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

Chapter 444: Psychological suggestion, let him guess by himself (please subscribe!!)

Zhu Yuanzhang was doing a square dance in the Hall of Supreme Harmony. When he saw Zhu Biao coming in, he quickly stopped his movements.

"My son has met my father!"

"Biao'er, let's see you have done a lot of things recently!" Zhu Yuanzhang said solemnly: "We asked you to solve the problems of your third brother and seventeenth brother. Why did you start a big steel smelting project and build two A large steelmaking plant!”

"What on earth do you want to do?"

Hearing Zhu Yuanzhang's questioning voice, Zhu Biao quickly said: "My son, I came here today just to explain this matter to my father."

"The reason why I want to make steel on a large scale is actually to completely solve the problem of the third brother and the seventeenth brother!"

"Nonsense, what does steel-making have to do with the rebellion of the Third and Seventeenth Lao?!" Zhu Yuanzhang seemed to have thought of something, and immediately said loudly: "Did that boy Ouyang Lun tell you this? It seems to me that you have been deceived again. That guy Ouyang Lun was fooled!"

"He didn't want to help you at all. He clearly wanted to help him build a steelmaking plant to achieve his own goals!!"

Zhu Biao: "Father, it was indeed Brother-in-law Ouyang who asked Erchen for help in this matter. However, all decisions made after that were made by Erchen himself. Father must have misunderstood Brother-in-law Ouyang."

Zhu Biao was still very confident. After all, if he couldn't solve the problem with this method, he would have to resort to force.

"So, what does this have to do with your steelmaking?" Zhu Yuanzhang asked, not quite understanding.

Zhu Yuanzhang turned his head and roared: "Ji Gang, is what the prince said true?"

"Really?" Zhu Yuanzhang said with some suspicion: "Biao'er, don't blame Father for not trusting you, but your method is too much like that boy Ouyang Lun. Let me ask you again, this method is Did you really come up with it?”

"Okay, maybe we are too sensitive. Any method that goes beyond common sense will make us think of Ouyang Lun involuntarily." Zhu Yuanzhang waved his hand, "Biao'er, you have learned something from Ouyang Lun for these years. , seems normal.”

"You actually defend Ouyang Lun so much, it really pissed me off!" Zhu Yuanzhang said angrily, "Since you said you have a solution, then tell me what you have in mind. If it makes sense, I will believe you. If it doesn't make sense, I will have to go and find trouble with Ouyang Lun for this matter!!"

"Just keep doing this. We hope your plan will succeed and have a good result."

"Of course, in this way, the iron ore and iron tools in the hands of the third brother and the seventeenth brother will be completely wiped out, and there will be no chance of rebellion. At this point, as long as the third brother and the seventeenth brother are in their right minds, they can I feel the feelings of my father and my sons.”

"During this period, Erchen has learned a lot from brother-in-law Ouyang, and Erchen has already thought of completely solving the problem of the third brother and the seventeenth brother. This method cannot be separated from the large steel mill!"

"My father has always kept the request I made to my son in mind. I went to Ouyang's brother-in-law to discuss this matter. The final conclusion was to use psychological suggestion!" Zhu Biao said seriously.

Zhu Biao shook his head repeatedly, "Father, I did not tell brother-in-law Ouyang about the third brother and the seventeenth brother. You can ask Ji Gang about this!"

Zhu Biao asked with a smile.

"Father, have you forgotten that the third and seventeenth brothers have accumulated a lot of iron ore and iron tools. The steel-making plant just needs iron ore and iron tools as raw materials. Erchen decided to build two large-scale steel-making plants in Taiyuan Prefecture and In Ningzhou Prefecture, large-scale steel mills can at least create tens of thousands of new jobs in Shanxi and Ningxia, and can also promote the development of other industries. It is estimated that millions of people will be affected. The tax revenue of the feudal country will increase, and the people will Increased income. In any case, this is definitely a good thing! ”

"Psychological suggestion?! Is there any special explanation for this?" Zhu Yuanzhang asked quickly.

"That's right!" Zhu Yuanzhang nodded, "The difficulty of this problem is how to minimize the impact. We don't want the world to know that our Zhu Yuanzhang's son is going to rebel against us!"

Hearing this, Zhu Yuanzhang nodded, "I see, this method was also told to you by Ouyang Lun, right? No, didn't we tell you, don't tell Ouyang Lun about Lao San and Lao Thirteen? What are you doing? Let that kid see our joke!"

"Thank you, father! I will not let you down."

"I can swear that I did not tell brother-in-law Ouyang about the third and seventeenth brothers. The method of settling in the steelmaking plant was indeed my own idea!" Zhu Biao said firmly: "About this matter Brother-in-law Ouyang really just gave me a general direction!"

