Looking at the stunning beauty in front of him who was a little nervous, Liu Chenghui hated this nosy Yu Xian in his heart.

has been following Zhu Zhanji for more than a year, and she is very clear about Zhu Zhanji's preference for women. Must be tall, thin waist, warped, hips, long legs, but he doesn't care about the size of the chest, and even prefers a small porcelain chest.

Whether it is a woman in the palace or a woman brought back from Dongying, none of them have a huge giant bear, and even if there are a few larger ones, they are all perfect inverted bowl shapes.

The woman in front of her has almost all the advantages, and her skin is white and tender, and she has a face that has brought disaster to the country and the people. But there is also a kind of weak style that can make almost all men infatuated.

Such a woman can definitely make His Highness like it, even if he is not obsessed with women, I am afraid that he will have to go to this woman's room several times a month.

If there is something good at the top, it must be done at the bottom.

Of course, Yu Xian also knew His Highness's preferences, so he found such a beauty.

Liu Chenghui already regarded this woman as a great enemy in his heart, but he didn't show it. There are so many powerful people in the palace, and it's not her turn to worry about it.

The key is to see if she can be a person, otherwise, no matter how beautiful a woman is, it will be impossible to win the heart of His Highness for a long time.

Last year, Li Yuanfang, Taizong of North Korea, chose a concubine for the third time, and selected two stunning women from the Han family and the Huang family to send to His Majesty.

His Majesty was especially fond of Han Nu, and gave Han family's father and brother a large amount of property, which was sent to Liaodong. Then, on the third day of the 11th month, an edict of commendation was sent to the king of Joseon, and a large number of gold and silver beads were awarded.

But this woman was pampered and arrogant, but in two months, she was cleaned up by Concubine Zhaoyi, and His Majesty did not have the heart to stand up for her.

His Royal Highness and His Majesty are both the same kind of people, women are just embellishments, and all they care about is power.

If they want to maintain their power, they have to respect the existing system, because all power comes from a stable system.

She was still planning in her heart how to let His Royal Highness leave this woman and send her back to the palace, but Ma Liangyuan had already come over with some surprise. "Who is my sister? It's really like a fairy coming down from the painting, and I compare it with you, it's like a heaven and an underground. ”

The other party made a lady's salute a little timidly, and said softly: "The little girl's maiden name is Shen, and she is a person from Zhuji in Shaoxing Mansion." ”

"Wow, it's still the same countryman as Xi Shi, isn't it Xi Shi's reincarnation?"

Liu Chenghui gently tugged at the corner of Ma Xin's clothes and said softly: "My sister is a good lady of His Royal Highness, how can she be ashamed of herself? Her Highness has not yet spoken, and her sister should not call her sister. ”

Ma Xin covered his mouth suddenly, only revealing his wide eyes, and said embarrassedly: "Ah, I said the wrong thing again." ”

Liu Chenghui laughed, and his voice became softer. "My sister is the good lady of His Royal Highness, and your identity here is the most noble, even if you say the wrong thing, it doesn't matter."

However, in the face of the Shen family, her voice was not so gentle, and she asked with a hint of coldness: "What other relatives are there at home?" ”

Shen still said calmly: "The eldest daughter of the little woman's family, there is still a brother and a sister, and her father is the first talent to show off and make a living from the ancestral six acres of land. ”

Liu Chenghui asked again: "Since it is a good people's home, how can you come to the city?" ”

"The little girl has been frail since she was a child, and she is famous in her hometown. The father believed the words of the Taoist priest and wanted to find a good family for the little girl. The internal supervisor purchased ramie in Zhuji, inquired about the door, took the little girl away from her hometown, and came here. ”

The so-called frailty is a humble word, which means beauty. Liu Chenghui thought that he was ridiculed because he was too tall when he was a child, and he felt even more jealous in his heart.

However, she is not a vicious person, although she is a little jealous, but she can hear the self-restraint and unwillingness in her words, and there is also a trace of sympathy.

In this era, an ordinary family of talents, with such a little beauty, is just the source of disaster.

