My father Zhu Gaoxu

Chapter 772 Zhu Zhantan (Part )

Although Zhu Gaosui had agreed to cooperate, he did not summon Zhu Zhanqi immediately. Instead, after a few days of silence, he summoned Zhu Zhanqi to discuss some details of the cooperation.

In the end, the two parties reached an agreement, and Zhu Zhanqi handed Shima Yoshikawa and others to Zhu Gaosui. At the same time, the two parties jointly formed a fleet three months later to explore the Americas again.

However, the fleet formed this time was still dominated by Zhu Gaosui, with a total of twelve large ships, of which Zhu Zhanqi had a quota for two ships, and the rest belonged to Zhu Gaosui.

In addition, when the fleet returns from America, Qidong Port where Zhu Zhanqi is located must also provide necessary maintenance, supplies and other things for the fleet. Zhu Gaosui accounts for the majority of the final profit distribution, and Zhu Zhanqi can also take a share of it. .

As for Zhu Zhanhe, he provided some help to this cooperation, such as some advanced instruments used in navigation. In addition, Zhu Zhanqi’s two ships were nominally built by him, but they were actually built by the Han Dynasty. Of course, Zhu Zhanqi’s Zhanhe also had a request, that is, after the fleet arrived in America, it must bring back sweet potatoes and potatoes.

Although Yoshikawa and others brought back a lot of seeds, Zhu Zhanhe could only distinguish corn and pepper, and did not recognize the rest.

Zhu Zhanhe knew that potatoes and sweet potatoes also had seeds, but he had only seen the roots of these two crops, not the seeds at all. Therefore, he could not guarantee that the seeds contained these two crops. It was best to let them bring the roots back. .

Compared with other incomes in the Americas, Zhu Zhanhe now values ​​the value of potatoes and sweet potatoes as food. Potatoes, in particular, can definitely solve the problem of food shortage in the world if their cultivation can be promoted.

So if he had a choice, Zhu Zhanhe would rather exchange ten ships of gold for potatoes and sweet potatoes.

After finalizing the details of the cooperation, Zhu Zhanqi immediately left Japan and rushed back to Dahan as quickly as possible. After telling him the results of the negotiation, Zhu Zhanhe also quickly handed over the two ships to Zhu Zhanqi and let him After Zhu Zhanqi sent someone to accept it, he rushed to Japan to meet Zhu Gaosui.

For this joint exploration of the Americas, Zhu Zhanhe, in addition to providing some ships and material support, left all other matters to Zhu Zhanqi. After all, Zhu Zhanqi had grown up enough to take charge of his own business.

"Where is that boy Zhanqi? He ran away again?"

On this day, Queen Wei hurriedly came to Zhan Shifu and asked Zhu Zhanhe with an unhappy look.

"Mom, please stop forcing Zhan Qi. If you continue to force him like this, I'm afraid he won't dare to come back in the future!"

Zhu Zhanhe put down the memorial in his hand and said helplessly to Queen Wei.

Last time Zhu Zhanqi came in a hurry, so Queen Wei only met him once, but this time Zhu Zhanqi came back from Japan, Queen Wei immediately arranged a blind date for him, and even tried to force Zhu Zhanqi's marriage to be finalized. Zhu Zhanqi escaped from Xijing overnight yesterday, and now he is probably at Beizheng Port.

"How do you become the eldest brother? Zhan Qidu is already a grown man, but he is not married yet, and he is not afraid of being laughed at if he tells it."

Queen Wei said angrily again, Zhu Zhanqi was not here, so naturally she could only vent her anger on Zhu Zhanhe.

"He himself doesn't want to get married. I can't tie him up and force him to the bridal chamber, right?"

Zhu Zhanhe spread his hands and said helplessly again.

In fact, he can understand Zhu Zhanqi's thoughts. After all, people yearn for freedom. As a child of the royal family who has no worries about food and clothing, Zhu Zhanqi has been accustomed to freedom since he was a child. He is not willing to be bound by the family at all. In addition, his mother His death made him have no yearning for married life, so he was naturally unwilling to get married.

"Why not? If he comes back next time, you will have to tie him to the bridal chamber. He is a prince, but he doesn't even have a princess. How is this unbecoming?"

Queen Wei put her hands on her hips and said with a arrogant expression.

Although she is now a grandmother, Queen Wei's character has not changed much, especially in front of her son, she is very strong.

It is also worth mentioning that the queen of the Han Dynasty was not like the queen of the Ming Dynasty, who only focused on the affairs of the imperial city. Queen Wei is still in charge of the maritime trade affairs of the Han Dynasty. After she came to the Han Dynasty, she also established a The Zhuchai Society was closely connected with the Zhuchai Society in the Ming Dynasty. Zhu Zhanhe would consult her opinion on many maritime trade matters.

With such powerful power in her hands, Queen Wei naturally developed a more domineering character, otherwise she would not be able to convince the public at all.

"Okay, okay, next time Zhanqi comes, I will tie him up immediately and hand him over to you!"

Zhu Zhanhe didn't want to quarrel with his mother, so he followed her words and said that Zhu Zhanqi had run away anyway, and he probably wouldn't dare to come back in a short time.

"That's pretty much it. This bastard Zhanqi is not married, and the three and four people below have reached the age of marriage, and they want to follow his example. I have made a rule that all princes who want to leave the capital in the future must do so. You must get married to me!"

