The Red Mansion's Dress to Become the King of Beijing

Together with General Wu, Shui Rong was introduced into the study by the emperor's chief eunuch. When he entered, he not only met the emperor, but also met the six cabinet elders.

The emperor didn't believe the confession made by the former minister of the Ministry of Industry about General Wu and Shui Rong in the prison-this was simply obvious.

The only time Shui Rong and the Wu family "colluded" was when Great General Wu returned to Beijing and was unable to spare his time to report to the king. Soybeans are planted on his farm, and cattle, horses and some cash are exchanged for soybeans harvested in autumn.

At present, the yield of soybeans per mu in the north is only between [-] and [-] catties, and this has to be the case of good weather.

The Wu family's own farm in the north grows wheat and rice, and the yield per mu is higher than that of soybeans...but the unit price of beans with a low yield per mu is still not as good as that of rice noodles.

Moreover, rice noodles, including sorghum, are grains and staple foods. When did you hear that people can be full by eating beans?

After several staff meetings, everyone has reached a consensus: the beans ordered by the Wu family are not only for his own use, but most of them must be transferred to the emperor.

The relatively elite frontier troops and local guards guarding the borders of this dynasty were borne by the ~state~family~ finances, but the imperial camps stationed in the suburbs of Beijing and the imperial guards in the capital were the emperor's private soldiers, and the emperor had to pay for them out of his own pocket.

Knowing this, it is not surprising that the emperor would secretly go around looking for water-soluble seeds to buy beans.

With such a cause and effect, even if the incident happened suddenly, Shui Rong was called to the study by the emperor to summon him, he still had a good heart.

And General Wu was even more calm: when he said that there was a problem in the northwest, he might have to "click" in his heart, but in the southeast... the conscience of heaven and earth, he had thought about it in his dreams, but the Wu family really didn't have the ability to stretch out his hands. so long.

General Wu thought this way, and he replied in this way, "Your Majesty," he cupped his hands, "my hometown is in the west, and there is a noble concubine in my family, and the clansmen still stay in their hometown... Even if the minister moves in the south Don't worry, I'm afraid that the gentry in the south won't allow the ministers to get involved indiscriminately."

General Wu followed the path set by a loyal and upright person, so he was only responsible to the emperor alone, and he didn't need to explain to the elders.Unless the emperor speaks well and asks him to answer the elders' inquiries honestly.

The elders in the pavilion looked at each other when they heard the words, and they all smiled helplessly: "General Wu is also very fresh and refined when accusing the local government of holding a group for protection."

After hearing General Wu's self-defense, the emperor shook his head with a smile, and then his eyes fell on Shui Rong.

In the past two years in the capital, whether it is Shui Rong or the real deity, they are a bit "cowardly", but as the only king with a different surname, Shui Rong has his own pride. He doesn't care about people, he only implements his "do my shit" "Don't talk about the Yangtze River, it's the south of the Yellow River. My family doesn't even have a shop. How can I raise a bunch of water bandits to blackmail... If that's the case, I'm afraid I won't even be able to find a supply place. Why do I need to find the Xue family when I deliver the goods?"

The emperor also believed these words, although the king of Beijing obviously found a lot of inspiration from General Wu's words-the emperor would not call General Wu and King Beijing together without investigation and evidence collection in advance.

However, the emperor was thoughtful and didn't say anything. The second-to-last and youngest among the six elders suddenly said, "My lord, last fall, the Xue family sent you at least three shipments?"

Shui Rong glanced at the emperor, the emperor's expression...is very interesting: at least Shui Rong can read a little helplessness, probably the emperor is thinking at this moment: here we come again...

Combining the deity, his staff, and Shui Rong's own judgment, the emperor is the kind of standard smiling tiger who will maintain harmony with you before tearing his face apart. Even if occasionally he can't look normal, he will try his best to control his expression. How to deal with the aftermath of the disaster, the censor actually reported the former minister of the Ministry of Industry to the court...

Generally, the censor of such a big case would inform the emperor in advance, and only after obtaining the emperor's permission did it break out in the court.

Shui Rong felt that the emperor didn't know everything before, but the situation was so serious and the value of the case was so huge, his shock at that time could never be faked.

Therefore, it is concluded that the emperor has insufficient control over the officials, which can also be said to be the cabinet.

Shui Rong thought about it for a while, and felt that the emperor was the first to stand in this wave, so he responded with a smile, "I heard that Ge's hometown has a shipyard in Guannei? You really don't know what my three cargo ships are for?"

Hearing the words, the emperor moved his eyes to the old man who asked the question.

The emperor is indeed young, in his 30s—for the profession of the emperor, he is really young, and his control is incomparable to that of his father, but he has enough eyes and ears in the capital, Shanshan, the Central Plains, and parts of the south of the Yangtze River.

