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

Chapter 320 You dare to accept gifts even if you live in the palace! (Please subscribe!!)

"This time we go to the Prince Consort, we will definitely gain a lot. We must make good use of it when the time comes!"

"Now that the Prince Consort has become the sect's order, he has completely taken control of the sect's mansion. The first fire after entering the capital has been lit!"

"After the crisis is resolved and King Jin is defeated, the next step will definitely be to make us rich!"

"Then what are you waiting for? Let's quickly go to the clan's mansion to meet the Prince Consort. If we go late, I'm afraid the chance to make money will be gone."

Mao Youde, Zhao Si, Boss Liu and other businessmen speculated and became more and more excited.

Many of these businessmen are old people who have followed Ouyang Lun all the way. They all know that Ouyang Lun never summons them easily. Once summoned, there must be something big, such as the last wedding and the last Peking guard meeting. War and the last tender to repair the Great Wall

And every time is a big opportunity. As long as you seize the opportunity, you can get ahead!

All businessmen are looking forward to it.

Just when everyone was about to go to the Zongren Mansion together, Boss Liu shouted.

"and many more!"

Mao Youde, Zhao Si and others all looked at Boss Liu.

"Boss Liu, do you have anything else to say?"

"Steward Zhou has been sending the message for a while. If we don't go there quickly and let the Prince Consort feel that we don't take it seriously, it will be terrible."

Boss Liu said: "Everyone, do you plan to go empty-handed?"

As soon as these words came out, Mao Youde, Zhao Si and other businessmen were shocked.

"Boss Liu, do you mean to give gifts when we go to the clan mansion this time?"

"Of course!" Boss Liu nodded heavily, "How can we go to see the Prince Consort empty-handed? And I also heard that today is the day when the Prince Consort moves from the Princess's Mansion to the Clan's Mansion. What is this? It's a housewarming! "

"It would be a bit outrageous for us to leave such a big happy event empty-handed!"

"And the banquet here today is very likely a way for the prince-in-law to make money for us. We didn't express it at all. What do we want? Is it free?"

Boss Liu's words immediately caused others to agree and nod.

"Boss Liu is still thoughtful!"

"If we want to make money with our consort, we have to be conscious!"

"I have to prepare a gift, I'll go back and get it now!"

"Haha, I have actually prepared a lot of gifts for the Prince Consort, just in time!"

"I'm not just giving you gifts like you guys, I'm going to give you something practical, just two hundred thousand taels of silver!"

"Two hundred thousand taels? You are really stingy, I will give you five hundred thousand taels!"

For a time, a group of businessmen actually compared the gifts they gave Ouyang Lun, each one was more expensive than the other.

After coming out of the restaurant, these businessmen got on their carriages and left. They had gotten better, went home, picked up their gifts, and rushed to the clan mansion together!

royal palace.

The two guards chatted quietly.

"The prince-in-law has so many possessions! When the carriages entered the palace, I quietly counted them. There were two hundred carriages! I'm afraid even your majesty doesn't have such possessions!"

"Two hundred cars went from morning to noon!"

"Too arrogant."

Just as the two of them were talking, they suddenly saw another carriage approaching!

"Look, there are many carriages again!"

"Could it be that he still belongs to the Prince Consort?"

"No, these carriages have different specifications, colors, and decorations! But they are not official cars!"

"alert!"

With the order, the guards at the palace gate immediately became alert.

"Stop! The forbidden area of ​​the palace cannot be entered without an edict!"

The guard said loudly.

The carriages stopped one after another, and the leader, Mao Youde, came over and said, "Master Jun, we were summoned by the Prince Consort to the clan's mansion. Please be accommodating!"

As he spoke, Mao Youde quietly handed over a piece of gold and said, "I'm inviting the soldiers to tea."

"presumptuous!"

The guard scolded sternly: "This is the palace, how can you get in just by paying a bribe?"

"I think you are all suspicious, brothers, take them down!"

Swish--

The guards in front of the palace gate drew their swords one after another and surrounded Mao Youde and other merchants.

This immediately frightened Mao Youde and others. After all, it was their first time entering the palace and they didn't understand the rules at all.

At this time, Zhou Bao walked out of the palace.

"Guard Zheng."

"Hey, I've met Mr. Zhou!" The guard saluted quickly when he saw Zhou Bao.

"Guard Zheng, they are indeed the people the Prince Consort wants to see. Please make it easier for you." Zhou Bao said with a smile, then took out a piece of silver and handed it to the guard.

