my brother-in-law is the prince

Chapter 150 Your Majesty, We Have Done Another Good Deed

Yishiha was overjoyed, looked at Zhu Di and said, "Your Majesty, hundreds of acres of land have been sold..."

He continued, still unsatisfied: "The servant has just learned the news, and has earned more than 60 taels of silver. And that's not all..."

Slowed down, Yi Shiha said again: "Your Majesty, do you know how much the second-hand prices of those houses outside are now? There are already people who are willing to pay [-] taels of silver, so... now the whole capital is discussing this matter .”

Zhu Di just felt dizzy, there is such an easy money in the world?
Just a few hundred acres of land?
Then my Forbidden City covers an area of ​​more than hundreds of acres. If it is sold, wouldn't it be...

Of course, the thought was only fleeting.

After all, Zhu Di was Emperor Taizu Gao's favorite son. Among the sons, he was also the most filial to Emperor Taizu Gao. If he dared to do this, Emperor Gaozu would die with regret.

I saw Yishiha happily continued: "Not only that, Chengen Bona is also planning to launch a new land. There are rumors that it may be sold for 500 taels of silver. Now the streets and alleys are spreading wildly about it. .”

Zhu Di was really happy now.

That's right, Qixia has land, it's not about earning 60 taels of silver.

The library invested several 10 taels, which just recovered the cost, of course... there is still a lot of profit.

"Why did it go up again?" Zhu Di couldn't believe it when he arrived, and said excitedly, "It's only been a few days?"

"It's just because it has risen again, so everyone is spreading it, and they all think it's incredible." Yi Shi laughed and said: "People who have bought a house now will not sell it even if someone adds money, but now there are many people. I'm jealous and want to buy it."

Zhu Di said with piercing eyes: "So, the newly launched house can also be sold, or at a price of 500 taels?"

Yishiha nodded bluntly and said: "Your servant thinks so, and now even my servant is jealous. If I knew this, I bought a house... and now I am earning money."

Zhu Di laughed loudly: "You are an eggless thing, what are you doing with this? You are not allowed to compete with the people for profit."

Yishiha was actually just making a little joke, he is usually serious, but today, taking advantage of His Majesty's good mood, he hit the snake with the stick.

Yi Shiha hurriedly said: "Yes, yes, slaves are confused."

Zhu Di said excitedly: "That's good, that's good. In this way, I have money."

Empress Xu was listening, and said with a smile: "Your Majesty, even so, the concubine has something to say."

Zhu Di was obviously in a very good mood at this time, so he smiled at Queen Xu and said, "I'm an old husband and wife, what can I say?"

Empress Xu said: "Your Majesty, is this house sold so expensive now, is there anything wrong with it? Of course His Majesty earned the money, and Zhang Anshi also contributed a lot. These are all the concubine's own people, but the concubine thinks After all, His Majesty is the emperor who inherits the great rule and rules the world, not a merchant who only seeks profit, will the people..."

She was worried.

The harm of merchants seeking profit was not small, especially during the Yuan Dynasty.

At that time, the people of the Yuan Dynasty were not able to make a living, and they were overthrown in just a few decades. The harm of profiteers was also a factor.

For Empress Xu, whether it is Zhu Di or Zhang Anshi, they are all her own people, and because she is her own people, she needs to be reminded, don't play with fire and set yourself on fire, picking up sesame seeds and losing watermelon.

After Zhu Di heard this, his enthusiasm was extinguished at once. He lowered his head and murmured: "What you said is not unreasonable. Ye Shiha, go and call Zhang Anshi. I will teach him a good lesson and not let him compete with the people for profit." , He listened to my teachings, so he naturally knew how to restrain himself."

While talking, he gave Yi Shiha a wink.

I also lost my understanding: "The servant obeys the order."

So not long after, Zhang Anshi was urged to enter the palace.

Every time he entered the palace, Zhang Anshi felt that it was a torment, and he had to walk after entering the Meridian Gate.

It's okay if you go to the Qiandian or the Wenlou and Wulou, after all, it's only a few miles away, but if you go to the palace, it's a journey of seven or eight miles.

He arrived panting, met Zhu Di, and saluted Empress Xu.

Empress Xu said kindly: "I'm exhausted, so sit down and talk first."

Zhang Anshi nodded.

Zhu Di looked at him and said, "You brat... I heard that selling the house made a lot of money?"

Zhang Anshi said: "Your Majesty... I don't care about the accounts."

Zhu Di's body shook.

Damn, this guy is better at pretending than him, can you Zhang Anshi not care?
"What do you mean by not caring?"

