amaotonovel Chapter 535
Chapter 535
Chapter 535
Zhang Anshi couldn't help being surprised when he heard what the Sheren said.
He frowned, looking thoughtful.
Hu Guang saw something strange, and couldn't help saying: "Counting the time, the fleet going to the west should come back. Why, Your Highness, is there anything strange?"
Zhang Anshi wondered, "It's... hard to say."
Zhang Anshi is really hard to say.
In his estimation, it stands to reason that at this time, the return of the fleet is actually about the same.
Only...he also arranged a special mission.According to Zhang Anshi's estimate, from the siege to the end, there is a good saying that the siege is not difficult, but even if it is [-] pigs, you can't catch them so quickly.
The ending designed by Zhang Anshi is not just as simple as catching people, it involves very complicated things.
For example, when Li Zicheng entered the capital, how to take out the wealth of those high-ranking officials and nobles, this...is a big question.
But in fact, Li Zicheng's efficiency is not high. It took him a lot of time to copy salary, and... the effect is not obvious.
You know, what they deal with are all smart people, and wealth...is the lifeblood of others. How to scour them all is not only a technical job, but also a long-term process.
Therefore, in Zhang Anshi's conception, this time will take at least half a year.
After more than half a year, when the search in Venice was almost complete, I set off for the return voyage.
The time for the fleet to return to the voyage should be in the spring of the coming year.
But now, he came back more than four months earlier, which was enough to make Zhang Anshi start to worry.
"Forget it, Mr. Hu, it's better for you not to know about some things. Knowing more about some things will be harmful to you."
Hu Guang: "..."
Zhang Anshi said: "Hurry up and see you, Your Majesty may be waiting impatiently."
At that moment, everyone in Wenyuan Pavilion adjusted their clothes and rushed to Wenlou.
This Wenlou has almost become Zhu Di's living place now.
Zhu Di loves the name of this Wenlou, and the so-called making up for what is lacking is the same reason as eunuchs love to eat whips.
As a matter of fact, although Zhu Di didn't play with words, he carried out the words from beginning to end. Even after his death, the posthumous title given to him by his descendants was also Emperor Wen.
At this time, Zhu Di was in good spirits. Poverty was like adrenaline, which suddenly made Zhu Di stand up.
During these days, he routinely inquired about the various expenditures of the internal funds every day, thinking about how to increase income and reduce expenditure every day, and even now he looked at the Minister of Civil and Military Affairs with strange eyes.
It was a hair-raising feeling. Those tiger eyes suddenly fell on you meaningfully, and then asked you with a pleasant face what you ate today, how many sons you have now, and so on.
And in the end, he can always change the subject and say something inexplicably: "Okay, okay, okay, seeing that the life of Qing's family is booming, I feel relieved."
This sudden remark always makes people feel hairy and break out in cold sweat.
In a blink of an eye, Zhu Di became more and more simple, and even stopped the new clothes that had to be cut, which made people feel that the situation was even more serious.
In the past, ministers were caught in a battle of ideas, arguing over whether the new policy and the old system were good or bad, and they blushed because of this.
But now, everyone tacitly agreed not to fight.
Because these spirits expected that it would be more expensive to anger His Majesty in the future.
At this time, Zhu Di gently caressed the copybook and sighed.
At this time, before the ministers had an audience, he raised his head and said in disbelief: "Zheng He is not easy, he is not young, and he has gone to the west a few times, and he has gone farther and farther, but there is no end to the sky." Almost half of his life's energy is spent on that difficult ocean, and I really feel sorry for him."
Yi Shiha also couldn't help being touched. These eunuchs around Zhu Di were often used by Zhu Di according to their specialties. Now... not only Zheng He is old, but Yi Shiha is also old and has a lot of energy. It's getting worse.
Yi Shiha said: "Eunuch Zheng is the same as slaves and maids. Although slaves and maids were born and raised by their parents, since they entered the palace, they have lost their fate with their parents. From now on, they are His Majesty's people, so they will do their best. Sharing worries for His Majesty, other hard work and hard work are nothing."
Zhu Di nodded: "When the soldiers come back this time, it is time to reward one or two. In the past, relying on treasures, they could bring back a lot of goods, and most of them will eventually be distributed to the tens of thousands of people in the sea. Soldiers, they are taking their own lives to sail to the west, how can they not be rewarded?"
