Lao Zhu walked back to Jinshen Hall with a breeze, sat down, and couldn't help but feel greatly comforted when he thought of Zhu Shou. After a while, Lao Zhu felt that the joy in his heart had nowhere to put it.
After thinking for a while, he ordered: "If you come, summon Zhu Shou to see you."
Zhu Shou was stopped by the eunuch on the way out of Fengtian Hall and was taken all the way to Jinshen Hall.
As soon as he entered the door, Zhu Shou knelt down and bowed, "My lord, Zhu Shou, pay homage to the emperor. Long live the emperor. Long live the emperor."
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Lao Zhu stood up happily and said quickly: "Get down quickly."
After saying that, he walked to Zhu Shou and wanted to reach out to help him.
How dare Zhu Shou let the emperor help him with his own hands? He quickly thanked him and stood up.
"Okay, okay." Lao Zhu looked at Zhu Shou's face that had been carved by the wind and frost, and couldn't help but sigh: "I remember that when you were by my side, you were still a young boy. In the blink of an eye, you have turned into a proud man. A strong man now.”
Zhu Shou's eyes suddenly turned red when he thought of the days when he followed the emperor. He couldn't help but choked up and said: "The emperor's kindness to me is unforgettable. However, my mediocrity these years has embarrassed the emperor."
Zhu Shouqian smiled, but this smile was full of sadness and pain, which made Lao Zhu couldn't help but feel moved.
Lao Zhu habitually stretched out his hand to pat Zhu Shou on the head. Just as he took action, he suddenly realized that something was wrong. But what surprised him was that Zhu Shou also subconsciously lowered his body, as before, wanting him to take the photo more smoothly.
Lao Zhu couldn't help being shocked. As expected, these people he brought out by himself were caring. After so many years, these habits are still etched in their bones.
Thinking of this, Lao Zhu smiled heartily and patted Zhu Shou without any scruples.
Zhu Shou heard the emperor laugh and looked at the emperor without knowing why. His dull look was exactly the same as when he was a young boy.
After Lao Zhu laughed, he quickly calmed down his expression. After taking two steps, he asked aloud: "Since you are willing to serve as the governor of Luzon, do you know what the governor will do?"
"I don't know," Zhu Shou replied.
Lao Zhu smiled when he heard this and asked again
: "Then do you know where this Luzon is?"
Zhu Shou nodded and said: "I know this. I heard it is outside the Ming Dynasty, but I don't know where it is."
After hearing this, Lao Zhu couldn't help but smile and asked: "You don't know anything, how dare you stand up and go to Luzon to serve as governor?"
Zhu Shou bowed his hands and said without hesitation: "I don't need to know where Lu Song is, nor do I need to know what the governor should do. Wherever the emperor asks me to go, I will go; whatever the emperor asks me to do, I will do it." What."
Lao Zhu saw that Zhu Shou still looked as naive as before, and believed his words after a while.
"Since you don't know, I'll explain it to you."
Zhu Shou quickly lowered his head and acted as if he was all ears.
Lao Zhu pondered for a while and said: "Luzon is thousands of miles away from the Ming Dynasty. If you want to go to Luzon, you can only go by sea ship. This time you go, I allow you to bring two thousand soldiers and ten lucky ships. Han Du With less than 2,000 navy troops, they can easily defeat the local natives. You have 2,000 soldiers, so there should be no problem, right?"
"Please rest assured, Your Majesty, the general will live up to his command." Zhu Shou was immediately overjoyed. It was exactly what Han Du said. The Emperor was really prepared to let the Governor take charge of the military and political power of the place, otherwise he would not directly hand over the military power to him. .
"Well," Lao Zhu nodded with a smile and said, "You are also a tiger general, so I am naturally relieved. But you must also be mentally prepared. It is impossible for me to allocate elite soldiers to you. What I can give you, They can only be new recruits to the Guard."
Zhu Shou couldn't help but be a little disappointed when he heard that it was a soldier from the guard station, but he still replied: "Please rest assured, Your Majesty, the generals will practice hard and not fall. We will strive to train these two thousand recruits into elites in five years."
"Okay, then I'll be waiting for your good news." This was Lao Zhu's original idea. Otherwise, why would you give Zhu Shou two thousand soldiers? Giving him one thousand would be enough to suppress Lu Song.
A parallel importer like Han Du could sweep through Luzon with two thousand navy troops. In Lao Zhu's view, a battle-hardened general like Zhu Shou with a thousand men was better than Han Du with two thousand men.
The reason why Zhu Shou was given two thousand men was that he wanted him to take advantage of these five years to train his troops and strive to become an elite soldier.
Come.
Lao Zhu's abacus was very good. Stationing troops overseas could not only protect the interests of the Governor's Mansion and the Ming Dynasty, but also train troops.
Lao Zhu glanced at Zhu Shou and then said: "You will be gone for five years. I allow you to take your family there. You can decide for yourself."
"Thank you, Your Majesty." Zhu Shou suddenly became happy. Originally, he was still thinking about what excuse he should use to bring his nephew. Unexpectedly, the emperor's golden mouth opened and allowed him to take his family on the trip. Now, I don't even need an excuse.
"As for what you, the governor, want to do," Lao Zhu paused and said to Zhu Shou meaningfully: "Of course you want to gather wealth for the country, do you know?"
"I understand that I am the governor sent by the emperor, so naturally I will obey the emperor's orders in everything."
Zhu Shou's words made Lao Zhu very happy, and he couldn't help but look at Zhu Shou more. This guy is usually naive, but at critical moments he still listens to spiritual wisdom. I just clicked and he knew what to do.
Collecting wealth for the country is just a big slogan, Lao Zhu wanted Zhu Shou to do more to collect wealth for the palace. The emperor cannot send hungry soldiers, the emperor also needs money.
"I don't ask too much from you, one million taels a year. Of course, this is your first time to be the governor, so if you really can't do it, it's okay. However, no matter how much you send to the palace, I will return it I'll give you 10% as a reward." In Lao Zhu's opinion, one million taels a year is not too much for a governor of a place, but it is not too little either. A Jiaofangsi can send one million taels to the palace a year, so the governor of a place cannot be inferior to a Jiaofangsi, right?
"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your kindness. I will do it even if I'm in trouble." Zhu Shou answered decisively, but in fact he felt very guilty. He doesn't know anything about running a business, but he's not afraid. He doesn't understand, as long as someone understands. Ever since Han Du sent gold and silver treasures to the palace in public, his reputation as a good money boy has been widely spread among the people.
Just find an opportunity and ask Han Du for advice.
Lao Zhu smiled and nodded, very satisfied with Zhu Shou's attitude. But then he still told me, "The situation in Luzon is a little different. There are survivors of the former Song Dynasty. There is no need to overdo some things because they belong to the same lineage. You can decide the appropriateness for yourself."
