The Ming Dynasty started with caution

"Lord Cui also knows that the princes will not obey the new emperor. Is this the case for Lord Cui as well?" Yan Chengjin raised his eyes.

Cui Yan actually laughed in his heart, this guy actually wanted to use Zhu Houzhao to suppress him.

Return to the mansion.

Yan Chengjin received a letter from Wang Busui. The fertile fields and wasteland along the coast of Songjiang Prefecture were being purchased by the gentry.

He actually overthrew Rongkang Company in Songjiang Prefecture.

Rongkang Trading Company was a place where Huizhou merchants stored and exchanged banknotes in Songjiang Prefecture.

Qian Dongbao held the land deed in his hand and said, "Sir Yan, the Wang family bought land in Songjiang Mansion at a price higher than the wasteland in the capital. I'm afraid the court will investigate."

Yan Chengjin opened it and looked at it, crying like a son writing a letter to his father.

Stockpiling of futures drives up commodity prices.

According to today's laws, you should be whipped fifty times and exiled a thousand miles to serve as a warning to others.

"Isn't he alive and well now?"

Fengtian Temple.

The Supreme Emperor Hongzhi was practicing calligraphy with a large wolf hair in his hand, but he was thinking about the emperor hanging on Meishan Mountain. No matter how he thought about it, he looked like the emperor of the Ming Dynasty.

Han Wen came to the main hall with a memorial in his hand and said, "Your Majesty, this is a memorial from Zhang Zhong, the magistrate of Songjiang Prefecture!"

Xiao Jing hurriedly submitted it, and the Supreme Emperor Hongzhi narrowed his eyes slightly. After scanning the book, he suddenly grimaced.

Cui Yan raised his head tremblingly. He probably knew what happened.

But before he had time to report, the memorial came to Beijing.

Liu Jian and Xie Qian looked confused, "Did the Supreme Emperor read the important part?"

There was a cold glint in the eyes of the Supreme Emperor Hongzhi, as if he was very angry. He handed Xiao Jing the essay and pondered for a moment: "Summon Yan Chengjin into the palace."

Li Dongyang hurriedly read the memorial.

Wang Busui competed with Hui merchants in Songjiang Prefecture. Land prices soared, and the gentry did not have enough money, so they ran on Rongkang Company and went bankrupt in one day.

However, Yan Chengjin first went to Dongnuan Pavilion to see Zhu Houzhao, "The Supreme Emperor summoned me and asked the new emperor to come as well."

"What good can I do?" Zhu Houzhao looked like he was smiling, and he was in need of a beating.

"If the new emperor doesn't go, I will give my achievements to the Supreme Emperor." Yan Chengjin said without any panic.

Zhu Houzhao's eyes lit up and he showed vigilance, "You, a dog official, won't get into trouble and let me take the blame, right?"

"My farewell."

As soon as he finished speaking, Yan Chengjin walked out of the hall without hesitation, and saw Zhu Houzhao walking out from the corner of his eye.

"What do you want me to do?"

When we arrived at Fengtian Hall, the hall became silent.

The Supreme Emperor Hongzhi looked at Yan Chengjin and said, "Zhang Zhongshangshu of Yangzhou Prefecture, Wang Busui purchased the land of Songjiang Prefecture, but did the Yan Qing family give permission?"

Yan Chengjin thought about it carefully and said, "I gave the order, but I didn't let Rongkang Company go bankrupt."

Zhu Houzhao was in a daze, feeling like he was being taken advantage of by Yan Chengjin, and Ganqing was here to question him.

The next moment, he felt the sharp gaze of the Supreme Emperor.

This guy Lao Gao even cheated him...

"My son just gave the money to Lao Gao and didn't know anything about it."

The expressions of Liu Jian and others became solemn.

The new emperor is an emperor, how can he compete with the gentry in Jiangnan for profit, and squeeze the Hui merchants into bankruptcy? If it spreads to the ears of hundreds of officials, it will spread to Jiangnan.

"Lao Gao just said that it was for his sons and ministers to receive the merits." Zhu Houzhao was also willing to suffer losses. As brothers, they would eat the imperial staff together.

The Supreme Emperor Hongzhi was shaken.

A few months ago, I heard Yan Chengjin say that the price of fertile land in the port was going to increase, and he was actually pushed up like this.

The princes frowned, disrupting the order of the public and making it impossible for the people to live in peace.

