allonlinenovel Chapter 317
Chapter 317
Wei Jue naturally understood what she meant: "I have now been promoted to a second-rank official, and the emperor sent me here to regulate customs duties."
Ye Xi was stunned for a moment. Ever since Ah Shan participated in the Chamber of Commerce's first sea voyage and brought back the news that he could get rich, many people who had nothing but wanted to take a chance have been rushing out.
Those who came back alive really embarked on the road to wealth, attracting more and more adventurers to go out.
In the past two years, the matter has become increasingly serious and naturally attracted the attention of the court.
The imperial court discovered that those who went out and came back alive all made a lot of money, so tariffs had to be strictly controlled. After all, the treasury was empty now.
So Wei Ye was sent here.
In the eyes of outsiders, it seemed a waste of talent to send a general with great military achievements to regulate tariffs, and there was also suspicion that his power was being stripped away. Even the meritorious officials under Wei Jue thought that the emperor wanted to get rid of him.
But Wei Jue didn't think so. Although the emperor replaced some of Wei Jue's people, in fact many people were still Wei Jue's people in secret.
Those who had made outstanding military achievements and followed him back were also assigned to important positions by Wei Jue.
On the surface, Wei Jue's power was stripped away, but in reality it was not the case.
It was his own request to go to Hangzhou City to regulate tariffs, firstly to relieve the emperor's fear of him, and secondly for the sake of the person he loved.
Ye Xi's look of sudden enlightenment pleased Wei Jue, and Wei Jue smiled.
Ye Xi thought to herself that she had to tell Ah Shan about this as soon as possible so that he could prepare for the response. The imperial court would definitely make some moves this time.
Because the food had not been served yet, the children were a little bored waiting. Wei Ye was okay, after all, he was eight years old and could sit still.
But Siyu is only three years old, how can she sit still?
Ye Xi had anticipated this situation and took out a small wooden horse toy from the small cloth bag hanging on her body.
The legs of the small wooden horse are four small wheels, so it can be pushed.
After handing the wooden horse to Siyu, Siyu happily slid the wooden horse on the table and had a lot of fun.
Wei Jue was not surprised at all, as Ye Xi was good at making these little gadgets.
But Wei Ye's eyes were always glued to the wooden horse, and he seemed to be very interested in the little wooden horse.
Ye Xi noticed it, leaned close to Si Yu's ear, and asked softly: "Baby, do you want to play with your brother?"
Siyu was having fun. After hearing what her mother said, she looked up at the little brother opposite her.
The little brother is really handsome. This was her conclusion after looking at him carefully. Just now, she was frightened by her mother's reaction and did not pay close attention to the little brother.
Because the little brother was good-looking, she agreed.
Getting Siyu's nod, Ye Xi smiled with satisfaction, leaned over and kissed Siyu on the forehead as a reward.
Then Siyu pushed the wooden horse in front of Wei Ye and said, "Brother, I'll lend it to you to play with. Remember to return it to me."
Wei Ye stared at the wooden horse that was pushed in front of him for a while, and said crisply: "Thank you."
Then he took the wooden horse and started to play with it just like Siyu had just played with it.
After a while, he saw Siyu also staring at the wooden horse, so he pushed the wooden horse in front of Siyu. Before he could say anything, Siyu turned the wooden horse around and pushed it hard towards Wei Ye, and the wooden horse slid in front of Wei Ye by itself.
Wei Ye understood how to play this toy immediately, and then the two of them pushed the wooden horse back and forth on the table and had a lot of fun.