Chapter 125 – Kill him without leaving a single piece of armor.

Upon hearing the unkind request, Zhu Di came to his senses.

So he looked at Zhang Anshi and said, “There’s no harm in the Secretary’s words.”

Zhang Anshi looked around before saying, “Your Majesty, there are some things that I’m just afraid it’s not convenient for me to say.”

Zhu Di nodded and glared at Zhu Yong and the others.

Several of Zhu Yong’s had to say resentfully, “My ministers and others will retire.”

That Xu Huizu did not feel any grudges, he looked at Zhang Anshi meaningfully, more and more feel that this teenager in front of him is somewhat not simple.

The descendants of the King of Nakayama have two dukedom titles, and have produced a queen and a noble consort.

Now that he’s choosing a son-in-law, of course he’s picking the best.

……

Soon, the hall was deserted in all directions, leaving only Zhu Di and Zhang Anshi.

Zhu smiled and said, “You kid, just say whatever you have to say.”

Zhang Anshi first took out a charter, and then said, “Your Majesty, this time, you can buy tung oil at a low price, because some people, led by Zhu Jin, contributed to it, in this merchant bank, your majesty accounted for half a percent, counting, is the real big proprietor, I know that your majesty has always been rewarded and punished, and I also hope that these people who have contributed to your majesty, can be rewarded. ”

Zhu Di shakes his spirit, honestly, this supply of military funds alone, the court should be rewarded.

And the only beautiful thing is that it cost him Zhu’s money.

However, the importance of things, Zhu Di is still clear, so full of should be: “have merit naturally to reward, I will discretionary reward.”

Zhang Anshi was waiting for these words!

Since Zhu Di had agreed to do so, Zhang Anshi had actually stopped worrying about whether the reward was generous or not.

Zhang Anshi then said, “In addition, I hope that …… the supply of tung oil must be kept secret, at least within this half a month, can not leak the news.”

Zhu Di’s face sank, so he said, “What, do you have other ideas?”

“Has Your Majesty forgotten that I spent five hundred and seventy thousand taels of silver to purchase tung oil for two hundred and fifty thousand stones ……”

Zhu’s heart thumped, and then his eyes widened, “How much?”

“Two hundred and fifty thousand stones.” Zhang Anshi said with a smile.

Zhu Di was shocked, “In that case, in addition to supplying military needs, I still have 150,000 stones of tung oil in my hands?”

“Exactly.” Zhang Anshi nodded.

Zhu Di instantly came to spirit, looking at Zhang Anshi’s gaze brighter and brighter: “What do you want me to do?”

“I have found that there is an abnormality in the market right now.” Zhang Anshi said in a worried tone, “Before His Majesty’s side began to decree the conquest of Annam, in fact, on the market, tung oil has already begun to rise in response, not only that, but there are many people who have already begun to quietly hoard tung oil.”

Zhu frowned: “You mean …… someone has leaked the news?”

Zhang Anshi said directly, “More than just leaking news, our Ming court is like a broken felt cloth, leaking everywhere.”

Zhu Di burst into a rage: “Into his mother, this group of dog thieves, such military affairs, even as a child’s play, I will not kill these people clean ……”

“Your Majesty.” Zhang Anshi smiled, “Greedy people cannot be killed.”

Zhu Di slowly calmed down, his brows still deeply furrowed, saying, “I’ll let Ji Gang dispose of it, how?”

Zhang Anshi, however, said, “It is not that I have any preconceived notions about the Brocade Guards, it is just that I thought that the Brocade Guards could not dispose of such a matter.”

“And who will dispose of it?”

“I can.” Zhang Anshi said, “We might as well, we can treat this …… as a war.”

“War?” Zhu looked puzzled.

Zhang Anshi said, “It is a fierce battle between Your Majesty and these people, and I have come to be the vanguard of this, only …… I need to borrow something from Your Majesty.”

“You say.” Zhu said, “What is needed?”

