"If my father knew that you were wandering around in the capital all day long without doing anything serious, you would still be beaten!"
Seeing the tired look of the third child, Zhu Gaosui, Zhu Gaochi felt a little headache and even a little irritable.
"I want to do business, but where is the business?" Zhu Gaosui said angrily, "Oh, I'm not the Crown Prince of Yan, nor a prince or prince, I'm just an empty-headed grandson without a title, how can I have anything serious to do? "
As he said that, he suddenly turned back and sat down next to Zhu Gaochi, and said in a low voice, "Boss, you said that I am not a young man anymore. When will my title be granted?"
Then he started to talk to himself again, "I am the son of a prince. According to the Ming Dynasty Hui Dian, I should be the king of the county. The farm population, soldiers, horses, and officials are all indispensable."
"Hey!" Zhu Gaochi didn't speak, but sighed silently.
"You still want a title, haha. The sons and grandsons of the Ming Dynasty will not all have titles with them right from their mother's womb."
Zhu Gaochi sighed secretly and frowned.
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The Forbidden City is particularly quiet at night.
Zhu Yunxi came out of Qianqing Palace and walked towards the old man's Yong'an Palace.
In Yong'an Palace, only the lights in the bedroom are still on.
The old man was wrapped in a blanket and sitting on a chair. There was a heater in front of him. The fat orange cat curled up at the old man's feet with its tail between its legs.
The dashing Prince An, Zhu Ying, was squatting on one side and beating the old man's legs with a smile. The two men seemed to be talking about something, with smiles on each other's faces, just like a scene of a loving father and a filial son.
"Is the eldest grandson here?" When the old man saw Zhu Yunxi come in, he sat upright in the rocking chair, "We and Twenty-Two were talking about you!"
"See you, Your Majesty!" Zhu Ying stood up and saluted.
The once little brat prince has become somewhat of a man, with his face filled with youth and vitality.
"Uncle Twenty-two, there is no need to be polite!" Zhu Yunxi smiled and waved his hands, sitting down on the chair that Pu Wuyong brought, "What did Grandpa Huang and Uncle Twenty-two say about their grandson?"
"I'm talking about blowing the autumn wind on you!" the old man said with a smile.
Zhu Yunxi smiled and understood in his heart. He raised his head and said to King An Zhu Ying, "Are you talking about your wedding?"
Zhu Ying's young face was a bit shy and shy, and he responded softly, "Yes!"
Seeing him like this, Zhu Yunxi joked, "You can't wait now? But after meeting the beautiful lady of the Xu family in private, you can't bear it anymore?"
"Tsk, what nonsense!" before Zhu Ying could say anything, the old man said angrily, "How could you talk to your uncle like that? If you spread the word, people would laugh!"
As he spoke, he turned slightly sideways and said, "Dasun, let me tell you, I don't care about anything else, but you have to make Lao Twenty-two's wedding a beautiful one. They are all members of your own family, and you have to spend the money you should." Hua, this is what happens once in a person's life, don't make it too shabby, our Ming Dynasty is not that bad."
"You can save money wherever you want, but you can't save it on your own family. You can't compare to us in terms of frugality, but when have we ever been stingy to these children and grandchildren over the years?"
"Besides, his future wife is from the Xu family. The so-called well-matched family, and the wife is married to someone with gold and silver. If we have three melons and two dates here, where should we put our face?"
Zhu Yunxi knew what the old man meant by this. The recent cuts in expenses in the palace naturally led to some private gossip. The old man was afraid that he, the emperor, would not be willing to spend money on his son.
"Grandfather, don't worry. My grandson has already planned the marriage of my twenty-second uncle!" Zhu Yunxi said with a smile, "The inner treasury in the palace has been prepared for a long time. There are ninety thousand silver in cash and another nine thousand for long-term use." .Five thousand taels of gold, as well as fabrics from Jiangnan Manufacturing Bureau, Suzhou Weaving, and Songjiang Weaving, and various utensils made by the manufacturing office are complete."
