My Brother-in-law is the Prince

  Chapter 129 Reward

  Zhu Jin was out of breath, holding a stack of account books in his hand.

His eyes were full of ecstasy. When he came to Zhang Anshi, he said respectfully: "Oh, the villain and the accountants have been working tirelessly, and they have finally settled most of the accounts. I didn't expect that these banks... are one by one. Fat and oily."

  Zhang Anshi looked at him like a fool, and said: "This bank is not fat, what fat is there in the world?"

  This is also the truth. In ancient times, the profits of ordinary transactions were not high. The property held by most people was just land.

   What's more, many banks have continued to lend money since the Yuan Dynasty. Even when Emperor Hongwu was in power, they hibernated, but their wealth was still considerable.

  If it weren’t for this time, these money houses pumped a lot of gold and silver to support the speculators of tung oil, and there would never be a shortage of gold and silver.

  Zhu Jin smiled and said: "Uncle, you will know it when you see it."

  Zhang Anshi nodded, opened the notebook, and looked at it carefully.

  The accounts here are so dense that Zhang Anshi felt dizzy for a while. After finally seeing the total amount of assets, he couldn't help being surprised, and couldn't help uttering three words: "Big dog."

  Zhu Yong said from the side: "Who is the elder brother scolding?"

  Zhang Anshi collected the account book: "Don't ask, I'm scolding myself for asking! Okay, you stay here for a while, I have to enter the palace to see you, don't mess around here!"

   As he spoke, he wanted to walk away, but suddenly remembered something, and said cautiously: "Remember to keep an eye on this guy Qiu Song."

"Oh."

   After finishing speaking, Zhang Anshi rushed to the palace in a hurry.

   Zhu Di, who was in the palace at this time, seemed to be thinking about something.

   But right now, the army is about to be dispatched, and countless troops and horses have begun to gather in Nanjing, Yunnan, and Zhenjiang.

  This time, Zhu Di seems to have planned to solve Annan's problem once and for all.

   As a result, countless grains and grasses have been continuously transported to Yunnan, Guizhou and other places.

  Zhu Di was strategizing in the city of Nanjing, and was devoting himself to dispatching troops every day. After all, for Zhu Di, this battle was only for victory, not for defeat.

  He urgently needs a great victory to prove himself now. Emperor Taizu Gao can set the Central Plains in the north. As the most legal successor of Emperor Taizu Gao, he can't spend a lot of trouble in destroying Annan.

   Besides... When it comes to marching formations, Zhu Di is a professional.

  At this time, in addition to reading a large number of memorials every day, he discussed with the ministers about the transfer of grain and grass.

As for the upcoming coaches, whether it is Zhu Neng, or Zhang Fu who has just been transferred back from the border town, or Fengcheng Hou and other generals, he will meet them one by one, and teach them face-to-face. give different warnings.

   It was just the matter of money and food that still caused Zhu Di the most headache. He was not good at it, so he had to hand it over to the prince.

  Zhu Gaochi is a chronic person. Originally, such things should not be rushed, but Zhu Di was quite critical of this.

   "Your Majesty... Cheng Enbo, please see me."

   "Oh." Zhu Di was bowing his head and writing a letter, which was going to be sent to Yunnan Musheng, admonishing him to allocate money and food from Yunnan, and try his best to supply part of the army's food and grass.

  In addition to this, he led a partial division from Yunnan to Annan to support the Chinese army.

  At this time, Zhu Di was writing the letter seriously, but frowned: "This guy, he's idle again? Why doesn't he do something serious?"

  Yi Shiha said in a low voice: "My servant saw that Cheng Enbo brought a stack of account books."

  After Zhu Di heard this, his eyes widened slightly, he threw away the ink brush, and said, "I still miss him these days! Hurry up, let him enter the palace."

  A moment later, Zhang Anshi came to see him, and Zhu Di said with gentle eyes: "Zhang Qing...I see that you are thinner, why, do you work **** weekdays?"

  Zhang An Shidao: "I didn't work hard, no, I worked hard..."

