Although there is a lot of land, the Han family does not rely on farming to make a living. Even if the income from cotton farming is high, for Han Du, it is just that.
And wasn't Lao Zhu wary of himself? Didn't he take away all his military power? Although Han Du was still a little reluctant to have Lao Zhu take away the navy's military power, Han Du couldn't show it. Not only couldn't he show it,
You also have to adopt an attitude that it doesn't matter after you take back your military power.
If you want this, you need to dispel Lao Zhu's suspicion.
How to give up? .???.
In fact, someone has already set an example for Han Du, such as Xu Da. Every time he came back from an expedition, no matter how great the victory was, he would not hesitate to hand over the military power to Lao Zhu without any hesitation.
Nostalgia. Moreover, he never interfered with matters above the court. He naturally showed his feelings to Lao Zhu over time, and Lao Zhu would not doubt him.
But there is no way for me not to get involved in the affairs of the court!
Han Du is not a loner like Xu Da. He also has an academy. There are so many students in the academy who are inextricably related to him. As a teacher, it is not just to teach and solve doubts.
So simple.
He also needs to pave the way for the students in the academy, and pave the way for them in the court.
Otherwise, under the general understanding that those who excel in learning will lead to officialdom, if the students in the academy cannot even become officials, then no matter how good the mathematics, physics and chemistry in the academy are, they will not become the mainstream of world knowledge.
Perhaps, when Han Du dies, the academy and these learnings will go with him.
This is something that Han Du absolutely cannot accept. What Han Du wants is for the academy to shine through the ages with the knowledge of mathematics, physics, and chemistry, and to completely become the top class of Ming Dynasty knowledge, so that the light of Ming Dynasty's wisdom can shine over the world and shine forever.
Therefore, what Xu Da can do, Han Du cannot do.
This road is blocked!
Then there was Tang He. How did he deal with Lao Zhu's suspicion? This old man was so shameless that he actually asked Lao Zhu to give him a hundred beauties. It was a shame that he was old enough to say this.
However, Tang He was just slandering himself in front of Lao Zhu. Even if he really wanted to get close to the beauty, his old bones would not agree.
And Han Du is the consort. If he dares to ask Lao Zhu for beauties, let alone a hundred beauties, even if he asks for one, I am afraid Lao Zhu will suddenly get angry and break Han Du's legs.
Han Du thought about it and found that the only way to sully his reputation was to have fun, and even seeking pleasure was out of the question.
Originally, Han Du had been worrying about how to show his uniqueness in having fun. But after seeing the land given to him by Lao Zhu, Han Du had the idea of building a horse farm.
Isn’t it just about having fun? Isn’t it just about spending money? I happened to be extremely curious about horse racing in my last life, but unfortunately I never had the opportunity to experience it. Now that I have the conditions, I might as well build a horse farm and get some horses for horse racing.
Wouldn't it be better?
There is no shortage of horses, nor of riders, but now there is a shortage of a racecourse.
An Qing accompanied Han Du for a walk. She didn't care whether Han Du used the land to grow cotton or build a horse farm. Instead, the green grass on the ground was stained with slightly moist dew, which made her even more nostalgic.
On the way back, Muda always had a sad face. In his opinion, what a wonderful land, whether it is growing cotton or grain, it is an excellent land.
But Han Du decided to use it to build a racecourse. Isn’t this a waste of natural resources?
No, even if he can't persuade Han Du, he can find someone who can persuade Han Du.
So, upon returning home, Muda didn't dare to delay at all. He went directly to find Hande and revealed everything about Hande's plan to use the land to build a horse farm.
After Han De heard this, he was also very surprised and quickly sent his maid to find Han Du.
"I heard that you want to use all that land to build a horse farm? That's all good land. Wouldn't it be a waste if it were used to build a horse farm? If you want to raise horses, let people raise them in the house.
Wouldn't it be nice to have a few horses? There's no need to use so much land to raise horses, right?"
Han Du picked up the tea poured by the maid, took a sip, and said with a smile: "Dad, I didn't build the horse farm just to raise horses.
Horses, there’s still racing to be done.”
