Emperor Zhengde's interest was suddenly raised, and he said expectantly: "Zhijie, isn't the thing you are asking for related to silver?" ”

Zhang Zhijie smiled: "It's related to silver!" ”

Emperor Zhengde was excited when he heard it, and finally had good news today, and hurriedly asked: "Is it as rich as the original glass workshop?" ”

"It's not the same day, it's more rich than the glass mill!" Zhang Zhijie said with a smile.

It's even more rich than the glass mill, it's unimaginable! Emperor Zhengde almost jumped up with joy, clapped his hands excitedly and said, "Then what are you waiting for?" it! Do you still need to ask for this kind of good thing? I support you unconditionally, just let it go! ”

Zhang Zhijie smiled and said, "Really? Emperor? ”

Seeing Zhang Zhijie's appearance of smiling rather than smiling, Emperor Zhengde felt that something was wrong, and it was probably not as simple as he thought, otherwise Zhang Zhijie would not have begged himself in advance, and he would not have shown such an expression.

Something that can make Zhang Zhijie feel embarrassed, it must be very difficult, Emperor Zhengde also felt pressure, coughed a few times and said with a dry smile: "Of course, as long as I can do it, I will naturally support you!" I don't know what your plans are? ”

Seeing Emperor Zhengde's cautious appearance, Zhang Zhijie couldn't help but laugh and said: "The emperor doesn't need to be alarmed, the minister is just planning to form a fleet to go to sea!" ”

Emperor Zhengde thought that Zhang Zhijie would make something strange again, but he didn't expect Zhang Zhijie to think about going to sea, so he suddenly opened his mouth wide and said in surprise: "Out, go to sea?!! ”

Zhang Zhi nodded and said, "Yes, go to sea!" ”

At this time, not only Emperor Zhengde was surprised, but even Ma Yongcheng looked stunned! They really think it's a bit too weird! This is the result of their inherent thinking, staring at the land all day long, never thinking about the sea! It's not like a coastal person who keeps his eyes on the sea every day! This is the so-called relying on the mountain to eat the mountain, relying on the water to eat the water.

Emperor Zhengde hesitated a little and said: "Emperor Taizu has ancestral training, and he can't go to the sea with a piece of sail!" ”

Zhang Zhijie said with a smile: "What does the emperor think of Emperor Taizong?" Is it a promising gentleman? ”

Emperor Zhengde said solemnly: "Emperor Taizong's Weide quilt, the Quartet guests, what do you say?" ”

Zhang Zhijie said with a smile: "But the Yongle Dynasty has Zheng He's feat of going to the West seven times, throughout the ancient and modern times, how can anyone who has a Taoist monarch follow the rules?" ”

Emperor Zhengde was suddenly a little stuck, Zhang Zhijie smiled: "This is not without examples, since Emperor Taizong can send a fleet to sea, why can't the emperor?" Isn't Emperor Taizong an ancestor? ”

Emperor Zhengde nodded and said, "Since there is a precedent, then you can naturally go to sea!" I believe that the mouth of the civil official can also be blocked! They won't chirp crookedly! ”

"No, the emperor, once you decide to go to sea, there will definitely be civil officials who will write to you, and then the emperor's imperial study will be flooded!" Zhang Zhijie shook his head and smiled.

Emperor Zhengde was a little surprised and said, "Why is this?" Since there is a precedent for Zheng He to go to the West, what reason do they have to oppose it? ”

"Not because of the ancestral system, but because of interests!" Zhang Zhijie said a little heavily.

Now Emperor Zhengde was even more puzzled, he didn't understand what benefits could be in this? Zhang Zhijie explained with a smile: "It is said that there are gold and silver mountains overseas, and that is because the maritime trade is lucrative!" The profit is at least ten times as much, pull 10,000 taels of silver silk porcelain to the sea, and come back is a profit of 100,000 taels! If you can buy some spice pearls or something, and then come back and sell again, the profit will be even higher! ”

Emperor Zhengde couldn't help but smack his tongue a little when he heard it, ten times the profit! He thought in his heart that if the silver in his inner treasury was not taken away, he would all be pulled out to sea, and it would be millions of taels when he came back. Thinking of this, Emperor Zhengde almost drooled and came out.

Zhang Zhijie said with a smile: "Because of this, Emperor Taizu's ancestral training that he can't sail to the sea has never been realized, and countless ships secretly go to sea along the coast every year!" This is the interest, and if the minister wants to organize a fleet, then he will not make a small fuss, and will definitely organize a large fleet. This will definitely arouse the vigilance of many people, and many officials from the south have interests entangled in it, so the emperor's imperial study will be lively at that time! ”

Hearing that it was ten times the profit, Emperor Zhengde had already longed for it, what ancestral training should go aside! Emperor Zhengde shouted: "Go to sea, you must go to sea!" Assemble a huge fleet and Dora stuff! Pull him back for a few million taels of silver! ”

Zhang Zhijie couldn't help but stroke his forehead and said, "Your Majesty, how can it be so simple!" First of all, you have to build a ship, but this is very troublesome! Moreover, the sea is vast, it is difficult to identify the direction, there will be tsunami reefs and so on, so going to sea is not an easy thing to do, and the risk is very high! ”

That's right, you still have to build a ship, Emperor Zhengde suddenly thought of a question, you have to build a boat with silver, right? His inner treasury is now empty, and he can't take out the silver to build a ship!

Emperor Zhengde was a little worried and said: "Zhijie, you know, the real inner library is empty, and I don't have any silver!" Do you have silver? ”

Zhang Zhijie said with a smile: "The minister doesn't have much silver, but it doesn't matter, you can pull people into the shares and let them give out the money!" The emperor can agree to the fleet to go to sea, this is already the biggest capital! ”

Emperor Zhengde nodded with satisfaction, it was the same when the glass workshop was built, that is, Zhang Zhijie pulled people into the silver shares, and one of the advantages of this is that there is no risk, just sit and wait for the cashier.

Knowing that he didn't have to pay the money, just waiting for the money to be collected, Emperor Zhengde said in a good mood: "So, it won't be long before my inner treasury becomes sufficient again!" That's great! It's just a pity that I have hundreds of thousands of taels of silver, and the treasury doesn't know when it will be replenished! ”

Zhang Zhijie said with a smile: "The treasury has always been tight! ”

Emperor Zhengde suddenly thought and said: "Zhijie, why don't I let you go to be the head of the household, right?" In this case, the treasury will definitely be sufficient! ”

Zhang Zhijie almost sprayed when he heard this, let him go to be the head of the household, it is better to kill him with a knife! The household department should be regarded as the most complicated yamen, and it is not necessary to have a headache to die if you do the household department book! He won't go to this sin!

Zhang Zhijie hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, the minister doesn't know a few characters, but he can just come up with an idea, and he can't do it to be a household secretary!" ”

Emperor Zhengde was a little speechless when he saw Zhang Zhijie's cowardice, what does it mean that he doesn't know a few big characters? Although there is no literary brilliance, it is definitely no problem to read and write! However, when he thinks of the complexity of the household, even he himself has to be instigated!

(End of chapter)