I, Jiajing, successfully cultivated immortality

Chapter 455 Talk
At night, the Forbidden City, Qianqing Palace.

At this moment, Yan Song was kneeling on the ground respectfully, reporting the results of this auction to Jiajing.

"Report to Your Majesty, a total of 4206 million taels of silver was auctioned in this auction, and all of it has been confiscated into the treasury!"

Jiajing, who was sitting on the dragon chair, heard this, looked away from Yan Song, and spoke instead.

"Well, get up, Yan Song, you did a good job on this matter!"

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

After getting Jiajing's permission, Yan Song slowly got up from the ground, and then, Jiajing's voice from the ancient well without waves rang in Yan Song's ears again.

"Yan Song, in a month or two, the mulberry seedlings in Zhejiang will soon mature. I plan to hand over the purchase of raw silk to you. What do you think?"

When Yan Song heard this, he immediately responded without thinking: "Obey, Your Majesty, I will definitely handle this matter properly!"

After listening to Yan Song's assurance, Jiajing nodded imperceptibly, and immediately continued: "Well, I believe that you will definitely handle this matter well. Only when those mulberry farmers who grow mulberry seedlings see the benefits can they be driven to take the initiative to do this matter!"

When Jiajing said this, he turned his gaze to Yan Song, and then said: "Yan Song, do you understand what I mean?"

Yan Song naturally heard the meaning contained in Jiajing's words. Jiajing's meaning was: "At that time, when buying raw silk, we must buy it at full price, even if it is a premium purchase. Only in this way can the enthusiasm of those mulberry farmers be improved!"

After that, Yan Song responded tremblingly: "Your Majesty, I understand what to do!"

After Jiajing got Yan Song's promise, he immediately looked away. At this moment, Yan Song summoned up his courage and asked Jiajing.

"Your Majesty, in fact, I have always had a doubt, please answer your Majesty!"

Hearing this, Jiajing looked at Yan Song again, raised his eyebrows, and immediately spoke.

"Well, but it's okay to say!"

After Yan Song carefully considered the language in his mind, he asked Jiajing cautiously: "Your Majesty, what I don't understand is that my Ming Dynasty is rich in products and can be completely self-sufficient. Why are you still so keen on sea trade?"

When Jiajing heard the words, he did not respond immediately, but after pondering for a moment, he finally gave an answer: "Yan Song, there is only one reason why I am keen on maritime trade, and that is that this matter is beneficial to my Ming Dynasty!"

When Jiajing said this, he paused for a moment, then continued.

"In this world, there are countless new things that are waiting for us to discover and explore. If we just stick to our laurels, my Ming Dynasty will fall behind the world sooner or later, and if I fall behind, I will be beaten!"

"Yan Song, do you still remember what I mentioned when I was teaching at the Imperial College, the countries of Europe?"

After hearing this, Yan Song recalled it for a long time, and immediately responded: "Your Majesty, I still remember the countries you mentioned earlier, including England, the Netherlands, France, Spain and so on!"

Seeing this situation, Jiajing couldn't help showing a hint of relief on his face, and immediately continued.

"The national power of these countries is comparable to my Ming Dynasty, and even in some places, my Ming Dynasty is even slightly inferior!"

After listening to Jiajing's words, Yan Song was thoughtful, and at this moment, Jiajing's voice sounded again.

"Yan Song, do you know what these countries are doing now?"

When Yan Song heard this, the curiosity on his face became even more curious, and he asked immediately.

"My humble minister is dull, please express it clearly, Your Majesty!"

Jiajing had a panoramic view of the expression on Yan Song's face, and immediately said in a deep voice: "Right now, they are massacring those natives and looting a lot of gold and silver from them!"

Before this, Yan Song did not expect that he would get this answer from Jiajing. Immediately, he came back to his senses and said hesitantly: "Your Majesty... Your Majesty, this..."

Seeing this situation, Jiajing looked away from Yan Song, and continued: "It is precisely because of this that I am so keen on developing maritime trade!"

"Right now, my Ming's silk, tea, porcelain, etc. are very popular in Europa. By trading with them, my Ming can not only get a lot of benefits from it, but also find the right time to get a share of it!"

After listening to Jiajing's explanation, Yan Song looked suddenly enlightened, and immediately said: "That's why, Your Majesty, you are so keen on building a navy while developing trade!"

Jiajing nodded, and then said in a deep voice: "Well, that's right, I, Ming, should take a longer-term view. Sooner or later, I will drive these bandits out of the territory they occupied, one by one!"

After listening to Jiajing's words, Yan Song knelt down on the ground with a 'plop' with great reverence, and said loudly: "Your Majesty is holy!"

Seeing that the time was almost up, Jiajing immediately turned his gaze to Yan Song and gave instructions.

"Okay, it's getting late, let's go here for the time being!"

"As you order, Your Majesty, I will retire now!"

Upon hearing this, Yan Song got up from the ground tremblingly, and said respectfully.

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On the other side, Xu Jie's mansion.

At this moment, Xu Jie was looking at the book in his hand with relish, when there was a knock on the door from outside.

Seeing this situation, Xu Jie couldn't help frowning slightly, and then ordered.

"come in!"

After a while, the butler came in and reported to Xu Jie.

"Master, the thing you ordered earlier has been completed, and everyone who knows about it has been dealt with!"

After Xu Jie listened to the butler's report, he couldn't help showing a disappointed expression on his face. After that, he came back to his senses and gave instructions to the butler.

"Well, I know about this, you go down!"

Xu Jie's voice fell, but the housekeeper in front of him didn't make any movements, but just stood there.

Xu Jie keenly sensed something was wrong, turned his gaze to the housekeeper, and asked questions.

"Is there anything else you want to tell me?"

Hearing this, the housekeeper gritted his teeth and said in a deep voice, as if he had made up his mind.

"Master, just now, our people sent news that Zhejiang has obtained enough food right now!"

When Xu Jie heard this, his brain froze for a moment, and then he came back to his senses, grabbed the butler's collar with a grim expression, and asked.

"What did you just say, say it again!"

Seeing this situation, the butler had no choice but to lower his head deeply, look at the ground, and said nothing.

After Xu Jie's emotions calmed down, he immediately loosened the butler's collar, and sat back in his seat in a daze, murmuring incessantly.

"How did this happen? Where does the food in Zhejiang come from?"

"What's the problem? Logically speaking, I've made all the preparations for Jiangxi. He, Cao Shunhe, must have already run out of skills. Where does he have the energy to transport food for Zhejiang?"

"Could it be that something went wrong with Tan Lun?"

Suddenly, such an idea popped up in Xu Jie's mind.

But soon, this idea was rejected by Xu Jie himself: "No, it's impossible. It's absolutely impossible for him, Tan Lun, to transport the grain to Zhejiang. There must be something wrong in some link!"

Afterwards, Xu Jie came back to his senses and asked the housekeeper, "Did they say where this batch of grain arrived in Zhejiang?"

The butler heard the words, recalled it for a long time, and immediately gave the answer: "Master, they didn't mention this news in the letter!"

After listening to the butler's answer, Xu Jie's face suddenly became gloomy, and he immediately ordered: "Send someone to investigate immediately, and find out where the food is transported to Zhejiang from!"

"Yes, sir!"

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(End of this chapter)