My Brother-in-law is the Prince

  Chapter 125 Kill him to death

  As soon as he heard the unfeeling request, Zhu Di became energetic.

  So he looked at Zhang Anshi and said, "The Qing family has nothing to say."

  Zhang Anshi looked around and said: "Your Majesty, I'm afraid it's inconvenient for you to say something."

  Zhu Di nodded and glared at Zhu Yong and the others.

  Zhu Yong and the others had no choice but to say resentfully: "I will take my leave."

  Xu Huizu didn't feel any resentment, he gave Zhang Anshi a meaningful look, and felt more and more that the young man in front of him was not simple.

  The descendants of King Zhongshan have two titles of dukes, a queen and a noble concubine.

  Now he wants to choose a son-in-law, of course he wants to choose the best one.

  …

   Soon, there was no one in the hall, only Zhu Di and Zhang Anshi were left.

  Zhu Di smiled and said: "You kid, just say what you want."

Zhang Anshi first took out a copy of the articles of association, and then said: "Your Majesty, the reason why you can buy tung oil at a low price this time is because some people headed by Zhu Jin have contributed to it. Your Majesty occupies half of the business. , is the real boss, I know that His Majesty has always been rewarding and punishing, and I also hope that those who have contributed to His Majesty will be rewarded."

  Zhu Di cheered up. To be honest, the imperial court should reward the military supplies alone.

  The only fly in the ointment is that it was spent on Zhu Di's money.

  However, Zhu Di could tell the seriousness of the matter clearly, so he responded all the time: "Of course you will be rewarded for meritorious service, and I will reward you as appropriate."

   Zhang Anshi was waiting for this sentence!

  Since Zhu Di agreed, Zhang Anshi is not worried about whether the reward is rich or not.

  Zhang Anshi immediately said: "In addition, I hope...the supply of tung oil must be kept secret, at least within half a month, and no news will be leaked."

  Zhu Di's face sank, and he said, "Why, do you have other ideas?"

   "Your Majesty, have you forgotten that I spent 570,000 taels of silver and purchased tung oil worth 250,000 shi..."

  Zhu Di's heart skipped a beat, and then his eyes widened: "How much?"

   "250,000 shi." Zhang Anshi said with a smile.

  Zhu Di was surprised: "So, in addition to supplying military supplies, I still have 150,000 tung oil in my hand?"

   "Exactly." Zhang Anshi nodded.

  Zhu Di regained his energy all of a sudden, and looked at Zhang Anshi with brighter eyes: "What do you want me to do?"

"Your Majesty discovered that there is an abnormality in the market now." Zhang Anshi said in a tone of concern for the country and the people: "Before His Majesty began to order Annan, in fact, tung oil in the market has already begun to rise in response, not only As a result, many people have quietly started hoarding tung oil."

  Zhu Di frowned: "You mean... someone leaked the news?"

  Zhang Anshi said directly: "It's more than just leaking news. Our Ming court is like a torn felt cloth, with air leaking everywhere."

  Zhu Di was furious: "Damn it, these thieves, such a big military incident, is like a child's play, I won't kill these people..."

   "Your Majesty." Zhang Anshi smiled: "Greedy people can't be killed."

  Zhu Di calmed down slowly, his brows were still deeply frowned, and he said, "I'll let Ji Gang deal with it, how about it?"

  Zhang Anshi said: "It's not that I have any prejudice against Jin Yiwei, but I just think that Jin Yiwei can't handle such a thing."

   "Then who will deal with it?"

   "I can." Zhang Anshi said: "We might as well treat this... as a war."

   "War?" Zhu Di looked puzzled.

  Zhang An Shidao: "It was a fierce battle between His Majesty and these people. I came to be the vanguard, but... I need to borrow something from Your Majesty."

   "Tell me." Zhu Di said, "What do you need?"

  Zhang Anshi said calmly: "I need your majesty's express delivery shop, and some channels that can deliver news quickly at any time. In addition, you also need your majesty's trust."

  Zhu Di stared at Zhang Anshi with a gloomy gaze: "What else?"

  Zhang Anshi said: "No more."

  Zhu Di said: "I have only one idea, not to let the traitor succeed."

  Zhang Anshi said seriously: "I can issue a military order."

  Zhu Di glared at him, then smiled and said: "Get out, don't do this with me, you have issued a military order, can I still chop off your head? I can't bear the emperor's grandson without an uncle."

  Zhang Anshi was a little embarrassed. It was obviously a serious topic just now, why did it suddenly become pediatrics again? Mention Zhu Zhanji, this pattern can be pulled down.

