My father Zhu Gaoxu

Chapter 100 Smell the wind
the next morning.

Zhu Zhanhe woke up in a daze, opened his eyes and saw two big faces smiling obscenely in front of him, he yelled out in fright, and punched them with two fists.

Only two screams sounded at the same time, followed by a familiar voice shouting: "Zhan He, what are you doing, why do you want to hit someone as soon as we meet?"

"That's right, we kindly woke you up, why are you still beating us?"

Another familiar voice also complained.

Zhu Zhanhe jumped up from the bed, only then did he see clearly that it was Zhang Zhong and Zhu Yong, both of them covered their eyes with resentment on their faces.

"What are you two doing? It's fine to come here early in the morning, and you're still smiling so obscenely, I thought you two were trying to moleste me?"

Zhu Zhanhe saw clearly that it was the two of them, and finally heaved a sigh of relief.

"Hey, you're not a beauty, why are we molesting you?"

Zhang Zhong rubbed his eyes and complained.

Fortunately, Zhu Zhanhe's hands and feet were weak when he just woke up, so the beating didn't hurt very much.

"Why did you two come so early, have you had breakfast?"

Zhu Zhanhe sat back on the bed, wanted to ask Sun Ruowei to dress and wash himself, but thought that she was called by her mother to help.

"I came with my mother, and I haven't had breakfast yet."

Zhang Zhong was the first to answer.

"I'm also with my mother, and I only ate a few bites for breakfast."

Zhu Yong also replied.

"The news of your two families is quite well-informed, and you know about the voyage to the West so soon!"

Zhu Zhanhe couldn't help admiring when he heard the words, he didn't need to ask, he knew that the two dukes and wives must have come for the quota of voyages to the West.

"Listen to you, are the rumors outside true?"

Zhang Zhong was taken aback when he heard Zhu Zhanhe's words, he grabbed his arm and asked excitedly.

"What do the rumors say?"

Zhu Zhanhe asked curiously.

"Since yesterday, I don't know where the news came out, saying that you have made great contributions to the court, and His Majesty has rewarded you with some accompanying ships to sail to the West. It is said that there are quite a few of them. Now they are all in the hands of Princess Han, my mother. When I heard the news, I couldn’t sit still, so I brought us here to inquire about the news.”

Zhu Yong answered first.

No need to think about it, these rumors must have been let out by Princess Han.

"Zhan He, tell me quickly, are these rumors true?"

Zhang Zhong once again asked Zhu Zhanhe for proof that he had to hear Zhu Zhanhe's confession for such a big matter.

"That's right, these rumors are all true. The emperor rewarded me with fifty ships. That is to say, in addition to Zheng He's official ship, I can also organize an additional fifty ships to accompany the fleet. Sailing to the West!"

Zhu Zhanhe nodded.

"My God! Fifty ships!"

Zhang Zhong was also trembling with excitement when he heard the words, and then he grabbed Zhu Zhanhe again and shouted: "Zhanhe, let's divide the places among the three of us, as long as we go there once, our three families will never be short of money to spend again!"

"Why are you as greedy as my mother?"

Zhu Zhanhe looked at Zhang Zhong speechlessly. This guy not only looks like a woman, but sometimes behaves like a woman.

"That's right, Zhang Zhong, you kid is too greedy!"

Zhu Yong also booed, and he turned to Zhu Zhanhe and said seriously.

"Zhan He, if you give me ten places, how about I give you [-]% of the income from these ten ships?"

Zhu Zhanhe covered his face, Zhu Yong is not much better, he has learned to bribe people at such a young age!

"Both of you stop for a while, I'll have someone prepare breakfast, and the three of us will chat while eating!"

Zhu Zhanhe was too lazy to talk to the two bad friends, so he called other maids to help him dress and wash, and then brought breakfast for the three of them.

"Both of you, don't be too greedy. Although Grandpa Huang gave me fifty places, I plan to try to attract as many people as possible, so each family's quota will definitely not be too many."

Zhu Zhanhe said to Zhang Zhong and the others while drinking fragrant rice porridge.

"Why are you pulling so many people?"

Zhang Zhong complained dissatisfied, and Zhu Yong also looked at Zhu Zhanhe with an expression of incomprehension.

The more people there are, the benefits each family can obtain will naturally be greatly reduced.

"Do you understand the sea ban? My fifty quotas have already stepped on the line of the sea ban. Only when more people are brought in, when everyone's strength is united, the law can't blame the public. Once, there will be a second, third time..."

Zhu Zhanhe patiently explained.

There is a famous saying in later generations: If there is a [-]% profit, capital will dare to trample on all the laws of the world.

Zhu Zhanhe agreed with this sentence very much, the profit of sea trade can be more than doubled, as long as the nobles of various families can taste the sweetness of sea trade, they will never be able to stop, and it will only be a matter of time before the sea trade ban is broken.

"It makes sense, Zhan He thinks long-term!"

Zhang Zhong quickly figured out what Zhu Zhanhe said, and immediately slapped the table in agreement.

Zhu Yong didn't think too much about it, but he knew that since Zhang Zhong agreed, he just had to follow the trend.

