Mixed with salted fish in Hongwudang

Chapter 391 What did your father do?

Suzhou Panmen Ruiguang Pagoda.

Standing on the tower, Zhang Tianyou looked at the No. [-] Spinning Factory surrounded by tens of thousands of weavers, with playful disdain written all over his face.

He was imagining what he would do if he were the grandson of the Ming emperor.

Backed by the imperial court, with the support of the emperor's grandfather like Zhu Butcher, the full cooperation of the prefect of Suzhou, and the guard army that can be mobilized at any time, even a few merchants can't deal with it?
Or is Zhu Yunxi such a waste that he doesn't know that anyone is dealing with him until now?

Even if he didn't know it at first, he should have realized the problem when Sun Yuan set fire to the official storehouse last time, right?
Zhang Tianyou couldn't figure out why Zhu Yunxi was still unwilling to mobilize the army, knowing that there were merchants secretly competing with him.

Could it be that Zhu Yunxi is really as benevolent and righteous as the world says?

Thinking of this, Zhang Tianyou shook his head bitterly.

Their old Zhu family can have bloodlines such as cruelty, greed, violence, etc., but they should not have such things as benevolence and righteousness.

The true benevolence and righteousness are like his father Zhang Shicheng, even though he died almost 30 years ago, he is still remembered by the people of Suzhou City!
Zhang Tianyou looked at it for a while, then suddenly greeted "Xiangsi" to the air around him, and only after he finished speaking did he realize that for the sake of safety, he did not go to look for Qin Xiangsi when he came back this time, and Qin Xiangsi didn't even know he was back.

Zhang Tianyou let out a long sigh, feeling that it was time for him to find a new confidante.

Although Qin Xiangsi was not there, Zhang Zhong, the elder of the Zhang family, was there.

Zhang Zhong was originally Zhang Shicheng's adopted son, and was called the fifth prince by outsiders. He was Zhang Shicheng's most capable subordinate during his lifetime.

After Zhang Shicheng's defeat, Zhang Zhong fled with Zhang Shicheng's young son on his back, avoiding the pursuit of Zhu Yuanzhang's men along the way, which saved the last bit of Zhang Shicheng's blood.

Therefore, his feelings for Zhang Tianyou are very complicated.

According to genealogy, he is Zhang Tianyou's adopted brother, but emotionally speaking, he plays the role of father more often.

Seeing Zhang Tianyou's lonely face now, Zhang Zhong's heart was full of sourness.

"If the young master misses Mrs. Qin, this old slave can bring Mrs. Qin out!"

"Thank you Fifth Brother for your kindness, I won't lose my mind because of a woman..."

"Furthermore, for the sake of a woman, it wouldn't make sense to lose a brother like Fifth Brother. Let that woman stay under Jin Yiwei's watchful eye. It seems that Jin Yiwei won't deal with a girl."

Zhang Zhong laughed when he heard the words, and hid aside, turning into a silent back.

"Fifth brother, do you think we can avenge our father in our lifetime?"

Zhang Zhong became even more silent when he heard this. They were so strong back then, and they never beat Zhu Yuanzhang who was still rising.Now that Zhu Yuanzhang has set the Central Plains for more than [-] years, why do they still fight?

But this kind of words can only be thought in the heart, but cannot be said out of the mouth.

After all, he and Zhang Tianyou lived on this hatred for nearly 30 years.

Seeing that Zhang Zhong didn't speak, Zhang Tianyou said to himself.

"I really hope that Zhu Yunxi can die. In that way, Zhu Tuhu can experience the pain of losing his grandson after the pain of losing his son..."

Hearing this, Zhang Zhong suddenly spoke.

"The young master wants to assassinate Zhu Yunxi?"

Zhang Tianyou didn't shy away from it, and nodded honestly.

"That's natural!"

"I want to kill him even in my dreams, but we don't need to do it. Let's ask the White Lotus Sect to do it!"

"Is it the same lineage as Prince Xiao Ming?"

"Ha ha……"

Hearing this, Zhang Zhong couldn't help laughing.

Back then when they rebelled against the Yuan Dynasty, they only needed someone to take the lead, and this was the so-called King Ming.

When they gained a firm foothold and had their own territory, King Xiaoming became a waste, and was drowned by Zhu Yuanzhang in the end.

Hearing Zhang Zhong's ridicule, Zhang Tianyou couldn't help but quickly explained.

"Fifth brother, don't laugh. I also know they are unreliable, so I just give them some money, it doesn't matter if they can get things done."

"Comparatively speaking, I have to trouble Fifth Brother to go to Annan these few days and bring my sons there to settle down."

