Chapter 496 New Problems

In order to ensure the supply of goods, the merchants Jiang Lang chose were all big merchants from all over the world. These things include porcelain, silk, tea, etc., and of course some other merchants. It was a long time since the Dongchang and Jinyiwei, two intelligence networks all over the country, were not difficult to screen these merchants. Soon, the list of merchants was listed. There were hundreds of merchants of all sizes, all of whom were powerful in various industries. Then, they sent invitation letters in the name of the court. Of course, Tang Hao did not forget Murong Yan's home, after all, her little lover was helping him now.

These invitation letters were sent out in a hurry at 800 miles, and then merchants from all over the country were asked to arrive at the capital within fifteen days, so that the territory of the Ming Dynasty was not as large as that of China later. Moreover, the more than 100 merchants selected by Jiang Lang also considered their location, mainly because they had relatively smooth water, so that they could ensure large-scale transportation of goods.

There were also some merchants in the invitation letter in Beijing. When they received this invitation letter, they were somewhat surprised, confused, confused, and ecstatic. However, no one knew what the real purpose of this invitation letter was.

Of course, in order to dispel these people's doubts, Jiang Lang probably sent someone to release some rumors outside, saying that the purpose of this invitation was to lead the court, form a caravan, and then sell the goods abroad, and there was also a special fleet escort.

Those merchants were all smart, so they naturally understood the wealth value of overseas trade. However, because of the riots of the Mujun on the sea and the lack of large-scale shipping, they all knew that this was a profitable industry, but they could do nothing about it. But now it was different. If the court really did take this action to form a large-scale merchant ship fleet for transportation, then a stable trade site could be established outside. As long as the goods were transported, it would be a waste of money.

After understanding this, the businessman who received the invitation letter suddenly felt that there was a pile of gold in front of him, waiting for him to move. Of course, some people were a little confused and doubted the authenticity of the rumor. Fortunately, the waiting time was only ten days, so as long as you wait patiently, the time could pass quickly.

As for those businessmen who did not receive the invitation letter, they became anxious at this time. The simple invitation letter became an entrance ticket for the wealth gate. Without the invitation letter, it was equivalent to looking at a mountain of gold but not taking the same thing. Of course, this also included the families of some officials or relatives and friends, so these people took advantage of their own advantages. When they learned that the person who was fully responsible was Jiang Lang, Jiang Lang immediately became the most popular figure in the court. Every day, many officials in this family brought gifts and brought their relatives or acquaintances to ask for their meeting.

Jiang Lang was somewhat disgusted with this. This time, he mainly saw the power of merchants rather than power. After all, in foreign trade, the most important thing is the source of goods and quality, so that the market can be opened, not everyone is selected by merchants.

However, these officials should not be offended too much. At first two days, Jiang Lang received it, and then refused very politely. However, later he found that his rejection could not have much effect at all. Under the temptation of wealth, these officials of the court almost broke the gate of the general's mansion. In addition to Jiang Lang, other people also paid attention to the people around Jiang Lang, such as the Third Prince, etc., which also annoyed the Third Prince.

Seeing that this was not a solution, Jiang Lang decided to find Emperor Jingtai, otherwise the matter would have gone on.

On the third day, after the morning court, Jiang Lang simply did not leave the palace immediately, and then asked to meet Emperor Jingtai. Emperor Jingtai also received Jiang Lang very readily, and the place was in the imperial study.

Under the leadership of the eunuch, Jiang Lang came to the imperial study room. After entering, he found that Emperor Jingtai was also a little frowning. After bowing, he said in a strange way: "Your Majesty, why are you?"

Emperor Jingtai couldn't help but smile bitterly: "Why else can it be because of your invitation letter!"

"Invitation?"

Jiang Lang couldn't help but be stunned, and then said wonderingly: "Why is the emperor worried about this?"

The Static Emperor sighed slightly and said, "You don't know that many of my concubines are merchants. Everyone knows that doing business to the outside world is an industry with a lot of profits, but they are not on your list. So, in the past two days, they have come to me every day and ask me to give them invitation letters, alas..."

Jiang Lang suddenly felt speechless. Unexpectedly, Emperor Jingtai also encountered such a problem. He really didn't know what to say at the moment. However, Emperor Jingtai said strangely at this time: "Wang Aiqing, I don't know why you are looking for me today?"

