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Chapter 369

Early September.

The weather in the capital has gradually cooled down. Although the sun is shining brightly, it is no longer as hot as in July and August.

Although the weather is cool, the temperature in the capital is extremely high due to the "hotness" of Liulizhai's stocks.

At first, everyone was puzzled, thinking that the price of 1000 taels of silver was too high. How did they know that the shares of Liulizhai had already been sold at a high price of 200 taels, and they might not be able to buy them.

Forbidden City.

Qianqing Palace.

Yang Reform is working, and the weather has already turned cold at this time, so there is no need to use ice cubes to cool down. The unique autumn air is crisp, which is the most suitable season of the year.

"Your Majesty, the people from the south have already arrived. Xiao Xizi also purposely brought in 50 taels of silver, saying that it was for the future of minting coins and some silver that was moved away, to honor His Majesty and relieve His Majesty's worries..." Wang Chengen reported softly.

Yang Reform was reviewing the memorabilia, and when he heard what Wang Chengen said, he put down his pen and asked, "Oh, the 50 taels of silver came in a timely manner. Xiao Xizi has a heart, and those people finally came? Good thing." I'm happy, this Liuli Zhaihuo is hot recently and has sold a lot of silver, but it's just a little short of something, and there's still something missing from a large-scale sale, just waiting for this businessman from the south.

Yang Reform thought for a while, and said, "In this way, let those businessmen start to buy the stocks that have been sold out. What price are the stocks sold outside now?"

"Return to Your Majesty, the ones sold outside are still 200 taels." Wang Chengen replied.

"Oh, that's it! You tell those merchants to take real money and pay 250 taels to receive stocks. Receive as much as you have, and collect the stocks that have been sold out first." Yang Reformed.

"This..., Your Majesty..., as ordered, I will do it now." Although Wang Chengen was a little confused about this matter, since the emperor said so, let's do it, agreed, thought about it, and then Asked: "Your Majesty's money for buying stocks? I'm afraid it's a lot of money, they may not have that much money..."

"Well, indeed, in this way, call Li Ruolian over, I have something to tell..." Yang Reform thought for a while and said.

"As ordered, Your Majesty, this servant is going." Wang Chengen went out.

Yang Reform continued to work.Yang Reform is already very familiar with dealing with these government affairs, and he is very familiar with them, and he can handle them with ease.

There is a memorial to the impeachment of the ninth-rank official Zhima. Yang Reform took a closer look and found that it was the impeachment of the new ninth-rank official Li Hongji, saying that Li Hongji was a publicity man who didn't understand etiquette and so on.The memorial to the impeachment of the ninth-rank sesame officials could not reach the emperor, but because Li Hongji, the ninth-rank official, was bestowed by the emperor, the impeachment could only come to the emperor.

Yang Reform looked at it, smiled, ignored it, wrote "reading", and put it on the shelf.

After a while, Wang Chengen came back.

"Your Majesty, I just received the news that Zheng Zhilong, who was recruited from Fujian, has just arrived in Beijing." Wang Chengen sent another piece of good news.

Hearing this, Yang Reform raised his head immediately, and said, "Really? It's here sooner than expected!" Yang Reform was quite happy. Today is really a good day. The people I have been looking forward to for a long time have arrived. .

"Return to Your Majesty, yes, we arrived a little earlier, maybe because you are eager to go to Beijing, Your Majesty, do you want to summon me?" Wang Chengen followed the emperor, knowing that the emperor valued Zheng Zhilong, the pirate leader from Fujian, so as soon as there was news, he immediately I reported it.

"Well, that's it! Let me think about it..." Yang Reform has been thinking about recruiting Zheng Zhilong, but he has never figured out how to recruit him. It takes some skills to train Zheng Zhilong as his confidant. It's an ordinary recruitment, and there is no need to spend such a lot of effort.

"In this way, you bring Lin Jian, the sacrificial wine from the Imperial Academy, and I have something to order. As for Zheng Zhilong, I will not summon him for the time being." Yang Reform thought for a while, and then decided to "fix" Zheng Zhilong according to the predetermined plan.

Wang Chengen was a little strange, recruiting a pirate leader, why did he bring in the Imperial Academy for offering wine?It's something that can't be done with eight poles!However, since the emperor ordered it, then follow it, so he said: "I obey, Your Majesty, I will send someone here."

……

Li Ruolian arrived first, and when he entered Qianqing Palace, he kowtowed first.

