The monsoon in March and April in the East China Sea is northeasterly.

The monsoon blew the formation of the main fleet of the Ming Navy and the frigates of cargo ships back to the mouth of the Yangtze River. Ping'an, Hou Hai, Yao Fang and others also arrived in Beijing.

The main fleet of the Ming Navy did not come to Beijing, and most of the ships were moored at the dock in Liujiagang (near Shanghai) for repairs. Because the Longjiang Port in Beijing is becoming more and more crowded, it can't accommodate so many big ships.

The scenery of Jingshi is still elegant, the floating temple in the morning glow, the ancient temple, the carved railings and paintings, the pavilions and pavilions are antique, and there seems to be no change. Perhaps the place that has changed the most in the past two years is the port of Longjiang, where more and more ships come and trade has become busier.

There are not only sea ships from Korea, Japan, Liaodong, and the south; There are also large river systems, and merchants from all over the country help river boats. New wharves outside the city are also springing up along the river.

After Liu Ming was promoted to the Industrial and Commercial Law, he did not live up to Zhu Gaoxu's promotion against public opinion, and he has already made achievements.

This is a scholar who constantly changes the commercial tax laws and regulations, and after the court council, he passed a number of decrees. Liu Ming mainly based on the old system of the Tang and Song dynasties, and changed the law to the yamen such as the Bo Tiju Division in Daming City.

The imperial court increased the import tariff decree, which was subject to a tax in kind of one out of ten; Tickets will be issued for inspection. The goods transported back from overseas by private merchants are generally valuable, and the extraction of physical goods avoids changes in market prices and inaccurate tax amounts. These imported goods are sold in bulk by the city's shipping lifting company, and the higher price is obtained.

In the past, the tax revenue of domestic goods circulation was mainly to collect "toll tax"; The government officials set up cards to collect money and release them at the city gates, passes, etc., and the amount collected each time was not high. However, the rules are chaotic, and the income is taken by the local officials, and there is no way to verify it, which is one of the completely confused accounts; There are also cases of repeated money collections.

After Liu Ming changed the law, the legislation collected all the commercial taxes of the pass city gates across the country to the Municipal Shipping Division.

After receiving the money, the branch of the city's shipping department will still issue a time-limited voucher to the merchant; After the merchant obtains such a bill, there will be no more taxes within the time limit. The ticket will indicate where the caravan is coming from.

Because there are inspections in various places, merchants must ask for tickets for inspection after paying taxes; Therefore, the issuance of this kind of voucher can control the accounts of the local branches.

The officials and craftsmen who originally printed and distributed treasure banknotes were directly transferred to work in the city's shipping department. The anti-counterfeiting technology of Daming treasure banknotes is finally not wasted; And because the bill has a term, the bill issued at different times will have different numbers, font sizes and other new anti-counterfeiting technology. As a result, the likelihood of imitation has been greatly reduced.

At the same time, it was enacted that those who forged the bills of the city and the city were guilty of a felony, and they were killed and their homes raided, and they were exiled to the border gates.

As a result, Liu Ming was impeached many times by officials in various places for various reasons. However, there were very few ministers and opponents of the Beijing Yamen, because the original "tolls" could not be collected by the Beijing officials.

In order to balance the decrease in the income of local officials, the imperial court is brewing a change in the post station. In the past, Beijing officials on business went to the locality, and even the families of the bureaucrats would be supplied free of charge at the post station; The cost of the post station is actually borne by the local county government. This was passed on to the prefectural government, and some people proposed that it be transferred to the national treasury.

Emperor Zhu Gaoxu also proposed some measures to change the law. For example, let local business gangs go to the household department to register their names and register legal persons. These regular business gangs can get loans from the "household bank" set up by the central bank. However, the money borrowed by the merchant gang shall not be used for land mortgage loans in the village, otherwise they will face severe punishment.

However, this decree was controversial, and many ministers of the DPRK and China objected to it. Some people believe that the flow of money from the central bank's bank will not block the flow to "land annexation". Because the merchants could collude with the local gentry to carry out some complicated activities, it was not easy to find out.

The matter is still being discussed.

With the increasingly large government institutions, the imperial court industry, and the continuous open source of income, the Ming Dynasty is rapidly transforming under the rule of Zhu Gaoxu.

…… The sound of the bell chime on the side of the Fengtian Temple did not stop, and the ritual music spread throughout half of the imperial city. The emperor rewarded the heroes who returned from Japan, and the celebration banquet did not end until the afternoon.

In late spring and early summer, the afternoon sun is shining, and people can already feel the faint heat wave. Guifei Miaojin walked to the Jinshui River and stopped on the stone arch bridge carved from white marble.

There was a palace maid beside her who gave her an umbrella, and she immediately stood still, so that the oil-paper umbrella just shielded Miaojin from the delicate sun. Miaojin listened to the music in the east, and followed the sound for a while.

The red-walled gatehouse blocks the view, and you can't see the scene of the Fengtian Temple here, but you can only see the magnificent heavy eaves of the Fengtian Palace, and the glazed tiles are shining in the distance. The attendant with the umbrella said softly: "I'm afraid that the saint is still in the Fengtian Palace, not in the Rouyi Hall here." ”

Miao Jin didn't speak, only stood for a moment, and then continued to go east, and a team of palace maids and eunuchs beside him also respectfully followed the pace.

