Chapter 354 – My Good Grandson

Zhang Anshi decided to ignore Zhu Zhanji.

This kid has grown wings and is out of touch.

Zhang Anshi then said to Crown Princess Zhang, “Sister, don’t worry, this Yi Wang is my man, will my vision still be wrong? You tell the Empress Mother to put a hundred hearts into it.”

Zhang couldn’t say anything else.

She remembered something instead, and said, “I hear you’re short of silver now?”

After a pause, Zhang continued, “Now who doesn’t know that you are borrowing silver everywhere, what debt.”

“This ……” Zhang Anshi was speechless for a moment, and smiled bitterly, “Sort of, it’s short of some silver.”

Zhang said, “We always say that with as much silver as we have, we can do as much as we can! The reasoning of living within your means, you always understand it, hey ……”

Looking at Zhang’s apparent concern, Zhang Anshi’s heart was warmed, and he busily said, “Yes, yes.”

“I was afraid you’d get the short end of the stick.”

Zhang Anshi added, “I know, I know, I’ll make a note of it.”

Zhang angrily glanced at Zhang Anshi, her gaze fell on Zhang Changsheng’s body again, looking at Zhang Changsheng’s white and tender little face, her complexion became more and more gentle and loving, and then said, “I’m too lazy to care about you, if it wasn’t because of Changsheng, I wouldn’t bother to say these words.”

Zhang Anshi suddenly felt that warm heart, leaking a bit, and said accusingly, “When you didn’t have a long life, you also rambled like this.”

Zhang was furious and looked up, glaring at him fiercely.

Zhang Anshi was afraid of getting into trouble, so he simply stopped squeaking.

Taking advantage of Zhang’s hugging Chang Sheng, rare as it is, Zhang Anshi and Zhu Zhanji ducked out.

Zhang Anshi sighed and touched Zhu Zhanji’s head and said, “Zhanji, ah Zhanji, you have grown taller again.”

Zhu Zhanji said, “A-Uncle don’t pat me on the head from now on.”

Zhang Anshi said angrily, “What, have you really grown hard? Even if you are no better, I am still your own uncle.”

Zhu Zhanji then said with a bitter face, “Uncle, how much silver do you owe outside?”

Zhang Anshi casually said, “It’s not a lot, I sent millions of taels of silver in debt.”

Zhu Zhanji was startled, his eyes subconsciously stared straight and said, “Uncle …… you ……”

Zhang Anshi said, “Like your mother, you have long hair and short knowledge, do you know what it means to run a business?”

Zhu Zhanji shook his head.

“Business is taking someone else’s silver and doing your own thing.”

Zhu Zhanji said, “What if I can’t pay it back?”

Zhang Anshi said with a calm face, “Don’t worry, take a step back, this debtor, nor is he an uncle, it’s the Right Governor’s Office.”

After a moment’s pause, he added, “Besides, I have a number of other methods to get the money together, seven or eight sets of plans.”

“Tell me about it.”

“For example, I’m pre-investing to build dozens of sites.”

Zhu Zhanji interjected, “What is the site?”

“It’s like a ferry.”

“Ferry? I see.”

“If you think about it, what does this site have to do with that?”

“Idiot, you’ve been taught to be stupid by those pedantic rotters, you don’t think about it, is this site a thoroughfare? Is it possible to become a marketplace in the future?”

Zhu Zhanji thought about it, “This ……”

Zhang Anshi said, “The land in this neighborhood, I acquired it a long time ago, using the name of the merchant bank right, so let me ask you, what is the value of so much land that can be used for a marketplace in the future?”

Zhu Zhanji suddenly realized, “In that case …… that …… that ……”

Zhang Anshi said, “This is just one of the means, but in order to recoup funds, I will sell some land first.”

Zhu Zhanji said, “How much silver can this be sold for?”

“For the time being, I have not thought about it, this land …… will be sold by acres, this acre, how, also have to sell a three to five hundred taels of silver. A site roughly has a thousand acres of land, this is not casually hundreds of thousands of taels of silver to hand?”

