Chapter 124 – This grandson will be a holy lord
Zhu Zhanji leaned on Zhang Anshi, a little confused.
He thought for a moment and said, “So to be an emperor, you must go and move around? That way you can see for yourself.”
Zhang Anshi looked at this little guy with an inquisitive look, and a genuine smile curled up on his lips.
Zhu Zhanji is indeed a smart kid, much better than his peers.
Zhang Anshi patiently said, “Seeing is believing doesn’t mean that you have to see everything with your own eyes for everything, but you must be familiar with the world’s affairs, you have to know the scholars, peasants, industrialists, and businessmen, and know how they live and what they rely on for a living. You also have to know what the people of the three religions and the nine streams are like and how they live. In addition to this, there are also the differences in the situation in various places, and why these differences occur; after you have gone to see these with your own eyes, and have learned about the living conditions of different people, and know what they are worried about, at this time, it is considered that seeing is believing!”
“In this way, you will have the ability to distinguish between truth and falsehood, and be more able to know that up over the sangha, how much water, which are worthy of belief, which people are not worthy of belief.”
Zhu Zhanji looked like he suddenly realized, and said in a milky voice, “So being an emperor is so simple, as long as you know the truth.”
Zhang Anshi couldn’t help but laugh, “The easiest thing under this sky is to know the truth, but the hardest, again, is to know the truth.”
Zhu Zhanji said in surprise, “Why is that?”
“Because the heart is in the right place, and everyone may have deceived you for all sorts of reasons, except uncle, who only has a heart for you.”
Zhu Zhanji stared with a pair of big black eyes and said, “But why did they lie to me?”
Zhang Anshi said, “This is because they can benefit from you.”
Zhu Zhanji pondered, “I see, I have to be on guard against someone cheating me.”
After a careful thought, he added, “If you put it this way, isn’t father confused? He’s prone to trust others!”
Zhang Anshi was silent for a moment, and then he said, “Believing in others is also a virtue, it s just that …… sometimes gullibility is not a fault.”
Zhu Zhanji then beamed, “You’ve said all the good words and bad words.”
Zhang Anshi touched Zhu Zhanji’s head and said, “This is called the way to be a minister, and the way to be a minister is to be holy and wise to the monarch across the board, and this is something you need to be wary of because there are people who will be like dealing with your brother-in-law, constantly cajoling you and putting all kinds of leniency and benevolence high hats on you, so that you can make a decision that is favorable to them! Song Renzong, did you know? But any posthumous name that has the word ren in it is often praised, but in reality …… I see no difference between them and a dim king.”
Zhu Zhanji thought for a moment and said, “But the masters say Song Renzong is very good!”
Zhang Anshi laughed coldly, “During his reign, the Western Xia was established, and every year the court’s treasury had to send a large amount of annual coins to the Western Xia and Liao, and the land annexation was serious, so is this also called benevolence? It’s like, someone robbed your family’s land, you still have to obediently send silver to this person every year, and the silver that is sent is exploited from your relatives.”
Then, Zhang Anshi’s face showed a mocking color and said: ”If it is just a matter of sending yearly coins to Liao, it’s just a matter of sending yearly coins to Liao. But the Western Xia is doing the same thing. The so-called negotiation for peace can even be called the so-called cultural governance, do you think this is laughable!”
When Zhu Zhanji heard this, he couldn’t help but say, “But why do people say he’s good?”
Zhang Anshi said, “So this is the crux of the matter, because when any person does something, especially the emperor, even the most dim-witted, there are bound to be people who profit from it as well as people who suffer from it. For example, if you send the yearly coins, the money of the yearly coins is the income from the tax, anyway, it is the money of the state treasury, what does it have to do with ordinary people? But because of the sending of the yearly coins, there will be no more wars, and then a large number of people can stay on the land and cultivate it, which will naturally be of great benefit to those who own a large amount of land.”
“There is also the annexation of land. This land annexation, of course, many people had to be reduced to tenants and slaves, but the annexer’s land has increased, so how will he not miss the good of others?”