Zhang Anshi said frankly, “I need His Majesty’s urgent delivery store, some channels where news can be delivered by fast horses at any time, and beyond that, His Majesty’s trust.”

Zhu Di’s gaze was ghostly, gazing at Zhang Anshi, “And?”

Zhang Anshi said, “No more.”

Zhu Di said, “I have only one thought, I must not let the traitors succeed.”

Zhang Anshi said earnestly, “I can give a military order.”

Zhu Di glared at him, then laughed: “Get lost, less with me to this set, you made a military order, can I still cut off your head? I can’t afford to see my royal grandson without an uncle.”

Zhang Anshi is a little embarrassed, obviously just now is still a very serious topic, how all of a sudden and pediatrics? Mentioning Zhu Zhanji bastard, this pattern can be pulled down.

Zhang Anshi could only say resentfully, “I take my leave.”

After saying that, Zhang Anshi hurried away.

Zhu Di then summoned Yiluoha to come, but did not face Zhang Anshi that easy, but a look of gravity.

Zhu is not stupid, these well informed people, although one by one invisible, touch, but these people …… are by no means small characters.

Zhu said, “Also lost ha.”

Also Lostha said, “The slave girl is here.”

“Warn Mr. Yao a few, what happened today, all blocked the news, a word and a half sentence are not allowed to leak, know the matter of the people, just a few, once the matter leaked, they know what the consequences.”

Yiluoha looked at the grave color on Zhu Di’s face and was first stunned, then he was busy saying, “Yes.”

Zhu Di picked up the directory on the paperwork again, and he saw that the one at the head was Zhu Jin.

He mused, lifted the vermilion pen, and with a swish, swish, swish, swish, began to write furiously under his pen.

A few moments later, he handed the directory to Yiluoha: “Give the order in the center and follow it accordingly.”

Yilhouha glanced at it and immediately understood why it was the middle order that had been given.

There are many kinds of decrees, in addition to the standing edicts, edicts, and enjoinments, there is another kind called the middle decree.

Because the general decree, are Hanlin formulated edict, and then Wen Yuan Ge side issued, this kind of edict often represents the will of the entire court.

But the Chinese Decree is different. The Chinese Decree completely bypasses the ministers and is a manifestation of the emperor’s personal will.

Zhongzhi can also be ordained, but this kind of official position …… is often known as the passing of the official.

Of course, the reputation of this kind of official is not good, because it does not go through the Ministry of Appointments, the selection process, such as selection, court push and ministerial deliberations, it is directly appointed by the emperor.

This violated normal formalities but was only to fulfill the wishes of the emperor or one of the concubines or eunuchs in the harem. It was often discriminated against.

Of course, discrimination is also relative, at least for the general public, the official is the official, for the low status of the people, has been considered the ancestral tomb of smoke, as for those who enter the bachelor’s degree and the formal procedures for the award of the official position, they can afford to look down on, and what does it matter?

Yizhar took the directory and immediately went about his business.

…………

“Uncle Seung-un, Uncle Seung-un ……”

Zhu Jin led more than twenty people and hurriedly came to Zhang’s residence to meet Zhang Anshi.

As soon as they saw Zhang Anshi, each of the twenty-odd people showed gratitude and knelt down in unison.

Some of them even had red eyes from crying, but their mouths were grinning, crying and laughing.

“Many thanks to Uncle Cheng En ……” Zhu Jin kowtowed like garlic, his voice extremely sincere.

Zhang Anshi, with his hands behind his back, looked at them calmly, as if he had expected it, but said with a smile, “What?”

“His Majesty issued a decree ……” Zhu Jin was so excited that his hands danced, and his mouth said, “Awarded the small person hereditary thousand households, and the rest of the people, all of them were awarded hereditary hundred households, and not only that, but also allowed our children and grandchildren to study in the State Scholarship. ”

The so-called hereditary thousand-households and hundred-households are actually hereditary offices, which are actually somehow, more like honorary titles. Because if there is no hereditary office, it is not really of much use.

