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

Chapter 189 Disagreement
If Zhang was now the queen, or even the queen mother, it would be impossible for her to leave the palace, let alone leave the capital.

In ancient times, the emperor's concubines were imprisoned in deep palaces all their lives, like birds in a cage. Although the mother could be more valuable for giving birth to children, unless the son could become the emperor, most of them would just keep them with him and raise them. When they reach adulthood, they will be released from the palace.

After that, mother and son rarely saw each other.

Take Zhu Zhancheng as an example. Even if he is a vassal king, if he does not have the new vassal policy that he has created by himself, then after he goes to the fiefdom, he will not be able to leave the fiefdom at will in his life. Unless summoned or authorized by the emperor, he will not leave the fiefdom at will. I can only stay in my palace, which can have 33 square meters according to the prince's regulations.

As for wanting to see Ms. Zhang?Only if she celebrates her birthday and is ready to make big plans, can Zhu Zhanjuan come to the capital from his fiefdom and meet her after a long absence.

But during normal New Years and holidays, being able to exchange letters and send some gifts to express your feelings is already the limit.

Therefore, it is easy to understand that it is difficult for the royal family to have family relationships. After all, it is difficult to meet each other, so how can they have family relationships?

Because of this, the so-called drama of the emperor releasing his concubine from the palace to reunite with his heirs has almost never happened in history.

It is impossible for the current emperor to let his wife go, and it is impossible for the successor emperor to let his concubine out because of the reputation of the previous emperor.

After all, many concubines were very young when they entered the palace. Once they left the forbidden palace, if there were other men outside, cuckolding the emperor would really harm the country.

However, the Zhang family is now just a princess. If Zhu Zhanqi made this request to the emperor, theoretically speaking, it is very likely that he will be allowed.

In the final analysis, Zhu Zhanchun just invited Zhang to live in his fief for a period of time, which was not a particularly excessive thing.

However, this matter may not be possible in a short period of time. In addition to obtaining permission from the court, Zhu Zhanjuan also needs to build a palace for himself in the fiefdom first so that the Zhang family can have a place to live.

When he sealed Tianjin before, because he was about to conquer the Japanese and the local development of Tianjin was not good, he used the money allocated by the court to build the palace to develop the place.

Later, when the Japanese were conquered, Zhu Zhanyu stayed in the Japanese country and did not prepare to build a palace, which led to him still living in the hot spring annex.

For Zhu Zhanjun himself, this is certainly not a problem. Practitioners do not have much demand for such things, and no matter how luxurious the palace is, it cannot compare to his cave gourd.

But if the Zhang family wanted to live in Zhu Zhanqun's fiefdom, then building a palace that complied with the regulations of the imperial court was a must.

In any case, Zhang is the current crown prince and future queen. She can save money on food and clothing, but there are still some regulations. This is not only a matter of how much money is spent, but also involves the majesty of the royal family.

As for Zhu Zhancheng wanting his mother to live comfortably, that's another matter.While Zhu Zhanqi was preparing for this matter, and even sent people back to Kyushu Island to prepare for the construction of the palace, another matter came to his door, so he could only put it aside for the time being.

"Zhanjun, how do you think you should spend the 100 million taels of silver that you and your third uncle brought back?" Zhu Gaochi, who came to see his son, sat in Zhu Zhantun's small courtyard and asked him while drinking tea. He still kept mumbling: "This tea still smells good. Since you left and became a feudal lord, I have lost the taste of other teas."

"It's just tea leaves. I'll leave you ten or eight pounds of tea leaves later." Zhu Zhanchun felt speechless for his fat father's misfortune, and then responded to the question he raised. Answer: "As for how to use that money, why are you asking me? Are all the Gonggun princes in the court dead? When they had no money, they just cried and were poor. Why is there so much money in front of them now? , do you want me to teach them how to spend money?"

After being rebuffed by Zhu Zhanjuan, Zhu Gaochi hurriedly waved his hand and said: "No, no, the adults in the court still know how to spend money. Let me ask you. Xia Shangshu and I have a disagreement about how to use the money. I want to hear your advice."

Hearing what Zhu Gaochi said, Zhu Zhanqi had a puzzled expression on his face.

He asked very puzzledly: "Dad, you and Xia Shangshu have a disagreement? This is really new. Haven't you two always been in the same party? And the disagreement happened because of the money matter. This is really new. It’s rare.”

"You can't say that. It's normal for Xia Shangshu and your father and I to have different political views." Zhu Gaochi didn't find anything strange about this. He just explained to Zhu Zhanchen: "Actually, the root of this matter is still the same. As for you, didn't you tell me before that you wanted to get a new treasury? At that time, the court had no money, so the matter was delayed. Now that your 100 million taels of silver have arrived, I thought of taking this opportunity to The new money bank can help reverse the current situation of increasingly worthless banknotes.

However, Xia Shangshu felt that the money should be used for immediate needs first, and that the matter about the new treasury could be discussed later. There are indeed many places in the court that need money.

So Xia Shangshu and I have differences of opinion, and the discussion in the court can't come to a conclusion. I just want to ask you if there is any good way? "

Hearing this, Zhu Zhanyu showed a clear expression on his face.

Although the imperial court did not use a large army to conquer Japan this time, and the emperor did not lead the expedition in person, there is no doubt that to support an army to fight abroad, the money and food that would be consumed were truckloads.

Although food can be solved by relying on autumn grain, food alone is not enough. It also needs to be transported to the Japanese country and handed over to the soldiers who are fighting.

Therefore, although the cost of conquering Japan was not as large as Zhu Di's Northern Expedition in Yongle [-], it almost emptied the national treasury and the Ministry of Household Affairs.

Now that there is money in his account, Xia Yuanji naturally hopes to fill some holes first, or pay all the money that needs to be paid in the new year first.

"I can understand Xia Shangshu's thoughts, but this shouldn't conflict with your thoughts, right? Wouldn't it be great if the imperial court settled the matter of the new money bank and used the money from the new money bank to fill the financial hole? "Zhu Zhanju showed a puzzled expression and asked Zhu Gaochi puzzledly: "If you put these 100 million taels of silver in the new treasury, you can at least do the same thing as 200 million taels of silver, but if you only use this 100 million taels of silver, If you want to do things, you can only do things with 100 million taels of silver. Xia Shangshu can't even calculate this account clearly, right?"

(End of this chapter)