The Ming Dynasty started with caution

Zhu Houzhao raised his voice and said seriously: "Father, please leave it to your son to make the decision."

The princes and ministers paid urgent attention. The price of silk, tea and porcelain was not only related to taxes, but also related to the business of the family.

In the past three years, we have suffered huge losses.

As long as the court says a word, a turning point will come.

The Supreme Emperor Hongzhi was about to refuse, but Yan Chengjin bowed and said: "I second my proposal."

Looking into Yan Chengjin's eyes, the Supreme Emperor Hongzhi pondered for a moment before slightly nodding his head.

Zhu Houzhao's eyes lit up: "I don't allow it. You can bring a decree back to Portugal."

To the minister's surprise, the new emperor refused directly.

There was a chill in my heart. Everyone in Franji was stupid and had a lot of money. They bought not only silk, but also porcelain, tea and refined salt.

I don’t know how many millions of dollars are lost every year.

Ouweisi said quickly: "Dear Emperor Ming, don't you think about it anymore? Portugal's silver is piled up like a mountain, and a lot of it can be shipped to Ming Dynasty for trade every year.

But if the king banned the sea, the trade between the East and the West would be cut off. "

The prince's face twitched fiercely, this is a threat!

The faces of the ministers were ashen. Although it was not too tragic, the huge source of profits suddenly disappeared.

My heart hurts so much.

The Supreme Emperor Hongzhi's face turned ugly.

His original intention was that he did not want to trade the blueprints, but he also wanted the Franji people to increase the price of silk and lift the ban on buying silk, killing two birds with one stone.

But Franji is not a fool either.

"The new emperor, why don't you discuss it first?"

"Master Yan, you must still have a few percent of your musket to display, so what if you give him the blueprint?"

Two officials from the Sixth Department bowed one after another.

This is related to their own interests, Liu Jian and Xie Qian looked solemn.

Zhu Houzhao shook his head and refused: "Da Ming will never be threatened by Fran Ji, just like the masters advised me not to climb over the palace wall, but I just can't help it.

Therefore, I understand the truth that dogs cannot change their habit of eating shit. "

The expressions of the Supreme Emperor and the princes became strange.

But Yan Chengjin felt that Zhu Houzhao's metaphor was very spiritual.

Zhu Houzhao continued seriously: "If the Franji people succeed in threatening, there will be a second or third time.

If what they want is the country, are the princes and ministers going to change hands? "

Controlling the price of silk and tea would control the gentry.

Driven by interests, one word from Franji could cause the gentry to be dissatisfied with the court.

The Supreme Emperor Hongzhi looked deeply at Zhu Houzhao with a meaningful look.

Although Liu Jian and others knew that the new emperor was smart, they were stunned at this time.

It seems that the new emperor had some considerations in castrating the Franji people out of shock!

Ouweishi had a dark face, and the interview ended. The Minister of Honglu Temple took them back to the embassy and left the capital on another day.

Zhu Houzhao blinked, thought for a while and said: "There is still a letter to be sent to the King of Portugal. We must not lose our prestige. Can you write it, Lao Gao?"

The Supreme Emperor Hongzhi was still worried about it and said: "After writing it, I will pass it on to you first."

Li Dongyang and Liu Jian knew the importance of this decree and nodded in agreement.

Back in the East Palace, Zhu Houzhao and Yan Chengjin struggled for a long time on the imperial case.

It is a canonization decree, conferring King Franji as the king, and allowing free trade between the vassal state and the imperial court.

"Lao Gao, will the Franji people charge too high a price for the silk?"

"Probably less than 10% sure..."

"The people who read this edict won't be slaughtered, right?"

"Jiang Bin is already guilty of death."

Only half a day later, Yan Chengjin had written the edict.

Gu Dayong sent it to Fengtian Hall, and the Supreme Emperor Hongzhi unfolded the memorial. Seeing the princes looking at it eagerly, he handed it to Xiao Jing: "Read it."