Now is the beginning of the Ming Dynasty, the status of this kind of world official has not yet in the change of Tumu Fortress, the civilian ministers to monopolize power after being completely despised, so for the ordinary people, has been regarded as a direct carp to turn over.

This meant that Jukin, the men, were allowed to ride in sedan chairs and to wear silk, and that the specifications for camping and building a mansion, which had not been allowed, were now available.

What’s more, such a change in identity would also be of great benefit to the children and grandchildren.

The crowd kowtowed towards Zhang Anshi, they originally expected that with Zhang Anshi as a backer, they might be able to change their status, but where did they think that this change in status would be directly sky high.

Zhang Anshi said smilingly, “Oh, then congratulations, congratulations.”

He was indeed genuinely happy for them as well! After all, these people were also working hard for him with all their hearts!

“Small is dreaming can not imagine, small can actually reach the sky, the emperor old man personally issued a decree to the small man ……” Zhu Jin a face of exaggerated expression: “This is all Cheng Enbo look down on us, we later ……… are Cheng En Bo your loyal dogs, when the ox as a horse, willing to serve as a dog and horse.”

He was exaggerating, but everyone was smart, and Zhang Anshi was considered to have completely subdued these shrewd and oily guys.

Zhang Anshi said, “That guy who ate his way out, what’s going on now?”

Zhu Jin said, “Already made him very sick and threw him into the river. Don’t worry, things were done properly, and when he was leaving, he even gave him a good meal, which was a last bit of mercy.”

Zhang Anshi lamented, “If he hadn’t gotten sick and was still alive in the world, it’s not likely that he would have been able to be as honorable as you all.”

Jukin and the others didn’t say anything.

However, this Zhang Anshi’s words did not know whether they were intentional or unintentional, but they all poked at their hearts.

In fact, in the process of planning and layout, when a large number of acquisitions, countless silver spent for nothing, like them such a shrewd person, but any leakage of information, or their own secretly do something, can profit from it, this is for sure.

It is also possible that some people in the process, really want to be like that person, just some people are timid, or did not have the time to implement it, but this thought difference, but almost decided their life and death honor and disgrace. Looking back now, I really can’t help but feel a great deal of emotion.

And now, they have only one thought left, obey and eat meat, disobey and die.

Zhang Anshi said, “Nowadays, and regardless of these, the past has passed, there is no need to think about it.”

“Now …… all hands brace yourself, we have a great thing to do, and from this hour all hands are to be at the ready and at the bidding.”

Once Zhu Jin and the others heard this, there was no more hesitation at this point: “Please ask Uncle Cheng En to command.”

All of them rubbed their fists together, not knowing what to expect, but understanding one thing, the time to behave and change their destiny was at hand.

At that moment, Zhang Anshi led them into the study.

Immediately …… in this bookstore, Hur a huge public opinion map actually appeared in front of them.

This opinion map is labeled with cities and waterways in almost half of the world.

And on top of that, there was a densely recorded number.

Look carefully at these numbers, but most of them are current tung oil quotations.

Zhang Anshi said, “Nowadays, what is the price of tung oil in Nanjing City?”

“It’s already at three taels and five coins of silver a stone.” Zhu Jin at this point on the tung oil can be said to be as good as it gets.

Zhang Anshi laughed and said, “A few days ago, but also only two silver it, you see, only a few days of work, it went up nearly double, it is really scary, Nanjing City this side of the rise faster, the other places …… news lag, I am afraid of the rise of the slower, you guys say, such a surge in prices, what is the cause of the cause of the rise? ”

Someone then said, “I heard that it was because of the conquest of Annam.”

Zhang Anshi shook his head, “The importance of tung oil for the conquest of Annam, did not spread out so quickly, because the vast majority of people, both impossible to know how much tung oil is in short supply in the army, on the other hand, at that time the decree had not yet come out before the price of this has begun to show signs of stupidity, which means what?”

