Chapter 233

Zhang Hao asked Zhang Juzheng and the others what their plans were for their own future. After hearing this, the two were stunned for a moment and didn't know how to answer. They had never thought about it at all. After all, it was a bit too much to think about the future when they came to Zhang Hao just now.

"This, sir, I just came to you. We have never thought about the future. Moreover, now is not the time to be mobilized, right?" Hu Zongxian looked at Zhang Hao and said hesitantly.

"Well. Of course I know it's not the time to be mobilized, but I hope you can grow up as soon as possible. You two are talented people, so you can't be with me, a barbarian? Otherwise, everyone else will laugh at you!" Zhang Hao sat there, laughed and said.

"Sir, they are all envious of us. Sir, who doesn't want to curry favor with you now? They can't curry favor with you!" Zhang Juzheng also said to Zhang Hao when he heard this.

"Why do you want me to curry favor with me? Do you want me to beat them to death? Ha, okay, let's not talk about this, I will tell you something. The court will soon set up an inspection team, led by the fourth rank of the fourth rank, and go to various provinces to investigate. We must ensure that the officials of the Ming Dynasty cannot be corrupt and that the people can live a good life.

You two, Zhang Juzheng, you are from the sixth rank, Hu Zongxian, you are from the fifth rank, let me see if you can be promoted to the fifth rank, Hu Zongxian, you are from the fifth rank, in this case, I will arrange for you a deputy team leader to go to various provinces to investigate, one is to investigate those officials, and the other is to understand the sufferings of the people. You two, I will serve as officials of the Ministry of Personnel first, how about it?" Zhang Hao sat there, looking at them and asked.

"Sir, this! We were just half a level last year and were promoted. This is not the Ministry of Personnel, right?" Hu Zongxian and the others looked at Zhang Hao in shock. They came to Zhang Hao, but they had just upgraded and upgraded again. This was too fast.

"What can't be passed? They dare not be passed, but I hope you, well, be good officials, good officials who seek benefits for the people, good officials who share affairs for the emperor, rather than those corrupt officials in the court, who know how to get money and don't care about the lives of the people at all!" Zhang Hao continued to say to the two of them.

"Don't worry, sir, we will never do such a thing. If you do it, sir can hammer us with a hammer and there will be no complaints!" Hu Zongxian and the others immediately knelt down and bowed to Zhang Hao and said.

"Why do you kneel down? Just be wholehearted for the people and be wholehearted for the public. I believe in your abilities. If you are okay, go back and rest. I will do it for you here!" Zhang Hao waved his hand to them and said,

The two of them also stood up and followed Zhang Hao out. After Zhang Hao went out, they went to Yuxi Palace. There was no way. Although they didn't have to go, Zhang Hao found that it seemed that something was missing if they didn't go.

"Your Majesty, are you having dinner again?" Zhang Hao poked his head in, saw Jiajing having dinner, and immediately walked over with a smile and asked.

"Lu Fang, go and prepare!" Jiajing said helplessly to Lu Fang, knowing that this kid is here to have a free meal.

"Your Majesty, how do you know I didn't eat?" Zhang Hao sat opposite Jiajing and asked.

"Did you go to the Censorate today?" Jiajing asked as he looked at Zhang Hao.

"Go!" Zhang Hao nodded and said.

"That's almost the same. If you don't go, you see I'll deal with you!" Jiajing said at Zhang Hao.

"Your Majesty, look at what you said, haven't I gone?" Zhang Hao looked at Jiajing with dissatisfaction and said, Jiajing ignored him.

At this time, an eunuch quickly stepped in and said to Jiajing: "Emperor, Xu Ge Lao and the Minister of War Wang Bangrui asked for a meeting!"

"Hmm?" When Jiajing heard this, Wang Bangrui asked for a meeting. There was something wrong: "Hurry up!"

Soon, Xu Jie and Wang Bangrui came over. "I bow to the emperor!" Xu Jie and Wang Bangrui immediately bowed and said.

"No gifts, but is there an urgent matter? Where is the war on the border?" Jiajing stared at Wang Bangrui and asked. "Go back to the emperor, Altan, Tatar Khan, sent his son Tokto to Xuanhua, hoping that our Ming Dynasty could open the Horse Market and bring tribute this time!" Wang Bangrui immediately said to Jiajing.

"Tribute? He Altan is so honest. Is there any news from the Ministry of War?" Jiajing sneered and asked after hearing this.

"Return to the emperor, the news from the Ministry of War is that the Oirat took advantage of the defeat of the Tatars last year and his troops were reduced, and they began to attack the Tatars. The Tatars could not defeat them and had retreated hundreds of miles!" Wang Bangrui immediately bowed his hand and reported.

"Well, this is OK, but how do you think about the opening of the Horse Market?" Jiajing sat there and continued to ask.

"I can't agree to it when I went back to the emperor. Last year they invaded our capital, hoping that we would activate it. If we didn't activate it, they attacked. Now we have defeated it, so it shouldn't be able to activate it!" Xu Jie immediately bowed and said.

