My Brother-in-law is the Prince

  Chapter 373 The culprit is actually him

  The crowd retreated and dispersed.

  Zhu Di looked at the reports one by one, silent.

  He stared fixedly at a map sent by Yang Pu.

  At this time, his face changed slightly.

  Yi Shiha on the side said cautiously: "Your Majesty, it's time for lunch."

  Zhu Di said: "This railway is amazing."

   "Ah..." Yi Shiha looked at Zhu Di in surprise, and hurriedly bowed his head again.

  Zhu Di came to his senses at this moment, and looked sideways and lost his mind: "Lunch? I'm not in the mood to eat it now."

   "But...Your Majesty..."

Zhu Di said: "You have been in the palace for so many years, I come to ask you, this railway can not only earn money, but also connect all parts of the world. benefit?"

  Yi Shiha said: "If this is the case, it will be a great fortune for the world."

  His answer was even and smooth.

However, Zhu Di smiled and said: "The world is blessed? It's not as simple as that. If it is really connected, there will be no place in the world where the emperor is far away, and government orders can be communicated. In case of disaster, there is no need to call for a lot of people's power, and they can be transported at any time." Money and food, but there is no danger of huge losses.”

"Besides, let's talk about it in detail. If anyone dares to rebel, the imperial army will only need a few days and nights to mobilize people and horses to respond. Qin Shihuang built Chidao and Sui Yangdi opened the canal. If I can build this railway..."

  When Zhu Di said this, his face suddenly changed slightly, as if he began to feel that his example was not very appropriate.

  Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty was a first-class stupid emperor.

  As for Qin Shihuang, his reputation is not very good.

  What he cited were all precedents of tyrants.

Yi Shiha immediately understood why His Majesty paused, but smiled and said: "Your Majesty, the first emperor and Emperor Sui Yang are on the brink of failure, which is different from today's. Whether it is a road or a canal, although they are all merits for thousands of years, they can be built in vain. It took a lot of people's effort and countless public funds, which caused everyone in the world to complain."

"But judging from the situation of the Youdu Dudu's Mansion, the construction of this railway not only did not bring resentment, but also prospered all kinds of industries. Therefore, the slaves thought that although these three things are all good things, this railway is different. It is a good plus good. .”

  Zhu Di laughed and said, "You old slave, you have such a sharp mouth."

  Yi Shiha hurriedly said respectfully: "Your servant is guilty of death, so you shouldn't talk too much."

"But what you said makes sense." Zhu Di said: "The crown prince is kind, but the emperor's grandson is still young. I... am already old, and the older I get, the more urgent I feel in my heart. If I don't do some things, When it comes to the children and grandchildren, they may not have the courage to dare to do it. I am a man of the world who will come immediately. If I am still there, I can still suppress those disobedient ministers so that people dare not have the idea of ​​usurping, or I don’t have to. Ignore the objections of the officials. But if the children and grandchildren inherit the great rule, they may not be able to do whatever they want like me."

Zhu Di cheered up. Although he looked tired, he showed a bit of cheer: "So... I will try my best to accomplish such things that are of great use to future generations, and I cannot leave these troubles to future generations. This is the case in the West, so it seems that this railway should be the same."

  Yi Shiha hesitated for a while, and said: "Today, Your Majesty, the proposal proposed by Bachelor Yang..."

  Zhu Di shook his head and said: "Yang Pu's words are very reasonable, but he doesn't understand."

  Hearing that Zhu Di didn’t understand these three words at the end, Yi Shiha seemed to understand something, he didn’t say anything, just nodded with a smile.

Zhu Di said: "I want to build this railway quickly and spread it to the whole country as soon as possible. If his method is adopted, no one in the two capitals and fourteen provinces in the world will be willing to build this railway. Those turtles My grandchildren, don’t I know their tempers? Just like Liu Guan, Minister of the Ministry of Rites, don’t look at them chattering on weekdays, but which one of them is not profitless.”

"If Xueshi Yang's strategy is adopted, the construction of the railway will not be beneficial to all states and counties in the world, but will be harmful. Instead of refusing to build it, they will try their best to obstruct it. It is impossible to see the railway linking the north and the south."

  Yi Shiha said: "Your Majesty is really wise."

  Zhu Di waved his hands and said: "This is not a sage, it's just a last resort. After all...there are not hundreds or thousands of Zhang Anshi in this world. If that's the case, then give them a little sweetness and follow their way."

