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

Chapter 153 Silver Coins
After Zhu Houzhao returned to the capital, he began to convene ministers to discuss letting Zhu Houxuan take charge of the royal industry.

There were still many voices of opposition. The censors strongly opposed it, but the attitudes of the cabinet ministers were ambiguous.

After all, the censors don’t have to worry about the country’s financial problems, but the cabinet ministers have to worry about it every day.

So Zhu Houzhao easily suppressed the voices of opposition and issued a formal imperial edict.

In the final analysis, Zhu Houxuan's control of the royal industry did not affect the interests of the civil service group, because the royal industry had always been managed by the eunuchs, so this matter actually weakened the power of the eunuchs, so the civil servants were also happy to see it happen.

The imperial edict was issued from the capital, and along with it were many orders to government offices along the way, ordering them to do a good job of receiving the Jingwang Mansion's team heading north.

After all, the angels responsible for conveying the imperial edict were relatively slow, and the news that Zhu Houxun was going to Beijing to take charge of the royal industry spread quickly from the capital to the entire Ming Dynasty through various channels, causing ripples.

Zhu Houxuan in Qizhou felt that all the pressure on the Jingwang Mansion's industries had suddenly disappeared in recent times. This is the power of imperial power.

At this moment, Zhu Houxuan was sending Mrs. Chen out the door with a smile on his face. He was very satisfied with the sincerity expressed by the Chen family. Both the experienced shipbuilders and the blueprints were what he needed now.

"Your Highness, please teach my brother well. He has been spoiled since he was young, and this is the first time he has traveled so far away to such a strange place." Mrs. Chen held Chen Hong's hand and said reluctantly.

Chen Hong's young face was full of nervousness, but there was also a hint of anticipation in his eyes.

"Madam Chen, please rest assured. Chen Hong has already taken me as his teacher. I will definitely teach him well. There are outstanding young people everywhere around me. It will also be good for Chen Hong to have more contact with these young people." Zhu Houxuan said earnestly.

Mrs. Chen nodded repeatedly after hearing this, then whispered a few words to Chen Hong and left reluctantly.

After Mrs. Chen left, Zhu Houxuan ignored Chen Hong who was standing there at a loss, but pulled a rope on the desk, which was connected to a bell outside the room.

As soon as the bell rang, a young man pushed the door open and said, "Your Highness! Please give me your instructions!"

The young man stood straight and looked at Zhu Houxuan with admiration.

"Jiang Jiangong, you will be in charge of this new third-class guard Chen Hong from now on. First, take him to familiarize himself with the situation in the mansion, and then let him be on duty in the attendant's room in two days." Zhu Houxuan said, pointing at Chen Hong.

Jiang Jiangong turned his gaze to Chen Hong, and Chen Hong couldn't help but imitate him and stand straight.

"Yes, sir!" Jiang Jiangong replied in a resounding voice, and then said, "Senior Tian Cheng is outside asking to see you!"

"Tian Cheng, let him in!" Zhu Houxuan waved his hand.

"Yes!" Jiang Jiangong winked at Chen Hong after he finished speaking, and Chen Hong hurriedly followed his footsteps.

After Chen Hong went out, he was taken to the attendant's room by Jiang Jiangong and met the senior student Tian Cheng.

Chen Hong looked at the dozen young faces in the attendant room, and he immediately felt that the Jingwang Mansion was different. The main force of the Jingwang Mansion was young people, full of vitality and vigor, which was completely different from the gloomy atmosphere of the Chen family. This feeling made Chen Hong begin to look forward to his future life.

Zhu Houxun set up a attendant room for himself, where more than 20 people served all year round, always at his service. In fact, they were Zhu Houxun's secretaries.

The members of these attendant rooms are all outstanding young people from various factories and schools. The personnel of the attendant rooms are generally replaced every three months and replaced by other outstanding young people.

During these three months, Zhu Houxuan would observe, examine, train, teach, and show favor to the guards in the attendant room.
He will pick out outstanding talents who suit his taste and entrust them with important tasks. Even if they are not so outstanding in his opinion, they will be more loyal to him after three months of getting along with them and will have good development.

The Attendant's Office was actually an important institution for Zhu Houxuan to discover and cultivate talents, and it was also an institution that many young people in Qizhou were scrambling to enter.

Recently, the establishment of the attendant room has been expanded from more than 20 people to more than 30 people, because many young people like Chen Hong were sent to the Prince of Jing's Mansion by various forces. Zhu Houxuan knew that this was the various forces trying to show goodwill to him and strengthen their relationship with the Prince of Jing's Mansion. They were also using these children as hostages to exchange for the trust of the Prince of Jing's Mansion.

Zhu Houxuan was also happy to see this and arranged them all to stay in the attendant room by his side.

Tian Cheng walked into Zhu Houxuan's office. He put his clenched right hand on his chest and said, "Tian Cheng greets His Highness!"

Zhu Houxuan raised his head and glanced at Tian Cheng, a smile appeared on his face, "Tian Cheng is here, sit down and talk if you have anything to say."

"Yes, Your Highness!" Tian Cheng pulled out a chair familiarly and sat down on it.

Zhu Houxuan watched Tian Cheng's actions with a smile, feeling very pleased. Tian Cheng was among the first batch of children adopted by the Jingwang Mansion. Now these children have grown up, and some have entered various industries under the Jingwang Mansion. Tian Cheng is one of the best among them.

He couldn't help but sigh in his heart that time passed so quickly. Tian Cheng entered the palace in the fourth year of Zhengde. He was still a half-grown boy at that time. Almost five years had passed, and he had grown into a heroic and capable young man.

"Your Highness, this is a trial product made by the foundry according to your wishes." Tian Cheng took out a cylinder wrapped in red paper from his bag.

When it was placed on the table, it made a dull sound, which showed that it was very heavy.

Zhu Houxuan tore open the red paper with great interest, revealing the silver coins inside.

Zhu Houxuan took out a coin and carefully observed the silver coin in his hand. He saw that the diameter of the silver coin was about two centimeters. The blue dragon pattern of the four gods on the roof tile was clearly visible, and it was written in Li script on it: "Made in the Ninth Year of Zhengde of the Royal Bank of the Ming Dynasty". On the back was a pattern of Jiahe, which symbolized good luck and harvest, and "One Yuan" was written in Li script.

All patterns and words are raised on the surface of the silver coin, and there are fine and regular inward serrations around the silver coin. This is to prevent counterfeiting and prevent someone from grinding off debris from the silver coin.

This silver coin looked very exquisite, and Zhu Houxuan couldn't let it go after playing with it for a while.

He suddenly thought of something, blew hard at the silver coin, and then quickly put it to his ear, but he did not hear the clear buzzing sound as he expected.

Tian Cheng on the side looked at Zhu Houxuan's behavior in amazement, wondering why he did such a strange thing.

Zhu Houxuan thought for a while and felt that it was because of the insufficient silver content. Yuan Datou could make a clear buzzing sound because it contained 89% silver, while the silver coin in his hand only contained 80% silver.
(End of this chapter)