"Get up." Yang Reform said.

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your kindness." Li Ruolian stood up respectfully, in a state of high spirits.

"Li Ruolian, tell me about the bank." Yang Reform first asked about the bank. Now, his expenses are all supported by the bank, and his internal money has bottomed out.

"Returning to Your Majesty, everything in the bank is fine, except for those borrowed. There are more than six million taels of silver in the bank. According to Your Majesty's instructions, I have opened branch offices in Nanjing, Xi'an, Datong, and Jinzhou. Nanjing is mainly used as a bank. The branch offices in Xi'an, Datong, and Jinzhou are mainly for the convenience of exchanging military tickets..." Li Ruolian has been living a high-spirited life recently, sleeping on several million taels of silver. Another family seems to have become a big boss.

"Not bad..." Yang Reform listened to the report for a while, and felt that it was good. The bank's shelf has been set up. As for the shortcomings and loopholes, it will be made up slowly in the future.

"I called you here today, firstly, to inquire about the bank's situation, and secondly, there is a big deal that needs your participation." Yang Reform said.

"Reporting to Your Majesty, Your Majesty only needs to give orders, and all ministers will do their best." Li Ruolian told the truth. He has grown from an unattractive martial art to a celebrity in the capital. It can be said that everything is given by the emperor. It goes without saying that he works for the emperor.

"Well, okay, stay for a while. You and I will go out of the palace. I will introduce a deal to you. You will do as I tell you. Remember to keep it secret and don't tell anyone about it." Yang Reform said again .

"Minister obeys the order." Li Ruolian agreed without thinking too much, and she couldn't stop gossiping in her heart. This time, she actually brought herself out of the palace with her micro-service. Could it be a confidant?

"Well, okay, I'll leave as soon as I take care of something." Yang Reform said.

……

Not long after, the Guozijian Jijiu Linqian arrived.

Lin Qian was puzzled?Why did the emperor summon himself?Could it be that you don't like yourself, or that the people who have been imprisoned recently are not doing enough?The emperor wants to make trouble for himself?

With a disturbed heart, Lin Qian entered the Qianqing Palace.

"Chen Guozijian sacrificed wine, Lin Qian kowtowed to see my emperor, long live, long live, long live." Lin Qian bowed his head solemnly, keeping his head down and looking at the ground.

"Excuse me, let's get flat." Yang Reform said.

"Thank you, Your Majesty Long En." Lin Qian then stood up, his eyes slightly raised.

"Lin Qian, how is Guozijian doing now?" Yang Reform asked.

Lin Qian thought for a while, but he didn't know what the emperor meant. Could it be that the current income of the Guozijian is not as good as before?Can't get enough money?So you are making trouble for yourself, and you have to put on a face and do the thing of recruiting supervisors?

"Return to Your Majesty, I don't know what kind of matter your Majesty is asking?" Lin Qian had something on his mind, and he didn't realize that the emperor was actually just asking casually.

Yang Reform was depressed, so he casually asked about the work situation of the Central University, and this subordinate actually told him about that aspect.

"Lin Qian, you are the Imperial Academy offering wine, of course I'm asking about the Imperial Academy." Yang Reform asked because he didn't understand.

"Back to Your Majesty, Your Majesty is asking about the Guozijian's promotion?" Lin Qian replied.

What about the Guozijian Jujian?Yang Reform really didn't take the Guozijian promotion as a big deal. It was a one-shot deal, and he never thought that there would be so many people coming all year round.

Lin Qian raised his head and glanced at the emperor. He was surprised to find that the emperor seemed to be very surprised. Said, I don't need to mention it at all.

"What's the situation with the Guozijian?" Yang Reform just asked casually. Since his subordinates mentioned it, he should ask again. It's not because of the Guozijian's business that he is here today.

"Returning to Your Majesty, the number of people promoted by the Guozijian is not as good as before, and the donations received are also not as good as before." Lin Qian made a long story short, originally full of complaints, seeing that the emperor didn't mean to mention this matter at all, knowing that he I would get the wrong idea, so I ate my stomach full of rhetoric and complaints that I had prepared early.

"Oh, that's it! I know..." Yang Reform wrote a few words in his essay.

Lin Qian was so depressed, didn't the emperor love money so he made donations and losses in the Imperial College?Why did you call yourself here today instead of asking about this?The emperor doesn't love money anymore?Didn't you say that there will be a war soon?Oh, I see, the emperor is not short of money... Lin Qian kept making up various reasons in his own mind.

