Zhu Zhanji, who returned to the palace, was puzzled by Zhu Zhanzhen's method of recruiting Zhao Quan, so he asked: "Why did you directly say that you want Zhao Quan to come to our bank today?"
Zhu Zhanzhen knew everything about his good brother: "Brother, if we follow what I just said in addition to the Central Bank of Ming Dynasty, and establish four major banks, and distribute them to semicolons in various places, how many people will we need?"
Zhu Zhanji made a rough calculation: "Maybe no less than 10,000 people."
Zhu Zhanzhen shook his head: "Brother is conservative, there must be no less than ten thousand people. We need a lot of people, and these people have to be snatched back from the original private banks. It is a good thing that people like Zhao Quan can be recruited as soon as possible."
"Brother, can you run a bank?"
"Won't."
"I don't know how. Xia Shangshu might, but he is the emperor's right-hand man and it is impossible to let Xia Shangshu be responsible for the operation of the bank. The actual daily operation requires people like Zhao Quan, and one is not enough."
Zhu Zhanji roughly understood what Zhu Zhanzhen meant, and asked again: "In the end, you didn't continue to raise the issue of recruiting him because you wanted to see his attitude."
"Yes, apart from his attitude, he also has such a big fortune in Jiangjia Bank. He should not be able to escape from it for a while. His actions show his determination."
"You and I should go to the interview to talk about the matters concerning the four major industries."
"Brother, you go ahead, I won't go."
Zhu Zhanji was full of doubts. It would definitely be a moment for him to be appreciated when he told the emperor about these good ideas. Ordinary people could not ask for them, but Zhu Zhanyi refused every time and gave all these opportunities to himself.
Even Zhu Zhanji couldn't understand his thoughts. How could someone be so unwilling to show off and leave all opportunities to themselves?
I can't figure it out.
Zhu Zhanji went to report to the emperor, and Zhu Zhanzhen jumped back to his small courtyard. The workload in the past two days has obviously exceeded the standard, and he needs to take a rest.
There must be one body and mind lying on the bed.
Sang Yu, the long-legged little cook, cooked a lot of delicious food for Zhu Zhanzhen: "Your Highness, this is sent by Hu Shanggong's order. It is said to be a new abalone. Do you prefer fresh abalone fried with scallion oil or thick soup?"
abalone."
Aunt Hu’s abalone, are you not allowed to eat it fresh?
"Abalone in thick soup, add more water, and add some starch to thicken it."
The dinner was delicious, and Zhu Zhanchen lay down on the rocking chair in the yard with satisfaction. After a while, his mother came with his little sister.
The Crown Princess and Princess Jiaxing passed by Zhu Zhanzhen's courtyard and walked in to take a look.
"Mother." Zhu Zhanchen hurriedly got down from the recliner.
The Crown Princess smiled and said: "Zhan Zhen, you are too lazy. You just started to lie down and rest after dinner. Your eldest brother is still discussing bank matters with your father, and your third brother is also studying
****The fourth child is also much more diligent than you."
"Fifth brother, what are you doing recently?" Princess Jiaxing suddenly ran up to Zhu Zhanyi, seemingly unaware that her mother was blaming Zhu Zhanyi.
Zhu Zhanchen touched Princess Jiaxing's head and answered her mother's words first: "Mom, I just want to take a rest and then I will study hard all night long."
"You go to bed at least an hour earlier than your brothers every night, and get up half an hour later in the morning. Don't use these words to prevaricate me." Mrs. Zhang pretended to be angry.
"Fifth brother, you can sleep better than the bachelor of Baimao Pavilion in my mother's courtyard."
"Why are you scolding me, kid?" Zhu Zhanchen grabbed her ears.
"Stop making trouble. After the New Year, His Majesty will prepare you to be crowned a county king. You are still fooling around like a child. It has nothing to do with Jiaxing."
In the royal family of the Ming Dynasty, the emperor's son was granted the title of prince at the age of ten, and the prince's son was granted the title of county prince at the age of ten.