Xiao Jing hurriedly bowed to take it and said loudly:

"The emperor is destined to be carried by heaven, and the emperor is governed by the sage. The saints and benevolence carry the fortune. Throughout the world, everyone will respect the emperor's order. Pu will not fail to lead the sunrise in the corner of the sea. In the past, my imperial ancestor gave birth to many things... Zier Portugal , the rise of a sea country, the envoys of the west, I am happy to come with you...obey my orders and do not violate them, God has learned from Kong Yan, the king has a great reputation, I am so impressed!"

I read it for nearly half an hour.

Baiguan almost fell asleep and quickly cheered up.

However, Liu Jian and others heard it word for word. It was probably to confer the king of Portugal, give him a set of official clothes and an official seal, and ask him to declare himself a minister to the Ming Dynasty. For economic and trade exchanges, the price of silk was too high.

If there is any violation, the tariff on spices and other goods will be ten times higher and troops will be sent to Portugal.

Jiang Mian thought for a while and asked: "I'm afraid it won't be much of a deterrent. Will the Emperor do anything?"

The Supreme Emperor was stunned in place, and Gu Dayong reminded: "The new emperor said that Jiang Bin can pass on this decree."

In the prison of the Ministry of Punishment.

Jiang Bin was crying and was about to be executed soon. When he was stunned and regretful, the Yamen came with the young eunuch and dragged him to Fengtian Hall.

The Supreme Emperor Hongzhi frowned: "Why do you want this person to go?"

Yan Chengjin pondered for a moment: "Ordinary civil servants don't know martial arts, and military officers don't know etiquette, so it's difficult to accomplish this."

Liu Jin was the most suitable person to read this edict to the Portuguese emperor and come back alive.

But Liu Jin was not in the palace, so he could only choose Jiang Bin, who was inferior to Liu Jin.

The princes could not figure out what this decree meant.

Portugal is thousands of miles away, and even if it doesn't become a vassal, the Ming Dynasty can't do anything about it.

But Zhu Houzhao knew that Ruo Laogao was really the man behind the Tang and Song Dynasties.

In the next step, the Tang and Song Dynasties would send troops to Portugal.

When the time comes, it will be a matter of course to borrow soldiers, horses and iron weapons from the Ming Dynasty.

The Emperor Hongzhi thought about it, and after a moment of silence, he said: "Let Jiang Bin announce the decree."

Jiang Bin looked confused, and did not hesitate at all: "I thank the Emperor for his grace."

In early April, it was the time to go south to sea.

The two large ships gradually left the port. Jiang Bin was wearing a Feiyu suit, with a sword hanging on his waist, standing on the bow.

I sighed immediately. He was imprisoned for taking credit for his merits and experienced life and death.

There is still a chance to turn over.

I don't know what the note given to him by Lord Yan said. There was no one around, so he took out a secret letter from his arms.

But he saw a line of small words: I will write to you in person when I go to France.

But Jiang Bin couldn't help it. After opening the envelope, he took out another envelope and saw a line of small words:

I knew you would open it.

Jiang Bin was so shocked that his back was covered with sweat. He turned around and looked around, and put the letter back into the envelope.

…

In the capital,

Zuo Zongyi, the left assistant minister of the Ministry of War, came back from Xuanfu and reported on the reorganization of military affairs.

The officials waited for the retired emperor Hongzhi to finish reading the memorial.

Although Jiang Bin and others were punished, the military affairs of the nine borders also needed to be rectified, and they didn't know how to deal with them.

Zuo Zongyi raised his head slightly and looked at the retired emperor Hongzhi: "Since the Tartars have become citizens, should they be taxed?"

The retired emperor Hongzhi and the officials were slightly moved.

Zuo Zongyi said again: "The people in the border towns must pay the grass bundles. If only the people in the border towns are collected, but not the Tartars, I am afraid that there will be conflicts in the matter that has just been settled."

Zhu Houzhao and Yan Chengjin were not interested in this matter.

He took the initiative to bow and leave the hall.