After a bit of confusion about the title, and thinking that since it was Lao Zhu's order, it was impossible to drive away the four young eunuchs, Zhu Yuan didn't mention it for the time being and turned to other things.

He Xuan sent another letter from Lao Zhu.

Zhu Yuan opened it on the spot.

Lao Zhu first expressed that he had received various tokens, and then asked Zhu Yuan in a command tone to pay attention to his health and not to be tired. From now on, he must be taken care of by four young eunuchs.

Then comes the business.

The first one is about collecting shipbuilding timber.

Lao Zhu sent 100,000 taels of silver, and also squeezed ten more sea ships over, and gave Zhu Yuan an advantage, allowing coastal residents to use wood to deduct this year's taxes.

When discussing shipbuilding, Zhu Yuan also thought of tax offsets.

However, on the one hand, this is not something he can decide at will. Lao Zhu needs to make a decision, just like the tax exemption for fishermen before. On the other hand, because he already has an idea and plans to harvest wool from maritime merchants, there is no need to use taxes.

Endow.

During this period, various maritime trade merchant ships were transferred to Mingzhou to complete tax collection. The cumulative amount of revenue received by the Shipping Division has exceeded 43,000 taels of silver. Considering the follow-up plan, Zhu Yuan can complete the timber work even without a supplementary replacement plan.

Collection.

Unexpectedly, Lao Zhu still thought of it for him.

Not only did he get another favor, but he also sent 100,000 taels of silver.

With only 100,000 taels of silver and a tax credit, Zhu Yuan could still handle the matter of collecting wood even if he didn't have the previous plan.

It means that Lao Zhu has helped his precious 23rd generation grandson to handle a big event.

Not only that, Lao Zhu was probably aware of a certain problem, and also stated in the letter that he had sent letters to the armies of the Southern Expedition, strictly ordering the generals to seize any ships at sea and not to detain them privately, but to send them all to Mingzhou.

After Zhu Yuan read this, he couldn't help but sigh about his 'system' and his 'grandfather' again.

No.

It's the ancestor!

How to sing that song.

Only ancestors are good in the world~~~A child with ancestors is like a treasure~~~

Like a treasure!

Then continue reading.

The second thing is about Zhu Yuan’s work diary.

Lao Zhu requested that the previous e-mails should not be used again. He specially sent a group of soldiers from the Gongwei Division. This group of people would be responsible for all future correspondence.

Zhu Yuan paused briefly after reading this.

It seems that even if he cannot reach the level of "Book of Heaven", Lao Zhu still attaches great importance to his work diaries.

After thinking about it, it is indeed very important.

When dictating, except that he did not directly point out a certain fact, many of the things Zhu Yuan said could be understood at a glance by Zhu Yuan, who had read "Book of Heaven", that they were all kinds of things in the "next hundred years".

It really shouldn't be spread out.

As for letting the women around him ghostwrite, Lao Zhu didn't mention it.

This is a good thing.

After all, how can I ask His Majesty the Emperor to praise them?

Not suitable.

Not mentioning it is considered acquiescence.

At the end of the letter, Lao Zhu warned Zhu Yuan again, telling him not to be impatient or tired, and that it was best to be safe and sound.

It doesn't matter if things get messed up if you tell me.

After reading this letter, Zhu Yuan felt more and more that Lao Zhu really regarded him as his twenty-third generation grandson.

You know, to put it mildly, Lao Zhu treats his subordinates like his own mules and horses. On the one hand, this is due to his character. On the other hand, Lao Zhu treats himself in the same way. He has been like a hundred officials for decades.

I will get up first before I get up'.

But when it comes to his children and grandchildren, Lao Zhu is a typical Chinese parent.

On the surface, he may be stricter with his children, but Lao Zhu is eager to pass on everything he can give to his children and grandchildren. This can be seen from the strong feelings of the 'prince' and 'minister' who are both at the first-class level, one with an annual salary of 50,000 dan, and the other with an annual salary of 900 dan.

This is evident by comparison.

Most people know the allusion of "fifty thousand stones", but they may not know that there is actually a long list after that, and even the horse materials of the children and grandchildren's families are taken into consideration and specially listed in the salary list.

Zhu Yuan clearly feels that he is receiving similar treatment more and more.

Thinking about this, Zhu Yuan put the letter back into the envelope, put it away solemnly, and then looked at He Xuan: "Is there anything else?"

He Xuan continued.

In addition to the ten large ships and one hundred thousand taels of silver mentioned in the letter, there was also a batch of crystals.

