Domineering Daming

Luo Yangxing agreed, got into the carriage, saw that Fu Tao was there, and hurriedly said: "I have seen His Highness, I have seen Mr. Fu."

Zhu Xu waved his hand and said, "How is it? How's the investigation going?"

Luo Yangxing bowed slightly and said: "Returning to Your Highness, I have figured it out. Li Jinyan, Qian Qianyi and others came to Beijing for the purpose of water transportation. They don't want to appoint a new governor. Few people."

Zhu Xu nodded, but the corner of his mouth revealed a mocking look.

Above the court, everyone and adults say that they are honest and upright, and everyone is loyal, but everyone is from a wealthy family, but in all state affairs, especially major ones, in order to highlight their ability or status, they fight with all their might, as if they are not In this way, it does not reflect how dedicated they are to the court and the emperor.

Luo Yangxing looked at Zhu Xu's expression and said in a low voice: "Your Highness, do you want to do it today? You can send someone to take them to prison right now!"

Zhu Xu closed his fan, looked at him and smiled and said, "I heard that you and Yang Zhe don't get along?"

Luo Yangxing's eyes changed slightly, he guessed the meaning of Zhu Xu's words, and suddenly said with a serious expression: "Don't worry, Your Highness, Jin Yiwei can control it, and will not miss His Highness's affairs!"

Zhu Xu looked at him with a smile, but said nothing.

Luo Yangxing's face was startled, and it took a long time before he said carefully: "Your Highness, is it possible that Yang Zhe is also one of us?"

Zhu Xu shook his head.

Luo Yangxing frowned, he didn't know why, and after a while he bit the bullet and said: "I don't know, please ask Your Highness for advice."

Zhu Xu looked at him and sighed inwardly, this Luo Yangxing was more than a dozen blocks behind his old fox father in terms of understanding and ability, if Luo Sigong hadn't supported him behind him, Luo Yangxing might not have been able to take power in Jinyiwei, Getting kicked out is a matter of time.

But this kind of self-cultivation is precisely what is most useful to him.

Zhu Xu leaned over, leaned closer and said in a low voice, "This water transportation is no less troublesome than Liaodong's. Whoever touches it will be in trouble."

Luo Yangxing's expression moved, and he said excitedly: "Your Highness, do you want me to order Yang Zhe to investigate?"

Zhu Xu sighed again in his heart, and further explained: "Isn't Yang Zhe greedy for money? After you go back, ask your subordinates to accidentally leak the money brought by these people to Yang Zhe's subordinates, exaggerating a bit. Then Yang Zhe Zhe will investigate. As long as he makes a move, and you arrange someone to go in, no matter whether he is afraid and wants to withdraw, or accepts money, you have to push him to investigate openly and secretly. In the end, this pot is to He will carry it, understand?"

Of course Luo Yangxing understood that he was so straightforward, he was about to stand up immediately, and said excitedly: "Don't worry, Your Highness, I will make arrangements right away, and I'm sure there will be news tonight."

After Zhu Xu nodded with a smile, Luo Yangxing left excitedly.

It wasn't because he was working for Zhu Xu, but because he wanted to overthrow Yang Zhe and completely control Jin Yiwei!

When Luo Yangxing was around, Fu Tao kept silent. After hearing Zhu Xu's plan, he still frowned and said, "His Royal Highness, Li Jinyan was investigated as soon as you appeared in front of him. I'm afraid someone with a heart will suspect him."

Jinyiwei and Dongchang are all institutions directly under the emperor. Once outsiders get involved, they will be regarded as treason, not to mention a sensitive identity like Zhu Xu.

Zhu Xu fanned his fan vigorously, and said: "Don't worry, those people will know that this king just got the news in advance and wants to share a cup."

Fu Tao also knew that Zhu Xu was always considerate in his actions and would not give such obvious excuses to others, so he thought to himself, "Your Highness, are you worried that there will be accidents in sending gunpowder, coal, and pig iron through water transport, and you want to use your own people? "

Zhu Xu nodded, didn't say much, and looked ahead with narrowed eyes.

It stands to reason that, amidst the expansion of the bureaucratic group, Da Ming now has a little bit of capitalism, and the prospects should be good.However, the Ming Dynasty is now in a state of extreme differentiation. The bureaucratic group and landlords, big and small, do not have to pay taxes. The rich get richer, the poor and humble peasants get more and more taxes, and the poor get poorer!