Zhang Anshi continued: “So you later, if someone is touting you, you first do not complacent, but first think, why these people want to tout you. And if someone quietly scolded you, you also first do not rush heart shame, but should think about it, why these people want to scold you. Do not be emotional in all things; listen more, think more, and see more.”
Zhang Anshi can be said to have patience with Zhu Zhanji, a little bit of rubbing things together for him, so that he slowly comprehend.
Zhu Zhanji was also in deep thought.
And just then, a eunuch hurriedly came and said in a panic, “Quickly, quickly, His Majesty is arriving, Your Imperial Sun Highness, quickly go and welcome him.”
Zhu Zhanji hit a jolt, remembered something, the whole person panicked, and could not help but say, “Imperial grandfather is here, it’s over, imperial grandfather must be here to ask for punishment.”
Zhang Anshi, however, smiled and said, “Don’t be anxious, there’s nothing in this matter that can’t be solved by crying and hanging.”
Saying so, the two of them did not dare to be slow, so they hurriedly went with the eunuch to welcome the emperor.
Here in Zhanfu, the Crown Prince and Crown Princess have already heard the news and rushed to receive the driver.
The Crown Prince’s Zookeepers from up and down the Zhanzi Palace also came.
Included were a couple of Dr.’s who took a beating.
Zhu Gaoqi heart can not help but be a little panicked, thinking in his heart, the last time something like this happened, his father must have been greatly disappointed in Zhu Zhanji.
He bowed down uneasily, mouthing, “My son was unable to welcome you from afar, please forgive me, Father.”
Zhu ignored him.
Crown Princess Zhang said, “My daughter-in-law has met Your Majesty.”
Zhu nodded at her instead, “Uh-huh.”
All of Zhanzhi’s house, one after another, bowed down.
Zhu saw a few doctors who were almost carried here, and these men saluted with difficulty.
Zhu Di’s mind moved and walked to one of the doctors, “I rewarded you with a whip, you won’t hold a grudge.”
This doctor called Zheng Lun, busy said: “I dare not. Royal grandson wanton behavior, this is my failure to properly discipline the results, I am ashamed of the most, so far still in the introspection.”
Zhu Di gazed at Zheng Lun, “The imperial grandson is wantonly reckless?”
Zheng Lun said, “Insulting the minister, but also …… also blew up …… blew up …… the minister is really a crime deserves ten thousand deaths, just your majesty, the royal grandson is still young, a thousand mistakes Ten thousand mistakes, are in the ministers and other teaching inept, from now on, the ministers a few must take warning, will never teach such a thing to happen again.”
Zhu Di’s eyes gradually sank coldly, “It seems that you guys don’t agree with this matter! What have you taught the royal grandson on a regular basis?”
Joking aside, how dare you agree with this.
Zheng Lun busily said, “It’s all about the way of Confucius and Mencius, as well as the Spring and Autumn Annals ……”
Zhu said, “Have any others been taught?”
Zheng Lun’s wound on his back ached terribly because he was worshipping on the ground, and he grimaced, “Please be clear, Your Majesty, I would never dare to overstep the bounds of the thunderbolt.”
This meant that although they were also responsible for this incident with the royal grandson, there was absolutely nothing wrong with what they taught.
Zhu Di was a bit dismayed, “I don’t believe it, could it be that in normal times, after school, he wasn’t taught anything else either?”
Zheng Lun was almost scared out of his wits.
To be honest, in Zheng Lun’s eyes, this Yongle Emperor in front of him, in fact, there is not much difference with Emperor Taizu Gao, anyway, they are all ruthless people.
The royal grandson made some trouble, arrested a few of them and then beat them, they are at least a great Confucian, this is completely do not treat them as Confucians.
Now that His Majesty has repeatedly questioned him, isn’t it obvious that he’s trying to find fault with him? I can’t say that if he finds fault, he’ll be arrested and beheaded!
The more Zheng Lun thought about it, the more terrified he became, so he said with trepidation, “No, no, absolutely not, I take my head to guarantee.”
A few of the PhDs in the back of the room chimed in, “Yes, absolutely not.”
Zhu was thoughtful.
