"Brother Royal!"

"Brother Royal!"

Zhu Youjian burst into Wuying Hall crying, and then saw his brother, Emperor Zhu Youxiao of the Great Tomorrow, sitting next to him.

Zhang Haogu?! Why is he here?!

Zhu Youjian was stunned for a moment, and then he continued to cry and threw himself in front of Zhu Youxiao: "Brother Emperor! Help me!" Zhu Youxiao felt that his face was really red at this time!

Zhang Haogu, who is also a teacher and friend, is still watching here. Can you give some respect to Lao Zhu's parents?! "Here, here, you get up first!" Zhu Youxiao felt extremely tired.

"If the emperor brother doesn't save me, then why should I get up?" Zhu Youjian was shameless at this time. If his emperor brother didn't help him, then he would really be finished.

Zhang Haogu looked left and right, feeling embarrassed for Zhu Youxiao. "Your Majesty, would you like me to retire first?" Zhang Haogu asked.

Zhu Youxiao was about to agree, but looking at Zhu Youjian's appearance, he thought about the need for Zhang Haogu's help, and sighed helplessly: "Forget it, the master is here."

"Although family scandals should not be made public, Master is not an outsider either."

With that, Zhu Youpiao said to Zhu Youjian: "Although Prime Minister Zhang and I are not related by blood, we have known each other since the second year of Tianqi. We have supported each other along the way to rebuild the Ming Dynasty. For more than ten years, we have been teachers and friends, brothers and sisters, and in-laws. Speaking of which, you have to call me brother."

"Today's matter, as my brother, I may not be able to help you, but you, my brother, can solve your troubles." Zhu Youjian was confused, what's wrong, this is causing a lot of trouble for him. A brother with a different surname?

Brother Emperor, if you do this, does your father’s spirit in heaven know?

Not to mention Zhu Youjian, Zhang Haogu was stunned. Let Zhu Youjian be his younger brother? He couldn't afford it!

But Zhu Youxiao waved his hand: "That's it, call Xiang Zhang brother, that will be your blessing."

Zhu Youjian was stunned. Although he didn't have a good impression of Zhang Haogu, a female minister, he also knew that a man could bend and stretch, not to mention his current situation. Without Zhang Haogu's help, he might not be able to do anything. Good ending.

Even though he is a prince, he has a lot of creditors in total. In the Shuntian Mansion of the capital, if a brick is dropped, it can hit seven or eight officials, big and small gentry and merchants, who has no identity or relatives and friends?

Now it seems that the only one left who can save him is Zhang Haogu.

Thinking about his huge debt, no matter how noble Zhu Youjian felt, he couldn't help but bend down to Zhang Haogu: "Prime Minister Zhang, Brother Zhang, save Xiao Wang!"

Zhu Youjian's appearance made Zhang Haogu curious. How much money did His Highness Prince Xin owe, and was he willing to cheat on him?

"Don't be anxious, Your Highness King Xin. You have to explain clearly what the situation is, right?"

Hearing what Zhang Haogu said, Zhu Youjian knew that Zhang Haogu was willing to help him, and quickly explained.

Zhu Youjian had advanced his salary before, and then mortgaged the palace and dismantled it from many friends. He collected the money for the first purchase of silver and then purchased a large amount of silver. After purchasing the silver, he was not satisfied with the status quo. Instead, he plans to make more money.

So Zhu Youjian not only sold the palace directly, but also went to many people to discuss and let them invest in him. Because he was the king of Mingxin, he had the title of prince, and he used the old Zhu family as a background, which attracted a lot of people. .

In addition, when others heard him talking about Mr. Zhang, they thought it was Zhu Youxiao and Zhang Haogu behind him. In this way, Zhu Youjian really attracted many people to invest in him, and finally got a lot of money.

But now, all this money has been lost, and even his own money has been lost without a penny! Because the silver they purchased is now worthless even a hundred treasure notes!

The large amounts of money piled up at home just look good, but are worthless, and no one is willing to accept them!

As a result, a large number of creditors came to block him, insisting that he pay back the money, but he had no money at all right now, and there were too many people who invested in him and lent him money, and he couldn't even think about not paying it back. So many people wanted to

Money forced Zhu Youjian to come to Zhu Youxiao for help.

