Chapter 490 Brothers let go and drink together next year
A box.
Goods worth three hundred thousand taels!
Gao Yangzhi and Bai Yuxiu looked at each other, and there was a strange look in the eyes of these brothers.
"I never thought that my second brother is worth three hundred thousand taels."
Zhu Yunxi joked in a faint tone, and the white jade finger on his hand turned faster.
Bai Yuxiu smiled dryly and whispered: "These people really don't hesitate to spend a lot of money."
Just a cripple who was demoted as a cripple by His Majesty and expelled from the clan could be so valued by Shanxi merchants in Shanxi Province that they spent a lot of money to win over him.
These people are not very kind-hearted. They feel that the cripples are imprisoned in Fengyang City, Zhongdu, and their life is not good, so they want to lend a helping hand.
“The plan is very big!”
Xiao Gaoge made the final decision, his eyes showing solemnity.
Several people turned their attention to Zhu Yunxi, waiting for the imperial grandson's final decision.
This matter can no longer be explained by a simple conspiracy of traitors and collusion with Bai Lian.
Since the third year of Hongwu, Shanxi merchants have obtained the power to control the salt ponds in Hedong under the Kaizhong system, and have controlled the transportation of grain and grass materials for hundreds of thousands of frontier troops in the nine-border town. It has been twenty-five years since then. At the end of the Yuan Dynasty, when the world was in chaos, they were injured.
The energetic Shanxi merchants have already recovered their vitality, and even gone a step further.
In his hands, he has wealth that is unparalleled in the country, and he has the power to control whether hundreds of thousands of frontier soldiers are fed. He also controls the entire Hedong Salt Pond.
These were originally the lowest-level merchants among scholars, farmers, and merchants. In a sense, their status had exceeded the limit that it should not have.
Hundreds of thousands of border troops were involved.
How much involvement did the Sansi Yamen of Shanxi Province and the entire local government of Shanxi Province participate in it?
Up and down, how many officials who belong to the imperial court have been co-opted and corrupted by Shanxi merchants who are extremely wealthy, and they are running around for them, covering up and down.
In just a few years, in Fengyang City, the central capital, he could invest 300,000 taels of property in a useless man who had lost all hope and authority.
These people may have already turned the entire Shanxi Province into a country within a country!
Sun Cheng observed the words and said in a low voice: "What should we do with the property here?"
"Since it belongs to the second brother, it should naturally be returned to the second brother."
Zhu Yunxi smiled faintly.
Sun Cheng was stunned for a moment, nodded and took a step back.
Taisun easily picked out the crippled man from this incident.
Gao Yangzhi bowed and said, "Does Your Highness want me to write a memorial now and submit it to His Majesty?"
Bai Yuxiu's eyes immediately turned to her senior brother.
It is a rare opportunity to see in person a memorial written by this senior fellow student.
Above the court, there are many officials, each of whom has his own set of political ideas, and their memorials can most directly reflect their political ideas.
Zhu Yunxi nodded: "Send to Yingtian."
"Then how to deal with the incident on Shanxi Road..."
"Breaking the vitality of Shanxi merchants!" Zhu Yunxi said with a cold expression between his brows, "Your Majesty is informed that Shanxi merchants insist on opening up the central system, which is detrimental to the country. The imperial court should
A large warehouse in Beiping Prefecture was added, Guangyun Jiaozhi Road was built, grain and grass were stored on the road to occupy the city, and important towns on the nine sides were transferred to be used by our Ming Dynasty border troops."
Gao Yang stopped and nodded and said: "If we want to handle the matter of Shanxi merchants in Shanxi Province in a smooth manner, it is inevitable that the opening of the central system will continue at present. The Okura of Beiping Prefecture has set up affairs, and the imperial court can use the document as an excuse to rectify the nine-border army. The imperial court plans and prepares for the Northern Expedition.
For military needs."
The transportation of grain and grass involving tens of millions of stones is bound to be impossible to do silently.
With so much grain and grass being transported to Beiping Prefecture, Shanxi merchants from Shanxi Province who were responsible for supplying grain and grass to the Nine-Border Army were bound to receive the news as soon as the incident began.
Zhu Yunxi turned his eyes, and Gao Yangzhi used the imperial court's preparations for the Northern Expedition as an excuse to cover up the construction of a large warehouse in Beiping Prefecture and replace it with Shanxi merchants. This cannot be considered prudent.
He nodded and said, "Draft a memorial accordingly."
"I obey the order."
He raised his head and bowed, raised his fists, and then said, "Your Highness, I believe that in order to completely quell the chaos caused by the Shanxi merchants, the imperial court must also regain the Hedong Salt Pond.
In recent years, Shanxi merchants have put their hands and feet into the Huaiyang Salt Fields. Beiping Prefecture has built large warehouses to prevent disasters from affecting the border troops. Banning the Huaiyang Salt Fields in the east of the river will cut off its financial resources.
