Zhu Di quickly received responses from the kings.
He showed great enthusiasm for his brothers and sons' coming to Beijing.
Now, since the enfeoffment, the suspicion between brothers, father and son has disappeared.
Nowadays, the feudal kings rely on the support of the imperial court day and night, and the emperor is not worried about the alienation between the kings and his sons.
After there were no doubts in this regard, family affection took over.
What's more, Zhu Di is old, and as he gets older, he can't help but miss the brothers he grew up with in the past, as well as his own sons.
Although he is a little worried that such cooperation may not make money.
However, he was still very interested, and he ordered the prince to personally take charge of the reception, and also ordered people to clean Honglu Temple to provide for the daily life of the kings after they came to the capital.
In addition, Zhang Anshi also submitted a memorial, which was about specific matters of business cooperation.
In just over two months, Zhang Anshi drew up the detailed rules and stated that the Taiping Mansion and the trading firm were fully prepared. As long as the details were finalized with the kings, cooperation could begin immediately.
These days, Qixia Commercial Bank has begun to recruit manpower to prepare for future cooperation.
Even banks are drawing up loans for future investments. In order to encourage trade, they can borrow at lower interest rates for shipbuilding and other transactions necessary for trade.
All is ready except for the opportunity.
Zhu Di first submitted this memorial to Wenyuan Pavilion for discussion. Wenyuan Pavilion also discussed it with the six ministries.
In fact, there are not many ministers who really know how to do this.
In their view, this is more like a variant of tribute.
Anyway, it's all tribute, and it's a family matter of the emperor, and it's blended by the Zhu family themselves, and it doesn't seem to have much to do with the people of the world.
Therefore, for a while, I couldn't explain why.
In the end, everyone unanimously decided to praise His Majesty for his wisdom.
Zhu Di could only smile bitterly in his heart.
Zhu Di and his ministers do not seem to understand many affairs in the world today, or in other words, they understand a little, but not much.
The only person who is familiar with these matters is Zhang Anshi.
"I'm old and can't learn new things. I hope my children and grandchildren can understand them in the future. Zhanji is learning now..."
Speaking of Zhu Zhanji, Zhu Di's eyes lit up.
This grandson made him look forward to it more and more. If the ordinary dragon son and grandson were taught to work in the underworld, he would probably complain endlessly.
What Zhu Di remembered most was that when his father, Emperor Taizu Gao, ordered several of his brothers to farm in Fengyang, all the brothers complained.
But his grandson is great, and he has no complaints about it. Now this third-class official has become a first-class official. It is said that he is already a deputy secretary in a small government office, which is equivalent to a deputy.
After hearing Zhu Di's emotion, all the ministers could only laugh along with him.
After returning to Wenyuan Pavilion, Hu Guang went to look for Yang Rong in a hurry as usual.
Yang Rong was still looking at Zhang Anshi's charter, fascinated.
"Mr. Yang, Gong Yang, how come this Anshi has been mixed up with the vassal princes again?" Hu Guang said hurriedly.
Yang Rong raised his head and said in a calm voice: "Maybe... the prefectures and counties... are too stubborn and only control one area. The only place where he can really show his strength is the Taiping Prefecture. He is worried that nothing can be done, so he should contact the kings.
"
"Introducing the vassal king as foreign aid?" Hu Guang held his chin. He was now trying to think about the problem with a new way of thinking.
Yang Rong shook his head and said: "If you don't know how to guess people's hearts, don't make random guesses. If you really collude with the vassal king, it may be a serious crime. Zhang Anshi is as timid as a mouse and cannot do such a thing. What I mean is...he
This new policy is trying to find a new way."
"Oh." Hu Guang suddenly realized, and turned to say: "You told me earlier. New Deal, New Deal, this word is very popular in Zhili now, you can hear these two words every day, but what exactly is this New Deal?
Sometimes I still don’t understand, isn’t this just business? How come business becomes the New Deal?”
He looked very puzzled.
Yang Rongdao: "That's because you think doing business is easy. Naturally, you think it's easy. This business is just like us being an official. How can it be so easy? Why don't you walk on thin ice with trepidation? If you can teach business well,
You can make a profit for the country and the people, which is no easier than reading a few books behind closed doors."
