my brother-in-law is the prince

Chapter 270 Entrusted with an important task
The three of Zhang Youcheng can be said to want to die.

On the one hand, it is out of the so-called promise of promise.

On the other hand, in front of everyone, riding a tiger is hard to get off. If you don't die, it's a bit unreasonable.

So the three of them made a fuss.

Zhu Di also felt irritable, and seeing that the consolation had no effect, he said: "Qing and the other three are all bent on death in order to fulfill their loyalty, so it is inconvenient for me to keep them."

He flicked his sleeves, looking indifferent.

At this moment, Kuang Ye and Wang Wenlue couldn't hold back anymore.

It's all for this sake, there is no reason not to die.

At that moment, the strength of the two did not know where they came from, and they broke away from the minister who was blocking them again.

But at this moment, Zhang Anshi suddenly shouted: "Isn't it easy to want to die?"

Zhang Anshi said: "You think that if you die today, your reputation of loyalty will be fulfilled? In fact, you are stupid and hopeless! Okay, don't you want to die? Then let me see if you die. I want to see it." , how did you three idiots die?"

All of a sudden, Kuang Ye and Wang Wenlue became angry.

They glared at Zhang Anshi angrily, as if their eyes were about to breathe fire.

Zhang Anshi calmly said: "First, I was stupid and ignorant, so I insisted on making a bet with me. I lost the bet, but now I am looking for death and life. You really think that you have a reputation for promises when you die. But in fact, The people of the world are just laughing at you for being overconfident and stupid."

Kuang Ye said: "If you can't be stupid, then you can't be stupid."

Zhang Anshi said: "If I were you, I would only feel ashamed. I thought in my heart why I have been so poor for ten years and read books for so many years, but I am so ignorant that... I fell into this situation today."

"A scholar who doesn't know how to reflect, is he ashamed to live in the temple? In my opinion, you are just a joke! Your Majesty... They themselves said that they would give their heads to me. I have an unfeeling request. Since their heads, If they are to be dealt with by the ministers, why not hand over the three of them to the ministers?"

Now Zhu Di just wanted to solve the trouble quickly, so he nodded and said, "Let's do it like this."

Zhang Anshidao: "The heads of these three people will be placed on their heads first. When the minister wants to take it, he will naturally take it."

Kuang Ye and Wang Wenlue blushed, Zhang Anshi's words irritated them and made them unhappy.

And his colleagues sighed inwardly one by one, feeling a bit sad when the rabbit died.

You know, the three of Kuang Ye, although they are young now and their official positions are not high, but one is in the household department, one is in the military department, and the other is the censor. It is completely foreseeable that the future prospects of these three people are unlimited, 20 After a few years, I am afraid that he can be called an important minister of the court.

Now, by mistake, his future has been ruined.

Zhu Di didn't pay attention to this matter anymore, but he had already walked to the side of the new car, re-examined the car, and the more he looked at it, the more tempted he became.

So he said: "If you build this car...do you have to wait for rubber?"

Zhang Anshi nodded and said: "Yes, without rubber, the shock absorber and brake system cannot work, not to mention that many components are carefully polished by craftsmen, and the cost is relatively high. I am mobilizing people to find ways to reduce the amount of these steel parts as much as possible. The cost of manufacturing components, such as this ball bearing, in order to make this, it took more than a dozen craftsmen and more than half a month to make a set of qualified bearings. Only by finding ways to improve the manufacturing process can the future It can be mass-produced on a large scale.”

In fact, in theory, many things in later generations, as long as they involve relatively simple mechanical components, can be rubbed out by hand as long as you are willing to disregard the cost.

But rubbing it out by hand and real energy production are two different things. It seems that there are many ingenious handicrafts in ancient times. They can be called exquisite in later generations, but this does not mean that the craftsmanship level of the ancients can be compared with later generations. .It can only show that the craftsmen who rub this thing with their hands are highly skilled.

After hearing this, Zhu Di thought for a while and asked, "What about in three to five years?"

"After three to five years, the minister is somewhat sure, but it will require a lot of manpower and material resources."

Zhu Di took a deep breath and said: "A lot of manpower and material resources have been invested. Once it can be produced, it can save countless manpower and material resources. Not to mention it can guarantee the food and grass of our army. Tell me, you need people, you need things.”

Zhang Anshi immediately said: "Thank you, Your Majesty."

Obviously, Zhu Di is different from other unworldly emperors. He at least knows the power brought by tools. After all, he is an emperor who will win the world immediately. He does not hide in the deep palace all his life and knows nothing about external things people.

In fact, for Zhang Anshi, the manufacture of this car is of great significance.

