Bright Spring

The imperial court did not immediately use troops against An Nanguo, but only sent envoys to An Nanguo to question the matter... However, Zhu Gaoxu believed that it would be a matter of time before the military was used, because the imperial court was not yet ready for war.

Because then Zhu Gaoxu heard another news that the shipyards in the capital and other places are stepping up to build large ships.It can be seen from this that the Ming court did not implement the national policy of stopping troops to recuperate at all. How could the affairs of An Nanguo be let go? "

In the past, Zhu Gaoxu always thought that Zheng He's voyages were to find Emperor Jianwen.But now Emperor Jianwen has found it; the matter of building a big ship and preparing to go to sea has no intention of stopping at all...

This made Zhu Gaoxu vaguely feel that his father Zhu Di's eyes were not only on Emperor Jianwen, but perhaps he had even greater ambitions!That is to establish greater achievements, and be praised by later generations like Emperor Taizong of Tang Dynasty.

The entire southeastern peninsula is probably within Zhu Di's control attempt, and he also wants to establish a farther tribute system from the sea.

...But for the Yunnan government, the matter of An Nanguo is out of the question for the time being.After the spring of this year, the situation of the Pingburan Xuanwei Division will be a matter that the Yunnan Third Division will pay more attention to.

Back then, Si Lunfa, the Propaganda Envoy in Ping-Myanmar, was apprehended by the officers and soldiers, and his eldest son, Sixingfa, was renamed Mengyang Propaganda Envoy.In the past two years, homesickness has been attacking and annexing the four villages. The Yunnan capital has become alert and reported to the court.

But Pingmian Xuanweisi is not an easy place to go.It is in the southwest of Dali Mansion. Last year, the guards of Hanwang Mansion went to Dali. They came back and reported that the west of Dali is mountainous, and the mountains are high and the roads are far and rough.

This made Zhu Gaoxu realize that things in Myanmar are very difficult.

The use of troops was huge, and it was difficult for the imperial court and the Yunnan government to support sending troops until the chieftain actually rebelled.But if you just send a few people to reprimand a few words, it doesn't seem to have any effect.

...The lakeside in the front hall of Shen's residence, the sun is shining brightly, birds are singing and flowers are fragrant, and it is a scene full of spring colors.

But as soon as Zhu Gaoxu walked into the shade of the big tile-roofed house, he immediately felt the coolness.On a sunny day in Yunnan, the outdoors and indoors simply give people the illusion of different seasons.

When Zhu Gaoxu came in, he cupped his fists and said: "Yesterday | I missed the appointment, I'm really sorry. Because the imperial envoy passed by Kunming City, I have something to go back home."

Mrs. Shen Xu bent her knees and made a ten thousand Buddha, and said with a smile: "His Royal Highness is being polite, I dare not blame the slightest bit. But I thought that the King of Han was in a hurry to go back to the mansion after seeing the Mu family's young lady."

Zhu Gaoxu was a little embarrassed at once, but saw Shen Xu covered his mouth and smiled.He hurriedly said, "Mrs. Shen is joking."

Shen Xu glanced at Duan Xuehen who was walking slowly inside the door, and said, "Please sit up, Your Highness."

Zhu Gaoxu sat down on the chair, and immediately said: "Last year I said that I would cooperate with Mrs. Shen, but I was just talking about it at that time. This year, the government will send people to the Ping-Myanmar Propaganda Department, and I want to join hands with the Shen family there. I wonder if Mrs. Shen is interested in doing something?"

Shen Xu immediately put on a look of great interest, "I am willing to listen with all my ears."

Zhu Gaoxu pondered for a moment and then said: "We are talking about business, but I am not a businessman, so let's not talk about those exaggerated empty words.

Let me put it bluntly, on the border between northern Myanmar and Yongchang Prefecture of the Ming Dynasty, there are several propaganda envoys, and hidden dangers have grown there in the past two years.After Yunnan Dusi reports to the court, he should do something.But after thinking about it carefully, I think that no matter what the parties in Yunnan do at this time, it is useless. Everyone is just doing business with the court.

This is not my style, I don't want to do superficial useless work, if I want to do it, I will do something real! "

Shen Xu agreed and complimented.

Zhu Gaoxu then said: "I have made up a little strategy, and only use one thing to open the situation, Jade!"

"Emerald?" Shen Xu blurted out curiously and doubtfully, "Is it a kind of jade?"

Now it was Zhu Gaoxu's turn to be surprised, he was taken aback and said, "Madam Shen has seen jadeite?"

Shen Xu said: "The forbidden treasure written in "Return to the Field" is a kind of green jade, but I have never seen it before."

Zhu Gaoxu suddenly said: "It is indeed a kind of jade, produced somewhere in Myanmar. I don't know if it is the jade recorded in the book. This kind of jade is different from all nephrite jade such as Hetian jade. It is hard and It is crystal clear and bright in color. It is especially good for making jade bracelets, and I can guarantee that it will replace fragile nephrite jade bracelets in no time. High-quality jadeite should be more expensive than gold of the same weight."

Shen Xu asked softly: "How did His Highness the King of Han know?"

Zhu Gaoxu said nonsense: "Many years ago, an official from Yunnan gave me a piece of jade, saying that it was a rare stone from Myanmar. Later, the craftsman made a green bracelet from the stone, and named it Jadeite. "

Shen Xu seemed to believe it, and nodded thoughtfully.

