I Am the Grandson of the Second Emperor of the Ming Dynasty, Earning 100 Million Taels at the Beginn

Chapter 349 The First Airplane in History Appears!
"Prince, prince, please have pity on me, prince, prince!"

"I'm afraid I'm the worst Hubu Shangshu ever. Do you know how miserable I am now?"

"I'm afraid of mentioning money when I talk to people now. Whenever I talk about money, I get a headache. Mr. Zhao, the head of the bank, now avoids me when he sees me, for fear that I will borrow money from him."

"Prince, prince..."

Zhu Zhangui was speechless.

What is shameless, this is called shameless.

The dignified Minister of the Household Department, an important minister of the court, actually hugged the prince's thigh on such a serious occasion as the Great Court Meeting, crying loudly, and kept asking for money.

Shaking his legs, he wanted to shake the old guy who was hugging his thigh aside, but this old man, despite his thin body, had strong hands, and he couldn't get rid of it no matter how he shook it.

"I said Lao Xia, can you let go of your hand first, let's discuss something slowly, okay?"

"no!"

Xia Yuanji shook his head fiercely, and the snot from crying fell on Zhu Zhangui.

"I can't let go. As soon as I let go, you run away, and you can't find it if you look for it."

Zhu Zhangui's face darkened.

I'm not a rabbit, it's really unreasonable to let go of everything.

"His Royal Highness, why don't you give him some, he looks so pitiful!"

Yang Rong stood up and said something for Xia Yuanji.

As a cabinet minister and minister of the Ministry of Workers, he understood Xia Yuanji's difficulties very well.

Now that Ming Dynasty is undergoing a large-scale development, all departments are asking for money. Even Yushitai asked the Ministry of Accounts for money. The reason is that there are too many people who want to be impeached and there is not enough paper for writing memorials.

Although all the colonies have given blood transfusions to Ming Dynasty in the past few years, the taxation of the imperial court has also been greatly improved after reform.

But I can't help but spend too much!

Every year just to build the railway project, half of the money from the Ministry of Households can be withdrawn.

In the past two years, many factories have been built in Shanxi, and each one needs to spend a lot of money. The factories that produce weapons, equipment and various items are all built with money.

The navy is even more money-hungry. Every month, the cabinet will receive a letter from the navy to apply for the construction of a new steel warship.

With so many departments asking for money, it is really not easy for Xia Yuanji to be able to adjust well.

Yang Rong really knew that the household department had no money. Xia Yuanji came to him yesterday to discuss how to ask Zhu Zhangui for money and pay the officials.

The crown prince is rich, which is well known to all civil and military officials in the Manchu Dynasty.

The chamber of commerce that is open throughout the Ming Dynasty can bring a sum of money to the East Palace Prince's Mansion every year, which makes people dizzy.

But the Qian court could only look at it, and didn't dare to touch it at all.

In the words of the prince, I have already paid the taxes that should be paid, and I even paid more than others. If anyone dares to touch my money again, then don't blame me for being rude.

This also caused the Prince's Mansion in the East Palace to be fat and oily, and the poor households in the imperial court could starve to death of rats.

"No, there is no so-called gold at all. Do you think I am the kind of person who does not send money to the court?"

Zhu Zhangui shook his head and refused.

What a joke, that money is reserved for future generations, take it all out, and you prodigal sons must be ruined.

A group of old officials heard the words and looked at each other, then looked at Zhu Zhangui speechlessly.

The obvious expression in the eyes means that you are that kind of person.

Zhu Zhangui twitched the corner of his mouth and turned his head to look aside.

Anyway, I just have no money, so you can spend as much as you like.

Seeing that the crown prince didn't pull out a hair, the officials were also helpless.

People don't admit that they can do anything, threaten to remove the other party's crown prince position and force the other party to pay, what are you kidding, they haven't lived enough yet.

This prince's position can be said to be the most stable in history.

This stability does not come from the support of the ministers, nor from the other party's identity as the eldest son who does not know whether it is true or not, but that the other party holds the command of the national army.

