The First Corrupt Official of Ming Dynasty

Chapter 301 Zhu Yuanzhang came through the back door again, hoping to see Mr. Ye increase the price again. There is no shortage of silver in the country of the East China Sea!
"master,"

"I remember that before you left Ningbo last time, you wished that he would build the Ningbo government office better than the Yanmen County government office!"

"You also said that the government government is better than the county government. Even if it is a sign that Ningbo Prefecture will be better than Yanmen County in the future."

Queen Ma looked at Zhu Yuanzhang, who was frowning angrily, and reminded him in a voice that only he and Mao Xiang could hear.

Immediately afterwards, Mao Xiang also nodded and said: "I also remember this matter. It was your suggestion that you come to visit the government office before leaving."

Zhu Yuanzhang was reminded by Empress Ma and Mao Xiang, and he immediately remembered such a thing.

He first glared at Mao Xiang fiercely and warned him with his eyes not to do such things to undermine him again.

Then, he looked at Queen Ma with a smile and whispered: "Last time it was His Majesty the Emperor, and this time it is Master Guo. He is not the same person at all, is he?"

Queen Ma just smiled and nodded: "Yes, that's the truth."

In Mao Xiang's eyes, the two looked into each other's eyes and smiled in tacit understanding at the same time.

In the eyes of Zhu Yuanzhang and Queen Ma, he once again saw deep affection, family affection, and endless tacit understanding.

Just as Mao Xiang saw, Zhu Yuanzhang could tell Empress Ma with just one look. The reason why he became so angry was because the person who did this was none other than the one he loved so much that he was reluctant to kill and hated him so much. Ye Qing killed him himself.

One look from Queen Ma could make Zhu Yuanzhang understand that she didn't really blame him, but understood him very well, and even felt that she was really making things difficult for him.

The reason why she gave up the fake reminder was just so that he wouldn't regret it later.

Everything she did was never for Ye Qing, but for Zhu Yuanzhang, the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty, and her husband Zhu Chongba, Ma Xiuying!
Mao Xiang looked at the scene in front of him, but the corners of his mouth curled up slightly, and then he looked in the direction of Yingtian Mansion out of the corner of his eye.

He wants to go home!
He had known for a long time that once these two people took off their royal skins, they would stage a drama called 'love' in front of him without any scruples.

Sure enough, before they even started getting down to business, before they even met the protagonist, they were already performing.

At this moment, a familiar voice with a Yanmen accent came towards them.

"Master Guo?"

"Long time no see, Mr. Guo!"

"Should I call you Mr. Guo or General Guo?"

Zhu Yuanzhang and Empress Ma, who were still looking at each other, were immediately brought back to reality by the unpleasant voice.

They looked towards the source of the sound and saw a relatively familiar figure standing at the door of the government office, smiling and greeting them.

Immediately afterwards, he came over quickly.

Zhu Yuanzhang looked at the familiar attire of a doorman and immediately realized that this was Team Leader Li who had helped him through the back door.

After seeing an old acquaintance, Zhu Yuanzhang also entered the role of Mr. Guo again.

Captain Li looked at Zhu Yuanzhang, his wife and Mao Xiang, and greeted with a smile: "Master Guo, Mrs. Guo, brother Gao Shou, long time no see!"

Zhu Yuanzhang and his wife, who have entered the roles of Mr. Guo and Mrs. Guo, naturally no longer show off.

Originally!
No matter how big a wealthy businessman is, he is still a lowly businessman, so how can he show off in front of the "officials"!

The two of them also smiled and briefly reminisced with Bantou Li. Mao Xiang also smiled and emphasized again: "Don't call me that, I'm sorry. My name is Mao Qiang."

Captain Li patted Mao Xiang on the shoulder and said, "Don't be modest. The scene of Mahamu being captured has long been spread in Yanmen County."

"They don't know your name. They only know that you are Mr. Guo's bodyguard."

As he spoke, Team Leader Li looked at Zhu Yuanzhang and his wife and said, "You are also famous. In the eyes of the people of Yanmen County, other businessmen are just business travelers no matter how rich they are."

