Daming: I can’t kill such a greedy prince-in-law?

Chapter 270: Arms are the most profitable business (please subscribe!!)
  "well!"

Zhu Yuanzhang nodded with satisfaction, secretly thinking that Ouyang Lun could finally be with him.

This is rare!
  Although Ouyang Lun was still doing this for profit, he was willing to sell the forged equipment to the Ming army. The crime of privately manufacturing weapons could be considered to be eliminated. After all, it would be a pity to not use such a good weapon.

and many more!

What Ouyang Lun just said didn't seem to be selling weapons to the Ming army!

Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Ouyang Lun with a gloomy expression, "Ouyang Lun, what do you mean by what you just said? Who are you going to sell the weapons to?"

Ouyang Lun said with a smile: "Uncle, you are getting old, and your hearing is declining very quickly!"

"I said, I want you to be a middleman and sell my excess weapons to the grassland people. To put it bluntly, I want you to be my white glove, clean up the weapons inventory, and make some money on the way!"

"Arms trading has always been the most profitable business, huge profits!"

"I will never treat you badly. We still have the old rules. As long as you help me sell weapons, I will give you at least [-]% of the profit!"

Snapped!
  Zhu Yuanzhang slapped the tea table next to the chair, splitting the tea table.

"I rely on!"

"Uncle, what are you doing! This is a tea table made of high-quality huanghuali. It is expensive and it is a set with the seats and benches in the whole room. You are equivalent to destroying my set of furniture. ah!"

Ouyang Lun looked at the tea table that was damaged by Zhu Yuanzhang and felt distressed, "You just keep talking, why are you slapping the table?"

"Let me make it clear first, you have to pay for this!"

Zhu Yuanzhang: "."

Is this a matter of compensating the tea table? !

He was so angry that his whole body trembled, "Ouyang Lun, are you crazy?"

"It's not enough to encourage me to rebel. You also want to sell weapons to the grassland people. This is naked treason!"

At this moment, Zhu Yuanzhang was extremely angry. He could tolerate Ouyang Lun's greed, he could tolerate doing business with the grassland people, and he could ignore the fact that he almost burned four imperial officials to death.

But at this time, you said that you would sell weapons to the grassland people, which made Zhu Yuanzhang unbearable.

It is true that you, Ouyang Lun, are my son-in-law, and you are certainly capable, but if you want to collaborate with the enemy and treason, we, Lao Zhu, will never tolerate it.

As long as Ouyang Lun said those treasonous words again, Zhu Yuanzhang would not hesitate to give the order to the Jin Yiwei to kill Ouyang Lun directly.

"Treason? Collaboration with the enemy?" Ouyang Lun didn't know Zhu Yuanzhang's inner thoughts at the moment. He just felt that Zhu Yuanzhang was really simple-minded, so he explained: "Uncle, don't always follow the instructions!"

"The main reason why I want to sell weapons is to arm the prairie people."

Zhu Yuanzhang became even more excited after hearing this, "You are still trying to arm the grassland people. Are you from the Ming Dynasty, or are you an undercover agent sent by the grassland? Your mission is to bring down the Ming Dynasty!"

"Sell weapons to the grassland. Haha, why don't you just dedicate the entire Beizhili to the grassland people? In this way, you don't need to find any middlemen at all, and you can directly make weapons and supply them to the grassland people. When the time comes, the grassland people will wear you To destroy our Ming Dynasty and rebuild the Yuan Dynasty by manufacturing elite weapons?"

"When the time comes, I'm afraid you will be cast aside by the people of the Ming Dynasty forever like Qin Hui!"

Ouyang Lun couldn't help but laugh when he saw Zhu Yuanzhang speaking so seriously, "Uncle, I'm really convinced by you."

"Don't be angry where you should be angry, and be madly angry when you shouldn't be angry. The key is that you are good at making associations. You use your imagination. It's amazing!"

"Do you think I really provide weapons to the grassland people without restraint?"

"Of course not!"

Ouyang Lun thought for a while and continued: "Uncle, to tell you the truth, the Chita tribe and I are very close. A few days ago, the Beizhili and Chita tribes also conducted a 'joint military exercise'. It shocked the surrounding tribes!”

"Joint military exercise?"

"It means that the troops from both sides are operating together and getting to know each other well."

"What does this have to do with the weapons you sold to the prairie people?" Zhu Yuanzhang was still confused.

"Uncle, you don't understand this!" Ouyang Lun said with a smile: "Now the Chita tribe and our Ming Dynasty are getting closer and closer. It's okay for you to say that he is one of ours. I just sell these weapons." For them.”