"If this year..." Zhu Di pondered, showing doubts.
Yi Shiha said: "Why don't you give me less? If that's the case, the inner money..."
Zhu Di hesitated a little, and then said coldly: "What are you talking about? If you want to marry your mother, they have their heads pinned to their waistbands. In the whole world, who would dare to miss their rewards? I don't have the ability. Snatching food with your mouth, I see you, you are blinded by profit, and you don't know the heights of the sky and the depth of the earth."
Yi Shiha hurriedly said: "Yes, the slaves will die."
Zhu Di sighed and said, "Reward what should be rewarded. If there is still some surplus...clear it up and see how much you can save."
Yi Shiha quickly said yes.
At this time, an eunuch came in a hurry: "Your Majesty, Wenyuan Pavilion and the eight ministers are all here. Besides, Duke Qi also came to see him."
Zhu Di looked at Yi Shiha suspiciously and said, "Isn't Duke Qi sick?"
"Yes." Yi Shiha said: "He is not in good health, the old wounds on the battlefield never healed, and now he has to go to medical school almost every now and then...but..."
Speaking of this, Yi Shiha lowered his voice, and continued: "Your Majesty, have you forgotten? Duke Qi's son has also gone to the west, I'm afraid he heard the news, so he came here... to see you."
Zhu Di raised his eyebrows after hearing this, and said, "It's that kid who doesn't look too smart, Qiu Song?"
Listening to Zhu Di's words, Yi Shiha suppressed a smile and said, "Your Majesty often talked about him back then."
"I'm getting older, these people... what are Zhu Yong, Zhang Fu, Zhang Fu..." Zhu Di shook his head.
When Zhang Anshi and the others came, they saw that Qiu Fu also limped in, but he seemed quite energetic.
Zhu Di looked at the ministers and said with a smile: "Quanzhou Shipping Department sent a rush report, saying that the fleet has passed the water of Quanzhou, and the time is short. At this time, it should be... the fleet has almost arrived at the mouth of Songjiang River. Yes. Zhenqing has already ordered the fast horse to ask the courier shop along the way. If the fleet arrives at Songjiangkou, it should also send the fast horse to the capital. It is expected...today, or tomorrow, there will be news."
All the ministers said one after another: "Your Majesty is wise."
Zhu Di waved his hand, and then said: "Where is there any sageness? Look, you always talk about my sageness as long as I don't want your money, or when you stare at my inner money. A few years ago, When the internal funds were abundant, when the national treasury was empty, didn't it be found on my head? In the end, I only got the word "Shengming". The so-called lip service is not true, it should be like this."
No one expected that His Majesty would turn to this topic while talking.
So for a while, everyone looked at each other, not knowing what to do.
Here, Zhang Anshi is the most guilty, because he is really rich... but money cannot be created by the emperor like this, and the shortfall of internal funds cannot be solved by one hundred and twenty thousand taels of silver.
So Zhang Anshi bowed his head tactfully and remained silent.
Seeing that all the ministers were speechless, Zhu Di smiled and said: "Come on, I don't bother to care about it. This time...the fleet returns, as usual, we should reward the officers and men. This matter...is the most important thing, The imperial edict has to be drafted. Besides, I think that Zheng He has worked so hard and made great achievements, so I should show something, otherwise...it will be unreasonable. This matter will be handed over to the court for discussion. If there is no result, I will not agree. "
The ministers responded obediently.
At this time, even Hu Guang became much more behaved.
Zhu Di looked at Qiu Fu with a smile on his face, and said, "Qiu Qing's family is not in good health, they need to take a good rest."
Qiu Fu said: "The old minister is useless. Fortunately, the dog still has some uses. The old minister is very pleased to be able to go to the sea to relieve His Majesty's worries. It's just... the father and son parted, and I can't help but miss it. There is no news in this spring, summer, autumn and winter, four seasons. Come on, if the old minister says he doesn't care about it, it's against human relations."
Zhu Di laughed: "Yes, loyalty and filial piety require both, and it should be the time for you father and son to get together."
Just as he was talking, a eunuch from the General Administration Department came in a hurry and said, "Your Majesty... there is news."
Zhu Di regained his spirits immediately and looked at the eunuch.
