Nanjing.

As the former capital of the Ming Dynasty and one of the two capitals now, it has always been synonymous with prosperity.

Walking on the streets of Nanjing again, Zhu Youxiao's mood was still very complicated.

When I came to Nanjing last time, I was not in this mood at all. But this time it was more relaxed and happy.

After all, I came here to do things last time, and my mood was not as relaxed as it is now, but I was quite nervous and worried.

This time it was different, I relaxed a lot.

Looking at the city of Nanjing with a plain and playful mood gave Zhu Youxiao a different feeling.

The ancient and prosperous Nanjing City is really beautiful and beautiful.

Walking by the edge of Xuanwu Lake and walking on the drizzle, Zhu Youxiao was in a good mood.

At this time, Zhu Youxiao was wearing a long gown and dressed like an ordinary scholar. He abandoned the silk and satin on his body and put on a cotton coat and robe, looking a little more delicate.

The folding fan in my hand is not that expensive, and it is painted with ordinary landscapes.

The wooden hairpin pinned his hair casually, which made him look a little more free and unruly.

Beside him, Concubine Tian and Concubine Yuan accompanied him, wearing gauze scarf on their faces, making it impossible to see their faces.

While the Wei Dynasty was serving, the other guards were scattered around.

Even though Zhu Youxiao was not as rich as he was dressed, all passers-by knew that he was rich. After all, Concubine Tian and Concubine Yuan were dressed very gorgeously and richly, and with so many guards around him, this is not an ordinary person.

After finding a place to sit down, Zhu Youxiao asked with a smile: "Do you think it's not good?"

"There are still more people." Concubine Tian said directly.

Concubine Tian, ​​who is a relatively honest person, has really dared to speak after getting along with Zhu Youxiao during this period.

It was not that she didn't want to say it before, but that she couldn't see it and had no chance to talk to the emperor.

After hearing this, Zhu Youxiao nodded and said, "Let them clear the scene next time."

Concubine Tian nodded cutely.

Xuanwu Lake is actually a royal garden. There are not many people who can come here, and ordinary people can't even enter. Those who can come in are all famous figures from Nanjing.

After all, Zhu Youxiao is not here, and it cannot be abandoned here.

Concubine Tian felt a little uncomfortable because there were always people looking here.

It doesn’t matter that Concubine Yuan is sitting aside to serve Zhu Youxiao. For Concubine Yuan, being with the emperor is more important.

Zhu Youxiao and the other three sat on the stone bench.

Wei Chao had already prepared water and tea, brewed tea, and prepared snacks.

Zhu Youxiao and the imperial concubines were blowing the breeze, watching the lake and mountains, drinking tea and eating snacks, which was quite leisurely.

Qi Yuangong stood not far away, his eyes kept firing around, and his hands never left his waist. His short gun was placed there. If there was a little accident, he would pull the gun out of it.

At this time, Qi Yuangong suddenly heard footsteps on the right side and turned his head to look over.

A man in his fifties came, who looked very honest. He was not tall, but not fat, and looked very thin.

Qi Yuangong did not meet him because there was someone by the man whom he knew and was accompanied by Wei Chao's godson.

Qi Yuangong knew who the man who came was.

He is Li Chaosheng, the chief supervisor of the Nanjing Office of Internal Affairs.

Qi Yuangong winked at the person next to him.

The two walked towards Li Chaosheng.

Checking, confirming identity, and searching is an essential process.

This is not a palace, and even if the palace emperor summons him, the process that should be done must not be missing.

Li Chaosheng was not surprised and cooperated with the inspection with a smile.

After waiting for all the inspections to be completed, Li Chaosheng was brought to Zhu Youxiao.

Li Chaosheng knelt on the ground and lowered his head, not daring to lift his head up at all. He was afraid that seeing Concubine Yuan or Concubine Tian would cause dissatisfaction from His Majesty; if it caused dissatisfaction from His Majesty, it would be over.

Zhu Youxiao didn't care, waved his hand and said, "Get up and talk back."

After standing up from the ground, Li Chaosheng still lowered his head.

Zhu Youxiao frowned and said, "Don't your neck hurt when you lower your head? Lift your head up."

Li Chaosheng slowly raised his head and breathed a sigh of relief.

The two concubines are not here?

Zhu Youxiao saw Li Chaosheng's relief look and understood what he was thinking.

Zhu Youxiao also asked Qi Yuangong and the others to clear out the surrounding area. In this circle, there were no one except them.

Naturally, it was difficult for Concubine Yuan and Concubine Tian to stay and listen to Zhu Youxiao’s discussion, so they had already gone there.

"Tell me how it is in Nanjing?" Zhu Youxiao looked at Li Chaosheng and asked slowly.

Although I enjoyed it for several days when I arrived in Nanjing, I still have to do the important things I should do.

Today, when I brought Li Chaosheng over, Zhu Youxiao wanted to ask about the specific situation.

"Go back to your Majesty, everything is stable in Nanjing." Li Chaosheng hurriedly said: "It's just that something happened in Zhejiang."

"What's the matter?" Zhu Youxiao asked calmly.

