After Gao pragmatic left from Prince Lu's Mansion, His Highness Prince Lu couldn't sit still at all. He walked around the study room for many times, but still felt undecided, so he simply invited several of his teachers over and asked them for advice on the suggestion provided by Gao Gongbao to see if it was feasible.
The gentlemen assigned to His Royal Highness Prince Lu are naturally very knowledgeable, but they have specializations in their professions, and when it comes to things like financial management... the topic is a bit over the top.
But that doesn’t matter. The gentlemen are all masters of answering questions, and they are very good at changing the focus of the article. Therefore, from the left and right long history to the chief and deputy trial, they did not work hard on making money, which King Lu was most concerned about, but carefully prepared His Royal Highness King Lu analyzed the reputational benefits of "letting go of King Jing's legacy".
However, they analyzed and analyzed, and they just thought that letting King Jing's legacy go out would enable His Highness Prince Lu to obtain the title of Ming Wise King. However, His Highness Prince Lu didn't care about good kings and unwise kings. He did care. It's the "get" mentioned by Gao pragmatism.
Will that little broken island really become a cornucopia in the future?
His Royal Highness Prince Lu really couldn't see it, and he really didn't have much confidence.
If he had to say yes, it would be better to say that he had confidence in Gao's pragmatic vision and Jinghua's abilities.
The reputation of being highly pragmatic and having the Midas touch is no joke. When he has not failed in more than ten years, anyone else has to think carefully about his business proposals, even if his suggestions sound completely ridiculous. Talking about the same, that is no exception.
A person's name, the shadow of a tree. What is a name? This is called fame.
Just like in later generations, even if Gao Pragmatic couldn't understand how time could go back, but Einstein said it could, he had to wonder if his level was too far behind, so he couldn't understand it. It’s not about going back and doubting Einstein’s nonsense.
There must be a foundation to oppose authority. Some people's authority in certain aspects has reached a level close to myth. This makes it difficult for people to have the courage to rebel - you yourself feel that your level is 30,000 feet behind others. Why do you have the nerve to object before you understand?
This is probably the current mentality of King Lu. He really can't see any "money prospects" in that small broken island with a population of only a few thousand, but he doesn't dare to question Gao Pragmatic's statement at will, and now several gentlemen have They were talking about him one by one, which drove him crazy.
Finally, when the gentlemen had finished speaking, King Lu breathed a sigh of relief and said, "I understand what you gentlemen mean. Let's discuss this matter here for now. Gentlemen, go and have a rest. I will also have a good time." Think about it.”
As soon as they left, Zhu Yili immediately stood up, quietly called someone over and had a conversation, and then rummaged through boxes and cabinets in the palace, looking for a map of Guangdong.
It is a pity that the Kanyu Map was not a popular reading material in the "feudal era". Except for the many Kanyu Maps under the banner of "Business Road Map" in Beijing, most people did not dare to collect such things, and even the King of Lu in Beijing Not even in his mansion.
After searching for a long time without finding it, Zhu Yili gave up and simply stared at the hourglass to wait for news.
After a while, the man from before came back and brought back another man dressed in eunuch clothes.
For a prince in a country that does not yet have a vassal, Zhu Yili should be able to treat any eunuch as a domestic slave. However, this visitor is obviously an exception, because as soon as Zhu Yili saw him, he stood up and greeted him, and even took the initiative to fight him. Say hello.
"Uncle Yao came just in time. I want to enter the palace immediately, but the palace gate is already closed... I have to ask Uncle Yao for help."
It turned out that the person who came was none other than Empress Dowager Li's younger brother Li Wenjin.
As mentioned before, great eunuchs like Li Wenjin do not necessarily have to live in the palace. They almost all have outhouses, and people like Li Wenjin who are addicted to money are certainly no exception. So just now Zhu Yili sent people to his outhouse. Zhai asked him to come over and help.
The Ming Dynasty's palace prohibition rules have always been very strict. Although Zhu Yili was a vassal without a country, in principle he could no longer go to the palace at will because he was married and went out to study. What's more, it was still late at night when the palace doors were already locked. Although Zhu Yili was favored, he did not dare to joke about the palace ban.
You know, in order to protect the safety of the palace, the Ming Dynasty had many guards inside and outside the imperial city, and the gates were strictly guarded. The imperial city alone was guarded by twenty guards including Banner, Kingo, and Yulin.
Every day in the imperial city, the governor and the sword bearer were on duty, and there was one person from each of the thousands of households. They received the No. 17 token to stay in the palace and ordered the sergeants of each door. Later, the governor's mansion was designated as the governor's mansion, and the five mansions were ordered to be appointed as marquis and uncles, with one person taking turns to be on duty every night. There are hundreds of generals stationed on the left and right sides of the inner imperial city, and twenty people take turns to watch each watch. There are eight patrol officers in the four gates, who patrol and inspect each other. Each time the seal-holding officer stamps his seal on the inspection book.
