At this time, a group of people came on horseback from the city.

The chief of the city guard had sharp eyes, and recognized the two leaders as the King of Beijing and the Prince of Marquis Fengyuan who were Jane in the heart of the emperor.Behind them was the general who defended the city.

Wu Zhang hurriedly stepped forward to salute.

Shui Li, who was dressed in the white uniform of the king of the county, sat high on the horse, his face indifferent, only when he saw the long line of teams outside the city gate, his eyes flashed with surprise.

Beside him, Jia Lian, who was dressed in black brocade, smiled and nodded to the corporal leader, and said with a smile: "Don't panic, we are not going out of the city, we are here to pick up people."

He glanced at the neatly lined team, with his legs lightly clamping the horse's belly, stepped forward a few steps, looked at the city gate guards who were in a hurry and wanted to salute them, and stopped them with a smile.

At this moment, a tall, dark-skinned man came out of the long line. He came to Jia Lian's horse with an excited expression, knelt down on one knee, "Second Lord, we are back."

Jia Lian has been thinking about who this person is since he mentioned this person endlessly, but he can't remember it all the time.It wasn't until this person said "Second Master" that he regained the familiarity he had back then.

This person was none other than Zhao Tiandong, his nanny who was sent to the fleet by him back then.

"It's good when you come back. You bring important people and things, and follow me into the city first." Such a long team, when they all enter the city, how long will it take? They are still waiting in the palace. Want to meet the person in charge of going to sea!

These people are full of travel and dust, and he has to take them back to the Beijing Palace, let them tidy up their appearance before taking them into the palace, otherwise they will be charged with a misbehavior before the imperial court, who can he cry to? !

Zhao Tiandong nodded hurriedly, wiped off the normal saline from the corners of his eyes due to excitement, turned around and trotted back to the team to explain the matter.

Only then did Jia Lian say to the city guard corporal standing beside him: "You and brothers let a few of them enter the city first, and the rest can be done according to the rules. This time there are many envoys who came to congratulate, Be careful in everything, don't be sloppy."

Chief Wu breathed a sigh of relief. After knowing that the team was from the Beijing Prince's Mansion and Fengyuanhou Mansion, he felt very nervous.He intends to follow the rules, but he is afraid of offending the two masters. Now that Jia Lian has said this, he can do things freely.

Leading a small team of ten carts, they went back to the Beijing Prince's Mansion, where a big man was waiting for them.

A group of people entered the Beijing Palace, and they met Jinjin who was waiting for them with a serious face, Mr. Su with a helpless face, Jia She who was looking around, and An Rui who was by Jia She's side.

Jia Lian subconsciously looked at An Rui at the side, and got a small look of "I don't know". In desperation, Jia Lian could only suppress his curiosity, and under the leadership of Shui Li, he saluted the present first.

Su Jin smiled and said: "You guys are here, if you don't come again, I will almost be unable to stop Your Majesty."

I was ridiculed, but now I don't think it is disobedient, and asked: "Can you bring someone here?"

Shui Li said: "Come here, this is not a place to talk, let's go to the school yard at the back first, unload the things on the car first."

Everyone had no objections, and hurriedly moved to the Wangfu school grounds.

The school field of the Wangfu is very large. According to Jia Lian's visual inspection, it must be at least as big as two football fields.Ten carriages lined up one by one.The servants of the palace had already unloaded the boxes one by one with the people who came with the car, and then, the lid of the box was opened, and then, all the people present were blinded by the scene in front of them.

"This is this... this is..."

Rao has seen a lot of pearls, agates, corals, and precious stones of various colors in today's world, and his mouth is wide open in shock at the things in front of him.

A red coral tree as tall as half a person, pearls the size of a baby's fist, red sapphires the size of a pigeon's egg, bright water, colorful top-grade emeralds, pieces of gold bricks and silver ingots...

Who said that overseas lands are all uncivilized lands, with no development value at all?Is this called no development value?

Listen to what these people on board said?

"Gold-built palaces, gold and silver coins for all goods transactions, and the porcelain, silk and tea from the East are highly respected. When these things are shipped to Europa, the price can be increased by dozens or even hundreds of times!"

What's this?It's all money!

Not to mention the various medicinal materials and talents that Jia Lian specifically told Zhao Tiandong to look for...

Thinking about the already empty state treasury, and the emperor's private treasury that will soon be empty, I am so shamefully moved today!

Jia Lian said: "The people who delivered the goods have already arrived outside the city gate and are waiting to enter the city. I am worried that your Majesty will wait for a long time, so I only let them bring ten carts and go into the city first. Those of us who have shares in the family that day, I will According to the proportion of the shares invested, the goods are divided and sent directly to the various houses."

Hearing these words, today is like a ladle of cold water being poured from the head, it's almost chilling, and instantly wakes up from the ecstasy of getting rich.

At the beginning, because he was not optimistic about going to sea this time, when Jia Lian asked him to invest, how much did he invest...

Jia Lian is such a shrewd person, how can he not notice the ugly face today?After thinking about it for a while, I can see what this master is struggling with.