Nowadays, land transportation is underdeveloped, and water transportation is a major artery connecting the north and the south, and an important blood vessel for the rich to make money!

What Zhu Xu has to do is to tie a rope on this main artery, and then slowly let the blood out!

In fact, Zhu Xu hated that his hands weren't long enough. If he could reach the south, whether it was these people's sea trade or smuggling, he would want to step in and bleed to save the country!

Due to the hot weather and Empress Zhang's ban, Zhu Xu returned to the palace early, enjoying the rare coolness in the study room covered with ice.

Zhu Xu sat on the chair, reading a book, secretly feeling lucky.Fortunately, the emperor of the Ming Dynasty did not have the habit of going out of Beijing to escape the summer heat. Otherwise, if he followed the capital, his big business would have to be disbanded.

"It seems that they have to be given greater authority."

Zhu Xu thought to himself that his business is currently divided into four parts.

What he values ​​most is Huitong Commercial Bank, which is currently managed by Wei Liangqing.The second is the Huimin Chamber of Commerce and the workshop, which Li Deyong is in charge of.The third is the acquired land, these are matters of Fu Changzong.Fourth, the household part was given to Fu Changzong's salt field, and this one was given to Wei Zhongxian.

Soon, a water transport will be added.

In the bottom of his heart, he planned to hand it over to Zhou Jianyu. This person has a profound background and is also very powerful in the south. It is most suitable to use him to develop water transportation.

Calculated in this way, beyond next year, the branches of Huitong Commercial Bank will be opened, the channels of Huimin Chamber of Commerce will be opened up, the private salt sales in salt farms, and water transportation will be added. It is conservatively estimated that the monthly profit will exceed one million taels!

Zhu Xu wrote down the big words "one million taels" on the white paper, and looked at it carefully, feeling inexplicably relieved.

With a steady stream of money, whether it is drought or chaos, there is a little bit of confidence.

"Your Highness."

Suddenly, Yao Qingqing's voice came from outside the door.

Zhu Xu changed the paper and said, "Come in."

Holding a bowl of tea, Yao Qingqing walked in and said with a soft smile, "Your Highness, the iced sour plum soup you want."

Although there were ice cubes all around giving off a cool air, it was still unbearably hot after all. Hearing this, he said happily, "Oh, thank you, Sister Qingqing."

Yao Qingqing pursed her lips and smiled, "Your Highness, Eunuch Cao is asking to see you outside."

Zhu Xu took a sip, felt the cold in his heart and lungs, and said comfortably: "Okay, let him in, by the way, give him another bowl."

Chapter 102

Yao Qingqing agreed, then turned and walked out.

Zhu Xu looked at Yao Qingqing's back, dressed in green clothes, with a slender figure, when a woman is at her most beautiful, she shook her head secretly, not knowing what Bi Maokang was thinking, she just left such a beautiful woman alone.

"Your Highness." Cao Huachun walked in, sweating all over his body, and bowed while wiping.

Zhu Xu was in a good mood, looked up at him and said, "What's wrong?"

Cao Huachun took a breath and said, "Your Highness, the imperial edict has come down. Zhou Yingqiu will be appointed Minister of the Ministry of Industry and will take office in three days."

This Zhu Xu had already guessed that Zhou Yingqiu had endured for so long, and finally he was going to be an official again. This is also the mainstay of the eunuch party, so it is impossible for him to stay in the yard for the rest of his life.

Cao Huachun saw that Zhu Xu didn't look strange, he hesitated for a moment and said: "Your Highness, Ni Wenhuan has been not very honest recently, and there are a lot of petty tricks. It seems that he is aiming at the position of the right deputy imperial envoy."

He didn't pay much attention to Zhou Yingqiu, but when he heard that Ni Wenhuan also moved, he had to take it to heart.

The fingers of his right hand tapped on the table, and his eyes flickered.

Zhou Yingqiu and Ni Wenhuan are both eunuchs. In history, they are Wei Zhongxian's right-hand man. They are respectively one of the five tigers and the head of the ten dogs. They have an extraordinary enthusiasm for power, and they are cruel. Honorable.

In fact, Zhu Xu has been carefully avoiding the court and avoiding party disputes.Because he knew that once he fell into it, no one would have a good result, even him!

Because what he was facing was not a single person, nor the Donglin Party or the so-called Qingliu, but a group of scholar-bureaucrats all over the Ming Dynasty!

That is simply against the whole world.