In the Martial Meritocrats Hall, Crown Prince Zhu Biao looked at his furious father.
With a blank expression, he said,
Why would the emperor go and get angry with a rich man from Jiangnan?
"Father, why are you so angry?“
"Humph!"
"I recruited the Jiangnan tycoon Shen Wansan to build the walls of Nanjing City. This guy actually dares to cut corners?”
"Li Shan Chang, Liu Ji and the others 'reports have all been sent to zhen!”
"I've lost all my face!"
"No, I want to go to the city gate tower to take a look. If everything is true, I will personally chop off his head!”
Zhu Biao shook his head and smiled bitterly.
As the eldest son, how could he not understand his father's thoughts?
Back then, when his father beat up Zhang Shicheng, Zhang Shicheng relied on his famous ability to defend the city to turn the war that he thought he would win into a war of attrition.
In that war, the King of Wu, Zhu Yuanzhang, suffered heavy losses.
Although he had finally taken down Zhang Shicheng, the resentment in Old Zhu's heart had not been eliminated.
After breaking the city, he heard that the richest man in Jiangnan, Shen Xiu and Shen Wansan, had used all their resources to help Zhang Shicheng defend the city. Old Zhu wanted to kill this bastard.
If it wasn't for Empress Ma's persuasion, Shen Wansan's corpse would have been cold by now.
However, after the change of dynasty, not only did this person not get worse, but he also had the tendency to become the richest man in Ming Dynasty from the richest man in Jiangnan.
However, although he was rich, he was also a tactful person.
He knew that merchants had low statuses and never acted in a high-profile manner.
On the contrary, in Suzhou, Shen Wansan was also quite well-known.
It was precisely because of this that Old Zhu had entrusted him with the task of repairing the city wall.
In every dynasty, whenever the imperial court was short of money, there was a tradition of letting merchants invest in things. It was not unique to the Ming Dynasty.
The Emperor did not really want to kill Shen Wansan.
Of course, the premise of all this was that Shen Wansan had to do it well.
If he passed today's test, perhaps the emperor would be more relaxed.
The grudge in Old Zhu's heart was also eliminated.
"Cutting corners, Shen Wansan should not be such a short-sighted person!”
Zhu Biao found it strange. According to the information he received, Shen Wansan was obviously a sensible person.
Not to mention the distant past, just recently, the emperor had used Zhu Xi's glasswork to make the first batch of glassware.
Glass tableware that should have been sold for tens to 100 taels of silver was sold for 300 taels of silver per set by the richest man in Jiangnan.
He had given enough face to the Imperial Court.
How could a person like him give the Emperor a handle?
It had been more than half a month since Zhu Biao was assassinated, and the Crown Prince could barely get out of bed to work.
He walked over and picked up the memorial that the Emperor had thrown on the ground to take a look.
The Ministry of Central Affairs, the Ministry of Works, and the Imperial Censorate all reported.
The cause of the matter was that the world's glutinous rice harvest was poor and there was no rice to buy.
The price of glutinous rice was more than twenty times higher than in previous years.
According to the Ming Dynasty's regulations, the best glue must be used to build the city wall.
The best binding agent that could be found in this world was naturally the glutinous rice juice made from glutinous rice.
However, Shen Wansan didn't know whether it was because he couldn't get the glutinous rice or because the price of the glutinous rice was too expensive.
He actually chose an unknown material as the glue for building the city wall.
In Li Shan Chang's memorial, it was described as a kind of gray fine soil.
The evidence was conclusive, and Zhu Biao had nothing to say.
Shen Wansan was courting death by cutting corners on the construction of the city wall.
The father and son quickly waited for the servant's reply.
The matter of the emperor leaving the palace. It had already been arranged!
Old Zhu pulled Zhu Biao. The father and son were furious. They called hundreds of officials and rushed to the city wall construction site.
At this moment, Shen Wansan did not know that he was in trouble.
"This cement is really useful!"
"If only I could get the formula!”
Shen Wansan followed the foreman's request and mixed cement with a reasonable amount of sand.
Sand, you can find it anywhere in the river.
Shen Wansan realized that although the cement that Zhu Rong sold him was expensive, after mixing it with sand, its durability was several times higher than glutinous rice juice.
Including the sand that was almost cost-free,
The cost of cement was ten times lower than that of glutinous rice juice.
"The Emperor has arrived!"
Shen Wansan was deep in thought when he suddenly heard a voice approaching from afar.
The emperor of the Ming Dynasty had actually come to the construction site personally.
The workers, soldiers, and the rest of the people on the construction site quickly knelt down.
"Welcome, Emperor!"
"Long live our emperor!"
The Emperor got out of the carriage, his anger still lingering.
He looked around.
Seeing that the officials had followed,
Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes flashed with a trace of gloom,
This time, he would definitely beat this profiteer to death in front of everyone.
"Where is Shen Wansan?"
"Your Highness, this commoner is here!"
Shen Wansan, who was kneeling on the ground, heard the Emperor's call. He quickly stood up and ran over.
"Are you building a city wall?"
"Bring me to take a look!"
Old Zhu suppressed his anger and squeezed out a sentence,
Shen Wansan did not suspect anything.
He quickly brought the Emperor to the city wall.
When he passed by, Old Zhu saw the report from the officials.
A lump of gray mud mixed with the river sand.
This was the compromise that Li Shan Chang and the others had proposed.
Old Zhu stopped, pointed at the dust and asked,"
"What is this? What is it used for?”
Shen Wansan answered honestly,"
"Your Majesty, this thing is called cement, and I used it to build the city wall…Ouch!”
