Zhu Yuanzhang closed his eyes and pondered, and Zhu Biao and the three of them stood solemnly aside, not daring to disturb loudly.

Originally, Li Jie was still thinking about whether to tell the gold and silver mountains of the Americas, as well as the grain with a yield of several thousand catties per mu, but after thinking about it again, he still gave up this plan, because he understood the truth that it was too much.

The gold and silver mountains of the Americas are easy to understand, after all, there are silver mines in front of the Japanese country, but the yield of thousands of catties of grain per mu is a bit too exaggerated, especially Lao Zhu is a farmer, and he knows the yield of grain per mu best, with his stubbornness, it is difficult to make him believe that there are thousands of catties of grain per mu in this world.

So unless you can come up with a physical object, it is difficult to convince the suspicious Lao Zhu, but America is too far away, where can Li Jie find potatoes and sweet potatoes for him?

At this time, Zhu Yuanzhang finally opened his eyes, and then glanced at Li Jie and the three of them before he spoke: "I have to think about this matter carefully, you all go down, and I will give a clear answer tomorrow!" ”

Hearing that Zhu Yuanzhang didn't make a decision, Li Jie was also a little disappointed, but he didn't dare to say anything, and immediately retired with Zhu Biao and Zhu Yunxi.

As soon as he came out of the warm pavilion, Zhu Biao grabbed Li Jie, and asked with an eager expression: "Li Jie, since there are still so many Mongolians in the outside world, will they make a comeback one day?" ”

"Your Highness, don't worry, although the Mongols have conquered such a large territory, most of them have been divided into khanates, and after they gain a foothold in the local area, they can't just leave, and they won't pose any threat to our Ming Dynasty for the time being!" Li Jie replied with a smile.

Although Timur in the west is very strong, Li Jie is not worried at all, because Central Asia and the Ming are too far apart, even if the other party really goes on an expedition, it needs to cross the desert and the Gobi.

Hearing Li Jie's answer, Zhu Biao relieved his heart, but at this time Zhu Yunxi interjected excitedly: "Father, the Mongols are just the defeated generals of our Ming Dynasty, if they really dare to come, then we will fight back and take all the land seized by the Mongols, I want to see what the land in the extreme west looks like?" ”

"The tone is not small, you have to have your imperial grandfather's ability first!" Zhu Biao was not angry when he heard his son's ambitious words, and immediately reminded with a smile that it is a good thing for young people to be motivated, but as they grow older, many people will become timid, not because they are timid, but because they have more and more concerns.

Li Jie also laughed when he heard Zhu Yunxi's words, Zhu Yunxi's performance made him more and more satisfied, Daming needs to change, which requires an emperor with passion and ideals to take the helm, Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Biao have been finalized, he can not influence much, but Zhu Yunxi is still young, and there are infinite possibilities in the future.

In the evening, Li Jie returned home, originally he wanted to visit his uncle Liu Ying, after all, Liu Ying was going back to his hometown to avoid the limelight, and he didn't know when he would leave, and Liu Yi hadn't come recently, could it be that he was preparing for the Iron Book Army?

It's a pity that Li Jie has been too busy these days, he can't spare time at all, and he came back late today, fortunately, things are almost busy now, now he is waiting for Zhu Yuanzhang to make a statement, and after the matter is over, he will have time to visit Liu Ying.

Early the next morning, Li Jie entered the palace again, he was not in a hurry to see Zhu Yuanzhang, but went to Zuo Chunfang to take a class with Zhu Yunxi, and waited until halfway through the class to receive a summons from Zhu Yuanzhang.

Li Jie walked quickly to the warm pavilion, and when he entered the room, he saw at a glance that the globe was placed on Zhu Yuanzhang's desk, which made him happy in his heart, because this was an excellent omen.

Sure enough, after Zhu Yuanzhang saw Li Jie coming in, he directly spoke: "I have agreed to the conditions of those merchants, and then you are responsible for contacting these businessmen, and cooperating with the household department to send these money and grain to Zhang Dingbian and them!" ”

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Li Jie was also overjoyed when he heard this, and immediately saluted, although he had already guessed when he came in, but until he heard Zhu Yuanzhang personally agree, his heart was completely relaxed.

However, as soon as Li Jie's words fell, Zhu Yuanzhang spoke again: "Zhang Dingbian and they shouldn't need so much money and food, so when the household department hands over to you, they will deduct a part, after all, it is not easy for the imperial court, and money is needed everywhere!" ”

Li Jie also pouted secretly when he heard this, Lao Zhu was really plucked, and even the money and food of Zhang Dingbian's poor ghosts were deducted, but this is normal, after all, the conditions that Zhu Yuanzhang agreed to at the beginning only cost 200,000 yuan at most, and now it is several times more, so much money and food will definitely not be generously given to Zhang Dingbian.