  Zhu Di smiled and said, "What is that in your hand?"

  Zhang Anshi said truthfully: "Your Majesty, I have taken over eleven banks these days."

   "Take over?" Zhu Di was surprised: "Are you taking it by force?"

"It's not considered to be forced. A lot of the minister's money is stored in these banks, but who would have thought that these banks would actually lend loans to those profiteers at the beginning. As a result, those profiteers suffered huge losses, and the banks couldn't hold on together. .”

"I was thinking, although they are unrighteous, I can't just watch them close their doors. What's more, many people's money is stored in their banks. If this crosses, I don't know how many people will want to cry There are no tears, and there is no way to ask. So the minister was determined, and simply... had no choice but to take over these banks."

  Zhu Di was a little confused, why does it feel like he is doing charity?

  Finally, Zhu Di simply said: "Just tell me, whether you have lost money or made money, don't tell me these nonsense things."

  Zhang Anshi was happy: "Earn, earn, of course it is earned, it is a huge profit! Your Majesty, after taking charge of this bank, someone checked the accounts carefully. Guess what? Your Majesty should take a look for yourself."

   "I don't understand." Zhu Di said, "Say it straight."

Zhang Anshi said with emotion: "Your Majesty is really a real person. I have a rough number here. The total assets of eleven banks and all the assets in the account books are 8.76 million taels of silver. Of course, this is a small calculation. of."

  Zhu Di: "..."

   "Your Majesty..."

   Zhu Di remained silent, his eyeballs almost popping out of their sockets.

  Zhang Anshi continued to whisper: "Your Majesty, please speak..."

  Zhu Di: "..."

   Even Yi Shiha at the side was a little anxious, and hurried forward: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty..."

   Zhu Di's face flushed red, but he still didn't speak.

   "Your Majesty..." Yi Shiha was taken aback, and hurriedly knelt down, crying.

  At this time, Zhu Di calmed down a little: "Don't talk, I want to be quiet."

   I made a lot of money, this time I really made a lot of money.

  Zhu Di could never have imagined that a small amount of tung oil could produce such huge benefits.

   After all this, the gold and silver obtained can be as high as ten million taels.

  Zhu Di couldn't help saying: "Can the common people be so rich?"

   This was his first thought.

  Yes, theoretically speaking, Daming has been in peace for decades since the Hongwu period.

  But logically speaking, Daming should not have started to recover, and the people are still in dire straits.

  But now it seems...it seems completely different...these people...are too rich.

Zhang Anshi said patiently: "Your Majesty, gold and silver are currency, and land is property. This will lead to the fact that as long as these gold, silver and land are held in your hands and hidden, they can be passed on to your children and grandchildren endlessly, such as here There is a bank called the Four Seas Bank, which has a history of nearly a hundred years..."

  Zhu Di took a deep breath: "I really didn't expect it, I didn't expect it...The eleven banks are now mine?"

Zhang Anshi continued to explain tirelessly: "We took 80%, and His Majesty took 50% of the 80%. Of course...the ministers and others also took some. For example, the ministers took 20%, and the remaining 30%. I found out that I calculated it with a few brothers, and shared some with the Qiu family, so the three of them roughly accounted for about 10% of the total."

Zhu Di happily said: "If I get 50%, it's no different from mine. I heard... this bank is the most profitable, haha... well, very good, in this world, who else is better than Zhang Qing?" Can you be more powerful? Zhang Qing... well done, good, good, good..."

Even after saying three good words, Zhu Di blushed: "It's nothing more than earning money, and it also supplies military supplies and stabilizes the price of oil. This is a great achievement. I promised at the beginning, if you can really share your worries, I will promise you." If you mention a reward, say it yourself, what should I reward you?"

  Zhang Anshi smiled, but he was very entangled in his heart. He hated people asking what he wanted to reward the most.

  I, Zhang Anshi, have a thin skin. This is asking too much. You say I am greedy, but if I am polite to you, and according to His Majesty's stinginess, maybe... I really should.