  Zhang Anshi had no choice but to say angrily: "I will take my leave."

   After finishing speaking, Zhang Anshi left in a hurry.

  Zhu Di immediately summoned Yishi Halai, but he was not as relaxed as he had just faced Zhang Anshi, but with a dignified look.

  Zhu Di is not stupid. Although these well-informed people are invisible and intangible, these people... are by no means small characters.

  Zhu Di said: "It's also lost."

  Yi Shiha said: "The servant is here."

   "I would like to remind Mr. Yao that all news about what happened today is blocked, and not a single word is allowed to be leaked. There are only a few people who know about this matter. Once the matter is leaked, they will know the consequences."

  Yi Shiha looked at the solemn look on Zhu Di's face, was startled for a moment, and then hurriedly said: "Yes."

  Zhu Di picked up the directory on the case again, and suddenly saw the leader, Zhu Jin.

  He pondered, picked up the vermilion pen, and began to write wildly.

  A moment later, he handed the list to Yi Shiha: "I'm making a decree, follow this."

  Yi Shiha glanced at it, and immediately understood why it was a decree.

   There are many kinds of edicts. In addition to the perennial edicts, edicts, and imperial edicts, there is another kind called Zhongzhi.

  Because the general will is drawn up by Hanlin and then issued by Wenyuan Pavilion. This kind of edict often represents the will of the entire imperial court.

  But the Zhongzhi is different. The Zhongzhi completely bypasses the ministers and is the embodiment of the emperor's personal will.

  Zhongzhi can also appoint an official, but this kind of official position...is often called a Chuanfeng official.

  Of course, the reputation of this kind of publicity is not good, because it is directly appointed by the emperor without going through the official selection process such as selection, court recommendation, and ministerial discussion.

   This violated normal procedures, but it was only to satisfy the wishes of the emperor or a concubine or **** in the harem. are often discriminated against.

Of course, discrimination is also relative. At least for the general public, an official is an official. For those with low status, it is considered smoke from their ancestral graves. What does it matter?

  Yi Shiha took the list and went to work immediately.

  …

   "Cheng Enbo, Cheng Enbo..."

  Zhu Jin led more than 20 people and hurried to Zhang's mansion to meet Zhang Anshi.

  As soon as they saw Zhang Anshi, more than 20 people showed gratitude and knelt down in unison.

  Some of them even had their eyes red from crying, but their mouths were grinning, crying and laughing at the same time.

   "Thank you Cheng Enbo..." Zhu Jin kowtowed like garlic, his voice extremely sincere.

  Zhang Anshi looked at them calmly with his hands behind his back, as if he had expected it, but smiled and said: "What's the matter?"

   "Your Majesty issued an order..." Zhu Jin danced with excitement, and said in his mouth: "The villain was granted a hereditary family of one thousand, and the rest were granted a hereditary family of a hundred. Not only that, but also allowed our descendants to study in the Imperial College."

  The so-called hereditary Qianhu and Baihu are actually Shiguan, and to some extent, they are more like honorary titles. Because if there is no world job, it is actually not very useful.

  It is now the early Ming Dynasty, and the status of this kind of world official has not changed since the civil servants took over the power.

  This means that people like Zhu Jin are allowed to ride sedan chairs and wear silk, and to build mansions, the specifications that were not allowed before can now be used.

   More importantly, such a change of identity will also have great benefits for future generations.

  Everyone kowtowed to Zhang Anshi one after another. They originally expected that with Zhang Anshi's backing, their status might be changed, but how could they expect that this change of status would directly turn the world upside down.

  Zhang Anshi smiled and said: "Oh, then congratulations, congratulations."

  He is indeed really happy for them! After all, these people also work hard for him!

"The little one never dreamed that the little one would be able to listen to the heavens. The emperor personally issued an order to the villain..." Zhu Jin said with an exaggerated expression: "It's because Cheng Enbo thinks highly of us. In the future, we... Cheng Enbo, your loyal dog, is like a cow and a horse, and is willing to do the work of a dog and a horse."

   What he said was exaggerated, but everyone is smart, and Zhang Anshi can be considered to have completely subdued these shrewd and oily guys.

  Zhang Anshi said: "How is that guy who eats inside and out?"

Zhu Jin said: "He has already been seriously ill and thrown into the river. Don't worry, the matter was handled properly. Before he left, I even gave him a good meal, which is the last bit of affection." noodle."

