Chapter 147 Who is the hero of my self-satisfaction and domineering singing?
Chapter 150 Even if I give you a chance, you won’t be able to use it.
In the courtyard of the East Palace, Zhu Pangpang took a glance and saw the emperor's grandson walking here and there, his head lowered as if he was deeply worried.
"Zhanji, what are you wandering around for? It makes me dizzy." Zhu Gaochi said, "I think you are restless."
Zhu Zhanji forced out a slightly stiff smile: "Why am I uneasy? Dad, you are busy with your business, don't worry about me."
Seeing his son's appearance, Crown Prince Zhu Gaochi said suspiciously, "What kind of idea are you thinking about?"
"Look at what you said, what can I dare to hide from you?" Zhu Zhanji's heartbeat accelerated.
Zhu Gaochi frowned slightly and said, "Zhanji, I heard someone said that you went to the Ministry of War to find Fang Bin?"
"Nothing, I just asked Fang Shangshu for a small favor." Zhu Zhanji said.
Zhu Gaochi frowned slightly: "This time Uncle Qi is marching to the north, the Ministry of War and I are responsible for supervising the transportation of grain and grass. You should not go to the Ministry of War to cause trouble. I can tell you, this matter concerns your father and my head. You must not give me a
What a surprise, I'm afraid I'll be scared to death."
Zhu Zhanji said with a calm face and a heartbeat: "How can I, the grandson of the emperor who has no real power, have any bad thoughts? Dad, you are suspicious."
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"Tell me, where is my food and fodder?" Zhu Gaojie took a deep breath, "I told you when we first set off for the expedition to communicate with the capital before we had gone far. You bastard was not very confident at that time.
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Chirong lay down in front of the handrail of the deck, vomiting wildly into the river. Although the Mongolian man was brave immediately, he became seasick when he reached the water.
As soon as Li Zhe heard "Prince Qi's Mansion", he immediately became energetic and asked cautiously: "Who is your Excellency?"
What businessmen are really afraid of are those unreasonable big shots. They will eat your bones alive if they set their sights on you, and will not let go of any profit. But if you want to take out a penny from his money bag, it will be as difficult as climbing to the sky.
Just like the head Pixiu, he just eats nothing.
"Someone is tampering with this." Zhu Gaojie's eyes were deep. "As soon as we arrived at Shuntian Mansion, the grain ship sank. The locals ran so fast. It was obvious that someone had caused trouble in advance. Otherwise, there would be no such efficiency. Now the grain warehouse
It’s also burned, can this be a coincidence?”
Therefore, Li Zhe didn't suspect it was fake, so he paid his respects directly.
The peasants who were kicked off the boat came to Li Zhe and asked: "Master, what should we do now? The boat is gone, and we can't buy goods. Are we going back to Jiangxi now?"
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Changsha, Hengyang, and Xiangtan in Hunan are all places where Jiangxi people live together. In Yuezhou Prefecture of Dongting Lake, most residents make a living from fishing, and the profits from fishing are also monopolized by Jiangxi businessmen. There has been a saying in Huguang that "there are no Jiangxi people."
The folk proverb "cannot become a market".
"No, wait."
When the merchant leader met the "bandit leader", he weakly held up his hands and said: "Li Zhe is on the right side of the lower river."
The Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal connects the north and the south, and water transport merchants flourished for a while. It starts from Tongzhou in the north, meanders south, and reaches Hangzhou. Green waves hit the beaches of Beijing and Tianjin, cross the Hebei and Shandong plains, sweep through the green fields of Jiangsu and Zhejiang, connect the Haihe River, and cross the Yellow River.
The river stretches across the river and then connects to Qiantang, with a total length of more than 3,500 miles. The grandeur of the project, the spectacular scale, and the long history were the highest in the world at that time.
Zhu Gaojie said angrily: "I gave you a chance, but you didn't use it even if I gave you a chance? You didn't use it even if I gave you a chance!"
