Han Ping said that he was sweating in the palm of his hand, and he did have a little struggle at that time, but he was not afraid of the princess's mansion, he was afraid that the Admiral would choose to compromise for the sake of human interests.

However, the Admiral did not disappoint him in the end, not only supported him and upheld justice, but also severely punished the stewards and eunuchs of the princess's mansion.

Han Ping said with a smile: "Xia Guan just hasn't seen the world, and he was taken aback by the reputation of the princess's mansion, but he thought that there was a commander behind him to support Xia Guan, so Xia Guan didn't back down!" ”

Zhang Zhijie said with a smile: "You are right, Bendu will definitely stand behind you to support you!" The fleet formed by the governor went to sea in Quanzhou, and not a penny of taxes and silver was underpaid! Behind that fleet is the emperor, who do you think has a reason to pay less taxes and silver? ”

"So the Governor will tell you clearly, as long as you offend any powerful person for justice, the Governor can hold you up!"

Han Ping listened and arched his hand and said, "Don't worry, my lord, the lower officials will definitely be fair!" ”

Zhang Zhijie went back satisfied, this matter caused a great sensation in Ningbo, and the people of the city and the princess even went back, not only did they collect no less cash, but also collected two thousand taels of silver, and the princess's housekeeper and eunuch beat twenty boards!

Who will dare to cheat when going to sea in the future? No one dares! Many people, even the slightest bit of caution, have vanished.

Zhang Zhijie was also very satisfied with the repercussions caused by this matter, and he did not take the matter of Princess Renhe to heart. It's a big deal to go to the princess's mansion after returning to Beijing, and explain that it's okay to accompany you! In fact, it doesn't matter if you don't pay for it.

When the princess was in the palace, her status was a little higher, and she had more scruples after recruiting the horses. Moreover, the princess of the Ming Dynasty has no status and no power. Compared with foreign ministers, the only deterrent is the closeness to the palace.

But Zhang Zhijie is not afraid of this, can Princess Renhe still run to the Queen Mother to sue herself? Can you still run to the emperor to sue yourself? Ran to Queen Liu to sue herself?

Zhang Zhijie put this matter aside, and saw that the ships going to sea in Ningbo had almost gone to sea, and then there were some single gangs, so Zhang Zhijie set off back to Quanzhou with confidence.

This kind of thing happened suddenly in Ningbo, which made Zhang Zhijie a little uneasy about Quanzhou, maybe something similar would happen in Quanzhou, so Zhang Zhijie was in a hurry to go back and take a look.

The ships of the naval division approached the port of Quanzhou, which was not as busy as it used to be, although there were still ships going to sea one after another, and it was not as large as in the past.

Boarding the port of Quanzhou, although there are still a lot of people to see at this time, but there are no crowds of people, after all, the freshness has passed, and people always have to work and eat!

Seeing the sailor's warship coming from afar, Dong Chang hurriedly greeted him with the people of the city's ship, and saw the Admiral get off the warship and arched his hand: "Welcome to the Admiral, the Admiral has worked hard all the way!" ”

Zhang Zhijie waved his hand and said: "Excuse me, in the past few days when the governor is away, has the city department found anything inconsistent with the report?" ”

Dong Chang said respectfully: "My lord, there is no inconsistency with the report yet!" The wealthy families along the coast are all afraid of the prestige of the adults, and they do not dare to deceive. ”

Zhang Zhi nodded and said, "That's good!" Is there a powerful person in Quanzhou who organizes a fleet to go to sea? "Although it is difficult to find ships at sea now, it is not nothing, and those powerful families can get them if they are lucky.

Dong Chang replied respectfully: "My lord, there is no ship with powerful people in the capital yet. Hearing this, Dong Chang's heart has begun to mutter, in fact, it is not difficult to guess, it is estimated that there are powerful people in Beijing who want to cheat and pay less taxes and silver.

Although the news has not yet come from Ningbo, it is a matter of time before it comes over, Zhang Zhijie said lightly: "This governor happened to meet the ship of Princess Renhe Mansion in Ningbo City, and the goods on board did not match the report!" ”

"I underreported two thousand taels of tax silver! The governor asked the steward and eunuch of the princess's mansion to make up the tax silver, fined two thousand taels of tax silver, and slapped twenty boards! If this happens in the future, it will be done according to this routine! ”

Dong Chang gasped when he heard this, he thought that the Admiral would definitely let the people of the Princess's Mansion make up the tax silver, but he didn't expect that the Admiral not only did this, but also fined two thousand taels of silver, and also slapped the other people with twenty boards.

The Admiral is fierce! Dong Chang looked stunned, and Zhang Zhijie said with a smile: "The governor also said to Ningbo Bo Si, don't be afraid, the governor will support you in the back!" Do you understand? ”

"Your Majesty understands that he will act in accordance with the orders of the Admiral!" Dong Chang now has a better sense of genealogy, if the powerful ship goes to sea through Quanzhou Port, then he will follow the practice of Ningbo City.

However, Dong Chang thought too much, although there were ships from the powerful in Beijing to go to sea one after another, but they all went to Ningbo Port, because Ningbo Port is relatively close to the capital.

However, the ships of the magnates who went to sea in Ningbo Port never cheated again, and I don't know if they originally planned to abide by the rules, or because of the matter of Princess Renhe's mansion in Ningbo.

Everything is in order, the city is busy collecting cash every day, and Zhang Zhijie has nothing to be busy with. However, as time went by, the city division gradually became idle, after all, those who should go to sea have already gone to sea, and the rest have no ships to go to sea even if they want to go to sea.

The weather is gradually getting colder, and another year is almost over, and it is time to return to Beijing. Everything is now running smoothly in the city, and there are no ships to go to sea. Zhang Zhijie sent people to sort out the account books, seal the silver and prepare to enter Beijing.

Heavy carriages came out of the city and headed for the sailors' warships parked in the harbor, and the passers-by stopped to look at the squeaky and heavy carriages, and they didn't need to think about it to know that the carriages were full of white silver.

They didn't dare to think about anything, they just sighed, the imperial court lifted the sea ban this time, not only the people will get rich, but even the court will also get rich, obviously it is such a good thing, why did the court ban the sea for more than 100 years?

Zhang Zhijie also got on the warship and set off for Ningbo with his entourage, and after loading the tax silver collected by the Ningbo City Shipping Division on the ship, the fleet left Ningbo and sailed north.

It has been a few months since Zhang Zhijie left Beijing and went south, and Zhang Zhijie hurried south to avoid trouble, but now the trouble has passed, and Zhang Zhijie has also returned to Beijing! However, Zhang Zhijie returned to Beijing not only by himself, but also with a large amount of silver.

(End of chapter)