Those three cargo ships pulled a large amount of coal and a small amount of iron ore.And these iron ores are smelted and turned into more than a hundred iron stoves that burn coal... The workshops that build these stoves happen to be the property of the emperor's uncle's house...

The emperor even knew what King Beijing was building so many stoves for: he built a glass house in his palace, which was still warm as spring in the middle of winter, and fresh vegetables could be picked at any time.

The emperor also thought this method was good, and wanted to make one in the palace as well.

The elder didn't care about being refuted, and smiled, "I see."

Not all cabinet maesters can do it on their own, but this one in front of him can become the youngest—actually he will be sixty soon, and he is not the last cabinet elder, because he is slippery , and cruel and thick-skinned.

Shui Rong told the little icon: "Check to see if there is him in our database."

The little icon immediately replied, "Same subject as Lin Hai...is the same subject as your deceased father-in-law. This is the second place, and your father-in-law is Tanhua."

"When Lin Hai was alive, it seemed that he had a good relationship with Wang Ziteng?" Shui Rong said, "Jia Yucun was recommended by Lin Hai, passed a 'bright road' with Jia Zheng, and then hugged Wang Ziteng's lap? This... probably Have you formed an alliance with Wang Ziteng? I dug out some people from the Xue family and used them for me. Wang Ziteng, who regards the Xue family as his private land, has reason to write me down, but that's all. Bring the stone hammer."

After the upgrade, the EQ of the small icon has improved, and it has its own judgment.

In the past, the little icon made judgments, and it didn’t say a word when it was not ordered. Now it will actively communicate, “The Wang family still had several fleets a few years ago. Now it can be said that the Wang family and the Zhen family made their fortunes by water transport. What? There are precedents in history for big merchants to collude with navy and water bandits. It is nothing more than not being allowed to shake the status of water transportation. Master, you need someone to deliver the express for you, and the first wave of shipping was carried out..."

Here I have to say that in some periods, sea transportation was included in water transportation.

However, water transportation in this dynasty does not include sea transportation, so large and small sea merchants going to sea, if they do not pay the "protection fee", they will inevitably encounter water bandits and pirates, and they will not be safe. As a result, the cost will rise sharply, and the sea transportation will be half-dead, which is also a "reasonable" thing .

Shui Rong said with a smile: "I have so many fields outside the customs. If the food I grow is unreasonable, it will all be transported by sea. I have the ability to find a real naval escort. The big guys behind this gang of water transport will not mess with me. Isn't that right?" He smiled warmly all the time, and deliberately changed his tone, "Really, you guys are going to shake the mountain, and I don't want to let you go."

The light of the small icon flickered, "I'm afraid..." followed by a string of emoticons hugging me pitifully after the ellipsis.

Shui Rong became curious, "Are you also afraid?"

"Master, you seem like a big villain who kills people with a wave of your hand while talking and laughing, but you are using the script of Su Shuang's protagonist."

Shui Rong laughed, "That's right, I've learned how to do rainbow farts."

By the way, making a match is a part of the process. The two sides exchanged a few words of low intensity. The emperor didn't have enough fun, so the meeting had to end... The emperor and the court elders still have a charter to discuss, so Shui Rong and General Wu will go first. Retired.

After leaving Qianqing Palace, the two of them walked for a while, and then General Wu said softly, "This guy only got money from water transportation to get what he is today."

Shui Rong nodded, "I'll save it. The guy in the prison was kicked out because he was too greedy and made trouble for others."

General Wu was overjoyed, "My lord is a sensible person."

Shui Rong said again: "I heard that Zhen Yingjia's assistant minister of the Ministry of Industry is also confirmed?"

General Wu nodded and said: "After all, the money is spent, and the connections are not bad."

The left servant of the Ministry of Industry... This sentence can be understood as the interest group behind the water transport paid a good price for this, and the emperor nodded.Speaking of which, the biggest shareholder of Water Transport was originally the emperor, but now... the emperor also takes some bonuses, and the bulk is in the hands of powerful officials and relevant scholar-bureaucrats. The emperor is obviously quite dissatisfied with this.However, the emperor had to bear with his displeasure until the interest groups established around the water transportation were not gathered together.

Thinking about it in my own shoes is also aggrieved.Shui Rong understands very well: why the emperor urgently wants to train a strong army with hundreds of battles.

Shui Rong took advantage of the situation and sighed: "Water transportation is related to thousands of households, so it's really not easy to move lightly."

General Wu looked at Shui Rong for a moment, and then said again, "My lord intends to sell grain to the west, so feel free to ask me, I'll find someone to help you transport it, it's safe."

Shui Rong also took a few glances at General Wu, and slowly smiled, "It's a deal."

General Wu was obviously more relaxed, "I haven't congratulated the prince yet."

Speaking of marriage, Shui Rong is so rare that it is so real, "If you are still in the capital, come and have a wedding wine."

General Wu smiled and said, "Definitely."

