NABC Chapter 421
Chapter 421
Chapter 421
Zhu Di quickly got a response from the kings.
For his brothers and sons to enter Beijing, he showed great enthusiasm.
Now, since the enfeoffment, the suspicion between brothers, father and son is gone.
Today, the vassal kings who are entrusted outside rely on the support of the court day and night, and the emperor is not worried about the disagreement between the kings and their sons.
After no doubts in this regard, family affection has the upper hand.
What's more, Zhu Di is old, and when he is old, he can't help but miss the brothers who grew up together in the past, as well as his own sons.
Although he was a little worried, such a cooperation might not be able to earn money.
However, he was still very interested, and ordered the crown prince to be responsible for the reception in person, and also had someone clean up the Honglu Temple for the daily life of the kings after they entered Beijing.
In addition, Zhang Anshi also made a memorial, which was about specific matters of business cooperation.
In just over two months, Zhang Anshi drew up the detailed rules, and said that the Taiping Mansion and the commercial firm are fully prepared, as long as the details are finalized with the kings, the cooperation can be started immediately.
These days, Qixia Commercial Bank has begun to recruit manpower to prepare for future cooperation.
Even the bank is planning to borrow for future investment. In order to encourage trade, it can borrow at a lower interest rate for shipbuilding and other transactions necessary for trade.
All is ready except for the opportunity.
Zhu Di first submitted this memorial to Wenyuan Pavilion for discussion, and Wenyuan Pavilion discussed it with the six ministries.
In fact, there are not many ministers who really know how to deal with such matters.
In their view, this is more like a variant of the tribute.
Anyway, it's all tribute anyway, and it's the emperor's family business, and it's the Zhu family's own blending, so it doesn't seem to have much to do with the people of the world.
Therefore, for a while, I couldn't tell why.
In the end, everyone unanimously decided to praise His Majesty.
Zhu Di could only smile wryly in his heart.
It seems that Zhu Di and the officials don't understand many affairs in the world now, or in other words, they understand a little, but not much.
The only person who is familiar with these matters is Zhang Anshi.
"I'm old and can't learn new things. I hope my children and grandchildren can understand in the future. Zhanji is learning now..."
Speaking of Zhu Zhanji, Zhu Di's eyes lit up.
This grandson made him look forward to more and more. If the ordinary son and grandson of the dragon were to teach him to work under the ground, he would have already complained endlessly.
What Zhu Di remembers most is that when his father, Taizu Emperor Gao ordered several of his brothers to farm in Fengyang, all the brothers complained.
But this grandson of his is terrible, and he has no complaints about it. Now this third-class official has become a first-class official. It is said that he is already a deputy official in a small yamen, which is equivalent to a deputy.
After hearing Zhu Di's emotion, all the ministers could only laugh along with them.
After returning to Wenyuan Pavilion, Hu Guang went to look for Yang Rong as usual.
Yang Rong was still looking at Zhang Anshi's charter, engrossed in it.
"Mr. Yang, Mr. Yang, Zhang An Shi, why did he flirt with the feudal lords again?" Hu Guang said in a hurry.
Yang Rong raised his head, but his voice was calm: "Maybe... the prefectures and counties... are too stubborn, only Zhili is a district, and the only place where he can really show his strength is the Taiping Prefecture. He is worried about doing nothing, so contact the kings. "
"Introduce the vassal king as foreign aid?" Hu Guang rested his chin, and now he is also trying to think about the problem with a new way of thinking.
But Yang Rong shook his head and said: "If you don't know how to guess people's hearts, don't speculate randomly. If you really colluded with the prince, it may be a serious crime. Zhang Anshi is as cowardly as a mouse, and he can't do such a thing. What the old man means is... he This new policy is to find another way.”
"Oh." Hu Guang suddenly realized, and turned to say: "You should have said it earlier. New Deal, New Deal, these words are very popular in Zhili now, and you can hear these two words every day, but what is this New Deal? Sometimes the old man still doesn't understand, isn't this just doing business? Doing business, how can it become a new deal."
He looked very puzzled.
