When He Yuxuan appeared in Xu's residence, Xu Yuanchen had already finished handling all the affairs and went home.When everything in the capital office had to be borne by him, Xu Weichen's processing speed was so fast... He Yuxuan had to admit that once a person broke out, he could still be squeezed.

The doctors in Xu's mansion have been waiting for a long time, and they have already prescribed a prescription for recuperation, but due to their mediocre performance in the past few days, Xu Weichen doesn't trust them very much now, even if they have prescribed a prescription, he will hand it over to them. He Yuxuan took a look.

As soon as He Yuxuan entered the door, he was stunned by the prescription. He glanced helplessly at Xu Weichen, who was being intimate with Xu Yuanchen, carefully looked at the prescription, and then handed it to the waiter, "This prescription is very suitable, and it is suitable for the case." .” He glanced at Xu Weichen a few times, but Xu Weichen looked away calmly.

Those doctors couldn't cure Xu Yuanchen before, isn't it normal for him to have doubts about them now?

Xu Yuanchen's physical strength was still very weak. When He Yuxuan felt his pulse again, he spoke to Xu Weichen in a low voice, and He Yuxuan tucked his arm back under the quilt, and then he was about to lift Xu Weichen away. Even if Xu Yuanchen needed to rest under the circumstances, it would definitely not work with Xu Weichen around.

On the contrary, Xu Yuanchen called He Yuxuan to stop, and then struggled to sit up. He Yuxuan and Xu Weichen hurriedly supported his body, "Your body is weak and you still need to rest. If you have anything to do, we will talk about it after you recover." Xu Weichen said hastily .

He Yuxuan: ...that sounded too unlucky.

In novels, there are often "we will xx after you xx", "You must come back after defeating xx", "I have something important to tell you after I xx..." These are all raising flags for yourself.

Xu Yuanchen seemed to be very persistent, even if he was hesitant, he must sit up and talk, Xu Weichen couldn't resist him, and his heart ached so badly, his gaze looked at He Yuxuan pleadingly, and the next moment he helped to stuff Xu Yuanchen's back with a cushion .

As a doctor, He Yuxuan: ...

It was almost face-to-face that the patient and the patient's family members violated the doctor's order.

"Forget it, if you have something to say, you have to make a long story short, and you have to rest when you talk." He Yuxuan said helplessly, and there was a little complaint at the end of the words, but most of them were directed at Xu Weichen.

Xu Yuanchen is a man with a clean and upright appearance. Although he doesn't need Xu Weichen's exquisite and good-looking appearance, his gentle and heavy temperament is far more experienced than when He Yuxuan saw him back then.He leaned weakly in Xu Weichen's arms, his pale lips moved a few times, "A few days ago, do you still remember that I cooperated with Shanxi merchants to sell salt?" He said this to Xu Weichen.

Xu Weichen nodded and nodded. Although officials are not allowed to do business, the apparent relationship between him and Xu Yuanchen is only a friend, and it will not affect Xu Yuanchen's actions.

During the Hongwu period, Zhu Yuanzhang gave Shanxi merchants the right to obtain the qualification to legally sell official salt while delivering grain and grass to several major border fortresses. This qualification is called Yanyin.But the merchants in Shanxi were also very flexible. Not only did they obtain salt from the Yanchi in the east of the river, but they also quickly monopolized the salt from the Lianghuai.

There are pros and cons to the open-centered system, and He Yuxuan often heard it in court discussions. After all, giving merchants the right to sell salt, although it can reduce the logistics supply of several million shi, it also transfers a large-scale salt tax at the same time. Lost the court's tax revenue.

The Shanxi merchants Xu Yuanchen mentioned usually refer to Shanxi merchants.

"...When going back and forth to Shanxi, I have seen fishermen say that they have seen some fleets at sea. Their ships are of different styles and are quite old. There was a threat." Xu Yuanchen spoke very slowly, but the question he mentioned was beyond He Yuxuan's expectation.

Japanese pirates?

At the beginning of the Ming Dynasty, the "Trade Ban" was emphasized, and Emperor Hongwu also set up coastal defenses from Shandong to Guangzhou, and did not allow the development of fisheries for the common people.Later, in Yongle, although the "strict ban on private communication with other countries" was also emphasized, the emperor was not strict, and there were still people who went fishing privately. Under the premise that the court did not force it, most of the locals turned a blind eye. , did not pay close attention.

"Later, I traveled from Shandong with the fleet of Shanxi merchants, and I heard this statement again. They didn't attack people, but they were always floating near the sea. Later, I asked someone from the Shanxi merchant fleet to ask, saying that The situation has happened several times. Sometimes it is one ship, sometimes there are many ships. Everyone knows that they are Japanese pirates, but as long as they do not attack the fleet, they will take a detour." Xu Yuanchen coughed twice, "So I Later, I found an opportunity and went out to sea with the fishing boat."

Xu Weichen, who was listening a little engrossed:? ? ?

"You actually went out to sea with them?" Xu Weichen frowned, and couldn't help but raise his voice.It is impossible for the fleet of Shanxi merchants to go to sea. After all, they have the permission of the imperial court in name and follow the official path.It is too dangerous to go by sea, and what is wanted is money, not life. Fishing boats are different. Most of them operate quietly under the ban. Even if something happens at sea, it will not help.

