Chapter One Thousand Seven Hundred and Forty Six Return!
Even though it was already night, Zhu Yunye couldn't sit still and immediately left the palace overnight to find Han Du.
Han Du was surprised when he heard that the butler came to report that the emperor was here. Without waiting for the maid, he quickly put on his clothes and took An Qing to see him.
In the hall.
Han Du and An Qing bowed down together.
"I pay my respects to the Emperor."
"Anqing pays homage to the emperor."
Zhu Yunye laughed and turned around, saying quickly, "Aunt, uncle, please get back on your feet quickly. We are all members of the same family and there is no need to be so polite."
Han Du and An Qing stood up after returning the favor, and then sat down at the lower left side of Zhu Yunye.
"The Emperor came here late at night. Did something happen?"
Zhu Yunye sat at the top of the hall, looked at An Qing with a smile, and said nothing.
An Qing stood up quickly and said with a smile, "Your Majesty, I can't stay up all night, so I'll let you stay with me, okay?"
Zhu Yunye smiled and nodded, "Auntie, please take care of yourself."
"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your mercy. I will retire."
After An Qing left, Han Du looked up at Zhu Yunye and asked doubtfully, "Your Majesty, has something big happened?"
He has no real power at all now, and he is not considered an important official in the court. Even if Zhu Yunye really needs to find someone to discuss something, he should not talk to him.
Han Du was startled for a moment, then smiled lightly and said, "Is this why the emperor came out of the palace overnight to find me?"
Hearing Zhu Yunye mention bonds, Han Du slowly gained some understanding.
Zhu Yunye nodded sharply, moved closer to Han Du, lowered his voice and asked, "Isn't this enough?"
"It's not a question of whether it's enough." Han Du lowered his eyes, feeling quite amused, "What? Your Majesty thinks I have to buy bonds? If that's the case, then it doesn't matter if I buy some."
"That's not necessary." Zhu Yunye immediately sat up straight, with embarrassment on his face.
However, he still persisted and asked, "I'm just curious about this matter and want to know what my uncle thinks. When I first faced those merchants, didn't my uncle also say that he wanted to buy it? Now that he suddenly doesn't buy it, I'm worried about them."
Will there be any other ideas?"
This is what Zhu Yunye is worried about. Han Du initially encouraged those businessmen to buy bonds, but now he does not buy them. If this news spreads, it is inevitable that those businessmen will have bad thoughts in their hearts. If they come now with bonds
If you ask for immediate redemption, all this work will be in vain.
In order to give businessmen complete peace of mind, the bonds sold by the Royal Bank can be redeemed immediately, which means that as long as those businessmen want to redeem, the bank must give them the money now.
It's just that there is no interest.
It turned out that this was the case. Han Du gradually understood. He folded his hands and put them in front of his stomach, and patiently explained, "The emperor is worried that those merchants will regret it because I don't buy it, right?"
Zhu Yunye just looked at Han Du and said nothing.
"They will not regret it." Han Du said with certainty.
Zhu Yunye was stunned for a moment and asked curiously, "Why is uncle so sure?"
"Does the Emperor think they are buying bonds?" Han Du gave Zhu Yunye a meaningful look.
"Isn't it?" Zhu Yunye asked doubtfully.
Han Du laughed, shook his head and sighed, "They are not buying bonds, they are buying peace of mind."
Zhu Yunye's eyes lit up and he was very curious, "How do you say it?"
Han Du replied in a low voice, "They only care about capital, and they don't really care about interest. As long as they ensure that they can get their capital back in the future, it is enough for them."
"If they are really greedy for profit, wouldn't they be able to earn back the money with their ability?"
Tong Ling and others are considered prominent figures among the merchants in the capital, and their business involves more than just maritime trade.
Although the profits of sea trade are now not as good as they were at the beginning, they are still able to maintain a relatively high profit. Therefore, Tong Ling and others also lose money when buying bonds, but they would rather buy them at a loss.
Anyway, hundreds of thousands of dollars is nothing to their net worth.
Before Zhu Yunye could speak, Han Du continued to smile and said, "They only bought it because of the emperor and the court's face."
At this point, Han Du's meaning is very clear. Tong Ling and others are afraid of offending the court, so they would rather lose money to buy bonds. But Han Du is not afraid of offending the court, so of course they don't have to buy them.
Zhu Yunye didn't care whether Han Du gave the court face or not, he only cared about whether Tong Ling and others would regret it.
After listening to Han Du's words, he let go of his worries slightly and said with a smile very quickly, "I'm relieved that they won't go back on their word."
Han Du also nodded happily, and then said, "The reason why I didn't buy bonds is because I don't want to compete with the people for this small profit. If the emperor thinks that I should also buy some, then I will buy five hundred thousand."
Go through the bond."
It was five hundred thousand dollars as soon as he opened his mouth. Seeing Han Du's serious look, the little remaining worry in Zhu Yunye's heart completely dissipated in an instant.
Think about it
Next, all the bonds of the Royal Bank have been sold out. If they still want to sell them to Handu, they will need to ask the Baochao Lifting Company to make the bonds again.
Moreover, the 500,000 yuan is not available. It is not enough to build another railway track. If it is used in other places, it will even lose the profit.
