The Zhu family's frankness made Hu Hai very fond of him.

"Zhu Family, are you sure you are willing to serve the court?" Hu Hai asked calmly after sitting at the table.

Nodding without hesitation, the Zhu family knelt on the ground again. No matter how big the world is, they cannot afford to provoke the court. The Zhu family understands this truth, and he has no choice today.

"Okay!" Hu Hai nodded, with no emotion on his face, and said calmly: "Eunuch."

"Here!" The eunuch agreed to kneel on the ground with a sharp voice.

"You ask Meng Yi to come over." Hu Hai ordered.

Soon, Meng Yi walked into the side hall with steady steps.

Hu Hai waved his hand, and the eunuchs and palace maids all tactfully withdrew from the side hall. Even Chen Jia walked outside the door, closed the door, and guarded outside to prevent others from eavesdropping.

Although the Zhu family is a hero in the world and knowledgeable, it is the first time that the court is happening. Although he is calm on the surface, his mind is vivid and he doesn't know what the young second-generation emperor is going to do.

"Meng Yi, you draft a secret decree for me and give it to the Zhu family." Hu Hai said.

Meng Yi looked at the Zhu family. This man's reputation is widely circulated in Xianyang. Most of the ministers in the court had heard of the Zhu family's name, and Meng Yi was no exception.

However, he was a minister in the court and now he is the central figure in the Counselor's Office. He helped the emperor manage the world's major affairs. The key is to remain calm in the face of changes and be cunning and profound.

Meng Yi nodded friendly to the Zhu family, without any airs of a senior official in the court. Seeing Meng Yi so approachable, the Zhu family also clasped their fists.

"I will grant the title of the seventh-level Duke of the Zhu family today. As for the reason for the title, Meng Yi, you just want to have a thorough one." Hu Hai said casually.

Meng Yi's expression was calm, and after a brief thought, he thought of the reason, he picked up his pen and wrote: "Since autumn, the rain has been abundant. However, things will turn back. Too much rain caused the Wei River in the city to surge and the people were displaced. At this time of natural disaster, the Zhu family, a wealthy businessman in Xianyang, stepped forward, helped the building to save the starving people from floods, and spent all their wealth and donated them to the national crisis. This is a model of scholars throughout the ages. Now he is grateful to the generousness of the Zhu family and specially awarded the title of Seventh-level Duke to him, and was hereditary. I am here."

Looking at the content written by Meng Yi, Hu Hai nodded and was very satisfied. Meng Yi polished the meaning he wanted to express very well.

After Meng Yi wrote the enfeoffed imperial edict and stamped it with the seal of the Huang family, Hu Hai smiled and said, "This imperial edict can only be circulated among the few people in the Counselor's Mansion. The Zhu family was granted a title by the court, but it was rewarded, but this reputation should not be made public for the time being. This imperial edict is placed in the Counselor's Mansion and kept as evidence, which is also my explanation to the Zhu family."

"I dare not!" The Zhu family heard that the emperor wanted to explain to him, so they knelt down. He changed his role quickly, but he immediately changed from the 'villain' to 'sin' just now.

Hu Hai let the Zhu family kneel down, and this time he did not let him get up again, but said seriously: "I want Meng Tian to write the imperial edict just now to tell you that I will give you the initial title of Zhu family. Now I will give you a task. If you complete it well, it will be impossible to be a Marquis of Guannei in the future, and it is not impossible to be a Marquis of the Pass."

The Zhu family knew that the emperor would not grant him a title for no reason, and there must be another hidden secret. As for the Marquis of Guannei, he could not even think about it. Those were the two highest-level titles of the Qin Dynasty, and even the Prime Minister and the Grand Marshal, he might not be able to get a title for him.

"I, I will give you an oral order. Now you do business for me and sell private salt. You have to pick up the best private salt for the Xiongnu and Donghu. The more money you earn, the more rewards I give. If you can monopolize the private salt supply of these foreign tribes, I will really give you a Marquis." Hu Hai was full of energy as he spoke.

