Chapter 235: Witnesses and material evidence are all present.

When Zhu Di heard this, his face was even more grave.

These words of Zhang Anshi do reveal a terrible truth.

If these people, were a merchant bank, the size of this merchant bank might be even bigger than the merchant bank in Sushima.

How many people make a living around this, from shipbuilding to going out to sea, to the large quantities of goods coming in and out.

Zhang Anshi continued, “It is said that taking someone’s money is like killing their parents. Your Majesty, to investigate this case, how many people’s parents will be killed? Because it is so, so this full of civil and military, there may be people more or less know some of the things in between, but this full of civil and military, either choose to keep quiet, or choose to be complicit with it.”

“And His Majesty wants to investigate thoroughly, and how to investigate it? Who smashes the rice bowls of so many people is a matter of life and death, so …… once the court investigates the head, some people would rather choose to kill themselves, but also do not dare to be held, and even if they are held, they absolutely do not dare to open their mouths.”

Zhu Di listened to it, nodded his head, he frowned up, “Then Zhang Qing …… rather think that the court should not check?”

“Who says it shouldn’t be investigated?” Zhang Anshi said, “On the one hand, in the imperial court, they make a big party to prevent the people from going to the sea. On the other hand, but rely on the monopoly, their own monopoly of profiteering, in the process, the profits, they and collusion with the ministers accounted for ninety percent, divided out a little soup and water to the so-called millions of canal workers, as for the court, and the treasury, but can only be taxed, pressed on those who cultivate the land of the small people, the program is corrupted to this extent, how can they not because they are held hostage to a lot of people, will not be thoroughly investigated. ”

Zhu nodded, “In that case, it is not easy to investigate this case thoroughly.”

He pointed to this male surnamed Zeng and said, “How do you know that this person is one of the masterminds of the surname.”

Zhang Anshi said, “It’s easy, your majesty, if you follow the past methods and go down the vine, you definitely can’t investigate, after all, there are too many people involved, and there is a lot of resistance, so I’m going to do a little trick.”

Upon hearing about the slightest trick, Zhu couldn’t help but smile.

Zhang Anshi said: “I side, let Chen Li to Ningbo House, put on a look to investigate to the end, in fact, is to let these thieves, mistakenly think that within the thousand households, to Ningbo House as a clue, investigate thoroughly. Therefore, their attention, but also in this Ningbo House, so that the whole Ningbo House, chicken flying.”

Zhang Anshi said, “But in reality, I know that relying on this …… is not a solution to the problem. So …… I ordered Zhu Jin, secretly began to buy a large number of porcelain and silk.”

When Zhu Di heard this, he couldn’t help but frown.

Just now still talking about the Chin case, how to turn to the sale of the head.

Even Hu Guang and the others were greatly puzzled.

Only that Duke Zeng, buried his head even lower, at this time, he didn’t voice his grievances and seemed to be chewing on Zhang Anshi’s words as well.

Zhang Anshi said, “Your Majesty …… the biggest characteristic of the sea trade is that …… the more scarce commodities are shipped out, the higher the profit is, and the loading capacity of a ship is limited, which means that the same ship that is loaded with grain or other goods of little value, is far less profitable than loading goods of great value.”

Zhang Anshi licked his mouth: “Understand this, then you can know …… these smuggling thieves, their main goods out of the sea, must be valuable and expensive, and is my Daming unique silk, tea, and porcelain and other things. Knowing these will be good. Your Majesty, did not just said? This is the rice bowl of countless people, is the millions of canal workers clothes and food depends on …….”

“Then …… the minister will dig up their roots.”

Zhu came to a realization, “You mean there are quite a few porcelain merchants, and quite a few silk merchants, and the smugglers are also their bread and butter?”

