For a long time, the hall was still silent.

It's just that at this time, the eunuch who sang was even more at a loss, he didn't dare to continue singing, but looked at Zhu Di in a panic.

Zhu Di said with a cold face: "This is a generous gift......

As he spoke, he paused. In fact, at this time, Zhu Di also didn't know what to say.

However, he is an emperor after all, and he quickly calmed down his emotions, especially in a scene like today.

So he turned his gaze and fell on a person, and said, "King Yue......"

"Sun Chen is here."

Zhu Zhanyong, the king of Yue, stood up obediently.

Everyone looked at Zhu Zhanyong, and Zhu Zhanyong's face still had a childish atmosphere.

Everyone present, except for Zhu Zhanyuan and Zhu Zhanyin, almost all of them treat him as a child.

is such a child, but at this time he has become the most beautiful boy.

Zhu Di said slowly: "This gift...... It's not child's play. ”

After all, it's a child, so it's still necessary to make sure at this time.

Zhu Zhanyong blinked and said, "Grandpa Huang thinks it's too little?" If it's less, Sun Chen is here...... You can send another one, as long as the imperial grandfather is happy. ”

Zhu Di: "......"

Zhu Di felt that he couldn't find words for a while.

Everyone looked at each other.

Because the tone of this kid's speech is very amusementous.

It's like eating the gall of a bear's heart and a leopard, but it's a pastime for Your Majesty?

So after a pause, Zhu Di said with a calm brow: "Where did you get so much silver?" ”

Zhu Zhanyong was waiting for this sentence, and he smiled.

I don't know if it's because of the silver, or if it can give people a strong sense of self-confidence.

So at this time, Zhu Zhanyong was very imposing, he said: "The emperor's grandfather is very kind and virtuous, and he gives Sun Chen a domain, this is a big domain, millions of taels of silver, and he is not ready to capture?" ”

As soon as these words came out, the vassal kings subconsciously blushed.

Millions of taels of silver are captured, you kid doesn't know how expensive firewood and rice are inappropriate.

How easy is this money?

At present, the largest overseas vassal king, that is, the Han king Zhu Gaoxu, who was the first to go to sea and occupied the richest place in Annam. A year's annual income is only a few million taels of silver, and when a year goes down, the military, civil and administrative expenses will come down, and there will be a surplus of hundreds of thousands of taels of silver a year, which is considered good.

As for many other vassal kings, some are still overstretched, and I even heard that there are many vassal kings, all of whom are maintained by loans from Qian Zhuang.

After hearing this, Zhu Di's face softened, but he became more and more curious, so he said: "Millions of taels of silver, can you catch it?" ”

Zhu Zhanyong said: "After Sun Chen arrived in the domain, in addition to building Edo Castle, it was Uncle Sun who assisted Sun Chen in sending people to dig minerals, and in less than two months, he found several big silver mountains!" In addition, there was also a gold mine, so Sun Chen ordered people to carry out large-scale mining. Now the net profit of a single silver mine is 7 million taels of silver every year. ”

"Of course, this is nothing, mainly in less than a year, machinery and equipment have not kept up, and a lot of time has been wasted on building basic facilities! In addition, the personnel are not skilled enough, and it is difficult to recruit, and there are a lot of coolies, but there is still a shortage of senior craftsmen. If not, it would be possible to increase production several times. ”

“……”

Silver......

It's only been a year, and I'm going straight to the silver mine.

The vassal kings felt dizzy, and they couldn't tell the truth from the fake for a while, but they all showed shame at this time.

People are still digging wood, planting plantations, and getting some iron and coal.

To be honest, the income is not very high, and the available manpower is also very large, in addition, it is also necessary to sell to Daming and other places by sea ship transportation.

And Zhu Zhanyong, this kid is amazing, digging gold and silver directly.