"Yes, the Emperor, the Ministry of War also means this. The Emperor, this is the memorial of the Governor Xuanda, and this is the same as the memorial!" At this moment, Wang Bangrui also took out the memorial and handed it over with both hands. Huang Jin saw it, immediately took it over and handed it to Jiajing. Jiajing opened and looked.

"Then I won't open it, let the Ola cause more trouble for them!" Jiajing said after reading it.

"Your Majesty, why don't you open your business? You can make money, yourselves!" Zhang Hao was displeased when he heard this and immediately shouted at Jiajing.

"Shut up, you bastard, what do you know?" Jiajing immediately shouted when he heard Zhang Hao say this.

"Your Majesty, that's what we can make money!" Zhang Hao was displeased when he heard this and said very unhappy to Jiajing.

"This, Zhang Hao, we really don't make money, we all lose money!" Xu Jie immediately persuaded Zhang Hao and said.

"How is it possible? What can we sell Tatars? How much can we sell? How much can we lose money? What else can he sell besides cattle, sheep and horses? We can't sell silk fabrics, porcelain, daily necessities, and what we can't sell to them. How can we lose money? Are my Ming Dynasty merchants so stupid?" Zhang Hao immediately refuted Xu Jie's opinion.

"This is indeed a loss of money!" Wang Bangrui also spoke.

"I still don't believe it. If they sell things to us, we can still lose money!" Zhang Hao said in disbelief. How could it be possible for so many goods in the Ming Dynasty to sell them?

"What do you bastards know? Do you know why they asked us to open a horse market?" Jiajing stared at Zhang Hao and cursed.

"Then tell me!" Zhang Hao looked at Jiajing and said.

"They hope to get more supplies from us to support them in wars, such as salt, grain, pig iron, etc., and all available supplies. They sell us cattle, sheep and horses to exchange for money to buy those things. This will increase their military strength, do you know?" Jiajing stared at Zhang Hao and explained.

"Tsk, can you sell pig iron too?" Zhang Hao said with a chuckling when he heard this.

"The court does not allow it to be sold, but someone will smuggle it!" Xu Jie immediately answered Zhang Hao's words.

"Then arrest, what are the soldiers on the border? Besides, Master, you hope that the Oirat will defeat the Tatars. If I remember correctly, we have fought with the Oirat for a lot of wars before,

Now the Tatars are a little weak. We buy them supplies. When they become stronger, turn them off and sell them to Oirat. How good is it to let them fight. Besides, we have got the money, are you still afraid that there will be no elite soldiers? Destroy them!" Zhang Hao stood there, looking at them with disdain and said.

"Huh?" When Jiajing heard this, he was really, if the Oirat destroyed the Tatars and the Oirat became stronger, he would still fight the Ming Dynasty. So he looked at Wang Bangrui.

"Your Majesty, it's really possible that the Tatars have been retreating. They suffered too many casualties on our side last year. The elite of the Tatars, seven out of ten, could basically not stop the attack of the Oirat!" Wang Bangrui immediately bowed and said.

"Yeah!" After hearing this, Jiajing put down his chopsticks, stood up, and started thinking with his hands behind his back.

"What else do you think? Don't do anything like taking advantage of this? Besides, I will sell it to them, make their money, and then use the money to train the army, but I can't beat them, and I will destroy them,

The key now is to let me stabilize the Ming Dynasty first and rebel everywhere. It’s true that I don’t know how those local officials are. If I don’t care, the people will be able to destroy us without the Tatars!” Zhang Hao sat there and said contemptuously.

"Shut up, you bastard, what do you know? Ma Shi has been losing money!" Jiajing said scolding Zhang Hao.

"Is it impossible? Our Ming merchants are really so stupid?" Zhang Hao asked looking at Jiajing.

"Zhang Hao, the businessmen make money, but the court still doesn't have much money and can't receive much tax. On the contrary, we have to send troops to maintain the continued situation there, and it's a loss-making business!" Xu Jie also said to Zhang Hao.

"How could it be that I can't receive money? There is no tax?" Zhang Hao stared at them with wide eyes.

"Some businessmen will evade taxes, and some officials may make profits from it, so not only is it not enough, but it also requires subsidies in the court!" Xu Jie said.

"Nonsense, I can't kill them. This is an important source of taxation. The emperor, if you want a censor, you can only trade in the prescribed area, and each transaction needs to be reported to the government so that you can trade. According to my Ming Dynasty tax, it is impossible to say that you will lose money. I thought it was really a loss. It turned out that local officials were doing things randomly, which made merchants and officials poor and the court and the people miserable!" Zhang Hao understood what was going on. It was not that he didn't make money, but that the court did not make money.

"This situation has been going on for hundreds of years, but it has not been solved. Can you guys solve it?" Jiajing turned his head and looked at Zhang Hao and said.

"How could it not be solved? If you ask me to go, do you think I want to make a lot of money?" Zhang Hao was dissatisfied. He could lose money by collecting taxes. This is simply unreasonable.
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