my brother-in-law is the prince

Chapter 237
Zhang Anshi did not expect such a big reaction from Zhu Di.

The body subconsciously took a step back.

Zhu Di raised his head and looked at Zhang Anshi nervously: "How much is there in this account?"

Zhang Anshi said: "This is just a rough number. I can't guarantee the exact number, but I estimate that the real number should fluctuate around [-]% of this account."

Zhu Di nodded.

Zhang Anshi continued: "The gold and silver copied from Ji Gang's place is about 370 million taels, while the Pu family's total is 940 million taels. The total is about 300 million taels."

Zhu Di's face flushed slightly. This amount directly doubled the internal funds of the old Zhu's family.

Zhu Di still couldn't help being shocked and said: "There are so many grains of silver, how can there be so many grains of silver?"

"Ji Gang relies on plundering and plundering, coupled with a large amount of official salt theft. The situation of the Pu family is even more complicated. They have been doing business in the sea trade for three dynasties. They transfer money from all over the world. Earn continuously through smuggling and sea trade, this business is a huge profit for them, and I even predict that the money they earn is far from this amount."

Zhu Di opened his eyes slightly and said, "Is it more than that? You mean, they also hid money?"

Zhang Anshi shook his head: "No, what they are doing is the decapitation business. If this decapitation business is to last for a long time, it is necessary to manage it up and down. I am afraid that the cost of management alone will exceed at least half of the profit. It is true that they I'm afraid there may not be so many in hand."

Zhu Di muttered to himself: "You mean, if our firm is established, we will earn more money?"

Zhang Anshi said firmly: "Yes, I recruited many people here. They confessed that the gold and silver earned by the Pu family from overseas every year is probably more than 400 million taels. The terrible thing is... these transactions are almost Huge profits. Therefore, the gross profit is as high as 60 million taels. Real silk and porcelain, as well as ships, do not cost much money. It is because the demand for silk and porcelain overseas is huge, and the price has skyrocketed, so they are shipped out by ship. , this silk and porcelain are as cheap as gold."

"So I took over the Haimao and planned to go in two directions. One is to open up sea routes by sailing to the west, and continue to let the personnel of Haimao sell our treasures to farther places in the world. On the other hand, less In order to manage the expenses of the top and bottom officials, there can also be a large savings here, so I predict that the future sales of Haimao may exceed 800 to 300 million taels, but it can save expenses and save a lot of money. expenses. The net profit should be more than two to three million taels."

Zhu Di was quite excited: "Is it possible to earn so much in one year? If so, with this money, I won't have to worry about it."

Zhang Anshi said with a smile: "It's just...the sea is not peaceful. On the one hand, the trading company needs to build more ships. On the other hand, this ship... I'm afraid there must be some armed forces, so we can rest assured. If not ...Once you encounter pirates, you will be unsafe."

Zhu Di nodded and said, "You should write a memorial for this matter."

Zhang Anshi went on to say: "In addition, I'm thinking, apart from silk and porcelain, I, Ming, can also find a way to take some other treasures to sea and sell them. Some goods may not be as profitable as silk and porcelain. , but as long as it is profitable, it is always good."

Zhu Di thoughtfully said: "It makes sense. In this way, more ships and more manpower are needed?"

Zhang Anshi said: "Exactly."

Zhu Di thought for a while and said, "Let's try it first."

In the past, because it was smuggling, the scale was limited.

But it is obviously different now. The firm is doing business with great fanfare on the basis of Pu's family. So... although some commodities are not as profitable as silk and porcelain, they can also try to sell them overseas.

I'm afraid that when the news comes out, many merchants in the world will be overjoyed.

After all... In the past, it was only a small number of silk and porcelain merchants who benefited. Now, Qixia Commercial Bank may need to purchase other commodities on a large scale.

The annual purchases must be an astonishing amount, and this is definitely a feast.

Zhang Anshi paused, and then said: "Your Majesty, I still have an unfeeling request. I want the commercial bank to spend some money to build some mansions in Qixia."

"Why, selling the house again?" Zhu Di looked at Zhang Anshi in surprise.

Zhang Anshi shook his head and said, "No, it's for the school lieutenant of Nanzhen Fusi and the people of the commercial firm to build some mansions, mainly to reward those with senior qualifications."

Zhu Di frowned: "This cost is not small."

Zhang Anshi had been prepared for a long time, so he talked eloquently: "Although it is not small, it is very useful. After all, your majesty can't send hungry soldiers. It is not easy to live in the capital if you can serve your majesty together. To solve and improve this problem, everyone will be even more determined in the future. Besides, the profit of the commercial bank is rich enough, and the land is ready-made, so if we really want to build it on a large scale, the cost is actually limited.”

