The Most Powerful Man in the World

Not to mention other things, just for these, the imperial court has to spend millions of taels of grain silver every month to pay for the wages, so although there is still a lot of grain silver in the treasury, as a minister of household, Chen Ding has experienced it. The kind of day when a penny broke apart and flowered.

Now that Chu Yi went to fight against Japan, he actually got nearly 500 million taels of spoils within half a year, how could this not shock Chen Ding.

I heard Chen Ding subconsciously say: "East Ying barbarian land, can actually harvest so many spoils?"

Just listening to Chen Ding's tone, he was obviously surprised that Chu Yi had harvested so many trophies in the land of the East. A foreign country, a remote country.

Seeing that many of them were all looking like Chen Ding, Zhu Houzhao couldn't help but sighed in his heart. He could understand why Chu Yi said that these officials in Daming were all staring at the three-acre land in front of him. .

It is clear that there is a vast world outside the Ming Dynasty, but these people are immersed in the so-called self-feeling of the so-called celestial kingdom and it is difficult to extricate themselves.

Taking a deep breath, Zhu Houzhao let out a light cough to attract the attention of the civil and military people of the dynasty to himself, and then he heard Zhu Houzhao slowly say: "Every Qing family thinks that the land of Dongying is the land of barbarians, and they are all backcountry, but Do you know how much silver flows into my Daming every year from the land of Dongying? And in the land of Dongying, just one Iwami silver mountain can produce how much silver every year?"

Among the many ministers of civil and military affairs in the DPRK, there may be very few people who know more or less about Dongying because of their background, and know that Dongying is not a barren land.But really, no one can say how much silver Dongying flows into Daming every year, and how much silver is produced by Iwami Silver Mountain.

But everyone looked at Zhu Houzhao. Since Zhu Houzhao raised such a question, then Zhu Houzhao must have some understanding of it.

As the head of civil servants, Jiao Fang stepped forward and bowed to Zhu Houzhao: "Please also express your majesty, to clear the confusion for the ministers and others!"

What Zhu Houzhao knew was also what Chu Yi said at the beginning, and he heard Zhu Houzhao slowly say: "I don't know too well, but my partner once said that the gold and silver that flows into my Ming Dynasty from a small country in the east is a huge amount of millions of taels. , and there are many gold and silver mines in the East, especially in Iwami, Sado, Izu and other places, among which Iwami Silver Mountain produces millions of taels of silver annually..."

Astonishing numbers came from Zhu Houzhao's mouth, but the heads of the civil and military ministers in the hall were buzzing.

They fully understand how silver is lacking, and all the civil and military people present couldn't be more aware of this. In the huge Ming Dynasty, the annual silver production is only a few hundred thousand taels. How can such a small amount of silver be enough? Everyone has a preference for Tibetan silver, which makes the flow of silver among the Ming Dynasty extremely rare.

Even at the beginning of Daming's founding, Daming had to issue treasure banknotes to alleviate the crisis of lack of silver.

Now Zhu Houzhao even mentioned that Dongying produces millions of taels of silver every year. How can this not shock everyone.

Those civil officials were all shocked, on the contrary, all the military generals present at the scene had bright eyes, and they wished to immediately lead someone to kill Dongying and occupy Dongying.

I saw one of the generals gulping and gulping, and said to Zhu Houzhao excitedly: "The last general urges His Majesty to send troops, and I would like to send troops for His Majesty to go to Dongying to help the Chief General!"

As the general opened his mouth, the rest of the generals Xungui reacted and fell down, one by one clamoring to lead the army to the land of Dongying, and lay down Dongying for the emperor Zhu Houzhao.

If Yang Yiqing begged the emperor to send [-] troops to Dongying and there were people who objected, then even those civil servants showed their emotions at this moment.

If it is true as Zhu Houzhao said, then this means that Dongying is a treasure land. If nothing else, it only produces millions of taels of silver every year. If such a place is not occupied, then they are not worthy of standing. Here it is.

Jiao Fang respectfully said to Zhu Houzhao, "Your Majesty, the old minister agrees!"

As for the rest of the civil and military officials, seeing the general trend, coupled with the temptation of the benefits that they could see, all of them finally bowed to Zhu Houzhao and implored him to send troops.

