I am the king of the dead

Tang Xing is very polite, but Liu Yongcheng is not good. He has been putting on airs and is unwilling to talk too much. This is a stubborn donkey. He has His Majesty's will. If the words are not sincere, Liu Yongcheng really can't do it.

"Two angels, this seat is..." Liu Tianhe was a little confused. He had already found out clearly that there were only two angels, but there were three seats on the platform.

Tang Xing looked at the seat and explained: "Songjiang governor Li Binyan's seat, civil servant, you know that the airs of our civil officials in Ming Dynasty are much bigger than those of the relatives and eunuchs. How big is this governor Li Binyan? At this moment People are still in Songjiang Mansion."

"Ah?" Of course Liu Tianhe knew Li Binyan, governor of Songjiang, and had heard that Li Binyan had a good relationship with the third prince and his grandfather Tang Xing, but he couldn't understand it for a while.

Although Li Binyan was absent, Tang Xing did not owe him the courtesy. Although Li Binyan did not go south, he was everywhere.

"Let's not talk about him, I'm a straightforward person, I'll say some ugly things first." Tang Xing sat up straight and said: "Your Majesty has some rules, and you have to listen to these rules if you don't want to. "

"The first rule is that you can't buy Wu boats to carry Wu women, and sell people from Daming overseas to be cattle or horses. This business can't be done. Your Majesty said that if you find it in Borneo, you can find it on the spot in Borneo." Fa-rectification, see it in Java, feed them lead bullets in Java, see it in Hulumosi, burn these traitors alive with black gold."

"Your Majesty, you have always said what you say."

Zhu Qiyu's reputation is exceptionally strong, and he will do what he says, even the overseas abandoned people who immigrated through Ye Zhongxing are very appreciative of the emperor's reputation, His Majesty said, he will really do it.

Zhu Qiyu asked Tang Xing to be polite, because his words were really rude.

Liu Tianhe hurriedly bowed his head and said anxiously: "Angel doesn't know something. We wait for merchants to seek profit. People from Ming Dynasty sell it overseas to make cattle or horses. It is not suitable and too expensive."

If there were not nearly a thousand warships lying on the port, Liu Tian and these people would only treat the imperial decree as a fart, but this port is full of battleships of the Ming Dynasty, and the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty is telling them based on his strength. The bottom line, the bottom line is the bottom line, you can't even touch it.

To establish rules, the fist is not strong enough, how can we establish rules.

Chapter 919 Dental ban, smoking ban, picking bells

Liu Tianhe is a businessman, his ability to talk about people when he sees people, and to talk nonsense when he sees people, is much better than Tang Xing, but at this moment, Liu Tianhe chose to tell the truth, because His Majesty wants to set rules, Liu Tianhe nonsense Nonsense is bullying the emperor. Can you bully the emperor of Ming Dynasty when you go overseas?The Black Dragon Pao looked at him.

The truth is that people in Daming are too expensive now, and it is outrageously expensive to buy them as cows and horses, but if they are recruited to be family members and herd cows and horses, the price is just right. Tang Xing and Liu Yongcheng were very satisfied.

To be honest, it just illustrates the problem, His Majesty's rules are upright, not forcing the bull's head to drink water.

"Your Majesty always said in the capital that there will always be people who suffer in this world, either from Daming or from overseas. You guys, after 11 years, have finally realized His Majesty's good intentions." Tang Xing smiled at Liu Tianhe said polite words.

Peeling is a topic that cannot be avoided. These powerful households, under His Majesty's iron and blood wrists, have not been able to rip off the people of Ming Dynasty for more than ten years, so they have to find a place to bully others.

When you come out, you need to talk about your strength. If you are powerful, you will naturally have to treat the Daming people who came out with you. If you are a little bit better, your strength will be solid. Do you still have to rely on Fanmin who can't even speak?

Tang Xing continued: "The second rule is the Three Treasures of Fulu and similar things. Anyone who sells these things to Daming, no matter where they are seized, His Majesty will pursue thousands of miles and bring them back to the Xiejie Courtyard. Jiekeyuan, do you know where it is?"

"That's the place where even Tiqi's left governor has gone, and his feet are weak."

