My father Zhu Gaoxu

Chapter 884 Zhu Zhanqi wants someone

"Brother, you are so calm, why are you not tempted by such a good opportunity?"

In Zhan Shi's house, Zhu Zhanqi, who had just returned from America, smiled and said to Zhu Zhanhe.

He only heard about the death of Zhu Zhanji on the way. He originally thought that Dahan would definitely take action. However, when he arrived at Dahan, he found that everything was calm and no one paid attention to Zhu Zhanji. of death.

"What you said is a bit mean to judge a gentleman. No matter what, the Ming Dynasty is our mother country. Now that the eldest brother is gone, there are orphans and widows left. How can I, as an uncle, bully them?"

Zhu Zhanhe rolled his eyes at Zhu Zhanqi and asked.

"Brother, if Emperor Taizong thought like you, then nothing would happen next."

Zhu Zhanqi curled his lips and said, he didn't believe that Zhu Zhanhe had no ambitions for the Ming Dynasty.

"Don't talk nonsense. If my father hears this, he will be beaten to death at least!"

When Zhu Zhanhe heard Zhu Zhanqi arrange Zhu Di, he immediately glared at him and said.

"Isn't our father not in the capital? How is he doing lately? Can he still ride a horse or lift a knife?"

Zhu Zhanqi asked with an indifferent expression. The relationship between him and Zhu Gaoxu had never been very good. Even if the misunderstanding was resolved, the two still couldn't get along. But as a son, it was rare for him to come back, so he naturally had to ask. Father's physical condition.

"Father is indeed a little older than before, but it's still okay to beat you."

Zhu Zhanhe joked, but this is also true. Zhu Gaoxu has perfectly inherited the good health of Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Di, and he is still full of life and vigor. In addition, he leaves all government affairs to Zhu Zhanhe, and he only takes care of the military affairs. There is no heavy government pressure, which makes him stronger than Zhu Di of the same age.

The two brothers chatted for a while, and Zhu Zhanhe specifically asked about Zhu Zhanqi's wife and children. Yes, this boy was finally married. He found his wife by himself. She was of low origin and was a businessman in the south of the Ming Dynasty. Daughter, but quite talented, is Zhu Zhanqi's good helper.

In addition, Zhu Zhanqi's father-in-law came from a large family with many clan members. Under the operation of Zhu Zhanqi's wife, he encouraged many clan members to follow Zhu Zhanqi to America. It can be said that Zhu Zhanqi married a good wife.

"How were you and Zhan'an in America? Did you have any conflict with that boy Zhan'an?"

After chatting about home affairs, Zhu Zhanhe asked about Zhu Zhanqi's current situation.

"Zhan Hu and I are doing well. We have established several strongholds in South America and moved many immigrants there. There are gold and silver mines around those strongholds. Just mining these gold and silver mines is enough. Support my continued development of the Americas..."

Zhu Zhanqi told in detail the situation between himself and Zhu Zhanqi in America.

To put it simply, Zhu Zhanqi's main target is South America, which is closer to his home base of Los Angeles. Coupled with the improvement of steamships and the establishment of some transit ports, he has opened up to Los Angeles. and routes to South America. For example, on the West Channel line of South America, he established several immigration strongholds and began mining gold and silver mines.

As for Zhu Zhanluo, he focused his main efforts on Central America, which was later known as Mexico. He also built two strongholds there, which were also rich in gold and silver, so he lived a pretty good life.

"As for that boy Zhu Zhanxi, he really had some conflicts with Zhanhe recently, but Zhanhe and I joined forces and gave him a severe lesson, so he is much more honest now."

When Zhu Zhanqi mentioned Zhu Zhan'an, he also had a sneer on his face. It was obvious that he didn't have any good impression of his cousin. "Well done. This kid Zhan Di will take advantage of every inch he gets. If you don't give him some clues, he will only go too far. Don't be afraid of him in the future. If you can't beat him, write to me immediately and I will send someone to support you. of!"

Zhu Zhanhe immediately patted Zhu Zhanqi on the shoulder and said, if it was Zhu Gaosui facing him, he might have to worry about the face of his elders, but now that he is a peer like Zhu Zhanqi, there is nothing to say. Everything speaks for itself with strength. That's it.

"Brother, even if you don't say anything, we will still ask you for help when we encounter difficulties. For example, wouldn't I be here today?"

Zhu Zhanqi smiled and said again.

"I knew it was out of character. You came back suddenly. Something must have happened. Tell me, is there anything you need my help with?"

Zhu Zhanhe laughed and asked again.

"People, I need a large number of manpower. After all, America is too big. The few people I have in my hands will not even make a shadow in America."

Zhu Zhanqi put away his smile at this time and said seriously.

"people?"

Zhu Zhanhe frowned when he heard this. Although the population of the Han Dynasty is no longer a problem, and even the population is growing very rapidly, it is far from exporting the population. At most, it can only be said that it is enough for the Han Dynasty itself. , and the Han Dynasty is still expanding its territory, so the domestic population is actually still somewhat insufficient.

"Brother, don't worry. What I want is not Han people, as long as they are people who can work. For example, Zhu Zhanqi met a few big food merchants out of nowhere, and even shipped him a lot of black slaves to help him in the country. North America grows food and various crops, so its strength is growing rapidly now, and I'm worried that it will surpass us in the future."

Zhu Zhanqi explained again at this time.

"Nigger!"

Zhu Zhanhe was also surprised when he heard this. He did not expect that the notorious black slave trade in history would still appear.

In fact, the history of black slavery is very early, even in the ancient Greek period. At that time, merchants mainly captured black people as slaves in the Middle East and Egypt. For example, when Egypt was digging canals, there were many black slaves, and many large Food merchants specialized in this kind of slave business, so Zhu Zhanping probably bought black slaves through large food merchants.

"Brother, you have defeated Egypt and expanded your power to the Mediterranean. You should know some slave traders. I want to buy a group of slaves from these slave traders through the big man to work in America."

Zhu Zhanqi explained again at this time.

Slaves are not ordinary goods. They are living creatures who can escape and resist. Therefore, those who dare to do slave business are all desperadoes with knife-tips licking blood. Doing business with them has no guarantee at all.

Although Zhu Zhanqi had his own army, he was afraid of being cheated by slave traders, so he wanted to use the influence of the Han Dynasty to find a few reliable slave traders. After all, no matter how courageous those slave traders were, they would not dare to compete with the Han Dynasty. A behemoth to do right.

"This matter is easy to handle. You don't need to find any slave traders, I can do it for you myself!"

Unexpectedly, Zhu Zhanhe burst out laughing after hearing this. It seemed that Zhu Zhanqi's incident was really not worth mentioning to him.

(End of this chapter)