Domineering Daming

Illegal salt is transported northward through water transport. Could it be that His Royal Highness King Hui can really control water transport?

Zhu Zonghan looked at Zhu Xu, and said, "If Your Highness can prevent the salt from the south from crossing the river, I will be sure to sell your private salt to the Jin people, and the price will not be cheap."

The more Zhu Xu smiled, he took a brochure from the drawer and handed it to him, "Okay, these are some methods of building sales channels, you can take a look after you go back, in a few days, I will let you take over the saltworks!"

"Yes." Zhu Zonghan took the brochure and put it in his arms.

After Zhu Xu confessed a few more words, he was sent away.

Cao Wenzhao turned his head and came back again, with a worried expression on his face, he said, "Your Highness, can this person really be trusted? If this matter is exposed, it will not be a trivial matter."

Zhu Xu confidently folded his hands behind his back and said: "First, I believe in Luo Sigong's vision. Second, this person is extremely filial. Third, this person is harmless to me for the time being."

Cao Wenzhao didn't understand the meaning of "temporary" in Zhu Xu's words, but he didn't get entangled, and said, "Your Highness, I heard it. In the court hall, the Chu Party united many people to impeach Zhao Nanxing and Wang Ji, and Water Transport was also impeached. Repeatedly, the emperor probably wants to thoroughly investigate the water transportation, but Ye Dashi and Han Dashi are opposed to the big fight, and hope to deal with it carefully, so as not to expand, affect the country, and cause panic and instability in the court."

These are almost within Zhu Xu's expectations. These people are mature and prudent, and want to live in peace and stability.The ugly point is incompetence, fear of difficulties, incompetence and inaction.

Every day is full of all kinds of excerpts of righteous words, seemingly concerned about the country and the people, but they are all irrelevant.The real national foundations involving taxation, land, water transportation, and payment are either avoided, or they are wise to protect themselves and let the situation rot, step by step, out of control.But each of them is also keen on fame and fortune, good name, power, and profit. For this reason, they fight endlessly and fight against each other, day and night.

Zhu Xu shook his head helplessly, and picked up his pen again at the desk.

Cao Wenzhao was startled, and came over and said, "Your Highness, is this the case?"

Zhu Xu, who was about to start writing, paused his hands, and said with a sneer on his face, "Forget it, they think too beautifully!"

"Have someone notify Zhou Yingqiu." Zhu Xu straightened up and said coldly, "Let him check all the ships related to water transport, and if there are any problems, they will be detained and not allowed to operate!"

The Ming Dynasty’s ban on seas had many consequences, one of which was that ships of a certain size could not be privately cast, and had to be approved by the Ministry of Industry, and even the Ministry of Industry had a division responsible for building ships.

In fact, after so many years, it has long existed in name only. Whether it is water transportation or the previous sea transportation, in order to meet the needs of shipping, through various means, privately built, privately modified, and even bribery, etc., let the construction department build illegal ships. The list goes on and on.

If there are [-] ships in water transport, at least [-] of them are illegal, and the remaining [-] ships are still accompanying them.

Most importantly, this year's water transportation is already in sight.

Chapter 119

Listening to Zhu Xu's words, Cao Wenzhao couldn't help trembling when he thought about the consequences of most of the water transportation being stopped once the Ministry of Industry issued a ban.

"Your Highness, do you really want to do this?" Cao Wenzhao twitched his throat and said with some difficulty.Once this is really done, the water transportation will be in chaos, and the court will never sit idly by, and it will really shake the foundation of the country.

There will inevitably be another uproar.

Zhu Xu smiled coldly, and said, "It's been planned a long time ago."

Cao Wenzhao was still worried, and said, "Your Highness, at the Ministry of Industry, Zhou Yingqiu may not be able to do so much by himself."

Zhu Xu narrowed his eyes and waved his hands, "Don't worry, Zhou Yingqiu will definitely do better than we expected."

Thinking of Zhou Yingqiu's previous methods of dealing with His Royal Highness Hui, Cao Wenzhao felt relieved and said, "It's Your Highness, I'll go right away."

After Cao Wenzhao left, Zhu Xu sat on a chair with a cold light in his eyes, and said to himself for a long time, "Wei Zhongxian, should I keep you or kill you..."

Zhou Yingqiu, who had just returned home from work, entered the study with a serious expression on his face.

Mrs. Zhou got the maid's report, and quickly followed her in. Seeing Zhou Yingqiu sitting in front of the desk with a sullen face and not speaking, she said worriedly: "Master, could it be that those people still won't let you go?"

Zhou Yingqiu raised his head and frowned at his wife, then stared at the table in a daze with displeasure.

Soon, the servant girl came in with cold soup, Mrs. Zhou walked over with it, and said, "Master, let's defeat the fire first."

