When she received the notice from the palace, Feng Ziying was also excited.

It's finally time to arrive, and it's to the east study to play it alone.

This is basically the treatment that only the elder and the six Shangshu and the Imperial History of the Left Capital of the Imperial Court of the Imperial Court have, and it is difficult for even other officials to enjoy it.

Of course, there is a factor of being entrusted by Chai Ke here, and Feng Ziying also knows that it has a lot to do with her strategy from the meeting test to the palace test and her performance in "Internal Reference".

I haven't been in the big house, but I haven't eaten pork and seen pigs running on the mountain, Feng Ziying changed into plain clothes and waited outside the palace gate early, waiting for the waiter to bring her in.

Walking all the way in, there was not much feeling, leading the way inside the waiter was like a stuffy gourd, just caring about leading the way, not saying a word, which was greatly unexpected by Feng Ziying.

He also thought that these interior eunuchs should be talkative, but now it seems that there are still many misunderstandings.

The red walls and green tiles, the ancient cypress is verdant, and after a few big circles, Feng Ziying walked to a small courtyard that didn't look particularly outstanding under the leadership of the inner servants and guards, except for the clean and tidy, half-new and old doors and windows, and a quiet environment, nothing else was special.

But as you should guess, this is the so-called East Study.

If it is not a court meeting, the emperor generally chooses to work here, and at the same time it is next to the emperor's bedroom, which can be the most convenient for the emperor's living.

"Your Majesty, someone is here."

The voice of the chamberlain is not feminine, it sounds neutral and peaceful, not light or heavy.

"Oh, let him in." A slightly old voice, which made Feng Ziying a little surprised.

Emperor Yonglong should be in his early fifties, right? Why does it sound like a bit of burnout?

Stepping into the door, Feng Ziying's eyes just swept away, and she quickly knelt down and kowtowed, no matter how unwilling she was, she had to follow the rules," student Feng Keng knocked to see the emperor. ”

Emperor Yonglong's warm gaze fell on the tall body in front of him, and he nodded slightly, "Get up, give a seat." ”

Feng Ziying still bowed according to the rules before getting up, and sat down under the guidance of the waiter, a brocade stool, which made the waiter a little surprised, this is almost the treatment of the elder and the six books.

"If it's really a hero out of a young man, I have long wanted to see you, and I regret it to try and try in the palace, well, but there is a good saying, the cone is in the bag, and the end of it is immediately seen, blowing all the yellow sand and seeing gold, Feng Qing's trip to the west of Xinjiang to quell the rebellion is enough to shut up all those who question Feng Qing."

Feng Ziying raised her head at this time, stood up and saluted: "Your Majesty has a good reputation, this time the western expedition to quell the rebellion is all thanks to the strategies of Lord Chai and Lord Yang, so that the momentum can be like a bamboo, and the rebellion can be successfully quelled,......"

"Hehe, Feng Qing is too humble, don't talk about Feng Qing's own merits, this also has your father's merits, right?" The more Emperor Yonglong looked at the young man in front of him, the more satisfied he became, neither humble nor arrogant, calm and moderate, completely without the resignation or trembling of those who saw the face of heaven for the first time, he liked this kind of firm and confident temperament.

"My father's merits and demerits should be judged by Lord Chai, Lord Yang and the Ministry of War, and the ministers dare not speak falsely."

Feng Ziying saw that Yonglong Dì Dū called himself Qing, so he changed his name, this Shu Jishi himself was a kind of official in the internship stage, and it was reasonable to call himself a student and a minister.

"Hmm." Emperor Yonglong nodded, "I have already seen the notes sent back by Chai Ke and Yang He, as well as the notes that your father transferred through the military department, and Chai Ke also said that there are many more detailed situations that you need to report when you come to meet me,......"

"Lord Chai does have a trust to ask the minister to give a detailed explanation of his concept and strategy when he meets the emperor,...... Feng Ziying said calmly.

"This idea, Chai Ke said that you proposed it first?" At this point, Chai Ke disdained to rob Feng Ziying of the credit, and he didn't care about this.

"It is true that the minister put forward some ideas first, but the specific planning and improvement were agreed upon by Lord Chai, Lord Yang, and Lord Geng, the staff of the Ministry of War, and the minister did not dare to take credit."

"Well, I understand the strategy of opening the sea, but I want to ask first, is it difficult to recover Shazhou and Hamiwei?"

Emperor Yonglong knew that the key was still related to the issue of money and food, but he wanted to figure out whether it was worth it or not, and if it was not to become a gain and a loss, it would really become a laughing stock.

"With the business plan of Lord Chai and Lord Yang and the ministers and their fathers, it is not a big problem for Shazhou to get back, it is not difficult to hold on, the only thing that can be feared is the transportation of grain and grass, but with the current grain and grass stored in Ganzhou, it can still be supported, and it only needs to be supplemented in the future,......, but it is slightly more difficult for Hamiwei, according to Lord Chai's opinion, it can be placed in the second half of next year, and after the inland grain is transported to have enough reserves, then consider, in terms of the current domestic pattern of the Yarkand Khanate, they are not able to intervene in the power of Hamiwei,......"

