In early June of the ninth year of Chongzhen, it was precisely with the warm east wind of the Pacific Ocean that the first fleet of the Ming Dynasty, under the guidance of John and others, left the port of Busan, North Korea, and embarked on a route to North America.

In this fleet, each ship has a chat group member. Therefore, Emperor Chongzhen could know the situation of this fleet in real time through the chat group. Therefore, although others had arrived in Jiangnan, they could also know that the fleet had set off.

The ship was docked at Yangzhou City Wharf. In the past few times, they basically passed by Yangzhou and did not enter, at least they did not take a good walk. This time, Emperor Chongzhen finally decided to walk in Yangzhou.

After getting off the boat, Emperor Chongzhen found that Yangzhou seemed to be more prosperous than before. Not to mention anything else, Emperor Chongzhen still felt it after passing by this port several times. Whether it was the ships on the shore or the crowds on the shore, it was all more than I remember.

I remember that in the past, the Yangzhou Wharf was originally not distinguished by the cargo owners. Now, looking around, those purely transporting ships are already a separate area of ​​their own, separated from the passenger ship docking point.

On the pier, there are many houses, along the road to the Yangzhou city walls. Pedestrians, travelers, idle people; men, women, children, and people of all kinds can be seen at a glance. Of course, most of them are men.

"Master, I didn't expect Yangzhou to be so prosperous!" After looking at it for a while, Concubine Yuan said with a little surprise on her face.

After hearing this, Emperor Chongzhen turned his head to look at her, and smiled and said, "It was not as prosperous as it is now!"

When Concubine Yuan first left Beijing, she was a little restrained. Now that she has walked so far, she finally let go. Her temperament is still a little quiet.

Liu Xingzuo, the commander of the Jinyiwei guard who was guarding the side, heard this and smiled and whispered: "The master has let go of tax collection along the way, mainly tax collection at the buying and selling points. In this way, goods from all over the country are naturally much more prosperous than before."

Speaking of which, this is also related to administration.

In the past, although the Ming Dynasty stipulated that there were thirty taxes, for example, the tax cards on the road were as numerous as ox.

Zhou Hui of the Ming Dynasty recorded an example of tax checkpoints in his "Jinling Trivia".

This example is in the 28th year of Wanli. A man named Lu Er decided to sell lamp grass in another place for profit because there was a price difference in other places. However, when he hired a ship to set off, he encountered tax cards assigned by the local prefect, tax cards assigned by the county magistrate, tax cards assigned by the Eunuch Zhao who went home to recuperate in the capital, and temporary tax cards in addition to regular tax cards, anyway, there were various tax cards. As a result, Lu Er was forced to sell lamp grass in the middle of the way before he arrived at the destination. Otherwise, it would be really not enough to accompany him.

Of course, Lu Er can't do this business in a different place because he is an ordinary person. If he has a background and fame, then some tax cards will not be collected. If his background is strong enough, he will basically not be collected.

This is why the Ming Dynasty's business prosperity was actually a bureaucratic business prosperity in history, but the court basically could not receive taxes.

However, in this plane, Sun Chuanting first managed commercial taxation. Anyone, regardless of his background or fame, would pay taxes according to the Ming law firm. These taxes that were originally fled can be entered into the treasury.

In addition, Emperor Chongzhen innovated the system of the Censorate and set up all the branches of the Censorate to the county level. The responsibilities of this Censorate are not to manage the people, but to manage the officials. If there are officials and gentry illegal matters, the people are allowed to go to the branch of the Censorate to file a complaint. In addition, the name of the factory guard has been re-established with the previous major events.

In this way, there will naturally be no such thing as setting up a card to collect taxes in various places. If Wang Er sells it in another place, he will not have to pay so much tax, but will pay it seriously in accordance with the thirty taxes stipulated in the Ming Dynasty.

It is also because of this that the business of the Ming Dynasty flourished. Even businessmen without official backgrounds can make money in business trade in this environment.

As a result, not only Yangzhou City, but also other places, all of which are more prosperous than before because of the prosperity of business.

