The monsoon between March and April in the East China Sea is the northeastern wind.

Monsoon successfully blew back to the mouth of the Yangtze River (Yangtze River) by the main fleet of the Ming Navy and the formation of cargo frigates. Ping'an, Hou Hai, Yao Fang and others also arrived at the capital.

The main fleet of the Ming Navy did not come to the capital, and most of the ships were moored at the docks of Liujiagang (near Shanghai) for repairs. Because the capital's Longjiang Port became increasingly crowded, so many large ships could not be put away.

The scenery of the capital is still elegant. The ancient temples, carved railings, painted buildings, pavilions and towers in the morning glow seem to have no change. The place with the biggest changes in the past two years is probably Longjiang Port, where more and more ships come and trade becomes increasingly busy.

Not only are there sea ships coming from Korea, Japan, Liaodong, and the south; there are also merchant river ships from all over the river system. New docks outside the capital city are also rising by the river.

After Liu Ming took office as the Procurator of the Industrial and Commercial Law, he did not disappoint Zhu Gaoxu's promotion that he dispelled the public opinion. He has made achievements.

This Jinshi of Ji Chou was constantly changing the commercial tax laws and passed the decisions of multiple laws after the court's discussion. Liu Ming mainly carried out reforms to the Ming Dynasty's Maritime Tuiju and other yamen based on the old system of the Tang and Song dynasties.

The court added import tariff laws, which were subject to physical tax of one ten draws and issued them to tickets for inspection. The goods transported by private merchants from overseas are generally valuable items, and the extraction of physical items avoids changes in market prices and causes inaccurate tax amounts. These imported goods are sold in batches by the Maritime Trading Division, and those with higher prices are obtained.

The original tax on domestic goods circulation was mainly to collect "passing taxes"; the government yamen runners set up checkpoints to collect money at city gates, passes, etc., and the amount was not high each time. However, the rules were chaotic and the income was taken by local officials, so it was impossible to verify it. It was completely a confusing account; there was also a situation of repeated collection of money.

After Liu Ming's reform, he legislated the commercial taxes on passes and gates across the country to be collected from the Maritime Tuiju.

After the branch of the Maritime Tuiju Division collects the money, it will still issue a businessman a timely ticket; after the merchant receives this kind of ticket, there will be no taxes within the deadline. The ticket will state where the caravan transports goods from.

Because there are inspections in various places, merchants must request tickets when paying taxes for inspection; so the Maritime Commission can control the accounts of branches in various places by issuing such tickets.

The official craftsmen who originally printed and issued the treasure banknotes went straight to the Maritime Tuiju Department to work. The various anti-counterfeiting technologies that the Daming Baochao had were finally wasted; and because the bills had a deadline, the bills issued at different times would have different numbers and font sizes and other new anti-counterfeiting technologies. In this way, the possibility of imitation was greatly reduced.

At the same time, legislation was made that those who forged bills for the maritime quotations were serious crimes, beheaded, house confiscated, and family exiled to the border.

As a result, Liu Ming was impeached by officials from all over the country for various reasons. However, there were very few ministers in the capital's yamen because the "tolls" were not received by the capital's officials.

In order to balance the reduction of local officials' income, the court was planning reforms at the post station. In the past, the officials who worked in the capital went to the local area, and even the families of bureaucrats would be provided for free at the post station; and the expenses of the post station were actually borne by the local county government. Some people proposed to transfer this burden to the county government government to the national treasury.

Emperor Zhu Gaoxu also proposed some reform measures. For example, let local business groups register names and register legal persons in some households. These formal business groups can get loans from the "Ministry of Revenue Money House" established by the central bank. However, the money borrowed by the business groups shall not be used for land mortgage loans in rural areas, otherwise they will face severe punishment.

However, this decree is controversial, and many ministers in the court objected. Some people believe that money flowing out of the central bank's money house cannot block the way to "land annexation". Because merchants can collude with local gentry and carry out some complex activities, it is not easy to find out.

This matter is still under discussion.

With the increasingly large government agencies, court industries, and continuous revenue, the Ming Dynasty was rapidly transforming under the rule of Zhu Gaoxu.

...The sound of bells and chimes on the other side of Fengtian Hall has not stopped, and the rituals and music spread throughout half of the imperial city. The emperor rewarded the heroes who returned from Japan, and the celebration banquet has not ended until the afternoon.

In late spring and early summer, the sun is shining in the afternoon, and people can already feel the vague heat wave. The imperial concubine Miaojin walked to the Jinshui River and stopped on the stone arch bridge carved by white marble.

A palace maid next to her put an umbrella for her, and immediately stood up, letting the oil-paper umbrella cover Miaojin's beautiful sunshine. Miaojin listened to the music in the east and watched for a while.

The Red Wall Gate Tower blocked the view. There was no scene of Fengtian Hall here. Only the magnificent double-eaved roof of Fengtian Hall, glazed tiles shining in the distance. The close attendant holding an umbrella said softly: "The Lord is afraid that he is still in Fengtian Hall, not in Rouyi Hall here."

