Beijing!
The Minister of Revenue, Chen Yu, who had not slept the entire night, rushed back. He did not have time to wash up and change his clothes before he came to the cabinet!
"Lord Chief, the Jin merchants refused to donate money for the Grand Canal!”
"Oh!"
Ye Xianggao nodded and looked at Chen Yu's exhausted appearance, consoling him,"I'll give you three days off. Go!"
"I'll take my leave!"
Chen Yu's lips moved slightly. He wanted to say something, but in the end, it turned into a sigh and he left silently!
As an official of Great Ming, he hated existences that went against the will of the Imperial Court!
But in the end, it could not compare to the words of a lowly person!
A seed of becoming stronger had taken root and sprouted in Chen Yu's heart!
"It's worse than expected. The Jin merchants have reached the point where they ignore the Imperial Court and His Majesty!”
Ye Xianggao stroked his white beard. The gentle aura on his body disappeared and turned into cold killing intent!
This Jin merchant was too impudent!
" No, it's even more exciting than I expected. Such a straightforward rejection is even more infuriating to the two elders than a donation given out of pity!”
Fang Congzhe's joyful voice came from the document on the table. He said softly,"According to the time, the officials sent to Chaoshan and Huizhou should have returned to the capital!”
Ye Xianggao took out two official documents, stood up and placed them on the secondary documents. He said speechlessly,""The merchant's degree of courting death is more intense than expected. However, it should be to your liking!”
"Chao Shang donated 100,000 silver!"
" The Hui merchants donated 200,000 taels of silver!"
Fang Congzhe opened the document, his eyes flashing with surprise. He chuckled and said,"This is treating His Majesty and the Imperial Court as beggars!”
"Actually, it's not a small amount!"
Ye Xianggao handed over a cup of fragrant tea and shook his head.""In the past, when prefectures and counties suffered disasters, the amount of funds allocated by the Imperial Court was around this amount. However, the Imperial Court has undergone major changes in recent months.”
"As a businessman, if you don't even have the least foresight, you will lose the foundation to stand in the secular world. I will send a letter to the two cabinet elders.”
Fang Congzhe stood up and stretched his waist. His eyes were filled with determination that he had never seen before. He had completed an important part of the plan to change the world!
"Alright!"
The chief assistant nodded and immediately headed to the warm pavilion!
In front of the Meridian Gate, the chief saw Wei Zhongxian again and followed him into the palace!
"Chief Ye, the evidence has been collected. When will we act?”
Wei Zhongxian held the horsetail whisk in his arms and his lips did not move, but his voice clearly entered the chief assistant's ears!
After so many days, the spies of the East Chamber and the Jinyiwei had spread all over the capital. Finally, they had collected all the evidence of the officials!
After expending so much effort, Head Chief Wei couldn't wait to watch a big show!
"The important person has yet to return!"
Ye Xiang's voice was as loud as a mosquito's as he lightly smiled and said,"Besides, the longer this drama ends, the more Eunuch Wei will benefit. Why rush him?”
Now, in the Imperial Court, the Qi Party had swallowed nearly 70% of the Chu Party's power, and the momentum of their rise was already complete!
As the founder of this dynasty's eunuch party, Head Chief Wei was 'conscientious' and had taken in many of the Chu Party members. Even the leader of the Chu Party, Taichang Temple's official Ying Zhen, was expressing goodwill to him!
In this battle, the Qi Party benefited the most, followed by Head Chief Wei!
"After Qi Shijiao, the leader of the Qi Party, became the censor of the Left Capital, he impeached the people of the Chu Party like a mad dog. Now that the Chu Party is about to fall, he has set his sights on me. Damn it, yesterday, he sent more than ten memorials, all of which were impeaching the people I saved. He even deliberately stated that I wanted to establish a eunuch party. If it weren't for His Majesty's insight, I would have been sent to prison!”
Wei Zhongxian frowned, his words full of bitterness and pleading."Chief Ye, I know that you are someone who does great things, but once the Chu Party falls, my months of hard work will be gone. I hope you can pull the net back soon!”
For the first time, Wei Zhongxian, the head of the palace and the emperor's close minister, bowed to Ye Xianggao!
For the eunuchs!
It turned out that Head Chief Wei also had a weakness!
Ye Xianggao was a little surprised and smiled bitterly.""Eunuch Wei, haste makes waste. There are always loopholes in any plan. If you rush it, it's easy to capsize. You should understand this principle!”
"I understand! I understand!"
"As soon as possible!" Wei Zhongxian replied, unwilling to give up. I hope you can do it as soon as possible!"
"Your Majesty, the chief assistant is here!"
"Announce!"
"Your humble subject pays his respects to Your Majesty!"
"Beloved minister, rise!"
Zhu Youxiao continued to finish up the machine tool parts and smiled."Bestow your seat!"
"Thank you, Your Majesty!"
When everything became a habit, Ye Xianggao's movements were natural and smooth!
"Your Majesty, the results of the Grand Canal donation are out!”
"How is it?"
"Hui merchants donated 200,000 taels of silver, Chao merchants donated 100,000 taels of silver, and Jin merchants refused to donate silver!”
With every word Ye Xianggao said, the pressure on his body increased. By the time he finished speaking, his back was completely soaked in sweat!
The Emperor did not know about the plan!
If His Majesty were to strike down a thunderbolt and kill the three merchant gangs, the plan would be completely ruined!
In his heart, the chief assistant had already prepared a draft and planned to advise Zhu Youxiao according to his different angry reactions!
"Oh!"
Zhu You didn't even raise his head and said," Oh, it's ordinary!"
"Your Majesty isn't angry?"
The chief assistant was not used to such a reaction and asked in a despicable manner!
"Chief, how do you want me to be angry?"
Zhu Youxiao waved his axe faster and said indifferently,""The monarch worries and the subjects are humiliated. If the monarch is humiliated, the subjects will die. Since the chief assistant thinks that it is nothing for me to lose my dragon face, then what is there to be angry about?”
"I deserve to die!"
Ye Xianggao knelt on the ground, his forehead lowered to the ground, and said in a deep voice,""Please rest assured, Your Majesty. I am willing to use the blood of the three merchant gangs to wash away the loss of the dragon's face!”
Zhu Youxiao did not comment. He waved his hand and signaled for the chief assistant to leave!
"Your Majesty…"
"Retreat!"
For the first time, Zhu Youxiao had chased away a minister from the Nuan Pavilion!
What was the use of losing face if he couldn't get it back immediately?
In the future!
It was meaningless!
The Three Great Merchant Groups!
How interesting!
……
Two eagles flew up from the cabinet!
A messenger eagle!
It was a special method of torturing eagles that was passed down in the Yuan Dynasty!
It was famous for traveling two thousand miles a day and was not easily discovered by the enemy!
As messenger eagles were rare, even the cabinet rarely used them to deliver messages. However, it was worth it!
Fang Congzhe looked at the messenger eagle that had disappeared into the clouds, and his heart was filled with anticipation. The day when his name would be recorded in history was not far away!
Every man for himself. Colleagues, don't blame me!
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