I, the Ming Dynasty, can still save me

Chapter 202 Looking for you to do business (second update)
The results of Wenhua Palace's imperial edict spread quickly from the palace, floating throughout the city of Beijing, and quickly radiated towards Shuntian Mansion and even the entire Ming Dynasty.

This caused a sudden surge in demand for the officially published Daming Daily, and also made Huang Dong's business improve several times.

The news in the morning was already very exciting. The famous Ye Xianggao was actually exposed by Shen Guan.

It is said that in order to save Li Sancai, he and his ministers jointly forced the emperor to marry him. In the end, he was scolded by the emperor. The angry emperor said that he would hang himself on the Long Live Mountain and that the Ming Dynasty would soon die.

This made many melon-eating people in the capital a little indignant. After all, judging from the information they read in the newspapers, the current emperor, who was less than 16 years old, was one of the best in the Ming Dynasty in terms of both character and ability.He was both diligent and thrifty, stopped the imperialists in one fell swoop, and won the great victory in Liaodong. He also built a bookstore for free reference by the people of the world. How could Ye Xianggao, such a wise emperor, be like this?

Therefore, after hearing that the emperor asked Ye Xianggao and others to stay at home and wait for retribution, and also deposed a group of ministers from the Sixth Ministry, I even felt a refreshing and relieved feeling in my heart.

After all, in the simple understanding of the people at this time, the emperor must be wise, but there are treacherous officials around the emperor. As long as the treacherous officials are removed, they will have a good life.

Even after a series of measures such as the execution of the corrupt official Li Sancai in the end, the emperor reprimanded the wealthy gentry in Jiangnan, and demanded that the tax arrears be recovered within a time limit, otherwise the official would be removed from his position, and he especially refused to increase taxes with ordinary people. They even clapped their hands and applauded, thinking that the emperor really did it for the people. After such traitorous officials were eradicated, the Ming Dynasty would definitely prosper.

"How could this corrupt official embezzle so much? There are tens of thousands of golden nanmu trees. I heard that the chamber pots in his house are all made of gold. How could a servant come to the capital with millions of taels of silver and bribe him arbitrarily? It's so arrogant."

The teahouse in Beijing is where bored people drink tea to pass the time. It is naturally also a place where all kinds of information and news gather.

"I read that it was exaggerated in the newspapers. No matter how rich Li Sancai is, he is not like this. He still has one million taels, which is as much as the cost of a military town in Jiubian."

The vague description in the newspaper gave everyone plenty of room for imagination, and also satisfied everyone's capital for bragging and making jokes.

For example, the newspaper said that Li Sancai loved gold and silver decorations, and some people dared to say that their homes were all made of gold. The newspaper said that Li Sancai's servants came to the capital to bribe many people, and some people took millions of taels of silver as bribes, etc.

Although it was all fake to a discerning eye, most of the people who were least aware of the truth believed it to be true and felt that what the emperor did was really right and that all corrupt officials should be killed.

"You know, if you are so good, why don't you take the examination and participate in this month's Enke, and you are still bragging here."

Seeing his words being refuted by a scholar, another man dressed as a businessman couldn't sit still and immediately refuted.

The two met in a teahouse, and they often quarreled because of what they said.

The scholar became angry immediately after being criticized. He had always regretted not passing the examination. Now that this person had exposed his scar, he immediately became very angry.

"You are awesome. If you have the ability, you will know how difficult it is if you take one test."

"Hahaha, of course I can't, but a few days ago I found some connections and spent money to buy my younger brother a place in the Tuen School in Shuntian Prefecture. As long as he studies well and cultivates land, he will be exempted from the college examination after graduation, and he will also be exempted from the provincial examination. Take care of it, I advise you to try it too.”

The scholar didn't know this, but he was also anxious. The conditions for entering the rural examination were either to cultivate land or to spend money. Although his family had wealth, they could not afford such expenses.

"Sweet and shameless, how could Zuo Guangdou sell his fame at such a low price? What do the students of Shuntian Mansion think about this? If I were a court official, I would definitely read his book!"

"What's the use of ginseng? It was mentioned in the newspaper. These are all measures taken by the imperial court to implement farming. The cabinet also recognizes it. You should read more newspapers. There are unlimited business opportunities. I read in the newspaper yesterday that there is a guild hall. It’s open for business tomorrow. There will be big businessmen there to discuss joint overseas voyages. Many of my people in the timber and medicinal business are ready to go and have a look, and I am also ready to have a look.”

As soon as these words came out, the young man in brocade clothes sitting in front of the teahouse window nodded and smiled, thinking that this must be the business that Huang Dong came up with. He actually thought of adding an advertisement to the newspaper he copied. It seemed that he had listened to what he said.

Thinking of this, he stood up, asked the people behind him to pay, then got up and left the teahouse.

This person is Zhu Youxiao who visited privately in Weibo. It has been almost seven or eight days since the Wenhua Palace issued an edict.

After the conflicts in the court were resolved and the direction of the reform was determined, it was up to the cabinet and Wang Yingjiao to see how they would proceed. As the emperor, Zhu Youxiao felt relaxed.

So he thought about finishing an unfinished matter, but he had to be careful about it and not let the civil officials know about it.

So he went out again with simple clothes, and brought three or four Jin Yiwei masters, and also brought two people out from the grass field. One was Cao Bianjiao, and the other one he specially found from the roster. When he saw the name, he also Surprisingly, it was Zuo Liangyu.