"Lin Qian! I called you here today because I want you to do something. I don't know if you have the ability. This matter is very important. If you do it well, I will reward you..." Yang Speaking of reform.

Lin Qian was confused. Isn't the emperor not short of money, and he is not in the Imperial College for donations, losses, and prisons?Then what are you looking for?
"Returning to Your Majesty, I don't know what His Majesty wants me to do? Whatever I can do, I will definitely do it." Lin Qian decided to find out the situation first.

"It's like this. I want you to receive a person. This person is very important to me. He is your fellow countryman. If you receive him, I will reward you very much." Yang Reformed.

Lin Qian was depressed, his fellow villagers were very important to the emperor?Haven't you heard of any important people in your hometown?Thinking about it carefully, I suddenly realized that a person's name appeared in my mind.

"Your Majesty is talking about Zheng Zhilong?" Lin Qian asked in surprise. The emperor had talked to him about Zheng Zhilong and asked him if he was from the same town as Zheng Zhilong. Now when the emperor mentioned the word fellow, Lin Qian suddenly realized.

"Hehe, that's right, Lin Aiqing, that's exactly what I meant. Zheng Zhilong accepted my invitation. When he arrived in the capital today, I intend to appease him. I want Qing's family to entertain Zheng Zhilong for me. I miss you and Zheng Zhilong." Is it from the same village, relatives or not, people from my hometown, after much deliberation, I still think that Lin Aiqing is the most suitable candidate for this..." Yang Reform said.

Lin Qian was so surprised that the emperor let him receive a pirate leader, saying that he and the pirate leader were from the same village.

"Your Majesty, this... Although I am from the same town as Zheng Zhilong, I have nothing to do with him, and I don't know him! Your Majesty, how can I do this kind of reception?" Lin Qian felt that the emperor asked him to receive the pirate leader. , really polluted his identity.

"It doesn't matter if you don't know him. After you received him, didn't you know him? Zheng Zhilong is very important to me, so Aiqing must entertain him for me no matter what. I think, you are from his hometown, there must be a lot of people." Common language, talk to him about his hometown dialect, take him around the capital, let him feel that I sincerely caress him, let him listen to my words with peace of mind, and do things for me with peace of mind." Yang Reform said.

Lin Qianjue quit, and said: "Back to Your Majesty, then Zheng Zhilong is just a pirate leader, what virtue can His Majesty value so much? Since he accepted the offer, he is His Majesty's servant. Your Majesty, since he is His Majesty If you want your ministers to die, then you have to die. Your Majesty can directly tell Zheng Zhilong if you have something to do, so why bother to talk about it? Your Majesty, your Majesty has misunderstood this matter. You shouldn’t act like this. The emperor should act like this. He is generous and generous, and shouldn't be so shallow."

Yang Reform knew this would happen, and it was really hard for them to have a high-ranking Jinshi official receive a pirate leader. Scholars have always looked down on other people, let alone a pirate. This kind of view is probably the "mainstream view" of the Ming Dynasty, afraid of Zheng Zhilong. I also think so, but it is precisely because this is the common understanding of everyone that Yang Reform must send a "senior official" to receive him, in order to receive Zheng Zhilong well, move Zheng Zhilong, and let Zheng Zhilong feel His own "warmth" made Zheng Zhilong "sincerely" listen to his own words. In the eyes of these Ming Dynasty scholar-bureaucrats, Zheng Zhilong was lowly, humble, and not worth mentioning. The key figure in the fate of the Ming Dynasty is the key figure who can influence history. In terms of weight, a dozen Jinshi senior officials are not as good as a Zheng Zhilong, so it is necessary to send high-standard reception staff.

"Lin Aiqing! This Zheng Zhilong is very important to me, that's why I received him with such a high standard. Thinking about my Ming Dynasty, the flames of war are all around, and the southeast has finally calmed down. The current situation is not easy! How many people because of Displaced by war, living in dire straits, this move can relieve the sufferings of many people in the world? Lin Aiqing, don’t you understand this? It’s a pity and a happy event that the flames of war are gone. If Lin Aiqing can treat this person well for me, and let him feel at ease in the future, and do his best to serve me and my Ming Dynasty, this is a great achievement, and it is also a great merit to save all people from suffering..." Yang Reform began to flicker This senior intellectual went to deal with the pirate chieftain.