Liu Tianhe shuddered suddenly. The sale of the three treasures of Nanyang Fulu is a big business, and Daming is the place with the largest population in the world, and it is the largest market. But compared with life, this money is earned by life. Lifeless flowers, Xiejieyuan is the hell on earth, Tiqi these minions are the Ming emperor's bull-headed horse face, but anyone who offends the Ming emperor, even if he is overseas, will still be taken into the Xiejieyuan.

The notoriety of Yuan Bin, the bravest man in Ming Dynasty, is notorious even in Wanli Haitang, the child stopped crying.

Tang Xing smiled and said: "Not only that, you will also search the palm gardens, coconut gardens, and manors in Nanyang. I think Mr. Liu Shang has heard about the ability of the Tiqi to raid homes. It doesn't matter if you don't listen. Copy a few Home, I will remember."

"Remember, remember, I will definitely convey that this business that loses your head can't be done." Liu Tianhe wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and said.

Tang Xing looked at Liu Tianhe's expression, and asked gloomily, "President Liu Shang is so nervous, did he get involved in this business?"

"Tang Guozhang was joking, just joking." Liu Tianhe said with some guilt, his family is really involved in this industry, and the scale is very large. It has always been Liu Tianhe's long-cherished wish to open the Daming market. If it can be opened, then Wouldn't Daming's wealth flow into his pocket like running water?

Tang Xing sneered, subconsciously walked away and said: "Listen to my advice, don't test your Majesty's patience on this matter, what will happen to the three brothers of the Qu family after taking a large amount of three treasures of fortune? You have to go around. If Mr. Liu Shang is willing to listen to my advice, you will kill yourself if you do many unrighteous actions. If you plant the three treasures of fortune, if you get infected, if your heirs get infected, your huge family industry, who will earn it?"

"The lime is soaked, so it's ruined. This money is fast, but it's money for the death of children and grandchildren."

Liu Tianhe's expression changed several times before he bowed his head and said, "Thank you Tang Guozhang for your guidance. We will destroy the goods when we go back tomorrow!"

Liu Tianhe stopped pretending, and said that he was really involved in this industry, and promised to destroy it, because Tang Xing's words made sense.

Being close to the water and being close to the water is the first thing to do, and doing business is absolutely inevitable. I don’t know how to do business?

This pimp, who wouldn't steal it?He is engaged in this business, Liu Tianhe can bear it, what about his son?Then he paid [-]% of the immigration tax and went overseas, is it to make himself die?

Tang Xing showed a pity, this rule is about killing the chicken to scare the monkey, the chicken is right in front of his eyes, but the chicken flapped its wings and flew away after hearing a few words!Tang Xing shook his head and said: "Whether you destroy or not is your business. If you don't enter the four directions, you don't have to ask. But don't burn it with fire, soak it with lime."

"The third rule is that the country belongs to the Han Dynasty, and the next day is the next day. Your majesty doesn't want to see the streets full of strings. Walking on the street will make your majesty feel disgusted. Therefore, this third rule is for anyone. For fan slaves who entered the Ming Dynasty, all males, old and young, must be castrated before they can enter the Ming Dynasty."

Castration, of course Liu Tianhe understands that it is picking bells. All kinds of slaves sold by authentic big food merchants have been castrated. If they are not castrated, they will easily cause trouble. Liu Tianhe didn't understand, but after contacting the front and back, he understood what His Majesty was worried about.

"Understood, understood." Liu Tianhe replied with a smile.

Tang Xing's complexion changed and he said, "Be serious! This issue is very serious, and His Majesty attaches great importance to it. Don't be playful!"

Liu Tianhe waved his hands again and again and said, "Guo Zhang misunderstood. Your Majesty is in the capital and only knows one thing about the business of the Wanli Haitang, but not the other. Your Majesty looks disgusting. Then we powerful families also have female relatives. We see Disgusting too, isn't it?"

"To be honest, didn't we come out for eternity? These descendants are not mine anymore, why should I risk my life? Tang Guozhang, do you think this is the reason?"

