my brother-in-law is the prince

Chapter 531
After Zhu Zhanji saw it, he was very surprised.

Uncle's way of doing this is really too scary.

A Jiangxi chief envoy has 63 stations, and the construction of cities is no different.

Although in this city, only a skeleton is built to provide some basic services such as reading, medicine, guards, etc., but how many medical centers and pharmacies need to be built, and how many bureaucrats and inspection departments are needed? , and how many markets and roads to build, and how many bridges to build.

This is not a railway repair, it is clearly a complete transformation of the entire Jiangxi Chief Commissioner.

However, money is needed to build roads, and money is needed to build cities. How much manpower and material resources are needed for these?
In the drawings of this design, the residences of the residents, as well as the locations of warehouses and workshops are marked, and there are even standard plans for the construction of ditches and roads.

This Lin Lin always comes down...

Zhu Zhanji couldn't help frowning and said: "Uncle... After counting it all in this way, Grandpa Huang's 5000 million taels of silver every year, I'm afraid..."

Zhang Anshi smiled and said: "That's the problem! 5000 million taels... I did the math, it's really not enough, but... when I reported it to His Majesty, I did make a mistake. It's my fault .But now that the railways have been repaired, the cost is not allowed, so please add it if you can.”

Zhu Zhanji: "..."

Zhu Zhanji did not take Zhang Anshi calmly.

5000 million copies already made the emperor's heart hurt, and this year's 5000 million is almost equivalent to directly emptying Zhu Di's internal funds.

If there is an additional budget, Grandpa Huang must go crazy.

So Zhu Zhanji said: "Uncle, is this... okay?"

Zhang Anshidao: "It has always been like this when building railways. If you don't believe me, you can ask. When Zhili built railways, there were additional budgets. After all, people can't plan carefully in advance, and everyone is not a god. This The matter...of course it is very inappropriate, so Uncle is worried that if His Majesty finds out, he will jump his feet. That's why I came to you, we two, uncle and nephew, just in time to discuss a solution."

Zhu Zhanji: "..."

Zhu Zhanji felt that his uncle had come to set him up again.

Zhang Anshi said: "You don't have to always look at me like this."

Zhu Zhanji said: "I understand, I finally understand why my uncle taught me to come to Jiangxi Railway Division. If it is someone else, please add more money. Grandpa Huang must kill people, but if I ask for it, Grandpa Huang will have nothing to do." .”

Being exposed, Zhang Anshi couldn't help being a little embarrassed, coughing: "It's not exactly the case, the main thing is to train you, what bad intentions can Uncle have?"

Zhu Zhanji drooped his head again and said: "What's more, as long as I open my mouth, the emperor's grandfather will obediently take out the money even if he is furious. Because I, the grandson of the dragon, is in charge of the Jiangxi Railway Department in person, and everyone in the world They are all watching, if it is difficult to continue due to insufficient budget, then it is necessary to make the world laugh, not to mention other things, just for this face, the emperor sells iron and sells iron, and will continue to pay money."

Zhang Anshi sighed, "Zhanji, how can you think like that..."

Zhu Zhanji said: "Uncle... how can you use me as a gun?"

Zhang Anshi immediately put on an aggrieved look and said: "Zhan Ji, if you say such a thing, it will really break my uncle's heart. You feel your own conscience. For so many years, since you were a child, uncle? Everything is planning and thinking for you? This Jiangxi railway is the first of its kind in the world. As long as it succeeds, its name will go down in history. Be grateful to Dade, the world will be turned upside down, so tell me, uncle taught you to do this, do you have any private intentions?"

"As for Your Majesty's money...Your Majesty is the father of the emperor. Who spends his money? You are his grandson, so what if you spend a little money on him? Isn't it right? Zhanji, you want Keep in mind your own identity, you are the grandson of the emperor, you are the hope of all the Ming Dynasty. You should spend this internal money, the only thing you need to worry about is how to spend this money! Is it a blessing for the world, or is it a misfortune? Desperate to ruin? If you can be saved by the common people, my uncle will be very happy, and the common people in the world will also be overjoyed. Isn't this the best of both worlds?"