She slowed down her tone and said, "Since the chamberlain has brought you to your Highness, this is your blessing. Since you are here, you must accept your fate and serve Your Highness well. After serving His Royal Highness, when he has a child, he will be able to earn a knighthood for his mother's family in the future, so that the family can prosper. ”

Shen bowed and said, "The little woman knows her duty and doesn't dare to overstep it. ”

"That's good......" Liu Chenghui turned his head and said to the maid: "Let someone boil hot water, wash the Shen family, and I will also help His Highness check whether it is a good wall." ”

A maid responded and hurried away, only then did she turn around and say: "Don't be shy, I am one of the ten Chenghui of His Royal Highness, and I am also the head of the inner room who went to sea this time. ”

After saying that, she ignored her, first asked Ma Xin to arrange the room, and then took the women to check everywhere and classify some of the clothes she brought.

Although this trip is Ma Xin's highest status, Ma Xin is young and naïve by nature, so if she is in charge, I am afraid that it will be a mess. So Zhu Zhanji arranged for Liu Chenghui to be in charge, and she did manage the inner room in an orderly manner.

Zhu Zhanji did not finish his official duties until mid-Hai, that is, at 10 o'clock in the evening. In the afternoon, he met with hundreds of local officials and representatives of businessmen.

The cost of the more than 300 cargo ships that went to sea this time alone was tens of millions of taels of silver. It is impossible for the inner prison to take out so much silver, even half of it, which has almost drained all layers of oil and water from the entire inner prison.

If Zhu Zhanji hadn't gotten back more than 10 million taels worth of gold, silver and various materials, it would have been impossible to get around.

These materials were worth three million taels of silver, and together with the various scarce materials produced by the internal supervisors, such as white paper, ink, and bearings, some of the payment was offset, and the shortfall was still about three million taels.

The reserves of the opening bank cannot be moved, because it is related to the operation of the entire banking system, so these shortfalls can only be temporarily owed.

Today's internal supervisors owe a total of about 3.4 million taels to merchants in various places, and some of these arrears are offset by materials and products, but most of them will be slowly digested through the operation of banks.

As long as someone deposits the silver in it, it won't take long for the three million taels of silver to be withdrawn.

Even if it can't be repaid here, in fact, it is impossible to lose money in trade. These merchants are not afraid that they will not be able to make money from trading with other countries, but they are afraid that they will not repay their debts.

The internal supervisor is the steward of the royal family, and if the royal family defaults on the debt, no one can do anything about them.

Zhu Zhanji used foreign trade licenses, bank loans, and gold and silver transshipment as the three major bait, and the internal supervisor begged his grandfather to worship his grandmother, so that he could be regarded as gathering these goods.

Nearly half of the 3,400,000 taels of silver were owed to merchants in the south of the Yangtze River, with a total amount of more than 1,500,000 taels and more than 400 in arrears.

Four of them barely negotiated any conditions with the internal supervisors, so Zhu Zhanji gave the four of them the title of lord, which can be regarded as deliberately for those families who forgot their righteousness.

I have made four lords today a good stimulus, and I will be able to return the silver to them next summer, and build up credibility.

When they encounter such a situation in the future, they will not use it to blackmail the inner prisoner.

However, as long as Zhu Zhanji returns, the fleet may bring back countless amounts of gold and silver.

Although gold and silver are not functionally useful, they are useful as long as the world recognizes them as currency.

At present, the main task of the Ming Dynasty is to seize territory, seize resources, and then formulate social rules that are beneficial to themselves.

After a busy day, I met three or four hundred people, and different people had to say different things. Even if Zhu Zhanji is not physically tired, he is mentally tired.

Yiqingzi and Xuancheng escorted him to the door of the backyard and stopped, Zhu Zhanji waved his hand and said: "Rest early, I invited everyone to the banquet today, but you are watching from the side, enjoying two pots of wine, ten dishes of cake, no need to keep vigil today." ”

Xuan Cheng said solemnly: "In the past, His Royal Highness was either in the deep palace or on the ship, and he didn't need to be guarded, but today he is in Ningbo, and he doesn't dare to be negligent." ”

Zhu Zhanji laughed and said: "There are 3,000 forest guards outside, 6,000 navies on the river, and tens of thousands of troops in Dinghai. ”

Yu Xian bowed down and said with a smile: "Naturally not, the ministers have already arranged here, and they will never disturb His Highness." ”

Zhu Zhanji nodded and said: "I know what you do in Ningbo, although you are a little greedy for pleasure, but you are still down-to-earth. In the future, I must make persistent efforts, and I must not waste my official duties when I am away, otherwise I will not spare you. ”

"Your Highness's words, the ministers remember."