When all preparations are complete, His Highness can order the army to encircle Shanxi Road, close the door and beat the dogs, and completely eliminate the traitors and traitors in Shanxi Road!"
This is a long plan.
Zhu Yunxi tapped his fingers lightly on the armrest, making a low muffled sound.
After a long time, he nodded and said: "The spring breeze holds the pen, and this matter is all decided by you."
Gao Yangzhi's eyes flickered.
Taking the Shanxi Road as a training ground, matters related to the country and the country were handed over to his own hands, spreading up and down throughout the court.
He took a deep breath, cupped his hands and bent down: "Wei Chen takes orders!"
Zhu Yunxi hummed, clapped his hands on the armrests, and stood up: "All matters in Zhongdu will be left to my entourage to deal with. Fengyang Magistrate will accompany him to the north."
Qiu Fengzhen, who was being guarded by two officers and soldiers of the Jinyi Guards, heard the sound and her heart dropped, but she could not calm down. Instead, she felt as if she had fallen into an ice cellar or a bottomless abyss.
I'm going to be doomed.
A group of officials from the imperial court accompanied Taisun to the north for inspection, which was a sign of being placed in a position of great importance.
Fortunately, he was the local magistrate of Fengyang, the central capital, and was named to accompany him to the north. This was to remove himself from his position as the magistrate of Fengyang.
After he went north with him, could the seat in Fengyang Mansion remain vacant, waiting for him to return and continue his work?
It's just that no one cares about the Fengyang magistrate's gains and losses in officialdom.
Zhu Yunxu exchanged a few words with Gao Yangzhi, then led Sun Cheng, took the box, and headed to the yard where Zhu Yunxu was.
When Zhu Yunxi rushed to the courtyard gate, he saw that Zhu Yunwen had already carried out a planer, holding several carpentry tools in his hand, and was making several pieces of furniture that could not yet be distinguished.
Bang.
The wooden box came back again, and was placed in Zhu Yunwen's sight by Sun Cheng's subordinates.
Zhu Yunwen, who was cutting on a piece of wood with a line drawn on it, couldn't help but trembled with his hands. The sharp chisel slipped out of the line and carved out a large piece of wood chips.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! He couldn't help but frown and looked up at Zhu Yunxi who was also returning.
"The penny is gone."
But he just turned a blind eye to the wooden box that was clearly in sight.
Zhu Yunxi glanced twice, but sat directly on the wooden box.
He reached down and patted the wooden box: "Sun Cheng just touched this place, and there is no less than 300,000 taels of property. Logically speaking, it should be sent to Tiantian, handed over to the Ministry of Revenue, and paid into the national treasury.
It's just that it's not easy for you and your second sister-in-law to live here. The fields outside the city were originally given to you, but I didn't want you, my second brother, to give them all to the people.
Let's keep this money now. No matter what, it will allow the second sister-in-law to live a more dignified life.
Furthermore, if the second brother scatters this money, I am afraid that the people will not dare to take it. Wealth and silk are very attractive, and if the people take these things, they will only be killed."
Not to mention those jiaozi that need to be exchanged at Shanxi merchants' money shops, but also those priceless treasures.
But ordinary people can hold it in their hands.
Unless it never leaks out.
If not, we will definitely not be able to stay for the next day.
It may even lead to death and family destruction.
Zhu Yunwen sighed: "Why does His Highness Taisun do this..."
"It can be said that the imperial court has not paid any attention to the compensation of Zhongdu Imperial City in the past few years."
Zhu Yunxi explained in a calm voice while looking at the damaged piece of wood under Zhu Yunwen's hand.
"What is this going to do?"
When talking about his carpentry work, Zhu Yunwen's eyes clearly lit up.
At this time, Qiuniang, who was doing housework in the house, had already walked out carrying a cold teapot and a tea bowl.
Qiuniang smiled and said very warmly, "Your Highness, please have some tea."
"Thank you, second sister-in-law."
Zhu Yunxi thanked him smoothly.
Qiuniang poured a cup of herbal tea for each of them and put it on the table beside her. Without leaving any more, she turned around and went back to the house.
Zhu Yunxi took a sip of herbal tea and stared directly at Zhu Yunwen.
It seemed a little uncomfortable to be stared at.
Zhu Yunwen lowered his head and looked at the damaged wood with pity: "This was originally a rocking chair ordered by Uncle Zhang's family in the east of the city. The old man's family has had many grandchildren in the past two years, and the old man stopped working, so he thought
I am happy to entertain my grandson, get a rocking chair, and move some wisterias to the yard."
As he spoke, he put the chipped piece of wood aside, took another piece of wood of the same size that had already been planed, and placed it on the table. Taking the ink fountain charcoal pen beside him, he was about to re-draw the lines. .
Zhu Yunxi watched silently from the side.
In just a few years, Zhu Yunwen's hands are no longer as delicate as they were when he was growing up in the palace.