Hearing this, the old man laughed happily.
This amount of money is not much, but it is definitely a lot. Considering the purchasing power of silver now, it can even be said to be quite generous. You must know that when Zhu Yunxi got married, all the expenses were calculated, which was only 50,000 yuan when converted into silver.
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In fact, compared with the money spent on marriage, the real big deal is still behind. When a feudal king gets married and becomes a son, he becomes a feudal lord. The land alone is enough to cause a headache.
Prince An and Zhu Ying were princes. Not counting the farms given by the emperor, the land to accommodate him alone would cost thousands of hectares. There were also the construction of palaces and cities, the allocation of population, etc.
In fact, in the early years, the old man was extremely strict with the vassals and asked them to move to Kustan at every turn. But now the old man is open to everything else, but only when it comes to his son, he can't see the slightest grievance. Especially in his later years, faced with
These old men have young sons who are underage.
I can only say that I feel sorry for the parents in the world!
"My grandson thought about the cost of his 22nd uncle's wedding, so he decided to make it a long-term rule. In the future, other emperor's uncles' weddings will also follow this share." Zhu Yunxi continued with a smile, "Also, there are a total of ten people in the palace's treasury.
Eight rooms and seven gold cellars. These belongings are kept in the palace. Every emperor chooses one for his wedding, which will be the foundation for him to settle down and establish a career in the future!"
"Okay!" The old man squinted his eyes and laughed, "Don't worry if you have enough food at home. Having more money is not a disadvantage. After all, you will need money to start an independent business in the future."
After saying that, he turned to Prince An and smiled, "Did you hear what the emperor said? Are you relieved now?"
"I thank you, Your Majesty!"
"This kid! What are you thanking him for? I want to thank you, I. We all shot these down! Do you think he is so generous? I am still alive to give you face. If I am dead, I can give it to you.
So many benefits?" The old man scolded with a smile, then laughed and said, "The brat usually doesn't come to our place, but now he is about to get a wife, but he knows that he comes to his father to ask for things. Hehe, raising a son is a debt! Haha!
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Hearing this, Zhu Ying was silly and happy beside him, while Zhu Yunxi was a little embarrassed in his heart.
The old man probably understood that he would no longer be so generous to these vassal kings in the future, so he asked himself to give his sons more property.
"If you have any other requests, say them while the emperor is happy and while your father is still alive!" the old man continued with a smile.
"Hmm..." King An hesitated and looked at Zhu Yunxi timidly.
He is no longer the little brat who shouted "Brother" one after another. He has long known what the difference between king and minister is.
"Tell me!" the old man curled his lips, "Who does that sloppy belly look like?"
"I want to say something about the vassal..." Prince An Zhu Ying lowered his head in embarrassment.
Zhu Yunxi was not surprised. The child has his own opinions now that he is older.
One person can figure out which one to choose between an idle prince in the capital and an emperor who holds real power in the fiefdom.
The vassal king behaves well in the capital, but when he gets to the fiefdom, he can do whatever he wants?
When it came to enfeoffing vassal kings, Zhu Yunxi always avoided the important and took the easy.
But now the old man is waiting for him to give the right word, which is really difficult to handle.
"Do you want to join the vassal state now?" Zhu Yunxi said with a smile, "The palace city on your fiefdom hasn't been built yet!"
The fiefdom of King An Zhu Ying was in Pingliang, but it was by no means a desolate place. In later generations, Pingliang belonged to Gansu, and now it belongs to the Chief Secretary of Shaanxi.
It connects Xianyang to the east, Baiyin, Gansu to the west, Baoji to the south and Ningxia to the north. Although it is a border town, it is also an important transportation hub and is known as the Longshang Wharf.
As long as a place is called a dock, it represents money. Longdi has produced elite soldiers since ancient times, and the people are full of martial arts, and there is no shortage of war horses.
It was not that Zhu Yunxi was wary of the twenty-second uncle who had grown up with him, but that as an emperor, he had developed a cautious character.