The emperor is embarrassed

The news of the construction of Tianjin Port shocked the world.

There is no need to doubt whether the imperial court wants to open the sea ban. The construction of Tianjin Port proves everything.

If you want to open the sea ban, you will naturally build a seaport.

Everyone in the world believes that the port must be in the south of the Yangtze River.

No one expected that Ming Zhan would choose Tianjin to build a port.

This is a decision that caught everyone off guard!

Ming Zhan this year, as an emperor, is simply too young.Even if Ming Zhan took care of the Zhejiang-Fujian case before, people's respect for him is far less than that of Feng Jingqian.

Especially after Feng Jingqian left Yunnan and Guizhou, the world took a wait-and-see attitude towards the new emperor.

So did the salt merchants.

No matter how beautiful Ming Zhan's words are, how eager they are to get rich.Intellectually, though, they still need to take another look, and wait.

They really don't have the guts to let them compete with the aristocracy for jobs in the south of the Yangtze River.

Now seeing the news of the construction of Tianjin Port, what kind of place is Tianjin, under the eyes of the emperor.At this time, the salt merchants couldn't sit still.

These salt merchants actually have an advantage, they are not acting alone.You know, they also have their own organization, although the history of salt merchants is over.But the Salt Merchant Chamber of Commerce hadn't disbanded yet, and they spontaneously got together again.This time, it was to discuss the matter of going to the imperial capital to have an audience with the emperor.

I'm going to pay my respects to the emperor, the salt merchants are discussing, we can't go empty-handed.At least we have to respect something, and it seems that we don't know how to be polite.

In addition, they had to go to Lin Yongshang to ask for a handwritten letter.Otherwise, with the few salt dealers among them, whoever goes to the imperial capital will be able to meet the emperor.

Cheng Yaozhi and Shen Taiping let go of their preconceived ideas first, turned hostility into friendship, they held hands, looked like good brothers, and sent a message to the governor's mansion to greet the governor.

Lin Yongshang didn't see them.

The two of them were not discouraged, they got up early the next day and went there, just waiting at the concierge of the governor's mansion until Lin Yongshang returned to the mansion when the moon was in the sky.

"Hey, you are really rare visitors. What kind of wind brought you two big bosses here." Lin Yongshang glanced at Cheng and Chen with a half-smile, and only saw them after changing their regular clothes.

Cheng Chen and Chen greeted each other first, exchanged some greetings, and smiled apologetically, "Xiaomin thinks, basically everything about the salt field has been explained clearly to the adults. Others, the little people have also arranged for buddies. If you have any inquiries, the buddy knows everything."

"Earlier, my lord said that the emperor wanted to meet the little people. This is really the grace of the Lord Long Live. The little man was so grateful, and the more I thought about it, I have to cooperate with the reformation of the salt class, so that I have the face to go to the imperial capital to see the Lord Long Live." Cheng Yaozhi complimented, "Master Lin is virtuous and capable, loves the people like a child, and has many times more knowledge than ordinary people. Xiaomin thought, asking for an instruction from the adults, and the adults see that the little people are leaving for the imperial capital, is it appropriate?"

Lin Yongshang shook his head, "It's not appropriate."

Cheng Yaozhi and Shen Taiping couldn't hide his astonishment, Lin Yongshang said indifferently, "The emperor won't like people with two ends of the head."

The two of Cheng and Chen turned red when they told Lin Yongshang, and they still refused to admit it, "Your Excellency, I dare not be disrespectful at all. I beg you to speak a few words in front of the emperor for us."

"I don't have the face to give you good words." Lin Yongshang was furious when he saw this dead salt dealer, and naturally he couldn't give them any good looks.

"My lord, you are a sensible person." Cheng Yaozhi immediately changed his method and sighed helplessly, "We have sold salt for generations and worked as coolies for a living. Now that our jobs are gone, we are more anxious than anyone else. Can the emperor reward you? We eat a bowl of rice, are we ignorant people?"

Shen Taiping interjected, "Master Lin, the matter about Master Xue really frightened us. If I were alone, who would I be afraid of? But what can we do with the whole family behind us? What we have done is unethical. Now that the imperial court plans to build Tianjin Port and go to the imperial capital, let alone Mr. Lin look down on us, even we ourselves are ashamed."

"What can we do? We are no better than adults. We can read and write beautiful articles and become officials of the court. We are sitting and eating, and now we have such an opportunity. Please forgive me, if you can get a chance to earn a bowl of rice, it is the grace of your lord."

