my brother-in-law is the prince

Chapter 262

Chapter 262

Zhu Di straightened his face, regained his sternness, and said, "Did you sell the wine?"

Zhang Anshi said: "Yes, it's sold."

With that said, Zhang Anshi picked up an account book and sent it to Zhu Di, before saying again; "This is the account book, and the future revenue, according to my estimate, this wine alone can give the commercial bank an annual income of [-] yuan." Ten thousand taels or less, and the supply is still in short supply.”

"So much?" Zhu Di asked in surprise, "There are so many people in the world who want to drink this wine?"

"Sometimes wine doesn't have to be drunk." Zhang Anshi said with a smile.

Zhu Di: "..."

Obviously, Zhu Di still couldn't appreciate the meaning of Zhang Anshi's words.

Zhang Anshi patiently explained: "Your Majesty, do you still remember that the Bing Jing Charcoal King, at least since it was recorded, from the Song Dynasty's Huashi Gang to the Birthday Gang, and then evolved to the Yuan Dynasty's Ice King Charcoal King, it can be said that gift giving has become popular in this world Such a situation has been repeatedly prohibited, as His Majesty said at the beginning, even Emperor Taizu Gao couldn't stop it."

"I was thinking, since this is hard to ban, why...don't seek benefits from it? Your Majesty, we can change our thinking, that is, use new thinking to deal with this old problem."

Zhu Di lowered his head and continued to look at the account books. The more he looked, the more his heart became more and more moved, and he said, "Keep talking, keep talking, don't stop."

Zhang Anshidao: "So I'm thinking, I can't help His Majesty ban ice and charcoal worship, but I can make money from it."

After a pause, Zhang Anshi continued; "Since you want to make money, you have to choose one thing, let's call it... a gift ticket."

Gift ticket?

Sometimes Zhu Di wished he could saw off Zhang Anshi's brain, to see what was inside.

Looking at Zhu Di's bright eyes, Zhang Anshi smiled and said: "Yes, we can analyze the essence of the gift. What is the gift? Although there are many bright words on the gift, its essence is The exchange of interests! The root of the problem lies in the word "interest."

"Usually when we talk about profit, we think of gold and silver, which is indeed the case. This gold and silver represent profit, so why don't we use something to replace gold and silver?"

Zhu Di looked at Zhang Anshi thoughtfully, and subconsciously said: "You are right, but it is so difficult to replace gold and silver in the world."

This made Zhu Di couldn't help but think of Baochao. When the Baochao arrived in his hands, it almost collapsed.

Thinking of this, Zhu Di was full of resentment.

Zhang Anshidao: "The reason why gold and silver are valuable is that they are rare. Rareness is easy to deal with. As long as the business can control the source, it is not up to the business to decide whether the item is rare or not."

Zhu Di said, "What else?"

"The other thing is that it has to be valuable."

Zhu Di said: "This wine, if you dare to sell it for ten taels of silver, is it valuable?"

"Your Majesty, the essence of value does not lie in whether it really has value or not. Just like in ancient times, people believed that shells were valuable, so they used shells as currency to trade with people. Until later, the process of smelting and casting As it matures, gold, silver and copper gradually replace the shells. Whether wine is valuable, people must think whether it is worth the price.”

At this time, Zhu Di was like a studious student, and continued to ask: "Then why do people think it's worth the price?"

Zhang Anshi said directly: "Let those who have the right to speak own it!"

Zhu Di: "..."

This is actually an uncomplicated question, at least Zhu Di can understand it!What Zhu Di didn't understand was that it's okay to be in his mother's place?

Zhang Anshi continued with a smile: "When many dignitaries and merchants own it and can benefit from it, naturally there is no need for your majesty and ministers to promote it, and countless people will brag about it. the value of."

Speaking of this, Zhang Anshi pondered for a while, and then said: "It's as if people who own a lot of land will constantly publicize the value of the land. Pork dealers will brag about the benefits of eating pork."

Zhu Di nodded, such a statement is much easier to understand.

Zhang Anshidao: "And the biggest problem here is how to stuff the wine into the hands of these high-ranking officials and dignitaries. Of course, it's not impossible for commercial firms to gradually figure it out. There are always ways, such as publicity, and Slowly promote it. But I was thinking, this effect is too slow, so I did one... thing."

Without needing Zhang Anshi to say it, Zhu Di answered, "You summoned that Jin Yiwei to investigate everywhere!"