Zhu Di couldn't help but be surprised, and then said: "There is so much gold and silver? ”

Zhu Zhan Yong smiled happily: "In the domain of the minister, there is a mountain, called Iwami, here Iwami Mountain, rich in a large amount of silver, the craftsmen who have explored it have made predictions, and now this Iwajian Mountain is silver...... How to say it, let's just put it this way, now all the explorable reserves of all the silver mines in the world are combined, and they are only comparable to Iwamiyama, so ...... It's just a stone-cut, and there's no problem digging for a hundred or two years, but as for the ...... income."

“……”

You know, in the Ming Dynasty, silver itself is currency.

Although the banknotes issued by the bank are increasing day by day, even the banknotes issued must be reserved with real money! This banknote is based on real money.

Silver, therefore, is the basis of all money.

Because of this, the exploration and mining of gold and silver was a top priority for the Ming Dynasty and the feudal clans.

There are not a hundred silver mines in the world, but as many as seventy or eighty.

It's just that the vast majority of silver mines, some have low silver content, some have low reserves, and some are difficult to excavate, the cost of excavation is high, and the cost of refining is not low.

Who would have thought that in a mere Fusang domain, in a mountain, there would be silver ore veins that could be compared to today's rivals?

At this moment, everyone was excited, and just when they looked at Zhu Zhanyong, they still looked like this yellow-mouthed child, but now, they were all in awe.

Can dig for one or two hundred years, every year...... How much does the income come from?

Zhu Di also gasped.

He said incredulously: "What is the income of last year?" ”

Zhu Zhan Yong said: "Last year, the income was small, only 5.6 million taels of silver a year, this year Sun Chen plans to increase investment, make persistent efforts, this vein is huge, you can open more mines......

Zhu Di was silent, he pursed his lips, and looked at this grandson in a bit of a daze.

For the first time, he was made a little speechless by one of his grandchildren.

But Zhu Zhanyong seemed to think that the current atmosphere was not enough, and at this time he said proudly: "It's not just that......"

Zhu Di: "......"

Zhu Zhanyong: "Sun Chen's current royal capital is Edo, and here Sun Chen found that this is a natural harbor. Nowadays, a lot of Fusang sea trade, can pass through this, the throughput that can be accommodated here is very large, this year's port income, although not much, but after a few years, I am afraid that it is a big deal, Sun Chen is now expanding the port. ”

"In addition, it is to build a warehouse, Sun Chen's has just become a vassal, so many places need silver, and the current income is still not high, and when the emperor grandfather you will celebrate your eightieth birthday, Sun Chen will definitely not send this one hundred and eighty thousand taels of silver to celebrate his birthday."

Zhu Di: "......"

Speaking of which, almost all the vassal kings subconsciously decided to show a deaf attitude.

The value of this gift has exceeded theirs by more than ten times, and in Zhu Zhanyong's mouth, he still used a mere 1.8 million taels of silver.

Does this teach others to live?

The sign of maturity is that you are no longer keen on comparing yourself with others.

The reason why I lost the heart of comparison with others comes from the fact that people are slowly tempered by reality as they grow older, and in the process of tempering, they gradually realize that they are not the only one in ten thousand, and accept the reality that they are mediocre and inferior to others.

Now, the vassal kings have seen what reality is.

At this time, the only mentality that can make me feel a little at ease is that you look at Zhu Zhanyong, this kid, how naïve he is, isn't there just a few stinky money? It's just a show.

If it is the king...... But when I think of it, if it is this king, I can't help but feel sour, such an opportunity, how can this king not be able to mine gold and silver?

Zhu Di heard Zhu Zhanyong's words, and immediately, he was finally overjoyed.

In any case, this grandson has filial piety, and the most important thing is that he can live so well, and he, who is the emperor's grandfather, will feel at ease.

Zhu Di showed a sincere smile and said, "My grandson is blessed." ”

As he spoke, he looked at his brothers and children with a dull face.

Zhu Zhanyong heard this, but secretly glanced at Zhang Anshi, and the rapid intersection of his eyes seemed to pass a little meaning, and then said with a smile: "Grandpa Huang...... In fact, this is not a blessing for grandchildren. ”

Zhu Di couldn't understand the meaning of this for a while, and looked at him in surprise and said, "Huh? ”

Zhu Zhanyong smiled and said, "Grandpa Huang, have you forgotten? This piece of domain, the uncle originally planned to arrange it for the second brother, but the second brother insisted on refusing, so he replaced his grandson's original domain with him. So let's get it real...... This should have been a blessing for the second brother! The grandson is very ashamed, and he has received too much favor from the second brother. ”

As soon as these words came out, it was like a bomb falling......

