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In early June of the ninth year of Chongzhen, it was by the east wind of the warm Pacific current that the first fleet of the Ming Dynasty, under the guidance of John and others, left the port of Busan, North Korea and embarked on the route to North America.

In this fleet, there are chat group members on every ship. Therefore, Emperor Chongzhen could know the status of this fleet in real time through the chat group. Therefore, although others have already arrived in Jiangnan, they can still know that the fleet has set off.

The ship docked at the Yangzhou City Pier. The first few times we basically passed through Yangzhou without entering, at least we didn't take a good stroll. This time, Emperor Chongzhen finally decided to take a walk in Yangzhou.

After getting off the ship, Emperor Chongzhen found that Yangzhou seemed to be more prosperous than before. Apart from anything else, after passing this port several times, Emperor Chongzhen still had feelings. Whether it was the ships on the shore or the flow of people on the shore, there were more than in his impression.

I remember that in the past, there was no distinction between cargo and cargo here at Yangzhou Wharf. Looking around now, those ships that purely transport cargo have their own separate area, separated from the docking point of passenger ships.

On the pier, there are many houses, and along the road all the way to Yangzhou City Wall. Pedestrians, travelers, idlers; men, women, children, all kinds of people, you can almost see them at a glance. Of course, most of them are men.

"Master, I didn't expect Yangzhou to be so prosperous!" Concubine Yuan Guifei said with a little surprise on her face after looking at it for a while.

After hearing this, Emperor Chongzhen turned to look at her and said with a smile: "It was not as prosperous as it is now!"

Concubine Yuan Guifei was a little restrained when she first left Beijing. Now that she has traveled such a long way, she has finally relaxed a little. This temperament is still a bit too quiet.

Liu Xingzuo, the commander of the Jinyi Guard who was guarding the side, heard this and said in a low voice with a smile: "The master has relaxed the tax collection along the way, mainly collecting taxes at the buying and selling points. As a result, goods from all over the country come north and south. Naturally, it is much more prosperous than before.”

Speaking of which, this is also related to official governance.

In the past, although the Ming Dynasty stipulated that the tax was thirty to one. However, for example, there are so many tax cards on the road.

Zhou Hui of the Ming Dynasty recorded an example of tax checkpoints in his "Jinling Trivia".

This example happened in the 28th year of Wanli. A man named Lu Er decided to sell lamp grass in a different place to make a profit because there was a price difference in a different place. However, after he hired a boat and set off, he encountered tax cards set up by people sent by the local prefect, tax cards set up by people sent by the county magistrate, tax cards set up by Mr. Zhao who was back in the capital to recuperate, and regular tax cards. Outside the destination, there were temporary tax card points, which were all kinds of tax cards anyway. As a result, Lu Er was forced to sell his lamp grass and go home before he reached his destination. Otherwise, there really wouldn’t be enough companionship.

Of course, Lu Er couldn't do this business in another place because he was an ordinary person. If he has a background and is famous, some tax cards will not be collected. If the background is strong enough, basically no tax card will be collected.

This is the reason why in history, although Ming Dynasty's business prospered, it was actually bureaucratic business prosperity, but the court basically could not collect taxes.

But in this dimension, Sun Chuanting first had a strict management of business taxes. Everyone, regardless of their background or fame, must pay taxes according to the Ming Law Firm. These taxes that were originally evaded can go into the national treasury.

In addition, Emperor Chongzhen reformed the Metropolitan Procuratorate system and established all branches of the Metropolitan Procuratorate at the county level. The duty of the Metropolitan Procuratorate is not to regulate the people, but to regulate officials. If officials or gentry do anything illegal, ordinary people are allowed to go to the branch of the Metropolitan Procuratorate to lodge a complaint. In addition, the name of Factory Guard has been re-established following several major events in the past.

In this way, there will naturally be no such thing as setting up cards to collect taxes privately in various places. If Wang Er sells in another place, he will not have to pay so much tax, but will pay the thirty-one tax in accordance with the Ming Law.

It was also for this reason that Ming's business flourished immediately. Even businessmen without official background can make money in business and trade in today's environment.

As a result, not only Yangzhou City, but also other places were more prosperous than before due to the prosperity of commerce.

In fact, Emperor Chongzhen didn't need Liu Xingzuo to explain it, he could understand it in his heart. Ignoring the topic, I looked up and pointed to the most eye-catching restaurant on the other side of the pier and said, "Let's go and see if there's any delicious food somewhere!"