"Tomorrow, let Wenyuan Pavilion hold court discussions with various ministries, recommend one person to lead the construction of the railway, and then make an order to order all provinces, prefectures and counties in the world to assign personnel to Qixia to learn about railway construction and management, and other things... I also Never mind, let them go."

  Yi Shiha couldn't help sighing.

  Zhu Di glanced at him and said, "Why are you sighing?"

  Yi Shiha then said: "My maidservant did not expect that His Majesty has so many worries. His Majesty is the Ninth Five-Year King, but he still needs to compromise with the officials."

Zhu Di laughed and said: "Yes, just as I only have one Zhang Anshi, and I only have one person, when I am in power, my energy is far inferior to Emperor Taizu Gao, and even Emperor Taizu Gao can't do many things, and his energy and efficiency are far behind. Above me, let alone me? The days left to me by the heavens are running out, and all I can do is to try my best to leave blessings and pass them on to my descendants."

  Speaking, Zhu Di sighed, and then remembered something, and then said: "I taught you the secret edict passed on to the kings of the world, is there any response?"

  Yi Shiha said: "There have been some echoes, King Zhao and King Han..."

  Yi Shiha looked at Zhu Di cautiously when he mentioned King Han.

  The King of Han was deposed from the title of King of Han, and it has not yet been restored, but inside and outside the court, it is still customary to refer to Zhu Gaochi as King of Han.

  But in the past, if Yi Shiha said that, Zhu Di would be furious, but now... Zhu Di seems indifferent to it.

  So Yi Shiha continued: "Besides, there are King Zhou and King Ning who wrote back, and they have no intention of objecting."

  Zhu Di nodded: "Yes."

  He didn't say anything, just pondered for a moment and said: "Let's eat."

  …

  Time continued to pass by in a hurry, and two days later, someone came to Qixia to visit Zhang Anshi.

  The person who came was none other than Liu Guan, Minister of Rites.

  At this time, Liu Guanzheng and Zhang Anshi greeted each other with a smile, and then sat down.

   It seems that Liu Guan is very happy at this time.

  Zhang Anshidao: "Why is Liu Butang here?"

   "I just came to inquire about the construction of the railway." Liu Guan said with a smile: "That's why I came here to ask for advice."

  Zhang Anshi looked at Liu Guan: "Isn't Liu Butang the Minister of Rites? Why not Wu Butang from the Ministry of Industry?"

  Liu Guan said with a smile: "Yesterday, during the court meeting, one person was recommended to preside over the railway affairs. The old man recommended himself, and the princes also readily agreed. So now, such a big responsibility is entrusted to the old man."

  Zhang Anshidao: "What about Wu Butang, Shangshu of the Ministry of Industry?"

   "He is the Minister of the Ministry of Industry, I'm afraid it will be difficult for him to take on the big responsibility."

  Zhang Anshi: "..."

  Although there are six parts, in fact, there are still chains of contempt within the six parts.

  The Ministry of Officials is called the official of heaven, and the status of the Ministry of Rites is not low. The next one is the Ministry of Households in charge of money and food, and the third is the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Punishment.

  As for the Ministry of Industry, it is often not valued by people. It is in charge of corvee labor and the construction of palaces and imperial tombs.

  So the Minister of the Ministry of Industry has always been underestimated.

   Throughout the history of the Ming Dynasty, there were very few Ministers of the Ministry of Industry who could be famous in history. However, the Minister of the Ministry of Officials, the Minister of the Ministry of Rites, and the Minister of the Ministry of Households are innumerable.

Seeing that Zhang Anshi still didn't understand, Liu Guan said: "Presiding over the construction of the railway in the world is a big event, not only high-ranking ones are needed. The most important thing is to have a prestigious reputation. If not, I'm afraid that all the governors and envoys in the world will The states and counties are not willing to obey, and the old man is actually unwilling to take on such a big responsibility, but the country rises and falls, how can the old man stand by and watch..."

   "Okay, okay." Zhang Anshi waved his hand, and then said: "Then congratulations."

   "Where are the congratulations?" Liu Guan sighed and said: "I have obtained the order, but I am still frowning. I have such a big responsibility, it is really..."

  Zhang Anshi said: "What do you want to learn?"

  Liu Guan was annoyed that Zhang Anshi always interrupted him, but he still smiled and said: "Naturally, it is the way to build railways."