  Zhu Di looked at Zhang Anshi fiercely, and encouraged: "Don't worry, as long as you dare to speak, I will reward you."

  Zhang Anshi finally opened his mouth and said: "I have a merciless request."

  Zhu Dixie said: "You can say nothing."

  Zhang An Shidao: "I feel that there are some problems with the military system handed down by Emperor Taizu Gao."

  The hall was quiet.

  In fact, Zhang Anshi said that there is nothing wrong with Zhu Di running naked, but Zhu Di, who held high the banner of Emperor Taizu Gao, was told face to face that there was something wrong with a certain ancestral law of Emperor Taizu Gao, and this made him lose his face.

  Zhu Di lost sight of it.

   Also lost his understanding, hurriedly chased away all the eunuchs serving in the palace like chasing flies.

  Zhu Di said: "What's the problem?"

"Emperor Taizu Gao's heart was good. His old man asked the guards to garrison the fields, but I thought that after a long time, the garrison soldiers in this guard station would degenerate. At the beginning, they could recruit soldiers who were good at fighting, and they would gradually degenerate into farmers. ! Although feeding the army and horses like this does save a lot of expenses, but no matter how many such soldiers and horses are, what is the use?"

  Zhu Di stood up and put his hands behind his back. This is his habit of thinking.

  Zhu Di then said: "This is called the lesser harm of the two phases. You are a child who understands a bird, and the emperor's test is so sage, don't you know the way?"

  Zhang Anshi said: "But this can't last long, it can only be a temporary emergency."

  Zhu Di said: "There are also imperial guards in Beijing as elites, which are enough to deal with it."

  Zhu Di has been in the army for a long time, and he knows everything in the army like the palm of his hand: "There are Shenji Battalion, Xiaoqi Battalion, and Three Thousand Battalion, isn't it enough?"

  Zhang An Shidao: "What I mean is... Maybe we can try to change our thinking?"

Zhu Di's idea is also correct, but Zhang Anshi knows that in the middle and late Ming Dynasty, he was constantly harassed by Japanese pirates and slaves, and was exhausted. In the end, the burden on the military became larger and larger, which increased the burden on the people of the world, so that the people rose up. .

  This guard system is probably one of the main reasons for the demise of Ming Dynasty.

  Many problems were actually planted in the early Ming Dynasty. The emperor after Zhu Di had no way to carry out a large number of military reforms.

  If you want to solve this problem, you can only have a chance to propose it or even modify it while Zhu Di is still alive.

  So Zhang Anshi said: "Didn't your majesty say that you want to reward the minister with something? The minister is so bold...Please ask your majesty to build a battalion of troops."

  Zhu Di was taken aback for a moment, he thought that Zhang Anshi would hope to get gold and silver, or the reward of a title, but it is really not possible, you can marry as many wives as you want, at worst, all the girls from the Qiu family and the Xu family will be married.

"You don't need to have a lot of people, just three to five hundred people." Zhang Anshi continued with a smile: "These three to five hundred people will be supplied by the minister, and the minister will set the reward and punishment system. I have no selfish intentions in doing this, I just want to try it out." Try, maybe...the minister can use another method to manage the army, to try the effect."

  Yi Shiha was listening, and couldn't help but look at Zhang Anshi more.

   These words are very bold. If these words were made by someone else, such as Xie Jin, Zhu Di might suspect that that guy is going to rebel.

  However, if it was Zhang Anshi, it might be completely different.

  After all, the old Zhu’s family did have a tradition of having noble officials in command of the army, such as the Mu family in Yunnan, and the Gu family in Guizhou, Shizhen, not to mention the vassal kings, large and small, who commanded a large number of guards.

  Zhu Di lowered his head and said, "Zhang Qing is really loyal."

  Yi Shiha: "..."

   Sure enough, as expected.

Zhu Di said: "However, you are a child, and you have never been in the army. How do you know what is going on here? What nonsense! I have been in the army for a long time, and I am familiar with the affairs of the army. This method of leading and training soldiers, I can't be more familiar with you. You are really worrying."

