"Eight thousand kan?!"

Yang Bin's breath stagnated, if at this price, he could earn a few hundred guan at most, which was much less than the more than three thousand guan he expected.

"Your Highness, you ......"

Yizha also looked at Zhu Gaoxu, after all, he also felt that "nano loss" was what Jilin Wei needed most, after all, if he wanted to raise soldiers, he had to have enough food.

Although the emperor has approved the allocation of a whole year's grain to Jilin Wei at the beginning of spring every year, with that bit of food, at most Jilin Wei can only maintain the status quo of 7,000 people and 1,000 soldiers.

If this thousand salt is exchanged for grain, even if it is only exchanged for 2,000 stone rice, it can raise three or four hundred more soldiers, not to mention that the conditions of Jilin Weiwei can be exchanged for 10,000 stone rice.

Faced with Yi's doubts and Yang Bin's apprehension, Zhu Gaoxu sat firmly on the Diaoyutai platform, poured himself a glass of wine, and said after drinking it all:

"I'll sell you salt, and I'll keep tea, but I have other business to talk to you about."

As he spoke, Zhu Gaoxu looked at Yang Bin: "Ginseng, mink, deer antler...... These are the businesses I want to talk to you about. ”

Ginseng, mink, deer antler velvet......

Listening to the three things Zhu Gaoxu said, Yang Bin's eyes lit up.

These things are not treasures in Jilin, but they can make a lot of money when they are transported to Jiangnan.

"Ginseng is worth three times per catty in the land of Susong, a mink jacket is worth fifty times, and deer antler velvet is worth forty times per catty......"

Zhu Gaoxu counted the value of these things and looked at Yang Bin: "These are all business. ”

"Your Highness really knows the market in Jiangnan......" Listening to the goods and prices read out by Zhu Gaoxu, Yang Bin laughed embarrassedly a few times.

Regarding his embarrassment, Zhu Gaoxu didn't say much, but said:

"These things, I sell them to Ling at half of the price in Jiangnan, although the price is twice as high as what you go to Liaodong to collect, but you should know that sixty percent of the ginseng, deer antler velvet and mink in Liaodong come from Jilin, and you don't have any connections in Liaodong, so you can't buy them if you want to."

"Before, there were only more than 6,000 people in Jilin, and the number collected was not much, and after I passed, the output would be much higher than before, how high it was, I didn't say it, and you don't ask."

"After these goods are sold to you, I will also pay you to buy grain, a large amount, but you don't have to worry."

"If you think it's okay, then we can finalize this matter, if you think it's not okay, I'll invite you to this table today, and I'll pay for the money."

Yang Bin is right, Jilin is indeed bitter cold and short of food, but Jilin is the hometown of ginseng, mink, and deer antler after all.

Even if the price of these three treasures in the early Ming Dynasty was not as expensive as in the late Ming and Qing dynasties, the price was indeed not cheap.

Seven days have passed since the ban was lifted, and Zhu Gaoxu checked the tribute of the Shanggong Palace in Liaodong in these seven days.

Among them, ginseng mink and deer antler velvet are mostly from Jilin Shipyard, which can provide hundreds of catties of ginseng and deer antler velvet and more than 100 mink skins to the palace every year.

This is only the tribute to the tribute, if you count the number of private sales in the local health center, as well as the number sold in the local market, then it is not impossible to increase the amount more than ten times.

It's just that Zhu Gaoxu's vision is not short-sighted, instead of letting the people from Jilin Shipyard dig ginseng and hunt mink deer antlers, it is better to mobilize hundreds of thousands of Jurchens in the East China Sea and Haixi to collect them for him.

However, if he wants to do that, he has to show his strength, such as solving the Xiyang Ha that Lao Zhu explained.

Thinking of this, Zhu Gaoxu continued to look at Yang Bin.

At this moment, Yang Bin was hesitating, he was not a big businessman in Huai'an Mansion, and he could only rank in the middle.

Taking out 8,000 guan in one breath to buy salt introduction, this is really a lot of pressure on him, but he also knows that buying salt quotation is a stepping stone, if he can't even eat this salt introduction, then this Bohai King will not hand over Jilin's business to him.

As long as he can eat Jilin's business, he can eat at least 3,000 guan a year, plus a few hundred guan from salt, and the follow-up business of buying grain for Jilin, he can still earn four or five thousand guan a year.

If this King of Bohai Sea sits big in the future, then he can also follow him......