At this time, Zhu Gaoqi on the side said, “Father, several doctors have been doing their best, this …… Zhanji nonsense, should not blame them, to blame also only blame the son of the minister to teach incompetent.”
Zhu Di looked angrily at Zhu Gaoqi and said, “Shut up!”
Zhu Gaoqi silenced, in his opinion, his father’s mood can be described as uncertainty of joy and anger, really can not guess his father’s mind.
Just then, he saw that Zhang Anshi was leading Zhu Zhanji hurriedly.
As soon as Zhu Di saw Zhu Zhanji, his anger immediately subsided and his eyes immediately swept over with joy.
Then look at Zhang Anshi ……… s heart but there are a few points of unhappiness.
This guy …… does not stay well in the ferry, and spends his days loafing around!
Recently, I don’t think there’s 570,000 taels left in the books. ……
Although Zhu Zhanji is a small person, etiquette but learned very well, to the Zhu Di followed, it is the rules of salute: “Sunchen see over the royal grandfather.”
Zhu Zhanji was timid in his heart, and this salute could not help but bring a few points of caution.
Zhu Di’s face but all of a sudden overflowed with a smile, a hand Zhu Zhanji picked up, said, “Let imperial grandfather look at you, haha, a few days do not see, than before thin, how, someone hungry you?”
Zhu Zhanji said, “Sunchen is not hungry.”
Zhu Di said, “I’ve come to ask you, why did you call that He Liuwen a traitor?”
Zhu Zhanji subconsciously glanced at Zhang Anshi.
Crown Princess Zhang listened from the sidelines and directly pinched a sweat.
This is something that Zhu Zhanji can say, but if Zhu Zhanji confesses that it was taught by her brother, this will have a different meaning.
The next moment, I heard Zhu Zhanji exclaim, “I think he is the traitor.”
“Hahahaha ……,” Zhu laughed even more cheerfully.
The crowd was confused when they saw Zhu laughing, some felt as if His Majesty had gone a little too far, in the ordinary people’s home, such a bear child is to be beaten to death.
I only saw Zhu Di ask again, “Then I’ll ask you, what is a traitor?”
Zhu Zhanji tilted his head to think about it and said, “The one who is usually noble and always boasts and flaunts himself, but in reality always surrounds his imperial grandfather and father. And …… also ……”
The color of joy in Zhu’s eyes grew more and more as he continued to urge, “What else is there, say it.”
Zhu Zhanji said, “And …… there’s also the know-it-alls, always praising Imperial Grandpa and Father and giving you high hats, hoping that Imperial Grandpa and Father will make decisions that are favorable to them …… there’s also the ……”
Zhu’s body shook.
If you say before, also with some children s childish words, but after this sentence …… is by no means an unusual child to say.
Zhu Di is not like other emperors, he has his own set of judgment on things, at this time to see Zhu Zhanji face serious look, Zhu Di heart overflowed with surprise.
Zhu Gaoqi, however, was horrified and busily said, “Zhu Zhanji, in front of Imperial Grandpa, don’t be tongue-tied.”
Zhu Di immediately glared angrily at Zhu Gaoqi and said, “Shut up, is there a place for you to speak here?”
After saying that, Zhu Di looked at Zhu Zhanji again, his voice was gentle again all of a sudden: “You say, you continue to say, don’t worry, whatever you say, I will pardon your innocence. You come and tell imperial grandfather why you feel that you know people’s faces but not their hearts.”
Zhu Zhanji thought again, then said, “For example, there are people who eat the same thing, obviously delicious, but tell you that it is very difficult to eat, I think …… there should be a lot of such people in the world.”
Zhang Anshi: “……”
Zhu Di rejoiced, “Haha, you child …… well …… I come back to ask you, since many people know people know the face, what should be done?”
Zhu Zhanji said, “Then you can’t be a confused person, only when you know the truth can you tell the truth of a person, just like eating food, you have to have eaten it yourself before you know if it’s good or not, you only hear people say that it’s not good, but that person eats like a gourmand, so how can you tell the difference?”
