Please ask me to be the emperor

Chapter 1732 Jackal, Tiger and Leopard

"Your Highness, I also want to recommend someone!" Ruan Dacheng couldn't help but said quickly when he saw that Bo Jue won Zhang Shun's favor with his "wonderful skills".

"Oh?" Zhang Shunrang led Bo Jue and others around him, and then he said seriously, "Sir, please speak!"

To be honest, due to the rapid expansion of the rebel army, Zhang Shun was extremely short of management talents.

Originally, after entering Beijing, he consolidated his position, but now that Jiangnan has been conquered, many positions have been vacated.

This is also the fundamental reason why Zhang Shun still pinches his nose and retains remnants of the previous dynasty like Zhang Guowei.

Now that I heard that Ruan Dacheng recommended another person, I couldn't help but feel very happy.

"This man's surname is Ma, his given name is Shiying, and his courtesy name is Yaocao. He is from Guiyang, Guizhou Province. He once served as governor of Xuanfu," Ruan Dacheng said with a smile.

"So it's him?" Zhang Shun was stunned when he heard this, and then he couldn't help but look at Ruan Dacheng, it turned out to be you!

It turned out that it was okay not to mention Ma Shiying, but when he mentioned Ma Shiying, Zhang Shun realized that this Ruan Dacheng was the Ruan Dayue whom he had mistakenly recognized in his previous life.

Good guy, the "treacherous ministers" and "second ministers" from the previous life have all joined me.

There are Hong Chengchou, Feng Quan, and Xue Guoguan in the front, and Ma Shiying and Ruan Dacheng in the back. It's really good!

However, when he thought about Li Zicheng, Fatty Zhang, Dang Shousu and the others under his command, which one had a good background?

If we really talk about it carefully, I am afraid that except for a few good people, the rest are just jackals, tigers and leopards.

Of course, after experiencing so many things, Zhang Shun has a profound understanding: good people may not be able to do good things, and bad people may not do bad things. The key is how you control it.

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but smile and said: "In that case, why not write a letter from the king, inviting him to come over, measure his talents, and grant him official positions?"

Ruan Dajue was overjoyed when he heard this and quickly thanked Zhang Shun.

"Report, General Li has sent an envoy!" Just as the two were arguing, Wukong suddenly came in to report.

"Ah, then the common people will leave first!" Upon seeing this scene, Ruan Dajue hurriedly took the initiative to say goodbye.

"Then I'll ask you, sir, to recuperate for a few days. After your health gets better, you can work for me again!" Zhang Shun said a few polite words before making his promise.

"Ah, thank you for your grace!" When Ruan Dacheng heard Zhang Shun's words, he was immediately overjoyed.

This time he ran from Nanjing to Suzhou, and from Suzhou to Hangzhou. Why?

Isn’t it just for this scarlet robe?

Not long after, Ruan Dacheng went out, and Li Zicheng's envoy hurried in under the guidance of Wukong.

"Your Highness, Li Shuai went upstream, killed the defenders, and captured the city. Now he has completely captured Anqing. Please give me further instructions!" After seeing the ceremony, the envoy respectfully reported.

"Okay, great!" Zhang Shun couldn't help laughing after hearing this.

Now that Zheng Zhilong has descended and Anqing has descended again, Nanjing can rest easy.

The city of Nanjing can rest easy, and the entire southeastern front has been temporarily stabilized.

So, he ordered, "The officials and the people will stay in Anqing with five thousand troops under their command. Li Zicheng will lead his army to Hangzhou to take charge of the 'assassination' case for me!"

"Your Highness is wrong." As soon as Zhang Shun finished speaking, Gu Tinglin quickly reminded, "Zhang Guowei, the key figure in this case, is originally in Nanjing, so he should be in Nanjing."

"Nanjing? I don't think so!" Unexpectedly, Zhang Shun shook his head and explained with a smile, "Do you know why they didn't take action earlier, later, but now at this time?"

"Why is this?" Gu Tinglin was stunned when he heard this, and thought to himself: Don't some people miss the previous dynasty?

"Destroying a person's wealth is like killing his parents!" Zhang Shun shook his head and pointed to the east and explained.

