Domineering Daming

Empress Dowager Zhang looked at her and said angrily, "I'll be happy if you don't make trouble for me."

The little girl pouted all of a sudden, her face was full of displeasure.

Zhu Xu didn't pay attention to her, looked at Zhu Huiti and said, "Eighth Sister, have you encountered any difficulties? Living expenses, or if someone bullied you, tell me that our own family should not be bullied by outsiders."

Zhu Huiti was afraid of Zhu Xu, and it came from her mother and concubine Xi Li who "kidnapped" Tian Qi and treated Zhu Xu harshly.

Zhu Xu pressed his hands and said, "There's no need to be too polite, just speak up if you have anything to say."

Zhu Huiti looked flustered, and turned to look at Gong Yonggu.

Gong Yonggu was fair and clean, he looked like a scholar, but he was even more energetic, he leaned forward and said: "Go back to the emperor, we are all well, and the emperor will miss you."

Zhu Xu picked up the chopsticks and said while eating: "Well, how are you doing at the Foreign Affairs Bureau?"

Gong Yonggu sat up straight and said, "Back to the emperor, the affairs of the Foreign Affairs Bureau are quite messy, and we are still sorting out the powers and responsibilities. At present, it is mainly responsible for the construction of the embassy area in the east of the city, the approval of people from various vassal states, and some government affairs. Military, commercial..."

Zhu Xu ate and listened, moving slowly.

"The Foreign Affairs Bureau currently has more than 20 people, mainly responsible for approval, inspection, and supervision of people who come and go..."

"North Korea, Ryukyu, Horqin, etc. are not assigned to the embassy area, Japan, Myanmar, etc. are all there, and the Xiyi people also sent people to say that they will send embassy and envoys to make good friends with my Ming Dynasty and not invade each other..."

Before Gong Yonggu finished speaking, Empress Dowager Zhang interrupted angrily: "Okay, I want to talk about your political affairs, go out and talk..."

Zhu Xu frowned, looked at Gong Yonggu and said with a smile: "Okay, I know almost everything, let's eat and eat..."

Xiao Yongning knocked on the bowl gloatingly, giggling.There are only a handful of people in Daming who can make her emperor's uncle feel deflated, and her mother is the most powerful.

The others naturally didn't dare, and they all smiled reservedly.

Zhu Xu glared at the little girl, picked up the chopsticks, and ate thoughtfully.

The Foreign Affairs Bureau is now divided into two parts, one part is administrative. In the capital, it is under the cabinet. Gong Yonggu is the deputy director and presides over government affairs.The other part is in the Shenlong Mansion, which is in charge of Zhang Guoji. It is actually an institution integrating politics and economics.Shenlong Mansion is a special administrative region built by businessmen, and Bumbutai is in charge.

The ones in the capital are right under his eyes, and any problems can be corrected in time, but the ones in the Shenlong Mansion are hard to say. Everything is new. Although Bumubutai has no ideological constraints, the people around him are all native-born Ming people. If you want to take a completely different path, you have to overcome obstacles.

Zhu Xu can trust Bumbutai's ability, but, where will she lead the Shenlong Mansion? The mountains are high and the rivers are long. He can't always watch, because he has no idea.

Thinking of this, Zhu Xu glanced at Zhang Guoji beside him again. This person is also old and naughty. What did he do in Nanzhili, and what will he do?

At this table, Zhu Xu was clearly the protagonist, he didn't speak, his movements were slow, and everyone followed in silence, not daring to breathe.

Only Empress Dowager Zhang was as usual, Xiao Yongning didn't care at all.

When Zhang Guoji saw Gong Yonggu, he knew that the meal was not easy. When he saw Zhu Xu silently, he was extremely stressed, but he also knew that it was not suitable to do the report now, so he had to worry about it, and stayed with him as if on pins and needles.

Empress Dowager Zhang glared at Zhu Xu secretly, and greeted: "Don't be cautious, father, Le'an, and son-in-law, don't worry, let's eat."

Zhu Xu smiled, greeted him a few words, relaxed his mind, and started eating with him.

Le'an and Gong Yonggu couldn't let go, but Zhang Guoji gradually became familiar with him, and occasionally chatted a few off-topic things with Zhu Xu, and it was barely a happy conversation.

After dinner, a group of people gathered in the side hall of the Compassionate Ning Palace. Zhu Xu took off his shoes and got on the bed. The little girl knelt and sat behind him very attentively, holding his shoulders. Zhang Guoji and Gong Yonggu sat down. Not far below.

Zhu Xu felt the warmth of the heated kang below, still holding the teacup in his hand, looked at the two of them and said with a smile: "You all don't come to the palace, I don't know my habits, but you will come here often, just get familiar with it, and relax. "

Gong Yonggu was very cautious, the rumors outside were too scary, and the emperor in front of him was not restrained, so he was cautious and did not dare to be careless.

Zhu Xu rubbed the tea with the tea lid, looked at Zhang Guoji and said, "I know the foreign affairs bureau in the capital, and the ones in the south, what do you want to tell me?"