After all, Zhu Di is the general in charge of the army, so he naturally knows the truth that if someone wants to contribute, he must be willing to give up.

So he immediately said: "You first draw up the regulations, and I will look at them."

Zhang Anshi said: "Yes, besides that... I have one more thing..."

Today, taking advantage of Zhu Di's happiness, Zhang Anshi had a lot of things to play, so he said at this time: "Now that the commercial firm has become a favorite, I am thinking... In the future, it will be necessary to recruit a large number of people, and what the commercial firm involves is Accounting, cashier, warehousing, management, and even going out to sea are many matters, so I was thinking... the scale of this firm is getting bigger and bigger, and your majesty and me can't make sure that every recruiter can do it in his heart There are quite a few. So... Can new recruits in the future also use the recruitment method?"

"You, you..." Zhu Di laughed: "You are addicted to academic exams."

Zhang Anshi also laughed and said: "Recruiting the exam has the advantage of recruiting, lest many people mix in, good and bad are mixed, and some people are filled with private people...Your Majesty, you are doing business, not charity, do you still have a group of idlers? ?”

Zhu Di didn't intend to embarrass him, but said simply: "I agree."

Zhang Anshi said: "I have a charter here, please read it Your Majesty."

Zhang Anshi had already prepared for this, and when he saw Zhu Di nodding, he immediately sent the charter forward.

Zhu Di took it, and took a closer look. It was planned in detail, and the content of the exam was actually quite simple.

Of course, Zhang Anshi wrote the test papers, and the test questions were mostly subjects in government schools.

Zhu Di couldn't help but wondered: "Can what you learn in government schools be used to recruit people from commercial firms?"

Zhang Anshi said earnestly: "Since the exam is required, it always involves arithmetic, literacy and hyphenation, and other studies. It is always beneficial for everyone to know more. What's more, there are many people who are preparing for the exam in the official school and have learned a lot of relevant knowledge. , but it is not easy for government schools to get in. Now commercial firms are also recruiting, at least providing them with a way out."

Zhu Di said thoughtfully: "That's good, so that someone doesn't fail the ranking. In fact, I don't understand the matter of this firm. Since you proposed it, you can't go wrong."

Zhu Di obviously has a high degree of trust in Zhang Anshi.

But if His Majesty doesn’t understand, you can’t just say that Your Majesty really doesn’t understand, Zhang Anshi always believed that it’s one thing for others to be modest, but another thing for you to have a correct attitude, so he said with a dry smile: “Your Majesty understands it. There are too many, and I can't catch up with you..."

Zhu Di waved his hand: "Almost done."

"Oh."

Seeing Zhu Di agreeing, Zhang Anshi smiled openly.

The reason for allocating the house is to buy the hearts of the commercial firms and Nanzhen Fusi captains, so that they are willing to work hard.On the other hand, it is also to improve the treatment of school lieutenants and business personnel.

In this world, the life of most people is precarious, and hunger is still the main problem of this era.

Therefore, to be able to find an errand with no worries about food and clothing, and relying on the royal family and Annan Hou Dashu, is definitely a master.

Although it is not comparable to those so-called Jinshi and Juren masters, the benefits and treatment are comparable to those of the scholars of this era.

A better life, a decent income, and the security brought by Jinyiwei and commercial firms are enough for many people in this world to enter Jinyiwei and commercial firms and become a chance for carp to jump over the dragon's gate.

And Zhang Anshi gave these people a good opportunity, that is the exam.

If you want to live a better life, take the exam.

The content of the exam is no longer the Four Books and Five Classics, but various emerging subjects. As long as you can pass the exam, you are guaranteed to have a house to live in and a good meal to eat.

No matter how ugly you are, no matter how poor your former family was, the matchmaker will break through your threshold.

It is almost conceivable that in the future, there will be many educational institutions for these subjects, and even some ethnology and righteous societies will spring up like mushrooms after rain.

After all, it is too difficult to test for merit. Jinshi takes the test every three years, and only about 200 people pass the test in one subject.

Juren... the difficulty is by no means low, and the probability of high school can be said to be very small.

So, why don't people settle for second best?
In the recruitment of this firm, there are at least thousands of people to hire every year with the expansion of the firm over the years.

As for Jinyiwei, at least 1000 to [-] people are needed every year.

As long as you are admitted to the level of a scholar and learn the knowledge of various subjects, you can ensure that you have no worries about food and clothing.

Zhang Anshi has always believed that the ancients were pedantic in the minority, and the vast majority of people are very realistic.