"Horse racing? What horse racing." Han De didn't understand what his son meant.
Han Du had no choice but to explain: "Horse racing, as the name suggests, is a horse-riding competition. It depends on who runs faster after running a certain distance, and whoever is faster wins. Therefore, it is not only necessary to build a racecourse, but also to build a horse racing facility.
Tracks, viewing stands, pavilions and the like.”
Listening to the words that came out of Han Du's mouth, Han De seemed to hear the sound of silver flowing out like water.
When Han Du finished speaking, Han Du's expression changed. He swallowed and asked cautiously: "Does it cost a lot of money to build what you mentioned?"
"Of course." Han Du nodded in agreement. How can we build these facilities without spending money?
"How much does it cost?" Han De looked at Han Du nervously.
Han Du thought for a moment, made an estimate in his mind, and said: "If all the repairs are completed, it will definitely cost a lot. It should cost about one million guan. However, we are going to build the main frame first, which will cost 200,000 to 300,000 guan.
That’s about it.”
Han De's heart beat violently when he heard 300,000 guan. It wasn't that the Han family couldn't afford the 300,000 guan, but in his opinion, there was no such way to spend money.
Just spend three hundred thousand guan casually, even gold and silver are not enough to spend like this.
"Why don't we spend so much money and just plant cotton?" Han De didn't know how to dissuade Han Du, so he just talked about growing cotton.
Han Du smiled and continued to explain patiently: "Dad, this money is not in vain. After this racecourse is built, it can make money. Although a million dollars is a bit too much, it does not require us to invest it all at once.
So much money. Let’s invest 300,000 yuan first, and then continue investing after we make money.”
"Can this racecourse still make money? How much can it make?" Han De's eyes suddenly lit up. He didn't know or care about other people's ability to make money, but he knew how Han Du made money. He thought back to the time when Jiaofang Si
In the hands of others, it was like a broken house, unable to even support itself. But in the hands of Han Du, how long did it take? It turned into a famous gold-eating monster in the capital, making a lot of money every day.
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"It won't be any worse than Jiaofangsi." Han Du said calmly. Han Du was confident in saying this. The quick-money business in this world is nothing more than sex and gambling. Sex has been eliminated
The Jiaofang Division occupied it. Therefore, Han Du decided to make a bet.
Although there are gambling houses of various sizes in the capital, these gambling houses are nothing but scum in Han Du's eyes, and can only be used to pick out mosquito legs from the hands of ordinary people.
There are so many gambling houses in the capital, who has seen any princes or ministers entering them?
It's not that princes and ministers don't like gambling, it's just that the gambling parlors are too low-key and they lose their status too much by going there. Of course, another reason why civil servants don't go to gambling parlors is because they are poor, and they know that gambling parlors are used by others.
How could they go there with their sloppy tactics and self-proclaimed smart people?
Han Du's idea was to find a place for these princes, princes and ministers to combine leisure, entertainment and elegant gambling. Horse racing was a form of elegant gambling.
"Okay, our Han family will invest these 300,000 yuan." Han De made his decision immediately, forgetting Muda's purpose of asking him to come.
There is a place that is about to be as profitable as Jiaofangsi, and it belongs to the Han family, so why do they care about the investment of 300,000 guan? Even if it is a million guan now, Han De will not blink an eye.
As a result, the news that Han Du wanted to use nearly a thousand acres of land to build a horse racing farm, and was planning to invest 300,000 yuan, spread like wildfire. In just a few days, the capital was filled with uproar.
If one thousand acres of land is planted with grain, the income will not be less than 3,000 guan a year if you are lucky. But Han Du not only gave up these profits, but also invested 300,000 guan.
Three hundred thousand guan. If it were farmed, it would take a hundred years to recover it.
Han Du is either a prodigal or crazy!
People in the capital were spreading rumors about how Han Du was a prodigal. Some people were not optimistic about Han Du at first. For example, those who saw Han Du picking the kelp back to eat and laughed at Han Du. Although the facts later turned out to be
Their faces were slapped so hard that these people even started eating kelp themselves, but they could not avoid their hatred of Han Du.
