King Luhuang of the Ming Dynasty: My father, Ming Taizu

"Shen Lian wrote to us, saying that he would ship a batch of silk to us at the cost."

Zhu Tan exhaled a breath of foul air, "Nowadays, business matters are all trivial matters. Since he is thoughtful, I will charge him according to the market price!"

Zhu Tan had long guessed that after this series of attacks, there would definitely be a complete cycle.

This is the pressure from the civil officials camp.

Shen Qionglian has a different opinion.

"Husband, we have money here, but we don't have enough manpower. There are more than 800 people in the Urban Management Team now, and the monthly salary is not small. The jade shop has closed down, the salt has been sold, and there is still some rice. There are more than 300 people in total, and they all need money."

Zhu Tan suddenly thought of what an entrepreneur in his previous life once said, that he had to worry about his salary of several million every day when he woke up.

He counted and found that there were so many people, which was quite a lot.

"Thank you very much, Shen Lian. These silks alone are worth 20,000 taels. How many taels do we have at home?"

Shen Qionglian opened the account book.

"I have a total of 57,000 taels of silver, more than 300,000 taels of silver notes, and 34,000 taels in the warehouse. My husband said that we can provide the printing of the Yongle Encyclopedia for free, but to take care of their family, there are more than 3,000 people in total, plus horses and food, at least 100,000 taels will be needed."

When Zhu Tan heard Shen Qionglian's "report", he regretted that he had said in front of the emperor's brother-in-law that he wanted to order the printing of the Yongle Encyclopedia.

Ten thousand taels of silver is probably just the initial investment. By the time it is printed, it will be far from enough.

Just as Zhu Tan expected, at the morning court meeting the next day, urgent memorials and official documents from local officials were directly transmitted to the Ministry of Revenue and the Cabinet through the Ministry of Public Administration.

Ma Wensheng originally planned to suppress the matter, at least delay it for another three to five days, but he was unable to completely control the power of the Ministry of Personnel, so he delayed it.

Moreover, all the memorials and documents were about the Salt Field Rebellion, and the spearhead was directed at his uncle, Marquis Jianchang.

The first to stand up were the Inspectors. This time, they had solid evidence and scolded Zhu Tan harshly, saying that he was a heinous criminal. So, they decided to drag him to the execution ground to vent their hatred.

Later, Chu Tianzheng’s predecessor, Zhang Yanling, was also exposed. He abused his power to bully others and do evil. He was absolutely an unforgivable person.

However, what they didn't know was that the Marquis of Jianchang, whom they regarded as a serious threat, was now riding on a horse and galloping on the road of doing evil!

After some calm thought, Zhu Tan decided to take a retaliatory approach.

And his first task is the biggest timber fraud case, Xinningbo, Tan Lun and his son.

His dream of building a ship was shattered, but that’s not the end of it. What are the grandfather and grandson of Xinning doing now?
This is counting money!

Tan Yue laughed so hard that his mouth couldn't close. "Father, this is 78,000 taels! The Marquis of Jianchang is indeed very wealthy! Is he going to build a palace?"

Tan Lun stroked his beard and smiled, "In a little while, you will take five thousand taels of silver to the Duke of Ying's mansion.

"Father, isn't this a bit too much?" Tan Yue looked stingy.

"You know nothing. We must get this money. If the Duke of England hadn't personally delivered the letter to the garrison near the Yalu River, how could they have gotten the money? This is already the lowest price!"

Tan Yue nodded, but his heart was bleeding.

Just at this moment, a servant came to report that a batch of lard had been delivered, but their family did not have that much!
"Just take what they give you! That's a lot of money!"

Without Tan Lun or his son noticing, ten large barrels of lard, a special kind of fat that hardens and becomes soft when cooled, had been delivered to the Earl of Xinning's residence.

Someone saw him eating with gusto, so when no one was paying attention, he also picked up a piece and put it in his mouth, saying in surprise: "Why does this meat smell weird to me? Is there something wrong?"

Before this big piece of fat was swallowed into the stomach, a loud noise was heard and then it disappeared.

Immediately afterwards, a deafening roar resounded across the entire capital city.

Next, the Xinning County Prince’s Mansion was completely destroyed.

The loud noise just now was like a small-scale earthquake. The eight-story courtyard where Tan Lun and his father lived, as well as the hundreds of people inside, were all burned to ashes, leaving no body behind.

Before everyone could react, Liu Wencan's residence had been bombed into ruins.

