When I was in public school before, I heard that Concubine Yu suddenly sent a sum of money inexplicably, and after Zhang Shou pondered it, he felt that it might not be a reward.

After all, Zhu Ying is not short of money, and he is not like when he first entered Beijing, he is shy in his pocket, if it weren't for the bundle of repairs sent by a group of students when they were studying in Cuiyun, if it weren't for the Zhao Guogong Mansion and the Ge Mansion to give him a casual place to live, if it wasn't for the fact that Guozijian later provided him with a house, he would have to drink the northwest wind.

Therefore, now that he is a rich man, Concubine Yu has no reason to reward this money.

Moreover, at the beginning of Zhu Ying's dowry, Concubine Yu added a box and gave a box of jewelry, all of which are very rare, and ten pieces of makeup satin are also tributes in the palace, and it is difficult to buy them with money. Later, when he married Zhu Ying, Concubine Yu sent a congratulatory gift, which turned out to be a picture of Song Huizong's "Autumn Evening on the Pond".

Therefore, he guessed whether Concubine Yu gave birth to a son, so he took out part of the private money, hoping that he could help think of an investment method, so that he could make money and profit in the future, and it could be regarded as accumulating a family foundation for his son.

But this amount of money is not very much, for Concubine Yu, it is naturally best to succeed, if it is not successful, it will only be a waste, but it doesn't matter. As for whether there will be a share of Princess Yongping's daughter, then he doesn't know, after all, this is someone else's business.

However, he didn't expect that Zhu Ying would go into the palace to ask Concubine Yu for verification, and Concubine Yu would directly stab her mind in front of the biological mothers of the third prince and the fourth prince, the imperial concubine and the virtuous concubine, so those two did the same...... The most outrageous thing is, what is the queen doing with this fun? Could it be that the emperor will still withhold his mother's money?

No matter whether Zhang Shou is strange or confused, these boxes of gold and silver in the palace have been sent, and this is not going back at all, so after Zhu Ying confessed it, she whispered a little weakly: "I didn't expect Niangniang to say it bluntly in front of people, let alone the imperial concubine and the virtuous concubine, let alone the queen mother's ......."

When she said this, she suddenly paused, and then said with some hesitation: "But I look at them as if they have been discussed!" ”

This sentence was discussed, Zhang Shou heard it in his ears, but it was like listening to thunder in a silent place, and he suddenly felt that he had grasped some kind of key. He burst out laughing. So that's the case, Zhu Ying is really blessed, and the blessing he entrusted to her has also become blessed.

"Are you thinking of me as a rich boy? But they're not afraid of losing money, so what else do I have to worry about? You know, I was worried that the efficiency of cotton ginning and weaving has been accelerated several times, so the demand for cotton is large, but the excessive expansion of cotton fields is easy to crowd out grain fields, especially in the southeast, so I originally thought that the northwest was good, but no one supported but did not dare to do so. ”

Zhu Ying's eyes widened suddenly: "Northwest? Cotton? You mean...... The Loop? Or Hexi? ”

Zhang Shou smiled. If this is a virtuous lady who was born in a scholarly family and has three virtues and four virtues, she may have the geographical concept of the northwest, but when she hears the word cotton field, at most she will take out the huge Shaanxi and have a good time.

There is the Hetao with the name of Xiaojiangnan, and there are the guards of Hexi Suzhou, Ganzhou, Liangzhou and other guards that communicate the east and west!

Seeing that Zhang Shou clearly admitted it, Zhu Ying suddenly became worried: "I have heard my father and eldest brother say that it is a strategic place quite suitable for farming, but before the Northern Expedition, the soldiers and horses of the two routes were from Xuanfu and Datong, although they won a complete victory, but in addition to those who fled to the north, there were also many people who fled to the west, so I heard that Hetao and Hexi Zhuwei were like a great enemy." ”

"And ......"

Although Zhu Ying has always been very convinced of Zhang Shou, this time she had to pour cold water on him: "And the Hetao is fertile and has always been the largest granary in the northwest, Emperor Taizu gave a death order that year, if anyone dares to lose the Hetao, who is a sinner of the Ming Dynasty, and whoever dares to abolish the Tuntian of the Hetao, then hang his head on his ancestral tomb!" ”

"So if you want to plant cotton in Hetao, even the emperor doesn't dare to open this mouth! As for Hexi, the land there is a little worse than that of Hetao, but there are fewer people, and if you want to change to cotton there, probably, maybe, maybe...... Is that okay? ”

The eldest lady was very domineering when she should be domineering, but when she should be wise, she was still very wise. Seeing her looking at herself with a blank expression, Zhang Shou couldn't help but feel that she was extremely cute.