As long as there is a chance to laugh at Han Du, they will eagerly jump out and ridicule Han Du. Although they are slapped in the face every time, they cannot stop their persistence in looking down on Han Du.
"Prodigal son, prodigal son, take 300,000 yuan and throw it into the land. There is no one in the world who is more prodigal than Han Du. Let's look at the Zhenhai Marquis Mansion. Even if Han Du is here, it won't grow." In the wine shop, someone said to Han Du
Du's behavior was full of criticism.
Han Du just pretended not to hear what these people said. After all, he is not a treasure and can be liked by everyone. In this world, it is mediocre to not be hated by others.
Of course, there are those who hate Han Du, and naturally there are also those who consciously speak for Han Du after indirectly taking advantage of it.
"The Marquis of Zhenhai is known as a boy who is good at making money. Whether he is in the Jiaofang Division or going to sea, which one of them does not make a lot of money? We believe that the Marquis of Zhenhai must have a deep meaning in this move, and maybe it is another way to make money.
Big deal.”
Most of the people who say good things about Handu are emerging businessmen, especially maritime merchants, and people who have made a fortune from securities trading. These people have received tangible benefits from Handu, so they have a natural affinity for Handu.
Trust. After all, no matter how nice the words are, nothing is as real as real money.
"Handu is naturally good at making money, but it also depends on what he does? Whether it is Jiaofangsi or overseas trade, these are inherently very profitable businesses. The reason why Jiaofangsi did not operate well in the past is because of the principal.
Incompetent, if it were me, I might not be worse than Han Du." A middle-aged scribe with a gray beard sat in the wine shop, waving his fan and scolding Fang Qiu: "But building a horse farm is different, raising horses can
Isn't it clear at a glance how much money you can earn? I dare to conclude that if Han Du spent these thirty dollars on raising horses, he would definitely lose all his money."
"Hey~" Faced with the middle-aged scribe's eloquent words, all the people booed. .??.
Although the common people did not understand how difficult it was to run a Jiaofangsi, they knew that if it were as simple as the middle-aged scribe said, then the former Jiaofangsi would not be unable to make ends meet.
When several merchants saw what the middle-aged scribe said, they began to speculate, "This must be an official who paid a private visit incognito. It seems that he wanted to be the head of the Jiaofang Division, but he couldn't get the reward."
Why do you want to belittle Han Du and elevate himself here?'
It is no secret that the position of the head of the Jiaofang Department is now a lucrative position among the officials in the capital. I don’t know how many Beijing officials who claim to have great powers are staring at the head of the Jiaofang Department.
Even the merchants know this. Although they are relatively unfamiliar with things in the court, they are extremely keen on money. The Jiaofangsi not only makes the capital officials jealous, but also makes a kind of merchant jealous. A person who can earn an annual salary
These businessmen dream of owning a business worth millions.
Unfortunately, this business belongs to the palace, and no matter how jealous they are, they can only watch helplessly.
The merchants were intimidated by the fact that the middle-aged scribe might be a Beijing official and did not dare to interrupt randomly, but ordinary people would not be used to it.
Not to mention that this middle-aged scribe has not yet said that he is an official. Even if he reveals his identity, the people will not be afraid of him.
"Sir, since you are so talented, why don't you recommend yourself to the emperor?" Some people couldn't stand the middle-aged scribe's arrogance and joked.
The middle-aged scribe's face suddenly turned red with anger, and he didn't know how to answer the question. If he was qualified to recommend himself to the emperor, how could he have the time to make a big show of his words here? He had already won the post of head of the Jiaofang Department long ago.
bingo?
"Hahaha" Seeing that the middle-aged scribe was unable to explain, the crowd suddenly burst into laughter.
Not only among the people in the capital, but also at the court level, Han Du said that he had raised horses with 300,000 yuan, and people were talking about it.
"I have my own notes." Zhan Hui stood in the middle with his head held high, full of confidence in his heart.
"Accurate report." Lao Zhu was still very satisfied with Zhan Hui, otherwise it would not have been possible to promote him from a scholar to the censor of Zuodu, the Inspectorate in just over a year.
