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

Chapter 360: Holding the Wanmin Umbrella to sue, Ouyang Lun buys the bottom (please subscribe!!)

"Go! Bring the person who complained!"

Zhu Yuanzhang said in a deep voice.

"Yes!"

The guard held up his hands and stepped back.

While waiting for the person to complain, Zhu Biao said: "Father, my Ming Dynasty has been developing steadily in the past year. Is there anyone who wants to frame me?"

Zhu Yuanzhang said in a deep voice: "If any unscrupulous people dare to make false accusations, I will definitely punish them severely, but if what they tell you is true, it is definitely not a trivial matter!"

Zhu Biao thought for a while and continued: "Father, do you think it could be the second brother and the others?"

"Second Brother and the others," Zhu Yuanzhang's expression became even more grim, "If the Second Brother and the others really do anything to disgrace the people, we will have to beat their butts!"

While Zhu Yuanzhang, Zhu Biao and his son were discussing, the guards brought in four people. These four people were all dressed as businessmen, and they were the four people who were eating at a suburban inn.

As soon as the four people saw Zhu Yuanzhang sitting on the dragon throne, they immediately knelt down and handed him over.

"Greetings to Your Majesty!"

"Your Majesty, please save the four southern provinces!"

"Your Majesty, if the imperial court does not take action, millions of people in the four southern provinces may not be able to survive!"

"Your Majesty, please take a closer look!"

Listening to the four people wailing and bursting into tears, Zhu Yuanzhang frowned and asked in a deep voice: "Holding the "Da Gao" to complain to the emperor, if what you accuse is true, I will reward you. If what you accuse is false, I will never be lenient!"

"Tell me, what are you trying to sue? Who are you suing?"

Hearing Zhu Yuanzhang's words, the four people kneeling in the hall trembled, but after looking at each other, their eyes became firmer.

"Return to your Majesty! The four of us are businessmen from the four southern provinces!"

"The four of us risked our lives and came to the capital to sue Li Shanchang, the grand master of the dynasty and the Korean prince! We accused him of indifference to human life, seizing people's land for the so-called development, causing people to become homeless. If any people disobey, there will be thugs at night. They came to beat people at their homes and even demolished their houses!"

"And Li Shanchang forced the people to buy so-called stocks. The people invested their lives in it, but in the end they turned into a pile of waste paper!"

"Not only that, in the past two years, Li Shanchang has been carrying out extensive construction projects in four southern provinces. Roads have to be built in places where there was no need for road construction. He even owed workers wages!"

"Li Shanchang is making a big move in the four southern provinces. From officials to common people, anyone who dares to raise objections will be suppressed by Li Shanchang like crazy!"

"As businessmen, the four of us were forced to invest money in various ways. The wealth accumulated by generations of hard work in business was completely squeezed by Li Shanchang and his party. If we were not forced to have no other way out, the four of us would also have been I will never risk my life by going to Beijing to complain!"

Hearing this, Zhu Yuanzhang's face darkened.

Snapped--

"Bold and unruly!"

"The four southern provinces have developed rapidly under Li Shanchang's management, and their tax revenue has doubled. It can be said to be a great improvement. How come it has become so unbearable when it comes to your mouth?" Zhu Yuanzhang roared: "I think you are here to frame Li Shanchang."

"Come here! Drag these four people down and give each of them twenty sticks!"

"Plus twenty slaps!"

"Yes!" The guards rushed in and dragged the four people out of the palace.

Hearing this, the four businessmen shouted quickly.

"Your Majesty, everything the four of us said is true!"

"Your Majesty, we also have the Ten Thousand People Umbrella with the common people's fingerprints on us!"

"Your Majesty, everything we said is true!"

After hearing the words of the four businessmen, Zhu Yuanzhang spoke again, "Wait!"

The guards immediately stopped dragging the four businessmen out.

"Where is the Wanmin Umbrella? Take it out and show it to me!" Zhu Yuanzhang asked in a deep voice.

A businessman quickly broke away from the guard, and then untied his coat. After the coat fell off, it was actually wrapped in a thick white cloth, with words and handprints written on the white cloth.

"Your Majesty, more than 15,000 people from the four southern provinces have signed and pledged their signatures on this Ten Thousand People Umbrella! Your Majesty, please take a closer look!"

"Open this Umbrella of All Peoples for me!"

Following Zhu Yuanzhang's order, the guards began to take off the cloth wrapped around the businessman's body.

Soon, a white cloth tens of meters long was spread out in the Hall of Supreme Harmony, and this white cloth was filled with names, and each name had a fingerprint.

Seeing these ten thousand umbrellas, Zhu Yuanzhang's pupils shrank and the anger in his eyes ignited.

"Father, this Ten Thousand People's Umbrella doesn't look like a fake. I'm afraid something really happened in the four southern provinces." Although Zhu Biao still didn't believe it, seeing the Ten Thousand People's Umbrella, both Zhu Biao and Zhu Yuanzhang felt a little confused. Believed.

