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

Chapter 606 Prepare the chairs and tea, I want to lie down and chat with my brother-in-law (Please subscribe!!)

This little competition is definitely not going to work.

Miscalculated.

Zhu Yuanzhang glanced at Ouyang Lun quietly.

Ouyang Lun is really an expert at seeing into people's hearts! I guess he has even figured out my thoughts.

Forget it.

No matter what, as long as I can successfully conquer the Northern Yuan Dynasty and completely recover the grassland, it will be considered as the fulfillment of my dream and I will be one step closer to a perfect life!
"Your Majesty, let me put it this way. Even if Lan Yu made a mistake, the 500,000-strong army of the Ming Dynasty can forcibly reverse the situation!"

"This is the confidence brought by strength!"

"Just wait and see!"

Ouyang Lun's words were powerful and extremely confident.

For some reason, after hearing Ouyang Lun's words, everyone suddenly quieted down and the expressions on their faces relaxed a lot.

"Ahem, what Ouyang Lun said is exactly what I wanted to say just now."

"Look at how panicked you were just now. You really bring shame to the Ming Dynasty!"

"Let's stop here for the grassland war. It looks like there will be no results in a short period of time. The Jinyiwei Department will focus on this. Other government offices must ensure all matters related to the grassland war!"

Zhu Yuanzhang said in a deep voice.

"Yes, the Emperor is wise! Your Majesty is wise!"

The ministers quickly agreed.

"Ouyang Lun."

Ouyang Lun called out Ouyang Lun's name again.

"My son-in-law is here."

Ouyang Lun spoke calmly, neither humble nor arrogant.

"As the logistics chief of the army, you should also pay more attention and finish what you have started. Don't let the army on the front line be cut off from supplies. When the war is over and the Northern Yuan Dynasty is conquered, the emperor and I will give you credit for your achievement!"

Zhu Yuanzhang said somewhat reluctantly.

"Yes, yes, thank you for your hard work in providing supplies for my brother-in-law's army! I've all remembered it!" Zhu Biao also said with a smile.

Ouyang Lun just smiled at the pie in the sky that Zhu Yuanzhang and his son Zhu Biao had painted for him.

"Okay, let's end this matter here. Do you have anything else to discuss? If not, then..." Before Zhu Yuanzhang finished his words, an official stood up.

"His Majesty!"

"I have something to report!"

As these words were spoken, everyone at the scene turned their eyes to this person, who was none other than Wu Jinzhi, the Chief Censor of the Censorate.

When Wu Jinzhi stood up, everyone turned their eyes to Ouyang Lun.

The reason is very simple, because Wu Jinzhi is an important figure in the Prince Consort's Party, and everyone knows who the Prince Consort's Party listens to at this time!
So at this time, including Zhu Yuanzhang, everyone was thinking that Wu Jinzhi stood up at this time, probably because he was instructed by Ouyang Lun.

So, everyone was very curious about what Wu Jinzhi was going to say.

"Father?"

Zhu Biao turned his head and looked at Zhu Yuanzhang. Although he was the emperor, he knew very well that as long as Zhu Yuanzhang was alive, he would be a prince with the title of emperor, and this would never change.

"Yeah." Zhu Yuanzhang nodded slowly.

"My dear Wu, just tell me whatever you want to say." Zhu Biao finally spoke.

After getting the consent of Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Biao, Wu Jinzhi said, "Your Majesty, I, the Censorate, have recently discovered that in many places in the Ming Dynasty, the policies that have been promulgated by the court have not been truly implemented!"

"Your Majesty, please pay attention to this matter!"

"Hmm!" Zhu Biao frowned. "The imperial decree is not implemented. This is a disrespect for the imperial majesty. Lord Wu, do you have a specific list? I have been thinking about the selection of capable officials. If there are officials in my Ming Dynasty who do not do their work, and even dare not obey the imperial decree, I will not only remove their official hats, but also hold them accountable for various responsibilities!!"

"Your Majesty, after learning about this, I and several censors from the Censorate were extremely angry. However, in order to find out the specific situation, I and several censors went to various places in the Ming Dynasty to conduct on-site investigations. In the end, we found that it was not that these officials did not execute the imperial decrees, but that they had no way to execute them!"

"It can't be executed? Why?" Zhu Biao was also stunned when he heard this.

He thought that it was the local officials who were corrupt, took bribes, and were idle, but he never thought that there was no way to enforce it! !