"But you two wealthy businessmen and couples who helped us, Mr. Ye, fight the war are known as the 'righteous businessmen couple'!"

Hearing this, Zhu Yuanzhang and his wife, who regarded themselves as Mr. Guo and Mrs. Guo, not only looked pleased, but also nodded with a slight smile.

Who doesn’t enjoy the feeling of being sung by others?
Especially the founding emperor of the Ming Dynasty!
They even thought at the same time, what would the people of Yanmen County think if they knew that the 'Yi Shang couple' who also made great achievements in the battle to defend the city were their Emperor and Queen!
Just thinking about it makes me feel beautiful, and I’m looking forward to it very much!
Seeing the satisfied expressions on their faces, Captain Li continued: "Our local chamber of commerce in Yanmen County also said that in the future, whenever Mr. Guo and his wife purchase goods, no matter what kind of goods they are, they will be at the absolute lowest price."

"How about you, follow our Master Ye, that's right!"

As he said that, Bantou Li playfully patted Zhu Yuanzhang's chest with the back of his hand.

Seeing this scene, Queen Ma and Mao Xiang were shocked at the same time.

In fact, they were not frightened by Captain Li's disrespectful behavior.

Zhu Yuanzhang was originally an emperor who looked aloof when he wore the imperial robe, but was no different from the common people when he took off the imperial robe.

Furthermore, he was the one who came out as Mr. Guo. Bantou Li's actions were not only not "Ignorance is not guilty", but also a sign of familiarity.

What really shocked them was Captain Li's unintentional words!

In Bantou Li's eyes, Zhu Yuanzhang immediately changed his face. While frowning, he bit his back molars and said, "What do you mean, let's follow him?"

Bantou Li was also very puzzled by Zhu Yuanzhang's sudden change of attitude.

But no matter what, he felt that what he said was absolutely correct.

Bantou Li was not used to Mr. Guo in front of him, and directly challenged him: "Is there a problem with what I said?"

"If you hadn't followed our Lord Ye, how could you have such a good reputation in Yanmen County?"

"If our Lord Ye hadn't treated you as a temporary general, would you still have become 'General Guo of Yishang' and get the lowest price?"

"Mr. Guo, as a human being, you must know how to be grateful!"

"you"

Before Zhu Yuanzhang could turn his serious expression into an angry look, Queen Ma stepped forward and blocked Zhu Yuanzhang behind her.

Even though her body was thin, she could not completely block Zhu Yuanzhang from behind.

But at least she could let her Chongba know that what he said was wrong and that his sister was here to help him smooth things over again.

Empress Ma smiled and said politely: "Leader Li is right. Our master has been back in Beijing for a long time and has forgotten his sense of propriety."

"You know, our family's status in the capital is extraordinary!"

"We're all old acquaintances, so there's no reason to be embarrassed, right?"

Bantou Li thought about it and felt that this was indeed the case. After all, he was an imperial businessman who could talk to the emperor and empress!

With this relationship, even lowly businessmen are people that officials in the DPRK and China do not dare to offend easily.

I have been back in Beijing for a long time, my tail has been raised for a long time, and I can't put it down for a while, which is indeed excusable.

But precisely because they were old acquaintances, he continued to remind him seriously and kindly: "Mr. Guo, although we are not friends, we are still old acquaintances."

"I remind you that our Lord Ye is no longer the same as before. In order to invite him to be the prefect, the emperor had to establish a 'Ningbo Special Administrative Government' to show that our Lord Ye is unique."

"Not only that, our Lord Ye is the one who killed the emperor's relatives, and the emperor has to give rewards!"

"Not to mention our Lord Ye's current worth, even when he was the county magistrate, he was not someone the royal family would dare to offend!"

"So, no matter whether it is a dragon or a phoenix, when it comes to our Lord Ye's territory, it must honestly turn into a shrimp and a chicken!"

Queen Ma still smiled and said that he was right, but she also started to murmur in her heart.