Hu Guangda felt ashamed and said: "I only talk nonsense, but you have such great resentment."
"Come on, what's the matter with you?" Yang Rong looked straight at Hu Guangdao.
A flash of embarrassment flashed across Hu Guang's face, and he coughed and said: "There are indeed some things that I want to ask for advice. I think you are the most cunning, no, you are the smartest. Maybe you can see through this matter."
Yang Rong smiled and said: "Okay, don't beat around the bush and scold me. Let's get down to business."
Hu Guangdao: "In recent days, many of my fellow villagers have written books and asked me about Java. They said that I was practicing the pre-Qin government, with good government and people, no picking up items on the road, and no closing of the house at night..."
Yang Rong sat still and looked at Hu Guang without blinking.
Everyone else was numb.
But I saw that Hu Guang agreed with what he said, and said: "I also heard that Corporal Li Xian, King of Zhao, respects scholars as gods. Anyone who wants to go to Java will be treated with courtesy, and..."
"What exactly do you want to say?" Yang Rong said with a wooden face.
So Hu Guangdao: "To put it simply, many fellow villagers want to move to Java, but after all they have left their hometown, they are a little worried. After thinking about it, they know that I am entering the duty center, so they wrote to ask, you said... this matter... is reliable
?"
Yang Rong then looked deeply at Hu Guangdao: "This Java shouldn't be a paradise on earth."
Hu Guang tilted his head and said: "Benevolent government can be implemented. Even if there are occasional flaws, there should be no harsh government."
Yang Rong said with a faint smile: "This kind of thing, if you believe it is a paradise, it is a paradise..."
Hu Guang still held his chin and said very seriously: "In fact, no matter how good a place is, where can I find a better hometown? Who is willing to leave his hometown unless he has to? But in these letters, many people complain, hey... they are heartbroken
It's cold, and I already feel that if I continue like this, my family will be destroyed sooner or later. After all... Jiangxi Chief Envoy Si's place... has killed so many people before, and now everyone is afraid of him like a tiger, and the color of the Jinyi Guards has changed."
He continued quietly: "I have pity on my fellow villagers. They are all in turmoil, and every tree and every tree is in war. I am afraid that one day I will wake up and the imperial guards will arrive."
Yang Rong pursed his lips and stopped talking.
Hu Guang continued, minding his own business: "In this case, it may not be a bad thing that they went to Java."
Yang Rongdao: "Maybe."
Hu Guang opened his eyes slightly and said as if he had found a soulmate: "Mr. Yang thinks so too?"
Yang Rong said: "I don't think so, I just think... traveling thousands of miles and reading thousands of books..."
Hu Guang raised his eyebrows and said with dissatisfaction: "You guy, you are the guy who defends Zhang Anshi all the time. Now you know how terrifying Zhang Anshi's guards are. Now that I ask you about this, you can't lose your face and say bad things about Zhang Anshi."
, so you use such ambiguous words to prevaricate me. Okay, I understand what you mean."
Yang Rong hesitated for a moment and finally said: "Mr. Hu, I still have something to tell you."
Hu Guang said with a bit of anger: "I don't like to hear it, you can continue to protect Zhang Anshi. Oh...poor my fellow countrymen, if they were not forced into a desperate situation, why would they be like this? Fortunately, Jiegong is here, Jiegong
He should still be able to make the decision in Java. After all, he is still a scholar and a native of Jiangxi. When he was in the court, he paid special attention to his hometown and provided convenience to people of the same nationality. Now it is a good thing to entrust him to Jiegong.
thing."
Yang Rong: "..."
"Why didn't Mr. Yang say anything?"
Yang Rongdao: "Just now you taught me not to say anything, but now I have nothing to say."
There was a bit of sadness in Hu Guang's eyes as he said, "You just love to show off your intelligence in front of me, but in front of outsiders, you act cautiously."
After complaining for a while, he left happily.
Yang Rong was sitting behind the document. He frowned, as if he was thinking about something, and then picked up a pamphlet on the document.
This pamphlet is obviously another article that Jie Jin has circulated recently.
Yang Rong looked at the booklet and smiled bitterly, shook his head and said, "Fortunately, I'm from Fujian."
