Father can be an enemy country

Chapter 537 King's Deterrence
"This..." Cheng Qian supposedly should have quibbled, but he couldn't help himself and fell into a fierce psychological struggle.

Seeing that his face was pale and speechless, Zhu Zhen sighed lightly: "My lord, you will say, 'I'm just a kiln burner, and I'll sell it to whoever pays, who knows who they all sold to? Right?'"

Cheng Qianxin said, 'That's not true. '

Just as he was about to nod his head, His Highness changed the subject and said quietly: "But you have to think clearly, this time it is the king who is asking you, and it may not be someone else next time."

Although the tone was flat, it was full of threats all of a sudden. Even the dignified minister and imperial envoy couldn't stand it. How could a businessman Cheng Qian stand it?

Suddenly, his knees gave way and he knelt on the ground, almost peeing his pants in fright.

Jingdezhen is not a paradise.Instead, here is the well-informed 'Dock of the Twelve Provinces'.The leader of the meeting, Cheng Qian, has of course heard many terrifying rumors surrounding the two Highnesses.

It is said that Xiong Qitai, the former high-ranking official in Jiangxi, was skinned and pulled by them, and he is still hanging like a kite on the top of Nanchang city.

It is said that even Zhang Tianshi was imprisoned in the palace by them and tortured day and night.Even Zhengyi will be disbanded, and all believers will be assigned...

It is also said that they killed tens of thousands of people and turned the land outside Nanchang into red...

There are many similar rumors, and each one is more evil than the other.

In short, these two terrifying big demon kings, crushing themselves is like crushing an ant, and they will never hesitate.

Now one of the great demon kings has issued a serious warning. If he still doesn't tell the truth, the consequences will be unimaginable...

As long as you don't get confused, this is simply a multiple-choice question with no choice.

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"I said, I said, Your Highness, don't kill me..." Cheng Qian's snot and tears came down, and the demeanor of a confident industry leader disappeared.

"That's what you said." Zhu Zhen said aggrievedly: "This king brought so many good friends, and they came here for a special visit, not to shout and kill. It's just that you don't seem to cherish my friendship."

"Yes, yes, the villain was confused for a while." Cheng Qian hurriedly slapped himself twice, then poured beans out of the bamboo tube and said, "Actually, the villain has never done any illegal acts, mainly because he subconsciously wanted to keep the client secret."

"Hey, look, they are shirking responsibility again." Zhu Zhen shook his head again and said, "I like people who are brave enough to criticize themselves. They are good friends who know their mistakes and can correct them. I don't like this kind of shirking of responsibility. It's always someone else's fault." .”

As he spoke, he glanced at the members of the inspection team and asked, "Right?"

"Yes, yes, yes, yes." Everyone nodded hurriedly, and Zhu He hurriedly showed up and said: "Cheng Huishou, we also made mistakes, and mistakes are not terrible. The key is not to make mistakes again and again."

"Yes, yes, I know they sell all the porcelain overseas." Cheng Qian was finally squeezed into the shape of the sixth child, and honestly replied:
"The same piece of jade pot and spring vase can be sold for two taels of silver in China, but it can be sold for 20 taels overseas. Those sea merchants can sell us five taels, so of course we will give priority to them...but most of the blue and white flowers are not like that. Expensive, that’s what it means.”

"What are the routes of those sea merchants?" Zhu Zhen asked lightly.

"It's the bosses in Fuzhou, Quanzhou, and Guangzhou." Cheng Qian hurriedly replied: "The tycoons who used to control the Quanzhou Shipping Department and the Guangzhou Shipping Department."

"Don't you know that the Shibo Department was closed in the seventh year of Hongwu?" Zhu Zhen asked with the same tone.

"I know." Cheng Qian nodded.

"Know and supply them?"

"Morning, the order was placed a long time ago..." Cheng Qian swallowed.

"It's the 11th year of Hongwu! Even the orders placed in Hongwu's seventh year have all been digested!" Zhu Zhen said suddenly, "It seems that it is really difficult for you to tell the truth!"

As he said that, he got up with a flick of his sleeves, making a gesture to leave, and accidentally brought the precious underglaze red to the ground, and it snapped to pieces.

