King of Han Dynasty of Ming Dynasty

Chapter 230 Eyes meet at the Salt Auction

The next day.

Chen Ying, the censor of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, had his house confiscated and his clan exterminated. The news spread like wings and spread to everyone in the city.

But what exactly was committed and what was involved were kept under wraps.

Regarding this, all the ministers from the DPRK and China who had good relations with him and had social relations with him, after waiting and watching for a while, all unanimously interceded for him. Many officials were filled with righteous indignation and made petitions and remonstrances.

When Zhu Di faced a group of officials who begged for mercy, he was furious. He directly put all the evidence that Chen Ying was implicated in the assassination of the King of Han, the White Lotus Sect, and even the mastermind behind the assassination at the forefront. , thrown in front of a crowd of pleading officials.

Faced with a large number of irrefutable evidence and letters, an uproar arose in the entire court. The officials who begged for mercy and defended Chen Ying were frightened. They never dreamed that Chen Ying would be so bold. Such a person could To do such an outrageous thing.

I couldn't help but think of the way I had been filled with righteous indignation, rants, angry remonstrances, and petitions. The faces of all the officials who participated in the plea had changed drastically. They were panic-stricken, and everyone was in danger. They were worried about getting angry.

The high-spirited, indignant and impassioned look before was gone. They were like deflated rubber balls and lost dogs, trying their best to pluck themselves out and clean them.

The essence of these words is vividly interpreted.

As the strict investigation passed, the entire court returned to its former peace.

In this way, those arrogant civil servants and officials were caught off guard and their spirit was severely dampened.

That is new salt, and it was implemented together with the new salt law!
At the same time, there is the imperial court's endorsement, the imperial court's guarantee, and the imperial court's escort.

That's it.

No wonder a group of wealthy businessmen are so crazy.

No one dared to say a word about this, and no one dared to plead for him.

From the perspective of these people, everything they experienced was caused by and implicated in Chen Ying's incident.

Regardless of whether there were people under investigation or not, they all sent cordial greetings to Chen Ying's eighteen generations of ancestors in their hearts, and it could be said that they hated them with itching teeth.

Have no idea!

Almost everyone brought with them all their possessions and money.

It's the treatment of an imperial merchant.

Because of this inspection, many borers were found, and they all took this opportunity to investigate and deal with them.

Because of this, everyone in the court suddenly burst into tears of gratitude towards the Crown Prince and the King of Han.

Taking everyone's plea for Chen Ying as a breakthrough, he directly ordered the Jin Yiwei to conduct a detailed review of the officials who petitioned for Chen Ying, the censor of the capital, one by one, and directly brought the entire officialdom and court of Yingtian Mansion into chaos. Jump.

However, what was supposed to come eventually came, and none of the officials who participated in the plea were spared.

Zhu Di finally caught these people by their braids, how could he let them go so easily?

The entire Ming Dynasty Hall was filled with rumblings.

In the end, the Crown Prince and the King of Han jointly interceded, and the storm of strict investigation in the court slowly subsided.

As time goes by, the weather slowly gets warmer.

Yingtian Mansion also slowly became lively. The salt tax, salt law, and new salt issues were advertised all over the world. The wealthy businessmen of the Ming Dynasty who received the news all gathered in Yingtian Mansion City.

They all made a lot of money after trying the 'Chinese Opening Method' before.

Nowadays, the medium-opening method has been eliminated and a new salt method has been implemented.

No longer going through the government link, all power is given to Jia Shang. Jia merchants only need to participate in the auction, and then be awarded the qualification to sell salt in the area they like, and become a salt merchant protected by the imperial court.

Don't worry about others reaching out to take advantage of them.

There is no need to say how great the benefits are.

Once you become a local salt merchant, it is like holding a golden rooster laying eggs in your hands, a mountain of gold and silver.

There is no need to deal with the previous "Zhongkai Law". With the relationship between the court officials, most of the benefits obtained will be distributed to the officials who are officials in the court. Obtaining benefits has become a simple matter.

How can people not go crazy under such circumstances?

Who can sit still and remain calm?
With the arrival of many salt merchants, some found their own places to live, while others lived in inns arranged by the imperial court.

All the officials responsible for this series of events reported to Zhu Gaoxu in detail, and all the news was gathered in Zhu Gaoxu's hands.

at the same time.

Compared with the noisy and restless businessmen.

In the palace of the King of Han.

Zhu Gaoxu, who was recuperating and recovering, chatted with Xia Yuanji, the Minister of Household Affairs, and other ministers.

The Salt Law was the lifeline of the imperial court and the most important source of tax revenue for the Ming Dynasty.

There was no room for any mistakes, so while Yingtian Mansion was bustling and merchants gathered, a group of important officials from the court and those involved in the reform of the Salt Law also unconsciously came to Zhu Gaoxu's house to discuss the follow-up implementation. .

"Prince Han, I really didn't expect that!"

"Our Ming Dynasty actually has so many merchants and wealthy businessmen, and so many people came to participate in this refined salt sales event."

Xia Yuanji looked at the merchants participating in the auction in his hands, his face full of excitement, he laughed heartily and said in surprise.

Don't blame him for being so pretentious, just holding the list of names in his hand, not to mention Xia Yuanji, all the important ministers who participated in this event looked extremely excited.

Have no idea!

You must know that these businessmen and wealthy businessmen who can be included in this list can only be qualified to enter after a series of asset verification, assessment, and review.

Those with less than one million taels of silver are not even eligible to get admission tickets.

A group of important ministers who knew the situation of the Ming Dynasty's treasury saw a list of registered names in front of them.

If it is implemented as envisaged by Zhu Gaoxu, not only will the treasury of the Ming Dynasty become full, but the money they receive one by one will also rise accordingly.

How can they be unhappy?
Listening to Xia Yuanji's emotion, Zhu Gaoxu shrugged noncommittally, with an intriguing hint of thought emerging from the corner of his mouth, and laughed with a composed expression, "Haha", and said:
"The Ming Dynasty has a vast territory and a large population."

"Where did this go?"

"The time has not yet arrived. There is still half a month left. When it really reaches the end, once it reaches the end."

"I'm afraid this list will go on for an unknown amount of time."

"So don't worry, the fun is yet to come."

"by that time."

(End of this chapter)