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

Chapter 131 131: How afraid are the vassal kings and princes of Zhu Yuanzhang?

The group of talents that Zhu Li began to cultivate privately in his early years, including his research team, are a group of people who will not be made public. Now it can be said that everyone is a cash cow in Zhu Li's hands, and they can also be regarded as top talents!

Zhu Yue has strict restrictions on this group of people, but he will not treat them badly, and even their families can benefit from it!

Zhu Yuanzhang also learned about the existence of such a group of people through the simulator, but he would not snatch people from Zhu Yue's hands. After all, the throne was ready to be passed to him, so why bother to destroy the relationship between father and son?

Now Zhu Yuanzhang is waiting. After everything is arranged, he will go to Hanzhong to show off with Lao Jiu!

In the study room, Zhu Li looked at the match order that Mr. Li had just handed over and nodded with satisfaction.

"Now more and more customers are ordering matches from all over the Ming Dynasty. Based on the current scale, we should be able to expand our production capacity by about 30%!"

"In addition, the order volume of the feudal princes is also the largest!"

"but……"

Mr. Li reported on the production and sales of matches, showing a look of embarrassment.

"But what?"

Zhu Li suddenly frowned.

The current sales of matches can be said to be all over the Ming Dynasty. He doesn't want any problems to arise at this juncture!

Although the profit per unit price of matches is low, it is precisely because of this that ordinary people can afford it. When the quantity goes up, the profit is also a lot of money!

And it’s much more convenient to use matches than using fire breakers or other methods!

The only drawback may be that you have to pay attention to moisture and waterproofing at all times!

But even if it becomes unusable when exposed to water, it’s not a big problem. After all, it’s not worth much money. Ordinary people probably won’t feel sorry for those boxes of matches!

In this case, it is an inevitable result that matches became popular in Ming Dynasty!

"His Royal Highness Prince Yan took away a batch of matches and a batch of cement. He said that the money will arrive in the next two days..."

When Li said this, he paused again!

Zhu Li naturally understood what she meant and immediately frowned.

When these vassal brothers approached him to buy goods, he had already said it in front of him. Even if they were brothers, they must pay for everything so that no one owed anything to anyone!

Zhu Di had also had the idea of ​​​​taking credit before. To put it bluntly, it was a waste of money. How could it be so easy to sell his goods and then pay for them?

He refused at that time!

All the time, all the caravans sent by the feudal lord to purchase goods came with cash, and everyone was still at peace with each other.

Even if there are occasional special circumstances, it is understandable that the payment is two days late, but basically it will take no more than three days to make up for the shortfall!

After all, no one seems to have broken the relationship because of this little money, breaking the rules that Zhu Yue set at the beginning!

Since Mr. Li specifically mentioned this matter, it means that the payment owed by the fourth son Zhu Di this time has seriously exceeded the time limit!

"How much silver is there?"

Zhu Yue frowned and asked.

"The silver is not much, only twenty thousand taels!"

"But if this precedent is set, I'm afraid..."

Li reminded with a wry smile.

He was used to seeing big scenes where hundreds of thousands or millions of taels of silver were exchanged for money. Li really looked down upon the two thousand taels of silver!

What she is struggling with is that once such a precedent is set, she is afraid that everyone will follow the same example and the amount of money owed will increase!

This is equivalent to these vassal kings putting all the cost of goods on Zhu Yue!

They sold the goods in a short period of time, so it's great that they can get the money back in time!

But if there is a delay, the capital chain will be cut off!

"In this way, there is no need to press for the money, but tell the people below that if the payment is not paid, no one will be able to take the goods away from us again!"

"Even the vassal king will receive the same treatment. If there is any problem, let the other party come to me directly!"

Zhu Yue pondered for a moment, then directly gave instructions to Mrs. Li.

"Understood!"

After hearing this, Mrs. Li breathed a sigh of relief!

What she was afraid of was that Zhu Li thought about the brotherhood between the feudal lords and would not be able to hold back her face to press for payment!

Now that Zhu Yue said this, the original worries no longer exist!

If you have any questions, please contact Hanwang directly?

Do they dare?

If we really get involved with the King of Han, then we won’t have to do any business in the future!

Even if those feudal kings came in person, they probably wouldn’t have such faces, right?

After accompanying Mr. Li to handle the accounts, Zhu Li walked directly out of the study and saw Zhao Jian walking over.

"Your Highness, there is news from Yingtian that the Thirteenth Prince has changed his title to Dai Wang, and his fiefdom has also been changed to Datong, and he is about to become a vassal!"

