Chapter 669 The Ming Dynasty of Brothers and Brothers
"Your Highness, when dealing with outsiders, you will inevitably abandon good people who are unwilling to cooperate, and occasionally support bad people who are willing to obey... In short, there is only one thing at the core of foreign exchanges."
Zhu Biao swallowed and said subconsciously: "What did you say, sir?"
"Interests, the interests of Ming Dynasty! It includes both long-term interests and immediate interests, both easy-to-obtain benefits and the price that needs to be paid in the future. Anyway, this is a very complicated matter, but your highness does not need to be too anxious."
"Why?"
"Because His Highness will have a lot of time to get familiar with this matter. After all, this is something that the Ming Dynasty must face from time to time as it becomes stronger!"
Zhu Biao was a little stunned, and finally nodded to express his understanding.
He turned around and came out of Zhang Ximeng's study. He planned to leave directly, but he remembered something big. The fourth child's life or death was still uncertain!
You should beg for mercy!
Zhu Biao ran into Zhu Ying's mansion. The study, main hall, and east wing were all empty... Could something really happen?
"Brother, the fourth child is still a child, don't be really angry!"
"He's still a kid!"
Zhu Biao called and walked back. When he entered the garden, he was stunned.
I saw Zhu Ying and Zhu Di sitting around in front of the bonfire. Zhu Di was playing with a plump leg of lamb, which was roasting until it was sizzling with oil. Fruit wood was used underneath, and the charcoal fire was even and fragrant.
Zhu Ying was still teaching Zhu Di, "Tell you, in my eldest brother's courtyard, except for the big locust tree, don't cut down any other trees! You're welcome to peach, apricot, or pear trees. I found out,
You are too weak. Do you know that I took away my eldest brother's salary for several years at a stretch? I have never been polite to their things."
Zhu Di couldn't help but look at this person with admiration. They all say that the front wave is better than the back wave. Looking at it this way, his own back wave is simply too weak.
After all, given Zhu Di's ten thousand courage, he wouldn't dare to go to Zhang Ximeng's mansion and act wild, but this one dares!
I’m convinced, you are my idol!
Zhu Di's eyes rolled around, and he happened to see Zhu Biao, and hurriedly greeted him: "Brother, come here quickly and try my craftsmanship."
Zhu Biao secretly breathed a sigh of relief and said to himself that this fourth child is really heartless. It's hard for me to worry about you. He came over and saluted Zhu Ying.
"Brother, you have worked hard this time."
Zhu Ying smiled and asked him to sit down...Zhu Ying called Zhang Ximeng eldest brother, Zhu Biao called Zhu Ying eldest brother, and Zhu Di called Zhu Biao eldest brother...Anyway, everyone knew who was whose eldest brother.
Zhu Di silently cut off a piece of the roasted lamb leg and gave it to Zhu Biao, while Zhu Biao gave the piece to Zhu Ying. He waited until the second piece was available before he took a bite. Not to mention Zhu Di's craftsmanship
It's okay, I didn't steal so many things for nothing.
"Brother, what are your plans now? Is it easy to handle it in Yunnan?"
Zhu Ying said with a smile: "There is nothing difficult to do, it's just ruthless. Don't think that this time the imperial court will separate the two provinces of Guizhou and Guangxi and think that I will suffer a loss. In fact, I know it well. I just happened to dump these places to
The imperial court governs it. Then I just need to concentrate on farming, saving food, and then open up to the south and west... There is a lot of land over there, and it is not a problem to carve out a few more provinces!"
Zhu Di's eyes widened when he heard this, "You, are you going to fight too?"
Zhu Ying sneered and said: "What do you mean? This was decided before the Northern Expedition. The area of my Yunnan province will not be capped! This is what my eldest brother promised me."
It was Zhang Ximeng who said it!
Zhu Di was even more surprised, "Well, what about my territory? I plan to move to Kaiping City, the capital, and now I have taken over Liaodong. If I take over Goryeo, I also have territory in several provinces. Can I compare with you?"
Zhu Ying sneered, "What are you thinking? To tell you the truth, the farther north you go from Peiping, the colder it becomes and the fewer people there are. There are not even people, so how can you compare with me? Yunnan is different.
, Annam, Champa, Chenla, and Siam are all treasure lands with suitable climate and dense population. The most important thing is that my place produces a lot of grain, with three crops a year. As long as I can cultivate millions of acres of fertile land,
Can sweep across all directions!"
The more Zhu Di listened, the more he drooled. He had no choice but to envy the curtain!
Suddenly, Zhu Di presented the leg of lamb to Zhu Ying, and then he felt aggrieved and started crying.
"Brother... I'm so pitiful! My little brother was driven away before he was even ten years old. There was a strong wind and sand over there. A bowl of rice was only half a bowl of sand. I haven't had a full meal for several months.
...Brother, you have to help me! We are all from the Lao Zhu family, as long as you are willing to help me, you are my brother!"
As Zhu Di said this, he hugged Zhu Ying's thigh and burst into tears.
Zhu Biao was crying so much that he was stunned. You bastard, did you call the wrong person?
Zhu Di didn't care about that, "Brother, for the sake of my father and mother, please help me!"
Zhu Ying was stunned. When did such a thing come to his family?
"I, I want to help you, but you can't deny me any benefits, right?"
"Here, I will give it now!" Zhu Di said immediately: "Brother, I have war horses. I will give you as much as you want. Then you only need to give me some food and brass. I won't pick it. I will give it to you."