Zhang Zhong's face suddenly became serious when he heard this.

"Young master, have you finally decided?"

Zhang Tianyou nodded heavily.

"Yes!"

"The navy of Ming Dynasty is about to be completed. Once the navy is completed, Ming Dynasty will no longer have the opportunity for maritime merchants to smuggle. Our forces in the sea will also be hit hard by the Ming army."

"Therefore, let's transport the money to Annan in advance and become a prince over there."

Zhang Zhong also supports this strategy, especially now that the political situation in Annan is unstable, and the Chen family has shown that they can't control the situation in Annan's state affairs. The state affairs are all controlled by the powerful minister Li Jishu. As long as they bribe the Li family, they can easily Gain a port in Annam, and a piece of land to shelter in.

The reason why they chose Annan also had a lot of considerations.

First of all, Annan's writing and customs are close to those of the Central Plains. Since the Tang and Song Dynasties, it has been subject to the Central Plains Dynasty, and a large number of people from the Central Plains Dynasty migrated there.

Secondly, Annan is full of ports, which are very suitable for maritime trade and pirate business.

In the end, Annan was weak.

As long as several generations of the Zhang family are given time, it may not be impossible for Annan's emperor to change his surname to Zhang!

This is also the greatest expectation of Zhang Tianyou and others.

After all, taking the history of China as an example, the Tian family can replace Qi, so naturally Zhang's family can also replace Chen!

"Young master, please rest assured, this old slave will definitely arrange for the young masters and wives..."

"With Fifth Brother taking care of me, what else do I have to worry about?"

After Zhang Tianyou said this, he looked at the noisy scene below, with a smirk on his face.

"Just before leaving, I have to set fire to Daming, hahaha!"

After Zhang Tianyou laughed wantonly, his eyes suddenly saw a touch of vermilion.

Vermilion was a very noble color in Ming Dynasty, and only the royal family and high-ranking officials could use it.

Immediately afterwards, he heard a commotion from below.

"The grandson of the emperor is here!"

"All soldiers and civilians are waiting on their knees!"

Hearing this voice, Zhang Tianyou couldn't help frowning.

"Why is Zhu Yunxi here?"

Although no less than 2 people gathered at the gate of the No. [-] Spinning Factory, everyone knelt down obediently when they heard that the emperor grandson's carriage had arrived.

Zhu Yunxi sat on the carriage, looking at the dark heads below, suddenly thought of an allusion, an allusion called Sarajevo.

If someone suddenly jumped out from the crowd and shot a few arrows at him, wouldn't he be shot to death on the spot?
Zhu Yunxi touched the clothes subconsciously, feeling the hardness and coldness of the soft armor inside the clothes, he felt a little relieved.

As the carriage moved forward, the crowd kneeling on the ground automatically gave way to allow Zhu Yunxie's carriage to enter the factory.

Zhu Yunxi entered the gate of the factory, and then led four Jinyi guards holding shields onto a high platform.

At the beginning, no one knew why the emperor grandson built a high platform in the factory, and no one knew what the loudspeakers on the high platform were for.

It wasn't until Zhu Yunxi stood on the top and shouted at the tens of thousands of weavers gathered in front of the factory that they realized that the emperor's grandson had already expected this day.

Seeing Zhu Yunxi standing on the high platform, Zhang Qinglai felt his heart beating and his blood rushing up.

Although he didn't know how the emperor's grandson expected this, and it had been arranged in advance when the factory was built.

But he knows one thing, that is at this moment, Zhu Yunxi is a god!
"Fathers and folks, I know why you are making trouble, and I know what you want!"

"What you are asking for is just to support your family!"

The common people kneeling below were moved to tears when they heard Zhu Yunxie's thoughtful words.

People with that sensibility even slapped their own mouths in self-blame, cursing themselves for being nothing.

They're all so fussy that they almost set fire to their factory.

However, the emperor's grandson was not only not angry at all, but also understood their situation so much!

"Emperor Grandson Shengming!"

"It's not that we want to fight against the grandson of the emperor. It's really that we have no way out. Please have mercy on the grandson of the emperor and give us a way to survive, woooooo..."

After a level old man finished speaking, all the weavers behind him repeated in tears.

"Please have mercy on the grandson of the emperor!"

"I beg the emperor's grandson to give me a way to survive!"

Although the slogans were not very neat at the beginning, after everyone chanted them several times, the frequency of the slogans gradually became consistent.

Zhu Yunxi listened to the more and more tidy slogans, secretly thinking about how accidental, inevitable, and organized this matter was.

It's not bad so far, although there are inevitably people with ulterior motives inside, but generally it's just for making a living.