For some reason, when Fang Zhenghua, the personal guard, heard this, he remembered that he always seemed to encounter something when he visited privately in private. Will we meet again this time?

With this in mind, when he saw that Emperor Chongzhen had disembarked from the ship, he quickly followed behind the emperor and his concubine. It's a pity that he doesn't have sunglasses. His eyes are just sweeping around, making others notice him immediately.

The approaching ships were also disembarking passengers. There are some in groups and some alone. Emperor Chongzhen was on patrol incognito, so naturally there would be no martial law. Only the royal guards surrounded the outside, keeping the emperor and his concubine inside without leaving a trace.

As soon as I walked onto the dock, I suddenly saw a carriage in front of me that was about to start. The curtain opened and a little girl jumped out and ran towards the ship crying.

Emperor Chongzhen looked east and west, and naturally saw this situation at a glance.

This little girl looks pretty good, about ten years old, with pear blossoms and rain, shouting "Uncle, I want to go home, I want to go home..."

Behind her, a gorgeous middle-aged woman also jumped out of the carriage and chased the little girl, telling her not to run away.

This little girl probably doesn’t want to say goodbye to her relatives, right? Emperor Chongzhen looked at this scene and didn't think much about it. He just stood there for a moment and then continued walking forward. Concubine Yuan Guifei, on the other hand, stared a little longer before following Emperor Chongzhen.

"What are you doing back here?" an angry voice sounded. Emperor Chongzhen turned around and saw a middle-aged man in shabby clothes. He waved angrily to the little girl who ran over and let her go. He also said, "I told you, follow this mother, you will be popular and drink spicy food from now on, what a wonderful life!"

Upon hearing this, Emperor Chongzhen couldn't help but frown, as if he thought of something. Turn around and stop, looking over there.

I saw the little girl running very fast, and the woman behind her couldn't catch up. She quickly arrived in front of the man, knelt down directly, raised her head with tears in her eyes and said: "Uncle, I am very good, I can help with the work at home." , I can make a lot of money, don’t sell me, okay if I don’t go?”

Concubine Yuan Gui had also stopped a long time ago. After hearing the little girl say this, her face immediately showed a look of unbearability, and she whispered in Emperor Chongzhen's ear: "Poor child!"

Emperor Chongzhen listened and nodded without speaking, just looking over there.

I saw a hint of impatience on the man's face. He looked around and saw many people stopping to look at him. He suddenly became a little annoyed. He lowered his head and scolded the little girl: "Why are you crying?" , this is for you to enjoy your happiness. Besides, you have been in my family for several years, and you don’t have to pay for food and drink? I can’t even support you..."

The onlookers probably understood what was going on, and basically no one cared. While they were talking in low voices, Emperor Chongzhen also heard the conversation between two men.

"This little girl is pretty and has a good voice. She probably sold for a lot of money."

"No, the so-called Yangzhou thin horse, I guess this little girl will be able to sell it for a big price after being trained and trained!"

Concubine Yuan Guifei already gave birth to a daughter. Although she was not as old as the little girl in front of her, she immediately thought of her daughter in her heart. She couldn't help but sympathized with him and said to Emperor Chongzhen: "I wonder if the parents of this little girl know? If possible, no one wants to sell their children, right? This person is just an uncle, is there any hidden secret in this? "

It was obvious that she wanted to interfere. But the emperor was here, so she didn't dare to interfere without the emperor's permission. If it were Hai Lanzhu or Tian Guifei, she wouldn't know what she was thinking, so she would just say it.

After hearing this, Emperor Chongzhen nodded, and just as he was about to step forward, he saw that the woman chasing behind him had already arrived, and said a little bit angrily: "You little girl, I won't treat you badly, mother, learn from it." , If you don’t touch Yang Chunxue with your fingers, good days are yet to come!”

The little girl ignored her, just looked at the man, and continued to beg: "Uncle, please, take me back. I will make a lot of money when I grow up. I won't even ask for repayment, I will give it all to you..."

However, before she could finish her words, she was interrupted by the man, who heard her shouting sternly: "That's enough, that's it!"

The woman also started to pull the little girl, trying to drag her away.

When the onlookers saw this, they knew that this little episode was coming to an end, and they all dispersed, preparing to go their separate ways.