Zhang Anshi nodded and said with a smile: "Yes, check around is to prevent those who offer ice and charcoal from moving around, so that their gold and silver can't be sent out, and make them feel anxious."

Zhu Di nodded: "In the end, I have to give you this wine."

Zhang Anshi continued to analyze: "Giving wine is what they have to do. But this wine must also meet the conditions for giving, for example, it is unique, which is the most important thing. The second thing is its high value. The advantage of the high price is that you only need to carry a few boxes and you can go to the door, which is also more convenient.”

"In addition, the most important thing is that its value is clear at a glance. For example, if the price is five taels or ten taels, as soon as this thing is given, the person who receives the gift will immediately have a number in his heart, and he will know it all at once. ...the weight of the other party's gift."

Zhu Di couldn't help laughing and said: "That's true, as soon as you say how much wine, I can immediately calculate how much money it is worth. It turns out that there is such a famous trick here."

Zhang Anshi said: "Of course, it is not enough to achieve this point. Because... although everyone has this wine, even many merchants involved in buying and selling also benefit from this wine. Therefore, everyone will It is not easy to boast about the value of this wine, but it is not easy to maintain its value."

Zhu Di asked curiously again: "Then what should I do?"

"In the early days, while the minister sold the wine, he also secretly asked people to recycle it at a high price. It was sold for five taels, but some merchants bought it for five taels and three dollars."

When Zhu Di heard this, he was puzzled and said, "Isn't this a big loss?"

Zhang Anshi chuckled: "No loss, no loss. Your Majesty, in fact, although the wine has been recovered, there are not many bottles of recovered wine."

Zhu Di asked in surprise, "What's the reason?"

Zhang Anshi said happily: "Your Majesty, when you know that the price of something is rising, are you still willing to sell it? It's like, many people would not sell their land even if they were killed. Don't think farmers are honest, but they But I firmly believe in one thing, that is... In the long run, the price of land will always be higher and higher. Therefore, in the countryside, anyone who sells land, no matter whether he sells it at a high price or not, will be sold by his neighbors and the same clan. Those who are reprimanded as prodigal sons."

Zhu Di suddenly realized, nodded and said: "You are right.

Zhang Anshi continued: "So this is the only way to maintain the value. The people who originally received the gift should sell the wine quickly, causing this wine to be everywhere on the market. I'm afraid it won't last long. The price is about to plummet. But because the wine has started to rise in the market, people who originally received the wine are not in a hurry to sell it. In their hearts, anyway, this wine can be exchanged for money at any time. It’s hard to say, and with the fact that Chen has controlled the production, everyone is even more reluctant to sell it.”

Zhu Di didn't know whether to laugh or cry: "You bastard, you've got their minds in your hands."

Zhang Anshi said: "Humans always seek advantages and avoid disadvantages. Of course, it is also the benefit of this drink. It is easy to preserve, and...then again, the longer this drink is kept, in people's minds, The higher the value, the better the wine for ten years, the better wine for a hundred years, that's what it means. I'm afraid that many people are desperately digging wine cellars to store wine!"

"In this way, most of the wine is in the cellars of the dignitaries. Naturally, there is no need to worry about too much wine on the market, and the price of this wine will drop. And the minister will control the production at the source. From then on, the use of wine as a gift will soon become popular, and the income from the wine will be guaranteed."

"I learned this trick from the Tang Dynasty. At that time, the dignitaries and dignitaries used to store expensive spices as a fashion. In the Tang Dynasty, especially in the late Tang Dynasty, most of the things obtained by ransacking their homes were stored in warehouses. Spices, these spices, are all very valuable. This is because spices are also easy to preserve and are of high value, and using spices instead of gold and silver can also avoid people's eyes and ears. It's just that spices are foreign things after all, so everyone stores them This, the cheap ones are just Hu merchants who sell spices. But this imperial brewing has real benefits to His Majesty, it means that the continuous gold and silver from the homes of dignitaries and nobles have flowed into His Majesty's hands."

Zhu Di was overjoyed and said, "You're right, you're right, they got the wine, I got the money, but..."

At this time, Zhu Di frowned again: "I am the emperor after all, what I did is nothing more than transferring what they exploited the people to me. This world belongs to me, and I really can't bear it."

Zhang Anshi said: "Your Majesty, since the money will inevitably flow into their pockets, why not take it from your Majesty? If Your Majesty really loves the people, then you can use this money to benefit the people of the world! Let it flow into their hands and let them squander it.”

