My Brother-in-law is the Prince - Chapter 419

Chapter 419 gives you an undeniable offer

Xie Jin arrived in Qixia.

At this time, it was getting late, and in the quiet black night sky, the moon hung alone in a corner.

The county prince’s mansion not far away is brightly lit, reflecting the night like day.

Xie Jin came out of the carriage, and someone had already handed him a name card.

Not long after, a person came out slowly, came up to him, and said respectfully, “Jie Gong, please.”

Xie Jin didn’t know who this person was.

But this person recognizes Xie Jin, and this person is Yu Qian.

At that moment, Yu Qian led Xie Jin in, bypassed several door openings, and finally saw Zhang Anshi who was working steadily in a side hall of the palace.

Xie Jin bowed and said, “Foolish minister Xie Jin, I have seen Your Highness.”

Say it, salute.

Yu Qian stood aside, looking at his giegie, and seeing his demeanor, he couldn’t help admiring him.

Zhang Anshi looked up at Xie Jin, and said to Xie Jin, “Ah… sit down.”

Xie Jin seemed neither humble nor overbearing, and sat down calmly.

Zhang Anshidao: “I heard that King Zhao actually detained more than a hundred of my horses. What’s going on?”

Everyone has dispatches, so to some extent, everyone knows the news from Java.

Xie Jin calmly said: “This is a misunderstanding. His Royal Highness Zhao Wang didn’t know that His Royal Highness Wuhu Junwang was among… scholars and arranged for someone. After all, Java has set up a hundred households, and there should be plenty of manpower. Naturally, His Royal Highness King Zhao is thousands of miles away, and sometimes behaves a bit frivolously, so Jin Yiwei should send more people to keep an eye on him.”

As soon as this remark came out, Zhang Anshi blamed Zhang Anshi for not suspecting King Zhao, and sending so many people to monitor, which obviously went far beyond the standard of monitoring a prince.

Zhang Anshi is not stupid, he immediately understood the deep meaning of these words, he laughed and said: “Haha, mainly those scholars are attacking the imperial court on weekdays, my king has suspected them for a long time, this time they go to sea, Jin Yiwei They thought they had something to plot, so… they placed a hundred people inside, this is also a precautionary measure, not because they have any doubts about King Zhao.”

Xie Jin nodded and said: “Your Highness is in charge of Jinyiwei, and he has everything. When Yu Chen was in Java, he had dealt with the local hundred households. This Jinyiwei is dedicated to his duties. His Highness is really good at training.”

Zhang Anshi said: “Wherever it is said, it is nothing more than a matter of loyalty to the emperor. I already know a little about Java. These scholars, after all, are my citizens of Ming Dynasty. Now… they have been relocated to Java and imprisoned in Java Island. Come on, this…is a little unreasonable.”

Zhang Anshi raised legal issues.

To tell the truth, Zhao Wang’s heart is too dark, and what he is playing is simply killing pigs. Righteous people like Zhang Anshi can’t see it.

Xie Jin said at this time: “Speaking of this, His Royal Highness Zhao Wang has long wanted to write a letter, but he was afraid that His Majesty would worry about him, so he did not make up his mind many times.”

Zhang Anshi became suspicious for a moment, raised his eyebrows and said, “Sign up, what book?”

Xie Jindao: “Java is no better than Annan and Luzon. Annan and Luzon have a large number of Han people who have traveled south a hundred years ago. Because of this, the kings are vassals. Let’s say Hanwang. The Hanwang is in Annan. This Annan According to statistics, there are nearly one million of the Han people, with these foundations, the King of Han can be said to be like a fish in water in Annan.”

“But His Royal Highness King Zhao, who is also His Majesty’s son, went to Java. There are very few Han people in the land of Java. So far, almost all the Han people came from the guards and family members brought by King Zhao back then, but there are only a few of them. It’s just households. It’s really hard to keep these people in Java. Over the past few years, His Royal Highness King Zhao has tried hard to attract Han people, but the results are mostly limited. After all, Java is hanging out of the isolated area, and there are so many natives around, it can be said to be dangerous. Your Majesty How could the King of Han be treated so favorably, and the King of Zhao be treated lightly?”