Zhu Houzhao's face was filled with a bit of a smile. He said it to such an extent. If these civil and military officials still insist on objecting, then don't blame him for being rude.

Before Chu Yi set out on his expedition to Dongying, he had warned him several times that he should be ruthless when it comes to these civil and military officials, otherwise the majesty of the emperor would be difficult to establish.

Zhu Houzhao is indeed generous, but this does not mean that Zhu Houzhao will not kill people. For those who touch Zhu Houzhao's bottom line, Zhu Houzhao will kill them without any hesitation or softness.

Looking at the crowd of civil and martial arts below, Zhu Houzhao showed a smile on the corner of his mouth, and secretly said in his heart, "Did you see it, my companion? I persuaded the civil and martial arts of the Manchu Dynasty..."

In the early morning of this day, when a group of civil and military officials descended to court, many people looked a little dazed. When these civil and military officials dispersed, a news spread in the capital.

Whether it was the imperial court sending [-] troops to the land of Dongying again, or the rumors that the land of Dongying was rich in gold and silver, all of a sudden spread in the capital.

Everyone only knows that Chu Yi, the general manager who went to Japan for half a year, sent people to escort the spoils back to the capital. In just half a year, he actually brought back a huge amount of gold and silver worth 500 million taels. This shocked the people in the capital. It's not light.

In the restaurant, on a table near the window, several scholars were sitting there, and one of them said with a look of amazement on his face: "Have some brothers Nian heard the rumor that Dongying is rich in gold and silver? ?"

One person shook the folding fan in his hand and narrowed his eyes: "This news has already been spread and everyone knows it, and I will know it naturally."

While speaking, the man looked at several people and said: "Do you think that Dongying is really as big as the Chinese martial arts in the dynasty, with an annual output of several million taels of gold and silver?"

The previous scholar looked up at this man and said, "What? Brother Feng doesn't think that the elders will be deceived so easily, or that our chief executive will deceive the civil and military people in the court?"

Just as the two were arguing, a man in Tsing Yi coughed lightly: "You two, let's invite Brother Zheng to tell everyone about Dongying's situation."

Immediately, the eyes of several people fell on a man present. This man looked about 20 years old, and he was dressed in a scholar's uniform. Judging by the position where he was sitting, it was obvious that this man's status should be the lowest among the few people. .

Zheng Ke was stunned for a moment, and couldn't help but react. Among them, Zheng Ke, who was the only one who came from a businessman's family, was undoubtedly the one with the lowest status. When the crowd is in focus.

Now Zheng Ke is being stared at by a group of people, which makes Zheng Ke not nervous.

However, Zheng Ke slowly nodded his head under the gaze of several companions and said, "Thanks to the great general manager, with the opening of the sea by the imperial court, our Zheng family's maritime trade business has become more and more prosperous. It just so happens that our Zheng family's merchant ships come and go all year round. Dongying and Daming still have some understanding of Dongying."

A scholar couldn't help but eagerly said: "Brother Zheng, tell me, is Dongying really that rich? It actually produces millions of taels of gold and silver every year. This... This sounds incredible!"

Zheng Ke nodded slowly under the gazes of several people and said, "The specific amount of silver produced by Dongying every year, to be honest, no one will know, but one thing is certain, that is, the land of Dongying is indeed rich in gold and silver. Perhaps what the imperial court said is a bit exaggerated, but it's not far off."

"Hey... If you say that, just for those gold and silver, I, Daming, should send troops to occupy the land of Dongying!"

At this moment, a big man next to him left a small piece of scattered silver on the table, looked at Zheng Ke and the others and turned away.

In the capital, in a courtyard that looked very ordinary, a figure fluttered into the courtyard. It was the strong man who was above the restaurant before.

Standing in front of a room, Shangguan Yun said to the closed room with some respect: "Subordinate Shangguan Yun, please see the leader!"

With a creak, the closed door was slowly opened, and a erratic voice came from the room: "Shangguan Hall Master, come in!"

There was a bit of strangeness in the erratic sound, Shangguan Yun took a deep breath and walked slowly into the room.

This is a rather elegant-looking room. What horrified Shangguan Yun the most was that his own oriental leader was sitting there in red, and in front of him was a picture of a battle in the moonlit night.

