The Ming Dynasty’s Prodigal Son - Chapter 1427

[1427. Chapter 1355 Birthday Gift]

Wang Xizuo stood up immediately.

Then he received a group of nobles and knights.

These Dutch nobles were the main force in the original rebellion.

Their dissatisfaction with the Spanish princes had been planned for a long time.

And now… in addition to admiring Wang Xizuo and the good people behind him, they are also worried about the coming Spanish revenge.

Wang Xizuo selected some people from them.

They will take a boat to Daming.

For communication and visit purposes.

An exchange mission was quickly established, and then, these people carried letters, accompanied by dozens of Han Chinese and hundreds of sailors, boarded the ship.

Everyone in the exchange mission was filled with inexplicable excitement.

They are about to meet the good man Fang Dashan. Of course, this exchange and inspection is also related to the safety of the entire northern province. They must find out the reality of Daming and determine whether they are their reliable backers.

Not only that, but also the attitude of the good man Fang towards the Northern Province.

Therefore, there were many highly respected Dutch people in the mission. They watched the ship slowly leave the coast. They didn’t know what they would experience along the way, but deep in their hearts, they had longing.

…………

early in the morning.

Fang Jifan and Zhu Houzhao entered the palace obediently.

Today is the birthday of the Empress Dowager.

To please the Empress Dowager is not only filial piety, but also related to whether the two of them have a protective umbrella in the future.

The protective umbrella is very important. The emperor has been moody recently because of the stock issue. Who knows what will happen in the future?

The female relatives entered the palace early. Concubine Fang invited Zhu Xiurong to go with her. Zhu Houzhao and Fang Jifan deliberately went a little late and went to see Emperor Hongzhi first.

Emperor Hongzhi first went to say hello, and then reviewed the memorials. He took some time off from his busy schedule to see Zhu Houzhao and Fang Jifan again.

Emperor Hongzhi seemed to be in a good mood.

So he said with a smile: “I heard that you want to use the treasure banknotes of Xishan Bank to replace the Ming Dynasty treasure banknotes?”

Fang Jifan said hurriedly: “Yes, Your Majesty, if it is just called Xishan Banknotes, it will be fine in the Ming Dynasty, but In the future, the Ming Dynasty will promote banknotes, so it should have a resounding name. After much thought, I decided to call it Baochao, which can show the prestige of the Ming Dynasty.”

Emperor Hongzhi nodded.

When the Ming Dynasty was founded, Emperor Taizu Gao printed treasure banknotes. Unfortunately, these banknotes did not use gold and silver as reserves. As a result, due to misuse, the value soon plummeted. After that, No one wants to use it anymore.

Nowadays, this treasure banknote can be regarded as reborn from the ashes of Xishan Bank, so there is nothing wrong with it.

Emperor Hongzhi said: “The new version of the treasure banknote will be delivered tomorrow. I want to take a look first.”

“What.” Zhu Houzhao was stunned for a moment, and then said: “What do you think your father is doing looking at this?”

Emperor Hongzhi knocked on the imperial case, no. He said politely: “This is a big deal, why can’t I take a look first?”

“But…but it can…” Zhu Houzhao said, “But it can’t be changed?”

“It can’t be changed?”

“Father, what do you think? “Zhu Houzhao said plausibly: “This treasure banknote has cost countless manpower and material resources. If the father ordered it to be revised, wouldn’t it be a waste of money?”

Emperor Hongzhi looked at Zhu Houzhao deeply: “I am not afraid of waste. Silver.”

Zhu Houzhao: “…”

Emperor Hongzhi stood up and said, “Remember, I will ask Xiao Ban to remind you tomorrow. It’s late and it’s time to go to celebrate your birthday. Why, you came empty-handed. ?”

Emperor Hongzhi frowned.

Only then did Zhu Houzhao remember that he wanted to bring a birthday gift, so he hurriedly looked at Fang Jifan.

Fang Jifan calmly said: “Bring it, bring it. How dare you neglect the Empress Dowager’s birthday? Even if you go through fire and water, throw your head and blood, you still have to…”

Emperor Hongzhi raised his eyes and said: “It’s not that serious. , I just want you to make the old birthday girl happy. If she is happy, I will naturally be happy too. Otherwise…”

He did not continue and immediately issued an order.

………

The Renshou Palace was already filled with joy.

The beauties had come to pay their respects a long time ago.

Various gifts have already been given.

The Empress Dowager has silver hair, but she is in good spirits. She is accompanied by Empress Zhang, Concubine Fang, Zhu Xiurong, etc., and she is also surrounded by concubines like stars holding the moon in their arms. She is overjoyed.

In the past few years, many relatives of the emperor have made a fortune. After all, they are those who are near the water, first come first, some have purchased land early, and the value of the land has appreciated. Some have also imitated others and invested in money, built workshops, and become shareholders behind the scenes. Some people also bought stocks, and the stock prices were not bad.

If you have money, you will be generous.

In addition, all the relatives of the clan have entered the capital, such as Xingwang Zhu Youqi, who can be regarded as the direct grandson of the Empress Dowager and the biological flesh and blood of the Empress Dowager.

In Beijing, if you want to make the emperor happy, what else can you do if this ready-made grandmother is not currying favor with you?