Tang Xing listened happily, nodded and said: "Well, there is some truth to it, I can remind you that if it is not eunuched, it will enter Daming, and when it is inspected by the shipping department, it will be fined, one is Five hundred silver, and two eunuchs, each with twenty silver, if you die, don't make a fuss, the court will not be responsible."

"do you understand?"

When Liu Tianhe heard that he was going to be fined, his complexion changed, and after a little calculation, he immediately nodded and said, "Understood, Tang Guozhang is at ease, Your Majesty is at ease, in order not to lose money, we dare not cheat on this matter, Daming has the final say on this matter, and if it is banned by the government, he will lose his head."

When Tang Xing saw Liu Tianhe and other merchants, he did three things, banning teeth, smoking, and picking bells.

At this moment, Liu Tianhe agreed on behalf of a group of merchants who were negotiable and negotiable. Tang Xing didn't care whether they obeyed or not.

Tang Xing wished that they would do something wrong so that the Daming Navy could exercise their muscles and not lose their temper. Everyone in the Wanli Haitang thought that Daming was a sick cat.

The people of Wanlihaitang previously detained Daming envoys. This is a typical case of not being beaten. After a few heavy punches, you will be honest. Now Tang Xing has brought the Daming navy over here, why has no one dared to detain him? Live in Tang Xing?The black dragon guns are all polished and shiny, just waiting for someone who doesn't have long eyes.

Tang Xing chatted with these merchants for a while. After three visits of wine and five flavors of food, Liu Yongcheng said: "Taxes must be paid. Don't take chances on this matter."

"Anything the court does, it has to ask for money and food. The tax money of the city's board of directors goes into both the national money and the internal money. If the court wants it, your majesty wants it, and your majesty wants to pursue it, no one will object, because all the yamen in the government office They all open their mouths to ask for money, let’s put it here, your majesty will get back every cent of tax you evaded, it’s because you don’t do business with Daming.”

"It's not impossible to arrest your boat, arrest your people, refuse to enter, or even go to Borneo and Siwang Island to search your home."

In Daming, only tax payment and death are unavoidable. This is the result of the Nanya government’s rebellion and the war fought by His Majesty. For tax money, neither the emperor nor the empire mind launching a bonded war.

This involves a basic principle of politics, common cognition.

The rules established by His Majesty with war and blood have formed a common understanding inside and outside the Ming Dynasty. Bonds are of great significance. Even those gentlemen in the court should be bonded. You have to act according to the face of others, and the master still has to act according to the face of others, so is it still the master?

Money is not everything, but without money nothing is impossible.Liu Yongcheng was a veteran of the six dynasties, and he knew one thing. Liu Yongcheng once played a memorial to add it to the Record of King Jili, but unfortunately the article has been finalized, and even the additions to King Ji's Mansion and now King Yi's Mansion have not been included.

In the 11th year of orthodoxy, Yang Pu, the chief assistant of Wenyuan Pavilion, died, and the position of chief assistant was vacant. In order to compete for this position, fierce competition was launched between the court and China.

At that time, if he wanted to be the first assistant, he had to give Wang Zhen money. Among them was a major case that shocked the government and the public. After the bribery of 13 taels of silver was transferred through 'crowdfunding', after the case was exposed, Zhang Yi naturally couldn't ask for the position of chief assistant.

If King Jili wanted to punish Zhang Yi, he had to return the money to Zhang Yi. If King Jili didn't want to refund, then naturally he would not be punished.

A dignified minister of the cabinet, as an official to do this, Liu Yongcheng, a eunuch, is shabby for Zhang Yi. Is this still the Ming Gong of the Kingdom of Heaven?Tete has lost her status.

Zhu Qiyu's reply to Liu Yongcheng was: it's all over, Zhang Yi's civil affairs changed, and he died loyal to his country. At that time, the court was dark and the sun was dark, so there was nothing he could do.

Zhu Qiyu didn't think it was Zhang Yi's fault. If Zhang Yi was able to enter the cabinet with merits, would he lose his status and borrow money everywhere?

Liu Yongcheng added this matter, not to blame Zhang Yi for his personal moral corruption. Zhang Yi has been an official for decades, clean and fair, but not everyone in the court is Yu Shaobao, who has that talent and confidence. Be disciplined and upright.