Yang Rong said: "That's because you think it's easy to do business. Naturally, you think it's easy. This business is the same as us being an official. How can it be so easy? Isn't it trembling and walking on thin ice? You can teach business to do well. Making profits for the country and the people is not as easy as reading a few books behind closed doors.”
Hu Guangda said ashamedly: "I only talk nonsense, but you have such a big resentment."
"After all, what's the matter with you?" Yang Rong looked straight at Hu Guangdao.
Embarrassment flashed across Hu Guang's face, and he coughed and said, "There are indeed some things that I want to ask for advice. I think you are the most cunning, no, you are the smartest, maybe you can see through this matter."
Yang Rong smiled and said, "Okay, stop cursing me and get down to business."
Hu Guangdao: "In recent days, many of my fellow countrymen have been writing books to ask me about Java. They said that it was the pre-Qin government, the government was well-organized and the people were harmonious, and the roads did not pick up lost things, and the doors were not closed at night..."
Yang Rong sat still and looked at Hu Guang without blinking.
Everyone else is numb.
Seeing that Hu Guang agreed with what he said, he said: "I also heard that Corporal Zhao Wang Lixian respects scholars like gods, and treats anyone who wishes to go to Java with courtesy, and..."
"What do you want to say?" Yang Rong said with a dull face.
So Hu Guang said: "To put it simply, many fellow villagers want to move to Java, but after all, they leave their hometown and are a little worried. After thinking about it, they know that I am in the value center, so I wrote to ask, you said... this matter...reliable ?"
Yang Rong looked deeply at Hu Guangdao: "This Java, shouldn't it be a paradise on earth?"
Hu Guang tilted his head and said, "Benevolent government can be implemented. Even if there are occasional flaws, there should be no tyranny."
Yang Rong said with a half-smile: "This kind of thing, if you believe it is a paradise, it is a paradise..."
Hu Guang still held his chin, and said very seriously: "Actually, no matter how good the place is, where is the hometown? Who would leave their hometown unless it is absolutely necessary? But in these letters, many people complained, hey...they are It’s cold, and I already feel that if this continues, sooner or later the family will be ruined, after all...the Jiangxi chief envoy...have killed so many people before, and now everyone fears it like a tiger.
He continued quietly: "I have pity on my fellow countrymen, they are all terrified, and the grass and trees are all soldiers. I am afraid that one day when I wake up, Jin Yiwei's driving sticker will arrive."
Yang Rong pursed his lips, but stopped talking.
Hu Guang continued on his own: "In this way, it may not be a bad thing for them to go to Java."
Yang Rong said: "Maybe it is."
Hu Guang opened his eyes slightly, and said as if he had found a bosom friend: "Mr. Yang also thinks so?"
But Yang Rong said: "I don't think so, I just think... travel thousands of miles, read thousands of books..."
Hu Guang raised his eyebrows, and said dissatisfiedly: "You bastard, you always defend that kid Zhang Anshi on weekdays, and now you know how terrifying Zhang Anshi's Jinyiwei is. Now that I ask you about this, you don't want to shamelessly say something bad about Zhang Anshi , and prevaricated me with such ambiguous words. Well, I see what you mean."
Yang Rong hesitated for a while, and finally said: "Hu Gong, I still have something to say."
Hu Guang said with a bit of anger: "I don't like to hear it, you continue to protect Zhang Anshi. Hey... Poor my folks, if they weren't driven into desperation, why did this happen? Fortunately, there is Mr. Xie, Mr. Xie He should be able to make decisions in Java. After all, he is still a scholar and a native of Jiangxi. When he was in the court, he paid special attention to the nostalgia. thing."
Yang Rong: "..."
"Why is Duke Yang silent?"
Yang Rong said: "Just now you taught me not to talk, now I have nothing to say."
Hu Guang's eyes revealed a bit of sadness and said: "You just like to show your intelligence in front of me, and you act cautiously in front of outsiders."
After complaining a lot, he left excitedly.
Yang Rong was sitting behind the copybook, he frowned, as if he was thinking about something, then casually picked up a booklet on the copybook.
This pamphlet is obviously another article that Xie Jin has circulated recently.
Yang Rong looked at the booklet and smiled bitterly, shook his head and said, "Fortunately, I am from Fujian."
