If I fail to overcome the tribulation, I can only return to the Ming Dynasty and become a prince.

Chapter 102 Sold the fiefdom
"Good nephew, can it be cheaper? Your third uncle doesn't have that much money..." Zhu Gaosui looked at Zhu Zhanjun with a shy brow, and said kind words to him: "How about I use the output of the fief in the future to give you How about an exchange? Didn't you say before that the place where the slave works is rich in products? If you can trust your third uncle, this slave can do whatever you like, as long as it is worth 50 taels of silver, you can just take it."

Now Zhu Gaosui could only sell his fiefdom for a good price, exchange it for enough jade medicine from Zhu Zhanquan, and then train all three of his royal guards. After that, he could live a stable life in the fiefdom.

After all, in the past few days, he had thought clearly about what Zhu Zhanqun had said before, and understood that there would be no room for change if he went to join the feudal clan. So all he could do was to try his best before joining the feudal clan. Give yourself the capital to settle down in the feudal country.

money?This is of course important. Whether it is used to run a vassal state or to win over local governments to consolidate one's own power, money is needed.

Nuergandusi is bitterly cold and remote. Even if Zhu Zhanquan said that Zhu Di intended to move the capital to Peiping, it would be the same. After all, it would be impossible to move the capital and build it in just a few years.

Therefore, Zhu Gaosui had to find a way to get more money before leaving the capital to become a feudal lord, so as to avoid being in a fiefdom where he would not even have the money to build a palace.

Not to mention that he would have to travel to and from the capital every two years in the future, which would also be a major expense.

But compared with money, Zhu Gaosui knew that the only way he could truly live a stable life in the feudal kingdom was his three royal guards.

According to the rules set by Zhu Yuanzhang of the Hongwu Dynasty, the vassal king was able to enjoy the establishment of three guards as his own royal guard. After all, the vassal king at that time really had to lead troops to fight and fight with others.

For example, the Yan Wangwei who was founded by Zhu Di and the Duoyan Sanwei who were abducted from King Ning during the Jingnan period are both Wangwei.

However, as Zhu Dijing struggled to succeed, he was worried that his brothers would learn from him again, so he abolished the vassal king's royal guards and took back all their military power.

After all, in the early Ming Dynasty, the kings and guards of the vassal kings were still very capable of fighting, especially the eight fortress kings who were sealed along the Great Wall. They were all really going to fight the Mongols who invaded the border.

Back then, Zhu Di himself had led troops to fight against the Mongols more than once. If there had not been such a thing as Jianwen and the reduction of vassal states, Zhu Di might still be happily serving as his general in the northern expedition, leading the Yanwang Wei to attack the Mongols whenever he had trouble.

But after Zhu Di became emperor, he could no longer allow his brothers to hold military power that could threaten him.

Therefore, although the vassal king still retains the royal guards in name, in fact these royal guards have been placed under local jurisdiction. The vassal king only owns these royal guards in name and cannot actually mobilize them.

However, this time Zhu Di was persuaded by Zhu Zhankun and planned to restore the military power of the vassal kings. This was undoubtedly good news for the vassal kings.

Of course, if they knew what it would take to get military power from Zhu Di, they might not think this was good news.

After all, not every vassal king can afford to raise his own royal guards. For example, Zhu Gaosui in front of him felt that Nuer Gandusi was so poor that he could not afford to raise three royal guards.

But the more this happens, the more Zhu Gaosui wants to raise his own royal guards, because the poorer the place, the more force is needed to protect its own safety.

Therefore, even if the fiefdom is sold, Zhu Gaosui must find a way to get money to raise his own Wang Wei.After listening to Zhu Gaosui's words, Zhu Zhanjun thought about it and said to him: "Since the third uncle is willing to use the output of the fiefdom as a mortgage, the nephew cannot force the third uncle too much. So, Nanjing City and I I still have some contacts with the merchants. I can arrange for Third Uncle to meet them later. Third Uncle might as well do some business with them.

These merchants are good at business. Third uncle, you go to Nuergandusi to become a feudal lord. Food, clothing, etc. must also be transported by these merchants. At the same time, the output of the fiefdom must also be sold through these merchants. In this case, why not cooperate with these merchants? Let them help you develop the fiefdom?
In this way, Third Uncle, you can not only have money to buy jade medicine to train Wang Wei, but also develop and build the fiefdom, right? "

Zhu Gaosui couldn't help but frown slightly and fell into thinking when he heard what Zhu Zhanqun said.

For businessmen, Zhu Gaosui actually looked down upon him just like the rest of the old Zhu family.

But now the situation is forcing Zhu Gaosui to consider cooperation with businessmen. After all, arrogance cannot be eaten.

He asked Zhu Zhanjun for help at the cost of a military stick and losing his face. However, it was not unacceptable to Zhu Gaosui to cooperate with a group of businessmen.

So he nodded and said: "In that case, I have you Lao Zhanchen, and your third uncle will leave everything to you!"

"Don't worry, Third Uncle, I will join the vassal in the future. I will have to rely on Third Uncle when the time comes." Zhu Zhanjuan said a few polite words, then sent Zhu Gaosui out of the tent, and promised that he would arrange for businessmen to meet with him later. Discuss things about Zhu Gaosui's fiefdom.

As for the jade medicine and Wang Wei's training, Zhu Zhanchun and Zhu Gaosui both tacitly agreed not to mention it.

After sending Zhu Gaosui away, Zhu Zhanquan remembered that there was another prince in the military camp, so he called the guards and asked him: "Did anything happen in the army while I was in seclusion? How did the King of Han behave in the army? ?”

"Commander, sir, everything in the army has been normal these days. Fan Tongzhi is in charge of military affairs, and nothing has gone wrong." The guards were sent by the front department of the palace, so they didn't know anything about anything, and their main duty was to supervise. The two princes who were demoted to serve as pawns therefore gave a fairly clear and comprehensive answer to Zhu Zhanquan's question: "As for His Highness the King of Han, after he was punished by the commander a few days ago, he seemed to have injured his body and had to recuperate for two days before following. The other soldiers trained together, and there were many complaints in the army, and they often cursed His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and the Commander, including the Emperor."

Hearing what the guard said, Zhu Zhanjun didn't take it seriously, just shook his head and sighed.

He knew that someone must have reported these things to the emperor.

"If he violates military regulations, he will be dealt with according to military regulations. Don't make things difficult, but don't give any preferential treatment. Just deal with him impartially." Zhu Zhanqi gave the order without making any additional instructions.

The guards bowed in response. They had received instructions from the emperor before they came. Everything in the army would obey Zhu Zhanchun's orders. Unless the lives of the two princes were threatened, there was no need to stop him.

After saying this, Zhu Zhanjun remembered something again and asked the guard: "Is it almost the Mid-Autumn Festival? Is there any banquet arranged in the palace this year?"

"The emperor plans to hold a banquet in Fengtian Hall to entertain the vassal kings. Now he has sent people to summon all the vassals to the capital to ensure that they arrive in the capital before the Mid-Autumn Festival." The guard replied to Zhu Zhanquan with an unexpected answer.

(End of this chapter)