In front of Empress Xu, Zhang Anshi had already received a 'reminder' from Yi Shiha before entering the palace. Silver, Your Majesty... With such a large business store, are you afraid that you won’t be able to earn money from other places? If you don’t talk about other things, if you just talk about selling books, the money you earn is still less?"

Zhu Di: "..."

Empress Xu only looked at Zhang Anshi silently, without saying a word.

Zhang Anshi continued: "The original intention of selling the house is for the national economy and the people's livelihood, for the common people in the world."

Zhu Di actually couldn't hold back anymore and wanted to be happy.

Fortunately, he turned his face away, so he tried his best to stop laughing, and said unhurriedly: "What's the reason?"

Zhang Anshidao: "I heard that there are many families who are extravagant and licentious. I heard that the army needs a lot of mules and horses and rations, so they are all buying grain, mules and horses. Your Majesty...You said that these people...have so much silver hidden in their homes, but they are just like the tung oil merchants, raising prices, this common people...can he bear it?"

"Small fluctuations in prices will hurt those ordinary people who don't have much savings. Seeing this, I feel heartbroken, tossing and turning, and thinking in my heart, what will happen to these rich households if they continue like this."

"It's just that nowadays, when the army is on the march, countless money, food, and ordnance are constantly being consumed. To solve the rise in prices, there are no more than two ways to increase income and reduce expenditure. The so-called increase in income means to increase the supply of goods. What grows out depends on God's reward for food, please tell me, Your Majesty, can this open source work?"

Zhu Di came to his senses, at first he thought Zhang Anshi was just trying to quibble, but in fact, Zhang Anshi just found a reason to fool around, that's all, anyway, he just wanted to give Empress Xu an explanation.

But now...he actually found out that Zhang Anshi's words had some truth, so he said enthusiastically, "Then what about saving money?"

"Throttling means reducing the supply of silver on the market. You see, those who hoard food wantonly have no money on hand. How do they hoard grain?"

Zhang Anshi said: "I've been thinking about it, rather than letting these people follow the example of those tung oil merchants to drive up the price of rice and harm the people of Ming Dynasty, it's better... let them come and harm the minister... and Qixia as well. .”

As he said that, Zhang Anshi wiped his eyes, well, as long as he wiped hard, he could always wipe away some tears.

There seemed to be tears in Zhang Anshi's eyes, and he said with a sincere look: "If they have any plans, they will come to the minister, if they have any means, they will go to Qixia."

Zhu Di glanced at Empress Xu.

Empress Xu frowned, although she always felt that something was wrong, but after careful consideration, it seemed to make sense.

But Zhang Shi'an said again: "Besides, the sale of the house...is mainly for the bank."

"Qian Zhuang?" Zhu Di was taken aback.

Zhang Anshidao: "The minister sorted out those banks, and now eleven banks have formed a joint bank. The purpose is to spread this joint bank. May I ask your Majesty, what is the most important thing about this bank? "

Zhu Di said very simply: "Don't ask me, I don't understand this."

Zhang Anshi smiled and said: "The most important thing for a bank is credit. Only when credit is established can it be spread out in an all-round way. With the help of these eleven large and small bank associations, people all over the world can trust it. How difficult it is to have credit."

"But it's different now. The minister took the opportunity of selling the house, and started business with those who bought the house. These people... are either rich or expensive. Over time, they will get used to relying on the United Bank, and even they trust the bank. , then other common people are willing to accept it. People have the mentality of following the crowd. Many people think that even a local big family dares to put money in the bank and borrow money from the bank. Do you not trust me? Your Majesty, do you think so?"

Zhu Di said, "So it's for this?"

Zhang Anshidao: "My minister's move can be said to kill three birds with one stone. The first is to stabilize prices, and the second is to build a joint bank for His Majesty and spread the business of the bank. Finally, it is to earn some hard money for selling land."

"Of course, with this money, the library can be maintained. I also plan to throw some more money, expand some principles nearby, build some reservoirs, build some schools, and build some medical centers. All of these will cost a lot Price convenience measures, will this also harm the people?"

Zhu Di put his hands behind his back, smiled and said to Empress Xu: "Look, I have already said that Zhang Anshi and I care about the common people! But you are suspicious, the world belongs to me, can I still harm people? Zhang Anshi has done so many things, worked hard for the country and the people, and always thought of the country and the people, this is my Guan Zhong, don't be suspicious anymore."

Empress Xu smiled and said, "The concubine is confused."

