In the imperial study of the Forbidden City, under the banner of "Wanji Chenhan", Zhu Yijun, the short and fat Wanli Emperor, locked his eyebrows deeply, paced back and forth.

Only the first person in the inner court today, the eunuch Zhang Whale, who was accompanied by His Majesty, deliberately selected Zhang Cheng when he was not there, and sent the little eunuch on duty far away, and now there are only two absolutely reliable henchmen and eunuchs left in the imperial study, and there are no eyes and ears of Zheng Guifei and Zhang Cheng.

It is not too difficult for Zhang Whale to do this, it is needless to say that Queen Wang has fallen out of favor, Empress Dowager Li is also often accompanied by the Green Lantern Ancient Buddha, although Zheng Guifei is a concubine, after all, she is a concubine, and if she wants to get up and down, it is quite inconvenient to be separated by a layer, so the real power in the Forbidden City is still him Zhang Whale Zhang Sili.

Wanli didn't know how many laps he paced, and finally slowly spoke: "Qin Aiqing is young and vigorous, and her heart is too ...... to do things."

This majesty is good at scheming and balancing, even a Jinyi guard, and still wants to install Luo Sigong to divide Liu Shouyou and Zhang Zunyao's momentum, Dongchang, which has a higher status than Jinyiwei, how can he miss it, and let Qin Lin sit calmly?

In fact, from the very beginning, Wanli transferred Qin Lin to take charge of the East Factory as a military minister, and there were considerations in this regard - he didn't think that Qin Lin could really grasp the authority of the East Factory at all!

First, there has never been a precedent for a military minister to supervise Dongchang, and Qin Lin's actions must have been quite restrictive; Second, Zhang Whale, Xing Shangzhi and their gang took advantage of the fall of Feng Bao and worked hard in the East Factory, which was deeply rooted and difficult to shake.

In this way, Qin Lin can get two or three percent of the authority of the East Factory, even if it is very good, Wanli can not only reward the merit with the position of the overseer, but also use Qin Lin's hand to balance the increasingly powerful Zhang Whale - after the first ten years of forbearance, this Majesty does not want Zhang Whale to become the second Feng Bao, the palm seal of the celebrant supervisor, and the relationship with Liu Shouyou, the Jinyi Guard, and through Xing Shangzhi's remote control of the East Factory, it is just a symptom, and it is also worth being vigilant!

If Qin Lin was defeated by Xing Shangzhi in Dongchang, he couldn't say that Wanli would have to help him.

But now the development of the situation is completely unexpected, Qin Lin is not a sound, a blockbuster, the situation in the East Factory has been completely reversed, from the section manager, the head of the class, the foreman to the stall head, Fanzi, all bow down to obey orders, from top to bottom like an arm.

This is a serious departure from Wanli's original intention, he hopes that Qin Lin will balance Zhang Whale and Xing Shangzhi, and he definitely does not want Qin Lin to be in charge of the East Factory alone!

Zhang Whale figured out Wanli's thoughts very thoroughly, and when he saw His Majesty's intentions, he hurriedly complained again: "Qin Lin is young and too impetuous, Emperor, the old slave heard that Yan Lao Shangshu's illness was angry with him!" ”

What the? Wanli's eyes narrowed, and his face became extremely gloomy.

Wanli really has some appreciation for Yan Qing, because Yan Qing is a real Qing official, during Zhang Juzheng's reign, he was the only one among the six Shangshu who did not give gifts to the Jiangling Taishi, and he did a better job than most officials of the same era in terms of honesty.

It's a pity that he is still a stubborn old-fashioned faction, and he is bent on abolishing the reform and new deal!

Think about the farmers in Guanzhong Shanxi who are eager to reduce taxes per mu of land, think about the border soldiers in Jizhen Town, and think about the fathers and villagers on the banks of the Huai River, no matter how Yan Qing is as honest as water, Qin Lin can only ask him to get out, just as Zhang Juzheng said when he implemented the new policy: Although Zhilan is in the way, I will hoe it!

But now Wanli, as the supreme son of heaven in the Ming Dynasty, he has been in power for less than three years, and he is in the Nine Folds Dan Majesty and does not know the suffering of the people, where can he think of such a far-reaching situation? He just felt that he had promoted the reused official Yan Lao Shangshu with all his might, and Qin Lin was so angry that he sued him.

Wanli had a gloomy face and muttered to himself: "Qin Lin is really sharp, Yu Maoxue, Qiu Hu and others have many complaints, and he is angry Yan Aiqing again......"

Zhang Whale's face became more and more beautiful, and he waited for Wanli to make up his mind.

Yan Qing was promoted from the second-to-last secretary of the criminal department to the position of the first secretary of the sixth ministry by His Majesty's edict, and the favor he received was still above the ministers of Shen Shixing - if it weren't for the old example of not being in the cabinet, Yan Qing would be the first assistant of the court!

Among the Wenchen, who is the simplest in the emperor's heart, there is no second person except Yan Qing, and now Yan Laoshangshu is seriously ill by Qin Lin, and Wanli can't be angry if he wants to.

It seems that it's time to suppress Qin Lin...... Wanli thought so.

"Spread my will," Wanli pondered, this will not only let Qin Lin know that it was powerful, but it could not affect the overall situation, and it was best to appease and appease the frustrated old party Qingliu.

Zhang Whale was overjoyed, ran to the side of the imperial case with a smoke, and personally grinded the ink and laid the paper.

Suddenly, there was a commotion outside, and the excited call of the eunuch was faintly heard from a distance, and there was a sound of hurried footsteps nearby, as if many people wanted to see something strange.