Zhu Di’s heart was so ecstatic that the hand holding Zhu Zhanji couldn’t help but tremble.
That’s only a 5 or 6 year old.
To see things so profoundly, this is what a true emperor should know.
If not, what is the use of knowing only benevolence, righteousness, courtesy, wisdom and faith!
Zhu rejoiced, “Good boy, good boy ……”
Zhu Zhanji, however, widened his eyes and exclaimed, “Imperial grandfather, why are you crying.”
Zhu Di shook his head, “Bastard boy, how could I cry!”
Zhu Zhanji said with concern, “Is the wind and sand confusing your eyes, I’ll blow for you.”
“No need.” Zhu freed a hand and rubbed his eyes.
Perhaps in his old age, looking at his grandson, Zhu had an indescribable warmth.
Zhu, however, added, “Just by this, can you tell whether a person is good or bad?”
Zhu Zhanji thought for a moment and said, “Not only these, royal grandfather, you confused ah, I just made a comparison, to really distinguish good and bad, but also need to listen more, think more, see more …… ”
Zhu chewed on those six words.
These are words that an adult who has this epiphany is really nothing.
But when it comes from a child of this age, it’s a completely different story.
And Zhu Zhanji said it extremely seriously, clearly feeling that these six words were very meaningful.
Zhu Di gazed at Zhu Zhanji, “Who taught you this?”
Seeing Zhu Di’s face suddenly become serious.
Zhu Zhanji was startled.
Everyone’s hearts jumped into their throats.
Zhu Di said again, “Tell me, who taught you this?”
Zhu Zhanji party still hesitant, but Zhu Di again this question, Zhu Zhanji is ultimately just a child, scared even hastily and timidly said, “This …… this is not A uncle taught.”
Zhang Anshi: “……”
Zhang Anshi’s heart turned over.
Zhu Di gazed deeply at Zhang Anshi.
Zhang Anshi was so scared that he was busy averting his eyes.
Zhu Di carried Zhu Zhanji down and only soothingly stroked the top of Zhu Zhanji’s head.
Zhu Gaoqi hurriedly said, “Father ……”
Zhu shook his head as he seemed to Si commanded to meditate on something.
Half a dozen times, Zhu Di walked towards that Zheng Lun first and said, “Dr. Zheng, you are the Monk Master of the Emperor’s grandson, come and tell me, how is my Emperor’s grandson?”
Zheng Lun hastened to say, “The royal grandson is smart, ordinary people can not be and just …… just sometimes can not help but have a child’s temperament, easy to be influenced.”
“Influenced by whom?”
Zheng Lun said, “I dare not say.”
Zhu Di nodded his head, so he looked at Zhang and said, “Crown Princess, you have worked hard in the Eastern Palace during the weekdays.”
Zhang was calm and said, “My daughter-in-law is already ashamed to be raised in a respectable manner, so what is the word hard work.”
Zhu Di stared at her and said, “What do you think of what Huang Sun said just now?”
Zhang mused, “If the royal grandson were a child of the common people and he said these words, my daughter-in-law would have reprimanded him severely and told him to be a person who is friendly with others and upright and uncontentious.”
Zhu Di immediately continued, “Then if he is my grandson, what about the future to ke succeed the Great Tree?”
Zhang raised her eyebrows and calmly said, “Then my daughter-in-law will tell him that there are some things that can be thought in the heart like this, but cannot be spoken, and there are some words that don’t work if they are spoken. But after all, the child is still young, so if you say it, you can only laugh it off as a parent.”
Zhu Di, however, laughed and said, “What a laugh.”
Zhu then looked at Zhang Anshi and said, “Don’t you have anything serious to do on a regular basis? Hanging out with a kid all day long.”
Zhang Anshi busily said, “Your Majesty is clear, this is my own nephew ah, his own nephew, how to call it hanging out?”
Zhu said, “Hmph, but what you taught him has some truth to it.”
A Few Reasons ……
Zhang Anshi was relieved in his heart.
On the contrary, Zheng Lun a few anxious, Fang just the royal grandson of those words, how can you say to a child?