It's not that Zhou Yingqiu was not going well in the Ministry of Industry, with his wrist, the ups and downs were quickly settled. What troubled him was the "Yizhi" that just came out from the palace.

He also knew about the water transportation, and vaguely saw that His Royal Highness King Hui was involved in it.But water transportation is very important, since there is no order from the palace, he is also happy to watch the play.It's just that Yizhi's order from today gave him a big headache.

He finally came back, and the previous incidents can be regarded as forgetting the past. If he gets involved in the water transportation and joins the party struggle of the Donglin Party, it will be difficult to retreat unscathed.

Zhou Yingqiu doesn't have any friends now, so after a moment of thought, he still told his wife the matter.

Mrs. Zhou's eyes lit up after hearing this, she looked at Zhou Yingqiu and said, "My lord, it seems that the empress is probably angry. Think about it, before the Ministry of Criminal Justice searched and sealed Zhang Guogong's workshop and Chamber of Commerce, forcing Zhang Guogong to show up. The empress did this , probably to give the Donglin Party a little color."

Zhou Yingqiu naturally knew this too, but Water Transport was just a powder keg, which had just been calmed down by Zhao Nanxing.If he really wanted to do this, he would definitely involve the entire capital, inside and outside, and within half an hour the emperor's imperial table would be filled with impeachment papers.

Mrs. Zhou knew Zhou Yingqiu best. She saw that Zhou Yingqiu was hesitating, so she approached and said in a low voice, "Master, if you are worried, you can push this black pot out, so that the empress can see your ability, and you don't have to be afraid." Impeachment at court."

Zhou Yingqiu was taken aback, and said, "How to evade?"

Mrs. Zhou said: "Master, why are you confused? The Ministry of Industry is not only you as a servant, but also a minister. What's more, as long as you find a reason to do this, just stop their mouths."

Zhou Yingqiu's expression moved slightly, he sat there thinking about it, stood up abruptly for a long time and said, "Okay, Ma'am said it is a good method! Today, I will let the empress take a good look at my method!"

Mrs. Zhou nodded with a smile, quite satisfied in her heart. Her husband can win the favor of the "Empress Empress", and the days of prosperity and wealth are not far away.

Zhou Yingqiu left the house, but did not return to the Ministry of Industry, but quietly went to the east of the city, where Guan Yingzhen lived.

Half an hour later, Zhou Yingqiu came out and went to Qian Qianyi's residence, also half an hour later.

Afterwards, Zhou Yingqiu quietly walked a few more places, and when the sky was about to fall, he went around the school and recited the [Beer]

Guan Yingzhen was at home, writing notes with anger on his face, with an attitude of swearing not to give up.

"This official will pull out these moths, Zhao Nanxing, let me see what other means you have to protect these corrupt officials!"

Qian Qianyi walked up and down in the study room, his fat face was full of anxiety, and he was sweating profusely.

"What to do, what to do, Zhao Nanxing, Donglin, Empress, prison..."

Not long after, he gritted his teeth, opened a booklet, picked up a brush and straightened the book.

The lights of thousands of houses are like a long dragon, and people come and go on the street, full of cheers.

At this moment, in the backyard of the Yamen of the Ministry of Industry, Zhong Yuzheng, Minister of the Ministry of Industry, and Wang Shunding, who had just been transferred from the Langzhong of the Ministry of War to the Minister of the Ministry of Industry, were sitting on chairs with solemn expressions.

"Master Zhou, Mrs. Zhou said that Master Zhou went out to meet friends and has not returned yet."

A guard ran in and said rightly to Zhong Yu.

Zhong Yuzheng frowned, looked at Wang Shunding and said, "Wang Shilang, what do you think of this matter?"

Wang Shunding is a upright person, and at this moment he also stood up angrily, and said: "My lord, a member of the Chu Party set fire to our Ministry of Industry, and Zhezi may have entered the cabinet. If we do nothing, the emperor will investigate tomorrow, and you and I will both flee." It doesn't matter."

Zhong Yuzheng has always practiced inaction, and tried his best to protect himself in the officialdom of this big dye vat, but he couldn't help it now, nodded with a serious expression, and said: "I don't even understand the things listed by Guan Yingzhen and others. I'm afraid not only people from our Ministry of Industry participated, but also people from the Water Transport Yamen were bribed by Guan Yingzhen!"

Seeing that Zhong Yuzheng didn't mention what to do, Wang Shunding couldn't help but said, "My lord, now the Chu Party is pointing at our Ministry of Industry. If we don't deal with it, I'm afraid Dongchang will intervene."

Liu Shimin is different from others. Although he has a tacit understanding with the Donglin Party, he is more loyal to the emperor. If the Ministry of Industry really neglects his duties and pretends that he can't hear or see anything, he may really intervene directly to investigate the work. dereliction of duty.

Zhong Yu was pondering for a while, then looked up at Wang Shunding and said, "Then what do you think?"