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

Chapter 346: Lost two hundred thousand taels in one trip? ! (Please subscribe!!)

"Eat shit. Ji Gang-sama shouldn't be able to do that!"

Wang Zhong shook his head.

"I also hope he didn't do this, otherwise I would have to consider changing someone to lead the Jin Yiwei!"

Zhu Yuanzhang said in a deep voice.

"This kid Ouyang Lun doesn't know what to cook!" Zhu Yuanzhang swallowed. In his impression, Ouyang Lun's food was very good.

"Ouyang Prince Consort has quite a lot of research in this area, and I can't guess it. Your Majesty, why don't you go and see for yourself?"

Wang Zhong said with a smile.

"Going to find Ouyang Lun?"

Zhu Yuanzhang hesitated for a moment, then shook his head and said, "No, no, why should I look for him! If I do, he must come to see me in person, or send someone to invite me!"

"How could I take the initiative to come to the door like others? Wouldn't it be very shameful?"

"Your Majesty is wise!"

Wang Zhong naturally saw Zhu Yuanzhang's stubbornness and good face.

After all, Zhu Yuanzhang now has a showdown with Ouyang Lun, and he can no longer use the identity of Boss Ma like in the past. It would probably be awkward for the two to meet in private.

It is estimated that Zhu Yuanzhang is expecting Ouyang Lun to send someone to invite him at this time. It is best for Ouyang Lun to come to the Hall of Supreme Harmony in person. It seems that Ouyang Consort has not been to the Hall of Supreme Harmony until now.

Wang Zhong was thinking about this in his heart, but of course he would not say it out loud.

At this time, Ji Gang, who had left, came back.

"Ji Gang, do you have anything else to do?"

When Zhu Yuanzhang saw Ji Gang, he frowned slightly and asked.

"Your Majesty, I forgot something very important!" Ji Gang said anxiously.

"What's the matter? Tell me." Zhu Yuanzhang asked calmly.

"Your Majesty, is this a business trip for me to inquire about Ouyang's consort and the clan's mansion?" Ji Gang asked nervously.

"Of course, forget it." Zhu Yuanzhang nodded without any hesitation, "Ji Gang, what do you mean by asking this?"

"Your Majesty, the general is going to investigate the news today. There are some expenses. Your Majesty knows that the general does not have any income at ordinary times. He relies entirely on his monthly salary, so he can only reimburse him." Ji Gang was a little confused.

Hearing this, Zhu Yuanzhang laughed and said, "I thought it was some big deal! You followed my arrangement to go to the clan mansion to investigate the situation. This is naturally a public office, and all the expenses involved can naturally be reimbursed!"

"The Ming Dynasty must not treat an honest official like you badly! In this way, you don't have to go to the Ministry of Household Affairs to reimburse all the expenses this time. You can withdraw them directly from my internal funds. In addition, you are lucky to have to find out the information today." Zhu Yuanzhang can still Smelling the stench from Ji Gang's body and looking quite embarrassed, it was hard to imagine what he had gone through, but it was definitely not a good thing.

"In this way, I will subsidize you as much as you spent today! It's a reward for you!"

Hearing Zhu Yuanzhang's words, Ji Gang was stunned.

Wang Zhong was on the side and quickly reminded: "Master Ji, why are you still standing there? Why don't you thank me quickly!"

"No, Your Majesty, do you really want to reimburse me for all the expenses this time and reward the same amount of money to the general?" Ji Gang asked quickly: "Is this too much?"

"Ji Gang, are you looking down on me too much?" Since the situation in the Ming Dynasty improved, Zhu Yuanzhang's internal funds (private wallet) have become more and more abundant, and he has become more confident in speaking and doing things. He immediately waved his hand and said, "You are not joking, of course. it is true!"

"I have money now!"

"Your Majesty, why don't I give you the details of today's expenses?" Ji Gang said quickly.

"No, you just go directly to the internal fund to collect the money. Just fill in the report truthfully! Wang Zhong, please take Ji Gang." Zhu Yuanzhang directly refused, "I am very busy and have no time to listen to your report."

After saying that, Zhu Yuanzhang got up and walked back to the Hall of Supreme Harmony.

Ji Gang was not given a chance to speak at all.

"Your Majesty." Ji Gang shouted, but there was no response.

"Master Ji, since Your Majesty has agreed to your reimbursement and will reward you with the same amount of money, you can just accept it with peace of mind! Your Majesty is not short of you now." Wang Zhong said with a smile: "Master Ji, come with the Za family. !”

"My lord, the expenses this time are really high, otherwise I wouldn't have reimbursed your majesty."

"How much? How much can it be? Your Majesty won't feel any pain."

"alright."

After confirming that Ouyang Lun only worked for less than half an hour every day and spent the rest of his time either fishing or cooking delicious food, Zhu Yuanzhang was angry, but he was still happy.

After all, Ouyang Lun didn't cause trouble for him, which would save him a lot of energy. If something big happened, Zhu Yuanzhang would be able to deal with it.