Miao Jin didn't say anything, stood for a moment, and then continued to walk eastward. A group of palace maids and eunuchs around him also followed respectfully.

The group passed the stone arch bridge and went to the east bank of Jinshui River. They soon entered the main gate of Rouyi Hall. Miaojin walked from a corridor house and walked towards the main hall.

There were several palace maids wearing moon-white skirts on the corridor. When they saw Miao Jin, they avoided the road from a distance, squatted on the side of the road, bowed their eyebrows and looked down. Seeing this, Miao Jin had to maintain a dignified posture and expression.

She was wearing a dark blue cross-collar robe, with a big red phoenix pattern on her hair. She was wearing a simple golden phoenix hairpin. Although she was not wearing a dress, she showed her elegance and luxury.

"I've seen the Imperial Concubine." The palace maids said in unison. A little girl secretly peeked at Miao Jin who was approaching. Miao Jin did not turn her head, but found it from the light. Her tall and beautiful figure is indeed eye-catching, and even the woman wants to see her.

Miao Jin walked to the gate of the main hall and looked sideways and said, "You can stop by yourself."

"Yes." The followers bent their knees.

She walked into the main hall and it turned out that there was no one inside. The mud stove next to the tea table in the northwest corner was also cold and there was no fire, but she didn't want to drink tea.

Zhu Gaoxu didn't come in the court, but he would come because it was Miao Jin's turn to sleep today. Miao Jin planned to wait for him here.

Miao Jin walked slowly for a while, then walked to the back of the big table with interest and sat down on the chair where Zhu Gaoxu was sitting. She faced the six doors of the main hall, and sat here and felt a sense of grandness.

However, Miaojin soon felt bored. She gradually relaxed in the uninhabited hall, stretched out her long skirt, swayed above the ground, and observed the things piled up on the table. Zhu Gaoxu seemed to have been here today, and after messing up the table, no one had cleaned up.

There are many maps, files, and memorials piled up. Paper, ink and other items are placed there, and the brush on the inkstone seems to have not been completely dry yet.

Miaojin took a piece of paper, picked up the brush and dipped it twice, and wrote it casually.

I don’t know how long it took, but the light on the other side of the six doors dimmed slightly. When Miao Jin raised her head, she saw Zhu Gaoxu wearing a big red robe walking in. Zhu Gaoxu said loudly: “Does the Imperial Concubine want to help me read the memorial?”

Maybe he had spoken to the ministers and generals before, and his generous feelings had not been recovered, and he was very loud at this time.

Miao Jin stood up and said, "Forget it, it's quite boring."

Zhu Gaoxu came over, buried his head and looked at her face and said, "Do you feel bored?"

Miao Jin glanced at him, shook her head and said, "It's not long after I came, I just wrote a few lines of words, and you're here."

"I'm not talking about this." Zhu Gaoxu sat down on the chair she had just sat on.

Miao Jin thought for a moment and said, "I feel that life is too comfortable, and I just feel that time passes by. I have thought about this, perhaps thanks to the queen's tolerance, and the emperor is very good at preventing trouble."

Zhu Gaoxu asked casually: "What do you say?"

Miao Jin said: "Mrs. Guo, Mrs. Ma, one asked you to send it to Fengyang and the other sent it outside the palace. If these two people were in the palace, they would be afraid they would not be so peaceful."

Zhu Gaoxu's face suddenly showed a hint of sorrow, and then disappeared, looking at Miaojin and smiling.

Miao Jin couldn't help but say, "I never thought before that I would be a concubine in the palace and live with a lot of wives and concubines. But it became like this without realizing it, and it felt very smooth. Alas... I often feel that Gao Xu is really different from the world, and I can't tell what's going on. Anyway, I don't believe that there is another person like you in this world."

"Don't think too much." Zhu Gaoxu said, "But Miaojin is also a rare woman. In the Ming Dynasty, it is not very common for emperors and ministers to have three wives and four concubines?"

Miao Jin said: "I don't want to."

Zhu Gaoxu nodded, and suddenly seemed to remember something again, and turned around and said, "The father once proposed to appoint you as a concubine, but you refused. But when the loyal and lie Jinggong made arrangements for Miaojin, he wanted you to be the imperial concubine of Jianwen, but have you agreed?"

Miao Jin frowned and said, "I was forced to do so. At that time, I didn't want to disobey my father and was unfilial. Actually, I was very afraid of entering the palace."

She was silent for a moment and murmured, "I don't know what happened to Gao Xu. Until now, I always want to see you and stay by your side. Everything is so natural."

"So too, Miaojin looks more beautiful as she looks." Zhu Gaoxu's eyes remained on her face.

Miao Jin's almond eyes glared at him, "Look at your mouth, you can say good things. What's strange is that haven't we all known each other for many years?"

Zhu Gaoxu said innocently: "Can I still tell lies?"

Miao Jin also looked at his face for a long time. After a while, she suddenly felt her face a little hot, and she couldn't help but reach out to touch Zhu Gaoxu's lips, "I was unhappy when I thought you would treat others like that."

Zhu Gaoxu was speechless, and a slightly embarrassed expression appeared in his eyes.
Chapter completed!