"To reply to your Majesty, most of these places that failed to implement the imperial decrees or were very slow to implement them are remote areas of our Ming Dynasty, such as the Bashu area, and the mountainous areas of Yunnan and Guizhou, etc. These places have several characteristics, that is, they are far away from the provincial capital, the mountain roads are rugged, and the roads are not smooth. In some places, you have to rely on extremely dangerous zip lines to enter and exit. If you are not careful, you will fall into the valley or river, and there is no possibility of survival!"

“It often takes months or even half a year for these places to receive the news!”

Wu Jinzhi said truthfully.

"The road is rough?!" Zhu Biao was a little surprised and asked quickly, "Didn't I hear that the road of our Ming Dynasty has been connected to the village entrance? Why is there still such a situation?"

"Your Majesty, there is indeed a road that has been built to the entrance of the village. However, the territory of our Ming Dynasty is vast, and there are always extremely remote villages. The villagers in these villages have lived there for generations, and their connection with the government is extremely weak."

After Wu Jinzhi's explanation, Zhu Biao finally understood.

The Ming Dynasty is so big that there are prosperous places and naturally remote places, and even savages. This is completely understandable.

The problem is that the people living in these remote areas have long been accustomed to the life there and are not willing to leave. The solution to this problem is very simple, that is to actually build the road there, and then strengthen the management of remote areas, so that they can live a good life, so that the problems mentioned before can be solved!
But, now there are several major projects underway in Daming, and there is still a war on the grassland. The efficiency of building such a difficult road is really too low.

"Lord Wu, do you have any suggestions?"

Zhu Biao asked.

"Your Majesty, my suggestion is very simple. Since the people are unwilling to move away from their homeland, we also need to understand that the court should build a road to the entrance of the village!"

"In this way, the Ming Dynasty's future political decrees will be unimpeded!!"

Wu Jinzhi said loudly.

Although Zhu Biao had guessed that Wu Jinzhi would make such a suggestion, he still felt a little embarrassed after hearing it.

"Brother-in-law, what do you think about this matter?" Zhu Biao did not express his opinion immediately, but looked at Ouyang Lun and asked.

"In reply to your Majesty, I think the court should find a way to fulfill the request made by Lord Wu. The court has the responsibility to let the people of Daming live a good life. Now many places in Daming have roads. If we completely ignore the people in these remote areas, wouldn't it show that we in Daming are not doing a good enough job?!"

Ouyang Lun said calmly.

"My brother-in-law is right." Zhu Biao originally thought that Ouyang Lun would reject this suggestion, but he did not expect that Ouyang Lun also agreed.

"But brother-in-law, building roads in remote mountainous areas is not an easy task. The cost is probably higher than building a normal road, but the benefits may not be recovered for hundreds of years. This is a matter that is bound to lose money!" Zhu Biao frowned and said worriedly. "Your Majesty, some things have to be done even if they lose money, and..." Ouyang Lun was about to explain.

Zhu Yuanzhang interrupted Ouyang Lun and said, "That's enough. As for solving the road problem in remote mountainous areas, it is not appropriate to bring it up at this time. Now the Ming Dynasty has major projects such as the Beijing-Pingyuan Railway to build, and it also has to deal with the Northern Yuan Dynasty. Both human and material resources are quite tight. If we add major projects that will not bring any benefits in the short term, I am afraid that the already tight Ming Dynasty will become even more stretched!"

"We have decided to put this matter aside for now. Once the situation improves, the emperor and I will find a way to solve it!"

Zhu Yuanzhang did not give Ouyang Lun a chance to continue speaking.

He knew better than Zhu Biao how expensive building roads was. If Wu Jinzhi mentioned this and Ouyang Lun said this, a big project would be launched. Zhu Yuanzhang was not sure whether the road could be built, but the Ming Dynasty would definitely not be able to afford it.

So he simply didn't listen to Ouyang Lun and directly rejected it.

Even if it needs to be repaired, it should be done after the battle is won. Before that, other matters should be put on hold.

Zhu Yuanzhang now has to focus on the war in the northern grasslands, and Zhu Biao has to focus on the Beijing-Pingcheng Railway and other government affairs. They really don't have the extra energy to deal with other matters. As for the problem mentioned by Wu Jinzhi, it has existed for hundreds or thousands of years and is far less urgent than the current situation. There is no rush to deal with it so quickly.

Now Zhu Yuanzhang was thinking about completing these two tasks: building the Beijing-Pingcheng Railway and destroying the Northern Yuan Dynasty.

Since the emperor had made the final decision, naturally no one dared to object. Although Wu Jinzhi was a little disappointed, he still obediently returned to his seat.

After this incident, several ministers raised some other issues, and after discussion, this palace meeting was declared over.

Ouyang Lun turned around and left without giving Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Biao any chance to stop him.