Feng Ziying introduced the situation of the Yarkand Khanate and the Mongolia in the West Sea one by one, and also talked about some ideas discussed with Chai Ke at that time: "Most of the Mongolian tribes in the West Sea migrated from the northern steppe, such as Huoluochi, Zhentaiji and other tribes, they have never been on good terms with the Tatar headquarters in the northern steppe, and the West Sea has always produced good horses, if it can promote the mutual market with the Mongolian tribes in the West Sea, it will definitely bring a rich source of horses to our dynasty, and it can also balance the demand for Tatar people and horses in the northern mutual market. so that the Tatar tribes of the steppes in the north will not gain an inch,......"

"......, the trade routes in the Western Regions will be opened, tributary trade will be smooth, and the imperial court can also take this opportunity to straighten out the tributary mechanism and lay the foundation for further stabilizing the situation in the northwest in the future,......"

These foolish words also have to be said, which is not only for Emperor Yonglong, but also for the ministers in the court through Emperor Yonglong.

It is necessary to exaggerate the value and significance of the Northwest Campaign, otherwise such an endless supply of grain and grass logistics will inevitably make those courtiers who advocate throttling chatter.

Of course, Emperor Yonglong knows the significance of recovering the lost land of the former Ming Dynasty to himself, no matter which dynasty or generation, the expansion of the territory and the reconquest of the lost land are of extraordinary significance to the emperor, and the reputation of the people of Shilin will rise sharply, which is especially significant for himself at the moment.

Therefore, Emperor Yonglong has long made up his mind that even if he sells a few more imperial villages, and then opens a donation with infamy, he must do this thing to quench his thirst, of course, if there are other solutions, it would be great.

Chai Ke's strategy of opening the sea and borrowing money mentioned in the letter is vague, or how to make the specific operation and how to make the court ministers who have always been resolutely opposed to it finally agree, only to Feng Ziying to explain in detail.

Before this, Emperor Yonglong had also thought about it repeatedly, feeling that in any case, opening the sea and borrowing debts were better than opening donations, but how to operate to make the courtiers agree without being infamous, he had never figured it out.

"Feng Qing, what you said I understand that it is of great significance to open up the northwest, which can contain and suppress the Tatars and reduce the pressure on the imperial court in the three sides and four towns and Xuanda, but the food and salary required is not a small amount, how to solve it? Chai Ke mentioned that Kaihai set up a city department to raise debts, and said that this is also your suggestion, among which there are many complex joints, presumably Chai Ke also mentioned it to Feng Qing, how to solve the problem here, Feng Qing has a strategy? ”

Seeing Emperor Yonglong's pretended to be flat, Feng Ziying knew that he was afraid that this son of heaven had been tossing and turning in the past few days, and he had already thought about this problem countless times, and it was always difficult to find a reasonable solution, so he was so eager to get an answer from himself.

"Back to the emperor, the minister has indeed discussed with Lord Chai, and we also think that if we adopt such a strategy, we can not only solve the food and salary of the war in the northwest, but also fill the shortage of food and salary expenses in the entire nine borders, including Ji Liao, and even with the advancement of time, there are more remaining funds to meet the needs of Haijiang!"

Feng Ziying's words shocked Emperor Yonglong, and he couldn't help but stand up, leaning forward slightly, his eyes were like torches, staring at Feng Ziying: "There is no joke in front of the king, Feng Qing must not speak loudly in order to please me, I don't like this." ”

"There is no joke in front of you! How dare the minister be so presumptuous in front of the emperor? Naturally, I dare to make this strategy with some certainty! Feng Ziying answered unceremoniously and stepped up.

"Good!" Emperor Yonglong was greatly excited, his eyes were shining, his hand was raised and put down, and then he lightly slapped the case and nodded heavily: "Feng Qing said carefully, I will listen!" ”

"In the past, debts were all mortgaged by land and salt taxes, and these two are the lifeblood of the imperial court's annual financial endowment,......

Feng Ziying pointed out the biggest problem in one sentence: "But this time the imperial court did not use the land tax and salt tax as collateral, but the foreign sea trade tax collected after the establishment of the Municipal Shipping Division as collateral!" Therefore, there is no need to worry about endangering the wealth and income of the imperial court, and naturally no one can say anything. ”

Of course, Emperor Yonglong knew this, since it was collateral for the newly established tax, of course, no one could say anything, but the question was whether the merchants would accept this collateral?

"Presumably the emperor should also know that although the imperial court has a maritime ban, but the implementation in the coastal provinces is not strict, it can be said that it leaked into the screen, the minister has heard that even if there are not 1,000 Fujian and Zhejiang maritime merchants, there are 800, and every family has hundreds of millions of family capital, they rely on sea trade to make a fortune, sell the Great Zhou porcelain, silk, and tea overseas, and import overseas copper, spices, wood and even silver into the country,......"

“…… But whether it is the export of porcelain, silk and tea, or the internal import of copper, spices, wood and silver, the emperor thinks about it, how many people in the countryside can use these things? These things have little to do with the common people, but are extravagant in the use of things, and the establishment of this new tax on such things, especially the trade imported and exported from overseas, is nothing to talk about competing with the people! If you really want to talk about one or two, it is also to let those maritime merchants who have been smuggling for many years and those who want to participate in maritime trade in the future do their part for the defense of the nine borders of the imperial court! ”