I believe that big brother will not let me suffer."
Zhu Ying rolled her eyelids and couldn't help but laugh, "All these years, I've only taken advantage of others, and now it's your turn to bully me! Okay, I'll find a way for you, and I'll get the food for you!"
Do you still want someone?"
"Who?"
"It's the natives from Annan and other places. Let them work for you."
Zhu Di's eyes gleamed, "Brother, dear brother! I just want to sell some animals, but you are not even polite to others. When it comes to your bad character, you have to be the eldest brother. The younger brother is convinced!"
Zhu Ying turned her head away in anger, not bothering to look at him.
Zhu Di didn't care about that, he quickly started to cut off the fattest piece of meat and stuffed it into Zhu Ying's mouth.
This roast lamb leg meal gave Zhu Biao a chill.
His elder brother was completely useless, and Zhu Di became Zhu Ying's follower, which is called a flatterer. He walked around, first cutting meat, and then serving tea and water, serving him carefully. Even Lao Zhu did not enjoy this treatment.
And Zhu Ying is also a leisurely person. He has no grudge against Zhu Di originally, but there is a big age gap between the two. Zhu Ying went out to lead the troops, and Zhu Di was still wearing open pants!
This time is good, two people can eat a meal of meat and put their arms around each other. It will be as good as it is.
Zhu Ying is still a doting brother fanatic. The only problem is that you want him to treat you as his younger brother, and then good things will happen.
"Zhu Di! Do you know what those natives like most?"
Zhu Di shook his head stupidly, "I don't know!"
"Then let me tell you, they like sweet ones the most!"
"Sweet? Honey? That's right. I met a lot of real women in Peking. They just go to the mountains to find bees... It is said that some people were stung by wasps to death, and they still refuse to change their minds... as long as they get a jar of honey.
, enough for a family to survive for a year."
Zhu Ying laughed loudly, "You are right, absolutely right! But how much honey can there be? My eldest brother has long told me that this poor man who suddenly becomes rich likes sweets the most! Let me tell you, my eldest brother
He definitely comes from a scholarly family. He actually doesn't like sweets...you know, right?"
Zhu Di was startled and said hurriedly: "Yes, I remember Zhang Shuning didn't like to eat it either, and said that eating sweets will cause tooth decay."
Zhu Ying said with a smile: "They are exactly the same. My eldest nephew is definitely a good candidate to inherit the family tradition."
Zhu Di was stunned for a moment, and then asked: "Brother, you call Shu Ning your eldest nephew, so how do I deal with him?
"How to calculate?"
Zhu Ying was so angry that she slapped Zhu Di, "Forget it! Otherwise, my father would still call my eldest brother sir! Do you also want to call me uncle Shu Ning? Don't cause trouble for me!"
It's rare that Zhu Di agreed honestly, "Brother, tell me quickly, what's the point of this dessert?"
Zhu Ying then smiled and said: "In Lingnan, there are many sugarcane fields. I planted them a few years ago. Now, there are still more sugarcane fields in Lingnan. I will help you connect. You can get the sugar."
Peiping, and then sell it to the leaders... By the way, do you know how to make milk tea?"
Zhu Di blinked, "Want to use West Lake Longjing?"
Zhu Ying couldn't help laughing, "You know my eldest brother quite well! I tell you, if you don't need it, just use the worst tea bricks. Put it in the pot and boil it. It will have a slight tea flavor. It's a waste of good tea. If you use West Lake Longjing, it will be better.
It’s a waste of natural resources!”
Zhu Ying reminded again: "But it's only me who can say this, and others can't. My eldest brother is the most petty, and he holds grudges. You are all too young, so you don't know. In the first few years,
, he also dared to force my father to write essays in the name of checking his homework, which made my father so miserable. If you want to know about this, just ask your mother, no one else knows!"
Zhu Biao and Zhu Di were both dumbfounded. How dare these things happen!
No wonder Mr. Zhang is so powerful that he doesn’t even dare to spoil his father. It turns out there are so many stories...
"Brother, please tell me, is there anything else? Where were you before? How were you before?"
"Me? I am both civilized and military, very smart!" Zhu Ying said with a smile: "You know, I am born to read, and I follow my elder brother. The teachers in the school praise me, and I don't know the questions. If you ask me for help, you
I don’t know, I was so powerful back then!"
Zhu Ying was full of pride when talking.
At this moment, a voice suddenly sounded from behind.
"Your Ren-level exam papers are still in my study. Do you want to show them to them?"
Ren wait!
Zhu Biao and Zhu Di were both stunned. They were stunned for a long time, and they couldn't stand it anymore. "Ren wait, it's Ren wait! Big brother's ten days of work are almost not enough!"
Zhu Di leaned forward and backward, laughing until his stomach hurt.
Zhu Ying's old face turned red instantly. If she cracked an egg on it, it would become a poached egg.
"Brother, you, how can you cause trouble!"
Zhang Ximeng casually pulled the chair under Zhu Ying's butt and sat down himself.
"Let me tell you, Zhu Ying, and King Zheng, you two have one in the northeast and one in the southwest. How are you going to deal with the outside world? What strategies do you have? You need to discuss with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of War to understand that the financial resources of the DPRK and China are limited, so they can only
If you support one aspect, you won't be able to support both sides."
With almost no hesitation, the two of them said in unison, "Let the eldest brother (fourth brother) come first!"