"It takes half a month for the grass people to prepare, and after half a month, they will give the 8,000 yuan in full."

Yang Bin couldn't resist the temptation in the end, after all, he wouldn't lose money in this business no matter what he said, and there was no reason not to do it.

"Good ......" Zhu Gaoxu didn't say anything else, just raised his wine glass and touched the glass in Yang Bin's hand.

Seeing Zhu Gaochu agree, Yang Bin's heart also fell into stone, but he was still curious why Zhu Gaochu wanted to buy grain later, instead of directly replacing salt with grain.

However, compared to this answer, he is more concerned about his future 'money'.

After pushing the cup and changing the lamp a few times, Zhu Gaoxu got up and called Shang Yizha to leave the restaurant, leaving only Yang Bin, who was already drunk and unconscious.

If nothing else, he will be arranged clearly by the old bustard in this restaurant.

"Sixteenth Floor ......"

Walking out of the restaurant, Zhu Gaoxu exhaled a breath of wine and glanced back at the six-story building that said 'Qingjiang Building'.

As a Ming government-run restaurant, it covers an area of several acres, there is a fence outside, and there is a high-rise building with high foundation and heavy eaves inside, the overall design is spacious and gorgeous, and it is full of seats every day.

Zhu Gaoxu didn't expect that the first time he came to Qingjiang Tower, one of the sixteenth floors, he actually came to discuss business.

"Let's go."

Just looked at the group of official prostitutes and music girls in thin skirts, and Zhu Gaoxu greeted Yizha and left.

When they walked out of the gate of Qingjiang Tower, there was already a carriage waiting for them.

This was arranged by Yisha, since he came, Zhu Gaoxu didn't have to trouble the red donkey every day when he traveled every day, but he could let him rest well before going to the north.

"Your Highness, the slave doesn't know why you bought grain after the fact, why don't you just sell the salt for food."

After getting into the carriage, Zhu Gaoxu had just sat down, and Yishuha asked him the same puzzled question.

In this regard, Zhu Gaoxu also explained: "At the moment, I don't need too many people, and the imperial court has rationed food, so let's go to Jilinwei to see the situation for the time being, and if the conditions are okay, I will buy additional grain." ”

For Jilin, Zhu Gaoxu was apprehensive.

He had been to Jilin in his previous life, but at that time, Jilin was already a high-rise building, and the farmland in the countryside had been exhausted early, so he could not see any of the original appearance.

But now he went to Jilin, which was interrupted for 200 years after encountering a Mongolian butcher's knife.

If it is placed in the Liaojin period, although the local area is bitterly cold, at least there are people who have developed it, and there are enough ripe fields and population.

But now, no one dares to guarantee what Jilin has become, which has been interrupted for 200 years.

Two hundred years is enough time to dismantle a city made of reinforced concrete, not to mention some civil engineering buildings from the Liaojin Dynasty.

Zhu Gaoxu had a hunch that if he wanted to redevelop Jilin and its surroundings, what he would do was to 'archaeology' the local water conservancy facilities in the Liaojin period and repair them at their sites.

This difficulty is no less than the development of the Great Northern Wilderness in later generations, or even worse.

But only in this way can Zhu Gaoxu use Jilin Wei as the basic plate and gradually expand his influence outward.

Now he can't support those six or seven thousand people with Jilin, and only by relying on these six or seven thousand people to build the local area, and then buy grain from Yang Bin and further relocate the population, can Jilinwei become Zhu Gaoxu's own 'Beiping City'.

In his thoughts, the carriage also drove to the avant-garde workshop of the government where he lived, and at the same time, Yizhaha, who was explained, also told Zhu Gaoxu about his harvest in the past seven days.

"The slave maid has asked the old clansmen at home, and now the more powerful tribes live in the six cities of Towin City, Fusimu City, Fuqi Xi City, Kaolang Ancient City, Qilie Lost City, and Mangjita City."

"There was a lot of business in these six cities, mainly bartering."

"Whether it is the tribes of the East China Sea or the western part of the Haixi, they will bring their mink, horses and other local specialties to this place to exchange ironware, agricultural tools, silk cloth, porcelain and other production and living goods with merchants in Hebei, Shandong and southern Liaoning."

"Among the six cities, Ephtijin City is the most prosperous, and they have a good personal relationship with the slave family, and they are loyal to the Celestial Empire."