Don't look at the many pedantic Confucian scholars nowadays, but in fact... Once there are benefits and sweetness, new disciplines will inevitably grow continuously.

When the vast majority of people who study in the world start to study various subjects, it will also bring about rapid progress in these subjects.

The Four Books and Five Classics are no longer going to work. If the roots of the Four Books and Five Classics are not dug up, this Ming Dynasty is just going around in circles. When those who use these disciplines to arm themselves to the teeth knock on the door of the country , If you want to catch up, I'm afraid it won't be so easy.

Zhang Anshi has been a human being for two lifetimes, and as a worker in his previous life, he is actually the most clear about some things, no matter how good you claim them to be, people may not believe them.

But when you tell them directly that as long as you are willing to learn and follow me, you will have a house to live in, food to eat, a wife and children, and no worries about food and clothing, then there will be countless people without Zhang Anshi wasting any words. , like moths to a flame, work hard for your vision and direction.

It's really good to have money.

At this moment, Yishiha came in on tiptoe, and he saluted Zhu Di, as if he had something to say, but seeing that Zhang Anshi was with Zhu Di, he didn't shy away from Zhu Di, so he said in a low voice: "Your Majesty, Zhao His Royal Highness is also sick... said it is..."

After Zhu Di heard this, anger appeared on his face, with a hint of sarcasm: "Heh... He has reported illness every now and then. Is this trying to pretend to be sick?"

Zhu Di has been waiting for his youngest son to come to plead guilty to him.

But until the beginning of spring, Zhu Gaosui kept claiming that he was not sick. Instead of making Zhu Di feel sympathetic, he showed an expression of disgust.

The account of the 'fairy' last time has not been settled yet!
Not only did this guy not plead guilty, but he got sick every day.

What Zhu Di thought of was Zhao Wang Zhu Gaosui, who must have tried to exonerate him by falsely claiming to be ill.On the other hand, he was also afraid that he would force him to return to his domain.

At this time, he still wanted to stay in the capital, his purpose was self-evident, and it was clearly wishful thinking.

Yishiha said again: "The imperial doctor did go to see it, and said it was... that King Zhao was in unbearable pain... Indeed..."

Zhu Di said with a sullen face: "There is no need to say any more, this kid is the best at putting on a show, I want to see how long he will pretend."

When Zhu Di thought of his sons, he couldn't help being furious. The second son was like this, and so was the third son. The eldest son was virtuous, but he wasn't like him.

But the emperor's grandson Zhu Zhanji, more and more like him, this is Zhu Di's only comfort.

Yi Shiha didn't dare to say any more, and nodded quickly.

Zhang Anshi just stood aside silently, he didn't want to get involved in Zhao Wang's affairs, so he said angrily: "Your Majesty, if there is nothing else, I will leave."

Zhu Di's good mood just now was obviously exhausted, and he didn't have the mood to talk to Zhang Anshi any more at this moment, so he hummed lightly.

Zhang Anshi then fled away, let out a sigh of relief when he got out of the palace, and then went back to the Zhang family in the inner city.

The house became more and more unpleasing to the eye, with a small footprint and low walls, making Zhang Anshi feel insecure living there.

Zhang Anshi was looking forward to Qixia's Annanhou Mansion every day, and hurriedly built it.

It's just that today, outside the house, many cars from the East Palace were parked.

When a guard from the East Palace saw Zhang Anshi returning to the mansion, he hurriedly came up to him and said, "I've seen Lord Hou."

Zhang Anshi said in astonishment: "What's wrong, my brother-in-law is here?"

The imperial guard said: "His Royal Highness has gone to King Zhao's Mansion to visit His Royal Highness Zhao's condition. It is His Royal Highness. He misses Lord Hou, so..."

After hearing this, Zhang Anshi was immediately overjoyed.

Look, this nephew has a conscience, it's amazing.

So he hastened his pace and walked into the mansion, and said: "Got it."

Quickly enter the house, all the way to the backyard, here are all the eunuchs and maids who come with you, all the way past, everyone who sees salutes to Zhang Anshi.

Zhang Anshi walked to the wing of the back house in one breath, and there were even more eunuchs here.

They were in a hurry to greet them, or enter the wing room to announce, Zhang Anshi waved his hand, motioning them to keep quiet.

When I stood outside the wing room, I heard a voice from the small hall at the end saying: "Auntie, I only know now that Auntie is the best, Uncle is different, Uncle always has bad intentions."

The smile on Zhang Anshi's face gradually disappeared, and his face was pulled down.

Then Xu Jingyi said: "Your Highness, in fact, your uncle misses you every day, and often talks about you."

"That's definitely saying that I'm not good, and that's not good. I know what he's thinking. He's afraid that I'll kill my relatives in the future. When I was young, he always teased me...I...my..."