It happened that he was in urgent need of people. It could be said that Zhou Yu beat Huang Gai, one was willing to fight, and the other was willing to suffer.

After everyone vented their emotions, Zhu Yunxi refocused on the loudspeaker to speak.

"Fathers and folks, don't worry, Gu will definitely give you a way out!"

"Next, we will set up the second and third textile factories of the Manufacturing Bureau, and we will recruit [-] weavers in Suzhou!"

When everyone below heard this, they all rejoiced.

But there are also many people who don't believe it, and feel that the government is trying to deceive them, and when they are fooled away, it should not be counted.

Therefore, the old man kneeling at the very front spoke again.

"Dare to ask the emperor grandson, what you said is true, you really know how to hire [-] weavers?"

"In addition, how do you calculate the wages? Is it calculated on a daily basis or on a daily basis..."

Hearing this, Zhu Yunxi looked at the old man below in surprise, and thought that this old man is very clever, and he is suitable to be the president of a guild (prevent harmonious typos) or something.

"The wages are hard to say!"

"Hard to say?"

When the weavers below heard Zhu Yunxie's words, they collectively exploded.

"Emperor grandson, how can you say it hard!"

"Aren't you the great-grandson of the Ming emperor? It's not your business to give more or less?"

"Play yes!"

"You are the grandson of the emperor, the biggest official besides the emperor, what do you mean by what you say?"

Zhu Yunxi laughed loudly when he heard the words.

"Folks, listen to Gu finish!"

"The reason why I can't tell you is because I don't know how capable you are!"

"When you were working in other people's workshops, the owner of the other people's workshops had to ask you to do a trial job. Only by looking at your work can you set the price?"

When everyone heard Zhu Yunxi say this, they burst into laughter.

The old man kneeling at the very front was even more grinning from ear to ear, whispering to the people beside him.

"This grandson is not bad, he is a kid who knows how to do things!"

"Shh!"

"Father Xu, you don't want to die. He is the grandson of the emperor, and you actually call him grandson?"

Father Xu is the old man who talked to Zhu Yunxi on behalf of the vast number of weavers. When he heard the reminder from the people next to him, he said with disdain on his face.

"We're so far away from him, he'd be damned if he could hear it!"

"However, the emperor has given birth to a good grandson. He can talk and understand things. He will be a good emperor in the future!"

Father Xu finished muttering to the people next to him, then raised his head and shouted to the above.

"Emperor Taisun, please make a point, as long as it is not too much worse than the workshop outside, we will hang out with you in the future!"

Zhu Yunxie looked at the little old man on the ground jokingly after hearing the words.

"Father Xu, what you said is a bit contemptuous, what do you mean it is not much worse than the workshop outside?"

"Gu is the grandson of the Emperor of Ming Dynasty, the richest man in Ming Dynasty. You asked Gu to lower his wages, where is the face of Gu going?"

"Gu put the words here today, and the folks who follow Gu Gan, if they can't earn twice as much as before, they can secretly draw a villain and curse Gu!"

Zhu Yunxi's words once again caused the people to burst into laughter, even Xu's father grinned.

It's just that Father Xu laughed for a while, and suddenly realized something was wrong, so he hurriedly asked the young man next to him.

"Son of the Wang family, what did the grandson of the emperor call us just now?"

"Calling you, Father Xu!"

The people on the side also hurriedly echoed.

"Yes!"

"We've all heard that the grandson of the emperor himself called you Father Xu, you've lost your old face, hehehe..."

When Father Xu heard this, a thick layer of sweat broke out on his forehead.

"Big hair!"

"The grandson of the emperor must have heard us whispering, and only then did he know that my surname is Xu..."

"Uh uh..."

The men who were laughing became dumb in an instant like a goose being strangled when they heard this.

The platform where the emperor's grandson was standing was a foot high from the ground, so could they still hear their whispers?
In addition, the platform is still two zhang miles away from them. Could it be that the grandson of the emperor has a good ear?
Zhu Yunxi never imagined that his act of "being close to the people" would scare some people so much that they dare not speak.

However, he didn't know it at this time, and he was secretly proud of his behavior of being close to the people.

"Gu Tomorrow is here to recruit craftsmen and incorporate them into the Manufacturing Bureau."

"As long as you pass the assessment, you can become full-time employees of the Manufacturing Bureau!"

"At that time, someone will personally test your skills. The more proficient you are, the more things you will know, the higher the rating, and the higher the salary..."

Zhu Yunxi said a few more words to the crowd, and then waved to the crowd.

"It's all gone, go home and get ready, come and line up early tomorrow!"

