Jinyi champion

Chapter 1076

The fourth year of Jiajing is coming.

There was still no news of Zhu Hao overseas, and at this time, Zhu Si seemed to be used to the days without Zhu Hao.

Originally, there was supposed to be a feast at the Meridian Gate during the New Year, but in order to save money, Zhu Si passed an order to cancel the banquet. It was called to be frugal, but in fact Zhu Si now spent a lot of money, making the whole court miserable. In other words, now Zhu Si went to court basically for one thing, asking the ministers for money.

On the morning of the second day of the Lunar New Year, Zhu Si remembered that he still had a childhood playmate overseas. It might be that his money has become tighter recently. He remembered how carefree and comfortable his life was when Zhu Hao helped him manage his finances.
"Your Majesty, there is still no news from Mr. Zhu."

When Zhang Zuo heard the emperor's inquiry, there was even a trace of pitifulness in his tone, so he couldn't help but leaned forward and said.

Zhu Si sighed: "Is there no news about him after he left? Could something happen to the fleet at sea?"

"Should... not be?"

Zhang Zuo shook his head and smiled wryly.

In Zhang Zuo's impression, Zhu Hao has always been cautious in doing things. Before officially going to sea, he even asked Guan Jing and Lu Bing to go to sea first. According to the chart, he successfully found the new continent and brought back a lot of useful information during the voyage. A large sum of gold and silver goods, this is the choice to leave.

Zhu Sidao: "When Jingdao left, it happened to be summer, right? There are many coastal wind disasters in summer, and every time a hurricane blows from the sea, it will bring huge disasters when it lands. Who knows if the fleet has encountered such a terrible hurricane? Alas! "

Zhang Zuo asked tentatively: "Your Majesty, will you send a fleet to sea to search for it? After all, there are still a few big ships built under the supervision of Mr. Zhu himself at Tianjin Port, and they have been left there since the tributes were delivered earlier."

"forget it."

Zhu Si shook his head, "I want to come. If Jingdao is safe and sound, he will come back naturally. Otherwise, it would be futile to send the fleet. I have decided that as long as Jingdao comes back, I will definitely not let him go again, and put him in prison." Tie it firmly in the capital, and be my servant... But now, I always feel that something is wrong..."

"Your Majesty said...?"

Zhang Zuo didn't understand.

Zhu Si thought about it carefully, and shook his head again: "He only took away five thousand soldiers and horses from the coastal guards, so there shouldn't be too much trouble, right?"

Zhang Zuo understood immediately.

At this moment, Zhu Si actually developed a "consciousness of crisis", especially when Zhu Hao hadn't returned for a long time, Zhu Si had a premonition that this childhood playmate might part ways with him, and if Zhu Hao established a colony for Daming overseas, he would not I was worried, but I was afraid that Zhu Hao would suddenly lead the army back.

Zhang Zuo smiled and said: "Your Majesty, how is this possible? Mr. Zhu has been doing his best to plan for you, and this Great Ming's country...in fact, he has a share of the credit.

"Besides, Mr. Zhu brought out a group of people from Daming, but he did so only to better obtain overseas resources. Maybe in the next month, Mr. Zhu will come back and bring the immortal grass that prolongs life."

Zhang Zuo didn't dare to mention any panacea for immortality, because he was afraid that the emperor's expectations would be too high and he would be disappointed later.

Zhu Si waved his hand dejectedly: "Okay, I don't want to ask about the affairs of the court recently. If there is any important event in the first month, just tell me. I am sleepy and I have to rest! Alas! I even married the fourth daughter last night. Some can't stand..."

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The emperor slacked off on court affairs, but Zhang Zuo didn't dare to slack off at all.

As the eunuch in charge of the ceremonies, Zhang Zuo's power has been greatly improved now, and even the cabinet has begun to faintly show signs of returning to its former glory.

After Zhang Zuo Miansheng came out of Qianqing Palace, he immediately called Huang Jin and asked about some things.

"...Mr. Zhu's family members are still in the capital, and nothing has changed!"

Huang Jin replied respectfully.

Zhang Zuo frowned, and said: "Not only does His Majesty think something is wrong, even our family thinks it is unreasonable. Mr. Zhu went to sea and took his wife away, but why did he leave his mother and younger sister in the capital?"

Huang Jin's eyes widened, and he asked in surprise: "Eunuch Zhang, you don't mean to say that Mr. Zhu has a disobedient heart?"

"Ugh!"

Zhang Zuo sighed, apparently he couldn't understand some things.

Zhu Hao has always been calm when doing things. If he wanted to break with Daming completely from the very beginning, he should be extremely resolute and take away everything he can.

But then I thought about it again, what is there to miss in the place where the hair and blood drink overseas?
According to the officers and soldiers of the Northern Guards who came back from the New World, overseas is full of uncivilized land, full of savages, not even a decent city, although there is a lot of gold and silver, but there is no use there, except to bring it back to Daming, I really can't think of where Zhu Hao can go.

Besides, Zhu Hao only took away [-] soldiers and horses, and he was not a powerful frontier army, and there were also generals from the Xing Palace among them. With just [-] troops, would he dare to rebel against the emperor?
Too childish!
Thinking about it this way, the purpose of Zhu Hao going to sea is probably to seek benefits for Daming and the emperor, not for himself.

Huang Jin asked: "The officers and soldiers who came back from overseas said that as long as the big ship is there, they can cross the ocean to reach the other shore, but it is said that it takes half a year to go back and forth at sea...Are we too anxious?"

"Yes, it will take half a year."

Zhang Zuo sighed, "If that's the case, you can't be too demanding. If Mr. Zhu encounters storms and waves at sea, it's not impossible for him to have an accident."

"Correct."

Huang Jin quite agrees.

