Ming Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang set the capital of Tianfu (Nanjing) at the beginning of the founding of the country, after the battle of Jingyan, Ming Chengzu Zhu Di moved the capital to Beijing, but retained a complete set of ministries and institutes in Nanjing, the implementation of the double Beijing system, until the Jiajing period, Nanjing's population has exceeded one million, almost comparable to Beijing, its prosperity is staggering.

During the Wanli period, the Western missionary Matteo Ricci traveled to the Ming Dynasty and described it this way: "Witnessing the great city of Nanjing, you can't help but be dazzled, and the city of Nanjing in the Ming Dynasty is extremely majestic, comparable to any largest capital in Europe." The founding emperor of this dynasty, Hongwu, made it a miracle, and everything that could be seen in the East could not be matched! ”

It can be seen that Nanjing City was so prosperous at that time, and it was also second to none in the world. On the seventh day of the seventh month of the third year of Jiajing, it was precisely the day of the Qiqiao Festival, and after more than 20 days of trekking, Xu Jin finally led the fleet to arrive at the Yangtze River wharf in the outer city of Nanjing. Looking at the majestic ancient city in front of him with a towering city wall and no end in sight, Xu Yi couldn't help but be shocked.

The inner city wall of Nanjing City is more than 30 kilometers long, the outer city outline is more exaggerated, reaching more than 60 kilometers, it is said that Zhu Yuanzhang, mobilized 300,000 migrant workers, it took 28 years to complete the construction, it was the largest city wall in the world at that time.

When Xu Jin led the fleet to the shore, the local officials in charge of the reception were already waiting on the dock, and those ministerial-level bigwigs in Nanjing would not surrender their identities and greet Xu Jin on the dock, but there was also a big man, and it was a big man who made Xu Jin unexpected, that is, Sun Jiao, the head of the household department, and Qin Jin, the left attendant of the household department, Huo Tao, the head of the household department, and Xie Sangun, that kid also came.

Xu Jin got off the boat, hurriedly stepped forward and saluted: "Xiaguan has seen Lord Shangshu, Lord Shilang. ”

Sun Jiao yawned and smiled: "Ziqian is not secretive and polite. ”

Qin Jin, the left attendant of the household department, returned the salute and said, "Don't dare to be." ”

I really don't dare to be, Xu Jin is still the governor of Zhejiang, and he has the title of secretary of the military department, and before he reinstated the decree and returned the seal, Qin Jin was a subordinate official.

After Huo Tao, the head of the household department, finished saluting Xu Jin, Xie Sangun stepped forward to salute and called: "Brother-in-law! ”

Three guns, this kid was fortunate to be accepted by Wang Shouren as a closed disciple last year, this year he followed Lao Wang to learn Wen Tao Wuluo, not only grew taller, but also had a calm temperament and became a lot older, a pair of black eyes were bright and bright, and his face was full of joy at the moment, and his eyes showed worship.

Xu Jin looked at the heroic brother-in-law in front of him, and he was also overjoyed, the hairy boy with a tiger head had finally grown up, and nodded with a smile and said, "I'll eat at home tonight." ”

Xie Sangun's heart warmed, he nodded with a smile, and then stepped aside very sensibly, no longer hindering Xu Jin's official business. Xu Jin turned to Sun Jiao: "When did Lord Shangshu and Lord Qin arrive at Yingtianfu?" Where is the Royal Driver now? ”

After more than a year, Sun Jiao looked even older, looking drowsy, and there was still unwiped eye feces in the corner of one of his eyes, so he yawned and laughed at himself: "The royal driver is still in Yangzhou, the old man is a master who sees money, and he is worried about the silver that Ziqian brought back from Nanyang, so he went to Nanjing in advance to squat." ”

Xu Jin couldn't help but laugh dumbly and said, "Lord Shangshu said that he was joking. ”

Sun Jiao shook his head and said bitterly: "Ziqian, the old man is not joking, this battle has been fought since last year, and the treasury has taken out more than one million taels of silver, and all the taxes just collected have been spent before they have been put into the treasury, and the old man is in pain."

If you don't know the price of firewood and rice, the army here urges for military salaries, officials at all levels over there urge for money, the Ministry of Industry asks for silver, the Ministry of Rites asks for silver, the Ordnance Bureau, and the War Bureau...... They all stretched out their hands to ask the old man for silver, and they were worried, if they continued like this, the old man's life would have to be explained. Fortunately, Ziqian brought back the money and silver from Nanyang, and finally solved the old man's urgent need. So don't bother with it, hurry up and get in the bank. ”

Xu Jin couldn't help but sweat secretly, and gave Sun Jiao the list of belongings transported back from Manraga, who took it and opened it carefully, the list of belongings worth nearly 10 million taels was written on hundreds of papers, but Sun Shangshu, who was the old eye, was more and more energetic, and was so excited that he was like having been beaten with chicken blood, and it took him nearly half an hour to roughly read the knot, and laughed heartily: "Ziqian, you are my god of wealth in the Ming Dynasty, according to the old man, you still let you be the secretary of this household." ”

The prince of Bintang of Manraga stood aside, the fat man's face twitched, and his heart was dripping blood, these treasures were the wealth accumulated by Manlaga for more than ten years, which originally belonged to him, and now he has made wedding clothes for others, the evil Xu Jin, the evil old man Sun, and the robber...... They're all robbers!

