When Zhu Gaoxu returned from the expedition, it was the spring of February, and now it is early summer. He didn't have anything important to do these days, he stayed in Kunming City, and felt that time passed quickly.

The seasonal changes in Kunming are indeed not strongly felt, but with the change of weather, the difference between cold and hot is a bit big......

The Shen Garden behind the pear orchard has almost become a place for Zhu Gaoxu and the Shen family to discuss various matters. There is everything, easy to get in and out, and the environment is also good, so it is really a good place to discuss things.

There is a restaurant where you can cook and a room where you can rest; Because there is business here, there are many people who can be used, and even if you want to find a little lady to accompany you, you can choose it on the spot immediately. However, Zhu Gaoxu only went to the theater in front of him at most to listen to the play.

Today, Zhu Gaoxu was invited to Liyuan to look at the jade business account books of the last three months, and went to the private room of the theater. Because now there is Li Louxian's play on stage.

There was a stack of things in front of Zhu Gaoxu, and he looked at it roughly. He knew very well in his heart that it was difficult to find out the specific name of the business only through the account books; But he still focused on it, and the warehouse entry and exit list attached to it was attached.

It is the Shen family that is actually in charge, and they say that they will share the benefits equally, and the current way of cooperation can only rely on each other's sincerity. When Zhu Gaoxu currantly flipped through other things but looked at the list carefully, he found that Shen Xu was looking at him.

Zhu Gaoxu raised his head and said in a joking tone: "You say, if we become a family, why bother so much?" As a prince, I can't treat you badly. ”

Shen Xu also smiled and said: "Your Highness said that it was a joke, the concubine is a commoner, and she is still a widow with a bad reputation, but I am afraid that it will be difficult to accommodate her in the noble palace." ”

"Alright." Zhu Gaoxu slapped his palm lightly on a stack of books, leaned back, and leaned back in his chair.

Shen Xu said: "The concubine is a businessman, but she does things with faith, and she will not hide how much she earns in a year." The concubine would like to thank His Highness for his trust. ”

At this time, Zhu Gaoxu said with great interest: "I feel a little strange, just ask, what is Mrs. Shen doing with making so much money?" ”

Zhu Gaoxu also said that real money and silver cannot be useless, but the wealth and profits of the Shen family should be a huge amount, far exceeding her needs to live a luxurious life.

Shen Xu muttered for a while, and said with a smile: "Your Highness's question is simple, but it is really difficult for the concubine to answer......"

She thought for a while and said, "The Shen family has business in all walks of life, and has dealings with many business gangs in various places, and many people rely on the Shen family's business to support their families; If the entire Shen family falls into a situation where they can't make ends meet, everyone's livelihood will have nowhere to go.

The concubines are not so capable and have to bear the burden of many people's livelihoods. It's not just others who are relying on the Shen family, but also the concubines. These businesses gave the concubine a place to live. ”

Zhu Gaoxu listened patiently and felt that it made sense.

At this time, Shen Xu suddenly asked, "Does Your Highness think the concubine is beautiful?" ”

The words turned too fast, Zhu Gaoxu was stunned for a moment, looked at Shen Xu's appearance and figure, and suddenly felt a little ambiguous. Perhaps her asking this sentence would make people think too much.

Zhu Gaoxu came back to his senses and nodded immediately.

Shen Xu smiled happily and sighed lightly, "It's a pity......"

"How?" Zhu Gaoxu immediately asked.

Shen Xu said: "If the concubine wants to rely on beauty, she will live well, but the ancients have a sentence that is the first to drink: If the husband is sexual, he will love relaxation when he is weak, and he will be gracious if he loves relaxation."

The beautiful skin that His Highness saw, if there was no fine clothes and food, would soon wither like flower petals; Even if there is, it can't escape the waste of time; Even before time flies, men will still like the new and hate the old...... Now that the concubine is the head of the Shen family, she feels that as long as she can manage the Shen family, she is more reliable than her own skin. ”

Zhu Gaoxu listened, thinking about the heavy profits of businessmen, and sure enough; But for a while, he felt that what Shen Xu said was very reasonable, and he couldn't refute it. He had to nod and mutter, "It's a bit insightful......"

"The concubine is strange and strange, His Royal Highness is not angry, he is really a bosom friend." Shen Xu's voice said.

Zhu Gaoxu finally thought of a loophole, so he said quietly: "It's just that women control the family business, and they will give too many people the idea of embezzlement." ”

"Isn't it?" Shen Xu said softly.

It seems that Shen Xu is also a very thoughtful person, she is not unaware of this, maybe she has a plan in her heart. It's just that it's still incomprehensible for a while.

And Zhu Gaoxu is a person who likes to guess other people's mentality and cards, at this time, he pondered, and suddenly remembered that Shen Xu actually has a card: her continuation Shen Manshu.

When he raised his head, he saw Shen Xu looking at the stage, and Li Louxian was singing on the stage...... Zhu Gaoxu suddenly remembered that Li Louxian's husband Chen Xingwang was fascinated by Queen Annan, and he guessed that Shen Xu was also thinking about that in his heart?

Zhu Gaoxu sighed: "The drama is touching, no matter whether she is happy or sad in her heart, the joys and sorrows she sings are all written in the playbook." ”

……

In June, a group of court officials passed through the territory of Yunnan. Although Yunnan is not in a hub that connects the four corners of the world, there are often people from the court. For example, if people from Beijing want to go to Annam, they generally take the land route from Yunnan, and the sea route is still risky at this time.