Lin Yongshang sarcastically said, "Then it seems that you have made up your mind, and you are not afraid of following Master Xue's footsteps?"

Cheng Yaozhi said softly, "People have to eat when they are alive. Although we businessmen are humble, we dare not compete with others for food. But if we are not allowed to eat and let us starve to death, that will not work."

Businessmen always have all kinds of tricks, not to mention that Lin Yongshang was not sincerely embarrassed. When the time came, he wrote a handwritten letter with the words first, "Just look at your luck."

Cheng and Chen left with a thousand thanks.

Cheng Yaozhi strongly supported and admired the emperor's establishment of the port in Tianjin.

Cheng Yaozhi is not an official, he is just a businessman, and he doesn't know how to analyze problems from Lin Yongshang's point of view, for example, how much prosperity will be brought to Huaiyang if the port is located in Huaiyang.

Although it is said that there is a country and a family, how many people think about things and can put the country above their own family?

Cheng Yaozhi is naturally patriotic, but he loves his family more.

He has to solve his own job first.

Cheng Yaozhi lives in Huaiyang, and he knows more about Huaiyang than Lin Yongshang.If His Majesty sets up the port in Huaiyang, then first of all, he will face a battle against the aristocratic clan to suppress the pirates.

If His Majesty really quarreled with the family and the sea bandits, let alone the outcome, the sea ban would not be lifted for a while.

Therefore, Cheng Yaozhi was very conflicted in his heart before, no matter what, even if Ming Zhan gave him a golden mountain, he was still unwilling to be cannon fodder in the battle between the royal family, the Jiangnan family, and the pirates.

However, it is different now.

Tianjin is the territory of the royal family, and the royal family's control over Zhili is very strict.

The emperor set up a port in Tianjin, and the emperor wanted to give salt merchants another way.

At this time, if anyone forbids the salt merchant to eat this bowl of rice, Cheng Yaozhi will also do his best.

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Since Ming Zhan wrote an affectionate "My Father" in his royal newspaper, Ruan Hongfei made Ming Zhan so disgusted that he lost his appetite for three days.

Ming Zhan, however, had a different interest. He deliberately chose a night with a full moon and took Ruan Hongfei to drink and talk about love. Ming Zhan touched his lover's hand and whispered a lot of love words.Finally, Ming Zhan looked up at his little peachy face, and confessed affectionately, "Feifei, I love you."

Ming Zhan felt that once he said this lore, Ruan Hongfei would have to be moved to tears and sacrifice himself for a while.Unexpectedly, the expected lover's surprise did not happen, Ruan Hongfei's face changed, his body tilted, and he vomited all over the floor.

Ming Zhan was dumbfounded. Even though he was always very confident, he would not think that when he confessed, his lover vomited. This was a sign of happiness.

Ruan Hongfei knew in the past that Ming Zhan was powerful, so he didn't accept it, but now his power has doubled.Ruan Hongfei poured a cup of wine to rinse his mouth, stood up, held Ming Zhan's shoulders with both hands, and begged word by word, "Fat, just tell me what you have to do. I beg you, let's not talk about whether you like it or not." Yes, I understand what you mean."

Ming Zhan said angrily, "I just like you, I just love you, what's the matter, just vomit to death." He confessed with good intentions, his lover made him vomit, and it wasn't that he was pregnant, Ming Zhan quickly Depressed to death.

Ruan Hongfei took a deep breath and pulled Ming Zhan over, "Fat, let's go back and rest, the night is cool."

Ming Zhan and Ruan Hongfei went back to the room, and after freshening up, they went to bed.

Ming Zhan was lying in the bed. Although Ming Zhan liked to be a monster, neither he nor Ruan Hongfei was a sexual indulgence, so naturally it was impossible for him to be a lover overnight.The two of them only maintained it three times a week. Originally counting the days, Ming Zhan was quite interested today.

As a result, as soon as he confessed, Ruan Hongfei vomited directly to him.

The feeling in Ming Zhan's heart caused Ming Xiaopang, who never knew what insomnia was, to suffer from insomnia.

"Liar, have you changed your mind?" Ming Zhan stabbed Ruan Hongfei in the ribs.

Ruan Hongfei held Ming Zhan's hand, hugged Ming Zhan's waist and squeezed, "What's wrong with you?"