Queen Wei also showed an annoyed expression when she mentioned things at home.

Zhu Gaoxu is much better than Zhu Di when it comes to giving birth to sons. Zhu Zhanhe has ten younger brothers and more than a dozen younger sisters. According to the rules, Zhu Zhanqi, the second oldest, cannot get married, and his younger brothers also It is not easy to get married, but now listening to Queen Wei's wishes, she obviously wants to break this rule and let the third and fourth children get married first.

"No problem. Zhantan came to see me two days ago and said he wanted to go to his own fiefdom. Then let him get married first and then leave Beijing!"

Zhu Zhanhe immediately agreed. Zhu Zhantan is his third brother and was born to Empress Wei. They share the same mother and have a very deep relationship. They will discuss everything with Zhu Zhanhe, but now Zhu Zhanhe does not hesitate to treat this younger brother sold.

However, as the eldest brother and the prince, Zhu Zhanhe was forced to jump into the pit of marriage early. He could not just let himself jump into this pit. Zhu Zhanqi ran away, but all the other brothers had to be dragged in. , helping Lao Zhu’s family flourish.

Hearing Zhu Zhanhe's straightforward agreement, Queen Wei showed a satisfied smile, and then chatted with Zhu Zhanhe for a few words about family matters before getting up and leaving. Zhu Zhanhe personally escorted the other party out of the palace.

After Queen Wei left, Zhu Zhanhe breathed a sigh of relief. For the royal family, state and family affairs were sometimes mixed together, and he also needed to worry about everything.

"Jingle bell~"

At this moment, a crisp ringing of the car bell woke up Zhu Zhanhe from his meditation. When he looked up, he saw a handsome young man riding a bicycle. He immediately smiled when he saw Zhu Zhanhe. He said hello: "Brother, what do you think of my bicycle? This is the latest improved model from the Ministry of Industry. It is much better than the old model!"

The person who came was Zhu Zhantan, whom Zhu Zhanhe just mentioned. He was sixteen years old this year. He was supposed to get married last year, but because Zhu Zhanqi didn't want to get married, he followed suit, and it was postponed until this year.

"That's right, be careful and don't fall again!"

Zhu Zhanhe couldn't help but smile when he saw Zhu Zhantan.

Zhu Zhantan is not tall and does not look like Zhu Gaoxu at all. He must have inherited the appearance of Queen Wei. He is very handsome and not in good health. The last time he learned to ride a bicycle, he almost broke his leg. Let Queen Wei complain to Zhu Zhanhe that he shouldn't have made a bicycle.

"Don't worry, I have no problem carrying two people with my current technology!"

Zhu Zhantan obviously liked the cavalry very much. As he spoke, he flicked his tail in front of Zhu Zhanhe, and then stopped steadily in front of Zhu Zhanhe.

"Phew! It feels so good!"

Zhu Zhantan picked up the towel on the handlebar, wiped the sweat from his forehead and gasped. Looking at him, it was obvious that he had been riding for a long time.

"If my mother sees you like this, she will definitely scold you again!"

Seeing Zhu Zhantan sweating profusely, Zhu Zhanhe couldn't help but laugh again.

Zhu Zhantan has been frail and sick since he was a child, especially if he went out and caught some wind, he would fall ill. Empress Wei felt sorry for her son, so she kept him at home since he was a child, even if he could not leave the room, this also led to Zhu Zhantan's lack of I rarely exercise or even see sunlight, and my physical condition is even worse.

After Zhu Zhanhe found out, he persuaded Queen Wei for a long time before she agreed to let Zhu Zhantan go out and do some light exercise. At first, he would still fall ill often, but gradually his physical condition improved and his health became much better. , but Queen Wei still did not allow Zhu Zhantan to do a lot of exercise.

"Brother, you don't know. It's so comfortable to ride a bike around the Queen every morning, work up a sweat and then take a hot bath!"

Zhu Zhantan waved his hands nonchalantly.

He has a weak constitution, and sports such as horse riding and martial arts are not suitable for him at all. However, since he got a bicycle, he has begun to like cycling. If he does not ride for more than an hour every day, he will feel uncomfortable all over.

"Moderate exercise is okay, but remember one sentence: enough is enough. If you are weak, don't try to be strong!"

Zhu Zhanhe warned again.

People are different. Some people are as strong as animals, while others fall down when the wind blows. Zhu Zhantan obviously belongs to the latter. Although the amount of exercise on a bicycle is not large, if you exercise too much, the same will happen. It will also overdraw the body.

"Brother, don't worry, I know my physical condition!"

Zhu Zhantan chuckled. When he said this, he suddenly lowered his voice and said with some schadenfreude: "Just now I seemed to see my mother leaving from your eldest brother. Is it because of the second brother's matter?"

"Don't laugh at your second brother. Now the Queen Mother has decided that regardless of whether Zhan Qi is married or not, you people who want to leave Xijing must get married!"

Zhu Zhanhe looked at Zhu Zhantan and smiled.

"Ah? Doesn't that mean I'm going to get married soon?"

Zhu Zhantan was shocked when he heard this. He was only sixteen years old, and he didn't want to get married so early. He used to use Zhu Zhanqi as a shield, but now it seems that he will become a shield for his other brothers.

(End of this chapter)