These craftsmen also understood what the Emperor Majesty meant, and the originally turbid whites of their eyes became clearer again.

"The emperor is wise, the emperor is wise!"

Wu Youcai was the most active person. He was the first to kowtow to Zhu Cilang to thank him. The other craftsmen also followed suit, kowtowing like pounding garlic.

At this moment, Zhu Cilang felt a sense of pride in his heart. He could feel that these craftsmen were not bowing to him out of fear, but were expressing their gratitude sincerely.

Yes, in this era when people's lives are as cheap as dogs, the emperor actually valued them so much...

Looking back on the first half of life, these craftsmen were mixed with feelings. But when they thought of the emperor's promise, they immediately felt that they had a chance in the rest of their lives.

As long as you work more, you will get more money!

Hey, if the court had treated them like this earlier, how could they have fled from the Longjiang Shipyard one after another!

As for Yuan Tai, he naturally would not be able to beat the emperor at this time. Anyway, the officials of the Ministry of Revenue were worried about the problem of silver, so he just needed to obtain it according to the order.

It can be seen that the emperor is a benevolent king, but the word benevolence may become a drag in troubled times.

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The Duke of Wei State.

Baoguo Duke Zhang Guobi, who was sitting on the Nanguan hat chair of Lihuamu, shook his head angrily and said, "I have never heard of it, I have never heard of it. As the emperor, he actually took advantage of the robbery. 350,000 taels of silver, that is 350,000 taels of white silver, I am unwilling to give up!"

Zhang Gongri, the Marquis of Longping, also complained: "Your Majesty's eating behavior this time is too ugly. He first killed the chicken in the hall to warn the monkey, and then ordered the Jinyiwei to force him, which was to make us bleed heavily."

Xu Wenjue, who had been silent, said coldly: "It's better to have a heavy bleeding than to lose his head? We will report the family wealth as it is, and Your Majesty only took half of it. Look at Linhuai Marquis Li Zushu and Lingbi Marquis Tang Guozuo, but he reported tens of thousands of taels less, and was verified by the Jinyiwei. He is squatting in the imperial prison at this moment."

"This, this, alas!" Zhang Gongri picked up the teacup and poured it all over, with a faint look between his eyebrows.

Baoguo Duke Zhang Guobi stomped his feet and cursed: "I'm so poor. I want to see who he offended us all. Who will rely on to govern the country!"

"Be careful. If the Jinyiwei heard it, it would be a serious crime to behead him."

Zhang Gongri shivered.

"Ph, those hawks!"

Zhang Guobi looked at Xu Wenjue unwillingly and said, "Duke of Wei, you have a solution. The emperor can take away half of our wealth this time, and take away all of it next time. We can't sit and wait for death!"

"He is the king. If the king asks the minister to die, his minister must die, unless..."

"Unless what?"

"Unless the emperor dies."

Xu Wenjue sneered: "If the emperor dies, we will support a new emperor, not only will we not be worried but will be extremely honored."

hiss!

Zhang Guobi gasped, and Zhang Gongri was so scared that he shivered: "Duke of Wei, what do you want to do?"

Something that is not promising!

Xu Wenjue commented on the two in his heart.

"You have made a mistake. It's not what your country's Duke wants to do, but what God wants to arrange."

"Yes, but now Xincheng Bo Zhao Zhilong has been thrown into the imperial prison, and the Beijing camp has been controlled by the emperor. How can we turn the world around with the hundreds of people in our hands alone?"

"Who said he had to rely on the army?"

Xu Wenjue rubbed his palms and said slowly: "You have heard of the Emperor's order to repair the Longjiang Treasure Shipyard?"

"Doing people and losing money!"

Zhang Guobi snorted and said, "Isn't this little emperor trying to learn Chengzu's trick of voyage to the West?"

"Of course not." Xu Wenjue let out a long sigh: "If I guess correctly, the emperor wants to build his own navy."

"Navigation..." Zhang Gongri's eyes lit up: "What the Duke of Wei means is that we can do something on the river?"

Xu Wenjue nodded slightly, still satisfied with Zhang Gongri's understanding.

"The emperor was determined to build his own naval commander, but this was not something that could be done for a while. With the emperor's obsession with naval commander, if we submit a petition to the emperor to visit Xinjiangkou for inspection, he would definitely not refuse."

The Xinjiangkou mentioned by Xu Wenjue is an old naval base in the Ming Dynasty. At the beginning of the founding of the Ming Dynasty, the number of military ships in Xinjiangkou was set up, but it was later reduced to 200. During the Jiajing period, in order to defend against Japanese pirates, it increased to 400 more.

Now this navy is in the hands of Xu Wenjue.

However, because Jiangnan has been in peace for a long time, the warships have long been replaced with sand ships that are more suitable for inland river transportation. The so-called navy is actually more like a canal transport fleet.

Of course, this canal transport fleet was nominally the Xinjiangkou Navy of the Ming Dynasty, and it still withdraws tens of thousands of taels of silver from the Ministry of Revenue every year.

"A clever plan, a clever plan. The wind and waves on the river are rushing. The little emperor accidentally fell into the water without knowing it!"

Zhang Guobi also understood and his face was full of excitement.

"It's important, it's not safe to just fall into the water... The imperial ship must be sunk to ensure the full range of the entire ship!"

A trace of ruthlessness flashed in Xu Wenjue's eyes, and he clenched his fists tightly.

Hiss, so cruel!

However, Zhang Guobi thought about it carefully and made a lot of sense what Xu Wenjue said. No matter whether it was Wuzong or Xizong, they were rescued after falling into the water. Although they died of illness in the end, it took a lot of time.

For them, since they decided to kill the regency, there must be no mistake. You must know that this is a serious crime of raiding the family and extermination. If someone sees it, the entire family will follow them to be buried with them.

If the bottom of the imperial ship was drilled through in advance, the entire ship would sink into the river. At that time, everyone on the imperial ship, including the emperor, would be buried in the belly of the fish.

Even if someone on other ships wants to jump into the river to save the emperor, it will not be possible, because the sinking of the ship will bring about a large whirlpool, and those who jump into the water to rescue will be involved and swallowed.

I have to say that although this move is vicious, it is too safe.

No poison is not a husband. They even dare to kill the emperor. What's wrong with another boat of people burying them with them?

"The Duke of Wei is a good plan! Is it just a new king? Is there anyone who chooses it?"

Since they want to kill the regicide at the risk of raiding their homes and exterminate their clans, they naturally have to pursue greater interests.

The merit of supporting the dragon must be firmly held in my hands.

"Mr. Qian has already thought about it for us. Lu Wang Xianming, he should be the new king!"

Xu Wenjue said loudly.

"Which Mr. Qian?"

"Who else can afford the word "Mr. In Yingtian Mansion, except for the former Minister of Rites, Qian Muzhai, the leader of the Party Leader of Donglin, Qian Qianyi?"

Xu Wenjue said quietly: "The emperor offended not only the ministers, but also the literati. With Mr. Qian's qualifications, he couldn't even get a single official or a half position in the new dynasty. Now the emperor is going to force the officials who have retired to donate money... I think he hates this little emperor more than you and me. Mr. Qian's disciples and old officials are everywhere. As long as he climbs the high ground and calls us, we will support him, and Lu Fan will definitely ascend to the great treasure!"

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Chapter completed!