Liu Yongcheng just told His Majesty what he knew. Whether His Majesty recorded it or not is His Majesty's business. As for who is to blame, it is natural to have a spring and autumn judgment.

"Liu Dadang, can you tell your Majesty that the reduction of one reduction and [-]% of the points are too much." Liu Tianhe's tone was full of pleading. He was originally the head of the Zhejiang Salt Merchant, and the salt business was extremely rich. But Liu Tianhe refused to accept it, felt that the emperor was too ruthless, stomped his feet cruelly, and left Daming.

After leaving Daming to do business, Liu Tianhe realized that this person was not from Daming, and he could not enjoy the preferential treatment of His Majesty's tax exemption of four cents and six cents for the silver.

The Shipping Division of Daming City takes one silver for goods worth one hundred silver, and if the tax is paid in silver, four cents will be exempted and only six cents will be paid.

This tax is so pitifully low that it is almost equivalent to no. The Shibo Division's allocation of points to the Ming merchant ships is mainly to absorb silver coins. More than ten years have passed, and the Shibo Division still has this function.

But the merchant ship is not the merchant ship of Ming Dynasty, so [-]% of the points will be deducted, and [-]% of the points will be directly drawn for goods of one hundred silver!This tax is no longer described as heavy, it is completely exhausted.

This is why the shipping certificate is still extremely expensive. As long as you get the shipping certificate, you don't even need to take risks at sea, and you can earn the difference in tax when you collect the goods from Panbo.

Liu Yongcheng just looked at Liu Tianhe and didn't say a word, until Liu Tianhe's heart was terrified, Liu Yongcheng sneered and said: "If you don't do good people, you have to be a lonely ghost. Now [-]% of the tax is paid. On the door, do you know that you have repented?"

"late."

Liu Yongcheng is a stubborn donkey, the imperial decree is still there. Hearing this, he couldn't help but speak ill at each other. Liu Tianhe was originally the head of the Lianghuai Salt Merchant in the Ming Dynasty. If something really happens, you can see it by posting greetings.

As long as he abides by the rules and laws, the Emperor of Ming Dynasty will take care of everything, so he has nothing to do to copy Liu Tianhe's house?

But the difficulty lies in the four words of obeying the law.

People don't do it, they have to be lonely ghosts.

"It's too late to regret." Liu Tianhe was not angry, that's why he cried when he heard the imperial decree, Wang Hua, and regretted it.

Liu Yongcheng shook his hands, stood up, cleaned his hands, went out, took a sandalwood box back after a while, opened it in front of everyone, and said: "Your Majesty has a decree, next year and the first month of the first month, the silver will be exempted from [-]%. That is, [-]% of the tax will be changed to [-]%, and [-] silver goods will be divided into [-] silver, and only the silver can be exempted."

"Your Majesty is kind. Our family will play the imperial decree when we get the imperial decree. Your Majesty said that they are all of the same language and the same species. Give me some favors so that you won't be in extreme hardship overseas. Your Majesty said that we, Ming Dynasty, will not protect you. Are you true?" became a lonely ghost?"

"Your Majesty also said that Zhun'er will wait for his heirs to return to Ming Dynasty to study. As for whether to stay or go, it is up to you."

Today, the bureau persuaded Tang Xing to be more polite and said that he wanted to let these overseas abandoned people have a root in their hearts. This root is not a false talk, but a real excuse. If it is real, they can go back to Daming to study in a fair manner. .

This is the root.

Liu Tianhe was terrified when he heard this, he looked at the other merchants in disbelief, and everyone was dumbfounded.

Liu Tianhe kowtowed three times and knelt down on the ground again. He couldn't even speak the words of Long Live and Xie En. Some people are prone to aphasia when they are extremely excited. Liu Tianhe really couldn't speak a word, so he just knelt down After being on the ground for a long time, he cried bitterly and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty, for your grace, thank you, Your Majesty..."

After Liu Tianhe waited for the group of merchants to leave, Tang Xing looked at the figures of the group and said with a smile: "Well, if you don't pay the tax of six cents, you have to pay [-]%, and your majesty will reduce it by [-]%. Look, why did you go early?"