"After His Highness becomes a vassal domain, I can personally go on a trip to persuade the head of Photijin City to accept His Highness's moderation."

"In addition, the leader of the East China Sea savages, Ge Feng Asang Hanu and others, are also close to the imperial court, and if His Royal Highness writes a letter, he should be able to appease them."

"And ...... besides them"

Zhu Gaoxu did not make a mistake in choosing Yishu to assist him, he knew the Jurchens of the Haixi and East China Seas very well, and counted more than 70 Jurchens along the Songhua River and Heilongjiang who were close to the Ming Dynasty, neutral, and resistant to the Ming Dynasty.

Among them, there are 39 pro-Ming schools, 15 anti-Ming and pro-Mongolian schools, and the rest are those who do not know their attitudes and only want to do trade.

"How far are these fifteen from Jilin, and what is the population?"

After getting the key information, Zhu Gaoxu further inquired about Yizha.

"The closest to us is Xiyangha and several of his allies, about eight, and the rest are in the upper reaches of the Heilongjiang River, close to Wuliangha."

"The people of the eight upstream departments, even the people in the slave and maid's family, don't know much about it, but there should be less than 10,000 people."

"There are about 10,000 people in Xiyangha, and the remaining six are more than two or three thousand people, and there are no more than 30,000 people in Xiyangha."

"Removing the old and weak women and children, the slaves and maids estimate that there are only seven or eight thousand men who can fight."

Yisha analyzed and reported the good news: "Compared with them, there are more than 100,000 people in Futijin and other cities close to the Celestial Empire, but if you want them to send troops, you have to give enough benefits." ”

"In other words, there are more than 70 Haixi departments, and there are almost 1670,000 people, right?" Zhu Gaoxu had an answer, and Yizha also nodded yes.

There are so many people in Haixi Jurchen, but it is not surprising to Zhu Gaoxu, after all, even at the end of the Ming Dynasty, Haixi Jurchen can still pull out tens of thousands of Dingkou and Nurhachi to fight for decades, this is still the result of the slow reproduction of the pro-Ming Jurchen after being slaughtered by the Mongols after most of them were slaughtered by the Mongols.

There are more than 100,000 Haixi Jurchens, which is good news for Zhu Gaoxu.

The Jurchens, especially the Haixi Jurchens, can be said to be a good source of soldiers that Zhu Gaoxu can use.

For the Han Chinese, Zhu Gaoxu still had to hire them with a high salary of eighteen yuan, but for the Haixi Jurchens, even if he only gave a few stones of rice every year, he could recruit many people to serve as soldiers.

Using the Jurchens to deal with the Jurchens, and then bringing them into the interior to assimilate, and moving some Han people to sheltered places along the Heilongjiang River to establish guards, this is one of the methods that Zhu Gaoxu came up with to quickly enjoy the northeast.

Although the Northeast is large, the two major parts of the Haixi and East China Seas together are only a few hundred thousand Jurchens.

It was difficult to assimilate them in the history of the Ming Dynasty because Zhu Qizhen overturned the civil fort, which led to the slaughter of the pro-Ming Jurchens and the other Jurchens hiding in the mountains.

If they were brought together, even if they were not brought into Guannai, but only into Liaodong, they would only be assimilated under the squeeze of the surging Han immigrants.

What's more, except for a few people such as Xiyangha, most of the rest of the current Jurchens are eager to move into Liaodong and even Guannei.

Zhu Gaoxu knew how embarrassing his situation was, Lao Zhu wanted to use him but was worried about getting rid of the reins in his hand, and Zhu Yunwen was guarding him all the time.

In this case, he wants to emigrate from the south, leaving aside the flight rate of immigrants for the time being, and it is difficult to feed the people who have migrated on a large scale in Jilin alone.

In contrast, the Jurchens who were eager to migrate south were the objects that Zhu Gaoxu could woo, especially the pro-Ming Jurchens in Yishaha's mouth.

But just doing this, Zhu Gaoxu always felt a little disobedient, although he brought the Haixi Jurchen, but he always felt ......

"Your Highness, the information of this East China Sea Jurchen is too small, and it can only be estimated that there are three or four hundred thousand of their subordinates, but they are spread too widely, and often a few hundred people form a stockade, which is difficult to find."

Yizha didn't see Zhu Gaoxu's eccentricity, but continued to introduce, and said at the same time: "The slave maid also asked the family to prepare twelve guards who can also speak the Jurchen language, and now they are already screening craftsmen for the palace, but are you really sure that you want to take Denglai Road?" ”

Yizha said the route that Zhu Gaochu was going to go north, to which Zhu Gaoxu also nodded.