Zhang Zhong and Zhu Yong stayed at Zhu Zhanhe's place until the afternoon before leaving, and the two dukes and wives also left after lunch under the hospitality of Princess Han.

Moreover, when the two dukes and wives left, they all looked happy. As soon as they got home, the stewards of the two families inquired about the purchase of ships and goods, which finally confirmed the veracity of the rumors.

So in the next few days, the noble ladies in Jinling City rushed to Hanwang's mansion in small groups.

Concubine Han was very happy at first. After all, these noble ladies were very respectful when they saw her, and the compliments were repeated one after another. As a woman, who doesn't like to be hugged by others?

But soon Princess Han was a little overwhelmed. After all, there were so many noble ladies, she couldn't see her alone, so she had no choice but to call Concubine Guo to help her deal with these crazy ladies.

Chunhe Palace.

In the evening, the Crown Princess Zhang went to Zhu Gaochi angrily and complained: "What is the father thinking? Why did you leave the matter of participating in the Western Seas to the Han Palace?"

"It was Zhan He who brought this matter up to Emperor Father, and Emperor Father has not given any formal rewards for Zhan He's successive achievements in the past, so he just rewarded those places to him."

Zhu Gaochi put down the Three Kingdoms in his hands helplessly, looked up and explained to his wife.

He only heard about this after the fact, but Zhu Gaochi didn't have any objection to it. After all, with Zhu Zhanhe's contribution, he really deserved such a reward.

"Zhan Ji is the eldest son and grandson, what is the matter that the father always dotes on Zhan He?"

The princess complained again.

Before, she thought that Zhu Zhanhe was nothing to worry about, but now that Zhu Zhanhe's performance is getting better and better, she has already felt a huge threat.

"You can't say that. Father also attaches great importance to Zhan Ji. Shouldn't he be responsible for the Yongle Grand Ceremony?"

Zhu Gaochi said again.

"Since you value Zhanji, why don't you give us some places to go to the West?"

The princess brought the topic back again.

Today, the eldest sister-in-law of the Crown Princess came to see her in the palace, and euphemistically expressed her desire to go to the West, but now that the Crown Princess herself doesn't have one, how can she give it to her natal family?

"You, even if you are too small-minded, you, an elder, want what your father bestowed on Zhan He, and it's not embarrassing enough to say it."

Zhu Gaochi finally couldn't help but said.

In Zhu Gaochi's heart, Zhu Zhanhe is both his nephew and his old friend. To some extent, Zhu Zhanhe holds more weight in his heart than Zhu Zhanji, his own son.

"Who are you throwing away? Those are fifty sea-going ships, can they be eaten by the King's Mansion alone? They're just for the King's Mansion to buy people's hearts!"

The princess's eyes are red with anger, it's fine if others don't understand her, even her husband is facing outsiders, how can she not be angry?
"That's nothing to buy people's hearts. It's just because it's inconvenient for the father to come forward in such a matter, so I asked Zhanhe to help allocate the quota. If you want, you can go to the second man's house. I believe that the younger brothers and sisters will definitely be willing." I'll give you a few spots!"

Zhu Gaochi also became a little impatient, and directly pointed out what the princess was thinking.

"What do I want? We are the long house, and it should be ours!"

The crown princess also showed the aura of a woman who was unreasonably disturbing, and said angrily with her hips akimbo.

"I am indeed the eldest, but the second and third children are also our parents' children. Even if it is an ordinary family, it is impossible not to leave anything for brothers?"

Zhu Gaochi was quite patient, and at this time enlightened his wife again.

"I……"

The crown princess was also speechless, and finally sat down beside Zhu Gaochi angrily, and even sulked.

"Okay, don't be angry. I know that my sister-in-law has entered the palace today, so I probably want to tell you about it. If you want, you can talk to your younger siblings directly. We are all one family. As long as you open your mouth, Brother and sister will definitely not refuse!"

Zhu Gaochi persuaded patiently again.

"Why don't you go?"

The princess is still sulking.

"Look at what you're saying, I'm a big man, how can I go to see the female relatives?"

Zhu Gaochi was also a little angry.

"I... I just don't want to see the second child's arrogant look!"

The Crown Princess was still unconvinced, but her tone softened.

She is the crown princess, the future empress of Ming Dynasty, and only others have ever begged her. When did she ever beg others?
"You also said that others are arrogant and don't look at yourself. I remember that when you were in Yanwang's mansion, you got along well with the second and third families, but later, since you became the princess, you almost got along with your tail You're up to the sky, people have endured you for so many years, what's wrong with you bowing your head to others now?"

Zhu Gaochi couldn't help complaining about his wife.

But just as Zhu Gaochi finished speaking, an eunuch suddenly came rushing to report: "To the crown prince, His Majesty suddenly summoned the King of Han to the Hall of Martial Ying. Listen... I heard that there is another fight!"

"what?"

Zhu Gaochi jumped up when he heard the words, and rushed to the Hall of Martial Arts without bothering to ask why.

At the same time, Zhu Zhanhe was also rushing to the palace. He had just received the news that Zhu Gaoxu seemed to have made some mistake, which made Zhu Di furious. Maybe there will be another friendly exchange contest between father and son. !
(End of this chapter)