The two chatted for a while, and then they separated and went back to their respective houses - Shui Rong's current official position is not a false one but a false one, he didn't even need to do anything, he went straight back to the residence after leaving the palace.And General Wu has to go to the Ministry of War to do some business.

But he said that when Shui Rong returned to the mansion, of course he had to have a meeting first. He was recorded by the people behind Water Transport, and he always told his confidantes and staff.

The aides... are younger than him, the chief aide said, "Could it be that the elder means that we will ship goods by sea in the future, and he wants to give us some color? So it was just to save face for the prince?"

Shui Rong smiled, "We're not short of money. If they want to fight, let's fight." By the way, he trained soldiers, "It's really possible to make sailors pretend to be water bandits, so let's take the evidence and go to the emperor for judgment. Let's kill... We can't steal the emperor's livelihood."

As soon as this remark came out, the staff all laughed.

In fact, before this, the whole palace was worried that the prince was too gentle. Although farming and building walls were dignified assets of the emperor, the prince didn't seem to pay enough attention to military training.

In other words, everyone felt that the prince was not murderous enough.

Today, Shui Rong said in front of everyone: We don't provoke casually, but when it's time to do it, it's okay.This is enough to reassure the subordinates: the staff and guards of the palace, and even most of the maidservants, the family prospered because they fought with the first and second generations of King Beijing.

As the descendants of the royal family's retainers, they sincerely hope that the prince will build up more territory at least - they can at least drink soup after the prince eats meat.

After the meeting ended, Little Icon took the initiative to talk to Shui Rong again, "Your subordinates seem to be very happy."

Shui Rong said: "It's really just like that?"

The little icon was aggrieved, "Why did you pick the word all of a sudden?"

Whether the small icon has been upgraded or not, Shui Rong thinks it is cute, "It makes me uncomfortable, let alone my subordinates. Their elders are still themselves, and many of them have been on the battlefield. It cannot be said that everyone Same, but many people are adhering to the concept of 'force~force~can't solve all problems, but at least it can solve you'."

The small icon flashed again, "Even in the era when I was created, countries could not communicate and compromise, and finally resorted to force to resolve irreconcilable differences."

This...is not at all unexpected by Shui Rong, "So in the future, maybe you come from a thousand years later, but the progress of human nature seems to be limited at that time."

The little icon replied decisively: "That's right."

Back in his study, Shui Rong greeted Xiaoxiang to go through the family property of the Wangfu with him: the Wangfu has been secretly training sailors.I also want to know that the fief is located on the side of the prairie outside the customs. Once the Shanhaiguan is closed, if you want to buy and sell supplies... you can only go through the sea route.

In fact, the blockade of Bohai Bay... from the founding emperor to the present day, has not been able to do this.

The problem is that during the 20-year "honeymoon period" between the first emperor and the old king of Beijing, the palace navy received too little funding.There are fewer ships and fewer guns, and the soldiers have not been in battle for a long time, which makes it difficult for them to pee on the battlefield now, but... they can also bully and bully pirates, and regular sailors will definitely not be able to beat them.

With such a result, Shui Rong is still optimistic, "At least the framework is still there."

As soon as he said this, the system immediately popped up an additional task, without a small icon to remind him, he just looked at it: build three medium-sized blessing boats, with related technical guides.

Shui Rong sighed: "The system has always understood me, and occasionally is so gentle."

Someone with money has a technical guide, the only question now is where to park it after it is built.

Fuchuan is the main battleship type of the Ming Dynasty. It is strong and capable of oceangoing. The disadvantage is that it cannot berth in shallow water ports... For water-soluble ships, it is very difficult to hide.

Fortunately, this task is considered an additional task, and there is no time limit for completion.

But Shui Rong was looking at the detailed map provided by the small icon in his head, and the concubine also received a post from Concubine Jia, asking her to enter the palace for a talk.

At the same time, Daiyu Baochai was talking with Yuanchun in Fengzao Palace.

The two cousins ​​who are as beautiful as flowers...Rongfu always asks for others, so Yuan Chun will naturally not be superior, she held each other and smiled, "It was rare to see each other before, but now we can often talk together."

After she got married, Daiyu became the princess of Beijing, a dignified woman who could enter the palace to meet and give banquets; while Baochai married Baoyu, she was Yuanchun's sister-in-law... To tell the truth, Yuanchun is more willing to be with Baoyu than his mother. Chai is a sensible person to get along with.

Daiyu and Baochai sat next to Yuanchun respectively, and Mrs. Wang could only sit on the imperial concubine's side.

At this moment, Mrs. Wang reminded her: "The former prince's mansion also sent a Tongxin Pei."

Daiyu nodded when she heard the words, pretending to be shy, what was she thinking... Let me tell you something else.

Baochai smiled slightly, but the meaning was unclear.

Yuan Chun frowned: Why is my mother so anxious... so out of proportion.