Ying Tian.
"Alright, I won't go to your residence. I'll go back to the palace first.”
"Royal grandfather, grandson will take his leave.”
After Zhu Yunhao left, Zhu Yuanzhang took out his pocket watch like a treasure and opened it like a gentleman. A crisp sound was heard.
'Song He, look at the sun. What time is it now?'
"Your Majesty, it's noon now.”
"It's 11:02."
"Where did Pin 'er's intelligence come from? He could actually invent such a small thing. Aiyaya~"
”
"I'll leave this pocket watch to you. Take good care of it.”
"Emperor, you're not here…" Why did he give such a good thing to him just like that?
"I just need to be curious for a while. If others know that I love it, they will definitely do everything they can to find a craftsman who can make pocket watches.”
"Yang Jing shattered the pearl. We can't be worse than the officials.”
"It's the same principle for you to hold it and for us to hold it. Anyway, we can see it at any time.”
"This is the Emperor. You have to pay attention at all times.”
Song He immediately wanted to kneel down, but Zhu Yuanzhang stopped him."Why are you kneeling in the middle of the city? We still want to stroll around!”
"The emperor has wronged himself for the sake of the people of the world, this old servant feels uncomfortable.”
"Yun Wen has always wanted to sit in this position, but he doesn't understand that the emperor's power comes from the kneeling of the ministers. In name, he is the emperor, but in reality, he is bound by the ministers!”
"Even I am afraid that my every move will trigger the dark side of these officials.”
"Let's go."
Zhu Yuanzhang and Song He walked into the alley. The sunlight shone on the emperor, making him look a little lonely.
"Feng! Emperor Tian Chengyun! The emperor issued an edict saying: Yang Jing, the minister of the Ministry of Punishment, is loyal to the king's affairs. Within a month, he has made a well-known record of the portraits of the prisoners of the Ministry of Punishment. He has made outstanding contributions. I am very grateful.”
"Yang Jing is specially promoted to the rank of Guanglu doctor in recognition of this.”
Hongwu 25th year, 5th month!
"Coo, coo, coo~"Zhu Yunhao cried out strangely. She bent down and imitated the way a rooster walked. She sprinkled a handful of rice on the ground." It's delicious. Eat more."”
"I can only eat well if you eat too much.”
Ru Chang knocked on the door outside, saying,"The secret code is:”
"Ministry of Revenue!"
"Reporting, chicken ribs."
She only let him in when she saw the secret code. Ru Chang said,"Your Highness is really in the mood to feed the chickens?”
"Imperial Grandfather is still farming in the Imperial Palace!”
What's more, I'm feeding the chicken out of the ground. This is a real home-raised chicken, a running chicken. The chicken meat is firm and chewy. It can also prevent others from making me any chronic poison.”
Ru Chang was speechless.
Change the topic!
"This lowly official is here to congratulate Your Highness on becoming the Minister of Revenue!”
"In that case, the Ministry of War, the Ministry of Revenue, and the Ministry of Works will be in our hands! Your Highness, I think we can launch a general attack on Zhu Yunwen.”
"Childish!"
"Then aren't there still three divisions that aren't in my hands?”
Ru Chang did not know about the Ministry of Justice, and Zhu Yunhao did not intend to let him know.
I'm the host, hold back!
"My Lord, half of the six divisions are already in the middle, and now they're all..."
Ru Chang was quite speechless. The six major forces of the Central Plains were all in your hands. It was enough for you to launch an all-out attack on Zhu Yuanzhang.
"Do you know why Imperial Grandfather made me the Minister of Revenue? Do you think this is a good place?"
"Isn't it?"
"Also, Your Highness, I don't want to say this, but that secret code was too inauspicious.”
"How can the Ministry of Revenue be of little value!”
The Ministry of Revenue, the second of the six departments! Second only to the Ministry of Personnel!
He was in charge of the entire world's money, grain, household registration, and power!
As the saying goes, with the Ministry of Revenue in hand, the world is mine!
But they could only see the surface.
"The flood in Hangzhou was caused by the transfer of grain from Yangzhou. After reading the account book of the Ministry of Revenue, I found out that Yingtian's vicinity was already empty.”
"The previous Minister of Revenue, Xu Duo, Fan Min, Xu Hui, Guo Yundao, Zeng Tai, Guo Huan, and Ru Taisu were all smart and capable, but they had not been here for more than a year!”
