Chapter 22 Knocking on the Bamboo Pole

In the Prime Minister's Mansion, Hu Weiyong looked at Hu Pengju who was lying in bed, he was angry, stretched out his broad palm and slapped Hu Pengju's already swollen face, this slap went down, Hu Pengju's tears flowed out of his eyes without a fight, he looked at his father with some doubts, only to see Hu Weiyong's face with anger, and did not explain anything.

"Prepare for the gift! You kid come with me, we're going to apologize to His Royal Highness! Hu Weiyong said sternly, he waved his big hand, ordered the attendants around him to help prepare the ceremony, and lifted the dazed Hu Peng into the carriage with one hand.

Ma Sanbao and Zhu Di, who came back from Zuixianlou, were busy getting the land deed, and after leaving Zuixianlou, Zhu Di felt a little careless, trivial matters related to land use were under the jurisdiction of the people under Prime Minister Hu Weiyong, and the reason why he was able to get the land was also considered lucky, Hu Weiyong did not have a positive conflict with himself before, and now he wants to find Hu Weiyong's people to ask for land, I am afraid it is a little difficult.

"Brother Xian, what do you say about this, I just boasted to Boss Qian that as long as the money is in place, the land will come casually, but now it's miserable, the land is managed by Hu Weiyong's people, there is a gap between us and Hu Weiyong, it's difficult to do now, I want the land, it's a bit like looking for a needle in a haystack." Zhu Di held his forehead, the grand blueprint he had conceived with Ma Sanbao in the Zuixian Building actually fell down in the first step, in the Zuixian Building, Ma Sanbao was boastful, and even thought of the industrial park, as long as there is enough land, there will be enough factories, and recruiting enough manpower can accelerate production and gradually expand their own industries, but unfortunately, the land has become a key problem that stumps the heroes.

Don't look at Zhu Di as a prince, he is not a prince after all, he is just a king of Yan after all, he can't manage the affairs of the capital, if his son Zhu Yuanzhang comes forward, then anything can be solved, he still can't.

Ma Sanbao and Zhu Di are anxious for the land, and the current industries are all industries with unlimited business opportunities, not to mention high-ranking officials and nobles, even ordinary people can afford to use goods.

"Your Highness, Prime Minister Hu Cheng is here again with his son." Outside the mansion of the Fourth Highness Zhu Di, Hu Weiyong and Hu Pengju did not know when they arrived outside the mansion of the Fourth Highness, behind him was a carriage full of gold and silver, Hu Weiyong could think of a big gift to Zhu Di, which was naturally part of the wealth he had accumulated over the years, the gold and silver of a carriage, which was a fortune that ordinary people could not earn in their lives, and it was easily given to the prince by Hu Weiyong, and many ordinary people would be angry, even rich businessmen. It's no wonder that Hu Weiyong is so powerful that it is not difficult to own a large amount of jewelry.

"Prime Minister Hu Cheng's atmosphere, such a large number of gold, silver and jewelry, it seems that Prime Minister Hu Chengxiang has dug up mines in recent years?" Zhu Di looked at Hu Weiyong suspiciously, whether Hu Weiyong's fortune in the court would be able to harvest such a large amount of gold, silver and jewelry, and he also understood that his father had turned a blind eye to Hu Weiyong's previous behavior of collecting money, and for so many years, Hu Weiyong received a lot of bribes every year.

"Don't be angry, Your Highness, you don't remember the villain, what happened in the morning, it's Pengju Hulai, I asked the dog to apologize to you, these gold and silver jewelry are given to Your Highness, you should be safe? How is it? And Ma Wenhe, I'm sorry for you today, if you have any requirements, feel free to put it forward, I Hu Weiyong can meet it, and I will strongly support it. Hu Weiyong said sincerely, Hu Pengju, who was beside him, bowed to Ma Sanbao and Zhu Di reluctantly, and even the words of apology were like threats in his mouth.

"Is this the sun coming out in the west? The prime minister will come to the door in person to apologize, the weasel gave the chicken a New Year's greeting, and he didn't have a good heart, say, Prime Minister, what kind of medicine are you selling in this gourd? Zhu Di looked at Hu Weiyong with some distrust, as a prince, he couldn't accept other people's gifts in vain, even if it was a gift from Prime Minister Hu Weiyong himself, it was not something he could accept casually.

Hu Weiyong was mentioned by Zhu Di like this, and his heart sighed, of course he came for something, if it wasn't for His Majesty's will, he wouldn't apologize to Zhu Di and give gifts, what is his identity? Zhu Di is a prince, although the world belongs to the Zhu family, not every prince has to respect.