For the crime of impersonating a prince, one or two people will definitely not die. All the nine tribes will have to join in the fun.
When Zhang Fu heard this, he probably knew what King Qi was thinking.
But the matter has come to this, only a few people can be fed by stewing Zhu Yong, and Zhu Gaojie now wants to feed 30,000 people!
At this time, Zhang Fu hurried over, clasped his fists and said, "Your Majesty, as soon as the people of Tongzhou heard that the army was short of food, they all ran away."
The simplest way for the army to suffer from food shortage is to collect local materials and collect grain from local people or landlords. But in the actual operation process, it can be said to be robbery. The people are important, and the army is even more important. For the people or landlords who resist,
There is a high probability that he will be killed on the spot.
"No need to be polite. There is no need to be polite here." Zhu Gaojie raised his hand to signal.
"It turned out to be from the Jiangyou Merchant Gang." Zhu Gaojie understood clearly.
Killing war horses for food would definitely be able to support these 30,000 elites as they walked to Shuntianfu City.
Zhu Gaojie ordered without hesitation: "Deploy two thousand men who are good at water and follow me to the Tongzhou Water Transport Terminal!"
Zhu Gaojie thought for a while, took off a jade pendant and threw it to Li Zhe: "Take this jade pendant to Prince Qi's Mansion in the capital, and you can exchange it for three thousand taels of silver. I'm not robbing your ship, I'm recruiting you."
"Oh shit! You're a bandit, you're robbing me!"
The lives of 30,000 of his own soldiers were at stake, and Zhu Gaojie could not tolerate mercy, so he could only use special means at special times.
"How many war horses do we have?" Zhu Gaojie suddenly asked.
"Are you touched?" Zhu Gaojie looked at Zhu Yong calmly.
In the ninth year of Yongle, he ordered Song Li, the minister of the Ministry of Industry, to be responsible for the construction, and recruited 300,000 civilians from Shandong, Xuzhou, Yingtian, Zhenjiang and other places to serve. The main projects were to improve the water diversion hub, dredge the transportation road, rectify the dam gate, build more water tanks, etc.
, has been basically completed so far.
Li Zhe couldn't control himself and knelt down on the spot. Fortunately, he reacted quickly and immediately kowtowed to Zhu Gaojie, "I am short-sighted and disrespectful in front of Prince Qi. Please forgive me!"
"There are two thousand cavalrymen with two horses each. Including the cavalry of the palace guard, the total is not enough to reach seven thousand." Zhang Fu asked in shock, "Do you want to kill the horses?"
Tongzhou, Tonghui River
"Ugh~~"
The merchant leader fell to the ground. I had never seen such a scene before. I had only heard that you could encounter water bandits when you were on the water. I didn't expect that there would be ship robberies at the water transport terminal.
Zhu Yong shook his head crazily: "Don't dare to move, don't dare to move."
The main activities of Jiangxi merchants are in the Huguang area, Wuchang, Hankou, Hanyang, and there are many merchants in the five directions, all of whom are engaged in trade. Jiangxi merchants visiting Wuhan are like walking through the door. Salt, dang, rice, wood, medicinal materials, flower cloth
, the six major industries in Hankou are all operated by Jiangxi businessmen. Especially in the medicinal materials industry in Hankou, businessmen from Linqing, Jiangxi have almost monopolized this industry.
Zhu Yong was wronged: "No one expected this. The grain boat was about to arrive in Tongzhou, but suddenly a boat jumped out and collided with our grain boat. Both boats capsized and the grain sank in the lake. Your Majesty
If you are still angry, chop off my head and stew me to serve as food for the soldiers."
Zhu Gaojie didn't think that the Tongzhou magistrate had the guts to lie to him. If he didn't borrow the grain and delayed the army, he would definitely be beheaded afterwards. Tongzhou, a warehouse powerhouse, is known as "one capital, two guards, three Tongzhou". The granary is gone,
Tongzhou Zhizhou will still be pushed out for questioning. Regardless of whether the granary is burned or not, Tongzhou Zhizhou's head will have to be moved. There is no need to tell lies before death.
