Daming: Refining zombies at the beginning, Lao Zhu was shocked

Chapter 127 127: Sarilang, Sarilang, Zhu Xifeng Sarilang!

Seeing that Zhu Yuanzhang had already put down the empty bowls and chopsticks, how could Zhang Yan, a minister, have the nerve to continue eating?

He had no appetite anyway, so Zhang Yan simply put down the bowls and chopsticks.

"Zhang Aiqing, we are here to discuss something with you this time!"

Zhu Yuanzhang didn't pay attention, but stared at Zhang Yan with burning eyes and said.

"Your Majesty, please speak!"

Zhang Yan's heart tightened when he heard this, he couldn't escape what was coming after all!

It seems that my guess is correct, the emperor must have asked for money again!

"We decided to build a road and build a cement road from Yingtian to the northwest!"

Zhu Yuanzhang said slowly.

"Isn't His Highness the King of Han always building roads?"

Zhang Yan asked with confusion on his face.

Because the road construction in Hanzhong is no longer a secret!

Not only have the cement roads in Hanzhong been built to Xi'an Prefecture, but they are also continuing to be expanded outwards. Now they have been built to Shangluo Danfeng County!

Although it is still in Shaanxi, if you go southeast, you will enter Henan!

Zhu Yuanzhang was speechless when he heard this!

What is Zhang Meng thinking?

Could this guy be thinking about asking Lao Jiu to pay for building this road?

"Why do you think the King of Han built a cement road to Henan?"

"If we hadn't discussed it with Lao Jiu, this road might not have been built from Xi'an Prefecture to Henan, but directly from Hanzhong to the Chengdu Basin!"

"Even the King of Shu knows the benefits of building roads. As the Minister of Household Affairs, Zhang Aiqing can't possibly not see it, right?"

Zhu Yuanzhang asked with a somewhat dissatisfied tone.

Zhang Yan had a wry smile on his face!

How could he, the Minister of Household Affairs, not know the benefits of building cement roads?

It is definitely beneficial to the country and the people. For example, recently, the supply of briquettes from the northwest has been in short supply due to transportation problems!

If there is a cement road directly leading to Jiangnan, more briquettes can be transported here!

The production of briquettes in the northwest is sufficient, but if it cannot be transported, it will be in vain!

But Zhang Yan also has his own plans!

Anyway, the king of Han and the king of Shu were willing to spend their own money to build roads, so why should the imperial court rush to pay for it themselves?

He also saved a lot of money for the imperial court!

But judging from what the emperor meant, he seemed very dissatisfied with this!

It’s really hard for me to be the Minister of Household Affairs!

"Well...I certainly know the benefits of building roads!"

"But although there are still millions of taels of silver in the treasury, we can't use them all to build roads!"

“Besides, you had to promote the cultivation of rubber before, which is also a big expense!”

Zhang Yan explained with a troubled face.

"Whether it's rubber planting or road construction, they are all things that benefit the country and the people. Since you also think it is a good thing, why is there any reason to oppose it?"

"Rubber seeds will not be given away for free, and cement used for road construction will not be given away for free. The Ministry of Household Affairs will approve as much as it needs to be approved!"

"The national treasury is so full during this period. If this money is not used, it will be no different from a pile of scrap metal if it is piled up in the treasury!"

Zhu Yuanzhang waved his hand and said nonchalantly.

Besides, it’s not like the imperial court only has these few million taels of silver left. Isn’t there a steady stream of money earned every month?

This is also where Zhu Yuanzhang’s confidence lies!

"This... I obey your order!"

Zhang Yan sighed helplessly.

He knew that Zhu Yuanzhang invited him over for dinner today and discussed it with him in a good-humoured manner, which was enough to give him face!

If he doesn't know how to promote and insists on opposing Zhu Yuanzhang, it would be unreasonable. As the head of the household department, Zhang Yan must assess the situation and assess the situation as a compulsory course!

And it can be seen from this that His Majesty still values ​​him very much!

If it were another minister, Zhu Yuanzhang would probably have issued an order directly through an imperial edict. Who would discuss it with you? I would just inform you!

So although Zhang Yan is stingy, he is still very clear on some issues!

The main thing is to build roads and plant rubber trees, which are indeed good things. He just feels sorry for the money invested in the early stage. It is not that he is opposed to building roads or planting rubber!

"We all know that Zhang Aiqing knows the basics!"

"In this case, the money for road construction and rubber planting will come from the Ministry of Revenue. Send someone to talk to the King of Han directly!"

