The Ming Dynasty started with caution

Yan Chengjin followed Xu Yan and saw the prince looking east and west.

"Wei Guogong, the cabinet is over here."

"Thank you... Master Yan also wants to return to the cabinet?"

Wei Guogong Xu Er turned his head and saw Yan Chengjin's unchanged face, and his heart couldn't help but move.

In my mind, I learned about Yan Chengjin. Yan Chengjin, male, year of birth unknown, number of wives and concubines at home, unknown, disciples, unknown, official position, cabinet bachelor and capital censor, hobbies, transformation.

The last one alone is very valuable.

"Master Yan, can I discuss something with you?"

"Okay, please let me discuss it in detail."

Xu Er held his beard with his hand and responded with a smile: "Didn't you hear clearly what I just said to the new emperor?"

"It doesn't hurt to hear it again."

"..." Xu Yan.

This guy didn't say anything to help him just now, could he say something to help him now?

Xu Chu walked away without bothering with Yan Chengjin and went directly to the cabinet.

According to the Tang system, the Duke of Wei was of the first rank, and he was slightly polite when he saw Li Dongyang. However, Duke Xu Ru of Wei had a detached status and held heavy troops, so he only smiled when he saw Li Dongyang.

After explaining their intention to the cabinet members, Li Dongyang and others had different expressions and shook their heads in polite refusal. Xu Yan wanted to say a few more words, but unexpectedly, Li Dongyang and others threatened to drive him out because the ministry affairs were complicated.

When they got out of the palace, Xu Yingsu was already waiting in the carriage. Why was his father the only one out of the palace, and where was that little bastard Xu Pengju?

Forget it, he's not his son.

"Father, how about asking for a decree?"

"Yingsu, I'm sorry for you as a father. I'm afraid you will have to find another way out from now on."

Xu Yan sighed, feeling a little sorry for his second son.

After hearing what happened, Xu Yingsu raised his eyes and asked, "As long as I convince the cabinet, will the new emperor issue an edict?"

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Dongnuan Pavilion,

"I think what Wei Guogong said makes sense."

Yan Chengjin looked at Zhu Houzhao. There was no need to make a fuss when discussing with this guy. This guy's brain circuit made people finish the draft in a minute, so they needed to be faster than him in mental arithmetic.

"Lao Gao, how much benefit does Wei Guogong give you?" Zhu Houzhao asked back, squinting his eyes slightly.

"I haven't given it yet, but I've placed the value on it, so I'll ask him for it."

"You, a bitch, betrayed the imperial court for your own selfish gain. It is a serious crime to collude with the prince. Fortunately, I am the emperor."

Zhu Houzhao put down his pen and blew a few breaths on the map on the desk, and the ink dried a little.

It was the star difficulty map of all nations under heaven that Yan Chengjin showed him a few days ago.

This guy recreated it himself.

"Good merchants have become the treasury of the Tang and Song Dynasties. Among the three major merchant gangs, only the Guangdong merchants have no way. The Guangdong merchants are the most financially powerful merchant gang. What will the new emperor do if he knows?"

Yan Chengjin heard from Wang Shouren that Cantonese businessmen had established many business names overseas.

Unlike Shanxi and Huizhou merchants who were restricted, Guangdong merchants became the most powerful business gang.

"When people in the south want money, they need to borrow money from merchant gangs. This will make the status and credit of merchant gangs greater than that of the government. People from the gang can blatantly kill people in front of the government."

A good businessman will one day become a state-owned company of the imperial court.

Must become the number one business gang!

In this way, power and wealth will be firmly in the hands of the court.

"If I allow it, won't all the princes scold me?" Zhu Houzhao said unhappily.

"No, this is also about governing martial arts. The new emperor will listen to his ministers slowly."

Yan Chengjin gave Gu Dayong a look, and Gu Dayong understood and went out immediately, then closed the palace door.

After the two met and exchanged opinions, Yan Chengjin soon walked out of the hall.

He did not go to the Duke of Wei, but the officials colluded with the Duke, which would bring disgrace to his reputation.

Wei Guogong's "visa" in the capital is only five days, and he will come to him soon.

Sure enough, on a warm sunny afternoon, Wei Guogong Xu Yan appeared at the door of the duty room of the Metropolitan Procuratorate with a slight spring breeze on his face.

"My dear nephew is reviewing the memorials? My father-in-law, who is guarding Guangdong and Guangxi, has reviewed a lot of memorials. I can help you with some ideas."

