Zhu Houzhao is about to leave for Beijing.
But he always wanted to ask Zhang Zhou to go with him. He had a sense of "I won't go back if you don't come with me." For several days, he was inseparable from Zhang Zhou, completely in a state of fun , he never picked up a book once in Nanjing.
"Xinxue is now highly praised by many people. I want to go out to give lectures, but I am afraid that I will not give a good lecture. My husband will not give me a lecture or something. I also want to go out and write poems. Many people think that That poem was not written by me, and I really want to prove it."
Zhu Houzhao was a little unsure, and he was just pretending to be cool.
He took the three poems that Zhang Zhou gave him before and showed them to others. However, when others knew that he was the prince, they felt that he was using his power to rob. The real story behind the three poems As for the author, there are many different opinions in the world, which also makes Zhu Houzhao very depressed.
Just because I am a prince and I am still younger, the poems I write cannot be written by me
Of course, I did not write them, but they definitely came from them. My own handwriting.
On this day, Zhu Houzhao went with Zhang Zhou to attend the opening ceremony of a store in Nanjing. This was Zhang Zhou’s first store chain in Nanjing. The stores mainly sold some elementary industrial products. Most of them are flashy, and the main thing is that they are only one of a kind in this world.
After the previous ceremony, Zhang Zhou did not let Zhu Houzhao go out to show his face, because Zhu Houzhao had already appeared in front of the scholars in Nanjing City, and some people knew him.
It was Zhang Zhou’s father-in-law Jiang Dezhong who presided over the opening. After Jiang Dezhong completed the previous things, he hurried to the back to salute Zhu Houzhao.
"You are quite good at doing business. You can make a lot of money a year, right?"
Zhu Houzhao looked at Jiang Dezhong with a look of interest on his face.
Jiang Dezhong hurriedly said, "If you go back to your highness, ordinary people will only earn a hard-earned amount of money in a year, barely able to support their families."
Zhu Houzhao said, "At first glance, he is fooling people. Don’t you know, Prince, that you started mining with Mr. Zhang and made a lot of money? Let me tell you, I also have shares in this company, and I still hold half of it. Don’t think that Mr. Zhang is your boss alone, and so do I. "
Zhang Zhou explained, "Head Jiang is not the shopkeeper below me. He is just here to help. There will be a dedicated person in charge of business matters. "
Zhu Houzhao. Curling his lips, he obviously didn't like a philistine and slick person like Jiang Dezhong.
And Jiang Dezhong still felt good about himself and pretended to be a grandson in front of the prince. The result was that the prince felt that he was insincere. It was tantamount to saying that Zhang Zhou gave him a good opportunity to fool around in front of the prince. He looked familiar, but it was because of his dishonest intentions that the prince was disgusted.
It was not only Jiang Dezhong who followed Zhang Zhou to Nanjing, but also Chen's daughter.
Ms. Chen came with him, mainly because Zhang Zhou wanted to expand his business in Nanjing City. In the future, Tang Yin mightMore people stayed in Jiangsu and Zhejiang to build shipyards and train naval forces, which required huge amounts of money for supply.
Relying on Jiang Dezhong alone, even Zhang Zhou felt unreliable, was to form an internal competition and make old Jiang feel a sense of crisis.
The Chen daughter is responsible for the conversion of industrial products, that is, bringing some non-ferrous metal products to Jiangnan for sale. Most of them are sold as mature industrial products and serve as the materials behind the shipyard. Suppliers transport large quantities of wood and stone from both sides of the river to Jiangsu and Zhejiang.
Jiang Dezhong was not entrusted with important tasks in this matter.
Just asking Jiang Dezhong to meet the prince, Zhang Zhou also just let the old man Jiang think that shipbuilding now means making money through the company. After all, the prince is involved in it, but in fact it is not the case, this is just a cover.
If outsiders want to pay attention to Zhang Zhou's secretly making money and use it to criticize him, they will inevitably make a fuss about the company. In this way, Zhang Zhou can stop the company at any time and will not criticize him. His own hematopoietic ability has a great impact, which can be said to create favorable conditions for Tang Yin to build ships and go to sea with large ships.
On the day of the opening of the business, Yin Wuxiong of Yingtian Prefecture did not come, but Wei Guogong Xu Er came in person. Along with him, Cheng Guogong Zhu Fu, who had just arrived in Nanjing yesterday, came.
The two of them want to complete the handover.
Zhu Fu came to take over the post of Nanjing garrison minister. In fact, when Zhu Fu set off from the capital, the emperor had not yet asked him to serve as Nanjing garrison, because according to Zhu Youtang's plan, once Wang Shouren arrived If there is any accident in the war on the grassland, Zhang Zhoulai should be appointed as Nanjing garrison minister and Nanjing war minister.
