Jiading Bo Zhou Kui? Zhu Cixiang was stunned. Isn't that my grandfather? Why did he come to Yingtian Mansion if he wasn't raising silkworms in Suzhou? Do you also want to invest in building a principality... This is not easy to handle. Now a lot of princes are grabbing the land, where is there any land for him to build a country?
Besides, he’s already cut like that, so he’s not suitable for the big business of colonization and nation-building, right?
"Proclaim him to the palace!" Zhu Cixiang couldn't think of it, but decided to summon Zhou Kui. After all, Emperor Chongzhen was sitting next to him, so he had to give him some face - he was his father-in-law!
Zhou Kui felt a little dizzy as soon as he entered the Huangji Palace. What happened today? Why are a bunch of princes arguing around a big ball? Could it be that the sect's mansion is holding a meeting? It was quite noisy...
His attention was completely attracted by this group of noisy princes, and he didn't even notice that his good son-in-law, Emperor Chongzhen, was sitting in a chair next to Zhu Cixiang's throne.
After being brought to a futon by the eunuch, Zhou Laohuang didn't dare to look at Zhu Cihong and knelt down to kowtow to say hello. He was very afraid of this good grandson, and he came to expose Chongzhen today because he was afraid! Exposing the Emperor's son-in-law was a bit unethical, so the old man felt guilty. He didn't get up even when Zhu Cixiang called him, and he lay on the ground crying.
When he cried, Zhu Cixiang, who was originally smiling, also frowned - what's going on? Could it be that my grandmother is dead? It was pretty good during the Chinese New Year, how could it be gone forever? And he’s not that old either, only 73 years old!
Zhu Cixiang quickly asked: "Old father-in-law, why are you crying so sadly? Is there something wrong at home?"
"Your Majesty, I am crying because..." Zhou Guozhang did not dare to say directly, "The Emperor rebelled". After all, Chongzhen was his son-in-law, so even if he wanted to expose it, he had to be tactful.
"It's because the old minister's son-in-law is crazy!"
What? Is your son-in-law crazy? Zhu Cihong did not expect that Zhou Kui was talking about Chongzhen. Zhou Kui had three daughters. The eldest daughter was married to Chongzhen, and the second daughter was already a widow. The crazy one should be Zhou Guofang's third daughter, who was Zhu Cihong's uncle.
"My uncle is crazy?" Zhu Cixiang frowned, "It was normal during the Chinese New Year, how come he went crazy in the blink of an eye?"
"It's not my younger son-in-law, but my eldest son-in-law who is crazy..."
"Your eldest son-in-law..." Zhu Cixiang looked back at Chongzhen, with some doubts in his eyes: Father, are you crazy?
Chongzhen was also inexplicably surprised. He invited Zhou Kui to Yingtian Mansion because he wanted him to help sell things - Chongzhen had too many treasures to sell, and the Yingtian Mansion market couldn't handle them, so he wanted Zhou Kui to help sell them to Suzhou Mansion. Sell.
But what happened to this old man? Chongzhen really couldn't understand why this old man told Nizi that I was crazy as soon as he came to Yingtian Mansion?
At this time, the originally noisy Huangji Palace became silent, and the princes stopped fighting for territory and all looked at Chongzhen.
Zhu Cixiang frowned and asked, "What's going on?"
Zhou Guozhang said: "Your Majesty, I don't know exactly what happened. I just received an instruction from the Supreme Emperor to come to Laoshan Palace quickly. I didn't dare to delay and came immediately. Only when I got here did I know that the Supreme Emperor was selling the palace. He wanted to collect treasures to raise money for the founding of the country. But is it possible for the emperor to establish a country? And he shouldn’t even think about it! Let alone setting up a stall in front of the palace to sell treasures to raise money for planning. .So the old minister thinks that the Supreme Emperor must be crazy..."
"Zhou Kui, what are you talking about!?"
Before Zhou Guozhang finished speaking, Emperor Chongzhen had already jumped up. He had already been misunderstood as a foolish king. He was wronged enough, but why did he become a madman again? It would be great if this spreads out!
When the old abbot heard Chongzhen's roar, his heart trembled. He quickly looked up and saw the "Crazy Emperor" standing there angrily, with a frightening livid face - he looked like a madman!
Zhu Cixiang shook his head repeatedly and said with a smile: "Father, calm down. Don't be as knowledgeable as the old abbot. The old abbot is old and confused. How do you know how big the business we are doing now?"