Because the distance was too far, an explosion might have occurred due to the effect of sound waves!
When they saw the raging flames, everyone realized that this was not an earthquake, but an explosion in the weapons depot.

Shuntian Palace immediately sent people to deal with the matter.

Witnessing this scene with one's own eyes was truly horrifying. Many people had never experienced such a horrific scene, and many people vomited directly.

Shuntian Palace did not dare to make a decision on this matter on its own, but reported everything one by one and finally sent it to the Ministry of Justice.

Moreover, these two families are both prominent families, so the Ministry of Justice is so concerned about them.

Under the leadership of Doctor Ding Zhe, they sent more than ten people to investigate. Their work efficiency was still very high and they quickly found the source of lard.

But how did this pot of lard explode?
But it is better to be safe than sorry. Now everyone is afraid of pork, and all the butchers and butchers in the capital will be laid off.

Tan Lun, Liu Wencan and the other two were almost all royal relatives.

He was a close friend of Zhang Lun, the son of the Duke of England. The Duke of England paid more attention to him and sent an army for "supplementary investigation".

The Duke of England's Mansion still had the same lineup as before, except that Liu Wencan and Tan Lun were missing.

Such shocking news and such a cruel ending left everyone speechless.

Zhang Lun thought of the Lianqiao family that was killed in the explosion, and the muscles on his face couldn't help twitching. He coughed lightly and said, "I'm afraid that this was done by Jianchang Hou. We followed Yuanying's thinking and dealt with him step by step. He's not stupid, so how could he not have discovered it?"

Some people were puzzled: "How is it possible? An explosion of this scale, let alone setting the capital's arsenal on fire, is impossible even if it was caused by lard. What on earth did he do?"

Zhang Mao had a headache and was hit so hard that he was at a loss for a moment.

What surprised him even more was that Zuan was so disrespectful to him. He was not a member of the royal family at all, but a scoundrel on the street.

"Go and ask Yuanying to come over now."

Zhang Mao asked someone to call Zhang Yuanying over. Zhang Yuanying, who thought that an earthquake was brewing, was also confused when he heard the news.

However, in the confused and unhappy eyes of Zhang Mao and others, she calmed down her emotions and said, "Even if it was done by the Marquis of Jianchang, they are just a group of ignorant fools. We should report it to the emperor immediately, let him know the Marquis of Jianchang's revengeful mentality, and make him extremely afraid of me."

This method is not bad, but what everyone is more concerned about is, what on earth exploded in the pot?
If they don't figure this out, they will never touch meat again.

At this time, Zhu Tan also felt a little disgusted. This fat must have been made by him. It was a product of high technology.

This was a movie he had seen in his previous life. The things involved in it, like nitroglycerin, were all saltpeter. This thing was very dangerous and could even blow up people if not handled properly.

"Go, take out all this lard and pig fat. The rice cooked with lard ash tastes very good. Remember! I want to give all these things to the princes and nobles. I want to make great contributions."

Xu Guangzuo and Guo Ning laughed awkwardly, thinking that Zhu Tan was threatening them.

However, they were really scared. The fat was too scary!

"Second brother, can I drink some lard from now on?"

Xu Guangzuo caught a cold these days and he started crying and snotting whenever he spoke.

"I did what I had to do, but I didn't know this thing was so dangerous. I'd better not do it next time, or I might explode and die."

Guo Ning agreed with this.

"Second brother, you are right. Anyone who can swim will be drowned. But in that case, those people will find out that it was Second brother who did it. It was us who did it."

"What does that matter? Are they going to come and fight me to death? That would be courting death. And even if they knew, they don't have any evidence. Come and sue me if you have the guts! I'll sue them for defamation!"

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Zhu Tan created a terrible explosion and finally let out a sigh of relief.

In the Ming Dynasty, the explosion of lard was definitely a high-intelligence crime.

To put it bluntly, throughout the Ming Dynasty, only his nephew can understand everything.

"You cheated me out of my money, so I ask you to buy me a new coffin!"

Zhu Tan confirmed that the more than 100,000 taels of silver were defrauded by Tan Lun and his son, so he decided to give up, but this matter must be spread so that everyone would know.

If he offended the Marquis of Jianchang, all his family members would be buried with him, even his chickens, ducks, geese and dogs.

The current situation is that although we know that it was Zhu Tan who did it, we have no evidence to prove that he was the one who did it.

Officials from the Shuntian Observatory and the Ministry of Justice all agreed that this was fake and should not be publicized to avoid causing panic.

