"Ji Gang."

"The minister is here."

"Look up."

Ji Gang raised his head, glanced at Zhu Di, who was sitting not far away, and lowered his eyelids again.

Zhu Di did not directly send him to prison, which means that he has forgiven some of the small actions he did before.

It also shows that Taisun asked him to confess to Zhu Di, although it was an adventure, but at the same time, he had saved him from the previous danger.

Now, he didn't have to worry about those Wenchen being against him.

Now, he no longer has to worry about King Han forcing him to do things.

Now, he no longer has to worry about Zhu Di using him to calm the people's anger.

Although today's voluntary confession is indeed a risk, it is definitely worth it!

Ji Gang's heart was full of excitement at this time, and he stepped over in one step, the sea and the sky were wide, what a blessing!

But suddenly, it suddenly occurred to him, how could Taisun be sure that he was okay?

He is the commander of the Jinyi Guard, and now he has clearly taken refuge in the grandson, why would the emperor let him go?

"As the commander of the Jinyi Guard, it should have been a capital crime for you to roam at both ends and get involved in my family affairs. However, remembering your past can be regarded as a little credit, and it is also forced to do things for the King of Han, which is understandable. Now that the grandson is willing to protect you, I will temporarily write down your life. The grandson is young and arrogant, and I hope that he can go through some more hardships, so I will allow you to assist the grandson in preparing for the expedition. ”

"Your Majesty is magnanimous, and the minister is grateful, and he is willing to die for His Majesty and the grandson with this dog's life. It's just that...... What is an external expedition? Foolish ......"

Only then did Zhu Di realize that he was a little absent-minded and leaked the things that had not yet been decided.

However, at this time, except for the personal guards and eunuchs, there were no outsiders, so Zhu Di didn't pay too much attention to it. "You can ask the grandson about this matter, and even I don't know much about the detailed strategy, so everything is handed over to the grandson. Remember, don't leak this matter for the time being, otherwise those rotten Confucians will talk about it with all kinds of benevolence and righteousness. ”

"I don't dare."

"Get up, it's also a minister of Sanpin, don't kneel ...... at every turn"

Ji Gang secretly slandered himself: If you don't kneel, if you don't kneel, you will be beheaded!

"I also know your difficulties, and now there are your enemies inside and outside the court, and the slightest carelessness will be a disaster for the family. However, as long as you assist your grandson well, I will ensure that your Ji family is fine. ”

"It is the duty of a minister to die for His Majesty, and he can be hindered by His Majesty, and the minister has no regrets even if he dies."

"Go down, go to Xingqing Palace and see if Taisun has anything for you to do."

In Xingqing Palace, because the globe is now placed on the second floor, the second floor has become a forbidden area. Except for a few people, only Xue Shanggong and the four little palace maids could go upstairs to clean the dust.

In addition to Xue Shanggong, these four little palace maids are afraid that they will never have the opportunity to go out of the palace again in their lives.

For convenience, Zhu Zhanji has now also moved to the first floor to live.

His bedroom is in the west room, a total of four rooms, the middle hall is a meeting place, and the east side is used as an office place.

Now Xingqing Palace can be said to be the most heavily protected place in the palace city, and the outermost layer is a defense layer composed of one hundred and twenty-nine brocade guards, who have no right to enter Xingqing Palace, and can only protect on the periphery.

Then there are the eunuchs from the inner and outer provinces, with a total of sixty eunuchs, who are responsible for communicating inside and outside.

The innermost is the more than 300 eunuchs and more than 100 palace maids who directly belong to the Xingqing Palace, they are generally not authorized, and they do not even have the right to enter and leave the Xingqing Palace.

The palace was guarded by four guards, and the Jinyi guard, as the emperor's personal guard, was responsible for guarding the most important noon gate of the palace.

As the commander of Jinyiwei, Ji Gang also had certain privileges in the front palace of Miyagi, and was directly brought to Xingqing Palace by his subordinates.

The emperor asked him to strengthen the perimeter protection of Xingqing Palace, and he only thought that the emperor favored his grandson at first.

But seeing the strict three-layer protection now, he realized that Xingqing Palace must have secrets that he didn't know. Otherwise, the protection here will not be tighter than the protection of the Jinshen Palace, which can be regarded as the emperor's imperial study!

Li Liang greeted him, and when he saw Ji Gang, he smiled and said, "Lord Commander, His Royal Highness Taisun knows that you are coming over, and is waiting for you in the study, please come with me." ”

"Mr. Li, please ......"

Ji Gang thought about some important positions around Zhu Zhanji, and now Yu Xian went to Ningbo City to serve as the town guard ambassador, and this Li Liang was about to soar. I want to maintain a good relationship with my grandson, and this Li Liang also needs to maintain a good relationship in the future.

It's a pity that one thing after another is one thing after another today, and I didn't prepare, so I will prepare a heavy gift for this Li Liang when I go back.

Following Li Liang into the door, Ji Gang found that the houses here were covered with wooden floors, and other than that, there was no decoration.

Taisun doesn't like luxury, it seems to be true.

bypassed the screen and came to the inner room, and Zhu Zhanji's slender back entered Ji Gang's sight. He stood in front of a sheepskin map, and he didn't seem to notice that Ji Gang had entered the house.

Ji Gang didn't dare to be sloppy anymore, he passed this pass with the emperor today, and he will belong to the grandson in the future.

