Chapter 599: Zhu Xueqing's Reminder
Zhu Xueqing walked in with a smile. Her identity in Li Jie's house was very special. Although she had no status, she had a daughter with Li Jie. Of course, this matter could not be hidden from outsiders. Therefore, there were a lot of rumors about her outside, but Zhu Xueqing didn't care at all.
Zhu Yuning had long acquiesced to the relationship between Li Jie and Zhu Xueqing. In fact, although the Ming Dynasty's prince-consort prohibited taking concubines, men are not that honest. Moreover, as the prince-consort, it is too easy for them to raise women outside. Some even like to linger in brothels, and some don't go to see the princess once a few months.
As far as Zhu Yuning knows, many of his aunts are alone in the empty room, so in comparison, Li Jie is already quite self-righteous. Instead of asking him to find some miserable women outside, it is better to help him and Zhu Xueqing.
Zhu Yunxi also knew about Zhu Xueqing's affairs, but even his sister Zhu Yuning had acquiesced, so he, the younger brother, was too lazy to care about these confusing accounts in Li Jie's family. What's more, as a man, he could understand Li Jie better. Not to mention anything else, the women in his harem could not count them.
"Xueqing, why are you here?" Li Jie stood up when he saw Zhu Xueqing. Now Zhu Xueqing is in charge of the bank. In addition to Beijing and Taijin, the bank has also opened branches to Kaifeng, Taiyuan and other places. It may even be necessary to open banks in the south this year.
"Sister has asked you to prepare hot water for you to take a shower, but you didn't come out of the study, so I'll take a look." Zhu Xueqing walked to Li Jie and looked at the letter in Li Jie's hand. With her intelligence, of course she also guessed that this letter should be the reason why Li Jie has been staying in the study.
Li Jie did not hide it either. He smiled bitterly and handed the letter to Zhu Xueqing and said, "The letter written by the fourth uncle said that he wanted to build a school that specializes in training naval generals. I want to get help from the court. I am also making things difficult for this."
Zhu Xueqing reached out to take the letter and read it, then pursed her lips and said, "Uncle Fourth is really, isn't this a problem for you brother-in-law?"
"It can't be said that the navy does need professional talents now, and not only the navy, but even the navigator are also in short supply, so it is also necessary to open such a school, just your Majesty's place..." Li Jie frowned at the end, and Zhu Yunyu's attitude was also the biggest problem in this matter.
However, what Li Jie didn't expect was that Zhu Xueqing suddenly covered her mouth and laughed: "Brother-in-law, why are you as confused as the fourth uncle?"
"Huh? What does it mean?" Li Jie was puzzled.
"Brother-in-law, you must be thinking that Your Majesty will be afraid that the Fourth Uncle's strength will grow too fast, so he refuses to help the Fourth Uncle build a naval school, right?" Zhu Xueqing asked back.
"Yes, this is also my biggest headache." Li Nodou admitted.
"Then you might as well think about it again. Even if the court rejected the fourth uncle, wouldn't the fourth uncle go to build this school?" Zhu Xueqing asked again.
When Li Jie heard this, he suddenly stood up and immediately slapped his head and said, "Yes, why am I confused? Even if the court does not help, the fourth uncle will try his best to build the school. In this way, the court did not get any benefits, but instead offended the fourth uncle, causing both sides to get into evil."
"That's it, so it's actually very unwise for Your Majesty to reject the Fourth Uncle. Brother-in-law, if you want to convince Your Majesty, you might as well think of a solution from this point." Zhu Xueqing smiled again. She was in charge of such an important bank institution as her daughter, which proved her ability.
"A good idea. Since you can't stop it, it's better to join in. I think your Majesty can understand this." Li Jie exclaimed again.
Seeing Li Jie's happy appearance, Zhu Xueqing suddenly poured a basin of cold water on him and said, "Brother-in-law, don't be too happy too early. Even if His Majesty was forced to agree to establish a naval school, the relationship between the two countries did not improve as a result. In the future, as the fourth uncle's strength increased, the court would still feel his threat, and even conflicts broke out between the two countries."
"This..." Li Jie frowned again when he heard this. After a long time, he spoke, "Uncle Fourth had said before that we should shift the center of gravity to America. America is so far from the Ming Dynasty, and the threats between the two countries may be eliminated."
"Even if the Fourth Uncle has gone to America, what should I do? If Goryeo is still under the control of Uncle Four, it would be equivalent to putting a knife next to the Ming Dynasty's pillow, which could pierce the Ming Dynasty's head at any time." Zhu Xueqing said to the nail on the head again.
When Li Jie heard this, he suddenly thought of the situation in China in the future. At that time, another big country controlled a small country on the Korean Peninsula. It was indeed like a knife, hitting directly on China. Even if they did nothing, it would make China unable to sleep or eat.
In contrast, Zhu Di's situation is almost exactly the same as that of that big country. He is even the prince of the Ming Dynasty, and the threat to Zhu Yunxi is even greater. After all, if he led his troops into the Ming Dynasty, the opposition within the Ming Dynasty would definitely be much smaller.
"Then how do you think this problem should be solved?" Li Jie pondered for a long time before asking Zhu Xueqing again.
Zhu Di's departure from Goryeo was planned by Li Jie, and Zhu Yun's ascension to the throne also had a lot to do with him. It can be said that Li Jie himself was not as clear as Zhu Xueqing's.
"Although the Ming Dynasty has a great family and a great career, it is precisely because of this that it is difficult to move. In contrast, the Fourth Uncle is much more flexible, and the initiative in this problem is also in the hands of the Fourth Uncle. Therefore, how to solve this problem depends on the Fourth Uncle's own attitude." Zhu Xueqing thought for a while before answering.
"The attitude of the fourth uncle?" Li Jie also showed a thoughtful look again when he heard this. Zhu Xueqing's words inspired him a lot. Although he did not have a clear plan yet, he had a more feasible idea.
"Okay, brother-in-law, you have just come back, so don't worry about these problems. My sister is still waiting for you to take a shower!" Zhu Xueqing finally remembered her purpose at this time, and immediately pulled Li Jie and walked out of the study.
Li Jie remembered this time. He had promised Zhu Yuning to have a good rest with them, so now is not the time to think about this. Anyway, there is no hurry to do this, and I have time to think about it carefully.
In the following period, Li Jie accompanied his family while considering how to solve the problem between Zhu Yunxi and Zhu Di. Of course, he did not forget to reply to Zhu Di, mainly to stabilize him and tell the other party that he was thinking of a solution.
Chapter completed!