Zhu Zhanji couldn’t help but marvel, “Then in that case, wouldn’t …… wouldn’t it be …… a dozen sites …… ”

Zhang Anshi carried his hands behind his back and said with a smile, “Do you want to buy it? You won’t lose money if you buy it, you’ll definitely make a big profit.”

Zhu Zhanji shook his head without thinking, “I don’t have any silver ……”

Zhang Anshi whispered, “Your mother has …… really, I know where her private money is hidden …… ”

Zhu Zhanji exclaimed, “Mother Consort …… Mother Consort ……”

Zhang Anshi busily covered his mouth and said, “If you don’t buy it, don’t buy it, Junji, you have no conscience! Hey, it’s hard for me to look after you in the first place.”

Zhu Zhanji righteously said, “Uncle, it’s not right for you to do this.”

Zhang Anshi said, “Well, well, well, you’re upright, you’re noble, you’re marvelous.”

Zhu Zhanji said, “But …… A uncle …… in fact, this land may not be no one to buy.”

Zhang Anshi lazily said, “If even you can’t be fooled, who else is going to buy it?”

The land is actually really worth it.

The only problem is that people have no concept of the station.

At this time three to five hundred taels of silver an acre of land to sell to someone else, this is almost equivalent to robbery.

Now not to mention three or five hundred taels, this Zhang Anshi planning station, are in the more remote places, that land can sell twenty or thirty taels, has been considered a rip-off.

But there was no way, Zhang Anshi wanted to raise more funds, he wanted to do a big job, of course, the more funds the better.

Zhu Zhanji looked at Zhang Anshi’s gently furrowed brow, as if he was thinking about something, and suddenly said, “You wait ……”

With that, Zhu Zhanji slipped away in a spirit of vigor.

After a while, he came running back again with his toes in the air, fetched dozens of deeds, and said, “You see.”

Zhang Anshi looked down, but it was a deed guaranteeing the acquisition of one acre of land, willing to pay three hundred taels.

Zhang Anshi was surprised, “Who are these people?”

“It’s those companions of mine ……”

Zhang Anshi said, ”Damn, these dead eunuchs, they actually have so much silver? O Junji, let’s not let them off the hook, their silver is all the people’s fat and wealth. No, it must have come from the Eastern Palace through greed and ink! Alas, there are such brazen people in the world, three hundred taels of silver for an acre of land said to be bought, I can’t even imagine how much silver they’ve hidden anymore.”

Zhu Zhanji said, “This is all they have saved, many companions are going to cry, Uncle, don’t force them anymore.”

Zhang Anshi sighed: “Sinful ah, only this little, even if a mu of one thousand taels, but also can not come up with much silver, hey ……”

Zhu Zhanji smiled and said, “Actually, it’s not without a solution.”

Zhang Anshi said, “What else can be done?”

Zhu Zhanji said, “This …… is now but it is not good to say, you wait, A uncle, turn around and I will let people send the deed.”

Zhang Anshi immediately smiled, touched his head, eyes full of love, said: “Junji ah Junji, uncle still misunderstood you after all, the world is the only you most heartbroken uncle, and there is no loss of uncle will be the heart and liver out to you, you make good efforts.”

Zhu Zhanji drooped his head and said, “Uncle, do you only know how to ask for money when you’re dead?”

Zhang Anshi’s eyes immediately widened and he immediately said, ”What kind of words are these? What is A uncle doing all this for, isn’t it for …… our Zhang family? This Zhang family is not good, sister is not daily sad? You also know that a sister’s health is not good, she is your mother, if all day long sad face, you do this son, can heart peace?”

Zhang Anshi continued in a serious manner, “In the end, I’m doing this to reassure Sister, but also to let you do your filial duty, you’re a filial child, so don’t be wishy-washy in the future, hurry up and sell more land for Uncle, in the future, Uncle will love you even more, and make you mung bean ice to eat.”

Zhu Zhanji: “……”

Zhang Anshi added: “Also, this matter can’t be told to Ah Sister, you know it, Ah Sister knows about this matter, she will definitely be furious again, and must die of anger, you don’t want your mother to die of anger by birth either.”

Zhu Zhanji huffed and puffed, “A uncle ……”

“Alright, alright.” Zhang Anshi said, “At a young age, don’t get angry, it affects your health! It’s getting late, I’m going to take Chang Sheng home, Chang Sheng is going to sleep, he recognizes the bed.”

