I am the prince of the Ming Dynasty, I don't give up

Chapter 116 Crazy Suggestions

"Your Majesty, there is no need to blame yourself. His Royal Highness the Prince of Jing knows that he is a slave, and he will definitely not blame Your Majesty for this. Look, doesn't His Royal Highness the Prince of Jing send Your Majesty expensive gifts every year? This shows that His Royal Highness the Prince of Jing is definitely not angry with Your Majesty, and he still supports Your Majesty as always." Zhang Yong hurriedly spoke out to comfort him.

"I know, but the more so, the more ashamed I feel. He sent me so many exquisite glass mirrors this time because he knew that I was short of money. Although I didn't tell him anything, he always thought ahead of everything," Zhu Houzhao said as he looked at the mirrors all over the yard.

Zhu Houzhao's words made everyone present feel ashamed. They had all made a lot of money in private, and they had never thought of using the money to help the emperor solve his problems. The main reason was that they could not let their money be seen in public.

Several people took turns to comfort Zhu Houzhao, and Zhu Houzhao's mood improved a little.

Zhu Houzhao, who had calmed down, thought for a moment and said, "There are two mirrors half a person's height left. The larger one will be given to the Queen Mother, and the smaller one will be given to the Queen. Then, we will select mirrors of the same size and give them to the ministers, the six ministers, and the Left Censor-in-Chief. We will say that we appreciate your concern for state affairs over the past three years."

Zhu Houzhao has become much more mature than he was three years ago, and he quickly figured out how to maximize the benefits of these mirrors.

Then he picked out three mirrors and gave them to the three people present.

The three of them hurriedly thanked him and accepted the mirror with tears of gratitude.

Then Zhang Yong took the order and went to deliver the mirror.

Jiang Bin was playing with the mirror in his hand, thinking about which concubine he would give it to when he got home. No matter which concubine got the mirror, she would surely serve him with all her heart.

Then he suddenly spotted a familiar symbol on the back of the mirror.

"Hey! There is this logo behind this mirror?" Jiang Bin said in surprise, pointing at the logo.

Jiang Bin's exclamation caught Zhu Houzhao's attention, "What's wrong with this sign?"

"When I was leading the troops to fight last year, the Ministry of War sent a batch of cloth as military pay. The cloth was of extremely high quality. The morale of the soldiers was greatly boosted after receiving the cloth, and they all fought bravely against the enemy. There was this logo on the cloth, and I have remembered it ever since." Jiang Bin said half-truthfully.

In fact, he did receive such a batch of cloth as military pay, but he resold all the good cloth, and the cloth distributed to the soldiers was very cheap and of relatively poor quality. He made a lot of money from it, so he was naturally very familiar with this logo.

"Hahaha, this logo has the four words 'Made in Qizhou'. You should read more books! How come you can't even recognize these few words?" Zhu Houzhao was amused and laughed.

"Yes, the batch of cloth you got was also sent to the capital by Prince Jing's uncle last year," Qian Ning said on the side.

"So this word is pronounced qi." Jiang Bin scratched his head and said awkwardly, "This cloth and mirror both say made in Qizhou, could it be that..." "The fief of the King of Jing's uncle is Qizhou, these are all the properties of the King of Jing's uncle, you have never seen the King of Jing's uncle, he is a figure like the God of Wealth, with the ability to turn stones into gold!" Qian Ning said a little ostentatiously
Jiang Bin was not annoyed, but fell into deep thought. He suddenly said, "When I was leading the army to fight, I heard from the merchants that Qizhou has become extremely prosperous in recent years. All kinds of new and novel things have emerged one after another. Even refugees like to go to Qizhou. At that time, I didn't know which Qizhou it was, and I didn't expect it to be the property of the uncle of King Jing."

Zhu Houzhao was curious about Jiang Bin's words, because no one would tell him this. "What did those merchants say?"

"Those merchants said that Qizhou produces a lot of novel things, and the products are in short supply and the prices are not high. Every time you go to Qizhou to purchase goods, you have to queue for a month, and there are no beggars on the streets," Jiang Bin recalled what the merchants said about Qizhou back then.

Zhu Houzhao was very interested. "This must have been done by your uncle, the King of Jing. He built such a large industry within four months of coming to Beijing. He has been back for more than three years. It must have been done by your uncle, the King of Jing."

Zhu Houzhao suddenly stopped talking, because he suddenly couldn't imagine how big a scene Zhu Houxuan would make in Qizhou in the past three and a half years.
Just listening to Jiang Bin's retelling, we know it must be a big deal, considering the generous gifts given in previous years.
Zhu Houzhao's curiosity was aroused, and he asked the Jinyiwei to send him the latest intelligence about Qizhou. However, the Jinyiwei did not collect any intelligence related to Qizhou's economy.
Zhu Houzhao was a little disappointed, but Jiang Bin on the side keenly noticed Zhu Houzhao's interest and suddenly had a bold idea in his mind.

"Since your Royal Father misses Uncle Prince Jing so much, why don't we go to Qizhou together to visit Uncle Prince Jing!" Jiang Bin said to Zhu Houzhao with his sharp eyes.

"Let the emperor go to Qizhou? Are you crazy? The ministers in the court will kill us." Qian Ning looked at Jiang Bin in disbelief.

"I'm doing this all for the Emperor. Besides, with the Emperor around, those ministers can't do anything to us," Jiang Bin retorted without showing any weakness.

He is actually a person with a strong sense of crisis. Although Zhu Houzhao dotes on him very much now, he has not been with Zhu Houzhao for long enough. He always feels that his position is not stable enough, so he often makes some unexpected and very bold suggestions.

"It takes a month to travel thousands of miles from the capital to Qizhou. His Majesty's birthday is less than two months away. I won't be able to make it back in time after a trip to Qizhou! Are we going to let my father miss this year's birthday?" Qian Ning was really anxious.

"Then why not celebrate the Emperor's birthday in Qizhou? Wouldn't that be great?" Zhu Houzhao suddenly said.

"Royal Father." Qian Ning opened his mouth in shock. He didn't know what to say for a moment.

Zhu Houzhao was really tempted by this suggestion. He had stayed in the capital city for almost four years since the rebellion of Prince Anhua and the suppression of the Liu Liu and Liu Qi Rebellion. He was tired of staying there. He loved traveling, and after hearing what Jiang Bin said about Qizhou, he was even more fascinated by it.
"Yes! Uncle King Jing is our real relative, and relatives should visit each other more often." Jiang Bin echoed.

"Yes! I was born in the north and have never experienced the scenery of the south of the Yangtze River. There is nothing important happening in the court now, so take this opportunity to visit your uncle." Zhu Houzhao became more and more excited as he spoke.

"Royal father, this matter needs careful planning." Jiang Bin came over to discuss.

Qian Ning looked at the two people who were discussing heatedly, and he suddenly felt that the world had gone crazy.
(End of this chapter)