Jiang Zuosi recently confirmed the location of a very extensive crystal deposit located in Haizhou, Huai'an Prefecture.

Zhu Yuan asked a few questions to confirm the location.

Later, Donghai County, Lianyungang, became the famous hometown of crystal. I happened to hear someone say a few words when I was buying crystal vessels in my previous life.

After chatting for a while, Zhu Yuan asked Xiyi to take He Xuan and others to settle down first.

Zhao Xu and Zuo Qi both started to lead troops, and they were already fifth-grade Qianhu. It would not be appropriate for them to be responsible for all kinds of trivial matters in the mansion. Since Lao Zhu sent a few young eunuchs here, they could be trained as outer courtyards.

Stewardship.

As for the inner house.

Since Zhu Yuan was not really indulgent, he did not let a few young eunuchs get involved.

I really can't get used to it.

Then I saw the guard Si Baihu who came with He Xuan, his name was Wen Zao, a short and stocky man about thirty years old.

Of course Zhu Yuan knew the nature of the Gongwei Division.

Lao Zhu sent Wen Zao. In addition to being responsible for delivering letters, he should also inquire about some information. Of course, since Zhao Xu and Zuo Qi were promoted to Qianhu and confessed some of Lao Zhu's explanations to Zhu Yuan, Zhu Yuan knew that his ancestors were no longer there.

Monitor yourself.

What's more, even if it's surveillance, it doesn't matter.

Except for one of the biggest secrets, Zhu Yuan really had nothing to hide from Lao Zhu.

After discussing the details of future letter delivery and sending Wen Zao away, the sky also darkened.

Zhu Yuan ordered dinner to be served directly in the hall on the garden side, and asked Qing Niang's two brothers to be called.

Seeing people, Zhu Yuan once again had some strange feeling.

The kind that I saw when I first met the green tea girl.

Because the 'Gui'er' and 'Jian'er' that Qing Niang mentioned are one is 29 years old and the other is 23 years old. They are both married and have children who can run around everywhere.

Fortunately, Zhu Yuan is just a young boy, bigger than both of them on the inside, but he is just a little weird.

After the ceremony, everyone sat down.

The four He Xuan people quickly got into the mood and took the initiative to take charge of the reception, setting the tableware and delivering the dishes. They were very skillful.

After all, Li Gui and Li Nie were scholars. Based on their clothing and other details, they vaguely sensed the identities of the four eunuchs, but they were not sure. After all, according to etiquette, how could this be possible?

While serving food, Zhu Yuan also noticed that both brothers were wearing old clothes.

Thinking about the decent attire of Nizi's family members, Xieyi and Liubao, when he first met them, Fu Shou probably wouldn't favor one over the other, but he just smiled.

Didn't feel anything.

Zhu Yuan has never been immoral, and believes that no matter what personality type he is, if he uses it well, he will be a talent.

Asked about the journey.

Sure enough, he still had to take care of his family. The seven aunts and eight aunts around the Li family, a total of ninety-six people, except for the two brothers Li Gui and Li Zhen who were told by Zhu Yuan, all the others went to Jinling.

He also mentioned that Fu Shou gave An family allowance.

However, probably based on the experience of being returned last time, the family only gave ten taels of silver this time.

Zhu Yuan didn't say anything after thinking about it.

If the water is clear, there will be no fish.

Zhu Yuan hopes that the people around him can be measured, rather than being a fish in clear water.

So while eating, he turned to various other daily topics, and Zhu Yuan quickly figured out the general personalities of the two brothers.

The third brother, Li Gui, is a bit "formal", but not to the level of "corruption". He is cautious and observant of etiquette. The fourth brother, Li Gui, has a very lively mind. Zhu Yuan guessed that the idea of ​​the two brothers wearing old clothes to see him was probably because of Li Gui.

proposed by Zhen.

At the end of dinner, Zhu Yuan drank a small bowl of chicken soup and finally asked the two of them: "What are your plans for the future?"

During the meal just now, the two Li brothers felt that Zhu Yuan's way of speaking... they could roughly understand each other, and they both thought it was weird, but they didn't dare to question it. After hearing this question, the two of them put down their tableware together, and at the same time

Standing up, Li Gui, as his elder brother, said: "My lord, the Li family is grateful for your life-saving kindness. My two brothers have nothing to repay, and we only want to be driven by your Majesty."

With that said, the two of them knelt down together and bowed.
To be continued...