My Daming New Empire

Hearing Ji Gang's question, he replied: "With the introduction of Senior Brother Xuanzhen, I can be regarded as a name with my grandson. It's just that my grandson doesn't seem to have the idea of ​​developing his own power at the moment, so I just let me do things with peace of mind."

Ji Gang said with a smile: "Since Zongqi Yang has such a relationship with the grandson, it just so happens that the emperor has arranged for some good hands to protect the grandson personally. This is a godsend opportunity!"

Yang Zhangde didn't dare to express his joy, and said in a deep voice: "One day when you join the Jinyiwei with a humble job, you will be a member of the Jinyiwei for the rest of your life. But please arrange it with the Commander, there is nothing wrong with a humble job."

"It's good to know..." Ji Gang had no expression on his face, and said in a harmonious voice: "It is your blessing to be in the eyes of the grandson, and it is also the blessing of Jin Yiwei. When you are with the grandson, you are not just Yang Zhangde. , is also Jin Yiwei, understand?"

"Understandable."

Ji Gang beckoned, and Wei Sanjiang who was guarding the door immediately took out a house deed from his arms and handed it to Yang Zhangde. "Excuse me, knowing that you are still renting a house, I deliberately vacated a small courtyard with two entrances in Chang'an Square. It is close to the imperial palace, and it is also convenient for you to follow the grandson in the future."

Ying Tianfu's house is not expensive, and a set of two small courtyards is only a hundred taels of silver, which is his salary for one or two years.

However, the two small courtyards in Chang'an Square are not something that can be bought with money.It is close to Chang'an Avenue on the south side of the palace, and it is only a few hundred meters away from the palace.

On the south side of this place is the General Administration Department, Jinyiwei, and the Governor's Mansion of the Five Armies, and on the north side is the Honglu Temple and the Jiaofang Division.

But Yang Zhangde didn't refuse. If he wants to walk with Taisun in the future, of course he should live as close to him as possible.

What's more, what is it that I took such a big risk for, isn't it glory and wealth!

Ji Gang, hum, if I want to use Lao Tzu today, I feel at ease to accept this house.

Chapter 22 Globe

Two flat-bottomed boats with the flag of the internal prison parked at the pier of Stone City, and a group of coolies who were begging for a living at the pier recognized at a glance that they were ships carrying tribute from the Ningbo Shipyard.

This kind of ship is not something they can count on to earn some coolie money. All the things in it will be transported directly to the palace, so they dare not let them take over.

They didn't dare to make such money. If they accidentally dropped a box, they would be bankrupt and couldn't afford it.

Once sea ships arrived here, they could no longer enter the Qinhuai River, so they had to either load these items directly into the inner warehouse, or use small boats to transfer them directly into the palace.

While they were guessing what was on board, a team of Habayashi guards had already blocked the entire pier.

The boxes and silks carried on the big ship were transferred to more than a dozen small ships by a group of young eunuchs.The boat is paddling in the river, escorted by a large group of people on both sides of the bank.

"This must be a treasure donated by another country, and it will be sent directly to the palace."

"What kind of treasures are there in those small countries? I'm a big mortal treasure, earth spirit, what kind of treasures are there? Sometimes it's just something new to look at."

The Ming Dynasty in this era is a kingdom of heaven, and dozens of small countries are all proud of being able to pay tribute to the Ming Dynasty.Even the coolies working on the docks look down on those small countries that don't know where they are going.

Another person retorted: "You can't say that. The dozens of horses donated by the Hulumos Kingdom to the grandson are not very good. The grandson loves them like treasures and wants to improve my Ming's horse breed."

"The mountains are high and the land is far away, and there is no good thing there. Like that Nuer Gandusi, I heard that his nose will freeze off when he gets cold, but he can produce that kind of life-saving ginseng."

The fleet traveled along the Qinhuai River and arrived at a branch in the south of the imperial city, where a ship lock and a city wall were built.

After inspecting the customs clearance certificate, the fleet was released. After walking not far, they encountered the second ship lock, which was completely surrounded by the city wall of the imperial palace, and the fleet could only enter through the river under the city wall.

There is a river in the palace of Yingtianfu, which is called Yuhe.

The Yuhe River is connected to the Qinhuai River in the southeast direction, and Piwa Lake in the north, with continuous flowing water.

Inside the palace, the Yuhe River is in a T-shape, the northernmost is the Royal Garden, and then passes through the West Palace to reach the Hall of Martial Arts on the south side of the palace.

