my brother-in-law is the prince

Chapter 602
For a long time, the hall was still silent.

It's just that at this time, the eunuch who sang "Ni" became even more at a loss. He didn't dare to continue singing "Ni", but looked at Zhu Di in panic.

Zhu Di said with a cold face: "This is a generous gift..."

As he spoke, he paused.In fact, at this time, Zhu Di also didn't know what to say.

However, he is an emperor after all, and he quickly calmed down his emotions, especially in today's scene.

So he turned his gaze, landed on a person, and said: "King Yue..."

"Sun Chen is here."

Yue Wang Zhu Zhanyong stood up obediently.

Everyone looked at Zhu Zhanyong, and Zhu Zhanyong still had a childish look on his face.

Everyone present, except for Zhu Zhanqian and Zhu Zhanyin, almost regarded him as a child.

But such a child has become the most beautiful boy at this time.

Zhu Di said slowly, "This gift...isn't a joke."

After all, it's a child, so it's time to make sure.

Zhu Zhanyong blinked his eyes and said: "Grandpa Huang thinks there are too few gifts? If there are less, Sun Chen...you can give another one, as long as Grandpa Huang is happy."

Zhu Di: "..."

Zhu Di felt that he couldn't find words for a while.

Everyone looked at each other in blank dismay.

Because the boy spoke in a very entertaining tone.

It seems that he has eaten the heart of a bear and the gall of a leopard, but it is actually a pastime for His Majesty?
So he slowed down, Zhu Di frowned and said, "Where did you get so much money?"

Zhu Zhanyong was waiting for this sentence, he smiled.

I don't know if it's because of silver, or that silver can bring people strong self-confidence.

So at this time, Zhu Zhanyong was very imposing, and he said: "The emperor's grandfather gave Sun Chen the vassal land with great kindness and virtue. This is a big vassal land, several million taels of silver, isn't it easy to grab?"

As soon as this remark came out, the vassal kings blushed subconsciously.

Millions of taels of silver are at your fingertips, you kid is not in charge of the family and doesn't know how expensive it is.

Is this money so easy to earn?
Right now, the largest feudal lord overseas, that is, the Han king Zhu Gaoxu who was the first to go to sea and occupied the most affluent place in Annan.A year's income is only a few million taels of silver. After a year, after spending on military affairs, cultural affairs, etc., there will be a surplus of several 10 taels of silver a year, which is not bad.

As for many other vassal kings, some of them are still struggling. It is even heard that there are still many vassal kings who rely entirely on loans from the bank.

Zhu Di's expression softened after hearing this, and he became more and more curious, so he said: "A few million taels of silver, easy to grab?"

Zhu Zhanyong said: "After Sun Chen arrived in the feudal land, apart from building Edo City, it was my uncle who assisted Sun Chen to send people to dig mines. In less than two months, several large silver mountains were discovered! Besides In addition, there is a gold mine, so Sun Chen ordered people to carry out large-scale mining. Now the annual net profit of a single silver mine is 700 million taels of silver."

"Of course, this is nothing. The main reason is that in less than a year, the machinery and equipment have not kept up. A lot of time has been wasted on building basic facilities! Besides, there are not enough personnel. Skilled, recruiting is also difficult, there are a lot of coolies, but there is still a shortage of experienced craftsmen. If this is not the case, the output will be doubled a few times, it will not be a problem."

"..."

silver mine...

It's only been a year, and he went directly to the silver mine.

The vassal kings felt dizzy, and couldn't tell the truth from the fake for a while, but they all showed shame at this time.

They're still digging logs, and plantings, and iron and coal.

To be honest, the income is not very high, and the available manpower is also very large. In addition, it needs to be transported to Daming and other places for sale by sea. For the manpower and transportation expenses, everyone just earns a little hard money to make ends meet.

But Zhu Zhanyong is so powerful, he digs gold and silver directly.

Zhu Di couldn't help being startled, and said immediately, "Is there so much gold and silver?"

