Chapter 82                  

When Zhou Mengchen saw Beijing again, his mood was a little complicated.

Because since he went out, every time he returned to Beijing, he had moved his home to Beijing. Although he had no sense of home in Beijing, he had only endless intrigues.

When he thought of this, he remembered his days in Wuchang. Although he didn't have much money in his pocket, he didn't have so many responsibilities, let alone, he found these responsibilities himself.

Zhou Mengchen sighed lightly and immediately ordered the people around him to go home to report their safety. He also kept all the luggage he brought at home and was arranged in order. But he wanted to go to the palace to meet the saint.

This time, Zhou Mengchen never encountered any trouble again. It seemed that Jiajing wanted to see him too. He met Jiajing very smoothly.

It was still in Yichun Palace that Jiajing summoned Zhou Mengchen.

After Zhou Mengchen gave his respect, he refused to listen to Jiajing's flat body, as if there was no one in the empty hall. If Zhou Mengchen hadn't just came in, he glanced at Jiajing with the light of his eyes, and at this moment he really thought Jiajing was not there. He secretly wondered what Jiajing was thinking.

Little did he know that he was thinking about what Jiajing was thinking at this moment. Jiajing was also thinking about what Zhou Mengchen was thinking about.

Jiajing originally thought that Zhou Mengchen went to provide disaster relief this time, and he started killing and created a batch of silver for disaster relief. He knew that Zhou Mengchen was simply out of nothing and could borrow so much silver. This made Jiajing feel uncomfortable.

He didn't know that the people were rich, but he didn't know that the people were so rich. He didn't know how Zhou Mengchen could lend so much money. If he had made so many tricks from the people and made so much money, Jiajing knew that there were many civil and military officials in the court who had such ability. But Zhou Mengchen was not, but like a merchant, he lent the money.

This made Jiajing very confused.

Anyway, Jiajing was relocated, and if he was a businessman, he would never lend money to the court.

In Jiajing's opinion, if anyone told such a thing before, Jiajing would definitely think it was a fantasy. As for other things, in Jiajing's opinion, it was secondary. He actually wanted to know more if Zhou Mengchen had any other way to get money from the people, no, borrow money.

It’s just that Jiajing didn’t want to pay back this money.

It took a long time before Jiajing said, "Zhou Mengchen, do you know your guilt?"

Zhou Mengchen was stunned and quickly recalled whether there was anything out of the way he did in Shaanxi. It seemed that he didn't. Although looking at everything carefully, it was not in line with the rules of the court, Zhou Mengchen already had the right to act cheaply before leaving. Logically speaking, Zhou Mengchen's actions were all within his authority.

However, the emperor and women do not need to make sense. Since Jiajing asked Zhou Mengchen how he knew his crime, the premise was that Zhou Mengchen must be guilty.

Zhou Mengchen just followed the guilt and said, "I know the crime?"

Jiajing curled his lips slightly, looked at Zhou Mengchen who was kneeling below and said, "What's the crime?"

Zhou Mengchen said: "My actions in the three provinces will be criticized. If you do not report to Your Majesty in advance, this is a crime."

Jiajing said, "I grant you the right to be proficient. Is it a crime?"

Zhou Mengchen said, "This is a crime. The government is born by the king. Even if the minister has this power, it cannot be used unless it is absolutely necessary. You must not trust Your Majesty as the foundation of your own presumptuousness. This is my sin." Zhou Mengchen paused slightly and said, "However, I act like this for Your Majesty's good. If you have any advantages and disadvantages, you will suffer from the evil. If you have any yin and yang, this is the way of heaven. I am in Shaanxi. In some places, I am not sure. I cannot guarantee that there will be no mistakes, so I would rather be arbitrary. If there is any mistake, I will be in the king."

After hearing this, Jiajing waved the whisk and said, "Get up. Huang Daban is watching the seat."

Zhou Mengchen then stood up, sat half of his butt on the embroidered dou, and felt a sigh of relief in his heart.

Jiajing said in his heart: "Zhou Mengchen is a talented person and a good horse. But the more talented he is, the more he is, the more he is, the more he is, the more he has to pull the reins. Otherwise, wouldn't he jump into the sky in the future? It seems that Zhou Mengchen still has self-knowledge. If this continues, it will be a match between the king and the minister."