I think this Prince Qi is also the one vying for the throne. To compete for the throne, you have to cherish feathers. If the story of Prince Qi grabbing a ship at the canal terminal spreads, it will definitely have a huge negative impact.
Zhu Yong cursed loudly: "This move is really dark, it's really blocking the time."
Zhu Gaojie: "Are you making me laugh?"
Zhu Gaojie said helplessly: "I told you not to follow me, but you have to follow me."
"If we starve to death here, it will be useless no matter how many horses we have." Zhu Gaojie looked solemn, "Let's wait a little longer, wait until the soldiers reach their limit before killing the horses."
"I told you to keep it." Zhu Gaojiao frowned slightly, "Three thousand taels are just a drop in the bucket for me, but if your reputation is ruined because of these three thousand taels, then it is not a matter of three thousand taels. Don't worry.
Holding this jade pendant is good for you and good for me."
Details determine success or failure. When Li Zhe took the three thousand taels, it was not a robbery, but a purchase. No matter how big the fuss was, Zhu Gaojie was sure of it.
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If you don’t have a fever early, you won’t have a fever later, but why do you have it at this time?
Although the main activity area is in Huguang, the power of the Jiangyou Business Gang cannot be underestimated in Beizhili. It is one of the earliest business gangs to have a guild hall in Shuntian Prefecture.
Li Zhe shook his head and looked at the water splashing against the stone bridge on the river bank. "I believe that Prince Qi will come back. I have a hunch that this will be a great opportunity."
He had only heard of the name of King Qi. This was an immortal figure who could defeat the King of Han in the capital and overpower the crown prince to inherit the throne. What Li Zhe was thinking about now was not to climb up the vine and gain connections. He was afraid that
I offended King Qi.
If that were the case, Li Zhe would have no place to cry. Anyone who has anything to do with such a top-notch big shot will either have a meteoric rise or rise to the top of the Nine Clans.
Zhang Fu sighed: "The magistrate of Tongzhou came to report that the granary... was burned down."
Chirong wiped his mouth and said stiffly: "It doesn't matter, it's just seasickness. I'm fine, I'm not dead... vomit~~I'm going to die~~vomit~~"
"The common people are stupid and have wasted Prince Qi's time. Please forgive me."
After Zhu Gaojie finished speaking, he took his two thousand "robbers" on board the boat and left the shore, like giant beasts on the river, patrolling his territory with eager eyes.
"Plop!"
Li Zhe suddenly felt that the Prince Qi in front of him was actually not that vicious. On the contrary, Prince Qi was very gentle in his actions. He seemed to be rampant but was actually rough and detailed. He took care of things very comprehensively and did not leave any excuses for others.
He eats meat himself and doesn't forget to give soup to others. This kind of big man is the favorite of merchants.
Zhu Yong quickly dodged and begged for mercy: "Your Majesty, give me a chance!"
Zhu Gaojie asked again: "Then borrow grain from the Tongzhou granary and give orders to the Tongzhou magistrate in my name. If he dares to deal with us, he will behead him first and then rob him!"
Li Zhe said in fear: "The common people don't dare!"
"King Qi, Zhu Gaojie."
Zhu Di designated Peiping as Beijing and prepared to move the capital to the north. In view of the fact that the safety of maritime transportation was not guaranteed, in order to solve the problem of grain supply in Shuntian after the capital was moved, he decided to reopen the meeting and open the river.
Only then did Li Zhe dare to stand up and return the jade pendant with both hands: "Since it is the prince's recruitment, it is too late for the common people to be happy. This is the great blessing that has come, and it is their honor. Please take back the jade pendant, the prince. The common people will never dare to accept it."
Down."