Because making a car is not just as simple as making a car, once such a car can be mass-produced on a large scale, then... the mechanical level of the entire Ming Dynasty will directly rise to a higher level.

On the one hand, it shows that rubber can already be applied on a large scale. In addition, for example, this bearing is not only used in carriages?To be honest, if all the current waterwheels and windmills have such a pulley, they can do more with less.

It can be said that once a large amount of investment starts and many craftsmen and smart people enter this field, the benefits will not only be as simple as carriages, but almost all manufacturing industries will be greatly improved.

Zhu Di went on to say: "As for Kuang Ye and the other three, you have to deal with them. I have ordered you to be the prefect of Taiping Prefecture..."

Zhang Anshi said: "The minister has not received the order."

Zhu Di squinted at Zhang Anshi and said, "A magistrate is also worthy of orders?"

"This……"

Zhu Di said: "At that time, the Ministry of Officials will give you a letter of appointment, and you can take office immediately. Although Taiping Mansion is not far from the capital, but Zhang Qing's family... If you really go to Taiping Mansion, you can't do it without assistants. Just let Kuang Ye and the others help you, I will have another appointment for them at that time. It’s just that your wife is already expecting to give birth, but you need to go to Taiping Mansion to take up the post, and Jingyi will probably blame me.”

Zhang Anshi was surprised and said: "Your Majesty, who said that the minister will go to Taiping Mansion to take office?"

Zhu Di was equally astonished, raising his eyebrows and said: "The prefect of Taiping Prefecture, I negotiated with you, and you didn't object at the beginning. Why, now that I have arranged for Wenyuan Pavilion to coordinate with the various ministries, you have retreated? "

Zhang Anshi said: "The government of Taiping Mansion can obviously be placed in Qixia."

Zhu Di: "..."

With his hands behind his back, Zhu Di looked at the car, and then began to pace.

Although Qixia is independent, but after all, it was under the jurisdiction of Yingtian Mansion before, but now Qixia is made the capital of Taiping Mansion, which is obviously... a bit unsightly.

"Zhang Qing, is this reasonable?" Zhu Di was a little undecided, his voice was a little soft, and he seemed to have realized that the officials might have objections to this.

The so-called Taiping Mansion refers to Wuhu and Ma'anshan, while Qixia belongs to Nanjing City.

In later generations, Nanjing is almost equivalent to the provincial capital of Wuhu and Ma'anshan, so why is it unreasonable to let Qixia be the governor of Wuhu and Ma'anshan now?
Zhang Anshi said: "Your Majesty, this is too reasonable, Wu... No, as long as the soldiers and civilians of Taiping Mansion have no opinions."

Zhu Di pondered: "Since you are the magistrate, you can make up your own mind on this matter. I have something to say first, this Taiping Mansion is also under the feet of the emperor, and I have attracted many people's criticism for appointing you, but you must fight for me." In one breath, we must not cause any trouble."

Zhang Anshi breathed a sigh of relief, and hurriedly said: "I will definitely do my best."

Zhu Di immediately prepared to drive back to the palace.

Surrounded by the eunuchs, Empress Xu was also preparing to board the chariot, but at this moment, Empress Xu couldn't help squatting for a while.

The eunuch didn't know what happened, and looked at Empress Xu cautiously.

Empress Xu suddenly retched, and then boarded the chariot.

All the ministers walked back with Yu Jia, Qi Xia finally regained her composure.

But the next day, when Zhang Anshi went to the East Palace, he saw Zhu Zhanji rushing forward: "Uncle, Uncle..."

It was rare to see him so enthusiastic, Zhang Anshi hugged him, and said with a smile: "Boy, do you miss Uncle?"

"Tell you bad news." Zhu Zhanji's voice was very soft.

Zhang Anshi grinned and said, "Haha, bad news? Could it be you who wet the bed again?"

Zhu Zhanji still frowned, and said, "It's the emperor's grandmother...she is pregnant."

When Zhang Anshi heard this, his body trembled and he couldn't help letting go of his hands.

With a click, Zhu Zhanji fell directly to the ground.

Zhu Zhanji didn't cry, but got up angrily.

The eunuch in the distance rushed forward, Zhu Zhanji said: "Don't come here."

At this moment, Zhang Anshi's mind was buzzing.

This is absolutely not what he expected.

Your Majesty is not too young now, he should be 46 or seven years old.

And Empress Xu is probably between 41 and [-] years old.

According to the trend of history, Empress Xu should have died, but because of his treatment, she survived.

But who would have thought that, not to mention that she survived, she was actually...pregnant.