"Many fields in Zhejiang have been converted into mulberry fields. During this inspection, many things were discovered, and there were also many land mergers and investments there." Li Chaosheng said carefully.

"No need to test." Zhu Youxiao waved his hand and said, "Just let them check the matters on the ground, and don't worry about the others."

"The Office of the Interior has reported the matters in Zhejiang, and I know very well."

In recent years, trade along the coast of the Ming Dynasty can be said to be getting more and more intense. Except for the Ming Dynasty, everyone wants to do business with the Ming Dynasty.

Trade on overseas seas has never stopped, and it used to be smuggling. After the Maritime Bureau was established during the Longqing period, it became even more rampant. The court allowed trade on overseas, but the problem was that trade on overseas seas did not pay taxes.

In the past two years, under the encouragement of Zhu Youxiao, business has prospered greatly, and the resources of the Ming Dynasty have become much richer, so foreign trade has naturally become even more popular.

Under such circumstances, money flowed in continuously.

Zhu Youxiao has seen it in recent years that silver has increased a lot. Although it has not depreciated significantly, there has been this trend.

Zhu Youzhao's Interior Department had already collected a large amount of silver. After taking over Japan, Zhu Youzhao was preparing to formally include silver in the monetary system.

Zhu Youxiao knew very well about the matter in Zhejiang.

In order to sell silk with foreign trade, Zhejiang merchants changed their land into mulberry fields and stopped growing rice. This approach was to increase their own economic income, but in fact it destroyed the interests of the entire country.

If you don’t pay taxes when doing business, it’s impossible for ordinary people to have no food to eat in any era. Large areas of land have been converted into mulberry fields and rice is no longer planted.

In the future, we will still have to defend the red line of 1.8 billion mu of arable land, let alone now?

But there are some things that cannot be reversed.

Zhu Youxiao looked at Li Chaosheng beside him and asked, "Someone asked you to ask?"

Li Chaosheng quickly shook his head and said, "I am just a little worried. Eunuch Wei seems to have made some moves there."

Is Wei Zhongxian?

Zhu Youxiao didn't expect this. Did he find something there? He ran to Zhejiang?

Zhu Youxiao knew about Wei Zhongxian’s incident in Zhejiang after he arrived in Nanjing.

During the last trip to Yangzhou, Hui merchants were dealt with and Zhejiang merchants were also affected, and more importantly, Hui merchants and Shanxi merchants were.

Is Wei Zhongxian going to deal with them in this wave?

Zhu Youxiao asked, "What is he doing?"

"When you go back to your Majesty, Eunuch Wei is checking how many mulberry fields there are in Zhejiang, whose mulberry fields belong to, and what these mulberry fields were planted before, how many people are weaving cloths, and how many workshops there are."

Li Chaosheng hurriedly said, "Your Majesty, I think Zhejiang should not move lightly, otherwise it will easily cause chaos."

"Do you know where Zhejiang has bought the grain in the past two years?" Zhu Youxiao looked at Li Chaosheng and asked, "But from several surrounding provinces?"

"Your Majesty, it's basically from Huguang." Li Chaosheng said hurriedly.

Zhu Youxiao nodded.

Although this statement is exaggerated, Huguang's grain industry is very developed and the yield is very high. With the promotion of new rice seeds, the yield here has increased.

With corn, potatoes, and sweet potatoes, the food in the Ming Dynasty has been sufficient in recent years, and the only problem is imbalance.

In some places, it is very troublesome to transport grain by disasters and droughts. This has been happening in Shanxi and Shaanxi in the past two years.

Although I was prepared for it, it was still a bit tricky to deal with it. The best way was to divert people, some were recruited to work in the capital, some were diverted to Zhangjiakou, and some were diverted to the grassland to do business, so as to reduce the pressure on the court.

Zhejiang is leaning against Huguang, so it is natural to eat food. Although I don’t farm, I don’t lack it.

Zhu Youxiao always felt that Wei Zhongxian's investigation of these things seemed to have nothing to do with changing rice into mulberry. Li Chaosheng probably was worried about saying this.

I believe that in addition to Li Chaosheng, businessmen in Zhejiang are also worried. They are worried that there will be problems with their own business.

In recent years, the silk business has made a lot of money. With the emergence of various stores under the banner of royalty, these luxury goods are almost established. The prices are rising, and the prices of top-level materials are even more expensive.

When raising silkworms and reeling silk, mulberry leaves are the key. Without good mulberry leaves, there will be no good silkworms, and there will be no good silk. If there is a slight fluctuation, something will happen.

"Your Majesty, since Eunuch Wei arrived in Zhejiang, the raw silk and silk on the market have risen in response. If this continues, something may happen!" Li Chaosheng said with some concern.

Zhu Youxiao nodded and said, "I'll go to Zhejiang to have a look."

After hearing this, Li Chaosheng was slightly stunned, his expression did not ease at all, but instead became even more worried.

Your Majesty is actually going to Zhejiang?

Is it not enough for Eunuch Wei? His Majesty actually wants to go there in person?

This is over!

After the news is about to spread, the raw silk has not risen as it turns?
Chapter completed!