So he knelt on his knees, made a big salute and said, "Chen Jigang has seen His Highness." ”

"No courtesy." Zhu Zhanji turned around and beckoned to Ji Gang and said, "In the future, the commander will not need to be polite, and I have never cared about being polite." Come and take a look at this map. ”

Ji Gang got up and stood behind Zhu Zhanji's side, looked at the map hanging on the wall, and looked at it for a while before he spoke: "The minister seems to be a map of Dongying, but it is more detailed than the map drawn by my Daming. ”

Zhu Zhanji nodded and said, "What do you think of the Japanese Invaders?" ”

Ji Gang didn't know Zhu Zhanji's intentions for a while, but when he heard Zhu Di talk about the expedition just now, he guessed that Zhu Zhanji might want to use troops against Dongying.

It's just that this matter is not trivial, and if you are not careful, it will lead to an uproar.

Because when Emperor Gao Zhu Yuanzhang was in power, he listed Dongying as a country that was not to be levied, and now if he does something to Dongying, it will be against Emperor Gao's decree.

Those corrupt people, I don't know how many people will stand up and make irresponsible remarks.

Moreover, there are a lot of people in Yingtianfu Dongying today, there are hundreds of Dongying students in Guozijian, and there are thousands of representatives of various forces in Dongying in Jingshi.

In addition to them, there are students of other nationalities, as well as representatives of various countries. If there is no suitable reason, the use of troops against Dongying will only arouse fear among all countries.

Ji Gang thought about it carefully before saying: "The Japanese are itchy with ringworm, especially in recent years, with the fame of my Ming Dynasty, the Japanese are almost extinct. Your Highness...... The minister thought that it was easy to fight the Japanese invaders, but it was difficult to conquer the east. ”

Zhu Zhanji laughed and looked back at Ji Gang. Although he was only sixteen years old, he was half a head taller than Ji Gang.

Ji Gang looked at him and Zhu Di's almost identical appearance, and even the indifferent eyes were the same as Zhu Di.

"Your Highness, is the minister wrong?"

Zhu Zhanji smiled and said, "Who said that Lone is going to conquer Dongying?" Dongying is the place where the great-emperor's ancestor is included in the country of non-conquest, and of course Lone will not expedition to Dongying. It's just that I was alone in the history of the Ming Dynasty some time ago, and I saw the rebellion of the conservative Japanese in the coastal area of the Ming Dynasty, so I paid attention to this matter. ”

Ji Gang was a little confused about Zhu Zhanji's attitude, and clenched his fists and said: "The minister is stupid and doesn't know the meaning of His Highness." ”

Zhu Zhanji let go of half of his position, let Ji Gang take a step forward, and said: "This map was obtained by Gu some time ago, please look at this location, ...... your lord"

Ji Gang took a closer look at the position of Zhu Zhanji's finger, where a triangular symbol was made, but he didn't know what it meant.

However, Zhu Zhanji took the initiative to say it: "This is the Izumo country, and now it is the jurisdiction of the Kyogoku family, and the owner of the mountain is Mishima Kiyoemon. According to the information I received, there is a silver mountain here, with reserves of more than 10,000 taels of silver. ”

"Ten thousand taels!"

Ji Gang was taken aback by this number, and he had no concept at all. The entire Ming Dynasty doesn't know if there is so much silver now!

Zhu Zhanji knew very well that the Iwami Silver Mountain began to be developed on a large scale at the end of the 15th century, and after the 16th century, especially in the 17th century, about 40 tons of silver were produced every year.

This is equivalent to more than one million taels of silver every year, and this silver mountain has been developed for four hundred years, and the reserves are immeasurable.

The reason why Zhu Zhanji set his sights on this place is because it is the closest silver mountain to Daming, and it is less than ten kilometers away from the seaside, which is convenient for development and transportation.

The Ming Dynasty lacked silver, lacked copper, but good gold, without these resources, the exchange of materials was a big problem.

Those who collect taxes are in kind, and those who are paid are also in kind, and this alone requires a lot of manpower and material resources.

But if you have the resources to make money, then everything can be much easier.

The economy is the foundation of a country's stability, on the basis of the political stability of the Ming Dynasty today. If you want the country's economic movement to change efficiently and quickly, you must first establish a stable monetary system.

Officials need dozens of subordinates to drive a cart to pull grain, to carry it on their shoulders, and to deal with all kinds of things that are not needed when they return home.

In such an economic environment, if you want to develop rapidly, it is just a dream.

Zhu Zhanji, who had many banks in his previous life, was no stranger to this set, and in this era, it was unrealistic to expect to print paper money if he wanted to establish a monetary system.

Doing something like Zhu Yuanzhang will only make a mess of the economy.

With abundant currency reserves, banks can be built, and with banks, we can use anti-counterfeiting printing technology to establish a bill of exchange system, and then we can gradually develop paper money.

In the 21st century, the establishment of banks still requires a certain proportion of gold reserves, and if you want to break away from these reserves and directly engage in paper money, you are looking for death.

In such a close place to Daming, there is such a big silver mountain, if you don't take it, then it would be stupid!

But how to take it requires strategy.

Zhu Zhanji didn't want to introduce all the information to Ji Gang, and the control of information is also a means for the superior to control the lower. He will never let everyone except Zhu Di and Zhu Gaochi know all the circumstances.

Even Ji Gang only needs to know what he should know.

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