First Minister of Ming Dynasty

First Minister Section 562

Chapter 7

"Sir, you have to help me!" Zhu Di snotted his nose and burst into tears, and he almost passed out from crying.He crazily poured bitter water on Zhang Ximeng.

He told Lao Zhu that if the Peking University Hall was moved away, would it still be called the Peking University Hall? This is a plaque written by you yourself!

"Master, guess what the emperor said?"

Zhang Ximeng smiled, "What else can he say? He will definitely say, at worst, just write a picture of Taiyuan Academy."

Zhu Di's eyes widened, and he wailed suddenly, and sat down on the ground.

"Master, I regret it now, why didn't I listen to you sir! I'm so stupid, really! I only know that my father wants money, but I don't know that there is a price to pay for spending his money."

Zhang Ximeng laughed lightly, who told you not to listen to me, it's your own fault.

"You have such a good relationship with Shu Ning, why don't you ask him why he is unwilling to accept His Majesty's kindness?"

Zhu Di was stunned, and said helplessly: "With a little kindness from my father, my father will make more progress and accept him as a son-in-law. He is not willing to marry my sisters!"

"That's it! Then why are you still being fooled?" Zhang Ximeng asked with a smile.

Zhu Di was stunned for a long time, and said sadly: "I, I still think about the relationship between father and son. I didn't know that there was such a big hole waiting for me here! By the way...Master!"

Zhu Di got up from the ground, approached Zhang Ximeng, and asked curiously, "Master, what can you do to deal with my father? You have to teach me!"

Zhang Ximeng sighed: "If you listen to me, you don't want your father's money, but prepare some gifts, be dedicated and rich...By the way, for your elder brother, for your brothers and sisters, by the way, and for your eldest nephew... ...Prepare a copy of everything, and ask your father to bring it back to the capital. Let the old couple have some face in front of the children. In this way, even if your father asks you to set up another school, you can brazenly ask for money. But things have come to this One step, and I'm at the end of my game."

Zhu Di was dumbfounded, and said in his heart that when it comes to understanding my father, in the whole world, even if you count my mother, the sum will not work!No wonder Father has nothing to do with Mr. Zhang!

Ganqing has long been grasped.

"Sir, you must give me an idea! Otherwise, I will die without a place to die!"

Zhang Ximeng smiled and said, "No, you owe so much money anyway, and you don't plan to pay it back!"

Zhu Di cried, "Sir, I don't intend to pay back the principal, but I have to pay back the interest! There are so many school teachers and so many officials. I owe 800 million yuan now. If I run another normal school, I will be in debt." If it exceeds ten million yuan, the annual interest will be more than one million yuan...Sir, let alone Beiping, even Yingtian can't bear it!"

Zhu Di cried and wiped away his tears. He had no choice but to ask Zhang Ximeng to teach him a way to tide over the difficulties.

"Master, my father bullied me. If you don't care, I will go back and hang myself. I'm not alive anymore!" Zhu Di sat on the ground again, crying loudly.

Zhang Ximeng was about to die of anger, "Why did you even pull out the trick of a shrew crying, making trouble and hanging herself? You are the prince of Ming Dynasty? Be careful!"

Zhu Di didn't care, "I can't take care of anything now. I don't know what the Ming prince will become in the next life! Master, I can only honor you in the next life!"

This guy really wanted to run out, "Master, don't worry, I won't die with you, and cause you trouble!"

"If you die here, I will be unscathed!" Zhang Ximeng cursed angrily, "Okay, don't be ashamed, I will teach you a way."

Hearing this, Zhu Di changed his face for a second, and smiled instantly.

"Master, I knew that you, the old man, would not ignore this disciple... Tell me quickly, where can I get the money?" Zhu Di asked hastily.

Zhang Ximeng sighed silently, "Zhu Di, let me ask you, are you planning to pay back the money?"

"No! The grandson will pay it back!" Zhu Di said unceremoniously: "I have studied your old cheats, and the money will never be paid back. But now I can't even pay the interest money, and I can't sustain it at all. No one is willing to lend me money. Even if I squeeze Korea, I won’t be able to squeeze much oil for a while. The leeks are cut too hard, and the leeks should grow.”

Zhang Ximeng nodded slightly, "Okay, it seems that you have really comprehended what I taught you before. But, there is still a long way to go to achieve success in cultivation. Forget it, I will teach you a trick now, creating something out of nothing! "

Zhu Di concentrated his attention, "Master, tell me quickly, what are you going to do?"

Zhang Ximeng paused for a moment, "Zhu Di, tell me, who do you want to marry as your wife?"

Zhu Di was taken aback for a moment, "Master, does this have anything to do with it?"

"Just talk, I'll tell you slowly."

