Meng Yin did not stand on ceremony and took the 100,000 silver notes that Zhu Yuanzhang had given him.
He smiled until his eyes narrowed.
"Old Master, let's have a good cooperation.”
Zhu Yuanzhang shook his head.
He looked at Meng Yin's greedy appearance and felt angry and helpless.
After that.
Zhu Yuanzhang sent guards to take the goods and left Pei County.
...
Time passed in the blink of an eye.
A few days later.
Zhu Yuanzhang and the rest brought everything they had and sat in a carriage, heading towards the Zhu family's ancestral land.
In the carriage, Zhu Yuanzhang thought of Pei County from time to time.
After so many days, he also basically digested those words Meng Yin said previously.
From Meng Yin's suggestion that there was a problem with his concept of governing the country to his understanding of corrupt officials.
Zhu Yuanzhang thought about it carefully for a long time. He actually began to feel that corrupt officials were not scary. If they could be used well, they could also become a sharp weapon in his hands.
Suddenly.
He thought of the greedy Meng Yin.
But in his view, a person like Meng Yin could not be lumped together with those corrupt officials he executed.
Although Meng Yin this brat loved money.
However, compared to the money he was greedy for, the achievements he had made in Pei County were far more than that.
For example, he had taken 50,000 taels from Liu Qin and sold it to the county magistrate of Xiao County.
If the other party really had the ability to benefit the local people, he would be a good official.
Even if Zhu Yuanzhang spent a hundred thousand taels, he would be willing to send such a talent to become an official!
Very quickly.
Zhu Yuanzhang gradually thought of the current situation in the imperial court.
When he returned to the capital, he would be conferred the title of Prime Minister Hu Weiyong.
After becoming the Prime Minister, Hu Weiyong's power had increased.
In this way.
In that case, someone in the imperial court was needed to contend with him.
In any case, it couldn't be from Huaixi Group or Zhedong Group.
Then…
Why didn't he find someone who was greedy and capable?
Wait a minute!
Greed?
Zhu Yuanzhang was stunned.
He suddenly thought, why is he like Meng Yin now, thinking of relying on corrupt officials to do things?
......
Half a day later.
The carriage arrived at their final destination, Zhu Village.
The terrain here was rather remote, and the houses were scattered among the mountains.
From afar, it looked like a paradise.
The path leading to Zhu Village was smooth.
Zhu Yuanzhang and the others walked all the way until they reached the outskirts of the village. They didn't feel tired at all.
Zhu Yuanzhang smiled and said,"How about we name it Zhu Wangzhuang?"”
Empress Ma naturally supported him. She nodded and said,"This title is not bad."
He had finally fulfilled his ten year long wish.
Zhu Yuanzhang was in a good mood.
"Then let's go for a walk first?" he said to the others.”
Hence, he decided to do it.
The family entered Zhu Village and began to visit.
Not only did Zhu Yuanzhang want to see what the place where the Zhu family's ancestors used to live looked like, but he also wanted to see if it had changed.
However, he subconsciously felt that the change should not be big.
Back then, it was precisely because the Zhu Clan's ancestor could no longer survive in the Zhu Clan Residence that he chose to relocate.
Zhu Yuanzhang did not expect this.
This thought of his was quickly slapped in the face.
As they walked into the Zhu Family Residence, they gradually saw a scene that was not the barren fields they had imagined.
Instead, it was a farmland where all kinds of crops were planted.
There was no empty space.
Zhu Yuanzhang was a little surprised, but then he was very happy.
"It seems that after so many years in Zhu Village, the lives of the local farmers have improved.”
Then…
Zhu Yuanzhang and the others continued walking forward.
After passing through the fields.
Gradually, they could see the houses of the commoners not far away.
However…
What shocked Zhu Yuanzhang again was that when he arrived in front of these houses, he realized that they were not the residences of the common people.
On the plaque were written 'Dried Fruit Factory',' Cloth Workshop ',' Wine Workshop 'and other workshops.