"Sell some old and obsolete weapons to the Chita tribe and arm them. With them at the front, will our border be safer?"

"And there are Chita tribes advertising my weapons. There will be more and more grassland tribes who want my weapons. If you want my weapons, then join the Chita tribe. The more powerful the Chita tribe is, right? Because our impression on the grassland is getting stronger and stronger? Coupled with economic warfare, one day in the future we may be able to capture the entire grassland without spending a single soldier!"

Hearing this, Zhu Yuanzhang nodded slowly, "What you said seems to make sense. Then why don't you sell the weapons to the Chita tribe yourself? Do you have to let me go through it?"

Ouyang Lun held out two fingers, "Two reasons. The first reason is that I plan to normalize the arms trade. I need a middleman. I must trust this middleman and he must be strong. After thinking about it, uncle, you It’s the most suitable.”

"The second reason is that if those people in the capital know that I sell weapons to the grassland people, they will definitely keep playing with me, which will cause great trouble. If my father-in-law, the emperor, knows about it, he will definitely kill me. I am not that stupid. .”

After hearing Ouyang Lun's two reasons, Zhu Yuanzhang's face turned dark, "So you asked me to take the blame?"

"Ahem, uncle, that's what I think." Ouyang Lun said with a smile: "Anyway, you have the heart to rebel, and you are not afraid of offending my emperor father-in-law at all. Even if the arms incident is exposed in the future, you will take the blame. Yes, I will send you to hide overseas. As long as I am safe, nothing will happen to you!"

"How about I wait until the situation in the country improves and find a way to get you back?"

not so good! ! Zhu Yuanzhang was so angry that his nose was crooked. I have always been the one to take the blame. When have I ever taken the blame for others?
  "No, I will never do such a thing." Zhu Yuanzhang decisively rejected Ouyang Lun's suggestion.

Seeing Zhu Yuanzhang's refusal, Ouyang Lun showed a disappointed look on his face, "That's a pity. The arms business is as profitable as farming and selling chili powder. According to my plan, I will earn at least ten million taels of silver in the next year. Even if it is With a [-]% profit, you can still earn [-] million taels that year!"

Thirty million taels! !
  You can make so much money selling weapons!
  Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes widened, "Ouyang Lun, are you telling the truth? Are you really making so much money selling weapons?"

Hooked!
  Ouyang Lun raised the corners of his mouth and asked with a smile: "Old uncle, others don't know it, but you don't know it either? Let me ask you how much does a red cannon cost?"

"You said before that the price of a red cannon is one million." Zhu Yuanzhang remembered it clearly.

"What about the 055 cruiser?" Ouyang Lun continued to ask.

"It seems to be four million ships." Zhu Yuanzhang said solemnly.

"Uncle, you have a good memory." Ouyang Lun nodded, "Ten million taels of silver is only the price of a hundred red cannons or twenty-five 055 cruisers. From now on, as long as customers can afford it, let alone red The Yi cannon and the 055 are driven, even if they are aircraft and tanks, I will get them out for them!"

"Plane tank?"

"Ahem, this is not important." Ouyang Lun waved his hand, "So uncle, do you still doubt the amount of the arms deal?"

"According to your calculation, it is indeed enough." Zhu Yuanzhang nodded, "Thirty million, this is thirty million!"

Cake, oh no, it's because the truth has already been said, Ouyang Lun doesn't intend to speak anymore, and waits for Zhu Yuanzhang to make a decision.

Zhu Yuanzhang was also engaged in a fierce ideological struggle at this moment.

If you reject Ouyang Lun, it will certainly prevent Ouyang Lun from selling a large number of weapons to the Chita tribe, but Ouyang Lun's character will definitely find someone else to do this, such as Tang He and Xu Da!
  Since you can't stop it, why don't you take advantage of this huge benefit!
  By accepting Ouyang Lun's suggestion, he can break into Ouyang Lun's business empire and even find out the location of Ouyang Lun's arsenal. As a white glove, he also has certain rights to dispose of weapons, and he can leave some of the weapons to Ming Dynasty. army.

In this way, you will make money by yourself, and you can know a lot of news first!

As long as Ouyang Lun does anything detrimental to Daming, he can stop it immediately!
  Thinking of this, Zhu Yuanzhang's thinking suddenly opened up a lot.

"I agree to this!"

"Okay!" Ouyang Lun smiled and clapped, "I knew you wouldn't let me down, uncle."

"Since you agreed, I actually have one more thing to discuss with you."