The relationship between Zhu Di and Empress Xu is very good. Except for the three sons born to Empress Xu, Zhu Di has no other heirs.

And now... Empress Xu is pregnant again...

Zhang Anshi said: "Your Majesty... is really my role model..."

Zhang Anshi spoke incoherently, and didn't know whether to be happy or sad, but continued to mutter: "It's really unexpected to have such abilities at such an age... I thought... I thought..."

Zhu Zhanji lowered his head and said: "Oops, if the emperor's grandmother gives birth to another uncle for me, maybe the emperor's grandpa and grandmother will no longer like me."

Zhang Anshi came to his senses, touched Zhu Zhanji's head and said, "Don't panic, you are seven years old now, and that kid hasn't been born yet. Seven years old vs. zero years old, you have the advantage."

After a pause, Zhang Anshi said again: "Where did you get the news from?"

Zhu Zhanji said: "It has been rumored from the palace that an eunuch came to the East Palace to announce the good news, and the father, mother and concubine have already left for the palace to congratulate."

Seeing that he was still frowning, Zhang Anshi patted his head and said, "It's okay, it's okay, it's good to have one more uncle."

Zhang Anshi comforted him. Even if Zhu Di gave birth to his fourth son, Zhang Anshi thought that there was nothing to worry about. It was impossible to affect the East Palace. It was just that Daming had one more vassal.

After comforting Zhu Zhanji, Zhang Anshi learned that the prince and concubine Zhang were not there, so he couldn't stay longer, so he said: "Uncle has official business, so I can't accompany you. Uncle is still the prefect of Taiping Prefecture , this is a great responsibility, you should just stay put and don't be playful."

After confessing, Zhang Anshi went back home.

Back in Qixia, at this time, in Nanzhen Fusi, a new signboard was put up: "Taiping Prefecture Zhifu Yamen."

This Nanzhen Fusi specially gave up more than a dozen controlled public houses and value houses, which will be used as the office location of the future Taiping prefect and civil servants.

And the assistant officials and civil servants who worked in the original Taiping magistrate's yamen have also set off, and each of them is like a prisoner, and they are settled here.

Their family is small, after all, they are all in Taiping Mansion, but people have to come here to be on duty, not to mention the Fusi of Nanzhen, people are frightened, thinking that they have entered the magic cave, there are countless pairs of vicious eyes staring at them , They feel like sitting on pins and needles.

Zhang Anshi sat down, he was actually a little bit worried about Empress Xu's pregnancy, he wondered, should he pretend not to know about this matter, or should he find time to go to the palace tomorrow to congratulate him?

At this moment, a civil servant came tiptoe and said, "Grandpa, three people came outside and said they came to see you."

Zhang Anshi was taken aback, and said, "Three people, who are they?"

The official said: "Professing to be a commoner...something..."

Zhang Anshi thought it was weird, so he said, "Go to Fusi in Nanzhen next door first, find ten or eight lieutenants, ask them to bring swords and come here to guard, and then let those three come in."

The clerk nodded.

Soon, the captains were in place.

Then, three people came in.

Zhang Anshi took a closer look, wasn't these three people the same as Zhang Youcheng, Kuang Ye, and Wang Wenlue from yesterday?

When Zhang Anshi saw them, he hated himself for not wearing armor.

Although all three of them were scholars, they all had enemies after all.

But think about it carefully, this is his lair, and there are more than a dozen guards around him, so he is afraid of being a bird.

From now on, these three people are not wearing official robes.

The leader was Zhang Youcheng, Zhang Youcheng said with a cold face: "Duke Wei, the three of us have resigned from our official positions. Since the head is in the hands of Duke Wei, please ask Duke Wei to give me a happy time."

Zhang Anshi: "..."

Zhang Anshi realized that he had met three ruthless people.

These three people are really endless, and they are fighting him.

Zhang Anshi sneered and said, "What are you doing when you resign from your official position?"

"If Duke Wei wants to take the lives of the three of us, if the three of us are still appointed officials by the court, it will inevitably damage the reputation of the court. Now, the three of us are all commoners, and Duke Wei can do it himself to twist the heads of the three of us .”

Zhang Anshi looked at him with interest and said, "What if I don't screw it?"

Zhang Youcheng resolutely said: "Anyway, this head belongs to Duke Wei, so it is natural to let him deal with it. We said it earlier, let Duke Wei deal with it."

Zhang Anshi couldn't help feeling that the three of them were tough, but if they were not tough, they wouldn't stand up and bet with him under the watchful eyes of everyone.

Zhang Anshi sighed and said, "Since this is the case, then I have to deal with it."

"Of course, it's up to you to listen." Zhang Youcheng said.