So, he deliberately blinked his eyes and said, "What if I just go my own way?" ”

"Then I'm ......" Zhu Ying's objection had already reached her lips, but when she caught a hint of a smile from the corner of Zhang Shou's eyes, she was smart and keen, and she reacted immediately, and suddenly became angry, "You actually lied to me!" You still look like a gentleman with a bad belly...... Come on, what's the hell the hell you're trying to get to the bottom of? If you don't say it, I won't help you! ”

"Okay, okay, I say I'll say!" Zhang Shou smiled and said casually, "The Hetao is fertile and fertile, and it is naturally the most suitable to grow rice, but it is not suitable to grow cotton, cotton does not need such fertile land, and it is not suitable for planting in the Hetao, so of course I will not squeeze the grain fields on the Hetao side where even Taizu has issued a ban." ”

"As for Hexi...... The land over there is actually quite suitable for growing cotton, and it is definitely not worse than that of the southeast. Moreover, you must know that the entire northwest is a bitter cold place in winter, and cotton jackets and quilts are ...... These cold things are the most marketable. The materials of spinning wheels and looms can be taken locally, and if the local cotton ginning and weaving cloth are spun, how much cheaper than those transported from the southeast? ”

Zhu Ying can naturally understand what Zhang Shou meant. The Zhao Mansion is certainly a famous name in the capital, but if it is far away in Hexi, the reputation of the Zhao Mansion is not so useful.

But if the money of the queen mother in the palace is invested there, then the effect will naturally be completely different. However, the Queen Mother certainly believes in Zhang Shou and believes in her, but are they willing to publicize it like this? After all, if the ministers think that the concubines in the palace are so greedy for money, it is not a person's reputation that is ruined......

She was thinking like this, and when she was a little embarrassed, she heard Zhang Shou say very abruptly: "Yingying, I remember, the Duke of Chu used to be a general soldier in the northwest?" It seems to be the general army of Gansu? ”

Zhu Yingden was stunned. She looked at Zhang Shou dumbfounded, but saw someone smile and show her white teeth: "I heard that Chu Guogong still has a lot of old troops there, I don't know if he is interested in this matter?" You must know that although the Hetao is still relatively rich, the place of the long-term war in Hexi is not a good place. Those old ministries should have cried poor to Chu Guogong, right? ”

"Ah Shou, you said before that I went to the Duke of Chu Mansion to settle accounts with the Duke of Chu, which is really too ungraceful...... But now, isn't this a communiqué for personal vendetta? You hold a grudge more than I do! ”

Zhang Shou saw that Zhu Ying's face was disgusted and happy, how could he be angry and accusatory, he didn't answer Zhu Ying's question, but asked with a smile: "Then will you go to the Chu State Mansion to help me talk about it?" ”

"Go, of course!" Zhu Ying finally laughed at this time, but said with a fluttering eyebrow, "Not only Chu Guogong, but I will go to Wei Nanbo when I turn around." Although the emperor said that many properties are under his name, this time I want to ask him if he is willing to join in his own name this time. After all, in such a big stall, although it is easy to have many voices and many voices, it is also powerful. ”

Don't look at the area of Ganzhou, Suzhou, Liangzhou, and Guazhou, which is commonly known as the Hexi Corridor, it seems to be just a long and narrow piece from the map, which seems to be inconspicuous, but from the beginning of the Silk Road in the Han Dynasty, it is an important node in the east and west, and to this day, the strategic position is still not negligible. Moreover, just as the north is not peaceful, the west has never been peaceful in the past hundred years.

Emperor Taizu started very early, and because of the relationship between the skills and the deviation, the strength of the firearms exploded, and he created a variety of long guns and short cannons that were completely cheats at that time, so he began to consider the problem of strong enemies in the West at the beginning of his foothold, so Timur was yin before he fully rose. But Taizu really left too early, and the subsequent generations of emperors were not so lucky.

Especially the Hexi Zhuwei, it was really a place of long-term war, until not long ago when the Northern Expedition, Turpan and Hami also played a dog's brain, Turpan's former king of the brother Ha Ali since he succeeded to the throne, the provocation of the Hexi Zhuwei has never stopped.

Therefore, even if he is now the Chenglong Jia's son-in-law of the Zhao State Mansion, Zhang Shou does not feel that his little power can do anything there. Zhu Ying can draw inferences from one another, and when he thinks of pulling a group of allies, he is naturally happy to see it.

