Chapter 181: Challenge each other

Zhou Yanru felt that he was a fish in the pond.

His Majesty the Emperor and the first assistant of the cabinet are both people who want to save face, so don't I Zhou Yanru want to lose face? But then again, black and red are also red, at least His Majesty the Emperor reduced the burden of the Shandong Confucian family on his shoulders by half with a word. However, this is not the time to evade responsibility, and the attitude that needs to be presented must be full of sincerity.

He hurriedly walked a few steps to keep up with Zhu Youzhen's pace, and was just about to speak, who knew that the wind and snow were too big, and the cold air poured directly into it, making him cough violently. At this time, Zhu Youzhen turned his head and glanced at him, and his eyes were full of expressions of why your body is so weak.

This Nima ...... Zhou Yanru wanted to cry without tears.

Zhu Youjian's last drawings were tools for making honeycomb coal and a tin stove like a pump. This thing didn't have any technical content, and he threw it directly to the palace's manufacturing supervisor.

Several eunuch craftsmen knelt on the ground, with silver shining tools next to them, and red silk was wrapped, Zhu Youzhen couldn't cry or laugh.

"Get up. Don't underestimate this. His Majesty the Emperor tore off the red silk and hung it on the body of one of the eunuchs, and then skillfully picked up the tool and handed it to Han Ying.

Then he untied the feathered satin cloak that was covering the outside, took the shovel that had been placed beside him, and mixed the coal stone and yellow clay that had been crushed into pieces.

"Your Majesty......" How could Wang Chengen watch His Majesty, who is the Son of Heaven, do his own work.

"What, you will?" Zhu Youzhen glanced at him with slanted eyes.

There was only one shovel, and Han Ying and Zhou Yanru just wanted to work, but they couldn't find a suitable tool. But at this time, Zhu Youzhen will no longer deliberately hang his first assistant.

"Shoufu, you see, coal and stone are mainly used for burning, and loess retains more shape." At this time, doing some work is like the effect of exercising on weekdays.

After almost reconciled, he took the tools for making honeycomb coal, hammered it directly, chose a flat place, and kicked it with his feet, and a round piece of honeycomb coal came out. Then, he made more than a dozen pieces of money, and then stopped.

Han Ying is almost a little clear, but he still doesn't know why he wants to do this, isn't it convenient to burn coal stone directly?

"Bring the stove and the honeycomb coal you made in front of you."

At this time, Han Ying understood the significance of His Majesty's new invention.

"The inner chamber of the furnace is similar to this honeycomb coal, three pieces at a time, and the holes in the top are also easy to ventilate. The point is, this is a lot less than burning coal in large chunks. ”

"Yes, Your Majesty. The minions have used it, and all such coal and stone are burned, unlike the kind of large coal and stone, which is not completely burned every time. And it's cheaper than charcoal. The chief eunuch who was next to him had already arrived, adding beside him.

"There is also coal saving stone, if you turn off the ventilation below a little bit, you can stick to it all night."

"Your Majesty said that the matter of gas poisoning now has this kind of cylinder rolled out of thin iron sheets, as long as it is opened to the outside, there is no smell of gas indoors. The old minister has tested the parrots, monkeys, and horses in the palace, and it is indeed correct. ”

"Follow the rules." Zhu Youzhen took a look and knew that there was no major problem. As long as this kind of stove is popularized, more forms and usages will naturally appear, and there is no need to worry about it.

"Your Majesty...... Ingenuity, this is also the blessing of all the people in the cold winter. "Han Ying doesn't know what to say, anyway, your old Zhu family likes to be a carpenter and a blacksmith, which is what it should mean.

Only then did Zhu Youzhen discover the difference between the real traverser and the native.

At this time, the traverser will often find out how profitable this monopoly business should be. The first reaction of the indigenous officials can only be that their Emperor Majesty is just idle and has nothing to do.

In fact, the reaction of this kind of official is also very understandable, for an official of Han Ying's level, no matter how honest he is, as long as he is willing, it is not difficult to find more than a dozen human flesh as screens. As for the common people, it is the mercy of the officials not to send you conscription in winter, who cares if you are warm or not.

But now, Zhu Youzhen feels that this little money still has to be made clear to Shoufu.