He said with a smile: "If there is no permission from His Majesty for this voyage, and perhaps the fleet is out to act cheaply in the name of the Great Zhou Dynasty, the fleet will not be able to return so smoothly. Therefore, after discussing with the prince, I will come up with this [-]% of the two transactions from the two voyages will be sent to the treasury as a commercial tax to thank His Majesty for his support."

Paying protection, protection, fees, etc. is a must!

As soon as this remark came out, not only Jia Amnesty, but also Mr. Su immediately expressed his attitude, and they would hand over the same income as Jia Lian.

Jia Lian continued: "Also, there were merchant ships that went out to sea with the fleet that day to do business with various countries. They voluntarily handed over [-]% of their income to thank the fleet for their protection. When the goods enter the city tomorrow, I will also hand over these to Your Majesty. "

A few words, coaxing today's heart to be full of joy, making money, who can be unhappy?Still free money!

Long Xin was overjoyed, almost waved his hand now, and Jia Lian was about to be promoted again.

Fortunately, Mr. Su, who saw his thoughts, stopped him in time.

As the teams entered the city one after another, the people in the capital first watched a western scene, and then were shocked by the loads of good things.

The foreign envoys who came with the fleet were arranged to live in the Huitong Hall.

Because of the large number of people, the guild hall couldn't accommodate them. The rare animals brought by the envoys were directly sent to the palace, where they were raised in a side hall dedicated to raising animals brought in from all over the place.

In Jia Lian's words, this is the Royal Zoo.

This day at the court meeting, there was another quarrel in the court hall. The reason was that there was a letter from the imperial history to impeach the Beijing Palace and the Fengyuanhou Palace. .Emperor Zu.

With such a big hat on, even Jia Lian felt that they were really guilty of a heinous crime.

As soon as the censor who spoke had finished speaking, the hall was very quiet, and a needle could be heard.

Jinjin didn't say a word, just knocked on the armrest of the dragon chair with one hand, and stared closely at the person who spoke with a pair of tiger eyes.Only Yu Deshui, who was standing not far from Jinjin, knew that Jinjin's expression at this time was almost as if he wanted to eat people.But the person he was targeting was ignorant, still standing in the hall, half bent, determined to deal with those lawless families immediately!

Of course, it would be even better if today can order those companies to be copied.

After a long time, Jinjin finally spoke: "Xia Aiqing, tell me, what is the current state of the treasury?"

People who didn't know the truth looked at each other in blank dismay. They didn't know why Xia Wuji, Minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs, was asked to report the situation of the treasury.

Xia Shangshu doesn't need to say what's going on in the state treasury in recent years. Everyone knows that it's so empty that you can almost run a horse in the state treasury!

Xia Wuji listened to the announcement, held up the wat, walked into the hall, and said in a loud voice: "Yesterday, the King of Beijing, the son of the Marquis of Fengyuan, Lord Su and Lord Yang ordered that [-]% of the proceeds from this sea trade be used as business taxes. , and handed it over to the national treasury. Now the national treasury has already been filled, full of gold, silver, jewelry and all kinds of food!"

In short, whether it is the army or disaster relief money, we have it!

Of course, this time the situation is special, so Jia Lian can directly transfer things to the treasury as commercial taxes.

He has already given a suggestion, to increase business tax, to give some convenience and benefits to businessmen, and to distribute agriculture and business together.Presumably with today's actions, he will definitely be able to improve his suggestion.

After receiving the news of the return of the fleet, Jia Lian had long thought that many people would be jealous if so much wealth appeared in the capital.The so-called don't worry about scarcity but inequality, those people will definitely drown him with saliva!Who let him stand in the way of others?At a young age, he is in the fourth rank of the official position, which is higher than most of them who have been in the officialdom for a long time, and the promotion speed is faster!

If it wasn't for this, he wouldn't have tried his best to get Jin to join him.

Looking at the people in the hall, Jia Lian had a premonition that this matter might not be over yet.

Sure enough, another censor came out and reported: "Your Majesty, I heard that the families participating in the maritime trade this time are not limited to the ones mentioned by Xia Shangshu. Since these companies have already paid the commercial tax, other Should the families pay their taxes as well?"

Today: ...

"Hehe, the news from Liu Qing's family is really well-informed, so do you know that I will also participate this time? According to Liu Qing's family, I will also pay taxes?"

He has long been tossed and thrown into Brother Kong Fang's arms by pocketbooks asking for money from all over the place. Now that money is open, money is very important.

He understood it, and it was exactly as Jia Lian said: "Money is not everything, but without money, it is absolutely impossible."

If he is rich as the emperor, he doesn't have to be ruled by these courtiers!These people want to touch his money?Don't let it go!

When that Liu Yushi inquired about this, his face turned pale, and so did the others.

Who would have thought that Jia Lian would even drag him onto the boat now?Now they don't dare to say anything more to those who brought them in. If they are not careful, they will be judged as wanting to snatch food from the tiger's mouth, which is not good.

Seeing that everyone stopped talking, Jinjin nodded in satisfaction.

"Your family has already seen the benefits of sea trade, right? Then, do you think sea trade is feasible?" Today is not the time for others to prepare, and the issue of lifting the sea ban was directly raised, which caught everyone by surprise.

作者有话要说:谢谢“九溪烟树”灌溉的营养液+252020-02-0923:12:31(づ ̄3 ̄)づ╭?~

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