The son-in-law Youtai cried bitterly in front of the Meridian Gate and demanded that Emperor Hongzhi Zhu Youtang thoroughly investigate the matter and give an explanation to those who died.

How could Zhu Youtang not know such an important thing? At first, he thought it was Zhu Tan who did it. After all, Zhu Tan and Zhu Houzhao worked together to make explosives.

But the rumors from the Eastern Depot and the Embroidered Uniform Guard were true, so Zhu Youtang believed that this incident was definitely not done by his brother-in-law.

Even if my brother-in-law had the ability, he couldn't possibly fry the pork, right? Impossible!
However, both Xin Ningbo and Teng Xiang were "carried out by their entire families", and the number of casualties was nearly two hundred, making it the most serious case in Beijing in recent years.

Zhu Youtang was very concerned about this case. He put pressure on the Ministry of War, the Ministry of War, the Shuntianjian and other departments, and ordered them to solve the case within the prescribed time.

When Zhu Houzhao learned about this, he immediately thought that it was his second uncle who did it. His butt was almost covered with scars, but he was wondering in his heart why the pig had to explode.

Unfortunately, his knowledge of chemistry was far from this level. The more he thought about it, the more headache he got, so he sent someone to find Marquis Jianchang.

Zhu Tan would not let Zhu Houzhao think about these things. If his nephew became curious, coupled with his skills, he might blow up the entire palace.

In that case, he wouldn't even need to flap his butterfly wings, he could just lie on the ground.

In order to distract Zhu Houzhao's attention, he had to work hard on his homework. By the way, he also tricked Zhu Houzhao into passing both mathematics and physics, otherwise there was no need to waste time.

Zhu Tan almost overturned the table, completely destroying his humanity. The most obvious consequence was that all the officials who were hostile to him became quiet.

It was obvious that some people were frightened by Zhu Tan's horrific methods and were unwilling to repeat their mistakes.

In the face of absolute power, Zhang Yuanying's heart was filled with anger.

However, her grandfather told her to calm down for the time being. Even if she was angry, she had to be patient. After all, her grandfather was also worried that someone would give them lard!

Zhang Yuanying studied it for two whole days but still couldn't figure out why the situation had exploded.

However, she decided to get rid of the person who made the fat first, so she began to secretly implement her second plan.

He used civil officials to strangle Marquis Jianchang to death.

Zhu Tan's counterattack was both fierce and efficient. It can be summed up in one word: Come on! Kill each other!
This method may work against nobles and royal relatives, but Zhu Tan does not have the courage to use it against civil officials.

It would be a real shame if the Ming Dynasty saw an incident like the ministers of the middle and late Tang Dynasty being assassinated on the street.

During the Ming dynasty and the Ming dynasty, officials were extremely dangerous, but no one had ever been stabbed in the back by their own people.

What's more, these two bombings were said to be strange. Some people didn't even know the reason and insisted that it was done by Marquis Jianchang.

Considering the previous impeachments, Zhu Tan's memorials seemed to be increasing.

The most important of these are the people who sell salt. Because there are too many people selling salt, the business and output of the two salt factories will be greatly reduced. This is also a considerable fortune for the Ming Dynasty.

In addition, the production of salt was also related to the "Kaizhong Method", where merchants would transport some daily necessities to the border and then exchange them for the sale of salt.

If the salt mines were without salt, merchants would not be foolish enough to ship their goods across the border, which would pose a great threat to national security.

So at this morning's court session, Liu Daxia gave everyone a scolding.

His words were very artistic. From the beginning, he was targeting the imperial guards who were dissatisfied with the court. He strongly requested that His Majesty the Emperor recruit them all for his own use.

Then he mentioned the civil unrest in the Deep Sea Area, which affected the stability of the border.

Finally, they made a decision and asked Emperor Hong to impose severe punishment on Marquis Jianchang in order to appease the people in those salt lands.

This was a pre-arranged meeting. After Liu Daxia finished speaking, it was the turn of the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, who began to talk about the specific content.

If the problem of salt field stove households is not solved, the annual fiscal revenue will decrease by a large margin.

Then, the Minister of Rites also spoke.

The officials of the two salt fields and the eunuchs who guarded them were carrying out a series of reforms.

In the end, it was Xie Qian, a high-ranking and powerful cabinet minister, who spoke up.

He was a talkative person, and he spoke for more than an hour in the court, making Zhu Youtang dizzy. (End of this chapter)