My father Zhu Gaoxu

Chapter 195

Not long after Zhu Gaoxu left Jiaozhi with the fleet sailing to the west, Zhu Zhanhe received the news.

When he learned that Zhang Xing had caught up with the fleet at the last moment, Zhu Zhanhe finally breathed a sigh of relief, hoping that Zhang Xing would not betray his trust.

Because of the fact that Zhu Gaoxu is going to Tianzhu, the life of the King of Han Mansion is not very easy recently, especially after the King of Han Mansion sold Yingtian Mansion’s land property shop in the name of Zhu Gaoxu’s need for money, there are more rumors about the King of Han Mansion in the capital again stand up.

Many people are even spreading rumors that the King's Mansion of Han is no good, and now they have to make a living by selling land. Some even say that Zhu Gaoxu and Zhu Zhanhe and his son have completely lost His Majesty's favor, and they will have to fight with Zhu Gaosui's King Zhao's Mansion in the future. The same goes down.

Regarding these rumors from the outside world, Zhu Zhanhe didn't care at all. Instead, he hoped that the rumors from the outside world would be more outrageous, so that it would be more convenient for the Wangfu to sell the land. Now the Wangfu still has the largest piece of land that has not been sold.

This afternoon, when Zhu Zhanhe was on duty from the East Factory and was about to return home, he did not expect Zhu Yong to bring a person to stop his carriage.

"Zhan He, this is Zhang Chang, Uncle Pengcheng, who also works in the Governor's Mansion of the Five Armies. He said he has something to discuss with you!"

Zhu Yong pointed to the middle-aged man beside him and introduced.

Zhu Zhanhe was also surprised when he heard the identity of the middle-aged man. Uncle Peng Cheng was the eldest brother of the Crown Princess Zhang, and the Crown Princess and Concubine Han had never dealt with each other very much, so he had no contact with Uncle Peng Cheng.

"Your Majesty, Zhang Chang, pay homage to His Royal Highness!"

Zhang Chang smiled and saluted Zhu Zhanhe.

"Uncle Pengcheng is being polite, I don't know why you are looking for me?"

Zhu Zhanhe returned the courtesy and asked.

"It's like this. I heard that the King's Mansion of Han is selling land recently. I happen to have a lot of money, so I want to buy some. I wonder if the King's Mansion still has land?"

Zhang Chang raised his eyebrows and asked.

Hearing that the other party came to buy land, Zhu Zhanhe became enthusiastic all of a sudden, and immediately said with a bright smile: "Of course it would be best if Uncle Peng Cheng wanted to buy land. Not retail, I wonder if Uncle Peng Cheng is interested?"

"Of course I'm interested. How big is the land and what is the price?"

Zhang Chang asked immediately after hearing the words.

"I really don't know how big it is, but the price is not cheap. It used to be estimated at 20 guan, but now it is only sold for 19 guan. If you are interested, you can go to the palace tomorrow. How about I ask the steward to take you to see it? "

Zhu Zhanhe laughed again and said again.

"No problem, it's settled like that, I just happen to be free tomorrow!"

Zhang Chang immediately made a decision, exchanged a few words with Zhu Zhanhe, and then left.

"Has your land been sold yet?"

After watching Zhang Chang leave, Zhu Yong asked Zhu Zhanhe.

"Sold out immediately, this is the last piece."

Zhu Zhanhe said with a smile, in addition to the fields, the Wangfu also has many shops and residences in various parts of Yingtianfu. These things are easier to sell than the fields, and the price has been reduced, so they are almost sold out.

"How about your family, I don't seem to have heard that your family sells land?"

Zhu Zhanhe suddenly asked Zhu Yong again.

"Don't mention it. At my insistence, I secretly sold a few pieces of land, but my mother loves the land as much as her life. In her eyes, those lands are probably closer than my son, so I won't do anything in the future. Ken sold it, saying that even if the price of the land fell, at least the land is still the land, and the grain produced every year will not be less."

Zhu Yong also looked helpless at the end.

Zhu Zhanhe also found it funny when he heard the words, but at the same time he felt normal. After all, in the eyes of people of this era, land is property that can be passed on to future generations. If it is not forced, no one will be willing to sell it.

"By the way, Uncle Peng Cheng suddenly asked you to buy land. Could it be because he got some news from the Crown Princess, or there is some change in the matter of moving the capital?"

At this moment, Zhu Yong suddenly asked with some worry.

As Zhu Gaochi's bedside person, the Crown Princess has always been very well-informed. If there is a change in the move of the capital, the Crown Princess may know ahead of time than Zhu Zhanhe.

"Don't worry, my grandpa is very strict about moving the capital, even my uncle was kept in the dark, let alone my aunt!"

Zhu Zhanhe smiled confidently, during this time he had gone to Zhu Gaochi to inquire about the relocation of the capital, but found that Zhu Gaochi didn't know much more than outsiders.

"Well, anyway, I have already sent a steward to Beijing. My mother won't let me sell the land, so I can only go to Beijing to buy more land. This way, even if the land price on Yingtianfu's side drops, it can make up for some losses."

Zhu Yong nodded first, then sighed again, he had nothing to do with someone as stubborn as his mother.

Zhu Zhanhe also couldn't manage Zhu Yong's family affairs, so he could only comfort him a few words.

"By the way, brother Zhang and the others have any news, where are they now?"

Zhu Yong suddenly thought of Zhang Zhong again, and asked immediately.

"The news just came that the fleet sailing to the west has already left Cochin. Calculating the time, it should have entered the waters of the South China Sea. It will officially enter the waters of the West Ocean after passing through the Managa Strait."

Zhu Zhanhe replied.

"You haven't even arrived in Xiyang yet, so how long will you have to wait for them to come back?"

Zhu Yong immediately said again with a bitter face.

"It's not that the fleet is slow, but that the world is too big."

Zhu Zhanhe laughed, and then chatted with Zhu Yong about the voyage to the West, and then left.

In the early morning of the next day, Uncle Peng Cheng sent someone to the palace, and then went outside the city to inspect the fields that the palace wanted to sell. There is a price but no market, and you can’t buy it if you want to.

So Uncle Peng Cheng was also very satisfied with this field, and happily paid the money, and then handled the transfer.

With the sale of this field, the property of Hanwang Mansion in Yingtian Mansion has almost been disposed of. Zhu Zhanhe also sent people to Beijing early, and is quietly purchasing the property around Beijing.

In the past, Zhu Zhanhe actually looked down on such speculative things, but there is no way, now that Zhu Gaoxu is going to sea, he needs money everywhere, and he has not seen any benefits from his voyages, so he must find a way to get some money.

This morning, it was a very ordinary court meeting.

Because Zhu Gaoxu is not around, and Zhu Zhanhe is in charge of Dongchang, he often needs to attend court meetings.

There seems to be nothing unusual about today's court meeting. The sacrifice day of Emperor Taizu is coming soon, and King Zhou has also arrived in the capital. Zhu Di discussed with the ministers about the sacrifice, and then listened to the ministers to report a few government affairs.

Just when Zhu Zhanhe and the officials thought the court meeting was coming to an end, they saw Zhu Di standing up suddenly: "When I first came to the throne, I established Beijing as my accompanying capital, and built the city of Beijing and the imperial palace. It took many years to build the city of Beijing. It's over, now it's time to officially move the capital!"

Zhu Di's words immediately caused an uproar in the court!
(End of this chapter)