Yisha was overjoyed, looked at Zhu Di and said, "Your Majesty, hundreds of acres of land have all been sold......"

He continued unsatisfactorily: "The slave maid also just learned the news and earned more than 600,000 taels of silver. And that's not all......"

After a pause, he said again: "Your Majesty, do you know what the second-hand price of those houses outside is now?" I was already willing to give one thousand and fourteen taels of silver, so I ...... Now the whole capital is talking about it. ”

Zhu Di only felt dizzy, there is such a good amount of silver in the world?

Just a few hundred acres of land?

The Forbidden City covers an area of hundreds of acres, and if it is sold, wouldn't it ......

Of course, this thought was only fleeting.

After all, Zhu Di is Emperor Taizu Gao's favorite son, and among his sons, he is also the most filial to Emperor Taizu Gao.

I saw that Yishuha continued happily: "Not only that, Cheng Enbona is also planning to launch a new land, there is gossip that it may be sold for 1,500 taels of silver, and now the streets and alleys are spreading this matter wildly. ”

Zhu Di was really happy this time.

That's right, Qixia has land, this is not a matter of earning 600,000 taels of silver.

The library smashed hundreds of thousands of taels, and this is just a recouped cost, of course...... There is also a lot of money.

"Why is it going up again?" Zhu Di arrived a little incredulous, and said excitedly: "It's only been a few days? ”

"It's just because it's gone up again, so everyone is spreading it, and they all think it's incredible." Yizha said with a smile: "Now the people who have bought the house, even if someone adds money, they will not sell it, but now many people are red and want to buy it." ”

Zhu Di said with blazing eyes: "In this way, the newly launched house can also be sold, or at a price of 1,500 taels?" ”

Yisha nodded simply and said: "The slave and maid think so, now even the slave and maid are red-eyed, I knew it was so, and I bought one at the beginning...... Now I earn it too. ”

Zhu Di laughed: "You are a thing with no eggs, what are you doing with this?" I will not allow you to compete with the people for profit. ”

In fact, it was just a joke, he was usually very serious, but today he took advantage of His Majesty's good mood, so he beat the snake with the stick.

Yisha hurriedly said: "Yes, yes, the slave is confused." ”

Zhu Di said excitedly: "This is good, this is good, in this way, I have silver." ”

Empress Xu listened and said with a smile: "Your Majesty, although this is the case, the concubine has something to say. ”

Zhu Di was obviously in a very good mood at this time, so he smiled at Queen Xu and said, "Old husband and wife, what can't you say?" ”

Empress Xu said: "Your Majesty, is there anything wrong with this house being sold so expensive?" Of course, this silver was earned by His Majesty, and Zhang Anshi also contributed a lot, these are all the concubines' own people, but the concubines think that after all, Your Majesty is the Son of Heaven who inherits the unification and rules the four seas, not a businessman who only seeks profit, will it be because of this...... And the people ......"

She was a little worried.

The harm of profit-making by merchants is actually not small, especially in the Yuan Dynasty.

At that time, the people of the Yuan Dynasty were struggling to make a living, and they were overthrown in a few decades, and the harm of this profiteer was also a factor.

For Queen Xu, whether it is Zhu Di or Zhang Anshi, they are all their own people, and it is precisely because they are their own people that she needs to remind one or two, don't play with fire and self-immolation, pick up sesame seeds and lose watermelons.

When Zhu Di heard this, his enthusiasm was extinguished at once, he lowered his head and muttered: "What you said is not unreasonable. I also lost ha, go and summon Zhang Anshi, I want to teach him a good lesson, I can't let him compete with the people for profit, he listened to my teachings, and naturally knew how to converge. ”

As he spoke, he gave Yishiha a look.

He also lost his understanding: "The slave obeys the order." ”

So not long after, Zhang Anshi was urged to enter the palace.

Every time he entered the palace, Zhang Anshi felt that it was an ordeal, and he had to walk after entering the noon gate.