But having said that, Yang Rong was not too disgusted with the matter of going to sea. After all, he was born in the Fujian chief envoy with a small population in the mountains.
Of course, with a lot of travel, everyone still knows the market.
You must not go to places with such ugly eating like Java, otherwise there will be no bones left.
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After receiving the decree, Zhao Wang Zhu Gaosui was surprised and delighted.
So they hurriedly boarded the cruise ship, but they didn't go straight to Songjiangkou, but went to Annan first, and then they set sail together and headed inland.
What Zhu Gaosui was happy about was that he could finally go back to see his parents, and maybe... he could finalize some ordnance matters.
What's surprising, the matter he planned with Xie Jin... It seems that it has not been settled, otherwise even if he went to Beijing, he would just be called to Beijing.
Thinking of his uncle and brothers sharing a share with him, Zhu Gaosui couldn't sleep well.
His great ambition had just taken the first step when someone broke his leg.
Therefore, seeing Han Wang Zhu Gaoxu and Zhao Wang Zhu Gaosui were both happy and sad.
Especially when he was on the same boat, Zhu Gaojiu just wanted to yawn when he heard Zhu Gaoxu talking about his art of war and several battles.
The elder brother still hasn't changed, and still has no brains.
The only person in the world who can compare with Zhu Gaosui is Zhang Anshi.
At the same time, at Send Jiangkou, Prince Zhu Gaochi has arrived in Songjiang, and those uncles and brothers who are preparing to welcome him here.
The Songjiang port is now full of flags and flags, covered in red and green, and it is very lively.
Until the ninth day of October, half a year has passed since His Majesty made the decree.
The first ship carrying the feudal king finally arrived.
Seeing the flag on the ship, it was the king of Han and the king of Zhao who arrived first.
Zhu Gaochi was overjoyed, and immediately led his officials to the dock to meet him.
After a while, an eunuch disembarked first.
This eunuch was obviously the eunuch of the King of Han, Zhu Gaochi vaguely remembered him, but at this time, the eunuch was much older and his complexion was much darker.
Seeing that the eunuch in his prime now had gray hair and his face was full of traces of time, Zhu Gaochi was a little excited, but he couldn't help but sigh.
The eunuch walked up to Zhu Gaochi, bowed down, and said: "His Royal Highness... slave... slave..."
Zhu Gaochi frowned and said, "Where is Gu's brother?"
The eunuch kowtowed and said tremblingly: "His Royal Highness, the two Highnesses...are critically ill..."
If it's just sick, it's okay, but it can be said that he is critically ill, Zhu Gaochi's expression suddenly changed, he froze in place, without saying a word.
The officials behind him suddenly became a mess, and someone shouted: "Go get a good doctor."
Another person pulled Zhu Gaochi who was about to board the ship, knelt down, and said with tears, "His Royal Highness is a daughter of a daughter, and I don't know what disease he is suffering from now. It is better not to board the ship. The son of a daughter will not sit down..."
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At this moment, Zhu Di raised his head slightly, and was fascinated by the palace lanterns hanging on the corridor bridge of the carved beams and painted buildings.
Yi Shiha hurried over and said, "Your Majesty..."
Zhu Di seemed to have realized it suddenly, pointed to the palace lanterns and said, "Add more lights here, and also in each hall. King Zhao suffered from eye diseases when he was young, and he couldn't see clearly at night. Up and down the Forbidden City, add more lights." Some lights, some brighter."
Yishiha then said: "This servant is really dead, and I forgot about this."
Zhu Di was not angry, and said calmly: "He hasn't come back for many years, it's understandable for you to forget these things."
Zhu Di smiled, he even looked happy, and said: "But there is no need to panic, I'm afraid it's still early for them to go ashore, I thought, King Zhou should be the first to arrive, King Zhao... …He has no masculinity, and when he heard that I was going to summon him, he felt guilty alone, so he had to be with the King of Han.”
Seeing that Zhu Di was in a good mood, Yi Shiha nodded hurriedly and said, "There is no father in the world who would say that about his son."
Zhu Di took it for granted and said, "It's because I am the father that I can say this. There is no one around them who is not coaxing them. Everyone seems to have candied fruit on their mouths, just like that Zhang Anshi."
