A wise emperor would want to know what others really thought.
Zhu Di said,"Don't stop, say it!"”
Zhu Gaochi put his hands into his sleeves and complained,""Dad, I don't have money!"
Zhu Gaoxu said earnestly,"This time, we will chase them to the banks of the Wo-Nan River!"”
"Yes!" Zhu Gaosui agreed.
"No money!" Zhu Gaochi said.
"Sweep the Li Court!" Zhu Gaoxu said.
"Yes!" Zhu Gaosui replied.
"No money!" Zhu Gaochi said.
Zhu Gaoxu said gloomily,"Are you still going to let me speak?"”
"You say your own thing!" Zhu Gaochi said. I'm not stopping you!"
Zhu Gaosui exclaimed,"This time, the Emperor is personally leading the expedition!"”
"No money!" Zhu Gaochi said.
Zhu Gaoxu said," Alright, alright, Boss. You should go home and eat!"”
"No money!" Zhu Gaochi said.
Zhu Gaoxu immediately grabbed the handle and questioned,"You don't even have money for food?"
Zhu Gaochi was stunned for a moment before he realized that he had let slip. Wasn't he opposing for the sake of opposing? His eyes turned, and he reached into his pocket and said cunningly,"Who's like you, sprinkling gold beans on everyone you see! I've looked at every single golden bean you gave me several times. Each one is enough for a meal…"
Zhu Gaoxu was so frightened that he quickly grabbed the Crown Prince's hand and whispered,""Boss, aren't you playing with me?”
Zhu Di understood what his three sons were thinking and said lightly,"All of you can leave!"
Zhu Gaochi, Zhu Gaoxu, Zhu Gaosui, and Zhang Fu all stood up and bowed before retreating.
Zhu Di said to his grandson, Zhu Zhanji," Look at these three brothers. They're trying to sell their mouths here. I really want to slap them into the wall."”
Zhu Zhanji didn't know whether to laugh or cry. He had been born for decades. It was too late to throw him against the wall. Besides, didn't you make way for the shareholders 'meeting?
Zhu Di sighed." If I don't pretend to be deaf and mute, I'll be angered to death by them sooner or later."”
"Grandpa!" Zhu Zhanji said. Father, Second Uncle, and Third Uncle all made sense. It was just that their stances were different.”
Zhu Di's heart skipped a beat as he asked his grandson,""Tell me, what are their stances?”
This question was very simple!
Zhu Zhanji opened his mouth and said," Second Uncle and Third Uncle are travelers. They only want to go to war so that they can hold the military power. Father is the supervisor of the country, and he has to consider the people. A big war consumes the national power and the people's strength. It's hard to win, but it's even harder to defeat the people!”
Zhu Di was very angry, but he did not show it. He laughed and said,"Does that mean this war shouldn't be fought?“
"I think we should fight!" Zhu Zhanji said.”
Zhu Di was even angrier. He thought that his grandson was just trying to please him. Eldest, Second, and Third still had a position, but this grandson was fence-sitter. He really wanted to slap him awake.
Zhu Zhanji chuckled." Grandpa, don't be angry. I've thought of a way to fight a war without consuming too much of the country's strength and people's strength!"”
Zhu Di's hand trembled and he widened his eyes."Tell me quickly! If she said it well, Grandpa would never disapprove!”
Sweat!
You're probably not allowed to do anything!
Zhu Zhanji had already been fooled once, but this was a matter of national affairs and could not be selfish. He said,"War is about logistics, and logistics is nothing more than money and food!”
Zhu Di smiled and said,"You see through it!" How do you plan to resolve this? Let's talk about money first. Your father always says that he has no money. If you can think of a good way, Grandpa will make you his great-grandson! When you become the Crown Prince, you'll also cause trouble for your father!”
Zhu Zhanji almost laughed out loud. He pursed his lips and said,"Then let's talk about money first according to Grandpa's wishes. Grandson thinks that it's not that our Big Ming doesn't have money, but that the Ministry of Revenue doesn't have money!”
Zhu Di couldn't guess what his grandson was thinking at all. This feeling hadn't appeared for a long time.
Zhu Zhanji reminded him," Grandpa, you're personally leading the army. You can't let the ordinary people contribute and pay. If that happens, they won't be able to live!"”
Zhu Di's old face could not hold it in anymore." You're indirectly scolding Grandpa for not caring about the people's strength, right? Then what do you think we should do?" Don't blame me for spanking you if you don't say it!”
Zhu Zhanji formally bowed and requested,"Your grandson requests to be in charge of the shipping department, allowing the imperial court to control the overseas trade and raise military funds for Imperial Grandfather's personal expedition!"”
"You want the shipping company?" Zhu Di asked in realization.”
Zhu Zhanji nodded. The Shibo Division was the yamen of the Ming Dynasty that managed overseas trade.
Zhu Di pondered for a moment and said," The Bureau of Foreign Trade can indeed bring in more than two million taels of income to the court every year, but it's far from enough to satisfy the expenses of the northern expedition!”
Grandpa!
What did those officials know!
They were rigid in their work and spoke in a roundabout manner. It was harder for them to do business than to ascend to the heavens!
Moreover, the trading scope of the company was only limited to the poor and small countries in Southeast Asia!
What I want to do is global trade!
The title of the Carriage Owner of the Sea belonged to the Great Ming Dynasty!
Zhu Zhanji's eyes were bright and bright, and he smiled confidently.""As long as Imperial Grandfather agrees, I will definitely not disappoint you!”
Zhu Di was very happy to see his grandson so confident. He smiled and said,"This country will be yours sooner or later. What's the big deal about being a shipping company? Grandfather has approved!”
"Thank you, Imperial Grandfather!" Zhu Zhanji said happily.”
Zhu Di laughed and said,"I plan to send troops next year. Don't be unable to pay by then!"”
Zhu Zhanji thought to himself, Grandpa, don't worry. Just the gold and silver in my treasury alone are equivalent to hundreds of millions of taels. It's enough for you to go out on several expeditions!
With the lesson from last time, Zhu Zhanji would not foolishly take out the money for his grandfather to use!
"Grandpa is going to conquer the grasslands in the north. I'm willing to be the vanguard!" Zhu Zhanji said.”
Zhu Di smiled in satisfaction, but he felt that something was wrong. He didn't know whether to laugh or cry."When did you become so roundabout? Speak! What else do you want?"
Zhu Zhanji said in embarrassment," When I was searching Ji Gang's mansion, I found a register. Ji Gang had secretly trained 3,000 assassins near the capital. Some of them were killed, and there were more than 2,000 people hiding in the mountains. Because Ji Gang was afraid of being exposed, he only used the token to control these men of sacrifice. Therefore, I wanted to recruit them to work for the court.”
Zhu Di's eyes flashed with viciousness. If Ji Gang was still alive, he wanted to kill these ten clans again!
"I can hand him over to you, but you must pay attention to your safety. Don't let those scoundrels succeed.”
"Thank you, Imperial Grandfather!"
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