"I impeached Han Du for his reckless conduct. The emperor gave Han Du fertile land, but he dared to use the land given by the emperor to raise horses. The emperor once said that agriculture is the foundation of the world, and food is the foundation of the country.
The foundation. But Han Du dared to use fertile land to raise horses. This move is against the emperor's holy will. Please ask the emperor to ask Han Du to blame." After saying that, Zhan Hui bowed down and worshiped.
All the ministers looked at each other. They naturally knew that Zhan Hui was seeking revenge for his personal enmity because he was not dealing with Han Du. But what Zhan Hui said was reasonable. Even if they wanted to refute Han Du, they could not find a reason.
Although the value of horses is not low, the Ming Dynasty did not lack horses. The Ming Dynasty established more than a dozen grassland horse farms along the Great Wall outside the pass, specifically to provide war horses for the court.
The grassland is vast and sparsely populated, and the land is not suitable for growing food, so it is suitable to use it as a horse farm to raise horses.
The land that the emperor gave to Han Du was a fertile land outside the capital. Using it to raise horses was indeed a waste of natural resources. Han Du also threatened to invest 300,000 yuan in these lands. To be honest, everyone
Even the courtiers didn't know what kind of medicine was sold in Han Du's gourd.
The court officials didn't understand, but Lao Zhu knew it well.
To put it bluntly, Han Du just wanted to taint himself and make himself look like a prodigal.
I know I know, but Lao Zhu couldn't say it in court, otherwise wouldn't it make him appear to be a mean and unkind emperor?
Therefore, facing Zhan Hui who impeached Han Du, Lao Zhu had to find a way to cover up the past for Han Du.
"Well, since the land has been given to Han Du, it belongs to him. What he is willing to invest and what he is willing to plant is his business."
The implication of Lao Zhu's words is that you, Zhan Hui, stop here and stop interfering.
But Zhan Hui didn't think so. The last time Han Du insulted him was worthless. If he didn't take revenge, how could he be willing to do so?
"Your Majesty, although the land already belonged to Handu, he used the land that could be used to grow food to raise horses. If he used a thousand acres of land to raise horses, the Ming Dynasty would lose a thousand acres of food harvest.
Hundreds of people have no food to eat. This is a serious crime, please punish me."
In order to impeach Han Du, Zhan Hui even came up with secret ideas, which can be considered a good intention.
It's a pity that Lao Zhu didn't want to make a fuss about this matter at all, and casually shouted: "Then let Han Du turn over the grain of one thousand acres of land every year."
"Retreat!"
Before Zhan Hui could speak, he saw Lao Zhu getting up and leaving. He could only sigh helplessly and give up.
Lao Zhu was still angry in the main hall, but when he arrived at Kunning Palace, his face was already full of smiles.
Seeing Lao Zhu coming, Empress Ma stepped forward to greet him: "Why is the emperor so happy today?"
Lao Zhu then told Empress Ma about Han Du's prodigal son. At the end, he sighed with a smile: "I'm so happy. The little bastard has grown up and knows how to defile himself."
"Your Majesty, Han Du is your son-in-law. Don't you still trust him?"
Lao Zhu cooperated with Queen Ma in undressing and said: "Of course I trust him, and since he interceded for Lan Yu, I trust him even more."
Queen Ma smiled when she heard this, obviously knowing why Lao Zhu said this.
However, Lao Zhu himself did not notice Queen Ma's expression, and continued to explain to himself: "When he was in prison, Lan Yu just helped him build a bridge, and it was the prince who really saved his life.
If he can treat Lan Yu like this, he will naturally treat the prince with more respect in the future."
"However, I am still very happy that he can learn to defile himself."
Empress Ma took off Lao Zhu's dragon robe and handed it to the female official next to her to fold it and put it away. She said angrily to Lao Zhu: "The emperor is happy, but Han Du has to spend 300,000 yuan in vain."
.The emperor will not forget that Anqing is now living in Han Mansion, right? Your daughter’s share of the money will be part of it. If that day, your daughter comes into the palace crying and says that she can’t afford to eat, I will not care about it.”