"The so-called two-phase harm is lesser, in fact, it is such a truth."

But Zhu Di said thoughtfully: "How can we benefit the world?"

"Build ships to accommodate the people of the world. In the future, we will use the model battalion as a sample to create an elite army and horses, and use the lowest cost to open up territories for His Majesty. These open territories can accommodate the people. In addition, establish such a If there are no military horses, it is necessary to expand the production of steel and a large number of workshops, all of which require silver."

In this world, if you want to make people live better, there are nothing more than two ways, one is to take other people's property, and the other is to rob the Zhu family and the gentry.

There are only so many resources, and something has to be eliminated to make people's lives more prosperous.

But obviously, Zhang Anshi has been tied to the royal family since he was born, so he can't tell Zhu Di, I think we eat more, or else, come from top to bottom...

So, in front of Zhang Anshi, in fact, from the very beginning, there was only one way to go. Many people have gone through this way, and it works.

Moreover, what Zhang Anshi said, to a certain extent, was exactly what Zhu Di wanted.

Zhu Di narrowed his eyes and said, "How is the model camp now?"

"Everything is fine except for the money."

Zhu Di said: "This model battalion is indeed an example for the world's army and horses."

Speaking of this, Zhu Di was very moved, so he said: "After some time, you will come up with a charter. I will discuss this matter with you."

Zhang Anshi said abruptly, "I have one more thing to do."

Zhu Di said: "Speak."

Zhang Anshidao: "Now the voyage to the West, coupled with the overseas development of commercial firms, and the placement of the vassal kings, are already in sight. In the future, we must build ports and build many ships. I am thinking, this matter The matter has become more and more important, and it can be said that there is no need to delay. How about setting up another Maritime Affairs Department in addition to these six departments? Overseas vassals can all be managed."

Zhu Di frowned and said, "Do you think the officials will agree?"

Zhang Anshi said with a dry smile: "It's... hard for me to say."

Zhu Di paused and said, "Let me think about it again."

As he said that, he lowered his head and continued to look at the account of the drink, and couldn't help but feel a burst of enthusiasm.

Now, I can be considered as rich as an enemy.

As for Zhu Di's temperament, he was originally unwilling to be lonely, and countless thoughts had come to him in his mind.

After pondering for a long time, Zhu Di said: "You can choose the [-] food households you added."

"Ah..." Zhang Anshi was taken aback, this was really unexpected.

Zhu Di said: "I said earlier that if you have made contributions, I will not miss your benefits. I will eat wherever you want, and I will agree."

After a pause, Zhu Di added: "Except for the capital city."

Zhang Anshi's heart skipped a beat.

Although I know that meritorious deeds are beneficial, but this is really a surprise!

Fifty thousand households is not a small number. If he chooses any rich place, it is equivalent to the taxes of several counties close to half of the prefecture, and all of them are in the hands of the Zhang family, and they can be eaten for generations... go down.

Zhang Anshi pondered for a long time, and said: "I hope... to feed on people who have been exiled for minor crimes...."

As soon as this remark came out, Zhu Di was taken aback. He was ready to throw out several counties in Jiangxi or Jiangsu and Zhejiang.

After all, Zhang Anshi earned too much for him, and made great contributions. If he didn't reward him heavily, it would be unjustifiable.

But who would have thought that Zhang Anshi's request was so simple.

Every year, the imperial court has a large number of exiled people, some are captured refugees, and some are exiled for theft or other crimes. Generally speaking, where the imperial court exiles, they are either sent to border towns or border guards, or go to Qiongzhou or It is Guangxi, Guizhou and other places to enrich the population there.

Zhang Anshi wanted these people!

You must know that most of these people do not have any skills, but if they have skills, they will not commit crimes, and most of them are poor, and there is nothing to gain from them.

After hearing this, Zhu Di took a deep breath, looked at Zhang Anshi a little differently, and said, "Hey, if everyone is like Zhang Qing, disregarding personal gains and losses, and only sharing worries for the court, there will be no internal and external troubles in the world. ?”

Zhang Anshi made the worst choice. Naturally, Zhu Di was quite touched.

Zhu Di still felt that this was inappropriate, so he said, "I can give you the population of Ningbo Mansion, or Ji'an Mansion..."