Only when Zhu Fu was walking halfway, Wang Shouren's good news was conveyed, and Zhu Youtang also sent a message to Zhu Fu on a fast horse, so that he could come to Nanjing to replace Xu Yan and also replace Xu Yan. As the chief military officer of Jinghai, I conveyed the matter.
"Such an inconspicuous shop looks like a big business from the outside." Xu Yan was still sighing after walking into the backyard.
Zhang Zhou and Zhu Houzhao walked out of the back hall one after another. Zhang Zhou smiled and said, "It's just a small business. As a courtier, how can I do business openly? It's just that I, Old Taishan, have a small business in Nanjing. I'll come over and take a look."
"Yes." Xu Yan smiled.
It is indeed a bit outrageous for an official to directly come out to do business.
This has become a struggle for profit with the people.
But it is not accurate to say that there is any benefit from competing with the people, because what Zhang Zhou sells is simply not available on the market, and Zhang Zhou does not seem to like making those tacky products, even though he is known for his With his current status, it is very easy for him to play a monopoly in the city of Nanjing where the sky is high and the emperor is far away.
Zhu Fu hurriedly bowed to Zhu Houzhao and Zhang Zhou. As a duke, he behaved like an errand boy in front of Zhang Zhou.
Zhu Houzhao said with a smile, "Gong Cheng is Zhu Feng's father. I know your son. He is very capable. He likes to play with me when he has nothing to do. IThe next time the palace sees him, he plans to question him. When will he pay back what he owed me before?"
"Ah"
Zhu Fu is completely uncomfortable with the prince's words. tone.
He was also thinking about what this boy Zhijie actually owed the prince and what he had done to make the prince's "hate" towards him so unforgettable.
Zhang Zhou said, “Don’t take Duke Cheng Guo’s words seriously, they are just greetings. "
"I should understand that when the dog comes back, I should teach him a lesson. Zhu Fu said.
Zhu Houzhao sneered and said, "It's time to teach him a lesson. I will teach him a lesson together with you." ”
Zhang Zhou changed the topic and said, “I think the handover between the two of you about the errands has been completed. In the past two years, the north has been casting cannons, but everywhere in the south of the Yangtze River is far away from the border. There is not even a new cannon. The purpose of my trip south this time is to use Yingtianfu as the basis to open an ordnance factory to cast cannons. ”
Zhu Fu said, “I will do my best to help you.” It's just that the Nanjing garrison office can't get much money to build a new ordnance station in a year. I'm afraid I have to bother Lai Guogong to communicate with the Nanjing Ministry of Household Affairs about this matter. ”
Zhang Zhou laughed and said, “There is no support from the Ministry of Household Affairs for casting cannons in the north. You ask me, the outgoing Minister of the Ministry of War in Nanjing, to talk to the Ministry of Household Affairs.”
The purpose of casting cannons is to It is made, but there is no money, so you have to raise it yourself.
"This"
Zhu Fu has obviously never taken on such a difficult task
Zhang Zhou said, "On the canal, a lot of pig iron will be transferred southward every year. The main expenses will go to the accounts of the Nanjing Household Department. The Nanjing garrison needs to apply to the court on its own. His Majesty will consider it as appropriate and allocate funds. I'm not here to solve your problems, you need to work hard on your own.
Zhu Houzhao smiled and said, "Can cannon casting be financed by oneself? Is this shop making money, and we have to fill this hole? Mr., we have agreed that for the half of the money I make, you have to send it to me in the palace." Go inside, I'm useful, I don't like making cannons.
Zhang Zhou glanced at him and said, "The prince's share is indispensable. I hope we won't lose money. Otherwise, I'm afraid the prince will have to add a lot to it." ”
“Ahem. Zhu Houzhao coughed twice and said, "Pretend I didn't say anything." ”
Xu Er and Zhu Fu went to the back hall, sat down with Zhang Zhou, and explained the details of the handover of errands in detail.
For the troops at various guard stations around Nanjing The layout, as well as Zhu Fu's future plans for Nanjing's garrison missions, were just like reporting to the emperor, and Zhu Fu personally explained them to Zhang Zhou.
This also made Zhang Zhou realize that despite Zhu Fu's usual carelessness. He looks unreliable, but because his Chengguogong family is deeply involved in the military power of Nanjing, it can be said that they are very good at selecting and dispatching generals. This is why Xu You felt embarrassed and even took the initiative to resign. .
Most of the local generals were the former subordinates of Zhu Fu’s father, Zhu Yi.