Zhu Di said: "What's more, with the money, the conquest of Annan will be smoother. The journey to Annan is far away, and hundreds of thousands of troops marched by land and water. Hey... I don't know what happened to them, Zhu Gaoxu The guy...wouldn't be eager for meritorious service."

After all, Zhu Di bowed his head. Although he sometimes gritted his teeth with hatred for Zhu Gaoxu, but now that guy really wants to lead the army, after all, Zhu Di is still a little worried.

Zhang Anshi smiled and said: "Don't worry, Your Majesty, I have a plan in my pocket, and I will guarantee that they will return in triumph."

"Brilliant tricks?" Zhu Di laughed and said, "The marching and fighting are not the jokes and nonsense of those scholars. On this battlefield, there are changes, so where is there any clever tricks? Don't listen to some fucking dramas, have you ever been on the battlefield?"

This still hit Zhang Anshi's bruise, Zhang Anshi said with a guilty conscience: "This... not yet."

Zhu Di said with a serious face: "In a real battlefield, victory or defeat may be just a matter of thought, or the two armies may fight fiercely. Before a stick of incense, the opponent still has the advantage, but after a stick of incense, it may be because of a heavy rain. Or it may be because of a miscommunication of the coach's order, which may reverse the situation."

"You are thousands of miles away. By the time you know the news, ten days and a half months have passed. What kind of tricks are there? It's a group of people who have never been on the battlefield. People who have never been on the battlefield are talking nonsense. Such people are the most annoying .”

After a pause, Zhu Di showed disgust: "The generals are fighting outside, crawling out of the mountain of corpses and sea of ​​blood. When they win, scholars will always arrange one or two so-called strategists. It will never succeed. But once it loses, it must be the fault of the generals and has nothing to do with them."

"You are still young, don't be fooled by these people. Military affairs are not child's play. How can you succeed by just sitting down and talking about Taoism? Don't give them any fucking tips. This time they set off to fight, what they are talking about is general Outside, the king's order is not accepted, if I have a will, they will not listen, why are you meddling?"

Zhang Anshi: "..."

Zhu Di said: "You don't really give them any tips, do you?"

Zhang Anshi said awkwardly: "Ah... this..."

Zhu Di said: "They should not be fools, they may not listen to your actions. Do you think so?"

Zhang Anshi felt helpless, so he could only say: "Ah... yes, yes, yes..."

Zhu Di was a little worried: "Are they fools?"

"This..." Zhang Anshi said with difficulty: "I think...they should...maybe...maybe not."

"His mother!"

Zhu Di scolded for a while.

Zhang Anshi felt that he couldn't stay here any longer, so he had to leave quickly in resentment.

Sure enough, people's bad things are broken by one mouth, so what do you do by yourself?

Fortunately, Zhu Di just scolded the four murderers in the capital, what does it have to do with me, Zhang Anshi?
Zhang Anshi stumbled out of the hall, not far away, saw Yiwang Zhu hiding under a tree, and suddenly rushed out.

Zhang Anshi was really taken aback. He patted his heart and said, "You bastard, what are you going to do? You scared me."

But Zhu didn't make a sound, stuffed Zhang Anshi a note, and then said in a low voice: "Burn after reading."

Let's talk, he ran away without a trace.

Zhang Anshi clutched the note, but waited until he left the palace before lowering his head to read it.

They were all Zhu Di's movements about Xu Jingyi and Zhang Anshi, densely packed, unexpectedly very professional.

Zhang Anshi couldn't help shaking his head, and smiled wryly, dragon begets dragon, phoenix begets phoenix, this mouse's son can make holes, so the question arises, who gave birth to this mouse?

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"Zhanji, do you know that Uncle left you two houses, do you know how much the price of these two houses will rise in 100 years? But Uncle loves you very much. This is the best location. It's for you."

Zhang Anshi touched Zhu Zhanji's head.

After coming out of the palace, he rushed to the East Palace.

Zhu Zhanji tilted his head, thought for a while and said, "But Uncle, I will be dead in 100 years."

"Nonsense." Zhang Anshi scolded him: "You are so young, so you can't think of the best? Hey... Only uncle in this world thinks about you and thinks that you can live to be a hundred years old."

Zhu Zhanji said seriously: "But I don't want a house, I just want Uncle to return my popsicle."

Zhang Anshi said: "Speak less, think more."

"Uncle, Uncle, I heard from the teacher who taught me that Uncle is cheating just to make money..."

Zhang Anshiyu looked at him earnestly and said: "It's because people are jealous of us. These people are really damned. They even lied to you, a child. You must remember that you must never trust their words, you know?"