However, Zhang Anshi shook his head and said: "Your Majesty, I think... these prisoners are enough. Of course, some craftsmen and other craftsmen are also needed. The number... is around five thousand."

Seeing Zhang Anshi's seriousness, Zhu Di didn't object any more, and the look of approval on his face couldn't be concealed.

He nodded and said, "Yes, it's all right. It's just these people, how do you plan to arrange them?"

Zhang Anshi said: "Didn't your majesty say that Eunuch Zheng found an island in the southeast of Java? That place is remote, why don't you let me place people there."

Zhu Di frowned, he immediately remembered something, and then said: "You mean, where is the mouse with the bag?"

Zhang Anshi said: "That's right, that's right there."

Zhu Di frowned and said, "That place is too remote, not even as good as Java."

Zhang Anshi said: "This person, I have nothing to do with the world..."

Zhu Di's face twitched unconsciously when he heard the words "no competition with the world".

Zhang Anshi continued: "In there, settle some refugees. In the future...when I get old, or when my descendants grow up, at least there will be a place to go. I originally wanted to go to Annan. The minister gave a piece of food, but the minister thought about it, this land of Annan, after all, is still the governor of the minister's brother Zhu Gaoxu. He worked hard in Annan, so how can he occupy his land for nothing? Why don't you go to that island and talk to the kangaroos? It's good to be a companion."

After hearing this, Zhu Di couldn't help but sigh.

He really felt that Zhang Anshi was dead.

Not to mention other places, just say that the original food town of Annan, the land is fertile, the products are abundant, and at least the population is still dense.

But that island is completely different. It is said that it is very barren, and I don't know how big the island is. The local natives are very rare and relatively primitive. As for the products, they are even more pitiful.

Just such a place where no bird shits, even a dog would hate it.

However, Zhang Anshi chose to go here. It was clear that he hoped not to compete with Zhu Gaoxu for Annan, and even a small state capital of Annan was reluctant to take it away.

This guy Zhang Anshi, seeing him doing bad things on weekdays, can be said to be very bad, but his heart is still very kind.

What Zhang Anshi thought in his heart was that there were many reasons why that place was barren, because it was isolated from the mainland early on. On the one hand, it was impossible to spread and communicate with the outside world. Farming, so soon, this method will spread to every corner of Europe and Asia, but in this place, there is almost no way to spread civilization, and the level of technology is low.

In addition, there is no livestock for raising, no domesticated cattle and horses, which leads to lower productivity and cannot carry more people. Most of the local natives are still in the primitive tribal period, with a small population. It is even more impossible to produce social division of labor and cooperation, and then evolve civilization.

But once this place starts to communicate with the outside world, a large number of immigrants come in, and these people bring better crops, as well as domesticated cattle and horses, then... this is more than 700 million square kilometers, which is larger than the entire Daming Pass. The vast land in the province is completely the land of abundance.

A large amount of coal, iron ore, copper ore, and gold and silver ore resources.

A large amount of grassland is enough to develop animal husbandry.

There are also countless fertile fields where wheat and other crops can be grown.

In addition, surrounded by the sea, many places can be used as natural harbors.

As for its remote location, once the center of civilization in the world is located in Daming, the geographical location is also considered to be unique. After all, it is very close to Java and Luzon. , Tianzhu and other places for trade contact.

This place, if the Zhang family goes to establish a foothold early, I dare not say that it is the foundation of the future king, but at least it is enough for the children and grandchildren to enjoy the wealth.

Of course, the premise of all this is that Zhang Anshi can be recognized by Daming, and at the same time, be able to control the place.

Zhang Anshi is now afraid that Zhu Di will not agree, so he said seriously: "I have decided, I will go to this place. I have already thought about the name of this place, and it will be called Nanzhou. I wonder what your Majesty thinks?"

Zhu Di sighed: "Okay, okay, since this is what you mean, then... let Nanzhou be the food town, and I will seal the Zhang family there, and the children and grandchildren will live in Nanzhou forever. You were in Annan before. There are tens of thousands of food households, plus these fifty thousand exiled prisoners and artisans, I will give you all."

Zhang Anshi finally breathed a sigh of relief, held back his joy, and said gratefully: "I thank your majesty for your kindness, your majesty... would it be better to issue an iron certificate?"

Zhu Di said very generously: "I will give you as many copies as you want. I have plenty of iron coupons for the book of pills."

Zhang Anshi suddenly felt that the iron certificate of the Danshu was not safe anymore.

