My Daming New Empire

And with such a statement, when the people below come to visit him, they can also grasp the measure, and will not embarrass the two elders because of poor control of Zhu Zhanji's flattery.

Jin Kuo's return to the old place this time can be described as a homecoming.

In the seventh year of Yongle, as the most important eunuch of Zhu Zhanji, he was entrusted with the important task of serving as the guardian envoy of Ningbo City Shipping Department.He was originally from Yuyao, and he was originally from Ningbo Prefecture, which is one of the important reasons why he was able to hold this position in the first place.

During his stay in Ningbo, he was conscientious and conscientious, fulfilling Zhu Zhanji's task of letting him control the business and win over merchants, and well mastered a series of business operations between Daming and the vassal states.

However, in Yongle's 12-year plan to deceive the emperor, he suddenly fell into the trough of his life, and was almost decapitated by Zhu Di.

Although Zhu Di let him go in the end, it was all because Taisun kept him.

He also had a blessing in disguise, and was promoted to the chief eunuch who is the chief eunuch of the twelve eunuchs.

But for a whole year, he was always worried, for fear that Zhu Di would find out that he and Taisun were deceiving him. There was no such thing as "Magellan", and the globe was carved by Taisun himself.

It wasn't until Iwami Yinshan was discovered that he was truly safe.Because the "facts" prove that everything is true.

Even the craftsman who imitated the globe was not executed, so he was safer.

Then, he became one of the 24 eunuchs in the palace, and also became the general manager of the Xingqing Palace, and also became the most important subordinate of the Taisun.

After a year of low ebb, he is extremely happy.

This time he went to sea, he served as the chief commercial officer of the fleet, and the materials and money in his hands far exceeded that of any other person.

He is also getting closer to the status of his idol Zheng He.

Zheng He is the idol of every servant in Ming Dynasty, and also the hero that all servants want to be.

He is proficient in both literary and martial arts, brave in battle, and is highly valued by the emperor.If it wasn't for his lack of interest in power in the palace and his wholehearted desire to make a name for himself in the world, it would be impossible for Wang Yan, the chief eunuch who was in charge of ceremonies, to become No. 1 in the palace.

Today, there are fifty-three kingdoms in the Ming Dynasty, and almost everyone knows about Zheng He. It is said that in Nanyang, there are still people who built a shrine for him. What an honor this is.

And His Highness also trusted him a lot, not only made him a deputy commander during the Eastern Expedition, but also became a Duke because of this, and since then he was separated from the ranks of internal servants and became one of the most honorable generals in the Ming Dynasty.

Now he has his own duke's mansion in the capital, and has been granted a marriage by His Majesty, making his elder brother's son adoptive and inherit the incense. (Zheng He had a wife. Many eunuchs in the early Ming Dynasty had wives. And his wife accompanied him to many countries. It is also rumored that his wife is a mahjong master...)

Jin Kuo knew that he was no match for Zheng He in terms of war and diplomacy, and he had never proved himself on the battlefield.

But he knows that his advantage lies in his business ability, His Royal Highness attaches great importance to business, as long as he helps him take care of it well, he will not be afraid of any minister in his life who can surpass him.

When Zhu Zhanji was meeting with civil and military officials in Zhejiang, hundreds of merchants from Jiangsu and Zhejiang, as well as the tribe he had supported here, were waiting for his arrival in Sanjianglou, the largest restaurant near Shibosi.

Yu Xian was still young after all, he thought he was in control of everything, but in fact he just had the hard power of the government.The sphere of influence includes not only hard power, but also soft power.

In the past few years, Jin Kuo has never neglected his influence in Jiangsu and Zhejiang. He is also a local, and he is not as good as himself in terms of popular support.

When Jin Kuo led a team of servants to Sanjiang Tower, hundreds of merchants from all over Jiangsu and Zhejiang had already gathered here, and the leaders were several relatives of his Jin family.

Qiu He also stood in front of the crowd. He was able to cooperate with Zhu Zhanji to open the Dragon and Phoenix Silver House because of Jin Kuo's relationship.

Although the Chou family of Longfeng Yinlou didn't have much profit, because Zhu Zhanji took all the big heads.But with this big banner, Qiu's family has made a lot of money in other businesses.

Therefore, although the enemy family will not add obstacles to Yu Xian's work, at most it will be business-like, with some small favors.

Only Jin Kuo can be truly regarded as an ally by enemies.

At least until Yu Xian can really suppress Jin Kuo, this point will not change.

Everyone annoyed and troubled each other and stepped forward to Qi Kuo one by one, and then welcomed Jin Kuo into the Sanjiang Tower.

Sanjiang Building, like other large restaurants in this era, has a performance atrium. The atrium is square and surrounded by three floors. Diners on each floor can enjoy the singing and dancing performances in the atrium while tasting food.

