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Chapter 579 Poaching Yourself

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    After all, Zhu Houzhao was not a tyrant and could not do the things of a tyrant. The ebb and flow of the power of the emperor and his ministers depended entirely on the emperor's character. On the other hand, if Zhu Houzhao was a very strong and murderous tyrant, I believe he would dare to oppose any of his decisions.  He must not have many people. In the past, Emperor Taizu and Emperor Yongle were talented and wise, holding butcher knives in their hands to cleanse the court again and again. At that time, which minister dared to question or oppose the will of the two emperors?

    "You can't kill them. They still need their help to take care of the inheritance of our ancestors" Zhu Houzhao lowered his head in great dejection.

    Qin Kan sighed: "Why did your Majesty suddenly issue an imperial edict without consulting the cabinet or the general secretary?"

    Zhu Houzhao said: "I am still confused by these old guys. After the court meeting, I returned to the Leopard Room. The more I thought about it, the more I felt uncomfortable. Do you think this Ming Dynasty is still my country? I have to decide what to do.  Let¡¯s look at the minister¡¯s face first. If it¡¯s a wrong decision, then that¡¯s it. You¡¯ve done so much for me, so why can¡¯t you be granted the title of Duke? Which emperor in the past has been as aggrieved as I am?¡±

    "Your Majesty, throughout the ages, the wiser the monarchs are, the more miserable their lives are. Which of the Tang and Song dynasties are not wise? They still cannot get angry when they are accused and questioned by their ministers. On the contrary, they have to admit their mistakes to their ministers with a smile on their faces, and they will never do it again in the future.  Emperor Taizong Li Shimin of the Tang Dynasty held his beloved bird in his arms and muffled it to death because he was afraid of being criticized by his critic Wei Zheng"

    Zhu Houzhao was in a better mood: "So, the more I feel aggrieved, the more it means that I am a wise monarch?"

    Qin Kan's cheeks twitched slightly. Not only did he say this without self-awareness, but he was also very shameless. Does this little fool have anything to do with the word "wise"?

    "I just want to tell Your Majesty that if you want to be a wise monarch, you must first be able to bear anger. Of course, being angry is not the only condition for becoming a wise monarch. A monarch who can tolerate anger is not necessarily wise."

    Zhu Houzhao pointed to the door of the palace and said: "Now there are more than a hundred ministers kneeling outside the Leopard Room. The matter has reached this point. Qin Kan, I cannot retreat, otherwise I will lose face. You have to find a way to help me."  This matter is resolved."

    Zhu Houzhao said seriously: "In short, Ning Guogong must be granted the title, and these ministers must also step back for me. Since I have thrown this basin of water out, I will not take it back again!"

    Qin Kan sighed with a grimace.

    He spoke very boldly, and an air of domineering power filled the palace. It was truly the power of an emperor that swept across the world. However, the essential meaning of Xiaohunjun's words was not very kind. In other words, the trouble he caused must be  Ask Qin Kan to help him deal with the aftermath.

    Zhu Houzhao stared at him expectantly: "Qin Kan, you must have a way, right? You always have a lot of harmful ideas, and you will not let me down this time."

    Qin Kan sighed: "I have been checking myself three times a day recently. I am already very close to being a gentleman. My sense of morality is unprecedentedly strong. I have not thought of harming others for a long time"

    "Come on!" Zhu Houzhao pointed at him and laughed angrily: "If you were a gentleman, wouldn't you be a catastrophe unprecedented in the Ming Dynasty? You'd better save yourself and help me to destroy people. That's right.  , what are you doing in the Leopard Room today?"

    Qin Kangong cupped his hands and said, "I am here today to recruit His Majesty to join the gang"

    "What kind of gang do you want to join?"

