My Brother-in-law is the Prince

  Chapter 531 Great Achievements

   After Zhu Zhanji saw it, he was very surprised.

   Uncle’s way of doing this is really too scary.

  A Jiangxi chief envoy has sixty-three stations, and the construction of a city is no different.

Although in this city, only a skeleton is built to provide some basic services such as reading, medicine, guards, etc., but how many medical centers and pharmacies need to be built, and how many bureaucrats and inspection departments are needed? , and how many markets and roads to build, and how many bridges to build.

   This is not a railway construction, it is clearly a complete transformation of the entire Jiangxi Chief Commissioner.

  You need money to build roads and build cities. How much manpower and material resources are needed?

  In the blueprint of this design, the residences of the residents, as well as the locations of the warehouses and workshops are marked, and there are even standard plans for the construction of ditches and roads.

  Everything comes down...

  Zhu Zhanji couldn't help frowning and said: "Uncle... After counting it all in this way, the grandpa's fifty million taels of silver every year, I'm afraid..."

Zhang Anshi smiled and said: "That's the problem! Fifty million taels... I did the math, and it's really not enough, but... when I reported it to His Majesty, I did make a mistake. This is my fault. But now that the railway has been repaired, the cost is not allowed, so please ask for more.”

  Zhu Zhanji: "..."

  Zhu Zhanji is not as calm as Zhang Anshi.

   Fifty million copies already made the emperor's heart hurt, and this year's 50 million is almost equivalent to directly emptying Zhu Di's internal money.

  If the budget is increased, Grandpa Huang must go crazy.

  So Zhu Zhanji said: "Uncle, is this... appropriate?"

Zhang Anshidao: "It has always been like this when building railways. If you don't believe me, you can ask. When Zhili built railways, there were additional budgets. After all, people can't plan carefully in advance, and everyone is not a god. This The matter...Of course it is very inappropriate, so Uncle is worried that if His Majesty finds out, he will jump his feet. That's why I came to you, we two, uncle and nephew, just in time to discuss a solution."

  Zhu Zhanji: "..."

   Zhu Zhanji felt that his uncle had come to set him up again.

  Zhang Anshi said: "You don't have to always look at me like this."

Zhu Zhanji said: "I understand, I finally understand why my uncle taught me to come to Jiangxi Railway Division. If it is someone else, please add more money. Grandpa Huang must kill people, but if I ask for it, Grandpa Huang will have nothing to do." .”

  Being exposed, Zhang Anshi couldn't help being a little embarrassed, coughing: "It's not exactly the case, the main thing is to train you, what bad intentions can Uncle have?"

Zhu Zhanji drooped his head again and said: "What's more, as long as I open my mouth, the emperor's grandfather will obediently take out the money even if he is furious. Because I, the grandson of the dragon, is in charge of the Jiangxi Railway Department in person, and everyone in the world They are all watching, if it is difficult to continue due to insufficient budget, then it is necessary to make the world laugh, not to mention other things, just for this face, the emperor sells iron and sells iron, and will continue to pay money."

  Zhang Anshi sighed: "Zhan Ji, how can you think like this..."

  Zhu Zhanji said: "Uncle... how can you use me as a gun?"

Zhang Anshi immediately put on an aggrieved look and said: "Zhan Ji, if you say such a thing, it will really break my uncle's heart. You feel your own conscience. For so many years, since you were a child, uncle? Everything is planning and thinking for you? This Jiangxi railway is the first of its kind in the world. As long as it succeeds, its name will go down in history. Be grateful to Dade, the world will be turned upside down, so tell me, uncle taught you to do this, do you have any private intentions?"

"As for your majesty's money...Your majesty is the father of the king. Who spends his money? You are his grandson, so what if you spend a little money on him? Isn't it right? Zhanji, you have to remember With your own status, you are the grandson of the emperor, and you are the hope of all the Ming Dynasty. You should spend this internal money, the only thing you need to worry about is how to spend this money! Is it a blessing for the world, or is it extremely evil? Desire to ruin? If you can be born to the common people, my uncle will be very happy, and the common people in the world will also be overjoyed. Isn't this the best of both worlds?"