"Someone has to open the way, right?" Liu Yongcheng smiled and didn't care about these people, but looked at the map and said: "Tang Guozhang, we set sail tomorrow to reach the Old Port, and we probably have to fight a battle there. "

"Is Liu Dadang afraid?" Tang Xing moved his hands and said, "The Xuanwei Department of the Old Port, the old property left by Emperor Wen, has been occupied by bandits for so many years, it's time to get it back."

Liu Yongcheng also stood up and said, "Whoever is afraid of his grandson."

9 Chapter Twenty

The Xuanweisi of Jiugang used to be the land of heaven and earth in Ming Dynasty. If Ryukyu is a filial son, North Korea is an unfilial son, and Japan is a rebellious son, then Xuanweisi of Jiugang can also be called a filial son.

In the 30th year of Hongwu, the Javanese-Majapahit country Vikara Mawahana sent a navy to break through the Samfoqi kingdom, the king of the Samfoqi was killed, and the entire Sumatra island was in chaos.

A total of more than [-] Chinese living in Sanfoqi supported Cantonese Liang Daoming as king. Liang Daoming became the queen of Sanfoqi and began to fight against Majapahit. Baigang crossed the sea and defected to Liang Daoming.

In the third year of Yongle, Emperor Taizongwen of the Ming Dynasty sent Liang Daoming, the king of the Three Buddhas Qi, to the hometown of Liang Daoming, the supervisory censor Tan Sheng, and Qianhu Yang Xin to bring the imperial edict to Zhao'an. After weighing, Liang Daoming brought his prime minister Zheng Boke to Beijing to pay tribute Spice, and then Liang Daoming stayed in Daming as the king of Sanfoqi, in the city of Xuanweisi in the old port. It turned out that Shi Jinqing, Liang Daoming's deputy, became the first Xuanwei envoy of the Xuanweisi in the old port of Ming Dynasty.

Whether it was the restoration of the country with the support of the Han people after the destruction of the Three Buddhas, or the process of facing the Manjaboyi after the Three Buddhas, or from the Three Buddhas to the Jiugang Xuanweisi, Daming played a key role in it.

Ryukyu King Shang Taijiu, Tatar Khan Tuotuobuhua, Annan King Li Sicheng and other kings all lived near the Siyi Pavilion in Tianjin Wei. The Ming Dynasty set up a palace to wait, and the local area was owned by the Daming King. This kind of thing itself is not Zhu Qiyu The first creation, as early as three years in Yongle, has already been established.

Shi Jinqing died in the 21st year of Yongle, and then Daming ordered Shi Jinqing's son Shi Jisun to succeed him as the comfort envoy in Jiugang according to the practice of "father dies and son inherits". However, Zheng He didn't know until he arrived at the Jiugang propaganda envoy on his voyages that Shi Jinqing Before his death, because his son Shi Jisun was too incompetent, his daughter Shi Erjie inherited the position of comfort envoy.

After Emperor Taizong Wen Zhu Di knew the details, he changed the edict and admitted that the second sister Shi had inherited the fact that the consolation envoy.

In the fifth year of Zhengtong, the Manjaboyi Kingdom saw that Ming Dynasty had no intention of going south to the West again, and immediately dispatched troops to eliminate this thorn in the flesh. Tens of thousands of overseas Chinese were killed, and the blood of the Three Buddhas was all in one. Since then, Daming has lost the east gate of the Xuanweisi, the old port, and the sea has never been peaceful.

Liu Yongcheng pointed his hand on the Kanyu map and said: "Java-Manjaboyi is divided into the east king and the west king, the west is the Java king, and the east is the manjaboyi king. We have seen the west king before, and the west king has no intention of getting involved. As for the old port, then it’s up to us.”

At the time of court discussions, the courtiers all regarded Java-Majapahit as one country, because the tribute was paid by the king of the West, but when they got to the land, Liu Yongcheng and Tang Xing discovered that Java is actually highly self-reliant, and the relationship with Manjapahit is not They are like a family, and occasionally meet each other in battle. Java and Majapahit should be treated differently.

"As for the Western King of the Manja Boyi Kingdom, he is in conflict at this time, the throne is vacant, and he has no time to look east. This is the best time to reset the old Hong Kong Propaganda Department." Liu Yongcheng put his hand on the Manzhe The position of Boyi Kingdom.

