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This is an upright teacher, this is absolute strength.

This is clearly telling everyone that whoever doesn't pay taxes, don't even think about doing business.

Chapter 4 The territory of the vassal state is the territory of the Ming Dynasty

Lu Li's move to seal the sea area had a huge impact.

Almost none of the officials and gentry in the coastal areas went out to sea to sail or do overseas trade.

Originally, after Lu Li wiped out the Japanese pirates, the sea trade broke out and became more prosperous.

However... Lu Li's move to seal Haijiang tightly strangled everyone's necks, and no one could move.

Dare to break through?All the ships in Xu Ge's hometown were sunk!

The sea area was blocked, and the mountains of goods could not be transported out, and a huge amount of silver was consumed every moment. Even the sea merchants had a solid foundation, and they could not withstand such a toss.

The ban must be lifted as soon as possible, and Lu Li cannot continue to seal the sea area.

But... how can I get Lu Li out of the ban?

Officials habitually think first of all... impeachment!Spray Lu Li to death!Let him lose his official title, and even go to prison for his crimes.

Under the instruction of Elder Xu Ge, the officials of the DPRK and China prepared to launch a wave of mass impeachment, so that Lu Li's reputation would be ruined and he would be imprisoned.

At this time, Zhang Juzheng quietly reminded Xu Ge: "Aren't you afraid of forcing Lu Li to rebel? Once Lu Li rebels..."

Hearing this, Elder Xu Ge trembled all over, and cold sweat broke out on his forehead.

For those who have no strength to rebel, or even who will not rebel at all, civil servants can unscrupulously spout wildly, and unscrupulously slander the other party for rebellion.

But... People who really have the ability to rebel must not spray indiscriminately.If the other party really raises the flag of rebellion, the consequences will be disastrous.

If Lu Li is forced to turn against him, who in the world can control him?Maybe there will be a change of dynasty.What about playing a fart?

Even Lu Li didn't need to rebel, as long as he came to the "Qing Emperor's side", he could easily break into the capital and take the head of Elder Xu Ge.

The previous routines of political struggles are completely meaningless when used on Lu Li, and may even bring about fatal disasters.

"Taiyue, write to Lu Li to discuss everything. I'm from Huating, and Lu Li and I are from the same town. We should help each other, so there's no need to be so stiff."

After recognizing the reality, Xu Ge was scared instantly.

This is normal. In the face of swords and guns, the fastest to admit defeat is the scholar.

"Yes!"

Zhang Juzheng quickly took orders, and immediately wrote a letter to Lu Li. There was no confession in his words, they were all about friendship and ideals.

However, everyone understands what it means.

Lu Li received Zhang Juzheng's letter with a smile on his face, "Isn't that right? In this world, the truth is in the hands of guns and guns. If you dare to confront me, can I be Cao Cao?"

Afterwards, Lu Li submitted a memorial again, asking to set up a city shipping department.

Along with the memorial, there is also a plan for the establishment of the Shibo Department written by Lu Li, including staffing, financial accounting, tax rate standards, tax distribution, etc., and the planning is very detailed.

Lu Li even set up a "Detective Division" unit in the Municipal Bureau of Shipping, and [-] soldiers were dispatched from the Nanzhili Garrison to serve as tax detective teams in various municipal bureaus to combat tax evasion and smuggling.

Under the threat of a complete blockade of sea areas and cut off of sea trade, although Lu Li's arrogance and domineering behavior, although the officials of the DPRK and China were very upset, they could only pinch their noses to recognize it.

Emperor Jiajing received the memorial of "Please set up a city shipping department" proposed by the cabinet, and saw that the cabinet's proposal was "feasible", and a strange smile appeared on his face.

Obviously, this was a battle between the officials of the DPRK and China, and Lu Li beat him up. After suffering a lot, he could only admit it honestly.

In fact, apart from receiving this official memorial, Emperor Jiajing also received a secret letter from Lu Li.

In this secret document, Lu Li gave Emperor Jiajing a detailed description of the grand maritime trade along the southeast coast, claiming that the profit from the maritime trade in one year was worth hundreds of millions of dollars.

