In the Ganqing Palace, the emperor looked at the figure lying on the ground in the distance. Next to the emperor, Er Dezi and Li Dingguo stood on the left and right.

It took a long time for the emperor to withdraw his gaze. He suddenly turned around, but his gaze was frozen on Erdezi who followed respectfully: "Are you excited?"

"I am dedicated to serving Your Majesty, and I dare not have the slightest..."

Erdezi knelt down on the ground with a pale face and quickly explained.

The emperor snorted coldly, but seemed to have not heard it. He stepped forward and headed towards the hall. Li Dingge glanced at the slumped Wang Wu and his son, and then looked at Er Dezi who was kneeling, and frowned.

He seemed to understand a little, why Duke Jingguo was so disliked these eunuchs!

Cunning and vicious, flattering and flattering are actually a scum!

"Tell me about the situation in the sea border."

The emperor leaned on the lounge chair and pointed to the map hanging in the hall.

Li Dingguo held his fists and took the order. He immediately walked to the map, pondered for a while before speaking: "Now, the seas of Nanjing, Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Fujian have been basically cleared, and only the remaining waters of Qiongzhou, Guangdong..."

Li Dingguo told him for a long time before the emperor asked:

"What's the current situation in Taiwan and Ryukyu?"

Li Dingguo hesitated for a while and bowed to the emperor: "Ryukyu has sent an envoy to the capital to accept your enthronement. If you are in Taiwan, the situation is not right now..."

The emperor raised his eyebrows: "What's going on?"

"Taiwan has always been a stalemate between the Western Barbarians and Zheng Zhilong's troops, but with the beginning of the Penghu water war... the war is in Quanzhou and Fujian's coastal border, and its defense against Taiwan is empty..."

"The Western Dutch who occupied Taiwan took the opportunity to attack Zheng Zhilong's troops, and then the Western Portuguese were the Spanish, and the Spanish took the opportunity to enter Taiwan..."

"It's just that a few Western barbarian countries seem to be not harmonious and have conquered each other. Before coming to Beijing, Duke Jingguo had ordered He Ping, deputy commander of the navy, to lead a unit of the navy to Taiwan to support him, and also carried thousands of soldiers from the left guard of Jinling to Taiwan..."

Listening to this already known military information, the emperor also felt relieved. He naturally knew about the war in Taiwan. Although the Western barbarians occupied Taiwan, their troops were obviously not large. A navy, plus thousands of soldiers in a guard, would be absolutely fine if they completely pacified Taiwan and defended Taiwan without losing it.

The emperor pointed to the seat beside him and said casually: "Okay, stop sticking, sit down."

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

Li Dingguo bowed respectfully and then sat honestly in front of the emperor.

The emperor moved his body, chose a comfortable position to lie on his back, and said lazyly:

"You have been in commanding troops in the sea front for many years, and Quanzhou Maritime Shipping Bureau has also been opened for many years. I believe that I have had many exchanges with the Western Barbarians and talked to me about the situation of these Western Barbarians."

Li Dingguo asked in confusion: "I wonder what aspect Your Majesty wants to hear?"

"Speak casually!"

The emperor waved his hand.

"The words of the Western Yi give the last generals the feeling that most of them are similar to those of the Hu people in the Western Regions. They have their own cultural customs, value profit but neglect righteousness. Many of them are very resistant to the laws of our dynasty, especially the dynasty's ban on Western religion, and they often try their best to take advantage of loopholes..."

"There are many animal slaves in Western barbarians. Most of the slaves are in black and even strange. After investigation, it was found that most of the Western barbarian countries are in slave trafficking throughout the country. The slaves all come from the land where the wood and bones are packed, and they are called black slaves."

"There are extremely common in Western barbarians. The Western barbarians in the Netherlands, Portugal, and Spain all have servants composed of black slaves in the army."

"According to Zheng Zhilong's report, the Western barbarians in Taiwan also plundered local Taiwanese as slaves and abused them as extreme. At the end of the day, the Dutch Western barbarians attacked Macau in the Ming Dynasty, which was said to have the intention of plundering the people of our dynasty as slaves..."

The emperor suddenly asked:

"If you are a black slave, can I buy and sell it to the people?"

Li Dingguo responded: "It's available in Fujian."

The emperor frowned: "Pseudo-Ming?"

"Yes, many pseudo-Ming rich and powerful merchants have kept a lot of black slaves in their families, and even competed with the number of black slaves in their families..."

The emperor looked very ugly: "Are you killed?"

Li Dingguo was a little nervous: "Most of the pseudo-Ming powerful people were confiscated and punished. If the black slaves were all sent by the Duke of Jingguo to be taken into labour."

Hearing this, the emperor's expression calmed down a lot: "The coolie will be the coolie, and these black slaves must not let these black slaves defil their ancestor's blood."

"Besides, Daheng doesn't allow slaves to appear!"

"Your Majesty, don't worry, the Ministry of Revenue issued a law on the Maritime Administration issued by the Ministry of Revenue last year has already stipulated. Ningbo Maritime Administration also strictly enforces the law and wait for several provinces in Fujian to stabilize..."

