Great Emperor's Grandson of Ming Dynasty

Chapter 131 131 Another rivalry between ancestors and grandchildren

After the funeral, Zhu Congxin returned to the house with a sad face.

At this time, Su Jianyi was playing cards in the yard. When he saw Zhu Congxin coming over, he immediately greeted with a smile: "Little master, do you want to play a game? President Jacob is here to give money today."

"Yes! Little master! Jacob is here to give you money today!"

Jacob also smiled flatteringly.

On the contrary, Luo Guanzhong, who was opposite him, still looked calm and relaxed, without showing any flattery.

"Stop playing. There are serious things to do. Jacob, go back first. Mr. Luo, go and rest too."

If it were normal, Zhu Congxin would definitely have passed.

But today, he had to make a plan first.

"Business? What business? Hasn't the soap workshop been built? Master, have you thought of some money-making electronics again?"

Su Jianyi looked curious for a moment.

"Got another idea to make money? Can you bring me one?"

Jacob also looked over eagerly.

This is actually one of the reasons why he came here.

At this moment, due to excessive accumulation of wealth, the [Golden Dragon Society] founded by the four vassal kings has been completely disbanded.

This even seriously affected the reputation of the royal family.

As a director, Jacob was naturally inevitably squeezed out by some businessmen in the capital.

So after hearing that Zhu Congxin had made some soap again, he immediately rushed over with a shy face, wanting to take over the overseas agency rights for this product.

"It's about shipbuilding! I have decided to build at least ten [-]-ton large-scale ships within a year!"

Zhu Congxin rolled her eyes angrily and said with a serious face.

"Shipbuilding? Start now? Has His Majesty approved it?"

Su Jianyi actually didn't know what a "[-]-ton large-scale ship" was, but when he heard that Zhu Congxin wanted to build a ship, he immediately became energetic.

Because he knew very well that as long as the ship was built, their expedition overseas would not be far away.

Jacob, on the other hand, quickly shrank his neck and expressed that he had no intention of participating.

"It's not approved. But I will let him approve it. The key now is manpower, space, and capital."

Zhu Congxin shook his head and said helplessly.

Seeing that he had already discussed some specific details, Jacob quickly stood up and exited the yard.

As soon as he left, Luo Guanzhong naturally lost the possibility of continuing to play, and immediately walked away with his cane.

"Why don't we go to His Majesty for approval first? In that case, these problems won't be a problem."

Hearing that Zhu Congxin seemed to want to build a private warship, Su Jianyi immediately took a breath and said carefully.

This is not a trivial matter. Once discovered, it will cost your head.

"It cannot be approved. Now Beiyuan is still harassing, and there is another problem in Yunnan. In a short period of time, Grandpa Huang will not agree to our shipbuilding plan at all. Even if he agrees, he will definitely not allocate one soldier to us. Even one tael of silver."

Zhu Congxin shook his head.

"But building a warship privately is a capital crime."

Su Jianyi remained unyielding.

If it was other things, he would definitely have followed Zhu Congxin's wishes, but the fact was too big, and he was afraid that he would not be able to handle it.

But as soon as he finished speaking, Zhu Congxin felt helpless: "Then help me convince Grandpa Huang. As long as it can be done, I will listen to you."

"Aren't you asking me to die?"

Su Jianyi smiled bitterly.

But soon, he thought of a solution that was not a solution: "How about replacing it with soap? This is the only thing we can get now."

After speaking, he carefully observed Zhu Congxin's expression.

He thought he would be very reluctant to give up.

But in fact, Zhu Congxin only hesitated for a moment, then nodded and agreed to the suggestion.

And then, he took a bath and changed clothes directly, and drove to the palace.

At this time, Zhu Yuanzhang was sitting alone in the imperial study in a daze. When he heard that Zhu Congxin was asking for an audience, he immediately waved his hand and asked someone to bring him in.

"Aren't you tired after a long day? Why did you think of coming to me? Could it be that you got into some trouble again?"

Facing Zhu Congxin, Zhu Yuanzhang still had a teasing and sarcastic expression.There is absolutely no dignity as an emperor.

"My grandson has never encountered any troubles in his life. This time, I came here because I wanted to discuss two things with Grandpa Huang."

Zhu Congxin was obviously used to it and said with a smile.

"Discuss? I'm afraid it may not be the case. Tell me! What is it? It will force you to come to the palace to beg me with the cheek."

Zhu Yuanzhang smiled with an "I've seen through you" expression on his face.

"I have a soap workshop! If I promote it, I can help you make a lot of money."

Zhu Congxin still had a smiling expression on her face.

Unfortunately, Zhu Yuanzhang did not accept this trick.

"I've heard about it. I've already obtained the recipe. What next?"

He smiled as if I had taken control of the situation.

This was his greatest pleasure so far.

As long as he could see Zhu Congxin frustrated, he would not care about "morality".

"Grandpa Huang, taking something without asking is a thief. You taught me that."

Zhu Congxin was speechless.

"So what? At least I won. Because you have no chips now."

Zhu Yuanzhang said indifferently.

It can be said that shamelessness has been taken to the extreme.

"What about the method of making salt from sea water?"

Until Zhu Yuanzhang, an old naughty boy, could not give in easily, Zhu Congxin took a deep breath and said.

"Salt production from seawater? How do you explain it?"

Zhu Yuanzhang was a little puzzled.

In the early Ming Dynasty, although the practice of drying salt had already been practiced in Fujian, it was not popularized because of the crude tools and rough production methods.

Although Zhu Yuanzhang had dabbled in some salt-making techniques, he had never heard of salt-making from seawater.

"To put it simply, it is to use seawater to dry salt. There is no need to burn fire, no need to torture, no need for a special salt field, and no need for too many manpower. As long as we master this method, my Ming Dynasty will have endless use of salt."

Zhu Congxin said with flashing eyes.

And this time, Zhu Yuanzhang finally became interested.

"How much salt can one person produce in a day?" he asked quickly.

"It should be more than ten times that of Yantian cooking. And it's easier."

Zhu Congxin replied.

ten times! ?

No need to light a fire?
No need for salt fields?

Get water from anywhere and dry it anywhere?
Am I right?
Zhu Yuanzhang was dumbfounded.

If these words did not come from Zhu Congxin's mouth, he would definitely doubt whether the person who said these words was insane.

But now, apart from shock, all he has left is ecstasy.

Because he has seen that Zhu Congxin is asking for something from him.

Since this was the case, there was definitely no possibility of him being deceived.

"What about the conditions! What conditions do you want?"

After quickly calming down his emotions, he asked immediately.

"Ship! I want to build a ship! I will provide the money and people myself. You just need to approve it."

Zhu Congxin replied without thinking.

As for why you don’t just help Zhang Xiulan break off her engagement? How do you explain it?And for what reason?

Men should marry when they are older, and women should marry when they are older. This is an eternal truth.

Even if his merit is in Sheji, can he still keep Zhang Xiulan?
So in the end, it's better to leave early.

(End of this chapter)