After a pause, he said again: "However... since you have brought it up, what can I do? I have to give you permission! I ordered you to suppress Qixia, get on the horse to control the army, and get off the horse to rule the people. There is also a battalion of guards. Of course."

   "How about this, I will give you a battalion, just five hundred people, how about it?"

  Zhang Anshi was overjoyed, and only said: "This battalion...can you name it yourself?"

  Zhu Di glared at him and said, "It's up to you, up to you, don't be like that son of a **** Zhu Gaoxu, just take a 'Tiance Guard'."

   Zhang Anshi already had the answer in his heart, so he said directly: "It's better to call it a model camp. Models are also role models. I want to use this camp as a role model for my Ming Dynasty."

  Zhu Di: "..."

  Zhu Di found that he was surrounded by a group of arrogant guys! The king of Han didn't say anything, Zhang Anshi went too far, the name was obviously to attract hatred.

  Zhu Di did not object, and sighed: "I will make an order, is there any other request?"

   "Your Majesty, please recruit your own generals, um... let Zhu Yong be the battalion officer, and Zhang Fu and Qiu Song be the deputy. Your Majesty, they are all voluntary, so there is no meaning of coercion."

  Zhu Di nodded and said, "Yes."

  Zhang Anshi said again: "This time, they also want to conquer Annan, how about... Your Majesty, let the three of them lead this battalion, how about it?"

  Zhu Di looked at Zhang Anshi strangely, and finally said: "It's up to you too."

  Zhang Anshi was very happy, and confidently said: "Your Majesty is wise, then it is settled. I must let this model battalion fire the first shot, and teach everyone in the world to know the prestige of this model battalion."

  Obviously, Zhu Di felt speechless in his heart, staring at Zhang Anshi and saying, "Is there anything else?"

   "In addition, I want to set up a teaching position in the model camp. I think the newly promoted member Gu Xingzu is suitable."

  Zhu Di stroked his chin, and he actually felt that Zhang Anshi was serious, although in Zhu Di's mind, this guy's request was actually not much different from playing a house.

Zhu Di was also a little more serious, and said: "Gu Xingzu is Huiyuan, but he is the grandson of the Marquis, so he did not participate in the palace examination, and he does not intend to enter the court as a civil servant, but he is Huiyuan after all, and he would be willing to serve as a mere teacher in the camp. Is it a job?"

  Zhang Anshi said confidently: "He will definitely be willing."

  If he doesn't want to, fight until he is willing.

  Zhu Di said: "If he is willing, I will not stop him."

  Zhang Anshi continued to add: "And...the supplies in this battalion, as well as military supplies, and all drills, are provided by the minister..."

   "It's all right." Zhu Di said: "Okay, I keep my word, I will agree to whatever you ask, and this matter is settled like this."

  Zhang Anshi said happily: "Thank you, Your Majesty, Your Majesty...I have one more question."

  Zhu Di felt that this guy...was really idle. Why are there so many things, but he said patiently: "Say it."

  At this time, Zhang Anshi put away his smile, and actually said seriously: "Is this my minister's conspiracy? The minister's iron coupon should count."

  Zhu Di was furious: "What are you talking about! When did you see me kill a minister? Get out of here and go back to Qixia Ferry, and think about how to take care of the bank!"

  Zhang Anshi's seriousness was broken at once, and he said angrily: "Ask me, I'm just a little worried, I... I'm leaving."

   As he spoke, he ran away in a hurry.

   "This guy..." Zhu Di shook his head, looked down at the account books, and smiled again: "Obviously he can manage money, but if he insists on fixing those vain things, he should take care of him and not let him idle around."

  Yi Shiha smiled and said: "Your Majesty, young people always like to fight and kill."

"That's true." Zhu Di nodded, smiled and said: "When I was young, I was like this. I always thought I could be a commander, but in the end I really went to the battlefield with King Zhongshan and King Kaiping. Only then did I know... I have to learn There's still more to come!"