What deal? Zhou Guozhang was stunned again and again. Isn't this the imperial court? Is it a place for business?
When the old man was confused, King Lu Zhu Yihai spoke up. He was now the imperial magistrate of the clan and was considered an elder of the clan. Although Zhou Guozhang was not a clan member, he was also a relative of the state. Now that there were some misunderstandings, he should come forward to explain.
"Captain, the big deal that your Majesty is leading us clan kings to do now is called colonization and nation-building! It means going outside the mainland of Ming Dynasty to grab a piece of unowned and rich land to establish a vassal state... The emperor is selling off some of the land that is not needed. My baby is just to raise some money to invest in this big deal!"
Zhou Kui shook his head repeatedly, "I don't understand."
"What don't you understand?" Zhu Cixiang asked patiently.
Zhou Kui said: "I don't understand why I still want to rob the land without one? And how can this land without one be rich?"
"This..." Zhu Cixiang thought for a while, "Old Guozhang, you just said nonsense that the Emperor was crazy... Many people heard it. What should we do? King Lu, you are a member of the clan. Government order, do you think the father-in-law should be punished for his nonsense and slanderous remarks against the Supreme Emperor?"
Zhu Yihai said seriously: "He should be punished!"
Zhou Kui's heart was broken when he heard this!
Zhu Cixiang said in a deep voice: "What crime should be punished?"
Zhu Yihai replied: "Your Majesty, Zhou Kui is the father-in-law of the Supreme Emperor after all. What crime should be punished... I would like to ask the Supreme Emperor to decide."
Zhu Cixiang nodded, smiled and said to Zhou Kui: "As long as the Supreme Emperor spares you, I won't ask any more questions. Please quickly plead with the Supreme Emperor!"
"The Supreme Emperor, I..." Zhou Kui looked at Emperor Chongzhen's face and knew something was wrong, "I'm confused, I'm really confused!"
"Humph!" Chongzhen just snorted coldly.
Zhou Kui had no choice but to plead with Zhu Cixiang with his eyes. Zhu Cixiang smiled and said to Chongzhen: "Father...I heard that your treasures are not easy to sell. There are many people watching the excitement, but few paying for it!"
Chongzhen sighed: "It's really not easy to sell!"
"Uncle Jiading," Zhu Cihong said to Zhou Kui again, "How about you spend hundreds of thousands of taels of silver to buy some treasures back? Then maybe the Emperor won't argue with you."
"Hundreds of thousands......"
Zhou Kui was a little impatient. Most of the things Chongzhen had were tributes, and they were also specially made for the royal family. These things could only be used as offerings after being bought back, and were of no use at all!
"Buy it, buy it!" Zhu Cixiang said with a smile, "They are all good things. It is good to pass them on to future generations... It's hard for them to lose even if they want to!"
Yes, they are all used by the royal family. Even if you use them to gamble, other bankers won’t dare to ask for them!
"Old, I didn't..." Zhou Kui said, then took a peek at Emperor Chongzhen's face, and quickly changed his words, "I bought it, isn't it okay if I buy it?"
"Okay, okay!" Zhu Cixiang smiled, "If you're flat, I'll give you a seat!"
He waved to the group of princes and said, "Sit down too, all of you, I have something to say to you."
After hearing his greeting, the princes all sat down according to their shift sizes.
Zhu Cixiang said: "I know what you were arguing about just now... You all want to occupy a good place and build a big and rich country to pass on to your descendants.
The idea is good, but the difficulties are underestimated and the benefits are overestimated! Is it really that easy to colonize and build a country? I have already taken away all the territory, and will I still give it to you? Don't envy King Jiaqing. You think that he has no ability and capital, but he actually managed to colonize and build a country, so you think you can do it too.
Actually, the Jiaqing Kingdom cannot be regarded as being established by King Jiaqing, he is just a banner! The real force that established the Kaqing Kingdom was the two Japanese samurai groups headed by Masaki Hoshina and Mitsuhisa Shimazu... This group of people can fight, kill and manage. They have no future in Japan, so they are willing to Take risks out of desperation. King Jiaqing is honest and easy to get along with. He is also my younger brother and has the banner of the Ming Dynasty, so he has the support of these people.
Even so, it was not easy for the Jiaqing Kingdom they built to develop. The money raised by selling titles was enough to allow the vassal state to survive. "
