Zhu Gaoxu mentally blamed these two ignorant guys for daring to say anything to the outside world. The main reason was that the people in the Han Palace were used to being arrogant and domineering outside and didn't take it seriously at all. This time they kicked the iron brick wall.
But in this case, Zhu Gaoxu would have to protect these two people. Although they didn't know much, if they continued to ferment and let the old man take over to investigate this matter, Zhu Gaoxu would not suffer good consequences.
The King of Han smiled: "Brother, these people are talking nonsense outside, you must not believe it."
Zhu Gaochi stretched out a finger and pointed upward: "It doesn't matter whether I believe it or not, the key is..."
Zhu Gaoxu naturally understood what it meant, and said with some anxiety: "What does dad mean?"
"Don't you know what it means if dad didn't call you personally?"
"Brother I understand, I will control my servants well when I return home, and I will never let them have any transgressions."
Zhu Gaoxu breathed a sigh of relief. The emperor did not intend to investigate strictly. The matter could be big or small.
A strict investigation will not look good on the royal family. How to deal with Zhu Gaoxu is still a big problem if he is really found out. It is better to let him go back and wipe his butt clean by himself.
Royal ships do not need to pay taxes. In addition to the private use of public vessels, there are tax evasion and tax evasion. If you really want to find out, Zhu Gaoxu will be hard-pressed. Of course, it is not just Zhu Gaoxu, but also many nobles.
After Zhu Di had a general understanding of the matter, he gave up investigating further and sounded the alarm and asked Zhu Gaoxu to handle it himself.
He finally let go of his worries, and Zhu Gaoxu chuckled and said: "Brother, I'll take my leave first. I'll go to the Yamen to take those two blind things out and punish them properly, and give Zhan an explanation."
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"Zhan Zhan is so scared that he doesn't dare to go out now. Second uncle, please go and have a look to comfort him."
Zhu Zhanji, who had been silent before, spoke.
Zhu Gaoxu could only force a smile: "That's natural. If brother is fine, I'll go see Zhan Yu first."
After Zhu Gaoxu left, Zhu Zhanji asked the prince in confusion: "Father, why do you want Zhan Yi to pretend to be afraid, and why do you want your second uncle to go and see him in person?"
The prince couldn't help but smile: "Sometimes you have to learn from Zhan Yu. You have an upright temperament, but for people like your second uncle, your overly upright temperament is not good, and it is easy to lead to direct conflicts."
"Father, do you mean that Zhan is crooked?"
When Zhu Zhanchen heard this, he had to fight his best brother.
Zhu Gaochi shook his head: "Zhan Zhen's character is similar to your second uncle's, but he is different from your second uncle's unscrupulous methods. He has principles, but this kid is as slippery as a loach, making it difficult for people to catch him. Your second uncle is so
It would be necessary to spend some money to go find him."
Zhu Zhanji frowned: "Zhan Zhan's temperament lacks some stability."
"Looking at the basics, everyone has strengths and weaknesses. No one is perfect. There is no need to pursue perfection. Choose the strengths and make use of them. This is the way to employ people."
"Thank you father for your advice."
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In the small green courtyard, Xiaosheng, who was lying at the door and staring outside, suddenly ran in: "Young Master, Young Master, the King of Han is here."
Zhu Zhanzhen hurriedly got into the quilt, which was a thick quilt, and there were some water drops on his forehead. After a while, some sweat mixed with the water drops, and he became sweating profusely.
Zhu Gaoxu adjusted his mental state at the door of the yard, and trotted in, shouting as he ran: "Zhan Zhan, Zhan Xi, my second uncle is here to see you."
Chu'er stood at the door of the room to greet Zhu Gaoxu: "Prince Han, my young master, woo woo woo." Chu'er started crying without saying a few words, and her cry was very sad and real.
Zhu Gaoxu burst in through the door and saw Zhu Zhanzhen curled up on the bed, wrapped in quilts. He couldn't help but be stunned. For a moment, he couldn't tell whether this kid was acting or real.