Among the four great princes, Xu Guangzuo was the most diplomatic.

According to the information obtained from his housekeeper, Xu Guangzuo also boarded Yan Chengjin's ship and was so favorably used by the new emperor. In the final analysis, he still had to curry favor with Yan Chengjin.

Face is nothing. Except for the two princes who control the capital, the other princes generally have no face to speak of when meeting first-class civil servants.

What Yan Chengjin held in his hand was the dossier of Wei Guogong Xu Yan.

"I heard that Wei Guogong's business in pearls, rhinoceros horns, fruits, and cloth in Guangdong and Guangxi is comparable to that of Hui merchants in Yangzhou?"

The Duke of Wei, Xu Yan, was shocked. The imperial court did not allow the Duke to engage in business and could only farm. This son actually found out so clearly.

"It's all a small business, it's not worth mentioning."

Yan Chengjin advised: "The water of overseas trade is too deep. The prince cannot control it, but I can."

"Yan...what does Master Yan mean?"

Xu Yan was a little panicked. The Metropolitan Procuratorate inspected the government and the public, including the Duke and the vassal king.

Uncle Ping Jiang was punished by the Metropolitan Procuratorate.

Looking back in hindsight, it turned out that it was good businessmen who wanted to occupy Jiangnan's territory. Now that Yan Chengjin mentioned the business affairs between Guangdong and Guangxi, he felt panicked.

Is this guy going to mess with him?

"That's the literal meaning. I can grasp it. Trade between Guangdong and Guangxi is prosperous, and there are wineries in Liangxiang. But selling wine in Guangdong and Guangxi is difficult to compete with Cantonese businessmen. I wonder if the Duke of Guangdong has any ideas?"

There is a Nankang wine shop in Liangxiang, which has always only been in business in Beizhili.

But now there are big ships transporting it to the south, and drinks are expensive and profits are high, so it doesn’t matter how long they are stored.

Can be shipped to the south.

Duke Wei understood that the Liangxiang Chamber of Commerce had the shadow of Yan Chengjin.

But it was not easy for this dog official to show up, and he was guarding Guangdong and Guangxi, so he wanted to use him to protect the Liangxiang Chamber of Commerce. Even if the Guangdong merchants were unhappy, they would not dare to complain.

"But Lord Yan, the people recognize the goods instead of the people, and alcohol is not uncommon in the south."

After all, alcohol is brewed from grain.

Jiangnan and Guangdong and Guangxi are rich in grain, more than Northern Zhili. If it is transported from Northern Zhili to the south, can it make money?

"I can brew a kind of wine, Duke Wei does not need to worry about this." Yan Chengjin thought of beer.

Beer was first made by Egyptians.

The taste is not authentic. The taste of the people of the Ming Dynasty still prefers white wine, but beer may also be popular.

After all, in later generations, this is a business with a huge market that can be done for hundreds of years.

It can make money for the court and make the Ming Dynasty's business more prosperous.

"Okay, the Duke of this country also has conditions. The descendants must become officials through the imperial examination!"

"The Duke of this country, turn left when you go out. There is a toilet on the right hand side where you can sit and shit."

"..."Xu Chu.

Xu Chu knew that Yan Chengjin had misunderstood. As long as he was not appointed as an official of the seventh rank or above, wouldn't it be fine?

In the past, the sons of military merit were also appointed as the Hundred Households and Thousand Households of the Jinyiwei.

Isn't this also an official?

Why is it not okay to pass the exam based on ability? Moreover, the sons of military merit are different from the princes. For example, the Duke of this country can hold heavy troops, but the princes cannot.

Therefore, although the Duke of this country has a title, he is also a military general of the court.

"This official will try, but there is only a 10% chance. Duke Wei should not have too much hope."

Yan Chengjin thought about it carefully. It seems that he can only go to the old Taishan Li Dongyang.

It doesn't sound serious for the sons of military merit to take the imperial examination.

...

Li Mansion,

Li Qing'e was able to visit her parents' home, with a faint smile on her face: "My husband, why did you take the initiative to take me back to my parents' home today."

Visiting the lonely father-in-law... Yan Chengjin thought for a while and said: "The father is kind but the son is not filial, so I can only fulfill my filial duty on behalf of my two brothers Zhaoxian and Zhaofan."

Li Qing'e's eyes were misty, without any doubt.

The housekeeper went in to report.

Li Dongyang put down the book and saw a pair of children walking through the courtyard. He immediately smiled kindly: "Come, grandfather, take a look."