Pingnan Hou Zhang Shu is the second son of Zhang Tinglun, the former head of the household department, who has been gifted since childhood, well-read, unforgettable, and versatile.

During his college years, he was favored by the eldest daughter of the then deceased grandson, and after the two established a relationship, his ability in the economy was deliberately cultivated by Emperor Gaozu.

After graduating from university, he entered the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and in 20 years, he rose from an accountant to the Minister in charge of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

Although this has the bonus of his status as a colt, the Internal Affairs Office is a pony concentration camp, and he can get ahead mainly because of his own ability.

During his tenure, the business of the Ministry of Internal Affairs flourished, especially assisting banks in setting up insurance companies, and he made great contributions, and at the age of forty-five, he was made a marquis by Emperor Gaozu for his literary merits.

Although this marquis descended from generation to generation, it can ensure the prosperity of the family for at least five generations.

Of course, he, the marquis, is only a symbol of status, and his power mainly comes from the power in his hands.

The Ministry of Internal Affairs is the biggest giant of the Ming Dynasty, and there is no one.

The whole world of minerals, commercial trade, is controlled by the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

Even the four banks of the Ming Dynasty, plus the central bank, do not have the direct economic intervention of the internal government.

In Daming, the Ministry of Internal Affairs is the integrated economic management organization of the National Development and Reform Commission, the Ministry of Mines and Energy, and the Ministry of Commerce.

Carrefour, which is all over the Ming Dynasty, has directly participated in people's livelihood from the source and controlled the prices in the world.

No local government, even if it dares to offend the bank, will not dare to offend the Ministry of Internal Affairs, because only the Ministry of Internal Affairs can operate across borders.

Offending the Ministry of Internal Affairs, local mineral resources, commodity products, and even sales have become a problem.

Of course, they are not single-handed, because the household department of the imperial court, that is, the supervisory unit of the internal affairs government, the bank, is the control organ of the internal affairs government.

However, the power of the internal affairs government has always been a fact recognized by the people of the Ming Dynasty.

Zhang Shu, the minister in charge, in terms of actual power, is far greater than ordinary Shangshu.

But the courtyard of the Zhang family is not large, and there is only one small courtyard of less than 800 square meters in Taipingfang, which is full of famous families.

On the wooden sign at the door, there is only a simple word Zhangfu.

Zhou Bei's car followed Zhang Chang's car into the courtyard, and found that the small building here was not as grand as his Earl's Palace, perhaps because the history of the house was relatively long, and the greenery was better, but there was some ancient charm.

As soon as the car stopped, I saw a handsome old man in his fifties with a long beard coming out of the house, with a gentle gaze and a warm smile.

But Zhou Bei knows very well that this feeling is absolutely inaccurate, and he who can become a big man on the side will definitely not be a gentle person.

And rumors from the outside world say that he has a tough personality and acts like a thunderbolt, and Zhou Bei can't believe his feelings.

Zhou Bei didn't even bother to take the gift in a hurry, got out of the car and said to the end: "After the end of school, I will go to the north to meet the minister." ”

Zhang Shu smiled and replied with a half-salute, held Zhou Bei's shoulder and stood up upright and said with a smile: "Uncle Yun Shanbo doesn't need to be polite, seeing you today is not the identity of the Minister in charge of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, but the identity of the horse, the Minister in charge, that is the identity of seeing you tomorrow." This is the strange car ...... His Majesty has given you."

Seeing that Zhang Yu's eyes kept looking at the car, Zhou Bei gave up his position and asked him to come close to visit. "Your Majesty is loved, the north is flattered, adults can try it......"

Zhang Shu got into the car directly, then adjusted his body, held the steering wheel, looked around, and glanced at Zhou Bei with a meaningful smile: "Yunshan Bo Nai is a strange person, Your Majesty has not hidden too much decay, some things can not be told to the public, and our own people do not need to hide it." ”

He patted the steering wheel and smiled: "This is not something that Da Ming's technology can make, let's go, let's go into the house and talk." ”

Zhou Bei nodded in response, opened the back door, and took the wooden box containing Dongzhou ginseng.

Zhang Chang looked at Zhou Bei's car with fiery eyes, but he didn't dare to ask for a test drive at this time.

Nominally, Zhengde announced that the car was given to Zhou Bei by him, and it was a trial product that required secret technology.

Zhang Chang was reminded by his father that even people who were obsessed with cars did not dare to disobey the holy order.

When she entered the door, a teenage girl was waiting at the door with a fifty-year-old woman, and she showed a smile when she saw Zhou Bei. "It is worthy of being a young man who picked the most beautiful flower of our royal family when he met, and my niece and granddaughter are blessed people."

She didn't care about etiquette, but Zhou Bei couldn't be rude, reached out and handed the wooden box to Zhang Chang, who had been prepared, and said to the end: "Bei has seen the eldest princess." ”

This person in front of him is Zhengde's aunt, not much different from Zhengde's age, and she gets along very well, and she was named the eldest princess a few years ago.

She smiled softly, held Zhou Bei's arm and asked him to get up, stared at Zhou Bei's face carefully, turned her head to her son and said, "Your father and I are not ugly, but you won't be long, if you are like Yun Shanbo, you will be pleasing to the eye every day." ”

Zhang Chang seemed to be used to being hit by his mother, shook his head and smiled: "The child is manly." ”

The girl next to the eldest princess is only twelve or thirteen years old, with bright eyes and bright teeth, and she is also a little beauty. She was obviously more favored at home, stared at Zhou Bei for a while, and said with a smile: "Grandma, Cousin Orange has taken a big advantage this time, and I am jealous." ”

Zhang Chang obviously couldn't see the little padded jacket leaking, glared at Zhou Bei, and reprimanded his daughter. "Little girl is talking nonsense, let the guests come in and sit down."

Zhou Bei took the wooden box in his hand and handed it to the eldest princess with both hands. "North is in a hurry to visit, a little courtesy, and I hope the eldest princess will smile."

The eldest princess took the wooden box, smiled and pulled Zhou Bei's arm into the house. "If it's someone else's gift, I don't dare to accept it indiscriminately, but Your Majesty handed over the marriage of Orange to me, and I must accept this gift ......"

The royal family is to marry a princess, not a princess, and like the people, they will ask matchmakers to make peace between the two families and coordinate some affairs.

Hearing the eldest princess say this, Zhou Bei understood and visited again. "Bei is young and doesn't know etiquette, my mother was born in Dongzhou, and she doesn't know much about the customs of Zhongzhou, so she will have more trouble with the eldest princess in the future."

"It should be, it should be ......"

The eldest princess nodded with a smile and pulled Zhou Bei to the small living room. "My grandson is looking for you today, so I won't bother much, and when the marriage of the third princess is arranged, I will help you worry about the marriage."