In fact, Emperor Chongzhen didn't need Liu Xingzuo to explain, he could understand it in his heart. He ignored this topic anymore, looked up and pointed to the most eye-catching restaurant on the dock and said, "Let's go and see if there is any delicious food!"

For some reason, when Fang Zhenghua, the personal guard, heard this, remembered that when he visited privately on the past, he always seemed to encounter some things. This time, wouldn't he encounter them again?

Thinking of this, seeing that Emperor Chongzhen had already got off the ship, he hurriedly followed and followed the emperor and the imperial concubine. Unfortunately, there were no sunglasses, and his eyes were swept around, so that others could notice him immediately.

The ships that were approaching were all disembarking. There were groups of three or five, and there were also ones alone. Emperor Chongzhen was on a tour in a condom, so he naturally would not impose any martial law. He just surrounded the Jinyiwei on the outside and protected the emperor and the imperial concubine without any trace.

As soon as I walked onto the dock, I suddenly saw a carriage in front of me that was about to start. The curtain was lifted, and a little girl jumped off and ran towards the ship crying.

Emperor Chongzhen looked east and west, and naturally saw this situation at a glance.

This little girl looks pretty good, about ten years old, with pear blossoms in the rain, shouting, "Uncle, I want to go home, I want to go home..."

Behind her, a middle-aged woman was also leaping off the carriage and chased the little girl, telling her not to run away.

This little girl probably didn't want to part with her relatives, right? Emperor Chongzhen looked at this scene and didn't think much. He just stood up and continued to move forward. However, Concubine Yuan stared at her for a longer time before following Emperor Chongzhen.

"What are you doing when you come back?" An angry voice sounded. Emperor Chongzhen turned his head to look when he heard the sound, but saw a middle-aged man wearing a little shabby clothes. He was waving to the little girl who ran over with anger and asked her to leave. At the same time, he also said, "I told you that with this mother, you will have a good life in the future!"

Hearing this, Emperor Chongzhen couldn't help but frowned, as if he had thought of something. He turned around and stopped and looked over there.

I saw the little girl running very fast, and the woman behind couldn't catch up. She soon arrived in front of the man, knelt down, and looked up with tears in her eyes and said, "Uncle, I'm very well-behaved. I can help my family. I can make a lot of money. Don't sell me, okay if I don't go?"

Concubine Yuan had already stopped. After hearing the little girl say this, she immediately showed an unbearable look on her face and whispered in the ear of Emperor Chongzhen: "Poor child!"

Emperor Chongzhen nodded after hearing this, but didn't say anything, just looked over there.

I saw a hint of impatientness appearing on the man's face. I looked around and saw that many people around stopped to look at him. I was a little annoyed. I lowered my head and scolded the little girl, "What are you crying? This is for you to enjoy your happiness. Besides, you have been in my house for many years, and you don't have any money to eat and drink? You can't afford to support you..."

The onlookers probably understood what was going on, and basically no one cared about it. While whispering, Emperor Chongzhen also heard a conversation between two men.

"This little girl looks good and has a good voice, so she probably sold her a lot of money."

"No, the so-called Yangzhou skinny horse is probably going to be sold at a big price after training!"

Concubine Yuan had already given birth to a daughter. Although she was not as old as the little girl in front of her, she immediately remembered her daughter. She couldn't help but feel very sympathetic and said to Emperor Chongzhen: "I don't know if the little girl's parents know? If it is possible, no one wants to sell their children, right? This person is just an uncle. Will there be any hidden information in the middle?"

It was obvious that she wanted to interfere in this matter. It was just that the emperor was there, and without the emperor's consent, she did not dare to interfere privately. If it were Hai Lanzhu or Concubine Tian, ​​she would not be able to solve what she was thinking in her heart, so she would say it directly.

Hearing this, Emperor Chongzhen nodded and was about to step forward when he saw the woman chasing him from behind had arrived. He said a little angrily: "You little girl, mom, I won't treat you badly. Study hard, don't touch the spring snow, good days are coming!"

The little girl ignored her and just looked at the man and continued to beg: "Uncle, please take me back. When I grow up, I will definitely make a lot of money. I don't want to report it, I will give it to you..."