Zhu Fu said, “I am in Xia Gang.When I arrived at Yingtian Mansion, I heard that Dongchang had been investigating Prince Zhongling’s private manufacture of weapons in Jiangxi. I also heard that Prince Ning had impeached Duke Lai and Eunuch Yang of Dongchang. I wonder if I can help you."< /p>
Zhu Fu is also very knowledgeable.
He knows that Prince Ning is not a positive role in the eyes of the emperor, and even the chief minister and ministers cannot follow him. With Zhang Zhou's strength, it would be useless for Prince Ning to impeach Zhang Zhou
Of course, he still stands on Zhang Zhou's side and takes advantage of the vassal. Needless to say, this is the emperor's intention.
In short, standing on the same side as the emperor is what he should do as a minister who has just inherited his father's job and became the garrison of Nanjing.
Zhang Zhou smiled and said, "The investigation is done by Dongchang. I am not in a position to ask about it, but if Eunuch Yang asks me about relevant details, I will give him some advice. "
Zhu Fu said hurriedly, "Mr. Lai Guo, you don't have to be humble. We all know that you must make the decision on this matter. "
Xu Er glared at Zhu Fu.
Even if this is really the case, you can't say it so directly.
Zhang Zhou smiled and said, "Your Majesty, you have nothing to do with Dajiang." Many sects and vassals on both sides of the Taiwan Strait were doing business privately to compete for profits with the people, annexing people's land, and occupying nests to transport salt for private purposes. They were always aware of this, but did not publicize it to the outside world. I came to Jiangnan to avoid trouble, don’t you know?”
Xu Er and Zhu Fu looked at each other.
Of course they knew why Zhang Zhou left the capital. , because after Zhang Zhou returned to the capital from Liaodong, he was impeached by a bunch of people, and then Zhang Zhou abandoned his son and ran away.
Then there was an earthquake in the capital, and then everyone knew that Zhang Zhou represented God's will. , no one dared to attack Zhang Zhou anymore about the disaster.
Zhu Fu said, "Gong Lai, from what I know, after you return to Beijing, you will most likely be the Minister of War, and will govern the military and administration of the Ming Dynasty in the future. You are responsible for most of the affairs, and we must also listen to your instructions. ”
“Really? I don’t even know this myself. "Zhang Zhou smiled.
Zhu Houzhao said from the side, "It's all based on rumors. Even I don't know about this kind of thing. Who are you listening to?"
Both Zhu Fu and Xu Er were thinking, you, the crown prince of Ming Dynasty, look awesome, but at your age, you don’t know what’s so strange about the emperor telling you something.
Zhu Fu said, “Now it’s all Concerned, after you leave, I don’t know who should be in charge of the military and political affairs in Nanjing City, but it seems that there are many rumors, but none of them are accurate. "
Zhang Zhou smiled and shook his head. This time he was silent, as if there was no need to explain this kind of problem to Zhu Fu.
Xu Yan on the side said, "I heard that, It was Wang Qiong who was guarding Pianguan. He was transferred back to the capital, or he was to be the right minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs. ”
“I don’t know this either. The two of you are really well-informed. "Zhang Zhou smiled and said, "But according to my expectation, Your Majesty has no plans to use troops on the grassland recently. Everything has to wait for the Tatars to take the initiative, so that the Ming Dynasty can easily counterattack. If the Tatars stay safe,If so, the Ming Dynasty will fully prepare for the Battle of Pingcuo in a few years. As for who will guard the border town and who will be the minister and minister, this is a matter that your majesty and the court should be concerned about. I am in Nanjing and cannot handle it. Come. ”
Zhang Zhou’s words can be said to be watertight.
Now that he has told Zhu Fu and Xu Er, Ming Dynasty’s future border policy will still be mainly defensive.< /p>
But he also indirectly explained to them that there would be a decisive battle with the Tatars in a few years.
As for what happened in the past two years, Zhang Zhou was like an outsider, so he could completely ignore it. Ignore it.
Xu Yu said, "There have always been rebellions in Guangdong and Guangxi, the border areas of Huguang, and Yunnan and Guizhou. Is it possible?"
Zhang Zhou smiled and waved his hands and said, "Don't ask for more. Ask, I don’t know if I ask. If this has something to do with the Minister of War in Nanjing, then you can ask my successor. I will return to the capital soon, and these are not my concern. ”
I can tell you what should be said and what should not be said, no comment at all.
Zhu Fu and Xu Yan met Zhang Zhou, and they came out with doubts on their faces. They were about to get on their respective carriages.