  Zhang Anshi said: "This, Liu Butang went to ask Yang Pu for advice."

   "He is young, and his qualifications are too low." Liu Guan held the teacup and blew the foam slowly.

  Liu Guan bit the word seniority very seriously. As a Jinshi in the eighteenth year of Hongwu, this was Liu Guan's biggest asset in the dynasty.

   After all, the imperial examinations were held in the early Ming Dynasty, and the number of Jinshi obtained was only a few hundred.

   Among these hundreds of people, when Emperor Taizu Gao was there, several major cases killed more than half of them.

   When Zhu Di died, most of the remaining people were killed because many of them were former ministers of Jianwen.

  Now, after experiencing the cases of Lu Zhen, Chen Ying, etc., the Jinshi in Hongwu for about eighteen years has basically been wiped out.

  The civil and military men of the Manchu Dynasty, Liu Guan said bluntly, they are all his juniors of Liu Guan.

  Even if it’s Xia Yuanji, don’t look at him as Hubu Shangshu, what is he? It's just a Juren in the 23rd year of Hongwu. Do you know what gold content is?

  Zhang Anshi said without hesitation: "You come to ask me, I don't understand, it's better to ask Xueshi Yang for advice, my mind is not here."

Seeing Zhang Anshi like this, Liu Guan couldn't help feeling a little angry in his heart, but he still suppressed his anger and said with a smile on his face: "Actually, I have also presided over the river engineering, and this railway is not much different from the river engineering. I came here because I actually want to know about the railway’s money..."

  Zhang Anshi said: "This... I'm afraid it's not easy to learn."

  Liu Guandao: "The lower officials actually know a thing or two. I heard that it is a bond issue."

  Zhang Anshidao: "Yes, it is to issue bonds. The government issues public bonds, and then uses future tax money as offset."

   Liu Guandao: "Can I borrow money from the bank?"

  Zhang Anshi said: "It seems to be okay."

   Liu Guan's eyes lit up immediately, and he immediately said: "This matter, I need to go into details carefully, if there is anything I don't understand..."

   "If there is anything you don't understand, don't ask me." Zhang Anshi said bluntly.

   Now, Liu Guan's complexion could no longer be maintained, and he looked a little ugly. This piece of An Shi is really too young, I don't know the gold content of his 18th Hongwu Jinshi!

  Naturally, he also knew that he couldn't tear himself apart with Zhang Anshi.

  At the moment, I didn't ask any more questions, and got up to leave.

   As soon as Liu Guan left, Zhu Jin came excitedly.

Zhu Jin beamed and said: "Commander, I heard that all the state capitals in the world may have to build railways. Now that the market is booming, the steel workshop of our firm may need to be expanded for future contingencies... There are also many merchants , now everyone is determined to win this, and they all want to expand production..."

  Zhang Anshi glanced at Zhu Jin with weird eyes: "Excuse me, are you courting death?"

  Zhu Jin said: "To build a railway, even if the output of each workshop is insufficient, if many railways in the world start construction, then..."

  Zhang Anshi sneered and said, "I see you know how to do business."

   "Don't dare, dare not." Seeing Zhang Anshi's complexion changed, Zhu Jin smiled wryly and said, "It's just that outside now... merchants are all cheering up, just waiting for this time..."

  This kind of feeling is conceivable. Everyone eats meat when the Youdu Dudu Mansion builds a railway. Now, if the railway is built in all provinces of the world, what a profit it is.

  With such a large piece of fat, whoever seizes the opportunity can get rich overnight, and no one can restrain this desire.

  Zhang Anshidao: "The steel workshop on the commercial side is not allowed to expand production at will. Of course, it can expand a little bit, but it must be restrained. It must be prepared for the winter. I see... a big event is going to happen."

   "Ah..." Zhu Jin was so shocked that he couldn't speak, he said slowly, "But the market outside..."

  Zhang Anshi said meaningfully: "I don't know what the market is like outside. But I know what a scholar is like. This time...something really big will happen."

  Zhu Jin was shocked, because based on his understanding of Zhang Anshi, Zhang Anshi seldom said big things from his own mouth, even when it was a disaster of swordsman, Zhang Anshi still behaved fairly calmly.

   Now that these words came out of his mouth, Zhu Jin couldn't help being moved: "The villain understands."

  Zhang Anshidao: "Go. By the way, in addition, the military supplies of the model camp must be well supplied, and the latest weapons must be installed as soon as possible, so that they can practice as soon as possible."