The more Zhang Anshi spoke, the more excited he became: "Now you are blaming Uncle, what a shame for Uncle! The relationship between you and my nephew is so deep, I should say something that should not be said, Uncle regards you as more valuable than his own son. It's just that I didn't expect...a lot of good intentions turned out to be ulterior motives, hey...I really shouldn't be so confused, I will be my king of Song, and ignore everything, isn't it good? Why bother to be so hot? ?”

Zhu Zhanji heard this, chewed it carefully, and found it reasonable.

Suddenly, he felt ashamed and said: "Uncle, don't be angry, I was just talking nonsense."

The more Zhang Anshi talked, the more he felt aggrieved, and said quietly: "This is what you say in your heart, and you feel that Uncle is so heartless. Well, you don't need to explain, the matter has come to this, how can Uncle What are you talking about? Simply, Uncle will go back to Beijing, from now on, ignore everything, think about mistakes behind closed doors, and live your own life behind closed doors."

"Zhan Ji, you have grown up, and you have indeed become a dragon and a tiger. In the future, you will be able to inherit the great rule. Uncle also knows that the heavenly family has always been ruthless. How can you care about the relatives of your uncle and nephew? When you are alone, you don’t have to worry about Uncle. Uncle is a person who can tell the difference between the important and the important. Naturally, he also knows that the monarch and his ministers have other reasons. When the time comes... I go to Xinzhou, and I will be with kangaroos. .”

After hearing this, Zhu Zhanji panicked and said in a hurry: "I was really wrong, I dare not do it again. Uncle..."

Zhang Anshi waved his hand.

Zhu Zhanji was anxious for a while, and his eyes became moist. He seemed to have thought of the benefits his uncle had treated him in the past, and seeing Zhang Anshi's disillusioned appearance, he felt both ashamed and even more terrified.

Seeing that Zhang Anshi was about to leave, he grabbed Zhang Anshi's long sleeves and said, "Uncle, I dare not, it was really just my nonsense just now, Uncle treated me the best, but I was confused and made Uncle sad. "

Only then did Zhang Anshi's face soften a little, and he said, "It's really no wonder you, whoever taught Uncle likes to meddle in other people's business?"

Zhu Zhanji said: "Uncle is the one who thinks about me everywhere. Uncle treats me best in the world."

Only then did Zhang Anshi say: "The plan for this new city, in my opinion, is a long-term plan."

Zhu Zhanji quickly shook his head and said: "Uncle is right, this is the best time to build a new city and completely break the local barriers. Ashamed of my ancestors, I will write a letter to ask the emperor for money."

Zhang Anshi hurriedly said: "Don't mention me in the memorial."

Zhu Zhanji said: "Oh."

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A few days later, Zhang Anshi returned to Beijing excitedly.

He was running back and forth all this time because of the railway affairs.

This matter is too big, once it succeeds, the New Deal will be considered a complete decision.

There are countless people who have benefited from it.

The soil of the gentry and ministers who opposed the New Deal will be completely lost.

After returning to Beijing, before Zhang Anshi had time to go home, he rushed to the palace to have an audience.

When Zhu Di heard that Zhang Anshi had come back from Raozhou, he was overjoyed, and immediately summoned Zhang Anshi. At this time, Xie Jinren and others were discussing matters with Zhu Di.

Zhang Anshi came to Zhu Di, and after paying his respects, Zhu Di said, "Give me a seat."

Zhang Anshi leaned forward and sat down.

Zhu Di said with concern: "How is the emperor's grandson in Raozhou?"

Zhang Anshi said: "Your Majesty, His Royal Highness has worked tirelessly..."

Zhu Di waved his hand: "No need to flatter, just tell the truth."

Zhang Anshi then said: "Your Majesty, this is the melody of His Highness the Emperor's Highness, and the ministers are presenting it on their behalf."

Zhang Anshi took out the memorial.

After Zhu Di heard it, he just smiled: "You can just report it directly, and I don't need to read it. My eyes are a little blurry now, not as good as before."

Zhang Anshi said: "Your Majesty, I don't know what is said in this memorial. This is a memorial. How dare I read it?"

Only then did Zhu Di nod his head, and gave Yi Shiha a wink.

I also lost my understanding, went to get the memorial, and presented it to Zhu Di.