From Wuyingdian, the river course becomes east-west, flows between Meridian Gate and Fengtianmen, arrives at Wenhuadian, and then flows through the library of scriptures, leaving the imperial palace.

The ministers went to court, entered the Meridian Gate, and had to cross the Jinshui Bridge before entering Fengtian Hall.

After the fleet passed the Jinshui Bridge, Zhu Zhanji was already waiting on the shore.

Jin Kuo leaped ashore and bowed down in front of Zhu Zhanji. "His Royal Highness is auspicious, this old slave misses you to death."

Zhu Zhanji said with a disgusted face: "Just your ugly face, talking about me every day, I don't want to have nightmares!"

Even though he said this, Zhu Zhanji's actions were very intimate, and he helped him up personally. "You did a good job in Ningbo, I am very satisfied."

Jin Kuo bowed and said: "This old slave is just acting according to His Highness's strategy, and dare not take credit for it."

"I am already very satisfied that I can keep my duty and do my best."

In the seventh year of Yongle, when Zheng He returned from his second voyage to the West, Zhu Zhanji sent Jin Kuo to Ningbo as the guard eunuch of the Shibo Department.

On the one hand, it is to help the imperial court collect sea taxes from Japan and North Korea, and on the other hand, it is to help Zhu Zhanji set a nail in Ningbo, the imperial court's trading port, to earn a little extra money.

The bulk commodities that Zheng He brought back from his voyages were processed directly in Ningbo, and luxury goods and valuables were shipped back to Tianfu.

Moreover, Zhu Zhanji also formed a fleet of his own, sailing north to Asahi and south to Nanyang, traveling back and forth twice a year, and can earn a lot of money.

Even Zhu Di knew that Zhu Zhanji had made a lot of money, and asked Zhu Zhanji for 100 million taels of military expenses a year ago.

However, he thought that Zhu Zhanji was squeezed out, but he didn't expect that Zhu Zhanji made the most money from commodities.

Japan is rich in gold and silver, and today's Japanese warlords are fighting in a melee, and they are vigorously arming themselves in all aspects.

Zhu Zhanji can earn a lot of gold and silver just by transporting the pony from Jeju Island to Japan.

Jeju Island belonged to China during the Yuan Dynasty, and during the Zhu Yuanzhang period, it still belonged to the Mongolians who withdrew from the Central Plains.

They have been raising horses on the island for decades, and after the Mongols withdrew from the Central Plains, it became an unmanaged area.

In order to win over Goryeo, Zhu Yuanzhang acquiesced in the 27th year of Hongwu to take back Jeju Island, but he had to supply horses to Daming.

However, the country horses produced in Jeju Island are small in size, short in legs, and can walk on mountain roads, but they are a bit reluctant to go to the battlefield.

Later, Daming didn't care about this place anymore.

Zhu Zhanji just asked Jin Kuo to go to Korea, and he picked up the contract. He can get [-] ponies from Jeju Island every year.

Daming didn't like these horses, but Japan, where there are many mountains and few horses, can be regarded as a favorite, so all these horses were directly sold to Japan.

Zhu Di only calculated Zhu Zhanji's approximate annual profit, and knew that Zhu Zhanji earned 10 taels a year.However, it has not been calculated that in the past four years, relying on the price difference between gold and silver alone has earned more than the price difference of commodities.

The Ming Dynasty sealed off the country and only opened five treaty ports, and only the country could do import and export business.

Zhu Zhanji took advantage of this loophole. Of course, no one dared to take care of his business, not to mention that the current Ningbo Municipal Bureau of Shipping is in his hands.

Jin Kuo is not good at business acumen, but he is steady and honest.According to Zhu Zhanji's instructions, he selected five or six companies in Ningbo and Yingtianfu to do silver house business, grain business, wine making business, and shipping business to support them.

Now every family earns money from Zhu Zhanji, and Zhu Zhanji accounts for the majority of the bank business.

The gold and silver brought back from Japan were all sold directly to the people in this way.

Today's Jiangsu and Zhejiang include Ying Tianfu, his silver house business is the largest, and it is almost a business without capital.

The fleet stopped at the east side of the Wenhua Palace, occupying most of the river in the East Palace. Under the arrangement of Yu Xian and Li Liang, the eunuchs on board moved all the things on the boat into Xingqing Palace.