Daming Greedy Wolf Star

Chapter 242

Zhu Zhanhe gathered a group of businessmen in Xiangzhou Prefecture. These businessmen were not only from Yunnan, but also from the Central Plains.

In fact, the merchants were ready to make a move a long time ago. Since the imperial court opened the sea ban, they have been wanting to make a move, but the officials who supported them were arrested and killed, so they dare not act rashly.

Later, Yunnan took the lead in catering to the order to open the sea, allowing businessmen represented by Li Chengliang to use sea transportation to trade between the Timurid Empire, Delhi Sultan and Daming.

This kind of scene makes the businessmen in the mainland almost stare red and grit their teeth, but in fact, businessmen everywhere are basically in a saturated state. How easy is it to get into other places?

Now, Zhu Zhanhe took the initiative to launch a recruitment order. Although it only encouraged merchants in Yunnan to start maritime trade, it also sent a message to merchants in the mainland.

The businessmen in the inland had a short period of chaos, but it soon calmed down, because there was another thing that forced them to settle down for the time being.

With the arrival of April, the emperor's grandson Zhu Zhanji... is getting married.

As the grandson of the emperor who has been canonized by the Eight Classics, Zhu Zhanji's wedding is not that simple. After all, he is also a prince. Since he is a prince, the wedding requires a complicated process.

Since the second half of the year before last, the Ministry of Rites has been busy, and almost all aspects such as regulations, etiquette, and supplies need to be handled by the Ministry of Rites.

More than a year and a half and nearly two years, it seems very long, but for the wedding of an emperor's grandson, it is still a little tight.

In fact, when it comes to the wedding, the prince's family has to thank Zhu Zhanhe, because without Zhu Zhanhe, Zhu Zhanji's wedding would at least be shabby compared to the present.

Because Zhu Zhanhe’s conquest of the grasslands in the north, Jiaozhi in the south, and the Japanese kingdom in the east made Daming’s finances pay back a mouthful of blood, which also gave Zhu Zhanji more options for his wedding.

Except for Zhu Zhanhe's matter, this was also one of the few things that Xia Yuanji did not limit his budget.

The emperor's grandson's big wedding is Daming's face.

Although Xia Yuanji is picky, he never picks up on this kind of thing, even if he thinks it's not worth it, he will still do it.

On the Qinhuai River, a flower boat was parked in the very center of the Qinhuai River. Even in the daytime, there was a melancholy sound coming from above.

In the cabin, Zhu Zhanhe was leaning halfway, looking at the flower girl playing and singing in front of him, feeling a little bored in his heart, but also somewhat comfortable.

Nothing to do, go to the bar to listen to music.

Although this is not a theater building, it's probably the way it is, but the only bad thing is that the quality is not as good as those Western Region dancers in my family.

(I heard from the book friends in the group that there are really many beauties in Xin. Although Reba Nazha is considered beautiful on their side, she is not much worse than them. Hurry up!)

boom……

With a small crashing sound, Zhu Zhanhe felt the flower boat shake a few times, but he didn't care about it, but concentrated on looking at the dancer in front of him.

As far as the current Daming is concerned, few people dare to touch this boat, and those who dare to touch this boat are usually not here to cause trouble.

"Zhanhe, you are quite leisurely..." Zhu Zhanji said after boarding Zhu Zhanhe's flower boat, looking at the contented Zhu Zhanhe.

"In terms of comfort, I'm not as good as my cousin." Zhu Zhanhe's arrival made those dancers somewhat uncomfortable, but Zhu Zhanhe didn't care.

There is a great momentum of "continue to play music, then dance".

"I'm going to get married soon. Cousin, don't tell me you came to visit the flower boat, and even rubbed against your own cousin's flower boat. If you say this, cousin, you are not afraid of being laughed at."

"What's the matter?" Zhu Zhanji seemed to relax completely, and sat directly opposite Zhu Zhanhe.

"Gu... I didn't come out to enjoy the flower boats, but to visit Zhanhe, so I'm afraid that others will gossip?"

Originally, Zhu Zhanhe didn't pay much attention to it, his eyes were fixed on the dancer dancing to the music in front of him, but when he heard his cousin's last words, his eyelids lifted.

solitary……

Ha ha.

If it was the Emperor Xuande in history, Zhu Zhanhe expressed his respect.

