Chapter 14: Loyalty to the Country Yan Shaoting

"Good good."

Inside Yuxi Palace, Jiajing laughed heartily.

He put his hands on the armrests, leaned forward and looked at the people in front of him.

Jiajing looked at Yan Shifan, then stared at Yan Shaoting.

"What does it mean to be loyal to the country?"

"You have all worked for the Ming Dynasty for many years. You should understand that Yan Shaoting is loyal to the country."

The emperor personally came out, and even Gao Gong and Yan Shifan had to bow and nod in agreement.

For a while.

Yan Shaoting became the most loyal and patriotic person in the Ming Dynasty.

There will soon be a business with annual revenue of tens of millions.

Jiajing was in a very good mood at the moment.

He stood up with a smile and paced back and forth: "This matter must be done. The 50,000 mu of land in Zhejiang that has been converted from rice to mulberry trees will be exempted from taxes for three years. The 150,000 mu of cotton land in Nanzhili must be explained to the people clearly, and taxes will not be increased for three years."

"Your Majesty is holy."

Naturally, everyone offered flattery at this time.

Jiajing said with a smile: "Whether he is wise or not is up to you. If it can reduce the deficit of the court and increase the benefits for the people, I will be happy even if you don't say it."

Yan Shaoting looked down upon him silently.

Then he spoke again: “Your Majesty, I think that the 50,000 acres of land in Zhejiang Province that have been converted from rice to mulberry should be handled slowly.

Now that the New Year has passed, spring is coming. The government decree has been sent from the capital to the local areas, and most people are about to plant rice seedlings. Can Zhejiang Province be allowed to change rice to mulberry and complete it within three years?

As for the matter of converting 150,000 acres of cotton to mulberry in Nanzhili, it is urgent. The court should hurry up and stop the cultivation of the 150,000 acres of cotton land in Nanzhili, and wait for Zhang Gelao to go south to supervise the work.

Yan Shaoting changed the subject, and the matter was once again directly placed on the neck of a certain half-government official.

Xu Jie remained calm and silent.

Jiajing nodded and called out, "Zhang Juzheng."

Zhang Juzheng raised his head and bowed: "I am here."

Jiajing smiled and said, "What Yan Shaoting said makes sense. You have to handle the affairs in the southeast. Zhejiang needs to be slow, while Nanzhili needs to be urgent. The two are urgent and slow, which are both for the people's livelihood and the country."

Zhang Juzheng felt helpless, but he also understood that this matter really fell on his shoulders.

He could only nod and bow his head: "Your Majesty, I obey your order."

Jiajing looked at Yan Song and said, "Since Zhang Juzheng wants to market silk overseas, the Japanese invasion in the southeastern sea should be eradicated as soon as possible, and the court and the Ministry of Works should also build more warships."

Yan Song nodded: "That's what your majesty meant."

Jiajing hummed, and then said: "The Ministry of Works has a heavy burden now. From now on, let Yan Shifan work carefully in the Ministry of Works. Lord Yan is almost eighty years old now, so let Yan Shaoting stay by his side. What do you think, Lord Yan?"

When Yan Shifan heard this, he immediately became anxious.

He couldn't help but stare at his father Yan Song's back, hoping to hear his father's refusal.

Yan Song nodded and said, "Your Majesty is the wisest and wisest. All things in the Ming Dynasty are decided by Your Majesty."

moment.

Yan Shifan felt as if his breathing had stopped and his vision went dizzy and dark.

Gao Gong, who was standing aside, was feeling happy.

Jiajing smiled and said, "Yan Shaoting, did you hear that? You must serve your grandfather in your lifetime. The cabinet still cannot do without your grandfather."

Yan Shaoting nodded in acceptance of the order, but he also understood the meaning behind the words of the Emperor Jiajing, who was devoted to Taoism.

The words that Yan Song said earlier were naturally spoken to himself.

But the following sentence, "The cabinet now cannot do without Yan Song," was said to the other people present.

The Yan family sent three million taels of silver to the palace today, and raised tens of millions taels for the court in the southeast. In the end, this really saved the Yan family from some troubles and crises.

Yan Shaoting did not expect that he would accompany Old Yan into the cabinet.

Jiajing smiled, walked through the crowd and arrived at the door of Yuxi Palace.

"It's okay to have a quarrel. We are all from the same family and share the same bed, so we can quarrel sometimes. Now that we have had our quarrel and the matter has been settled, everything is fine now."

Everyone could only follow the emperor, whose body was hot from taking drugs, to the palace gate.

