When he came back from Xu Jingchang's place, Zhu Yong puffed out his chest and looked sternly, not paying attention to his father at all.
If it weren't for me, you would be an adult.
Zhu Neng snorted, "You got the gold medal? Look, your tail is raised to the sky!"
Zhu Yong said rudely: "Dad, do you know Song Li?"
"I know. Isn't it just that you didn't know anything about it at the beginning, and you still wanted to use etiquette to influence the barbarians, so that Your Majesty would drive them overseas and go to the West with Zheng He, right?"
Zhu Yong crossed his legs, took a sip of tea, and hummed: "But I'm back!"
"What will happen if we come back? If an old and sullen scholar is lucky enough to escape with his life, how can he change the world?"
Zhu Yong chuckled: "He can't change the world, but he plans to write a book."
"Writing a book? What kind of book? Like Jie Jin, Yang Rong and the others did it?" Zhu Neng snorted: "What's so big about that? When he writes it, we can just buy a copy and read it."
Zhu Yong was really disappointed to hear his father being so dismissive.
This dog father is not only incompetent, but also very confused!
"What do you know? As soon as he told Duke Ding, Duke Ding immediately named his book "Pictures of the Sea Country"."
Zhu Neng was startled, "Hai Guo Tu Zhi? What the hell?"
Zhu Yong jumped up, slapped the table, and shouted at his father: "What the hell? Your Majesty will also like a book recognized by Ding Guo. In the future, it will definitely be published on a large scale and all scholars will learn it. This is the future
Do you know the school textbooks?"
Zhu Neng was startled by the roar. When he calmed down, he felt something was different, but this bastard was too arrogant!
"You are yelling at your father, you are being rebellious!"
Zhu Neng raised his fist to fight, but Zhu Yong was not afraid this time, "Please wake up, this kind of book should be read not only by literati, but also by martial arts students. Don't you feel scared yet? In the future, when we gather together, we will
Talking about overseas customs, products and climate, planning how to use troops, how to make a fortune... But you don't know anything, you can only listen stupidly... I ask you, do you still have the nerve to be the Duke of Chengguo?"
Zhu Neng murmured to himself, "Isn't that right? That's not right. My title is hereditary and irreplaceable. I will retire with the country. Do you understand?"
"Understood! Why don't you understand! Our family also has a gold medal to avoid death!" Zhu Yong snorted: "You have to be more thoughtful, will this thing work?"
Zhu Neng subconsciously said: "Your Majesty is not Emperor Taizu after all, don't think nonsense."
Zhu Yong became even more disdainful, "Is it enough just to have a title? The King of Han and the King of Zhao both have industries. Even the princess's family has thousands of looms. If you want to speak with weight in the future, you must have money in your hands."
A call can be answered by hundreds of responses, and a promise can be made worth a thousand dollars, do you understand?"
Zhu Neng nodded, but felt something was wrong again, "You bastard, you have turned against Tiangang!"
Zhu Yong finally regained his composure, and then said seriously to Zhu Nengyu: "Dad, I'm really anxious. Do you know how many people I've seen get rich in the past few years in the Taxation Department? We can't fall behind others.
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Zhu Neng rolled his eyelids, it seemed that this was indeed the case.
"You brat, what have you learned?"
Zhu Yong chuckled: "I have learned a lot... at least I have learned 10,000 ways to evade taxes."
Zhu Neng was shocked, "So you have seen through this businessman's tactics?"
"No way! I know ten thousand kinds, and soon there will be ten thousand and one kinds... Dad, the most important thing in life is to keep pace with the times... This is what Duke Dingguo taught me. Like you,
You think you can live a peaceful life after becoming a prince. Not only do you have no future, but you also drag your children and grandchildren along with you. How can you fight with others?"
Zhu Neng rolled his eyes in anger. What this bastard said was really unpleasant, but if he thought about it carefully, it was indeed unpleasant.
Although it doesn't sound nice, there is still some truth in what he said.
"You little bastard, what are your plans?" Zhu Neng snorted: "Tell me, what are your plans?"
Zhu Yong hummed: "My first plan is to go to the Japanese country. It is best to occupy a piece of land. I will set up a trading warehouse there and make some money first."
"Then what?"
"Then just expand the territory and devour it." Zhu Yong snorted: "You haven't read the latest news from the imperial court, which allows wealthy families to recruit private soldiers to participate in overseas campaigns."
"You want to go to war in Japan? Can you do that?" Zhu Neng said bluntly: "Let me remind you that fighting is not about collecting taxes. You have only dealt with money these years. Can you lead troops? Do you know what military tactics are?
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Zhu Yong laughed loudly, "Dad, this is why you are confused. I don't know, but our Ming Dynasty has no shortage of such people! Now that the world is at peace, the court has established martial arts, and there are so many strong generals in the army.
I just need to spend money to recruit my subordinates and let them fight for me. Dad, you must understand one thing. When we walk in court, the key is not to have any ability, but to follow the right person and keep track of the direction."
"With the right person?"
"That's right. For example, if you were not assigned to Prince Yan's Mansion back then, but were sent to Prince Ning's Mansion as a thousand households. It is estimated that in this round of army reorganization, you will be able to disband and return to your fields." Zhu Yong said unceremoniously.