In other words, as long as His Highness Prince Lu appears near the palace gate at this time, the news will spread throughout the capital early tomorrow morning. How can these nobles and nobles keep it secret? Even if they don't tell it themselves, people around them can't keep it a secret.
How about sneaking in quietly? Hmm... this is a dream. The quality of the personnel guarding the palace may have dropped a lot compared to the early days of the country, but the palace defense system has not been abolished.
There are forty guard duty rooms around the palace wall and the Tongzi River. Each room is guarded day and night by ten sergeants, and there are twenty-eight copper bells around it as warning signals. Every time the first watch is added, a copper bell is issued from the first duty room outside the right door of the Que. The soldiers on duty shake the bell and pass it to the second duty room. The bell is then passed to the first duty room outside the left door of the Que. Early in the morning, pass the bell to the first duty room at Queyou Gate and repeat the bell delivery.
There are also 72 guard duty rooms around the outside of the imperial city. Each room is also guarded by ten soldiers and has 78 copper bells. Every night, a copper bell is issued from the first duty room at the right gate of Chang'an and passed on. Stop at the left gate of Chang'an. In addition, patrol inspectors were sent around the palace every night to check the status of soldiers on duty.
The origin of this system should be that it began in February of the 17th year of Yongle, when Emperor Zhu Di ordered the Ministry of Industry to cast bronze talismans for the four gates of the imperial city and bronze medals for night patrols. In March of the same year, bronze medals for night patrols in the palace were cast. The characters "Cheng", "East", "West" and "Bei" are respectively cast on the bronze talisman of the Imperial City, each representing the name of its city gate. At night, the inspector holds the left half, and the guard holds the right half. When the guard encounters the inspector coming to inspect, the bronze talisman matches and he engages.
These strict security rules and regulations stipulate that no substitutions are allowed while on duty, no one is allowed to leave his post without permission, no team is dispersed, no officials are allowed to interfere with military and civilian affairs, no property is required, etc. The current execution situation may not be as good as it was during Chengzu's time, but after all, the framework is still there, and without the bronze talisman in hand, it is impossible to sneak in.
Not only were the guards outside the palace heavily guarded, but there were also heavy troops inside the palace. Before Gao Pangshi set up the Imperial Guard, there were 1,507 Han generals in charge of the emperor's personal bodyguards, 40 swordsmen in the avant-garde of the imperial army, 2,500 red-helmeted generals, and 10 generals in command. Six people, 502 generals of Mingjia, two generals, eight Han generals, 3,000 forks and swordsmen of the fifth military camp, eight generals, no fixed number of Xunwei cavalry, flag bearers, etc. There are 180 sword officers in charge of the guard, a total of more than 8,300 people.
At that time, there were six bodyguards in charge, one of whom was in charge of the generals of the Han Dynasty, the cavalrymen, and the sword-bearers of the advance guard of the imperial army; one was in charge of the fork and knife guards of the fifth military camp; four of them were in charge of the red helmets and Ming soldiers of the Three Thousand (Shenshu) camp. General A.
As the bodyguards have just said, they are served by nobles such as dukes, marquises, uncles, princes-in-law and captains. On weekdays, there are hundreds of generals on duty, waiting outside the Meridian Gate day and night, and watch at night. All the forks, knives and guards of the fifth military camp are staying in the imperial city. The guard-in-charge follows a shift system, one per day. The Han general in charge of the royal guards and the fork-knife bearer are on duty every day. When major events are held in the palace, the guards will be deployed according to customization.
After Gao Pangshi carried out the reform of the Beijing Camp this time, the Imperial Guard became the only field force in the Beijing Camp, while the Production and Construction Corps was responsible for logistics and other matters. This made the palace guards seem awkward.
Finally, after discussions with the nobles and seeking instructions from Zhu Yijun, another palace confinement system was devised, which meant that the personnel originally responsible for palace confinement would continue to serve, and subsequent vacancies would still be recruited from the various health centers in the Beijing camp. Selection, but these people need to go to the Jingbei Camp of the Imperial Guard to participate in a three-month special training before "taking up the post", lest the people selected after the Jingba camp is changed to the Production and Construction Corps cannot even use a knife at all.
Of course, since the reform of the Imperial Guard itself has just begun, these guards have not been replaced yet and are still the same group of people.
However, although the rules are strict, after two hundred years of implementation, any rules will definitely become loose or even deformed. The same is certainly true for the rules of palace prohibition. Therefore, although King Lu did not dare to run into the palace at night, there was not no way he could think of, such as Ask Li Wenjin to take him in, then it'll be okay.