Zhang Youcheng looked very tired, the three of them discussed all night after returning.

Although slowly, they calmed down and did not look for death or life.

But when he thought about it carefully, he really didn't have the face to continue seeing people, so he simply hung up the crown and went to find Zhang Anshi.

Looking at these three people, Zhang Anshi couldn't help crying and laughing and said: "Why are you doing this. Hey, why are you all as stubborn as a cow."

Zhang Youcheng snorted coldly and did not respond.

Zhang Anshi's skin is much thicker than theirs.

You know, thick-skinned people face thin-skinned people in this world, but dimensionality reduction strikes them.

Zhang Anshi looked at Kuang Ye again and said, "Is it the same for you and Wang Wenlue?"

Kuang Ye said indifferently: "Let it be dealt with."

Zhang Anshi sighed, and said, "Well, I don't want your heads either, but since you insist on letting me handle it, well...you need to promise me one thing."

"Grand Duke Wei, but it doesn't matter what you say."

Zhang Anshi said: "I have a workshop that deals in paper. The three of you, take charge of running it."

"That's it?" Zhang Youcheng and the others were not only surprised, but also showed disdain.

You know, doing business is a huge insult to scholars, and they themselves look down on businessmen.

What's more, the three of them read the books of sages and sages. Qi family governing the country and the world are all within reach.Let alone managing a small business?
Zhang Anshi didn't care about their feelings, and said at this time: "Come here..."

He told the clerk: "Let these three people go to Zhu Jin, and Zhu Jin will arrange for them."

After speaking, Zhang Anshi looked at the three of them again and said: "Ugly words first, if you lose money in my business, I will not forgive you then."

"Must Wei Guogong insult us like this? A scholar can't be humiliated." Kuang Ye felt extremely humiliated and stared at Zhang Anshi.

Looking at the three angrily, Zhang Anshi calmly said: "Why, you are not afraid of death, are you even afraid of running a small business?"

Zhang Anshi could see that, to deal with these three stubborn guys, he had to be aggressive.

"Hmph." The three of them had pale faces, but they still obeyed obediently after all.

The scribe led them there.

Zhang Anshi sat on the desk and began to work. Since he is the new magistrate, he must open up the situation, but how stubborn the old thinking and the old production system are. difficult thing.

Not to mention anything else, once Zhang Anshi puts forward any new claims, if someone secretly sabotages or stirs up the flames, it may cause big problems.

Zhang Anshi did not dare to underestimate this small Taiping Mansion.

After more than an hour, when Zhang Anshi was still pondering how to break the situation, Zhu Jin came looking for him anxiously: "Grandpa, grandpa..."

Zhang Anshi looked up, showing displeasure, and scolded: "What's wrong, you're so frizzy."

Zhu Jin smiled wryly and said, "Grandpa, those three people... the younger one has already been arranged."

"Is that the paper-making workshop?"

"Yes." Zhu Jin said with some doubts: "But...these three people are all scholars, and they are all from Jinshi background. They condescend to come here...the small ones...the small ones think that they should run our firm The following business, is it...is it..."

Zhang Anshi smiled and said, "Is it a sledgehammer to kill a chicken?"

"Yes, that's what the little one means."

Zhang Anshidao: "These three people are very stubborn and straight-tempered. But...in this world, who can be a Jinshi, who is not a dragon and a phoenix? The imperial examination is held every three years, and only two or three hundred people are admitted for each subject. That is to say, in the previous world, on average, there were only a hundred Jinshi in a year. Besides, I checked their imperial examination results, and all three of them were second-class Jinshi, which is even more rare. But this kind of person is really smart, What's more, those who have been officials can be regarded as having seen the world, since they say they are at my disposal, then I will try them first and weigh them."

Zhu Jin said with some hesitation: "If this matter gets out, I'm afraid it will damage the reputation of the father-in-law."

In fact, this was what Zhu Jin was most worried about.

Zhang Anshi himself was happy: "I have a reputation as a bird! Those scholars, who didn't mention me would be eccentric? You can't lose things that you don't have at all in this world. Well, don't panic, you can just do business, what should I do?" That's all. In short, don't embarrass them, but don't take care of them specially, just treat them as ordinary shopkeepers under you."

Since Zhang Anshi specifically explained it, Zhu Jin had no choice but to nod and said, "Yes, yes."

Zhang Anshi said again: "In a few days, I will plan the entire Taiping Mansion. The commercial bank must make preparations as soon as possible. Let’s find a few ferries that connect to Taiping Mansion.”

"Yes."

After explaining everything that should be explained, Zhang Anshi waved his hand and said, "Okay, you can do your work."