"This exclusive business can be done for 12 months a year, whether it's a meal on weekdays and heating in winter. I estimated that within this Jingshi, how could there be a profit of 150,000 taels of silver a year. Wang Chengen ...... "As soon as Han Ying heard the word business, he hurriedly stepped forward. He still admires his Majesty's sense of smell in business. Not to mention anything else, the racecourse outside the capital alone can support the expenses of half of the Royal Army Academy.

"Your Majesty, why don't you let this business be arranged by the minister." Don't dare to enter the royal family again, this business has to be done by the court itself anyway.

"Nope." Zhu Youzhen directly denied it.

"You don't have anyone in business right now, don't give me a good thing to do and complain."

Zhu Youzhen was talking about the honeycomb coal business, but Han Ying knew that in fact, His Majesty the Emperor still talked about the Ministry of Commerce. His Majesty has spoken to himself about this several times, consciously or unconsciously. even retreated to Bi Zisu as Shangshu, Chen Zilong, and Lai Shunzhi as the left and right waiters. But he had always been skeptical about creating a new department in the six ministries.

There's no need at all, isn't it good to put it directly under the household. But he didn't expect His Majesty the Emperor's resentment to be so deep. Now it's been brought up again through this small business.

"The old minister has already begun to implement the matter of the Ministry of Commerce that His Majesty said last time. But the minister still thinks that it is better to put it in the household department as it is now, one is that the six departments become seven departments, and the following states and counties need to be changed, and now the movement is too big, and the second is that the merchant is the official, and the minister still has objections to Shilin. ”

"Then continue to put it in the royal name, anyway, I don't have too much money." Zhu Youzhen is very firm, in fact, he has more choices than Han Ying, not to mention the appearance of a huge trust in the name of the royal family, which is not a bad way.

The money needed by the Royal Ocean Exploration Fleet in the future is gone, and at that time, it will be taken from the household department, and Zhu Youzhen feels that it is basically impossible.

"Your Majesty." Han Ying felt that his emperor was making a child's temperament.

"That can't be said, Your Majesty also knows the current annual income of the imperial court, plus Your Majesty's new military factories, scientific academies and other institutions, are also gold-swallowing monsters, although they are ......"

He glanced at the emperor's face, in fact, these new departments, the imperial court is just issuing money, and the remaining wrongdoers are still the emperor in front of him.

Zhu Youzhen didn't speak, I just watched you perform quietly.

In the quiet room, the kettle of water placed on the iron stove boiled and whistled whirring.

"Your Majesty, if you are willing to put the existing overseas trade in, the old minister will start planning the Ministry of Commerce."

Han Ying gritted his teeth, he knew that His Majesty was already very polite, and he did not use any emperor's means, but had been discussing with himself. At the same time, the profits of the business now also make him excited. Overseas trade is now only a small part of the imperial court's involvement. If he really followed His Majesty the Emperor's thinking, after being able to sweep the southeast coast with the power of thunder, he would be a little unimaginable.

"No, it's all my money."

Zhu Youzhen didn't let go, how could there be such an easy thing, I took it all when there was a risk, and now you have to take it back with a mouth.

"Ingredient." Zhu Youzhen looked at him with a look of disdain.

"I want forty percent, of which thirty percent belong to the royal family, and what you bought at that time was also put with the royal family. The rest are all official shares. ”

Han Ying pondered for a moment and felt that it was acceptable.

"Can the net profit for the first six months be divided into 40%?"

"Military supplies can't be included in it, and ocean-going fleets can't be put in it."

In the blink of an eye, both of them made their own requests.

Forget it, looking at the tired Han Ying, Zhu Youzhen didn't soften his heart.

"Lai Shunzhi is dealing with the affairs of the ocean-going fleet, you call Chen Zilong back, I will tell him the specific ideas. For the profit of three million, you take two million taels, and the remaining one million taels will be used. ”

In the end, he is the emperor of the Ming Dynasty, and all the closer is nothing more than letting the ministers learn to pay the price.