The scale of these workshops added up was actually not much different from some bustling cities.
Zhu Yuanzhang was happy for the people of Zhu Village as he watched their living standards rise day by day.
However, he was more curious.
Wasn't Zhu Village developing too quickly?
Before he came, the imperial court had not sent anyone to support the development of this place.
Why was Zhu Village so rich that it had already far surpassed other places?
With such a question.
Zhu Yuanzhang once again walked into the area where the commoners lived.
Many people from the Zhu Family did not feel surprised when they saw them.
After all, many people had come to the Zhu family's residence to do business in the past few years.
Perhaps Zhu Yuanzhang and his group were the same.
After a series of inquiries.
Zhu Yuanzhang and the others found the village chief's house.
He waited for someone to report.
It was also in these few days that Zhu Yuanzhang's subordinates found out that the village chief's family was actually considered distant relatives of the Zhu family's ancestors.
Back then, Zhu Yuanzhang's grandfather had escaped from the Zhu Family Residence with the help of Zhu Liang's family.
Very quickly.
Village Chief Zhu Liang agreed to meet them and asked someone to open the door for Zhu Yuanzhang and invite them in.
When he arrived at the courtyard, he saw a person sitting there.
The other party was an old man in his seventies.
However, he seemed to be in good spirits.
Zhu Liang stood up and looked at them kindly.
"I heard that you came to the village because your distant relatives are here?”
Zhu Yuanzhang nodded." Yes, it's been several generations. It took me some time to find this place."”
Ancient people valued kinship.
Even if it was a distant relative who had been found after a few generations, this was not surprising.
Zhu Liang smiled and said,"Then it must not have been easy for you to find this place."”
Zhu Yuanzhang also smiled.
"We are businessmen. We pay people to help us find it every year. It just takes some time.”
When Zhu Liang heard this, he felt that he was a good person who valued family ties even more.
"Sit down, I'll pour you some tea.”
After a while.
Zhu Liang brought tea for Zhu Yuanzhang and the others, as well as fruit platters, candied fruits, and other snacks.
Zhu Yuanzhang took a sip of tea and instantly knew that ordinary people couldn't afford it.
"Uncle Zhu, you're living quite well. Your descendants are quite filial to you, right?”
At the mention of his descendants, Zhu Liang smiled until his eyes narrowed.
"Yes, I am."
"My sons are all businessmen, and so are my grandchildren.”
Zhu Liang's face was filled with pride.
"The wineries, cloth factories, grain factories, leather factories, and other small workshops that you saw on the way here are owned by my son and grandson.”
"Although the Imperial Court has a national policy of emphasizing agriculture and suppressing commerce, they have earned some money over the years.”
Zhu Yuanzhang's expression changed slightly.
He thought that the other party was going to say that the national policy of emphasizing agriculture and suppressing commerce was not good.
However…
Zhu Liang had a blissful smile on his face as he said,""Every month, they will send people to send all kinds of things to me. There's no need to spend money to buy them.”
"In the past, I would hoe a few acres of land every day.”
"Now I stay at home every day.”
"You don't have to think about anything. It's enough for you to retire.”
After Zhu Liang finished speaking, Zhu Yuanzhang felt a little emotional.
"Uncle Zhu, you can be said to be living a fairy-like life.”
"There must be a lot of people in the village who envy you, right?”
Who knew.
He shook his head.
"I'm not the only one. There are many elderly people in the village who basically don't have to worry about food and clothing. They have children and grandchildren to take care of them.”
Hearing his words, Zhu Yuanzhang asked again,""So, the people here are living well?”
"Yeah." Zhu Liang nodded.
Then…
With a grateful smile on his face, he added,
"Our village has such a good life today.”
"Then we have to thank one person."
"That person is the county magistrate of Pei County, Lord Meng.”
Zhu Yuanzhang was even more surprised.
How did she get involved with Meng Yin again?
"Uncle Zhu, what's going on?" he asked hurriedly.”
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