Zhu Gaoxu said happily: "This is my plan, first we need to find this kind of ore.

I let the word out that I would go to Ping-Myanmar Xuanweisi and Myanmar and other places to search for treasures for my father, queen and queen.Who dares to obstruct the officials and chieftains from all over the country?At that time, both Hanwang Mansion and Shen Mansion sent people to search for jade in all directions.

Once the emerald ore is found, we will send military household miners to mine it.Then take the opportunity to build a city nearby, garrison soldiers, and directly control the territory there.

At that time, it will be more convenient to do things after having a reputation and benefiting many people.In addition to the jade in the tribute palace, more jade can be made into jewelry, and then sold to various parts of Ming Dynasty.This jade is currently only available in Myanmar. Once the world likes jadeite, we will operate as a monopoly, and the profits will be impossible! "

When Shen Xu heard this, she gradually became more interested. She said, "It sounds like this business can be done."

"Of course!" Zhu Gaoxu said decisively, "Can I be unreliable for a business that a prince can care about? At that time, Shen's mansion found skilled craftsmen, and then contacted sales in various places; I was responsible for mining, transporting ore, and ensuring that jade trading was not violated Government oppression and other things. We get the benefits, and the two governments share the benefits equally, how about it?"

Shen Xu nodded and said: "You must find the emerald ore first."

"Hmm..." Zhu Gaoxu also felt that her words had a sharp effect.

However, he is still very confident. After all, such things as emeralds have been proved to exist in later generations.And he's in the name of looking for treasures for the palace... Even if the emperor knows that his clan is doing business illegally, that's not a big deal!

Speaking of which, the water on the clay stove boiled, and Mrs. Shen went to make tea with her own hands.

When she put the teacup in front of Zhu Gaoxu, she said again: "I heard that Li Shi, the prime minister of Annan Kingdom, killed the monarch Chen and seized the throne?"

"The news about Mrs. Shen is quite fast." Zhu Gaoxu said with a smile, "But isn't that traitor's surname Hu?"

Shen Xu said with a smile: "The surname used to be Li, but it was changed to Hu later."

Zhu Gaoxu said: "So that's the case. I didn't read the official documents of the third division carefully, but I only know that his surname is Hu."

Shen Xu laughed again and said in a low voice: "Masters only focus on military and state affairs, but concubines are most interested in the unofficial rumors. His Royal Highness the King of Han would like to know why the Hu family wanted to kill the rumors about King Annan?"

Zhu Gaoxu asked with great interest: "I only think it's a power struggle|scramble, dare you have an inside story? Let's listen to Madam Shen."

Shen Xu said: "When the Chen family was in power, An Nanguo, the merchants who went to Nanyang, were often called the Chen Dynasty. Before the death of the Chen family, the power had long been lost, and the prime minister actually held the power. The Li family. The Li family used the Chen family as a puppet for so many years, but suddenly killed the monarch, so there are some folk rumors... It is said that the monarch has a beautiful queen, the Chen family. It happened only when the powerful prime minister coveted the queen. over that."

Zhu Gaoxu said casually, "The king and queen of the Chen family are also surnamed Chen?"

Shen Xu nodded and said, "Exactly, the etiquette of An Nan Kingdom is different from that of the Central Plains. During the Chen Dynasty, the king only married the Chen family with the same surname as his queen."

Zhu Gaoxu asked solemnly: "The Queen Chen was killed by her husband, so now she has been taken over by the Hu family?"

Shen Xu covered her mouth and laughed "chi": "The concubine is just hearsay, so I can't take it all seriously. An Nanguo is high and the road is far away, and the water and land are difficult to navigate. It is difficult to distinguish the truth from the news. Naturally, the concubine has never heard of the Chen family. Where is the queen now?"

She paused for a moment, and said with a smile, "Your Highness the King of Han also wants to see the beauty of the Empress Dowager?"

Zhu Gaoxu said embarrassingly: "Where, I just think that a woman can affect such a big event, I am very curious, and I can't help but want to know the truth."

Mrs. Shen Xu said: "In recent years, the Lao chieftain has more and more contacts with Yunnan, and some people from the Yunnan business gang go there to see if there is any opportunity to make money. The Lao chieftain is very close to An Nanguo, and the concubine asked someone to go there. The merchants asked to find out if there is any news about the Chen family."

"Hmm..." Zhu Gaoxu responded noncommittally.

He turned his head and glanced at the position of the light and shadow under the eaves, and said, "Then I won't bother you much today. I will send someone to inform Madam Shen as soon as there is any progress regarding the jadeite matter."

Chapter 264

After the [-]th day of the first lunar month, various yamen opened their seals one after another, and the three divisions in Yunnan resumed their work.At this time, the Dusi wanted to send envoys to Mengyang to comfort the envoys. Zhu Gaoxu immediately sent Chang Shi Qianxun and others to accompany him;

After Hu Guang, the cabinet minister, and officials and eunuchs from the capital arrived in Dali Mansion, Hu Yi, who was in charge of the household affairs department, returned to Kunming at the beginning of February and went to the Hanwang Mansion to see him.

When Hu Wei and Zhu Gaoxu came to Yunnan, although they traveled together all the way, they went about their own affairs when they arrived in Yunnan. Hu Wei had never been to Hanwang Mansion.Today he took the initiative to come to the door, he is indeed a rare visitor.