"My father is indeed far-sighted, and I admire him."
Zhu Cihong heard Zhu Youjian tell the whole story about his "big feudal plan", so he had to pretend to admire him and wanted to flatter this cheap man who was very capable of beating.
But Zhu Youjian smiled and shook his head, and said to Zhu Cihong: "Although my method of enfeoffment is a long-term strategy, if I really want to succeed, I cannot do without your help, Brother Chun."
"My son is young and weak..." When Zhu Youjian said this, Zhu Cihong knew that he was going to do something bad. He felt that he wanted to say something modest and push the blame away.
But how could Zhu Youjian let Zhu Cixi go, and immediately interrupted: "Why are you poor? Among the richest people in the world, you are the first. Zheng Zhilong and Shen Tingyang are not as good as you together, so you don't want to that's humble."
Zhu Cixiang was anxious and quickly defended: "Father, my son is already deeply in debt and has no way to borrow money..."
"Hahaha," Zhu Youjian laughed, "Brother Chun, don't joke...how is your ability to make money? Don't I know? A mere 130 million is nothing to you?" "
"My son, I really have nothing to do..." Zhu Cihong pushed further.
Zhu Youjian's face became a little darkened, and he said in a deep voice: "Brother Chun, do you know that it has been very difficult to be a good prince in this country since ancient times! Especially for a great emperor like me to be the heir apparent... ..That is not what a prince with average talent can do!"
What do you mean? Zhu Cihong's hair stood up after hearing Zhu Youjian's words.
Zhu Youjian laughed a few times and whispered to Zhu Cihong, who was about to be frightened: "Brother Chun, you are different from those princes who were deposed and killed because of lack of talent in history. You are richer than them." , you are richer than all of them put together... And because I want to open up the frontiers, enclose children, and colonize millions of households all over the world, I can also spend money.
I know that my splendid country and my glorious age are all made of money. And you, Guo Ben, are the best at making money in the world. How can I not like you? "
Zhu Cixiang is now trembling with fear and sweating profusely!
He has no way to deal with Zhu Youjian now... This Zhu Youjian is now an invincible hero, and he also firmly controls the powerful armies in front of the tent. Although Zhu Cixiang, the prince, was very good at making money, he didn't have any soldiers at hand. He didn't even have his own household, so of course he couldn't legally organize an army.
Even if Zhu Youjian lets go of his control over Zhu Cixiang from now on and lets him recruit warriors to organize an army, Zhu Cixiang still knows that he can't defeat Zhu Youjian who is probably the military god descended from the earth...even if he lives in this life He spent a lot of energy learning military and martial arts. But no matter how hard he studied, he was still at the level of a cadet.
And Zhu Youjian...is already a military god!
And if you can't beat it...that's the last word!
"Brother Chun," Zhu Youjian asked with a smile, "Think about it...do you have money?"
"I have money, I have money..." How dare Zhu Cixiang say that he doesn't have money? He nodded repeatedly and said to Zhu Youjian: "My son has already thought of a way. I wonder how much my father wants?"
Zhu Youjian smiled and said: "That's right! Brother Chun, don't worry, I also know that you can't fish all the time, otherwise I won't let you go to Yangzhou. I won't ask for more this time, just prepare another 100 million. ”
Okay, I asked for 100 million, and I didn’t ask for more! Zhu Cixiang really wanted to cry, but he still couldn't nod easily.
Even if Zhu Youjian threatens to depose the prime minister, he can't let go easily!
"Father," Zhu Cixi gritted his teeth, "tell me, how will you spend this 100 million? You only spent less than half of the 130 million you raised from Erchen last time, so why don't you spend it again?" Want to raise 100 million?"
Zhu Cihong's ability to manage money is of course not limited to raising money, he can also manage spending. Chongzhen, on the other hand, had no doubts about the use of his son... Even if the son was rebellious, he still asked Zhu Cihong to be responsible for the expenditure of more than 100 million, and also asked the Ministry of Household Affairs, the Ministry of War, and the Ministry of Industry to station people in Yangzhou to assist Zhu Cihong. "Spend money".
Under Zhu Cixiang's management, not only has the efficiency of spending money been greatly improved, but the speed of spending has also slowed down a lot... So the original "spending plan" of 130 million has only been spent now. (Complete the payment) is less than 40 million, and there will definitely be a balance in the end, at least 20 to 30 million can be saved.