The skin color is darker and more weathered.
There are also some darker calluses on the fingertips and between the palms.
Probably because I have been working all the time, my fingers are thicker and my palms are bigger.
I've been watching for a long time.
Only then did Zhu Yunxi realize that Zhu Yunwen had become stronger in the past two years.
What he saw before him was not something Zhu Yunwen was pretending to know that he was coming to Fengyang.
This is how he got through these years.
The hammer head hit the top of the chisel. Zhu Yunwen's hand firmly grasped the chisel, and the chisel head penetrated into the wood like cutting tofu.
Without even seeing Zhu Yunwen's hand move, the sawdust was cut in a neat shape within the marked area.
"Wen Sheng and Poria Cocos are now being raised by grandpa in Qianqing Palace."
"The old man didn't do anything else all day long. If we hadn't stopped him, he would have changed two diapers himself."
"If I have some free time, my second brother can also make a rocking chair for grandpa."
"When the time comes to call someone, just send it to Yingtian."
Zhu Yunxi spoke softly.
The carpentry work that was still banging and banging came to a halt in Zhu Yunwen's hands.
He raised his head and looked at Zhu Yunxi, who was watching him quietly, his eyes becoming a little difficult.
After half a ring.
Zhu Yunwen nodded solemnly.
"We will start working on it tomorrow. There is some good wood in the imperial city, and we also need..."
Zhu Yunxi raised his hand and said: "In the future, the second brother will just tell the people in Zhongdu Imperial City about the use of materials, and they will make arrangements for the second brother."
Zhu Yunwen nodded and paused.
He never thought that he would see his half-brother again.
I never thought that we could have such a calm conversation after meeting.
I never thought that everything that happened at the beginning seemed to have disappeared like mist and rain in the mountains as the sun rose.
"when are you leaving?"
Zhu Yunwen thought for a while and finally asked.
Zhu Yunxi said with a smile on his face: "Today we will pay homage to Duke Xin. At this moment, the White Lotus Cult is being annihilated in the city. The remaining finishing matters will be handed over to the supervision of the Jinyi Guards. Tomorrow, we will set off for the Governor's Yamen in Hedao, Henan Province."
"I'm leaving tomorrow..." Zhu Yunwen's face showed a trace of trance for no reason, and there was also an unnoticeable sadness. He shook his head and said: "State affairs should be the most important thing. I read the Di's newspaper a few days ago, and this You have to stay outside for a long time, all the way north to Jiubian. I heard that it is very dangerous there, and now it is becoming more and more uneasy, and everything is out of sight."
Zhu Yunxi smiled and looked at Zhu Yunwen: "Second brother, is there anything else you want to say?"
Zhu Yunwen shook his head: "I wanted to go out to the city with Qiuniang tomorrow and find some game to bring back to farmers' homes outside the city. Let Qiuniang cook some dishes in the evening, and then go to a wine shop in Xicheng to have a few drinks with you..."
Zhu Yunxi immediately said: "If second brother wants to do this, he can set off again the day after tomorrow."
"No, no." Zhu Yunwen shook his head repeatedly: "When you finish your northern tour next year and return south to Beijing, you can also go to Fengyang. Then you must ask someone to send a letter in advance, so that Qiuniang and I can prepare wine and food in advance."
"Then I'll have to wait a long time for this glass of wine."
Zhu Yunxi said lightly, with a sincere smile on his face.
Zhu Yunwen said casually: "You are still young, and the wine shop is here, so you can drink regularly."
At this moment, Zhu Yunwen was calm and relaxed as never before.
Zhu Yunxi looked at him seriously, and finally nodded and said: "That's fine, I will come to Fengyang next year and drink this pot of wine with my second brother!"
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The moon is bright at midnight and the sky is full of stars.
Insects that have not yet penetrated into the soil in summer are still retaining their last noisy response to the world.
The window paper lets the moonlight into the house.
In the small but clean and tidy back room, Zhu Yunwen was leaning on the pillow on the bed.
Beside him, Qiuniang frowned slightly.
Zhu Yunwen looked at the window sill in front of the foot of the bed, at the moonlight outside the window, and at the dark shadow of the palace wall outside the window.
"Erlang."
"Um?"
"Why did that box come back to our house?"
"..."
Zhu Yunwen closed his mouth, turned to look at Qiuniang, who was resting on his arm, with a smile on his face: "That's the bride price for you."
Bang.
Zhu Yunwen's chest made a muffled sound.
"That's not serious!" Qiuniang frowned and raised her nose: "I took a look, there are a lot of treasures inside, and there are a lot of money tickets. Is there really nothing wrong with leaving so much money at home?"
Zhu Yunwen nodded and shook his head.
Qiuniang raised her head and looked at her man.
Zhu Yunwen spoke again after a long time.
"The third child is really different now."
"It is a blessing for the country to have him."
"It's just the glass of wine I agreed with him, but I don't know when I will be able to drink it..."