Zhu Yuanzhang sat on the dragon chair and rested.

After a while, Wang Zhong came back with a strange look on his face.

"Has Ji Gang's money been reimbursed?"

"Go back to Your Majesty and reimburse me."

"Well, this Ji Gang is devoted to the affairs of Jinyiwei. He has never taken any corruption or bribery. He is a model for all officials, which is very good. By the way, how much reimbursement did he reimburse in total this time?"

"Your Majesty, Mr. Ji has reimbursed a total of one hundred thousand taels."

Zhu Yuanzhang smiled and nodded, "It's just ten taels of silver."

Suddenly, Zhu Yuanzhang's smile froze and he looked at Wang Zhong with wide eyes, "Wang Zhong, how much did you just say?? Say it again!"

"Back to your Majesty, Master Ji has reimbursed a total of one hundred thousand taels of silver." Wang Zhong stammered.

When he said "one hundred thousand", he deliberately sounded stronger.

"One hundred thousand taels?!" Zhu Yuanzhang roared: "What did Ji Gang do? It was just a trip to the clan mansion and he actually spent one hundred thousand taels!!"

After saying that, Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Wang Zhong again, "Wang Zhong, you must not tell me that you not only reimbursed Ji Gang one hundred thousand taels, but also gave him an additional one hundred thousand taels!"

Wang Zhong nodded, "Your Majesty, you are right. According to your instructions, I gave Master Ji an additional 100,000 taels. This time, a total of 200,000 taels was spent!"

boom!

Zhu Yuanzhang's head was buzzing, as if he had been struck by lightning.

Originally, he thought that Ji Gang would only spend a few hundred taels of silver at most, and even if he was rewarded with the same amount, it would never exceed a thousand taels. Who knew that two hundred thousand taels of silver would go out in one breath!

It hurts so much! !

This is two hundred thousand taels of silver! Not a hundred taels or a thousand taels.

If Ming Dynasty hadn't developed a lot, if it had been a few years ago, two hundred thousand taels of silver would have been emptied out directly.

Snapped!

Zhu Yuanzhang slapped Long An fiercely, "Why are you still standing here! Why don't you hurry up and get the money back from me! Two hundred thousand. I have to do a round of business with that bastard Ouyang Lun to earn it back!"

"Yes, Your Majesty!" Wang Zhong quickly turned around and ran towards the outside of the palace.

"and many more!"

Just when Wang Zhong was about to run out of the palace, Zhu Yuanzhang stopped Wang Zhong.

"Your Majesty?" "Forget it, don't embarrass yourself!"

Zhu Yuanzhang waved his hand.

If word got out that he gave money to his ministers and then asked for it back, Zhu Yuanzhang's reputation would be ruined.

Although 200,000 is a lot, it is somewhat unworthy to ruin one's reputation for 200,000.

"Wang Zhong, do you know where Ji Gang spent his money?"

After Zhu Yuanzhang thought for a moment, he asked.

"Your Majesty, I really know." Wang Zhong nodded, "When I took Mr. Ji to collect the money, Ouyang Prince Consort's steward Zhou Bao also came and described the expenses to me in detail, and also handed me the money. It’s on the directory.”

After speaking, Wang Zhong took out a bill-like directory.

Zhu Yuanzhang took the directory and read it. At the first glance, Zhu Yuanzhang said angrily: "Asshole! Ouyang Lun is crazy! The entry fee has actually increased to 30,000! He might as well just go and grab it!"

Wang Zhong smiled bitterly and said: "I also asked Zhou Bao about this matter. Zhou Bao said that there is nothing that Ouyang Prince Consort can do. Since the new plan was released, there are too many people who want to see Ouyang Prince Consort. Ouyang Prince Consort and An Qing The princess and the others are extremely troubled, so in order to make those people quit, Prince Consort Ouyang was forced to increase the entrance fee!"

"Zhou Bao also said that even if the entry fee is raised to 30,000, there are still people who want to see Ouyang Prince Consort, and there are still people who have paid the entry fee and are still queuing up."

Listening to Wang Zhong's explanation, Zhu Yuanzhang's mouth twitched. At this moment, he really wanted to slap Ouyang Lun hard.

You're still fucking being forced! !

Why don’t I believe it so much?

"What about the rest? This is one hundred thousand silver taels!"

Zhu Yuanzhang said distressedly.

"Replying to Your Majesty, in addition to the entry fee of 30,000 taels, there are also 60,000 taels for dining expenses. According to Zhou Bao, Mr. Ji ate a unique food called snail rice noodles at Ouyang Prince Consort. Ten thousand taels for one Bowls, Mr. Ji ate six bowls, the total is 60,000 yuan, and the remaining 10,000 yuan is for the mental damage to Mr. Ji for disturbing Ouyang's consort, totaling 100,000 taels."

Wang Zhong replied calmly.

Depend on!

Robbery!

