northern grasslands. This is true of Huoluochi, Zhenzhen Taiji and other tribes. They have always been at odds with the Tatar headquarters on the northern grassland. The West Sea has always produced good horses. The abundant source of horses can also balance the demand for Tatar horses in the northern market, so that the Tatar tribes on the northern grassland will not make progress,..."

"...The commercial roads in the Western Regions have been opened up, and the tribute trade can be smooth. The court can also take this opportunity to straighten out the tribute mechanism, laying the foundation for further stabilizing the situation in the Northwest in the future,..."

These foolish words had to be said, not only for Emperor Yonglong, but also for the officials in the court through Emperor Yonglong.

It is always necessary to exaggerate the value and significance of the Northwest Campaign, otherwise such an endless supply of food and logistics will inevitably make those courtiers who advocate throttling expenditure chatter endlessly.

Of course, Emperor Yonglong knew the significance to himself of regaining the lost land of the former Ming Dynasty. No matter which dynasty or generation, opening up territories and regaining lost land is of extraordinary significance to the emperor, and the reputation of the scholar-lin people will greatly increase for it. The significance of oneself is particularly important.

Therefore, Emperor Yonglong has long made up his mind that even if he sells a few more Huangzhuang, and makes a donation with his infamy, drinking poison to quench his thirst, he must take care of this matter. Of course, if there are other solutions, it would be great.

Chai Ke mentioned in the letter the strategy of opening the sea and raising debts, but he was not clear about how to open the sea and how to get the final agreement of the court officials who had been firmly opposed to it. commentary.

Before this, Emperor Yonglong had also thought about it repeatedly, and felt that in any case, opening the sea and raising debts were better than opening donations, but he never figured out how to operate to get the approval of the courtiers and not to back their names.

"Feng Qing, I understand what you said. It is of great significance to open up the Northwest. It can contain and suppress the Tatars and reduce the pressure on the imperial court in the three sides, four towns and Xuanda, but the food and wages required are not a small amount. How to solve it? Chai Ke mentioned that Kaihai set up a shipping department to raise debt, and said that this is also your suggestion, and there are many complicated joints, and Chai Ke must have mentioned it to Feng Qing. How to solve the problems here, does Feng Qing have a strategy? "

Seeing Emperor Yonglong's pretentiously flat tone, Feng Ziying knew that the emperor had been tossing and turning in the past few days, and had already thought about this problem countless times, and it was still difficult to find a reasonable solution. Get the answer from yourself.

"Reporting to the emperor, I have indeed discussed with Mr. Chai, and we also believe that if such a strategy is adopted, it will not only solve the food and payment for the Northwest War, but also fill up the shortage of food and payment for the entire Nine Frontiers including Ji Liao. As time progresses, there will be more surplus to meet the needs of the sea!"

Emperor Yonglong was greatly shocked by Feng Ziying's words. He couldn't help standing up, leaning forward slightly, staring at Feng Ziying with fiery eyes: "There is no joke before you. Feng Qing must not speak big words just to please me. I don't like this." .”

"There is no joke before the king! How dare the minister be so presumptuous in front of the emperor? Naturally, he dared to make such a move with some certainty!" Feng Ziying answered the words unceremoniously, and stood up.

"Okay!" Emperor Yonglong was very excited, his eyes were shining brightly, he raised his hand and put it down, then lightly slapped the case with his palm, and nodded heavily: "Feng Qing said carefully, I will listen with all my ears!"

"In the past, all debts were mortgaged by land tax and salt tax, and these two items are the lifeblood of the imperial court's annual wealth. If there is a slight difference, it will cause turmoil in the government and the public, and the people's hearts will be unstable, so it has always been criticized by the government and the public..."

Feng Ziying pointed out the biggest problem in one sentence: "But this time, the imperial court did not use the land tax and salt tax as collateral, but the foreign maritime trade tax collected after the establishment of the Shibo Department as collateral! Therefore, there is no need to worry about endangering the The imperial court’s wealth and income are fundamental, so naturally no one can say anything.”

Of course Emperor Yonglong was aware of this point. Since the newly established tax was used as collateral, of course no one could say anything, but the question was, would merchants accept this collateral?

"Presumably the emperor should also know that although the imperial court has an order to ban the sea, it is not strictly enforced in the coastal provinces. It can be said that it is leaking like a sieve. I have heard that there are eight hundred even if there are not one thousand in Fujian and Zhejiang. Every family has With billions of dollars of wealth, they made their fortunes by relying on sea trade, selling Dazhou porcelain, silk, and tea overseas, and importing overseas copper, spices, wood, and even silver into the country,..."

"... But whether it is exporting porcelain, silk and tea, or importing copper, spices, wood and silver, the emperor thinks about it, how many people in the countryside can use these things? All these things are related to Ordinary people have little to do with it, but use things extravagantly. To set up this new tax category for these things, especially the import and export trade from overseas, is nothing to do with the people! If you really want to talk about one or two things, then It is also for those sea merchants who have been smuggled for many years and merchants who want to participate in maritime trade in the future to do their part for the imperial court's nine border defense!"

　Something to do at home, a little late, trying to type.

　
(End of this chapter)