He was wearing decent court clothes and the latest sunglasses, and he was all golden. This is now fashionable, it was the trend brought by Wang Jinyuan. As for his son, the crown prince Zhu Houcong, he is now much taller, and he is very happy. He saluted the Queen Mother.

“Ah, Houcong, come on, come on…”

Zhu Youqian said happily: “You haven’t come forward yet.”

Zhu Houcong shook his head: “No, Sun Chen will have to memorize a letter for the Empress Dowager before he will come forward.”

“Endorsement?” All the wives laughed.

However, the Empress Dowager became serious: “Oh, it seems that you have read a lot of books. It can be seen that you have developed the ability. Come and recite the Aijia to listen.”

Zhu Houcong shook his head and recited a section of the Four Books and the Five Classics.

After hearing this, the Empress Dowager said repeatedly: “What a smart child.”

Zhu Houcong puffed up his chest and was very excited: “Sun Chen is even better at arithmetic. Great-grandmother, Sun Chen asked you, thirty-seven times one hundred and fifty How many times is sixteen?”

The Empress Dowager said: “…”

The other wives also looked at each other, looking at each other.

This is a multiplier, which is more difficult than ordinary addition and subtraction. People without certain skills cannot calculate, let alone calculate silently.

Zhu Houcong said: “It’s five thousand seven hundred and seventy-two.”

“Yeah, really?” Although the Empress Dowager didn’t know whether it was true or not, Zhu Houcong casually calculated it in his mind, but he still felt pleasantly surprised: “That’s even more amazing.”

“Of course.” Zhu Houcong said proudly: “My father said that the old Zhu family will be pitiful. He just wants to take advantage of us. If he doesn’t learn how to count, he will suffer the consequences.”

“Haha…”

Everyone laughed. .

Zhu Youqi’s old face blushed slightly and he laughed awkwardly.

Zhu Houcong is still naive now.

And the Jiajing Emperor, the cunning and cunning emperor in history, still maintained the childishness of a boy.

History, after all, has changed.

The young man in history, his father died young. After losing his father, he became the head of the family at a young age. After that, he was brought to the capital. A group of ministers with ulterior motives wanted to make this young man the emperor. , he was an outsider who had not been trained by Zhan Shifu. He came to the capital thousands of miles away and lived in a deep palace. He didn’t even have anyone he could trust around him. Everyone seemed to want to take advantage of him. , got the benefits, but those assistant ministers who had a high reputation in the court seemed to want to control the child, and even made a request not to recognize their biological father as his father. For this reason, they did not hesitate to mobilize the ministers Let’s put pressure on that young man in history.

In such a dangerous environment, Emperor Jiajing was created. At a young age, he became more and more mature, decisive, and gloomy…

But now Zhu Houcong is protected by his father, and he has no He was exposed to darkness early. He followed his father and closed the door every night. The father and son calculated the accounts of the palace and pondered the stock value and land price every day. They were very happy. This was the happiest youth for him. time.

The Empress Dowager took her great-grandson into her arms and kissed her on the left and on her right. She was very happy: “Arithmetic is a matter for the accountant. However, with your talent, you are worthy of all the ancestors. Didn’t you go to the nursery?”

“No, it’s too expensive.” Zhu Houxun said, “It costs a lot of money. I study with my father.”

The Empress Dowager was happy: “But you are too old. It seems inappropriate to go, my dear grandson.” Zhu

Houcong

said again: “My father and Sun Chen have brought a birthday gift to my great-grandmother.”

“Oh, come in.”

A huge coral tree was moved here, and many people were speechless when they saw it.

Coral trees like this are priceless.

Zhu Houcong broke away from the Empress Dowager, fell at the feet of the Empress Dowager, and said solemnly: “Sun Chen respectfully wishes my great-grandmother to live longer than Nanshan and be as blessed as the East Sea.”

The Empress Dowager was extremely happy.

This coral tree looks very expensive at first glance. Thinking about it again, King Xing was reluctant to send his child to a nursery because it was too expensive, but he was willing to spend so much money to celebrate his birthday. This was enough to show the intentions of King Xing and his son, so they nodded: “Okay, okay, that’s great.”

That’s right. As he said that, a eunuch came from outside: “Your Majesty, Your Majesty has arrived, and the Prince and Duke of Qi have also arrived.”

The Empress Dowager cheered up.

Emperor Hongzhi came in with your own son and son-in-law and made a great ceremony.

Immediately afterwards, Emperor Hongzhi stepped forward and stayed with the Empress Dowager. Zhu Houzhao stood aside happily. When Zhu Houcong saw the prince, he looked at him and bowed down: “I have seen the emperor, I have seen him. His Royal Highness.” As he stood up, Zhu Houzhao glanced at his little cousin and nodded.

Zhu Houcong was very happy to see his cousin: “Your Highness, let me ask you.”

“What?”

Zhu Houcong puffed up his chest: “What is thirty-seven times one hundred and fifty-six?”

Zhu Houzhao was silent.

Then the face became longer and longer.

“Your Highness, I know the answer. Do you want Brother Shen to remind me?”

Zhu Houcong’s little eyes were full of excitement, and he wanted to blurt out the answer immediately.

After that…

Zhu Houzhao looked at his pleased cousin and raised his eyebrows: “Go away and leave me alone!”

Zhu Houcong said: “…”

(End of chapter)