   "Without ten or twenty years of hard work, how would I be where I am today? Young people don't know the difficulties of leading soldiers, nor have they seen the dangers on the battlefield. It is inevitable that they don't know the heights of heaven and earth."

  Yi Shiha said: "My servant thinks that Cheng Enbo has this idea, and it is also for the sake of our Ming Dynasty. Not to mention whether his words are right or not, at least his intentions are right."

  Zhu Di suddenly showed a bit of complacency, and said with a smile: "The person I favor, can still be tricky?"

  The next day, it really made a decree.

   Zhu Di didn't pay much attention to this matter at first.

  In fact, Zhu Di was relieved. He promised Zhang Anshi a reward, but he didn't expect Zhang Anshi to ask for such a small request.

   Just when he almost quickly put this matter behind him, Han Wang Zhu Gaoxu came excitedly: "Father, Father..."

  Zhu Di looked at Zhu Gaoxu with disgust: "Why are you here again?"

Zhu Gaoxu said: "Father, I heard that Father asked that kid Zhang Anshi to build a model camp. Father, everyone in the army is going to laugh their **** off. No one in the world knows that this kid doesn't have all his hair. .”

  Zhu Di glared at Zhu Gaoxu: "You take care of yourself."

Zhu Gaoxu said: "Father, Zhang Anshi is just the brother-in-law of the emperor's brother, but Erchen is the father's own son! Why can't a son be compared to an in-law? Father is not fair... At the beginning, Erchen asked Father to dial Tiance gave the ministers guards and asked them to be their guards, but the emperor refused, but agreed to him."

  When Zhu Di heard this, he was furious and cursed: "You bastard, why don't you say, do you think I'm Li Yuan?"

   After finishing speaking, he rolled up his sleeves, raised his arms and rushed up to beat him.

   Zhu Gaoxu had a thick skin, but he was still screaming from the beating.

So he wailed loudly and said: "Father...Father...I was also born by you. I think Jing Nan... woo...how did the father tell the son? The father said: 'I am exhausted, I am exhausted. The son should fight bravely again.' He stroked the back of the son and said, "Work hard! The son is often sick.', father, have you forgotten these words?"

After finishing speaking, Zhu Gaoxu looked aggrieved, beat his heart and said: "My son is stupid, I never thought that my father would deceive me like this, I believe it is true, I really rushed to the front in every battle, and never cared about myself What is going on now, now my father is the emperor, my brother is the prince, and my son... The son has just changed from a prince to a vassal king...My father used to favor me everywhere, but now he beats and scolds me all the time , everyone laughs at Erchen who made a wedding dress for someone... Erchen feels bitter..."

   After finishing speaking, he wiped away his tears, and was so choked up that he couldn't speak.

  After Zhu Di heard this, his expression eased a little, and he said, "Okay, don't cry."

"Why is the father favoring one and discriminating against the other? My son is now just a vassal king, no different from other uncles and cousins. How can I be reconciled? My son just hopes that the father will bestow heavenly guards and make people look at him with admiration. Here, the emperor, it has become my crime to beat me like this."

   "My son is ashamed to live in this world, and it's meaningless to live in this world. Anyway, it doesn't matter if Father has one more son or one less son."

  Zhu Di's eyes were slightly red: "Damn you, as long as you have some brains, why are you like this! Could it be that I am a person who is not even in a bowl of water? Go down. Go down."

  Zhu Gaoxu wiped away his tears, but under Zhu Di's stare, he had no choice but to leave in dismay.

  Zhu Di's face was gloomy, and he couldn't help yelling: "What a fool, so stupid..."

   Cursed a lot, Zhu Di looked up and was disappointed: "Decree, give the King of Han an additional guard, and give the King of Han the Tiance Guard."

  Yi Shiha nodded: "The servant obeys the order."

  This Tian Cewei is one of the commanders and envoys of the Seventeen Guards established by Emperor Taizu Gao, and belongs to the Forbidden Army.

  Yi Shiha never thought that Zhu Di would agree.