In the era when there were no loudspeakers, almost all restaurants were arranged in this way, because more people could hear the singing and enjoy singing and dancing.

This model is also used in the conference room built by Zhu Zhanji at the Navy Headquarters.The stage is slightly higher than the first floor and slightly lower than the second floor, and voices can be clearly heard on the third floor.

The only difference is that the restaurant is surrounded on all sides, while the conference hall is fan-shaped, and an echo wall is specially built to amplify the sound.

Jin Kuo's task this time is to represent Zhu Zhanji to condolences to businessmen from all walks of life, and to promote the bank to them.

After being full of wine and food, he and the merchants explained in detail about the arrears of the internal supervision, customs tax adjustment, bank loans and other businesses.

He had just stepped onto the stage on the first floor. A young eunuch brought a basin of clean water in a copper basin. After washing his hands, he took out a bright yellow silk scroll.

This scroll is the same style as the imperial decree, but it does not have the design and color of the imperial decree, and the color is monotonous.Anyone with a discerning eye can tell at a glance that this is not an imperial decree, nor an imperial edict, but a grandson's decree.

Before Qin Shihuang, all orders issued by superiors to subordinates could be called "edicts".After Qin Shihuang unified the world, he named himself the emperor and called himself "Zhen".

He stipulated that only the emperor's proclamation could be called "edict".In addition to "edicts", there are also "manufacturing books". The difference between the two is that "mandates are the system, and orders are imperial edicts". "Edict" is an order issued by the emperor for a specific person and event, so it is said that "an order is an edict".

"Zhiyue" is the emperor's proclamation related to important systems, and "zhaoyue" is an order issued by the emperor to specific people and specific events.

The imperial decree is just a popular saying among the people.

Before the Ming Dynasty, there was actually no strict format for the emperor's imperial edicts.

When Ming Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang came to the throne, he said: "When you see people's words and actions, you will act in accordance with the sky, and you must not dare to be self-confident."Then officially use the phrase "Fengtian Chengyun Emperor's Edict" on the imperial decree.

In addition to the emperor, the prince and grandson can also issue their own orders, but they are collectively called orders.

Facing the crowd, Jin Kuo took a deep breath, and said loudly: "The Emperor Fengtian Chengyun ordered Sun Zhanji..."

As soon as this sound came out, everyone in Sanjiang Tower, whether they were eating or chatting, all got up and knelt down.

The servants saw that everyone knelt down and nodded to Jin Kuo, and he read again: Since the founding of the country by the Taizu, the political situation has gradually stabilized, the society has been peaceful, the civil order has been re-established, the number of private households has increased, and the grain production has increased year by year. Increase.In the south of the Yangtze River, the government-run and private handicraft industry developed rapidly, the commercial circulation from east to west, from north to south was smooth, and overseas trade was active, and various merchants made great contributions.

Since the eradication of Dongying pirates in the previous summer, the current court intends to expand overseas trade, but Taizu's sea ban will not go away for a day, and the goods of all parties must go through the hands of the internal supervisor, and merchants of all parties are not allowed to go beyond.

The internal supervisor shall act impartially and provide convenience and services to all merchants.A commercial bank is hereby established. Anyone who is short of money can apply for a loan from the bank. The annual interest rate does not exceed one-two cents.All merchants who support the internal supervision of barter trade will have priority in obtaining bank loans and the convenience of gold and silver transshipment.

Since last year, merchants in Jiangsu and Zhejiang have enthusiastically supported the imperial decree. Therefore, a group of patriotic merchants have been awarded the rank of Shi Langzuo to Cheng Shilang. Jue does not kneel.

Hearing the content of Taisun Ling, everyone was in an uproar.Merchants in this era have not yet colluded with the civil-official group. The class of scholars, peasants, and businessmen is distinct. Even if these big merchants are rich, a small tax collector or a small government servant can make them miserable.

Now if you get a knighthood, it is equivalent to a seventh-rank noble. In the future, you don't need to bow down when you meet officials who are lower than the seventh rank. Even if you meet the county magistrate, you only need to bow your hands.

This is a huge bomb, which blows up all the merchants, and everyone feels that they are going crazy.

Even most of them are not afraid of some small officials, because of course they have their own connections to develop into big merchants in this era.

But most of them are married or purchased with money, and they themselves are still taking advantage of the situation, but now this grandson's order has given them a legal identity.

Just for this status, most merchants present would rather give up half of their property in exchange.

Jin Kuo obviously expected this. He has had a lot of contact with these merchants in the past, so he certainly knows what they care about most.

When his voice was slightly calm, he said again: "Let's all be at peace..., Ningbo Qiuhe, Ningbo Wu Jinwen, Shaoxing Han Yilang, Yuhang Jin Zhiyuan, Hangzhou Liao Chengxian came to Shibosi to be personally interviewed by His Highness at two o'clock today, and accepted Your Highness confers honors."