"I used to call myself a slave and maid, but now I am a minister, it seems that my wings are hard...... Lead the way......"

Yu Xian's waist bent even more, and his smile became more charming. "This is all the promotion of His Royal Highness, so that the slave and maid are placed in such an important position, since the slave and maid represent His Highness, naturally they cannot fall into the face of His Highness. I haven't changed it for a while, and I hope His Royal Highness will be forgiving. ”

"Alright, alright, I'm not one who cares about these subtleties."

Yu Xian couldn't guess Zhu Zhanji's mind more and more, and he was even more weak-hearted, thinking of his own arrangement, he was more stable again. Led Zhu Zhanji to the master bedroom in the backyard, he stopped. "Your Highness, please enjoy ......"

Zhu Zhanji was still thinking about why he said that please enjoy it instead of asking for rest, but when he entered the door of the small courtyard, he found that all the women had not slept yet, and those maids were still waiting outside the door to call.

Seeing Zhu Zhanji coming back, they all saluted and said, "Welcome His Royal Highness back to the palace......

Zhu Zhanji looked at the environment here, although it can be called quiet, but it can't be compared with the palace. "Ma Liangyuan, Liu Chenghui, they haven't rested yet?"

Lu Zhu greeted him, and without waiting for the female official Fan Liangzhi to reply, he said: "Your Highness, Yu Zhenshou has found a stunning beauty for Your Highness, and she is now in the room, waiting for Your Highness to arrange." ”

The good servant is only a seven-rank female official, and she belongs to the small leader of the palace maids. And Qingmei and Luzhu were brought into the palace by Sun Xian, although they were childless, they could serve Zhu Zhanji closely, and they belonged to the four pleasant levels of the palace maids.

If Zhu Zhanji ascends the throne, the two of them will be the imperial servants from the second rank, and they are second only to the six Shang supervisors in the female official system.

Therefore, if she robbed Fan Liangshi, it was not a transgression.

Zhu Zhanji shook his head and sighed: "It's not just a woman, why is it so ......?"

But as soon as he entered the door, he looked at the face that had been lifted up after seeing him. Zhu Zhanji knew why Yu sent a woman first, and these women of his own were like a great enemy.

In his previous life, he was well-informed and experienced stunning beauties from all over the world, many of whom were supermodels and superstars. Because of the wide influence of the media, almost any kind of woman can be seen on the Internet.

His choice of concubines is a nationwide selection of concubines, and this time it is a single choice for him, and everyone knows that it is for the grandson, so this time he is not busy marrying.

Almost as long as she is a beautiful woman of appropriate age, she will be sent by her family to run for election, wanting to climb to the sky in one step.

From tens of thousands, hundreds of thousands of women, 5,000 people were selected, and 50 people were left in the end, and these women can be called one in a million.

The woman who can be feared by them is naturally not bad, but just at a glance, Zhu Zhanji almost fell into it.

However, it was only a little bit.

He is not a man who has never seen beautiful women, and for him, women are just the spice of life, and after experiencing so much, he can't even love. Now all the minds are on laying the foundation for the future, and the importance of women is very small.

In just an instant, he came to his senses and said to Liu Wan outside the door, "Let Sun Lin come here." ”

After instructing him, he looked back and said: "I don't like to be courteous, I see you for the first time today, and I will allow you to pay a big salute, and you will not need it in the future." ”

After letting her get up, he instructed Liu Chenghui to show her a seat, and asked her name. Looking at her almost perfect face, Zhu Zhanji groaned.

The Shen family had long heard that Taisun Qiyu was a masterpiece among people, and now when he saw it, his heart was even more willing. It's just that Zhu Zhanji hasn't spoken, and he doesn't seem to be obsessed with her, which makes her heart beat up.