  Zhu Di sighed: "This is what I and the crown prince owed him on credit. I gave him this day's policy guard and gave him a face. If he still has unreasonable thoughts in the future, I will not forgive him lightly."

   "The reason why Zhang Anshi asked for the model camp was because he wanted to share the country's worries. But the king of Han, he is my own son, and he wanted Tian Cewei, but it was because of his selfishness..."

  Waving his hands, Zhu Di looked tired, as if he was also troubled by this family matter.

  ………

  Zhang Anshi excitedly summoned the three brothers and Gu Xingzu.

  Gu Xingzu was happy to see Zhang Anshi, but when he saw Zhu Yong and the other three, especially Qiu Song, his face turned miserable.

  Zhang Anshi touched his head and said: "Xingzu, Xingzu, my dear and beloved Xingzu, you have been staying at home these days, but you miss me so much."

  Gu Xingzu said: "Students are at home, and they set up questions for themselves, three sections of questions..."

  Zhang Anshi's face turned green: "Okay, don't do the questions in the future, do you have a share in this conquest of Annan?"

  Gu Xingzu shook his head: "Grandfather is ordered to go to Guizhou, set out for Guizhou, join forces with the army and horses of the Mu family in Yunnan, and enter Annan. I am still young, so I will talk about it after a few years."

  Zhang Anshi said with emotion: "The man's ambition is everywhere, and the three murderers of our capital are going, why don't you go?"

  Zhu Yong said excitedly: "What's wrong, big brother is going too?"

  Zhang Anshidao: "I am the three culprits in the capital city, and I am the three culprits in the capital city, so if the three of you go, it means that the elder brother will also go."

  Zhu Yong felt a pain in his head, why there were three of the three murderers in the capital, and then four.

Zhang Anshi coughed and said: "This time, I have taken the initiative to invite Ying, and we will build a battalion of our own. Second child, you will be the battalion officer. Zhang Fu and Qiu Song will be the deputy, and Gu Xingzu will be the teacher. We will recruit 500 people, and when the time comes Follow the army to Annan."

"You see, His Majesty values ​​us very much. He opened a back door for us. This is trust and respect. You must also have confidence. So from now on, my general guarding Qixia will issue an order, and our model battalion will be established. You see, I have already painted the military flag of our model battalion."

   Everyone was dumbfounded, but saw Zhang Anshi take out a drawing, and saw that on this drawing, it was a huge tiger head, the tiger opened its fangs, and the momentum was harmful.

  Zhang Anshi said enthusiastically: "Look, this is the military flag of our three evil spirits. This tiger is my elder brother. That's what His Majesty called me the Tiger of Ming Dynasty."

  Zhang Fu scratched his head: "What about us? Didn't we say the three evils?"

  Zhang An Shidao: "I can't draw any more. The elder brother represents you. The elder brother is the three evils, and you are also the three evils. Anyway, it means the same thing."

  Qiu Song said: "There must be a gunpowder bag underneath."

Zhang Anshi knocked him on the head: "I can't draw this one. Well, there is no objection now, so it will be considered unanimously passed. Next, we need to have battalion rules and practice methods. By the way, we have to recruit people." .”

   "In short, from now on, while the army is starting out one after another, we must work hard and train a team of elite soldiers who will sweep Annan by then and teach the heroes of the world to look at us with admiration."

  Although the military flag is almost meaningless.

  But no matter what, Zhang Anshi's proposal still made the three brothers very interested.

  Only Gu Xingzu... No one seemed to ask his opinion, just stood aside blankly.

   "Let me ask you, what is most needed for training horses and marching for war?"

   "Be the first to lead."

   "Share thick and thin with soldiers."

   "Prepare more gunpowder."

  Zhang Anshi sneered, nothing is right, okay!

   "All of this... nothing else, only three conditions, money, money, money! As long as we have a lot of money and spend money like water, we can't worry about being able to rule the world!"

   Brothers, give me a monthly ticket, I love you!

  (end of this chapter)