Zhao Jian reported directly to Zhu Li.

Zhu Yue didn't look too surprised when he heard this. Historically, the acting king Zhu Gui was originally the king of Yu. In the 25th year of Hongwu, he was renamed the acting king and became the vassal of Datong!

Not far from Beiping Mansion, the Thirteenth went to be neighbors with the Fourth!

Thirteenth Zhu Gui will join Datong within this year. It seems that Zhu Gui's life trajectory has not changed!

After the acting king Zhu Gui became the vassal, it will soon be the turn of the fourteenth king Su Wang Zhu Mei!

According to historical records, Su Wang Zhu Kai was stationed in Pingliang Mansion in the 26th year of Hongwu. It was not until the 28th year of Hongwu that he officially took over Ganzhou!

Zhu Li didn't have much feelings for Su Wang Zhu Li. His relationship with his younger brother had not been good since he was a child. In other words, his relationship with all the vassal kings was actually very weak. He even had sex with them when he was a child. Too contradictory!

He had some opinions before because the old man asked Zhu Lai to control Gansu, and he felt that the old man might want to use Zhu Lai to reduce the military power in his hands!

But now it seems that this is not the case!

What's more, now that he is still in charge of the Xi'an Mansion, Zhu Yue doesn't care whether the Zhu Lai clan will pose any threat to him!

After all, the current Hami Guard is still in the hands of his Han King Zhu Li!

The trade routes in the Hexi Corridor are also in his hands!

Even if Zhu Lai really conquers Gansu, his presence is not high and he can only be a little transparent!

"Has there been any movement among the feudal princes recently?"

Zhu Yue signaled Zhao Jian to talk while walking.

"I haven't heard anything about this. Basically all the feudal lords are busy doing business with us, and nothing special has happened!"

"But... over at Beiping Mansion, the monk you asked to pay attention to earlier has been in and out of Prince Yan's Mansion quite frequently recently!"

Zhao Jian thought for a while and reported the truth to Zhu Yue.

The monk in Beiping Prefecture naturally refers to Daoyan monk Yao Guangxiao.

Frequently entering and exiting Prince Yan's Mansion?

It seems that the fourth brother is a little anxious!

When he was in Yingtian Mansion, he had met Yao Guangxiao. At that time, he also confirmed that this monk still had some Taoism, but not much!

The so-called mastery of the three schools of Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism is actually just a superficial knowledge of each school!

Ordinary people may be amazed by him, but here in Zhu Yue, he really can't get enough of it!

I wonder if this monk has improved in his practice after so many years? In fact, Zhu Yue didn’t take Yao Guangxiao seriously. With his presence, it would be impossible for this ‘prime minister in black’ to assist King Zhu Di of Yan to ascend the throne!

The master and servant were walking and chatting, and before they knew it, they came to the martial arts field where Zhu Xia Feng usually trained!

Since the last incident of Zhu Xia Feng's sneaking away, this kid has calmed down a lot. He sweats in the martial arts field every day and practices very hard!

Zhu Li looked at Zhu Xifeng training in the martial arts field and nodded with satisfaction.

As long as this kid doesn't cause any trouble for him, that's fine!

But one thing is that Zhu Xifeng is indeed a good material for martial arts training. He himself probably wants to make achievements in this field, so he also endures extra hardship!

In a short period of time, he has basically mastered the martial arts skills taught by the martial arts masters before!

Of course, the premise is that his friends on the grassland are not in Hanzhong!

When he was alone, he didn't even take him out, maybe because he felt it was boring!

After all, he still bears the title of an illegitimate son!

These rich kids in Hanzhong City didn't dare to say it in name, but even the way they looked at him would make him feel uncomfortable, so naturally they wouldn't run out and ask for trouble!

"Father, why are you here?"

Seeing Zhu Yue appear, Zhu Xifeng stopped what he was doing and came forward.

"Are you tired?"

Zhu Li looked at him sweating profusely and asked with a smile.

"Not tired!"

"My child must learn martial arts well, there is still revenge to be avenged!"

Zhu Xifeng shook his head and said with more determination in his eyes.

Seeing him like this, Zhu Li was stunned for a moment, and then reacted!

He had forgotten that the ruffians who had bullied Zhu Xiafeng before had not been dealt with yet. He had promised to let Zhu Xiafeng deal with them himself!

"Yeah! Let's continue training!"

Zhu Li nodded with satisfaction.

