Domineering Daming

Fan Jinxiong's eyes changed suddenly, he didn't understand at the moment, the emperor wanted cavalry!

Fan Jinxiong frowned, and remained silent for a long time. Daming had banned Tatars and slaves, and they also banned Daming. For example, war horses were not allowed to be sold to Ming people.

Fan Yongdou looked at Fan Jinxiong, then at Fu Tao, and suddenly said, "I wonder how much the emperor wants?"

Fan Jinxiong was startled, and turned to look at Fan Yongdou.

But Fan Yongdou's eyes were burning, and he stood still like a pine, staring straight at Fu Tao.

Fu Tao also squinted his eyes. He had heard from the emperor a long time ago that according to the investigation data, this Fan Yongdou should not be underestimated.

From now on, it is really quite courageous!

Fu Tao looked at Fan Yongdou and then at Fan Jinxiong, and said, "In one month, we need [-] horses, and then we will build two large racecourses, each with a capacity of [-] horses."

Fan Yongdou calculated silently and looked at Fan Jinxiong.

Fan Jinxiong looked solemnly, and also looked at Fan Yongdou.

Fan Yongdou said: "I think we can do it, and we can't let them charge for Jiannu."

The victory in the Battle of Ningyuan not only gave the imperial court great confidence, but also deeply touched the merchants who traveled inside and outside the pass.

Fan Jinxiong listened to Fan Yongdou's words, and pondered: "It's not impossible to do it, but the reputation is damaged during this period, and I'm afraid it will be difficult to do it in a short time."

Fu Tao smiled slightly and said, "I've got some news for you, the bandit chief has decided to go north in August."

Fan Jinxiong was stunned for a moment, and the bandit chief went north, and that was the various ministries of the Remnant Yuan.

Now Ming people collectively call it Tatar.

Immediately he came to understand, seeing Fu Tao mentioned this, he could not refuse him, and said solemnly: "Okay, then Fan will plan when he goes back, within a month, a thousand good horses!"

Only then was Fu Tao satisfied, and said: "Well, it's done, and the Fan family can get an extra share of Huijin Commercial Bank's profits."

Both Fan Jinxiong and Fan Yongdou's eyes lit up. According to Huijin Commercial Bank's annual profit of more than 500 million taels, this extra amount is a few 10 taels!What's more, the profit is still skyrocketing.

Fan Jinxiong stood up, cupped his fists and said, "Thank you, Eldest Young Master!"

Chapter 219 Man Gui

The imperial treasury is empty and the internal funds are exhausted.

Inside and outside the court, everyone was anxious from top to bottom. The most anxious person was Zhu Youjian, the king of Xin who is now in charge of the cabinet.

From Wenzhao Pavilion to the cabinet, you only need to turn around a door and cross a river.

Zhu Xu appeared in the cabinet in casual clothes, and walked in the door with his robe lifted.

The cabinet was not notified, and when they saw the emperor coming, they hurriedly stood up, bowed and said: "I pay homage to the emperor."

Zhu Youjian, Gu Bingqian and others also stood up and walked. Zhu Xu waved his hand, strode in, sat down on a chair, looked at them and smiled, "You are all free, I just walk around casually when I am bored."

Zhu Youjian looked at Zhu Xu. He was somewhat satisfied with this emperor's brother, the current emperor. After all, he was more diligent than Zhu Youxiao, and he was willing to delegate power to him. He never specialized in things he didn't understand.

When Zhu Xu said so, only the scribes and others stepped down, Zhu Youxiao and Gu Bingqian dared not really ignore it.

Zhu Youjian thought for a while and said, "Your Majesty, what's the matter?"

Zhu Xu looked at him and said with a smile: "It's nothing, I just heard that the Ministry of Households received a lot of money, I'll come and see."

Upon hearing this, Gu Bingqian hurriedly went to the side to take the account book, and said to Zhu Xu, "Back to the emperor, according to the memorandum submitted by the Ministry of Households, it is about 400 million taels a month before and after."

Zhu Xu frowned, and said, "Bring it here and let me see."