Seeing the emperor's grandson saying this, everyone got up from the ground and dispersed.

The next day, at the gate of the No. [-] Spinning Factory near Panmen, thousands of people gathered early in the morning.

Some of them ran over in the middle of the night, for fear that they would not be able to line up the next day.

Chen Jiu and his wife were among this group of people, and they didn't dare to go together even if they relieved their hands. They had to leave one of them to guard their position.

The emperor's grandson made it very clear that only 2 people were recruited.

However, they know better that there are as many as 10 weavers in Suzhou. If they don’t line up earlier, what if the emperor’s grandson is fully recruited in advance?

The emperor's grandson left the machines that don't use manpower, and rewarded them with a bite of food. This is already a mighty grace of the emperor. Who would dare to expect the emperor's grandson to give out 1 more rice bowls?

When the sun was just rising, when those who were belatedly came, they saw a long queue at the door, and they all felt regretful.

If I had known there would be so many people, they would not have gone home yesterday!
However, it is too late to regret now, they can only pray that they will be recorded.

While everyone was beating drums and waiting anxiously, the door of the No. [-] Spinning Factory opened, and two hundred people carrying stools and chairs, and people dressed as scholars came out, holding boxes of pens, ink, paper and inkstones in their hands.

The people in front straightened the table and chairs, and the person dressed as a scholar behind sat on them immediately, and then spread paper and pens on the table.

Those who were responsible for carrying the tables and chairs did not retreat, but stood silently aside, responsible for organizing the order of the scene.

"Everyone listens to my orders and divides into a hundred teams..."

"Use this as a benchmark, from here to the back row..."

Those who hadn't grabbed the front row before, seeing that there were suddenly 99 more front rows, immediately stopped squeezing in the crowded line and ran to the front of the board where no one was standing.

After some confusion, the team gradually changed from bloated and lengthy to one hundred neat queues.

"Stand at the front and register!"

"Your husband asks you what you say, you are not allowed to lie and conceal the report, and if you find out that you have lied later, the emperor will never hire you!"

"Who... come here quickly!"

Hearing this, Chen Jiu hurried over, nodding and bowing to the scholar.

However, people didn't bother to look at him at all.

These scholars are the talented students transferred by Zhu Yunxi from Suzhou State School, all of them are scholars with fame and reputation, and each of them has a very arrogant temper.

"Name?"

"Chen Jiu!"

"Nation?"

"From Yushan Town, Kunshan County, Suzhou Prefecture..."

"D?"

"One mother-in-law, one son and one daughter..."

"Specialty?"

This time Chen Jiuke was dumbfounded, and hurriedly asked.

"Dare to ask, sir, what is a specialty?"

Mr. replied impatiently.

"Just ask what you know!"

"Oh... the little ones know how to weave silk, tapestry, and brocade. All weavers know how to do."

"The little one can also repair looms. When I was working in the Weaving Bureau, I helped repair many looms..."

The scholar suddenly raised his head when he heard the words, and looked at Chen Jiu with disdain.

"Are you an escapee from the Manufacturing Bureau?"

When Chen Jiu heard this, his face turned pale with fright on the spot, and he quickly knelt down and kowtowed.

"Sir, please forgive me. The young one was also confused for a moment. He was greedy for the high price offered by the money shopkeeper, so..."

The scholar waved his hands impatiently.

"Come on!"

"Turn this person to the government and deal with him as a deserter!"

After the scholar said this, two men came over on the spot and dragged Chen Jiu out.Chen Jiu's aunt Wang Siniang rushed over when she saw her man being dragged away.

"What are you doing, why are you dragging my man!"

"Your man is skipping work and breaking the king's law!"

"what……"

The commotion here quickly attracted the attention of many people.Seeing how miserable it is to be a craftsman for the government, they all had the idea of ​​quitting.

Although earning money is important, being a freeman is even more important.

Furthermore, their place is a prosperous place in the south of the Yangtze River. As long as they have hands and feet, they can support their families. There is no need to sell themselves to the government for a few pennies.

When the two soldiers dragged Chen Jiu out, some craftsmen who were queuing also slipped out of the line quietly.

Zhu Yunxi, who was observing in the dark, just bragged to Zhang Qinglai about how he managed to trick the local merchants in Suzhou into dismissing the weavers, and when he recruited a large number of weavers for the manufacturing bureau, he happened to see a group of people walking out.

Zhu Yunxi ordered everyone to stop them on the spot and asked why they left.

"Why did you leave?"

"We rely on our ability to eat, and we don't sell it to the government. Why should we arrest people at every turn!"

"Catch who?"