The more Zhang Anshi spoke, the more excited he became: "Now you are blaming Uncle, what a shame for Uncle! The relationship between you and my nephew is so deep, I should say something that should not be said, Uncle regards you as more valuable than his own son. It's just that I didn't expect...a lot of good intentions turned out to be ulterior motives, hey...I really shouldn't be so confused, I just want to be my king of Song, and ignore everything, isn't it good? Why bother to be so hot? "

   Zhu Zhanji heard this, chewed it carefully, and found it reasonable.

  Suddenly, he felt ashamed and said, "Uncle, don't be angry, I was just talking nonsense."

The more Zhang Anshi talked, the more he felt aggrieved, and said quietly: "This is what you say in your heart, and you feel that Uncle is so heartless. Well, you don't need to explain, the matter has come to this, how can Uncle What are you talking about? Simply, Uncle will go back to Beijing, from now on, ignore everything, think about mistakes behind closed doors, and live your own life behind closed doors."

"Zhan Ji, you have grown up, and you have indeed become a dragon and a tiger. In the future, you will be able to inherit the great rule. Uncle also knows that the heavenly family has always been ruthless. How can you care about the relatives of your uncle and nephew? When you are lonely, you don’t have to think about Uncle. Uncle is a person who distinguishes the importance, and naturally knows that the monarch and his subjects have other reasons. When the time comes... I will go to Xinzhou, and I will be with the kangaroo. "

  Zhu Zhanji was panicked when he heard this, and hurriedly said: "I was really wrong, I dare not do it again. Uncle..."

  Zhang Anshi waved his hand.

   Zhu Zhanji was anxious for a while, and his eyes became moist. He seemed to have thought of the benefits that his uncle had treated him in the past, and seeing Zhang Anshi's disillusioned appearance, he felt both ashamed and terrified.

Seeing that Zhang Anshi was about to leave, he grabbed Zhang Anshi's long sleeves and said, "Uncle, I dare not, it was really just my nonsense just now, Uncle treated me the best, but I was confused and made Uncle sad. "

   Zhang Anshi's expression softened a little, and he said, "It's really no wonder you, who taught Uncle to meddle in his own business?"

  Zhu Zhanji said: "Uncle is always thinking about me, uncle treats me best in the world."

   Zhang Anshi then said: "The plan for this new city, in my opinion, is a long-term plan."

Zhu Zhanji quickly shook his head and said: "Uncle is right, this is the best time to build a new city and completely break the local barriers. Ashamed of my ancestors, I will write a letter to ask the emperor for money."

  Zhang Anshi hurriedly said: "Don't mention me in the memorial."

  Zhu Zhanji said: "Oh."

  ...

  A few days later, Zhang Anshi returned to Beijing excitedly.

  His running back and forth this time is naturally for the railway.

   This matter is too big. Once it succeeds, the New Deal will be considered a complete decision.

  The people who have benefited from it are countless.

  The gentry and ministers who opposed the New Deal, their soil will be completely lost by now.

  After returning to Beijing, before Zhang Anshi had time to go home, he rushed to the palace to have an audience.

   Zhu Di was overjoyed when he heard that Zhang Anshi had returned from Raozhou, and immediately summoned Zhang Anshi. At this time, Xie Jinren and others were discussing matters with Zhu Di.

   Zhang Anshi came to Zhu Di, and after saluting, Zhu Di said: "Give me a seat."

  Zhang Anshi leaned over and sat down.

  Zhu Di said with concern: "How is the emperor's grandson in Raozhou?"

  Zhang Anshidao: "Your Majesty, His Royal Highness has worked tirelessly..."

  Zhu Di waved his hand: "No need to flatter, just tell the truth."

  Zhang Anshi then said: "Your Majesty, this is the melody of His Highness the Emperor's Grandson, and the ministers are presenting it on their behalf."

  Zhang Anshi took out the memorial.

  Zhu Di listened, but only smiled: "You can just report it directly, and I don't need to read it. My eyes are a little blurred now, not as before."

  Zhang Anshi said: "Your Majesty, I don't know what is said in this memorial. This is a memorial. How dare I read it?"

  Zhu Di just nodded and gave Yi Shiha a wink.

   also lost his understanding, went to get the memorial, and forwarded it to Zhu Di.

  Zhu Di then looked down for a while, his face was kind at first, but in an instant, his face became ugly.