"Don't worry, ask clearly first before speaking!" Although Zhu Yuanzhang was not furious, his face was terrifyingly gloomy!

Zhu Biao couldn't help but sweat when he saw this. Based on his understanding of his father, Zhu Yuanzhang, Zhu Yuanzhang became angrier at this time.

"I will spare you for once!"

"But if you want to sue Li Shanchang, you must provide evidence. I won't believe it just based on these ten thousand umbrellas and your words!"

Zhu Yuanzhang said calmly.

When the four businessmen heard this, their faces changed from fear to joy.

"Your Majesty, there are evidences all over the four southern provinces now, those stopped roads, buildings, and those displaced people! You only need to send someone to take a look and you will know!"

"Li Shanchang said he was doing it for the benefit of the people in the four southern provinces, but in fact he was crazily selfish and arranged for his relatives to undertake the construction of roads, bridges, houses, etc. All the money was used by Li Shanchang's relatives and friends. My friend made money!"

"Li Shanchang has been withholding the payment for the goods provided by us merchants. We are really forced into a desperate situation!"

Take public as private!

Isn’t this corruption?

Zhu Yuanzhang's face turned completely gloomy.

What Zhu Yuanzhang hated most was official corruption.

No wonder Ji Gang was asked to investigate Li Shanchang, but the result he got every time was that Li Shanchang had a clean mind. Even though he married multiple concubines, he never took bribes. I dare say that Li Shanchang himself was not corrupt, but the people around him were corrupt! !

Zhu Yuanzhang was so angry after hearing what these businessmen said! The four businessmen who complained have noses and eyes, and they don't look like false accusations. Moreover, they also have the Book of Ten Thousand People.

Of course, Zhu Yuanzhang would not just listen to the words of these four businessmen who complained to the emperor, but had to investigate.

"I already understand what you told me!"

"You will stay in the capital post station for the next few days and wait for my summons at any time! If there is any progress in this matter, I will send someone to inform you. If anyone comes to ask you, be sure to tell the truth!"

"Yes, Your Majesty! We will definitely know everything and tell you everything!"

"Well, back off!"

Zhu Yuanzhang waved his hand, and the four businessmen who complained were taken away.

As the four businessmen left, Zhu Yuanzhang's face became a little gloomier, and he asked in a deep voice: "Biao'er, what do you think of this?"

Zhu Biao frowned, "Father, although what the four people just said does not seem to be a lie, I still don't believe that Li Shanchang would do such a thing. Is there any misunderstanding here?"

"Li Shanchang has been with your father for so long, and he is very clear about your temper. What he hates most is corrupt officials."

After listening to Zhu Biao's words, Zhu Yuanzhang's expression softened slightly.

Zhu Yuanzhang still had great affection for Li Shanchang. Li Shanchang had followed him very early and even told him the nine-character motto "Gather grain widely, build walls high, and become king slowly." It was precisely because of this nine-character motto that he became Zhu Yuanzhang was able to develop from small to large, and those who were anxious to become kings and hegemons were listed as key targets by the Yuan Dynasty, and Zhu Yuanzhang finally took advantage.

It can be said that it was with the dedicated assistance of Li Shanchang in the early days and laying a solid foundation that Zhu Yuanzhang could aspire to the world.

Moreover, Li Shanchang was the first prime minister of the Ming Dynasty and one of the six founding princes!

Among civil servants, Li Shanchang is unique.

Before that, Li Shanchang was very smart. When Zhu Yuanzhang wanted to take back the power in the hands of the nobles, Li Shanchang cooperated and chose to retire. Then when Hu Weiyong was executed and there was a lack of capable ministers in the court, Li Shanchang came back. When Ouyang Lun rose to power , Li Shanchang took the initiative to run the four southern provinces. It can be said that Li Shanchang walked in Zhu Yuanzhang's heart every step of the way.

For such an obedient and capable minister, Zhu Yuanzhang naturally relied more heavily on him, and would not immediately take down Li Shanchang just because of the complaints from the four businessmen.

"But this time is a good opportunity to suppress the Huaixi gang!"

Zhu Yuanzhang was very aware of the threat that the Huaixi Party posed to the Ming Dynasty, but fortunately the prince was Zhu Biao. Zhu Biao had extremely high prestige among the ministers. In addition to his kind and generous personality, he was also very good at politics. Zhu Yuanzhang still believed that Zhu Biao could suppress it. Lives in Huaixi Party.

When the Ming Dynasty is handed over to Zhu Biao, the Prince Consort Party and the Huaixi Party should be competing with each other above the court. Neither the Huaixi Party nor the Prince Consort Party has any hostility towards Zhu Biao, and will even fully support it. Zhu Biao only You need to be a good referee and balance the strengths and weaknesses of both sides.

Zhu Yuanzhang is a person who thinks very far. He has been planning with his son for a long time.