Set up the Shibo Department and strictly implement the tax payment standards, and the Ming treasury will receive tens of millions of taels of tax silver.It is not a problem for Emperor Jiajing's internal treasury to be divided into several million or even tens of millions of taels of silver every year.

Maritime trade has such benefits?

Although Emperor Jiajing was smart, he had never been exposed to this information, and he couldn't believe it.

It's just... Even if there is not so much money, if you can add millions of taels of silver every year, the funds for cultivating immortals will be even more sufficient.

Then give it a try!

Immediately, Emperor Jiajing issued a decree to set up a shipping department in Songjiang, Ningbo, Quanzhou, and Guangzhou to start tax collection for sea trade.

As for the "Forbidden Sea Order" and the ancestral law of "not sailing into the sea", no one mentioned it, and no one cared about it.

Do you really think that scholars care about the ancestral law?Did Emperor Hongwu still have the ancestral method of embezzling 50 taels of silver and then peeling off the skin and filling it with grass?Why didn't I see scholars defending this ancestral law?

It's all about benefits.

The imperial decree was issued, and the city ship divisions were quickly established.

With the [-] "detective team" sent by Lu Li, there is no obstacle to the formation of the Shibo Department.

Those who wanted to stumbling and tampering with the Shibo Secretary, faced the cold swords and guns, and died instantly.

The idea of ​​"burning the Shibo department on fire" did not dare to come out.

Don't be surprised, what can't the civil servants and scholars of the Ming Dynasty fail to do?

The eunuchs sent by the emperors of Ming Dynasty to collect taxes did not know how many were killed by them.All kinds of warehouses, government treasuries, and even the Shibo Department, "fires" happened one after another.

Why did the Ming emperor reuse eunuchs?Why set up guard uniforms, east factory and west factory factory?Isn't it just to fight with civil officials?

Don't think that all the eunuchs in the Ming Dynasty had "sores on their heads and pus on the soles of their feet".

Don't think that the emperors in the late Ming Dynasty were all born with mental retardation, and they were all deliberately tossed out by civil officials.The emperor of Ming Dynasty died strangely, the cause of their death... Hehe.

Lu Li never believed in the integrity of most of the civil servants of the Ming Dynasty. Only under the threat of force can they be honest.

The Shibo Department is composed of eunuchs in the palace, court officials, and Lu Li's detective team. Only under the restraint of the three parties, coupled with the deterrence of force, can the Shibo Department's smooth collection of taxes be guaranteed, otherwise... I don't know when it will change. It has become a channel for civil officials to make money.

Overseas fleets are still patrolling the waters. Any ship without a tax payment certificate from the Maritime Shipping Department will be punished as smuggling and all property will be fined.

There are destroyers at sea and detective teams on shore, who dares to refuse?

The Shipbuilding Department was formally established, and countless sea merchants blocked by Lu Li on the coast went out to sea one after another after paying their taxes honestly.

This wave of tax payment alone has caused the municipal bureaus to collect more than 500 million taels of tax.

The household department received 400 million taels of silver, and finally there was silver in the empty treasury.

Emperor Jiajing also received a million taels of silver.

I go!Is it really that profitable?Emperor Jiajing smiled.Not bad.It's a good idea to open a stock market.My cultivation funds are more abundant.

After finishing the matter of the Shipbuilding Department, Lu Li turned his attention to overseas.

……

In February of the 42nd year of Jiajing.

The north is still covered with ice and snow, but the sun is shining brightly in the South China Sea.

On this day, Lu Li assembled his fleet and set off from the Sanya base on Qiongzhou Island, heading southward.

In addition to the North Sea Fleet and East Sea Fleet patrolling the sea, Lu Li assembled [-] destroyers and hundreds of transport ships and headed towards Annan Da Nang.

Ever since Lu Li drove the Japanese pirates into the South China Sea, Lu Li's army was stationed on Qiongzhou Island and did not go south to pursue them.

The Japanese pirates were chased away by Lu Li, so naturally the ship didn't have enough supplies.The only way to survive is to rob.

So... after August last year, Japanese pirates looted all over Nanyang.The areas around Jiaozhi, Annan, and Champa were naturally severely damaged by Japanese pirates.