Zhu Zhanji hesitated for a moment, and finally nodded.

Zhang Anshi said: "Did sister talk about me recently?"

"Yes." Zhu Zhanji said: "I said you have no rules, and I want to clean you up."

The corners of Zhang Anshi's mouth twitched, and he said with emotion: "A tree that is beautiful in the forest will be destroyed by the wind! In this case, I have to go, and I must not let my elder sister see it."

After all, he ran away in a flash.

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The ninth day of June in the third year of Yongle.

The Chinese army has reached the front line of the Baihe River on the border of Annan.

The army gathered, and at this time the coach Zhu Neng had already learned about the situation of Annan's army and horses on the opposite side of the river.

Since the Hu family usurped the country, they have been strengthening the defense of the border, building a large number of fortresses, mobilizing troops, and establishing several lines of defense along the border.

Zhu Neng believed that Annan's army and horses were ready to take advantage of the territory, and the army should not act recklessly when the army was far away.

Therefore, although the vanguard army was sent to cross the river and began to slowly pull out the Annan army's fortress, the Chinese army stood still and waited to advance slowly, step by step.

He is an old man, so he naturally knows that he has the advantage of a military horse. As long as Annan's army horse is not given the opportunity to push forward a little bit, this Annan will definitely be destroyed.

In the past few days, his body has caught some wind and cold, and after taking the medicine in the army, he got better a little bit.

So the deputy general Zhang Fu was summoned to discuss the next military action.

Zhang Fu's suggestion is very simple, let the Mu family's army horses attract Annan's attention from the flanks.

On the side of the Chinese army, continue to divide and record the advance of the army and horses, and only wait for the opponent's defense line to show a flaw, then the three armies' general attack can be decided at one go.

The entire army has 50 people. Of course, the 50 people include a large number of civilian men who transport supplies. The real soldiers are around 20 to [-].

This is a battle to destroy the country, and the other party is obviously ready to die.

Therefore, one must be cautious and not reckless.

After agreeing on the next strategy, Zhu Neng said, "Where are those boys...?"

"I heard that their military horses have also arrived, and they are stationed dozens of miles away." Zhang Fu's serious face showed a rare smile, and said: "But they are only vanguards, with a total of more than 1 soldiers. Ma, the follow-up three guards are still arriving one after another."

Zhu Neng curled his lips and said: "Let them follow us and protect our grain roads. These guys... only Han... no, only Zhu Gaoxu has the talent to command the army, the rest... are crooked melons and cracked dates." !"

"The skills of marching and fighting have to be learned from them. If they can lead tens of thousands of people without making mistakes, they are considered good at it. They are not needed for real combat."

Zhang Fudao: "Yesterday I sent people to contact them, that's what I meant too...but...the people who went there came back and said..."

"What?" Zhu Neng was taken aback.

Zhang Fu smiled wryly, "Only Zhu Yong replied with a word."

On the expedition, thinking that his son was dozens of miles away, Zhu Neng felt very kind in his heart, and said, "This kid...but he misses his father and me? Really, it's not far from my father's place. What else do you need to bring?" In other words, just come to Daying to see me. What did he say?"

"He said..." Zhang Fu looked hesitant.

Zhu Neng couldn't help but glared at him and said, "Zhang Fu, why are you so coy, like a woman."

Zhang Fu had no choice but to say: "He said to the general who delivered the order...to marry your mother and get out of here. Of course, he didn't say this to Shi Bo, but to the general."

Zhu Neng's face twitched, his eyes suddenly burst into flames, and then he quickly buried his head, deliberately reading the report sent by the vanguard army horse, and muttered in his mouth: "The vanguard said... the bandit army's defense line is layered on top of each other. , It seems that they have been prepared for a long time, they conscripted all the men in Annan, and there are tens of thousands of them, this is their plan to fight us to the end."

"Hey...the Annan jungle is densely covered, and the Annan people are waiting for work. If we want to gnaw this hard bone, we still need to be prepared for a lot of losses."

Zhang Fu bowed his head and remained silent.

After a while, someone entered the account in a hurry and shouted: "General, general...there are soldiers and horses crossing the river..."

Zhu Neng frowned: "Who is crossing the river? Didn't I say, don't act rashly?"

"The ones crossing the river are...men from the commercial firm...they built a pontoon bridge [-] miles upstream, and crossed the river in a big way...it seems that they are about to go deep into the enemy's territory."

When Zhu Neng heard this, his face turned pale with shock: "I'm fucking his mother!"