After careful consideration, Zhu Yunye shook his head secretly, nodded to Han Du very affectionately, and said with a smile, "I understand your uncle's intention. I am very pleased that your uncle can avoid competing with the people for profit."
Seeing that Zhu Yunye didn't insist on buying bonds, Han Du didn't insist either. Anyway, he could buy it or not. If he didn't buy it before, he really didn't want to compete with the people for interests.
The annual interest rate is 10%, which Han Du doesn't like at all. But for the common people, it is much more cost-effective to use the remaining money to buy bonds than depositing it in a bank, where the annual interest rate is only 3%.
Just this three-cent annual profit is very attractive to the people. After all, in the eyes of the people, this is free money.
Zhu Yunye thought for a moment, then laughed and said, "My uncle not only helped the court solve problems, but also took the initiative to benefit the people. I will always remember this in my heart for being loyal to the country and the people."
After saying that, Zhu Yunye stood up slowly.
Han Du then stood up and replied with a smile, "Your Majesty is right, I am just doing my duty. I have long understood that thousands of hectares of fertile land are just for three meals a day, and tens of thousands of mansions are just for sleeping."
The couch is three feet long. A person's needs are limited, as long as they can be met. Taking up too much is of no use. On the contrary, those common people really need these benefits, and it doesn't matter if you give them to them."
When Zhu Yunye heard this, his whole body stirred up, his eyes were bright and he looked at Han Du with a surprised look, and murmured to himself, "Thousands of hectares of fertile land can only be used to eat three meals a day, and thousands of mansions can only sleep on couches three feet apart to occupy the profit."
After a long time, Zhu Yunye came back to his senses and his eyes became clear again.
With a face filled with emotion, he said, "Uncle, I really learned a lot from you today."
"It's really gratifying that the emperor can understand!" The smile on Han Du's face suddenly bloomed.
"Hahaha, uncle said that!" Zhu Yunye was very satisfied with the conversation he had with Han Du tonight. It could be said that he came here worried and returned happily.
Zhu Yunye returned to Qianqing Palace, and the excitement in his body had not completely faded away.
He sat in the hall and was quiet for a moment, then shouted with a smile, "Come here."
"My servant is here, please give me your instructions." The eunuch hurriedly hunched his upper body and ran in quickly.
Zhu Yunye paused and asked, "It is decreed that Han Kezhong pays close attention to ethics, teaches loyalty and encourages talents, and his sincerity of respect is transferred to the minister of household affairs. In addition, Han Fuli also followed this example and moved."
Speaking of which
At that time, Zhu Yunye paused. Originally, he subconsciously wanted to move Han Fuli to the Ministry of War as the minister, but in this case, the two brothers would be in the Ministry of Household Affairs and the other in the Ministry of War.
This seems a little inappropriate.
So, Zhu Yunye changed his next words and said, "Qian, Minister of the Ministry of Personnel."
"According to the order." The eunuch was greatly shaken in his heart and had no time to show it, so he quickly bowed and retreated.
When he walked outside the palace gate, the eunuch slowly straightened up and exhaled a long breath.
Zhenguo Gongfu, the largest wealthy family in the Ming Dynasty that has been dormant for a long time, seems to be shining brightly again.
The eunuch has been with Zhu Yunye since he was the prince, and knows him even more detailedly than Zhu Yunye himself.
When Zhu Yunye first came to the throne, he tested the Zhenguo Palace more than once or twice.
The move of two brothers, Han Kezhong and Han Fuli, from the capital to a remote place was one of them. Moving from the capital to Gansu and Yunnan without being promoted, in any case, is equivalent to the exile of the two brothers.
If it were another person, there is a high probability that he would come to the emperor to argue.
However, Duke Zhen Guo did not complain about this, and even Han Kezhong and Han Fuli obediently went to their posts according to the time specified by the court.
In recent years, I heard that the two brothers are doing well in their respective places.
However, the eunuch knew very well that the emperor moved the two brothers back to the capital and held high-ranking positions such as ministers. It was definitely not because of their performance.
Thinking of the emperor's eagerness to leave the palace to find Duke Zhen tonight, the eunuch already had an idea in his mind.
The next morning, while Han Du and An Qing were still eating, they saw Uncle Wu hurried in with tears in his eyes.
Noticing his stumbling, Han Du had to remind him, "Uncle Wu, slow down, don't fall!"
When Uncle Wu heard Han Du's words, he quickly slowed down and returned to normal.
He nodded repeatedly, crying and laughing at the same time and said, "Master, old slave, old slave is just too happy."
"What happened?" Han Du smiled at his fifth uncle. Regarding his calling himself an old slave, Han Du had reminded him countless times and asked him not to call himself such a slave. But he just disagreed, no matter what Han Du said.
It was useless, Han Du had no choice but to let him go.
An Qing also put down his chopsticks, smiled and echoed, "That's right, Fifth Uncle, what kind of good thing is it that makes you so happy?"
"I'm happy, I'm glad that I'm really happy." Uncle Wu wiped the tears away from his eyes.
"The Emperor has just decreed that the eldest and second young masters are coming back!"