My father Zhu Gaoxu

Chapter 261 Zhu Zhanji's doubts
The fleet sailing to the west is about to arrive at Tianjin Port, and Zhu Zhanhe is also preparing to leave for Tianjin.

Unexpectedly, at this moment, Zhu Zhanji suddenly found him uninvited.

"Zhan He, I'm asking you something, can you analyze it for me?"

Zhu Zhanji said to Zhu Zhanhe with doubts in his eyes.

"what's up?"

Zhu Zhanhe was also curious. Looking at Zhu Zhanji's appearance, it seemed that he had encountered something embarrassing.

"It's like this. Grandpa Huang called me over today and asked me to go back to Nanjing. He said that he had something to call my father to Beijing, so he asked me to go to Nanjing to take over for my father."

When Zhu Zhanji said this, the puzzlement in his eyes became more intense.

Zhu Zhanhe's heart was moved when he heard the words, but he said calmly: "Isn't this normal? Nanjing is inseparable from people sitting in town. Since uncle is going to come to Beijing, he must be replaced by someone. And brother, you The most suitable person."

"That's what I said, but I also have a certain responsibility for the matter of the Three Great Halls. Now the emperor's grandfather sent me to Nanjing not long after he came to Beijing. Is he very disappointed in me?"

Zhu Zhanji said with a worried expression.

The three halls were burned down by thunder and fire. Although it was later found out that it was Song Li's hands and feet, Zhu Zhanji, as the person who supervised the construction, must also bear certain responsibilities.

What Zhu Zhanji didn't expect was that Zhu Di suddenly sent him to Nanjing. You must know that he was demoted to Beijing by Zhu Di to supervise the construction of the imperial city because of a mistake before. As a result, Zhu Di sent him back to Nanjing as soon as he came to Beijing. No matter how you look at it, it seems that you don't want to see him, as if you deliberately don't want him to stay by your side?

"This... I think it's because the eldest brother is thinking too much. Maybe it's what the emperor said. He has something to do with the uncle, so he asked you to replace the uncle!"

Zhu Zhanhe hesitated for a moment before speaking.

Others may not know the inside story, but Zhu Zhanhe knows it in his heart.

Because Zhu Gaochi’s reply letter to Song Li has been involved in the destruction of the three halls, although Zhu Di did not mention Zhu Gaochi’s name when announcing Song Li’s crime, it does not mean that Zhu Gaochi is fine.

Now it seems that Zhu Di wanted to call Zhu Gaochi to Beijing for face-to-face questioning, so he sent Zhu Zhanji to Nanjing to sit in town.

"Is this really the case? How do I feel that there is something inside that I don't know?"

Zhu Zhanji frowned and said again.

I have to say that his senses are still very keen, and he actually felt something was wrong.

Zhu Zhanhe is also hesitating, should he tell Zhu Zhanji the truth?But considering that Zhu Di didn't tell Zhu Zhanji the truth, I don't want to make trouble for them anymore.

Zhu Di definitely didn't want Zhu Zhanji to know that Zhu Gaochi was involved in the case of the Three Great Halls. After all, the Three Great Halls were built by Christ Zhu Zhan, but the destruction was related to Zhu Gaochi. If Zhu Zhanji knew about this, what would he think?
"Brother, Grandpa Huang will definitely not be able to ask you anything. Why don't you go to Nanjing and ask uncle, maybe uncle will know something?"

Zhu Zhanhe finally suggested.

"we can only do this!"

Zhu Zhanji said with a sigh.

But when he said this, Zhu Zhanji suddenly thought of another thing, so he asked Zhu Zhanhe again: "By the way, I heard that the emperor's grandfather handed over the East Factory to someone else. What's the matter with you? Did you offend the emperor?" Grandpa is unhappy?"

"No, I just have too many burdens on me. Dongchang, shipping, and worrying about going to the West. Recently, Xia Shangshu and I are still discussing a major issue, and I have to worry about it myself. This matter is comparable to Dongfang. The factory is much more important, so the East Factory was handed over.”

Zhu Zhanhe lied, he couldn't say that Zhu Di took away the power of Dongchang because he pleaded for Zhu Gaochi.

"I see!"

Zhu Zhanji nodded, but he didn't doubt it, because he knew that Zhu Zhanhe's burden was indeed much heavier than his own.

"I heard that the fleet sailing to the west is coming back, when will it arrive?"

Zhu Zhanji asked casually again.

"It's coming soon, and I'm planning to go to Tianjin to meet it in person. I don't know how much profit it will bring?"

Zhu Zhanhe replied with a smile.

Not only him, he has already learned from Zhu Yong and Guo Sheng that many nobles are also preparing to leave for Tianjin. After all, it is related to their own interests. Of course, they are more active than anyone else.

"You are a big landlord in Beijing now. With so much property in your hands, why do you still care about the little money you need to go to the West?"

Zhu Zhanji joked with a smile.

"It's different. Sailing to the West is to make everyone earn money. Only in this way will more people be willing to go to sea in the future."

Zhu Zhanhe smiled and shook his head.

To be honest, no matter how much money you earn from the land in Beijing, in Zhu Zhanhe's eyes, it is still not as important as the income from traveling to the west.

"I understand. Your plan is really big. It's a coincidence. I'm leaving for Nanjing soon, and I just pass by Tianjin. Why don't we go to Tianjin together? If I'm lucky, I'd like to see you all sailing to the west. How much money did you make?"

Zhu Zhanji suggested.

"Okay, big brother, if you are willing to go, I can't wait to ask for it!"

Zhu Zhanhe immediately agreed.

He wished that more people could understand the importance of maritime trade, especially high-level officials like Zhu Zhanji. The more they knew, the more interested they would be in maritime trade. In the future, the development of maritime trade will encounter more resistance will be smaller.

So the two agreed on a time, and after making preparations at that time, they set off together the next day, accompanied by Zhu Yong, Guo Sheng, Xu Jingchang, Zhang Chang and other nobles.

Originally, the affairs of the voyages were mostly taken care of by the female family members of various honorable families, but after the capital was moved this time, some female family members came to Beijing, and some were still in Nanjing, especially the Princess Han, the leader of the Pearl Hairpin Association, was also in Nanjing, so There are not enough female relatives, and there is no way to deal with the voyage to the West.

In addition, it is inconvenient for the female relatives to go out, so this time Zhu Zhanhe came forward and invited the nobles from various families who participated in the voyage to Tianjin to set off for Tianjin. For example, Guo Sheng, his father is in charge of military affairs, so he handles some chores at home.

When a group of sons and sons of Zi Xungui travel, there will inevitably be noise and noise on the road. Fortunately, Zhu Zhanhe and Zhu Zhanji are there.

After arriving in Tianjin, this group of people broke up immediately, and most of them have their own residences in Tianjin.

Zhu Zhanhe also took Zhu Zhanji and Zhu Yong to live in a mansion near the pier. This place was arranged by Ma An long ago. When he came to Tianjin, he also bought properties here.

On the afternoon of the second day after Zhu Zhanhe and his group arrived in Tianjin, more than a dozen mountain-like ships entered Tianjin Port, and the ships were fully loaded with gold, silver and goods from Southeast Asia.

(End of this chapter)