Xu Jin coughed lightly and reminded: "Lord Sun's words are wrong, this is a list of gifts from the prince of Manla Jiabintang to pay tribute to the Son of Heaven, and the lower officials don't dare to take credit for it." ”

Sun Jiao was stunned for a moment, and then realized that the fat black and fat man standing next to him laughed and said, "Yes, yes, the old man lost his words for a while." The prince of Bintang is loyal to our emperor, and he is really a model for the ministers, the generosity of the prince, and the old man is also greatly admired. ”

"Lord Sun is serious, Xiao Wang doesn't dare to be it, this is what a minister should do." The prince of Bintang squeezed out a smile that was even more ugly than crying, and scolded in his heart: "Kai model, your uncle, if it weren't for people under the eaves, who would fucking want to be this Kai mold!" ”

Sun Jiao handed the list of belongings to Qin Jin, the left waiter, and instructed: "Qin Shilang, Director Huo, you are responsible for counting and checking the storage." ”

Qin Jin was a guy who didn't smile, nodded and took the list, and then led Huo Tao and other household officials to board the ship to accept the property. Sun Jiao narrowed his eyes and glanced at the hot head in the sky, and said, "It's almost noon, the weather is hot, Ziqian, Prince Bintang and the prince of Bintang should follow the old man into the city and settle down." ”

It was the middle of summer, and it was so hot at noon that Xu Jin nodded and led the generals to follow Sun Jiao into the city. However, just after walking a few meters, Sun Jiao suddenly stopped, and his movements were quite strange, like a slow movement in a movie lens, slowly tilting to one side.

Xu Jin was slightly stunned, and subconsciously reached out to help him, but Sun Jiao's whole person suddenly accelerated and fell into his arms, only to see his eyes roll and his mouth crooked.

Xu Jin couldn't help but be taken aback, it seemed that he had a stroke, and hurriedly shouted: "Someone, Lord Sun is sick, call the military doctor quickly." ”

Several Jinyi guards hurriedly stepped forward to help support Sun Jiao and carried him to the shade of the city gate cave, at this time Sun Jiao's mouth was even more crooked, and he foamed at the mouth, and his hands and feet were twitching.

Xu Jin's heart couldn't help but be half cold, it seems that Sun Jiao did have a stroke, a stroke is a cerebral hemorrhage, with ancient medical conditions, this thing is not easy to treat, even if it is rescued by luck, it is estimated that most of the people are wasted.

"Haha, retribution, deserved it!" The prince of Bintang couldn't help but gloat, but he was swept by Xu Jin's cold gaze, and he was so frightened that he immediately lowered his head and pretended to be his grandson.

Several military doctors hurriedly ran over, and were shocked to see Sun Jiao's state, and after diagnosis and treatment, they really came to the conclusion that he had a stroke.

After some acupuncture and massage, Sun Jiao's condition finally stabilized, but his mouth was still crooked, his body could not move, and he could not speak.

At that moment, Xu Jin ordered someone to fetch a stretcher and sent Sun Jiao back to his temporary residence. When I saw Sun Jiao's appearance, all the ministries and institutes secretly shook their heads, all of them knew that Sun Jiao was about to die, and it was not nice to say that the disease was cured was a waste of medical expenses, and it was estimated that he would not die or be wasted.

Some people regret it, and of course some people are happy, such as Wang Jun, the head of the household department in Nanjing, because of the fall of Sun Jiao, he has the opportunity to be transferred back to the capital to serve as the head of the household department. For example, last year, Qiao Yu, the secretary of the ministry, stepped down because he was implicated in the case of Xu Weixue, the king of the shark, and the imperial court transferred Yang Dan, the secretary of the Nanjing ministry, to return to the capital to replace Qiao Yu, so this time it is also very likely that Wang Jun, the secretary of the Nanjing household department, will be transferred back to Beijing to replace Sun Jiao.

Therefore, after Wang Jun left Sun Jiao's residence, he immediately repaired a letter and sent it to Yangzhou to Yang Tinghe, although he did not say it explicitly, but it was implied that he asked for "progress" between the lines.

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