"You can imagine how difficult it is here.”
"Is that so?" Ru Chang carefully recalled that there were some names that she had never heard of before.
Only His Highness would find out.
"Imperial Grandfather is about to go to the Northern Expedition, which will require a large amount of rations and compensation!”
"Being the Minister of Revenue now is undoubtedly a hot potato.”
Ru Chang was puzzled,"But the emperor has never lacked money for the northern expedition that involved hundreds of thousands of people!"”
"That was in the past." Zhu Yunxin sighed."This time, Imperial Grandfather and I…"
"I'm afraid it will…"
Ru Chang was confused as she listened and continued to say,""Your Highness, gathering money is nothing more than Sang Hongyang, Shang Yang, Liu Yan, and Wang Anshi.”
"Sang Hongyang reformed salt and iron, Liu Yan proposed the two-tax law, and Wang Anshi's Qing Miao.”
"But these methods are not thorough. After Sang Hongyang, the salt and iron were corrupted again. Liu Yanzhi was killed by Yang Yan before the two taxes were implemented.”
"Wang Anshi's reform incited the Northern Song Dynasty, and after Song Shenzong's death, Empress Dowager Gao abolished all of his power.”Zhu Yunhao retorted.
"Does Your Highness want to settle this once and for all?”Ru Chang turned pale with fright, and her voice was even trembling.
"Treat the head and foot when the pain is in the foot. If a person was diagnosed with an illness but not treated, it was tantamount to being diagnosed with a terminal illness!”
"Be steady. If you want to do it, you have to pull out his roots!”
Ru Chang was shocked. Wasn't this idea too bold?
"Your Highness, it's too difficult!"
Zhu Yunhao took out the seal of the Ministry of Revenue and placed it in front of him."Can this be done?"
"Almost."
Then, he took out the Jinyiwei's gold medal."With this, can we make it?”
"This…"
He placed Yang Shiqi's memorial in front of him."What if I add this?"
"Your Highness, is this what you want Yang Shiqi to do?" Ru Chang suddenly realized.”
"Yes!"
"The position of the head of the Ministry of Revenue is a waste of Yang Shiqi's talent.”
It was time to move.
Ru Chang's scalp instantly went numb. She had long known that His Highness was preparing for something. She could see it with her eyes, but she could not see it clearly like she had her own eyes.
Now, the water fell on the stone!
Just a vague guess made him extremely frightened!
"This…"
"Your Highness, what exactly do you want?”
"I keep feeling that my preparation is still a little lacking. How about this, call Yang Shiqi over.”
"Give him a mission."
Sensing that Zhu Yunhao was not willing to reveal too much, Ru Chang's heart was even more itchy. What the hell was half of it? Wouldn't it drive him crazy?
Before Yang Shiqi arrived, there was a sudden commotion at the door.
"Big nephew, I'm here to see you!”
Big nephew?
Which prince?
Let him come in,"
After a while, a young man in a brocade robe walked over casually."Nephew, why do I need a secret code to enter your house?"”
"An Wang Shu... take the throne."
Although it's awkward to call someone who's about the same age as a child uncle, our seniority has always been very strict, and…
My grandfather will be born next month…
"I have to correct you. I am your third nephew, not your eldest nephew.”
King An was speechless.
It was Zhu Ying, King of An.
Ru Chang hurriedly gave up the stone table. King An sat down and impatiently gulped down a mouthful of tea.
"What's wrong? You seem to be in a bad mood?"
'I quarreled with King Su.'
"King Su felt that your imperial edict did not change his fief and was unreasonable. He wanted me to cut ties with you, or else he would cut ties with me in the future!”
"And the result?"
"I'm done with him!" King An had an indifferent expression."Nephew, through that 25-year rent reduction decree, I immediately discovered the grand ambition in your heart.”
"Now, you are the Minister of Revenue…"
"Uncle Wang is really suffering.”
"Liangzhou is a barren land. What's the point of living if you leave me there and don't give up the mansion?”
"Wangye's salary is only so much in a year. Do you want me to stay in the wangfu and eat my fill?”
"Nephew, I know you're resourceful. Help me think of a way.”
Zhu Yunhao poured him a cup of tea."Liangzhou has always been a land of fish and rice.”
"That was in the past."
King An had an expression that said,"You don't even understand this?""After the Huangchao Rebellion, Chang 'an declined. Coupled with the Song Dynasty's inward-driving policy, the Silk Road was closed.”