The eunuch hurriedly said: "There is already a fast horse from Songjiangkou, and it has come to the capital. It is the deputy general Liu Yi who went to sea with Zheng Gonggong. They arrived at Songjiangkou last night. Zheng Gonggong was not healthy, so he hurriedly ordered the deputy general to disembark. Horses travel day and night..."
As soon as these words came out, the atmosphere suddenly became tense.
Zhu Di even stood up and started pacing back and forth.
He frowned, with a serious look on his face.
Zhu Di had seen so many turbulent people like this, and when he heard about this, he immediately noticed something tricky.
He walked a few steps, and then said slowly: "The journey was tiring, and when we arrived in Songjiang, the soldiers were already exhausted. Even if there is any news, just ask the express shop at the Songjiangkou Shuizhai to send someone to report it quickly. Why do you need the deputy general to come to the capital day and night?"
All the ministers: "..."
Zhu Di said again: "Furthermore, you came so fast, you have been on the ship for so many days, you are so weak, but you have to travel all night, day and night, why... what happened?"
Zhu Di asked everyone's feelings, so the ministers all stared at the eunuch in unison.
The eunuch said: "Servant... slave..."
Zhu Di was obviously in a hurry at this time, and said sharply: "Quickly invite this Liu Yi and ask him to come and see you. No..."
Zhu Di paused, and then said: "Prepare the chariot and horse, use the comfortable chariot and horse presented by Zhang Anshi, and carry Liu Yi into the palace, over the Meridian Gate... no..."
Zhu Di suddenly said again: "If you go to the Meridian Gate, you will inevitably have to take a detour, open the Daming Gate, and enter the palace from the Daming Gate. In this car, prepare some tea and grains. The grains should not be hard, but can be melted by the entrance."
This battle frightened the eunuch enough, so the eunuch scrambled to the ground.
Zhu Di waited restlessly, becoming more and more impatient.
Things happened so unexpectedly that he had a bad premonition.
And Qi State Duke Qiu Fu's complexion was extremely bad.
He seemed uneasy, his health had been bad for the past few years, and now he was dragging his sick legs, his heart was anxious, and his body was in pain, but before he received accurate news, he could only grit his teeth and wait patiently.
Zhu Di noticed Qiu Fu at this moment, and said, "Give a seat to Qiu Qing's family."
But Qiu Fu said: "Your Majesty, there is no need, I...stand still."
Hearing what he said, Zhu Di seemed to understand Qiu Fu's mood.
Now, who can sit still?
More than an hour later, when everyone was anxious, a car stopped directly outside Wenlou.
The eunuchs called several times from under the car, but the people in the car didn't move.
Someone opened the car door, only to find that the deputy general Liu Yi had already fallen asleep in the car, and he hadn't even touched a bite of the food in the car.
After a lot of difficulty, someone gently tugged on Liu Yi's breeches and woke Liu Yi up.
Only then did Liu Yi wake up in a daze, then remembered something, and got out of the car in a hurry.
To put it bluntly...he is a mere lieutenant general, but he has achieved the achievement of riding a car in the palace, which is not enjoyed by countless princes and county kings.
But now... Liu Yi obviously didn't have the heart to take these things into consideration.
Immediately walked into the hall quickly, bowed directly to Zhu Di and said: "Humble..."
Without waiting for him to continue, Zhu Di took the lead and said, "How is Gonggong Zheng?"
Liu Yi said: "Hello Mr. Zheng."
Zhu Di raised his eyebrows, and then said: "Where is Qiu Song? Why didn't Qiu Song come to Beijing quickly, he is young and vigorous, how can I teach you?"
Liu Yi truthfully said: "Your Majesty, General Qiu has not returned."
As soon as this statement comes out...
Qiu Fu's face turned pale immediately, his whole body was on the verge of falling, and he almost passed out.
Among the crowd, Zhang Anshi felt as if his brain was about to explode, and his whole body became light.
This...how is it possible?
Ironclad vs wooden ship.
Three thousand model battalion lieutenants, well-equipped with soldiers and food, against a group of medieval warriors.
The advantage is mine!
How could you lose?
Zhang Anshi's heart was completely confused, thinking of his brother made him feel extremely uncomfortable.
Seeing this, Zhu Di pulled his face down, his brows furrowed deeper, he winked at an eunuch who was accompanying him, pointed at Qiu Fu, and said, "Help him."