The emperor nodded, but there seemed to be a little more thoughtful look between his eyebrows. As the south of the Yangtze River was pacified, there must be major market departments that were gradually unfolding, and the sea trade would inevitably flourish.

What follows must be the exchanges between the East and the West, culture, economy, military, politics that have never been seen since ancient times...

But Daheng seems to have not made much preparations yet. The officials in charge of this area are still following the old experiences of the past to handle things in the new era.

After thinking for a moment, the emperor suppressed this idea. The experience of the old era also had the benefits of the old era.

All under the world is the king's land. The shores of the earth are the king's ministers. If they are not in the central dynasty system, they will transform into foreign barbarians. The scholars and officials of Daheng have almost arrogant disdain.

Although this is extremely unreasonable, foreign trade exchanges are not bad. The times are developing, and people will naturally change accordingly. There is no need for him to force this.

After asking again, the emperor spoke again: "In the past few years, are you going to continue to command the navy in the seas or return to the capital?"

The sudden question immediately made Li Dingguo silent.

Soon, Li Dingguo stood up and fisted and said, "I will let Your Majesty decide."

The emperor stood up and looked at the Daheng Qiankun map: "Now the center lacks people who know the ocean and the Western Yi, so you can serve in the General Staff first."

"It is difficult for several provinces along the coast of Jiangnan to maintain stability in the seas, just a navy in Jiangnan is. You can think carefully and draw up a charter with the General Staff's staff. Then discuss it carefully..."

This chapter is not over, please click on the next page to continue reading! Li Dingguo immediately received the order: "The last one will obey the order."

The emperor nodded and sighed: "From the late Ming Dynasty to the present, after fighting for so many years, it is time to take a good look."

"You kid is also taking a good rest in the capital. After a few years, the country will be stable. You don't have time to rest even if you want to take a break!"

"I will understand it."

The emperor waved his hand: "Okay, I won't bother you anymore. Go back and have a good rest, and then go to the General Staff in a few days."

"I will surrender at the end."

Li Dingguo received the order and withdrew respectfully.

The emperor's eyes were faint and he picked up a file on the table. To be precise, it was the evidence of the crimes of Wang Wu, the chief general of the inner court, handed over by Erdezi several months ago.

What is the cultivation of close friends and collusion with gangs? The emperor naturally did not take these evidences to heart.

What the emperor cared about was the bold and reckless thing that Wang Wu, the youngest son who followed him into the palace!

Together with his elder brother and second brother, and Wang Wu's other two sons, he actually managed an industrial chain in this palace!

The commercial banks affiliated to the inner court all need to pay heavy taxes since the Daheng tax system is determined, and this tax is included in the treasury and reviewed, and naturally it is also reviewed by the inner court.

Originally, the Ministry of Revenue and the Censorate also had the power to audit, but after repeated civil servant turmoil, the emperor directly terminated the right to the court.

In this way, it creates great courage!

That is, tamper with the tax book!

They worked with the two brothers who held important positions in Changlong Grain Market, on the one hand, concealed and missed reports, and on the other hand, they used Wang Wu's power to cover up, tampered with the tax book, and checked for omissions!

If it was just a bastard for Wang Wu's three sons, the emperor would not be able to think that Wang Wu had worked hard and made great contributions and pressed down on this matter.

But that bastard was not satisfied with his brothers' illegal behavior in tiger skin, and even gave cover to other internal court merchants to make fake accounts.

We have created an industrial chain that evades taxes, fakes accounts, and damages the public and private sectors!

How bold!

Even after several months, the emperor could not suppress his anger. He glanced at Erdezi who was standing bent. The emperor threw the file over and said in a suppressed anger: "Do you keep an eye on it?"

"Your Majesty let go, the slave has already arranged for someone to keep an eye on it, and I guarantee that there will be no mistakes."

The emperor scolded: "Go to the cabinet and ask the Ministry of Revenue to quickly put the airs of the Taxation Department on my behalf!"

"Slaves obey the order."

Erdezi's face flashed with joy, and he quickly accepted the order respectfully and left.

The emperor rubbed his forehead and couldn't help feeling overwhelmed.

In the past, he could delay the problems of money shops and banks, but now, he has to consider the future of the inner court's business and banks.

In this way, it is obviously not feasible to completely belong to the inner court and to the jurisdiction of a certain eunuch.

The foundation of the country cannot be placed on a person's heart.

There must be an effective system to circle money shops and businesses. Even if there is a problem, there will be no such big mistakes as this time, just like this time!

It is obvious that he set his authority on the tax department without thinking that the civil officials of the court would never miss the opportunity to interfere in the money shop.

How to get them to intervene, to what extent, and what system to use, the court, the inner court, and how to grasp this balance...

And, to uproot Wang Wu and raise who should fill this vacancy...

Erdezi is a good dog, but this dog has a bad mind and can let him bite people. However, the current political situation is to check and balance civil and military, and imperial power is supreme.

If the imperial power is decided by a word, naturally there is no need for the eunuch to do too much, so this dog does not need to be too strong, just enough.

Dogs are too strong, and they are harmful but not profitable!

"Trouble..."

The emperor let out a long sigh and shook his head helplessly. Don’t think about living this year well!
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