There was a 'bang' sound.

Emperor Hongzhi patted the imperial case with a heavy palm, and Long Yan was furious: "Have you two made enough trouble?... Pretending to me and the Grand Secretary of the Cabinet, he invited me to be good-for-bearer, and I really thought that we were all fools!"

Then He Jin and Zhu Houzhao were a little panicked and quickly knelt down and claimed the crime, "Your Majesty (Father) forgive me."

After Zhu Houzhao finished speaking, he looked like he was accepting the beating and punishment, and he was very innocent and sincerely regretful. He had years of experience in being beaten and trained, and had already figured out his father's temper, so he developed such excellent conditioned reflexes.

But He Jin was different. He looked like he was not afraid of boiling water. He dared to speak and continued: "Your Majesty, although we have made a little trouble, we mainly want to liven up the atmosphere of the warm-house... In addition, we are not all messing around, and what we are saying is true."

"Facts?..." Emperor Hongzhi laughed now, the kind of sneer with a pig-killing knife hidden in his smile.

Then, he turned to Zhu Houzhao and said, "Zhaoer, weren't you playing me just now? Then I will tell you now what the correct way to do when you meet such a minister."

"Most of the remarks he taught you before are true. However, as the crown prince of the Ming Dynasty, you can only listen to half of the words of such a minister. Because there are still half that you don't know, he deliberately concealed them."

As he said that, Emperor Hongzhi looked back at He Jin and said, "I also admit that you are indeed very good at doing things. However, the reason why you take action is not entirely because of loyalty to the emperor and patriotism and serving the court, but because doing so is profitable."

"For example, the reason why you quit after tidying up the matter of the Daming Salt Affairs Office is that you have achieved your goal, right?"

"This, that..." He Jin snatched the corners of his clothes again, so hesitantly didn't want to admit it.

"Hmph, I know if you don't say it. Although the He family could get salt intake before, the Shanxi merchants and a bunch of powerful people rushed to occupy the nest, causing chaos in the salt market. The He family could not make much profit in it."

"But after you have finished your trouble, the Ming salt industry will resume opening up China and France. Merchants will first transport grain to the border, and then review it through the Ministry of Commerce to exchange for salt intake. The powerful and powerful families can no longer occupy the nest and seize it, and can only do things in a regular manner."

"Isn't this good?" Zhu Houzhao was a little confused when he heard this.

"Okay, of course." Emperor Hongzhi sighed, then smiled bitterly, "But this is better for his He family. Because compared to those rich and powerful families who have no business minds, he had laid a large net in the Ming Dynasty a year ago, a large net connected by the escort agency."

"I have sent someone to investigate. The He family's Longmen Escort Agency recruited people from the poor border areas, and then set up branch escort agencies in the capital, various prosperous cities in the Ming Dynasty, as well as grain and salt production areas. After rectifying the salt affairs of the Ming Dynasty, he can use this commercial network to quickly make his business bigger and stronger..."

He Jin was a little depressed when he heard this and said, "Your Majesty, the Longmen Escort Agency has not evaded taxes, nor has it unfair competition. It has also driven local people to find employment, boosted the economic vitality of the Ming Dynasty, communicated between the north and the south, and benefited the east and west... Could it be that it is impossible to do business in such a serious manner?"

Having said that, Zhu Houzhao also looked at Emperor Hongzhi with a puzzled look on his face, and his eyes were clearly asking: Dad, it’s not OK for others to do this, what are you going to do?

Emperor Hongzhi was a little hot when he was seen by the two of them. He felt that he had slapped Zhu Houzhao in the face just now, and said with a little anger: "But he is my son-in-law after all!... He has great ability and high means, so why can't he serve me wholeheartedly and serve the Ming Dynasty?"

After saying that, Emperor Hongzhi sighed softly again and asked He Jin: "Isn't the reward I have given you enough?"

He Jin had nothing to say, and secretly curled his lips: "The truth is not true, just play the emotional card. You emperor... well, you still have some face."

In fact, this issue is the conceptual generation gap between the two eras.

In the era of the royal society, when I read through history books, most emperors could not recognize it until their death: I thought that the world was revolving around me, and that they were naturally superior to everything in the hearts of everyone. The bodies of the subjects and the hearts of the subjects should belong to the emperor unconditionally.

In the Ming Dynasty, it was actually a bit better now, after all, it was still concealed.

But once the emperors blatantly used it to demand all their ministers, saying that they were the real "pure ministers".

In other words, it is a pure royal slave, a royal dog... No, the Han people want to be slaves, but they still feel that they are not qualified.