Looking at the red and white pieces of broken porcelain all over the floor, Cheng Qian seemed to see his end.

Busy kowtow like pounding garlic, crying: "The villain doesn't dare anymore, I just want more money from them. I just turned a blind eye and continued to supply them."

"I think you have both eyes closed!" Zhu Zhen pointed at him, and said angrily, "You're already utterly rich, but you still want to earn such money that loses your head, what do you think!"

"The villain is so stunned, Your Highness!" Cheng Qian at least regretted his bowels at this time, slapped himself hard, and said, his nose was bruised and his face was swollen:
"Actually, when the sea was banned, the villain and his colleagues also thought about stopping supplying them." He confessed with snot and tears: "But they gave too much. If there is no such sales, It is only sold domestically, and we can buy a jade pot and spring vase for at most [-] yuan, and most of the porcelain kilns will..."

He was just about to say 'shut up', but the mind that had been domesticated by His Highness suddenly sounded a warning, and he changed his words abruptly:

"It's too much less. Everyone is really unwilling, so we let the sea merchants add more money, and then continue to supply them with eight or two."

"Hey..." All the big households in the inspection team were silently speechless, how much money did these porcelain households earn?I became more and more determined in my heart, and wanted to transfer part of the production capacity to my own home.

"You guys are pretty pricey." Zhu Zhen couldn't help laughing and said, "It's not like them, they were all taken care of by the sea merchants."

"It's different. For one thing, our Jingde porcelain has been exported since the Southern Song Dynasty. After more than 100 years, it is clear how much our porcelain can sell overseas." Cheng Qian hurriedly said:
"Besides, Jingdezhen is not big. There are a total of [-] kiln households. They form a guild to advance and retreat together, and they can negotiate prices with Haishang. It is not as big as Jiangnan, where thousands of households can produce silk. Naturally, it is difficult to negotiate with Haishang. price."

Under the education of His Highness the King of Chu, he quickly learned the two virtues of humility and kindness.

"Not anymore. The silk exported from Jiangnan has to be certified by the Weaving and Dyeing Bureau." Zhu Zhen said with a smile: "With the Weaving and Dyeing Bureau and the Shibo Department coming to negotiate a unified price, the weavers will not suffer."

"Yes, yes, yes," the members of the inspection team cheered and said, "Your Highness is the most fair!"

I dare not mention at all that the big bosses of the Weaving and Dyeing Bureau and the Shibo Department are basically the same person...

At this moment, Cheng Qian's head also had a flash of light, and he immediately understood, and asked tentatively: "From then on, our Jingde porcelain will not be sold to those Fujian, Guangdong and Hai merchants, but only to Taicang Shipyard?"

"Haha, you misunderstood. The Shipbuilding Department is only responsible for transporting and protecting the shipping lanes, and does not purchase goods." Zhu Zhen smiled and pointed to the investment group: "They are the maritime merchants responsible for buying and selling goods."

"Yes, our porcelain will only be sold to Jiangnan merchants in the future." Cheng Qian can't care much now, and his life is the most important thing.

"That's not necessary, it's just one thing, it can't be sold to smugglers." Lao Liu corrected him, and said in a deep voice: "One of the important duties of the prime minister's maritime office is to combat smuggling at sea and maintain legal trade!"

"Yes, we will not sell to smugglers." Cheng Qian changed his words for the third time, wondering if there is any difference between these three statements?
"I know what you're thinking." Zhu Zhen seemed to be able to see through his mind, and said lightly:

"Don't worry, the imperial court has given me a number of quotas for municipal bureaus. I will not only set up a municipal bureau in Taicang. When the conditions are ripe, I will definitely reopen the municipal bureaus in places like Quanzhou and Guangzhou."

Cheng Qian understood at once that the so-called conditions are ripe for His Highness, of course, it is time for the gang of Fujian, Guangdong and sea merchants, who are all like the gang of Jiangnan merchants in front of them, to obey.

But before that, their goods from Jingdezhen can only be sold to these Jiangnan sea merchants.

(End of this chapter)