Zhu Zhanyong said with a cheerful smile: "There is a mountain in my vassal's land, called Shi Jian, where Shi Jian Mountain is rich in a lot of silver. The craftsmen who have explored it have made predictions. Silver... How should I put it, let's just say it this way, now all the silver mines in the world have all the exploreable reserves, and they are only equivalent to Mount Iwami, so... It is no problem to dig this mountain alone for 200 years , as for the income..."

"..."

You know, in Daming, silver itself is currency.

Although the banknotes issued by banks are increasing day by day, even banks that issue banknotes must use real gold and silver for reserves!This banknote is based on real gold and silver.

Silver, therefore, is the basis of all money.

Because of this, the exploration and mining of gold and silver itself is a top priority for Daming and the feudal clans.

There are not a hundred silver mines in this world, but there are as many as seventy or eighty.

It's just that the vast majority of silver mines, some have low silver content, some have low reserves, and some are difficult to mine, and the cost of mining is high, and the cost of refining is not low.

Who would have thought that in a mere feudal land of Fusang, in a single mountain, there would be a vein of silver mines that could rival it in today's world?

At this moment, everyone was shocked. Just now, Zhu Zhanyong still looked like a yellow-mouthed child, but now, everyone is in awe.

It can be dug for 200 years, how much is the annual income?

Zhu Di also gasped.

He said incredulously: "How much did you earn last year?"

Zhu Zhanyong said: "Last year's income was low, only 560 million taels a year. This year, Sun Chen plans to increase investment and make persistent efforts. This mine vein is huge, and more mines can be opened..."

Zhu Di was silent. He pursed his lips and looked at the grandson in a daze for a moment.

For the first time, he was made speechless by one of his grandsons.

But Zhu Zhanyong seemed to think that the current atmosphere was not enough, so he said proudly at this time: "Not only that..."

Zhu Di: "..."

Zhu Zhanyong: "Sunchen's current king's capital is Edo. Here, Sunchen found that this is a good natural port. Nowadays, many Fusang sea trade can be based on this, and the amount that can be accommodated here The throughput is huge, although the income of the port this year is not much, but in a few years, I am afraid it will be another big deal, and Sun Chen is now expanding the port."

"In addition to this, it is to build a warehouse. Sun Chen has just entered the feudal domain, so many places need money, and the current annual income is still not high. I will give this mere 80 taels of silver to celebrate my birthday."

Zhu Di: "..."

Speaking of this, almost all the princes subconsciously decided to turn a deaf ear.

The value of this gift has exceeded theirs by more than ten times, and in Zhu Zhanyong's mouth, he still used a mere rhetoric of 80 million taels of silver.

Does this teach other people to live?

The sign of a person's maturity is that he is no longer keen to compare with others.

And the reason why people lose the heart of comparison with others is that as people grow older, they are gradually tempered by reality. After thousands of tempers, they gradually realize that they are not the one-in-a-million one. Human, and accepted the reality of mediocrity and inferiority.

Now, the feudal lords have seen what reality is.

At this time, the only mentality that can make me feel at ease is, look at this kid Zhu Zhanyong, how naive he is, doesn't he just have a few bad money?Just showing off like that.

If it's this king... But when I think about it, I can't help but feel sour. In such a situation, why can't this king find gold and silver?
When Zhu Di heard Zhu Zhanyong's words, he immediately became overjoyed.

In any case, this grandson is filial. The most important thing is that he can live such a good life. As the grandfather of the emperor, he can feel at ease.

Zhu Di showed a sincere smile and said, "My grandson is blessed."

After he finished speaking, his eyes were full of hope, and he looked at the brothers and descendants who had no honor on their faces.

After Zhu Zhanyong heard this, he secretly glanced at Zhang Anshi. His eyes quickly intersected, and there seemed to be some meaning, and then he said with a smile: "Grandfather... Actually, this is not my grandson's blessing."

Zhu Di couldn't understand the meaning of these words for a moment, looked at him in surprise and said, "Huh?"