Zhu Jin said, “Could it be that …… someone is very well informed, in the palace, or in the court, or even in the army?”

Zhang Anshi said: “This is not just as simple as being well-informed, in summary, we can analyze what kind of group of people the other side is, one: they have a deep background. Two: they can in a short period of time, allocate so much money, secretly began to eat into the remaining tung oil. It can be seen that they are hiding a large amount of gold and silver. This thirdly, is that they dare to eat in at this time, so it is evident that they are emboldened and have a lot of guts. Gentlemen, the person we are dealing with is not simple.”

Zhu Jin pondered for a while, these three points …… how to look at …… all match with Cheng Enbo.

Of course, he did not dare to say this, peers are enemies, understandable, understandable.

Zhang Anshi said, “So I guess they will still eat like crazy and continue to hoard.”

Jukin said, “Meaning, it’s going to go up tomorrow and the day after?”

“Right.” Zhang Anshi said with certainty, “I’ve seen this kind of routine a lot.”

Seeing is seeing a lot, but in his last life, Zhang Anshi was the one who belonged to the one who was cut into leeks.

The so-called long illness into a doctor, was pitched more, naturally, Zhang Anshi in this era, not too small, is also considered a god-level manipulator it.

Zhang Anshi continued, “All the things we are going to do now, follow the eating in.”

“Pushing the envelope?” Zhu Jin was surprised, “Uncle, the current market price, it’s already very high.”

“Don’t be afraid.” Zhang Anshi said tersely, “We’re just adding fuel to their fire and increasing their financial pressure.”

Financial pressure?

Jukin found it novel, but took note of the new word by heart.

I only saw Zhang Anshi say, “So from now on, acquire all the tung oil within four taels of silver, everyone go and prepare each, don’t spare the silver.”

“Yes.”

……

Ducks know when it’s spring.

And for the vast majority of people with hindsight, as if overnight, the original stagnant tung oil, suddenly became doubled in value.

At first it was just a few merchants who sensed what was going on and started quietly hoarding.

But later on, as the price went up, it seemed that all the stores retailing tung oil closed down.

Not for sale.

Think about it: what you have on hand is worth one or two pieces of silver today, and by tomorrow, it will be one or two dollars, and after five days, it will be two.

This kind of thing, you’re willing to sell it?

And, apparently, someone started waving a lot of silver …… and started desperately trying to sweep up the goods.

However, all merchants and businessmen immediately smelled a hint of something different, which was a bit like the movements of grain merchants in a disaster year.

At least there are many signs to prove that this is a sign of hoarding and someone trying to make a killing.

So …… many merchants and merchants also began to follow along and beg for purchase.

Prices continue to rise.

Jurgen had already started having people sweep the market.

However, according to Zhang Anshi’s request, they belonged to the thunderous sweep, that is, they made desperate offers and waited until it was time to sign the contract, and then found ways to postpone it.

And once delayed for a few hours, the price of tung oil on the market has risen again, and that seller refuses to sell instead.

Not out of five days, the price of tung oil and continue to rise up, actually from three taels of seven silver, rose directly to five taels of six silver.

Five taels and seven cents ……

This price is even beyond the price of tung oil when the market is at its hottest.

At this time …… in a certain mansion in the capital.

Dozens of people in spandex and Confucian shirts gathered together.

And sitting in the first place was an old man wearing a cloth coat and stepping on cloth shoes.

The servant poured the tea gently.

The old man sipped his tea.

The person on the side smiled and said: “Mr. Tea is very delicate, only the clear spring water on the Purple Mountain, early in the morning to teach people to bring into the city, can be used to make tea. Not only that, is this tea, is also carefully selected, that the best tea leaves, only take the tip of the tea leaves, the person who cooks the tea, is from Fujian to the old craftsman, generations of tea cooking for a living, this tea cooking craft, has thirty-seven years.”