"You still have the guts to ask me, tell me, I'll confess my feelings to you, what the hell is your reaction?" Ming Zhan turned over and sat on Ruan Hongfei's stomach, insisting that Ruan Hongfei say something, "You say, My identity, my appearance, my figure, my temperament, and my skills in bed, which one is not good enough for you? A perfect person like me confesses his affection to you, and you faint in displeasure. How dare you Spit it out? What's the matter with you?" At the end of the sentence, Ming Zhan was really annoyed!

Ruan Hongfei supported Ming Zhan's waist with both hands, this fat man was quite heavy, if he sat down so hard, he would vomit blood.

Under the hazy moonlight, Ruan Hongfei saw Ming Zhan pouted with a steamed bun face, and his two small eyes were full of gloomy eyes. Ruan Hongfei couldn't help laughing, and had to explain, "Little Fatty, I know what you mean. This is not what you said a few days ago Have you just confessed to Er Jian, and you tell me what you said to Er Jian again, I really can't stand it."

"Fatty, don't be like this in the future, huh?" If Ming Xiaopang did it a few more times, he would have to toss half his life.

"What's the matter?" Ming Zhan snorted a few times, then suddenly grabbed Ruan Hongfei's ear, aimed at Ruan Hongfei and shouted, "Unlucky guy!" Someone can't stand his lover's confession, what's the matter!

Ruan Hongfei was half-deaf for an instant, and Ming Zhan was already viciously peeling off his clothes.

Ming Zhan had a stinky face for a whole day, no one could tell what was on his mind, and he felt uncomfortable, so he went to the Empress Dowager Wei and said that Ruan Hongfei had a smart face in vain, but in fact he didn't understand style at all, how could he let him down? One mind or something.

Empress Dowager Wei laughed, and was naturally not too polite to her son. Empress Dowager Wei smiled, "It's fortunate that you can say it."

"It's so difficult to say." Ming Zhan opened his arms and hugged his mother, and his voice was like a poet's aria, "I love you, mother."

Empress Dowager Wei almost smiled, and pushed Ming Zhan, "Let go, what will happen?"

Ming Zhan pouted his mouth, "What's the matter with hugging, mother."

Ming Zhan is actually very good at coaxing women, he can let go of his airs, and he will please people with his sweet tongue.The Empress Dowager Wei couldn't resist, she patted Ming Zhan's back with a smile on her face, how much she liked her son's closeness.

Why do most mothers-in-law in the world dislike their daughter-in-law?My son, who is obviously closest to me, puts his heart on another woman. Even if a mother accepts it rationally, it will be awkward emotionally, and it will take a while to adapt.

Or, not only sons have a certain degree of Oedipus.

This statement, in reverse, also applies.

The mother and son had afternoon tea together, and Ming Zhan told his mother about Tianjin Port again, "When the harbor is built, a large ship needs to be built, and a navy is needed. If there is no 1000 million silver, everything is useless." .”

"There is a mountain of silver in Yunnan, but I guess my father will definitely not lend me the silver." Ming Zhan said.Of course, the mountain of silver still needs to be mined, and he didn't make any sense to borrow money in vain.

Empress Dowager Wei agreed with Ming Zhan's point of view, "Although you are father and son, you have a clear distinction between public and private. Yungui itself is not very rich, and your father has always wanted to repair the water outlet of Dianchi Lake. Moreover, with so much money, you want to get it from Borrowing from Yunnan is not realistic."

Ming Zhan smiled slyly and blinked his eyes, "This is a tactic to attack the west. Even though I know he won't borrow it, I still have to write a letter to hit the wall."

The Empress Dowager Wei could not understand Ming Zhan's ultimate intention from Ming Zhan's words. Ming Zhan said softly, "Horses. Mother, the northwest needs horses."

Empress Dowager Wei's eyes lit up.

There is a large number of horse transactions in Yunzang every year. At the beginning, the tea market and horse market were still in the hands of Zhennan Wangfu, but now they have just been released to merchants for business.

Ming Zhan never planned to borrow money from Feng Jingnan, what he wanted to borrow was horses.

You can't fight the Tartars without horses.

Empress Dowager Wei suddenly realized, raised her lips and smiled, and nodded approvingly.

Since Ming Zhan ascended the throne, the brothers of the Feng family left for Yunnan and Guizhou, and Ming Zhan's unconstrained talents have been displayed without restraint.

What a genius.

People always need a bit of talent to do things. Ming Zhan undoubtedly has a very high talent in politics. Some things are not taught by people, but are bestowed by heaven.