Thinking of this, Li Jie also immediately nodded and said, "The minister understands!" ”

"Very good, you can do it, and the household department will send someone to contact you soon!" Zhu Yuanzhang waved his hand after speaking, he has always been a resolute person, as long as he makes a decision, he will never procrastinate.

Li Jie immediately retired, his heart was also full of excitement, with Zhu Yuanzhang's nod, the sea ban was finally torn open by him, and then it depends on Zhang Dingbian's performance, if they can take down Kyushu, they can promote commercial exchanges between Daming and Kyushu, although the country is only one of the routes of sea trade, but as long as this line is managed well, it is logical to develop other routes in the future.

After Li Jie left the palace, he immediately came to the Zhenfu Division again, and then sent Jinyi Wei to gather those rich merchants. These wealthy businessmen had also been anxiously waiting for news from Li Jie, so they soon came to the Zhenfu Division again.

"Your Majesty has agreed!" After everyone arrived, Li Jie immediately announced in public.

When the merchants below heard the good news, some of them slapped the table with joy, some of them burst into tears, some of them sat there motionless, and some of them shouted excitedly, after all, the shackles that had been pressed on their bodies for many years were finally about to be opened, and it was like a person who had been in prison for many years suddenly regained his freedom.

After these people calmed down, Li Jie discussed with them the specific matters of capital contribution, after all, these people did not really come up with money, in fact, even with their net worth, they couldn't come up with so much money at once, and more of them were converted into money with various materials, such as Gu Xuewen donated 100,000 yuan, of which 80,000 yuan were all kinds of kinds.

Fortunately, the big businessman surnamed Lu himself was a shipbuilder, and the money he donated was mainly converted into ships, so he only needed to send people out to transport the materials to Ningbo Port, as for the negotiations between these merchants and Zhang Dingbian, Li Jie would also help them contact them.

These wealthy businessmen were enthusiastic, so Li Jie quickly negotiated with them a specific way to contribute capital, and there were some more cumbersome things left, but this had to be worried about by the officials of the household department.

After the matter was discussed, the rich businessmen left one by one happily, but that Gu Xuewen stayed at the end, and after the people left, he stepped forward to salute Li Jie and said: "Thank you Li Banyu for fighting for this opportunity to go to sea for us!" ”

"Shopkeeper Gu is polite, I just started this matter, and it is you who really contribute!" Li Jie also replied with a smile, Shen Wansan founded the Four Seas Commercial Bank, after his death, Gu Xuewen served as the chief shopkeeper of the Four Seas Commercial Bank, and it can be known from the name of this commercial house that Shen Wansan started from the sea trade, but unfortunately now the Four Seas Commercial Bank has long been out of character.

"If there is no Li Banyu to take the lead, even if we are powerful, there will be no place to use it!" Gu Xuewen complimented Li Jie again, and then took out something from his arms and presented it to both hands, "I heard that Li Banyu still lives outside the city, and it is really inconvenient to travel to and from the palace. ”

What Gu Xuewen gave to Li Jie turned out to be the title deed and house deed of a house, as long as you take these two things and go to the government to change your name, then this house is Li Jie's, you must know that no matter what era it is, the houses in the capital have been speculated, and many officials may not necessarily buy houses.

I saw Li Jie stretching out his hand to take the house deed and land deed, and found that this house was not only close to the imperial city, but also occupied a lot of land.

"Tsk~, Shopkeeper Gu is so generous!" Li Jie looked at the house deed and title deed in his hand, and couldn't help but be shocked by the Shen family's financial resources, you must know that Gu Xuewen had just taken out 100,000 yuan, and now he gave himself such a set of tens of thousands of yuan, it seems that although Shen Wansan is gone, the wealth accumulated by the Shen family is still beyond people's imagination.

Seeing Li Jie receiving the deed and land deed, Gu Xuewen was also overjoyed, and immediately saluted again: "As long as Li Banyu likes it, this time thanks to Li Banyu's help, our Shen family is also willing to work for Li Banyu in the future!" ”

Gu Xuewen didn't just come to give gifts, but more importantly, he wanted to take refuge in Li Jie, after all, he had already inquired clearly, although Li Jie was young, he had a bright future, and such a thigh appeared in front of him, of course, he had to hug it to death.

However, Li Jie smiled slightly when he heard Gu Xuewen's words, and then stuffed the house deed and land deed in his hand into Gu Xuewen's hand, which made the other party also stunned, and didn't understand why Li Jie returned the things he gave back, could it be that his gift was too light?

"Shopkeeper Gu, I have received your wishes, but the house is not necessary, you just need to do a good job of this time, even if it is the best reward for me!" Li Jie said solemnly, in his previous life, he was a very money-loving person, but in this life, he is not short of money, let alone a house to live in, so there is no need for him to collect this kind of money again.

"But ......"

Gu Xuewen wanted to persuade Li Jie again when he heard Li Jie's words, but was interrupted by Li Jie waving his hand: "Shopkeeper Gu, for your sake of supporting me so much this time, I will remind you, General Lan, don't send him any more money!" ”