If I fail to overcome the tribulation, I can only return to the Ming Dynasty and become a prince.

Chapter 127 Zhu Gaosui’s Thoughts

After Zhu Di praised Zhu Zhanqun, he didn't say anything more. He just took the four kings to talk about their brotherhood again, and then took a look at the Qingyu Guards' performance before driving back to the palace.

As for his two sons who had been assigned to serve as pawns in Zhu Zhanquan's military camp, Zhu Di didn't even look at them.

That is to say, Zhu Gaosui took advantage of being roped in to participate in the Japanese conquest and showed his face in front of Zhu Di, but he didn't get a few words to say.

This made Zhu Gaojiu feel very depressed, but compared to Zhu Gaojiu who was not paid attention to by Zhu Di at all, he had already made up his mind, so he was just depressed for a while and put the matter aside.

"Zhanju, what should we do now? You know my fiefdom. Even if you ask me to raise food for you, Nuer Gandusi can't squeeze out any money from that poor place!" Zhu Gaosui was very worried at this time. Pulling Zhu Zhanqun to pour out the bitter water.

After all, the other four kings' fiefdoms had been developed by them over the years, so raising food and re-recruiting the king's guards was not a big problem.

But Zhu Gaosui was different. Nuer Gandusi's local court had not run much business. It might be enough to recruit kings and guards, but to raise the rations for a large army to conquer Japan, even if it was not necessary, it would be a big deal. Only feet can be put together.

Although Zhu Gaosui was not a person who loved the people as his own son, he also knew that the fiefdom could not be so miserable, so before the other four kings left, he pulled Zhu Zhanyu to complain.

One is to solve this problem, and the other is to protect one's deserved interests through this.

The four kings and Zhu Zhanjun could all see Zhu Gaosui's calculations, so they didn't say anything. They just said that Zhu Gaosui's share of Zhao Wangfan's military rations should be shared equally among the five families and he would be given an equal share. Zhu Gaosui only had to send troops. good.

Hearing what the four kings said, Zhu Gaosui felt relieved and sent the four kings out of the military camp together with Zhu Zhantun.

After the four kings had gone away, Zhu Gaosui quickly pulled Zhu Zhanjuan and asked: "Zhanjuan, you should tell your third uncle now, why did you let me choose a place like Ezo Island? You two should take care of it, right?" After the places are divided, will your third uncle be given two broken islands?"

"Broken island? Third uncle, if you know what's on Ezo Island and Sado Island, I'm afraid you won't be happy to get there." Zhu Zhanqi shook his head angrily, and then took out another map and explained to him : "There are many volcanoes on Ezo Island, and the land is fertile and suitable for farming. As long as it is developed properly, this place can also produce food and raise horses and sheep. But these are not the main points. There are gold mines in this place, but no one knows about it. Big mine.

In addition, Ezo Island is also rich in pebbles, and the reserves are quite abundant. As long as you send people to dig, it will be money.

The same goes for Sado Island. This volcanic island is rich in various minerals because the volcanoes bring the mineral deposits contained in the earth's veins to the surface. Sado Island also has large gold and silver mines. You only need to have these two mines. With proper management, mining one million taels of silver a year is not a problem at all. "

Hearing what Zhu Zhanjuan said, Zhu Gaosui almost got excited, and then he clung to Zhu Zhanjuan like a pug and asked flatteringly: "Zhanjuan, you gave these two big mines to your third uncle. , what should you do yourself? How about Third Uncle give you this Sado Island? Otherwise Third Uncle will feel very unhappy!"

When Zhu Gaosui said this, he certainly did not mean that he really wanted to give up Sado Island to Zhu Zhanchun, but he felt that he might not be able to hold on to these two large mines that he occupied.The reason is also very simple. Looking at the old man's performance just now, who could not know that Zhu Di is optimistic about Zhu Zhancheng?

This has clearly sent a signal that Zhu Di no longer cares about who of the three sons will become emperor, but the next generation of emperor under the Ming Dynasty must be one of Zhu Zhanji or Zhu Zhancheng.

And it is obvious that after Zhu Zhancheng transformed into a real dragon and showed amazing talents everywhere, the old man was undoubtedly more optimistic about Zhu Zhancheng.

Otherwise, Zhu Di wouldn't have said anything just now, "Grandpa is not as good as you."

However, Zhu Gaojiu is already very immune to such words. He has heard Zhu Di say similar words to the second child Zhu Gaoxu too many times since he was a child. Only the second child, the stupid fool, would believe the old man's deception.

But Zhu Gaosui didn't dare to say this kind of thing openly. He could only hide his words in his heart and decided to live a good life. Anyway, he would definitely not have a share in the throne, and it would be good to be a wealthy vassal king.

Although Zhu Zhanjun didn't know that Zhu Gaosui was thinking so much, he could guess what Zhu Gaosui meant, and then he smiled and said: "Third uncle, since I know where there are gold and silver mountains in Japan, why do you think I don't know how to do it?" How about saving a big one for yourself?”

"Ah?!" Zhu Gaosui suddenly understood. Since Zhu Zhanquan knew that the place he picked contained Jinshan, the place left for him would definitely not be less productive. He was worried in vain.

In fact, this is also true. There were three major gold mines in Japan in later generations, namely the Konomai Mine in Hokkaido, which produced a total of 1915 tons of gold and 1973 tons of silver from 73 to its closure in 1200; the Sado Mine on Sado Island, from Germany From the period of the Shogunate to the suspension of production in 1989, a total of 78 tons of gold and more than 2300 tons of silver were produced.

As for the last Linggao gold mine located on Kyushu Island, it is the largest gold mine in the Japanese country, and it is also a gold mine that has been operating in the later generations of the Japanese country. The gold that has been dug out alone has exceeded 250 tons, and the proven unmined reserves are still There are 150 tons of gold.

For Zhu Zhanchun, this mine alone is enough. Why should he fight with the four kings and make it look ugly?

When Zhu Gaosui reacted and said flattering words to Zhu Zhanchun, Zhu Zhanchun was not moved by Third Uncle's flattery. Instead, he said to him seriously: "Third Uncle, your worries are actually not It makes no sense. Although we are acting together as a group of six vassals, looking at the appearance of the four uncles, they must have already formed an offensive and defensive alliance. Our uncles and nephews do not have the advantage, so we must take the initiative in conquering the Japanese country. "

Hearing what Zhu Zhanjuan said, Zhu Gaosui calmed down and asked, "What's the plan?"

"When the army goes out for an expedition, in the final analysis, it's all about strength. In this year, Third Uncle, you need to form three of your own royal guards, and then follow my four guards to go to sea. While clearing away the Japanese pirates, you will also be familiar with maritime operations. , it’s time to train troops." Zhu Zhanqi did not plan to play any conspiracy, but directly planned to train troops in actual combat: "Third uncle, go to grandpa and cry and beg. No matter if he slaps you, no matter what, please beg grandpa. I will allocate you soldiers, horses, and warships, otherwise I will wait until you go to Nuergandusi to join the feudal clan before recruiting soldiers and horses. If your soldiers and horses are ready for use, even the day lily will be cold."

(End of this chapter)