At this time, some people from Prince Yu's Mansion also came over in the snow and wind. The news they reported was that Concubine Li of Prince Yu's Mansion had given birth to a son for Prince Yu and a grandson for Emperor Jiajing.

This was a happy event, so Jiajing naturally arranged for Lu Fang to go to Prince Yu's mansion to be rewarded.

Afterwards, Jiajing said, "Today is the fifteenth day of the first lunar month. Xu Jie, Gao Gong, and Zhang Juzheng, you are the tutors of Prince Yu's Mansion. I have stayed here long enough, and it is time to go over and congratulate me and ask for a portion of Yuanxiao. Lord Yan, your family is all here, so please accompany me to eat a bowl of Yuanxiao and make this Yuxi Palace more lively."

Xu Jie, Gao Gong and Zhang Juzheng bowed and accepted the order.

Jiajing then said to Yan Shaoting, "Go and see off the three elders for me."

Yan Shaoting followed the order as usual, took an umbrella from the eunuch at the palace gate, opened it, and chased after Xu Jie, Gao Gong, and Zhang Juzheng who had already left.

Outside Yuxi Palace.

In the wind and snow, Xu Jie and Gao Gong walked side by side, while Zhang Juzheng walked behind them alone with an umbrella.

Out of the palace gate.

Yan Shaoting then shouted, "Master Zhang, please stay. I have something else to discuss with you."

As he started shouting, the three people in front stopped.

Zhang Juzheng looked up at Xu Jie and Gao Gong in front of him, then turned back and frowned at Yan Shaoting who was smiling.

The soles of my shoes made a squeaking sound as they stepped on the snow.

Zhang Juzheng turned around again and saw that Xu Jie and Gao Gong had not looked back and were still walking forward with their umbrellas.

He could only sigh with a flicker in his eyes, then turned around and looked at Yan Shaoting who was already walking over.

"Captain Yan called me to stop. I don't know why."

Zhang Juzheng's face was filled with anxiety as he was eager to explain to his teacher what had happened in Yuxi Palace today.

Instead, Yan Shaoting smiled and said politely, "You are too polite, Lord. If you trust me, you can just call me Runwu from now on."

Runwu is the name of Yan Shaoting.

Zhang Juzheng's face was tense. "Captain Yan, did you call me over to increase the production of silk in the southeast?"

Yan Shaoting looked at Zhang Juzheng and was not in a hurry.

Anyway, there is still a long way to go.

He nodded and said, "It is indeed for the purpose of increasing the production of Southeast Silk and marketing it overseas."

Zhang Juzheng did not care about the rank of the official and nodded, "How is this?"

Yan Shaoting said, "Today, I recommend you to take charge of the increase in production and overseas marketing of Southeastern silk in front of Your Majesty. This is not out of personal motives, but because I sincerely believe that only if you go to the Southeast to take charge of this matter, can you do a good job in this matter, increase revenue for the court, and benefit the country and the people."

Zhang Juzheng did not expect Yan Shaoting to say this.

He looked at Yan Shaoting deeply, and then said, "In that case, I would like to thank Captain Yan for his kindness."

Yan Shaoting shook his head, and then his face changed. He asked, "I just wonder how the Lord will handle this matter if he goes south? Have you considered what difficulties you will encounter during your trip to the southeast?"

Zhang Juzheng felt that the sun really rose from the west today.

Not only did he inexplicably follow the Yan Party and finalize in front of His Majesty the matter of increasing the production of Southeast Silk and marketing it overseas, but he was now standing together with the core figures of the Yan Party to discuss this matter.

But he didn't think Yan Shaoting was faking it.

Zhang Juzheng nodded and said, "One is urgent, the other is slow. This is what Captain Yan said in front of Your Majesty just now. I agree with it."

Yan Shaoting narrowed his eyes and said, "There is no rush to increase the production of silk in the southeast. Even if the 150,000 mu of cotton land in Nanzhili is planted with mulberry trees this year, it will take until next year to produce mulberry leaves to feed silkworms and then weave silk on looms."

This is a very critical thing.

It is impossible to plant a mulberry tree today and expect it to grow lush mulberry leaves to feed silkworms in two days.

Zhang Juzheng finally took Yan Shaoting seriously.

Only those who are really thinking about how to do these things will think about such questions.

Zhang Juzheng finally showed his seriousness at this moment and looked at Yan Shaoting: "May I ask Yan... Runwu, what are your opinions on the Southeast matter?"

Even Zhang Juzheng himself did not realize that his mentality and senses had quietly changed at this time.

Yan Shaoting smiled slightly.

Next.

The goal is to capture this person who has extended the life of the Ming Dynasty for a hundred years.

(End of this chapter)