If you go to the front hall or the Wenlou and the Wulou, it's okay, after all, it's only a few miles away, but if you enter the inner hall, it's seven or eight miles away.

He arrived breathlessly, saw Zhu Di, and saluted Empress Xu.

Empress Xu said kindly: "But if you are tired, sit down and talk first." ”

Zhang Anshi's head.

Zhu Di looked at him and said, "This kid is ...... I heard that I made a lot of money selling my house? ”

Zhang Anshi said: "Your Majesty...... The minister didn't care about the accounts. ”

Zhu Di's body shook.

Damn, this guy can pretend better than him, can you Zhang Anshi not care?

"What do you mean you don't care?"

Zhang Anshi was in front of Queen Xu, in fact, before entering the palace, he had already received a 'reminder' from Yisha, and at this time he was sitting in a precarious position, and said from the bottom of his heart: "I don't care about it, the purpose of selling the house is not to make money, Your Majesty...... The trading houses are so big that they are afraid that they will not be able to earn money from other places? Not to mention anything else, just saying that the ministers sell books, and the money they earn is less? ”

Zhu Di: "......"

Empress Xu only looked at Zhang Anshi silently and didn't say a word.

Zhang Anshi continued: "The original intention of selling the house is for the sake of the national economy and people's livelihood, and for the common people in the world. ”

Zhu Di was actually a little nervous and wanted to be happy.

Fortunately, he turned his face to the side, so he desperately stopped laughing, and said unhurriedly: "What is the truth of this? ”

Zhang Anshi said: "I heard that there are many people who are arrogant and lascivious, and they heard that the army needs a large number of mules, horses and military rations, so they are all buying grain and mules and horses, which has led to a slight increase in the prices of rice, mules and horses and other commodities in the entire south of the Yangtze River. Your Majesty...... You say these people ...... There is so much silver hidden in the house, but just like the tung oil merchant at the beginning, the price is high, and the people ...... Can he stand it? ”

"The small fluctuation in prices suffers from the people who don't have much savings on weekdays, and the minister looks at the heartache and can't sleep, and thinks in his heart, how can these rich people continue like this."

"It's just that now, the army is on the march, countless money, food and ordnance are constantly consuming, and if you want to solve the rise in prices, it is nothing more than two ways to open source and reduce expenditure, the so-called open source is to increase the supply of goods, but many things, it grows in the ground, and it depends on God to reward food, Your Majesty, tell me, can this open source work?"

Zhu Di came to the spirit, he thought Zhang Anshi was quibbling at first, but in fact, Zhang Anshi casually found a reason to fool the past, that is, anyway, he was giving Queen Xu an explanation.

Can ...... now He actually found that what Zhang Anshi said really made such a little sense, so he said with great interest: "What about throttling? ”

"Throttling is to reduce the supply of silver in the market, and you see, how do those who hoard grain have no silver on hand?"

Zhang Anshi said: "The ministers think about it, instead of letting these people learn from those tung oil merchants, to speculate on the high price of rice, and to harm the people of my Ming Dynasty, it is better to ...... Let them come and harm their ministers...... There is also a scourge Qi Xia. ”

As he spoke, Zhang Anshi wiped his eyes, well, as long as he wiped hard, he could always wipe out a little tears.

Zhang Anshi's eyes seemed to be flashing with tears, and he said with a sincere look: "If they have any plans, they will come to the ministers, and if they have any means, they will go to Qixia." ”

Zhu Di glanced at Empress Xu.

Queen Xu frowned, although she always felt that something was wrong, but after thinking about it carefully, it seemed to make sense.

saw Zhang Shi'an and said: "In addition, this house is sold...... Mainly for the money. ”

"Money?" Zhu Di was stunned.