However, at this time, Emperor Chongzhen stepped forward and shouted: "Wait!"

When the woman heard this, she looked up. Her eyes were poisonous. One look at Emperor Chongzhen's temperament and the entourage around him, and she knew that he was a noble man. She didn't dare to offend him, so she let the little girl go first.

But the man was angry that someone else was meddling in other people's business. Although he saw that Emperor Chongzhen was followed by his servants, like a rich man, he was not afraid and immediately said: "Young Master, this child is ignorant and has disturbed you. "

Seeing that Emperor Chongzhen's face didn't look good, he quickly explained: "I am his uncle. My family is poor. I found a way for her to survive. It's okay."

Emperor Chongzhen ignored her at all, just lowered his head and asked the little girl: "Where are your parents?"

As soon as the little girl saw someone paying attention to her, it was as if she had grasped the last straw. She looked up at Emperor Chongzhen and quickly replied: "My father went out on business two years ago and never came back. My mother left after my father left." It didn't take long...it was gone. I was at my uncle's house..."

"Listen, young master, I'm not lying. I am her uncle." When the man heard this, he interrupted the little girl and said, "His father must have died outside. It has been more than two years and there is no news. None. My family is not rich, and I have been raising her for two years. I have no choice but to help her find a better way out."

In this day and age, going out, no matter what you do, is very risky. If you are not careful, you can easily die in a foreign land. There has been no news for more than two years. Generally speaking, it is likely that something happened outside.

It was because of this common sense that this man made the decision to sell the little girl.

But Emperor Chongzhen still ignored him and just frowned. Two years ago, there was no new household registration system at that time, so there was no ID number for people across the country, which was a bit difficult.

He turned to look at Concubine Yuan who looked sympathetic, then turned back and asked the little girl, "What's your father's name?"

"My father's surname is Chen, his given name is Xuan, his courtesy name is Tonggui, and his surname is Yangzhou Yi Zhenren." The little girl answered seriously, and even told how it was written.

Obviously, in the past, her family background was pretty good, or her parents knew a few words, so they taught her.

In Jiangnan, the literacy rate is indeed relatively high, and the family conditions are slightly better. Even before the children's school was opened, a considerable number of people knew some words.

After hearing this, Emperor Chongzhen immediately entered the chat group and searched by name in the household registration folder. Although it may not be possible to find it, it is still a hope.

There are many people named Chen Xuan. On this basis, Emperor Chongzhen searched for the word and found that there really was one person who met the conditions. Look at the details again to verify the information.

The man waited for a while and saw that the noble young man seemed a little dazed. After waiting for a while and there was no movement, he became impatient. He turned around and saw that his ship was about to leave. Without saying a word, he turned around and left. Walk. Anyway, he has already got the money, and he doesn't want to stay here to deal with it.

When the woman saw it, she hesitated a little and wanted to pull the little girl away.

Liu Xingzuo knew what the emperor was probably doing, but even if he didn't know, the emperor had just spoken. Without his permission, the few people in front of him couldn't leave. Therefore, he just looked at him, and immediately, several guards in uniform took two steps forward and blocked the way of the man and woman.

When he saw this situation, the man became a little annoyed, and immediately shouted: "What do you mean? I didn't break the law. If you want to bully others, there are people from the Metropolitan Procuratorate here!"

These days, the Metropolitan Procuratorate is also quite intimidated by officials and gentry. After all, when a new official takes office, he still needs three things to do. If a newly established local government office is opened and does not do anything to increase its popularity, wouldn’t the local branch of the Metropolitan Procuratorate become a decoration?

This is what this man thinks, so even if this nosy man looks like a noble man, he is not afraid!

The woman didn't say anything. Faced with Jin Yiwei's stop, she stood obediently and let go of the little girl. She looked at Emperor Chongzhen and then at the little girl, feeling a little reluctant. If she hadn't seen that this little girl had the potential to become a big seller, she would have been unwilling to offend the noble master and would rather the deal went south.

The people around him couldn't help but gathered around when they saw the movement here. With a little curiosity, the onlookers acted like melon-eaters.

Thanks to 0886449 for the reward of 2000 starting coins, thanks to the reward of 200 starting coins for killing people and playing chess, and thanks to Yihe Xiao for the reward! ps: Something happened over the weekend, so I probably won’t be able to add an update, but I remember this update and will make it up.