Zhang Anshi: “…”

Xie Jin continued: “It’s difficult, it’s too difficult. Now, there are 24,000 Han people in Java, and there are only 100,000 people, but the natives are like dark clouds covering the sun, as many as cow hair. King Zhao is distressed. Java is already unsustainable, and if it cannot be maintained, I want to complain several times, but I am afraid that my father will worry about his son, and the emperor will worry about the side affairs thousands of miles away. As far as the son and the minister are concerned, they should share the worries of the king and his father , rather than adding trouble to Junfu.”

Zhang Anshi had no choice but to say: “Okay, okay, I understand, it’s difficult for everyone now.”

“This is not necessarily the case.” Xie Jin said: “Let’s just talk about the King of Han. The King of Han is in Annan. This Annan is connected to Daming by land. I heard that it has always attracted border residents from Yunnan and Guizhou. There are also people from the King of Zhou. As far as I know, they actually I went to Ryukyu and North Korea, and lied about Jingnan. Many men in my Ming Dynasty died in battle, and many women were widowed and managed their families. They wanted to find men to marry them. The ship was transported to Luzon and other places. Although the North Korean country knew what was going on, it was worried that it would cause problems, so it had to swallow its anger. King Zhao was honest, he refused to do such an unjust thing, and suffered a lot instead.”

In fact, North Korea can also be used as Han people. On the one hand, the Central Plains Dynasty ruled North Korea for a long time, so the customs are the same, and North Korea also uses Chinese characters, and the official language is Chinese. Chinese men can almost use it as Han people, and basically there will be no communication and cultural problems.

Zhang Anshi’s face turned black: “Is there such a thing?”

Xie Jin sighed and said: “It’s not easy for the kings to be abroad. After all, they are stared at by the natives. Now there is no way to survive in order to survive.”

Zhang Anshi wanted to morally condemn King Zhao.

Unexpectedly, Xie Jin’s remarks first exposed all the methods of various countries, indicating that King Zhao was already moral compared with his uncles and brothers.

At the same time, Zhang Anshi was speechless for a while when he poured out bitter water.

What can Zhang Anshi say? After all, he did the same thing. Xinzhou has a deal with Jinyiwei, but all family members who commit crimes are sent to Xinzhou. In addition, when recruiting people in various ways, he will also say some nonsense. , If you really want to talk about it, no one is clean.

Zhang Anshi smiled and said: “Yes, everyone has difficulties. Since we all have difficulties, we must be considerate of each other. What is the reason for Mr. Xie’s visit?”

Xie Jin coughed, and an attendant who had been waiting outside came in.

I saw this entourage holding a stack of official documents and notebooks in his hands.

Zhang Anshi silently winked at Yu Qian.

Yu Qian understood, and hurriedly stepped forward to hand over to the entourage.

After a while, Yu Qian said: “Your Highness, it is about some mines and fields in Zhao State.”

Zhang Anshidao: “This Zhao Guoyuan is thousands of miles away, and the transportation costs of this field and mine are too much, but it is of no use.”

Xie Jin said: “Your Highness, the foolish minister has also thought about these issues, so after careful consideration, he roughly sorted out some insights.”

Zhang Anshi looked up at him and said, “I would like to hear more about it.”

So Xie Jin said: “Ordinary grain and minerals are really expensive to transport, and the transport time is too long, not to mention the abundance of products in the Central Plains, they are really not very useful. As for spices, ivory, etc., to be honest, no matter whether it is Annan His Royal Highness the King of Han, the King of Zhou in Luzon, or the kings of other vassal states, are all desperately sending spices and ivory to the Central Plains. As far as I know, the prices of spices and ivory in the Central Plains have plummeted. All countries earn nothing but hard-earned money.”

After a pause, Xie Jin said again: “So the foolish minister is thinking, there must be one thing, that is, to be profitable, and to use the land of Java… So…His Royal Highness Zhao Wang discovered a large amount of high-quality sulfur in Java Mine, if you want to come to His Highness, you must be very interested in this.”

Zhang An Shidao: “Sulphur… even if the quality is lower, it is not impossible.”