"It's true that Mr. Ye has been promoted, and the arrogance of the people below has doubled!"

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Queen Ma is indeed gentle and generous, but she is not a temperless person.

But for the sake of the overall situation in her mind, she can suppress all her temper in her heart and keep her joy and anger completely invisible.

Again, the saying, 'men are mostly rational, women are mostly emotional' does not apply to Queen Ma at all.

Behind Empress Ma, Zhu Yuanzhang was so angry that he clenched his back teeth, but he still swallowed his breath in order that his sister would no longer be wronged for helping him smooth things over.

For the sake of his sister, no matter how serious the grievance is, he can swallow it fiercely.

But the grudge ledger in his heart specially prepared for Ye Qing once again made a harsh note for Ye Qing.

The crime of indulging subordinates in pretending to be powerful cannot be escaped no matter what.

As for the objective condition that the other party is only talking to Mr. Guo and his wife, just ignore it selectively!
Soon, the unpleasantness caused by Zhu Yuanzhang's fall out passed.

Mao Xiang found the opportunity and asked, "Brother, aren't you on duty in Yanmen County?"

"Why did you come to Ningbo Mansion?"

Bantou Li smiled and said: "Not long after Lord Ye left, the newly appointed county magistrate, Lord Yang, summoned a group of our key county officials and said that Lord Ye also needed to form a new team after arriving in the new place. He asked us to come over and help Mr. Ye will guide the newcomers."

"That's it, we came here on secondment."

"Actually, Mr. Yang also wants to send a group of recognized technical backbones, but that must be approved by Mr. Ye."

"No, as soon as we became the local government, Mr. Ye sent people to recruit the backbone of workers and technicians!"

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When Queen Ma heard this, she just nodded thoughtfully.Zhu Yuanzhang, however, teased in a subtle way: "This Master Yang really listens to His Majesty's words. He really belongs to Master Ye directly."

Captain Li nodded and said, "That's not true. Mr. Yang admires our Mr. Ye very much!"

"He also used deception to make his son Yang Zirong become our Lord Ye's apprentice!"

"That child is smart. As long as that child grows older, he will definitely become Lord Ye's favorite disciple!"

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Zhu Yuanzhang stopped talking and just nodded subconsciously.

The feeling of shooting oneself in the foot should not be too obvious.

At the same time, he also gave Xu Da a demerit. He, Xu Da, could not escape the "crime of blind recommendation" no matter what.

When he wrote Xu Da's demerits, he also kept Yang Bocheng and Yang Zirong in mind.

Mao Xiang looked at the slight change in Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes and naturally knew that he was silently opening the grudge account book in his heart.

Therefore, he regretted asking such a question out of pure curiosity.

While reminiscing about old times, the group headed straight to the gate of the government office.

But just when Zhu Yuanzhang was about to enter the palace with his head held high, the newly recruited local doorman hurriedly reminded:
"This master, at first glance, he must be looking for Mr. Ye to do business!"

"I would like to remind you that the business window here only handles ordinary small business and hawker business."

"If you want to talk to Mr. Ye about big business, you have to go through the back door."

Zhu Yuanzhang didn't want to argue with the newcomer, so he just looked at his old acquaintance Li Bantou and asked him to figure out what to do.

Team leader Li was also embarrassed and said: "I almost forgot, I came here to teach them, I have to set an example, right?"

"Mr. Guo, let's just do business!"

As he spoke, Team Leader Li made a very obvious move, asking Mr. Guo in front of him to go through the back door.

Zhu Yuanzhang just nodded fiercely and walked towards the back door with his head held high.

After they walked away, the newly recruited doorman began to discuss in a low voice, saying that this person did not look like he was asking for business, but rather he was going to raise an army to punish someone.

But as soon as they finished speaking, they felt that they were talking stupidly.

You must know that in the whole world, the only one who can challenge Lord Ye is His Majesty the Emperor.

But judging from the bottomless level of favor shown by His Majesty the Emperor to their Lord Ye, as long as their Lord Ye does not kill the emperor and humiliate the empress, it is impossible for him to raise an army to hold him accountable.