Zhu Fu walked over and asked, "Mr. Xu, do you understand?" How powerful, but during the time I spent with him, all I saw was a mediocre young man who only thought about leisurely clouds and wild cranes. I have never seen anyone with such no ambition like him. If someone hadn't told me what he had done before, who would have dared to believe it?"
"Uh" Zhu Fu was deceived by Xu Ren's direct and straightforward evaluation.
It's still you Xu The old man was direct.
After a brief silence, Zhu Fu sorted out his words and said, "Gong Lai's temperament is indeed like this, but he can indeed do great things. The main thing is that he knows God's will. He can guess the hearts of Tatars. Such capable people are indispensable to Ming Dynasty. "
Xu Li said, "Then can he calculate the fortune of Nanjing City?"
Zhu Fu thought for a while, shook his head and said, "Not everything can be calculated. Could it be that Xu You don’t believe it."
Xu Chu thought for a moment, shook his head and said, "I will go to Zhenhai later. I have no control over the affairs of Nanjing City, so you can take care of yourself. ”
Why there are no other expectations, but just asking him to "do it for himself", Zhu Fu also didn't figure it out.
When Xu Ru got on his carriage and left, Zhu Fu murmured to himself, "It's so unpredictable that it's all difficult to figure out."
The Capital
In the list of recommended assessments by the Ministry of Personnel, it was written by Zuo Shilang Cheng Minzheng. The report related to the employment of frontier affairs was approved by the emperor.
Cheng Minzheng arrived in the capital from Nanjing without stopping. After arriving in the capital, he immediately gained the emperor's attention, and the Ministry of Personnel was the minister. When the vacancy became available, everyone originally thought that Ma Wensheng must take over. However, with the arrival of Cheng Minzheng and his "excellent" performance in the court, people realized that there was a strong competitor for the Minister of Civil Affairs.select.
Subsequently, Zhu Youtang announced in the court that Wang Qiong would return to Beijing to replace Xu Jin as the Left Minister of Household Affairs.
Wang Qiong was directly promoted from the governor of the border town to Zuo Shilang, which also meant that Zhang Zhou had another helper in the court who could help a lot with financial power, and all of this was established Based on the emperor's series of employment manipulations.
"Who has been decided by the Minister of Civil Affairs, has it not been decided yet?"
Xie Qian had just come out of the palace that day, and was about to go back to have a good rest at night, when Xu Guan was arrested at the gate of the palace. Block the way.
Xie Qian walked forward and said casually, "I heard that Eunuch Xiao, the Supervisor of Ceremonies, has seen you recently."
Xu Guandao, "How did Mr. Xie Ge know that?" ”
Xie Qian smiled and said, “There is no airtight wall in the world. In fact, your candidate as Minister of the Ministry of Industry has been discussed by the Central Government for a long time. You also know that you will not be able to retire after the new year.” ."
Xu Guan looked unhappy.
He also knew that he was about to leave the DPRK. Because of this, he was not as cautious as before.
If you are going to get out, and you are still so low-key and forbearing, then the people of your own faction will have no hope of getting ahead in the court in the future.
Xie Qian said, "Guess what else I learned from the outside world?"
"What?" Xu Guan frowned.
Xie Qian leaned over and said, "Your Majesty seems to want Zhang Bingkuan to replace you."
"What"
Xu Guan was shocked.
When Zhang Zhou returned to the dynasty, didn't he become the Minister of the Ministry of War? Instead, he came back to become the Minister of the Ministry of Works
For Xu Guan, this news was like a bolt from the blue.
Zhang Zhou is very powerful, but just let him go to the Huo Huo Ministry of War. Why should we take action on our Ministry of Industry? Our Ministry of Industry has not had many direct conflicts of interest with Zhang Zhou before, and besides, he should Minister of the Ministry of Industry, doesn't it mean that many people in the Ministry of Industry system will follow suit?
"Don't ask." Xie Qian took a few steps forward, and his sedan chair was not far away. at.
Xu Guan hurriedly asked, "What about the Ministry of War? There is still no news from the Ministry of War. If Ma fails to get promoted, who will give his position?"
The implication is.
In addition to Zhang Zhou succeeding Ma Wensheng, who can convince people, who else is qualified to skip Zhang Zhou and become the Minister of the Ministry of War
Xie Qianren has already got on the sedan chair, and his voice is so good. From the sedan came the message: "Without Zhang Bingkuan, there will be no one else to choose. Ma Futu has already recommended Liu Shiyong, the Minister of Household Affairs who he once valued, or Liu Shiyong will enter the court in the near future. As for being the Minister, Whether you go to the northwest to supervise military affairs, or directly serve as minister, it depends on how your majesty arranges it." Please remember to bookmark it, the latest and fastest website without anti-theft and free reading