Xu Weichen showed a faint smile, and said softly, "I'm fine, right? I'm just going to have a look."

"Did you see it?" He Yuxuan asked, but he knew that he must have seen something terrible, otherwise he wouldn't have to force himself to speak when his body was in such danger.

"I was lucky enough to see it, but unfortunately that fleet was attacking a private fleet at the time, and the sea was full of blood." After the faint blue color was stained with blood, it somehow turned into An ominous black color, Xu Yuanchen's face became paler, "The fishing boat I was following bypassed, and it was only a small boat. After being released by Japanese pirates, I noticed that the weapons they used... were standard."

Xu Yuanchen's words were vague, and both He Yuxuan and Xu Weichen's expressions changed slightly. They obviously understood the meaning behind Xu Yuanchen's words. He Yuxuan asked directly, "Do you still remember what it looked like? Is it owned by each person or is it private?" If only scattered people hold it, it may have been snatched during the battle with the navy.

Xu Yuanchen pointed to Xu Weichen, "It's the kind of blunderbuss he hangs in the study, and everyone has one."

He Yuxuan pondered, if this is the case, this matter should not be underestimated.

Xu Yuanchen only said that it was a standard, but in fact it was a metaphor for officials.At present, it is impossible for all the weapons produced by iron and steel factories in various places to be popular among the people. The weapons of the Nine Frontier Fortress are the first to be supplied, followed by the soldiers in the capital and the coastal navy. Anything that goes wrong is a big problem.

This means that someone in the imperial court is selling weapons privately, and they are still trading with Japanese pirates!

The official market does not open, but the private market continues.

He Yuxuan understands this truth, and naturally knows that there are also a small number of wealthy people among these Japanese pirates who frequently roam around Shandong and the coast. If the peace talks can be achieved, the existence of the Japanese pirates will gradually disappear.

But this is a matter of the future. If someone in the court really colluded with the Japanese pirates, then the navy has been unable to fight the Japanese pirates head-on recently. Is it because someone secretly passed on the news?

After Xu Yuanchen said these words, his face was already very pale, He Yuxuan stopped his intention to speak, "You have said enough, I will talk about the rest after you recover a little bit, just look at his face now." He said He pointed at Xu Weichen.

Xu Yuanchen was slightly stunned, and raised his head to glance at Xu Weichen. His extremely delicate and beautiful lover's face turned as pale as him at some point, almost as white as snow.Although Xu Weichen's face is often forgotten because of Xu Weichen's gossip-loving temperament, but now seeing this fair-skinned beauty in front of you seems to be shedding tears, Xu Yuanchen immediately stopped talking, sighed and laughed, and leaned helplessly. Whispered in Xu Weichen's arms.

He Yuxuan got up, and didn't want to disturb the private conversation between the two, but said as he walked, "Don't chat for a long time, you have to rest early."

He Yuxuan stepped out the door, his thoughts gradually opened up, and he couldn't help shaking his head, this is really troublesome.The source was discovered by fishermen, which is troublesome; it is related to Japanese pirates, troublesome; it is related to the collusion of the imperial court, which is even more troublesome!

Fortunately, the bird gun is not considered the latest product for the time being, and will be gradually eliminated in the future... But no matter what, this sign still has to be strangled.

Before he left, he glanced at the situation of the two people in the room, as if he had thought of something, he was a little dazed, and the pause attracted Liu Fang's attention, and he said in a low voice, "Master Shangshu?"

He Yuxuan came back to his senses, sighed, shook his head, and left.

Some of what Xu Weichen said had some effect.

He Fu.

He Yuxuan called Liu Fang who followed him to the Xu Mansion, and told him, "I remember you were guarding the door today, you should be clear about our conversation. When sending the news to the court, remember to write the details clearly. Some, so that Long Live can understand."

Liu Fang: "...Yes."

Liu Fang was a man of few words, and He Yuxuan didn't let him talk, and let Liu Fang go out after speaking.After he went out, Ma Han jumped down from the eaves, and he was patching the tiles on it just now, "This is the first time I see the adults ask you to go in, tell me, what did the adults ask you to do?"

Liu Fang looked at this lively...colleague in front of her, and said coldly, "Please write more detailed information."

Hearing this, Ma Han shrugged his shoulders and said, "That's what it is, so it should be something important. Then you should write it clearly. My lord must be too lazy to write another copy to present to Long Live."

Liu Fang was silent.

Is the problem here?

They knew a thing or two about He Shangshu's greed and laziness long before he came, but isn't the problem not his calm and easy-to-use attitude?

Ma Han patted Liu Fang on the shoulder and said with a sigh: "You will know in the future that the adults will not only use you to write information, but even occasionally let you send some secret reports, which is really a convenient thing. A piece of cake."

Liu Fang:? ?

He Yuxuan in the room shivered, feeling a chill behind his back for no reason.

He has been doing less inexplicable things recently, and no one should be cursing him behind his back.He Yuxuan leaned lazily on the back of the chair, seriously pondered over the document at hand, and thought seriously: If only the standard of colleagues can be so fast, accurate, and sharp, it will be fine.

Yesterday I avoided staying up late once by coincidence, but tonight He Yuxuan couldn't bear to stay up late anymore, but the recent fanfare tends to be stinky and long, so wouldn't it be necessary to stay up in such an ambiguous atmosphere for a long time? ?

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