Rebirth of the Demon Queen

Chapter 277 Ban

"I am really ashamed of my humbleness and I have not done my duty well. I have to worry about Qingyang Prefecture."

Bi Suinan only thought that the emperor was the worst hit by Qingyang Prefecture, so he summoned him to the capital.

Although several people promised him that the emperor had no intention of guilt.

At this time, when he heard the emperor ask, Bi Suinan was still frightened, but he was confused by the emperor's words.

"There is a governor, a governor, Fan Qi, Ye Shihuan, and Cao Lang. Do you think that a mere flood is worth summoning you to the capital in such a hurry?"

Bi Suinan looked up at the emperor's expression. Seeing that the emperor's face was calm and not as cold as the rumored ones, he said immediately: "Your Majesty's holy heart is lofty, and I am a foolish person. Please give me some advice."

"You must have seen the top scholar in the ninth year of Zhengxing. I believe you have also seen him. I sent him to Nankang for a few years. A few days ago, he submitted a memorial saying that his mother needs to serve at home and recommended you to me."

Bi Suinan didn't react at first. Nankang Prefecture was the capital of Jiangnan Province. He never dared to think from Qingyang to Nankang.

Although the prefect of Nankang is also a fourth-rank rank, Nankang City is the capital of Dayan and has always been the center of the court in the south. If this is the case, wouldn’t it be that it would not decline but rise?

Qingyang Mansion suffered such a great disaster during his term of office, and it was a blessing not to be demoted.

Bi Suinan immediately felt flattered and knelt down and thanked him again.

Bi Suinan hurriedly knelt down and waited for the emperor's next order.

"In the 13th year of Zhengxing, I received a document from the Governor's Office, saying that the Navy of Nankang was escorting a batch of important goods to the sea, so that I could take the delivery carefully."

Since Princess Yong'an exiled him to the place, he has been suppressed and excluded for more than ten years. He thought that his lifelong official fortune would end when he was in Qingyang.

"When I first took office, someone reported to me that there were two merchant ships in Linshui County filled with silk and prepared to go to sea. I immediately seized them at the dock."

When the emperor heard this number, his eyes lit up. If Bi Suinan said, once the maritime ban was opened, the income of the court would have increased greatly.

The emperor took a few steps and whispered: "Those censors are only good at picking their bones in eggs and shouting every day that they want to move. But I still have to make a decision on how to move and where to move. Hong Shiyi's memorial is good, and I think it is feasible, so I summon you to the capital and ask what you mean."

The senior official level is crushed to death. Even if all the responsibilities are still put on his head and let him take on everything, there is nothing to say.

The emperor picked up a memorial from the imperial case, opened it casually and said, "Last year, you submitted a memorial to the Ministry of Revenue and suggested opening the maritime ban. I thought it was very reasonable at that time. I opened it these days and found it even more feasible. I summoned you to Beijing this time just to hear you tell me about the implementation strategy."

"In the fifteenth year of Zhengxing, I received an urgent delivery from the Silijian, saying that a batch of silk was to be sent to the capital and asked me to release it. Later, according to my inquiry, all of these silks were shipped to foreign countries."

"Your Majesty is too proud. I am not a pillar of the country. I have been doing things over the years to follow the teachings of sages and dare not take credit."

However, maritime trade is profitable, and sea ban is tantamount to using soup to stop boiling.

However, he immediately thought that as the prefect, Bi Suinan knew so clearly about the smuggling, so he said with a dark face: "Bold Bi Suinan! As a local official, you dare to allow merchants to violate my Dayan ban. What crime should you be punished!"

"The reason why I transferred you to Nankang City was to meet you in the past."

There are seven counties under Qingyang Prefecture, and one of them is adjacent to the water county, so Qingyang has become one of the ways to go to sea.

Not only did the emperor not hold the flood responsible, he also prepared such an important task for him.

He is just a prefect, and his position has not yet reached the point where the emperor asked about it.

"You have been in Qingyang Mansion for so many years. I heard that your reputation and political achievements are good. The people I sent to report to me secretly and talk about some of the situation in Qingyang Mansion. I think there are really few people in my local officials in Dayan who can compete with you."

"In the 17th year of Zhengxing, the leader of the pirate sent someone to find the minister and said that some wealthy families in Jiangnan had bribed their people. These wealthy families sent people to stare at the dock. If it weren't for their ships, they would inform the pirates and let the pirates robbed them, so as to monopolize the route to the sea."

Bi Suinan replied calmly: "Your Majesty, it's not that I let you go, but that I have no way to take care of you."

Unexpectedly, the emperor could clearly understand his background and even said such encouragement words.

Even though the imperial court had a sea ban, countless merchants still risked being hijacked by pirates and went out to sea to make transactions repeatedly.

What was the emperor's intention to ask the Ministry of Personnel to issue an order, so why should he be transferred to the capital for a quick document?

Bi Suinan looked up at the emperor, and the emperor was also turning his eyes to him, with a little praise on his face.

The emperor's words made Bi Suinan feel excited.

The emperor stood up with a smile and said, "To be honest, I have received a lot of memorials these days, all of which are all participating in your position and being unbearable. Although I know that the flood has little to do with you, as the prefect of Qingyang, you will inevitably have to be demoted. I am afraid that this position will be moved."

When the Dayan was founded, it had traded with foreign countries for decades. It was not until after the pirates were rampant that the law of maritime ban was forced to issue.

Bi Suinan finally knew the reason why the emperor allowed him to enter the capital, so he calmed down.

Bi Suinan was about to kowtow and thank him, but suddenly savored the unusualness here.

"The barbarians overseas include the East and the Atlantic Oceans. The country is poor and cannot raise silkworms or burn porcelain. I have a wealth of products and have been coveting the West for a long time, especially silk and porcelain."

Bi Suinan has been a parent official in Qingyang for so many years and has already figured out the profits of maritime trade. After hearing the emperor's question, he analyzed the profits of maritime trade in detail.

"You are not a party or seek personal gain. I am still optimistic about you in these two points."

The emperor snorted coldly and said, "You explain it to me!"

"However, that night, the Fantai Yamen sent someone to send me a passable document, saying that the two ships were goods sent by the province. I had no choice but to let them go."

"Only one place in Qingyang, there are no less than tens of thousands of pieces of silk smuggled out every year, making a profit of one million taels. If it is run by the government, the ten governments in the south of the Yangtze River can increase taxes by at least tens of millions every year."

"Just last month, because a car of porcelain was seized, someone found me and asked me to let me go."

Bi Suinan talked happily and said one thing, and the emperor was frightened when he heard it.

However, the emperor calmed down and found the inconvenience in Bi Suinan's dialect.

"In the province of Jiangnan, there are more than hundreds of yamen, and Nankang is close to the sea estuary. Why did the pirate leader come to you?"

(End of this chapter)