Suddenly there was silence in the hall.

Everyone suddenly realized that this matter was really ......

Speaking of this matter of replacing the domain, it has long been known to everyone.

But who doesn't know if it's a clan?

Zhu Zhanjun, who was sitting in the corner, originally looked at Zhu Zhanyong so proudly, and gave a gift of 8 million taels of silver.

Listening to what he said about good harbors and silver mines, my eyes straightened when I had already listened.

If you don't really manage the domain, you really don't know how painful it is.

The land where he is now located depends on the poll tax on the Japanese people, and in the Fusang area, the land is barren, the grain yield is amazingly low, and there are starving people everywhere with yellow faces and thin muscles.

If it weren't for the support of a lot of money and food given by the emperor's grandfather and father, where would he be able to sustain it? At the end of the year, there can be more than 100,000 taels of silver, which is already the most heinous and cruel rule of the Zheng Wangfu for the local Japanese people.

Can ...... now

And it's not terrible, what really makes him feel cold in his heart is ...... The original Zhu Zhanyong's domain should have belonged to him, and all the benefits there originally belonged to him.

But now, all this has nothing to do with him, or he gave it to others with his own hands.

At this time, many people looked at him.

Zhu Zhanjun only felt ashamed, and for a while, he just wished that he couldn't find a crack in the ground to get into.

In addition to the huge losses, I am afraid that this matter will be ridiculed for a hundred years.

When Zhu Di heard this, he immediately showed a playful look, looked at Zhu Zhanjun, and then looked at Zhang Anshi not far away.

Zhang Anshi's face was calm.

However, Zhu Zhanjun is also Zhu Di's grandson anyway, even if he is just a concubine, Zhu Di has also seen at this moment that Zhu Zhanjun's face is embarrassed at this time.

So he subconsciously turned around and said, "This ...... Well...... Speaking of which, it is still Zhan Yong's luck, who would have thought that this domain is a treasure land of feng shui? ”

What this means is that no one knew that the domain of Edo and Iwami was so rich, so it can only be regarded as Zhu Zhanjun's bad luck.

In fact, it is just to comfort Zhu Zhanjun.

But Zhu Zhanyong doesn't like to listen to these words very much, he is rich now, and with money, he naturally has the courage to grow, and he said: "Grandpa Huang, this is not luck, but at the beginning, this piece of domain, in fact, ...... Uncle has known for a long time......"

Zhu Di subconsciously said: "What do you know?" ”

"Know that this is a treasure of feng shui......"

Zhu Di: "......"

Zhu Di suddenly looked at him with a complicated face, and then at Zhang Anshi.

At this time, Zhang Anshi finally felt that he couldn't hide it, so when he got up, in front of everyone, he saluted Zhu Di and said, "Your Majesty...... This one...... This one...... The minister did know at the beginning. On the one hand, I have been riding for a long time and carrying out activities in Fuso, so I have mastered some of the situation in Fuso. On the other hand, the minister ...... Judging from the topography of this Fuso, it is located in the Iwami area, and it is very likely that there are large-scale mineral deposits. ”

Zhu Di stared at Zhang Anshi.

And Zhu Zhanjun finally couldn't help it, if he admitted that Zhang Anshi knew that place was a treasure land of feng shui, and he wanted to give this land to himself, but he actually refused, wouldn't he become a fool?

Zhu Zhanjun subconsciously got up and said, "Through the terrain, can you know the mineral deposits?" ”

Zhang Anshi said: "If you don't know it in advance, then please ask Your Majesty, and the kings, this silver mine is hidden in Fusang, for thousands of years, the Japanese people have not been aware of it, but the king of Yue has just taken the domain, Qixia Commercial Bank, here immediately took a few geological teams to explore, and prepared a large number of mining equipment in advance, if not in advance, why prepare in advance?" ”

As soon as these words came out, Zhu Zhanjun was suddenly speechless.