In addition, the other party also controlled the two tiger and wolf departments of Jinyiwei and Yueyingwei.

Since the incident in Shandong, these two departments have increased their investment in funds.Now all over the country, it is no exaggeration to say that there are spies from these two departments in ordinary towns and villages.

Forget about rebellions like in Shandong now, which brothel the county master stayed at night, which girl he found, and what knowledge he used, these two departments can check it out.

Under the supervision of these two departments, the court can be said to be the cleanest ever.

It's not that no one dares to be greedy, but that the investigations by these two departments are too ruthless, and the prince is even more ruthless.

Seeing that the prince had no choice but to do anything, a group of people turned their heads to look at Zhu Pangpang who was sitting on it.

The sons can't help them and they are afraid, but the father and the others are not afraid.

Zhu Pangpang, who was sitting on it and watching his son confront the ministers, was having a good time, when he suddenly found that everyone was looking at him, and his heart skipped a beat.

"That... we will discuss this matter later, we have wasted a lot of time, let's talk about other things first."

Zhu Pangpang is not stupid. Since his son is unwilling to talk about the money, it means that his son already has a plan for the money.

Sometimes Zhu Pangpang thinks that his role as emperor is really meaningless.

He was afraid of his father at the top, his son at the bottom, and his wife when he returned home. He didn't dare to make any big decisions rashly, for fear of disturbing the plans of his father and his son.

Every day, he diligently handles the logistics for the two of them, saying that he is an emperor, but he is actually more like their big housekeeper.

As for his son who often persuaded him that the old man was his general who conquered the North, if his son was his general who conquered the West, Zhu Pangpang would be farting.

Also recruiting the Great General of the North and the Great General of the West, what you said is very nice, I haven't seen you two generals, listen to my emperor!Whichever time it wasn't that you two said whatever you want, when did your grandpa and grandson regard me as the emperor.

"Your Majesty, we really have no money."

Seeing that the emperor who was expecting to have sex with him, Xia Yuanji hugged Zhu Zhangui's thigh tightly, and howled at Zhu Pangpang, hoping to use his crying to touch this benevolent emperor.

"Forehead!"

Zhu Pangpang couldn't stand Xia Yuanji's shameless appearance.

A few black lines flashed across the fat head, I wanted to ignore it directly, but seeing the other party's pitiful appearance, I couldn't bear it.

After all, he is a veteran of the three dynasties, so he still has to give some face.

"How about this? The construction of the mausoleum of the queen and I will be put aside first. I feel in good health in the past two years. I think I can live a few more years. I will use the money first, and when the household department is full, I will start construction." Not too late!"

"The emperor must not do this!"

Yang Rong, who was originally very calm, knelt on the ground nervously when he heard that Zhu Pangpang was going to stop building the mausoleum.

"Your Majesty, the construction of the mausoleum requires the selection of an auspicious time. Everything is done in accordance with the imperial court system. If you mess up the system with a few casual words, it is not good to leave a bad example for future generations."

While Yang Rong said this, he kept looking at Zhu Zhangui who was hugged by Xia Yuanji's thigh.

That means telling Zhu Zhangui, 'Look at your father, you don't even repair the mausoleum because of you, if you still have a little filial piety, if you don't want to be rumored and don't laugh, quickly take out the money! '

"This……"

Zhu Pangpang hesitated, he was not afraid of anything else, even if he died, he could find a mat to roll up and bury him, but he was afraid that because of his own affairs, it would have a bad influence on future generations.

My old man is worried every day that his brothers will turn against each other. The reason is why, is it because he was born as a rebel, or because he is afraid that some children will be influenced by him and do this kind of thing.

Often under the influence of his father, and now that he is the emperor, he also feels deeply, Zhu Pangpang also attaches great importance to this.

This bastard son of his family is stereotyped and has no effect on him anymore. He is afraid that because of some things he has done, it will affect the grandchildren in the family.

