NOVEL WEB Chapter 32
32: What is the purpose of the jealous Zhu Youjian and Emperor Tiancheng?
“alright……”After a while, Zhu Gaoyu smiled warmly and looked at the officials on the scene and said:”Now the people have left. I did this on purpose to save your face.”
“Since I have given you face, then next, you should also give me face, right?”
As Zhu Gaoyu spoke, the terrifying atmosphere at the scene receded like a tide, and many officials immediately breathed a sigh of relief.
Hearing Zhu Gaoyu’s words, some officials twitched their mouths.
With this emperor’s tyranny, who dared not give him face? That’s simply a blind man going to the toilet – looking for death!
Immediately, some smart people began to cater to Zhu Gaoyu’s words, and the officials at the scene knelt down and kowtowed in agreement.
“Emperor Tiancheng, if you have something to tell me, why should we give you face? We are the subjects of the Ming Dynasty, and it is our duty to be loyal to the Ming Dynasty.”
“That’s right, if you tell us to go east, we will never dare to go west!”
“To contribute to the Ming Dynasty and to be loyal to Your Majesty is what I wish in my heart!”
“……”
Zhu Yuanzhang and others quickly locked their eyes on Zhu Gaoyu, and were obviously very curious about what he was going to say next.
“Very good!” Seeing that the officials on the scene had fallen into the trap, Zhu Gaoyu’s originally smiling expression suddenly became mysterious,”Since you are so enthusiastic, I will not be polite.”
At this point, Zhu Gaoyu’s tone suddenly turned cold,”I will give you three days to voluntarily hand over 95% of the amount you have embezzled in the past to the court.”
“If you hand it over, I will forgive you and will never pursue your responsibility. If you are lucky enough to get away with it and I find you, don’t blame me for being rude.”
“After you disperse, remember to tell your colleagues who did not attend the court today.”
“Remember, there are only three days, and you won’t be able to wait after the deadline! If anyone wants to escape with their family, feel free to try.”
After saying that, Zhu Gaoyu ignored the reaction of the officials on the scene, said hello to Zhu Yuanzhang and others, and began to return to the Forbidden City with the soldiers.
After the emperor and the soldiers left, the officials on the scene looked at each other, at a loss.
To hand it over or not, this is a big problem!
The more important question is, will Emperor Tiancheng settle accounts afterwards?
For a while, the officials on the scene had different thoughts, and they went away in twos and threes.
Too many things happened today, and the amount of information was huge, which was really horrifying.
Not to mention the emergence of an unknown emperor, Taizu and Chengzu also appeared in the Chongzhen Dynasty!
The officialdom of Shuntian Prefecture is destined to explode today.
……
Let’s talk about two things separately.
When all the officials left in shock and began to analyze what happened today.
Zhu Gaoyu and his party had already returned to the Huagai Palace in the Forbidden City.
After the eunuchs served snacks and tea, there were only Zhu Gaoyu and four others in the palace.
Looking at the dilapidated Huagai Palace with few decorations, Zhu Di spoke first:”I didn’t expect you to be so simple. I’m afraid that all the valuable items in the palace have been exchanged for silver.”
Hearing this, Zhu Youjian touched his nose, bowed and said embarrassedly:”During the Chongzhen Dynasty, the annual income of the Ming Dynasty was… four million taels. We were really short of money.……”
Zhu Youjian was too embarrassed to say this. You have to know that the annual income during the Hongwu period was twice this amount, and the peak of the Yongle period was almost five times!
When it came to his hands, it became like this. If Zhu Di hadn’t asked, Zhu Youjian would definitely not have mentioned this issue.
“We are all family, so cut out the red tape, it’s annoying.” Zhu
Yuanzhang scolded first, then sighed and said,”Most of the time it’s like this in the last years of a dynasty, you don’t have to blame yourself too much.” Zhu Gaoyu didn’t say anything, he had actually mentioned this issue to Zhu Youjian.
Normal methods couldn’t collect taxes, so the importance of people like Wei Zhongxian was self-evident.
The first thing Zhu Youjian did when he ascended the throne was to destroy his own purse, so Zhu Youjian had it all to himself.
But the most important thing right now is not to blame Zhu Youjian, but how to make money.
But before that, Zhu Gaoyu still had to give an explanation to his old man and his father, otherwise the two of them might not be able to sleep peacefully at night.
“The previous weapon……”
Zhu Gaoyu had just spoken when Zhu Yuanzhang and the other two looked at him at an extremely fast speed, their eyes full of burning desire.
“That weapon was developed by my son Zhu Zhan’ao. I named it”Feng Ming”. The difficulty of making it… is not too high, but not too low either.”
Zhu Gaoyu said slowly:”If Grandpa Huang and father want this kind of weapon, I still suggest waiting for the completion of subsequent tasks. Perhaps father will produce products that are more in line with this era.”
Zhu Gaoyu’s machine tool can be used because he is a hacker. Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Di do not have this level and they definitely cannot do it in a short time.
Just a gun barrel can give people a headache for a long time. Zhu Gaoyu also spent a long time to come up with a method to mass-produce gun barrels.
Hearing this, Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Di were greatly disappointed, but they were not completely desperate, because Zhu Gaoyu had just said that Zhu Di would produce this thing in subsequent tasks.
“Moreover, the use of this weapon requires a large amount of ammunition for the soldiers to practice shooting. If there are fewer, I can give them to Grandpa Huang and you for free. If there are more, I won’t be able to supply them.”
Zhu Gaoyu was telling the truth. If there are fewer, it’s meaningless. If there are more, it’s really not enough for the Tiancheng Dynasty to produce.
“However, after some time, I may be able to provide a large number of similar weapons to Grandpa Huang and father.”
“Hahaha!” Zhu Yuanzhang laughed and said,”That’s good. What do you want, Gao Yu?””
“I don’t want anything.” Zhu Gaoyu shook his head and said,”I just hope that if I have any ideas in the future, I hope that Grandpa Huang and my father will support me.”
“no problem!”
“We are all family, why be polite!”
Seeing that he had given a heads-up in advance, both of them agreed, and Zhu Gaoyu continued:”As for the power of this weapon and other aspects, Grandfather Emperor and father will see it with their own eyes later, so let me keep it a secret for now.”
Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Di saw that Zhu Gaoyu was keeping it a secret again. Although they were very curious, they did not ask any more questions.
Zhu Youjian on the side was very envious. Seeing that Zhu Gaoyu was unwilling to say more on this topic, he said:”Ancestor Tiancheng, what is the purpose of what you said to the officials today?”
“There are three main purposes:”
“Three o’clock? Come on, let’s see what you mean, Gao Yu.”