Listen, Zhu Youjian

After explaining the whole story clearly, Zhu Youxiao looked at Zhang Haogu, and he couldn't help but think that he might not have this younger brother.

What's the use of cheating your brother's younger brother like this?

Using the names of Zhu Youxiao and Zhang Haogu as a banner to deceive people, will the old Zhu family lose their reputation?

Tianjia no longer wants to lose face?

Zhu Youxiao's hands were shaking with anger, and he couldn't help but ask: "You just, you never thought about losing money?"

Zhu Youjian looked sad: "I considered it at the beginning, but Mr. Zhang said that we can definitely make money. The money from the court and the people is counted. As long as 70% to 80% of this money is eaten, the Ming Dynasty's economy will belong to us.

Controlled."

Hearing this, Zhu Youxiao snorted coldly: "I will definitely make money and eat 70% to 80% of the money of the court and the people. How dare you even think about it! You also want to control the economy of the Ming Dynasty. What on earth do you want to do?! Are you going to rebel?"

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The aggrieved Zhu Youjian couldn't help but defend: "How dare I rebel? Brother Huang, I didn't think it was realistic at first. But Mr. Zhang said that I am not the only one doing this. The rich businessmen and gentry of the Ming Dynasty

I won’t miss this good opportunity. I just want to make some money to open a bank.”

As soon as these words came out, Zhu Youxiao's heart suddenly twitched, and he looked at Zhang Haogu.

If we hadn't already dealt with the famous businessmen of the Ming Dynasty and the wealthy gentry from all over the country, and let them unite to advance and retreat with the court, I am afraid that these businessmen and gentry might really be shorting the Ming Dynasty for their own benefit.

After all, the Ming Dynasty wanted to change the silver standard to the gold standard. In other words, it meant taking away the money of these big businessmen and wealthy gentry. They had a lot of silver and cash flow. If they felt that they had been abandoned by the court, then the matter would be serious.

Zhang Haogu said with a smile: "Your Majesty, don't worry. Whether it's businessmen or gentry, they all pursue profit. As long as they pursue profit, they know the pros and cons. How can they go against the imperial court? They don't have the capital to oppose the imperial court. Therefore,

Currency reform will succeed no matter what, it just takes a long time."

There were some things Zhu Youxiao didn't say, and Zhang Haogu didn't say either, but the two of them already understood each other's thoughts.

Immediately, Zhu Youxiao looked at Zhu Youjian again, stretched out his hand and nodded Zhu Youjian's head fiercely: "You, you, you, what do you want me to say about you!"

"If you are greedy, you will swallow the elephant. How can you read? Where are the saints' knowledge and classics and allusions that you learned? Make money, make money, speculate, gamble with the court's economy, and dig out the roots of the Zhu family. You really have you

of!"

Zhu Youjian cried and fell on the ground, not daring to raise his head: "Brother, I was wrong, I was really wrong, please forgive me this time, save me, I will go back together now, those

The creditors blocked the door and asked for money. They were noisy and shouting. I really have no choice."

In fact, what Zhu Youjian said was still missing a part, such as how many people were blocking the door and asking him to pay back money, and what methods he used to escape from being chased and intercepted by so many creditors. Zhu Youjian did not

Mention, Zhang Haogu didn’t bother to ask.

Seeing Zhu Youjian crying, Zhang Haogu couldn't help but sigh: "His Royal Highness, please stop crying, stop crying.

If Your Majesty is not going to help you, can you still cry here? Calm down and tell me how much you owe."

Zhu Youjian stopped crying immediately after hearing this, and quickly calculated how much money he owed, more than 20 loans from more than 40 companies, and more than 40 investments. All in all, Zhu Youjian carried it on his back.

Debts worth billions of dollars.

If in the past when silver was still valuable, one tael of silver was equivalent to a thousand treasure notes, these billions of debts would only be hundreds of thousands of taels, nothing.

After all, Zhu Youxiao's family doesn't have much else at the moment, except that he has a lot of money. He can still get a few million taels of silver. But now the money is worthless!

Zhu Youjian thought about it, and couldn't help but complain in his heart. He had said that the silver would definitely collapse, but he didn't act like this. Why did the silver collapse so quickly and suddenly?