Ma Sanbao pulled Zhu Di and whispered in Zhu Di's ear, "Don't pursue it, our question now is yes, why do you want so much gold and silver?" You see Hu Weiyong himself sent it to the door, why not knock a bamboo pole for him, and ask more about the land around Nanjing City, in addition to agricultural land, there is still a lot of wasteland in Hu Weiyong's hands, he is also shelved in his hands, it is better to give us our industrial park, so that even if you return to the Beiping fiefdom next year, you can get a lot of money, and you will have the capital to raise troops in the future! ”

Ma Sanbao's words are like the finishing touch, waking up Yan Wang Zhu Di, at the moment, although there are many gold, silver and jewelry, but to raise soldiers, it is obviously not enough, gold and silver will not be regenerated, and their industrial park will continue to provide them with silver and gold and silver, don't look at the early investment costs, the later income is not small, just simply sell in Nanjing City, Zhu Di received a lot more silver than the previous few months, don't look at him as a prince, Yu Lu is only a few dozen taels of silver, this sale is different, After calculating the cost and labor, they can wait to collect the money, and they don't have to worry about the rent, after all, they are all factories built by themselves.

"Prime Minister, Prime Minister, I'm Marven and have no talent and no virtue, but I know a lot about business theories, can you approve us for a piece of land, a large piece of land, we want to do our business, you can treat us as farming, and we will pay taxes to the Ming government every year." Ma Sanbao said that he didn't plan to return the jewelry to Hu Weiyong, and even planned to knock on Hu Weiyong's bamboo pole, who asked Hu Weiyong to promise him to meet his requirements just now?

"A piece of land? It's a trifle, how much do you want? On the outskirts of Nanjing, 100 acres of land can be chosen at will. Hu Weiyong said, compared to gold, silver and jewelry, land is a trivial matter for him, there is a lot of wasteland outside Nanjing, just approve two pieces to Ma Sanbao Hu Weiyong will not lose a piece of meat, after all, the whole world is the imperial land, he Hu Weiyong is just a jurisdiction, send the emperor's things, he Hu Weiyong will not feel distressed. It's just that he never thought that Ma Sanbao and others didn't get the land for farming, but to open an industrial park, and if the income reached Hu Weiyong's ears, Hu Weiyong would definitely regret the land grant.

100 acres of land, if it is placed in Ma Sanbao's previous life, it is priceless and marketable, and even if it is rented, it can make the owner of the land make a lot of money.

"We want two hundred acres, Prime Minister, what do you think?" Since 100 acres of land are given casually, what about 200 acres? Ma Sanbao asked with a tentative mentality, as for more, he was too lazy to ask, he couldn't chew too much, he didn't have so much labor to make, and he wanted a 200 acres of land enough to make his industrial park, in the Ming Dynasty, the craft itself was relatively backward, and it was estimated that it would not be possible to recruit workers if the land was too large.

Since the bamboo pole was knocked, it doesn't hurt to go too far, Hu Weiyong was stunned at first, and didn't understand why Ma Sanbao and Zhu Di actually started farming, but they still gave Ma Sanbao and Zhu Di the land, the land belongs to the emperor, not his family, he is not distressed, he still wishes that Ma Sanbao wanted a little more, and then attracted the attention of the emperor.

Two hundred acres of land, Hu Weiyong quietly granted Zhu Di and Ma Sanbao, which made the two of them extremely excited, but they were not easy to show, if they were too excited, maybe Hu Weiyong, the old fox, would stumble. Seeing Hu Weiyong giving gifts so generously, Hu Pengju gritted his teeth, he categorically thought that it was the two people in front of him who cleaned up themselves into this virtue, and the two in front of him were not guilty, and his father also gave them a generous gift, what is this called? If you are beaten up, you still have to give a gift to the abuser?

Hu Pengju's resentment did not arouse the interest of Ma Sanbao and Zhu Di, who are now immersed in the design of the undeveloped industrial park, no matter how bored Hu Pengju is.

"Your Highness, Wenhe, if there are no other requirements, I, Hu Weiyong, will take the dog home, as for the title deed, I will send someone to send it later, it is definitely a good land, near Nanjing City." Hu Weiyong said respectfully, there was no majesty in the court in the morning, Hu Weiyong at this time was as warm as the uncle next door, but he never thought that this was an old fox who had been with the emperor for many years, and he was usually a vigorous and resolute prime minister.

"Father, why do you want to apologize to the two bastards? What does that mean? Give them back the land, how to look at what a shame! Hu Pengju was angry on the road, and asked him to apologize to Zhu Di and Ma Sanbao before, he was looking at his father's face, and he really wanted him to apologize, with his arrogance, it was impossible to bend his waist.

"You stinky boy still have the face to mention this? This is Your Majesty's will! Your Majesty asked us to apologize, and we must do it, can we still not listen to Your Majesty's will? Do you want to lose your head? Hu Weiyong sprinkled all his anger on his son, "You will be more restrained in the future, don't use your eldest young master's temperament to do things, I have a hunch, Your Majesty said that this is the time, but he will definitely not give up!" ”

"Dad, you will definitely not have an accident, if you have an accident, I must let those two bastard boys accompany the funeral, I don't care what his identity is Zhu Di!" As soon as Hu Pengju opened his mouth, Hu Weiyong covered his mouth, Hu Weiyong shook his head and signaled Hu Pengju not to continue, "The whole world is the imperial land, maybe there are spies wherever you are, you be quiet, this is exposed, your father's black gauze hat will be gone!" ”