What a crappy fusilli, it actually costs 10,000 taels for a bowl.

This Ji Gang is simply an idiot!

"Go and tell everyone below me not to eat anything from the clan's mansion, especially from Ouyang Lun!"

"Yes!"

"You go down first and leave me alone."

Wang Zhong saluted Zhu Yuanzhang, and then slowly retreated.

After walking out of the Hall of Supreme Harmony, he could faintly hear the sound of Zhu Yuanzhang smashing things and roaring. Wang Zhong hurriedly walked away, this was not something he could hear.

Time quietly came to the end of Hongwu's seventeenth year.

Since the Beiyuan army was repulsed last year, the northern border of Ming Dynasty has become much more stable, but the Liaodong region is still fiercely fought. Neither the Ming Dynasty nor the Beiyuan Dynasty can completely defeat the other in the Liaodong region. In addition to constant fighting, spies The secret battle between them became more intense, in which the Jinyiwei of the Ming Dynasty and the Lian Fangsi of the Beiyuan Dynasty were the absolute protagonists.

Scattered Japanese resistance organizations began to appear on Dongying Island, but these resistance organizations were not successful at all and could be suppressed easily.

The war in Yunnan came to an end. The remaining forces of the Yuan Dynasty and the chieftain leaders were either wiped out or surrendered. The Ming Dynasty began to send civilian officials to start governance. King Zhu Di of Yan and King Zhu Bai of Xiang handed over the general power to Mu Ying, who led the army to continue the sweep.

The four southern provinces, Zhejiang, Guangdong, Fujian, and Jiangxi, were governed by Li Shanchang who almost copied Ouyang Lunbei's Zhili model. The four provinces also showed a prosperous scene. Li Shanchang also established a southern stock exchange modeled on the Beizhili Stock Exchange. The exchange has done a great job and the future is promising!

As for Beizhili, although Ouyang Lun was in the capital, Li Fuyuan, Xu Liang, Zhao Tianming and others were completely following the "Five-Year Plan" and still maintained rapid development. However, they also kept in mind that Ouyang Lun was following him when he left. They warned us to work steadily, step by step, and never take big steps. After all, it would be less likely to cause trouble.

Ming Dynasty’s tax revenue has doubled again and is expected to exceed 60 million taels!

When Zhu Yuanzhang heard the good news reported by the Ministry of Revenue, he was so happy that he secretly asked Guo Zi to transfer 200,000 taels of silver to his internal funds.

Although Guo Zi was not very clear as to why Zhu Yuanzhang asked for 200,000 instead of 100,000 or one million, but for the Ming Dynasty, whose national income reached 60 million, 200,000 was nothing, and Guo Zi was very happy It was given.

rich.

Zhu Yuanzhang's mind also became active.

Seeing that the end of the year was approaching, Zhu Yuanzhang directly arranged a grand banquet.

All the civil and military officials and clan members in the capital were summoned to the palace to have a meal together.

"Long live my emperor! Long live!"

The officials were led by Song Lian, Lu Chang and other officials, while the royal family members were led by Prince Zhu Biao.

They saluted Zhu Yuanzhang and Empress Ma vigorously.

"Let's all get flat!"

Zhu Yuanzhang smiled and raised his hand.

"Chongba, on such an important day, please say a few words to everyone."

Queen Ma reminded.

"Yes, you really should say more today."

Zhu Yuanzhang nodded, but looking at the darkness below, Zhu Yuanzhang actually became a little nervous.

"Sister, we are a little nervous and don't know what to say."

"Chongba, when you commanded hundreds of thousands of troops, I didn't even see you nervous. Why are you so nervous now?"

Queen Ma was also curious.

"This is different! At that time, we didn't think about anything and it was all over with just one word. But today is a big day, just like marrying a new wife, and we are the first to host such a grand banquet."

Zhu Yuanzhang truthfully stated what he was thinking.

Empress Ma smiled and said, "If the ministers below knew that their Emperor was actually nervous at this time, I wonder if they would really think anything of it."

"Sister, please help us think about it quickly and stop teasing us." Zhu Yuanzhang said anxiously.

"Okay, I won't tease you anymore." Empress Ma thought for a while, and then said: "Just tell me how you feel in your heart and what you want for next year. Just think of it as a way to boost morale before the war! Of course, don't forget to affirm your feelings. The efforts of the officials.”

With Queen Ma helping to organize his thoughts, Zhu Yuanzhang suddenly became much calmer.

"Then let's just say it. If there is anything wrong with what we said, you have to help us."

"Okay, don't worry."

"By the way, where is Ouyang Lun? Is that guy still not here?" Zhu Yuanzhang suddenly asked.

"Both children, Ouyang and Anqing, don't seem to like the excitement. They have already sent someone to ask for leave. They will definitely not come today. Just say what you want!"

Hearing Queen Ma's words, Zhu Yuanzhang had some thoughts, "Humph, it's his loss that Ouyang Lun can't see such a majestic side of me!"

(End of this chapter)