Zhang Anshi said: "The minister sorted out those money banks, and now eleven money banks have formed a joint money bank, the purpose of which is to hope to spread out this joint money bank, dare to ask Your Majesty, what is the most important thing about this money bank?" ”

Zhu Di said very simply: "Don't ask me, I don't understand this." ”

Zhang Anshi smiled and said: "The most important thing in the money bank is credit, only by establishing credit, can it be fully rolled out, with the help of these eleven large and small money bank associations, so that the people of the world trust it, but how difficult it is to establish credit." ”

"But now it's different, the minister takes the opportunity of selling the house, and those who buy the house have business, and these people ...... Either rich or expensive, over time, they will be accustomed to relying on the United Bank, even they trust the Bank, then other people, will be happy to accept, people have the psychology of conformity, many people will think, even the local big family dare to put the silver in the Bank, and borrow from the Bank, their own little money, how can they not trust? Your Majesty, do you say? ”

Zhu Di said: "So it's for this? ”

Zhang Anshi said: "The minister's move can be described as killing three birds with one stone, of which stabilizing prices is the first, followed by building a joint bank for His Majesty and spreading out the business of the bank. In the end, it is to earn a little hard-earned money from selling land. ”

"Of course, with this silver, the library can be maintained, and the minister also plans to throw away some more silver, expand some truths in the vicinity, build some reservoirs, build some schools, and repair some medical centers, these are all convenient measures that cost a lot of money, will this also harm the people?"

Zhu Di put his hands behind his back and said to Queen Xu with a smile: "You see, I said a long time ago, I and Zhang Anshi are thinking of the people!" But you are suspicious, this world is mine, can I still harm people? This Zhang An Shi has done so many things, working hard for the country and the people, and thinking about the society and the people everywhere, this is my Guan Zhong, don't be suspicious anymore. ”

Empress Xu smiled and said, "It's the concubine who is confused." ”

Zhu Di said: "What's more, with the silver, this expedition to Annan will be smoother." This is a long way to Annam, and hundreds of thousands of troops are advancing by land and water...... I don't know what happened to a few of them, this guy Zhu Gaoxu...... I don't want to make a meritorious effort. ”

After that, Zhu Di hung his head, although he sometimes hated Zhu Gaoxu so much that he gritted his teeth, but now that guy really wants to lead the army, after all, Zhu Di is still a little uneasy.

Zhang Anshi said with a smile: "Your Majesty, don't worry, I have a clever plan to ensure that they can return triumphantly." ”

"Tricks?" Zhu Di smiled and said: "This march and battle, it's not the jokes of those scholars, on this battlefield, it is unpredictable, where are there any tricks?" You don't fucking listen to some dramas, have you ever been on the battlefield? ”

This is still said to be Zhang Anshi's hard injury, Zhang Anshi said a little weakly: "This ...... Not yet. ”

Zhu Di said with a serious face: "On the real battlefield, victory or defeat may be just a thought, maybe the two armies are fighting, before a stick of incense, the other party still has an advantage, but after a stick of incense, it may be because of a heavy rain, or it may be because of a mistransmission of the commander's order, which may reverse the situation." ”

"You are thousands of miles away, and by the time you know the news, it has already been ten days and half a month, and what kind of trick is a group of people who have never been on the battlefield, and such people are the most annoying."

After a pause, Zhu Di showed a look of disgust: "The generals are fighting outside, crawling out of the sea of corpses and blood, and if they win, the scholars will always arrange one or two so-called strategic ministers, and it seems that without him being controlled thousands of miles away, they will never succeed." But once defeated, it must be the fault of the generals, and it has nothing to do with them. ”

"You're still young, don't fall for these people, the business of a soldier is not a child's play, where can you succeed by sitting and talking? Don't give them any fucking tips, this time they went on the expedition, talking about the general outside, the king's order is not subject to it, if I have a will, they can not listen, what are you fooling in? ”

Zhang Anshi: "......"

Zhu Di said: "You won't really give them any tips, right?" ”

Zhang Anshi said embarrassedly: "Ah...... This ......"

Zhu Di said: "They shouldn't be fools, and they may not listen to you." You say, don't you? ”

Zhang Anshi felt very helpless, so he could only say: "Ah...... Yes, yes, yes......"