But after thinking about it, whether he will be picked peaches right now depends on his own charm. This place... wants people to avoid coveting, on the one hand, it needs the court's care for him, but thinking about it now... at least in his Before his nephew, Zhu Zhanji, died, he could ensure that he was absolutely safe.

Nephew Zhanji, you have to live up to it and try to live for 500 years.

In addition, I am afraid that we must maintain good relations with Java, Annan, Luzon and other places close to this southern state.

For Ning Wang, Zhao Wang, and Zhu Gaoxu, they must be very easy to win over!

Very good, I will write a book for them when I turn back, reminiscing about the old days, talking about the friendship in the world, and reviewing the feelings of the past.

After thinking about it, Zhu Di still felt a little owed, and said emotionally: "Zhang Qing's doing this is really too generous. I thought Zhang Qing wanted to open his mouth like a lion. Today I taught me that you also have a virtuous side. I Your sons are not as good as you."

This is from the bottom of my heart, think about those two sons who want to seize the throne, and look at Zhang Anshi.

Hey……

In fact, Zhang Anshi felt a little ashamed, but when he thought about it carefully, Nanzhou is indeed a barren land now. Why did I, Zhang Anshi, fool around?

So he said: "The minister has a different surname, and thanks to His Majesty's grace, he is granted the title of food household and food city. It is already too shameful. How dare you have other hopes?"

Zhu Di said: "In a few days, let's wait for the decree, oh, and... the Tatar Alutai and the leader of the Wuliangha tribe will enter Beijing soon. I think...their tribes will stay here. In Liaodong, after all, people were disturbed, and they were ordered to surrender their weapons and horses and move south."

Zhu Di was worried about the two, after all, with the lessons learned from Wulianghabu, he was obviously unwilling to let the tiger go back to the mountain again.

Zhu Di seemed to have thought of something at this time, and said again: "Yesterday, I made another decree to order all the vassal kings from all over the world to come to the capital to have an audience. On the one hand, most of these people are my brothers and nephews. On the other hand, now King Ning, The Kings of Zhao have all gone overseas, but these princes are still waiting and watching."

"I'm getting old, and the prince's temperament is too lenient. If there is any misfortune for me one day, I'm afraid this matter will be delayed. I should think of a way early when I am still in my prime, so that the vassal kings Make a decision early."

Zhang Anshi said: "Your Majesty must live a long life, why do you need to say such a thing?"

But Zhang Anshi also knew that Zhu Di already wanted to cut the mess quickly.

Those brothers and nephews, aren't they still hesitating, so no matter what, they have to find a way to force these guys to go overseas.

My son, as well as King Ning, who has made great achievements in the war, have all gone. Do you still want to stay in Daming to enjoy the blessings?Do you really think that my fourth brother Zhu is easy to talk to?

Zhu Di smiled and said: "When the kings come to Beijing, let the prince and you be responsible for the entertainment. They are probably my brothers, so don't neglect them."

After a pause, Zhu Di said, "I am not Jianwen."

Zhang Anshi was speechless, and couldn't help complaining in his heart. Isn't this not only asking the horse to run, but also asking the horse not to eat grass?

To force people to go overseas, it must appear that they are not forced, but voluntary, so that the world can watch a good show of brotherhood and friendship.

Your Majesty, it's really you.

Zhang Anshi suddenly felt a lot of pressure, and he could already imagine what kind of noisy scene it would be.

But Zhu Di gave the order, what can Zhang Anshi do?

Zhang Anshi could only obediently say: "I will definitely do my best to assist His Highness the Crown Prince and make all the guests feel at home."

Zhu Di smiled with satisfaction and said, "It's so good, especially... King Zhou..."

King Zhu of Zhou is Zhu Di's younger brother, born in the same mother's womb, and Zhu Di is the fourth child, and he is the fifth child. Because of this, the relationship is closer.

Zhu Di obviously wanted to resolve these matters peacefully, so he emphasized that he was not Emperor Jianwen.

But how to drive people overseas requires a lot of effort.

Zhang Anshi actually doesn't want to do this job. What does your Zhu family's business have to do with me?

But after all...his brother-in-law the crown prince presided over this matter, Zhang Anshi knew that he could not stay out of it.

He bowed and responded, "I understand."

Zhu Di nodded happily and said, "Do things well, I can trust the prince and Zhang Qing."

(End of this chapter)