It goes without saying that Li Wenjin was special. He was not only a eunuch, but also the empress dowager's brother and the emperor's uncle. Moreover, it was well known that he usually did not go anywhere else except Cining Palace. Since he entered the palace at night, he must have gone to Cining Palace to see the Empress Dowager Cisheng. Therefore, even if he brought Zhu Yili in, others would only think that the Empress Dowager was summoning King Lu, so of course it would be fine.
It has to be said that although Li Wenjin is greedy for money, as a sterile uncle, he is still very good to the children of his sister, Queen Mother Li. Zhu Yili wanted to enter the palace that night, and Li Wenjin immediately agreed, took his nephew into his carriage, and headed all the way to the palace.
On the way, he asked about the reason why Zhu Yili came to the palace at night. Zhu Yili trusted him very much and directly relayed to Li Wenjin what Gao Pangshi had just told him, and also asked Li Wenjin his opinion on the matter.
Zhu Yixuan originally thought that his uncle should be very confused and cautious after hearing such a difficult problem, but who knew that Li Wenjin's reaction was so quick that he thought he had heard wrongly.
Li Wenjin replied almost without thinking: "What else is there to think about? If Gao Qiuzhen thinks it can make money, then it must be possible. There is no need to doubt it."
Zhu Yili was stunned for a moment, and was about to remind him that the "little broken island" only had a population of a few thousand, but who knew that Li Wenjin hadn't finished his words yet.
Li Wenjin continued: "The only question that needs to be clarified is why Gao Qiuzhen did what he did - I mean, are there any bad consequences?"
Zhu Yiliu said in astonishment: "What does uncle Yao mean by this?"
Li Wenjin looked at his nephew, shook his head slightly and said: "When it comes to doing business, no one in the world can compare with Gao Qiuzhen, especially his vision, which is unparalleled. I think you should be the same." Agreed.
But you have to know that being truth-seeking doesn't actually take things like buying and selling as very important. You can find it if you look at his behavior over the years. I'm afraid he only did business to prove his family's theory of practical knowledge, which would indeed be helpful to the world. "
Zhu Yili hesitated and said: "Then..."
"This is the key." Li Wenjin thought deeply: "He asked you to resign from King Jing's legacy, and then showed you a prosperous way to make money. This seems to be very beneficial to you, but it is not good for him. What are the benefits? In other words, how can he prove that this is good for Ming Dynasty? "
Zhu Yiliu frowned and said: "It's nothing more than the rhetoric of the Ministry of Revenue. There are too many fictitious figures in King Jing's legacy. Pursuing them one by one will cause resentment among the people... hmph."
Li Wenjin rolled his eyes: "Is Gao Qiuzhen now the Minister of the Ministry of Finance?"
"Uh, no, he is the Minister of Rongzheng." Zhu Yili obviously didn't understand what his uncle meant.
"Since he is not the Minister of the Ministry of Finance, the troubles in the Ministry of Finance have nothing to do with him? You don't think that Shen Li is a member of the Practical School, and he has to help in everything because of his high pursuit of truth, right? I heard that the salary of the Imperial Guard was Problem, Shen Li can’t even talk about how to help him.”
Zhu Yili was speechless for a moment, and after a while he said: "But after all, he is the queen of the Shixue sect and the nephew of Gao Wenzhenggong. Shen Li can ignore it, but he can't ignore unity at all, right?"
Li Wenjin snorted softly: "Your Highness is still too young. There is a truth you have to understand: adding icing on the cake is not as good as giving someone timely assistance. Even if Shen Li can't solve the problem of King Jing's legacy, Gao Qiuzhen doesn't need to help now - wait until Shen Li really If he messed up the job, wouldn't it be better for him to take action again because of his high standards of truth? Should Shen Li be more grateful then? Will his status of high standards of truth become more stable? "
Huh? This seems to be the truth.
Zhu Yili couldn't help scratching his head.
Li Wenjin met and knew that he had accepted his statement, so he mused: "That's why I said that the most important thing now is what Gao Qiuzhen wants - that small island is now very desolate, and Guangdong and Guangxi Governor Zhang Ren is an old colleague who is seeking truth, so if he wants to buy this island, I think it should be extremely easy. In this case, he wants to drag you in to make a fortune... Why? "
Zhu Yili felt a little dissatisfied: What is this? I am King Lu, the Empress Dowager’s favorite son and the emperor’s half-brother. I am the head of all the vassals, and I am the watcher of all vassals!
But Li Wenjin obviously didn't care about his expression. Instead, he narrowed his eyes slightly and suddenly said: "There is only one possibility, and that is that he needs your signature, Your Highness."
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