Zhu Houxi immediately told Zhengde that he was going to trade sea salt with Franc Ji.

Zhengde was surprised when he learned that Zhu Houxi used seawater to make salt in Tianjinwei, but he did not expect that seawater could also be made into table salt.

"The emperor's brother actually has such a magic skill, why didn't he take it out earlier to benefit the people of the Ming Dynasty?"

Zhengde didn't mean to blame Zhu Houyu when he said this, he just wanted to know if Zhu Houyu had anything unspeakable, otherwise why didn't he take out the salt and share it with the people of Daming earlier.

Zhu Houxi said with a little embarrassment: "The eldest brother doesn't know, this seawater refining and making salt is theoretically not a big problem, but the younger brother is not sure whether he is harmful to the human body, if this thing is poisonous, it will not harm the people of the Ming Dynasty." ”

Hearing Zhu Houyu's explanation, Zhengde understood Zhu Houxi's thoughts, it turned out that this seawater salt production is not foolproof, and it is still in the experimental stage, and more practice is needed to ensure the safety of sea salt, and the Franco machine man has become Zhu Houxi's experimental subject, if they have been eating sea salt without any problems, then Zhu Houyu will promote sea salt to various state capitals in the Ming Dynasty.

Zhengde said frankly: "The emperor's concerns are not unreasonable, it's just that the emperor's brother took the sea salt to Manraka to sell, if there is a problem with eating, they will definitely not let you back." ”

Zhengde was worried that Zhu Houyu would be arrested for selling sea salt in Manraka, and he would not be able to get out of the country at that time, so he wanted Zhu Houyu to stay in Daming and give up the idea of going to Manraka to build a town.

Of course, Zhu Houxi knew that Zhengde was concerned about him and worried about his safety, so he said with a smile: "Big brother doesn't need to worry, this sea salt is not arsenic, how can people die immediately, even if they are poisoned to death, I am afraid it will take more than ten or twenty years." ”

Hearing Zhu Houyu say this, Zhengde nodded reassuringly, after all, in Zhengde's heart, Manraga's money is not as important as Zhu Houyu's safety.

He also told Zhengde some of his future thoughts and plans, and Zhu Houxi said goodbye to Zhengde and returned to Xingwangfu.

In the next month, Zhu Houxi would go to the post station every day to look for the fire man Yasan and Pires, learn about the customs of Manraka, see what special taboos Manraka has, and don't accidentally violate Manraka's beliefs at that time.

"Your Highness can return to Manraka with us, and our sovereign will surely entertain His Highness when he knows this."

The fire man Yasan said with a smile, he completely welcomed Zhu Houyu to return to Manraka with them, driven by the interests of salt, as long as it was not to lead the army to Manraka as Zhu Houyu said before, but now the situation of Manraka, he didn't know how to tell Zhu Houyi.

"His Royal Highness can accompany us back to China, Pires is deeply honored as the envoy of the Franco, and he will definitely take His Highness to enjoy the beautiful scenery of Manraka when the time comes."

Zhu Houxi took a sip of the teacup in his hand, put down the teacup and said: "The two don't have to be like this, this king went to Manraka this time also for the friendly exchanges between the Ming Dynasty and Manraka in the future, how the lord of Manraka treats this king, and how the Ming Dynasty will treat Manraka in the future." ”

"Yes, yes, yes,"

"Okay, the hour is not early, and the king will go back first."

"Greetings to Your Highness."

The two sent Zhu Houxi back to the house, and then they began to frown.

The Fire Warrior Yasan asked breathlessly, "Your Excellency Perez, how do you say we should inform Your Highness of Manraka's current situation?" ”

"Fire Yasan my friend, the answer to this question, I also want to know. Now Manraka has been destroyed by the Franc machine, and the Ming Dynasty wants to make friends with Manraka all the time, and when the Ming Emperor learns that our Franc machine has destroyed Manraka, I really don't know how to end this matter. ”

The Fire Warrior Yasan asked uncertainly, "You say, if we tell His Highness the truth, will His Highness take care of us for the Franc?" ”

It was not groundless for the Fire Man Yasan to say this, because he seemed to understand Zhu Houxi's thoughts, so he spoke like this.

Pires smiled bitterly: "My friend, His Royal Highness King Xing is the prince of the Ming Dynasty, and even we have to rely on His Highness's reward to get a huge benefit, what qualifications do we have to let His Highness maneuver for us?" ”

"But His Highness wants to go to Manraka to develop, if we submit to His Highness, we may not be able to let His Highness say a few good words for the Buddha."

Pires thought about it and it was really like this, Zhu Houyu was going to Manraka to develop, and it didn't matter to him who was in charge of Manraka, but Manraka's stability was definitely very important to Zhu Houyi.

Pires praised, "My friend of Yasan the Fire, you are truly a man of God's favor. ”

The words were divided into two ends, Zhu Houyu left the post station and returned to Xingwangfu non-stop, because the time before the mission left Daming was getting shorter and shorter, and Zhu Houyu had many things to arrange in advance.

"Lu Song, you let people clean up all the sea salt in Tianjin Wei, and at the same time, you can refine as much sea salt as you can during this time, so that the craftsmen can work harder, and the wages can be increased appropriately."

"Yes, Your Highness."

After receiving Zhu Houxi's instructions, Lu Song immediately went to arrange the rest of the matter.

Wang Zuo was puzzled: "Your Highness, is this planning to sell sea salt?" ”

Zhu Houxi nodded and said, "Yes, it's just that it's not for sale in Daming's territory." ”

Zhu Houyu said this, Wang Zuo, who was told by Zhu Houyu about the dangers of sea salt, was much more relieved, he was afraid that his prince would not care about the life and death of the people of Daming for money.

"The prince is wise."

Hearing Wang Zuo's praise, Zhu Houxi looked at Wang Zuo in surprise, in Xingwangfu, Wang Zuo has always played the role of a person who is very curious about everything, no matter what he hears or knows, he has always been like this, and it is the first time to praise Zhu Houxi like this.

Zhu Houxi smiled and said: "Don't praise this king like this, this king praises the eldest brother for his wisdom every day." ”

"Your Royal Highness, as the royal brother of Your Majesty, is naturally a good son and grandson of the Zhu family, and his wisdom is also in the same line."

Everyone loves to hear good words, and Zhu Houxi is naturally no exception, especially by people like Wang Zuo who have never praised others.

After another three days, the Manraka mission and the Franc Ji mission finally planned to return to Manraka and resign from Emperor Zhengde of the Ming Dynasty.

Zhengde learned the news that the envoys of the two countries were leaving, and he was very reluctant to keep the envoys of the two countries for another year, of course, he was not reluctant to give up the envoys of the two countries, but his imperial brother Zhu Houxi, because when the envoys of the two countries left, Zhu Houyu naturally wanted to go to Manraka with the envoys of the two countries, instead of the Ming envoy Manraka, and establish a town belonging to the Ming Dynasty in Manraka.

And this time, although the return gift of the Ming Dynasty was not as much as the envoys of the two countries imagined, it was not as shabby as the last two jars of pickled pickles.