Cui Yan bowed and reported truthfully: "Nanzhili was originally peaceful, but when the Liangxiang Chamber of Commerce arrived in Songjiang, they started buying on a large scale, causing the gentry to fight.

The large fishing boats from Liangxiang all docked at the port of Hangzhou Prefecture. The sailors fought with each other every day, and a life was lost every two days.

I wanted to wait until the cabinet discussed it before mentioning it. Now, I happened to meet Zhang Zhongshangshu. "

The Supreme Emperor Hongzhi's face was condensed. Zhang Zhong didn't mention it at all in his memorial, probably because he was afraid of offending Yan Chengjin.

The faces of all the princes were ashen.

Who in the court doesn't know? Wang Busui was a businessman from Liangxiang, and the Liangxiang Chamber of Commerce was founded by Yan Chengjin.

The Supreme Emperor Hongzhi asked: "Is what the Cui Qing family said true?"

"Everything I said is true. I saw it with my own eyes. Gao Feng, the eunuch and eunuch of the ceremony, can testify." Cui Yan bowed.

Everyone's eyes fell on Yan Chengjin, frozen like stone.

Because this boy was putting his right hand into his sleeve. Seeing this very familiar movement, everyone knew what he wanted.

A layer of sweat broke out on Han Wen's forehead, and he watched Yan Chengjin holding Shu Zuo high.

"My minister, Yan Chengjin, wants to impeach the great scholar Cui Yan." Yan Chengjin said.

Xiao Jing was stunned. Today was Cui Yan's first time in court.

Cui Yan was in a trance, looking at the music with drowsiness. He heard that Yan Chengjin was very good at playing the music.

The Supreme Emperor Hongzhi said: "What's the matter of impeachment?"

"The bankruptcy of Rongde Company is a good thing."

The Supreme Emperor Hongzhi and the other princes looked pale. What nonsense are you talking about here?

Zhu Houzhao's eyes lit up.

"The Imperial Procuratorate has censorship offices in various places in southern Zhili. As the Supreme Emperor and the princes know, Huizhou merchants have business names in Yangzhou Prefecture, Fengyang Prefecture, Huizhou Prefecture and other places.

Why not use the money from these companies to save Rongde Company? "

The Supreme Emperor Hongzhi looked confused.

The princes probably had the same expression, as if they definitely couldn't think of anything, so they looked at Yan Chengjin.

Li Dongyang asked: "These shops don't have any money?"

"Yes, the merchants in the market absorb a large amount of money from the people and invest it in overseas trade. It takes as short as half a year or as long as several years to recover the money.

The profits from overseas trade are huge, but the risks are also huge. The ship may sink or be robbed by pirates.

What will happen if the people know about this?"

The emperor Hongzhi was stunned.

Liu Jian's face moved slightly. Merchants will definitely invest in trading. Otherwise, how can they pay the people interest?

This, all of this has been invested? !

Jiang Mian couldn't believe it. All the merchants had no money. If there was a risk in doing this kind of business, how many refugees would be exposed.

Cui Yan looked panicked. He was accused of the crime and would retire if he didn't die.

This kid is really too cruel!

"What does it have to do with me? You... why are you impeaching me?!"

"The emperor is wise. Just now, Yan Chengjin asked me to go to the Censorate to increase the commercial tax. I didn't agree, so this kid held a grudge..."

Xie Qian glanced at Cui Yan and felt that he was a little pitiful.

After traveling thousands of miles to the capital, today is the first day of court.

Everyone in the hall looked at Yan Chengjin, who leaned forward slightly, "Cui Yan is the Minister of Personnel in Nanjing, in charge of Fengyang Prefecture, Yingtian Prefecture, Yangzhou Prefecture and many other prefectures, states and counties, but he didn't know about this.

If the order could be issued earlier, there wouldn't be so many businesses.

Now Huizhou businesses are everywhere, and I think I am responsible for negligence."

Cui Yan was like being poured with a basin of cold water from head to toe, his whole body was cold, and he stared at Yan Chengjin with big eyes: "You, you are so vicious..."

"We are all civil officials, please don't be so vulgar, Lord Cui." Yan Chengjin said.

The retired emperor Hongzhi had a serious face and was in no mood to ask for punishment.

If the people knew that this money was invested...

The gentlemen also took a deep breath, and their mood could not calm down for a long time.

"How can the Yan family solve the problem now?"