  Zhang Anshi said with emotion: "If he is not sick and is still alive, he might be as happy as you."

  Zhu Jin and the others did not speak.

  However, I don't know if An Shi's words were intentional or unintentional, but they all touched their hearts.

In fact, in the process of planning and layout, a large number of acquisitions were made at the beginning, and countless money was spent in vain. Smart people like them can profit from leaking news or doing something secretly. That is for sure.

  It is also possible that some people really wanted to be like that person during this process, but some people were timid, or didn't have time to implement it, but this difference in thinking almost determined their life and death. Looking back now, I can't help but feel a lot of emotion.

  Now, they only have one thought, to eat meat if they are obedient, and die if they are disobedient.

  Zhang Anshidao: "Now, regardless of these things, the past has passed, so don't think about it anymore."

   "Now...everyone cheers me up. We still have one big thing to do. From now on, everyone must be on call at any time and listen to orders."

  Zhu Jin and the others heard this, and there was no hesitation at this moment: "Please ask Cheng Enbo to do it."

  Everyone is gearing up. Although they don't know what to do, they understand one thing, obediently, and the time to change their destiny is right in front of them.

  At that moment, Zhang Anshi led them into the study.

   Immediately... in this study, a huge map appeared in front of them.

   On this map, almost half of the world's cities and waterways are marked.

  Moreover, numbers are densely recorded on it.

   Look carefully at these figures, but most of them are the current market price of tung oil.

  Zhang An Shidao: "Now, what is the price of tung oil in Nanjing?"

   "It's three taels and five silver coins a stone." Zhu Jin is very familiar with the matter of tung oil at this time.

Zhang Anshi smiled and said: "A few days ago, it was only two taels of silver. You see, in just a few days, it has almost doubled. It is really scary. Nanjing City has risen faster, and other places... The news is lagging behind, I am afraid that the rise will be slower, you say, what is the reason for the soaring price?"

  Someone said: "I heard that it was because of Annan."

Zhang Anshi shook his head: "The importance of tung oil to Annan was not spread so quickly, because the vast majority of people could not know how much tung oil was in short supply in the army. On the other hand, the price had already started before the edict came out. There are signs of imminent movement, what does this mean?"

  Zhu Jindao: "Could it be that...someone is very well-informed, and there is news in the palace, or in the court, or even in the army?"

Zhang Anshidao: "It's not just as simple as being well-informed. To sum up, we can analyze what kind of people the other party is. First: They have a deep background. Second: They can dispatch so many people in a short period of time." Funds, secretly began to eat the remaining tung oil. It can be seen that they have a large amount of gold and silver hidden. The third is that they dare to eat at this time, which shows that they are confident and courageous. Everyone, the people we have to deal with are not easy what."

  Zhu Jin pondered for a while, and these three points...however you look at them...all agree with Cheng Enbo.

  Of course, he didn't dare to say that, colleagues are enemies, understandable, understandable.

  Zhang An Shidao: "So I guess, they will eat like crazy and continue to hoard goods."

  Zhu Jin said: "It means that the price will rise again tomorrow?"

   "Yes." Zhang Anshi said firmly: "I have seen this kind of routine a lot."

   I see a lot, but in my previous life, Zhang Anshi belonged to the one who was cut off.

  The so-called long-term illness becomes a doctor, and many people have been tricked. Naturally, Zhang Anshi is not too big or small in this era, and he can be regarded as a god-level trader.

  Zhang Anshi continued: "All the things we are going to do now, we will follow suit."

   "Adding fuel to the flames?" Zhu Jin said in surprise: "Uncle, the current market price is already very high."

   "Don't be afraid." Zhang Anshi said calmly: "We are just fueling their fire and increasing their financial pressure."

financial pressure?

  Zhu Jin thought it was a novelty, but he memorized the new word carefully.

  I saw Zhang An Shidao: "So from now on, buy all the tung oil within four taels of silver, everyone prepares, and don't be reluctant to part with the silver."

"Yes."

  …

  The Prophet of Spring Duck.

  For the vast majority of people who are belatedly aware, it seems that overnight, the value of this unsalable tung oil has suddenly doubled.

  At first it was just some merchants who noticed something happened and started hoarding quietly.

   But later, as the price rose, it seemed that all the shops that retailed tung oil were closed.

   Not for sale anymore.

  Think about it, what you have on hand is worth one tael of silver today, but tomorrow it will be worth one tael, and five days later it will be two taels.

   Are you willing to sell this kind of thing?

   And, apparently, someone started wielding a lot of silver...began to scavenge like crazy.