And …… aren t the evil consequences showing? The royal grandson actually directly accused the minister of being a traitor, and caused several of them to receive a whip for nothing.
Zheng Lun, out of responsibility, hastened to say, “Your Majesty, I am not convinced of this, what Zhang Anshi taught is really sensationalized, the royal grandson is still a child, has Your Majesty forgotten the lesson of He Liuwen?”
“He Liuwen?” Zhu gave Zheng Lun a sideways glance.
Zheng Lun was a lot tougher this time, facing the holy face directly.
Zhu Di said carelessly, “Of course I haven’t forgotten him, and it seems that the Secretary hasn’t forgotten him either; if the Secretary hasn’t forgotten, he can go to the hell to meet him.”
Hell ……
Zheng Lun was shocked.
Zhu Di said, “This person’s crime is so heinous, deceiving the king and his superiors, and exposing the conspiracy, that I have already planned to decapitate his entire family!”
Jung Lun: “……”
“Such a great traitor, but also fortunately the royal grandson scolded, for me out of the breath, only to make me a little comfort, how, you still have something to say?”
Jung Lun: “……”
Zhu Di coldly laughed: “You don’t feel aggrieved, don’t feel that after chastising a few of you, you are resentful. I chastise you all, not because the royal grandson scolded He Liuwen, but because …… you teach what shit the way of benevolence and righteousness all day long, what benevolence and righteousness? That He Liuwen is full of talk is not also benevolence and morality, is not also what the mouth said to benefit the people!”
“But what kind of man is he? This person is worse than a pig or a dog, and he is a jackal! Do you still want to teach my grandson to be like him? You guys say, should you fight?”
Zheng Lun’s face was red at this point.
Dare I say that I’ve had a good beating across the board, haven’t I?
Facts aside, aren’t you Zhu’s at fault?
Zhu Gaoqi has also been shocked, He Liuwen was convicted, which he was not expected.
Zhu Gaoqi said, “Dare to ask Father Emperor, what crime did He Liuwen commit?”
Zhu Di said: “Collusion with Annan Hu, kill all the Annan country clan, help Annan Hu seek dynasty usurpation of the throne from the hands of that Hu, got a large number of benefits, but also swindled the court, for Hu’s beautiful words, you are the crown prince, you come to tell me, he this is what crime?”
Zhu Gaoqi was shocked, in his impression, He Liuwen is a good person, whether it is talk or speech, all give a feeling of a modest gentleman, at first he was extremely good impression of He Liuwen.
And at this time, Zhu Gaoqi also can not help but begin to fear, if not because of Zhu Zhanji caused trouble, I’m afraid that he still want to reuse this person, plus this person and he is closely linked, once this person incident, what will the father think?
Zhu Di no longer ignored Zhu Gaoqi, once again picked up Zhu Zhanji and went straight into the East Palace.
After sitting down, Zhu Zhanji rested on his lap, Zhu Di laughed and said to Zhu Zhanji: “You this kid, in the future will be able to improve my family business, haha, you come to tell me, you still want to follow Zheng Lun a few people to read, if not, I lay off to change these people.”
Zhu Zhanji thought for a moment and said, “Sun Chen wants to.”
Zhu was surprised, “Why? Do you like these masters?”
“Sun Chen wants not to be deceived, we need to understand what everyone thinks in their hearts, just like Master Zheng Lun a few, Sun Chen followed them to study, so he can know, what these readers think about on a regular basis, and in the future, people like them will not be able to deceive Sun Chen.”
Zhu Di laughed so hard that tears came out of his eyes, “This is also what Zhang Anshi taught you, isn’t it?”
Zhu Zhanji said, “Yes.”
Zhu Di sighed: “You this A uncle, or a few skills, his words you have to keep in mind in your heart, and so on after a few years, you grow up some, I will take you to the desert, so that you can really long a long time to see.”
Zhu Zhanji agreed dryly.
Stroking Zhu Zhanji’s back, Zhu Di was greatly relieved.
When it was late in the day, Zhu Zhanji was a little sleepy, so he let people carry Zhu Zhanji to rest.