Jiajing was so powerful that he wanted to establish his authority in Zhou Mengchen's heart. In Jiajing's view, all talents could be used if he could hold them. If he couldn't hold them, no matter how big the talents were, they would not be used. This is Jiajing's experience and lessons to Yang Tinghe. Yang Tinghe was not an incompetent person. When Wuzong was running around outside, he was in charge of the government affairs and maintained the court system without any major mistakes. After Wuzong's death, he did a lot of things for the survival of the Ming Dynasty. Cleaning up the four armies of the foreign military left by Wuzong was simply a solution to the attempted mutiny. However, such a person also caused great harm to Jiajing, and Jiajing would never forget it in his life. Under Yang Tinghe's tyrannical power, he was worried.

For the same reason, although Yan Song was weaker than Xia Yan, Xia Yan was arrogant and even domineering, and seemed to have a tendency to not take Jiajing into consideration in his attitude. Therefore, Jiajing used Yan Song and killed Xia Yan. Now Yan Song and Xu Jie actually have one characteristic, that is, they are favorable to each other. Yan Song did not say anything about the emperor, and Xu Jie was definitely not a strong man.

Therefore, Jiajing didn't care what Zhou Mengchen said, but Zhou Mengchen's attitude.

Jiajing asked, "I have read the remarks for your disaster relief. The errands are done well, but I don't understand some places very well. I summoned them today, and you are just asking about these things."

Zhou Mengchen felt a stern, and the battle alarm was opened. He knew that all the things he did in Shanxi, Shaanxi could be preserved and could be part of the national policy? It was just a question today. If it could be passed smoothly, then things in the future could be implemented slowly. If it could not be passed smoothly, it would be difficult to deal with.

Zhou Mengchen said, "I listen to the holy teachings."

Jiajing said, "Tell me about disaster relief."

Zhou Mengchen immediately said, "Yes." Then he spread the disaster relief matters in a row.

Jiajing seemed to be listening carefully. In fact, Zhou Mengchen had also been a pre-professional matter for disaster relief, but he avoided the important things and just told the court a result, which was also to avoid interference from the court.

"Stop." Jiajing heard that he had established the Yellow River Bank and borrowed 5 million taels of loan. He said, "I don't understand this very much. Are the Shanxi merchants so rich?"

Zhou Mengchen knew that if he didn't answer today, then the Shanxi merchants would be a catastrophe and their wealth would not be revealed. It still makes sense. If the emperor was thinking about wealth, it would be very dangerous.

Zhou Mengchen said: "Your Majesty knows that since the founding of this dynasty, Jin has been densely populated, the largest in the north. There are many people and few lands, which forced many people to go far away to serve as merchants. This has also been the dynasty's peaceful world for 200 years. The merchants of Shanxi have also gathered some wealth. This time, I organized Pingyang, Taiyuan, and other wealthy merchants in Shanxi. Nearly a thousand people gathered and became more and more. Sands have accumulated a tower. Only then have such financial resources have been achieved. It can be said that the financial resources of the people in Shanxi are all in the Yellow River Bank. The family of Shanxi gentry is rich, but after the establishment of the Yellow River Bank, it is not much money. This is also the kindness of Your Majesty. The gentry and people in Shanxi all think that the emperor is the emperor and are willing to spend private money for your majesty and use it for the court."

"I have a list of shareholders of Yellow River Bank here. Please preview your majesty."

Then Zhou Mengchen took out a booklet from his arms, raised his hands above his head, and Huang Jin immediately stepped forward to pick it up and handed it to Jiajing.

After only a few pages, Jiajing stopped reading. He saw Zhou Mengchen's subtext. Zhou Mengchen's subtext was that the money from the Yellow River Bank could not be moved. Because Zhou Mengchen's list was not just about who paid how much money it paid, but about who paid how much money it paid, which one house belongs to, who is there in this family, and who is there?

If you only have more than a thousand lists and a few sheets of paper, it will be enough. But if you write so much content, it can only be a booklet, which is still very thick.

In Jiajing's view, this is not a list, but a large network that can bring the entire Shanxi Province into the network.
Chapter completed!