  But all merchants immediately smelled a different smell, which is a bit like the actions of grain merchants during a disaster year.

  At least many signs can prove that this is a sign that someone is hoarding goods and someone wants to make a fortune.

  So...many merchants also began to buy along with them.

  Prices continue to rise.

  Zhu Jin has started to let people sweep the market.

  However, according to Zhang Anshi's request, they belonged to the sweeping goods with a lot of noise and little rain, that is, desperate quotations, and then tried to postpone it when the contract was signed.

   Once it was delayed for a few hours, the price of tung oil on the market rose again, and the seller refused to sell it.

   Within five days, the price of tung oil continued to skyrocket, from three taels of silver to five taels of silver.

  Five taels and seven dollars...

   This price even exceeded the price when the tung oil market was at its peak.

  At this time... in a mansion somewhere in the capital.

  Dozens of people in Lun scarves and Confucian shirts gathered together.

  The one sitting in the first place was an old man wearing cloth clothes and cloth shoes.

  The servant poured the tea lightly.

  The old man took a sip of tea.

The people on the side smiled and said: "Mr. is very particular about drinking tea. Only the clear spring water on the Zijin Mountain can be used to make tea. Not only that, but this tea is also a fine tea. The best tea leaves are carefully selected, and only the tea leaves are taken from the tip. The person who cooks the tea is an old craftsman from Fujian. He has made a living by cooking tea for generations. "

  When everyone heard this, they couldn't help being amazed.

The old man smiled and said: "Everyone, don't listen to his nonsense. The taste of this tea is not bad. The so-called drinking tea is actually just a taste of life. A person's life is full of ups and downs, sweetness, and bitterness. Haha... the old man talks too much Already, too much to say."

  One person laughed: "I hope that the master can teach me more tea ceremony."

  The old man sighed and said, "When you reach my age, you will understand."

   As he spoke, a man with the appearance of a housekeeper came in and said with a smile on his face, "Sir, Mr. Zhu Wei, the market has reached six taels."

   All of a sudden, there was an uproar in the hall, and many people showed joy.

   Then someone said: "Sir, this time, we made a lot of money... Is it possible..."

  The old man pressed his hand: "Don't worry, what are you in a hurry for?"

Then, the old man said leisurely: "What the imperial court lacks now is tung oil. I heard that the Mansion of the Commander-in-Chief of the Five Armies has gone crazy. There is still a lot of tung oil on the market. Let's continue to collect as much as we have. Not to mention six taels of silver, even seven taels of silver, we will continue to collect."

  So someone said: "Is this... going too far?"

The old man smiled and said: "The current emperor is not an ordinary person. He murdered his nephew and usurped the throne to start a family. Now, there is such a king-killer in Annan. Going south is imperative!"

"No matter what the price of tung oil is, this thing is indispensable. Without tung oil, swords, guns, swords and halberds cannot be maintained. Could it be that the soldiers were taught to fight the Annan people with bare hands? Besides...the court still needs to build ships and transport gunpowder...no Tung oil, this conquest of Annan is just a dream."

   "What if the court temporarily strikes down?"

The old man shook his head: "The fourth child of the Zhu family has a fiery temper. Since he has started a quarrel, he will definitely not stop fighting. He will continue to fight no matter what. The most important thing is that the momentum has risen now, and many people are afraid that they will die." I want to collect tung oil, at this time, if I don’t add more fire, how can I earn so much crooked melon and cracked dates?”

  Everyone nodded secretly.

  People’s hearts are like this. Although according to the market, many people have already made a lot of money, but at this time... Seeing that there are still more huge profits, who is willing to give up?

  Who thinks too much money?

The old man said: "The old man has lived for so many years, the market price of tung oil today, according to the old man... I am afraid that it is a feast that I have never seen since Hongwu. Take it, God will hate it."

   Someone said: "Hongwu so far? Before Hongwu?"

The old man said with a smile: "Before Hongwu, it was much easier to do business. The officials of Dayuan would not prohibit me from doing business. Those lusty merchants came to us and joined hands with us. Many things, what price do you want to increase?" , it will rise to any price. The officials of Dayuan will **** us!"

   "Hey... It's a pity that you are still young and haven't seen the grand occasion at that time. Naturally, this is also fate. Who would have thought that the Great Yuan Dynasty would be ruined like this?"

  He said, shaking his head: "Okay, don't talk too much, we're waiting for today, we need to be together, don't worry, this transaction... is enough for you to accumulate wealth for several generations. Continue to buy, and take as much as you have."

