General Constitution of Ming Dynasty

Chapter 204 God Bless My King
For the nobles above the Ming Dynasty Hall, whether cloth or silk was just a matter of expediency.

The thinking of these old foxes is also changing rapidly.

For them, it is obvious that silver is not as fragrant as Zhichang, after all, silver will shrink, but Zhichang is an old hen that has been laying golden eggs.

But the well-known golden hens such as porcelain, silk, and cloth have long been known as chickens.

Let's look at the Xu family who have already made brains with the merchants. These old foxes need a new golden hen, and soon someone found such a golden hen.

This is also a commodity that is close to permanent production, but in addition to preserving its value, it can also create its own value. Those reckless people in the southeast call such a hen that lays golden eggs a "ship".

"Pires, you have seen it. There are so many boats. The imperial court sent me the news. In just a few years, the seven southeastern provinces launched thousands of large boats every year. More than a thousand ships."

"Thousands of boats every year! On our 36 islands in Zhoushan, there are only a thousand boats that can be launched, and the imperial court doesn't even count small boats."

"In less than ten years, at least the East China Sea will be the water within China..."

Before Wang Zhi could finish speaking, Pires, the ashen-faced Westerner beside him, interrupted: "Wang, if you have something to say, you should just speak up."

Wang Zhi was not annoyed, he just sat back at the coffee table with a smile on his face, took a cup of tea to moisten his throat, and then said: "The imperial court still calculates the tax as copper."

Hearing this, the Westerner seemed to be struck by lightning.

He walked towards the front deck with empty eyes.

What you can see is the endless, bustling shipyard, where various large ships have begun to take shape.

Wang Zhi also followed and smiled, "How is it? Wang didn't lie to you, did he?"

In the face of absolute strength, Wang Zhi didn't bother to hide, and the people of Daming didn't have the slightest intention to hide.

After all, as long as you are not blind, you can see clearly.

Pires nodded numbly.

"very nice……"

After finishing speaking, he leaned forward and wanted to jump into the sea with his head down.

It's just that before he fell into the water, he was held tightly by Wang Zhi.

"No, Lao Pi, listen to me, we can still do this business, we have the goods, you just pay the price."

Pires struggled violently on the boat.

"Wow! Our fleet is funded by the king, and the king's private money is all on these ships of silver... The price of silver is so low that we have to go back with two empty ships. You might as well let me Die at sea!"

"Half a year and half a year, I've been waiting at sea for almost a year, when will the Ming court be able to calculate tax for silver?"

Wang Zhi murmured in Huizhou dialect in a low voice: "If you pay all your pants, the court will calculate the tax as silver..."

"Wang, what are you talking about?"

"Ah, you've seen it too, Lao Pi. I, Wang Zhi, am just an ordinary citizen. I can't help but wait for the common people to get involved in such important court affairs."

"It's really not going to work, just wait a little longer, this time we'll go all out, and wait another three to five years, I don't believe that the court will calculate the tax for silver once!"

Pires looked up at Wang Zhi in despair.

"Three years and five years, can the Ming court really count taxes as silver? Can shopkeeper Wang guarantee it?"

Wang Zhi's voice also decreased.

"I'm just an ordinary person, I don't know...what if."

Pires held Wang Zhi's hand tightly and said, "Wang, my five sons and two daughters are all in the hands of the king. If I don't go back, they will die."

"There are so many babies, let's give birth to two more." Before Wang Zhi could say anything, he swallowed his words, looked at Pires cautiously and said, "Then...do you want to do this business or not?" If you don’t do it again, in a few years, the tax will be taxed as silver, and we will go to your western sellers by ourselves, and you will lose money by then.”

"Let my first officer handle it for me, I want to give my king an explanation."

As soon as Pires finished speaking, Wang Zhi's old face twitched.

"Then you fucking said it earlier, Wang Fu! Treat Lao Pi for me."

Just when Wang Zhiyu was about to turn around and leave, there was a sound of a gun beside Pires, who was sitting paralyzed on the bow.

"God bless my king!"

"boom!"

Hearing the movement on the deck, Wang Fu rushed out with a knife in his hand.

"Father, what happened?"

Wang Zhi took out a white cloth to cover his nose and mouth and said, "The dog is dead."

"Damn it, it's better to let him jump into the sea and dirty my boat."

Wang Zhi kicked Pires' body angrily, and then shouted loudly toward the distance: "Turn the rudder! Return!"

"Here!"

Wang Fu took two sailors to wipe off the blood on the deck, and said helplessly, "Father, how old is this year?"

"It's the eighth one, I've counted it all, and four of them are going together."

The turbulent waves that the Ming Dynasty was going through would eventually extend beyond the borders of the country.

The first to bear the brunt is Zhoushan 36 Port, the hub between Ming and overseas.

This era was originally closed, and when these Portuguese and Spanish merchants drove to Daming and learned that the tax was copper, the silver had already been brought over.

If the money is really pulled back, the whole family will die more rhythmically.

If you can afford it, you will spend it hard, and you are going to wait until the court calculates taxes to buy silver on the shore.

Those who couldn't afford to wait would admit it where they were, and committed suicide.