The Zhu family kowtowed and said, "I will never let down the emperor's entrustedness, but I don't know what the emperor has to do?" He knew that Hu Hai was not only to monopolize the supply of private salt from the Huns, but must have other purposes.

He nodded with praise, and Hu Hai continued, "If you arrange a few people, it is best to get the trust of the Huns Toman Shanyu and the Donghu King. Let Toman Shanyu be careful of his son Maodun, who is very ambitious."

"The emperor also knows Maodun?" The Zhu family's eyes lit up.

Hu Hai nodded. Judging from the Zhu family's reaction, he also knew Maodun and had even seen this person.

"To be honest, I once traveled to Yuezhi, and at that time I met Maodun, who was still a proton in Yuezhi. This man is cunning and ruthless, and is a lonely wolf on the grassland!" The Zhu family explained.

Hu Hai was behind his back and sighed: "Now this lonely wolf has escaped back to his pack, and he is about to provoke the authority of the wolf king. Your task is to remind Touman Shanyu as much as possible that this Maodun is an ambitious person. Understand?"

The Zhu family nodded. Although he was not sure why the second emperor arranged this way, since he chose to be loyal to the court and the emperor, his orders were unconditional.

Hu Hai was very satisfied with the Zhu family's reaction. This veteran of the martial arts world is too familiar with the world, and he can communicate clearly and does not need to waste words.

"In the future, all the salt you sell is replaced with the best official salt, and the Mizushi is responsible for supplying it. As for the inferior private salt you smuggled, it will be taught to the court and purified into official salt."

"Since these private salts were made by the court, according to the practice of merchants, you should give the court some capital. I see that, the court will take 70% of the amount of salt for sale, and you will distribute the remaining 30% yourself. I will not ask."

What else is there to say in the Zhu family at this time? This emperor is simply the God of Wealth who gave him money. He didn't have to do anything. He just waited for the Secretariat to provide official salt and sold it to the Xiongnu and Donghu himself to enjoy 30% of the profit. Apart from the repeated "Nuo Nuo", the Zhu family really didn't know what to say.

"And..." Hu Hai continued: "Although there are many people in your world, they are numerous and mixed, which is difficult to manage. I think you should choose some smart soldiers with Chen Jia and pretend to be salt dealers to trade with them. As for how to arrange these confidant soldiers of my country to the side of Touman Shanyu and Donghu King, that's your business. Can you do it well?"

"If these things cannot be done well, my head will be put in this box and someone will send it to His Majesty." The Zhu family pointed to the box with the head beside him and swore.

Hu Hai smiled and said, "Murder is the most technical. You are already the title of a public servant, and you cannot always fight and kill. I will not kill you easily. I will keep your good head and do my best. I will sell private salt and monopolize the market, and your reward will be back."

The Zhu family couldn't understand the word "technical content", but the emperor in front of him had a sense of sincerity in his conversation and laughter, which made him feel very good.

The Zhu family was no longer so reserved, and said with a smile on his rough face, "The Emperor is giving me a great fortune. I am making money while increasing my ranks. This kind of beauty is definitely unprecedented. I don't know how to thank the emperor for his great kindness. Please rest assured that from now on, the Zhu family will be the sword in the hands of the emperor. Kill the generals and kill the enemy, go in the water, go in the fire and fire."

What he said in the first half was a bit of a courtier. In the end, "When it's water, when it's fire, when it's a habit of the world."

Hu Hai and Meng Yi couldn't help but smile.

Letting the Zhu family find a way to monopolize the supply of official salt from all ethnic groups in the north was Hu Hai's first step in dealing with these tough nations.

The general blueprint he had already described in his mind, and the remaining details of the implementation plan were the affairs of the Counselor's Mansion.

After the Zhu family retired, Hu Hai suddenly thought that Chunyu Yong would give advice today, asking the emperor not to be appointed as a marquis. But he had just given out a marquis who was a seventh-level duke. If Chunyu Yong knew about it, he would definitely be "inciting his advice" again.
Chapter completed!