Judging from the current situation in the court, the Huaixi Party is still very powerful. Although the Prince Consort Party is also developing, except for the bastard Ouyang Lun, except for Guo Zi and Wu Jinzhi, the others are not enough. Become a climate.

We can just use this opportunity to suppress the Huaixi Party and weaken the power of the Huaixi Party.

Zhu Yuanzhang did not want to get rid of Li Shanchang. On the one hand, he had some feelings for him. Secondly, Li Shanchang was older than him and would definitely be ahead of Zhu Yuanzhang and would not threaten Zhu Biao and Zhao Cheng. This was why Zhu Yuanzhang could rest assured that Li Shanchang would manage the Southern Four. provincial reasons.

And Zhu Biao was right. He also thought that Li Shanchang would not do those things. There was probably some misunderstanding.

Zhu Yuanzhang looked at the memorial in his hand. This was the memorial written by Li Shanchang. It described the achievements of the four southern provinces this year. It was consistent with the data reported by the Ministry of Household Affairs. Guo Zi, the Minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs, was a member of the Prince Consort Party. If There are problems reported in the four southern provinces, Guo Zi will never cover up!

After thinking about it, Zhu Yuanzhang decided to let the Jin Yiwei check first.

the other side.

Zongren Mansion.

Ouyang Lun held his son Ouyang Ping'an and listened to Hei Lang's report.

"Are you saying that there are many unfinished buildings in the four southern provinces?"

"Unfinished building? The master summed it up brilliantly. This word is so appropriate." Hei Lang said with emotion: "According to the news from the Southern Wolf Guard, as early as last year, there were many unfinished buildings and unfinished buildings in the four southern provinces. However, with the guarantee from the local government, the people felt that these problems would only be over for a short period of time. Even the officials thought so, and no one took this matter seriously."

"Since this year, many contractors of unfinished buildings and unfinished roads have fled. Workers' wages have not been paid, and suppliers have not received payment. Many workers and businessmen have begun to seek explanations from the government, but in the end they were sent by the government. People suppressed them, and the suppression lasted for a long time. My subordinates also received news that people had come to the capital to complain, and many of them were intercepted and killed on the way."

"There is news from the palace. It seems that four businessmen from the south have filed a complaint. The emperor personally received it. However, the emperor did not seem to have taken any specific measures. He just asked the Jin Yiwei to verify it first."

After hearing Hei Lang's statement, Ouyang Lun frowned at first, and then smiled, "I haven't even finished worrying about my own affairs, but I'm already worried about the entire Ming Dynasty. Ouyang Lun, Ouyang Lun, can you stop being too loving!"

"This matter has nothing to do with you. The emperor is not in a hurry, so why are you in a hurry!"

"Master, should we do something?"

Black Wolf asked.

"No, it's none of your business. Just ask the Wolf Guard brothers from the four southern provinces to keep an eye on it and report any news immediately." Ouyang Lun said.

"Yes!" Black Wolf accepted the order and prepared to leave.

"Wait!" Ouyang Lun called to Hei Lang.

"Master, do you have any other orders?" Black Wolf asked.

"Apart from the many unfinished buildings and unfinished roads, what other things are there in the four southern provinces? For example, their stock market." Ouyang Lun asked in a deep voice.

"The stock market? I heard it has fallen a lot, but the government forces people to buy it, and the government keeps buying back, so it can barely stabilize." Hei Lang said matter-of-factly.

"The stock market can still be stable at this time. It seems that Li Shanchang has given blood to the stock market!" Ouyang Lun smiled slightly, "Hei Lang, I have a task for you."

"Master, please speak."

"You personally go to the four southern provinces. I will give you five million to buy all the unfinished buildings and unfinished roads in the four southern provinces. In addition, the southern stock market is about to collapse. I want you to buy the stocks of all high-quality trading companies at the bottom. "Ouyang Lun said with the corners of his mouth raised.

"Master, protecting your safety is my biggest responsibility. Can you go with someone else? Besides, five million taels seems like a lot, but you want to buy the entire four southern provinces. Isn't this money a little too little? ?" Black Wolf muttered.

"Tch—! You think it's too little, but I think it's too much!" Ouyang Lun rolled his eyes.

"As long as someone takes over those unfinished buildings and unfinished roads, they can give them to you for free!"

"As for the stock, on the day it collapses, it will be just a piece of waste paper, and you won't even want to wipe your butt. You can definitely buy it at a higher price than buying the paper. Five million is more than enough!"

"As for safety issues, Lao Zhu will probably not attack me in the short term. Besides, you have infiltrated the capital into a sieve. If there is any incident, I will be informed in advance. At worst, I will run away."

"Just do as I say."

"Yes."

(ps: As soon as I wrote this, something happened in our stock market. I hope no one is speculating in the stock market, and those who are speculating in the stock market are also eating the daily limit every day)

(End of this chapter)