He originally dreamed of acquiring a large amount of silver and dominating the Ming Dynasty's economy. How much would his millions of taels of silver be worth at that time? Not to mention the debt of billions of treasure notes, he could easily repay it ten times more.

But now?

Not to mention the debt of billions of treasures, he can't afford to pay it off even if it's hundreds of millions or tens of millions of treasures! His palace has been sold!

Thinking of the current predicament, Zhu Youjian couldn't help but sigh. From the wonderful beginning to the hellish ending, time passed so quickly, which made Zhu Youjian feel like he was suddenly separated from the world and everything was unreal. What a loss.

that is all?

Zhu Youxiao looked at Zhang Haogu: "What did master say?"

Zhang Haogu pondered for a moment: "His Royal Highness King Xin cannot be entirely blamed for this matter."

Hearing Zhang Haogu's defense for himself, Zhu Youjian nodded repeatedly, that is, if you hadn't joined forces to control the silver price and suddenly changed the currency to cause turmoil in the world, how could he have the fantasy of controlling the Ming Dynasty's economy? He is just a

This poor prince is so poor that he can only drink a plate of fennel beans.

Zhang Haogu continued: "His Royal Highness King Xin was just confused for a moment and was deceived." "In Master's opinion, who is responsible for this?" Zhu Youxiao asked.

Zhang Haogu sighed inwardly, whose responsibility is this? It must be your good brother Zhu Youjian's responsibility!

If he hadn't been greedy, if he hadn't been insensitive, if he hadn't acted recklessly, would things have come to this point? Of course, you can't say that. Zhu Youxiao didn't know that Zhu Youjian is still responsible for this matter.

Can one person do it?

But who named Zhu Youjian Zhu, or his younger brother, who is his only younger brother now?

It is impossible for Zhu Youxiao to give up on Zhu Youjian. Even if he dies, he must clean up his mess and maintain the royal face. This is also to let the people of the world know that His Majesty the Emperor loves the world, treats his younger brother kindly, and is not a mean and ungrateful person.

Otherwise, if Zhu Youxiao just dealt with Zhu Youjian directly, why would he let Zhu Youjian call Zhang Haogu his brother? He didn't plan to ask Zhang Haogu to clean up the stall for him and fish out Zhu Youjian by the way.

Since this matter cannot be Zhu Youjian's responsibility, it can only be Zhang Jinrui's responsibility. Zhang Haogu looked at Zhu Youjian: "His Royal Highness, you are bewitched, right?"

Zhu Youjian nodded quickly: "Yes, yes, brother, I didn't want to do this at first. I was deceived."

Zhang Haogu looked at Eunuch Wei Zhongxian who was standing aside: "Eunuch Wei, Zhang Jinrui, who deceived King Xin and brought trouble to the royal family, please leave it to Dongchang."

Eunuch Wei's political consciousness and sense of smell were much sharper than Zhu Youjian's. He had already figured out Zhu Youxiao's thoughts and immediately said: "Master Zhang, don't worry, I will let someone do it now."

Immediately, Zhang Haogu looked at Zhu Youjian: "Now, I will go back with His Highness King Xin to see His Highness King Xin's creditors and discuss with them how to repay the money."

Zhu Youxiao didn't have any objections to this: "Then I'll leave it to Master."

As Zhang Haogu accompanied Zhu Youjian back, Zhu Youxiao's troubles came to an end. Thinking about this stupid brother, although Zhu Youxiao didn't want to wipe his butt for him, he still ordered the little eunuch: "From the inner treasury

Withdraw the money and go to the bank to redeem it from King Xin's Mansion. After all, it is the royal family's honor and cannot be left outside."

"After you redeem it, don't give it to King Xin, but give it to Princess Xin. It's me who compensated her for wronging her."

At this time, Zhang Haogu and Xin Wang Zhu Youjian had returned to the house in the outer city. Even from a distance, they could see the carriages at the entrance of the house and the people surrounding them.

Seeing these creditors, Zhu Youjian couldn't help but trembled: "Here, there are so many people, how can we go back? Otherwise Xiao Wang won't come forward, and everything will be decided by the chief assistant."
To be continued...