My father is Jiajing

Chapter 197 The Taoist Priest’s New Hobby
Xiyuan, Wanshou Palace.

Emperor Jiajing had just finished his training and took a newly refined elixir. He was in an extremely happy mood. Huang Jin served him carefully and poured a cup of iced No. 3 green tea for Emperor Jiajing.

Emperor Jiajing waved his wide sleeves, took the cup of green tea and drank it happily, feeling the coolness passing through his throat and moistening his internal organs, and he let out a beautiful moan of comfort.

"What did San'er tell you? Tell me in detail."

Emperor Jiajing asked Huang Jin comfortably.

Huang Jin replied: "Prince Yu said that the real target group of these bottled green tea and black tea is the tribal nobles on the grassland. The prince considered that the current tea-horse trade is smuggled seriously, and it is difficult for the court to collect the tea-horse tax. This is a financial and tax problem for the court."

"So Prince Yu thought that if he could use these bottled green tea and black tea as high-end products exclusively for the nobles of the grassland tribes, the cattle, sheep and horses he got in return could be directly exchanged for silver and money to supplement the fiscal deficit. At the same time, these cattle, sheep and horses could also be converted into more production power, promoting the increase of grain production and the prosperity of goods trade in our Ming Dynasty."

Emperor Jiajing found this very interesting and said, "Show me the plan written by San'er."

Huang Jin quickly gave the plan written by Zhu Zaigui to Emperor Jiajing.

Emperor Jiajing looked at the plan written by Zhu Zaigui, and a smile appeared on his face. He then praised: "Since San'er started the Yiran Sugar business, he has indeed made a lot of progress. I wonder how much better his plan is than that of the cowardly bastard (Qiu Luan) before?"

"That bastard also suggested that I open a trade. His words were high-sounding, but he only considered himself and never thought about me. Take it back and ask the Imperial Household Department to copy it first, and then organize it into a proposal. In a few days, I will summon the Cabinet, the Ministry of War, and the Ministry of Rites to the Wanshou Palace to discuss this matter."

"Also, the name 'Hui Shi' is not good. When you ask the Imperial Household Department to copy and organize it, remember to describe it according to San'er's new term 'Da Ming Industrial Circulation Market'. Hu Shi? What market? Hu Shi means mutual. If we can be mutual, doesn't that mean that the grasslands in the north are on an equal footing with us?"

"Now we have changed to this new term 'Da Ming Industrial Circulation Market'. This is a market dominated by our Daming. In this market, only our Daming can design the rules and be above the rules. Therefore, from now on, all the mutual markets will be renamed Daming Industrial Circulation Market, and the old term shall no longer be used to describe the trade relationship between Daming and the grasslands."

Huang Jin bowed his head and replied, "Yes, I will ask the Imperial Household Department to do it right away."

Then Emperor Jiajing said happily: "This time, San'er really brought honor to me. He not only repelled the invasion of the Tatars, but also crippled them. In the next ten or twenty years, they won't be able to make any waves. I can finally focus on the immortal path and pursue ascension."

Then the Emperor Jiajing thought of something else, and he said, "Call the people from the Ministry of Works when the time comes. I want to calculate how much money it will cost to expand the outer city of the capital. Yan Shifan said he has a way to help me get the money for building the city. I want to see what tricks he has."

Huang Jin replied: "I'll remember that."

After arranging these things, Emperor Jiajing took a sip of iced No. 3 green tea leisurely. The sweetness, tea aroma, a slight aftertaste of bitterness and the cool and soothing taste were truly intoxicating.

Especially for someone like Emperor Jiajing who often takes elixirs and practices cultivation, the fire energy in his body is much stronger than that of ordinary people.

Therefore, Emperor Jiajing was much more sensitive to coolness than most people, and he enjoyed it much more.

Just as Emperor Jiajing was preparing to hold a court meeting, Zhu Zaigui returned to his previous peaceful days. Gao Gong finally came to Prince Yu's Mansion again to give Zhu Zaigui lectures.

When Gao Gong arrived, Zhu Zaigui also went to the front hall to greet him in person.

When Zhu Zaigui saw Gao Gong, he smiled and said, "Mr. Gao, long time no see."

Gao Gong bowed to Zhu Zaigui and said, "I pay my respects to Your Majesty. I am very happy to see that Your Majesty is in good health."

Zhu Zaiqi laughed and said, "I am sorry to have worried Mr. Gao. I did not take good care of myself, which led to a cold some time ago. I have to rest in the palace and not see any outsiders. I hope you will not blame me."

Gao Gong said with concern: "As long as the prince is safe, that's all."

Zhu Zaigui felt Gao Gong's sincere concern, and looking at Gao Gong's genuine concern, he was also moved.

Zhu Zaigui changed the subject and said, "After I recovered from my illness, I heard that Mr. Gao was stationed on the city wall. In the end, he personally led 3,000 reinforcements on foot to support the Chaobai River front. He was too tired and fell ill for several days. I wonder how Mr. Gao is doing now?"

Gao Gong said ashamedly, "I am ashamed that I ran to Chaobai River with a group of soldiers and became exhausted. If it were not for the miraculous doctor Li who saved me, I might have died in Chaobai River."

Zhu Zaigui said with concern: "Mr. Gao is also sincere, and I admire him very much. But Mr. Gao is a scholar and has never trained his body like a warrior. This sudden long-distance run of dozens of miles is already a very remarkable achievement. In the future, I hope you will take good care of your health and don't be so impulsive again."

Gao Gong was moved by Zhu Zaigui's concern and replied, "Thank you, Your Majesty."

Then the two of them finished the questioning and went together to the courtyard where the study was located.

After arriving at the study, Zhu Zaigui ordered Meng Chong to serve tea to Gao Gong, and then Zhu Zaigui took the initiative to ask: "Mr. Gao, do you have any new stories to tell me about the defense of the capital this time? I also want to know some detailed stories of the defense of the capital to make up for the regret that I have been recuperating during this period of time."

When Gao Gong heard that Zhu Zaigui wanted to hear the story of the Battle of the Capital, he became interested immediately.

Gao Gong immediately told Zhu Zaigui all the news he knew and heard about the defense of the capital. When Zhu Zaigui listened to these stories, there was always a hint of enjoyment on the corners of his mouth. He felt very nice!

Especially when Zhu Zaigui heard Gao Gong praising the story of Zhu Wuzhi, the champion marquis who was as brilliant as a meteor across the sky of the Ming Dynasty, a rare expression of excitement and shame appeared on his face.

However, when Gao Gong saw this expression, he just thought it was Zhu Zaigui's heroic act of exciting Zhu Wuzhi, the champion marquis, and didn't think of anything else.

(End of this chapter)