Just a glance, Shangguan Yun can be sure that the content on this picture is obviously depicting the scene of Dongfang Invincible fighting against Chu Yi, the general manager who is now in full swing.

As the imperial court became stronger and stronger, it naturally became more confident when facing the Jianghu gangs, especially the sects such as the Sun Moon God Cult. The sect on the side of the disaster must consider the consequences of the army coming to the door.

Therefore, under this general trend, even the Sun and Moon Divine Religion, which used to be extremely powerful in the past, has to keep a low profile enough now, otherwise, once the imperial army is targeted, let alone a Sun and Moon Divine Religion, even if it is another Several times, that is not the opponent of the imperial army.

Slowly turning around and shooting, Dongfang Invincible, who was dressed in red, stretched out his hand, and immediately saw a jar of fine wine fall into Dongfang Invincible's hands, took a sip of the fine wine and said, "Have you ever found out about Chu Yi? News, when will he come back from Dongying?"

When Dongfang Invincible and Chu Yi played against each other, the two were almost evenly matched. Because of the collapse of the army of the Governor of Water Transport, Dongfang Invincible resolutely stopped and left. Before leaving, Dongfang Invincible once said that one day he will cultivate With all the diligence, he will definitely come back to find Chu Yi.

As a result, when Dongfang Invincible woke up from the retreat and came excitedly, trying to find Chu Yi to fight, he learned that Chu Yi led the army to Dongying.

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Chapter 470 Change of courtiers

Shangguan Yun lowered his head slightly, as if he did not dare to look at Dongfang Invincible, and said slowly: "Reporting to the leader, Chu Yi just sent a young general back this time, and he is still in the land of Dongying!"

With a mouthful of fine wine down his stomach, Dongfang Invincible's eyes were filled with a bit of drunkenness, and he chuckled lightly: "It seems that the chief executive is not in a hurry to return to Beijing!"

Shangguan Yun opened his mouth and seemed to hesitate: "Since Chu Yi is not in the capital, why not take the opportunity to go to the Forbidden City and kill the Son of Heaven..."

The Sun and Moon Divine Sect has always been suppressed and wanted by the imperial court. It can be said that it is a natural enemy with the imperial court. Tao, on the other hand, the court did not deliberately destroy the Sun Moon God Cult.

From Shangguan Yun's standpoint, assassinating Da Mingzi is naturally a matter of course for the Sun Moon God Sect.

At the beginning, Dongfang Invincible was invited to Beijing to fight against Chu Yi. If Chu Yi was defeated in that battle, Dongfang Invincible would definitely not mind removing the emperor.

Now that Chu Yi is not in the capital, in Shangguan Yun's view, this is naturally the best time to assassinate the emperor.

He glanced at Shangguan Yun lightly, and suddenly saw Dongfang Invincible flick his sleeves, and the sleeves slapped on Shangguan Yun's chest like lightning and sent Shangguan Yun flying out on the spot.

Shangguan Yun fell into the courtyard, and the next moment a red shadow flashed, and Dongfang Invincible looked down at Shangguan Yun and said coldly: "Who instructed you to encourage this sect master to assassinate the emperor?"

Shangguan Yun's words were obviously agitated. Dongfang Invincible was able to become the master of the Sun and Moon Sect, not only because of his cultivation, but also because of his wisdom and wisdom. Therefore, when Shangguan Yun opened his mouth, Dongfang Invincible knew that this was what someone secretly told Shangguan Yun to say.

There was blood oozing out from the corners of his mouth, Shangguan Yun wiped the blood from the corners of his mouth, and shook his head with a look of horror on his face: "What did the leader say, the subordinates dare not!"

Dongfang Invincible just glanced at Shangguan Yun lightly, turned around and said: "This sect master doesn't care who the person behind you is, you go and tell the other party that my Dongfang Invincible is not something they can calculate, otherwise, Don't blame the leader for being rude!"

Speaking of Dongfang Invincible, he waved his sleeves and shouted at Shangguan Yun: "Get out!"

Under the power of Dongfang Invincible, even if Shangguan Yun's cultivation was not bad, when facing Dongfang Invincible, Shangguan Yun had no idea of ​​resistance.

Shangguan Yun hurriedly ran out, and saw Dongfang Invincible pondering and shouting: "Come on!"

