Zhang Fu entertained his father and two younger brothers to a big meal in a restaurant, which lasted until Shen Shichu. Zhang Yu stayed in Yue Fan for four years. Although he made a fortune when he went there, Zhang Fu also gave him a lot.
Money, but he always wanted to save money for his two sons to marry. After all, Zhang Fu was far away in the capital, and there were no telegraphs in this era, so he couldn't count on anything. Later, when his two sons got married, he wanted to save money to buy land and build a big house.
, so he has always been very frugal, not to mention eating in big restaurants in the city, he is not even willing to give money to the village to raise funds to hire an opera troupe to sing during the Chinese New Year.
After finally reading the news from the Di newspaper that Zhang Fu had made great achievements in Yiwu and was granted the title of hereditary earl, Zhang Yu waited every day for the news that they were allowed to return to the Central Plains, and had no intention of going to the city to eat and drink. Until again
After more than a year, he was allowed to leave Yue Fan and return to the Central Plains. Before leaving, he treated the whole village to a living meal for three days, which was considered a generous sum.
But Annan's cook, who is not a chef in a big restaurant in Hanoi, how can he compare with the chef in the capital of Ming Dynasty? Even though he had never tasted such delicious food when he was under Zhu Di, so this time he tasted such delicious food.
I almost swallowed all the delicious food with my tongue. I didn’t want to waste any of it and ate it all. Zhang Fu advised: "Dad, my son is now an earl. You will also live in the capital permanently in the future, and there are many more."
It’s a chance to enjoy delicious food, so you don’t have to eat everything today.” Zhang Yu stopped after that.
After staying in the box for a while, Zhang Fu asked his two younger brothers to help his father go home and went to pay the bill. Although the shopkeeper's attitude was still very respectful when he saw him, he could also feel a hint of resistance.
.This is of course normal. Whose restaurant can be happy if two customers had a fight for no reason, not only did they not make any money, but they borrowed money from them?
Of course Zhang Fu himself could understand. So he paid twice the money and also said some soft words to the shopkeeper. After all, Zhang Fu was an earl, so he deigned to condescend to talk softly to him, the shopkeeper.
The resentment immediately dissipated.
After dealing with this little tail, Zhang Fu was about to leave the restaurant. But before he could reach the door, a person suddenly appeared in front of him. This person appeared so suddenly that if he hadn't reacted quickly, he would have bumped into him.
"I'm sorry," the man said hastily, then walked to a table in the hall and loudly said to the other two people: "Did you know? Another ship has returned to the capital from the Hanzhou continent!"
"Really?" Several shouts rang out, not only from the two friends he knew, but also from people at several other tables.
"Of course it's true. Now the entire dock is busy unloading goods, and the coolies working at the dock are overwhelmed."
"Delin, Jiansheng, let's take the money and go to the dock quickly to see if there are any opportunities to make a fortune. The last time the ship returned from Hanzhou, we bought crop seeds or other things and made a fortune. We can't miss this opportunity!
"
"Hurry up and get the money and go to the dock!" One of them shouted excitedly. But the other person asked: "Shaoli, why don't you just keep such a good thing and tell us about it?"
"How much money do I have, can I take this all by myself? And I didn't bring much money on the dock just now, so I came back to get money. I happened to pass by here, and you happened to be sitting by the window and I saw you, so I will tell you.
, it’s better to remember me a little after you make money. Without further ado, I also got the money back from home, let’s go to the dock quickly!” After saying this, he took the two people and drove them as fast as possible.
I paid the bill and then ran away as if I was avoiding the bill.
Influenced by these people, or maybe just to watch the fun, about ten more people checked out and left in the restaurant.
"Are there another ship returning from Hanzhou Continent? Then the treasury will be full again." Zhang Fu muttered. Of course he didn't believe that Hanzhou Continent was covered with gold mountains, but there was a lot of gold and silver. Hanzhou must be real.
There is nothing on the mainland, and the gold and silver kept by the princes who were granted the title of Hanzhou are not of much use. Most of them will be sent back to the capital, on the one hand, to pay tribute, and on the other hand, to buy a lot of things back.
Zhang Fu was also very happy. As a hereditary nobleman who lives with the country, of course he would like the Ming Dynasty's treasury to be as full as possible. This would not only ensure that their salaries would not be in arrears, but also that military expenses would not be in arrears.
But it didn't have much to do with him, at least he didn't think it had much to do with it at this moment, so he muttered a few words and stopped caring, walked out of the restaurant and got into his carriage.
On the carriage, Zhang Yu was lying down and resting. After all, Zhang Yu was old. Although he still practiced martial arts, his body and bones were not as good as those of young people. He had eaten too much just now and his body couldn't bear it. But he was in good spirits.
Seeing Zhang Fu get on the car, he said to him: "Why don't you let your servants go to the checkout? And you go there yourself? It's beneath your status."
"Yes, dad, I won't do it next time." Zhang Fu promised. Of course he wouldn't pay the bill by himself normally. Today was due to special circumstances, but there was no need to explain to his father.
"Wen Bi, your second brother and third brother are not young anymore. They are all married. The third brother also has children. You earned the title of Guazhou Bo by yourself. It is not appropriate for them to live in the mansion. You are here
Find a place in the capital and build a few houses for your second and third brothers to live in." Zhang Yu said again.
