Zhu Zhanyi smiled and did not hide his purpose. Zhu Di needed Zhu Zhanyi's help if he wanted to make a steam engine.
Zhu Di didn't look annoyed or angry, so Zhu Zhanchen knew that nothing was wrong. As an emperor who created a prosperous age, he had excellent martial arts skills and knew how to employ people.
Zhu Gaochi hurriedly knelt down and said, "Your Majesty, please forgive me. The child is still young, has poor etiquette, and is childish."
Zhu Di waved his hand: "Your son is more real than you. If you keep everything in your heart like this, it's not even for me to guess or not to guess."
"Your Majesty, forgive me." Zhu Gaochi lowered his head and held Zhu Zhanchen down together.
"Everyone, get up. I didn't say I was blaming you."
When the two of them stood up, Zhu Difang continued: "Those who serve the country seriously should be rewarded. How can I still let you use your efforts in vain? I will give you three percent, just like the police chief."
Zhu Zhanzhen chuckled: "Grandpa Huang, this strength requires more brains than the police chief, maybe 5%."
"Zhan Zhen!!" Fat dad was already angry.
"Haha, good boy, it's up to you, but I want to see a running car within two months, otherwise I will fine you all your money, including your father's salary."
"Thank you, Grandpa Emperor, for your kindness."
Zhu Gaochi pointed at Zhu Zhanzhen angrily and then followed Zhu Di into the hall.
Zheng He came up and said, "Your Highness, what you did just now was not good." He was also worried about Zhu Zhanzhen.
Zhu Zhanzhen had his own considerations and said with a smile: "Let's go to your house and continue to improve the steam engine."
Zheng He shook his head. This young master was very smart, but he acted too perversely. He bargained with the emperor to gain wealth for himself. This was not the royal style.
What was more important at the moment was the matter of the steam engine. Several craftsmen couldn't wait to ask Zhu Zhanxi, but Zhu Zhanxi asked them to go back to Zheng Mansion to talk about it.
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In the Fengtian Palace, Zhu Gaochi hurriedly caught up with Zhu Di to defend Zhu Zhanyi: "Father, Zhanyi is young and ignorant, please don't..."
Zhu Di glared at him. Unlike the kind-hearted grandpa who was smiling slightly outside, Zhu Di's face turned dark in Fengtian Hall.
"Yang Rong, Wei Zhe, you go down first."
"I excuse myself."
After only the Zhu family was left, Zhu Di was completely embarrassed: "How did you teach your son?" he scolded Zhu Gaochi.
Zhu Gaochi knelt down and admitted his mistake: "Father, this kid Zhan Yun has such a bad temper. I will definitely teach him a lesson when I get back."
Zhu Zhanji also pleaded for his brother: "Grandpa Huang, Zhan Zhan..."
Before he could finish speaking, Zhu Di had already stretched out his hand to signal the two of them to stop talking.
"I say it's not Zhan's etiquette that makes him angry, but his shrewd and worldly temperament like a businessman's bargaining."
In ancient times, merchants were ranked last among scholars, farmers, industry and commerce. The scholar-bureaucrat class looked down upon merchants. In their eyes, merchants were just pawns of traffickers and low-class people who practiced deception.
As a member of the royal family, one should have the world in mind. Bargaining for one's own selfish interests like Zhu Zhanzhen's behavior became a low-level behavior in Zhu Di's eyes.
Zhu Gaochi and Zhu Zhanji did not dare to say anything more and could only say: "Zhan Chang is still young."
After a while, Zhu Di's slightly frowned brows relaxed: "That's all, he's still a child. Zhan Yi should be almost ten years old."
"Back to my father, I will be ten years old after the new year."
Zhu Di recalled the past: "When I conquered Mobei and asked Zhanji to stay in Peiping, he was only eleven years old. He is about the same age. If you don't know how to bring all your sons to the palace."
If the son does not teach the father and son how to behave, Zhu Gaochi will inevitably be scolded.
"I heard that you are usually too harsh on the children? I, the Ming Dynasty, will not allow the prince's children to lack food and clothing. Frugality is frugality. You must not spend less on food and clothing. What will happen in the future if you develop a shrewd temperament like a businessman?
As a vassal king, how can you think of the people?"
"I know I was wrong." Zhu Gaochi was told that he did not dare to reply.
"The Crown Princess will come over later. The food and clothing expenses of all the emperors and grandchildren will be distributed according to their dues. If you dare to deduct money from me, you are the only one asking."
Zhu Gaochi wailed with a bitter face: "Father, there is nothing wrong with being frugal. If you develop a luxurious temperament..."
"I don't care about you at all. The configuration of the servants of your family is not as good as that of the rich families outside. Look at the difference between these boys and Zhan Ji. They come from the same father."
"Your second, third, and fourth sons have all been forced by you to have an honest and honest temper. I don't need them to farm, I want them to help govern the world in the future. Let's look at the fifth son. He is such a smart boy. If he is properly cultivated, he will have a bright future.
There is no limit, at such a young age now my head is full of wanting to make money.”
Zhu Gaochi's voice gradually became quieter: "The food and clothing provided should be enough. I just don't want them to become as domineering as why not eat minced meat."
"Enough? Last time I asked for the police department's share, I felt strange and asked the eunuchs to check his expenses over the years. Last winter, the production of anthracite coal was reduced. I never thought that the four and five children in your family would be connected.
We almost ran out of coal, so I investigated the eunuch in charge of the coal, but the eunuch dared to deduct something from the emperor’s grandson. Your prince’s benevolent government has really gone as far as the dog’s belly.”
He was so angry that he threw a book at Zhu Gaochi.
Zhu Gaochi didn't know these things either: "Father, make atonement."
"I have made up my mind. All the emperors and grandsons of the Eastern Palace will be equipped with bed warmers, caterers, at least three maids washing clothes, and three eunuchs cleaning the courtyard. The configuration is not high. You can afford it in the Eastern Palace. If you dare to cut it, I will only
You are asking."
"Yes, Father."
Even when Zhu Zhanchen was beaten to death, he never expected that his deliberate self-deprecation would actually make a great contribution to improving the treatment of his brothers.
Zhu Zhanzhen's original intention was that he had been in the limelight too much recently. What if Zhu Di thought that he was a promising talent? He would have to find a way to make him dislike him a little bit.
After all, what could Zhu Di do if he didn't like him that much, but he just wasn't favored, and he didn't do anything treacherous. The worst he could do was get a scolding and memorize some books.
Zhu Di couldn't help but want to kill his grandson for such a trivial matter.
Even if he is not favored, at least he is the younger brother of Zhu Zhanji's mother, and he has not made any big mistakes, and he can still deprive himself of the position of prince in the future.
I'm afraid that my good brother will think that I am a threat to him, and he will be wary of me in everything. Even if he wants to be a happy prince, he will not be able to do so.
In the future, I will rely on my good elder brother to become the feudal king, and I cannot let my elder brother become suspicious.
Brother, please secure your throne. I just want to be a happy prince. Of course, I need more money.
I didn’t come here to be an emperor. I just let my good brother do the dirty work. I will make some money as a prince, and at the same time, I will take the destiny of the Ming Dynasty on another path, improve people’s livelihood, and develop the economy.
I'm sure I'll be able to stay famous forever.
"Fifth Young Master, what are the improvement methods you mentioned?"