Zhang Zuo said helplessly: "Then Mr. Zhu is really looking for trouble for himself. If there are not enough ships or damage and he is trapped overseas, then he will be in big trouble... Could it be that those savages won't rise up to resist? After all He only brought [-] officers and soldiers, so he is too confident."

Huang Jin said: "Then what should we do now?"

"Keep an eye on the situation of the coastal guards at any time. When Mr. Zhu returns, he may not be able to specify where to dock. His Majesty has said something beforehand. After Mr. Zhu returns, he will not be allowed to go to sea casually. Let him return to Beijing as soon as possible, and then join the cabinet as the chief assistant. Those of us still have to be sent by him, so we must not be neglected."

"Yes."

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Zhu Hao overseas is currently working hard to manage the territory.

When the new year comes, although Zhu Hao also wants to change the calendar year that later generations are used to, but after all, all of his subordinates are Ming people, who have long been accustomed to the almanac handed down by their ancestors, and their ambition is not to stay overseas and take root. Some time back to Daming.

Around the new year, Zhu Hao clearly felt that the Ming people who followed him to sea were more eager to return home.

It has been more than half a year since I went to sea.

Once his subordinates have a strong feeling of war weariness and think about returning every day, there may be mutiny and other situations. It is very important to do a good job of psychological comfort now, and the best way to comfort...is to give benefits.

Only by letting them focus on the present can they stabilize the hearts of most people.

Zhu Hao began to think of a way.

Although America is rich in products, there are no livestock such as pigs, cows, and sheep. If you want to eat some meat, you can only rely on eating seafood, freshwater fish, and hunting some strange-looking animals. Tilting up, it’s okay to try this thing once in a while, but it’s still a bit embarrassing to use it as a staple food.

But the problem is that it is obviously wishful thinking to sow the seeds of crops such as rice and wheat brought over and then wait for the harvest. Just a problem of water and soil mismatch is a headache.

Opening up a large area of ​​land and finding people to cultivate it will take up the small number of manpower on Daming's side. Now there is a very difficult problem, that is, how to make Ming people adapt to eating coarse grains instead of fine grains as soon as possible.

Since you are not used to eating and drinking, let me give you something most practical.

Zhu Hao first rewarded him with military merits in Chang'an City.

"Ordinary people will be given 50 taels of silver, soldiers will be given 100 taels of silver, generals in the army will be given 200 taels of silver, and officials will be given 50 taels of silver each time they are promoted to a higher level, up to a maximum of 500 taels of silver. Those who have merit will be given 50 taels of silver as a base..."

Zhu Hao began to throw money generously.

When the subordinates heard this number, they almost jumped up one by one.

This time Zhu Hao planned to reward the three armies with 400 million taels of silver.

Such a large number, if placed in Daming, is simply impossible to do, because Daming understands that the silver production is extremely limited, and this is the time when the value is the highest, and 400 million taels of silver is probably all the silver in circulation. With so many sexual rewards, the emperor would not be so generous, and the courtiers would protest... I haven't received this kind of treatment, so how could I think about giving money to the soldiers and the common people?
But Zhu Hao is different.

The most indispensable thing in America is silver, and there are a lot of silver mines in Central America. Right now, silver mines have been put into production, and the output is still considerable, so there will only be more and more silver in the future.

For Zhu Hao, the greatest effect of silver on his colonization is to calm people's hearts.

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When the news of the reward spread to all parts of the city, even Guan Jing and the others became excited.

When Zhu Hao summoned the generals for a meeting, all of them were in high spirits.

After the meeting was over, Zhu Hao was about to leave for the new city. Before that, he had to arrange the defenses. He was going to hand over the military affairs of Chang'an City to Guan Jing. In terms of government affairs, Zhu Hao was going to let Su Xigui, who came later, complete them on his behalf.

Not for anything else.

It lies in Chang'an City, which will become a major trading city in Central America in the future.

It will not only be regarded as a thorn in the flesh by the European colonists, but also a harbor protected by the gods by the surrounding aboriginal residents. In the future, their goods will be transported here for trade, and Zhu Hao is also planning to formulate a new currency policy, not silver. It is the golden system.

Even paper banknotes will be printed.

All of this needs to be done by experienced people. Su Xigui, as the most economical existence under his command, it is perfect for him to be the lord of Chang'an City.

"A lot of money, but shouldn't we hand it over to the imperial court?"

After the meeting ended, Lu Bing and Guan Jing stayed and waited for Zhu Hao's further instructions.

Guan Jing is a bit greedy for money, but on Lu Bing's side, he cares about whether his ambition can be displayed. Lu Song didn't tell his son that we won't go back in the future, or won't go back for a long time, so Lu Bing has always been with a little fool Like eggs, they are still waiting to complete overseas colonization and return all these treasures to the emperor.

Zhu Hao said: "Lu Bing, let's see how much silver we can produce now? If we don't distribute more, will the whole army have no objections? Could it be that you don't want to go back to Daming?"

"think……"

Lu Bing is very straightforward.

He is homesick.

Zhu Hao said with a smile: "That's it. Is it wrong to give more benefits to the people below so that they can work for us with peace of mind? Now we have almost [-] indigenous people gathered here, and there will be more in the future. Could it be that they Abandon them all? This is a great treasure with countless gold and silver output."

Lu Bing thought for a while, then nodded.

As for those silver mines alone, Lu Bing knew he couldn't just leave them behind and return to Daming.

Daming did not have such a fine silver mine with such a high output.

Zhu Hao said: "After a certain period of time, we will have a high output, and we will find someone to transport gold and silver to Daming. When the time comes, let Lu Bing go."

"No need, let others go, I will fight with my father." Lu Bing didn't have such big opinions now, and planned to work hard with Zhu Hao.

(End of this chapter)