However, before she finished speaking, she was interrupted by the man, and she heard her shout loudly: "Enough, that's it!"

The woman also started to pull the little girl and wanted to pull her away.

Seeing this, the onlookers knew that the little episode was about to end, so they all dispersed and prepared to go their own way.

However, at this time, Emperor Chongzhen stepped forward and shouted softly: "Slow down!"

When the woman heard this, she looked up. Her eyes were poisonous. When she saw Emperor Chongzhen's temperament and the entourage around him, she knew that this was a noble man and she dared not offend him. She let the little girl go first as she said.

But the man was angry that others were meddling in other people's business. Although he saw Emperor Chongzhen following him, like a rich man, he was not afraid and immediately said, "This young man, the child is ignorant, and has disturbed you."

Seeing that Emperor Chongzhen's face didn't seem to look good, he quickly explained: "I am his uncle, my family is poor, I have found a way out for her, it's okay."

Emperor Chongzhen ignored her at all, and just lowered his head and asked the little girl, "Where is your parents?"

When the little girl saw someone paying attention to her, she seemed to have grabbed the last straw. She looked up at Emperor Chongzhen and quickly replied: "My father went out to do business two years ago and never returned. My mother disappeared shortly after my father left. I was at my uncle's house..."

"Listen, this young man, I'm not lying. I'm her uncle." The man interrupted the little girl when he heard this, and said, "His father must have died outside. It's been more than two years and there is no news at all. My family is not rich and I have been raising it for two years. I have no choice but to help her find a better way out."

In this era, no matter what you go out, there are great risks. If you are not careful, you will easily die in a foreign land. There has been no news for more than two years. Generally speaking, something may happen outside.

It is precisely because of this common sense that this man made the decision to sell this little girl.

But Emperor Chongzhen still ignored him and just frowned. Two years ago, there was no new household registration system at that time, so it was a bit difficult to write an ID number for the people across the country.

He turned his head to look at Concubine Yuan, who looked sympathetic, and then turned around and asked the little girl, "What's your father's name?"

"My father's surname is Chen, his name is Xuan, his name is Tonggui, and his name is Tonggui. He was Zhenren of Yangzhou." The little girl answered seriously, and even said how he wrote it.

Obviously, in the past, my family background should be good, or my parents knew a few words, so they taught her.

In Jiangnan, the literacy rate is indeed relatively high. If the family conditions are slightly better, a considerable number of people will know some words before the children's school is opened.

After hearing this, Emperor Chongzhen immediately entered the chat group and searched by the name in the household registration folder. Although it may not be found, it was a little hope after all.

There are many people named Chen Xuan. Emperor Chongzhen searched for the words on this basis. As a result, there must be one person who meets the conditions. Look at the detailed information and check the information.

The man waited for a while, and when he saw the noble young man, he seemed a little stunned. After waiting for a while, he was impatient. He turned around and saw that his boat was about to drive, and he didn't speak, so he turned around and left. Anyway, the money had been obtained, so he didn't want to stay here to deal with it.

When the woman saw this, she hesitated for a moment and wanted to pull the little girl away.

Liu Xingzuo knew what the emperor was doing, but even if he didn't know, the emperor had already said something just now, and without his permission, the few people in front of him would not want to leave. Therefore, he just looked at him, and immediately, several Jinyiwei took two steps forward and blocked the way for the men and women.

As soon as he saw this situation, the man was a little annoyed and shouted immediately: "What do you mean? I didn't break the law. If you bully others with your power, there will be a Censorate here!"

These days, the Censorate has been quite shocked to officials and gentry. After all, a new official needs three more fires to take office. If a new local government office is opened, if it does not cause any trouble to increase its popularity, wouldn’t the local branches of the Censorate become a decoration?

This man was thinking so, so even if he looked at this nosy man like a noble man, he was not afraid!

The woman didn't say anything. She stood obediently in the face of the Jinyiwei's stopping, and at the same time letting go of the little girl. She looked at Emperor Chongzhen and then looked at the little girl, feeling a little reluctant. If she hadn't seen that this little girl had the potential to sell her big, she wouldn't be willing to offend the noble son, so she would rather have made such a business go bad.
Chapter completed!