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However, what surprised Sun Chuanting was that the capital, which he had not seen for several years, was familiar yet unfamiliar, and there were many scenes that made him a little embarrassed.

For example, when he went to a restaurant to dine, the waiter asked him about banknotes, but he thought they were precious notes, which caused a big misunderstanding.

Also, there were storytellers in the restaurant. Sun Chuanting originally introduced these to Liu Guoneng, which were "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" and "Three Words and Two Pauses". People in the capital were used to hearing about it. It was just a lively activity during meals. After finishing the meal, he left.

But who would have thought that not only did those diners not leave after finishing their meal, they even cheered loudly and even rewarded them on the spot. The excitement and the audience's fascination made both Sun Chuanting and Sun Chuanting speechless.

This is not over yet. Halfway through the story, the storyteller even explained the current national policy and talked about something about a bank, which made Sun Chuanting confused. What is this?

He took Liu Guoneng and left the restaurant in a slightly embarrassed state. Liu Guoneng pointed to some buildings curiously and asked Sun Chuanting humbly, what kind of house was it? It was made of wood that was not wood, and the stone was not stone. What on earth was it?

"..." Sun Chuanting couldn't recognize that it was a cement building, so he had to look around and talk about it. Fortunately, Liu Guoneng didn't dare to question him, otherwise he would make a fool of himself on the spot.

"Let's go and see the Zhonglie Hall. This is a must-see when we get to the capital." Sun Chuanting made an excuse. He had finally heard about it. With a reason, he hurried away with Liu Guoneng.

Unexpectedly, before they reached their destination, they were found by the officials and told them that the emperor had summoned them and asked them to see them immediately.

This was another unexpected thing, which made Sun Chuanting a little confused. He quickly went back to put on his official uniform, tidied up his appearance, and hurried to the Forbidden City.

Sun Chuanting was summoned first. Under the leadership of the chamberlain, he entered the Wenhua Hall and met Emperor Chongzhen for the first time. After thanking Shanhu Long Live, he looked curiously at the young emperor whom he had never met before.

He is indeed very young, and from the outside, he is still very immature. But there is a calmness and majesty about the emperor that makes people respect him and not dare to underestimate him. This feels very strange!

Emperor Chongzhen was also sizing up this talented man. Although he was connected to the chat group, as a civil servant, he could lead about three hundred soldiers and attack a camp of tens of thousands of thieves. This was quite courageous. Judging from how he calmly defended Dai County before, he is indeed a capable person.

You can't tell such a person from his appearance. I think he's just a handsome guy!

When Emperor Chongzhen thought of this, he couldn't help but say something in his heart: Sea water cannot be measured, and people cannot be measured by appearance!

After suppressing these thoughts, he smiled and said to Sun Chuanting: "Has Sun Qing ever seen the opening of the sea and the ban on dredging?"

"Your Majesty, I saw it!" Sun Chuanting replied, a little surprised by the emperor's straight-to-the-point question.

When Emperor Chongzhen heard this, he nodded and said: "I have decided to appoint He Qiaoyuan as the Zuo Shilang of the Ministry of Household Affairs and the Censor of Zuodu. He will be in charge of Fujian and the governor of Zhejiang, Fujian and Guangdong. He will be responsible for the development of the sea. But he is old. I'm afraid it's not up to the task. So I asked you to go to Fujian to assist Governor He in opening up the sea. Is Sun Qing confident?"

When Sun Chuanting heard this, he couldn't help but feel happy. He immediately heard some meaning from the emperor's words. At this time, he was the governor of Fujian and wanted to assist Governor He in this matter. But Governor He is old. If he retires, who else would be more suitable to take over than himself?

This means that his future official career is to be the governor of Fujian, and his subsequent official position is likely to be the military and political governor-general of Zhejiang, Fujian, and Guangdong!

Thinking of this, Sun Chuanting immediately bowed and solemnly replied: "You have your orders, and I obey them. I will do my best and die!"

"Okay!" Emperor Chongzhen was very happy to hear this, and without any more nonsense, he said directly: "There are two difficulties in launching the sea ban this time..."

Upon hearing this, Sun Chuanting looked up at him and listened carefully.

"First, the opening of the sea is likely to hinder the interests of some people along the coast of the Ming Dynasty, especially those with heavy naval forces." Emperor Chongzhen said seriously, "Sun Qing, please be careful about this aspect, and I will also solve the trouble for you. . The transfer of Liu Guoneng to follow Sun Qing to Fujian was also based on this consideration. Sun Qing must be aware of this!"

This has clearly specified who the enemy is, which is obviously much better than trying to understand it after going to the local area. After hearing this, Sun Chuanting responded equally seriously and seriously: "Your Majesty, don't worry, I know!"

Emperor Chongzhen nodded after hearing this, and then said the second point: "Governor He once said in the opening of the sea ban that he could earn more than 100,000 taels of silver for the court a year. Haha, this is too little!"

When Sun Chuanting heard this, he couldn't help but be a little surprised. He didn't know that the emperor said this was too little. How much should it be so that it doesn't feel too little?

Emperor Chongzhen raised his finger and said to Sun Chuanting: "I have investigated and found out that after the sea ban is on track, we should have this amount of income in a year?"

"One million taels?" Sun Chuanting couldn't help but be a little surprised when he saw it. From one hundred thousand taels to one million taels, this is ten times more income!

He had been a doctor and had been in the capital for so many years. He also knew that the imperial court's annual treasury income was only three to four million taels!

He was surprised when he saw Emperor Chongzhen shaking his head and saying: "It's not one million taels, but ten million taels!"

"..." Sun Chuanting forgot the imperial etiquette and opened his mouth wide, thinking he heard wrongly.

Emperor Chongzhen pretended that he had not seen it and explained to Sun Chuanting: "I am not out of imagination, nor am I talking out of thin air. I have reached the conclusion after investigation. After I adjust my national policy and encourage sea trade in the future, this number will only be much higher!" "

Sun Chuanting came back to his senses at this time. Although he still didn't believe it in his heart, at least he had returned to normal on the surface.

"The second difficulty I want to talk about is to ensure that taxes are collected and collected strictly in accordance with national policies. Anyone who dares to evade taxes will be severely punished! There is a cabinet and I support Sun Qing, so just go ahead and do it!" Chongzhen When the emperor said this, he stared at Sun Chuanting and asked solemnly, "Does Sun Qing dare to accept this offending errand?"

According to the laws of the Ming Dynasty, there is no tax exemption. If you want to be exempted, it is just exemption from service. But in this day and age, who doesn’t evade taxes? If this was strictly enforced, it would offend everyone, especially the powerful.

By this time, Sun Chuanting finally understood. The difficulty in opening a sea ban is not just the sea ban, but whether all taxes can be collected after the sea ban is opened. This is the key.

Thinking of this, he finally understood why the emperor wanted to meet him in person so soon and had laid out a bait in advance, a bait for the governors of the three provinces.

Sun Chuanting raised his head and looked at Emperor Chongzhen. When he saw him staring at him, he knew that he was waiting for his answer.

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