If you don't know how expensive firewood and rice are, when you are the home of the Ming Dynasty, Han Ying spends thirty percent of her time on selecting people, and the remaining seventy percent of her time is actually coordinating money and food. In the past, he looked down on this piece, and he had a contemptuous view of businessmen in his heart. However, in the face of the Four Seas Commercial Bank personally operated by His Majesty the Emperor, Bi Zisu's grain store and salt shop, and the rolling income brought by foreign trade, Han Ying couldn't stand it.

"Your Majesty, the minister will go to draw up the decree."

"Hahaha, okay." Zhu Youzhen won again, and he did not use his imperial authority.

"I support you, once you are ready, don't I make a little money, this winter, the heating of the Jingguan will be all covered. I will pay you the money, and you will send the stove and coal to the ministers. ”

"Thank you!" In any case, even if it is mosquito meat, it can be regarded as a small piece of it bitten back from His Majesty's small treasury.

The rest of the silver, Zhu Youzhen, didn't tell Han Ying, in fact, one million taels is really not much. After fighting on the grassland, whether it is victory or defeat, he needs to prepare a reward for silver on his side, plus the Chinese New Year is approaching, and he has a reward plan a year ago.

Zhang Juzheng's test method is about to become waste paper, do I have to pick it up by the way.

In any case, the final effect is still a win for both the monarch and the minister. Under the frank communication with each other, everyone knows what the bottom line of the other party is. Chen Zilong was the left waiter, and basically handed over the operation of this new department to Zhu Youzhen.

"What about the seventy-eight troublemakers last time?"

Zhu Youzhen also felt strange, Jin Yiwei's report on this time had been put on his desk early, and he didn't know why Han Ying had no opinions for a long time.

Bao Chongmao, the son of the Guozi Supervisor who took the lead in making trouble, was already seriously ill, and a month ago, his wife, children, and parents had also gone south. But what he didn't know was that this family of six had already capsized in Yangzhou before he made trouble, and there was no one left alive.

There are still a few troublemakers left, all of whom received Bao Chongmao's silver. As for the origin of Bao Chongmao's silver, it has also become a hanging eucalyptus with no evidence.

"The Cabinet's opinion is to severely punish the worst." Han Ying is really under pressure in this matter. Seventy-eight scholars, if according to His Majesty the Emperor at that time, their reputation in Shilin would be finished. But if it is not dealt with, His Majesty will definitely not agree to let go of these stupid fools who have been used as guns.

"How about abolishing the Guozijian?" Hey, as soon as Zhu Youzhen's words came out, Han Ying's head exploded. I just wanted some silver today, how did I get to this point?

"Your Majesty is cautious, this time it really has nothing to do with Guozijian, not to mention that Guozijian still has matters such as revising history and compiling books."

Well, as soon as these words came out, the handling opinions returned to Han Ying's side, and the old man blushed all of a sudden.

Zhu Youzhen couldn't stand it anymore, and said directly:

"In this way, how about changing the sacrificial wine of the Guozijian and handing over the rules of the Guozijian and the handling of the prisoners to the new sacrificial wine?"

Han Ying breathed a long sigh of relief, as long as he breathed a sigh of relief, it would be done.

"Obey the order, the old minister will go back and draw up a few lists with the officials for the emperor to see."

"No need." Zhu Youzhen said directly this time.

Don't use it? Han Ying looked at Zhu Youzhen with an innocent face, there is no such talent among you. Guozijian, at least he should be a prestigious figure in Shilin.

"Qian Qianyi is back, it's just him."

As soon as Zhu Youzhen said, Han Ying immediately nodded. This person is from the same faction as himself, so it's strange if he doesn't agree.

But after saying goodbye to the emperor and sitting in the carriage, Han Ying looked at Zhou Yanru, he always felt weird, there was nothing wrong today, but it seemed that everything was wrong.

The Yinshan Mountains stretch across the steppes, and towering peaks covered with huge pine forests block the cold snaps from Siberia. After climbing over the snowy peaks, I suddenly returned to the autumn meadows. As soon as you emerge from the dark pine forest at the foot of the mountain, you can see the magnificent tent of the Mongol kings under the snow. Unlike the tents that need to be moved, these tents are basically permanent structures, but they still look like enlarged yurts.

Now, there are two groups of people marching through the pine forest, but neither group is aware of the other's existence.

