After understanding the truth of the matter, Zhu Youtang gave up the idea of ​​continuing to argue with his son and said directly: "Okay, I won't care about this. I'll leave it to you to take care of it!" After saying this , Zhu Youtang walked towards Kunning Palace with his hands behind his back. The worrying things were gone and he could go and accompany his wife and daughter.

Zhu Houzhao looked at his father's back and could only smile. Apparently, after the matter that his father was concerned about was resolved, his father was still very easy to talk to.

As for what his father cares about, Zhu Houzhao still knows. The first concern must be his own money, and the second concern is that he is not crazy enough to offend all the nobles and gentry. Now. Everything has been answered satisfactorily, his money is no problem, and his son is not mad about gains or losses, so he is naturally happy and at ease.

After leaving Qianqing Palace, Zhu Houzhao took his people back to his Xianyang Palace. He only had to wait quietly for the next few days.

Under the eyes of everyone's attention, the salt field qualification auction began. Because of the experience from the last time, this time it was basically a master's degree without any confusion. To use a later saying, that is, the organizers have already done everything. It is becoming more mature. Unlike the last time, this time neither the prince Zhu Houzhao nor the emperor Zhu Youtang has passed.

However, the news also came in the evening. All the salt fields were auctioned, and the price shocked everyone. The auction price was more than 38 million taels, which was more than 10 million more than the last time. Two. Spread over five years, that’s more than seven million taels of silver each year. As soon as this number came out, countless people silenced themselves. Isn’t this too rich?

Zhu Houzhao didn't go to see his father. He knew that his father was probably laughing crazy at this time, but Zhu Houzhao didn't care much. Having more money is a good thing, at least he doesn't have to be stretched to do things.

The imperial court was full of joy. Now that the imperial court had money, they no longer had to worry about it every day. Of course, there were many people who had ideas about the money, including Zhu Houzhao. After waiting for a few more days in the capital, the details of Northern Xinjiang came to light. The battle report came again, this time describing the process of the war in detail, and what was more important was that this time it reported the number of people who were pursued.

Counting the number of people who pursued him, Dayan Khan left behind at least 40,000 cavalry in this battle. It can be said that the losses were heavy. Such a great victory was really satisfying.

In addition to the Tatar soldiers, this time they killed two sons of Dayan Khan and captured one alive. This did not include the heads of various tribes and the sons and nephews of the heads of each tribe. Anyway, if this battle continues, Dayan Khan will It can be said that Yanhan's vitality has been severely damaged. It is unclear whether the position of Khan on the grassland can be maintained. Even if it is maintained, it may take several years or even more than ten years to recover this time.

This gave Zhu Houzhao enough time, and at the same time, Zhu Houzhao understood another thing in his heart, that is, the time was ripe for him to go to Liaodong.

After waiting for the court to settle down for a few days, Zhu Houzhao left for the Qianqing Palace. He was going to say goodbye to his father and prepare to go to the Northeast.

When Su Wan came to the gate of Qianqing Palace, he happened to see He Neng sending Zeng Jian, the minister of the Ministry of Industry, to come out. Looking at Zeng Jian's back, Zhu Houzhao smiled and asked He Neng: "I'm afraid this is the case for Master Zeng." Are you here to ask for money?"

"There is no wiser person than the Crown Prince." He Neng quickly said with a smile: "Master Zeng said that there have been many disasters in various places in recent years. The water conservancy in many places needs to be repaired, and the roads in another place also need to be repaired, and the water transportation is also slightly inadequate.

Chang, I hope the emperor can allocate the money to clean up the water transportation." At this point, He Neng said helplessly: "This is the third wave."

Zhu Houzhao immediately laughed. The courtiers did not want the emperor to have too much money, and they wanted to spend it if they had it.

Because once the emperor has a lot of money, he will inevitably have some ideas, such as building a palace, building a garden, or even building a temple. Dad has done bad things before, and he even paid for the monastic palace in Longhu Mountain.

, but because of frequent disasters in various places, it was Zeng Jian who also wrote a letter at that time, asking his father to stop the Lantern Festival fireworks, and also requested to stop the renovation of the Qing Palace and other various constructions on Longhu Mountain.

We didn't have many contacts with Zeng Jian and Zhu Houzhao, but his reputation was pretty good. Starting from the 13th year of Hongzhi, he had been the Minister of the Ministry of Industry for four years. He was a strict and measured person and was a qualified minister.

"I'm afraid some of these things will annoy my father." Zhu Houzhao said with a smile, then turned around and walked inside. He didn't want to get involved in these things. The Ministry of Works wants money, so other ministries, yamen, and even various places

The commander-in-chief of the border army has to ask for it. Anyway, he will write to ask for it if he doesn't want it. If he doesn't, he won't lose anything. If he wants it, it will be a windfall.

Although it is not said to be used for corruption, it is better to spend the money on yourself than on others. After all, it is more important here.

Zhu Houzhao was too lazy to get involved in such matters. He just left his father to work on these things. He happened to go to Liaodong to do business. It was almost the end of summer, and it would be too late if he didn't leave. He had to rush to Liaodong before the New Year.

It would take a while for everything to be sorted out. When he walked into the Qianqing Palace, Zhu Houzhao saw his father with a depressed look on his face.

Seeing his father's depressed expression, Zhu Houzhao knew that his father was probably very annoyed. If the time had not come to go to Liaodong, Zhu Houzhao would really not want to come.

After bowing and saluting his father, Zhu Houzhao said: "My son, I will see my father."

Zhu Youtang raised his eyelids, glanced at his son, and said directly: "Aren't you here to ask for money too?"

"Go back to my father, I am not here to ask for money." Of course Zhu Houzhao needs money, but at this time, it is better not to touch his father's brows. Sure enough, when Zhu Houzhao said this, the expression on Zhu Youtang's face softened immediately

After a while, he nodded: "Then tell me, what's the matter with you?"

It's easy to do without money. Dad, you are so real. He complained in his heart, and Zhu Houzhao said directly: "Father, I want to go to Liaodong."

After hearing Zhu Houzhao's words, Zhu Youtang was stunned. His son had mentioned this matter before, but after so long, Zhu Youtang thought that his son had forgotten it, but he didn't expect that he would mention it at this time. He glanced at Zhu Houzhao.

, Zhu Youtang said directly: "Wang Shouren won a great victory in northern Xinjiang. I think Wu Haliang has retreated, so my son doesn't need to go there specially, right?"
Chapter completed!