Zhu Di was a little worried: "Are they confused?" ”

"This ......" Zhang Anshi said unspeakably: "The minister wants to ...... They should ...... Maybe...... Probably not. ”

"it!"

Zhu Di scolded bitterly.

Zhang Anshi felt that he couldn't continue to stay here, so he had to retire quickly.

Sure enough, people's bad things are bad in one mouth, what do you do with this?

Fortunately, Zhu Di just scolded the four murderers in the capital, what does it have to do with me Zhang Anshi?

Zhang Anshi stumbled out of the hall, and before he had gone far, he saw Yiwang Zhu hiding under a tree and suddenly came out.

Zhang Anshi was really taken aback, patted his heart and said, "You guy, what are you going to do?" Scared me. ”

Zhu didn't make a sound, stuffed Zhang Anshi with a note, and then whispered: "Burn it after reading." ”

Say, I ran away without a trace.

Zhang Anshi held the note, but waited until he left the palace before looking down.

It's all Zhu Di's movements about Xu Jingyi and Zhang Anshi, densely packed, and actually very professional.

Zhang Anshi couldn't help but shake his head and smiled bitterly, dragons give birth to dragons, phoenixes give birth to phoenixes, the son of this mouse can make holes, so the question arises, who gave birth to this mouse?

…………

"Zhanji, do you know that Uncle left you two houses, do you know what price these two houses can rise in a hundred years? But Uncle feels sorry for you, this best location is reserved for you. ”

Zhang Anshi touched Zhu Zhanji's head.

After coming out of the palace, he rushed to the East Palace.

Zhu Zhanji tilted his head and thought for a while: "But Uncle I'm already dead in a hundred years." ”

"Nonsense." Zhang Anshi scolded him: "You are young, can't you think better?" Ay...... In this world, only Uncle thinks of you and thinks that you can live to be a hundred years old. ”

Zhu Zhanji said very seriously: "But I don't want a house, I just want my uncle to return my popsicle." ”

Zhang Anshi said: "Talk less and think more." ”

"Uncle, uncle, I heard from the master who taught that my uncle was ...... in order to make money."

Zhang Anshi looked at him earnestly and said: "This is completely because people are jealous of us, these people really deserve to die, even you are a child, you must remember, you must not believe their words, you know?" ”

Zhu Zhanji hesitated for a moment, and finally nodded.

Zhang Anshi said: "Has Sister been nagging about me recently? ”

"Yes." Zhu Zhanji said: "Say you have no rules, I want to clean you up." ”

The corners of Zhang Anshi's mouth twitched, and he said with emotion: "The wood is beautiful in the forest, and the wind will destroy it!" In this case, I have to go, but I can't let Sister Ah see it. ”

After that, he ran away with a smoke.

…………

The ninth day of June in the third year of Yongle.

The Chinese army has reached the line of the Baihe River on the border of Annam.

The army gathered, and at this time, the commander Zhu Neng had already learned about the situation of the Annan military horses on the other side of the river.

Since the beginning of the usurpation of the country, the Hu clan has been strengthening the defense of the border, building a large number of fortresses, strong troops and horses, and establishing several defense lines in this border area.

Zhu Neng thought that Annan's military horses were waiting for the rest of the country and occupied the geographical advantage, and the army was far away and could not act recklessly.

Therefore, although the vanguard army was sent to cross the river and began to slowly pull out the fortress of the Annan army, the Chinese army did not move, only waiting for the slow advance, step by step.

He is an old handsome, and he naturally knows that he has the advantage of military horses, as long as he does not give Annan military horses an opportunity to advance little by little, this Annan will inevitably be devastated.

In the past few days, his body has been infected with some wind and cold, and he has used the medicine in the army, and he has improved slightly.

So he summoned the deputy general Zhang Fu to discuss the next military action.

Zhang Fu's suggestion was simple, so that the Mu family's military horses could attract Annan's attention from the flanks.