On this day, a group of Japanese pirates burned, killed and looted near Da Nang, robbed a large amount of supplies, and were preparing to board the ship to return.

At this time... Huge black smoke billowed up in the distance.

A huge fleet, riding the wind and waves, came roaring.

"Marquis Huating is here!"

"The Black Army is here!"

"Run!"

The Japanese pirates were so shocked that their faces turned pale, they didn't even care about the looted supplies and the captured women, they turned around and ran away.

Some fled inland, some fled to sea ships, and fled in a hurry.

"Master Hou, are you going to sink them?"

Admiral Zhang Wei pointed to the fleeing Japanese pirate ship and questioned Lu Li.

"Fire a few shots, hit a few shots, and just sink a few ships symbolically."

Lu Li smiled and waved his hands, "I'm still waiting for them to open the way for me!"

"Yes!"

Zhang Wei quickly took the order.

Amid the rumbling cannons, several Japanese pirate warships running behind were sunk, and the other Japanese pirate warships fled in all directions.

Lu Li didn't bother to chase after him anymore, gathered his fleet and landed in Da Nang.

An army of tens of thousands rushed directly into Da Nang and occupied it.

Immediately, various materials were unloaded, laborers entered the site, and vigorous base construction began.

A big sun and moon flag was erected high on a hill outside Da Nang, and the bright flag fluttered in the wind.

Countless Annan people inside and outside Da Nang looked at the sun and moon flag waving in the wind, with complex expressions on their faces.

This is Daming!

It has been more than 100 years since Emperor Yongle conquered Jiaozhi, and Daming is back!

Hue city in the north of Da Nang.

Chen Wenli, King of Hue, Annan, received the military report and saw the Ming army landing in Da Nang, and he was terrified.

"The Celestial Dynasty sent troops into Da Nang, what should I do!"

King Hue's face was pale, and he was at a loss as he sat on the dragon chair.

It's just that he hasn't paid tribute for several years, yet Daming actually sent troops to attack?Do you want to be so cruel!

It was the Jiaozhi Li Dynasty in the north that once attacked the border of Ming Dynasty, it has nothing to do with me!

"Your Majesty, you..."

"Don't call me Your Majesty, call me Your Majesty. I am the King of Hue of Ming Dynasty, how can I overstep the rules and call me Emperor?"

The king of Hue was startled, "Hurry up! Destroy all the illegal things in Hue city. This king will submit a form and ask for tribute from the Ming Dynasty."

Next, the city of Hue began to demolish illegal buildings everywhere.

A mission also headed towards Da Nang, preparing to inquire about the purpose of the Da Ming soldiers.

A few days later, the mission sent by King Hue arrived in Da Nang in a hurry.

When he came to Da Nang, the official of the Ministry of Rites named Ruan Yuzhang saw that Da Nang had become a large construction site before him, and he didn't come back to his senses for a long time.

"Stop! Who are you?"

Patrol soldiers stopped the mission and asked questions with guns.

"Your subordinate, under the command of King Annan Hue, Ruan Yuzhang, the left servant of the Ministry of Rites."

Ruan Yuzhang bowed his hands to the patrolling soldiers, "Please tell the soldiers of the Celestial Dynasty to pass on the word, and the officials come to pay a visit to the chief general of your department."

"The left servant of the Ministry of Rites? Or an official?"

The patrol squad leader glanced at Ruan Yuzhang, nodded with a smile, "You want to see my Lord Hou? OK, I'll take you there!"

With that said, the patrol squad leader led Ruan Yuzhang and his party into Da Nang.

In a house outside Da Nang, Ruan Yuzhang met Lu Li.

"Your officer, under the command of King Annan Hue, the left servant of the Ministry of Rites, pay homage to the Great General of the Celestial Dynasty!"

Ruan Yuzhang bowed deeply to Lu Li with a very respectful gesture.

"I'm not a general."

Lu Li smiled and said, "My official, Lu Li, Marquis of Huating, General Zhu Guo, Governor of Nanzhili and Governor of South China Sea, are three ranks behind the Great General!"