Chapter 164: The Righteous King Cries Poor

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Zhu Lin turned white to King Baiyi, and said in his heart that you will cry poor when you come today! Pen, fun, and pavilion www.biquge.info a little too much.

"You say that the emperor is short of silver, you are a liar! Even the treasury cannot be moved. But the emperor's internal money can be used after all. It doesn't take much. I also did the math. A maximum of one million taels a year is enough. You can't even afford to pay for it, can you?"

King Yi was so frightened by Zhu Lin's sentence "at most one million taels of silver a year" that he almost didn't fall from the Taishi's chair and sat on the ground. "Zhu Lin, tell you the truth! Not really. If only I could come up with so much silver. We won't be so worried. The inner treasure is not in the hands of my royal brother, but in the hands of the queen mother. It is more difficult to get money from the Queen Mother than to ascend to the sky. Not to mention the treasury. Even if there were, those ministers of the imperial court did not dare to use it. What's more, every time Yuan Dashuai asks for military salary, my royal brother asks my grandfather to sue my grandmother for a patchwork. Hey! It's all bitter tears! But Zhu Lin, don't worry. After this deed is accomplished, there will be a great reward. Definitely will compensate you. The reason why this king has come to explain to you for himself is this. I just want to raise some money from you, so that I can pay some money to the people of the palace. It's not as good as when I was in Sicheng now. Hey!"

When Zhu Lin heard it in his heart, he couldn't care about the words that popped out of King Yi's mouth from time to time. I know in my heart that this has happened. No wonder the righteous king ran over. I wanted to borrow money, and I wanted him to give him a little bit of it. But now it seems that not only is there no hope, but it is estimated that he will get some blood. Zhu Lin didn't want to come out with this blood. and did not believe the words of the righteous king. A sneer. The face of the righteous king was flushed.

No matter how King Yi explained to Zhu Lin, Zhu Lin didn't believe it. The righteous king was ruthless. Gritted his teeth. It's out. In front of Zhu Lin, he untied the brocade robe he was wearing outside on the spot. Revealing the middle coat inside, he said to Zhu Lin: "Don't look at the brocade and satin I wear outside every day, but what do you wear inside?"

When Zhu Lin saw it, he was shocked, because there were several patches on King Yi's middle clothes. This patch looks clearly old. It can't be made up recently. Zhu Lin hurriedly stepped forward to help King Yi tie his brocade robe. While tying the belt to the righteous king, he said, "What are you doing? Hey, it's not that I don't believe it. It's just that as you know, I'm also difficult. Don't look at me, I make a lot of money, but I also have a lot of places to spend it. I'm not afraid of your jokes, now I'm dreaming about making money. ”

Zhu Lin helped King Yi get dressed. He looked at King Yi's red eyes. I thought to myself: Did I say too much and too much just now?

King Yi sat back on the Taishi's chair and said to Zhu Lin: "Don't look at my swagger in brocade and silk every day. Don't look at me as a righteous king. What's the use. It's not as good as you! Haven't you noticed it since you entered Beijing? I've only worn these few clothes. Now that I've said that, I'm not afraid of your jokes. Indeed, you have sent me a great deal of silver, which adds up to ten thousand taels. But all the money was borrowed from my royal brother. I'm worse now than I'm in Sicheng. But I'm still much better than my royal brother. My royal brother is new except for the dragon robe. The middle coat inside is all patches. Eating and drinking are not particular at all. A little money was saved to raise military salaries for the soldiers on the front line. It's not as good as an ordinary person. To tell you the truth, the furniture and the four treasures of the study you bought last time were all items in the palace, and my royal brother took them out to sell. The man I saw was my royal brother. If it weren't for the troubles of the world, his body would have become so bad. Those chaotic ministers and thieves only care about their own interests, regardless of the life or death of the court and the world. The old witch is even more hateful, half of the local officials of the Manchu Dynasty are her relatives and friends. The taxes collected are a dime a dime. The imperial brother finally mastered a trade route, and was taken away by the queen mother. Did Boss Xu know? Originally, he could still help the royal brother make money. But now, the Queen Mother doesn't know what to threaten him. All the money earned by Boss Xu was intercepted by the Queen Mother. That's why my royal brother wanted to do it. If we don't do it, we really won't even have a way to live. ”

Zhu Lin suddenly realized in an instant, everything was clear. No wonder the surname Xu can get anything. The energy is huge. No one dared to inspect the merchant's ship. Zhu Lin has some things that are uneven, and he is looking for the surname Xu. It was easy for people to settle it. It turned out to be like that. However, according to King Yi, it was his royal brother who sold the furniture that day. That is, the emperor, although Zhu Lin guessed it at the time, but he didn't dare to confirm it! Because Zhu Lin scolded the emperor, the emperor was not very angry. If it had been left in another emperor, Zhu Lin's head would have moved long ago. The emperor's Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles' kung fu is estimated to have been suppressed and cultivated for a long time! Thinking about being an emperor, it is really sad to take out the objects in the palace and sell them in order to raise silver taels. Wait, the Taishi chair I sat on seems to have been bought that day!