Yishiha just smiled and didn't answer.
He knew better than anyone else that if he answered today, he would offend Zhao Wang and Zhang Anshi, and hit a large area at once.
At this time, Zhu Di said: "The prince... is already rushing to Jiangkou to station?"
Yishiha said truthfully: "It has been stationed for a long time."
Zhu Di nodded, and then said: "There is also Zhang Anshi, after they enter the capital, order Zhang Anshi to go outside the capital to meet them, and I have to warn this kid, he is new here, don't talk about business with people as soon as they meet, when will this business happen?" You can talk about it, but as soon as this person comes, he thinks about making money, which is impolite."
Yi Shiha said: "This servant thinks that His Royal Highness the Prince of Wuhu knows how to measure."
Zhu Di opened his mouth and wanted to say something, but he seemed to feel that it was meaningless to say it, so he shook his head immediately and said with a smile: "Yes, I am old and meddle in more nosy things, I remember when I was old , but not so broken-mouthed."
Yishiha also laughed and said nothing.
Zhu Di crossed the corridor with his hands behind his back, and said, "I'll ask Zhang Qing to come to the palace for an audience later. I still have something to explain, otherwise I won't worry."
Yi Shiha first winked at the little eunuch at the side, the eunuch understood and hurried away.
After more than an hour, Zhang Anshi arrived late.
At this moment, Zhu Di was walking slowly down the corridor with his hands behind his back, and he said casually, "How are the preparations going at the Taiping Mansion?"
Zhang Anshi said: "Don't worry, Your Majesty, the data, specialties, minerals, and terrains of the feudal states have all been collected by someone. In addition, the firm has also drawn up a huge plan. I dare not say that it covers everything. But it must be..."
"That's not what I asked." Zhu Di glared at Zhang Anshi, and said angrily, "I told you at the beginning that they had an audience with me, and after a few days, the Taiping Mansion invited them to have a look. Get ready for the reception, don't spoil the fun."
Zhang Anshi scratched his head and said, "This...it's just a matter of having a casual meal, it should be..."
Zhu Di stretched out his finger, nodded to Zhang Anshi and said, "You really lost money."
Zhang Anshi raised his head in surprise, looked at Zhu Di in shock, and then quickly lowered his head.
Zhu Di softened his tone and said: "There are still some etiquettes that should be there. They have traveled all the way to Beijing. I am the Son of Heaven. Some things are always inconvenient. I want to teach them to be more happy in the capital. I am pointing at you." Woolen cloth."
"Understood, I understand." Zhang Anshi vowed: "I will serve them comfortably here. Tomorrow, I will look for Qiu Song. The stuff that Qiu Song makes will definitely teach your highnesses to enjoy themselves for a year. .”
Zhu Di: "..."
But after thinking about it carefully, Zhu Di seemed to understand something, so he immediately agreed, and just said slowly: "Qiu Song, I always feel that his brain is not very good, you have to be optimistic about him."
Zhang Anshi said: "He is quite normal most of the time."
Zhu Di pursed his lips, noncommittal.
Walking outside the Wenlou, Zhu Di was about to enter the palace.
Suddenly a eunuch came panting, and when he saw Zhu Di, he immediately bowed his head and said, "Your Majesty... Your Majesty..."
Zhu Di couldn't see someone losing his composure like this the most, but the eunuch who glanced at him turned out to be the eunuch of the General Political Department. He lowered his face and looked elsewhere, and said slowly, "What's the matter?"
"Songjiangkou Urgent Report... Urgent Report..." The eunuch kowtowed and said anxiously, "The King of Han and His Royal Highness King Zhao are critically ill at the same time in the boat...it is said that they are seriously ill..."
Zhang Anshi: "..."
After hearing this, Zhu Di stood there with a blank expression, as if he didn't realize what the eunuch said for a while.
After a long while, he said slowly, "What's wrong?"
It seemed that he was not emotional at this time, but... the voice trembled a little.
The eunuch said: "It is said... It is some miasma disease... It was only diagnosed by the accompanying imperial doctor, and it is impossible to know for sure, but the eunuch on the same boat said that such diseases are common in the West."
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Chapter 2 is delivered, asking for a monthly pass.
(End of this chapter)