"Is there something wrong with the mausoleum?"

Just when Zhu Pangpang was hesitating and Zhu Zhangui was about to let go with a look of helplessness, a suspicious question came to mind outside the door.

Upon hearing this familiar voice, all the courtiers present fell to the ground one after another.

"I will pay my respects to the Supreme Emperor!"

The old man who didn't even return to the harem strode in with a lot of old hooligans.

"Father, you are back!"

Now Zhao Wang Zhu Gaosui, who is completely transparent, came up to say hello when he saw his father came back.

"Well, I'm back, third son, you've had a good time these days, you've gained weight."

"No, I have nothing to do every day, eat and sleep when I am full, eat well, can I not gain weight, I still exercise every day, otherwise I will catch up with my elder brother."

Zhu Gaosui didn't know whether it was intentional or unintentional, he said such a thing.

The old man chuckled, reached out and patted Zhu Gaosui on the shoulder, and strode towards the steps.

"grandfather!"

Zhu Zhangui greeted with a smile, and at the same time looked the old man up and down to see if there was anything wrong with his body and expression.

"What kind of eyes are you looking at? I'm in good health."

The old man's eyes are so poisonous, he can tell at a glance that his grandson cares about his body.

"Hey, grandpa, your good health is our family's greatest blessing. Isn't grandson worried that you will be tired from running around?"

"Haha, you little bastard, I know my body well, and it's fine to live for a few more years."

The old man laughed and kicked Zhu Zhangui habitually.

Zhu Zhangui grinned at the corner of his mouth after being kicked. This old man is still so strong. It is true to what he said, and he can live for a few years without any problem.

"Get up!"

After saying a few words to his grandson, the old man waved his hand to make all the officials stand up.

Then with Zhu Zhangui's support, he walked to the stairs.

"Father, slow down!"

Zhu Pangpang also quickly stepped forward to help him. As for the reason why his father came here, he didn't ask, of course, the main reason was that he didn't dare.

But then again, all three of the emperor's grandfather and grandson are doing the same thing, and the three really don't care about this.

Since he didn't know that the old man was coming back today, and there was no dragon chair in the hall, it was impossible for Zhu Pangpang to let his father sit on his side, so he directly supported the old man on the dragon chair.

The old man didn't refuse either, it's the same for the three of them who are sitting here.

Although the ministers below felt that this was not in line with the etiquette, but thinking of the horror of the old man, no one dared to remind them, and they all looked down and pretended not to see it.

When the old man was ready, Zhu Pangpang asked the eunuch to move a small stool, and sat on the side by himself, completely looking like he was still a prince.

"Just now I heard you talking about the mausoleum outside. Whose mausoleum has a problem."

Older people are very concerned about where they live.

The old man didn't hear clearly just now, he thought there was something wrong with his and his wife's mausoleum, and he was very worried about it.

"It's not dad, it's like this." Zhu Pangpang quickly explained, and with a gesture of skill, he released Zhu Zhangui's Xia Yuanji just now when the old man came back.

"The Household Department is having a difficult time this year. Yu Shangshu doesn't know where he heard that Zhan Gui has acquired a lot of gold overseas, and Xia Shangshu wants to transfer this money to the Household Department to support the imperial court's expenditure."

"But Zhan Gui said that there is no such money. Considering some financial difficulties, I decided to temporarily stop the construction of my mausoleum, and wait for a few years when I am financially rich before continuing to build it."

"That's it!"

The old man touched his chin, turned to Zhu Zhangui, his eyelids fluttered slightly.

Old man: Boy, is it true this time? You really got a lot of gold overseas.

Zhu Zhangui communicated back.

Zhu Zhangui: It's true, but I don't plan to touch the money. Now that the imperial court's finances are able to break even, I plan to save the money for emergency use by future generations.

Old Man: Your idea is right. The imperial court can still support it. It is not in urgent need of money at all, so it is better to keep it.I see, I'll fool you later.