However, he actually wanted to say that planting cotton in the Hexi Corridor was actually just an introduction, and what he wanted to do was to continue to plant cotton further west in Suzhou, to Guazhou, and even further west to the Turpan Basin, and further west.

However, in the absence of peace in the northwest, this hope is too early.

Therefore, thinking of the situation in the northwest that he had investigated, Zhang Shou smiled casually: "In this case, Yingying, you don't have to do anything, you can personally go to the Duke of Chu tomorrow." It's all up to you. ”

Although she knew that Zhang Shou was a fake public servant and a personal vendetta, when Zhang Shou personally opened the map and explained some joints one by one, Zhu Ying of course agreed without hesitation. Of course, she didn't forget to put forward her own conditions, that is, to borrow Lu Xiaopangzi.

So, early the next morning, Lu Xiaofat, who didn't know what was going on, was sneaked to Zhang Yuan by Ah Liuti. Pity him for having a good night's sleep, after washing and changing clothes in the early morning, before he had time to eat, he was broken in and pulled away by the furious Ah Liu, and his mind was full of confusion at this time.

However, when Zhang Shou said that the four troikas of the queen mother, the imperial concubine, the noble concubine and the virtuous concubine in the palace actually took out a large amount of fat powder money and entrusted it with "financial management", he was immediately stunned, and then slapped it vigorously.

"I didn't think of that!" As he spoke, he even beat his hands with his fists excitedly, "Financial management, financial management, this is really a great name!" It is more suitable than what to do stocks, what to contribute, and what dividends! What better way to raise capital than to use people's money and not be able to point fingers at the people who pay for it? It's good for all kinds of money! ”

You're too inferential, aren't you? I'm just talking about financial management, you even came up with the name of fundraising!

Zhang Shou has long understood Lu Sanlang's alternative digital mind, but he still can't help but sigh at this moment. However, he really wanted to use the fat powder money of these nobles in the palace, but put an end to their way of pointing fingers with this capital - of course, he also put an end to other ways to inject capital to point fingers in the future, but this kind of words, the little fat man actually shouted out in his voice.

Therefore, he simply stopped talking when he wanted to speak, seeing that Zhu Ying slapped the armrest angrily and drank Ah Liu, followed by Ah Liu, Ah Liu went up with a cold face, and carried the little fat man who weighed straight to 200 catties out of the door. As the ghost cried wolf howling for mercy outside, he couldn't help but sigh and said, "When will this kid be able to control this mouth?" ”

Lu Sanlang, who was escorted in by Ah Liu again, had an intact face, but the smile on his face was even more exaggerated. The person limped back to sit down, but this time he directly patted his chest and said: "Teacher and wife, don't worry, I will never talk nonsense when I arrive at the Duke Mansion of Chu State, I will say whatever you ask me to say......"

"That's okay, the heavy responsibility of fooling the Duke of Chu to pay money and people will be handed over to you."

Knowing that the little fat man didn't need to beat around the bush, Zhu Ying simply spit out a sentence without being shocked, and when she saw the little fat man, she was simply stunned, she said with a smile: "I'll take you with me, what's the matter, you're not sure?" ”

"Sure, of course I'm sure." Lu Sanlang couldn't help but swallow a mouthful of saliva, and then asked cautiously, "Teacher, what kind of financial management do you really want to do according to what you said...... Won't there be only one Duke of Chu? Who are you going to pull in addition to this, I should be mentally prepared? ”

Rao has the example of the four nobles in the palace, when Zhu Ying replaced Zhang Shou and said the "big family" of Chu Guogong Zhang Rui, Xiangyang Bo Zhang Qiong, Weinan Bo Zhang Kang and Huaiqing Hou Nanyang Marquis, who all had the surname Zhang, he still couldn't help but feel cold in his vest, and spit out a sentence of emotion dryly: "This is really a family surnamed Zhang in the world!" ”

Zhu Ying didn't think it before, but when Lu Sanlang said this, she realized that now this list, not to mention others, the Xungui surnamed Zhang is really all in one catch. For such a coincidence, she really couldn't cry or laugh, but then said seriously: "That's not enough to pull people now." Anyway, according to the old practice of these ladies in the palace, we only charge this amount of money for each family. ”

"One hundred taels of gold, one hundred taels of silver, one for each person, never overcharge!"

Hearing Zhu Ying shouting out the slogan in a heartfelt manner, Zhang Shou couldn't help but laugh. Is this a fixed share of fundraising, and you won't give more if you want to? These are all geniuses, and the first illegal fundraising of the Ming Dynasty is about to begin! In this case, he should put a beautiful coat on this fundraising, so as not to laugh at future generations.

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