After disposing of Pires' body, Wang Fu stood tremblingly on the deck and said in a low voice: "Father, this... the court's taxation is copper, which makes the silver worthless. Let's get so much silver to make money." very?"

Wang Zhi Dayi said suddenly, blowing the sea breeze awe-inspiringly: "Wang Wei, how many times have I told you that making money is money making, but we must always have a compassionate heart."

"Confucius said, there are friends coming from afar, it's not easy to say."

"He has come from such a long distance, can you not sell things to them and let them go back empty-handed just because the court calculates the tax as copper?"

"I can't!"

Wang Fu lowered his head and murmured, "I still can't figure it out..."

Wang Zhi hated iron for being weak, so he knocked Wang Fu on the forehead with a Japanese fan.

"There will always be a day when the imperial court calculates tax as silver, right?"

"When the tax is calculated as silver, isn't the silver in our hands worthless? Once the price of silver in Ming Dynasty rises, it will take up to three months to bring up the price of silver overseas. Nanyang wood and Western copper are all Hot stuff!"

Only then did Wang Fu suddenly realize.

"Isn't this just stealing?"

"It's called compassion! We don't spend money, how do the Fans make money, and the Fans are poor, how can they buy our things? We exchange what we have, what we need, whether we understand, they have to thank us!"

"Read less about Lao Shizi's going out of the wall, and read more practical books!"

Wang Fu nodded numbly.

"...After the robbing, I have to ask the Fanren to thank us...the court is still ruthless."

As the boat sailed into Lek Harbor, Fang Tingzhu was already guarding the pier.

"Boss, something happened."

Wang Zhi didn't answer Fang Tingzhu's words, and ordered directly: "Tell that first mate Pires to prepare for the delivery, and then ask him if he still wants this corpse. If not, we will throw it into the sea for him to feed the fish... Ah no, sea burial gone."

After giving these orders, Wang Zhi said, "It's a big deal?"

"The slaves of the Matsuura family came to us a few days ago, saying that the imperial court has imprisoned their paternal son."

"A Matsuura family, it's just a matter of restraint. Yingtian Mansion is where Emperor Taizu Gao founded his country. This is a big deal!"

Fang Tingzhu lowered his head and said, "It's not just the Matsupu family."

"How many more?"

"More than 20, about four hundred."

Wang Zhi's expression gradually became stiff.

"and also……"

"and also?!"

"People from North Korea and the Ryukyu family were also imprisoned by the court."

Wang Zhi gasped when he heard this.

"The imperial court copied the Guozijian?! There must be an explanation, right?"

"There is no explanation. The Matsuura family also said that if they committed a crime, they will admit it, but the court will not give any explanation. It is really too much. I heard that they were taken away on the couch in the middle of the night."

Wang Zhi frowned.

"Send a letter to Zou Wang and ask Zou Wang to go to Mai Fu to inquire about it."

"Here."
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Many old and young people on the streets of Jinling were waiting for Ying Tianfu to give porridge as usual.

Ti couldn't bear to haunt the streets.

From time to time, a few people dressed as scholars were picked out and dragged away.

"Everyone, you have arrested the wrong person. I am a native of Jinling!"

"Did you say you are from another place? Hurry up!"

There may be some resistance, but they are all scholars after all, so there is no match for Ti Wei.

Jin Yiwei's actions quickly alarmed the Huitong Hall and the Ministry of Rites.

The main reason is that Nanjing Beizhen Fusi is too close to the Nanjing Ministry of Rites, and ghosts and wolves howl every day in the prison, which is more lively than a zoo.

"Please let me know, and Gu Kexue from the Ministry of Rites will see you."

Gu Kexue stood outside the door impatiently with three envoys from the same embassy.

"Gu Butang, Ning Qianxian said it, but no one was seen."

Gu Kexue looked helplessly at the three envoys behind him.

"You three, do you hear clearly? It's not that I don't care, it's that I'm not good at speaking, why don't you take a look...?"

Before Gu Kexue finished speaking, Ning Jue's voice sounded from the prison.

"You are blind! Who said I was missing?! Didn't you see the three people behind Gu Butang?!"

"That's a savage too! Gu Butang sent people here, what are you doing in a daze!"

Before Gu Kexue came back to his senses, a team of Jinyi guards jumped out of the prison like wild dogs running loose, and kicked the three envoys over.

"Damn it, I couldn't find you all over the city, and you came here by yourself?!"

Gu Kexue expected that Ning Jue would not give him face.

But Gu Kexue never expected that he would be delivering goods to Ning Jue.

"No, Ke Zhong, Jin Yiwei must have an explanation. After all, he is also an envoy, so he must be charged with a crime!"

Only then did Ning Jue emerge from the imperial prison.

"The explanation is simple, they can take as much as they want from "Biography of Xilu" and "Oasis Collection"."

"But the people of Ming Dynasty exchanged their lives for practical learning, and they couldn't bring out a single page of Ming Dynasty."

Gu Kexue said in astonishment: "But... Kezhong, you are arrogating power!"

"That's right, Gu Butang hurry up and go to see me."

"So many people died in Jinling, do they want to come and eat ready-made?"

"dream!"

(End of this chapter)