Ming Dynasty: The poisonous imperial teacher, Zhu Yuanzhang advised me to be kind

Chapter 159 Chu Nan was promoted again, the Prince’s Grand Tutor, Duke of Jin!
"Yes, we really did it." The craftsman nodded seriously.

"We have also tested it and found that it is very powerful and can even blow down a wall. If it is thrown into an army, one grenade can probably kill more than ten people at once."

After the craftsman finished speaking, he humbly said: "But this is all thanks to Lord Chu. After all, without the drawings provided by Lord Chu, we would not be able to make it."

When Chu Nan heard this, he nodded, as if this was the truth.

Although it was made by a craftsman like this, the idea was also provided by Chu Nan. In fact, the grenade is not as difficult to make as imagined.

There were generals in the Song Dynasty who used paper-wrapped bombs to fight against the Jin people, and even landmines were invented in the Ming Dynasty, so it was not difficult for the Ming Dynasty to make grenades.

The key is whether it can be mass-produced. However, no matter whether it can be mass-produced or not, Chu Nan must make some to equip his Jinwu Vanguards so that he can be safe.

As for the Jinyiwei, there is no need to equip so many things. After all, he is the deputy commander, and the Jinyiwei does not belong to him completely, so there is no need to worry too much.

However, after thinking about all this, Chu Nan became worried about another thing, which was that he had no money now. It would be nice if Zhu Yuanzhang could give him more money as a reward tomorrow.

In that case, I will be able to win over more people's hearts.

……

The next day.

Jinling, Fengtian Palace.

The court officials had all come to the court, including Chu Nan, and Zhu Yuanzhang was sitting on the dragon throne with excitement on his face.

"Hahahaha, fellow ministers, long time no see. How have you been lately?"

"We are all good." The court officials were flattered to see Zhu Yuanzhang greeting them.

"Your Majesty, it was too dangerous to go deep into the barbarian territory and lead the army in person. Now that Your Majesty can return safely, it is really God's blessing on our Ming Dynasty!"

"Yes, Your Majesty, you defeated more than 90,000 elite troops of the Northern Yuan Dynasty, captured millions of cattle and sheep, hundreds of thousands of people, and countless lands from the Northern Yuan Dynasty, and created great achievements!"

"Long live your Majesty, long live your Majesty!"

As they spoke, all the court officials knelt down and kowtowed to Zhu Yuanzhang.

"Hahahaha!" Zhu Yuanzhang was very happy to see these praises, because they were all true and what Zhu Yuanzhang wanted to hear.

And since the emperor was happy, he should give him a reward. Zhu Yuanzhang spoke calmly.

"Everyone, my victory in the war against the Northern Yuan Dynasty was not due to my own efforts, but to the efforts of my 200,000 expeditionary soldiers! It was also due to all of you, the officials, who prepared sufficient logistics for my expeditionary soldiers!"

"Therefore, I will reward all the meritorious officials in this war against the Northern Yuan Dynasty!"

"Great!" Upon hearing this, the civil and military officials who had participated in the war against the Northern Yuan Dynasty became excited. What reward would Zhu Yuanzhang give?

"Hu Weiyong!" Zhu Yuanzhang called Hu Weiyong's name and then looked at him.

"Prime Minister Hu, the whole world should know that you have been promoted to the position of Left Prime Minister of the Secretariat and have been given the title of Duke of Qin. I will not reward you with anything. Do you have any objections?"

"No." Hu Weiyong laughed when he heard Zhu Yuanzhang's words.

"Your Majesty, this is considered an advance reward to me, so I certainly won't dare to ask for any other rewards. That's just greed. I've had enough." After saying that, he withdrew.

"Good!" Hearing this, Zhu Yuanzhang smiled happily.

"As expected of Prime Minister Hu, he is really enlightened. Look, everyone should learn from him."

"Prime Minister Hu is really incorruptible!" After hearing Zhu Yuanzhang's praise, others also praised Hu Weiyong. "Don't!" But Chu Nan was a little anxious after hearing the conversation between Hu Weiyong and Zhu Yuanzhang.

Hu Weiyong, what are you doing?

You are not short of money, you are noble, you are great, you have made me suffer? Who said that after rewarding someone, you can't give him another reward?

I, Chu Nan, also received a reward from Zhu Yuanzhang, but I still want to get more rewards, but I have no money left! I have run out of money!

But Zhu Yuanzhang did not see Chu Nan's anxiety, but formally began to reward his meritorious officials.

"Pass my order!"

He rewarded many meritorious officials at once, including those who were present, those who were still on the front lines, and those who had followed Empress Ma's carriage and had not returned, such as Xu Da and others.

These rewards made everyone present very satisfied and happy.

"Ah, it's over." Seeing this situation, Chu Nan was stunned. If he was not rewarded, would he really have to live a poor life?
"Everyone!" But just when Chu Nan was thinking this, Zhu Yuanzhang's voice rang out again.

He looked at the ministers in front of him with a smile on his face.

"I have conferred awards on many meritorious officials. They have made great contributions to me and they really deserve the award!"

"But, there is still a meritorious official here today, and I have not yet rewarded him! I will reward him greatly!"

"Who?" Hearing this, many ministers became curious. Zhu Yuanzhang rewarded so many people, could he have missed someone? Who?

Who else could it be? But when Hu Weiyong heard this, his face turned ugly. It was either Chu Nan or Yao Guangxiao!
Could it be me? Chu Nan also became excited. Was he going to reward him with money?
"Chu Nan!" And the next second, Zhu Yuanzhang really looked at him, and his face became happy.

"Chun Nan! He is the one I want to reward! Why should I reward him? Because Chu Nan is very brave!"

"He shot down Wang Baobao with one arrow. If it weren't for him, our subsequent fight against the Northern Yuan Dynasty wouldn't have been so smooth. After all, with Wang Baobao here, how could I not reward him?"

"Although I have appointed him as the commander of the Jinwu Vanguard and the deputy commander of the Jinyiwei, I still feel that this is not enough!"

"Pass on my order, appoint Chu Nan as the Prince's Grand Tutor! Promote him to Duke of Jin!"

"What!" Upon hearing this, the entire court was struck by a bolt of lightning, and the earth shook violently.

Everyone was in disbelief and were completely stunned when they heard Zhu Yuanzhang's order.

"The Crown Prince's Grand Tutor, the Duke of Jin?" Those officials who were on good terms with Chu Nan on weekdays, such as Liu Bowen, were all numb at this moment.

Although these titles have no real power, their status is too high!

The Prince's Grand Tutor, a first-rank official! Chu Nan's position was even higher than Liu Bowen's!

The Duke of Jin is not an ordinary title! Generally, the emperor has a certain pattern when he appoints his subordinates as kings.

There are two-character kings, such as King of Linzi and King of Huaiyin.

And this two-character king is naturally not as noble as the one-character king.

Among the one-character kings, there are also differences in nobility, and their status is generally ranked according to the strength of those countries during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period.

For example, the King of Liang and the King of Wei are lower than the King of Yan and the King of Han, because Yan and Han were among the seven major powers in the Warring States Period.

Similarly, the King of Yan and the King of Han, because they were the second weakest among the Seven Kingdoms of the Warring States Period, did not have...

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