More sturdy, more distinct armor, the team waving the banner of the post-Kim Jong blue flag. The banner lord and the post-Kim Bel Daishan did not ride a horse, and he is now in love with such a thing as a sedan chair. As soon as he came out of the forest, he changed from a four-person soft sedan chair climbing the mountain to a huge sedan chair carried by eight strong Mongolian men. Sixteen guards on both sides held long whips and whistled around the sedan chair.

Dai Shan lay in a thick bear skin and put his feet into the arms of two Mongolian girls.

The lama Guru rode solemnly on horseback surrounded by devotees, and all that was left of him was a thin shaman like an evil spirit.

The shaman's collection of small skulls has a few more, and this time they are no longer played with in their hands, but strung and hung on their chests. More than 5,000 elite flag soldiers guarded his side, making Dai Shan even more unscrupulous.

"Batu brought you another box of agate, saying that it was for you to enjoy people."

"You say."

Dai Shan kicked the Mongolian girl who was holding her feet, but was still trembling, kicked a heel fight, and stood naked in front of the shaman.

"Let's roast Batu on the fire, can we get more gems and money?"

"There were also four kings in the Mongol king's tent, and Batu was only one of them. What's more, our ancestors warned us that when we scooped up the water, we would never see any fish again, and when we cut down the forest, there would be no more deer. Why should we roast an obedient dog over the fire? A sheep with three legs of lamb belonged to the Mongol king, and a cow with half a body belonged to the Mongol king. My dear Lord Belle, who would have helped us to collect them without these faithful dogs? ”

"What's more. The Mongols hate their king, not you. ”

"Hahaha......" Dai Shan listened to it, who is for his own good. He sat down next to the shaman.

"So, we're not going to have any fun on this trip?"

"How could that be. You first want these princes to agree to write a letter with you to your eldest brother, Huang Taiji of our Houjin. ”

"Tell him that the white plague has enveloped the entire grassland. This year, apart from jerky and fur, the Mongol tribe already has nothing left for him. ”

"Will my greedy brother agree?"

"If you say it alone, Baylor, you may not be able to get by. But if the princes of Mongolia are on your side, there is nothing that cannot be overcome. You just point to the horse urine and say it's a mare's milk wine, and he wants to drink it with his eyes closed. ”

"Hahahaha......"

The current Dai Shan doesn't miss his Houjin days at all, and he even feels that he should have come out a few years earlier.

"So, didn't the lama take fifteen bags of golden gold from the warehouse, I think his statue of the golden body of the Bodhisattva will definitely add glory to your worship in front of the Mongolian king's tent." The shaman said seemingly nonchalantly.

"I've come all the way, and having a butter lamp to worship is all my heart, do you need twelve bags of golden sand?"

"That's not right, the Buddha also said that the gold of three buckets and three buckets was cheap. You can't afford to lose to those Mongol princes. ”

"Yes, too."

Dai Shan beckoned, and the trembling Mongolian girl crawled over. He placed his big hand on the girl's thin throat and caressed it while listening to the sound of pine waves outside.

Listening, he opened the sedan door and dragged the Mongolian girl out with one hand.

"Do you hear the wolf howling, it's asking me for food?"

Then he broke the Mongolian girl's neck and left her still outside the palanquin. A Mongolian man carrying a sedan chair involuntarily stumbled, and the whip fell like a storm.

Thirty miles away, Yuan Chonghuan and the others had already spent three days and three nights in this dark forest. Fortunately, this area is full of herders, and they have cow dung for fuel, instead of going up to the mountains to cut firewood. Even so, Yuan Chonghuan carefully separated his army and concealed himself as much as possible.

"General Yuan, this is Stan of the Batu tribe, my good brother." Yuan Chonghuan's hand has increased many Mongolian people, and the little monkey is one of them. He was thin and weak since he was a child, and he survived on Stan. Later, the two separated, Stan went to the Batu tribe, and the little monkey was exiled to the Duoyan tribe, and later took his wife and daughter to the city of Naturalization.

can't make a fire, everyone lives on the barley fried noodles they brought when they set off from Guihua City, and Yuan Chonghuan is no exception. He took a big sip of water, swallowed the final fried noodles, and quickly stood up.

"I want to go to Naturalization City too."