Zhu Di then summoned Zhang Anshi to come before him and said, “You kid, ah, you really have a bellyful of bad water.”
Zhang Anshi said, “Your Majesty has misjudged me, I am actually afraid that the imperial grandson will be deceived.”
“Uh-huh.” Zhu Di nodded his head, “You have a point. This time, I’ll credit you.”
Speaking of which, Zhu Di had wanted to ask about the five hundred and seventy thousand pieces of grain silver.
Can think of Zhang Anshi has given the internal money earned so much silver, at this time is not good to ask for punishment, so they reluctantly Zhang Anshi said: “good in the ferry there to guard the East Palace is not unavoidable since, but also can not often sneak, you have grown up, do not act like a child.”
Zhang Anshi said dryly, “Yes.”
Zhu Di then got up and swung back to the palace.
Back to the palace, Zhu Di back hands, suddenly paced a few steps, looking back also lost ha: “Prince Consort …… is an amazing woman.”
Yiluoha froze, not expecting His Majesty to suddenly say these words, he smiled and said, “Yes, the Crown Princess is very sensible.”
Zhu Di shook his head and said seriously, “It’s not as simple as knowing what’s right, if this woman is a male, she’s much stronger than all three of my sons, hey, how come I gave birth to three such sons.”
……
On the following day, an imperial edict was issued that the court was about to move against Annam.
When this edict was issued, the court was shaken.
But when it came to understanding what was going on, everyone was able to understand.
It’s not about what’s happening in Annan.
And it lies in that Cao Cao of the Annamite Kingdom, who dares to fool the Great Ming.
Whether it was from the perspective of morality or maintaining the tribute system of Daming, or even the future strategy of the entire Daming, this battle was already imminent, and there was simply no room for debate.
At that moment, the several governors of the Five Armies Governor’s Office had an audience.
In the course of frequent discussions, the playing and preparation of battle plans, marching routes, and the enlistment of various armies and horses.
Instead, Zhu found a terrible problem.
Whether it is food, horse material, gunpowder, as well as swords, guns, swords and halberds, for the Great Ming, can be considered to be fairly well prepared.
This is actually understandable, Zhu Di is a war monger, he has been preparing for the future sweep of the desert, so the arsenal is stocked with enough supplies to carry out a great war.
But when everyone went to analyze the situation in Annam in detail, Xu Huizu suggested that the army now has the biggest shortage of tung oil.
Without tung oil, the ordnance could not be properly cared for, especially under the humid and rainy environment of Annam, the weapons could easily rust. Gunpowder is also easily moist, so waterproofing and rustproofing, becomes a huge problem.
In addition, after the Ming army into Annan, is bound to need to establish in all parts of the river supply site, the vast army, if it is over the mountains, great loss, then with the help of the convenience of the Annan country river, is bound to establish a large number of inns in Annan, the urgent delivery store, as well as the ship, for military needs.
This some of these do not need a lot of tung oil loss, and the loss of the amount is extremely alarming, coupled with the court at the time did not realize that Annan need to use the army, all the war preparations, are running to the desert to go.
At this point …… one would have to rush to levy tung oil.
The Five Armies are still careless.
Apparently someone had started to get wind of it, and tung oil responded with a big increase.
On the market, some tung oil stores, which originally offered retail sales, have now begun to sell up.
In this world, when fools know that one thing is about to be very valuable and …… will be in short supply for at least quite some time in the future, then …… it’s not uncommon for people to start eyeing it.
And whoever can set their eyes on this thing is not either rich or rich, they are all people with a keen sense of smell and heavenly means.
“Your Majesty …… there is no more tung oil on the market.” Xu Huizu said, “I ordered people to requisition, but …… all the tung oil merchants, said there is no goods, there are many people …… have secretly started to quietly store the tung oil, want to requisition, resistance is heavy. ”
Zhu Di was furious: “Is it not possible for the court to buy them at market price?”
Several governors of the Five Armies were dumbfounded.
It’s not their fault, they’re good at marching, and organizing soldiers, or dispatching munitions.
But it is impossible to get them to play mind games with businessmen.