However, just as Ouyang Lun was happily walking on the way back to the clan house, Little Leo caught up with him.

"My Lord! My Lord!"

"Please wait for me, Prince Consort!"

"Your Majesty has just given me an order to take you to the Hall of Supreme Harmony!"

"Your Majesty has something important to discuss with you!"

Little Leo shouted and ran quickly towards Ouyang Lun.

When Ouyang Lun heard Leo's voice, he immediately rolled his eyes!
Well, something's happening again!
I don’t know what His Majesty the Emperor is going to do this time.

"Little Li, do you know why His Majesty wants to see me?"

Ouyang Lun planned to ask first.

"To answer your question, Your Majesty, I don't know either. Your Majesty asked me to invite you. It seems that Your Majesty is a little anxious. Please follow me to see Your Majesty!"

Little Leo gasped.

"If you're any slower, I'll go back to the clan house."

"Okay, lead the way."

In fact, as early as when they were in Taile Palace, Zhu Biao had been winking at him, probably because he really had something to discuss with him.

"Thank you, Your Majesty. Please come this way!"

Little Leo was also thankful in his heart, because the Taile Palace and the Zongrenfu were too close to each other. If he hadn't run fast, he might not have been able to stop the prince consort before he returned home.

Hall of Supreme Harmony.

As soon as Zhu Biao came back, he quickly asked someone to bring a chair and make tea, waiting for Ouyang Lun to arrive.

"Hurry up, my brother-in-law will be here soon, you must get everything done for me before he comes!"

"This tea must be the best, the one offered by the West Lake in Hangzhou. No other tea is needed. My brother-in-law won't drink it. Call a few good-looking palace maids to serve him. Don't affect my brother-in-law's mood!"

"This chair is too straight, we need to replace it with a rocking chair! We need two! I will lie down and chat with my brother-in-law later!"

Zhu Biao continued to give orders.

Just at this moment, Ouyang Lun walked in led by Xiao Lizi.

"Your Majesty, Prince Consort Ouyang is here!"

"Your Majesty, I, Ouyang Lun, greet you!"

Just as Ouyang Lun was about to salute, Zhu Biao stepped forward and supported him, "Brother-in-law, this place is not someplace else, and there are no outsiders here. There is no need for us to be so distant with each other!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

Ouyang Lun nodded and didn't bother to be polite with Zhu Biao.

"I don't know why Your Majesty is so anxious to ask Little Li to call me to the Hall of Supreme Harmony. Is there anything wrong?" Ouyang Lun asked.

Seeing Ouyang Lun asking, Zhu Biao did not answer immediately, but immediately took Ouyang Lun's hand and walked to the rocking chair.

"Brother-in-law, come on, let's lie down and drink tea and chat slowly!"

"Ouch!"

When Ouyang Lun saw the rocking chair and tea that Zhu Biao had prepared, he was somewhat surprised, but he became alert in his heart and said with a smile: "Your Majesty is really thoughtful!"

Since they were already here, Ouyang Lun also wanted to see what Zhu Biao was going to say today, so he simply followed Zhu Biao's wishes and lay down on the rocking chair.

"How is my brother-in-law?"

"Not bad!" Ouyang Lun nodded.

Zhu Biao also lay down on another rocking chair. "I know that you, my brother-in-law, have a special liking for rocking chairs, so I specially asked the best craftsman in the Ministry of Works to build this rocking chair. Although this one of mine is not as good as yours in massage, it is definitely comfortable!"

Ouyang Lun rocked it gently, and the rocking chair also rocked gently, making people feel quite comfortable. "Not bad, not bad!"

"Brother-in-law, have a sip of tea! This tea is the best tea that I had people pick from tributes from all over the country. If it is not the best tea, I will not give it to you!" Zhu Biao continued.

"The tea is good too!" Ouyang Lun took a sip and it was indeed very good.

"Your Majesty, if you have anything to say, just tell me directly!"

“You have done so much. If I don’t give you face, I, Ouyang Lun, will be considered a bad person.” Ouyang Lun said with a smile.

It has to be said that in dealing with people, Zhu Biao is much more capable than his father Zhu Yuanzhang. No wonder people say Zhu Biao is kind. With such treatment, even Ouyang Lun praised Zhu Biao for his kindness!
Hearing Ouyang Lun's words, Zhu Biao's smile became even more intense, "Hehe, nothing can satisfy you, my brother-in-law!"

"In fact, I asked you to come here because I have something very important to discuss with you! I have been struggling with this matter for a long time!"

As he spoke, Zhu Biao took a memorial and handed it to Ouyang Lun, "Brother-in-law, take a look at this first!"

(End of this chapter)