This time the guard did not refuse, but accepted it skillfully, and said with a smile: "It turns out that they are really the people the Prince Consort wants to see! There is no problem in that, but only people can enter on foot, and everything they bring into the palace needs to be examine!"

"Of course that's no problem." Zhou Bao agreed with a smile.

Then Zhou Bao looked at Mao Youde and others, "Why are you still standing there? Why don't you get off the carriage quickly and check everything you want to bring in to Guard Zheng and others."

"Yes Yes."

Mao Youde and others nodded repeatedly, and then each held a large box and lined up for inspection.

Open the first one. A pair of exquisite vases.

At first glance, the price is quite high.

Open the second one. A box of jewelry.

Guaguai, this guy is in the jewelry business.

Open the third one. Centennial wild ginseng.

Fourth. A thick stack of banknotes.

Fifth. A box of gold bars.

"Stop, stop looking, hurry in!"

Guard Zheng waved his hands repeatedly, not looking like he was going to watch anymore.

It is simply inhumane! The size of this gift is comparable to that of envoys from various countries coming to present gifts to the emperor!

"Thank you very much, Guard Zheng."

"You guys come with me."

After saying that, Zhou Bao took Mao Youde and others into the palace.

"Boss, are all these people so rich? Each of those boxes just now is worth more than one hundred thousand taels!"

"More than that, that century-old wild ginseng is a rare treasure, and it is difficult to buy it even with money."

"There are countless silver coins and gold bars."

"It is said that the Prince Consort likes to receive gifts. I didn't expect that he would be so upright and upright even after living in the palace. I admire him!"

Listening to the discussions of the guards around him, Guard Zheng quickly scolded: "Please keep your voices down, are you risking your life?"

"Who is the Prince Consort? He is a ruthless man who even the King of Jin dares to fight and imprison. If we offend him, we will never get anything good. Moreover, since the Prince Consort entered the palace, the income of our brothers has also been A rising tide lifts all boats, and all these things are rotten in your stomach!"

"Yes!"

Zhou Bao led Mao Youde, Zhao Si and others to walk in the palace.

Looking at the majestic palace, Mao Youde and others couldn't help but look at it.

"This is the first time I have entered the palace in my life!"

"I've heard that the palace is very big, but I never expected it to be this big."

"I have given gifts to county offices, state offices, and the Chief Secretary's office, but this is the first time I have come to the palace to give gifts!"

"If His Majesty the Emperor finds out about this, we may not be able to save our lives."

"We have already boarded the Prince Consort's ship, why are we still afraid of this!"

"As long as the Prince Consort doesn't object, we will continue to send it! No one can stop it!"

"Correct!"

Listening to the whispers of Mao Youde and others, Zhou Bao frowned, "Everyone, this is the palace, not a market. If you can't speak, don't speak. If you break the palace rules, no one can save you!"

"Yes Yes."

After hearing Zhou Bao's words, Mao Youde and others quickly shut up, but their eyes could not help but look at everything in the palace. After all, this may be the only time they enter the palace.

at the same time.

Inside the Hall of Supreme Harmony.

Zhu Yuanzhang was sitting and listening to Zhu Biao's report on the governance of the imperial court.

Perhaps under the influence of Ouyang Lun, Zhu Yuanzhang accelerated the transfer of court affairs to Zhu Biao. Except for some major matters, all other matters were basically handled by Zhu Biao. After Zhu Biao finished handling them, he would report to Zhu Yuanzhang.

"Father, today's scientific examination has begun. Everything is going well so far. We will soon be able to select a number of available talents for the imperial court!"

"Yes." Zhu Yuanzhang nodded, "The scientific examination is the most important thing this year. Di'er has written many times to say that Yunnan is short of talents to manage local areas. If we don't send them to him, he will come back to grab them."

Zhu Biao smiled and said, "Fourth brother has a short temper. He is still the same now that he is a general commanding hundreds of thousands of troops. Now the whole country is short of talents, but Yunnan is not the only one."

Zhu Yuanzhang waved his hand, "Let's not talk about Di'er anymore. You can continue talking about political affairs."

Zhu Biao: "Father, several gold and silver mines have been discovered in Dongying Country. The local governor went to Zhezi to ask if they should mine them."

"Gold and silver mines?!" Zhu Yuanzhang's face was filled with joy. "This is a good thing! I thought that Dongying Island was a mere island country with no resources at all, but I didn't expect that there were actually gold and silver mines! Agree to mine!"

Zhu Biao frowned and said: "But father, after the fourth brother-in-law and Xin Guogong captured Dongying Island, you have given all the minerals on Dongying Island to the fourth brother-in-law. If you want to mine them, you have to go through the fourth brother-in-law. Just agree."

