My father Zhu Gaoxu

Chapter 186
"Stinky boy, you are quite good at poaching corners!"

In the Hall of Martial Heroes, after Zhu Di heard Zhu Zhanhe's report, he couldn't help but scolded with a smile.

Zhang Xing found Zhu Zhanhe in the afternoon and expressed that he was willing to go to Tianzhu with Zhu Gaoxu, so Zhu Zhanhe immediately entered the palace and asked Zhu Di to let Zhang Xing go. After all, Zhang Xing was an official of Ming Dynasty, so it was impossible for him to leave without saying hello. Go to Tianzhu.

"Grandfather, our Ming Dynasty has a lot of talents, no matter civil or military, you must have no shortage of talents, but there are not many available people on my father's side. The civil servants barely have a Yang Shiqi, but the military generals can only let him take the lead, so I just want to help him find a helper."

Zhu Zhanhe said with a cheeky smile.

Zhu Di will definitely not reuse Zhang Xing. Instead of letting him go to Nanyang for the elderly, it is better to let him go to Zhu Gaoxu to work hard.

"Zhang Xing is a betrayer. He has already betrayed a prince. Are you not afraid that he will betray your father?"

Zhu Di looked at Zhu Zhanhe and asked again.

"Don't be afraid, he went to Tianzhu alone, his wife and children are all in Daming, and I have also investigated, Zhang Xing is a loyal person, even if he betrayed King Gu this time, it was to save King Gu's life, from here I can see that he is a smart man, so I believe he will definitely not do stupid things to betray my father!"

Zhu Zhanhe replied without thinking.

Seeing Zhu Zhanhe's insistence, Zhu Di had no choice but to agree: "Well, since you want to use him, then I will give him a chance!"

Speaking of this, Zhu Di seemed to have thought of something, then he sighed and said again: "Speaking of this Zhang Xing, he was once as famous as Zhang Yu, the Duke of Rongguo, and even when Zhang Yu was alive, he once praised Zhang Xing to me. Xing, I want to see if this Zhang Xing can really compare with my beloved general!"

When mentioning Zhang Yu, Zhu Di also showed distress. Zhang Yu's death in battle was definitely the biggest setback he encountered during Jing Nan. He even once thought that he could not succeed. how to spell?
"Thank you, Grandpa Huang. I believe that Zhang Xing has been holding back his anger these years and wants to find a chance to prove himself. Can he be called 'two Zhangs' with Duke Rong?"

Seeing that Zhu Di agreed, Zhu Zhanhe also said very happily.

After bidding farewell to Zhu Di, Zhu Zhanhe returned to Dongchang and told the good news to Zhang Xing who was waiting.

Zhang Xing was worried that His Majesty would not agree, but he did not expect Zhu Zhanhe to bring back good news after only going there for a while, which made him finally wake up. It seems that His Royal Highness in front of him is more important than he imagined. favored.

It should not be too late, after all, the fleet sailing to the west does not wait for anyone, and if it is too late, it will all be over.

Therefore, Zhang Xing immediately bid farewell to Zhu Zhanhe, and then said goodbye to his family, and then hurriedly left the capital overnight. He had to arrive at Jiaozhi to join Zhu Gaoxu and the others before the fleet sailing to the west.

As for Zhang Xing's family, they didn't have a house in the capital, so they were borrowing from a friend's house, so after Zhang Xing left, Mrs. Li wanted to take the family back to live in their hometown.

But Zhang Xing was from Kaifeng, quite far away from the capital, and Zhu Zhanhe was very optimistic about Zhang Xing, so of course he couldn't ignore Zhang Xing's family.

Therefore, Zhu Zhanhe gave a house to Zhang Xing's family in the name of the King of Han Mansion, and arranged for them to live in the capital. Zhang Xing's salary was also paid by the King of Han Mansion. After all, he worked hard for Zhu Gaoxu and couldn't just work. Take no money.

Mrs. Li originally wanted to decline, but Zhu Zhanhe personally came forward and persuaded Mrs. Li to wait in the capital, so that Zhang Xing could convey any news as soon as possible. It was this reason that persuaded Mrs. Li to agree to stay in the capital. live.

After setting up Zhang Xing's family, Zhu Zhanhe also let go of one thing, and the rest depends on whether Zhang Xing can make it to Jiaozhi in time?
It's the fifteenth day again, and Zhuchai will hold a party as usual. Although the fleet has left, the ladies of this group still have endless topics to talk about. Getting ready for the next voyage.

"Why are you free today?"

Zhu Zhanhe rested today, but he did not expect that Zhu Yong would also come. The last time he listened to Zhu Zhanhe's persuasion, he found an official position in the Governor's Mansion of the Five Armies, and finally started to do something serious. Sometimes he would not see him for several days There are no people.

"This is not to accompany my mother and my wife to attend the Pearl Hairpin Meeting. By the way, I have something I want to ask you about."

Zhu Yong was also polite, sat down and poured himself a cup of tea, and drank it all in one gulp.

"What is worth making a trip for yourself?"

Zhu Zhanhe asked curiously.

"Recently, the price of land near the capital has been on the rise. It just so happens that Chengyanghou's house is going to sell the land. My mother thinks it's good and wants to spend money to buy it, but I always feel that this is a bit strange. Your subordinates are well-informed, so I want you to help me find out. one time."

Zhu Yong laughed when he said this, and he was a little embarrassed to use Dongchang's power for his own private affairs.

"It's just a piece of land, do you need to come and ask me?"

Zhu Zhanhe asked very puzzled.

"This piece of land is not small, all of them are high-quality paddy fields. If it were in normal times, it would be worth at least [-] guan, but the Chengyang Hou Mansion is willing to sell [-] guan. However, the land price has been rising recently. How could he be so low? How about selling the land?"

Zhu Yong expressed his doubts.

"Is there a [-]% discount for the best paddy fields? This is really strange, and it's so good. How could the Chengyang Hou Mansion sell such a large piece of land?"

Zhu Zhanhe was even more surprised when he heard the words.

You must know that in the eyes of people in this era, land is the most valuable thing. Whether you are in business or an official, the first thing you do when you have money is to buy land. Coupled with the special location of the capital, the fields around Jinling City It only goes up but not down. In many cases, you can’t buy land with money. It can be said that there is a price but no market.

"My mother asked, and the reasons given by the Marquis Mansion of Chengyang are also very good. They said that they had emptied the Marquis Mansion to buy ships and goods for going to the West. They had no choice but to sell the land as an emergency. .”

Zhu Yong explained again.

The cost of voyages to the West is not small. Although the number of ships assigned to each family is not many, many nobles still emptied their families in order to buy ships, buy goods, and recruit crews. Therefore, Cheng Yanghou's explanation is also reasonable. Pass.

"Even if it's an emergency, there's no need to lower the price!"

Zhu Zhanhe also felt that this matter was very strange.

"That's right. I advised my mother not to buy it, but my mother felt that it would be a pity not to pick up such a cheap price. If she insisted on buying it, our mother and I couldn't stop arguing, so I came here to ask you about the situation."

Zhu Yong said again, since he went to serve in the Fifth Army Commander's Mansion, he has grown a lot more courageous, even daring to talk back to his mother.

"I understand!"

Zhu Zhanhe suddenly thought of something, immediately slapped his hands, and then grabbed Zhu Yong's arm and said: "Brother, you guessed it right, don't buy that land, whoever buys it will be fooled!"

(End of this chapter)