Zhang Guoji leaned slightly, knowing that this was probably the purpose of entering the palace today. He had a draft for a long time, and said after hearing the words: "Back to the emperor, the Foreign Affairs Bureau of the Shenlong Mansion is mainly for business and trade, and there are also temporary entry and exit approvals for personnel. There are about 2000 people from outside the territory operated by the government. For the time being, they first go to the Foreign Affairs Bureau for approval, and then go to the customs for filing. It can also enter the country with special approval. At the same time, the Foreign Affairs Bureau is still planning to register, review and strengthen management of people who go to sea and leave the country..."

There is no internet now, and the road is long. Such approval is indeed troublesome, but it is only established at the moment, and it will naturally be improved for convenience in the future.

"It still takes time..."

Zhu Xu listened quietly without interrupting.

"Shenlong Mansion is mainly for business and trade, and the management is more loose. The people from the Western Yi are the most, followed by the people from the Wa Kingdom, and then some countries or forces in the south of Yunnan..."

"Most of the current trading houses come for money, food, weapons, and some cloth, silk, porcelain, etc..."

"A council consisting of seven people has been established, and there are twelve deputy directors to assist. Mrs. Chen is currently in charge of management, and all reports go directly to the Supervisor of Rites, without going through the Jiangsu governor's office, the six ministries and the cabinet. Straight into the money..."

"Before coming, Mrs. Chen talked with the minister. After the summer harvest next year, 600 million taels of silver profits will be escorted to Beijing, and at least 300 million grains will be stored in the Shenlong Mansion..."

"Madam Chen also plans to set up a porcelain chamber of commerce in Jingdezhen, and plans to vigorously promote it to the outside world. Next year, she plans to hold a 'Wan Guo Chamber of Commerce' in Shenlong Mansion to showcase my Ming's business products..."

The so-called "Mrs. Chen" is Bumu Butai, and she is known as the Zhu Chen family. Many businessmen are used to calling this mysterious owner of the Shenlong Mansion "Mrs. Chen".

Zhang Guoji spoke concisely for a while, Zhu Xu probably understood, and nodded slightly.After all, Bumbutai is a capable person, and he has done much better than he expected.

Zhu Xu stroked the tea with his hand, glanced at Zhang Guoji, and thought quietly.

Shenlong Mansion is an experimental field, an attempt by Zhu Xu to develop and conceive the future. Now it is anarchism, and it must be perfected in the future. Right now, it has to be done slowly and slowly.

Zhang Guoji said good things, but there are probably many things he doesn't know.

After all, Zhu Xu was still worried about Shenlong Mansion and Bumbutai, and simply beating him didn't have any effect.

Zhu Xu was thinking in his heart, and glanced at Gong Yonggu with a thoughtful expression on his face.

After Zhang Guoji finished speaking, he kept his words and lowered his head slightly.

Gong Yonggu listened, but he was quite new to Shenlong Mansion. There were many things and things he had never heard of before, which were not in the books.

What Xiao Yongning heard was that his eyes were bright, and he pinched Zhu Xu's shoulders with his small hands, blinked, and suddenly came over, and whispered: "Uncle Emperor, is Shenlong Mansion fun?"

Zhu Xu put down the tea cover in his hand and said with a smile: "It's very fun, but I haven't played it before. Let's find a chance. I will go south again and bring you with me when the time comes."

The little girl was overjoyed when she heard that, and said crisply: "Thank you, Uncle Huang." The little hand pressed harder and harder on Zhu Xu's shoulder, and her little face was full of excitement.

Zhu Xu waved his hand, sat up, looked at Zhang Guoji, pondered, and said: "My idea of ​​Shenlong Mansion has always been to let it develop, not to limit, not to control, not to interfere, and I want to find a development model that is more suitable for my Ming Dynasty. ... Bumbutai, the Lord has done a very good job in the Shenlong Mansion, he is capable, well-planned, self-motivated, no one is superfluous, lazy..."

Hearing Zhu Xu's words, Zhang Guoji quickly bowed and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty, for your compliment, I dare not be a minister."

Zhu Xu made a "huh" sound, and continued: "However, Shenlong Mansion is a new thing after all. The voices of criticism from the government and the public have always been endless, and I have blocked them. The support that should be given to you has always been a lot... Next year is a year for my Ming Dynasty to make great strides forward, and Shenlong Mansion must be brave enough to move forward. How about this, the grain of Shenlong Mansion goes to Beijing, half of the silver goes to Beijing, and the rest is used for development. Do you have manpower, He Yunshan, Xiao Yong and the former Huitong Commercial Bank Some of the best businessmen in the country were transferred to Bumbutai, so they cannot be wasted by the cabinet..."

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Zhang Guoji said calmly.He heard something, the water was too deep, he didn't dare to think about it, and he didn't dare to say much.

Zhu Xu looked at Gong Yonggu again, and said with a smile, "I heard that Eighth Sister is not in good health recently?"

Princess Le'an, Zhu Huiti, was also short-lived in history.

Gong Yonggu hurriedly said: "Go back to the emperor, the princess is getting better, thank you for your honor."

Zhu Xu hummed, nodded and said, "It's not an option to keep the Foreign Affairs Bureau separate. I plan to merge the two into one and set them up in the Shenlong Mansion. What do you think?"