After a pause here, Zhu Zhanji continued: "He is afraid that I will settle accounts with him in the future. My uncle is still stingy, and he says every day that the family wants to talk about family relationships, but in fact, he can only get in and out, and doesn't pull out a hair... "

Xu Jingyi seemed to be at a loss as to how to defend Zhang Anshi.

Then I heard Zhu Zhanji lower his voice again: "Auntie, you must be careful Uncle, I heard from the face-to-face person that this person with a straight nose and a thick mouth, with peach blossoms on his face, thin skin and tender flesh must be born Lasciviousness. Auntie, look at Uncle’s face, isn’t he a flirtatious and lewd face? You have to watch him closely, if not, in the future he will be like Emperor Sui Yang and King Zhou of Shang, obsessed with sensuality all day long, and every day with him Mess with flowers and grass, stay up all night... I am very worried about my uncle, he can't bear it."

After hearing this, Xu Jingyi seemed to be dumbfounded, but was speechless.

Zhang Anshi felt his eyes darkened, and almost passed out.

After finally gathering his mind, he couldn't bear it any longer, and rushed in screaming.

He waved his fists, his face flushed with anger, and he cursed directly: "Zhu Zhanji, I'm not done with you."

Zhu Zhanji was startled, jumped off the chair immediately, drooped his head and said, "Uncle, I'm worried about you..."

Xu Jingyi's pretty face was already red, and she hurriedly got up and said, "Forget it, children are ignorant, they are just talking."

Zhang Anshi snorted coldly and said, "Is this called ignorance? I think he understands very well. This shameless person has no conscience. God, I'm going to sue my sister."

Zhang Anshi turned around and wanted to run out angrily.

Zhu Zhanji also ran out of the room in a hurry, and shouted as he walked: "I said that my uncle taught me to say these things, otherwise I am a child, how would I know these things?"

Zhang Anshi scolded: "I see, it must be taught by the eunuchs around you, these bastards dare to mislead the emperor and grandson."

These words immediately frightened the eunuchs outside, all of them looked miserable, and they all bowed down in horror: "I'm wronged!"

Zhang Anshi and Zhu Zhanji ignored them, and the two rushed towards the gate of Zhang's house, fighting with each other.

"Uncle, you have always known how to swear at other mothers, but now you are blaming me instead."

"My mother is in charge of your affairs, why don't you dare to discipline your grandpa?"

Zhu Zhanji said straightforwardly: "Grandpa Huang is more fierce."

"Okay, stop talking! Hmph! Just wait and see how my sister will deal with you."

Zhu Zhanji said: "We will not have good fruit to eat."

Zhang Anshi said: "What crime did I do?"

Zhu Zhanji said: "Uncle, forget it, let's make peace."

"You arrange me around...you still want to make peace?"

"But you also said that Grandpa Huang eats dung and runs naked, and you even make arrangements for Grandpa Huang."

Zhu Zhanji spoke very loudly.

The eunuchs and court maids were so frightened that they only hated why they had a pair of ears, and they were all terrified when they heard it.

Zhang Anshi paused suddenly, and said: "Don't wrong me! What I said is that someone outside said your grandpa, I didn't say that, I just relayed it. Zhu Zhanji, Zhu Zhanji, you have such a vicious heart , Uncle, I don’t worry about you, so I gossip with you, but you go around talking to people.”

Zhu Zhanji blushed: "Uncle, forget it, I won't dare next time."

Only then did Zhang Anshi say: "Assuming you are sensible, next time, just see how I will deal with you."

They each found the steps, then turned back to the wing room.

When he crossed the threshold, Zhang Anshi was already holding Zhu Zhanji's hand.

Zhu Zhanji said with a childlike smile: "I like Uncle the most."

Zhang Anshi still had a dark face, and only nodded.

Take their seats.

Xu Jingyi then smiled and said: "Husband, just now the grandson of the emperor said that King Zhao is sick, and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and sister went to visit together. Logically, we should also visit."

Zhu Zhanji said: "That's not what I said, what I said is that the third uncle must be pretending to be sick."

Zhang Anshi nodded and said: "Zhan Ji is right, I see the face of King Zhao, he is born obscene and lowly, he must not be a good person, only brother-in-law is kind-hearted, he always falls for his tricks."

Zhu Zhanji said: "Yes, the third uncle is bad. He always looks at me with strange eyes when there is no one around, as if he is going to eat me."

Zhang Anshi said: "Okay, it's their business that he is bad, anyway, he is also your elder, so don't always speak ill of him."

Zhu Zhanji said: "Compared to third uncle, uncle really loves me so much."