"What bad water are you holding in your stomach?" Zhu Yuanzhang instinctively looked at Ouyang Lun with vigilance. He always felt that he was slipping into the big hole dug by Ouyang Lun step by step, but he couldn't see it now.

"Uncle, don't be nervous!"

"Although I have stored enough weapons, who would dislike too many weapons? I heard that my emperor father-in-law established weapons workshops in various places to produce weapons and armor in order to cope with the war?"

"A lot of weapons are even piled up in the arsenal and are getting moldy?"

Uh-huh! ?
  This guy's ideas are all over my head! !
  "What do you want?"

"Hehe, what I mean is that although the weapons I have for sale now have been eliminated, they are still better than those in Ming's arsenal. We can find a way to get the weapons in Ming's arsenal and sell them. By putting our weapons in, we can make money, and at the same time, we can replace the Ming army with better equipment, so that the weapons of our Ming army can be guaranteed to be ahead of the grassland tribes!"

"Even if something goes wrong in the future, our Ming army can easily defeat the enemy just by relying on its superior equipment!"

After listening to Ouyang Lun's words, Zhu Yuanzhang was stunned and said in a deep voice: "Ouyang Lun, you are really getting more and more courageous. With the idea of ​​building an arsenal, you really don't know how to write the word 'death', do you?" Why didn’t I see that you were so courageous before?”

Ouyang Lun smiled and said, "Thank you, uncle. I am not very courageous at all, but in order for the Ming Dynasty's army to use better equipment and make my Ming Dynasty stronger, I, Ouyang Lun - I have to say this."

The more he spoke, the more serious he became, as if Ouyang Lun was the man who endured humiliation and served the country and the people!
  Zhu Yuanzhang rolled his eyes so many times in his heart, "Stop, stop, you are all a thousand-year-old fox. Stop acting in front of me. If you really want to serve the country and the people, why don't you just hand over the factory to the general?" The imperial court? Do you have to deal privately and secretly? "

"Old uncle, you are wrong again. I, Ouyang Lun, am indeed patriotic, but we also have a lot of subordinates to support, including shipyards, arsenals, medical schools, etc. Who among them is not a gold-eating giant? Patriotism also requires attention. In terms of strength and strategy, many of my ideas are too advanced. Let alone the officials of the imperial court, even my father-in-law, the emperor, cannot understand them. Do you still remember the last transaction with the grassland? In fact, I gave my emperor to me early in the morning. My father-in-law wrote a note detailing why he wanted to trade with the prairie people, and what was the result?"

"What I am waiting for is not the support of the emperor's father-in-law, but someone sent to check me!!"

"Now that I have completely given up on my emperor father-in-law, I will just do things silently. I don't care whether he understands me or not. If he really finds out." Ouyang Lun looked at Zhu Yuanzhang, "Don't I still have you, my uncle? "

Uh-huh! ! ?

Why do I think what you said makes sense! ?
  After listening to Ouyang Lun's words, Zhu Yuanzhang actually felt a little regretful in his heart. When he saw the memorial written by Ouyang Lun, he really dismissed it, but later after hearing Ouyang Lun's explanation and the results of the trade war in person, Zhu Yuanzhang After returning home, I took out the memorial written by Ouyang Lun and studied it word for word! !
  Now he, Zhu Yuanzhang, is a staunch supporter of the trade war, otherwise he would not have chosen to protect Ouyang Lun when the Huaixi Party was madly attacking Ouyang Lun in the court.

Of course, these words cannot be said to Ouyang Lun.

Wait, we seem to have been bypassed by this guy.

It was obviously Ouyang Lun who wanted to make money by reselling military equipment, but he asked me to take the blame for him. How come I was still a little moved in the end, and even felt that what he did was right?

Is this reasonable?

Obviously unreasonable!

"Ouyang Lun, tell the truth, are you lying to me?"

Zhu Yuanzhang stared intently into Ouyang Lun's eyes. As an emperor, he recognized people very accurately and could see through people's hearts. As long as Ouyang Lun had any dissatisfaction, he could tell the clues.

However, Ouyang Lun shook his head firmly, his eyes full of passion, "Uncle, why did I fool you? Our cooperation is a win-win situation, and more importantly, it will make Ming's army stronger and its strength more concealed. You Just imagine, when the enemy countries still thought that our Ming army was still equipped with shabby equipment, we had already used more advanced equipment. Every ten thousand troops were equipped with hundreds of red cannons as standard, and the soldiers were equipped with invulnerable armor. That scene.!”

Zhu Yuanzhang was stunned
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