Xie Jin said: “If it’s just pure mining, of course the transportation is expensive, and it may not be profitable, but if Qixia Commercial Bank opens a refining workshop there, and then transports the finished sulfur back to the Central Plains? This account, In fact, Yu Chen has calculated it, the advantage is not small, and Qixia Commercial Bank can also get a piece of the pie.”

“Furthermore, it is His Royal Highness Zhao Wang who needs the Central Plains. Every time, the ship of Qixia Trading Company is invited to send a large amount of steel products, weapons, silk and tea to Java. This ship goes to Java. The time is full, but on the return journey, it is empty. In this way, it is not a waste of the capacity of the merchant ship. It is better to bring my Javanese specialties, especially this sulfur product, on the return journey. In fact, it is just a matter of passing , this shipping fee, in fact, is actually negligible after conversion.”

Zhang Anshi listened, thought deeply for a while, and then said: “It’s good for everyone, and it saves the transportation for the return trip. If you calculate it this way…it may not be impossible. I will tell Zhu Jin to go manage.”

Xie Jin hurriedly said: “Your Highness, don’t be in a hurry. Besides, what the Yuchen wants to talk about next is the most important thing. In Java, the products are abundant, especially the crops. The growth rate is very good. The Yuchen is here The Javanese plantations plant a large amount of sugar cane, and this white and brown sugar has always been expensive, and the demand of the people is great.”

After a pause, he sighed and continued: “It’s a pity… Although sucrose is good, it is easy to go moldy after being boiled and transported long distances. It is sent on the ship from Java and distributed in the Central Plains. Maybe this high-quality The sucrose has become the lowest grade of sucrose. Afterwards, the foolish minister suggested that His Royal Highness King Zhao should work **** storage, but he learned that once the glass bottle of Qixia Commercial Bank is sealed, it is most convenient to store sucrose. If… The business will process sugar in Java, set up some workshops, and set up a glass workshop at the same time, and then send the sugar to Songjiang Port for sale, and it will be successful.”

Zhang Anshi smiled, and then asked a question: “In this case, why don’t you do it yourself?”

Xie Jin shook his head, but said calmly: “It can’t be done.”

“Why?”

Xie Jin said truthfully: “Although sucrose is expensive, the difficulty lies in distribution. If it cannot be distributed to various state capitals and delivered to thousands of households through various channels, then this business will not be possible. The sucrose in Java is indeed high-quality. Goods, but if you don’t give up the profits and want to monopolize this business, I’m afraid…it won’t work. So what His Royal Highness King Zhao means…it’s better for everyone to do this business together.”

“Java is in charge of planting a large amount of sugarcane with the plantation, and employs manpower to harvest and process it, while His Highness is in charge of transportation and distribution. In this way, the people in the Central Plains can get more sugar cane, and the Qixia Trading Company has more A business, the plantation in Java, also has an additional source of income, not to mention, these are just a piece of cake for His Highness, as far as I know, the distributors of Qixia Commercial Bank are all over the state capitals of the world. have to?”

Zhang Anshi was somewhat interested, and said: “This is easy, you can try to transport a batch first.”

Xie Jin smiled and said: “If His Highness is willing to do so, His Highness Zhao Wang must be grateful. Oh, yes, there is one more small thing.”

Zhang Anshi said: “Speak.”

Then Jian Jin took out a notebook and handed it to Zhang Anshi with a solemn face.

Zhang Anshi took it, feeling a little strange, so Zhang Anshi took a closer look, but he asked for a list of weapons and gunpowder.

This appetite is not small. There are all kinds of artillery, firecrackers, and even machine guns, as well as self-defense knives, guns, swords, halberds, and even armor.

Xie Jin was afraid that Zhang Anshi would be dissatisfied, so he explained: “His Royal Highness Zhao, intends to step up a decisive battle with the natives in Java to ensure that the country of Zhao will no longer be burdened by the natives. I implore Your Highness to facilitate this.”

Zhang Anshi just said indifferently: “This will cost a lot of money.”

Xie Jin said: “Of course the king of Zhao is willing to give the silver. Although he can’t get it back for a while now, he can borrow money from the bank.”

Zhang Anshi reminded: “If it is a loan, it needs a mortgage.”

Xie Jin smiled and said: “Isn’t what the foolish minister and His Highness were talking about just now about mortgages? The income from sucrose, plus sulfur…and… once this battle can be won, Zhao’s national power will be even stronger. Expenses are out of the question.”