Hearing this, Zhang Shi and Zhang Fu suddenly showed a look of surprise on their faces, along with a hint of reluctance. Zhang Fu was also very surprised for a moment, but then he understood his intention.
Zhang Fu and his wife Li Shi have been living together since he came to Beijing ten years ago. They have long been accustomed to this kind of life. But now they suddenly have an old father and two adult brothers. Their living habits are also very different.
——Zhang Fu has been following the trend set by the emperor in the capital. The bad habits his two brothers developed when life was too hard in the past cannot be changed for a while. Although they have only lived together for a few days, Li has already talked to him in private.
I complained once.
Zhang Min and Zhang Fu were unaware of this, but Zhang Yu saw it. How many years of good life can he have at such an old age? If the relationship between the eldest son and the second and third sons deteriorates, what will happen to the second and third sons?
There will be no future at all in the future. It is better to separate while there is still love.
He didn't think it all up by himself. In the past, when Zhu Chanyi was a vassal king in Guilin who didn't care about political affairs but only took care of the three guards and horses, his brothers would not do much other than come to his house during the holidays to make a living and save their own salaries.
They came to him and everyone was fine; but when he became the king of a vassal, all these brothers ran from Guilin to Hanoi, asking for officials and power, which made Zhu Zanyi very annoyed, and there was still brotherly love.
After all the time was spent, except for the two who were indeed somewhat capable, they scolded all the others and gave them two choices: First, if you want to have power, go to the city on the mountainside to the west.
Deal with the savages in the mountains; secondly, if you want to have enough food and clothing, continue to stay at home in Hanoi with a salary of one thousand dan per month.
Most people chose to stay in Hanoi, and two people chose to go to the border areas, but one of them couldn't stand it after two months and fled back to Hanoi. Only one person persisted and it is said that he led the army to win several battles.
It is expected to open up a piece of land in the mountains.
Clan families can wear away the love of brothers because of their official positions and power, let alone ordinary noble families like them.
Of course Zhang Fu didn't know how Zhang Yu came up with this, but he was very supportive of his father's decision, but he still shied away a few words. Zhang Yu insisted on separating, so Zhang Fu could only pretend to be reluctant and agreed.
He immediately said that he would choose a good place for his two younger brothers and build a courtyard for each of them with at least three entrances.
The two brothers Zhang Xi and Zhang Fu were really reluctant. After living apart, their life would definitely be worse than living in the Earl's Mansion. They had endured so many years of hard life and finally lived a good life, but they were unwilling to move out. But Zhang
Yu's attitude was very firm, and they did not dare to go against Zhang Yu's words, so they could only agree with a frown.
After a while, the carriage arrived at Hongwu Street and returned to his mansion. Zhang Fu helped Zhang Yu get out of the car, and while thinking about how to report the good news to his wife, he walked towards the mansion.
As soon as he reached the gate, he heard the sound of horse hooves coming from the side. He looked sideways and saw a dozen horses parked in the mansion next door. Several people got off the horses and walked inside.
"Xiao Zhuo has returned to Beijing?" Zhang Fu muttered after seeing the appearance of one of them clearly.
"What's wrong?" Zhang Yu heard him talking, but didn't understand what he said clearly, so she asked.
"Nothing, it's just that Xiao Zhuo, the father of Princess Changshan's consort, has returned to Beijing." He replied. The mansion next door to his home is Princess Changshan's Mansion.
"Xiao Zhuo, the father of Princess Changshan? That famous businessman?"
"Dad, have you heard of Xiao Zhuo?"
"Of course I have heard of it. It is said that he and another Siamese businessman were licensed to sell Nanyang slaves in the capital and made a lot of money. They are all evil money and dead traffickers. The emperor actually married the princess to such a family." Zhang Yu finally added.
Said very disdainfully.
"Now they no longer engage in the slave trade, and have turned to other businesses." Zhang Fu said. After Xiao Yong was given the marriage, Xiao Zhuo decided not to engage in such a notorious business as the slave trade, and got the entire
With the support of the family, within a month, they cleared out all the 'goods' on hand and either sold the shop or converted it to other businesses.
"A few days ago, shortly after Her Royal Highness the Princess's wedding, he left Beijing and went to unknown destination. Now he is back."
"A businessman, even if his son becomes a consort, he is still a businessman. Why should he care about his whereabouts?" Zhang Yu said disdainfully.
"Although he is a businessman, he is not an ordinary businessman; and my son suspects that he went out of the capital this time under the orders of His Majesty. But what my father said is right. Even if he went out of the capital under the orders of His Majesty, it has nothing to do with us.
"No one in our family is an official in the Ministry of Household Affairs." Zhang Fu said.
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"Dad, are you back?" Hearing that Xiao Zhuo was back, Xiao Yong immediately greeted him happily.
"Yeah." Xiao Zhuo agreed, walked into the hall, picked up the tea cup and took a sip of tea.
Xiao Yong exchanged a few pleasantries with his father and immediately got to the point: "Dad, have you done everything your Majesty told you?"
"It's done." Xiao Zhuo replied again.
"This is great!" Xiao Yong said happily immediately.
"Yes, that's great." Xiao Zhuo also said the same thing, and then thought in his heart: 'Your Majesty, my affairs have been completed. I don't know when your promise will be fulfilled.' (To be continued)