Zhu Cian grinned." We're grandfather and grandson. What's there to be afraid of?" However, we have to keep this a secret!"
"Don't worry, we won't leak it!”
"Oh right, Cian, how much do you plan to charge for the salt?”
Zhu Cian waved his hand and smiled.”
Eleven taels?
Zhu Yuanzhang was so shocked that he staggered and almost fell to the ground.
Then, he said bitterly,""Ci 'an, Grandpa doesn't get angry no matter how much trouble you cause, but today, you've really disappointed Grandpa!”
"You're selling salt at such a high price that the commoners can't afford it. You're fighting with the commoners for profit!”
"Our Zhu family doesn't do things like oppressing the common people!”
I was originally a commoner on the right side of the Huaihe River. What more can the world give me?
Before the founding of the country, he had suffered countless hardships as a beggar.
After becoming the emperor, he had wholeheartedly thought of the millions of people in the world and hated the nobles who exploited the people.
At present, wasn't Zhu Ci 'an harming the people?
Zhu Ci 'an was stunned when he heard that. He said,""Old man, who said I was going to sell salt to the people? I'm selling it to the gentry!”
"Gentleman?" "The gentry of the Great Ming Dynasty are all well-fed. Grandson is right, right?”
"Yes!"
Zhu Cian winked and smiled. Anyway, the commoners can't afford salt for the time being, so why don't we raise the price of salt first and fish for the silver in the pockets of the gentry?”
The people of the great people were suffering. It was fine if they were suffering, but they were so poor that they did not have money.
Since they were all fishing, why not slaughter the fat sheep of the gentry class?
Zhu Yuanzhang realized a problem."Cian, what you said makes sense, but once the price of salt rises sharply, won't the government intervene?”
"Get involved?"
"What do you mean?"
"Old man, the salt tax is very high. When white salt spreads all over the world, the common people's silver will be returned in full, and the gentry's silver will be split with Emperor Zhu Yuanzhang!”
"When the national treasury is full, Zhu Yuanzhang will thank our grandfather and grandson. Why would he send people to interfere?”
"When the time comes, we'll get enough money and run!”
Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes lit up. That's right, why didn't I realize this!
The hearts of Blue Jade and Blue Jade were also greatly shaken!
He did not expect that while this imperial grandson was helping the Emperor solve the problem of the national treasury, he was also concerned about the people!
This…the royal grandson was wise!
But very quickly, Lan Yu asked,"Young Master, although this salt is a great plan to make a fortune, if you and Old Master want to rely on this to escape, I'm afraid we don't have enough silver."”
Zhu Ci 'an nodded and said," You're right. It's not enough to run away just by selling salt."”
Zhu Yuanzhang's heart instantly sank!
At this moment, Zhu Ci 'an smiled and said,""However, who said that white salt is my only way to earn money?”
His words were spoken in an understated manner.
However, Zhu Yuanzhang and the others 'eyelids twitched when they heard this, and their minds roared crazily!
What?
There was a way to earn money? At this moment, Zhu Yuanzhang and his subjects almost dropped their jaws!
A single white salt was enough to shock them to the extreme.
However, he did not expect Zhu Cian to have a way to accumulate wealth.
Zhu Yuanzhang's hands were shaking. He couldn't help but say excitedly,"Ci 'an, what else do you have? If you tell us all about it, grandpa will help you get through it in one go!”
Zhu Cian shook his head and said,""Old man, don't be anxious. It's not too late to get other things after the white salt sold well.”
Zhu Yuanzhang was stunned and said awkwardly,""Yeah, I was too anxious."
Although he said that, how could he not be anxious?
At this moment, the people of Great Ming were in a state of desolation, and all things were flourishing!
Curing disasters, wiping out the remnants of Northern Yuan, moving the capital…
Which one doesn't cost money?
If he had money, he would not be restrained. He was confident that he could create a magnificent Hongwu era!
He originally thought that he was already old, and this vision could only be left for the Zhu family's descendants to realize.
But now, the white salt produced by his grandson, Zhu Ci 'an, was like a corner of the darkness that had been torn apart, allowing him to see the light of dawn!
To build the Ming Dynasty for ten thousand years!
For a moment, Zhu Yuanzhang was agitated. When he looked at Zhu Ci 'an again, his gaze was very complicated.
He was getting more and more confused about this grandson of his.
"Cian, tell us honestly. Who taught you how to make salt?”
"Grandson is here…"
Zhu Ci 'an was about to say that he had read it in an ancient book, but he thought to himself, No, this damn prodigal doesn't know how to read.
If she said it, she would be exposed.
Therefore, he coughed lightly and said seriously,""When your grandson was bedridden with a brain attack, I had a dream. In the dream, I saw a white-haired old man.”
The old man patted his grandson's head and said," I'm the ancestor of your Zhu family. Take this salt-making method well. In the future, I'll rely on you to bring honor to my ancestors..."
There was actually such a bizarre thing?
Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes widened and he looked at him blankly. He hurriedly said,"And after that?"
"After that, the old man pushed me and said,'Go, Pikachu.' I rolled on the ground and woke up from my dream.”
"You mean…"
Zhu Ci 'an looked at his grandpa excitedly and said,""I've had an epiphany! Old man, your grandson has an epiphany!"
As soon as he said this, Zhu Yuanzhang's eyebrows twitched, and he was so angry that smoke was rising from his seven orifices.
Little bastard, you're fooling me again!
He could tell that it was pointless to ask. His grandson would definitely not tell the truth.
Forget it, as long as this child was fine, nothing else mattered.
"Ci 'an, stay at home and recuperate. Grandpa will enter Yingtian Prefecture and settle the salt industry.”
"Go, go!"
Zhu Yuanzhang brought Lan Yu and the other two out of the manor.
With his hands behind his back, he seemed to be in a good mood."Let me ask you, what do you think of our eldest grandson?”
Lan Yu immediately bowed and hurriedly said,"Your Majesty, the imperial grandson is truly a wise person! I am far inferior to you in terms of insight and insight. I admire you in my heart!”
"Your Majesty, I'm the same!" Feng Sheng also smiled apologetically.”
Zhu Yuanzhang nodded in satisfaction and laughed,"Our eldest grandson doesn't have a brain disease. Isn't this very normal?”
"In the future, if anyone dares to say that An is sick again, we won't beat them to death!”
"Alright, we're going back to the palace. The two of you should also go back to the residence and reflect on your mistakes!”
With that, he boarded the carriage and returned to the palace.
Seeing that the Emperor's carriage had gone far away, Lan Yu stood up with a dejected look.
"Old Feng, you said that the Crown Prince is going to die, how much of it is true?”
"It's most likely true." Feng Sheng sighed.”
Hearing this, Lan Yu was even more dispirited. She said excitedly,"If something happens to the Crown Prince, where should we Huaixi generals go?”At this moment, he was caught in a dilemma.
He supported the imperial grandson of the Chang family and did not care about Zhu Yunwen's lineage at all.
But if he didn't support Zhu Yunwen, with His Majesty's character, he would definitely purge the Huaixi generals and pave the way for the Emperor's grandson…
"Sigh…"
"If only Xiong Ying was still alive!”
"His Majesty likes this eldest grandson the most, and he is also our most beloved child. If he was here, would the throne still be given to that trash Zhu Yunwen?”
"The predicament of our Huaixi generals can be solved without any attack!”
Hearing this, Feng Sheng was stunned for a moment.
He suddenly thought of something and slapped his thigh."Old Lan, our Huaixi generals can still be saved!”
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