On the side of the Chinese army, continue to advance by record military horses, and only wait for the opponent's defense line to be flawed, then the general attack of the three armies can be decided in one drum.

The whole army numbered 500,000 men, and of course, these 500,000 included a large number of civilians who transported supplies, and the real soldiers were around 15 to 200,000.

This is a battle to destroy the country, and the other party is obviously ready to break the cauldron and sink the boat, and the fish will die and the net will be broken.

Therefore, care must be taken and not reckless.

After agreeing on the next strategy, Zhu Neng said, "Those boys...... Where's it? ”

"I heard that their military horses have also arrived, and they are stationed dozens of miles away." Zhang Fu showed a rare smile on his serious face, and said: "But they are only pioneers, a total of more than 10,000 soldiers and horses, and the follow-up three guards are still arriving one after another." ”

Zhu Neng pursed his lips and said, "Let them follow us and protect our grain channel, these guys...... Only Han ...... No, only Zhu Gaochu has the talent to command the army, and the rest ...... It's all crooked melons and cracked dates! ”

"This ability to march and fight, there is still something they have to learn, they can lead tens of thousands of horses without going wrong, even if they have long skills, they are not needed to really fight."

Zhang Fu said: "I sent someone to contact them yesterday, which is also the meaning...... But...... The people who went came back and said......"

"Say what?" Zhu Neng was stunned.

Zhang Fu smiled bitterly: "Only Zhu Yong replied with a word." ”

When he was out on the expedition, thinking that his son was dozens of miles away, Zhu Neng was quite kind in his heart, so he said, "This kid ...... But do you miss his dad and me? Really, it's not far from Lao Tzu, and if you need someone to bring anything, just come to the camp to see me. What did he say? ”

He said...... "Zhang Fu looked very hesitant.

Zhu Neng couldn't help but glared at him and said, "Zhang Fu, why are you a kid who is twisting and pinching, just like a woman." ”

Zhang Fu had no choice but to say: "He said to the general who gave the order...... Get into your mother, get out of here. Of course, this is not to the serpent, but to the general. ”

Zhu Neng's face twitched, and fire suddenly appeared in his eyes, and then he hurriedly buried his head, deliberately looked at the report sent by the forward military horse, and muttered: "The striker said it...... The defense line of the thief army is layered, it seems that they have been prepared for a long time, they have requisitioned the entire men of Annam, and there are hundreds of thousands of people, this is planning to resist us to the end. ”

"Hey...... This Annan jungle is dense, and the people of Annam are waiting for work, and if they want to gnaw this hard bone, we still need to be prepared for a lot of loss. ”

Zhang Fu bowed his head and was silent.

After a while, someone hurriedly entered the account and shouted, "General, general...... There are military horses crossing the river......"

Zhu Neng frowned: "Who crossed the river?" Didn't you say, don't act rashly? ”

"It was the ...... who crossed the river The people of the comptoir...... Thirty miles upstream, they built a pontoon bridge and crossed the river in a big way...... It seems to be going deep into enemy territory. ”

When Zhu Neng heard this, he was shocked: "I'll join his mother!" ”

…………

The mighty men and horses crossed the Baihe River directly, and there was no Annan Army on the other side, because the vanguard of the Chinese army was already clearing the fortress of the Annan Army on the other side of the river.

After Zhu Gaoxu landed, Zhu Yong and several people surrounded him.

Zhu Yong said: "There is only one explanation in the first bag, that is, to rush to death, and there is nothing else." There are more than 10,000 of us...... Rush to the past? ”

Zhu Gaoxu smiled bitterly and said: "Chong is able to rush, we have more than 10,000 people, with 13,000 war horses, 6,000 mules and horses, and the armament and supplies are sufficient, I have never been so rich in my life." ”

Zhu Gaoxu paused, and then said, "But ...... Just rush over? Will...... It's too reckless. ”

Zhang Xuan also hesitated: "Yes, yes, the eldest brother may not know the situation here, should he send more scouts, and investigate it first." ”

Zhu Yong said: "What is this, the eldest brother doesn't listen to it." Fourth brother, what do you say?"

