My father Zhu Gaoxu

Chapter 331 Stupid
It was already late at night, but Zhou Xiu couldn't fall asleep tossing and turning, thinking about what Guanshi Wu told him today.

Zhou Xiu knew about Hanwang's shortage of people, so Zhou Xiu was not surprised that they were recruited to help arrange logistics supplies.

But Zhou Xiu did not expect that the King of Han was going to grant them official positions. As long as they performed well, they would be able to stay in Tianzhu in the future and help the King of Han rule the region.

Zhou Xiu couldn't help getting excited at the thought of being an official. Their family had been studying for generations, and his grandfather even passed the exam. Unfortunately, his father didn't live up to his expectations.

Zhou Xiu originally thought that he would be like this for the rest of his life. Even if he became the steward of the Duke's Mansion, he was still a servant in essence, and his fate was all in the hands of the master.

But he never dreamed that an opportunity to become an official was right in front of his eyes.

Although this is Tianzhu and not Ming Dynasty, no matter where it is, an official is an official, let alone an official under the King of Han, which is actually similar to an official in Ming Dynasty.

And once she has official status, Zhou Xiu can get rid of her slave status, start her life anew, and even make some achievements to revive the Zhou family's reputation.

Thinking of this, Zhou Xiu also sat up excitedly, wishing he could run to show his loyalty to Zhu Gaoxu now, of course, in his capacity, it is impossible to see Zhu Gaoxu.

"Wait, this matter is only heard by Wu Guanshi, what if it is fake?"

Zhou Xiu suddenly thought of a possibility. Her originally excited mood suddenly calmed down as if someone had poured a basin of cold water on it.

Guanshi Wu has a lot of friends and is very well informed of all kinds of news, but the entire fleet has thousands of people, and with so many people gathered together, any kind of news or rumors may spread.

What's more, Zhou Xiu and the others are all stewards of noble families. Although they usually obey the orders of the King of Han's mansion, they are all temporary. As for being awarded official positions by the King of Han, the news itself seems a bit outrageous.

"But it is true that the king of Han is short of people, and if he really conquers Tianzhu, he will definitely need officials to help him rule. It is definitely not enough to rely on people like Yang Changshi."

Zhou Xiu whispered to herself again, and at the same time cheered herself up.

Early the next morning, Zhou Xiu, who hadn't slept all night, got up, washed up and went to the cafeteria to eat, but soon heard that other stewards were also discussing the Hanwang's plan to recruit them as officials.

Now Zhou Xiu couldn't bear it anymore, and took the initiative to chat with other managers, and got more news at the same time.

A few days later, the news that Zhu Gaoxu wanted to enlist the stewards of various families as officials spread throughout the merchant fleet, causing a huge wave among the stewards.

These stewards are all carefully selected by the nobles of various families, each of them is a shrewd and capable person, and naturally they secretly consider for themselves.

Many people, like Zhou Xiu, were very excited and yearning to get rid of slavery and become officials.

Although being stewards of Xungui's family is very glorious, after all, they are taking advantage of the power of the master behind them, and they are slaves, and future generations will not be able to get rid of their status as slaves.

Of course, there are quite a few stewards who are unwilling, after all their family members are in Daming, and some stewards are also very loyal to the master behind them, even the temptation of being an official cannot change their loyalty to the master.

The stewards who are willing and unwilling have their own ideas, and it is inevitable that there will be some disputes when they talk, and the senior stewards of each family have also heard about this matter. Zhu Gaoxu blatantly poached the corners of each family, which made them unable to sit still immediately.

So on this day, the chief stewards of each family came to Zhang Zhong together, wanting him to give an explanation.

"My lord, for His Royal Highness, we are a hundred supporters. We need ships for ships, and people for others. But these stewards who are sailing to the West are all cronies of each family, and we will definitely bring them back in the future!"

As soon as they met, the chief steward of Duke Dingguo's mansion spoke up first.

"That's right. Now those stewards under us are panicking, and they are all clamoring to stay in Tianzhu. If this continues, there will be no one to manage our boat when we go back."

At this moment, the other senior manager also shouted dissatisfiedly.

"madness!"

Unexpectedly, Zhang Zhong snorted coldly at this moment, and cursed directly!

"My lord, you..."

The chief manager who spoke didn't expect Zhang Zhong to swear at people directly, and was very annoyed for a while, but because of Zhang Zhong's identity, he could only forcefully suppress his anger in the end.

"I called you stupid, are you not convinced?"

Unexpectedly, Zhang Zhong asked insistently at this time.

"No...no, the eldest son is right, the villain dare not refuse!"

One of the big stewards bowed his head and said.

"Hmph, that's what you say, but what you think in your heart, I'm afraid only you know."

Zhang Zhong glanced at the chief stewards of each family before speaking again.

"I called you stupid because your vision is too short-sighted. Haven't you thought about how much benefit each family will bring to each family in the future if the stewards can serve as officials under the prince?"

"Benefits?"

The chief executives of each family were taken aback for a moment, but those who were a little smart also reacted immediately, and their eyes brightened all of a sudden.

"The land of Tianzhu is not only fertile, has a large population, but also is rich in minerals. It can be said that this is a land rich in oil. Nearly half of the various goods we brought from Daming were sold to merchants in Tianzhu."

Zhang Zhong paused when he said this, and then said again.

"My lord has conquered Tianzhu, and the stewards of various families are officials under his lord. Even if they just want to recite a little incense, they must at least give some convenience to their original master's family. With the local wealth of Tianzhu, don't you still have to worry about not being able to make money?"

As soon as Zhang Zhong's words came out of his mouth, all the chief managers of each family reacted.

This is really the case. If the steward of my family becomes an official in Tianzhu, I will definitely provide some help to the master. At that time, whether it is doing business or doing anything, it will be extremely convenient, and making money will be a piece of cake.

"Understood, if it weren't for the lack of people under the prince, I wouldn't have given you this chance, so after you go back, discuss it with the stewards under your command. Give me a good performance in sending troops this time. The better your performance, the brighter your future will be!"

Zhang Zhong nodded in satisfaction when he saw that all the chief executives showed enthusiastic expressions.

"What the eldest son said is that we were short-sighted before and failed the kindness of the prince. Let's go back and discuss it!"

The chief steward who was scolded just now was the first to express his opinion, and the other chief stewards also echoed one after another, and then dispersed in a crowd, for fear of being preempted by others.

(End of this chapter)