Jiang Lang sighed slightly and said helplessly: "In fact, both the Wei ministers and the Emperor are facing the same problem. During this period, these princes and ministers came to our mansion every day, and almost squeezed out the door. It was because they did not receive this invitation letter, which made Wei ministers very upset, but they didn't know how to refuse, so they came to ask the Emperor to come!"

Emperor Jingtai was stunned when he heard this and said strangely: "It turns out that you came for this, and I really didn't expect that our monarch and ministers could be considered as having the same sympathy. How do you think we should deal with this matter?"

Jiang Lang shook his head and said, "Your Majesty, I really don't know, so I'm looking for the emperor. I still expect the emperor to give me some advice. However, I really didn't expect that you, the emperor, would have encountered such a problem. Now I am also helpless! But I think that this trend cannot be long. The merchants chosen by me this time are their power, supply of goods, and integrity, rather than whether they have a deep background. After all, if we want to ship things abroad this time, we must first ensure the quality, and then the sufficient supply of goods, so that we can better open the market and ensure that our things can be sold at a good price in the future, rather than every merchant can participate. Of course, it is not ruled out that these people have some background, but that has nothing to do with their background. But now it seems that many ministers in the court think that this is completely a piece of fat meat and want to take a bite, which is completely unfavorable to development."

Emperor Jingtai patted the table and said, "Yes, I am the same, but the most urgent thing now is how to calm the wrong thoughts of these people?"

Jiang Lang thought about it and actually thought about this question. The best way to calm these people's misconceptions is simply to issue an imperial edict. Those ministers dare not violate this imperial edict. After all, disobeying the imperial edict is a serious crime and they have to be beheaded!

So he said: "Emperor, I think I should issue an imperial edict, so I said that the merchant who received the invitation letter was appointed by the emperor. In this case, those ministers would not dare to make things difficult for the emperor. I also had a humble minister. After all, the emperor could not go back on his word."

Emperor Jingtai thought in a blink of an eye and said, "This is a solution, so I will issue an order!"

Jiang Lang then breathed a sigh of relief, immediately bowed and said with a smile: "Your Majesty, you have saved me. You don't know that in the past few days, my family has not been quiet for a day. Even if I am not at home, they will go. You must know that Yu Qi is pregnant now, and the doctor said that if you don't take good care of your child, it will be detrimental to the child, so I have to come to ask the emperor for this worst!"

"Is the emperor pregnant?"

Emperor Jingtai said in surprise.

Jiang Lang nodded and said, "It's almost four months since he counts."

Emperor Jingtai laughed, patted Jiang Lang on the shoulder, and said, "Good boy, you really have. The emperor girl will definitely give birth to a big fat boy for you. Just wait for you to be a father with peace of mind, but after all, you really need to be well treated during pregnancy. OK, I will issue an order immediately!"

After saying that, he looked up and shouted, "Come here!"

The scout outside, Qian Eunuch, immediately ran in, knelt on the ground, and said, "Your Majesty, I don't know what orders are there!"

Emperor Jingtai immediately said what he had just discussed, and immediately said: "Immediately follow my order, I will issue an imperial edict!"

Eunuch Qian hesitated for a moment before saying, "Master, is this... not good?"

This grandfather Qian has also received a lot of benefits during this period, that is, some ministers hope to get this invitation through her.

Emperor Jingtai's face darkened and said, "Bold! Do you dare to question me?"

Eunuch Qian was so scared that he immediately lay on the ground and kowtowed quickly: "Don't calm down, please calm down!"

"snort!"

Emperor Jingtai snorted coldly and said, "Immediately send the order according to my wishes. If there is any mistake, I will ask for your head!"

Eunuch Qian dared not have any questions, so he hurriedly ran out to pass the imperial edict.

After he left, Emperor Jingtai said a little unhappy: "He is getting more and more bold now. How dare he question my will, hum...!"

Jiang Lang smiled slightly and said, "Prince, please calm down. Eunuch Qian probably talked too much for a while. The emperor ordered the order, which was to be nailed on the bench, but where was the imperial concubine?"
Chapter completed!