Of course, this county prince is a county prince without real power. The two titles of prince and county prince in the Ming Dynasty did not have a downgrading system. This also led to the situation in the late Ming Dynasty that the county princes were everywhere.
Although he was granted the title of prince, he actually just received a salary and was separated from his mother. People like Zhu Zhanzhen actually lived in a single house, and the difference was only a salary and a title.
Zhu Gaochi still has a headache because of the fact that Zhu Zhanyang was granted the title of county king. After all, it seems that Zhu Zhanyang is his most outstanding son besides Zhu Zhanji, and he is also his direct descendant. No matter how he is granted the title, it will be there wherever he is granted the title.
Fastidious.
He was afraid that if the seal was not done well, Zhu Zhanzhen would feel resentful. If the seal was done too well, Zhu Zhanji would be suspicious, and the brothers would fall out in the future. This was the last thing she wanted to see.
"Zhan Zhen, if you are granted the title of king in the future, where would you like to go?" Mrs. Zhang asked straightforwardly. Her son did not need to play tricks with him, because he had eight hundred tricks in his body and could not be played with.
Now it was Zhu Zhan's turn to be in trouble.
"Just say it."
"It's nothing, Guangzhou Prefecture is actually pretty good."
"Guangzhou Mansion?"
Guangzhou in the Ming Dynasty was not as prosperous as Guangzhou today. On the contrary, many people could not adapt to the climate in Lingnan and were not popular. The Central Plains and Jiangsu and Zhejiang areas were the best.
But what Zhu Zhanzhen focused on was the geography of Guangzhou Prefecture, and heading south along the coast were other countries.
In other places, there are only North Korea and Japan beyond the sea to the east, and beyond that is the vast Pacific Ocean. With today's technology, we will no longer think about the Pacific Ocean in a short time.
However, if the navigation industry in Guangzhou Prefecture flourishes and trade becomes more frequent within ten years, it is not impossible for Guangzhou Prefecture's prosperity to increase several times.
"Is there any other place besides Guangzhou?"
"Lanzhou Prefecture." Zhu Zhanzhen gave another place.
"Lanzhou Prefecture?" Ms. Zhang became even more confused: "Lanzhou Prefecture is adjacent to the northwest. To the north is the Tatar Wara, and to the west is the Western Region. There has always been peace. Why do you like this place?"
Obviously, Zhu Zhanzhen's two choices were beyond his mother's expectations.
Zhu Zhanchen scratched his head in embarrassment: "The Western Regions have been an integral part of our country since Zhang Qian's mission. It is my duty as a Ming man to conquer the lost territory."
According to Zhang's understanding of her son, these two sentences must be false, but they are upright and touching.
"Are you sure it's these two places? I'll discuss it with your father when I get back." Mrs. Zhang confirmed before leaving.
"Yes, mother." Zhu Zhanzhen answered with firm determination.
On the way back, Princess Jiaxing said: "Mom, Fifth Brother must be lying. He must like beauties from the Western Regions."
"Have you noticed?" Ms. Zhang smiled helplessly.
"Fifth brother likes beautiful women. Last time I heard, he called sister Xiaozhu his wife."
Zhang's face was dark. Although she had given Li Xiaozhu to Zhu Zhanzhen, she could not let Zhu Zhanzhen's concubine be a foreigner. However, considering Zhu Zhanzhen's love for beautiful women, she was also afraid that Li Xiaozhu would charm him.
Lived.
Zhu Zhanzhen was laughing in the small courtyard. Just as the Jiaxing Princess said, the reason for choosing Lanzhou Prefecture was that it was close to the Western Regions. After all, who could refuse Dilraba, Guli Nazha, Tong Liya, and Reyza.
I work for the benefit of future generations, and the countries in the Western Regions must become my Ming Dynasty and even future generations. Since ancient times, it is the same in the Western Regions further west.