In the afternoon, the magistrates of the counties in Taiping Prefecture brought the local gentry to pay homage to Zhang Anshi, the magistrate.

This is almost the old rule when a local official takes office. When a new official takes office, the lower-level officials and local snakes will come to visit.

It's just that when these people arrived at Nanzhen Fusi, they saw that there was still a plaque on the wall of Nanzhen Fusi, the magistrate's office of Taiping Prefecture, and all of them had ashen-colored faces. They hesitated before entering.

In front of Zhang Anshi, they dare not speak loudly.

Zhang Anshi glanced at everyone indifferently, and then said: "This official has three fires when he takes office, and I won't say anything else. The rules, the rules, haven't come out yet, so you have to be mentally prepared."

Just explain these things, and with a horizontal eyebrow, it means to see off the guests.

These people are already extremely uncomfortable here. Before they came, they had something to say, but they couldn't say a word. At this time, they just nodded like chickens pecking at rice, and kept saying: "Ah... yes, yes, yes ..."

Finally, the Fusi of Nanzhen came out. These people, who were like eggplants beaten by frost, began to discuss, and many people couldn't help but show worry.

"Those who come are not kind, and those who are kind don't come! I see that our Taiping Mansion will not be peaceful in the future."

When they went out, Chen Li, the guard in Jinyi, had already brought a stack of memorials and delivered them to Zhang Anshi's desk in person.

This chorus of newspapers mostly records a lot of information collected by Jin Yiwei from Taiping Mansion, including the prices of various counties, the distribution of population, the population of various household registrations, and even the intricate relationships among counties.

"Grandpa..." Chen Li looked up at Zhang Anshi, and said respectfully, "Humble these days, when I was in charge of investigating the Taiping Mansion, I discovered some things, but I don't know whether to tell them or not."

Zhang Anshi saw a bit of seriousness on Chen Li's face, he couldn't help raising his eyebrows and said, "Aren't these things included in the report?"

Chen Li took a deep look at Zhang Anshi and said, "This matter is not trivial, so I dare not record it in a humble way."

Zhang Anshi became serious, and looked at Chen Li seriously: "Say."

Chen Li hesitated for a moment, and then said: "I have found out that people in the countryside of Taiping Mansion mostly worship Maitreya, and what they believe in is not an ordinary monastery or a Taoist temple. There are so-called white lotus priests in many places. Taoist, or for the prestigious people, or for local wealthy households or gentry, they are worshiped by the people, and there is no precepts, no haircut, no fasting, and marriage and marriage..."

After Zhang Anshi listened, he stared at Chen Li, frowned and said, "You're talking about the White Lotus Sect, right?"

Chen Lidao: "It's Mingjiao..."

Only then did Zhang Anshi recall that the predecessor of Mingjiao was the White Lotus Sect. At that time, there was a massive uprising, which led to the fall of the Yuan Dynasty. Even the great ancestor of the dynasty, Zhu Yuanzhang, was affiliated with Mingjiao, and Zhu Yuanzhang ascended the throne. After that, Mingjiao was banned.

Speaking of the White Lotus Sect, there is actually a reason why it has been popular since the Song Dynasty, because it just caters to the needs of every class.

In general Taoism or Buddhism, the teachings are too profound, and the precepts are relatively strict.But the White Lotus Sect is easy to understand, with simple teachings and simple practice. In this way, everyone can understand the teachings, which is very conducive to large-scale dissemination.

On the other hand, because there are no precepts, more people are willing to participate, especially many local gentry and wealthy households, who are also very keen to participate.

They are often bought by the White Lotus Sect, and let them take up the position of the so-called Bailian Taoist in the local area or in their hometown. With this position, they can accept offerings from the believers, collect their property, and occasionally mediate their disputes.

Under this model, since the birth of the White Lotus Sect, almost regardless of whether it was the Song Dynasty or the Yuan Dynasty, and even throughout the Ming and Qing Dynasties, the White Lotus Sect has still developed rapidly regardless of whether it was attacked by the government.

Zhang Anshi said: "Really? How many people participated?"

Chen Li lowered his voice and said: "I'm afraid there are seven or eight out of ten people in the Taiping Mansion..."

After Zhang Anshi heard this, his brows furrowed even deeper, and he couldn't help saying, "So much?"

Chen Li nodded and said: "Perhaps the observation of the subordinate may not be accurate, but it should be close to ten. I feel that this matter is not small, so I came here to report to the lord, but...whether the lord will report to the court?" , but you need to think about it before saying it.”

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I'm very sorry, it's really Cavin, so I wasted a little time, I hope everyone understands!
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