Red Mansion Royal Cat

Chapter 200 Emperor, have you lost your reputation?
Boom, the more Liu Heng thought about it, the more angry he became, and he slapped the small table in front of him heavily. The loud noise startled the big cat who was serious about fishing.

Ow!

Seeing that the koi that was about to bite its tail was scared away, the big cat groaned in dissatisfaction, flicked its long tail, and the water droplets scattered...

"Old man, I'm so angry!"

The old man glared at the emperor: "Then you go and kill him!"

Liu Heng was choked, sighed, and said quietly: "Who will take care of the money for the son if he is cut off?"

"You also know that without Wen Tongxuan, the Ministry of Accounting will be exhausted in less than a year."

The old man rubbed the big cat's fluffy head, and yelled at the emperor: "You don't want to make it clear to Wen Lao Paixiu, how does he know that the fleet is not for showing off but to make money?"

"Son, isn't this to guard against those people in the court!"

The emperor can't be blamed for this matter, there are too many people who oppose Kaihai, so many people have to wonder whether these people want to protect the ancestral system or those rich and powerful families who smuggle out to sea.

When it comes to doing business at sea, the royal family is still a baby, so there must be no mistakes in going to sea for the first time!
In order to temporarily reduce the voice of opposition in the court, the emperor decided to go to the west in the name of sailing to the west to defend the vassal state of Daxia and to promote the majesty of the celestial dynasty.

Wen Tongxuan spent two to three million snowflakes of silver once to hear it, how could he not blow his hair?

Such wasteful and unprofitable things, is he the God of Wealth capable of doing?
Jia Cong interrupted suddenly: "Uh...Your Majesty, in fact, you only need to agree to the household department to form a fleet and go to the west with the Royal Navy. Lord Wen will definitely agree."

Without even thinking about it, Liu Heng glared at Jia Cong, and scolded, "No way, the Ministry of Households is an important center, how can it do the business of merchants? The imperial court loses face?"

"What I mean is that those imperial merchants hanging in the household department..."

"Interesting, interesting, you are clever."

The Taishanghuang laughed, and the atmosphere by the Taiye Pool instantly became relaxed.

Liu Heng also understood Jia Cong's meaning, frowned and began to think about the pros and cons.

There are currently twelve imperial merchants affiliated with the Ministry of Finance, and there are basically no so-called neutral factions.

The imperial merchants in Central Shu rely on Qi Bohan, the second assistant of the cabinet. Among the three imperial merchants in the south of the Yangtze River, only the Xue family is loyal to the emperor because of the relationship with the Rongguo Mansion, and the other two have become the pocketbooks of the Zhongxin Palace.

The ownership of the two families in Shanxi is not clear, and there are faint signs of moving closer to Prince Yizhong's mansion.

The two families in the Western Regions are the purse strings of the Prince's Mansion of Xining County, and the remaining ones are weaker, and they were promoted only after he ascended the throne.

If the royal merchants of the household department were allowed to go to sea with them, wouldn't the money go to those houses?
He turned his eyes to the cheerful Supreme Emperor, and asked respectfully, "What do you think, father?"

"Of course it's possible..."

Seeing that Liu Heng was frowning and ready to intervene, the Supreme Emperor waved his hand to stop him: "I know what you are worried about. As long as you control pig iron, grain, important materials, and silver, no matter how much you have, it will be difficult to turn grain into iron. And as long as you With heavy taxes, it is stipulated that the fleet going to sea can only go to the ship company, and the tax of the imperial court will only increase, no matter how much money they earn, they can’t compare with what you earn.”

"What the sage master said is that under the panic of the general situation, no matter whether it is an individual or a family, no amount of energy can compare to the prestige of a country."

Jia Cong patted his ass, and then put forward his own suggestion in a cryptic manner: "I feel that the sea is so dangerous, and sea ships must be strong, even if they follow the Royal Navy's fleet, they must also obey the navy's orders. Command. Therefore, the imperial court has the final say on whether the imperial merchants are qualified or not."

"You're such a clever little devil..."

Whether it is the Supreme Emperor or the Emperor, the more they feel that the little fat man is really likable, the two of them laughed at the same time.

"I also have a small suggestion. These people have to worry about the intrusion of pirates when they go to sea. Since the navy provides them with escort, shouldn't they charge an appropriate amount of escort fees?"

Liu Hong suddenly slapped his thigh: "Brother Cong, you are such a genius! I think it can be added a little more. When they still have the qualifications for advice, shouldn't they pay enough security deposit? In case of an accident on the sea ship, the court It is better to use money from these deposits to pay for the families of sailors who died at sea."

Great, my Fourth Highness!
Jia Cong accidentally mentioned the deposit model to Liu Hongyou before, but he didn't expect that this person would use it here.

He praised: "The fourth brother is a genius, amazing!"

Liu Hong cupped his hands in embarrassment and said, "I'm ashamed, ashamed, I'm just picking your teeth, and you told me about the deposit model."

snort!
A cold snort interrupted Liu Hong's excitement, and the emperor glared at his excited son, then at Jia Cong who had retracted his head.

"Since you are so concerned about this matter, then go draw up a letter and send it to Qinzheng Hall before evening. If you can't finish it, don't even think about going to sleep!"

what?
The excitement and enthusiasm of the two of them instantly seemed to be poured with cold water, and they became sluggish.

The emperor seemed to have solved a problem in his mind, and he was obviously much more relaxed.After driving the two children to the study room, he talked about the voyage to the West with the Supreme Emperor.

"Father, how sure do you think this matter is?"

The old man teased the big cat, and chuckled: "Seventy to eighty percent, the things in the world are just doing one's best and obeying the destiny. Seventy to eighty percent sure, it's enough to give it a try."

"My son is worried that if something goes wrong in this attempt, it will be difficult to open the sea again. The people in Jiangnan and Lingnan are all thinking about forbidding going to sea so that they can monopolize this huge road to wealth."

There are still several boxes of papers opposing voyages to the West in the Hall of Qinzheng, and the emperor just flipped through a few copies, all of which are using the ancestral system to protect their own interests.

Jiangnan, Lingnan, and even Liaodong and Shanxi merchants were involved, occupying most of the officials in the court.

Plead for the people?All because of that ingot of snowflake silver!
"Give it a try. If you don't succeed this time, you can endure it for a few more years. At worst, wait for Hong'er to ascend the throne and let him go for it."

The old man looked in the direction of the study, and seemed to be able to hear the arguments between Liu Hong and Jia Cong inside.

He smiled and said, "Isn't there still this little fat guy Jia Cong, isn't he going to be some kind of sea king? With him walking the road ahead, there are plenty of opportunities."

The emperor was stunned, and couldn't help laughing when he thought of the excited scene of the two children lying on the chart when he went to find his son a few days ago.

"Father said that if my son can't do it, there is still Hong'er. These days, my son is a little impatient..."

The old man lay down on the rocking chair again, closed his eyes and felt the fresh breeze.

After a long silence, he said leisurely: "You are indeed a little impatient. Although the Secretary of the Ministry of Internal Affairs is going to wipe out all the sand mixed in, but the eunuch intervening in politics, don't you plan to take your reputation?"

Monthly ticket recommendation ticket

　Two shifts will resume from today, and three shifts will be available on weekends.

　　That's it for today, and I'll continue tomorrow.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)