Ma Xin was not used to such an atmosphere, got up and came behind Zhu Zhanji, gently touched his shoulder and asked, "Your Highness is unhappy?" ”

Zhu Zhanji reached out and pinched her little face, and said with a smile: "No, I'm just thinking about one thing." How are you doing today? ”

Ma Xin smiled embarrassedly: "Wherever the concubine goes, there are people waiting for her, and she doesn't worry about it, and she and Qin Zhaoxun have been playing mahjong to kill time in the afternoon." ”

"If you are bored, tomorrow you can be taken to the Qingdao Temple to worship Taishang Laojun, anyway, you will leave the day after tomorrow, and you will be fine tomorrow."

Although Ma Xin was happy, he thought for a while and said: "Don't do it, for the sake of a few of us, we have to mobilize the people and alarm the place." It's better for me to learn more from Liu Chenghui and learn more about management, compared to her, I feel so stupid. ”

Zhu Zhanji smiled, and before he could speak, Sun Lin's voice came from outside. "Minister-in-law Sun Lin greets His Highness!"

He is also a eunuch, and there are not too many taboos, Zhu Zhanji said: "Come in and talk." ”

After he came in, he didn't squint, clenched his fists and said, "I don't know why His Highness asked the ministers to come?" ”

"Look at Shen, do you know her?"

The Shen family was originally a little apprehensive because of Zhu Zhanji's neglect, but when they saw that Zhu Zhanji called someone over for her, they were even more disgraced.

Sun Lin responded and said: "Shen's family, nicknamed Dai'er, ancestral home in Xiaohu Village, Zhuji, Shaoxing Mansion. Father Shen Du, Yongle showed talent for three years, and then tried and failed. Shen was born in the first year of Yongle, and since the year before last, he has been famous in the township for his beauty, and has been watched by many parties, but fortunately his father is favored, and he would rather lose ten acres of land than protect her. After that, in order to ensure her safety, her father begged Wei Quan to take refuge in cotton and linen. However, because His Royal Highness was newly married, this woman was not trained, so she was trained in Hangzhou Mansion for more than a year and sent to Ningbo Mansion a month ago. ”

Zhu Zhanji sneered: "I still know the information quite completely, but why did I know it today?" ”

Sun Lin said in a deep voice: "The ministers think that this is just a trivial matter, if the Shen family is favored by His Royal Highness, they can be accepted into the palace." If you don't like it, you can send it away. The Department of Information and Intelligence collects more than 2,000 pieces of information every day, each of which is far more important than a woman. ”

Zhu Zhanji nodded and said, "Net worth? ”

"Yes!"

"Then why didn't you see a candidate in the draft that day?"

"This matter was caused by Zhao De, the county Cheng Cheng, and the embezzlement of ten acres of fertile land of the Shen family was also done by this person. He originally wanted to use Liangtian to blackmail Shen Du into submission and marry Shen to him as a concubine, but Shen Du refused. His Royal Highness drafted, and Shen Du signed up for the election, but he was also taken down by this person. ”

Shen couldn't help but tears rippled when he heard the two talk about the past at home. "It's all the little women who are not good, because I am alone, and the whole family suffers."

Zhu Zhanji asked again: "Is there a end to this matter?" ”

Sun Lin raised his head and paused for a moment before replying: "Without the permission of His Highness, I dare not meddle in local affairs." ”

The moment he was stunned, Zhu Zhanji suddenly understood that he was stupid.

This is an obvious matter, if they all handle the matter well, how can he become such a favor in front of the beauty.

He snorted and said: "Wearing brocade clothes, the criminal department will investigate Zhao De's illegal deeds, if there are other acts of occupying good land and oppressing the people, they will be severely punished!" ”

Shen Shi knelt down and kowtowed, "Little girl, thank Your Highness for your great kindness. ”

"No need to be polite, we will be a family in the future, and it is only natural for you to stand out."

Shen was happy in his heart, but the others couldn't help but sigh in their hearts.

Zhu Zhanji said to Liu Chenghui again: "Today, arrange the Shen family to the guest room, stay on the boat, choose a good day and auspicious day, and have a round room with her again." ”

"Your Highness, the Shen clan has not yet registered, so do you want to take it to sea with you?"

