In the imperial garden.
The commander of the North Town of the Brocade Guards, Mou Bin, and the commander of the East Bureau, Huai 'en, stood side by side.
The two of them had their brows furrowed very high as they stared blankly at the big poplar tree that soared into the sky.
"Governor Cao, this…"
Mou Bin's heart suddenly stood up.
"Commander Mou, how is this person's power compared to yours?" Huai 'en nodded.”
Mou Bin quickly made a judgment.”
"The other party?" Wynne was suspicious.
Mou Bin was unwilling, but he still said,""I'm a little difficult, but it's not impossible to deal with. Anyway, it's very troublesome.”
"There's actually such an expert hidden in this harem.”
Mou Bin's heart trembled. He finally understood why the East Chamber had asked the Embroidered Uniform Guards to participate in this search.
"It's a little difficult for us too.”
"But the Emperor is the ruler of the Imperial Palace!" Wynn shrieked. No matter who it is, if I catch them, I will definitely exterminate their families to prevent future troubles!”
Mou Bin nodded.”
"Good!"
……
The huge ocean waves rolled up waves on the Zhoushan Guards.
Great Ming's first treasure ship that could carry a thousand people was going to sea today.
All the Ming army ships around Zhoushan Guards were under martial law.
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A melodious horn sounded, and the Great Ming Treasure Ship officially entered the sea.
Thousands of Ming soldiers stood upright on the treasured ship, their hearts surging.
I have long heard that the treasure ships of Japan and Franco can sail thousands of miles without breaking through the waves.
Today, Da Ming's own treasure ship, under the wisdom of the craftsmen from the Ministry of Works, officially weighed anchor for trial.
How could Ming Hai Jun not be excited?
Each of the huge ships was equipped with six cannons, which protected the safety of the ships from all directions.
……
At the same time.
Hangzhou Prefecture.
Ma Wensheng was in charge of the Southeast Governor-General's Office.
He had been in Zhezhi for more than half a month and had some understanding of the situation there.
Today, he was going to forcefully intervene in the Zhejiang officialdom.
"To the Hangzhou government office!"
Ma Wensheng frowned and brought his guards to the Hangzhou government office.
"I, He Guangxue, welcome Governor Ma.”
Ma Wensheng sat down, Hangzhou prefect came to pay homage.
Ma Wensheng looked at him expressionlessly and said indifferently,""Three months ago, the Hangzhou government was attacked by the Japanese pirates. What was the reason?”
He Guangxue's heart was pounding. He steadied his mind and hurriedly replied,"Replying to Lord Ma, you just came to Zhezhi, so you don't know that March and April are the most serious period of the Japanese invasion.”
"The west wind is blowing on the sea, which is a good time for the pirates to enter our country.”
"Therefore, it is normal for some of the coasts to be attacked.”
Ma Wensheng frowned." Then tell me, how did the pirates land from Ningbowei and attack Hangzhou?"”
"I'm investigating this."
"Half a month ago, I came to Hangzhou. Where did you go?" Ma Wensheng asked.”
He Guangxue broke out in a cold sweat and hurriedly said,"I had something to do at home, so I went to Wenzhou.”
"Men!" Ma Wensheng said firmly. Go to Magistrate He's hometown in Wenzhou and ask him clearly!”
He Guangxue wiped the sweat off his forehead.
This was the first time he saw Marvin Sheng's decisiveness.
However, he didn't mind it at the moment.
"Governor Ma, it will take a few more days to wait for a reply. This lowly official will welcome Governor Ma.”
Ma Wensheng stared at He Guangxue and said lightly,""Deal."
The banquet was held in the most famous restaurant in Hangzhou.
Ma Wensheng sat down at the head of the table, accompanied by all the officials of the Hangzhou government.
He Guangxue took out a brocade box and handed it to Ma Wensheng.
Ma Wensheng frowned.”
He Guangxue smiled and said," Lord Ma, please don't misunderstand. This is a token of appreciation from the fishermen to Lord Ma. The fishermen are deeply grateful to the court and the emperor for hearing that the court is going to lift the ban on the sea.”
Ma Wensheng did not accept it.
He Guangxue was stunned for a moment, then he continued to finish the meal with a smile.
……
The banquet ended.
Ma Wensheng returned to the mansion and rubbed his brows.
The emperor was right. The water in the southeast was already so turbid.
If he accepted He Guangxue's gift today, he would definitely be in cahoots with him in the future.
"The waters in the southeast are really deep!”
Ma Wensheng finally understood why the Emperor had given him such high expectations before he left.
Two days later.
There was news from Wenzhou Prefecture.
The news shocked Ma Wensheng.
Everyone in the coastal area of Wenzhou Prefecture confirmed that Magistrate He was in Wenzhou half a month ago.
However, the people of Fujian clearly said that they had seen He Guangxue in Fujian half a month ago.
As a result, both the family and the citizens of Wenzhou were giving false testimony to He Guangxue.
What did this mean?
It meant that most of the people in the Min-Zhe region had colluded with the government.
The salt land along the coast of Fujian and Zhejiang was not conducive to growing crops and grain.
The people here relied on fishing inland for a living. Over time, many people were not satisfied with this meager profit and began to do smuggling business at sea.
Such a large group of smuggling interest groups that were colluded by the people, the government, and even the soldiers of the Wei Office. To completely eradicate them was no different from ascending to the heavens.
For the first time, Ma Wensheng felt like he couldn't use his power.
"Send this memorial to the Forbidden City as soon as possible.”
Ma Wensheng drafted a memorial that night, giving an overview of the situation in the Fujian and Zhejiang regions and reporting to Zhu Youtang.
"Where is Qi Jingtong?"
"Replying to Governor Ma, we will probably arrive at the Governor's Mansion tomorrow.”
Ma Wensheng nodded, rubbed his eyebrows, and turned to rest.
……
North Zhili.
Zhu Youtang was reading memorials in his clothes.
Among them, the memorials from the Imperial Censorate and the six departments made Zhu Youtang angry.
The Imperial Censorate begged the Emperor to close the commercial tax and increase the collection of agricultural taxes.
They said that the coastal people could not farm in the first place. After the sea ban was lifted, the southeast was paralyzed. They had to guard against it and should close the shipping company.
The six divisions were more radical in the matter, suggesting that Liu Jian, the chief assistant, should be dismissed and that he should be investigated for harboring merchants and profiting from them.
There was even someone who suggested dismissing the Southeast Navy and retreating to the inland sea to strengthen their defenses.
Zhu Youtang looked at these memorials and was furious.
Zhu Youtang raised his pen and replied," Your Imperial Censorate will collect a million taels of silver for me every month, and I will close the Department of Trade. If it can't be completed every month, the Ministry of Civil Affairs will demote it."”
"It's fine to dismiss Liu Jian, but I'll push you to the position of Chief Assistant of the cabinet! Can you lift it up?"
Just as Zhu Youtang was reading the memorial, Zhang Min came carefully.
"Emperor, Ma Wensheng has sent a memorial.”
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