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

Chapter 48 Zhu Yuanzhang is worried. The Ming Dynasty is short of money again. What evil plan should he use?

"What!" All the ministers present were shocked. Isn't Lan Yu too arrogant? How dare he disobey His Majesty's words?

Chu Nan also frowned. No wonder in history, Lan Yu had to die after Zhu Biao's death. How could Zhu Yunwen suppress Lan Yu when he was so arrogant?
"Strange..." But after hearing what Zhu Yuanzhang said, Hu Weiyong muttered softly with a frown.

How did Zhu Yuanzhang know all this when he was in the palace?
At the same time, he was also angry with Lan Yu. He had written a letter to remind Lan Yu not to cause trouble, but he caused trouble again. Let's see what Lan Yu can do!
"Your Majesty, I know my crime!" When Lan Yu heard Zhu Yuanzhang's angry curse, he was so frightened that he kowtowed immediately.

"I was confused for a moment and almost caused a disaster. I deserve death. Please punish me, Your Majesty!"

But although Lan Yu said this, he was shocked inside.

what's up?
He was suppressing a rebellion in Puyang, and Zhu Yuanzhang was far away in Nanjing. How did he know about this?
Did Liu Bowen's Censorate report it? That shouldn't be the case, they are still governing Puyang now? Could it be...

Lan Yu suddenly remembered that a few days ago, he heard from his subordinates that Zhu Yuanzhang had established an intelligence agency called Jinyiwei, which was responsible for secretly monitoring all officials. Could it be this Jinyiwei?

"Haha." But when Zhu Yuanzhang saw Lan Yu's fear, he also sneered.

"Lan Yu, don't think that I don't know anything because I live in the capital. I know a lot of things."

Then, Zhu Yuanzhang glanced at the officials below and called out a few names.

"Minister of Revenue Lü Chang, you had a very good dinner yesterday. Roast chicken, roast duck, roast lamb, and even beef. You are not young anymore, but you can still eat so much."

"Wang Guangyang, you are a very good right-hand man. I heard that you work hard in the court and don't make friends with anyone when you go home. That's very good."

"Feng Sheng, you are not a good general. I heard that you favored three maids at once yesterday. How can you be so indulgent?"

"What!" After hearing Zhu Yuanzhang's words, Lu Chang, Wang Guangyang, and Feng Sheng were dumbfounded, with expressions of disbelief on their faces.

How does Your Majesty know all this?

There really is a spy!

Hu Weiyong then realized that Zhu Yuanzhang must have arranged spies around them.

It must be that Jinyiwei.

Lan Yu also reacted and realized that his matter must have been reported by the Jinyiwei. Damn it, who was so wicked to give Zhu Yuanzhang such a vicious idea?

“This, this…” The other ministers were also stunned. Do they still have any secrets in front of Zhu Yuanzhang?

No wonder those corrupt officials can be so easily caught with evidence of corruption. With such inspections, who can escape?

"Lan Yu." But at this time, Zhu Yuanzhang didn't care what these officials thought, but looked at Lan Yu.

"You have made contributions in suppressing the rebellion, but you have also committed crimes, so your merits and demerits offset each other. I will neither punish you nor reward you. You can just continue to hold your original position."

"Yes." Lan Yu immediately kowtowed in agreement.

"I, your humble servant, thank you, Your Majesty." Then he stepped back.

Damn it, but his resentment towards Zhu Yuanzhang was growing.

Damn Zhu Yuanzhang, last time, I shed blood and sweat to fight off the Yuan army for you, but you didn’t reward me.

This time, I risked my life to quell the rebellion for you, and you still don't reward me! The handle of my halberd is broken!

You are so mean and ungrateful!!!
"Okay, is there anything else?" After shocking this group of ministers, Zhu Yuanzhang also asked.

"If you have nothing else to do, then leave the court."

"Your Majesty, I have something to do." But at this time, the Minister of Revenue Lu Chang, who had just been named by Zhu Yuanzhang, stood up.

"Your Majesty," he said with a serious expression. "The food problem for the disaster victims in the Yellow River area has been solved, but a large amount of funds will be needed to help them rebuild their homes."

"Are you asking me for money?" Zhu Yuanzhang frowned when he heard it.

"I have killed so many corrupt officials recently. Isn't the money I got from confiscating their property enough to govern?"

"Enough, enough." When Lu Chang heard Zhu Yuanzhang's question, he nodded directly.

"The money your majesty has given is enough to administrate the Yellow River area."

"But now Your Majesty has too many things to do. The navy is going out to sea, General Li Wenzhong is dealing with the Northern Yuan Dynasty, and we need to make friends with Goryeo and Nüzhen, and train the Jinyiwei. All these aspects require money."

"The Ming Dynasty has enough money now, but it may only be enough for the next few years. In the long run, I'm afraid the money will not be enough."

"Yes." The other ministers also nodded. What Zhu Yuanzhang wanted to do was too expensive.

The Ming Dynasty now has a population of just over 60 million. It has just been established and is extremely poor. How can it come up with so much money to build it?

"What?" Zhu Yuanzhang frowned when he heard Lu Chang's words.

He has started selling official positions, is the money still not enough?
Sure enough, if a country wants to be powerful, the economy comes first. No matter how much money it has, it is not enough. It is necessary to make money!
Damn, if only we were as rich as the Song Dynasty.

Then Zhu Yuanzhang asked directly: "Then everyone, is there any way to make the Ming Dynasty more wealthy?"

"This..." However, these ministers are good at raising questions, but they can only stammer when it comes to solving problems.

So it’s all this and that, and no solution has been found after half a day.

"What a useless trash!" Zhu Yuanzhang suddenly got annoyed, and then actually looked at Chu Nan.

"New Right Censor-in-Chief, Chu Nan, tell me your method!"

what!
Chu Nan was stunned when he heard this. Why did you ask him again? Didn't you, Zhu Yuanzhang, have Li Shanchang, Hu Weiyong, Liu Bowen, and so many powerful counselors?

And even if he really has a method, he can't say it here. Wouldn't it be exposed?
But this time, Chu Nan also knew that he absolutely could not say he didn't know.

After all, he is a second-rank official, so how could he not have some abilities? Besides, saying that he doesn't know is indeed a way of hiding his abilities, but it seems a little too deliberate.

"Your Majesty." Thinking of this, Chu Nan spoke directly.

"I think it is not difficult to solve this problem."

"What? You know?" Zhu Yuanzhang was shocked when he heard it. In fact, he just pointed out Chu Nan deliberately, because he felt that Chu Nan's character would definitely not allow him to come up with any powerful strategies here.

But as long as Chu Nan mentioned a plan, he would praise Chu Nan. After all, Chu Nan was promoted too quickly, and it would be unreasonable not to give him some opportunities to make meritorious contributions.

But now, Chu Nan is not going to expose himself, right?
Zhu Biao and Liu Bowen were also a little nervous. Chu Nan, you will probably be put in a sack and beaten if you continue like this.

Other ministers, such as Hu Weiyong, Yang Xian and others, also looked at him with puzzled eyes. Why was Zhu Yuanzhang asking Chu Nan again?

But Chu Nan was very calm: "Your Majesty."

"It's so easy for the Ming Dynasty to have more money. Can't they just make more copper coins?"

"If you are short of 10,000 coins, make 10,000 coins. If you are short of 1 million coins, make 1 million coins!"

"And I happen to know of several unmined copper mountains. I can provide their locations, and Your Majesty can arrange for people to mine them. Then you can make as much money as you want, and the Ming Dynasty will be rich!"

(End of this chapter)