Lin Qian blushed, and argued: "But, your majesty, even if that's the case, that little pirate leader is not worthy of your majesty's big fight, right? Your majesty just needs to call Zheng Zhilong, and then give some good words to comfort him. Then Zheng Zhilong will be grateful to Dade and serve His Majesty, so why does His Majesty torture the minister? The minister and the pirate leader are not in the same way, and they are not conspiring with each other. There is really nothing to talk about. I am afraid that I will be disgusted in my heart, and it will spoil Your Majesty's business. Your Majesty, please be wise." Lin Qian stiffened his neck and responded with a strong posture, meaning to walk away as a big deal.

Lin Qian's reaction was all within Yang Reform's expectation. This kind of hard-headed, high-ranking intellectual and high-ranking official is indeed not the same as that pirate leader.The more this is the case, the more Yang Reform wants such senior intellectuals with personality, reputation, and bones to receive Zheng Zhilong, and they are willing and enthusiastic to receive Zheng Zhilong. Yang Reform wants to use this method to make Zheng Zhilong feel This is also a kind of strength.

"Lin Aiqing, as long as you can treat Zheng Zhilong well for me, I have a great reward, so why don't you listen to what my reward is?" Yang Reform said with a smile, how to deal with Lin Qian, who has a good reputation and is tough, A high-level intellectual and senior official with bones asked him to receive Zheng Zhilong. Yang Reform had already made up his mind.

"Your Majesty, I don't need any rewards, and I won't go to receive that pirate leader. Your Majesty should ask someone else to be wise." Lin Qian blushed, puffed his cheeks, and said hard that he had already had it when he went back. It's not the first time I've done it after hanging the seal and then going home.

"Oh, I originally wanted to build a big library for the Imperial College and even the capital..." Yang Reform pretended to sigh and raised his head.

Lin Qian listened for a while, what a big library, it has something to do with books, and it is big, according to the emperor's temper, since it is big, the handwriting must be not so big, Lin Qian immediately put away his temper, and asked carefully Said: "Dare to ask Your Majesty, what is the library? But it is used to collect books and pictures? Is it a library?" Lin Qian analyzed the literal meaning.

"Yes! I originally thought that if Lin Aiqing could help me with this matter, I would pay to build a very large library, which would contain a lot of books, which could be borrowed by many people. It is a great event to spread knowledge, spread the way of sages, let more people have the opportunity to get in touch with more knowledge, teach and educate people, but unfortunately, Lin Aiqing has her own preferences and refuses to do me this favor. Things, it seems, are going to be ruined." Yang Reform said regretfully.

Lin Qian hesitated. He knew what a library was. A large library built with money from the emperor, of course, he knew what it meant. It was a major event in the history of culture for a hundred years.

"Hehe, how about it, Lin Aiqing, if you agree, and follow what I said, you will be obedient to Zheng Zhilong's hospitality, and I will do what I say, and build a huge library in the capital. It must be extremely rich, it can be borrowed by students all over the world, it can be built in the name of rewarding you, and let you manage it, how about it?" Yang Reform put down the bait again, this literati, intellectuals, use this to deal with them, they are really serious Not much resistance.

Lin Qian was having a fierce confrontation in his heart, should he do this errand for the emperor, or not?A gigantic library was flying around the forest.

"How about this? I funded two libraries, one in Beijing and one in Nanjing. Both are the same size and have a lot of books. How about it? Lin Aiqing, if these two libraries are built, they must be The great event of the past hundred years, your name, Lin Qian, will be associated with this library. In the future, students will gain more knowledge because of the library, and this will all benefit from you! Lin Qian..." Yang The bait for reform has intensified.

Lin Qian really couldn't stand the emperor's temptation anymore. According to the emperor's handwriting, Lin Qian believed that these two large libraries were definitely not ordinary libraries. The collection of books must be huge. It is definitely a heavy sum. If it is built in the name of rewarding him, Lin Qian, this...

"Your Majesty, my minister... I promised Your Majesty that I will go all out for a century-old literary event." Lin Qian hesitated for a long time, and finally agreed to the emperor.

"it is good!"

Yang Reform knew that he would succeed. If he fooled this hard-headed, high-level intellectual with a good reputation to receive Zheng Zhilong, and used cultural affairs to seduce him, he would basically succeed. This was his first step. The role and status in the history of the late Ming Dynasty are worthy of such great efforts.

(End of this chapter)