My father is Jiajing

Chapter 320: The Palace Has No Surplus Food

Huang Jinlai reported the news quite quickly.

After he came out of the Ministry of Rites, he went to Prince Yu's Mansion without any delay.

After hearing Huang Jin's overjoyed news, Zhu Zaigui was stunned. "Ten?"

Huang Jinxi said: "Yes, Your Majesty. Ten! The Emperor has high expectations of you!"

Zhu Zaigui snorted and laughed, "Eunuch Huang, please stop joking. I am just an ordinary prince. How can I accept ten people into my palace at once?"

Huang Jin said: "Your Highness is wrong. Who said you are an ordinary prince? You are the eldest son of the Emperor! Your nobility is incomparable. No one can compare with you. Ten is ten!"

When Zhu Zaigui heard Huang Jin say so confidently that it was ten, he couldn't help but take a breath.

hiss--

Ten, that’s ten. Plus the four people of “qin, chess, calligraphy and painting” mentioned before, there are fourteen in total.

There are fourteen people, and even if one person is replaced every day, it will take two weeks.

After these two weeks, even a strong man might not be able to withstand it.

Besides, the "Art of Sex" given by Lan Daoxing is only a method of enjoying health preservation within a reasonable range. If you go too far, it will be detrimental to your health. If you think you can have sex with three thousand women like the Yellow Emperor as described in the "Yellow Emperor's Internal Classic",

Then this world is no longer an ordinary world, but a mythical world.

But Zhu Zaigui has been here for several years and has seen the rules of this world. He also understands that the only difference between this world and the world before he traveled through time is the gap in technology.

To be honest, other aspects are pretty much the same.

Although Zhu Zaigui also practiced a method to strengthen his body in order to exercise, he was also very clear that this "Xiantian Gong" was actually not much different from the "Five Animal Exercises" passed down by Hua Tuo.

If you really think of it as an omnipotent fitness technique, you are totally wrong.

So, Zhu Zaiqi finally looked at Huang Jin and said, "Could Eunuch Huang be mistaken? Ten, how can my small body bear it?"

Huang Jin smiled and said, "Your Highness's body is as strong as iron, how can he not bear it? Besides, the Emperor also said that Your Highness shoulders the responsibility of expanding the royal family, so more is good."

When Zhu Zaigui heard this, his face suddenly turned dark.

Damn it, are you treating me like a breeding pig?

But Zhu Zaigui could only think about this in his mind.

Zhu Zaigui said, "Eunuch Huang, you know me well. I have always been a well-behaved and honest prince, and I have lived a simple life in the palace. Now there are ten more people, and if we count the maids and eunuchs who have to serve them, there may be dozens or even hundreds of people."

"When the time comes, with these hundreds of people, plus the original hundreds of people in my palace, how can I support so many people?"

When Huang Jin heard Zhu Zaigui crying poor, the smile on his face almost froze.

Anyone in the Ming Dynasty can cry poor, but you cannot believe a single word of the man in front of you crying poor.

You should know that the profit distributed to the palace from the Shunyi Industrial Park alone is as high as 100,000 or 200,000 taels of silver per month, which is about 2 million taels a year.

This two million silver coins were equivalent to nearly one-third of the national treasury's annual income. How could one be poor with such a huge income?
Huang Jin said with a smile: "Your Highness, you are joking. How come you can't support these people?"

Zhu Zaigui said, "Eunuch Huang really can't afford it. You also know that the money I give you is half of the total income. But you are not responsible for the workers' wages, the construction of the factory, and the research and development investment of new products."

"But these silvers cannot be reduced. Therefore, you can only deduct them from my profits. If you keep deducting them like this, I will be working for you in vain."

"So, if you want me to feed so many people at once, you have to tell His Majesty that the expenses of Prince Yu's Mansion have to be increased. Otherwise, after a while, everyone in the palace will be starving and skinny. What should we do?"

Huang Jin was slightly stunned when he heard what Zhu Zaigui said. How could he settle accounts in this way?

But after listening to what Prince Yu said, it seems to be true.

The palace took away half of the profits without doing anything, and did not take any responsibility.

However, Zhu Zaigui has to bear not only the cost of workers, but also the cost of construction and the R&D investment cost of new products.

Although these expenses have not been calculated in detail, they are definitely astronomical figures.

So, Prince Yu might be really poor?

In the end, Huang Jin seemed to have been fooled by Zhu Zaigui and couldn't help but think that Zhu Zaigui was poor.

Huang Jin sighed and said, "Your Highness, you have suffered, but the Emperor's will cannot be violated. Before I came here, I had already handed over the album of the main wife, concubines, and selected concubines selected by the Emperor for you to the Ministry of Rites."

"The Ministry of Rites is now working on all matters before your wedding, so you can only bear with it. After I return, I will tell the Emperor about your difficulties and ask him to think of a solution."

When Zhu Zaiqi heard Huang Jin's words, he was also pleasantly surprised and said, "Thank you very much, eunuch."

Zhu Zaigui felt very happy, as it turned out that the crying child gets the candy.

Although most people now believe that Prince Yu’s Mansion is no longer what it used to be, the low-key Zhu Zaigui still does not want to give people the impression that he has been reborn.

Therefore, when it is necessary to be stingy, Zhu Zaigui would seize the opportunity and show his stinginess without hesitation, so that Taoist Jiajing would be assured of his son's ambition.

Otherwise, if Zhu Zaigui became too proud and really thought that he was unparalleled in the world, thus attracting the special attention of Taoist Jiajing, it would be a waste of time.

Therefore, when it comes to the wedding, Zhu Zaigui must "take advantage of the situation" and let Taoist Jiajing see how "useless" he is, so as to reduce the attention and allow himself to pass through this long waiting period more safely.

Others don’t know how long Taoist Jiajing can live, but Zhu Zaigui knows it clearly.

It is only the 31st year of Jiajing, and it will be a full fourteen years until the 45th year of Jiajing.

Therefore, for the sake of peace for the next fourteen years, Zhu Zaigui felt that it would be better for him to stay a little quiet.

After talking about the wedding, Zhu Zaigui and Huang Jin chatted about some fun things during the New Year.

Finally, with both parties enjoying themselves, Zhu Zaigui and Huang Jin ended the interview.

Zhu Zaiqi saw Huang Jin off from the palace, and did not forget to say to Huang Jin: "Eunuch, please remember to bring my New Year's greetings to His Majesty. Although I sent someone to pay my respects to His Majesty early in the morning, as a son, I still feel very sad that I cannot show my filial piety to His Majesty. Therefore, please send me New Year's greetings again, and wish His Majesty a long life and eternal happiness!"

Huang Jin listened to Zhu Zaigui's last instructions and responded without hesitation, "I will definitely convey the prince's feelings to him."

(End of this chapter)