"Second uncle, second uncle, you are here." Zhu Zhanzhen made a weak voice, weak.
Sitting down by the bed, Zhu Gaoxu hurriedly asked: "Zhan Zhen, what's wrong with you?"
"Second uncle, my nephew was bullied outside today. The man actually held a knife to my neck, but I was frightened." Zhu Zhanzhen cried, but his acting skills needed to be improved, and only the cry disappeared.
Tears are far less real than Chu'er's crying.
"Whoever kills with a thousand swords dares to put a knife on the neck of my nephew? Don't worry, Mr. Zhan, my second uncle will stand up for you." Zhu Gaoxu said it with righteous indignation.
"Second uncle, that man said he was your housekeeper and still used your name. He must be a bad person."
Zhu Gaoxu had already prepared: "Don't worry, Zhan Ming, my unruly servant. I'll behead him as soon as I get back. I'll bring his head to your table in the evening and serve it as a meal for you."
Zhu Zhanzhen was shocked. He knew that Zhu Gaoxu could really do it. This guy was trying to compete with him: "Second uncle, please don't scare me. I'm scared enough today. I'll be scared if I see bloody heads again."
I was so frightened that I became seriously ill."
Zhu Gaoxu couldn't help but want to roll his eyes: You kid is afraid of your legs.
"Then I'll take it outside and kill it."
"Thank you, uncle, for upholding justice." Zhu Zhanzhen was about to stand up and salute.
Zhu Gaoxu stopped him and said, "Since you and I have a deep relationship as uncle and nephew, we will no longer need all these false etiquette."
"Second uncle, my nephew has something else to do."
"What's the matter?"
"My nephew was robbed of two hundred and eighty taels of precious money by Mr. Wang in the restaurant today. I was so frightened that I forgot to take it back. That was my uncle's money. I didn't expect it to be robbed.
, my nephew really regrets not keeping it well."
Zhu Gaoxu felt like scolding his mother, and the handful of golden beans he grabbed when he went out came in handy.
He put his hand inside his sleeve and took it out. When he took it out, he put back half of it. There were about seven or eight golden beans, which already weighed less than half a catty.
"Zhan Zhan, my second uncle's housekeeper is not sensible. My second uncle goes home to punish him. My second uncle has some golden beans here. You can take them and let the servants buy something they like to eat."
Zhu Zhanzhen took the golden beans and was quite satisfied: "Thank you uncle, but my nephew heard today that Butler Wang said that the owner of the restaurant actually used the royal ship to transport goods privately. This matter is not trivial, compared to my personal matters.
Much more.”
Zhu Gaoxu was slightly angry. This boy was greedy, but his face was full of uncle's care. He took out the other half of the golden beans and handed them to Zhu Zhanxu.
"Don't worry, Zhan Chang. My second uncle will definitely find out and punish you."
Zhu Zhanzhen looked at the unexpected joy in front of him and said: "Second uncle, that's not what I meant. I said I wanted to talk to my second uncle about my thoughts, but since my second uncle loves his nephew so much, my nephew will not be polite to him anymore."
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With one skillful move, he poured all the golden beans in his uncle's hand into his quilt.
Zhu Gaoxu regretted it so much that he had to ask: "What do you want to say?"
"Second Uncle, you and I are both members of the royal family of the Ming Dynasty, but at the same time we should also be law-abiding taxpayers of the Ming Dynasty. The capital needs great supplies. If we can open up water transport and trade channels, it will be beneficial to both the country and Second Uncle personally.
It’s of great benefit.”
Zhu Gaoxu knew that Zhu Zhanzhen had some weird idea.
"Water transport and commerce are already open, so why bother opening up."
"Second Uncle, it would take at least two days for the seafood from Ningbo to travel smoothly even if it takes the royal ship. If it can be shortened to one day or even a round trip in one day, then the fresh seafood can be continuously supplied to the dignitaries in the capital.
People, Uncle Er, you can think about the profits, and more importantly, how much business taxes it can increase for the country."
"Is it possible to go back and forth in one day?"
"It's impossible for others, but it's possible for us."