Although there are many shortcomings under the rule of Renxuan, Zhu Zhanji even gave up many things that should not be given up, but the rule of Renxuan is also a rare era in history.

Better than most people do.

But for Zhu Zhanji now, he still can't deserve that title, at least not now.

It's not a good thing to call yourself lonely before you have done something...

"By the way, Zhanhe, you've been acting a lot lately." Seeing that Zhu Zhanhe was thinking about something, Zhu Zhanji didn't care, and started talking on his own.

"You issued an order in Yunnan, and more than [-]% and nearly [-]% of the merchants in Daming ran over there, almost causing an accident to my wedding. What do you say?"

"I can tell you in advance, if you don't give me a valuable enough congratulatory gift, I won't agree."

"Cousin was joking." Zhu Zhanhe waved his hand, then took out a small box from the side, and threw it away.

"What Zhanhe is doing is serious business. Haven't you heard, cousin? Our Daming's territory has expanded a lot. It would be impossible without those businessmen."

"As for the congratulatory gift for my cousin's wedding, here's a sample, please take a look first, cousin."

Zhu Zhanji grabbed the box that Zhu Zhanhe threw over, and opened it with a smile on his face.

A touch of red came into view.

"Hey!" Zhu Zhanji's eyes lit up.

"Your skill is not small, what is this... Hong Fei?"

After one year, the business of jadeite has spread in the Central Plains, and he has also spread the concept of glass varieties such as imperial green, red jadeite, purple jadeite, etc., and now it is quite large.

In Yingtian, Xia Yuanji’s third son, Xia Jin, is doing the jade business. Firstly, it’s because Zhu Zhanhe believes in Xia Yuanji more, and secondly, Xia Yuanji’s life is indeed too poor, not like the six books. .

Both Xia Xuan and Xia Jin are very good brothers. Xia Xuan has been appointed by the imperial court and has become the left servant of the household department. Now he is still in charge of related affairs in Shijian Yinshan, Japan.

Xia Jin has no official position, and helping Zhu Zhanhe manage Jadeite is not considered an overreach.

In this young year, Xia Jin strictly followed Zhu Zhanhe's suggestion and managed the jadeite into high-end gemstones. The low-grade jadeite that flows out of the market is usually low-grade jadeite. Even if there is enough supply of high-grade jadeite, it still creates a kind of A rare commodity to live in.

After all, Emperor Green is exclusively for use in the palace, and other species such as glass and ice will basically not flow into the hands of ordinary people.

Different from the gentle suet white jade, this kind of gem that appeared in front of people with a clear appearance quickly aroused people's interest.

As for the red jade in Zhu Zhanji's hands, people have only heard of it so far, but have never seen it.

"This is just leftover scraps. I had someone carve a Buddha statue, and I gave it to my cousin. Wearing it to your future concubine, it can be regarded as a blessing for you and your future children."

Zhu Zhanhe smiled and let it go: "As for my cousin's wedding day, there are better ones."

"That's fine, you've passed the test!" Zhu Zhanji smiled brightly, and put the box away without any politeness.

"But the Delhi Sultan... what do you think?"

"What? Cousin wants it?" Zhu Zhanhe picked up his wine glass, the corners of his mouth curled up.

"If my cousin wants it, you can just tell grandpa directly, and let grandpa send someone to pick it up. Look at the Lancang River area, don't I also hand it over to the Ministry of Households?"

"That's not necessary!" Zhu Zhanji waved his hands quickly, but seemed a little flustered.

"It's not that I don't believe in you, Zhan He, but that you have quietly occupied the Bengal area, which made many people in the court panic."

"There's no need to panic." Zhu Zhanhe shook his head and put down his wine glass.

"I didn't plan to do anything over there, but it was indeed my negligence. I will talk to grandpa later and ask him to send someone over."

"No need!" Zhu Zhanji was a little anxious and wanted to get up, but finally sat down.

"You should also know what's special over there. Later, you and Second Uncle can think of a way and give you an explanation. The main thing is to calm down those officials, otherwise it will affect them to some extent."

Zhu Zhanhe nodded noncommittal.

In fact, he knew what Zhu Zhanji was talking about. It was nothing more than that he took down the Ganges Plain, a tropical alluvial plain with a huge area and a huge granary.

In the Indochina Peninsula before, Zhu Zhanhe got such a good place after solving Siam and other countries, but compared with the Henghe, the alluvial plain created by the Lancang River and other big rivers is still a bit worse.