Zhu Lin jumped up suddenly, and King Yi looked at Zhu Lin there and asked what was going on. The furniture in Zhu Lin's hall and the furniture in the study were bought that day. The righteous king said, "It's all right, since it's sold to you, it's yours." Look at the silver. I've heard that you made a windfall on the day you attended the Luming Feast!"

Zhu Lin hurriedly said: "That's not called a windfall, it's won by my hard work." If I lose. What would you think. What's more, I gave the money to Mr. Xie Shiyi that day. Zhu Linxin said: "He's meowing! ”

King Yi lowered his head and thought for a while and asked, "Zhu Lin, how is the big camp you are looking at today?"

Zhu Lin didn't understand what it meant. said: "The place is quite big, but the barracks are a little dilapidated. ”

"Well, this king will use that piece of land as collateral, and it would be good to borrow a sum of money from you first. The streets on both sides are also counted. ”

The righteous king said.

Zhu Lin thought for a moment and thought: What do I want to do on the street where there are not even ghosts on both sides. It's still that piece of land, which the emperor asked me to station. Even if it did, I wanted to live a few more days. When the time comes, buckle a hat to buy a military camp down. That's a thankless job. But it seems that the righteous king is really in a hurry. Otherwise, it would not have been said.

"Don't be, it's useless for me to ask for that piece of land and the street. What's more, the title deed is not in your hands either. Even if it's in your hands, I don't dare to ask for it. But if you really want to borrow money. I have an idea. Would you like to hear it?"

When King Yi heard Zhu Lin's previous words, he was a little discouraged. Hearing the second half of the sentence, he nodded hurriedly. "Lord Wang, do you know the kind of treasure ship that Zheng Shaobao took to the West in the previous dynasty. ”

King Yi lowered his head and pondered for a while and said, "You know, there is another model in my house? What's the matter, why are you asking this?"

When Zhu Lin heard that there was a model, he was overjoyed. Busy asked, "Is there any blueprint for the treasure ship?" ”

King Yi shook his head and said, "I don't know about this. Gotta ask my royal brother. Listening to the old man in the past, it seems that the drawings have been burned. But I don't think I've heard others say it didn't burn. Somewhere? No one can say for sure. I can only ask the royal brother. What are you asking for? Don't tell me you want to build a treasure ship! We can't afford to play. The amount of money spent to build a treasure ship is astronomical. When Taizu was in the past, such a powerful national power almost collapsed because of the treasure ship. You can imagine how expensive the treasure ship was. ”

Zhu Lin couldn't help but be disappointed. He said to the righteous king, "Oh, I hope it didn't burn." Go back and ask, by the way, how much money are you going to borrow? Don't you have a fortune?"

King Yi pursed his lips and said, "That's enough money for something." Not much borrowed. Borrow fifty thousand taels. By the way, you said that if I had a drawing, I could borrow as much as I wanted. ”

Zhu Lin nodded, and said in his heart: It's really not a lot to borrow 50,000 taels. After thinking about it for a while, he immediately told King Yi: "If you have drawings, you can't borrow a lot." However, I will not let you be responsible for the supply of the troops transferred to the capital. You do the math of how much you can borrow. Also, can you find a group of shipbuilding craftsmen. Take Sicheng as an example, I will give you ten taels of silver for a craftsman, and I will give you twenty taels for a master craftsman. If you have the ability to design, I'll give you 100 taels of silver, you can see it!"

After hearing this, King Yi's heart was quite moved. But he didn't dare to agree. said to Zhu Lin: "You are crazy, do you know the national policy that Jiangbei is not allowed to enter the river and sea." Not to mention shipbuilding. I'd like to do that. But I cherish my life even more. ”

Zhu Lin nodded, it seemed that he could only retreat to find a place in Jiangnan. "Then there will be no one to obstruct Jiangnan shipbuilding! Is there a suitable scrap shipbuilding workshop? Looking for one?"

"Zhu Lin, this king can't figure it out, what are you doing shipbuilding? Shipbuilding costs a lot. I can't make any money yet. ”

"Don't say so much, you can help me find one. I ship ships for sure. Nowadays, the boats that go back and forth are rented. The rent alone is 300,000 taels of silver a year. Although it seems that the upfront investment in shipbuilding is large. But if you save a year, you can save three sand boats. Three sand boats, a year's light transport of things, can also earn a lot. Now the wharf in Anxi Town is densely packed with boats that stop every day. But the raw materials are still not enough. ”

"Alright then, this king has someone to inquire for you. Since you want to do it. I won't stop you. As long as you build a ship anywhere in Jiangnan. The problem of the craftsman is handled by this king. But don't even think about it in Jiangbei. When the time comes, you'll have to pay for it!"

"No problem. As long as you can find a shipyard. Money is not an issue. Zhu Lin finished speaking. He went into the study, took out a silver ticket of 50,000 taels, and handed it to the righteous king. Didn't let the righteous king make an IOU. It's just that the righteous king took the shipyard matter to heart.

chatted with King Yi until the middle of the night before sending King Yi away. The list will be opened tomorrow. I'm not very bottom-up. Nourish the spirit of tomorrow.