Zhu Zhanyong said with a smile: "Grandfather, have you forgotten? Uncle originally planned to give this piece of feudal land to the second brother, but the second brother insisted on refusing, so he replaced his grandson's original feudal land with him. So to be more serious... this should be the second brother's blessing! Grandson is very ashamed, he has received too much favor from the second brother."

As soon as this remark came out, it was like a bomb dropped...

The hall suddenly fell silent again.

Everyone suddenly realized that this matter was really...

Speaking of the replacement of the feudal land, it has long been known to everyone.

But who doesn't know about the clan relatives?

Zhu Zhanyong, who was sitting in the corner, had seen Zhu Zhanyong so proud of himself, and gave him a gift of 10 million taels of silver.

Hearing what he said about good ports and silver mines, his eyes were already straightened.

If you don't really manage the domain, you really don't know how painful it is.

The land he is in now relies entirely on the head tax on the Japanese people, while in Fusang, the land is barren and the grain production is surprisingly low. There are sallow and emaciated hungry people everywhere. Even the nobles of Fusang have a miserable life. Baba, the difficulty of tax collection is really difficult and a bit against the sky.

If it weren't for the support of a lot of money and food given by the emperor's grandfather and father at the beginning, how could he survive?Throughout the year, there can be an income of 10,000+ taels of silver. For the local Japanese, it is considered that the Zheng Wangfu has expropriated and carried out the most heinous and cruel rule.

But now...

And this is not terrible, what really makes him feel cold is... the original Zhu Zhanyong's feudal land should belong to him, and all the benefits there originally belonged to him.

But now, all of this has nothing to do with him, and he gave it to others with his own hands.

At this time, many people looked at him.

Zhu Zhanxuan just felt ashamed, and for a while, he wished he could find a crack in the ground and get in.

In addition to the huge loss, I am afraid that this matter will be ridiculed for 100 years.

When Zhu Di heard these words, he immediately showed a look worth pondering. He looked at Zhu Zhanxi, and then at Zhang Anshi who was not far away.

Zhang Anshi's face was calm.

However, Zhu Zhanxi is also Zhu Di's grandson anyway, even if he is only a concubine, Zhu Di has already realized at this moment that Zhu Zhanxi's face is embarrassing at this moment.

So he subconsciously turned around and said: "This... um... After all, it is still Zhan Yong's luck. Who would have thought that this land is a treasured land of geomantic omen?"

What this means is that at the beginning, no one knew that the lands of Edo and Ishijian were so rich, so it can only be regarded as Zhu Zhanxi's bad luck.

In fact, it was just to comfort Zhu Zhanxi.

But Zhu Zhanyong didn't like to hear these words very much. Now that he has money, he naturally became more courageous. He immediately said: "Grandpa, this is not luck, but at the beginning, this piece of land, In fact...uncle has known for a long time..."

Zhu Di subconsciously said: "Know what?"

"I know this is a geomantic treasure..."

Zhu Di: "..."

Zhu Di immediately looked at him with a complicated expression, and then at Zhang Anshi.

At this time, Zhang Anshi finally felt that he couldn't hide anymore, so he stood up, bowed to Zhu Di in full view, and said, "Your Majesty... this... this... I really knew about it at the beginning. Tiqi is active in Fusang, so he has some information about Fusang. On the other hand, I... also judged from the topography of Fusang that it is located in the Iwami area, and there is very likely to be a large-scale mineral deposit."

Zhu Di stared at Zhang Anshi.

And Zhu Zhanxi finally couldn't help it anymore, if he admitted that Zhang Anshi knew that the place was a treasured land of geomantic omen, and wanted to give this land to himself, but he refused, wouldn't he be a fool?

Zhu Zhanyu got up subconsciously and said, "Can we know the mineral deposits through the terrain?"

Zhang Anshi said: "If you didn't know it earlier, then I would like to ask your Majesty, and the kings, this silver mine is hidden in Fusang. For thousands of years, the Japanese have not noticed it. On the contrary, the king of Yue has just entered the vassal. Several geological teams went to explore and prepared a lot of mining equipment in advance, if they didn't know in advance, why should they prepare in advance?"