But having said that, Yang Rong was not too disgusted with going to sea. After all, he was born in Fujian Province, a small town with a small population, and there had been precedents of leaving home and going to sea since ancient times.
Of course, after a lot of adventure, everyone still knows the market.
You definitely can’t go to a place like Java that looks so ugly, otherwise not even the bones and dregs will be left.
…………
After receiving the order, Zhao Wang Zhu Gaosui was surprised and happy.
So he hurriedly boarded the mail ship, but he did not go straight to the mouth of Songjiang River. Instead, he went to Annan first, where he met the King of Han Zhu Gaoxu, and then they set sail together and headed inland.
Zhu Gaosui was happy that he could finally go back to see his parents, and maybe... he could also finalize some ordnance matters.
As for the surprising thing, the matter he planned with Xie Jin... seems to have not been completed, otherwise even if he went to Beijing, he would just be summoned to Beijing.
Thinking of his uncles and brothers sharing a piece of the pie with him, Zhu Gaosui couldn't sleep well.
His grand ambitions had just taken the first step when someone broke his leg.
Therefore, meeting Zhu Gaoxu, the king of Han, Zhu Gaosui, the king of Zhao, was both happy and melancholy.
Especially when he was on the same boat, when he heard Zhu Gaoxu talk about his art of war and several battles, Zhu Gaosui just wanted to yawn.
My brother has not changed, he is still brainless.
The only person in the world who can compare with Zhu Gaosui is Zhang Anshi.
At the same time, at Songjiangkou, Prince Zhu Gaochi had arrived at Songjiang, where his uncles and brothers were preparing to greet him.
The Songjiang Port is now full of flags, red and green, and very lively.
Until the ninth day of October, half a year has passed since His Majesty issued the decree.
The first ship carrying the feudal lord finally arrived.
When they saw the flag on the ship, it was actually the kings of Han and Zhao who arrived first.
Zhu Gaochi was overjoyed and immediately led his officials to the dock to greet him.
After a while, a eunuch got off the boat first.
This eunuch was obviously the eunuch of the King of Han. Zhu Gaochi vaguely remembered him, but at this time, the eunuch was much older and his complexion was much darker.
Seeing that the eunuch in his prime now had white hair on his head and his face was full of traces of aging, Zhu Gaochi was both excited and sad at the same time.
The eunuch walked up to Zhu Gaochi, bowed down, and then said: "His Royal Highness... slave... slave..."
Zhu Gaochi frowned and said, "Where is Gu's brother?"
The eunuch kowtowed and said tremblingly: "Your Royal Highness, your two highnesses... are critically ill..."
If he was just sick, it wouldn't matter, but what he said was that he was critically ill. Zhu Gaochi's expression suddenly changed and he froze in place without saying a word.
The officials behind him suddenly became a mess, and someone shouted: "Go and find a good doctor."
Someone else pulled Zhu Gaochi who wanted to board the ship, knelt down and said with tears: "His Royal Highness, the son of a daughter of gold, has no idea what disease he is suffering from now. It is better not to board the ship. The son of a daughter of a daughter cannot sit down in the hall..."
………………
Zhu Di raised his head slightly at this time and was looking at the several palace lanterns hanging on the covered bridge with carved beams and painted buildings in trance.
Yi Shiha came over in a hurry and said: "Your Majesty..."
Zhu Di seemed to suddenly react, pointing to the palace lanterns and saying: "Add more lanterns here, and add some to each palace. King Zhao suffered from eye disease when he was young, and he could not see clearly at night. More lanterns should be added up and down the Forbidden City."
Some lights to make the room brighter."
Yi Shiha then said, "I'm so damned likely to die, but I have forgotten this incident."
Zhu Di was not angry and said calmly: "He hasn't been back for many years. It's understandable that you forgot this."
Zhu Di smiled, and even seemed to be in a happy mood, and said: "But there is no need to panic, I'm afraid it's still early for them to land ashore. I thought that King Zhou should be the first to arrive, and King Zhao...
... He is unmanly and feels guilty when he hears that I am summoning him. He must be with the King of Han."
Seeing that Zhu Di was in a good mood, Yishiha nodded hurriedly and said, "How can any father in the world say that about his son?"
Zhu Di said matter-of-factly: "It's because I am the father that I can say this. There is no one around them who is not coaxing them, and everyone has their mouths covered with candied fruit, just like Zhang Anshi."