I saw Zhu Gaojie holding a snow-white sharp sword and placing the blade on Zhu Yong's neck. It was only 0.01 centimeters away from Duke Cheng's throat. If he was not careful, he would die.
Zhu Gaojie was stunned: "Running so fast?"
When talking about water transportation, we have to mention canals.
"It's no longer important whether it's a coincidence or not. What's important is to get through the current difficulty." Zhang Fu said helplessly, "The food and grass they brought have been exhausted, and the soldiers have been waiting here hungry for a day. If we make more preparations
Without food, even if the soldiers rushed to the nearest Shuntian City, half of them would probably starve to death. Half of the soldiers died before they even left Shanhaiguan. How should we fight the rest of the war?"
Zhu Gaojie gave the order unceremoniously, and his two thousand soldiers rushed to the dock with great force, selected the largest ship, and threw off the civilians and merchants on board.
"I'll chop you down now!" Zhu Gaojie raised his knife and was about to swing it down.
But if it is not necessary, Zhu Gaojie really doesn't want to kill the war horses. It's okay to kill the war horses. The palace guards are all musketeers. At most, they have poor pursuit ability and have little impact. But the ones under his command were drawn from the Three Thousand Battalion.
The two thousand elite cavalry are useless. This is his sharpest sword. If there is no war horse, what kind of cavalry is it?
Three thousand taels is nothing to Prince Qi’s Mansion!
After the imperial court took over Kongshan, Prince Qi's annual dividends from Kongshan amounted to hundreds of thousands of taels. If his reputation was ruined because he was reluctant to part with these three thousand taels, Zhu Gaojie would regret it. The prince is not a bad person either.
, I will definitely not miss this opportunity.
So as soon as they heard that the army was out of food, the local people packed up their beds and ran away. The autumn harvest had just passed. If the food was borrowed, the whole family would definitely starve to death. It was better for the army to starve to death than to starve to death themselves.
"I have no time to talk nonsense with you. You wait here. When I finish my work, I will return here to return the ship. Don't worry, I won't delay you for a few hours. If you believe me, just wait here. If you don't believe me, then I will return the ship."
You won't lose anything if you take that jade pendant to the capital."
On the pier, there is a green glazed tile-roofed Dendrobium Hall and a small blue tile-roofed windlass well house. Looking south, there stands the eight-sided Buddha Relic Pagoda of Burning Lights.
Li Zhe suddenly realized that King Qi was worried about his reputation.
Two thousand "violent bandits" crossed the street like locusts, armed with sharp weapons and menacing. "Send the order to recruit ships!"
This project not only facilitated the construction of Suncheon Palace, but also facilitated water transportation for merchants from the north and south.
Zhu Gaojie frowned slightly: "You can keep it if you want. I think the cost of your boat is only three thousand taels. I am not robbing you. I will return it to you when it is used up. This jade pendant can make up for your loss."
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Zhu Gaojie frowned and looked at the wide, sparkling river. His eyes suddenly became clear: "What do you think, let's become water bandits for a time?"
"Your Majesty, what should we do now?" Zhang Fu said in a deep voice, "It is better to kill the horse. If the horse dies, it can be tamed again, but if the soldier dies, then it is really gone."
Zhu Gaojie walked up to the merchant leader and asked, "What's your name?"
Li Zhe didn't know what kind of character King Qi was, but he would rather take the loss and hope to send the giant Buddha away soon. If he loses some money, just lose some money. It's better than playing the happy songs of the nine ethnic groups in the execution ground.
After vomiting for a long time and almost vomiting out all the bitter bile, Chirong changed the subject and asked: "Your Highness, why are we trying to steal this broken ship? This ship does not lead to Liaodong."
Zhu Gaojie smiled: "As a water bandit, I hope that I can use this boat to steal enough food and fodder for 30,000 soldiers."
"Water bandit??" Chirong was a little confused.
Is it crazy for a prince to become a water bandit?