My uncle's name is Zhu Di

Chapter 134

Zhu Gaoxu's head was buzzing. His business is big and looks good, but to be honest, there are very few people who can get the money in their hands.

"My dear brother, how about I give you five times the market price?"

Xu Jingchang gave him a big roll of his eyes, and didn't even bother to say anything.

Zhu Gaoxu gritted his teeth, "What about ten times?"

Xu Jingchang simply stood up, turned his face away, and showed Zhu Gaoxu a back view, you can experience it for yourself!

Zhu Gaoxu remembered sweating, and said angrily: "How much do you want? There must be a number! How about I give you [-]% dry shares, [-]% is fine!"

Xu Jingchang finally turned his head, but still refused.

"I need about 80 taels of silver, and another [-] peasants, and a considerable amount of bricks, tiles and wood. By the way, I also need some skilled craftsmen."

Zhu Gaoxu was speechless. Money can be found, but people and materials are not in his hands.As for craftsmen, he didn't have so many on hand.

And most importantly, what are you going to do if you want so much?
Zhu Gaoxu thought for a while, then suddenly slapped his forehead, and then he understood.

"My dear brother, you lack a mansion, right?" Zhu Gaoxu said, "I just remembered that you have already been appointed Duke of the State. This mansion was built by my uncle when he was the governor of the left. It is next to the original Xu mansion. , in terms of layout, it is much smaller. You need a bigger mansion, a mansion that fits the status of Ding Guogong. I have taken care of this matter, and I guarantee that you will be satisfied... I will build you a house, and I will help you arrange it later A marriage, a beautiful wife, a baby, and a continuation of your family's incense. The queen mother will agree to this, why didn't I think of it before, damn it!"

Zhu Gaoxu wanted to continue, but Xu Jingchang snorted coldly: "You think I'm as worthless as you? I want these things because I want to build a temple."

"Temple? What temple?"

"A large temple to commemorate the restoration of Yanyun." Xu Jingchang said: "Actually, I am also thinking about what to do with the land outside the city... I plan to exchange it for money, and then build a large temple in Beiping to commemorate the predecessors." Achievements, shining in the annals of history, comforting the heroes."

Zhu Gaoxu was stunned, sat down involuntarily, and said seriously to Xu Jingchang: "My dear brother, please explain carefully, I want to find out what you are going to do."

Xu Jingchang nodded, "Emperor Taizu joined the rebel army, gathered the generals of Huaixi, went to Yingtian, settled Jiangnan, expelled Beiyuan, and restored rivers and mountains... Back then, 25 troops, valiant and high-spirited, crossed the Yellow River and smashed straight Yan Yun, what a boldness that is! Throughout the ages, there have been so many Northern Expeditions, Zhuge Wuhou went out to Qishan six times, Huanwen made three Northern Expeditions, Liu Yu regained Guanzhong, and swallowed thousands of miles... But they are not as good as our Great Ming’s Northern Expedition, from the south to the south In the north, the soldiers fight to be the first, and the soldiers use their lives. Overthrow the Yuan Dynasty in one fell swoop, and restore all the old places of the Han and Tang Dynasties. This is a feat that no one has achieved for thousands of years! And this feat was done by our ancestors. Isn’t it worth it? To commemorate?"

Zhu Gaoxu's breathing gradually became heavy... Yes, from now on, it has only been 36 years since the founding of the Ming Dynasty, and it was only 35 years since the hearty Northern Expedition.

Although the personnel are withered, Xu Da, Chang Yuchun, Guo Ying, Lan Yu... and other generals are all dead, including Hongwu Emperor Zhu Yuanzhang.

But there are still some old people, and their achievements are still shining in the annals of history.

As their descendants, shouldn't we do something?

Zhu Gaoxu still remembers Zhu Yuanzhang's appearance, when he was also called to Yingtian to study with a bunch of emperors and grandchildren...Once Lao Zhu asked them to review the three armies.

Seeing that the sky was still dim, Zhu Gaochi didn't go because he was afraid that the soldiers would be exhausted.

Therefore, he was regarded by Lao Zhu as a benevolent and good boy, so he became the son of King Yan.

Generally speaking, Zhu Yuanzhang likes the kind of good boy who is obedient and good at reading.

Taste, I can only say that it is very down-to-earth, similar to ordinary parents.

As for Zhu Gaoxu's escape type, he is not very popular.

Zhu Gaoxu also didn't have too much affection for this imperial grandfather.

But people will always change. In the past, Zhu Gaoxu just slumped his head in the army and charged his father. The rest was thinking about surpassing the boss and becoming the prince of Ming Dynasty. He didn't think too much about it.

However, as he started his business, he was on his own... Gradually, Zhu Gaoxu had different ideas, how difficult it was to do things!

Not to mention anything else, just lending money made him burnt out.

Also, he went to sign a contract with the people in western Zhejiang. He had seen portraits of his grandfather Zhu Yuanzhang in several dilapidated farmhouses.

Although it was only painted on a broken board, it was enshrined in the highest place and respected like a god.

Those old farmers remember who gave them the land and gave them a new life.

Zhu Gaoxu even heard people say more than once that if Emperor Hongwu was still alive, he would not ignore the big guys.

In people's hearts, whether it is Jianwen or Yongle, it is really far less popular than Emperor Hongwu.

If my grandfather hadn't laid down such a huge country, would I be where I am today?

Zhu Gaoxu took a deep breath, "I understand, dear brother, I will pay for this money! I will also find a way for personnel and materials. This is a big matter for our ancestors, and it is also a big matter for us! We have to win face for our predecessors."

