The most reckless man in the Ming Dynasty

Linqing.

Located at the intersection of the Grand Canal of Beijing and Hangzhou and the Grand Canal of Sui and Tang Dynasties.

It extends to Beijing in the north, Luoyang in the west, and Hangzhou in the south. It is known as "the most prosperous city in the two capitals and the richest county in Qi". The population was once said to be one million. It was known as the world's first wharf and the world's granary. It is a famous commercial metropolis in the country.

At this moment, the Linqing wharf is already busy.

There are fishing boats that set out early and slowly sail out of the port accompanied by the sound of real bells. There are also fishing boats that return in the morning sunshine, loaded with a boatload of fish. They slowly moor under the guidance of the pilot, and then a large number of people crowd over, unloading and buying fish.

There are also snack vendors carrying small stalls next to the open space not far from the wharf to sell breakfast, noodles, rice, buns, pancakes, all kinds of things, and the business is also quite hot.

And the largest wharf is already crowded with people at this moment, attracting everyone's attention.

One by one, the soldiers were carrying supplies onto the Fu ship. These were the elite soldiers of the Beijing army, the elite among the elite. Most of them had followed Tang Hao to the sea, so there was no problem of seasickness.

The Ming Emperor Zhu Houzhao personally led the whole court to see him off, including the six ministers and the cabinet ministers.

The Ming Xinbao reported that there was a rebellion by traitors in Japan, and the rebels had conquered half of Japan's territory.

Under such circumstances, the court could only send Tang Hao, the Duke of Xin, who was known as the God of War, to lead the army to suppress this Japanese rebellion.

But no one expected that His Majesty the Emperor would personally lead the civil and military officials to see him off.

You know, the emperor's courtesy to his subjects has never happened since the founding of the Ming Dynasty.

But it happened in the Zhengde Dynasty.

The common people and scholars who did not know the inside story could only sigh that "the monarch and his subjects get along well."

At this moment, on the dock, Zhu Houzhao was whispering to Tang Hao.

"Savage, come back quickly when you find the grain seeds!"

"Savage, if the wind and waves are too big and too dangerous, we will turn around and go home immediately!"

"Savage..."

Tang Hao was annoyed by his nagging.

"Okay, okay, are you annoying?"

"It's not the first time to go to sea, stop nagging here!"

His Majesty the Emperor's face turned red, but he still patiently reminded him again and again.

Yang Tinghe, Wang Ao and others saw this, and they were all a little amused.

But Yang Tinghe, the Grand Secretary of the Cabinet, couldn't laugh now, and even his eyes were a little red.

Because Tang Hao took the initiative to visit him last night, the two talked until late at night, and he also knew the real purpose of Xin Guogong Tang Hao's voyage this time.

There was no Japanese rebellion at all!

This Xin Guogong, he was going to take an adventure to sail far away to find high-yield grain crops!

To be honest, Yang Tinghe has always had mixed feelings about Tang Hao.

Yang Tinghe, the Emperor Zhengde's teacher, was the first to enter the court and the cabinet. It was precisely because of the "Imperial Mirror Illustrated" that Tang Hao intentionally gave him that he was able to enter the cabinet smoothly and make further progress in his career.

But after that, because of his own position, Yang Tinghe had to fight with Tang Hao and protect the power and interests of civil officials as much as possible.

Unfortunately, with Tang Hao's great defeat of Mongolia and even the capture of the Mongolian prince alive, the military generals and nobles rose strongly and were unstoppable.

During this period, the fierce and powerful Xin Guogong Tang Hao almost suffocated the gentry in the court.

But did Tang Hao do anything wrong?

He didn't!

On the contrary, he made countless contributions to the Ming Dynasty!

Apart from anything else, just defeating the Mongolian forces in one battle and capturing the Mongolian prince alive was enough for Tang Hao to be famous in history and live forever!

Although he was already in the highest position among the ministers, and was clearly a person who was second only to one person, Tang Hao did not rest on his laurels. Instead, he risked his life to go out to sea again to explore high-yield crops for the Ming Dynasty!

What kind of person is this?

Yang Tinghe found it difficult to understand, but it did not prevent him from respecting him.

Especially the manuscripts that Tang Hao left for him. After Yang Tinghe read them last night, he was even more shocked!

One Whip Law!

The land tax was distributed among the acres!

Fire consumption was returned to the public!

The gentry served as officials and paid taxes together!

These are national policies that are enough to change the political landscape of the Ming Dynasty!

How could he, Yang Tinghe, be favored by Tang Hao, the Duke of Xin, and have these shocking national policies handed over to him, Yang Tinghe?

"It's hard and dangerous to go to sea this time."

"So I can't guarantee that I can return safely!"

"If I can't return safely, please consider these policies that benefit the country and the people!"

"If the Prime Minister has the heart to govern the country, he should try to implement them one by one. If not, please leave these manuscripts for future generations to have a chance."

This is what Tang Hao told Yang Tinghe, and it is also the real reason why Yang Tinghe's expression was moved at this moment.

Perhaps, the world has misjudged Tang Hao, and misjudged this loyal Ming Dynasty!

Tang Hao also noticed Yang Tinghe with red eyes, and nodded to him with a smile.

He was not sure whether he could cross the Pacific Ocean safely, so he left these policies that benefit the country and the people in advance.

He was also not sure whether Yang Tinghe had the determination to be a reformer who would risk the world's disapproval to implement these policies that benefit the country and the people and open up a real prosperous era for the people of the Ming Dynasty.

But he could only do so much.

At least, as the emperor's teacher, Yang Tinghe would not hide it from Zhu Houzhao.

Even if Tang Hao couldn't come back, these policies that benefited the country and the people would still remain in the Ming Dynasty, slowly fermenting, waiting for a suitable opportunity, waiting for a young and promising monarch, and then follow the trend to carry out reforms.

As for why he didn't tell Zhu Houzhao directly?

Tang Hao didn't know whether these national policies were in line with the current national conditions of the Ming Dynasty.

As a cabinet minister, Yang Tinghe knew more about the national conditions of the Ming Dynasty than anyone else, including Emperor Zhu Houzhao and Tang Hao, a military hero.

Therefore, leaving the manuscript to Yang Tinghe was a decision Tang Hao made after careful consideration.

It was almost time, and the materials were shipped.

Tang Hao said goodbye to his wife and children, then looked at each person he was familiar with, nodded to them one by one, and finally looked at Emperor Zhu Houzhao.

"Don't forget our original goal."

"Rejuvenate the Ming Dynasty!"

"Make the Ming Dynasty great again!"

Zhu Houzhao's eyes were red, and he nodded heavily.

"I will never forget it!"

The monarch and his minister smiled at each other, and everything was unspoken.

Then Tang Hao boarded the ship, and the fleet slowly sailed away from the dock.

Under the watchful eyes of the Ming Dynasty, General Tang Hao once again embarked on an unknown journey.

Tang Hao stood on the deck, and suddenly there were two more people beside him.

"My Lord, are you surprised? Are you surprised?"

"My Lord, I'm here too!"

Looking at Tang Mu and Chang Kuohai, Tang Hao kicked each of them unhappily.

"You two guys are really, why do you have to follow me when you have a good life?"

"Then my Lord, aren't you the same?" Tang Mu laughed.

The three looked at each other, and finally laughed at the same time.

Just like when they first met that year.