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

Chapter 165 Zhu Yuanzhang is happy, Chu Nan has taught Zhu Biao well!

"Your Majesty, please calm down!" Seeing Zhu Yuanzhang so angry, many ministers knelt down and tried to persuade Zhu Yuanzhang to calm down.

"Calm down?" Zhu Yuanzhang almost laughed when he heard their words.

How can you calm down after seeing this?
He shouted directly at these ministers: "I don't want you to pretend here! I want you to come up with a solution to these problems quickly!"

"How should we provide relief for this disaster? How should we deal with these Japanese pirates? Come up with a solution for me!"

“This, this…” Faced with Zhu Yuanzhang’s anger, many ministers present began to hesitate. What other solutions could they come up with?

This problem is obviously difficult to solve. The Ming Dynasty needs food for disaster relief, but there is no food in the treasury right now.

And the channels for buying food from overseas were cut off, making it even more difficult to get food. To accomplish all this, we had to first deal with the Japanese pirates, but dealing with them was also very troublesome.

Moreover, after we have truly dealt with the Japanese pirates, the people in Sichuan and Shu would probably be starving to death, and by then it would be too late for anything.

So these ministers really didn’t know what to do.

"Don't you have any solution?" Zhu Yuanzhang also frowned. So many ministers, but none of them had any solution? Or didn't they want to come up with a solution?

What a waste.

"Everyone, retreat! Dismiss!"

After saying that, he left angrily.

"Farewell, Your Majesty." Seeing this, the ministers could only kneel down and bid farewell, and then left one after another.

But when Chu Nan saw this scene, he frowned. He felt it was very strange. There were many capable ministers in the court, so why was there no one to give Zhu Yuanzhang any advice?

Is it because Zhu Yuanzhang killed too many people that these smart people don't want to cause too much trouble and just want to live a good life? They think that if their plan succeeds, they will get some rewards, but if it fails, they may die, so they are afraid?

Or is there another reason?

However, Chu Nan couldn’t figure all this out at once, so he didn’t think about it any more and was about to leave.

"Lord Chu!" But before he had walked away for long, Zhu Biao came over with a smile.

"This..." Seeing this scene, Chu Nan was used to it and just followed Zhu Biao. There was no need to think about it. It must be Zhu Yuanzhang's arrangement. He had to ask himself for a plan again.

But what Chu Nan didn't know was that the whole process of him following Zhu Biao was seen by Hu Weiyong.

At this moment, Hu Weiyong narrowed his eyes. He was very curious. Why did Zhu Yuanzhang call Chu Nan when he couldn't get any strategies in the court?

Wasn't it you, Chu Nan, who came up with that vicious plan? Even if it wasn't you, Chu Nan, I'm afraid you can't escape responsibility.

But he didn't care too much now, because he couldn't touch Chu Nan now, and he had more important things to do. Then he left the hall directly and went out of the palace.

Huagai Palace.

At this moment, quite a few people were already standing there. Zhu Yuanzhang was here, followed by Crown Prince Zhu Biao, Liu Bowen, and Yao Guangxiao.

Unknowingly, Liu Bowen became more trusted by Zhu Yuanzhang than before, which made Liu Bowen unconsciously laugh at himself.

In the past, he was deeply feared by Zhu Yuanzhang because he was too smart. He was afraid that others would use him to his advantage and would be too hostile to Zhu Yuanzhang, so he often criticized him.

However, since Chu Nan came, he beat him less often and often showed concern for him with a friendly face. Liu Bowen was even smiling. He really wanted to thank Chu Nan very much.

However, Yao Guangxiao was in a miserable situation. Although he was standing here, Zhu Yuanzhang could not give him an official position and let him attend court because of his previous record of deserting the battlefield.

So he could only do odd jobs in the palace and serve as a think tank beside Zhu Yuanzhang. But Chu Nan has been very successful recently because he really mass-produced the firearms that Zhu Yuanzhang had asked him to do.

That would be a big deal. The Ming army's combat effectiveness was directly raised to a higher level, and Zhu Yuanzhang also directly set up a firearms unit, which was very fierce.

As a reward, Zhu Yuanzhang agreed to Chu Nan's previous request and gave Chu Nan two hundred places for firearms soldiers.

Chu Nan was also very excited. He gave each of these soldiers a flintlock rifle, and equipped each rifle with 100 paper shell bullets. He also equipped each of them with four grenades and a sword.

There are also special soft armor and helmets for self-defense.

This equipment is extremely sophisticated. Chu Nan feels that with these two hundred people, he can fight against thousands of people. So now in this capital, he is not afraid of anyone.

"Chu Nan." But at this moment, Zhu Yuanzhang's voice interrupted his reverie and asked.

"Chu Nan, how do you think the problems in the court should be solved?"

really!

Chu Nan frowned, he knew that Zhu Yuanzhang asked him to come just to ask these questions.

However, he had already prepared his answers on the way here, so he was not afraid of Zhu Yuanzhang's questions.

Then he looked at Zhu Yuanzhang and said, "Your Majesty, what question do you want to ask?"

"It's very simple." Zhu Yuanzhang said.

"First, let me ask you how to solve the problem of disaster relief for the Sichuan-Shu earthquake."

This is the foundation of the country, so this question must be asked.

"Your Majesty." But when Chu Nan heard this question, he smiled.

"I think there is no need to ask me this question. Although, the Ming treasury has no grain now, only money. It is difficult to buy food overseas, and it is too late to buy it back."

"But this difficulty is not unsolvable, and it is not just me who can solve it. Lord Yao and Mr. Liu both have the answer in their hearts."

"The Crown Prince certainly has the answer in his heart, and your Majesty must also have the answer in his heart."

"Hahahaha!" Zhu Yuanzhang laughed when he heard this.

"You are such a sly guy. I asked you a question and you asked me a question back. Do you want me to tell you?"

But Zhu Yuanzhang was not angry, because he felt that this question could just test whether Zhu Biao had made progress, and then he looked at Zhu Biao standing aside.

"Biao'er, then tell me, how should this matter be resolved?"

"Yes, father." When Zhu Biao heard Zhu Yuanzhang asking him, his face looked very calm and composed, and then he spoke.

"Father, although the Ming Dynasty's treasury is out of food and it is not easy to buy food overseas, there are other places besides Sichuan and Shu in the Ming Dynasty. Those places do not mean there is no food."

"For example, the Jiangnan area, the Huguang area, and the Huainan area are all places with abundant food. They must have a lot of food reserves, and they have not been affected by disasters."

"We have money, so we can buy food from them, and then transport it to Sichuan, and the problem will be solved."

"Yeah." Hearing this, Zhu Yuanzhang nodded. This was also his idea. In fact, this problem was very simple to solve.

Chu Nan also nodded, that's how it should be solved, but he didn't understand why no minister in the court answered such a simple question? It was really strange.

(End of this chapter)