Wanli's thoughts were interrupted, and he frowned: "What's the matter?" ”

is waiting for the proposed decree to fall to Qin Lin, what the hell are you doing? Zhang Whale's face was full of depression, so he had to put down his pen, walk out of the door in person, go out and turn left to the road, and saw several little eunuchs running east with happy faces.

"Hey, what are the monkey cubs running?" Zhang Whale called out to them.

The little eunuch hurriedly knelt down and said: "Back to the ancestors, silver, a lot of silver has been solved to the inner transport warehouse, the white flowers are very good-looking, and the little ones have gone over to see what is festive." ”

Zhang Whale was startled at first, and then secretly said that it was not good, and hurriedly asked: "The gold and silver in the inner carrier treasury are paid in four seasons every year, and today is not yet time, which province is it paid?" ”

The little eunuch replied: "It's not any province, it's the car of the Qin Governor of Dongchang, and the little ones don't know much." ”

Yes? Zhang Whale's heart chuckled, and his face suddenly darkened.

"Old Ancestor, Old Ancestor?" The little eunuchs were worried, according to the silver in the inner transport warehouse, and there was a hope from top to bottom, and Zhang Sili had a lot of shares, and I really didn't understand why he was depressed.

"All of them, let's go," Zhang Whale waved weakly.

The little eunuchs kowtowed again. Ran away happily, the eunuch saw the silver like a fly and saw the blood, there was no one who didn't like it, over the years the internal money was tense, even the concubine's reward was a little too meager, and the eunuch's reward at the end of the year was not very rich.

Zhang Whale walked back depressed, what was he not clear about His Majesty's surname? Clenched his fists fiercely, at this time, he had to get out the holy decree of rectifying Qin Lin first, and rushed to send it out, there was about a three-point chance...... It's a pity that Qin Lin didn't even give Zhang Sili a three-point chance, and the sound of hurried footsteps came from a distance, and Zhang Cheng shouted: "Zhang Sili, stay one step less." ”

Zhang Whale smiled bitterly, at this time, Zhang Cheng, the old partner and old rival, is indispensable.

Zhang Cheng entered the imperial study and reported the good news to Wanli without hesitation: "Your Majesty, Qin Lin, Qin Lin and Qin Lin have just sent it to the inner carrier warehouse with 500,000 tax silver. ”

Wanli was stunned at first, revealing a look of disbelief, and then put on a straight face, the joy and anger of the master were indescribable, but he couldn't hide his joy in his voice: "Qin Aiqing is doing things so fast?" ”

Zhang Whale was depressed, at first Wanli called Qin Aiqing, and he sued Diao, His Majesty became a direct call for Qin Lin, and now it has changed back to Qin Aiqing.

Zhang Cheng said respectfully: "Qi Shengshang, Qin Lin's young man is ambitious and enterprising, so he is extremely diligent in his work, unlike those who have worked hard for years, and they can get by by sticking to the old ways." ”

Zhang Cheng is not good at stubble, he holds Qin Lin in the front, and what is conservative in the back, that is, he gives Liu Shouyou a knife behind his back.

The two eyes touched, and there was a string of sparks in the air.

Wanli nodded: "Well, Qin Aiqing is so diligent, I should also encourage him, only then can the monarch and the minister get along!" Where he is, I myself will go there. ”

"How can there be a reason for a gentleman to see a minister, a sin, a sin," Zhang Cheng dissuaded repeatedly, but in the end he still said it, and Qin Lin handled the handover at the internal transportation warehouse.

Wanli strode out, where was he going to encourage Qin Lin, obviously he was holding on to the 500,000 silver.

Zhang Cheng snickered in his stomach, Qin Lin really had no last resort, so he said that His Majesty knew the news and would definitely hurry over.

The inner carrier depot is just outside the northeast wall of the Forbidden City, which belongs to the scope of the imperial city, and Qin Lin commanded Lu Yuanzhi, Niu Dali and others to hand over the silver taels.

After the beginning of spring, the army of the Tumut tribe marched westward, and the two Uszang tribes under the throne of the law echoed together, and Yarkand, who nominally ruled the entire Western Regions, was originally going to do business with the Ming Dynasty, and the descendants of the Hami, Dzungar and Eastern Chagatai Khanate were all knowledgeable and interesting, and everyone had benefits in doing business, and the war was just waiting for bad luck, who was still stubborn and stupid!

The Silk Road is about to be reopened.

However, it is necessary to wait for the silver as a commercial tax to be collected, but I am afraid that it may not be able to really see results until next year, after all, there is a process from the opening of the trade route to prosperity, and the trade will not flourish immediately.

Qin Lin paid for the silver out of his own pocket - needless to say, the dividends of the Wufeng Maritime Merchants and the Cao Gang in the past, Zhu Yingzhen has been desperately trying to win over, and the magnates of the Beijing division want to get a piece of this unprecedented big business, and the share capital handed over to Qin Lin alone is small two million, and 500,000 yuan is only used as a drizzle.

The Ming system is sixteen taels per catty, and 500,000 taels is also more than 30,000 catties, Qin Lin deliberately did not use gold and tickets, and all took big carts to transport them, and each car transported 1,000 catties, and there were more than 30 large cars alone!

Fifty taels of gold and silver ingots each, a full 10,000 big ingots, packed in a hundred silver boxes, the lid of each box has been unveiled and asked the library ambassador of the inner carrier to check, a large piece of white flowers, people's eyes are shaking.

Whether it is the ambassador of the library or the little eunuch, they are all in full bloom, the big river is full of water and the small river, His Majesty's waist is bulging, and the big guys are digging and touching in it, and there is also oil and water to dip in!

Of course, it's not just eunuchs who are dazzled by silver.

(To be continued)