Now we have the Indochina Peninsula, plus a Ganges Plain, a medium granary plus a large granary...

Let's put it this way, there are new crops, good arable land, Zhu Zhanhe and his father's five guards, and finally the reputation in Yunnan and the Indochina Peninsula...

Zhu Zhanhe is already a standard template for rebellion, and his strength and background are probably richer than Zhu Di who started the war to calm down.

"Okay, you can play, I'll go first." Looking at the dancing girl who was still dancing, Zhu Zhanji clicked his tongue.

He also wanted to live this kind of life, but reality didn't allow it...

"Why, my cousin wants it too?" Zhu Zhanhe's observation was still very keen, and he found his cousin's eyes.

"This year is the tea-horse fair held every three years. Last time, the Seven Guards of Kansai sent several dancers from the Western Regions to Yunnan, but since my family already had them, they were sent back."

"If my cousin wants it, then I will tell them this year and ask them to pick a few good-looking ones and send them to you."

"Let's forget it..." Zhu Zhanji was obviously moved, but turned his head and refused.

"I'm no more troublesome than you, I have a lot of trouble in class..."

After speaking, Zhu Zhanji sighed, turned and left.

He really wasn't talking nonsense.

As the grandson of the emperor, and a 19-year-old emperor's grandson, it can be said that there are many women who want to get close to him.

However, the emperor's grandson is much more complicated. On which day, where to spend the night, with whom to spend the night, who is serving, etc. must be clearly registered.

After all, he is a king, and if he really has a son, he may fight for the throne in the future, so he is very strict on this matter.

Of course, I just said strict, not that I can't. If I really want to say it, if Zhu Zhanji wants it, there are still some.

At this point, Zhu Zhanji is obviously not as free as Zhu Zhanhe.

In terms of etiquette, Zhu Zhanhe's son doesn't really care about those things. Anyway, no matter whether he is a legitimate son or a concubine, he will end up with an imperial seal and eat the money given by the court to die. The only thing to pay attention to is that he has decided to inherit Zhu Zhanhe. The candidate for the title will do.

Thinking of this, Zhu Zhanhe smiled silently.

Having said that, my cousin has never been short of women. How many years has Sun Ruowei been in the palace?It has been six years since the ninth year of Yongle.

Haven't touched it in six years?Zhu Zhanhe didn't believe it, but Zhu Zhanhe still felt a little strange that no one had been killed in the past six years.

Also, Hu Shanxiang has also been in the palace for more than two years. As the candidate for the imperial concubine, it was still appointed by the old man. Zhu Zhanhe didn't think that his cousin would do nothing.

Even if not, the old man and Zhu Gaochi will urge him.

Now that I think about it, it seems really interesting...

……

The next day, early in the morning.

Zhu Zhanhe got up early in the morning, entered the palace together with his younger brother Zhu Zhanqi who had not yet returned to Yunnan, and went directly to Fengtian Hall.

The emperor's grandson is the king, and the etiquette of the big wedding is very complicated.

First of all, this is the Fengtian Hall. The old man arrived early in the morning with all the civil and military officials, but not in the hall, but at the entrance of the hall, on the top of the Danbi Stone.

In the distance, in the direction of Fengtian Gate, Zhu Zhanji came slowly, walked under the Danbi Stone, and knelt down to salute the old man above.

At this time, the team in the clan's mansion should also set off, carrying the bride towards the palace, entering from Chengtian Gate, the south gate of the palace, passing through Duanmen, Meridian Gate, and Fengtian Gate, and then arriving at Dan in front of Fengtian Hall. Chi.

At this time, Zhu Zhanji turned to the East Palace to salute his parents, and then went outside the Meridian Gate to wait for the bride to arrive.

After the bride arrives, she has to get off the sedan chair, walk to the East Palace with Zhu Zhanji, and give Zhu Zhanji's parents a verbal message, and then the family will come to Danchi in Fengtian Hall to give the old man a bow.

The old man said a lot of extravagant talk, gave the concubine the Ruyi and hair ornaments representing the concubine's status, and then took everyone to the Altar of Sheji to worship the heaven and the earth, and finally went to the temple to comfort the ancestors, and the wedding was considered complete.