The kings and grandsons of Majapahit are fighting for the throne. At this moment, it is of great significance to reset the old Hong Kong Xuanwei Division. If the old Hong Kong Xuanwei Division is re-established, it can be integrated with Java. The battle for the position of the monarch has come to an end, and the Manjapahit Kingdom after the internal strife is also unable to crusade, and the old Hong Kong Xuanweisi has become an established fact.

Liu Yongcheng and Tang Xing clearly wrote about the situation of the Xuanwei Division in the old port in the memorandum, and the re-establishment of the Xuanwei Division in the old port was not within the expectation of the official ships and official trade voyages to the West, but the opportunity is fleeting. , Tang Xing and Liu Yongcheng felt that they could not miss this opportunity.

The instructions sent by the emperor through Pigeon Road are also very simple, Qing is overseas, and everything is determined by himself.

"The thieves entrenched in the Xuanwei Division of the Old Port are divided into three groups. The first group is the expatriate pirates. Most of them are not Yuan Song expatriates, they are Daming people who fought for profit at sea after Daming stopped going south to the West, and they are also the most powerful group in the Propaganda Department of the Old Port.

Tang Xing thought for a moment and said: "If we can fight for it, we still have to fight for it. We are the guests. Your Majesty ordered Yu Shaobao to suggest the old port of the county. Your Majesty thinks that the time is not ripe. If we can fight for these four, we still have to fight for it." fought for."

Tang Xing rolled out a wine glass, drank it down and said: "The Chen family was originally from Xinchang, Zhejiang. Because of the system, they refuse to communicate, so there is no need to contact them.”

According to the Chen family in Jiugang, the ancestors of the Chen family in Xinchang went to sea because the Wu king Zhu Yuanzhang killed another Wu king, Zhang Shicheng. , Searched all over the list of generals and counselors under Zhang Shicheng's command, but couldn't find who the ancestor of the Chen family was.

Li Binyan thought that it was just a forcible clinging, erecting a banner to gather people's hearts. When Tang Xing arrived in Java, he sent people to contact him, and it was just as Li Binyan expected, it was clinging.

The roots of the Chen family are anti-Ming, and it is useless to contact them again.

"I got in touch with Mrs. Li, but their attitude is unclear." Liu Yongcheng disliked people who sat on the wall very much. Ha Sanbu’s fault of sitting on the wall, this Li family neither agreed to recruit security, nor refused, which made Liu Yongcheng dislike Li very much.

Tang Xing said with a smile: "Liu Dadang, think about it, this attitude is not clear, isn't it very clear? He is one of the four old port families, and he chose to wait and see, isn't that an attitude?"

"Let's also think about it from Li's point of view. You, Daming, remember that every time you come out, you go to the West today, but tomorrow you will suddenly stop going to the West. When Second Sister Shi's family was punished by Queen Sushida of the Manjapahit Kingdom, Where is the Daming navy? If the Li family makes a clear statement, one day in the future, you, Daming, will pat your butt off and leave behind a mess, and their Li family will be attacked by groups."

"If we win, their Li family will be forced by Da Ming's force to tyrannize them, so they will have to fight with Da Ming. Even if one day the Daming Navy doesn't go to the Wanli Haitang, the Li family will not be mobilized and attacked, will they? If I were Li Patriarch, I don't know."

In the final analysis, Daming did not go to the West after nine years in Xuande, and the lessons learned by Shi Jinqing and Shi Erjie's family are still there. How dare Li Shi express his opinion so easily.

Liu Yongcheng was silent for a moment and said, "What you said makes sense."

Who is to blame?Liu Yongcheng is clear, isn't it the King Jili who has been buried for more than ten years?

Liu Yongcheng put a wine glass aside, poured another glass and said: "The remaining two Lin and Huang families are nothing to worry about, and their methods are cruel and ruthless. They robbed merchant ships. If they dare to rob their ships, then there is no need to contact them.”

"Then one per person." Tang Xing picked up the wine glass and drank a glass with Liu Yongcheng, but after Tang Xing finished drinking, he frowned and asked, "Did you drink water?"