Zhu Gaoxu said directly: "I'm going to figure out a way now, how to repair this temple, you have an idea."

Xu Jingchang shook his head, he had originally thought of it on a whim, but seeing Zhu Gaoxu being so straightforward, Xu Jingchang suddenly realized that this matter was very tricky.

The so-called removing the old and bringing forth the new, if I cut it on the head of Buddhism, the number of monks in the world will decrease by more than [-]%.

But the problem is that the old ones are gone, the new ones will not come, and the remaining space will be reoccupied by others.All the hard work you do now will be meaningless.

If we can take this opportunity to set a new benchmark, the entire Ming Dynasty will be different.

"Scholar civil servants must call Confucius and Mencius in their words, and they must study Cheng Zhu Neo Confucianism... Could it be that there have been no real heroes in the past 2000 years? Why should the past be favored over the present? Why can't we dig out the great contributions of our great Ming Dynasty?" Xu Jingchang's tone became more and more high-spirited, and Zhu Gaoxu who was opposite him also became excited.

"That's right! My grandfather, your grandfather, they did such a great thing, why can't they be compared to Confucius and Mencius? We want to make our ancestors famous!" Zhu Gaoxu excitedly said: "In the past I was still hesitating, earning money What's the use, now I know, it's for this!"

"My dear brother, you said that one day, when I'm old, I meet the imperial grandfather, and the old man finds out that it's my grandson and helps him protect his name after death. What do you think he will think?"

With a smug smile on Zhu Gaoxu's face, he looked extraordinarily brilliant.

While he was triumphant, someone came with two pheasants.

No need to ask, it must be Zhu Gaochi.

"What are you talking about? So happy?"

Xu Jingchang said: "We are discussing, who is the favorite grandson of Grandpa?"

Zhu Gaochi immediately said: "That's needless to say! Of course it's me, my cousin is too young, I don't know. When there were so many emperors and grandchildren together, the emperor's grandfather hugged me, and everyone else stood aside... In fact, not only It's the emperor's grandfather, and my uncle also likes me. I have been liked since I was a child, unlike the second child, who hates dogs."

Zhu Gaoxu snorted, "Boss, why are you pretending to be an obedient child? The imperial grandfather loves you so much, what have you done? Are you worthy of favoritism?"

Zhu Gaochi thought for a while, and said bluntly: "What do you care about me? One day, I will carry forward the foundation of the emperor's grandfather."

The implication is, second child, you are not the crown prince, so stop thinking about it.

Zhu Gaoxu said contemptuously: "I don't need to wait for the day, I will pay for the temple building now. To commemorate the achievements of the emperor's grandfather."

"Temple? What temple? Is it the Taimiao?"

Zhu Gaoxu shook his head, he didn't bother to say much, after all, he didn't know the detailed plan.

Xu Jingchang simply said: "I planned it. I plan to build a large temple in Beiping to commemorate the restoration of Yanyun, the unification of Kyushu, and the rejuvenation of China...including my grandfather. Everyone knows."

Zhu Gaochi took a deep breath, "Your grandfather, that's my grandfather too! Count me in!"

"What a good thing? Count me in too!" Zhu Laosan also came from outside. He was originally there to eat, but Le Dian Dian ran over.

As a result, when he heard that he was going to pay, Zhu Gaosui's face turned dark.

Zhu Gaoxu snorted: "You don't want to part with the money, so get out of here, there are not many with you, and there are not many without you. You are worthless!"

"Pooh!"

Zhu Gaosui snorted coldly: "Second brother, you underestimate me...I'm offering a reward of 1 taels of gold now, inviting scholars from all over the world to write articles praising the achievements of Emperor Taizu. All articles will be published on the mansion newspaper, and then awarded Choose the best, whoever is the best, get the money immediately!"

Xu Jingchang was also shocked by Zhu Gaosui's idea, "You have a good idea!"

Zhu Gaosui said: "That's right! Let's see who of you dare to treat me as a display!"

At this time, Zhu Gaoxu said: "If the third child is to be tossed about like this, I'm afraid there will be a lot of noise, and there are only a few of us, I'm afraid it will not be enough."

Zhu Gaochi said with a smile: "Then find a few more people, at worst you can bring Father Emperor in."

The more they discussed it, the more they felt that it was worth the effort.

The news spread quickly, and almost everyone who heard about it was excited.

The first one to come was Li Jinglong, he yelled: "My father was also a general of the Northern Expedition back then, and he made many military exploits. No matter what happens, I cannot be left out."

Xu Jingchang smiled and said, "Are you able to contribute money, or can you contribute? How did I remember that all your family property was given to King Zhou to publish books!"

Li Jinglong snorted: "Look at what you said, if you don't have money, you can't do things? I'm going to move bricks to the head office!"

Just as he was talking, three more people came to the door.

These three are very old, they are Sheng Yong, Ping An, and one, Geng Bingwen, Marquis of Changxing!
When Li Jinglong saw Geng Bingwen, he hurried over to help him, respectful, and even a little bit guilty... That's right, he was the one who replaced Geng Bingwen at the beginning. From then on, the old general stayed behind closed doors and didn't care about world affairs.

No one would have thought that he would come here for this matter.

"Mr. Dingguo, if you want to build a temple, you must have statues. I don't know about other things. I still remember my old friends. At this age, I can watch them enjoy the incense in the world, and I will die. No regrets."

(End of this chapter)