It was precisely because of this comparison that He Jin's reaction was not so awkward and stiff, and then he spoke resentfully: "Your Majesty is as kind as a mountain to me, and I am grateful to you within five."

"However, the horsepower is known from afar, and people's hearts are seen over time. Your Majesty has been using me for a while. You can always see that I have your Majesty and the Ming Dynasty in my heart. Moreover, my humble ministers actually focus on these two points."

Speaking of this, he stretched out his finger and said, "For example, when reforming the military system, I just wanted to have fun and get a business with the prince's military uniform. I didn't do anything else. Here is the country's important weapon, I did my best."

"There are those places that can be fooled, such as Baibaozhai, Xishan Co., Ltd., and border trade. Don't you actively let the royal family invest, and you can make money together."

Afterwards, he pressed his fingers embarrassedly and said weakly: "As for the escort agency, I did not tell His Majesty and the Prince, but he also felt that there was a business opportunity after seeing it at the border, so he did it casually..."

As he said that, he looked up at Emperor Hongzhi again and tentatively said, "Yes, if your Majesty loves you, will we change the Longmen Escort Agency to the Royal Escort Agency?"

"I, I am not as greedy as you...!"

Nonsense, Jing He Jin said this at this time. Emperor Hongzhi was really jealous of the interests of the Longmen Escort Agency, and he could not say it in front of the Grand Secretary of the Cabinet and others.

There are also bad things to be an emperor, at least you have to be ashamed.

Then He Jin skipped the matter directly and talked about Kaihai Ban and said, "But then, Kaihai Ban and Kaihai Ban would not be able to hold a stake."

"After all, I remember that some of the Maritime Bureau have always been under the supervision of the internal surveillance. Although it is to be handed over to the Ministry of Commerce this time, it must be considered a transfer of royal ownership and must be included in the shares."

This undoubtedly suddenly came to Emperor Hongzhi's heart.

But the same thing happened. In front of the Grand Secretary of the Cabinet, the emperor could not show a greedy face, but could only pretend to be calm and wave his hand and said, "How to calculate it?"

"Just do it as the border, the taxation treasury and the national treasury are paid 30% off. For the remaining business, the prince and the minister discussed it before coming. We plan to set up an import and export trading company. His Highness will invest in his name and occupy 10% of the shares. My minister will pay and work hard and contribute, accounting for 90%..."

"No!" Emperor Hongzhi could no longer hold it back. He knew that He Jin was able to make money, and he had to be indifferent to face. He said, "The internal supervisor is responsible for sending people and goods. The prince can help secretly and handle some difficult things for you. Then the internal supervisor accounts for 50%, the prince 10%, and you 40%!"

"Then, the company is going to be the royal brand..." He Jin began to bargain and negotiated business with the emperor and father-in-law, without any politeness.

"You dare!..." Emperor Hongzhi certainly could not agree: Just kidding, the Emperor of Ming Dynasty had a brand and was doing business with foreign countries. Is the Ming Empire shameless?

"Then, then let's hang the prince's name, is that okay?"

"This..." Emperor Hongzhi was stunned: Good son-in-law, it turns out that he was waiting for me here? You knew that I would not agree to be the royal brand, so I deliberately shot him.

There was no choice but to nod and admit it.

"Trade!" Then He Jin became happy, took out the contract from his arms and handed it to the imperial case: "Your Majesty, you haven't done the red pen yet, just sign the letter..."

Then the Grand Secretary of the Cabinet, Xiao Jing and others were all shocked. Emperor Hongzhi was so angry that he glared at him fiercely, and he was so murderous.

He Jin was also tactful and quickly took the contract to Zhu Houzhao and smiled embarrassedly: "The prince's signature is the same, the same... By the way, when will the right minister of the Ministry of Commerce take office? Also, which Maritime Mansion Office should be opened first?"

Then at this time, Emperor Hongzhi laughed.

He was really sneered with anger and laughed: "The Right Minister of Commerce?... He is a senior official of the third rank! You have only been in the official career for two years, and you want to become the deputy of the Ming Dynasty?"

"In addition, the right assistant minister of the Ministry of Commerce is the Beijing official. But you want to go to Kaihai to take charge of the Maritime Warehouse. Do you think this is appropriate?"

He Jin also felt that it was a bit too much, but who would think that being an official would be of high rank, so he rubbed the corners of his clothes and said shyly: "I think everything is possible, I can try anything first."

"I have a Shangfang sword here. Do you want to try it too?"

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Chapter completed!