"Who...isn't he being dragged away by someone!"

After Zhu Yunxi figured out the reason, he ordered Chen Jiu to be brought there on the spot.

Chen Jiu saw that the person standing in front of him turned out to be the grandson of Emperor Ming, so he hurriedly knelt down and kowtowed.

"Emperor grandson, please forgive me, the young one was also confused for a while, greedy for high wages outside, so he became a skipper!"

"I beg you to give the little one another way to live. The little one can do work, repair the loom, and do everything, woo woo woo..."

When Zhu Yunxi heard this, he immediately became interested.

"Yo!"

"He's still a technical talent!"

"Get up, you don't need to kowtow to Gu."

"It's only natural to work wherever the wages are high. If you can find a place with higher wages than here in the future, you can leave at any time."

"Come here, pass on Gu's order to abolish the craftsmanship of all craftsmen in Suzhou Weaving Mansion!"

"At the same time, none of the artisans recruited this time can be registered as artisans."

As soon as Zhu Yunxi said this, Chen Jiu and his wife, who were kneeling on the ground, were full of disbelief, and Zhang Qinglai, who was standing by the side, opened his mouth wide in surprise.

The emperor's grandson's move is tampering with the emperor's system. Once impeached by someone with a heart, it will inevitably arouse the dissatisfaction of the emperor.

"Your Highness, please think twice!"

"Craftsmanship is the fundamental system of Ming Dynasty, how can it be easily abandoned?"

"Even if you want to abolish your craftsmanship, you still need to explain to His Majesty the emperor that this is an expedient measure..."

Zhu Yunxi snorted coldly when he heard the words.

"I, Zhu Yunxi, have acted all my life, so why do I have to explain it to others!"

Zhang Qinglai was sweating when he heard this. After all, the grandson of the emperor is a teenager at heart, and he does things without consideration.

What's more, such rebellious words can also be said. If it reaches the emperor's ears, the grandson must be beaten to death.

Compared with Zhang Qinglai's worries, Chen Jiu and his wife were overjoyed, and hurriedly kowtowed to Zhu Yunxi.

"The villain thanked the emperor's grandson for his great kindness and virtue, long live the emperor's grandson..."

Seeing that the two of them even shouted "Long Live", Zhang Qing quickly reprimanded them loudly.

"To shut up!"

"Long live can only be used by His Majesty the emperor, you are trying to kill the grandson of the emperor!"

However, what broke Zhang Qinglai even more was the attitude of the emperor's grandson.

"Old Zhang, don't be too nervous. I have already accepted the Shan Huan Long Live from the soldiers and civilians a long time ago. Grandpa Huang is not angry at all..."

When Zhang Qing came to see the emperor's grandson saying this, he could only stand aside resentfully, and said to the two skippers.

"Come here, take them to re-register, tell the person in charge, and say that the emperor's grandson has forgiven the crimes of the two."

"In addition, the craftsmen recruited this time are not registered as artisans, but they are not registered as citizens either. They are registered separately as workers' registration for future reference..."

Zhu Yunxi's eyes lit up when he heard the word "work status".

"That's right, work status is good, it will be called work status in the future!"

Zhang Qing came to see that the grandson of the emperor agreed with his idea, and he was very pleased.

In this way, at least there is a buffer. Even if someone is impeached, the emperor's grandson can make up for it afterwards.

While Zhu Yunxi was proceeding in an orderly manner, a fast horse suddenly galloped over, shouting while running.

"His Royal Highness!"

"Your Highness!"

Jin Yiwei ran over with his shield on the spot, and surrounded Zhu Yunxi to protect him.

When Zhu Yunxi heard someone's voice, he immediately recognized who it was, and hurriedly let the guards disperse.

"Stay away, it's Lan Chun who is here!"

When the guards heard that it was Lan Chun, they removed their shields and opened a gap to let Lan Chun in.

Lan Chun scrambled to come to Zhu Yunxie, knelt down on the ground with a plop, hugged Zhu Yunxie's thigh and cried.

"Your Highness, please save the father of the minister, the father of the minister has been imprisoned by His Majesty, and the whole family of the minister has also been arrested..."

"If Weichen hadn't been out on business at that time, Weichen should be in Beizhen Fusi's prison at this time, woo woo woo..."

When Zhu Yunxi heard this, Gua Ren made a "buzz".

"how can that be?"

"Grandpa Huang has a sense of propriety. It's not a big deal. He won't deal with uncle at all!"

"Lan Chun, tell Gu, what did your father do?"

Lan Chun looked at Zhu Yunxi with tear-stained face, uttering two words with difficulty.

"rebellion……"

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