Yi Shiha only smiled and did not answer.
He knew better than anyone that if he answered today, he would offend both King Zhao and Zhang Anshi, and hit a large area at once.
Zhu Di said at this time: "The prince's side... is already rushing to station at the mouth of the river?"
Yi Shiha said truthfully: "We have been stationed for a long time."
Zhu Di nodded and then said: "There is also Zhang Anshi. When they enter the capital, I will order Zhang Anshi to go outside the capital to greet them. I have to warn this kid. He is a newbie here. Don't talk about business with people as soon as they meet. When will this deal happen?"
You can talk about it, but as soon as this person comes, he is thinking about making money, which is not polite."
Yi Shiha said: "I think that His Highness the Prince of Wuhu County knows how to behave appropriately."
Zhu Di opened his mouth and wanted to say something, but he seemed to think that it was meaningless to say this. He shook his head and said with a smile: "Yes, I am old and have more to do. I remember when I was
, but there is no such nonsense."
Yi Shi laughed and said nothing.
Zhu Di walked through the corridor with his hands behind his back and said: "I'll ask Zhang Qing to come to the palace later. I still have something to explain, otherwise I won't worry."
Yishiha first winked at the young eunuch beside him. The eunuch understood and hurried away.
After more than an hour, Zhang Anshi arrived belatedly.
At this time, Zhu Di was walking slowly in the corridor with his hands behind his back, and said casually: "How are the preparations at Taiping Mansion?"
Zhang Anshi said: "Your Majesty, don't worry. I have asked people to collect the information, special products, minerals, and terrain of each vassal state. In addition, the trading company has also drawn up a huge plan. I dare not say that it is comprehensive.
But it’s definitely…”
"That's not what I'm asking." Zhu Di glared at Zhang Anshi and said angrily: "I told you at the beginning that they met with me. A few days later, the Taiping Mansion invited them to see if the Taiping Mansion did anything.
When you are ready to entertain, don't let others spoil their fun."
Zhang Anshi scratched his head and said: "This... is just a matter of having a casual meal, so it should be..."
Zhu Di stretched out his finger, tapped Zhang Anshi and said, "You are really obsessed with money."
Zhang Anshi raised his head in surprise, looked at Zhu Di in shock, and then hurriedly lowered his head.
Zhu Di softened his tone and said: "We still need to have the proper etiquette. They have come all the way to the capital. I am the emperor. Some things are always inconvenient. I want to teach them to be more happy in the capital. I point to you."
Woolen cloth."
"I understand, I understand." Zhang Anshi vowed: "I will definitely serve them comfortably. Tomorrow I will look for Qiu Song. The stuff Qiu Song has tinkered with will definitely keep your highnesses entertained for a whole year.
."
Zhu Di: "..."
But after thinking about it carefully, Zhu Di seemed to understand something, and he immediately acquiesced and said slowly: "Qiu Song, I always feel that his brain is not very good, you have to take good care of him."
Zhang Anshi said: "He is quite normal most of the time."
Zhu Di pursed his lips and said nothing.
Walking outside the Wen Building, Zhu Di was waiting to enter the palace.
Suddenly a eunuch came panting. When he saw Zhu Di, he immediately bowed his head and said: "Your Majesty... Your Majesty..."
The last thing Zhu Di wanted to see was someone being so rude, but when he glanced at it, it was the eunuch from the General Affairs Department. He pulled a face, turned his eyes elsewhere, and said slowly: "What's the matter?"
"Urgent report from Songjiangkou...Urgent report..." The eunuch kowtowed and said anxiously: "His Royal Highnesses the King of Han and King Zhao are critically ill in the boat at the same time... they say... they say they are seriously ill..."
Zhang Anshi: "..."
After Zhu Di heard this, he stood there with a blank expression on his face, as if he didn't realize what the eunuch said.
After a while, he said slowly: "What's the disease?"
It seemed that he was not emotionally excited at this time, but... his voice was slightly trembling.
The eunuch said: "It's said... it's said that he contracted some kind of miasma... This was only diagnosed by the accompanying imperial doctor, and there's actually no way to tell. However, the eunuch on the same ship said that this kind of disease is common in the West."