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The mighty people crossed the Baihe River directly, and there was no Annan army on the other side, because the vanguard of the Chinese army had already cleared the fortress of the Annan army on the other side of the river.

After Zhu Gaoxu landed, Zhu Yong and the others surrounded him.

Zhu Yong said: "There is only one confession in the first kit, which is to rush to the death, nothing else. We have more than 1 people... Can we make it through?"

Zhu Gaoxu smiled wryly and said: "It is possible to rush. There are more than 1 of us, with [-] horses and [-] mules and horses. We have enough armaments and supplies. I have never been so rich in my life."

Zhu Gaoxu paused for a moment, and then said: "But... just rushing over like this? Could it be...too reckless."

Zhang Fu also hesitated: "Yes, yes, the eldest brother may not know the situation here, should we send more scouts to investigate first."

Zhu Yong said: "What are you talking about? I don't listen to what my elder brother said. Fourth brother, what are you talking about?"

Qiu Song kept his head buried in silence, and he didn't say ten words a day. At this moment...a fierce light flashed in his eyes: "If you don't listen to elder brother, I'll blow him up."

Zhu Gaoxu: "..."

Zhu Gaoxu gritted his teeth and said: "That's nothing to say, it's all here, brother is right, if you don't rush, if you let that old thief Zhu Neng..."

Zhu Neng immediately said angrily: "Don't scold my father, you can call him an old man, you are not allowed to call him an old thief."

Zhu Gaoxu said: "If they take the lead, Annan will no longer belong to the firm, and the money will be gone. Big brother spent so much money, he can't lose money, so let's go."

So the four agreed.

On the other side of the Chinese army, they encountered an unimaginable situation.

When Zhu Neng heard that the merchant's army and horses were crossing the river, his first reaction was to order the scouts to give him an order that Zhu Gaoxu must not advance an inch, and must camp on the other side of the river, and he must not be reckless.

Unfortunately, as soon as the scout passed by, he came back with his head bowed, saying that when he got there, Zhu Gaoxu had already set off with more than 1 horses, heading for an Annan military camp more than ten miles away.

Upon hearing this, Zhu Neng patted himself on the head, and said angrily, "Damn it, are they crazy? What are they trying to do? Hurry... hurry... and send someone to urge them to come back, they think it's a joke ?"

So, swearing.

A day later, the scouts brought back news that they had broken through the opposing line.

Three days later, it was discovered that Zhu Gaoxu and others encountered several small-scale Annan Army, which had penetrated as far as Duobang City.

Five more days.

Even more frightening news came. The opponent did not attack after arriving at Dubang City, but bypassed Dubang City and continued to penetrate...

This clearly shows that...they are going to the 'Shanglong City' in An Nanguo.

"Isn't this... stuck in the opponent's pocket? This is courting death." Zhu Neng shivered as he spoke.

Such a lone army going deep, or even directly bypassing the opponent's military fortress, is tantamount to putting oneself in a situation of being besieged on all sides.

As for Shenglong City, this Shenglong City is located in the northwest of the Red River Delta in Annan. It is the largest plain in Annan and the capital of Annan.

"They are looking for death, they are all crazy." Zhu Neng was furious.

And the news brought by the scouts confirmed Zhu Neng's judgment.

An Nanguo seems to be shrinking the line of defense, and the mobilization of the army is very frequent.

Obviously, An Nanguo immediately sensed the opportunity for a big fish that rushed into the territory recklessly.

At this time, just before Daming's central army was fully prepared, they shrank the soldiers and horses everywhere, surrounded this lone army, and then... wiped them all out.

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The weather in Annan was scorching hot, but Zhu Yong still had armor all over his body.

At this time... more than 1 horses and horses are already busy on the banks of the Huangjiang River.

Not far away is Yimapingchuan, which can directly reach Thang Long.

A large number of soldiers and horses began to appear nearby, especially the left wing, and Annan's army was mobilized more and more frequently.

If nothing else, they were surrounded.

And at least one large army is coming, tightening their pockets, wanting to completely surround and trap their lone army to death.

But now... Zhu Gaoxu and the others, because it was too hot, sprinkled river water on their bodies one by one to cool off the heat.

But the busiest one was Qiu Song.

He was leading a group of people, holding a shovel, sweating, and working hard to make holes in the ground.

He observed the nearby terrain, and carefully buried the bags of gunpowder in the place he had planned.

The tens of kilograms of gunpowder bags brought were all unloaded from the mule immediately.

"We also need to bury fifty catties here, and here... from here to here..." Qiu Song was no longer reticent at this time, he ordered in an orderly manner, his eyes sparkling.

(End of this chapter)