Zhu Huai returned to the courtyard by the Qinhuai River. He did not know that a disaster was about to engulf him!
……
At the Transportation Office.
Roars and curses sounded.
"What are you cooking!"
"That's the salt mountain that the old master wants to buy! He wasn't selling? A businessman dares to say that he won't sell?"
The Transport Commissioner was a little angry, and his expression was ruthless.
Officials were respected and merchants were despised. If they wanted to buy salt from a merchant, it was the greatest kindness of the government to be able to discuss with him.
"Send people to surround his residence! I'll see if he sells it or not!"
……
Lan Manor.
These few days, Lan Yu had been sending people to secretly monitor and protect Zhu Huai.
It was also during this period that he needed to use his connections to find out why the old master had killed so many imperial guards and tomb guards nine years ago.
"Master."
A man walked over with a resolute expression. It was obvious that he had killed on the battlefield before.
"He seems to be in trouble."
This 'he' naturally referred to Zhu Huai.
"Speak!" Lan Yu stood up abruptly.
The man told Lan Yu everything about the transport company sending people to Zhu Huai's house.
Lan Yu stared at him in confusion. What grudge did he have with the Transportation Company?”
"Master, it seems like…he made a kind of fine salt. The transport company wanted to buy it back from him, but he was unwilling.”
No wonder this kid wanted to change the farmer's name to business.
Lan Yu narrowed her eyes, her eyes emitting killing intent."Take my waist token and bring more people over. Don't let the transport company mess around!”
"Yes, sir!"
After the man left, Lan Yu sat down and took a sip of tea. The hand holding the teacup inexplicably trembled as she muttered,
"Xiong Jue, is it really you? If it really is you, we old fellows will send you to that position even if we risk our lives!”
"You are the blood of our Lan, Chang, and Zhu families! You're the hope of us old fellows!”
"Do you know that the lives of your uncles are in your hands?”
……
In the courtyard by the Qinhuai River.
Zhu Huai carefully placed the seven hundred taels of silver into the brocade box.
This was a gift for Old Yellow Head, to repay his kindness.
The old man hadn't come over these days, probably because after the Crown Prince's death, there were many yamen affairs to deal with.
He also hired a group of laborers to build a workshop at the foot of the salt mountain, which was responsible for the production of salt.
Dong dong dong.
Someone knocked on the door.
Zhu Huai was somewhat vigilant.
He had just rejected the transport company in the morning. Could it be that the transport company was looking for trouble?
Although he had done his best, if the other party insisted on buying it, he would not have the strength to resist at all.
He got up and walked to the door to open it.
Zhu Huai's wariness was immediately relieved when he saw the yellow-haired old man.
"Child, why are you so pale? What happened?"
Zhu Yuanzhang stared at Zhu Huai in confusion.
Zhu Huai laughed heartily." It's nothing. Come, old yellow head, let me give you a surprise. Come and take a look."”
Zhu Yuanzhang clasped his hands behind his back and looked at Zhu Huai's smile. The depression in his heart also melted.
"Why are you so mysterious? What surprise? Let's go and take a look!”
Zhu Huai helped Zhu Yuanzhang to the hall.
There was a brocade box on the square table. Zhu Huai smiled and said,"Old Yellow Head, go open it."
"Good!"
Zhu Yuanzhang wasn't shy. He was capable by nature and was a man of his word.
When the brocade box was opened, Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes widened in shock as he looked at the white silver. It was a huge sum of several hundred taels.
He was shocked and stared blankly at Zhu Huai.
"Where did you get it?"
It had only been a few days. It had only been five days!
In five days, it was almost seven hundred taels of silver! How did this kid get it?
Zhu Huai chuckled,"He changed his business registration and naturally went to do business."”
He didn't hide anything from the yellow-haired old man and continued,""I extracted a batch of refined salt from the salt mountain and sold it to the transport company.”
Swoosh!
Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Zhu Huai in a daze and blurted out,"It's you?"
"Gong…you made that fine salt?”
Zhu Huai scratched his head and smiled.”
"How is it, Old Master? I said I wanted to repay you for raising me, I wasn't joking!”
"A man's words are worth a thousand gold. Although I've become a businessman, the strength in my bones has never changed!”
Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes were a little dazed as he said,""Silly child, silly child!"
"Why would this old man want you to repay him? You silly child! I would rather become a lowly merchant to repay our old man…"
"Old Yellow Head, aren't you focusing on the wrong thing?" Zhu Huai smiled bitterly. With this money, our grandfather and grandson can live a better life in the future. Why do we have to worry about business and agricultural registration?”
Zhu Yuanzhang gritted his teeth and made up his mind."Yes! It's just a business register! If you want to change your nationality, just say a word!”
He was the emperor, but Zhu Yuanzhang had always maintained the greatest restraint on power. He rarely abused the power in his hands.
But for Zhu Huai, he could make an exception!
Zhu Huai pouted." Old Yellow Head, sit down. I'll go get some food."”
"Good!"
Zhu Yuanzhang smiled knowingly as he looked at Zhu Huai's departing back and sighed,"What a good child."
After a while, Zhu Huai came over with two bowls of white noodles. He seemed to have thought of something and went to the kitchen again. He cut a plate of dried radish and took a garlic petal.
"Ganfan!"
Zhu Yuanzhang grinned, seemingly influenced by Zhu Huai. He said the word 'Ganfan', which sounded heroic.
He was from Huaixi and liked to eat noodles. He liked to eat noodles with raw garlic cloves and dried radish!
Everyone in the palace knew about Zhu Yuanzhang's hobbies, so Zhu Yunwen wouldn't be stupid enough to cook for him.
The people in the palace knew about Zhu Yuanzhang's habits, but this child did not.
He only treats me as an ordinary old man with an official title. He never flatters me!
After a while, there was only the sound of slurping in the room.
In the end, Zhu Huai finished all the hot soup of the noodles and burped." Delicious!”
Zhu Yuanzhang shook his head and smiled bitterly." You're not a good kid. You have money, but you still eat so much?"”
Zhu Huai said seriously," I have money now, but I don't dare to forget what I've experienced in the past nine years. I can't be pretentious just because I have money. I still have to save when I need to. It's not embarrassing."”
These words pierced through Zhu Yuanzhang's heart, causing him to be unable to calm down for a long time.
Because Zhu Huai's experience was simply the same as Zhu Yuanzhang's!
Men should experience hardships in order to grow!
He, Zhu Yuanzhang, had been farming in Longye for generations. He had been an honest farmer for a year.
Every time the Baoyuan government came to collect taxes or encountered natural disasters, his family could only starve.
That feeling was very uncomfortable!
From a peasant boy to the Emperor of Ming Dynasty, Zhu Yuanzhang had never forgotten the hardships of the people. However, as an emperor, it was inevitable to be extravagant and wasteful under etiquette. Zhu Yuanzhang saw this and felt pain in his heart.
Zhu Huai's words expressed the integrity and responsibility that a person should have.
"You're right! This was not embarrassing! These words should really be heard by all the officials in Da Ming!”Zhu Yuanzhang gritted his teeth and shouted!
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