Zhang Anshi said: “not bad, to go to sea, we have to hoard a large number of porcelain and silk, and large-scale procurement, which feeds, must be a number of merchants, but the minister sent Zhu Jin, but also in the name of the Qixia merchant bank, in the dark began to buy, these mastery of large quantities of porcelain and silk, will certainly find a way to approach with Zhu Jin.”

Zhu nodded, “What you say is not unreasonable.”

“What’s more, these merchants, are bound to realize that the court is now suddenly making a big fuss about thoroughly investigating the smuggling of Chin cases, although the court may not be able to investigate thoroughly to the end, but at least, at this juncture, the smugglers will definitely be more careful and cautious, and the number of smuggling in these two years will be reduced on a large scale. It also means that if they can’t find a new buyer, they may have to have a large amount of goods, smashed in their hands.”

Zhu Di heard in order to investigate the case, actually spend so much silver, to acquire silk and porcelain …… can not help but some heartache.

Zhang Anshi said, “Qixia merchant bank has a big name and good reputation, most importantly, everyone knows that the background is not simple, and private merchants trading, after all, you have to bear the risk, but with Qixia merchant bank to do business, but with a security guarantee. Your Majesty, you say, that side of the business is in the doldrums, but the Qixia merchant bank, this side is suddenly a huge business opportunity, the merchants will make what choice?”

Zhu Di said, “Must be trying to do everything possible to please Zhu Jin, right?”

Zhang Anshi said, “That’s good, so I had Zhu Jin, again, throw out a new so-called exclusive deed.”

“A deed of dedication?”

“It is the Qixia merchant bank, you can and merchants to agree on a bottom price, to ensure that the merchants supply, never let them lose, but also agreed that the next many years, you can source them to supply, but there is a, that is …… not allow them to supply to other people, all the production out of the goods can only be supplied to the Qixia Merchant House.”

Chu: “……”

Zhang Anshi said: “This is to give these merchants a choice, either continue to drink private business a road to the black, the future of their shipments whether they can still be stable, how much the court’s crackdown on them, are unknown. Either that is peacefully, and the Qixia merchant bank to do business, not only to ensure that they have enough profit, and can guarantee their safety.”

“Merchants are so, as long as profitable, naturally …… will want to do everything possible, and Zhu Jin negotiation, and the Qixia merchant bank, to reach the deed of exclusive supply ……”

Zhu Di said, “you how to ensure that they will not be at this time, the merchants will not go to inform, so that those private merchants, early alert.”

Zhang Anshi smiled, ”Your Majesty, have you forgotten, didn’t I say just now that cutting off people’s money is like killing their parents? Once upon a time, it was the South Zhenfu Si, to cut off their wealth, is to kill their parents, they must fight for their lives. But nowadays, the offense and defense situation is different, but it has become, Qixia merchant bank, become their food and clothing, if they run to and private merchants to ventilate, destroy the sale of Qixia merchant bank, this is also to kill their parents ah.”

Zhang Anshi said in a serious tone, “Your Majesty, all dynasties, all talk about a filial piety, my Ming people, even more to filial piety as the first, no one to do the thing that kills his father and kills his mother.”

Zhang Anshi said: “Not only that, Zhu Jin contacted a lot of big merchants, but these big merchants, almost all coincidentally chose to keep it a secret. Because they are clear, this matter now know not many people, they can take this opportunity to hurry and Qixia merchant bank to talk, and once the news spread, everyone knows the Qixia merchant bank in the search for bulk silk and porcelain suppliers, for them, it is the same as intangible, increased a lot of competitors. Business secrets, sometimes more reliable than the secrets of the court, this court is like a sieve, there is a little wind, immediately made known to the world, and business secrets are different, this is a real impact on the personal gain or loss of profit, profitable things, how will the merchants yell?”

Chu: “……”

This Hu Guang and the others, really listened with jaws agape.

At this time, if they didn’t admire Zhang Anshi, they couldn’t.

This is hard, the original deadly enemy, all of a sudden turned into a community of interest tied together, this hand is too powerful, simply a kettle of fish, too ruthless.