As soon as this remark came out, Zhu Zhanyu was suddenly speechless.

Zhang Anshi continued: "It's not just that, King Yue's feudal domain has only lasted for one year, and everyone is well aware of mining. If you want to come to the feudal lands of the kings, there are mineral deposits. If you want to come to everyone, you know that this mine vein, From prospecting, to road construction, to mining, refining, and then selling, it takes a lot of energy. If there is no preparation in advance, let alone one year, even two or three years, there will be no output .”

The kings nodded subconsciously, no one knew more about mining than them.

Zhu Zhanxuan's face turned bleak in an instant, and when he said this, he already knew that all of this... was true.

Zhang Anshi sighed, looked at Zhu Zhanyu and said, "King Zheng, King Zheng, you are my nephew. Although you and I are not close relatives, your father raised me. In my heart, I also regard you as a relative." Nephew treats it. We are close relatives, His Majesty wanted to distribute Fusang to the emperors and grandsons, although Zhan Yong and Zhan Qian are related to me by blood, how can I, Zhang Anshi, blindly favor them?"

"Among the four emperors and grandsons, you are the oldest, so I thought at the beginning that your feudal land should be the most abundant, so the feudal land arranged for you must not only have a good natural port, but also have rich mineral veins... ..."

When Zhu Zhanxun heard this, his face suddenly turned red again. The facts are irrefutable. Zhang Anshi was willing to give him such a treasured place of geomantic omen.

Zhang Anshi continued: "But in the end... what did you get? What got him was that King Zheng had doubts about it, and he didn't know who provoked him to refuse such a good intention. Not only that, but also taught me Suffering unjust injustice, those who know me, Zhang Anshi, are fine, but some who don’t know me, Zhang Anshi, think that I, Zhang Anshi, prefer my own nephews, and deliberately make things difficult for you.”

Speaking of this, he said quietly: "To this day, there are still people who use this to tease me, so that I have nowhere to appeal for grievances, and I can't express my sufferings."

These words, Zhang Anshi said sincerely.

Zhu Zhanxi was speechless for a while, which not only proved that he was a fool, but what made him feel ashamed was that Zhang Anshi's accusation made him not know how to refute.

Now, in front of the emperor's grandfather and uncles, Zhu Zhanxi had no choice but to burst into tears, saluted subconsciously, choked up and couldn't speak.

Zhang Anshi waved his hands magnanimously and said: "People's hearts are separated from the belly, and there is nothing wrong with being a human being. This matter is nothing more than that. I am an elder, so naturally I don't take it to heart. This matter is over like this. At least Now, I have finally been wronged... There should be no one who will continue to poke me in the back."

As soon as the latter words came out, Zhu Zhanxi blushed even more, but at this moment, he couldn't say anything, just being obsequious.

On the contrary, Zhu Zhanyong was triumphant.

Zhu Di looked at Zhang Anshi with a smile, but by now, everything had come to light.

In fact, it doesn't matter to Zhu Di which grandson gets this kind of Fengshui treasure land. The palms and backs of the hands are all flesh, as long as the person's surname is Zhu.

But now that I think about it carefully, Zhang Anshi is really magnanimous. He is not Zhu Zhanxi's uncle, but at the beginning, he still planned to give this land to Zhu Zhanxi. How many are there?

There are people all over the world, many of them are even by Zhu Di's side. When talking about the feudal land, they can't help but feel that Zhang Anshi is partial.

Occasionally, even Zhu Di himself has doubts, but when he thinks about it carefully, it is understandable for his own nephew to be partial.

But now... when the truth came out, he realized that Zhang Anshi's conduct was much higher than he had imagined.

Immediately, Zhu Di said: "Zhang Qing's family is so impartial and selfless, it is indeed a model for the clan. Such a person, handling clan affairs, is enough to make people feel at ease...you say...don't you?"

Zhu Di looked around, and looked at the kings with burning eyes.

(End of this chapter)