Chapter 419

When Zhang Hao arrived at Sun Qihai's mansion, Sun Qihai immediately came out and saluted Zhang Hao.

"Okay, I'll come to your house as a guest. You're so polite, which makes me embarrassed!" Zhang Hao said to Sun Qihai with a smile.

"Yes, sir, thank you, sir!" Sun Qihai made a request gesture to Zhang Hao. Zhang Hao handed the gift to Sun Qihai and went in. Sun Qihai's mansion was not big, but he was very quick to pack up.

"Sir, these are my two kids. Come and see the Marquis!" Sun Qihai said to the two kids standing not far away.

The older one was about twelve years old and the younger one was about ten years old. The two children came over immediately, knelt down respectfully to Zhang Hao and said, "I have met the Marquis!"

"Oh, get up quickly, get up, these two kids, are you studying?" Zhang Hao asked at Sun Qihai.

"Reading, I will teach them in person!" Sun Qihai said with a smile.

"Yes, learn from your father well. Your father is from a Jinshi!" Zhang Hao said to the two children with a smile.

"My father said, you are so powerful. You are a marquis and you are not a few years older than us!" Sun Qihai's eldest son said to Zhang Hao.

"Haha, this kid, I'm fighting and killing. Your father's sitting in the office to do things. It's different. It's better to study!" Zhang Hao said with a smile. Soon, Sun Qihai's wife came with the food.

"I've met my sister-in-law!" Zhang Hao stood up immediately and saluted Sun Qihai's wife.

"Oh, I have seen Mr. Lu An. The private woman is rude. How can you let you salute first!" Ye immediately bowed to Zhang Hao and said.

"It's okay, there are not so many rules, I'll bother you today!" Zhang Hao said with a smile.

"No trouble, no trouble. It's a honor for our family to invite the Marquis to dinner. My master often says that if you are the Marquis, you will be supporting him, and he is still running errands in the capital. Thank you, Marquis!" Ye said to Zhang Hao.

"Well, thank you or not, it's because your master is upright and is too chaotic in the capital, so he is not used to it. When he gets here, it's probably much better!" Zhang Hao continued to smile and said,

Then Ye asked the two of them to continue chatting, and he went to serve the dishes.

After the dishes came up, Ye invited them to dinner. Zhang Hao and Sun Qihai were sitting there. The two of them were drinking. Zhang Hao said to Sun Qihai: "Do it well, don't be corrupt. If you take such a small amount of money, no one dares to stare at you. At that time, I will give you a good future, but I also hope that you can stick to your true intentions. If you can't hold on, I will bring someone to check you at that time, and it will be bad!"

"Don't worry, I, Sun Qihai, will never go to stretch out my hands anyway. Even if it kills my life, I can't embarrass you. I know, in the entire Ming Dynasty, I hope there are not many good officials in the Ming Dynasty, but you are one,

Look, now, those merchants say they want to thank you. If it weren't for you, they would still be sneaky in their business. Now they can deliver the goods after paying taxes, but they still spend less money. The money they spent on finding those relationships before was actually more, so now they feel better about us setting up checkpoints to collect taxes!" Sun Qihai sat there and said to Zhang Hao.

"Well, you prepare it yourself. You might have moved before the New Year, but it's not sure. It depends on whether I want to do this. It's mainly time. Now you are here, just exploring experience. How come the businessmen come here to pay taxes and get out of customs, rather than smuggling!" Zhang Hao said to Sun Qihai.

"I understand, sir, I know this!" Sun Qihai immediately said to Zhang Hao, and then the two of them talked about the current court. After dinner, Zhang Hao went back to rest.

In the evening, Zhang Hao invited the generals to dinner at the mansion. The generals still had their opinions. They had already planned to invite Zhang Hao, but Zhang Hao smiled and waved his hand and said, "What does it matter who invites whoever, just have to have a meal." Zhang Hao invited the generals in the mansion,

Until very late, the generals did not return.

In the next few days, Zhang Hao was all in the city, just investigating those merchants. He also had many questions to ask those merchants, and he had any suggestions or opinions on the current tax collection policy. If there is any, it can be said that those merchants saw that Lu Anhou asked in person, and they were also very grateful to Zhang Hao.

So, if you have any ideas, I also told Zhang Hao that Zhang Hao has always remembered the suggestions they made. After returning to the mansion, he just sorted out the suggestions. Zhang Hao needs to consider these suggestions, including the payment of customs clearance in various places is too intensive. Although the money is not much, it is troublesome and delays things.

Those merchants suggest that they unify the tax, and just pay it in one go. Zhang Hao feels that it makes sense.

On the other side of the capital, Jiajing saw Zhang Hao and went to Xuanhua for several days. Zhang Hao had just gone to Xuanhua to see him, but Jiajing didn't understand why he stayed for so long.

