When Wei An received the post, Shen Chen also received the summons to enter the palace.
Emperor Longqing summoned him to the palace this time because of the affairs of the Fujian Shipping Department.
Because of the serious commotion along the coast of Fujian, he had convened the cabinet for several days in a row to discuss matters.
"Qian Shiyun and the others are going to talk about Fujian later, so you can listen nearby."
Emperor Longqing's eyes were tired, and there were dark circles around his eye circles.
He covered his mouth and coughed twice, then stopped and said: "When you go there, you'll have a good idea."
He became something more.
He seemed to be less suspicious of people, his face looked more haggard and old, and even the light in his eyes seemed to gradually become less and less.
Shen Chen whispered yes from the side.
After a while, several people from the cabinet arrived, together with the ceremonial supervisor, the eunuch An Gonggong, and they began to discuss matters.
"Last year, just to get rid of pirates and build ships, the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Industry allocated three million taels of silver, but the warships have not been seen yet."
Chen Yushi was the first to speak. : "Nowadays, wars are going on in Fujian, and recently they said that Japanese pirates were rampant and demanded a sea ban."
Qian Shiyun stroked his beard, thought for a long time before answering, and said slowly: "If the sea is really banned, the Shibo Department will produce silk, tea, porcelain, etc. to Persia, India, Japan and other places in a year.
Is it possible that he will not be able to get rid of the income of tens of millions of taels of silver?
If so, the imperial court allocates so much money to places like Fujian and Zhejiang every year to feed him and feed him."
There has been a change of leadership in the cabinet.
Liu Biping's good days have come to an end.
No one said these words in the past, but now among the people here, no one has taken money from Liu Biping.
It is time to take action and replace him with his own people.
Shen Chen was thoughtful beside him.
No wonder Emperor Longqing brought him into the palace and asked him to go to Fujian.
Seeing this, Liu Biping might not be able to secure his position in Fujian.
Emperor Longqing wanted him to be the sword to kill Liu Biping.
Sure enough, Emperor Longqing's eyebrows moved, he glanced at Qian Shiyun, and then his eyes fell on Xu Anying, the Minister of the Ministry of War, and said lightly: "The money was transferred, and it was also a note written by your Ministry of War.
Your Ministry of War personally Signed.
Now if something happens, what will your Ministry of War say?"
Xu Anying looked at her nose, nose, and heart, and thought for a while before saying: "Earlier, Liu Biping complained about poverty in the memorial.
Originally, our Ministry of War had already received one million taels of silver from the Ministry of Household Affairs to strengthen defense.
This has been done one after another for so many years, every year.
There are always Not less than one million taels of military expenditure will be distributed to the lower levels, but the hole in Fujian cannot be filled.
Compared with Zhejiang, it is even worse.
We did not approve the three million taels of silver for shipbuilding last year. , it was the efforts of Mr.
Xia and his assistant to promote it."
This is an excuse, but at the same time it is also the truth.
There is someone in the court who wants to be an official.
Xia Song is here.
He wants to approve money.
What can the Ministry of War do?
Emperor Longqing's eyes became sharp: "I have thrown so much money into the sea, and now I am complaining about poverty.
I want to ban the sea.
Who will make up for the shortfall?
Even if the sea is banned, those Japanese pirates and pirates will not fight."
Have you come and the people along the coast can live and work in peace and contentment?
Are you really a traitor?"
As soon as the word "traitor" came out, Liu Biping was basically identified.
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The Taiji Hall was silent, and no one dared to say a word.
Emperor Longqing asked again: "Now Liu Biping wants to ban the sea, what do you say?"
Of course, the sea cannot be banned.
But Liu Biping is indeed a big trouble.
He holds all the iron barrels in Fujian in his hands, and the Fujian General Soldier is his in-law.
Those pirates have been defeated for so many years.
Everyone didn't know it before, but now they have figured out the way, and they know that he is responsible.
But I know I know what I really want to do to him He was originally a person with both ends of the spectrum.
As soon as he heard the news, he would probably defect to King Jin immediately.
Until then It was Xu Anying who spoke slowly: "I believe that Liu Biping is a headstrong, greedy person who deserves to be punished."
No one has any objection to this sentence.
Liu Biping indeed deserves to die.
But the question is, how to punish Now that he has soldiers, horses and silver in his hands, if he defectes to the King of Jin, he will be a serious problem.
Emperor Longqing set his sights on Shen Chen, and after a moment he said: "The proposal to build a municipal shipping department in Fujian to take charge of overseas trade and tribute has been proposed for the past two years, and it is time to implement it.
Ah It’s time for Chen to leave.
Whether the sea ban should be banned and how it is planned to be banned, the court cannot make an immediate decision."
Everyone immediately understood what Emperor Longqing meant.
This is asking Shen Chen to go to Fujian to explore the bottom.
Now Liu Biping is still a minister of the imperial court, so he doesn't dare to act openly.
If Shen Chen goes, and Shen Chen can handle the affairs of the Shipping Department well and hold Fujian in his hands, then Fujian will still be safe.
And if not If he couldn't and Liu Biping killed Shen Chen, then Liu Biping would have completely offended King Linjiang and the court.
No matter what, he has become a traitor, and Prince Linjiang will kill him first.
The imperial court also had reasons to depose him justifiably.
Qian Shiyun and Xu Anying looked at each other and nodded.
Chen Yushi hesitated for a moment before speaking: "I'm afraid there will be more misfortune than good for us if we go here."
This time, Shen Chen clicked his tongue and clapped his hands: "Then someone should drag it on like this.
Wouldn't it cause heavy losses to the court?
Moreover, it is intolerable for such thieves to control Fujian and harm the people."
Young people are impulsive and passionate.
The expression on Emperor Longqing's face softened a little, and he looked at Shen Chen and shouted loudly: "You are worthy of being the son of Ping Xihou.
With the demeanor of Ping Xihou back then, what you are saying is that the cabinet drafted a charter and set up imperial envoys and honor guards in accordance with the regulations.
Let Achen go to Fujian."
Qian Shiyun and others all agreed.
This incident set the tone.
Emperor Longqing asked everyone in the cabinet to retreat, and then took a deep look at Shen Chen: "Then it's up to you."
He actually likes Shen Chen quite a lot.
After all, everything Shen Chen did was in line with his wishes.
He wanted Shen Chen to fall out with King Linjiang, so Shen Chen fell out with King Linjiang.
He wanted Shen Chen's identity to go to Fujian, regardless of success or failure.
Benefits, Shen Chen agreed without hesitation.
This is really a likable person.
only This love has its limits after all.
Compared with his own country, this is nothing, and it is something that can be sacrificed at any time.
Shen Chen waved his hand nonchalantly: "I've wanted to see the coast of Fujian for a long time, Liu Biping
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