Chapter 242: Entering the Palace(1/2)
The Portuguese in Macau set out almost the first time. After learning about the Dutch merchants, they realized that something was wrong and immediately came to Beijing to report the news.
On the contrary, the Jinyiwei set out earlier than the Jinyiwei who needed to repeatedly confirm the news.
In fact, there is nothing to do about this. After all, it is related to countless monetary interests. If you deliver it earlier, you may reduce huge economic losses.
It's a pity...
The person who reported the news only saw the expressions of Francis and other Portuguese, and suddenly realized the general idea.
"It's already sold." Frans took a deep breath: "It was sold for one or two Dutch guilds..."
Originally, everyone thought the trip was worth it, but finally sold the hot potato to the oriental fool.
They even planned to continue to stay in the capital to fight Qiufeng, and it would be best to sign some agreements with the Ming Dynasty court. In this way, they would kill two birds with one stone.
But how could I know... this stock is really valuable again, and it is still very valuable!
In fact, most of the Portuguese envoys were composed of merchants. On the surface, they were messengers, but in fact, most of them forged the official identity of Portugal.
Those who come here are all merchants who come to sell stocks.
Now, everyone is panicked.
"What should I do, what should I do now?"
"If the profit increases by 40%, it means that the East India Company has no risk. I think... the value now is more than nine Dutch guilds, maybe more."
"Gentlemen, this is not a deal, this is a robbery!" Someone said indignantly: "We fooled the Eastern stupid donkey."
Although it is very clear.
But everyone knew it was just their own words. At the beginning, they rushed to sell it.
But in the face of huge economic benefits, these Portuguese people don’t care about the facts!
But... although they can ignore the facts.
But what can it be?
All fools know what their current situation is. If they really annoy the Ming Dynasty, even Macau may be out of protection!
This is a giant. Do you still want to go to the East stupid donkey to collect debts?
Suddenly, everyone was in a mess.
Some people were indignant and felt that they should send a fleet to ask for the governor of Luzon or the United Dutch.
Of course, more people know that this powerless roar has no meaning, and think that from a legal perspective, the transaction should be declared invalid and asked Zhang Jingyi to return their shares.
However... no one continued to say these ideas soon.
All fools know that now people hold swords and have bare hands and fists without reason, and must use swords to support them.
"They probably don't know the news yet. It seems that this stupid donkey in the East is just lucky. Now we... can buy the shares back at a higher price." Furance said.
Everyone's eyes suddenly lit up.
Yes.
If the Oriental fool donkey has not received any news yet, they can completely redeem it. One or two Dutch guils were sold. At worst, if the purchase of one or five Dutch guils was still a little loss, after all... they recovered even greater losses.
"Gentlemen, let's set off immediately and not waste time." Furance yelled.
Everyone agreed.
So dozens of people immediately walked out of Honglu Temple and rushed to Xinxian in a hurry.
This group of red-haired, blue-eyed people, and strangely dressed in strange clothes, suddenly appeared in the market, which was also eye-catching.
When I arrived in Xinxian, I was stopped by the servants from Xinxian.
Explain the purpose of the trip.
The servant said: "The Marquis of Xinxian? The Marquis of the Marquis entered the palace early in the morning. It was His Majesty who summoned him! Why... what's wrong with you..."
"When will he be back?"
"This is not accurate. This is a court meeting. How can I find out?"
The Folang Jiren looked at me, and I looked at you, his face was full of anxiety.
Now it's actually just a time difference.
If the news of the Ming Dynasty was sent from Macau to Beijing, then the transaction would be over. No matter how stupid the Oriental stupid donkey was, he would never sell stocks.
Whoever dares to come to the East is not a bold person?
At this time, the interests are so vigilant that I can’t take care of much.
"You can't wait anymore. The longer the time, the greater the variables." Frans's green eyes began to become congested. He said without hesitation: "Gentlemen, let's go to the palace..."
"Go to the palace." No one hesitated at all.
Even if they knew that in the East, the majesty of the monarch was far more important than the interests.
It is not fun to anger the Ming court.
But what a great benefit is this? These people who lick blood from the knife are both merchants and robbers who kill people without blood. How can they care about so many places?
So, Frans was the leader, and the rest rushed forward.
This vast man actually rushed directly to the Forbidden City.
But when a group of people were about to arrive at the Meridian Gate, they were intercepted by a group of guards who noticed something was wrong.
The guard shouted: "Who dares to trek into the forbidden palace? What a courage."
Frans didn't mean to stop.
Most of these people who do business in Macau know a little Chinese. Frons said: "I want to meet the stupid donkey in the East..."
The guards couldn't help but be furious. How dare you scold me as a donkey?
At this time, these merchants realized that it seemed something was wrong, so someone said, "We want to see Marquis Zhang Jingyi."
The guards stared at them and said angrily: "Bold, can you see Marquis Zhang just by saying you can see him? This is the Forbidden Palace, retreat quickly. Otherwise, I will never let you go."
Dozens of guards became nervous and pressed the handle of the knife around their waists.
But they underestimated the courage of these Folang Ji people. At this time, even if they were to kill people, they didn't care.
They continued to move forward.
This caught the guards off guard.
Because in their hearts, they felt that when they said this, the other party would definitely give up.
I don't know that these people simply ignore the intimidation.
But these people were wearing strange clothes, which made the guards embarrassed, and they began to push each other. So more guards came to help and surrounded the Frons and others.
At the same time, someone had already entered the palace quickly and went to report the report.
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In the hall.
A debate that lasted for a full morning continued.
Looking at the officials in the court, they were all wearing patched clothes and their faces were solemn.
There is no way, Your Majesty is so scary.
When everyone saw that His Majesty had patches on his clothes, they also recalled the Liao pay that he had owed now and the civil unrest in various places. All fools knew that His Majesty was short of money.
There are many ways for the emperor to make money, and no one can guarantee what means His Majesty will use today.
Overnight, all the officials and ministers in the court became poor people, and everyone looked like beggars.
And the terrifying thing about this thing is that it also has the attributes of competition.
I will apply one patch, but you will apply two patches, but it won’t work... It’s so scary. I feel uneasy. I will go back and poke two holes in the clothes.
As a result, the official uniforms of all kinds of beasts are now full of holes.
Especially those who are truly rich, such as Cui Chengxiu, the Minister of War, who has been holding a lot of money over the years, and now he is so scary that he can't sleep at night. His appearance is the most scary, and he is dressed in rags, as if he has no money to even get patches.
When Emperor Tianqi saw this, he was furious!
How could he not know the thoughts of these people? They are smarter than each other.
But these angers cannot be placed on the table.
What we are discussing today is indeed the Liao pay. In addition to Liao pay, we need to suppress civil unrest now. Therefore, the Ministry of Revenue’s initiative is to distribute two more pays. To put it bluntly... it is to expand the tax source.
It is just that the six ministries and nine ministers have had a lot of controversy over the name of tax increase.
It is impossible to add taxes to the literati and commerce taxes, and no one knows that many commercial activities are actually transactions of the ministers and ministers in the court.
After thinking about it, I can only add it to the people.
But the problem is that the people are already civil war. If there is a higher salary, wouldn’t there be more people following the thief?
Just when everyone was fighting for a red face and couldn't get along.
To be continued...