When Zhu Yuanzhang saw Zhang Yan relenting, he immediately nodded with satisfaction!

Although this old boy is a tough guy on weekdays, he is still quite sensible at critical moments!

……

Prince Yan's Mansion in Peking.

Ten days passed by in a hurry.

Zhu Di's face turned livid when he looked at the approval just sent by someone from the court!

The old man actually rejected his request, and this year he won't give any money or food to Peiping!

The only thing that made Zhu Di feel better was that all the vassal kings were treated in this way, not just Zhu Di!

Of course, he didn't know that it was because of him that the old man also rejected all the requests of other feudal lords!

Sooner or later he will have to take the blame for this matter!

In fact, it was not that Zhu Di suddenly lost his mind and opened his mouth to Zhu Yuanzhang!

He just wasn't willing to give in and wanted to test the old man's attitude towards him!

In the final analysis, it was because of Lao Jiu that the trouble was caused. He felt that the old man was too partial and gave all the benefits to Lao Jiu!

He just wanted to see what weight he would have in the old man's heart?

Although Zhu Di himself thought it was too much to ask for a million taels of silver, but in his opinion, even if the old man disagreed, he should still give him a little bit!

Even if you give me two to three hundred thousand taels, it’s okay if it’s a little higher than in previous years!

But he didn't expect that the old man could do it so well!

This also made him feel more and more that the old man was too kind to Lao Jiu!

"Master, what do you think about this matter?"

Zhu Di asked Yao Guangxiao with a livid face.

"Actually, His Highness doesn't have to be so persistent. Even if His Majesty fails to agree to provide food and salary, it doesn't mean anything. Didn't all the feudal kings give it?"

Yao Guangxiao laughed disapprovingly.

In his opinion, Zhu Di thought too much!

To put it bluntly, he is just jealous of Zhu Yue, the king of Han Dynasty!

Many times, people are easily confused because of the immediate benefits. Zhu Di may be in this state!

"You mean, my father is not partial to Lao Jiu?" Zhu Di frowned!

"Actually, the King of Han was able to develop to this level without His Majesty trying to stop him at most. Have you ever seen Your Majesty help him?"

"On the contrary, King Zhu Yue of Han can also help the court. For example, in the matter of refined salt, it can make the court follow its instructions!"

"To put it bluntly, that is indeed the King of Han's ability!"

"If His Highness can also have this ability, then the King of Han may be the one having a headache now!"

"There is no such thing as favoritism!"

Yao Guangxiao, however, reminded him with painstaking care.

Hearing this, Zhu Di's face became even more ugly!

He had to admit that what Yao Guangxiao said made sense to a certain extent, but by admitting this, wouldn't it be equivalent to admitting that he, King Zhu Di of Yan, was not as good as King Zhu Yue of Han?

How can Zhu Di, who has always been arrogant, accept this?

"Then handing over the Xi'an Mansion to Lao Jiu doesn't prove his partiality?"

Zhu Di asked without giving up.

"This doesn't explain anything!"

"After all, His Majesty intends to make Xi'an the capital!"

"Your Majesty decided to tour the west. In addition to the reason for King Zhu Yue of Han, moving the capital must also be in his plan!"

"In other words, in the eyes of His Majesty, Xi'an Mansion is the future capital, and it will definitely be taken back. It is impossible for the King of Han to continue to control it!"

Yao Guangxiao shook his head slowly.

After listening to Yao Guangxiao's analysis, Zhu Di always felt that something was wrong, but he couldn't pinpoint the details!

However, the irritability in my heart has indeed faded a lot!

……

Hanzhong!

Ever since the Emperor Souls were placed in the temporary Emperor Soul Tower in Dingjun Mountain, Zhu Yue felt that his ears had become much quieter!

But it’s really hard to get used to not having these emperor souls nagging in your ears every day!

But Zhu Yue still prefers a quieter feeling!

Nowadays, everything in the development of Hanzhong Mansion is proceeding step by step. He only needs to be responsible for controlling the general direction and leave other things to the people below. His life is quite comfortable!

I spend time with my wife and son every day, feed the birds and fish when I feel like it, and from time to time I go to the martial arts field to guide Zhu Xia Feng on his martial arts training progress!

However, such pleasant days did not last long, and something big happened that surprised Zhu Li!

That brat Zhu Xifeng is in trouble again!

And the trouble caused this time was not small, because a life was lost!

In a restaurant, he beat to death the young master of a gentleman's family!

After Saijia Sutushan learned the news, she was so angry that she went to catch the brat in person. After being confined in the yard, she ran directly to Zhu Yue to plead for mercy!

