my brother-in-law is the prince

Chapter 125 Kill him without leaving a piece of armor
Upon hearing the ruthless request, Zhu Di regained his spirits.

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 duke titles, a queen and a noble concubine.

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

……

Soon, there was no one around 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 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, and to be honest, the imperial court should reward the supply of military funds alone.

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

However, Zhu Di could still distinguish the seriousness of the matter, so he responded with all his mouth: "Of course you will be rewarded for meritorious service, and I will reward you as appropriate."

This is what Zhang Anshi was waiting for!

Now that Zhu Di agreed, Zhang Anshi actually didn't worry about whether the reward was generous 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, 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 57 taels of silver and bought 25 taels of tung oil..."

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

"25 shi." Zhang Anshi said with a smile.

Zhu Di was surprised: "So, besides supplying military supplies, I still have 15 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 started 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 rag, with air leaking everywhere."

Zhu Di was furious: "Damn it, these thieves, such a big military event, 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, "How about letting Ji Gang deal with it?"

Zhang Anshi said, "It's not that I have any prejudice against Jin Yiwei, it's just that I think 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 Anshi said: "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 His Majesty's urgent delivery shop, and some channels that can deliver news quickly at any time. Besides, I also need His Majesty's trust."

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

Zhang Anshi said: "Not anymore."

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 said with a smile: "Go away, 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 very serious topic just now, why did he suddenly turn to pediatrics again?Mention Zhu Zhanji, this pattern can be pulled down.

Zhang Anshi had no choice but to say resentfully: "I bid farewell."

After finishing speaking, Zhang Anshi left in a hurry.

Immediately Zhu Di called 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."

Yishiha 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 that the leader was Zhu Jin.

He murmured, picked up the vermilion pen, and began to write frantically.

After a while, he handed the list to Yi Shiha: "I make an order, 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 imperial edicts, edicts, and imperial edicts, there is another kind called Zhongzhi.

Because the general decree 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, this kind of publicity has a bad reputation, because it is directly appointed by the emperor without going through the official department, without going through the selection process such as selection, court recommendation, and ministerial discussion.

This violated the normal formalities, but it was only to satisfy the wishes of the emperor or a concubine or eunuch 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 a 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 Academy."

The so-called hereditary thousand households and hundred households are actually world officials. In fact, 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 beginning of Ming Dynasty, and the status of this kind of world official has not been changed in Tumubao. After civil servants monopolize the power, they are completely despised, so for ordinary people, it is a direct turnaround.

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, they might be able to change their status, 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: "This is because Cheng Enbo thinks highly of us, and we will... ... is Cheng Enbo, your loyal dog, who 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: "That guy who eats inside and outside, how is it now?"

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 are."

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. Definitely.

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

But now, they only have one thought, eat meat if they are obedient, and die if they are disobedient.

Zhang Anshi said: "Nowadays, regardless of these things, the past has passed, so there is no need to think about it."

"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."

When Zhu Jin and the others heard this, they had no hesitation: "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 opportunity 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 unexpectedly appeared in front of them.

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

Moreover, numbers were densely recorded on it.

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

Zhang Anshi said: "What is the price of tung oil in Nanjing now?"

"It's three, two, five, one stone." Zhu Jin was 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 such a sharp rise in prices?"

Someone said: "I heard that it is because of the conquest 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 Jin said: "Could it be that...someone is very well-informed, 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 ah."

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

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

Zhang Anshidao: "So I guess, they will eat like crazy and continue to stock up."

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 have seen 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 he has been tricked by many people. Naturally, Zhang Anshi, in this era, is neither big nor small, 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 adding fire to them and increasing their financial pressure."

financial pressure?

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

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

"Yes."

……

Prophet of Spring Duck.

But for the vast majority of people who didn't realize it, it seemed that overnight, the value of this unsalable tung oil suddenly doubled.

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

But later, as the price went up, it seemed that all the stores that retailed tung oil were closed.

Not for sale.

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

Are you willing to sell this kind of thing?

And, apparently, someone started waving a lot of silver... and began to frantically sweep the goods.

But all merchants immediately smelled something different, which was a bit like the actions of grain merchants in 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.

Ever since... many merchants also began to buy along with them.

Prices continue to rise.

Zhu Jin has started to let people scan the market.

However, according to Zhang Anshi's request, they belonged to the category of sweeping goods with a lot of thunder and little rain, that is, they desperately quoted prices, and waited until the time of signing the contract, and then tried to postpone it.

And 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.

Fifty-two-seven money...

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 tea is carefully selected, and the top-quality tea is only taken from the tip of the tea. The person who cooks the tea is an old craftsman from Fujian who has made a living by cooking tea for generations. This tea-making skill has been around for 37 years."

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

The old man smiled and said: "Everyone, don't listen to his nonsense. This tea tastes good. 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... Too much to say, too much to say."

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

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

As he said that, a man who looked like a butler came in and said with a smile: "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 have 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 in 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."

Then someone said: "This...is it 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? What's more...the court still needs to build ships and transport gunpowder... ...Without 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. If you don’t 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 will not prohibit me from doing business. Those lustful merchants come to us and join hands with us. Many things, what price do you want to increase the price?" , it will rise to any price. The officials of Dayuan will escort 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 are waiting for today, we need to be united, don't worry, this transaction... is enough for you to accumulate wealth for several lifetimes. Continue to buy, and take as much as you have."

After hearing this, the butler nodded and left.

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

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

Sure enough, everything was as the old man said.

The price of tung oil continues to rise.

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

The price of this tung oil soon rose to [-] taels.

Three days later, amid the joy of everyone, the price of tung oil dropped to 11 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..."

Half a month later, 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, 15 taels."

Zhang Anshi turned his head and looked at Zhu Jin.

"Continue to collect."

"Receive?"

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 delay .”

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. An article...just saying that the tung oil from the Five Armies Commander's Mansion 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.

There was already a mess in the hall.

"Sir, sir, no, no, look..."

The old man took the mansion newspaper, glanced at it casually, 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?"

All of a sudden, 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 asked in surprise: "Could it be...Could it be...the poor donkeys?"

"Yes." The old man cheered up: "It's just that the poor donkeys are poor, but it's a pity...it's a pity...do you think he can hold back such a child's tricks? In my opinion, the price...will go up, less than 20 taels of silver. No. Spread the word and continue the acquisition.”

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

The old man said: "I don't want my child to be caught by a wolf. 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, so 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 reached 20 taels, right?"

"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)