The group crossed the stone arch bridge to the east bank of the Jinshui River, and soon entered the main gate tower of the Rouyi Palace. Miao Jin walked from a porch to the main hall.

There were several palace maids wearing moon-white skirts in the corridor house, and when they saw Miaojin, they avoided the road from afar, half-squatting on the side of the road, and saluted with low eyebrows. Seeing this, Miaojin had no choice but to maintain a dignified posture and expression.

She was wearing a dark cyan cross-collared robe with a red phoenix pattern, and a simple golden phoenix hairpin was inserted in her temples.

"I've seen the concubine." The palace maids said in unison, and a little girl quietly peeked at Miaojin who was approaching. Miaojin didn't turn her head, but she found it in the afterglow. She is tall and beautiful, and she is indeed eye-catching, and even women want to see her.

Miaojin walked to the door of the main hall and said with a sideways look: "You can do it yourself." ”

"Yes." The attendants curts.

She walked into the main hall, and sure enough, it was empty. The tandoor next to the coffee table in the northwest corner was also cold and unfired, but she didn't want to drink tea.

Zhu Gaoxu is still in the court and has not come, but he will come, because today is the turn of Miaojin to sleep. Miaojin plans to wait for him here.

Miao Jin walked slowly for a while, then walked behind the big table with great interest, and sat down on the chair where Zhu Gaoxu was sitting. She faced the six doors of the main hall, and she really felt a certain sense of grandeur as she sat here.

But Miaojin soon found it boring, and she gradually relaxed in the uninhabited hall, her feet sticking out of her long skirt, swaying above the ground, and then observing the things piled up on the table. Zhu Gaoxu seems to have been here today, and after messing up this table, no one has cleaned it up.

There were a lot of maps, files, and stacks of musicals. Paper and ink were all there, and the brush on the inkstone didn't seem to be completely dry.

Miaojin took a piece of paper, lifted the brush and dipped it twice, and wrote on it.

I don't know how long it took, the light on the other side of the six doors dimmed slightly, and when Miaojin raised his head, he saw Zhu Gaoxu, who was wearing a bright red robe, walking in. Zhu Gaoxu said loudly: "Does the concubine want to help me read the recital?" ”

Maybe he talked to the ministers and generals before, and the bold mood has not been taken back, and the voice is very loud at this time.

Miaojin got up and said, "Forget it, it's boring." ”

Zhu Gaoxu walked over, buried his head in her face and said, "Do you feel bored?" ”

Miaojin glanced at him, shook his head and said, "Not long after I came, I only wrote a few lines before you came." ”

"I'm not talking about that." Zhu Gaoxu sat down on the chair she had just sat on.

Miaojin thought for a while, and then said: "I feel that life is too comfortable, and I just feel that time is like a shuttle." I also thought about this, perhaps thanks to the queen's leniency, and the saint's ability to prevent incidents. ”

Zhu Gaoxu asked casually, "What do you say?" ”

Miao Jin said: "Mrs. Guo and Mrs. Ma, one was sent to Fengyang, and the other was sent outside the palace." If these two people are in the palace, I'm afraid it won't be so peaceful. ”

Zhu Gaoxu's face suddenly showed a trace of sadness, and then disappeared, looking at Miaojin and smiling.

Miao Jin couldn't help but say: "I never thought that being a concubine in the palace would have to coexist with a large number of wives and concubines. But before I knew it, it became like this, and it felt very smooth, hey...... I often feel that Gao Xue is really different from the rest of the world, and I can't tell what is going on. Anyway, I don't believe that there is a second person like you in this world. ”

"Don't think about it." Zhu Gaoxu said, "But Miaojin is also a rare woman." In our Ming Dynasty, it is not unusual for the emperor and ministers to have three wives and four concubines? ”

Miaojin said: "I don't want to." ”

Zhu Gaoxu nodded, suddenly seemed to remember something again, turned his head and said, "My father once proposed to make you a concubine, but you refused. But back then, the loyal martyr Jinggong arranged for Miaojin and wanted you to be Jianwen's imperial concubine, didn't you ever agree? ”

Miao Jin frowned and said: "I was forced, and I didn't want to disobey my father and be unfilial at that time." Actually, I was scared to enter the palace. ”

She was silent for a while, and then muttered, "I don't know what happened to Gao Xu, until now, I always want to see you and stay by your side." It all fell into place. ”

"Me too, the more Miaojin looks, the more beautiful it becomes." Zhu Gaoxu's gaze stayed on her face.

Miaojin's apricot eyes glared at him, "Look at your mouth, if it's nice, you can open your mouth." Strangely, haven't we all known each other for years? ”

Zhu Gaoxu said innocently: "Can I still tell lies? ”

Miao Jin also looked at his face for a long time, and after a while, she suddenly felt that her face was a little hot, so she couldn't help but reach out and touch Zhu Gaoxu's lips, "I am not happy when I think that you will treat others like that." ”

Zhu Gaoxu was speechless, with a slightly embarrassed look in his eyes.