But think about it, Zuo Liangyu did join the army in Liaodong in history. It seems that his butterfly wings changed the life trajectory of many people.After Wei Zhongxian found out, he didn't dare to stop him, so he sent Dongchang elites to protect him secretly, just for fear of something going wrong.

The group of them left the imperial city and wandered around Beijing. Finally, they rested in a teahouse to see what the current topics in the capital were and to understand the sentiments of the people.After hearing these people chatting, he knew that the role and influence of newspapers was still quite large, playing a role in guiding public opinion, and he felt relieved.So I left the teahouse and walked towards Chang'an Street while shopping leisurely.

It has been a long time since the Spring Festival, and the festive atmosphere has long dissipated, and the capital has returned to normal life, but there is still an endless flow of people coming and going. The shops on both sides and the stalls on the roadside are still crowded with people, and there are even some people walking on the street. The sellers in the alley are a lively scene.

Although Zhu Youxiao had seen things even more prosperous than this, he was still very interested in these new things after being in the palace for a long time. Cao Bianjiao and Zuo Liangyu on the side had never been to Beijing before. He was also looking around.

Zuo Liangyu was a little older, approaching his prime, and was more mature than Cao Bianjiao. Although he was interested, he still followed Zhu Youxiao closely, fearing that other people would approach him.

But Cao Bianjiao's temperament is different from Zuo Liangyu's. He is more lively and active. When he sees some interesting things, he wants to touch them, and even wants to spend money to buy them.This made Zuo Liangyu on the side shake his head, wondering why this man was so rude and he was not afraid of the emperor's anger.

But Zhu Youxiao didn't care at all. Instead, he played with Cao Bianjiao with great interest.

Slowly, they soon arrived at Chang'an Street. After Emperor Yongle moved the capital to Beijing and built the Forbidden City, due to the expansion of the imperial city, the south wall of the inner city moved two miles south, and the original city wall became a street, starting from Dongdan in the east and ending in the west. Xidan was named Chang'an Street.

Many nobles who followed Emperor Yongle built mansions on Chang'an Street one after another in order to be close to Tianyan. There were high-level mansions on both sides, but the most prosperous one was the British Duke's mansion.

So it was very convenient for Zhu Youxiao to find it. He just looked for the largest mansion. After a while, he saw a tall and graceful mansion. In front of the gate were six big characters "Edict to build a British mansion". Although the gate was deserted There is no one around, but if you look across the wall, you can see that there are still towering pavilions and pavilions inside. Even in the garden at the back, the trees, mountains and rocks still have a lush and moist atmosphere.

When the group of people walked to the door, Zhu Youxiao asked He Ning to knock on the door. After a while, the concierge came to open the door and asked He Ning who he was and what his business was.He Ning didn't waste any time and directly showed the sign in the palace. When the servant saw that the sign was not simple, he did not dare to neglect it. He took the sign into the mansion to report and asked Zhu Youxiao to come in.

The British Duke Zhang Weixian was still in the study at this time. Suddenly he heard someone outside the door holding a sign from the palace asking to see him. He asked who it was, but the servant couldn't tell clearly. He only said it was a young man in brocade clothes.

When Zhang Weixian heard this, he immediately sat up in shock. He must have arrived, and he quickly asked someone to lead him into the main hall. He quickly called his sons to come and see him.

"My ministers Zhang Weixian and Zhang Zhiji pay homage to Your Majesty."

Zhu Youxiao looked at Zhang Weixian and his son Zhang Zhiji who were kneeling down, and waved his hand for them to get up.

"Everyone, get up. I came here unexpectedly today. I didn't scare you."

"Your Majesty's coming will really bring glory to my house. However, His Majesty came to inform you in advance, and I have made full preparations. It is not like the hasty preparations now, which are more careless."

As Zhang Weixian spoke, he waved his hand, and immediately a group of servants filed in, quietly decorating the main hall. After a while, the main hall had a completely new look, and many small objects were added, making it look solemn. few.

Zhu Youxiao nodded and took the tea from He Ning. At this time, Cao Bianjiao and others also went down, leaving only Zhu Youxiao, Zhang Weixian and He Ning.

"Mr. British, do you know why I came to you?"

Hearing Zhu Youxiao ask this question, Zhang Weixian could roughly guess that the emperor had taken frequent actions since he ascended the throne. He not only punished the nobles, but also suppressed the civil servants in the Wenhua Palace edict a few days ago. Although many officials were Things can be implemented, but many people are still dissatisfied.

Now the emperor came suddenly, probably not to ask his opinion or seek his support.

As the current British Duke, the way for him and even their family to survive is to abide by the ancestral precepts and always stand by the emperor. Only in this way can they maintain wealth for a long time.Especially after Zhu Chunchen suppressed the rebellion and was killed, he was even more certain of this.

Therefore, if the emperor seeks support from him, he will not hesitate and give full support.

He still knew about the matter to save face for the emperor. Even if he guessed it now, he couldn't say it.

"Your Majesty, I am stupid and I don't know what your Majesty's purpose is in coming here."

"The purpose of my visit is very simple. Firstly, I want to see you, and secondly, I want to do business with you."

Doing business?Zhang Weixian looked confused as to what business the emperor wanted to do with him.

(End of this chapter)