When the voice fell, I saw several figures appear, bowing their heads and standing in front of Dongfang Invincible respectfully, I heard Dongfang Invincible say solemnly: "Prepare a big boat for this sect master, three days later, this sect will go to sea for Dongying. !"

As the subordinates of the Sun and Moon Divine Sect, these people naturally listen to them at any time. At this moment, Dongfang Invincible has asked them to prepare a big ship. The mere big ship is naturally nothing, not to mention one, even if it is several times more, compared to the sun and the moon. For the huge power of the Divine Religion, it was nothing but a trivial matter.

What really shocked the high-level leaders of the Sun Moon God Sect was that Dongfang Invincible had the idea of ​​going across the ocean.

In the final analysis, most of the Sun and Moon Divine Sect's current momentum is due to Dongfang Invincible's reputation. If there is any accident in Dongfang Invincible, then their Sun and Moon Divine Sect will definitely suffer heavy losses and even damage their vitality.

An altar master of the Sun and Moon Sect is Dongfang Invincible's confidant, and said to Dongfang Invincible with a bit of worry: "The ocean is full of dangers, please think twice!"

Dongfang Invincible just waved his hand, without any intention of changing his mind: "This sect master has made up his mind, you don't need to persuade him any more, let's go down and prepare."

Chu Yi, who was far away in Dongying, would never have imagined that because of his stay in Dongying, he would be able to recruit Dongying to Dongying.

紫禁城

The carriages slowly drove into the Forbidden City under the support of a team of Yulin guards, led by the chief eunuch Gu Dayong.

It is conceivable that these carriages can enter the Forbidden City, obviously with the permission of the Son of Heaven. Otherwise, there are so many vehicles, let alone dozens, even one is difficult to enter.

Besides Yu Linwei and Gu Dayong, there was another person with Gu Dayong, none other than Yu Dayou.

There was nothing else on these carriages, but the tens of thousands of taels of silver that Chu Yi sent Yu Dayou to escort back to the emperor Zhu Houzhao.

As for the 500 million taels of gold and silver property, the Ministry of Households sent people to escort them to the treasury not long ago.

Dozens of carriages entered the Forbidden City in the dark of night, and people would stare at the slightest disturbance in the Forbidden City itself.

Now that dozens of carriages entered the Forbidden City all of a sudden, many people were naturally alarmed.

Naturally, these officials were very curious about what it was that they had to transport dozens of carriages into the Forbidden City in the dark.

But apart from a very few people, even the Yulin guards who were responsible for escorting those carriages did not know that what they were escorting was actually tens of millions of taels of silver.

Only Gu Dayong and Yu Dayou were the only ones who were really clear.

Entering the palace, the Yulin Guards who were originally responsible for escorting successfully retired, and the imperial guards who took over these Yulin guards.

Dozens of palace guards lifted the gold and silver boxes on the carriage together, and then entered the royal vault one by one.

This royal secret treasury is naturally the emperor's small treasury, and in this small treasury there is a lot of gold and silver.

Although it is said that most of the Wenyin obtained by Chu Yi's family raids and exterminations were sent to the national treasury, even if a tenth or two of them were missed, the amount of Wenyin in this small treasury would not be less than 2000 million taels. huge.

Although it was said that the Son of Heaven took out grain silver from the small treasury several times to reward the soldiers of the three armies, but compared to the tens of millions of grain silver in the small treasury, the royal secret treasury can be said to have sufficient financial resources.

A well-known burly soldier of the Imperial Army carried the extremely heavy boxes into the secret vault.

It took nearly an hour for these imperial soldiers to carry all the boxes on the carriage into the secret vault.

Among the secret treasuries, Yu Dayou, Gu Dayong and several old eunuchs who were in charge of taking care of the secret treasury were definitely senior figures in the inner court.

Being able to be selected to guard these gold and silver treasures for the emperor shows how much Zhu Houzhao trusts these old eunuchs.

If he didn't trust these eunuchs so much, I'm afraid Zhu Houzhao wouldn't leave such an important part of the royal secret treasury to these people.

Just when Yu Dayou and Gu Dayong were there to count the ingots of silver that came in, they only heard a welcome voice from outside the secret vault.

"His Majesty is here!"