Zhu Di's face turned black, "You should hurry up! Why do I think you want to marry me!"

Zhang Ximeng couldn't help laughing, "You have a good idea! I want to sell it, but who would want it!"

Zhu Di didn't want to listen anymore, "Master, I am a talented person with both civil and military skills, who would refuse?"

Zhang Ximeng gave him a big roll of eyes, so feel good about yourself!

But to be honest, if the marriage could solve the problem, Zhang Ximeng would have sold Zhu Di long ago, and he couldn't wait until today.

"Listen well, an ordinary person borrows a few hundred guan, and someone will probably come to collect the debt. You have borrowed several million guan, and you can still maintain it. What's the reason for this? This shows that you are a prince , and Beiping stayed behind, it’s worth a little money, people are optimistic about your repayment ability.”

"Yes! That's right! I, Zhu Di, are so honest and reliable, as promised!" Zhu Di said righteously.

Zhang Ximeng didn't bother to look at him even more, I shouldn't have accepted such a thing from you in the first place!

"This thing is called assets and liabilities. It roughly means that the greater the value of a person, the greater his ability, and the greater the risk he can bear, he will naturally be able to borrow more money...I can't help you get money to fill the hole right now. But I can help you increase the value!"

"Increase the value? How to increase it? Master, how about you announce it to the public, saying that I worship under your sect and that I am your most admired disciple?"

"It's not good! If people find out, they will probably ask me for debts. Then I will see how you end up?"

Zhu Di cried, dare you not let me talk about this, you are waiting here!

Master, if you are covered with hair, you will be smarter than a monkey!

It doesn't seem right, if you are not sticky, you are better than monkeys, then you are an old monkey who has become a genius!

Zhang Ximeng didn't know about Zhu Di's mental activities. If he knew, it would probably make his ass bloom.

"You are now a prince, a vassal, and Mu Shoufang... basically there is no room for improvement, so you can only start with your marriage. If you marry a wife with a good status, you can solve this problem."

Zhu Di was taken aback for a moment, it turned out that was the case!

Zhu Di suddenly sighed, "Master, tell me, after so many years, you only have two sons. It would be great if you gave birth to a daughter. I will definitely love her very much!"

"Get out!" Zhang Ximeng raised his foot and kicked Zhu Di's ass.

Grandma, even my son is unwilling to marry the princess of the old Zhu family, so how can my daughter marry the prince of the old Zhu family?

What a big dream!

Zhang Ximeng could only simply open the skylight and make his words clear.

"Think about it, among the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty, who is more suitable?"

Zhu Di was stunned, really want to marry a wife?

It's rare, the bastard blushed.

Zhang Ximeng didn't take concubines, and Zhu Yuanzhang was also a husband and wife, which had some influence on this group of children. There was no kid who was too indulgent, and Zhu Di was no exception.

"Master, why don't you give me some time to think about it carefully!"

"You can think about it, but in a few days, I'm going back to Beijing...I'm talking about a person, and you can agree, but if you don't agree, I can't help it!"

Zhu Di was blocked back when he was full of words.

He could only say helplessly, "Just tell me!"

"Xu Da's eldest daughter, are you willing?"

Zhu Di stared wide-eyed, "You, you mean Xu Miaoyun?"

Zhang Ximeng said: "So, you already knew?"

Zhu Di swallowed, then suddenly shook his head, "I, I don't agree!"

"Why?" Zhang Ximeng asked puzzledly: "Now Xu Da is the imperial censor. You are struggling in Beiping. Without the noble hand of the imperial censor, your life will not be good. I can't protect you openly. And behind Xu Da's back There are so many nobles. You also know that many of our veterans have returned to their hometowns to invest, and now they have a small family fortune. As long as you marry Xu Da's daughter and join forces, your value will immediately increase, and then you can borrow money , and it’s much more convenient, don’t you think?”

Zhu Di listened silently, what you always said made sense.

But I'm sorry, I don't agree!

"Master, don't say anything, I'd rather turn Peking Academy into Taiyuan Academy!" Zhu Di gritted his teeth.

Zhang Ximeng was stunned. He looked at Zhu Di carefully and found that this kid was not lying.

"Did you understand what I just said?"

"I understand!" Zhu Di said coldly.

"Then why do you object?" Zhang Ximeng asked puzzled.

Zhu Di blinked his eyes and snorted coldly: "Sir, a man does something and doesn't do something! I don't care about the second and third children, but the one who grew up with me and is worthy of being called a friend is Shu Ning , and there is another one, Xu Miaoyun. When we were young, we rode horses and played together... Now tell me, for the sake of Beiping, I can't do it if I want to marry her!"

"Are you saying that we are too familiar with each other?"