   "It's unreasonable!" Zhu Di said angrily, "What kind of talk is that?"

  All the ministers couldn't help being startled, and Hu Guang said eagerly: "Your Majesty, what happened to the emperor's grandson?"

  Zhu Di ignored it, and looked at the memorial in his hand for a while, then looked up at Zhang Anshi and said, "What did my grandson say?"

"Ah..." Zhang Anshi said very innocently: "Your Majesty, His Royal Highness didn't say anything, he just mentioned some old things to me, and said that for the sake of the people of the world, for the sake of the ancestors' foundation, he will definitely put the matter of the railway Done well, I have to share the worries for His Majesty. The minister was very pleased, Haosheng encouraged him, and told him that life is only about loyalty and filial piety. He was born in the emperor's family. If things are done well, it will not only relieve your father's worries, but also comfort His Majesty..."

  Zhu Di's face flickered.

  Xie Jinren and others clearly felt that Zhu Di's face was extremely ugly, but it seemed that he was trying to restrain something.

   After a long time, Zhu Di let out a sigh of relief and said, "Please leave, Qing, Zhang Qing will stay."

   Xie Jin and the others went in without knowing it, but they had no choice but to leave obediently and leave.

  At this time, only Zhu Di, Yi Shiha and Zhang Anshi remained in the hall.

Zhu Di couldn't hold back his anger any longer, and said cursingly: "Why do you want money again? Isn't fifty million taels of silver enough? My internal money is almost empty. This is knocking my bones and sucking my marrow! "

  Zhang Anshi looked surprised and said: "What, what money do you want?"

  Zhu Di squinted at him: "You don't know?"

Zhang Anshi said: "I... I don't know much. Your Majesty, you also know that His Royal Highness has grown up and has his own opinions. Although I am called his uncle, in fact, he is the grandson of the dragon after all. A minister is just a minister, and there is a difference between a monarch and a minister, so I dare not ask in detail if I have some questions."

"Yeah, he's grown up and his wings are hard." Zhu Di said: "I was about to be furious just now, but in front of Xieqing and others, I finally held back. After all, I can't show my family ugliness to the outside world. Teach him to build railways. How can this railway be built so expensively? Nowadays, developing railways is a national policy, and he, the Jiangxi Railway Department, has set a precedent. I don’t know how many people in the world are watching his every move. If there is any mistake, I'm afraid I will be laughed at generously. Hey..."

  Zhu Di sighed, with a gloomy face and hands behind his back, pacing back and forth.

  Zhang Anshi said: "Your Majesty, how much food do you need in this memorial?"

Mentioning this, Zhu Di felt his anger suddenly rise again, and said angrily: "I need to add another 20 million taels, not 20 million at a time, but 20 million a year... All the internal funds I have worked so hard to save are all I'm afraid it's not enough to give it all to him, so why don't we teach me to borrow money?"

   Zhang Anshi listened, but said: "It is not impossible to borrow money. The big deal is that I will ask the United Bank to give a preferential interest rate."

   "Huh?" Zhu Di's eyes fell on Zhang Anshi like a sword.

Zhang Anshi hurriedly coughed: "Your Majesty, according to my opinion, this case cannot be opened. This is just a railway construction. Zhan Ji is usually very obedient, but today it has really become like this. Otherwise, I will go to Raozhou again, on my behalf. His Majesty severely reprimanded him."

  Zhu Di: "..."

  Zhu Di lowered his head, as if pondering and weighing something, he kept pacing back and forth, his face showed pain and embarrassment, as if his flesh had been cut.

  After thinking hard for a long time, Zhu Di finally took a deep breath and said, "It's also lost."

  Yi Shiha knew that His Majesty was in a bad mood, so he stood silently at the side all the time, and at this moment he lowered his eyebrows and said pleasantly, "Your Majesty is here."

  Zhu Di said: "Take a good inventory of the internal funds and think of a way... to raise 20 million, no... 18,9 million taels, and transfer it to the Jiangxi Railway Department. This matter... don't make a big fanfare."

   "Your Majesty, you can't..." Zhang Anshi said: "Your Majesty, how can you be so indulgent..."