But no matter how good Zhu Cihong is at managing money, he can't afford Zhu Youjian's spending of hundreds of millions!
In response to Zhu Cixiang's questioning, Zhu Youjian did not get angry. Instead, he smiled and said to his son: "This 100 million is just a quota and will not be spent soon. As for where to spend it, I will discuss it with you."
He picked up a tea cup, took a sip of fragrant tea, moistened his throat, and then said to Zhu Cihong: "Before, I thought that I would have to send a large number of troops to Japan to force Tokugawa Iemitsu to surrender. Unexpectedly, Tokugawa Iemitsu was fierce and fierce. When I was intimidated, I handed over an emperor to me. Therefore, the plan to attack Japan had to be postponed, and the matter of the third child marrying Emperor Kouko and our opening up the New World had to be advanced.
Both of these things cost a lot of money!
In addition, I have to use troops to attack the remnants of slaves and thieves in Northeast Korea and the Songhua River and Heilongjiang river basins. When I use up my troops, I have to open up immigrants and set up military mansions! "
"Since we no longer attack Japan," Zhu Cixiang asked, "can we save military expenses for Japan's troops?"
"It can't be saved," Zhu Youjian waved his hand, "because Japan will have to fight sooner or later... and it also costs money to prepare for war! Replace flintlock guns for the army, build thousand-ton ships for the navy, and transfer the title of Prince Ning. At the same time, he moved his military household in Zhongzhou to Fengzhuang of King Ning, helped King Ning to build an army of 20,000, and so on. Which thing can we not do? If we don’t do it now, what will we use to fight Japan in the future? What else can Lao San do? Waiting to be the emperor!"
"But the marriage between the third child and Emperor Xingzi didn't cost much, right?" Zhu Cihong said, "My son married 12 people at once, and it didn't cost much."
"Not only did you spend nothing? You also made millions!" Zhu Youjian glared at his son, "Except for Wu Sanmei's family, the rest of your 12 hairpins are from rich families. None of them have hundreds of thousands. Dowry? Can Emperor Xingzi compare with your woman? That is an emperor with a breeze on his sleeves."
"Then... why don't you just be more frugal?"
"Frugal?" Zhu Youjian glared at his son again, "Not only can the third child not be frugal on his wedding, but he has to be extravagant... He has to show off his wealth! Do you understand how to show off your wealth?"
Zhu Cixiang nodded, "My son knows how to show off his wealth...but what's the use of showing off his wealth in Japan?"
"Show off to those poor samurai!" Zhu Youjian said to his son, "The third child has to go to Japan to marry the emperor. This is a rare opportunity to show off the national power of the Chinese dynasty and win over Japanese samurai."
"Will the Japanese samurai join us?"
"It's to surrender to the emperor!" Zhu Youjian said, "The samurai...should be loyal to the emperor! Although Xingzi is the queen, she can also recruit samurai from the north!"
The "Northern Samurai" mentioned by Zhu Youjian was a samurai group created during the era of Emperor Shirakawa and directly obeyed the emperor's orders. It was an important military force supporting the administration of the academy, and it was also the beginning of the entry of the Japanese samurai class into the imperial court.
Once Empress Koiko abdicates, she can also follow Emperor Shirakawa's example and establish her own "Northern Samurai Order".
"The Tokugawa shogunate won't agree, right?" Zhu Youjian shook his head, "Tokugawa Iemitsu is not a fool...how could he let Emperor Kouko have his own samurai order?"
"It's not like we're recruiting too many people," Zhu Youjian said with a smile. "Tokugawa Iemitsu would certainly not agree to recruiting ten thousand to twenty thousand. But what if Xingzi only recruits 1,000 northern samurai? After she marries the third child, will she want to He left Japan to live in Korea. How can he not be protected by his own samurai? And Xingzi has to go back to his hometown to visit relatives, so he has to build several palaces in Japan, right? How can he not be protected by samurai? "
"But what's the use of 1,000 northern warriors?" Zhu Cixi still didn't understand.
Zhu Youjian laughed and said: "Of course an ordinary 1,000 northern warriors are of no use, but I plan to let Xingzi pay an average annual salary of 1,000 taels of silver to recruit northern warriors!"