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“Your Majesty ……”

At this time, a report was sent to Zhu Di’s hands.

Yiluoha hung his head and waited for His Majesty’s reaction.

After Zhu read it, he pondered for a moment, “Hmmm ……”

He then fell into a brief moment of contemplation before slowly saying, “The grandson is old enough to be left to his own devices. In this matter, you will assist.”

Yizhuoha hesitantly said, “It’s just ……”

Zhu Di glared at him, ”What’s the point of babbling so much! This is Junji’s idea, then naturally according to his intention to do. Although he is young, in the future …… he is going to inherit the throne and rule the world. Now he wants to do things, no matter right or wrong, reasonable or not, listen to his arrangements to do is! If you do wrong, then he will reflect, do right, is a training. Heavenly family to do things, do not have to be afraid to suffer losses, not to mention is my grandson to do something, even if he is to go to gamble with people, that also can afford to lose. ”

Yiluoha immediately understood Zhu Di’s intention and busily said, “The slave girl obeys the decree.”

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At this time …… one fast horse after another arrived at the Specialty Thousand House.

Iwangju slept only two or three hours a day almost every day these days.

Countless messages, after being screened and analyzed by the lieutenants of the Intelligence Hundred House, were sent to him.

Those who contacted the Hundred House externally also sent external information to them at all times.

After a quick horseback ride, the vice-chancellor had arrived in Annam without incident.

During this month’s time, Zhu’s entire body seemed to be possessed.

This thousand households up and down, can not help staggering, sometimes to the night time, they can see Zhu in his duty room staring at that huge Siamese public opinion map on the wall.

Most of the time, he was silent and unspoken, and only occasionally would he suddenly call those around him and command things.

“It’s almost time.” Just at this time, Zhu suddenly said; “It’s almost time.”

Zhu was murmuring, the lieutenant who was recording on the paperwork on the side, had long been accustomed to this, and did not find it strange.

Zhu raised his head and looked at the lieutenant, then said, “Go …… pass down the order, the first plan is starting to be implemented, flying pigeons to Annan …… to tell them to act.”

“Here.”

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More than half a month later.

Siam’s harbor, some seafarers suddenly arrived.

In fact, by this time, the Siamese had begun to be wary of Han merchants.

Therefore, Han merchants were not allowed to enter Hong Kong.

But even if you don’t enter the harbor, buying and selling is something you can’t completely ban.

Therefore, the Han merchants’ merchant ships would often anchor in the outer sea, and then send out fast ships to send out signals, after which the Siamese merchants in the harbor would come out to connect with the merchant ships in the outer sea and carry out negotiations.

At this time, a group of Siamese merchants and traders had already boarded this ship of Han merchants.

The Han merchants on this ship saw them and saluted with one another.

Han merchants do business differently from other merchants. Other merchants, tend to be more direct, while Han merchants like to go around in circles.

First, I will tell you about the sea and the wind and the waves, and the flavor of the way, or …… maybe even talk about their own families, how your son is now, how my son clouds.

Waiting for the fire to be almost ready, two teas went down, this Han merchant said, “Nowadays, around the Susong area, the demand for spices and ivory is great, we now …… need a lot of spices and ivory, as much as we can get.”

The Siamese merchants and traders were instantly aware of this.

The specialties of Siam were ivory and spices, and many merchants and traders, and they had long been in cooperation with each other.

“How much do I need?”

“The more the merrier.”

“What is the price?”

Han Shang mused, “Add 10% to what we’ve had in the past.”

This statement, many Siamese merchants and businessmen look at each other, they instead seem to be flies see meat and fish in general, one of them said: “Now spices are difficult to acquire, ivory …… is not as much as before …… I’m just afraid that ……”

The Han merchant said, “I can pay some silver in advance as a deposit ……”

“No, it’s not about the money ……”

Han Shang said, “In that case …… then …… I have to think of another way.”

“If the price had been higher ……”

“Any higher and we will not be able to profit. It’s just a matter of you guys quoting a number.”

“Plus fifty percent.”

“How is this …… possible?”