Zhu Di took a deep breath, and then said: "I can suffer from some poverty, but I can't suffer from the children. In any case, I can't make any jokes on the Pope's grandson. If the money is gone, I can still think of a way...Zhan Ji usually Well-behaved, it should just be because I didn't live within my means and plan carefully for a while. Well, let's let this matter go, don't mention it again. "

  Zhang Anshi had no choice but to say: "Yes."

  Zhu Di said distressedly: "Now I can be regarded as clean, and I will throw out 70 million taels this year. From now on, prepare to live a hard life."

  Zhang Anshi smiled wryly: "If it wasn't for the fact that I have taken all the money from my family to Xinzhou for the past two years to develop this new island, I really hope to take out some money immediately to share some of your majesty's worries..."

  Zhu Di: "..."

  Zhu Di was not in the mood to chat at this time, so he asked Zhang Anshi to leave first.

  Zhang Anshi had no choice but to leave in a hurry.

  After Zhang Anshi and Yishiha left, Zhu Di sat alone sullenly, looking preoccupied for a long time.

  Finally, Yi Shiha came back panting, and said: "Your Majesty, the internal funds have probably been calculated. If you take out 18 million taels, there will be some left over, but in the coming year..."

   Before he could finish speaking, Zhu Di pressed his hands and sighed: "My mausoleum... think of a way to see if I can save a lot. Besides, if you are in Peking, you don't need to continue to repair it. Keep everything simple..."

  Yi Shiha looked at Zhu Di's appearance, and couldn't help but feel distressed: "Your Majesty, this... this..."

  Zhu Di sighed and said: "The money...Let's leave it to the children and grandchildren to spend, it's hard work!"

  Yi Shiha opened his mouth, but didn't say a word of persuasion in the end, so he could only say: "Yes."

After thinking for a while, Yi Shiha said: "The servants are also trying to find a way to save some expenses in the palace. The servants in the palace and Dongchang outside the palace have lived a good life with His Majesty for so many years. It's time to share your worries for His Majesty."

  Zhu Di only nodded and hummed.

   After a long time, Zhu Di suddenly said: "Tell me, did Zhang Qing not know about this? Or is it Professor Zhang Qing? I know Zhan Ji's temperament, and he will never hide anything from his uncle."

  Yi Shiha was momentarily stopped by the question.

But Zhu Di smiled suddenly, and said: "Don't think about it for now. I also know about Zhang Qing. This kid... If he hurts anyone, he will not dare to hurt me, let alone Zhan Ji. His mother , this kid is very shrewd, the silver has been sent to Xinzhou earlier."

  Yi Shiha is not easy to answer, so he can only smile awkwardly.

  ...

  Zhang Anshi now and then occasionally comes to this Wenyuan Pavilion to be on duty.

  Because of her erratic whereabouts, every time she appears, it always makes people feel a little surprised.

  Zhang Anshi is quite out of place in this Wenyuan Pavilion.

  However, the Sheners are very polite to Zhang Anshi.

  Sheren's official position is not high, most of them are shadowy, and their status is extremely disproportionate. To put it bluntly, they are actually equivalent to clerks in other yamen, doing errands and odd jobs.

   But this time, their salaries have also increased a lot. Zhang Anshi even understands their hard work. He thinks that the cabinet is a family member, and they go to and from the court. They have worked hard, but their official positions are low. They should increase their salaries to take care of them.

   As a result, almost all the cabinet members were ecstatic in private.

In addition, preparations for the construction of the cabinet have also begun. The building to be built is next to the current Wenyuan Pavilion. For the palace, it doesn't cost a lot of money, but for the bachelors and fellows who work here, it is a great thing.

  Therefore, as soon as Zhang Anshi arrives, there will be people rushing to salute first.

   While Zhang Anshi was still greeting people, someone quickly brought a bowl of hot tea to Zhang Anshi's room.

  As for Xie Jinren, etc., although they don’t have a good personal relationship with Zhang Anshi, they are still thoughtful on the surface. There are some things, as long as Zhang Anshi comes to Wenyuan Pavilion, most of them will discuss with Zhang Anshi, and they are quite respectful.

  Especially Hu Guang, now has a good impression of Zhang Anshi, and this good impression reached its peak directly after he was invited to Qixia Medical College for a physical examination.

  (end of this chapter)