How could Zhu Yunhao not know about it?
This was the art of conversation. If you were to say everything, it would make strangers feel that you were being aggressive and might make an enemy out of nothing.
"What does Uncle Wang want me to do?" Zhu Yunhao nodded.”
"Why are you asking me again? If I had known, would I have ended up like this?”
"Big nephew, King Su said that you were unreasonable. I argued with him and almost got into a fight.”
Zhu Yunhao thought for a moment and finally nodded."I'll try my best!"
He would try his best. There was a possibility that he could succeed, but there was also a possibility that he could not.
King An was very happy,"Nephew, I'll leave Uncle Wang's life to you!"”
Just as he was about to get up, he suddenly smelled a special fragrance. He turned around with his nose hooked."What is this smell?"
"I stewed a chicken. I've been staying up late a lot recently, so I need to nourish myself.”
"Stay up late?" King An revealed an evil smile."Understood! Understood!"
Then, he heard Zhu Yunhao say,"I've been sleeping after eleven o'clock for three days. There's a risk of sudden death!”
King An was speechless.
At eleven o'clock, the emperor had a new pocket watch given to him by Zhu Yunhao. This eleven o'clock was also accepted by everyone. It was the time of the hour.
You call this staying up late?
King An sat quietly on the stone table. When a plate of chicken was served, he immediately reached out and snatched a drumstick. He ate it heartily."It tastes good!"
"The chicken isn't firewood at all. How can it be so chewy?”
"Uncle Wang, this is called a running chicken.”
"Ru Chang, you eat too!"
Ru Chang?
"Lord Ru, you have to choose my guards carefully. Try to pick those who can play with me!" King An said enthusiastically.”
When the kings were enfeoffed, Zhu Yuanzhang allowed them to bring along guards. This guard was not just one person, but 10,000!
The strongest Zhu Di had 100,000 men under him. Prince Ning Zhu Zhi also had 80,000 elite Duoyan Three Guards Cavalry!
The kings of the Nine Frontier Fortress all had high authority!
"I want those tall, mighty, and mighty ones who carry the honor guard of a lone king!”
"As for the arrangement of the guards, the Emperor still needs to personally approve it." Ru Chang said.”
"It's all the same. The emperor will definitely let you choose.”
"Alright then."
"Come, have some chicken wings."
The more King An ate, the more energetic he became. In the end, he ate half a chicken and drank a lot of chicken soup.
"Big nephew, your chicken is really too delicious!”
After saying that, he took out a banknote."Do you have any more? I buy ten!
Zhu Yunhao's expression was a little awkward.
"No more?"
"No, you don't have enough money.”
"I have to pay more!"
King An was speechless.
King An was very touched. This big nephew of his was honest!
He didn't eat a single bite because I've never eaten it before. If there's something, you can really get along!
He showed others what it meant to be in trouble and turned to leave. Ru Chang seemed to have thought of something and turned to leave.
At this moment, a servant brought a clay pot over.""Your Highness, your Buddha jumps over the wall!"
"Yes, yes! Is San Bao back?"
"The chief steward hasn't returned yet.”
Zhu Yunhao began to slowly taste his Buddha Jumps Over The Wall Soup. It was better to keep a low profile in front of outsiders.
Not long after, Yang Shiqi arrived."Your Highness, you were looking for me?”
"Yes!"
He took out a map."There's a mountain here. Go to the Ying Tian Prefecture and check whose name this mountain belongs to."”
Yang Shiqi took a look."This is East Mountain?”
"You know about it?"
"Your Highness, this mountain faces the West Mountain? The West Mountain was rich and colorful every year. But East Mountain was a barren land with a name!”
"Could it be that Your Highness wants to buy it?”
"Yes! You can go and check it out."
Yang Shiqi didn't ask why, but he had finally mastered it.
Not long after, he rushed back in high spirits."Your Highness, that mountain is under Zhao Mian's command. At that time, he was promoted to the Minister of Revenue for his meritorious service in the Ministry of Revenue. The Emperor instantly rewarded him.”
"It's just that it's too barren, so I haven't been there for a long time.”
"Oh?"
It seemed like he didn't pay much attention to it.
"Question!"
"If I want you to take this place without fail, what do you plan to do?”
Yang Shiqi's heart skipped a beat. He was really afraid of these two words!
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