The only downside, of course, is that it costs money.

Zhang Anshi said: “These big merchants, in order to ensure that the deed can be signed, learned that Zhu Jin in the matter of prying private merchants, they do not hide, anyway, once the deed is signed, private merchants for them, there is no use, not to mention that they are big merchants, although many private merchants, acting very cautious, but so many years of cooperation, even generations of cooperation, which more or less, will know Some of the private businessmen …… they may not be able to know the whole picture …… but each of the big merchants know so little …… Chen and then these clues, linked together, and so on, came to a conclusion ……”

This Duke Tseng, with his head buried even lower, was unusually calm at this time.

“That is, there is a green house in the capital, it is these private merchants, specializing in entertaining the hundred officials here. Not only that, they are also charitable, in the states and counties, take out money to repair all over the government and county schools. In addition to this, this head of the person …… surnamed Pu …… in the capital, specializing in dealing with officials, called Pu Chengzhi.”

Zhang Anshi smiled and said, ”As long as there is a target, then it is actually not difficult to find such a place. Since it is specialized in entertaining ministers, it is thought that …… this place must appear to be very low key, but the inside must be very luxurious. Its face will be very small, but the woman inside, but must be the national color. Therefore, as long as one or two days of mapping, actually …… can know the specific location.”

Zhang Anshi smiled at this Zeng Gongzi said: “As for this person called Pu Chengzhi, in fact, to find up, but also light and easy, Pu family once upon a time is the colorful people, more or less, with some colorful people’s characteristics, although they are no different from the Han people, but as long as you pay attention to it, you will be able to glimpse one or two. Zeng Gongzi, oh, no, Pu Chengzhi, you are in that green house, you have your own solo small building, there are many slave maids serving you, you have deep eyes, high nose …… up to now, do you still want to deny it?”

“It is useless to deny it. Because you rely on the foundation of your own survival, are gone, don’t look at countless people rely on you for a living, many merchants and businessmen, around you to make a living, and you use your profiteering, and use this to draw in the scholars and ministers, so that they are in collusion with you. But you do not forget, you can have today, relying on the ability to give others more than one rice bowl, but through the fight against private boats, I smashed your rice bowl. At the same time when the Qixia merchant bank acquired porcelain and silk, in fact, those tricks that you call, will be completely useless.”

“As the saying goes, its rise is vigorous and its fall is sudden. Until now, you still think that you can fight with the Southern Township Division by virtue of what, by virtue of your head is harder? You said that you want human evidence and material evidence, I honestly tell you, this whole world is human evidence and material evidence.”

Pu Chengzhi’s body began to tremble, and he suddenly had a feeling of powerlessness.

Once upon a time, he felt that he was filled with power, but now, this power, which had originally made him presumptuous, was slowly being withdrawn from his body.

Zhang Anshi said: ”In the beginning, those who relied on you for a living, defended you, and shared your solidarity with you, will soon …… all become partners of Qixia Merchant Bank, and become brothers of the opposite sex who do not seek to live in the same year and month, but who seek to die in the same year and month and on the same day. As for you …… you are destined to be abandoned only, just like the stinking stones on the street, you will be kicked away without hesitation. What evidence do you still want now, want to deny, do you believe, I Zhang Anshi spread the word, there are hundreds and thousands of people, scrambling to come to identify you?”

If Pu Chengzhi didn’t understand, he would really be a pig.

His already white face was now more and more miserable.

Zhu Di could not help but be surprised, he sometimes had to admire Zhang Anshi, this guy …… is especially good at surprise.

Into his mother, this, or like me.

The so-called surprise and victory alludes to the art of war.

“Pu Chengzhi ……” Zhu Di gazed at this Zeng Gongzi: “Could it be that he is still a descendant of the Quanzhou Pu family? This Quanzhou Pu family, not already cut out?”