"Yes Yes…"

  Zhang Anshi breathed a sigh of relief, he frowned, waved his hands, like chasing flies: "Go, go."

  The next day, an edict began to be announced to the world. It was an edict related to the construction of railways, allowing the chief ministers to build railways.

  One month later, a group of court officials came to Qixia to observe the railway department and try to ride the railway.

  By the end of the thirteenth year of Yongle, a report was sent to the capital, asking the imperial court to approve the construction of the railway.

  The progress of the matter was surprisingly smooth, and there were thunderous cheers in the Taiping Mansion.

   It seems that all of a sudden, a bright prospect has appeared in front of everyone.

On the Zhili side, only one railway in Zhili has been planned, which is relatively conservative. Qixia is used as a hub to connect the entire prefecture and county of Zhili. As for the time of completion, because different places have different construction difficulties, The plan is for three years.

  There is Zhu Chun, king of Shu, in Zuodudufu's mansion, so the progress of the cooperation is quite rapid. The railway in Zuodudufufu's mansion should also be placed under the jurisdiction of the Railway Department.

   It was the end of the year.

  Zhang Anshi came to the East Palace with his wife and children. The concubine Zhang is in a particularly good mood today, pulling Xu Jingyi to chatter.

  The youngest son of the Zhang family is still young, and has been hugged by Zhang and Xu Jingyi by the wet nurse.

  Zhang Changsheng was very happy. He trotted hard, hugged Zhu Zhanji's leg excitedly, rubbed his head desperately, and said vaguely: "Brother, brother..."

  Zhu Zhanji doesn't like children, especially children whom his mother and concubine also love. He covered Zhang Changsheng's eyes and said, "You count and come to me when I hide."

  Zhang Changsheng happily said: "Okay, I can count, I can count, one...two...three...four..."

  When I counted to four, I looked around impatiently, left and right, but found that Zhu Zhanji had long since disappeared.

  Zhu Zhanji found Zhang Anshi, and seeing Zhang Anshi sitting alone on the steps of the side hall, Zhu Zhanji stepped forward, sat side by side with Zhang Anshi, and said, "Uncle..."

  Zhang Anshi said: "You kid, you are getting bigger and bigger. You should get married soon."

   Zhu Zhanji frowned and said, "I don't want to get married..."

  Zhang Anshidao: "Nonsense, but..."

   Zhu Zhanji said: "But what?"

   "Uncle must find a good wife for you."

  Zhu Zhanji pulled his face down: "Uncle...what are you talking about."

  Zhang Anshiyu said sincerely: "I'm too lazy to care about your marriage, if it's not because of Mr. Yao..."

   "Master Yao?" Zhu Zhanji asked in surprise, "What happened to Master Yao?"

   "Back then, Master Yao watched the sky at night..."

  Zhu Zhanji said: "Isn't Master Yao a monk? Monks also observe the sky?"

Zhang Anshidao: "This is a meaning. The eminent monks and cultivators have always been similar. There is no difference. They just practice different ways. Well, we don't need to care about these details. In short, Master Yao said... Huang Sun Duanduan cannot marry someone with the Sun surname, otherwise, there will be catastrophe."

   Zhu Zhanji said: "Sun's surname?"

  Zhang Anshi suddenly became nervous: "What's wrong? You really have an affair with Sun?"

  Zhu Zhanji said: "It's not true, it's just...the wife of the Zhang family... always tells the mother and concubine...there is a daughter of the Sun family, who is very virtuous..."

   "Which Zhang family?" Zhang Anshi turned pale with shock.

  Zhu Zhanji said: "Isn't it your brother Zhang Fu's sister-in-law? She is from Yongcheng, and she seems to be from the same town as the Sun family."

   Zhang Anshi listened, but was speechless.

   Now, the culprit has been found.

  Zhang Fu's sister-in-law is Zhang Fu's wife. Zhang Fu's wife is from Yongcheng, so she recommended her fellow villager Sun to his sister Zhang, and then a woman named Sun entered the palace.

  Ten years later, this woman from the Sun family will soon become the Empress of Ming Dynasty.

   And she will give birth to a son, who is famous in later generations and almost ruined the Emperor Yingzong of the Ming Dynasty.

   Calculated in this way... the culprit of everything is actually Zhang Fu!

  This kid... lacks virtue.

  ...

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  (end of this chapter)