The crowd listened and wondered.

The old man laughed and said, “Don’t listen to his nonsense, this tea has a fair taste, the so-called tasting tea, in fact, it is only a taste of life, a person’s life, there are sweet and sour, sweet and bitter, sweet and bitter, haha …… the old man is too much to say, too much to say.”

One man laughed up, “We were just hoping that sir would give some more lessons on the tea ceremony. ”

The old man sighed and said, “When you all reach old man’s age, you will naturally understand.”

With that, a butler-like man came in with a smile on his face and said, “Sir, Master Zhu Wei, the market has reached six taels.”

All of a sudden, the hall was in an uproar, and many people showed joyful expressions.

Then someone said, “Sir, this time, we have earned a lot of …… is it possible to ……”

The old man pressed his hand, “Take it easy, what’s the hurry?”

Then, the old man said leisurely: “The court is now short of tung oil, the five military governor’s side, I heard have been anxious crazy. The tung oil on the market, there are still a lot of it, let’s continue to collect, as much as we can, not to mention six taels of silver, or even seven or eight taels of silver, also continue to collect.”

Then someone said, “Will this …… be too much?”

The old man smiled and said: “Today’s emperor, is not an ordinary person, he regicide nephew usurped the throne to start, and now that Annan, also out of such a regicide, the emperor can not hang on face, and has issued an imperial edict to recuperate. Therefore, the army south, imperative!”

“No matter what the market price of tung oil is, this thing is in short supply. No tung oil, swords and spears can not be maintained, do not teach the soldiers bare hands to fight the Annamites? What’s more …… the court also want to build ships, to transport gunpowder …… without tung oil, this expedition to Annam, but is just a spring dream.”

“What if the court stops fighting for a while?”

The old man shook his head: “This Zhu family’s oldest four, temperament like fire, both have started a provocation, will certainly not stop, no matter how to fight on. The most important thing is, now the momentum has been up, many people are afraid to want to collect tung oil it, this time, if we no longer add a fire, is it earn so little crooked?”

The crowd nodded darkly.

The human heart is so, although according to the market, many people have made a big profit, but at this time …… see there is a bigger windfall, who is willing to stop?

Is there anyone who is too much money?

The old man said, “The old man has lived for so many years, today this tung oil market, according to the old man to see …… even from Hongwu so far, also have not seen a feast. At this time the heavens give a big rich and noble me and so on, if not to take, the sky will be sick of it.”

Someone said, “Hongwu so far? What about before Hongwu?”

The old man laughed: “Before Hongwu, that business can be much better, the officials of the Great Yuan, will not prohibit us from doing business, those colorful merchants came to us, and we join hands, many things, the price wants to rise to what price, just rise to what price. The officials of the Great Yuan will protect us!”

“Hey …… it’s just a pity that you guys are still young and haven’t seen the pomp and circumstance of that time, naturally, it’s also the time and destiny, who could have thought that the Dayuan rivers and mountains, would be buried just like this?”

He said, shaking his head, “Well, don t talk too much, we today, we need to be in the same breath, rest assured, this sale …… is enough for you to accumulate several generations of wealth. Continue to acquire it, how much to collect.”

The steward, hearing this, nodded and went away.

The others also left their seats and began to order the servants they had come with, many of them with excited looks on their faces.

The old man, still calm and collected, he has seen too many scenes, his heart has its own judgment, he has a vague feeling that this is a feast.

Sure enough, everything was as this old man had said.

The price of tung oil continues to be high.

So much so that no one on the market would even sell tung oil.

The price of this tung oil soon rose to eight taels.

Three days later, amidst much rejoicing, the price of tung oil went to eleven taels.

The more to the end, the more the price began to crazy, as if in everyone’s eyes, this tung oil has turned into gold.

At this time, this tung oil has become the hottest topic in the streets and alleys, people running around.

