Xu Maojie first issued a ban order to prevent the news that King Song and Zhu Ruisheng came to Jinling were leaked, and then he quickly asked the kitchen to cook, and he wanted to hold a banquet at home.

"The old minister was particularly happy when he came to Jiangnan for inspection. After many years, you are the first prince to go to Jiangnan." Xu Maojie said.

"I came to Jiangnan without hiding my purpose from you. Two purposes are: one is to use silk, tea, porcelain and other goods from Jiangnan to obtain military pay for the Jinyiwei. I believe you always know the situation of the imperial court's Ministry of Revenue."

"The second purpose is to rebuild the Anyuanyi Shibo Department and monitor the entire Jiangnan voyage to the West. To put it bluntly, we must collect some commercial taxes to prevent these bold merchants from doing things that harm the dynasty."

"I arrived in Ningcheng at the first stop, the second stop was Hangzhou, and I arrived in Jinling at the third stop. It was really thrilling. My ship was at the mouth of the Yangtze River, and almost knocked over the Han family's ship. Unexpectedly, the four major sea merchants in Jiangnan were so domineering."

"I originally went to Jiangnan this time and didn't want to cause more trouble, but the situation is so corrupt that I have to settle the score with the officials in Jiangnan. I plan to clean up and knock on the four major maritime merchants. What do you think?" Zhu Ruisheng said straight to the point.

He deliberately confused the concept, which was more than just a cleanup. This time he had to uproot and completely eradicate the power of the four major maritime merchants.

However, the Xu family has been in charge of Jinling for many years, and it can be regarded as a local force. It is not clear whether the four major maritime merchants have joined the Duke's Mansion.

This is a test. If Xu Maojie wants to plead with the four major maritime merchants, it would be like his butt being slapped, and his future consequences will inevitably be suppressed by him. For the leading general in charge of military power, even Emperor Sheng Long will not consider the romance. This is a matter of principle.

"These people dare to endanger your safety, and they should really be killed! Just hitting them, it would be too cheap! The old minister has lived in Jiangnan for a long time, so he naturally knows the harm of these maritime merchants, but the army cannot interfere in local government affairs, so the old minister has no choice but to do anything!"

"The four major maritime merchants themselves are not afraid of themselves. They can be crushed to pieces in the blink of an eye. The key is that overseas trade involves the interests of many forces. If normal procedures are followed, the relationship behind them will inevitably be obstructed, and even the cabinet will stand up and speak."

"Our Tianming Dynasty paid too little taxes on merchants. The root cause is that most of the important officials in the court were spokespersons jointly elected by gentry and big merchants from all over the country. This entangled relationship of interests seriously affects the country's tax revenue."

"Prince, the old minister's advice is not to beat them, but to directly eradicate these hidden dangers that poison Jiangnan. However, before the action, we must first deal with the forces behind them, seize evidence of collusion, and block the mouths of the cabinet and the six ministries."

"In order to protect their own interests, or the interests of major forces, civil officials insist that they cannot compete with the people for profit. Our actions must never touch the commercial tax. Instead, they severely punish the bullies in Jiangnan who collude with the government, bully men and women, and do evil." Xu Maojie said.

Zhu Ruisheng felt quite satisfied with this statement. This Duke of Wei clearly had to deal with the four major maritime businessmen, and had a bit of a big idea of ​​right and wrong. The overall situation was also good, and the suggestions were feasible.

"How many of the forty-nine Wei guards in the Southern Zhili area can Duke Wei master?" Zhu Ruisheng asked.

"Since the reign of Emperor Chengzu, the Xu family was ordered to guard Jinling and to adjust the forty-nine guards around Jinling. After so many years of operation, the old ministers had absolutely confidence that they could impose orders."

"If you want to mobilize troops, you have to pass the eunuch in the garrison and the Minister of War. The general of the Central Army Zhu Guobi also needs to issue military orders, otherwise it will not comply with the procedures. Can you ask the emperor to give the order?" Xu Maojie said.

"The king's question book has been sent to the capital for 600 miles in a hurry. The father's instructions will be sent to Jinling in the past two days. We must be patient. I also want to have a good time in Jinling and ask Brother Xu to be a tour guide for me!" Zhu Ruisheng said with a smile.

"It is his honor to be a tour guide for the prince and the glory of our Xu family. The old minister will clean up the guest room later and ask the prince and all the adults to rest." Xu Maojie said.

He believed that this was His Highness's show of kindness, and it was also the old Zhu family's attention to the Xu family. When he came to Jinling in private, he first came to the Duke of Wei's Mansion and asked his son to be his escorts, which shows that the Duke of Wei's Mansion was the most noble in the mind of the Zhu family, and his status was indestructible.

"No, we will leave immediately after dinner. The Duke's Mansion is too eye-catching. Let's live in the place arranged by the Jinyiwei. It's not far from the royal palace. When I heard this, I went to my residence to find me. Let's travel to the Qinhuai River at night!" Zhu Ruisheng said.

The two of them did not dare to interrupt. They enjoyed a meal of Jinling. After drinking a few glasses of wine, the group went to the Confucius Temple area to rest at the secret base of the Jinyiwei.

Seeing them leaving the back door, Xu Maojie breathed a sigh of relief.

"Dad, what's wrong with you? I see your forehead is sweating!" Xu Wenyuan asked in surprise.

"You know, fortunately, I haven't lived for so many years in vain. I have always been firm in my attitude. If I had a little hesitation just now, the Xu family would cause trouble." Xu Maojie said.

"What do you mean? I don't understand very well?" Xu Wenyuan was confused.

"How to deal with the four major maritime merchants, Your Highness Song has already made detailed plans, and even the memorials requested were sent to the capital. If the Xu family was vague, he would think that the Xu family had a connection with the four major maritime merchants. After cleaning them up, he would probably turn around and get rid of the Xu family!"

"Child, our Xu family is known as the most noble of the Tianming Dynasty. He has mastered the military power of Jinling for generations. On the one hand, it is related to relatives and on the other hand, it is loyalty of the Xu family. However, after more than a dozen emperors, relatives have almost no effect. Only unswervingly support the royal family is the only way." Xu Maojie said.

"Your Highness King Song is really interesting. In front of you, he said he was going to visit the brothels in Qinhuai River. I said he was lustful, but you don't believe it!" Xu Wenyuan said with a smile.

Zhu Ruisheng wanted to visit brothels. In his eyes, he was a fellow man and a friend who could make friends. How could there be a man who was not lustful?

"You know, Your Highness Song is definitely not the kind of lustful person who is as lustful as life. When he forced his wife to rob him, it might be a self-deprecating method. He could be trusted by the emperor to take charge of the Jinyiwei. Can he be an ordinary person? You have seen countless people, and this pair of eyes is not blind yet!"

"He wants to visit the brothel, there must be a reason inside. Please stay with me honestly. Don't take yourself seriously. You can do whatever you want. Tell me about it when you come back!" Xu Maojie said.
Chapter completed!