"Back to Your Majesty, what His Highness the Crown Prince said is true. So far, Jin Yiwei has not found out that any Ouyang Prince Consort knows about Prince Jin and Prince Ning!" Ji Gang quickly stood up and said.

"Father, haven't we discussed this before? We used economic strikes to make the third and seventeenth children lose the ability to rebel. However, there is a problem: how to make the third and seventeenth children realize their mistakes. And I won’t do it again,” Zhu Biao said.

"Of course, brother-in-law Ouyang told Erchen that we only need to use some actions to let the third brother and the seventeenth brother analyze for themselves that father and son already know their affairs and are using all means to protect them. We don't want to Let them go astray, let alone hurt them! If you can do this, do you think the third brother and the seventeenth brother will rebel?"

"Okay, if you don't have anything else to do, just go down and make arrangements. We have other things to deal with!" Zhu Yuanzhang waved his hand.

"Father, please take care of yourself, I, my son, resign!" With Zhu Yuanzhang's approval, Zhu Biao had no resistance, and the next step was to take action boldly.

After Zhu Biao leaves.

Zhu Yuanzhang continued to practice square dancing again. Now that Zhu Yuanzhang has handed over most of the government affairs to Zhu Biao, he has a lot more time on weekdays. Zhu Yuanzhang became obsessed with square dancing and was ambitious to dominate the palace dance world!
"Wang Zhong, Ji Gang, how do you compare our square dance to the queen?"

Zhu Yuanzhang asked while practicing.

"Your Majesty is the emperor, so naturally you are the best at square dancing!" Wang Zhong said with a smile.

"Wang Zhong, you know how to flatter me." Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Ji Gang, "Ji Gang, tell me, I want to hear the truth."

"Your Majesty's square dance is indeed very good. Looking at the entire palace, it is estimated that only the Queen can rival Your Majesty. If His Majesty and the Queen dance together, it will be unparalleled! Shocking!" Ji Gang said with his hands.

"Forget it, forget it, what you said is all flattery. I still know how well we dance. Compared with girls, it's far behind!" Zhu Yuanzhang muttered: "I won't dance anymore."

Zhu Yuanzhang sat back on the dragon chair again, thought for a while, and suddenly asked: "Wang Zhong, Ji Gang, I ask you another question. You must answer it truthfully. If you flatter me again, I will punish you severely!" "

"Your Majesty, please ask, I will answer truthfully!"

Seeing Zhu Yuanzhang so serious, Wang Zhong and Ji Gang couldn't help but become nervous.

"I ask you again, do you think the method the prince came up with this time was really not given by Ouyang Lun?" Zhu Yuanzhang said.

Forehead.
I originally thought that Zhu Yuanzhang would ask about square dancing, but I never expected that Zhu Yuanzhang was still thinking about it.

"Wang Zhong, please speak first." "Back to Your Majesty, I think it is more likely that His Highness the Crown Prince came up with it himself!" Wang Zhong thought for a moment and answered.

"Reason." Zhu Yuanzhang asked.

"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has no need to conceal this matter for Prince Consort Ouyang, and there is no need to fight for this credit. Moreover, Jin Yiwei has not found any evidence that Ouyang Prince Consort knew about this matter, so I agree with His Highness the Crown Prince's statement!"

Wang Zhong said truthfully.

"What you said makes sense. I thought the same way just now, but the more I think about it, the more wrong it becomes." Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Ji Gang, "Ji Gang, tell me!"

"Your Majesty, do you think there is a possibility that Prince Consort Ouyang used the same method as His Highness the Crown Prince!" Ji Gang gritted his teeth.

"Same method" Zhu Yuanzhang suddenly realized and said quickly: "Are you talking about the psychological hint that Biao'er said at the beginning!!?"

"Your Majesty, the general is just a guess and there is no evidence." Ji Gang said quickly.

"Okay, you all go down first!" Zhu Yuanzhang waved his hand, "I want to think about it carefully."

"Yes, Your Majesty."

Wang Zhong and Ji Gang quickly bowed their hands and then quickly retreated.

At this moment, both of them knew very well that His Majesty might make some big move, or of course, nothing might happen.

The iron and steel smelting business was in full swing in the Ming Dynasty.

It was rare for Zhu Biao to directly decide to build two large steel mills in Taiyuan Prefecture and Ningzhou Prefecture while discussing with various ministers.

This made many provinces and vassal kings who wanted to build large steel mills in their areas very helpless. They could only envy and hate King Jin and King Ning.

Not long after, Jin Wang Zhu Fan, who was far away in Taiyuan Mansion, received the news.