Ok? !

Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes widened immediately.

"We have to get the consent of Ouyang Lun before we mine in our own colony?" Zhu Yuanzhang was so angry that he rolled his eyes and said softly: "Tell the Governor of Dongying Island to let him mine quietly. You must not let him do it quietly." Ouyang Lun knows! Isn't that enough!"

"Now Ouyang Lun lives in the palace in the capital. He can't leave the capital without our consent. Ouyang Lun doesn't know that the distance between the capital and Dongying Island is so far."

Hearing Zhu Yuanzhang's words, Zhu Biao suddenly couldn't help but smile, "Father, Governor Dongying's brochure said that the gold and silver mines were discovered by a trading company in Beizhili. I'm afraid this matter cannot be hidden. "

"..." Zhu Yuanzhang's mouth twitched, "People discovered it, so why did Governor Dongying report it to him? It was a waste of my time!"

"Move on, next thing!"

Zhu Biao continued: "Father, next is the matter of arms sales. You and your fourth brother-in-law reached a cooperation agreement before. Erchen has already connected with the Beizhili and Chita tribes. The amount of the first batch of arms transactions It’s roughly three million taels. If the transaction is successful, we will not only be able to get rid of some old weapons, but also replace them with brand-new weapons from the Beizhili Arsenal, and at the same time earn three hundred thousand taels!”

"Three hundred thousand taels? What I discussed with Ouyang Lun was to share 20% of the profits. It should be 600,000 taels of silver!" Zhu Yuanzhang asked doubtfully.

"Father, the cost has to be deducted!" Zhu Biao continued: "And we have also replaced the equipment. The value of these equipment alone is far more than three million! Not only do we not have to pay, but we can also get 300,000. , I’ve already made a lot of money!”

Zhu Yuanzhang nodded and softened his attitude, "Listening to what you said, it's true that Ouyang Lun finally did something!"

When he thought of owning a batch of almost invincible equipment and earning 300,000 yuan, Zhu Yuanzhang's mood instantly improved, "Biao'er, remember that after this batch of money arrives, it will all go into our internal funds. If it goes into the national treasury, it will definitely be They were used by those guys like Guo Zi!"

"Also, this matter must be kept secret! Otherwise, the civil and military officials will have to shout that you will not compete with the people for profit. The world belongs to me. What's wrong with me spending a few dollars!"

"By the way, when the money comes in, you go and order the latest Hongqi carriage for me, the one Ouyang Lun is riding in. We want one with six horses!"

Zhu Biao nodded, "Okay, Father, but the price of the latest Hongqi L9 is over one million."

"One million. Why didn't he grab it?" Zhu Yuanzhang immediately started to curse, but thinking that the Hongqi L9 was really good-looking, very domineering, and very safe, Zhu Yuanzhang gritted his teeth, "We are the emperor, we are out here, and the carriage is We can't be outdone by Ouyang Lun in terms of face. The worst we can do is get some money from my own funds."

"Yes!" Zhu Biao nodded.

Zhu Yuanzhang thought for a while and continued to ask: "How is your brother Zhu Fan doing in the clan mansion?"

Zhu Biao replied: "Father, please rest assured. I will send someone to visit my third brother every day. He is studying hard every day, and he is becoming more and more calm."

"Reading a book? What book are you reading? Could it be the storybook written by that boy Ouyang Lun? Your mother reads his storybook every day now and always asks us some weird questions. If we can't answer them, you The Queen Mother will think that we don’t love her anymore!”

"This guy is trying to sow discord between me and my girl, both covertly and covertly. We must not let Fan'er do the same!"

Zhu Yuanzhang said sadly.

"Returning to my father, the books that the fourth brother-in-law prepared for the third brother this time are all about national governance, marching and fighting. Obviously, he wants to train the third brother to be a capable vassal king!" Zhu Biao replied.

"I hope so, but we always feel that something is wrong. As the big brother, you must keep an eye on it." Zhu Yuanzhang instructed.

"Yes."

"If Ouyang Lun can really help train your younger brothers, you will be more relaxed in the future. Ouyang Lun can also be your helper in the future. But you must remember, Biao'er, don't indulge Ouyang Lun too much, otherwise this kid I will definitely make things happen for you, and you must not be soft when it’s time to suppress you!”

"My son understands!"

At this moment, a guard in uniform came to report.

"Your Majesty, I just received news that a group of businessmen entered the palace, each of them holding a lot of gifts! It seems they are going to give gifts to Ouyang's consort!!"

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