He was worried by Lao Zhu and feared by Zhu Yunwen, if he had to go to Beiping to Liaodong in this situation, he would inevitably be suspected by Lao Zhu's suspicions.

Rather than this, it is better for him to go directly to southern Liaoning by sea from Dengzhou and Laizhou in Shandong, and go all the way to Jilin.

This saves a lot of travel for half a month, and can also reduce a lot of trouble.

"Phew!"

Suddenly, the carriage stopped in a hurry, and Yi Weiha almost fell because he was sitting on the side, but fortunately, Zhu Gaoxu helped him.

"My lord in the car, there are a few military masters who are blocking our way."

The coachman's voice sounded from outside the carriage, and before he could react, the carriage door was opened, and a Jin Wuwei wearing Ming armor appeared in front of Zhu Gaoxu.

"Good boy, let me find ......"

When Jin Wuwei raised his head, Zhu Gaoxu was stunned for a moment.

"I've chased you all the way." Fu Rang's face appeared in front of Zhu Gaoxu.

"Go back first, and take my horse with you."

"Yes!"

Without waiting for Zhu Gaoxu to react, Fu Rang turned his head and explained to several Jin Wuwei outside the car, then got into the car and closed the door.

He sat down in the empty seat on the right side, took off the helmet on his head and put it on his lap, his forehead was covered with fine sweat, obviously chasing Zhu Gaoxu not lightly.

"What ...... are you doing here?"

Zhu Gaoxu's expression was complicated, Fu Youde's words to himself before his death had been echoing in his mind during this time, so he never went to the Yingguo Mansion, nor did he go to Fu Zhong and Fu Rang.

"The old man's funeral is done, and I will naturally come to look for you."

Compared with Zhu Gaoxu's guilt, Fu Rang did not have the previous recklessness, but grinned at Zhu Gaoxu and smiled:

"Your Majesty didn't say anything about the raid, I guess most of it is yellow."

"The old man expected that as soon as he died, our five disobedient sons would send a letter to Shi one after another, so he left us all letters."

"The content of the letter is almost the same, that is, he will be fine if he is dead, so let's do a good job in the imperial court."

"The eldest brother is not happy, so he is going to take the two dolls back to Suzhou, and he will probably never come to Nanjing again in this life."

"My three brothers in Yunnan don't know what they will do after reading the letter, so they probably will all send a letter."

Fu Rang said frankly that these were similar to the history that Zhu Gaoxu was familiar with in his previous life.

"What about you......" He looked at Fu Rang with a complicated look in his eyes.

"Me?" Fu Rang wiped the sweat from his forehead: "I was not happy to be an errand for those two in the palace, and I originally wanted to be a servant, but as soon as I heard that you were sealed in that inaccessible place in Jilin, I was afraid that you would not be able to cope with it, so I and the one in the palace were ready to go to Jilin with you to help you." ”

"When he saw my song, he didn't say anything, but just let me be the commander of Jilin Wei."

Fu Rang said, and couldn't help laughing: "If you can't fight, then you have to ask me to help you fight." ”

He laughed loudly, but it sounded very harsh here at Zhu Gaoxu.

He has been with Fu Rang for a few months, how could he not know Fu Rang's character.

Thinking about it, he felt that he was sealed to a bitter cold place like Jilin because he helped Ying Guogong speak, so he felt guilty and wanted to go to Jilin Wei to help him.

It's just that Zhu Gaoxu knows very well that the reason why he helped the Yingguo Mansion speak at that time was also to seek the power of the Yingguo Mansion.

It was then, but now ......

Zhu Gaoxu looked at Fu Rang and didn't know what to say.

Although Fu Youde has passed away at the moment, the Yingguo Mansion still has enough strength, and most of the many guards in Yunnan are in the hands of the Fu family.

Although Lao Zhu can do something to Fu Youde's old departments in Shanxi, Shaanxi, and Beiping, he will not do it to Yunnan at this juncture.

If Zhu Gaoxu wanted to, he could take this opportunity to use Fu Zhong to win the favor of Fu Zheng, Fu Mao, and Fu Jing, and let them not be Zhishi for the time being, so as to wait for changes in the future.

However, every time he thinks of this, Zhu Gaoxu still thinks of Fu Youde's deathbed words.