"In the past few days, our sea trade conference has been in full swing, and the country has also collected a lot of money. Some people are afraid of heartache!"

"Isn't this right?" Gu Tinglin couldn't help but wonder, "Although it is a little less, but with His Highness as the guarantee, the income is much more stable!"

"You still don't understand!" Zhang Shun laughed, "This maritime trade is very profitable."

"When Chengzu of the Ming Dynasty was on the throne, the royal family had sole control. Therefore, in just a few years, it was possible to send troops to Mongolia without losing the country's resources."

"By the time of Ming Yingzong, the emperor's prestige was insufficient, so the voyages to the West were stopped, and the southeastern gentry reaped the full benefits."

"In the Jiajing period, Japanese pirates and pirates were raging, and the gentry in the southeast suffered mostly from them, and their interests were transferred to the hands of maritime merchants."

"Now, although Zheng Zhilong is the largest sea merchant and has taken refuge with me, the other sea merchants are submissive in appearance but disobedient in heart. They are waiting for me."

"If what I have predicted is correct, this matter must be caused by some maritime merchants colluding with the remnants of the previous dynasty!"

As soon as Zhang Shun said this, Gu Tinglin was stunned for a moment, and then suddenly realized.

It turned out that his Gu family was from a wealthy family in Suzhou, and his family had also run two embroidery shops and a sea-going ship, so he naturally knew the power of this.

If they hadn't "invested" in Zhang Shun this time, I'm afraid his family wouldn't have participated in this sea trade conference.

Are you kidding me, but once you go to sea, you will be charged two thousand taels of shipping tax. Other goods will also be subject to the heavy tax of April 1st. Who will pay it?

However, no one expected that as soon as the maritime trade conference opened on the rebel side, they would send warships to patrol the Zhoushan area. When they saw smuggling ships, they just caught them and then issued a large fine to their owners.

Anyone who dares to refuse to surrender will have their ship and cargo confiscated, as well as the crew on board and accompanying them, and will be thrown into jail and sentenced to one and a half years.

Apart from anything else, this sentence of one and a half years is absolutely unacceptable.

According to the rules of trade winds and ocean currents, the time to go to sea is only a few months each year.

Once you are arrested and imprisoned for a year and a half, it means that you have missed two full years of sea trade in vain. The punishment is vicious, how can you not make these people angry?

It just so happens that these people are all desperadoes who lick blood from their swords and wander at sea all year round.

If they said they would be honest and not take action, I'm afraid they themselves wouldn't believe it.

If we contact the three muskets originating from the West, it is unknown whether Franji and Red Maofan were also involved.

"Then what does His Highness mean?" Gu Tinglin couldn't help but ask after thinking of this.

"Set a rule for them!" Zhang Shun sneered, "As for this matter, I don't want to eat alone. They dare to eat alone. Are they tired of living?"

Taking a detailed look at the past history, in terms of overseas trade, first the royal family was the only one, then the southeastern gentry was the only one, and now it is the maritime merchants who are the only one. It can be said that it is all based on ability.

However, it was precisely because of this exclusive and disgusting competition that the court eventually became unprofitable and then banned it.

In the original history, although this ban was over, it was equivalent to the entire country withdrawing from the "Great Navigation Age".

But when the Westerners came back next time, they brought strong ships, cannons and a large number of cheap industrial products to smash open the country's gates. At that time, it was too late to resist if they wanted to resist.

Thinking of this, Zhang Shun became more determined to crack down on the smuggling and monopoly practices of some maritime merchants, and completely established a triangular alliance that included the court, merchants and maritime merchants.

In this alliance, the court was able to collect a large amount of taxes and then build a powerful navy to protect its maritime trade.

Zuishang is responsible for adjusting his handicraft industry according to changes in overseas markets, producing raw silk, silk, porcelain, tea and other trade goods to earn overseas profits.

Maritime merchants are responsible for transporting goods that are in short supply domestically and selling them overseas.

In this way, each of the three parties will benefit and gain its own place. Only then can this maritime trade last for a long time and the country be strong and prosperous.

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