“I also heard that the market said …… that since the opening of the sea of Daming, the price of spices skyrocketed! Not to mention that this spice in my Siam, you Han merchants is a silver dollar or so to buy to go a catty, but I heard, you in Songjiang port, but three two silver sold. Now you demand and so big, visible …… Songjiang port demand is even more, I am afraid that by then, you want to sell five two six two silver ……”

The Siamese merchants were smiling.

“As for ivory, there is no need to mention, you in Siam to buy the price is how much, can be sold to the Ming price and geometry? Although we are small country merchants, but also more or less have a number in mind.”

“This ……” The hansom merchant looked skeptical.

“Just add fifty percent.”

The Han merchant finally nodded with difficulty, “Okay, then I want to sign the deed, I here, advance some deposit ……”

Having said that, many Siamese merchants, on the contrary, looked hesitant.

In business, this merchant is the most adept at watching the wind, see the other side added 50% of the price, but also so eager, and once the deposit is paid, the price of this sale is considered locked.

It seems …… that the price of this spice and ivory is only going to go higher.

At this time, they were reluctant to sign the deed instead.

So the Siamese merchant said, “This …… is not necessary, we have so much cooperation with each other, by virtue of the credit, you are not often say, people without faith can not stand? Please rest assured that is …… by the time we acquired the spices and ivory, naturally as the number of delivery with you.”

“This ……”

The Siamese merchants didn’t nag any more.

Soon, they learned from the Luzon and Annan side, the price of spices and ivory, has indeed begun to skyrocket, Annan side, the price of spices not only rose by fifty percent, but directly more than doubled.

When it comes to spices and ivory, those produced in Siam are often of better quality than those in Annam and Luzon.

At this point, they realized that they were only going to suffer a great loss if they had signed the deed in the first place.

All at once, many people perked up; it was a great time to get rich!

At that moment, many Siamese merchants and traders scrambled to buy spices and ivory from all over Siam.

The price of this Siam, but also a hidden trend of rocketing up.

Another month has passed.

But suddenly, someone in Siam reported to the King of Siam, who was furious after receiving the report.

After learning that there are even a large number of merchants, and Han merchants secretly trading, now Siam and Daming is already at war with each other, each other has begun to war, the King of Siam for the Han merchants, has been extremely vigilant, and now …… even found that this matter, since it is a great anger, and then ordered to combat the Han merchants.

When this news came out, the Han merchant ships that were still coming were all of a sudden nowhere to be seen.

Not only that, but because of the Siamese’s first provocation, Annam and King Shen, who was in Johor, also immediately made countermeasures to strengthen the blockade of Siam by land.

As soon as the news broke, there was a great deal of wailing at all the ports of Siam.

You know, in anticipation of the price of spices and ivory skyrocketed, many merchants and businessmen are crazy to buy, and most of them are high-priced.

This spice and ivory, transported to the Ming may be profiteering, but left in the hand, in this Siam, but almost not worth much money.

If they are not sold, they will lose all their money.

What’s more, driven by profiteering, countless hunters went around hunting elephants, and many Siamese landowners, driven by profiteering, have also switched to planting a lot of spice trees and plants, after all, compared to cash crops that can produce spices, that food is hardly worth much silver.

What’s more, since the Ming opened the sea, the price of spices have been rising, which also makes the processing of spices, as well as planting spice crops more and more people, this time even more spawned a lot of merchants, acquiring a lot of spot.

And now …… it’s all at once, everything comes to nothing.

Crops that have been planted down have had a lot of cost invested in them, and it is impossible to completely destroy them. The prices of the goods acquired have plummeted, but there is a huge cost to storage.

Both landowners and merchants have suffered considerable losses, and many merchants, moreover, have found it difficult to continue directly.

Those hunters originally risked their lives to hunt the ivory, and now …… find that there are no merchants to make acquisitions.

Right in the middle of this wailing.

Suddenly there is news, Annam chicken temple, because Annam and Siam produced a sword fight, would like to monk compassionate spirit, would like to come to Siam, visit Siam’s reclining Buddha temple, may this, can say two countries, put down the sword, each turn back to the shore.

This news is out …… also do not know how, actually made this Siam up and down, everyone knows.