"Does this bastard want to hide in Xuanhua and not come back?" Jiajing asked Lu Fang.

"Your Majesty, this is unlikely? Isn't his wife pregnant? Logically, he won't stay for so long!" Lu Fang thought about it for a while and said to Jiajing.

"I think it's possible. This bastard is just hiding from me now, afraid that I will let him go to the south!" Jiajing sat there and said unhappily, knowing that this kid is lazy.

"Your Majesty, I guess I will be back soon in the past few days!" Lu Fang said to Jiajing.

"Well, if you don't come back within two days, let the Jinyiwei send a message to Zhang Hao and ask him to come back quickly. What's the point of hiding there? He shouldn't deal with the matter in the capital now?" Jiajing said to Lu Fang, and Lu Fang nodded immediately.

Then he looked at the list of cabinet ministers and the rules for cabinet handling memorials he considered himself. Now he could only discuss this with Zhang Hao. If he discussed it with those ministers, he would probably have many objections at that time. However, Jiajing knew those ministers, so he would do it first.

After the work was done, it was useless for the ministers to object. Moreover, before the list was released, he wanted to consult some people, but he didn't know who to consult. Once he asked, the news would be leaked immediately, and it would be a problem at that time.

In addition, once it is announced, many ministers will probably oppose it. Jiajing is worried that Zhang Hao is not in the capital and may not be able to suppress those ministers. Now those ministers are afraid of Zhang Hao and have angered Zhang Hao, so they will kill him first.

In Yan Song's mansion, Yan Song was actually very anxious because the list of the chief ministers of the cabinet had not been announced. No one knew what Jiajing was thinking. Some ministers had also written a letter, hoping that the chief ministers could be determined as soon as possible so that they could report their work, but Jiajing had been holding them back and not sending them!

"Dad, haven't you gone to the Danfang?" Yan Shifan asked Yan Song after coming in.

"I've gone, and I've also told the emperor about this question, but the emperor said that the emperor did not give a clear answer, so now I can only wait. No one knows what the emperor means. Lu Ben is now packing up his things and preparing to go back. He can't ask anything to ask. Zhang Hao is not in the capital now. He originally wanted to ask Xu Jie to inquire about the news!" Yan Song sat there, saying a little depressedly.

"What does the emperor mean? Don't you want the chief minister? I'm afraid you two are in the chief minister, and I probably won't feel at ease with the emperor!" Yan Shifan sat there and said.

"Hey, I don't care, it will definitely be solved, but I also reacted. The emperor actually doesn't want me to be the chief assistant. So, Donglou, you must be more cautious when doing things in the future." Yan Song looked at Yan Shifan and explained.

When Yan Shifan heard this, he nodded in a sigh. Everyone knew this, and he also heard some rumors that the emperor might have to deal with his father, but he was very good, and he didn't know where they got the news. Of course, Yan Shifan didn't believe it. Jiajing still needed his father now, so it was impossible to deal with his father like this.

"Dad, who is the next person to enter the cabinet?" Yan Shifan asked Yan Song in consideration of this.

"I don't know yet, but there are a few possibilities, one is Ouyang De, one is Ying Dayou, and the other is Zhou Yan. No matter who comes to the three of them, it will be unfavorable for me. The first two are Xu Jie people, and Zhou Yan, who doesn't get into the oil and salt, will restrain me whenever they go to the scene. The biggest possibility is Zhou Yan, but Zhou Yan is the left deputy commander. It is logical that he has not entered the cabinet. However, when the emperor did things according to the convention, it is still unclear. It still needs to wait to know!" Yan Song sat there and said in a sigh.

"Then according to what you said, it's really possible that it was Zhou Yan!" Yan Shifan nodded when he heard this, and he nodded. Yan Shifan was just sitting there drinking tea.

"By the way, you can also inquire and see who makes this tea table now. There are now in Xujie's mansion and Xujie's office room. I also like to drink tea like this. Go and get one for me!" Yan Song said to Yan Shifan.

When Yan Shifan heard this, he immediately smiled bitterly, "Dad, now only Zhang Hao's mansion can do it, and others can do it, but no one dares to do it. This is done by Zhang Hao. Whoever dares to do it secretly? So no one dares to do it unless it is done by the craftsmen at home, but it may not be good if Zhang Hao nods!"

"I know, no one dares to do it?" Yan Song asked unhappily.

"No one dares to do it, Dad, who dares to offend Zhang Hao publicly like this?" Yan Shifan nodded laughingly and criedly.

"Hey, Zhang Hao, his power is getting stronger and stronger now!" Yan Song sat there and sighed.
Chapter completed!