  The housekeeper nodded and left after listening.

  Other people also left the table one after another, and began to order the servants who came with them, many of them looked excited.

  The old man was still calm and composed. He had seen too many scenes, and he had his own judgment in his heart. He had a faint feeling that this was a gluttonous feast.

   Sure enough, everything was as the old man said.

  The price of tung oil continued to rise.

   So much so that no one is willing to sell tung oil on the market.

  The price of tung oil soon rose to 8 taels.

  Three days later, amidst the joy of everyone, the price of tung oil dropped to eleven taels.

  The later it got, the more crazy the price became, as if in the eyes of everyone, the tung oil suddenly turned into gold.

   At this time, the tung oil has become the hottest topic in the streets and alleys, and people are rushing to tell each other.

  Of course, for ordinary people, this obviously has nothing to do with them. Let alone buy tung oil, they are afraid that they will spend all their wealth, which is not enough for storage costs.

   "Uncle, Uncle..."

  After half a month, the excited Zhu Jin went to the study excitedly.

  Zhang Anshi was staring at the map on the wall with his hands behind his back in a daze.

   "Uncle, the price has risen again, again, fifteen taels."

  Zhang Anshi turned his head and glanced at Zhu Jin.

   "Continue to collect."

   "Return it?"

Zhang Anshi said: "Idiot, fake acquisition, send more people, go everywhere to talk to tung oil merchants, say that you want to acquire, show a posture that you must buy, when signing a contract, it is still the old rule, let's procrastinate .”

  Zhu Jin couldn't help laughing: "Okay, I'll do it later."

"On the other hand, quietly ship." Zhang Anshi said: "Sell the tung oil in our hands quietly, of course...sell a little bit, don't make a fuss. In this article... let’s just say that the tung oil from the Commander’s Mansion of the Five Armies is enough.”

  Zhu Jin was taken aback: "What, if this news is released, I'm afraid... the price of tung oil will definitely fall."

  Zhang Anshi smiled: "This is not your business."

  Zhu Jin nodded resentfully.

  …

  A mansion newspaper was quickly delivered to the mansion in the capital.

  The old man took a lunch break and came out wearing cloth clothes and cloth shoes.

  The hall has long been in chaos.

   "Sir, sir, oops, oops, look..."

  The old man took the Di Bao, glanced at it lightly, and then laughed loudly: "Hahahaha..."

   "Sir, how did the army get so much tung oil? If so, what shall we do?"

   "You guys..." The old man shook his head: "There is an old man over there at the Governor's Mansion of the Five Armies. Does the old man know if this tung oil is enough?"

"what…"

  The old man continued: "Obviously there is no tung oil, but there is such a news from the palace, and it is also advertised through the mansion newspaper. Tell me, why is this?"

   Suddenly, many people cheered up.

   "Could it be...Could it be...bluffing."

"Zhu Laosi is in a hurry. Without tung oil, the army will go to Annan to die, haha... I don't know how many soldiers will be lost at that time, but if there is no more troops, his Zhu Laosi's face will not be put down. He is the same as Zhu Yuanzhang. They are all very happy people, so they have to send troops. At this time, the price of tung oil has risen to this level, and he made a bad plan to use this to lower the price of tung oil. Guess, why is this?"

   Someone said in surprise: "Could it be...Could it be...the poor donkey?"

"Yes." The old man cheered up: "It's just that the donkey is poor, but unfortunately...it's a pity...do you think he can withstand such a child's tricks? In my opinion, the price...will increase, and it will not be worth less than twenty taels of silver. Spread the word and continue to buy."

   "It's just that we're running out of gold and silver on hand." Someone said with a wry smile, "We've bought so much before, and now we're buying it. Fifteen or sixty taels of silver per stone, the price is too high."

  The old man said: "I don't want my children to be trapped by wolves. If I want to eat meat, how can I hesitate? The banks in Suzhou and Hangzhou, in your capacity, can be called at any time."

"This…"

  The old man said: "Don't worry, this time... there will be ten times the huge profit, and you can't lose it."

   "Listen to you..."

  …

   "Uncle...Uncle..." Zhu Jin excitedly found Zhang Anshi.

  At this time, Zhang Anshi sat up straight: "The price has already reached twenty taels?"

"Yes Yes…"

   "How many shipments have been made?"

   "About one hundred thousand stones have been quietly released."

  Zhang Anshi smiled: "Very good, then, let them die. From now on, we will kill every single one of them!"

  (end of this chapter)