Only then did Zhang Anshi feel a little better. He touched his head, and his voice became much gentler: "My family, Zhanji, is still very good most of the time, but there are always bad people around him who mislead him."

Keeping Zhu Zhanji, after lunch, the eunuch urged Zhu Zhanji to return to the East Palace, and Zhu Zhanji left unhappy.

As soon as Zhu Zhanji left, someone came to visit him.

"Master Hou."

It was Imperial Physician Xu who came, and Imperial Physician Xu said: "Your Majesty came to visit early in the morning. You can see that there is a car from the Eastern Palace outside, so you have been hesitant to go to the door. You waited outside for the car from the Eastern Palace to leave before you came to visit."

Zhang Anshi sat in the front hall, sipped his tea, and said, "What are you doing here?"

Zhang Anshi didn't think that Doctor Xu's purpose of visiting was to gossip, but he asked directly.

I saw that Dr. Xu's face was covered with bruises, many of which disfigured him, so much so that when he even smiled, he looked like he had suffered a lot and had a deep hatred.

In layman's terms, it's a bad look.

"Ever since I learned the art of enema from Master Hou, I have benefited a lot. It turns out that enema has such and such benefits. Last time, Master Hou didn't intend to mention that this cure requires an understanding of the human body. If you are not a good clerk, you cannot be a good doctor, and the lower officials are tempted to follow the clerk to dissect corpses these days, but I have some experience."

After all, he took out a notebook very seriously, and many things were densely recorded in this notebook. In addition, he also drew various graphics of the heart, liver, spleen and stomach on the notebook.

"What Hou Ye said is really reasonable. The official has noticed many things, but... despite his observations, some things are still at a loss. The official should not bother the Hou Ye, but... many questions, really You are not allowed to enter the door. A few days ago, although I read a lot of medical books in the library of Lord Hou, but... I still have a half-knowledge, and it is difficult to solve the confusion, so I have the audacity to ask for advice."

Doctor Xu spoke sincerely.

It's too awful.

Now in the Tai Hospital, it is no longer as leisurely as before, and it is even more difficult to fish.

Because in the past, no matter what disease was treated or what accident happened, after all, it could still be prevaricated with an excuse such as being terminally ill and having nothing to do with me.

But when the nobles in the palace encounter this kind of situation, they will ask a question: Why can Zhang Anshi cure it, but you can't?

For ordinary patients, it's okay to ask questions.

However, if people have such doubts, they may have to make Imperial Doctor Xu unable to get out of bed for a few days.

As an imperial physician, the Imperial Physician Xu has spent more time as a patient lying on the sickbed moaning and moaning than when he was a doctor. What kind of life is this!
Now, he really can't get along anymore, so he has no choice but to decide to study medicine honestly.

Seeing his thirst for knowledge, Zhang Anshi said tolerantly, "Let me tell you what questions you have."

Dr. Xu was flattered, and immediately stepped forward, took the notebook, and turned out a page.

On this page, seven or eight lungs are drawn: "Look, Lord Hou, there are seven lungs here, but the officer found that the third lung was not normal. Scars, obviously, this cannot be caused by trauma, but I have doubts, the lungs are not traumatized, can they still have sores?"

Zhang Anshi said: "Well, it means that there is a lesion in this lung."

Doctor Xu said: "I have a problem with my lungs, can it be cured by taking the heat-clearing and detoxifying medicine?"

Zhang Anshidao: "People have the ability to heal themselves, just like we can heal after a few days if we cut our hands. .”

Imperial Physician Xu said: "In this case...how can I do it?"

Zhang Anshi said: "There are many ways, one is to prescribe the right medicine, but it is not easy to prescribe the right medicine for such an internal disease. If the lesion is too large, and it is difficult to cure for a long time, and even involves life-threatening, I am afraid that I can only find a way to cut it off." Lost."

"Cut it off?" Doctor Xu was taken aback.

He couldn't imagine how the lung was cut, so he subconsciously said, "How to cut it?"

"Rip open."

Imperial Physician Xu shuddered: "If the stomach is disembowelled, wouldn't this person die?"

Zhang Anshi shook his head and said, "That's not necessarily the case, it depends on your ability."

Doctor Xu only thought it was unbelievable that there is such a thing in the world.

At this time, countless questions began to appear again: "That is to say, disembowel the stomach, find the lesion, and then remove it... But how can this ensure the survival of the patient?"

"There are indeed a few problems that need to be resolved." Zhang Anshi didn't hide anything from him: "I'll tell you one by one."

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Say it again, update during the day in the future, try to make one chapter at noon and one chapter in the afternoon!
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