Lao Zhu thought about the relationship between the front and back, and a layer of cold sweat broke out behind his back, and he hurriedly asked Erhu to take back the seal of the household.

Zhu Bai said: "Erchen explained to the Terracotta Division at the beginning, as long as the owner said that the transaction file was lost, or the Terracotta Division felt that there was a problem with the deed, he would suppress it first. Wait for the retainers to go and check it in person. If an ownerless house is found, it is not allowed to leak out. ”

Lao Zhu frowned: "Could it be that someone has already done something." ”

Zhu Bai grinned: "If there is any, you will know it at a glance." Would my father be interested in going with his son? ”

When the time comes, if something is wrong, Lao Zhu will personally punish him, and he will not be asked to offend people.

"Okay, find a time as soon as possible, let's go and have a look with you." Lao Zhu nodded and looked at Zhu Bai with slanted eyes, "You kid, be careful." With so many people being greedy, it can be seen that this thing is profitable. ”

Zhu Bai smiled: "The son's is the father's." With the father and emperor here, the sons and daughters don't have to be afraid. ”

Lao Zhu was poked in the underbelly, his heart softened, and he snorted: "Okay, don't pat yourself." Let's go down and find your fourth brother. ”

Zhu Bai hurriedly gave up his hand and came out of the imperial study.

From a distance, I saw Zhu Di leaning on the pillar under the corridor and waiting.

Zhu Bai hurriedly went over and asked, "Fourth brother is waiting for me?" ”

Zhu Di said: "Not really. The twelfth brother is really busy now. ”

Zhu Bai asked in a low voice, "Why did the fourth brother come back?" ”

According to what Zhu Yuanzhang said before, Zhu Di will stay in Fengyang for at least a year.

Zhu Di said: "There are some things that you must come back to tell your father in person and ask for my father's consent." ”

Zhu Bai tilted his head and asked, "What do you have to say in person?" ”

Zhu Di: "Now I only have about 20 people brought out of the palace around me, and in case of emergency, it will definitely not be enough." So I asked my father to form a guard of his own. Just while I was training in the middle capital, I could train them by the way. ”

Isn't this the famous Yan Wangwei later, and many generals who followed Zhu Di to fight the world later came out of this.

Zhu Bai was a little excited: "This is good." ”

Zhu Di secretly smiled bitterly: This is also his helpless move. He just set off from Yingtian on the front foot, and his brother-in-law Xu Huizu on the back foot said that King Yan is resourceful and good at fighting, and after letting him train the army, I am afraid that he will "have a high merit and a big tail".

This is tantamount to saying that Zhu Di will rebel.

Xu Changying couldn't go out to find Xu Huizu to reason face to face, so he was so angry that he walked around the dormitory for a day.

Although Zhu Yuanzhang ignored this excerpt, because every once in a while, someone said so.

But Zhu Di was stabbed in the back by his brother-in-law, but he realized that even if he went to Beiping, the jurisdiction of his father-in-law, those people under him might not listen to him.

When it comes to the critical moment, you still have to have your own personal soldiers.

Seeing that Zhu Di didn't speak, Zhu Bai knew that there must be twists and turns, so he didn't want to ask in detail, so he only asked, "Did my father agree?" ”

Zhu Di said: "My father allowed me to gather and train five hundred personal guards. But I have to pay for the military on my own. ”

Five hundred soldiers. is Lao Zhu's psychological upper limit on the number of Zhu Di's troops.

Zhu Di came back specially to test this.

Zhu Bai immediately understood the reason why Zhu Di said these words to him.

Five hundred people ate, drank, and lazar, and were paid for the army, which was not a small amount.

The Ming Dynasty basically used the cantonment system.

Unless the war requires temporary assembly or recruitment, the imperial court rarely pays the soldiers, but directly gives the fields.

Rations, salaries, and weapons were basically grown by themselves.

Therefore, in addition to training, soldiers are farming.

Zhu Di hadn't settled at this time, and he couldn't get the money and food of the fief, so he could only borrow money from others to raise military salaries.

And the richest person in this palace now who has nowhere to spend it is Zhu Bai and me.

However, the investment is worth it!

I paid for Emperor Yongle to train personal guards, and if I am in trouble in the future, Emperor Yongle can't help me, right?!

In just a moment, Zhu Bai had already made up his mind, and asked in a low voice: "Fourth brother, how much silver do you need?" I have some, I can lend you some. In the future, you go to the fiefdom and return it to me. ”

Zhu Di originally wanted to borrow as much as he could, but he didn't expect Zhu Bai to agree so quickly, but he was a little embarrassed.

He thought about it seriously and replied solemnly: "A soldier needs an average of about thirty taels of silver a year, and five hundred soldiers are fifteen thousand taels a year. ”

Zhu Bai's heart skipped a wild beat:, fifteen thousand taels?!

The decimal is afraid of the long plan, and the promise is too fast......

Zhu Di also said: "I only need half a year's military salary, and strive to ask my father to go to the vassal in the spring next year." ”

He didn't want to stay in the capital and be chewed by these ministers at every turn, it was too annoying.

However, it is difficult to say whether Lao Zhu will agree.

Now he can only take one step at a time.

This is also the best way he discussed with Dao Yan.

Zhu Bai gritted his teeth and thought: I just told Lao Zhu just now that I can't catch fish with bait.

Zhu Di is the Yongle Emperor and has been in charge of the Ming Dynasty for decades.

Investing in politics, as long as it is in the right direction, has a higher rate of return than investing in anything else.

Although the risk is also high, I already know the result, and I am sure that I will not lose money.

Zhu Bai said: "I have recently saved seven thousand taels one after another, and I will give them all to the fourth brother." ”

Zhu Di was taken aback, Zhu Bai had saved so much silver at such a young age!!

Zhu Bai agreed so happily, he was embarrassed, hesitated for a moment, and then said: "Twelfth brother, I have to borrow it for a long time, because it will take a while to get familiar with it after going to Beiping, and sort out the government affairs ......"

In other words, he has no way to make money, so he can only go to Peking and think slowly.

Zhu Bai said: "It doesn't matter. Anyway, it's useless for me to hold it for the time being. ”

He doesn't need capital for his business.

But the silver will pour in every day.

And if the silver is left unattended, it will not produce silver, so it must be invested.

Zhu Di saluted solemnly: "So, thank you." I'll write you an IOU. ”

Zhu Bai said, "Okay. ”

Zhu Di said again: "Find my father as a witness." ”

Zhu Bai thought for a while: "It's better." ”

"I have nothing to pledge to you." Zhu Di took out a piece of jade pendant, "This, you keep it." Later, when I pay back the money, you will pay it back to me. ”

Today's Zhu Di is really still a gentleman in his bones, in fact, I didn't say that I wanted witnesses or mortgages.

Zhu Bai sighed secretly and said, "No need. Fourth brother, since I dare to lend it to you, I believe that you will definitely pay it back. ”

Zhu Di solemnly put the jade pendant in Zhu Bai's hand: "Brother, settle the account." Nor is your money blown by a strong wind. This jade pendant is very important to me, please keep it away from the twelfth brother. ”

Zhu Bai suddenly realized that this was something left by the woman in the palace who couldn't be mentioned.

He hurriedly returned it to Zhu Di: "Such a valuable thing, the fourth brother should keep it himself." ”

Zhu Di: "You take it." I also want to motivate myself to save money to pay you back as soon as possible. ”

Zhu Bai thought for a while and replied, "Okay, I'll help you keep it first." ”