There are too many things in the dark night, and no one knows who is brewing any conspiracy.

Zhu Xu stayed overnight in Zhao Jing's yard that night. Early the next morning, he lay on the bed, and Zhao Jing sat on his waist and pressed him.

Zhu Xu's health has been really bad recently. He was pinched from time to time. Oh, ah, Zhao Jing kept saying: "Master, you are too hard here. Your shoulders are painful after sitting for a long time. Your arms are also stiff..."

Zhu Xu was so painful that he sweated on his head and replied with difficulty: "Well, I have been a little lazy recently and haven't exercised much..."

"Master, bear it..."

"Um" Zhu Xu raised his head suddenly, enduring the hard work.

Zhao Jing lifted his legs and a skeleton roared.

The palace maids and internal supervisors outside looked at each other, not knowing what was happening inside.

After a long time, Zhu Xu came out of it, and felt much lighter all over, and said, "Go to Cining Palace."

Liu Shimin quickly made arrangements and before leaving, he took a look at this inconspicuous small yard.

Zhu Xu came to Cining Palace and saw that the gate was closed. After a long time, a palace maid hurried over and apologized: "Your Majesty, I have just taken a shower, so I will not have to come over if I have nothing to do."

Empress Dowager Zhang stopped Zhu Xu in again and again, but Zhu Xu thought about Zhang Yun's words and felt a little uneasy. She stepped forward and whispered: "Tell me honestly, is the emperor's sister-in-law really taking a bath?"

The palace maid bit her lips and whispered: "Yes. The empress sweated last night and she has improved a lot today, so she got up early and took a shower."

Zhu Xu stared into her eyes, nodded slightly, and said, "Where is Yongning, let her come to see me."

The palace maid said: "The princess was locked up by the empress and was not allowed to go out."

Zhu Xu looked thoughtful, and said 'yes' and turned around and left.

Not long after he left, Zhu Xu said with a slightly dark face: "Come to see me, and find out for me whether Yongning has really made a mistake and was imprisoned."

Liu Shimin was not as strong as Cao Huachun in the palace, and the news was slower. Hearing this, he looked slightly tighter and immediately said, "I obey the order."

Zhu Xu went straight to Qianqing Palace, thought for a while, and then began to do things with a suppressed chaos.

Not long after, a female imperial physician rushed over, Zhu Xu stared at her and said, "Tell me honestly, what's going on with the Queen Mother? I will never forgive you if you dare to hide it!"

The female imperial physician stood in front of Zhu Xu with a calm expression and said, "Back to the emperor, the empress is an old postpartum disease and will relapse every winter. However, this year, she has been a little fierce and painful, but she has no worries about her life. I have consulted and tried to treat the empress dowager. Please rest assured."

Zhu Xu stared at her eyes, her face turned out, and she was sure that she had not lie. Then she breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Well, thank you for your hard work, take good care of me, and notify me of any matter as soon as possible. Don't hide it, do you know?"

"I understand." said the female imperial physician.

Zhu Xu nodded and asked her to leave.

As soon as the female imperial physician left, Liu Shimin looked a little embarrassed recently, and reported: "Your Majesty, I have found out. A while ago, Princess Yongning secretly left the palace with the eldest princess and the three His Highnesses, but was discovered by the Empress Dowager, so she was locked up."

Zhu Xu acquiesced the reason why Xiao Yongning was able to steal out of the palace, but this girl sometimes could get rid of the secret guards and do something that Zhu Xu didn't know.

For example, he had never known that he was arrested by the government as a beggar.

Thinking of his children, Zhu Xu suddenly became angry and said, "Closing it. When she comes out, I will continue to be lawless. Also, keep an eye on those little guys. Without my permission, they will not be allowed to leave the palace in the future."

Before, Zhu Xu knew about these princes and daughters secretly leaving the palace, and even secretly encouraged them. It is better to see the outside world than to be stuck in the palace all the time.

But this time, Zhu Xu felt that he had to control it so that there was no accident.

Liu Shimin knew Zhu Xu's concerns and said, "I will inform you now."

Zhu Xu arranged these things and stayed in the Ganqing Palace for a while before leaving the palace as planned.

The first one to go to was Royal Bank. He personally talked with Fu Tao and the bank executives, mainly Fu Tao's "400 million silver" plan. This plan is very large and involves domestic and foreign affairs, which is enough to leverage the Ming Dynasty and even the entire world.

Fu Tao said: "The Emperor, the Foreign Affairs Bureau has a connection and involves nearly a hundred countries. There are more and more good friends. The Royal Trading Group, the United Fleet, etc. have also become larger in development. The Royal Bank can reach more and more. Through negotiations with their court, we can buy more and more grain and other goods. Of course, we sell a lot, and dozens of merchant fleets shuttle through the sea, which is unprecedented..."

With the help of this plan, Royal Bank spent money wildly, and no one disliked money. Various luxury goods from the Ming Dynasty entered, followed by weapons, especially firearms, which became the most important and most profitable commodities.

The Ming Dynasty merchant ships had crossed over Malacca and had already traveled across the coast of the Ming sphere of influence, transporting all kinds of things back.

In the East, the Ming Dynasty's fleet has surpassed Spain. The Netherlands' fleet is increasingly dominating maritime trade. The cooperation between them is increasing, which indirectly makes the Netherlands' trade more active. In contrast, Spain's share is decreasing sharply.

After Fu Tao finished his series of plans, he said, "Master, Spain once again revealed his tone and wanted to borrow money from us, this time it is five million."

Zhu Xu's brow moved and he immediately felt thoughtful.

Europe is now a war breaking out every once in a while, with small wars constantly, Spain's national strength is declining, France, the Netherlands, England and other countries are becoming increasingly strong, and the Ottomans are helping the big open flames. This European overlord who is declining is almost unable to hold on.

"Where are they going to mortgage this time?" Zhu Xu asked. Spain had previously mortgaged the entire Panama, borrowing three million yuan, and repaying the loan was three years.

Fu Tao said: "This is just a test of the Spanish ambassador, but it should mean that it is a place in Africa."

Zhu Xu said decisively: "Buy half of it, but if it is paper money, I don't want Africa and America, which is equivalent to two pieces of Panama. The repayment time is three years. By the way, the Panama Canal must be dug up quickly, and the garrison will increase to 10,000. The navy will set up a base, and immigration must be accelerated..."

Fu Tao listened carefully, recorded, and said, "Yes, I will notify the cabinet as soon as possible to negotiate with the Spanish ambassador."
Chapter completed!