Zhu Di then looked down for a while, his face was kind at first, but in an instant, his face became ugly.

"It's unreasonable!" Zhu Di said angrily, "What kind of talk is that?"

All the ministers couldn't help being startled, and Hu Guang said eagerly: "Your Majesty, what happened to the emperor's grandson?"

Zhu Di ignored it, and looked at the memorial in his hand for a while, then looked up at Zhang Anshi and said, "What did my grandson say?"

"Ah..." Zhang Anshi said very innocently: "Your Majesty, His Royal Highness didn't say anything, he just mentioned some old things to me, and said that for the sake of the people of the world, and for the sake of the ancestors' foundation, he will definitely put the railroad The matter is done well, and we must share the worries for His Majesty. The minister is very pleased, Haosheng encouraged him, and told him that life is only about loyalty and filial piety. He was born in the emperor's family. Doing things well will not only relieve your father's worries, but also comfort His Majesty..."

Zhu Di's face flickered.

Xie Jinren and others clearly felt that Zhu Di's face was extremely ugly, but it seemed that he was trying to restrain himself.

After a long time, Zhu Di let out a sigh of relief and said, "Please leave, Qing, Zhang Qing will stay."

Xie Jin and the others went in without knowing it, but they had no choice but to leave obediently and leave.

At this time, only Zhu Di, Yi Shiha and Zhang Anshi remained in the hall.

Zhu Di couldn't hold back his anger any longer, and said cursingly: "Why do you want money again? Isn't 5000 million taels of silver enough? My internal money is going to be empty. This is knocking my bones and sucking my marrow!"

Zhang Anshi asked in surprise, "What, what money do you want?"

Zhu Di squinted at him: "You don't know?"

Zhang Anshi said: "I... I don't know much. Your Majesty, you also know that His Royal Highness has grown up and has his own opinions. Although I am called his uncle, in fact, he is the grandson of the dragon after all. , A subject is just a subject, and there is a difference between a monarch and a subject, so I dare not ask in detail if I have some questions."

"Yeah, he's grown up and his wings are hard." Zhu Di said: "I was about to be furious just now, but in front of Xieqing and others, I finally held back. After all, I can't show my family ugliness to the outside world. Teach him to build railways. How can this railway be built so expensively? Nowadays, developing railways is a national policy, and he, the Jiangxi Railway Department, has set a precedent. I don’t know how many people in the world are watching his every move. If there is any mistake, I'm afraid I will be laughed at generously. Hey..."

Zhu Di sighed, with a gloomy expression on his face and hands behind his back, pacing back and forth.

Zhang Anshi said: "Your Majesty, how much food do you need in this memorial?"

Mentioning this, Zhu Di felt his anger suddenly rise again, and said angrily: "There is an additional 2000 million taels, not 2000 million at a time, but 2000 million per year... All the internal funds I have worked so hard to save will be given to you." He, I'm afraid it's not enough, so why don't you teach me how to borrow money?"

Zhang Anshi listened, but said: "It's not impossible to borrow money. The big deal is that I will ask United Bank to give you a preferential interest rate."

"Huh?" Zhu Di's eyes fell on Zhang Anshi like a sword.

Zhang Anshi hurriedly coughed: "Your Majesty, according to my opinion, this case cannot be opened. This is just a railway construction. Zhan Ji is usually very obedient, but today it has really become like this. Otherwise, I will go to Raozhou again, on my behalf. His Majesty severely reprimanded him."

Zhu Di: "..."

Zhu Di lowered his head, as if he was weighing something carefully, he kept pacing back and forth, his face showed pain and embarrassment, as if his flesh had been cut.

After thinking hard for a long time, Zhu Di finally took a deep breath and said, "It's also lost."

Yishiha knew that His Majesty was in a bad mood, so he stood silently at the side all the time, and at this moment he lowered his eyebrows and said pleasantly: "Your Majesty is here."

Zhu Di said: "Take a good inventory of the internal funds and think of a way... to raise 2000 million, no... 900 million taels to the Jiangxi Railway Department. This matter... don't make a big fanfare."

"Your Majesty, you can't..." Zhang Anshi said, "Your Majesty, how can you be so conniving..."

