My Daming New Empire

Among the four people, apart from Jin Zhiyuan, who is Jin Kuo's clan brother, who had heard of this inside news, which was not a surprise, the other three all looked excited as if they were about to move over.

Some of their friends kept congratulating them, but most of them were asking why these four were awarded honors.

Many people immediately went crazy when they heard that they supported the internal prison's collection of goods just because they did not directly ask for cash for a large number of goods.

On the first floor, an old man with long beard came to the front of the stage and asked loudly: "Eunuch Jin, if I donate ten thousand taels of silver, can I get a lord?"

Jin Kuo recognized this old man as Yao Annian, a descendant of the famous Yao family in Ningbo, who is also the business manager of the Yao family.The Yao family has been an official for generations, and now there is a servant, a magistrate, and two county magistrates in the court.

They have a deep influence in Ningbo area, and the direct descendants of the family are generally mainly engaged in official career, and only those who fail to become official will manage the family business.

Because they have help in the officialdom, they often only have a casual relationship with the internal supervision system, and they are not offended or flattered.

But in Jin Kuo's view, this is a bunch of arrogant and high-minded people.He heard the words and said: "It's a big joke in the world, is the title of the imperial court a gold and silver transaction? These four honors were not because they saved money for the inner prison, but because they had the heart for the country and the people, and they were willing to contribute. He is a role model. That's why His Highness asked His Majesty to grant rewards for these four people, so that the people of the world can follow suit, and this has nothing to do with gold and silver."

Then Yao Annian clasped his fists and asked again: "Then how can I get this honor again, please give me advice from the eunuch..."

Seeing the arrogant person in the past but now humbled, Jin Kuo felt very relieved.He originally wanted to sell Guanzi, but remembering Zhu Zhanji's instructions, he immediately said: "Your Highness once said that if you are poor, you will be alone, and if you are rich, you will benefit the world. If you really want to be awarded by the court, you must have a heart for the country and the people. Either it is a model of morality, or it has made great contributions. This time it will not work... But when His Highness returns from overseas, he will select a group of people who have made contributions to Daming to be awarded honors. Building bridges and paving roads in your hometown, or supporting the construction of the imperial court, you may be awarded honors at that time. But..."

Jin Kuo's complexion changed, and he said loudly: "Those who have oppressed the people, plundered the people's good land, or committed murder are not included in the list of honors."

Jin Kuo couldn't figure it out, since he wanted to set a precedent for awarding honors to merchants, why not let them contribute gold and silver in exchange.A false title only gives them the advantage of not kneeling, and it cannot be passed on to future generations, but I am afraid that there are countless merchants who are willing to lose their fortunes in exchange.

As long as this precedent is set, and one household only receives 5000 taels of silver, I am afraid that the entire Daming can earn more than 5000 million taels of silver.

Although the people of Ming Dynasty were poor, these merchants were not poor. There might be more than 5000 merchants who could afford [-] taels of silver.

However, if there are too many grants, I am afraid it will be worthless.

(I originally wanted to write about these merchants, but it has nothing to do with the current plot. Even if it needs to be rectified, it will be something after returning from the sea, so I will ignore these and save it for later. I am still in Kawen, but the plot is slowly Cleared up.)

Thank you for seeing people with lights, RR of Chongji City, running with pigs, and I spit you for the reward, thank you for your support

Chapter 3 Beauty and Restrictions

Looking at this stunning beauty who was a little nervous in front of him, Liu Chenghui hated this nosy Yu Xian in his heart.

After following Zhu Zhanji for more than a year, she is very clear about Zhu Zhanji's preference for women.He had to be tall, with a slender waist, curvy hips, and long legs. On the contrary, he didn't care about the size of the chest, and even preferred smaller, more firm breasts.

Whether it is the women in the palace or the women brought back from Japan, none of them have huge bears. Even if there are a few bigger ones, they are all in the perfect shape of an inverted bowl.

The woman in front of her has almost all the advantages, and her skin is fair and tender, and she has a face that is disastrous to the country and the people.But there is also a kind of weak and charming, which can make almost all men fall in love with her.

Such a woman will definitely make His Highness like it, even if he is not obsessed with women, he probably has to go to this woman's room several times a month.

If there is something good at the top, it must be done at the bottom.

Of course, Yu Xian knew what His Highness liked, that's why he found such a beauty.

Liu Chenghui already regarded this woman as an enemy in his heart, but he didn't show it.There are so many powerful figures in the palace, it's not her turn to worry about it.

The key is to see if she can be a human being, otherwise, no matter how beautiful a woman is, it is impossible to win His Highness's heart for a long time.

Last year, North Korean Emperor Taizong Li Yuanfang chose his concubine for the third time, and selected two stunning women from the Han family and the Huang family to send to His Majesty.

His Majesty is especially fond of Han women, and bestowed a large amount of property on Han's father and brother, which was sent to Liaodong.Then, on the third day of November, a letter of commendation was issued to the King of Korea, and a large amount of gold and silver beads were rewarded.