Of course, for the ordinary people, it is clear that this has nothing to do with them, they do not say to buy tung oil, even if all of their own money out, not enough storage costs.

“Uncle, Uncle ……”

Half a month later, the excited Zhu Jin excited to the bookstore.

Zhang Anshi was looking at the opinion map on the wall with his hands behind his back.

“Uncle, the price has gone up again, again, fifteen taels.”

Zhang Anshi turned back and looked at Zhu Jin.

“Keep collecting.”

“And collect?”

Zhang Anshi said, “Fools, fake acquisition, send more people, go around and talk to the tung oil merchants, say that want to buy, take out a must-buy posture, enter into a contract, or the old rules, we stall for time.”

Zhu Jin couldn’t help but smile, “Good, I’ll do it later.”

“On the other hand, quietly ship out.” Zhang Anshi said, “The tung oil in our hands, quietly sell out, of course …… a little bit of selling, do not make a noise. In addition to this, the residence newspaper there, to draw up a text to …… say that the five military governor’s office of tung oil, already enough.”

Zhu Jin was shocked: “What, if this news is released, I am afraid …… that the price of tung oil must fall.”

Zhang Anshi smiled, “It’s not your concern.”

Ju Jin nodded his head resentfully.

……

A diary report was sent to the mansion in the capital with fire speed.

The old man had taken a moment’s lunch break, and at that moment came out wearing a cloth coat and shuffling his cloth shoes.

The hall had been a mess for a long time.

“Sir, sir, bad, bad, look ……”

The old man received the diary, only glancing lightly at it, and then laughed out loud, “Hahahahaha ……”

“Sir, how did the army come to have so much tung oil, if so, we …… what do we do.”

“You ah ……” The old man shook his head, “Five Army Governor’s Office side, there is Lao Fu’s people, this tung oil enough, Lao Fu will not know?”

“Ah ……”

The old man continued, “Obviously there is no tung oil, but the palace is spreading such news, and also with the help of the residence of the newspaper widely publicized, you tell me, why is this?”

All at once, many people perked up.

“Murphy …… Murphy …… bluffed.”

“Zhu Laoshi anxious, no tung oil, the army to go to Annan is to send death, haha …… then I do not know how many soldiers and generals to be lost, but, if it is no longer out of the army, his Zhu Laoshi’s face and can not be shelved, he is the same as Zhu Yuanzhang, are all the people of the good and the good, so, have to go out of the army can not be. At this time, tung oil rose to this price, he came out of this strategy, want to rely on this to reduce the price of tung oil, you guess, this is why?”

Someone was surprised, “Could …… it be that …… he is at his wit’s end?”

“Right.” The old man shook his spirit: “It is the exhaustion of the exhaustion, but it is a pity …… a pity …… that he is such a childish tactic, and he thinks that he can be suppressed? In my opinion, this price …… has to go up, less than grain silver twenty taels are not. Pass out, continue to acquire.”

“It’s just that we’re already running out of gold and silver on hand.” Someone laughed bitterly, “Having previously eaten in so much, we are now acquiring it. Fifteen or sixteen taels of silver a stone, the price is too high.”

The old man said, “Shedding the child can’t lasso the wolf, want to eat meat, how can you hesitate, Suzhou, Hangzhou side of the money bank, with your status, still can’t call at any time.”

“This ……”

The old man said, “Don’t worry, this time …… there is a tenfold huge profit, can’t lose.”

“At Your Service ……”

……

“Uncle …… uncle ……,” Zhu Jin sought out Zhang Anshi with gusto.

Zhang Anshi at this point, but the end of the seat: “The price has gone to twenty taels, right?”

“Yes, it is ……”

“How many shipments have come out?”

“It’s already quietly out close to 100,000 stones.”

Zhang Anshi smiled, “Very well, next, let them go to hell, from now on, to kill him without a single piece of armor!”