Zhu Di took a deep breath, and said: "I can suffer some poverty, but I can't suffer the children. In any case, I can't make any jokes on the Pope's grandson. If the money is gone, I can still think of a way... Zhan Ji Being well-behaved on weekdays is supposed to be the result of not being able to live within one's means and plan carefully for a while. Well, let's let this matter go, don't mention it again."

Zhang Anshi had no choice but to say: "Yes."

Only then did Zhu Di say distressedly: "Now I'm clean, and I've thrown out 7000 million taels this year. From now on, prepare to live a hard life."

Zhang Anshi said with a wry smile: "If it wasn't for the fact that I have taken all the money from my family to Xinzhou for the past two years to develop this new continent, I really hope that I will take out some money immediately to share some of your majesty's worries..."

Zhu Di: "..."

Zhu Di was not in the mood to chat at this time, so he asked Zhang Anshi to leave first.

Zhang Anshi had no choice but to leave in a hurry.

After Zhang Anshi and Yishiha left, Zhu Di sat alone sullenly, looking preoccupied for a long time.

Finally, Yi Shiha came back panting, and said: "Your Majesty, the internal money has probably been calculated. If you take out 800 million taels, there will be some left over, but in the coming year..."

Before he could finish speaking, Zhu Di pressed his hands and sighed: "My mausoleum... think of a way to see if I can save a lot. Besides, with Peking now, there is no need to continue to repair it. Everything is kept simple... ..."

Looking at Zhu Di's appearance, Yi Shiha couldn't help but feel distressed and said: "Your Majesty, this... this..."

Zhu Di sighed and said: "The money...let's leave it to the children and grandchildren to spend, it's a pain in the ass!"

Yi Shiha opened his mouth, but he didn't say a word of persuasion at the end, so he could only say: "Yes."

After thinking about it, Yi Shiha said: "The servants here are also trying to find a way to save some expenses in the palace. The servants in the palace and Dongchang outside the palace have lived a good life with His Majesty for so many years. It's time to share your worries for His Majesty."

Zhu Di only nodded and hummed.

After a long time, Zhu Di suddenly said: "Tell me, did Zhang Qing not know about this? Or was it Professor Zhang Qing? I know Zhan Ji's temperament, and he will never hide anything from his uncle."

Yishiha was momentarily stopped by the question.

But Zhu Di smiled suddenly, and said: "Don't think about it for now. I also know about Zhang Qing. This kid....... Yes, this kid is very shrewd, the money was sent to Xinzhou earlier."

Yishihake is not easy to answer, so he can only smile awkwardly.

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Nowadays, Zhang Anshi occasionally comes to this Wenyuan Pavilion to be on duty.

Because his whereabouts are erratic, every time he appears, it always makes people feel a little surprised.

Zhang Anshi is quite out of place in this Wenyuan Pavilion.

But the people in the house are very polite to Zhang Anshi.

Sheren's official position is not high, most of them are shadowy, and their status is extremely disproportionate. To put it bluntly, they are actually equivalent to civil servants in other yamen, doing errands and odd jobs.

But this time, their salaries have also increased a lot. Zhang Anshi even understands their hard work. He thinks that the cabinet gives up people, travels to and from the court, and they have worked hard, but their official positions are low.

As a result, almost all the people in the cabinet were ecstatic in private.

In addition, preparations for the construction of the cabinet have already begun. The building to be built is next to the current Wenyuan Pavilion. The emperor decreed that more than ten acres of land were set aside for the construction of various building facilities. For the palace, it doesn't cost a lot of money, but for the bachelors and fellows who work here, it is a great thing.

Therefore, as soon as Zhang Anshi arrived, there would be people rushing to salute first.

While Zhang Anshi was still greeting people, someone quickly brought a bowl of hot tea to Zhang Anshi's room.

As for Xie Jinren and others, although they didn't have a good personal relationship with Zhang Anshi, they were still considerate on the surface. There were some matters, as long as Zhang Anshi came to Wenyuan Pavilion, most of them would discuss with Zhang Anshi, and they all respected him.

Hu Guang, in particular, has a good impression of Zhang Anshi now, and this good impression directly reached its peak after he was invited to Qixia Medical College for a physical examination.

(End of this chapter)