When such a big thing happened, the only thing Saijia Sutushan could think of was to ask Zhu Yue for mercy!

To her, neither Concubine Zhou nor the Cao family were as close to her husband as Zhu Yue. Zhu Yue was also the only person she could trust in the Ming Dynasty!

And both the Cao family and the Li family are above her in status, let alone Concubine Zhou!

"Your Highness, considering that Feng'er is still young and not sensible, please give me a lighter sentence!"

After Saiga Sutushan told what happened in the restaurant again, she begged Zhu Yue for mercy!

In her opinion, as long as Zhu Yue can protect Zhu Xia Feng, then Zhu Xia Feng will definitely be fine!

As for the others, no one is as reliable as Zhu Yue!

The main reason is that Saijia Sutushan heard that some Han princes are guilty of the same crime as the people. Now that her son has killed someone, she, the mother-in-law, is really confused!

After Zhu Li listened to Saijia Sutushan's words, he waved his hand disapprovingly!

"Kill him or her. I will take care of the Liu family's side. You don't have to worry!"

In fact, he probably knew the cause of the matter, mainly because of Zhu Xifeng's identity!

Zhu Xifeng's identity is quite special. It is not an exaggeration to say that he is an illegitimate son!

This also leads to some people still gossiping and gossiping in private!

Ordinary people may not dare to talk about the family affairs of the feudal lord, but some children from rich families cannot guarantee that there will be no such gossip in private!

Among them, the young master of the Liu family often talked nonsense after drinking and teased his friends about the fact that Zhu Xiafeng was an illegitimate son. As a result, he accidentally made friends and one of them secretly revealed this matter to Zhu Xiafeng. !

With Zhu Xifeng's character, he immediately took advantage of him!

He is an impatient person and goes straight to the restaurant himself!

Originally, I just wanted to teach the kid from the Zhang family a lesson, but it turned out that the kid from the Zhang family felt that he had lost face in public, maybe because of a few cups of horse piss, and then said some very ugly words to ridicule Zhu Xifeng!

Zhu Xifeng was not a good person, and he didn't attack lightly. He grabbed the guard's saber and hacked the young master of the Zhang family to death!

In Zhu Li's opinion, it's just the boy from the Zhang family who has a bad mouth!

He really doesn't blame Zhu Xifeng for the incident itself!

After seeing Zhu Yue's attitude, Segasu Tushan, who was originally very nervous, couldn't help but breathed a sigh of relief!

But she still felt uneasy in her heart!

"Then my mother-in-law and sister's side..."

Saijia Sutushan asked hesitantly.

"Then there's no need to worry!"

"The best the mother and concubines can do is reprimand the child. It is possible to punish him, but can they really do anything to him?"

"You're worried too much!"

"No matter what, Feng'er is also the grandson of the Ming Dynasty!"

"If this matter really needs to be investigated, the Liu family may not be able to afford it!"

When Zhu Yue heard this, she laughed disapprovingly.

When Concubine Zhou knew about this, she would naturally reprimand Zhu Xifeng. But after all, she was also her own grandson. How could she make Zhu Xifeng pay for the death of the young master of the Liu family?

However, since Zhu Xifeng had killed someone this time, it would probably be necessary for him, the father, to personally come forward to wipe his ass!

But overall it’s not a big problem!

If the Liu family dares to hold on to this matter, they are simply seeking death!

After all, Zhu Xifeng's identity is also an officially certified grandson of the emperor. Is it someone from his Liu family who can humiliate and make irresponsible remarks?

He was so disrespectful and deserved to die. He might also implicate the family members and be punished!

However, Zhu Xifeng dared to kill someone when he was only five years old, but that was no problem because his father's name was Zhu Yue!

Hearing Zhu Yue say this, Saijia Sutushan finally breathed a sigh of relief!

As expected, after learning that Zhu Xifeng had killed someone, Concubine Zhou found the boy immediately and began to give him a good scolding with the dignity of a grandma!

Zhu Xifeng admitted his mistake very happily, but it didn't feel like he was admitting it!

"I'll kill him anyway, what else can I do with my grandson?"

"The worst case scenario is that my grandson will pay for the Liu family's head!"

Zhu Xifeng lowered his head and hummed through gritted teeth.

Not to mention, this kid is quite talented and dares to take action!

"You brat, do you know what your grandpa will do to you if he finds out about this?"

Concubine Zhou Guifei suddenly became angry when she saw that Zhu Xifeng had not realized the seriousness of the matter!

(End of this chapter)