Zhu Zhangui: Grandpa is mighty, grandpa is righteous!
After the grandfather and grandson made eye contact, the old man knew something in his mind. He coughed lightly, looked at Xia Yuanji and asked.

"Xia Aiqing, if I remember correctly, the current financial situation of the imperial court is enough to support the operation of the imperial court."

Xia Yuanji, who has been with the old man for most of his life, is as smart as a monkey.

Many people present saw the eye contact between the grandfather and grandson just now.

Although I don't quite understand the meaning, Xia Yuanji can tell from the old man's words that the gold really exists, but the old man was persuaded by his grandson to temporarily hide the money Need not.

"The emperor, that..."

"Don't do this and that, just tell me whether the current money is enough for the court to use for itself."

Since he wants to keep the gold, the old man will naturally not let Xia Yuanji mention this matter again.

"this…"

Xia Yuanji thought for a while, "The blood transfusions from the colonies in various places, plus the taxes from various places, are currently enough for the imperial court."

"However, the premise is that the Navy does not add too many steel warships. If the Navy builds steel warships according to the plan given by the Navy, it will definitely not be enough."

"Of course, Yu Shangshu's army equipment plan is definitely not acceptable."

When Xia Yuanji mentioned this, he gave Yu Qian a hard look.

"Army equipment plan?"

The old man who just came back naturally didn't know Yu Qian's plan, and looked at Yu Qian curiously. He was really curious, what kind of equipment Yu Qian wanted to add to the army, which made Xia Yuanji so annoyed.

"Grandpa, the Ministry of War's plan is here!"

Before Qian could speak, Zhu Zhangui handed the memorandum Yu Qian gave him yesterday to the old man.

The old man took it, opened it for a look, and the corner of his mouth trembled fiercely.

Damn, 20 billion!
This is also why he is not as grumpy as before. If someone gave him this plan when he first took over the court, he would definitely throw the memorial directly at that person's face.

What the hell are you dreaming about?If I want to have so much money, would I be cheated when I rebelled?

Although he was shocked by the numbers above, the old man still read all the memorials carefully, and finally understood what kind of equipment needed so much money.

The old man naturally knows about the radio station, and he also has a deep understanding of its great usefulness.

In the past, some letters and news had to be sent thousands of miles away. If it was not urgent for eight hundred miles, it might take several months or even less than half a year to receive it.

But since there is a radio station, it can be seen from thousands of miles away in an instant, and the old man can be said to like it very much.

The group of veterans under his command often praised it, saying that if the army had this thing, it would have a [-]% chance of winning without fighting the enemy.

The old man also considered spreading the radio station to the army, but considering the price of this thing, he had no choice but to give up this idea.

"I have also read the plan of the Ministry of War. How should I put it, it does cost money!"

Throwing the memorial on the imperial case, the old man looked at the crowd and slowly said his way.

"However, the military situation is like fire. If you can get a moment sooner, you can get a moment chance of victory. It is inevitable that radio stations will be popularized to the army."

"The emperor, but the price is too high, the court really can't afford it."

Seeing that the old man wanted to approve the plan, Xia Yuanji was so anxious that he became angry.

"Don't worry, just listen to what I have to say!"

Reaching out his hand to comfort Xia Yuanji, the old man said to everyone: "My idea is this, prepare 10 radio stations for the Ministry of War, and when there is going to be a war in the future, let the commander sent out carry them, and then distribute them to each army. For unified scheduling."

"Allocating each legion is a complete waste. They are usually just for daily training. If there is no accident, there is almost no combat communication. The ordinary way of sending messages is enough."

"The local garrison can share one with the county government, which can save a lot of money, and the court can receive information in time."

"There can also be one at the border gates in various places. In this way, if there is any emergency, it can be sent back immediately."

After finishing speaking, the old man smiled and patted the memorial, "In this way, in addition to the ones allocated to the county governments, 20 radio stations on the army side are almost enough. This can not only solve the problem, but also save a lot of money. money."