“Really not.” Zhu Di laughed coldly: “The big deal is to use the jinyiwei, search for tung oil, I don t believe …… it.”
On the side of Yao Guangxiao frowned, busy: “Your Majesty, cut not, not to mention …… rely on this search and seizure, but it is just a drop in the bucket, and once this is the case, it is bound to be shaken, my Ming soldiers and horses have not yet moved, their own hearts have already been fluctuating. What’s more, once the beginning of the search and seizure, is not clearly tell the world, this tung oil is worth a lot of money, I’m afraid, this is instead even more fueled by the price of tung oil.”
There is one thing Yao Guangxiao did not say.
At this time dare to quietly hoard tung oil, pointing to make a fortune, these people are not oil lamp, otherwise how would they be so well informed?
If these people …… deal with one or two, there is no harm in executing their three clans and killing them.
The problem is that it’s not one person, it’s a group.
The Great War was imminent, and a bloodbath over tung oil at this time of year was never a good sign.
Zhu Di carried his hands behind his back, his heart was furious, but he was also a person who knew the importance of the situation.
Knowing that brute force tactics like those of the Jianwen Emperor won’t work.
Zhu then put his hands behind his back and mused as he suddenly remembered something ……
But just then, a eunuch suddenly said, “Your Majesty, Uncle Cheng En requests an audience.”
Zhu Di glanced at Yao Guangxiao and a few governors from the Five Armies Governor’s Office and nodded, “Declare in.”
For some reason, Qiu Fu always felt that as long as Zhang Anshi was involved, that Xu Huizu’s eyes would secretly glance at him.
It made Chuffo feel sick.
In favor of …… him, he can only pretend not to know.
A few moments later.
Zhang Anshi entered the hall and said, “I have met Your Majesty.”
Zhu Di glanced at Zhang Anshi and said, “Why is Minister Zhang here?”
Zhang Anshi said, “The Great War is approaching, and I have heard that the army is short of tung oil.”
He went in single-handedly.
Zhu Neng, Qiu Fu and Xu Huizu glanced at each other.
Zhu said, “Go on.”
Zhang Anshi said, “Fortunately for me, I have stocked up on some tung oil at Qixia Ferry and am willing to fund the army’s needs.”
At this, several of the Jounen were elated.
Zhang Anshi added, “These were all acquired by me in the beginning, I don’t know if your majesty is aware of this, or not.”
Zhu Di and Zhu Neng, who had a smile on their faces a moment ago, were a bit unable to laugh at the moment.
Dare I say it’s a military fund funded out of my own private pocket.
However, this Zhang Anshi is very powerful, hoarding a large amount of tung oil beforehand, now …… instead of solving the urgent needs of the court.
Zhu Di shook himself and gazed at Zhang Anshi, “How much can you come up with?”
“I calculated if this year’s army, to the new year’s tung oil squeezed out, the number of tung oil required, should be 100,000 stone tung oil, barely enough. If it is not enough, the court then find ways to requisition some from other places, should not be a problem, so I would like to offer tung oil 100,000 stone.”
Several governors of the Five Armies Governor’s Office, all of them were horrified in their hearts.
They roughly calculated that the army would need a minimum of 120,000 to 130,000 stones of tung oil to support a year of war.
This Zhang Anshi, alone, took out 100,000 stones, plus the small amount of reserves that the army already had, and some other methods, it should be enough.
Zhu Di heart rejoiced, but then some chagrin: “Is it? Zhang Qing is really for the country to solve the problem, alone this pile of credit, is a great merit, this battle if it can be successful, Xu Qingjia ……”
Zhu Di looked at Xu Huizu and said, “Do you think that Zhang Qing is considered to have great merit in the dynasty?”
Xu Huizu said, “With enough tung oil, the army can move out, the so-called soldiers and horses have not yet moved food and grass first, Your Majesty …… Cheng Enbo credit.”
Zhu Di laughed: “Good, Zhang Qing for the country to share the worry, this credit book, must be a good record, this five military governor’s office to do.”
“But ……” At this time, Zhang Anshi smiled and said, “I also have some unkind requests.”