Gu Bingqian turned the account book sideways and handed it to Zhu Xu. Zhu Xu put it on his lap and flipped through it slowly. It turned out that there were many businessmen connected with his several chambers of commerce. They donated almost 380 million taels.

Then there are donations from Zhu Youjian, Gu Bingqian, Sun Chengzong, Ni Wenhuan, Ping Wang, Zhang Guoji and others, almost 10 taels.Except for these people, many relatives of the emperor, civil and military, either pretended to be ignorant, or pretended to be dozens or hundreds of people.

Zhu Xu closed the account book, looked at Zhu Youjian and said, "Brother Emperor, how much you donate shows how much you have for the country and the people. Look, how should you reward those who donate a lot?"

Zhu Youjian was taken aback, he really hadn't thought about it.

Gu Bingqian didn't know that the first few were Zhu Xu's own business. After a moment of pondering, he stepped forward and said with a smile: "Your Majesty, I think that I should reward you heavily. If the court encounters difficulties in the future, we can also encourage them to continue to donate generously."

Zhu Xu nodded and continued to look at Zhu Youjian.

Zhu Youjian also knew the details of these people, thought for a while and said: "Back to the emperor, these people are merchants, and they can be given brocade clothes to inherit hundreds or thousands of households. , python clothes, women can also be sealed..."

Zhu Xu smiled secretly, Zhu Youjian has always been stingy, but this time he was so generous, I'm afraid it was 400 million taels of silver.

"Okay, Brother Huang has prepared a decree and sent it to Wenzhao Pavilion for me to have a look." Zhu Xu said.

Zhu Youjian said: "I obey the order."

Zhu Xu glanced around and said: "Come here, give Brother Huang, Mr. Gu Ge, move a stool..."

Before Zhu Xu finished speaking, Liu Shimin walked in and whispered something in his ear.

Zhu Xu stood up, looked at Zhu Youjian and said, "I wanted to chat with Brother Huang, but something happened again."

Zhu Youjian was stern, bowed slightly and said: "If the emperor has something to do, just be busy first, and if you have time, just ask someone to pass it on."

Zhu Xu nodded and walked out.

Walking back to Wenzhao Pavilion, a tall man in military uniform with a stubble on his face came from another direction, knelt down on one knee and said, "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, long live my Emperor!"

Zhu Xu stopped, took a look, and saw that he was dusty and slovenly. He smiled with satisfaction and said, "Pingshen, come here, take the general to take a bath, change clothes, and eat something."

Man Gui was taken aback, he had never heard of such a thing before, so he had no choice but to leave with Liu Shimin.

Zhu Xu walked into the inner room and asked as he walked, "How is the preparation of the war horse?"

Cao Huachun followed closely, and said: "We have gathered some from various places, and the Shanxi merchants have also sent some, and we have collected three thousand horses. However, there are probably less than one thousand horses that can fight."

Zhu Xu nodded, not unexpectedly, and said, "Yuan Keli, how is Sun Chuanting's preparation?"

Cao Huachun said: "Master Yuan's preparations are almost the same. Mr. Bi has installed [-] new Hongyi cannons. Armors, food and grass are almost ready. Mr. Sun is still training, and they are all recruits, no more than three. months, and some more time."

Zhu Xu sat on the soft bed, thinking silently, it's only May, but there is still some time, most importantly, he still has to wait for the cavalry!

Man Gui was washed quickly, but he didn't really go to eat. He appeared not far from Zhu Xu neatly and cleanly, but was stopped by Zhu Xu just as he was about to salute.

Zhu Xu said: "You don't need to be too polite, tell me about Liaodong."

Man Gui's heart tightened, he looked at Zhu Xu, wondering if he was going to use this to inquire about the situation of the Liaodong army, thought for a while, and said cautiously: "Return to the emperor, Liaodong Lord Xiong, Yuan Lord, work together, at present Ningyuan, Jinzhou frontline It is as solid as gold. All the arrears in various places have been paid up, the army and the people are excited, and the emperor can feel at ease."

Zhu Xu looked at Man Gui, feeling very helpless.The emperor and ministers of the Ming Dynasty believed that they didn't know when it started. In short, the generals in Liaodong are very afraid of the emperor, and they often dare not tell the truth.