Qiu Song kept silent, he didn't have ten words a day, at this time...... A fierce light flashed in his eyes: "If you don't listen to my eldest brother, I will blow him up." ”

Zhu Gaoxu: "......"

Zhu Gaoxu gritted his teeth and said: "Then there is nothing to say, what the eldest brother said is right, if you don't rush, if you let Zhu Neng's old thief ......."

Zhu Neng immediately said angrily: "Don't scold my father, you can call him an old horseman, don't scold the old thief." ”

Zhu Gaoxu said: "If they are allowed to take the lead, this Annan will not be a commercial house, and the silver of the white flower will be gone, and the eldest brother has spent so much silver, but he can't lose it, so let's rush." ”

So the four agreed.

On the Chinese side, the Chinese army encountered an unbelievable situation.

As soon as Zhu Neng heard that the military horses of the trading house were crossing the river, his first reaction was to order the scouts to give him an order, so that Zhu Gaoxu could not advance an inch, and must camp on the other side of the river, and must not be reckless.

It's a pity that as soon as the scouts passed, they came back with their heads drooping, saying that when they arrived there, Zhu Gaoxu had set off with more than 10,000 horses and ran to an Annan military camp more than ten miles away.

When Zhu Neng heard this, he patted his head and said angrily: "Fuck it, are they crazy?" What is this trying to do? Fast...... Fast...... Send someone to urge them to come back, do they think it's child's play? ”

So, scolding.

A day later, the scouts brought back news that they had broken through the opposing defenses.

After another three days, it was discovered that Zhu Gaoxu and others had encountered several small-scale Annan troops, which had penetrated deep into Duobang City.

Five more days.

The more terrible news came, after the other party went to Duobang City, he actually did not attack, but bypassed Duobang City and continued to go deeper......

This is clear...... I went to the 'Thang Long City' in Annam.

"Isn't that ...... Stuck in the other person's pocket? This is looking for death. Zhu Neng said, shuddering.

Such a lone army penetrates, or even directly bypasses the other party's military fortress, which is tantamount to putting oneself in an embattled situation.

Thang Long City, located in the northwest of the Red River Delta in Annam, is the largest plain in Annam and the capital of Annam.

"They're just looking for death, they're all crazy." Zhu Neng was furious.

And the news brought by the scout next really confirmed Zhu Neng's judgment.

Annan seems to be shrinking its defensive line, and the movement of large armies is very frequent.

Obviously, a big fish suddenly rushed into the territory, and Annan immediately noticed the fighter.

At this time, just while the Chinese army of the Ming Dynasty was not ready, they shrank the soldiers and horses everywhere, besieged this lone army, and then ...... Clean sweep.

…………

The weather in Annan is hot and dry, but Zhu Yong is still armor all over his body.

At this time...... On the banks of the Yellow River, more than 10,000 people have begun to get busy.

Not far away is the Ilma Pyongcheon, which can directly reach Thang Long.

A large number of soldiers and horses began to appear nearby, especially on the left flank, and the movement of the Annam army became more and more frequent.

If nothing else, they were surrounded.

And at least a large army is coming, tightening its pockets, to completely surround and trap them, a lone army.

Can ...... now Zhu Gaoxu, these guys, because it was too hot, took the river water and sprinkled it on their bodies one by one to reduce the heat.

And the busiest is the Chusong.

He was leading a group of people, holding shovels and shovels, sweating, and digging holes in the ground.

He observed the nearby terrain and carefully began to bury bags of gunpowder in the place he had predetermined.

The dozen pounds of gunpowder bags brought with him were all unloaded from the mule horses.

"Fifty catties will be buried here, and here...... From here, all the way to the ...... ...... here" At this time, Qiu Song was no longer silent, he told in an orderly manner, and his eyes were shining.

(End of chapter)