Zhang Anshi said: “Your Majesty …… For them, want to hide their identity, it is too easy, I do not know how many people, want to harbor the Pu family, this Pu family is indeed a lot of people have been executed, but there are also many people, became a fish in the net, and this Pu Chengzhi, is the Pu family direct lineage of children and grandchildren. The emperor gave the decree. But the Pu family is alive or dead, to some extent, but decided the interests of many people. Because of this …… that is why the Pu family can be resurrected again and again.”

Zhu looked at Duke Zeng coldly: “Pu Chengzhi, do you still need any more witnesses?”

When Pu Chengzhi heard this, all that was left was a bitter smile; “It’s not necessary.”

When Hu Guang heard this, he already understood something, and his old face slightly reddened.

But …… someone actually thought of a deeper layer.

For example, Yang Rong, and Jin Zhong, and even Jian Yi.

All three of them looked at Zhang Anshi with an odd look in their eyes.

Only, they didn’t show it too much.

Pu Chengzhi miserably said: “Pu family dozens of generations of business, from the Song Dynasty, will carry out the sea trade, no matter who do the son of heaven, all the same …… reason why the big and do not fall, in fact, all rely on this sea trade …… ”

He said to the tragic place, his eyes are all sad, shaking his head, said:” It is also ridiculous to say, to our Pu family, the heaviest blow, no more than the Daming …….”

Zhu was furious and said, “Striking the biggest blow? You guys don’t even think about it, what kind of people are you? You don’t even think about it, what kind of people are you?

“But you do is what bird thing, turn your head, take advantage of this Song national disaster, hunting and killing the Song ruler and officials, this kill, is three thousand officials with the driver, thereby currying favor with the Mongols in the south, and got a high rank and salary. Emperor Tai Zu Gao rose up a rebel army, you do not think of the brutality and unkindness of the Mongolian Yuan, but collusion with it, repeatedly funded the Mongolian Yuan to fight the rebel army, like you and other disloyal and unbelieving people, but also dare to say that the fight.”

Pu Chengzhi said, “I still have one more thing to say, not to spit it out, although my Pu family suffered the greatest blow in Daming, but let our Pu family, the greatest benefit, but also Daming.”

Said, Pu Chengzhi laughed out loud, seem to laugh out of tears: “This …… you must not have thought of it. If you do not ban the sea, Pu family and how can profit this ten times, a hundred times the windfall profits, once upon a time overseas three taels of silver a foot of silk, now it is ten taels, twenty taels, thirty taels ……”

Zhu Di was furious: “At the end of his life, he still dares to talk tough.”

Pu Chengzhi said: “so many benefits, our Pu family, but also worth it, well, we cunning rabbit three holes, from the sea ban of the Great Ming, made so much benefit, and these riches, but has long been with my other clan, brought back to the Great Eclipse, although I must die, but how? Pu family still can still continue, your wealth, not still in the hands of our Pu family, a hundred years later, the Great Ming will also be like Song, Yuan, like the demise, but the Pu family rich and powerful still, this is not thanks to your father …… Zhu Yuanzhang given?”

Emperor Gao Zu had killed many people in the Pu family, and the Pu family’s ancestors in the beginning of the casket to kill the body, this Pu Chengzhi, obviously hated Zhu Yuanzhang, at this time, but still look like a smug look.

Zhu Di was furious: “Shut up, shut up.”

“Shut up.” Pu Chengzhi laughed out loud, “What, talking about the pain is it? Do you know that the Pu family is rich as a nation, it’s just a pity that …… this has nothing to do with you ……”

Zhu Di angrily said, “Come to the people …… come to the people ……”

Zhang Anshi said at this time, “Your Majesty …… rest your anger.”

Zhu Di listened and calmed down violently.