Zhu Zhanji stood up, stretched and said, "Help her check her body, and then send someone back to register and make a record." ”

Seeing that Zhu Zhanji had made up his mind, Liu Chenghui had no choice but to say: "The concubine has already experienced, and there is no doubt that she is a virgin." ”

Zhu Zhanji nodded, turned back to Qingmei Luzhu and said, "Is the hot water ready, change clothes and bathe." ”

Sitting in the wooden barrel, although the delicate bodies of green bamboo and green plum were in front of him, Zhu Zhanji was still thinking about the affairs of the Counseling Division.

Although the current Information Department is only an intelligence agency and has no law enforcement powers, I am not afraid that they will be as powerful as Dongchang, which has not yet appeared.

However, since there is no oversight, everything now depends on their loyalty.

The power of the Jinyi Guards has been restricted, and the Criminal Department and the Metropolitan Procuratorate have been keeping an eye on them. However, because the Department of Information was independent of the imperial court, there was no agency that could exert influence.

This incident is a clear example of this, and although it is only a small matter, their loyalty is not questionable. But it is not right for them to have their own thoughts as an intelligence requisition.

In any case, you should tell yourself about this first and let yourself make a decision.

A girl was trained by them for two years...... Thinking of this, he couldn't help but wonder if these subordinates wanted to set up a chess piece in their harem!

But when I turned my head and thought about it, I felt that I was too suspicious, because they were the inner servants themselves, and the affairs in the inner palace could not be hidden from them.

In any case, this situation feels a bit out of control, so when you come back from going to sea, you will also have to give the Advisory Division a trick.

The next day, he thought about it, and sent a secret letter to Yang Zhangde through Jinyiwei's system. It contained a hundred thousand taels of silver notes that he had personally drawn and pledged, as well as an order to set up a secret supervision agency for the Advisory Division, in addition to his official duties.

In the past two years, Sun Lin and Jin Kuo will go to sea with them, and there will be a two-year buffer, and this institution will definitely be able to form a certain scale, and they will not let Sun Lin know about it.

sent Jinyiwei to deliver the letter, Zhu Zhanji didn't even have to find an excuse. Just let Jinyiwei contact Lu Zhen, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, and let him be in charge of the Zongren Mansion to add another person to his harem.

As a person in power, the restraint of power is the most important thing at all times.

After two days in Ningbo, the goods here have been loaded in advance, and the time he stayed here was mainly to meet with the merchants here.

Then an important reason is for the opening ceremony of Ningbo Commercial Bank.

As the largest foreign port and trade center of Daming today, the importance of Ningbo Commercial Bank is equivalent to that of Ying Tianfu Development Bank.

There are not only the largest commercial organizations in Daming, but also envoys from various countries who come to Daming to trade, so the banks here may have more turnover than a province in the interior.

If nothing else, just exchanging those gold and silver into gold and silver coins will make a profit of five percent for every two pairs. After the banks here opened, they could make a lot of money just by exchanging gold and silver.

Moreover, the more concentrated the merchants, the greater the circulation of gold and silver. Later, the Ming Dynasty did not allow the circulation of gold and silver, and relied entirely on banks to operate, and the profit in this area exceeded 5%.

Although Zhu Zhanji did not increase the commercial tax, with these two procedures alone, 10 percent of the profits of the Ming merchants went into the pockets of the royal family.

There are also various commercial taxes and customs duties, which played an irreplaceable role in the convenience of the royal family in terms of wealth accumulation before the development of Shanghai.

Of course, Zhu Zhanji's accumulation of wealth is not for the purpose of building a garden, nor is it for his own enjoyment.

With money, in the future, the royal family, or the imperial court, can play a positive leading role in infrastructure construction and education popularization.

With Zhu Zhanji here, on the day the commercial bank opened, he thought that as long as the bank was deposited, the cooperation with the internal supervision would be given priority in the future, so in just one day, more than 50 carts and 200,000 taels of silver were deposited in the bank.

Everything just needs a good start.

Zhu Zhanji set off again, this time on a much larger scale, with the size of the fleet already exceeding 500 ships.

Next stop, Quanzhou Mansion.