Emperor Chongzhen saw that he was nervous and couldn't help but feel a little funny.
According to the data, this guy also had a glorious period, with countless ships under his command, crisscrossing the southeastern sea, and countless people lifting their noses.
But it's not surprising when you think about it.
In the minds of ancient people, the emperor has always been a superior being.
The architecture of the Forbidden City is magnificent.
It is the first time to see the legendary emperor in such an environment.
If you are not in a good mood, you will inevitably be nervous.
So Emperor Chongzhen softened his tone a little and said to the Dongchang officer next to Li Kuiqi: "Take off his shackles."
When the leader of the Dongchang squad heard this, he was a little stunned, but he was not afraid of the four people looking at him, and he did not dare to resist the order, so he took out the key to remove the shackles and handcuffs.
Li Kuiqi stared blankly as the shackles and handcuffs were removed from his hands, as if he couldn't believe it.
After it was confirmed that the shackles and handcuffs were really removed, he vaguely felt the direction of his destiny, and a surge of ecstasy surged into his heart.
Suddenly, he knelt on the ground and kowtowed again, shouting excitedly: "Thank you, long live, thank you, long live."
"Well, answer my question."
Emperor Chongzhen didn't want to hear this, so he interrupted him directly and asked.
Li Kuiqi did not hesitate this time, and hurriedly knelt down and replied: "If the imperial court imposes a sea ban, we will definitely make a lot of money.
If the year is good, tens of millions of taels are possible."
As soon as these words came out, Emperor Chongzhen and Wen Tiren were obviously surprised, and the two even looked at each other over this.
Then, Wen Tiren interrupted Li Kuiqi.
It was obvious that he was a little excited.
He stared at Li Kuiqi and asked: "You said you have tens of millions of taels of sea tax revenue?
Are you serious?"
Li Kuiqi didn't know this old man, but he was standing in the emperor's palace to discuss things together, and he was still wearing a scarlet robe.
He must have a high official position, so he nodded quickly and replied: "Sinners dare not lie.
If the imperial court can confiscate all trade ships, Taxes, I’m afraid this number is too small.”
In order to prove that he was not lying, he quickly added: "The sinner still competes with others for the maritime business, and earns four to five million a year."
He did not lie.
Later, after Zheng Zhilong dominated the sea, all ships on the sea were not allowed to carry the flag of Zheng's order and could not travel.
Each ship was paid two thousand gold, and the annual income was tens of millions, so as to enrich the enemy's country. n was extremely jealous and wrote it down.
Emperor Chongzhen was quite calm.
Compared with the revenue of the national treasury in the Ming Dynasty, this sea tax was a lot.
But this is actually due to too little treasury revenue, not too much sea tax.
He waved his hand and said to Li Kuiqi: "There is a second question."
"Hui Long Live, the biggest obstacle for the imperial court to collect taxes must be Zheng Zhilong."
As soon as Li Kuiqi mentioned Zheng Zhilong's name, his face was full of resentment, and he even forgot that he was in front of the emperor.
When Emperor Chongzhen heard this, he frowned and said, "How do you say that?"
"This is in front of the emperor, no personal grudges are allowed," Wen Tiren also frowned and scolded.
When Li Kuiqi heard this, he kowtowed to the ground and replied: "The sinner dare not, everything the sinner said is true."
"Raise your head and speak."
Emperor Chongzhen believed in his own judgment and said to Li Kuiqi, "Tell me the reason."
When Li Kuiqi heard the emperor's voice, he raised his head, looked at the emperor and replied: "Sinners dare not boast.
Now there are no sinners on the sea.
From now on, the world will be completely dominated by Zheng Zhilong.
Those red-haired ghosts cooperated with Zheng Zhilong to defeat me.
From now on, It will definitely be dealt with by Zheng Zhilong.
If the current situation continues, the whole sea will listen to Zheng Zhilong, and the money will definitely be given to him.
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The imperial court may not have the money to take it, but the imperial court will definitely.
No."
When he said this, seeing that the emperor did not seem to be angry or disbelieving, he became more courageous, spoke louder, and said in a firmer tone: "If the imperial court wants to impose a sea ban and collect taxes, this is tantamount to He will definitely not steal money from Zheng Zhilong. " Or to prove that this conclusion is not wrong, after hesitating for a moment, he took himself as an example and added: "If I were the sinner, I would definitely not agree to this matter.
When the time comes, the imperial court will definitely impose a sea ban, then On the contrary, anyway, there are no opponents at sea at this time.
Who dares to go to sea again to make such a fuss?
If you send some money to those officials, the sea ban will definitely be a shame.
Then after a while, we will recruit people again and approve the officials.
I can collect money by myself again."
Emperor Chongzhen agreed very much with his statement.
There is nothing wrong with this logic.
Although Zheng Zhilong is not Li Kuiqi, in the face of huge interests, I believe Zheng Zhilong will not remain indifferent.
At least historically, Zheng Zhilong was indeed the only one in the family.
Thinking of this, he couldn't help but feel a little lucky that he saved Li Kuiqi through the chat group at that time.
This could be regarded as a bargaining chip for the establishment of a sea ban in the future.
After Li Kuiqi finished speaking, Emperor Chongzhen made a decision in his mind and asked him: "You have been a pirate for a long time, and the law of the court does not allow it.
May you change your ways and serve the court?"
At this time, it’s useless to talk about anything else.
In other words, in the face of huge national interests, the evil deeds Li Kuiqi committed when he was a pirate cannot be counted one by one.
Li Kuiqi had vaguely grasped the opportunity of life and death before.
Now it was the Ming Emperor who asked such a question, not the local government.
Of course he knew how to answer.
In the ecstasy of his heart, he hurriedly knelt on the ground and responded loudly: "The sinner is willing to change his ways and return to the right path, and die in the service of the imperial court."
Emperor Chongzhen nodded when he heard this, but he suddenly became more serious and asked: "Before, your adopted son Liu Jinsheng wanted to pay a lot of money to buy your life.
I just want to ask you, are you willing to pay for your life with all your money?"
Bar" Wen Tiren on the side was a little surprised after hearing this.
He turned to look at the emperor and couldn't help but feel a little hopeful.
The court would have an extra sum of money.
Li Kuiqi couldn't help being a little surprised when he heard the emperor say such things.
Could it be that Liu Jinsheng found someone to bribe, and the bribe actually came to the emperor, or the emperor knew about it?
But speaking of it, bribing the emperor is indeed the safest.
When it came to paying for his life, he subconsciously wanted to bargain.
But when he raised his head, he saw the emperor of Ming Dynasty, and he immediately remembered his current situation.
Thinking of how he almost died in Zheng Zhilong's hands.
Now he is enjoying himself there.
You can't save this money, otherwise your life will be lost.
What's the use of keeping this money?
Now there is a good opportunity.
It doesn't matter if Zheng Zhilong hugs the legs of the governor of Fujian.
I will soon hug the legs of the Ming Emperor.
With this thought, Li Kuiqi made a decision in his mind
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