After changing into casual clothes, Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Di went straight to Zhu Gaoye's residence after leaving the palace.
Along the way, they passed through the streets and alleys without attracting anyone's attention. Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Di, who had been here twice, were already familiar with the road. Soon, they arrived at Zhu Gaoye's residence.
He knocked on the door. It was the same servant who sent him out yesterday. When the servant saw Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Di arrive, he smiled and said,
"The two distinguished guests are here again. Please come in!”
At the same time, he also sent someone to inform Zhu Gaoye of the arrival of Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Di.
After saying that, he welcomed Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Di in. Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Di didn't stand on ceremony and followed the servants into the courtyard. This was their grandson's home. If they rounded it up, it would be their own home. Why should they stand on ceremony when they returned to their own home?
Zhu Gaoye, who received the news, quickly came out to welcome Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Di. After seeing the two of them, he smiled and said,
"I thought you two would be drunk today. I didn't expect you to wake up so quickly.”
Zhu Yuanzhang heard Zhu Gaoye's words and said with a smile,"
"The rice wine that little friend brewed is indeed very strong. This old man couldn't help but drink a few more bowls and almost made a fool of himself in public. If it weren't for this old man's alcohol tolerance being quite good, I'm afraid I would have slept on the streets yesterday.”
After saying that, Zhu Yuanzhang's face turned serious and he said to Zhu Gaoye,
"Thank you, young friend, for giving me the Fran machine gun and flintlock yesterday. You are indeed a sentimental person!”
"This old man was right."
Zhu Di, who was at the side, secretly cursed. That flintlock was a gift to me, and the Franc cannon was yours. However, he only dared to say these words in his heart, but he did not dare to say it out loud.
When Zhu Gaoye heard Zhu Yuanzhang's words, he waved his hand casually and said,"
"What are you thanking me for? We're all brothers. There's no need to be so polite!”
Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Di looked at each other. Good boy, you're actually so disrespectful. It's just that you don't know our identities yet. If you knew our true identities, would you still be so arrogant?
However, Zhu Yuanzhang obviously did not forget the real purpose of his visit. After a moment of silence, he said to Zhu Gaoye,
"My young friend, your Flang Machine Cannon and flintlock have already proved their power. However, you have yet to tell us the true meaning of the Saint-slaying method you mentioned. I wonder if you are willing to teach us today and tell us the true Saint-slaying method?”
Zhu Gaoye heard Zhu Yuanzhang's words and had a plan in his heart. As the saying goes, things should not go beyond three times. Liu Bei had only visited the thatched cottage three times in the past. Today, these two people had already come for the third time. The fire was almost ready. If they continued to drag it out, it was very likely that it would backfire. It was time to tell the two people some real things.
After making up his mind, Zhu Gaoye reached out his hand and said,"
"Please follow me to the front hall to serve tea. Let's drink and chat.”
After saying that, Zhu Gaoye took the lead and walked to the front hall. Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Di couldn't help but feel excited when they heard Zhu Gaoye's words. From Zhu Gaoye's words, he was going to tell them what the real method of killing saints was today!
Thinking of this, Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Di couldn't help but feel excited. They followed Zhu Gaoye into the living room.
After the three of them sat down, a servant served them fragrant tea. Zhu Gaoye said to Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Di,
"Please!"
After the two of them took a sip of tea, Zhu Gaoye personally stood up and refilled their cups. Then, he looked at the two of them and slowly said,
"Both of you are businessmen. There are some things that I don't know if I should say.”
Seeing Zhu Gaoye's hesitation, Zhu Yuanzhang immediately realized what Zhu Gaoye was going to say next. It must be something detrimental to the merchant.
Scholars, farmers, merchants, and businessmen had been established since the Spring and Autumn Period. As merchants, they held a large amount of wealth in their hands, but their social status was very low. This caused these merchants to have a very deformed self-esteem and a very distorted mentality. A casual word from others could very likely make these merchants bear a grudge for a lifetime.
Thinking of this, Zhu Yuanzhang quickly said,
"Little friend, feel free to speak. Although we are merchants, we have never considered ourselves as merchants. Moreover, we have always been looking for an opportunity to get rid of our identity as merchants, so little friend, you don't have to worry about this!”
When Zhu Di heard Zhu Yuanzhang's words, he quickly echoed,"
"Yes, we have been looking for opportunities. When the time is right, we will naturally get rid of our identity as merchants.”
Hearing Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Di's words, Zhu Gaoye was relieved. He nodded and said,
"Do the two of you know what will happen in the future if we follow the current tax law of the Ming Dynasty?”
Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Di looked at each other when they heard Zhu Gaoye's words. Although they were businessmen now, they knew their own business. Their current identity was completely fake. Even Zhu Yuanzhang knew nothing about business, let alone Zhu Di.
However, at this point, he could not care less. Zhu Yuanzhang asked,
"Little friend, please enlighten me!"
Zhu Gaoye immediately said,
"If Great Ming's tax law continues to be implemented like this, these wealthy merchants of Great Ming will only become richer and richer, and they will soon grasp a large amount of wealth and resources.”
"At that time, these wealthy businessmen will even join forces with the civil servant group. These people will have money, power, and power. They will truly be able to cover the sky with one hand!”
When Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Di heard Zhu Gaoye's words, they were shocked again. It was not because Zhu Gaoye's words were alarmist, but because what Zhu Gaoye said was the truth.
Ever since the establishment of the Ming Dynasty, these civil officials had been looking for opportunities to infiltrate and gradually control the imperial power.
Especially Zhu Yuanzhang, after experiencing these things in the court today, he had a deep understanding of Zhu Gaoye's words. When he was still in power, these civil officials dared to secretly plot to control the original Taisun candidate, Zhu Yunwen.
If he really died, these civil servants would only become more aggressive with the help of the wealthy businessmen. They would definitely not restrain themselves.
If he hadn't been reminded by Zhu Gaoye and discovered it early, he might still have been kept in the dark by these people.
Zhu Di asked anxiously,"
"Then according to your opinion, what should Big Ming do now?”
What he meant was that he was asking what exactly this Saint-slaying technique was?
Zhu Yuanzhang also looked at Zhu Gaoye, hoping to get an answer from him.
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