After hearing this, Zhu Xifeng continued to practice the martial arts skills taught to him by the martial arts masters, and Zhu Yue would give pointers from time to time!

……

Ying Tianfu.

In the Royal Garden of the Royal Palace.

Before lunch time, Zhu Yuanzhang was wandering in the imperial garden, but the person accompanying him today was not the boss Zhu Biao, but another fat young man who looked fair and clean!

The atmosphere was a little dull.

Zhu Yuanzhang did not speak, and the young man was one position behind him. He looked up from time to time to glance at Zhu Yuanzhang in front of him, with awe in his eyes!

Suddenly, Zhu Yuanzhang stopped!

The young man stumbled and almost bumped into him!

"Father, please forgive me. I was a little distracted just now and almost hit my father!"

The young man's expression suddenly changed, and he quickly knelt down to admit his mistake, with a look of sincerity and fear on his face!

Zhu Yuanzhang glanced at the young man, shook his head secretly and sighed!

This young man is none other than Zhu Gui, the acting king of the Thirteenth Prince who is about to take over the vassal state!

Sure enough, compared with the eldest brother Zhu Biao, the fourth child Zhu Di and the ninth child Zhu Yue, the gap between the remaining sons is really huge!

Although the boss Zhu Biao has a kind-hearted personality, when facing him, he often dares to make a fuss with himself, an old man, over some state affairs issues!

The fourth child, Zhu Di, is more like a rebellious child in front of him. He always wants to do something to prove his ability. He looks like a child who is trying his best to show off in front of his father!

As for Lao Jiu...

When this guy was still in Yingtian Mansion, he didn't even have a roof over his head for three days. He didn't even think about whether the shitty things he did would make him angry!

And every time he sees himself, he always looks carefree and doesn't care!

Even when he got into trouble and made mistakes, he never showed any signs of deterioration and acted as if everything had nothing to do with him!

The other princes study hard every day, for fear of being beaten if they cause trouble!

Lao Jiu, on the other hand, was afraid that he would cause less trouble and not receive enough beatings!

Even though this guy often engages in behaviors that irritate his father and beat his mother, he has never shown a cowardly or submissive look when facing him!

As for the other sons, they are basically afraid of him as their father!

Especially those young princes, now that they see Zhu Yuanzhang, their biological father, they are like a mouse meeting a cat, and their words become awkward!

"Okay, we won't do anything to you, just get up!"

Seeing Zhu Gui's frightened look, Zhu Yuanzhang waved his hands somewhat depressedly.

Hearing this, Zhu Gui breathed a sigh of relief and quickly stood up, but still lowered his head and half-bent his waist, looking very humble!

Yes, you can’t change this personality even if you want to. It’s been developed since childhood!

Are we, as fathers, so terrible?

"Old Thirteen, after arriving at the frontier fortress and becoming a feudal lord, you must learn to unite with your brothers and deal with the outside world as one!"

"Especially like your fourth brother and ninth brother, you have to be able to fight when you mount your horse, and you have to be able to manage the fiefdom when you dismount!"

Although Zhu Yuanzhang was a little disappointed, he couldn't help but tell Zhu Gui!

I don’t know if this kid can listen?

"My son, I will remember my father's teachings and I will definitely learn from my fourth and ninth brothers!"

Upon hearing this, Zhu Gui nodded hurriedly in agreement.

At this moment, Zhu Gui was still very nervous!

Standing with the old man, he felt an unspeakable uneasiness in his heart. This was an instinctive fear that he couldn't control at all!

Zhu Yuanzhang glanced at Zhu Gui!

Although the current acting king Zhu Gui looks respectful in front of Zhu Yuanzhang, Zhu Yuanzhang knows that this kid is not a fuel-efficient lamp!

The reason why he behaves so respectfully now is because he is facing Zhu Yuanzhang, the emperor!

In fact, every vassal king basically changed after going to the fiefdom!

Zhu Yuanzhang had seen this very clearly many years ago!

It's not that these sons will have any disobedience after becoming a vassal, but because when they lack the control of their strict father, they let themselves go completely, and their true nature begins to gradually reveal themselves!

The most typical ones are the brothers Zhu Feng, King of Qin, and Zhu Fan, King of Jin!

At the beginning of the vassal period, he was quite angry to death. Even the second eldest brother, Zhu Xi, might have been killed if he hadn't predicted the future. To put it bluntly, he was seeking his own death. !

As for the third child, he finally listened to his advice. After being scolded by himself, even though he is violent by nature, he can control himself and has restrained himself a lot!

(End of this chapter)