Before Shen Wansan could finish his sentence, Old Zhu kicked his butt, turning the rich man of Jiangnan into a rolling ball.
Everyone present was stunned. The Emperor had actually personally stepped forward to kick someone out?
"Your Majesty!"
"Father!"
People cried out in alarm, calling out to the people they cared about.
"Men, take down this bastard who cut corners!”
Shen Wansan was dumbfounded. What did he do to make the Emperor so angry?
The guards of the palace had already lifted Shen Wan San up from the left and right,
Old Zhu picked up his stick and pointed at Shen Wansan,"
"Shen Wansan, the city wall of Yingtian Prefecture is related to the safety of the people and the central government. I trust you, so I let you build the city wall!@”
"But you actually used such inferior materials to cut corners just because glutinous rice is expensive?“
"Tell me, where did you get this thing? Today, not only will I kill you, but I will also kill the entire family of the person who bought the materials!”
Shen Wansan was dumbfounded when he suddenly encountered such an unexpected disaster.
Even if he had a hundred guts, he would not dare to cut corners on building the city wall.
He was already hated by this emperor. Wasn't he courting death by cutting corners?
"Your Majesty, this humble subject has been wronged!"
"This cement is not of inferior quality, and I bought it from the Ministry of Revenue!”
"At the construction site of the Wu Estate, the Ministry of Revenue is recruiting migrant workers and foremen. If Your Majesty doesn't believe me, you can go and investigate!”
Shen Wansan knew that his entire family was on the verge of death.
He quickly told her everything he knew.
"Ministry of Revenue?"
Old Zhu was so angry that he laughed. It was fine if he stole inferior materials.
He actually dared to frame the Ministry of Revenue?
"Shen Wansan, today, I will let you die with a sincere heart!”
"Where are the people from the Ministry of Revenue? Who is in charge of the construction of Prince Wu's residence?”
The Emperor turned around and shouted. A small official from the Ministry of Revenue immediately ran out.
"Greetings, Your Majesty. I am in charge of the construction of Prince Wu's residence!
"This time, there are three foremen supervising the work of Prince Wu's Mansion, and none of them have the surname Dian!“
Shen Wansan felt like he was struck by lightning.
"Impossible!"
There was no chief with the surname Dian?
Who did he buy the cement from?
This time, he was really done for. Shen Wansan, who had been a little self-righteous just a moment ago, instantly turned pale.
Old Zhu saw everything.
He was secretly pleased with himself. This guy still wanted to lie to him?
What he hated the most in his life was deceiving his superiors and subordinates.
Old Shen's entire family had already been registered with the King of Hell.
"Your Majesty, please listen to my explanation!"
Shen Wansan wanted to say something but was interrupted by Old Zhu.
Old Zhu thought that whatever this guy said was just an excuse.
Right now, he wished he could beat this guy to death. However, in front of everyone, the emperor had to do it and make the world believe him.
"You don't have to say anything more.”
"Today, I will let the world see what you used to build my Great Ming's city walls!”
The Emperor strode forward like a dragon and tiger, walking toward the city wall that was half-built with cement.
The rod in his hand smashed directly at the city wall.
Bang!
The rod in Tian Zi's hand broke into two, but the city wall remained unharmed.
Zhu Yuanzhang was speechless.
The ministers were speechless.
The situation was a little awkward.
This city wall was slightly sturdy, but it was not a big problem.
"Give me the saber!"
With the Emperor's order, the guard hurriedly handed over the saber.
Dang dang.
Zhu Yuanzhang used his knife to cut the wall more than ten times.
The city wall was unharmed.
At this moment, the Emperor was a little embarrassed.
Didn't they say that it was made of inferior materials? Wasn't this f * cking too sturdy?
The entire construction site was silent.
The scene was a little funny, but no one dared to laugh.
If anyone laughed at this moment, they would lose their lives.
"Hammer, who has a hammer?"
"Your Majesty!"
There was no shortage of hammers in the construction site. As soon as the emperor shouted, someone quickly handed over the hammers.
"You smash it!"
The Emperor, who realized that he was about to lose face, ordered his subordinates to smash the wall.
Bang bang bang!
The Emperor's guards had spent a great deal of effort to finally smash down that section of the city wall.
However, the people present remained silent.
Everyone could tell that the ingredients used by Shen Wansan were definitely not inferior. They were even much better than glutinous rice juice.
Emperor Zhu picked up a piece of concrete made of solidified cement and sand.
His expression was awkward. What did he mean by inferior materials?
He had lost a lot of face.
Old Zhu's expression changed, and his killing intent gathered. However, in the end, he put down the stone in his hand.
Even if he had a problem with Shen Wansan, even if he knew that his own people had lost face, he could not kill those who had made contributions. This would chill the hearts of the people in the world.
"Tell me about the day you met the foreman!”
Shen Wansan had just returned from the gates of hell and was still in shock.
He quickly told her everything he knew in detail.
"Dian…Dian?"
"A residence?"
The more Zhu Yuanzhang listened, the more he felt that something was wrong. Why did the chief's style of doing things resemble that of one of their unfilial sons?
"Prince Wu's Residence, I understand!"
"So it was you, this unfilial son, who embarrassed me today!”
Old Zhu was furious. It turned out that the instigator was Old Fifth.
This cement was produced by his new house.
"Throw him into the imperial prison first, then deal with him!”
Zhu Yuanzhang threw down the hammer in his hand and turned around to get into the car.
"Father, where are you going?"
"Prince Wu's Mansion!"
"Why are you going to No. 5's place?"
"What are you doing?"
Old Zhu flew into a rage.
"I want to beat up my son!"
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