    Qin Kan smiled and said: "I am guilty. I and some nobles have invested in building a merchant fleet to trade privately with overseas countries such as Korea, Japan, Ryukyu and other countries to exchange what they have"

    Zhu Houzhao was stunned for a moment and said: "Thisdoesn't this violate the ancestral law? During the Hongwu period, Emperor Taizu Gao made a decree that no one was allowed to enter the sea"

    "Your Majesty, do you know that today's so-called 'no board is allowed to enter the sea' has long become an empty lie. Now Zhejiang and Fujian merchants spend a lot of money to collude with the ministers of the DPRK and China. With the power and money being given to them, the Ming Dynasty's coastal defense line is against them.  In vain, fleet after fleet went to sea for trade without any scruples, and the money earned was mostly accounted for by officials, while merchants accounted for a small share. As early as the Chenghua period of Xianzong, some loyal officials requested a sea ban, but they were blocked by the Manchu Dynasty.  Why are the ministers threatening death to stop it? Are these ministers really risking their lives to uphold the ancestral law?"

    Qin Kan stared at Zhu Houzhao and said word by word: "Wrong! It's just because the Ming Dynasty's sea ban policy is closely related to their interests. Only when the Ming Dynasty bans the sea can they use their privileges to trade with other countries privately, so even though our Ming Dynasty  The coastline is nominally blocked, but Japanese Japanese knives, Korean salvia and Goryeo porcelain, Ryukyu meat and spices, and other exotic goods are constantly appearing in the market in the capital. If your Majesty doesn't believe it, just go to the Western Market and have a look in person. May I ask?  , if our Ming Dynasty really cuts off trade with the neighboring countries, how did these goods appear?"

    Zhu Houzhao was stunned. He didn't understand Qin Kan's words at all.He had to go check it out, because he himself liked to disguise himself as a commoner and wander around the capital. He even bought the exotic goods that Qin Kan mentioned with his own money, but he never thought about why they appeared on the market in the Ming Dynasty.  With these things, Qin Kan finally broke through this thin layer of paper today.

    "You mean"

    "Yes, Your Majesty, the ancestral law has become a piece of paper. The Ming Dynasty's strict coastline a hundred years ago has become the private garden of those businessmen and ministers. They make a lot of money and dig into His Majesty's walls.  He fell down, but in the court he kept asking his Majesty to be a benevolent, righteous and moral king"

    "These bastards are bullying others too much!" Zhu Houzhao became furious and started to slap the case.

    "They deserve to be killed! These people deserve to be killed! Qin Kan, investigate them immediately and kill each one they find! And Dai Yi and Gu Dayong, your East Factory and West Factory should also be investigated by me! These gentle scum who talk about benevolence, justice and morality  , is even less of a thing than Tang Yin!"

    Qin Kan rubbed his nose and smiled bitterly. Zhu Houzhao seemed to have regarded Tang Yin as a benchmark for identifying gentle scum.

    "Your Majesty, these people can't be killed. The huge benefits of shipping are in front of them. Even if you kill a group, there will still be a group of desperate people who take risks. The method of killing will not only fail to cure the root cause, but will also make the ministers resentful.  Your Majesty is becoming more and more hostile."

    "Then what do you think we should do?"

    "Therefore, I respectfully invite your Majesty to join forces with me. The huge profits from shipping have been controlled by those sanctimonious civil servants and businessmen. Not a penny of the money they earned was handed over to the national treasury. Instead, they pretended to be moral gentlemen and talked to Your Majesty everywhere.  Difficult, since banning the sea has become an empty talk, why don't your majesty build ships and go to sea like them, and earn money to enrich your majesty's inner treasury? Your majesty's leopard house has not yet been completely completed, and you only rely on a few mine taxes every year to support the inner palace.  Your Majesty must also be short of money, right?"

    Zhu Houzhao thought for a long time and said, "I understand what you mean. Do you mean that you want me to dig into your own corner?"

    "Well, Your Majesty can understand it this way. As long as we round off all the corners and form a monopoly, leaving others with no corners to exploit, the Ming Dynasty's coastline will be peaceful"

    Zhu Houzhao said quietly: "It is undeniable that I have done a lot of bastard things in my life, but when it comes to poaching myselfis it too much of a bastard thing?"

    "Your Majesty has done so many bastard things, so there is no need to feel too much shame about this matter" (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com
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