Zhang Anshi continued: "Not only that, the king of Yue has only been a vassal for a year, everyone knows about mining, and if you want to come to the king's domain, there are mineral deposits, and you want to know how much effort it takes to find this vein, from exploration, to road construction, to mining, and then to refine, and then to sell." If there is no preparation in advance, it is not a year, it is two or three years, and there will be no output. ”

The kings nodded subconsciously, no one knew more about mining than them.

Zhu Zhanjun's face was miserable for a moment, and when it came to this, he actually knew that all this was ...... It's true.

Zhang Anshi sighed, looked at Zhu Zhanjun and said: "King Zheng, King Zheng, you are my nephew, although you and I are not close relatives, but your father raised me, in my heart, I also treat you as your nephew." We are close relatives of flesh and blood, at the beginning, His Majesty wanted to give Fusang to the emperors and grandchildren, although Zhan Yong and Zhan Yong are connected with my blood, but how can I Zhang Anshi blindly favor them? ”

"Among the four emperors, you are the oldest, so I thought that your domain should be the most abundant, so this domain arranged for you should not only be a natural harbor, but also have rich mineral veins......"

When Zhu Zhanjun heard this, his face suddenly turned red again, the facts are irrefutable, such a feng shui treasure, Zhang Anshi is willing to give it to himself, but it is his villain's heart that spends the belly of a gentleman.

Zhang Anshi continued: "But the result is ...... What is the result? What got was that King Zheng was suspicious of this, and he didn't know who provoked him, so he actually refused such a good intention. Not only that, but also taught me that I have suffered an injustice, knowing that I Zhang Anshi is a person, but it is okay, some people who don't know that I Zhang Anshi is a person, even think that I Zhang Anshi favors my own nephew and deliberately makes things difficult for you. ”

Speaking of this, he said faintly: "To this day, there are still people who use this to ridicule me, so that I have nowhere to redress my grievances, and I can't say anything about my suffering. ”

Zhang Anshi's words were sincere.

Zhu Zhanjun was speechless for a while, which not only proved that he was a fool, but also made him embarrassed that Zhang Anshi's reproach made him not know how to refute at all.

Now, in front of the emperor's grandfather and uncles, Zhu Zhanjun had no choice but to burst into tears, subconsciously saluting, choked and unable to speak.

Zhang Anshi waved his hand very magnanimously and said: "People's hearts are separated from their stomachs, and it is understandable to be a precautionary person, this matter is just that, I am an elder, so naturally I will not take this to heart, and this matter has passed, at least now, I have finally been wronged...... I don't think anyone will continue to poke me in the back. ”

As soon as the latter words came out, Zhu Zhanjun's face was even more blushing, but at this time, he couldn't say anything, just resigned.

On the contrary, Zhu Zhanyong was triumphant.

Zhu Di looked at Zhang Anshi with a smile, in fact, by now, everything has fallen into place.

In fact, such a feng shui treasure land, which grandson it gets, for Zhu Di, it doesn't matter, this palm and back of the hand are all meat, as long as the person's surname is Zhu.

But now that I think about it carefully, Zhang Anshi, this kid, is really generous, he is not Zhu Zhanjun's uncle, but at the beginning, he still planned to give this domain to Zhu Zhanjun, how many people in the world can do this fairness?

There are even many people all over the world who are by Zhu Di's side, and when they talk about the affairs of the domain, they can't help but feel that Zhang Anshi is biased.

Occasionally, even Zhu Di himself has doubts, but if you think about it carefully, it is understandable that other people's own nephews are selfish.

But now...... When the water came out, he found that Zhang Anshi's character was much higher than he imagined.

Immediately, Zhu Di said: "Zhang Qing's family is so selfless, it is really a model for the clan, such a person, to deal with the affairs of the clan, it is enough to teach people to rest assured...... You say...... Isn't it? ”

Zhu Di's eyes were expectant, and he looked at the kings with burning eyes.

(End of chapter)