But this girl was so proud of being favored, and within two months, she was subdued by Concubine Zhaoyi, and His Majesty had no intention of standing out for her.

Your Highness and Your Majesty are the same kind of people, women are just for decoration, and they always care about power.

To maintain their power, they have to respect the existing system, because all power comes from stable systems.

She was still planning in her heart how to get His Highness to leave this girl behind and send her back to the palace, but Ma Liangyuan had already approached in a bit of amazement. "Where is my sister from? She really looks like a fairy walking down from a painting. Compared with you, it's like a heaven and an underground."

The other party performed a lady's ceremony timidly, and said softly: "The little girl's maiden name is Shen, and she is from Zhuji, Shaoxing Prefecture."

"Wow, you are still from the same town as Xi Shi, could it be that Xi Shi is reborn?"

Liu Chenghui gently tugged at the corner of Ma Xin's clothes, and said softly: "My sister is a good wife of His Royal Highness, how can I be so ashamed? Your Highness hasn't spoken yet, and my sister shouldn't call her sister."

Ma Xin covered his mouth all of a sudden, only showing his wide eyes, and said embarrassingly: "Ah, I said the wrong thing again."

Liu Chenghui laughed, his voice softer. "Sister is His Royal Highness's Liangyuan, and your status here is the most noble, even if you say something wrong, it doesn't matter."

But facing Shen Shi, her voice was not so gentle, and she asked with a hint of coldness: "Who else is there in the family?"

Shen still said calmly: "The eldest daughter of the little girl's family has a younger brother and a younger sister, and her father is a scholar who has fallen out of the ranks. He lives on the six acres of land passed down from his ancestors."

Liu Chenghui asked again: "Since it is the home of good people, how did it come to the Shibo Department?"

"The little girl was weak since she was a child, and she was not well-known in her hometown. My father believed in the words of the Taoist priest, and he wanted to find a good family for the little girl. The inner supervisor bought ramie in Zhuji, inquired about it, and took the little girl away from home. Come here."

The so-called frailty is a word of modesty, implying beauty.Liu Chenghui felt even more jealous when he thought of being ridiculed for being too tall when he was a child.

But she is not a vicious person, although she is a little jealous, but she can hear the self-respect and unwillingness in her words, and there is also a trace of sympathy.

In this era, in an ordinary scholar's family, having such a little beauty is just a source of disaster.

She slowed down her tone and said: "Since the servant brought you here to present to His Highness, this is your blessing. Since you are here, you must accept your fate and serve His Highness well. After serving His Highness, you can also do it after you have a child. Earn a title for your natal family and let the family prosper."

Shen made a salute and said, "Little girl knows her duty and dare not go beyond it."

"That's good..." Liu Chenghui turned his head and said to the maid: "Have someone boil hot water for Mrs. Shen to wash, and I will help His Highness check whether it is good or not."

A maid responded and left in a hurry, then she turned her head and said: "Don't be shy, I am one of the ten emblems of His Highness, and I am also the head of the inner room who went to sea this time. I am good at medicine, so you can treat it as a cure. "

After she finished speaking, she ignored her, let Ma Xin arrange a room first, and then took all the girls to check around, and sorted some of the clothes they brought.

Although Ma Xin has the highest status in this trip, but Ma Xin is young and innocent in nature, if she is allowed to take care of things, I'm afraid it will be a mess.So Zhu Zhanji arranged for Liu Chenghui to be in charge, and she did manage the inner room in an orderly manner.

Zhu Zhanji didn't finish his official duties until Haizhong, that is, at ten o'clock in the evening.In the afternoon, he met with hundreds of local officials and representatives of businessmen.

The cost of more than 300 cargo ships going to sea this time is tens of millions of taels of silver.It is impossible for the inner prison to give out so much money, even half of it, which almost drained all the oil and water of the entire inner prison.

If Zhu Zhanji hadn't brought back gold, silver and various materials worth more than ten million taels, it would have been impossible to run it.

These materials are worth 300 million taels of silver, plus various in-demand materials produced by the internal supervisor, such as white paper, ink, and bearings, offset part of the payment, and there is still a gap of almost 300 million taels.

The reserves of the opening bank cannot be moved, because it is related to the operation of the entire banking system, so these gaps can only be temporarily owed.

Today's internal supervisors owe a total of 340 million taels to businessmen from all over the world. Some of these arrears are offset by materials and products, but most of them will be slowly digested through the operation of the bank.

As long as someone deposits silver in, it doesn't take long for the 300 million taels of silver to be withdrawn.

Even if it fails here, it is actually impossible to lose money in trade.These merchants are not afraid that the internal supervisor will not make money from trading with other countries, but they are afraid that they will default on their debts and not pay back the money.

The inner eunuchs are the housekeepers of the royal family. If the royal family reneges on their debts, no one can do anything to them.