It's not an unusual thing, Zhu Gaoxu only needs to take a look from the newspaper, and whoever passes by will be fine.

But at this time, Li Qi, the imperial historian, took the initiative to come to the Han Wang's Mansion and asked to see the Han King.

Zhu Gaoxu immediately went to the study in the front hall and asked someone to invite Li Qi to come and meet. What he didn't dare to slack off was not an imperial historian, but the emperor who the imperial historian would soon return to Beijing to see. A good student will entertain him, and when Li Qi returns to Beijing, he will talk about the King of Han, and it will be good to say that it is good to listen to it.

After the two of them saw the salute, Li Qi said: "The official envoy Annan came back, passed by Kunming to disturb the king of Han, and wanted to ask the king of Han what his opinion was on the affairs of Annan. ”

"My father told you to ask?" Zhu Gaoxu also asked directly.

Li Qi was slightly stunned, then nodded and said, "Exactly." ”

Zhu Gaoxu saw him standing there with a straight face, and seemed a little nervous, so he said kindly: "I only care about the affairs of Yunnan, Li Yushi asked me to say Annan, how can I say it?" I had to ask if my father wanted to hear it. ”

"I see." Li Qi said busily.

Zhu Gaoxu heard a lot about the causes and consequences of the coup d'état in Annan, and immediately asked: "I heard that Li Yushi went to Annan this time to reprimand the Hu family, what happened?" ”

Li Qi only looked full of ambition at this time, and it seemed that he had done a good job. He straightened up and said, "What else is there to quibble about what the Hu father and son did?" They were speechless about the reprimand of the imperial court, so they could only write a letter to ask for guilt, and promised to give up the throne to the Chen family and welcome Chen Tianping to return to China to succeed to the throne. ”

"Oh......" Zhu Gaoxu looked like something.

Zhu Gaoxu pondered, the Hu family dared to kill the king and usurp the throne, can he give way so easily?

Yushi Li Qi seems to believe in the promise of the Hu father and son, but it doesn't matter; Because Emperor Zhu Di definitely doesn't believe it...... Then the Hu father and son don't want to think about how the current Ming Emperor ascended to the throne!

Zhu Gaoxu didn't want to argue with Li Qi about this issue, he said: "My father and emperor have the four seas in his mind, and he must have a strategy of peace and security. Needless to say, I don't need to say much about being a minister, but I can talk about my thoughts. Although the Chen family lost their position, some clans and former ministers still have prestige and power in Annam. If the father and emperor support the Chen family in the country of Annan, this is a good policy. ”

Li Qi nodded in agreement.

Zhu Gaoxu continued: "I asked the civil officials who had read through the history books, Annan was self-reliant in the five dynasties, and when the Central Plains were disturbed and finally settled, the Great Song Dynasty court was weak and weak, unable to suppress the Quartet countries, so that Annan broke away from the Central Plains court for hundreds of years.

Annan's language and customs are now very different from those of the Ming Dynasty, and the subjects do not recognize them as the subjects of the Ming Dynasty, which is no different from the Tusi of Burma and other places. If the Ming Dynasty wants to conquer such places, it is necessary to win over local forces to form an alliance. ”

Li Qi said with a blank face: "The imperial court didn't say that it was going to conquer Annan, why did it want to conquer Annan?" ”

"Hmm......" Zhu Gaoxu said in a voice of unknown meaning. He ignored Li Qi and said, "Maybe the people of Annan don't care too much, whether they are the people of the Ming Dynasty or the people of Annan." But what we are guarding against are those who have strength and ambition, people like the Hu family! Therefore the kingdom of Annam must have a king of their own, so that the ambitions of the ambitions can be broken. ”

When Zhu Gaoxu said this, he remembered Shen Xu's situation.

This is the clan world where men are superior to women, and it is precisely because the Shen family has no male master that there will be relatives of the Marquis of Xiping, King Min, and Shen Xu, and even some inexplicable people covet their family property and always feel missing.

Isn't the position of the king of Annam exactly that?

Li Qi seemed to be confused, he was full of poetry and books, and he couldn't fully understand what Zhu Gaoxu meant.

Zhu Gaoxu said in a generous tone: "The imperial court courtesy Chen Tianping, take the opportunity to form an alliance with the Chen family, and use troops in the future, there will be people who are familiar with the terrain and people of Annan as internal responses." Daming is a righteous teacher, the time and place are favorable, and he will win this battle! ”

He also did not mention the little prince of Annan, as he had considered for a long time: the identity of the little prince was difficult to prove for a while; And whether it is the little prince Chen Zhengyuan or the clan Chen Tianping, it is almost the same for the imperial court anyway!

Zhu Gaoxu was convinced that this routine of uniting the "puppet army" was the right choice, and there was no other deep-seated reason, just because everything he had learned was like this...... When the Qing Dynasty was founded, it attracted a large number of Han people, so that it could adapt measures to local conditions.

Moreover, Zhu Gaoxu fought two battles in Yunnan, both of which were the same routine, first looking for local forces to form alliances and equalize benefits, and then dealing with his own enemies. Along the way, this routine has been tried and tested repeatedly, and it is very easy to do, otherwise who will pay for the military expenses when the army occupies it?

Li Qi had no choice but to bow and say: "The King of Han said this time, and the lower officials will play it truthfully." ”