"What are you talking about? The imperial court wants to build a large steelmaking plant in Taiyuan!!?"

King Zhu Fan of Jin was very confused about this news.

"Your Majesty, Guo Zi, the Minister of Household Affairs of the Imperial Court, is here!"

A servant hurriedly ran in.

"Guo Zi! Hiss." Jin King Zhu Fan took a breath. He was no stranger to Guo Zi, because the person standing behind Guo Zi was Ouyang Lun. Guo Zi's visit this time is most likely to represent Ouyang Lun.

"Quick! Please come in, Mr. Guo!"

Jin Wang Zhu Fan tidied his clothes a little, and then sat on the main seat pretending to be calm.

After a while, Guo Zi walked in under the leadership of the royal servants, "Your Majesty, Guo Zi, has met His Highness the King of Jin!"

"Mr. Guo, please forgive me. When I was in brother-in-law Ouyang's house, you and I met many times. So you are one of our own. Brother-in-law Ouyang asked you to come this time, right?" Jin Wang Zhu Fan He quickly said: "I wonder what brother-in-law Ouyang asked you to bring me?"

Guo Zi shook his head and said, "Back to His Highness the Prince of Jin, I am not receiving orders from the Prince Consort this time, but from His Highness the Crown Prince to come to Taiyuan to discuss the construction of a steelmaking plant with you!"

"Presumably His Highness Prince Jin already knows that the imperial court is planning to build a large-scale steelmaking plant in Taiyuan Prefecture, right?"

"It's not brother-in-law Ouyang who asked you to come, but elder brother?!" Jin Wang Zhu Fan was stunned for a moment, looking a little disappointed, and then nodded, "I have indeed just received the news."

"Since this is the case, I won't say anything more. I also ask His Highness the King of Jin to take on the responsibility of building a large steelmaking plant. I will assist you throughout the process!" Guo Zi said solemnly.

"Let me be responsible? How can I be responsible? I don't have money in Jin Dynasty," Jin Wang Zhu Fan said quickly.

"Of course, Your Highness, Prince Jin, is responsible for convening the construction team to build the steel-making plant. After the steel-making plant is repaired, you will be responsible for recruiting workers. When everything is ready, you will be responsible for providing raw materials!" Guo Zi said: "As for the cost, the imperial court We will subsidize half of the cost, and you pay half of the cost. It doesn’t matter even if you can’t get half of the money. You can use your palace, private soldiers, collections, etc. as collateral, and Kaiping Bank will lend you a loan!”

"Mr. Guo, what you said is too childish. Since this large-scale steelmaking plant was built at the request of the imperial court, why should I pay for it? Don't say that I have no money. Even if I have money, I will Won’t come out!”

"I will write a letter to my father about this matter and let him make his judgment!"

"His Royal Highness the King of Jin, if I were you, you wouldn't be struggling in such a useless way." Guo Zi said calmly.

"Guo Zi, what do you mean! Don't think that because you are brother-in-law Ouyang's confidant, this king will not dare to touch you. If it were not for brother-in-law Ouyang's face, I would never spare you lightly!" Jin King Zhu Fan was angry. road.

"His Royal Highness the King of Jin, do you know that once a large-scale steelmaking plant is built, it will create tens of thousands of jobs for the people of Jin? Moreover, these positions are well-established and the wages will be higher than ordinary workers. If other supporting industries are added, , will affect millions of people in Shanxi, and they will live a better life because of it!" Guo Zi said slowly.

"So what?! I studied under brother-in-law Ouyang. He has taught me how to manage and operate. If you don't cause trouble, I am confident that the people of the fief can live a good life!" King Zhu Fan of Jin roared again.

"Yeah, I agree with this." Guo Zi nodded, "However, according to the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development's calculations, once a large steelmaking plant is completed and starts production smoothly, it will generate at least 10 million taels of tax revenue every year, which is equivalent to directly Jin’s tax revenue will be directly doubled. According to the investment ratio, His Highness the King of Jin can get half of it, which is five million!”

"Wouldn't His Highness the King of Jin want to take the five million dollars that were given to him for free?"

"In fact, when the address of the large-scale steel rolling mill has not yet been determined, many vassal princes and provincial chief secretaries were secretly trying to locate large-scale steel mills there. But in the end, His Royal Highness decided to build steel mills in Taiyuan and Ningzhou respectively. Steel mill!”

"Don't His Highness the Prince of Jin understand the thoughts of His Highness the Crown Prince?"

"The specific matters have been written down in this brochure. Please give His Highness the King of Jin time to read it carefully. If I have something else to do, I will leave first."

It wasn't until Guo Zi left that King Zhu Fan of Jin finally realized what he was doing.
(End of this chapter)