"In the future, let the artisan camp do a good job of research, and strive to manufacture it ourselves, so that the cost will be reduced, and it will be popularized on a large scale."

Yu Qian thought for a while, stood up and bowed his hands.

"Emperor Shengming!"

Other ministers, except Xia Yuanji, also saluted and agreed.

"But your majesty, more than 20 radio stations are not cheap. They are all large models. One is worth 1000 million yuan. These 20 radio stations are worth more than 2 million yuan. The Ministry of Finance cannot afford it." .”

Although it has dropped to more than 20 units, Xia Yuanji still thinks it is expensive

"You!"

The old man shook his head helplessly. This civil servant who has never fought a war just has a bad brain.

"Xia Shangshu, these more than 20 radio stations actually only need a few large models. The coach will take them over and distribute them to the various troops. Small and medium models are enough."

"The imperial court only needs to contact the commander-in-chief. The remaining sub-corps, the imperial court does not need to contact. After all, we have chosen the commander-in-chief, and we have to trust him. Commanding beyond authority will disrupt the commander-in-chief's command."

Zhu Zhangui stood up with a smile and explained to Xia Yuanji.

After listening to the explanation, Xia Yuanji also reacted.

He lowered his head and counted with his fingers, and finally his eyes lit up.

"Since this is the case, tens of millions of taels are actually enough."

Zhu Zhangui nodded with a smile, and just about to echo, Xia Yuanji's next words made his face turn black.

"His Royal Highness, even if it is tens of millions, the Ministry of Household Affairs can't get it out, or you should pay the money."

In the end, after Xia Yuanji's rogue and the old man's decision, Zhu Zhangui still paid for the radio station of the Ministry of War out of his own pocket.

As for the quick army, the old man thought about it for a long time, and decided to temporarily form a small army as an experimental army. If it is confirmed that it is feasible, he will invest more.

After discussing this matter, the next step is to report at the end of the year.

Except for the non-stop withdrawal of money by the Ministry of Households, the progress of other departments is very good, especially the Ministry of Railways, which is under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Industry, and the results reported are even more gratifying.

After nearly three years of construction, after the death of countless little pumpkins and other slaves, Daming's railway network covering the whole country, the main Tic Tac-toe line is almost completed, and it is expected to be put into use next year's autumn harvest.

For this, the old man Longyan was very happy, and he highly praised Yang Rong who took over the announcement.

Subsequent reports were spent in a joyful and relaxed atmosphere.

The court meeting lasted until noon, and Zhu Pangpang, the emperor who had been listening to the meeting for a long time, officially announced that this year's work has come to a perfect end, and everyone can go home to celebrate the end of the New Year.

"You little bastard, your luck is not so good. You can make so much money by going overseas. I knew that you little bastard could make so much money. I should have driven you away the second year after you came back to die, and told Zheng He Let's go to sea together to make money."

At the end of the court meeting, the old man smiled and took a group of people to the harem to prepare for lunch. On the way, he patted Zhu Zhangui on the shoulder and said regretful words.

Zhu Zhangui chuckled.

"We don't have any other skills, but we can make money. Let me tell you, grandpa, this time we..."

Just as Zhu Zhangui was about to talk about what happened in the west, his personal eunuch Li Da hurried over.

"Prince, the craftsman camp came to you and said that the plane has been built and can take off at any time!"

Zhu Zhangui's body shook and he grabbed Li Da.

"What did you say, the plane is finished!"

Li Da didn't know what the plane was, but it must be very important to see the prince's expression.

"Yes, they sent people here during the court meeting, but they didn't dare to go in, for fear of disturbing the court meeting, they just waited at the East Palace."

"Just now when you asked the servant to go back and told the princess that you would not go back for dinner, you happened to meet them, and they asked the servant to pass the news to you."

"Great!"

Zhu Zhangui punched excitedly.

The plane he had been waiting for for years finally appeared.

The sky in this world will forever belong to Daming from today onwards, and the century-old global unification plan originally planned in his heart can also be officially put on the agenda.

(End of this chapter)