Zhu Di said in a deep voice, "It's because I don't want to lose my friend! Master, you and your wife are so affectionate, separated from the north and the south, and you are always clean and self-sufficient. This disciple admires me very much. I, I don't want to be too sloppy in marriage, you understand me mean?"

After Zhu Di finished speaking in one breath, he looked at Zhang Ximeng again, and found that the husband was not angry, but had a pleasant smile on his face.

"It's not bad, at least your conscience hasn't been lost!" Zhang Ximeng stretched out his hand, patted Zhu Di's shoulder, and suddenly said in a low voice: "Actually, I'm mainly afraid of your teacher's ability. If something happened, there would be no place to put my face. Don’t be stubborn, you kid. You were too familiar with Xu Miaoyun in the past, but now you mention it, and you object. How about this, I will find a way to get Xu Miaoyun to Beiping, you are responsible for the reception and get along well. If you think it’s okay, Master will help you deal with it. If it’s not good, forget it, how about it?”

Zhu Di scratched his head, thought for a while, and then coaxed: "Then listen to Master and give her a chance!"

Chapter 781 Demolish the palace and build a school

"Junior Brother Zhang, long time no see!"

Hu Yan's voice trembled slightly, and he really missed him.

He was greeted with a firm hug.Zhang Shuning's face was full of joy, he finally met his acquaintances and friends, and he was able to speak his mind.

Zhang Shuning changed his old habit of being cold and cold, and became a chatterbox... He explained in detail how he studied at Fudan University, how he taught students, and how he led them to prepare for the exam.

From morning to night, he dared not rest for a moment, and only slept for two hours a day.You must know that his father had to sleep for four hours when he assisted Zhu Yuanzhang.

If it affects the height, it will be troublesome.

Zhang Shuning complained to his seniors, and also praised them for summarizing the questions well and analyzing the exam well, which is really amazing.

Hu Yandu just listened patiently. He is also approaching the age of graduation. Now all the schools are not so strict. As long as you pass the exam and hand in your graduation thesis, everything will be fine. Graduating early is welcomed and advocated.

After all, if you get out early, you can save some school expenses. No one is rich.

Hu Yan went north this time because he wanted to study the economic situation in Beiping.

Zhang Shuning conducted a student training, which indirectly contributed to the education reform.He had already made it clear to Hu Yan in the letter.

Hu Yan thought that he also wanted to research something useful, like Xia Zhifeng's astronomical measurement and calculation of solar eclipse, Hu Yan couldn't do it.

He hoped to see the situation in Beiping, because he advocated the development of industry and commerce very early on, and advocated the prosperity of industry and commerce.But he heard from the newspaper that the Beiping left-behind department had financial difficulties and was in a difficult situation.

Does it mean that the more developed the poorer?

Hu Yan couldn't figure it out, so he decided to go north to see for himself.

When he told Zhang Shuning his idea, Zhang Shuning immediately agreed, not only agreed, but also decided to go north with him.

Although Zhang Shuning did not reveal his identity as the grand master's son in this exam, no one is a fool. He can fight against the school and stir up the court by himself.

Anyone would doubt it, and perhaps guess some clues.

So Zhang Shuning decided to go out temporarily to avoid disaster, and take a look at the situation in Beiping.

The two hit it off, and they went north together.

This time, Hu Yan has the heart of investigation, so wherever he goes and what he sees along the way, he is like a curious baby.

It took them half a month to arrive at Dagukou.

After arriving here, Hu Yan was surprised to find that there was actually a large piece of land that was being fenced off, as if construction was about to start.

"My good fellow, there are thousands of acres in this area, what a great deal!"

Zhang Shuning was also amazed, so they went to inquire about it.

After asking, the two were even more surprised.

This is the location of the Peking Normal School.

"Such a big school is much bigger than our Jimin School! Not to mention anything else, the style of this Peking school really impresses us." Hu Yan sighed.

Zhang Shuning didn't think so, he knew Zhu Di very well, and it was true that this guy was very happy, but sometimes, he was even better at calculating, after all, he was taught by his father.

And the old man is also in Beiping, so there is no reason for Zhu Di to be extravagant.

"Senior Brother Hu, can you guess the reason why it is set here?"

Hu Yan was startled, and he pondered: "Could it be that the land is cheap?"

Zhang Shuning said with a smile: "This is one of them. You see, this piece of sand, stone, wood, and equipment needed for the construction of the school can be quickly transported here near Dagukou. And we have seen that the workers who built the school are generally Very short, you know what's going on, right?"

"Very short? Japanese pirates!" Hu Yan also remembered that Lan Yu made such a big dumpling, and later blackmailed the Japanese country and blackmailed Korea.

"So, people from Japan and Goryeo are used to build our school? It can be regarded as making the best use of everything and making the best use of people."