After this set of procedures, let alone Zhu Zhanji, even Zhu Zhanhe felt exhausted, because this set of procedures took a full two hours.

That's four hours...

He is just a bystander, and he is too tired just to stand, and Zhu Zhanji has to walk and kneel again, really tired just thinking about it.

After finally finishing all the etiquette that should be left, it was finally time to entertain the officials. It was also the first time for Zhu Zhanhe to meet Hu Shanxiang's family.

Not only Hu Shanxiang's family members, but also the family members of the Crown Princess arrived.

It's normal to think about it, after all, they are the grandparents of the emperor's grandson.

For Hu Shanxiang, who is also Hu Shanshu's family, Zhu Zhanhe didn't pay too much attention, because his family had already checked the Hu family's bottom line, and probably even the night life of the Hu family was clearly found out. .

He is more concerned about the family of the princess.

The princess's father is Zhang Qi, who was awarded the deputy commander of the army and horses in the early years because his daughter was the princess of Yan Shi.After the Battle of Jingnan, the eldest son Zhu Gaochi was canonized as the prince and promoted to the commander of Jingwei.

However, Zhang Qi did not enjoy many blessings. He died of illness in the third year after he was promoted to the commander of Jingwei, and was posthumously named Peng Chengbo.

Sitting in the distance now are the two elder brothers and one younger brother of the princess.

The boss' name is Zhang Chang, because Zhang Qi's title is not hereditary, so he does not have a title, but only the official position of Zuo Dudu in the Chinese Army's Governor's Mansion.

The second child is called Zhang Xu, and his position is the commander of the government army and guards.

The third child is called Zhang Sheng, the younger brother of the princess, and the youngest in the family, and the prototype of Zhang Kejian, the troublemaker in the TV series Daming Fenghua.

It may not be correct to say the prototype, because the TV series only uses the younger brother of the princess. In fact, Zhang Sheng is not as useless as Zhang Kejian in the TV series.

On the contrary, all members of the Zhang family are loyal ministers and have never committed a crime in their entire lives.

Historically, the Zhang family has always kept to themselves. Generally speaking, their younger sister has climbed all the way from Princess Yan to Empress Dowager. As a foreign relative, she must be able to get something.

But the Zhang family is not.

When Ming Renzong died, it can be said that Zhu Zhanji was very good, and he could suppress the people of the Zhang family and prevent them from interfering in the government. But after Zhu Zhanji passed away, the emperor was a child. It's all Zhang's calling the shots.

Appointing her trustworthy cabinet minister "San Yang" and five ministers including Hu Wei, Minister of Rites, and Zhang Fu, the British Duke, were all decisions made by Zhang, who was already the empress dowager at that time.

As for the Zhang family, Zhang Chang is still the Zuo Dudu, Zhang Xu is still the commander of the army and guards, and Zhang Sheng, the youngest, is just the Zuo Dudu of the Zuojun Mansion.

Not to mention interfering in government affairs, he has never even entered the palace.

Thinking about a family that has been honest all their lives, it is quite unjust to be slandered as sinners who almost ruined the Ming Dynasty.

Suddenly, Zhu Zhanhe frowned and tilted his head.

Not far away, people from the Hu family were looking at Zhu Zhanhe, and Zhu Zhanhe turned his head just because he sensed their gaze.

Frowning slightly, Zhu Zhanhe nodded towards the other party.

The other party was taken aback for a moment, and then a look of joy appeared on his face. He didn't get up, but still bowed slightly.

Zhu Zhanhe raised his eyebrows.

From the looks of it, the Hu family is not bad, at least they are sensible and understand right from wrong.

During the short eye contact just now, you actually exchanged a lot of information between you and me.

The Hu family's eyes were worried at first. If they were worried about Hu Shanxiang, they would not look at Zhu Zhanhe, obviously because of Hu Shanwei.

As for Zhu Zhanhe's nod, there are more meanings in it. The Hu family obviously didn't catch it all, but it's okay.

Think about it, a family of the Chinese military governor, first produced a grandson concubine, and in the future there is a high possibility of a Wu Wang Shizi concubine...

This family can be said to be the focus of everyone's attention in the future.

After getting Zhu Zhanhe's nod, what they got was not a guarantee, because Zhu Zhanhe, who was far away in Yunnan and had stopped interfering with the court much, could not give them any guarantee.

But the rest of what they got was enough.

(End of this chapter)