Then he said again: "Liu Qing, continue talking."
"General Qiu..." Liu Yi said again: "It's still in Europe. Since Venice was broken, people need to be sent to stay behind, so I haven't come back this time."
Zhu Di: "..."
The painful expression on Qiu Fu's face suddenly stopped, and he felt his heart ache.
This time, the heart attack no longer hurts.
Zhang Anshi was about to jump up at this time, staring, and shouted: "Didn't you say earlier that Venice has fallen?"
Liu Yi was taken aback, but he still said honestly: "Yes, nowadays, it's called Fubo City..."
The ministers felt disdainful, what's the big deal if this small town thousands of miles away is breached?
The wild land... After all, it is not the West, and it cannot be garrisoned, but it is just tasteless, tasteless to eat, and it is a pity to discard it.
Zhang Anshi heaved a sigh of relief, and then said ecstatically: "I told you earlier, I told people earlier, as long as this kid Qiu Song goes out, he will definitely succeed, haha...he will make a great contribution this time."
Zhu Di said with a straight face: "Okay, don't make noise here."
Zhu Di's heart is like a bright mirror. With so many territories in the world, it is no great achievement to conquer a city. If this is considered a great achievement, then those clansmen who conquered cities and lands one by one in the West, wouldn't they all have made great achievements?
Zhang Anshi immediately said obediently: "Oh." Then he shut up.
Zhu Di looked at Liu Yi again and said, "The fleet, isn't there much damage?"
Liu Yidao: "We lost a few ships, but... thanks to His Majesty's grace, we did not suffer any major losses."
Zhu Di said: "Why did Zheng Qing's family teach you to report the news all night?"
Liu Yidao: "Eunuch Zheng has explained, because the cargo on board this return voyage is really valuable, so after anchoring, all soldiers and sailors are not allowed to disembark, and people on the pier are not allowed to board the ship at will, but their lives are humble, come first quickly Report, please make an order from Your Majesty to dispatch an army horse to seal off the pier, after Zheng Gonggong and all the generals disembark and rest."
Zhu Di: "..."
Zheng He is not qualified to dispatch troops and horses.
In fact, without the emperor's will, no one would dare to deploy troops easily.
And Zheng He is an extremely cautious person, obviously because he is afraid of accidents, and the soldiers on board are exhausted to the extreme, it is obviously impossible for them to guard the pier anymore, they must have an elite army to protect the pier before they can disembark .
Zhu Di couldn't help but said: "Precious... what kind of precious goods, you need such a big fanfare, and... you need to act so... cautiously?"
Liu Yidao: "Your Majesty, it's all real money..."
Zhu Di: "..."
Liu Yi continued: "After General Qiu conquered Venice and other city-states, he looted... No, it was offered by the local gentry and merchants."
Zhu Di: "..."
Seeing that Zhu Di didn't move, Liu Yi didn't dare to continue.
Zhang Anshi was anxious, and couldn't help but ask: "How many?"
Liu Yi smiled wryly and said: "This... can't be calculated, it's too much. Eunuch Zheng actually wanted to settle it properly when he returned to the voyage, but it's a pity that there are only a few people proficient in arithmetic on board, and these hundreds of ships can all be loaded. Full...so...so..."
"Is this fleet...all loaded with gold and silver?" Zhu Di snapped his eyes, dumbfounded, and said, "Just a few cities? Can you rob...can you offer so much?"
Liu Yi said in embarrassment: "This... Your Majesty... I don't know where to start to answer this humble one."
Zhu Di's spirit suddenly became a hundredfold in an instant, and there seemed to be light in his eyes.
Immediately, he raised his voice and said: "Tune... This is to transfer people, order Jin Yiwei, and the model battalion stationed in Qixia, to dispatch quickly to guard the pier where the fleet is moored, no one can come in and out, send people...send people to ... so many ships ... how much gold and silver is this? Zhang Qing's family ... have you heard of such a large amount of gold and silver?"
Zhang Anshi smiled slightly, and said: "Your Majesty, I really want to see a thing or two."
Zhu Di waved his hand: "Then Zhang Qing will go in person, hurry up."
"Ah..." Zhang Anshi was taken aback, too shocked to speak.
(End of this chapter)