Zhang Anshi said, “This person is deliberately provoking Your Majesty, so as to teach Your Majesty to kill him immediately and spare him the pain of torture. And ……”

Zhang Anshi paused: ”I thought …… that the wealth of this Pu family is still in Daming, and his clansmen, too, are all in Daming. He deliberately did this, on the one hand, to seek death, on the other hand, is to use this to cover up his clan and their wealth. This kind of small trick of blocking people’s ears and eyes is not worth mentioning.”

At these words, Pu Chengzhi’s face turned blue.

Zhang Anshi coldly laughed: “Pu Chengzhi, I expected you Pu family, are still in Daming, do you know why? You are here, operating for so many years, here …… although you can’t see the light, but you know very well, although the Pu family is colorful people, but by no means in the overseas settlement, because this overseas …… is more harsh than the Daming, you are but a rootless floating ping, with a The huge amount of wealth, on what basis in that tribal forest, everyone with a sword to speak of the place to survive? Heh …… overseas, I know more than you, as for those clansmen of yours, and the so-called wealth in your mouth …… in fact …… it is very easy to trace. ”

“Everything has traces, I can find out you, naturally there will be countless people, provide me with other clues. Believe it or not, not ten days, I will be your people, one by one, you do not forget what I just said, those who rely on you to make a living, now, has been relying on the Qixia merchant bank to make a living, once upon a time those who sheltered you, now one by one, are all too eager to get rid of you and then fast, you Po family members to live for more than one day, for them, are all a huge hidden danger.”

Pu Chengzhi trembled, he had only hoped that it would be fine if he lost, big deal, he lost his life.

But …… is full of it.

He gritted his teeth and looked at Zhang Anshi, “You …… you ……”

Zhang Anshi calmly said, “There are some accounts that can be settled slowly.”

Zhang Anshi then looked at Hu Guang and said, “Duke Hu, dare to ask …… this case now, is it a Chin case?”

Hu Guang’s old face reddened, but he had to nod his head.

“Is it the Southern Zhenfu Division, with full authority?”

“That’s for His Majesty to ask.”

Zhang Anshi said, “As long as Duke Hu does not pressurize everywhere in the name of righteousness, His Majesty, being holy, will not interfere?”

Those words really made Hu Guang want to find a crack in the ground.

On the contrary, he found himself unable to hate Zhang Anshi.

You’re talking about guys insulting themselves, right? The other guy has a point after all.

What’s more, Zhang Anshi but also left himself behind, and a pile of Chin case, but it is not trivial, what happened here today, once the rumor is out, all may lead to many of the remaining sins began to abscond, if there is not enough trust, it is never to let yourself stay here.

Zhang Anshi then said, “Your Majesty …… I actually have another thing to play.”

Zhu said, “Go ahead.”

Zhang Anshi said, “This matter, the relationship is Qixia merchant bank, is a business secret, I am only afraid ……”

He trailed off.

Hu Guang and the others, stood up very sensibly, “Your Majesty, I will take my leave.”

Zhu nodded, “Things have been cleared up, right, any more questions?”

This is obviously asked Hu Guang to go, Hu Guang said: “I have no doubt, if the hundred officials asked, I will guarantee for the An Nan Hou this case is indeed involved in a major.”

Zhu nodded, “Retreat.”

Hu Guang was dazed, couldn’t help but sigh, and when he left the hall, he heard Jin Zhong cursing and swearing, “It’s time for that kid to get rich, into his mother’s heart, this guy has a lot of heart.”

Hu Guang pretended to turn a blind eye, while Jian Yi had already walked away quickly, Jian Yi, this person, as the Minister of the Ministry of the Ministry of Justice, seldom had too many dealings with people, and seldom commented on people.

Yang Rong and Hu Guang, have long been accustomed to the temperament of these people.

Hu Guang sighed bitterly, “Hey …… I am so confused.”

Yang Rong said, “Now is not the time to think about this.”

Hu Guang was surprised and said, “Why, Yang Gong …… could …… there be something else?”