Zhang Anshi became angry immediately, and couldn’t help cursing: “I know what the **** is going on, I should borrow money to buy firearms.”

Although he scolded, Xie Jin sat still, his face still calm and calm, as if he was not the one scolding.

Zhang Anshi felt that it was boring, so he said: “This matter, Qixia Commercial Bank and Qianzhuang will review it. If there is no problem with the calculation, they will satisfy King Zhao within three months. You can go back and tell King Zhao. He is even a relative, if he can provide convenience, he will definitely provide convenience.”

Until now, Xie Jin looked relieved, stood up and saluted, “Thank you, Your Highness.”

Zhang Anshi waved his hand: “No need.”

Having finished what should be said, Xie Jin didn’t stay for long, so he stood up and said, “Farewell.”

Zhang Anshi said: “Yu Qian, give me a gift.”

Xie Jin bid farewell and left.

Yu Qian came back, Zhang Anshi saw him with a strange expression.

Zhang Anshi couldn’t help being a little curious, and said, “Why such an expression?”

Yu Qian was depressed for a while, and then quietly said: “Mr. Xie has changed.”

After finishing speaking, he sighed.

Zhang An Shiwei said: “You are wrong, Xie Jin has never changed.”

Yu Qian was at a loss.

Yu Qian didn’t know that in Zhang Anshi’s impression, Xie Jin had always belonged to the kind of black-bellied person, he was good at calculation and had a glib tongue.

In the past, he was a scholar of the Wenyuan Pavilion. Naturally, he wanted to hold the crown prince and plan ahead to stabilize his position as a cabinet minister. As for those images that scholars often admire, this is also what he needs as a minister.

But now, this guy is now in Java, or in other words, his whole family has migrated to Java. From then on, the Xie family will continue to exist in Java for generations.

Java has now become his core interest, so in order to protect his own interests, he will definitely adopt all methods, speak eloquently, and calculate everything clearly.

So in his bones, Xie Jin has not changed. He is still working hard for his own interests, and he is still calculating people’s hearts repeatedly.

The only difference is that his identity has already been changed. In the past six years, he has accepted his current position and intends to continue to shine in his new position.

Now, the reason why Zhang Anshi is still willing to cooperate with Xie Jin is because it is really delicious to cooperate with him.

Packing away a group of scholars is not harmful to Zhang Anshi.

The next big deal with Java will definitely be profitable for the court, the business, and Zhang Anshi himself.

Benefits, favors, face, and even the court were all taken care of. What Xie Jin handed over was originally a condition that Zhang Anshi could not refuse.

“We must be careful of scholars in the future, they are too ruthless when they start business.”

…

Many brochures began to appear in the capital.

In these booklets, most of them are the latest articles written by Xie Jin.

I have to say that Xie Jin’s articles are very well written, and any one of them is enough for readers to circulate happily.

And most of these articles are playing around the edges.

For example, it will not criticize the current New Deal, but it will feel that the hearts of the people are not old.

For example, it will not slander the current fashion, but quote scriptures, shouting to abide by the morals of the ancient sages.

There is not a word of morality mentioned in the article, but the whole article is full of morality.

It is addictive to read.

Since then, the mail ship has brought a large number of letters.

After that group of scholars went to Java, those relatives, friends and old friends were always worried.

Now, getting a letter is like getting a treasure.

After unpacking and reading the letter, and reading it carefully, it made people dumbfounded for a while.

Actually adopted the pre-Qin system.

You must know that the sage Confucius most admired the rituals of Zhou.

Even scholars of later generations have a special affection for this ancient system.

At the beginning, Fang Xiaoru, the idol of scholars, wrote a letter requesting the restoration of the Zhou system after Emperor Jianwen ascended the throne, that is, a perfect copy of the system of the Zhou Dynasty.

Of course, even Emperor Jianwen was not dizzy and dared not play with Fang Xiaoru like this.

But this also shows that at least this trend of thought is very marketable, especially among scholars.

Especially when this kind of scholars are about to be marginalized and seem to be beginning to be ignored by the imperial court, the news from Java is nothing more than their life-saving straw.

………

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