Therefore, in the face of Fu Rang's words, he took a deep breath: "I promised Guogong that I would no longer involve the people of your family, I don't want to ......"

"!" Fu Rang interrupted Zhu Gaoxu and burst into a foul language: "My father is my father, I am me, I went to the north with you to make a contribution, not to listen to your mother-in-law here." ”

"My father said that you are right, you are too indecisive, if you are decisive, where will you end up being exiled to Jilin!"

Fu Rang's scolding was a little ugly, and Zhu Gaoxu couldn't help but clench his fists.

Seeing him clenching his fists, Fu Rang remembered the scene where he was dominated by Zhu Gaoxu in the martial arts arena, and couldn't help swallowing his saliva.

"Your Highness, it is also a good thing that Commander Fu will go to Jilin with us."

Yishaha saw Zhu Gaoxu's hesitation, and also woke him up: "After all, Commander Fu has brought Jin Wuwei a thousand soldiers and horses, and if he is there, we will be much easier in Jilin." ”

"Do you hear that?" Fu Rang saw that the stranger also spoke to him, and immediately stiffened his waist.

Seeing the appearance of the two, Zhu Gaoxu did not have a mother-in-law, but stared at Fu Rang and said frankly:

"I'm not a mother-in-law anymore, but if you want to go with me, I'll tell you first, you are my guard, but you have to listen to me in all training, marching, and fighting, otherwise even if it's you, I will still be dealt with by military law."

"Good!" Seeing that Zhu Gaoxu was moved, Fu Rang also patted his leg: "How many of your five hundred guards are missing?" ”

"There are only fifty-six at the moment." Zhu Gaoxu was a little embarrassed, he didn't expect the brothers of the hundred households to think about it for so long.

Seven days have passed, but there are only twenty-two brothers who chose to go north, and the remaining thirty-four are still brothers they have brought from other guards.

"You recruit first, if it's not enough, I'll find someone from Jin Wuwei and the brothers in the other guards, if it still doesn't work, I'll bring my family's guards."

There are one hundred and twenty guards in the Yingguo Mansion, most of them are in Fengyang's old mansion, if Fu Rang asks Fu Zhong for it, Fu Zhong will not refuse to give it, after all, Zhu Gaoxu has really helped their family too much.

"Got it." Zhu Gaoxu bowed his head, and then also reflected.

In fact, Fu Rang is right, he does do things forward-looking and indecisive many times.

It is precisely because of this that he has not gone north since he was delayed last year.

With such a character, how can he shock the Jurchen tribes after going to Jilin, and how can he achieve the achievements of his predecessor in history in the Battle of Jingjing?

Thinking of this, Zhu Gaoxu took a deep breath.

Maybe it was Fu Youde's death that stimulated him, or Fu Rang's words that woke him up, but in short, he made a decision after all.

"That's all for Jilin, I have one more thing to ask you for."

Zhu Gaoxu looked at Fu Rang directly, making his heart furious: "What? ”

"Help me persuade your second, third, and fourth brothers not to be a leader, at least in the next ten years." Zhu Gaoxu said, and also gave his own excuses:

"At present, Yunnan is in turmoil, and without the people of your family, the people of Yunnan will suffer many disasters in vain."

"I know they're unhappy with the people in the palace, but at least they've survived the past few years."

"......" looked at Zhu Gaoxu, Fu Rang didn't expect him to change so much.

Obviously, he was still thinking about not involving him, but after agreeing to himself, he wanted to involve his own family.

If it weren't for him, there was some truth, and Fu Rang suspected that he was pretending to be in front.

"I can try." Fu Rang was a little embarrassed, but he still agreed.

Seeing that he agreed, Zhu Gaoxu also breathed a sigh of relief, and at this time, the carriage they were riding in also stopped, and Yizha opened the window to look outside, and then turned around and said, "Your Highness, we are home." ”

"Alright, you guys get out of the car, I'll take this car back to the house." Seeing that Zhu Gaoxu and them had arrived, Fu Rang also waved his hand to 'drive' them out of the car.

Zhu Gaoxu didn't say much, just looked back at Fu Rang before getting out of the car: "Wait for my news." ”

With that, he got out of the car and left, shutting the door with his hand.

Watching them walk into the courtyard and close the door from the window, Fu Rang let the coachman drive and left the Fujun avant-garde workshop in a carriage.

(End of chapter)