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Zhu Neng nodded slightly, but soon felt something was wrong, "Bastard, are you saying your father is a waste? I have to teach you a lesson!"
Zhu Neng chased his son. Not only did the father and son enjoy each other's lives, they were also at odds with each other.
However, despite the trouble, Zhu Neng still agreed with his son's idea. Zhu Neng prepared eighty capable soldiers for him, all of whom were old troops who had followed Zhu Neng through life and death.
With his father's support, Zhu Yong becomes even more courageous.
He entertained everyone at the best restaurant in the capital.
The young prince is ready to go out, this shock is great.
Qiu Fu also called his sons. Unlike Zhu Yong, his two sons did not have that consciousness, but Qiu Fu did not tolerate them either.
"Let me tell you, I don't know what I can do when I go out...but since Zhu Neng can send out his sons, I can't lag behind. If he sends out one, I will send out two!"
This damn desire to win made the two young masters of the Qiu family stupid.
There is no choice but to accept fate.
"Father, my son also wants to take a trip."
Xu Qin made a request to Xu Huizu.
Xu Huizu was greatly surprised. Something was wrong. His son had long been admitted to the imperial examination and was now serving in the imperial court. His future was bright. What was he doing outside when he had nothing to do?
After all, Xu Huizu was more open-minded than ordinary people, but he patiently said: "What are your plans?"
Xu Qin said: "It's nothing. I originally advocated seeking wealth from the four barbarians, but do the four barbarians have wealth? And what methods should be used? I still don't know anything, such as talking on paper. It's hard to convince people. In the past few years, I have taken the time to
After reading the history books of the past dynasties, I can only say that they are completely different and very different, so it is difficult to draw a conclusion. I plan to go there in person and take a closer look."
Xu Huizu pondered for a while and then said: "But is there any danger in going here?"
Xu Qin smiled and said: "Father, you see that the Three Treasures eunuchs have gone away so many times. Is something really wrong? And Cao Guogong, he is still working hard in Liaodong, and..."
Xu Qin paused and then said: "Do you think your son will always be inferior to your nephew?"
Xu Huizu was stunned. These words were cruel!
"My son, your cousin is a monster. It's pointless to compete with him, but there's no shame in losing. Do you understand?"
Xu Qin smiled helplessly, "I understand, I don't expect to compare with others, but I have to achieve something, right? Otherwise, how can we face our ancestors? How can we face future generations?"
This time Xu Huizu was completely speechless and could only nod.
"My son has a lot of potential...but you'd better say hello to Jingchang and let him know what's going on."
Xu Qin thought for a while, then nodded and said, "I understand, kid."
After learning that his cousin was going to go to sea with him, Xu Jingchang was in a good mood, "Actually, there is not much risk in going out this time."
Xu Jingchang confessed to him directly.
"I chatted with Song Shangshu for a long time. He said that it would be good to send troops anywhere, except for the Japanese country. As long as we can win a battle and conquer them, the rest of the matter will be easy. As for conquering them, I also talked to Sanbao.
The eunuchs chatted... Our fleet is equipped with firecrackers and cannons, and the ships are strong. Even with a collision, we can destroy the Japanese fleet."
Xu Qin nodded, but then asked doubtfully: "In that case, why should the Fifth Army Commander's Office push back and block the situation?"
Xu Jingchang laughed, "If we don't push back and forth, how can we get such good conditions! And how can we get all the noble families to send their children out?"
Xu Jingchang said with a smile: "Now, except for me, Duke Ding, all the sons of Dukes in Beijing have gone to sea. This is a good phenomenon. One generation of young men in the Ming Dynasty is better than one generation. This is also the hope of the Ming Dynasty. I am very happy
So happy!"
Xu Jingchang was quite satisfied, even a little overjoyed.
Xu Qin chatted with him for a while, received strong support, and naturally left with satisfaction. Xu Qin did not want to ask for money. He mainly wanted to understand the situation overseas, so he also made an appointment with a few friends from the same field.
As a scholar, it is quite exciting to be able to take the initiative to go to sea.
As all parties were well prepared and the day for dispatching troops was getting closer and closer, Xu Jingchang returned to the mansion on this day. His wife suddenly changed her expression, holding an appointment letter in her hand, and handed it to Xu Jingchang.
"Look, I found this on your son's bedside."
Xu Jingchang took it and unfolded it to read it. The content was not complicated... It was about five percent of the profit from this trip to sea, which was given to Xu Xianzhong.
Well, Xu Jingchang’s baby son’s nickname is Xu Xianzhong, which was given to him by Zhu Di.
It has no cultural background and is very consistent with the cultural aesthetics of the Zhu family.
"What's going on? Who gave it to me?"
The lady said: "I don't know either, but the only one who has seen our son in our house these days is Zhu Yong."
Xu Jingchang rolled his eyelids and finally sighed helplessly, "That's him."
The lady worriedly asked: "Do you need to return it to him?"
Xu Jingchang shook his head, "What else? It's good that they can make money, but what if they lose it?"
"Compensate? Will you still lose money?"
Xu Jingchang sighed meaningfully, "Before we had this contract, we really couldn't tell!"