Yang Rong said, “The spring warmth duck prophet, we are the Wen Yuan Pavilion university scholar, is that a duck.”

He paused, “The national policy is going to change.”

“What do you mean ……” Hu Guang was astonished and seemed to have thought of something too, showing a surprised color.

Yang Rong said, “Hush, be careful what you say.”

Hu Guang said, “I am far inferior to Lord Yang.”

Yang Rong, however, smiled, “Sometimes …… His Majesty does not need too many smart people, naive and honest, but also strengths.”

Hu Guang: “……”

The Hall of Wen Yuan Ge university scholar, was evaluated naive and honest, in fact, it is no different from cursing.

Today …… was insulted again.

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This Pu Chengzhi was not escorted down.

Zhang Anshi didn’t seem to want to hide anything from him at all.

At this time, he hurriedly bowed toward Zhu Di and said, “Your Majesty, in order to investigate the case …… the merchant bank spent a little money.”

Zhu said, “How much is the petty cash?”

“According to the deed of the merchant bank and the major silk merchants and porcelain merchants, it may be that each year, the acquisition of goods, the need for more than eight hundred thousand taels of grain silver, for a period of ten years ……”

When Zhu heard this, he suddenly became taut.

Acquisition of 800,000 taels a year, and 10 years ……

You might as well sell me.

See Zhu Di’s face is very bad, Zhang Anshi said, “Your Majesty, this thing, always have to pay a little price Well, not to mention, in order to eradicate traitors and thieves, spend a little bit of the cost, I think it is also worth it, and then again, if you can seize the wealth of the Po family, perhaps …… can make up for the lack of ……”

Zhu Di face twitched, the words are so, but Zhu Di has long counted the wealth of private merchants into his own internal funds ah.

But the merchant bank is losing money, but it is real.

Zhu Di took a deep breath, “That’s all, eat a loss, buy a lesson, think of a way, sell these porcelains and silks.”

“These porcelains and silks, originally used to sell to overseas, are bulk commodities, if they are sent out again, I’m only afraid, it will lead to the whole price of porcelain and silk plummeted, can not sell at any price. Of course, the way is not without ……”

Zhu Di gazed at Zhang Anshi, came a little interested: “You will not, hope to replace, also follow the business of this private business, you take me as what people, the palace to smuggling?”

Sure enough, it is Your Majesty who knows me.

Zhang Anshi was happy: “Your Majesty is poor.”

Zhu frowned, “I guessed wrong?”

“Guess is guessed right, is …… if his majesty’s merchant bank to do this business, how can teach smuggling it? This is clearly his majesty see this overseas all kinds of seek Daming treasure goods eager, can’t bear to see them seek and can’t get. And learned that many of my Ming army and civilian people, rely on this my life, and can not bear to see them starving. This is to personally go to sea ……”

Zhang Anshi took a deep breath, “What I seek is for the four seas to return to their hearts, and for the people of the world to live in peace and work in contentment; such a great act of benevolence is nothing more than the regeneration of Yao and Shun.”

Zhu Di heard: “Well …… porcelain and silk are available, it is ready-made, the ship …… to me will Pu family’s private boat are copied, this ship also became ready-made, as for the overseas channels … . also use the Pu family?”

Zhang Anshi said: “Everyone is seeking money, overseas people, and who do business is not business, as long as there is a demand, people can naturally come to the door. However …… said, the Pu family is not nothing, these centuries, their entire family, in order to make profiteering on the ocean, blood and sweat, generation after generation, to maintain the channel, to promote the Great Ming treasure goods, is also considered to be a credit, Your Majesty, the future lynching, less cut them a few knives, the so-called heaven has the virtue of good, not to mention that Your Majesty is kind and righteous, reward and punishment are clearly distinguishable ……”

When Pu Chengzhi heard this, he only felt his eyes darken and a mouthful of blood gushed in his throat, almost ready to spurt out.

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