Obviously, he is just a wealthy businessman who knows nothing about the sky and the earth.

Yes,

What they need most now is indeed a wealthy businessman, but in the eyes of their Lord Ye, the least valuable thing is a wealthy businessman!
Because the new government office that Ye Qing was building was too large, Zhu Yuanzhang and the others also walked to the back door of the government office after walking for a while.

It's still the same as the front door, except for the back door for people to enter and exit, which is completely covered by the shelves.

Still familiar [go through the back door toll booth]!
It's just that the long line of people taking pictures here is not comparable to the line outside the back gate of Yanmen County.

From what Zhu Yuanzhang and others could see, as far as he could see, there were far more than a hundred people queuing up here holding small stools.

There were still not only Han merchants, but also Mongolian and Semu merchants.

But unlike Yanmen County, the Mongolian and Semu merchants here are basically those who have settled in the south and are Mongolian and Semu people from the Ming Dynasty.

In addition to these merchants in Yanmen County, there are also many Western merchants who come with various types of gold and silver coins.

There are not many Western merchants here, but there are many short Japanese slave merchants with melon-skinned hair and mustaches.

Zhu Yuanzhang and his party did not take these Japanese slave merchants seriously at all, and did not think that they could contribute real money to the Ming Dynasty like Western merchants.

After all, in his mind, Japanese countries are equivalent to Japanese pirates!

How much real money can there be in a country that secretly supports plunder and robbery?

Just thinking about this for a moment, he didn't even want to look at them.

He was just surprised by the length of the team. It was true that the greater Mr. Ye's official position and reputation, the longer the back door team would be!

At this moment, the toll gatekeeper who walked through the back door picked up a simple physical loudspeaker rolled up with iron sheets.

"I won't talk about familiar faces."

"I'm just telling the strangers about this backdoor rule."

"We charge the entrance fee of 500 taels, and the leading fee of 500 taels is collected by the maid responsible for leading the way."

"Everyone pays an entrance fee of 500 taels first, and we will report your wealth information to Mr. Ye. This is just for Mr. Ye to take a look at your information."

"Whether he likes it or not, the money will not be refunded!"

"Only after he is willing to see you will you be eligible to pay the remaining 500 taels for travel expenses!"

"For the same reason, no matter whether the business is concluded or not, the 500 tael toll will not be refunded!"

"Han merchants can pay full amount of treasure banknotes, Mongolian Yuan and Semu merchants can pay half of the same amount of treasure banknotes and half gold and silver, and Japanese slave merchants must pay all real gold and silver!"

"If you accept it, please continue to line up. If you don't accept it, go to the front door and go through the process!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the familiar process started again.

One person distributed the standard wealth description form, and another person began to lead the team to collect money.

The scene in the team was still familiar, everyone was still talking about it, but not many people left.

Even if you leave because of lack of financial resources or insufficient preparation, you are not complaining about the high fees, but lamenting your lack of strength and lack of preparation.

If it were in Yanmen County, Zhu Yuanzhang would not find it strange at all.

Because Yanmen County has developed industry and commerce, no matter how much they pay, they can still earn back.

But it was different here. When they came, they did see that Ye Qing was preparing for a large-scale construction project, but it was just preparation!

There is no infrastructure, the mature supply and marketing industry is gone, and even the entertainment industry has not caught up.

How can we still keep these people flocking to us?
of course,

What he was most curious about was how did Ye Qing's previous policy towards Western business travelers be copied to the Japanese slave merchants?
Can they get so much real money like Western business travelers?

Thinking of this, Zhu Yuanzhang looked at a middle-aged Japanese slave merchant.

"The clothes of this Japanese slave do have a touch of Tang style, but they have been changed to a nondescript manner. I really can't appreciate them."

"Mao Xiang, bring that man over to us. We have something to ask."

Mao Xiang just forced him over with one hand like a chicken.

"Eight"

Before the word 'ga' came out of his mouth, the Japanese slave merchant decisively shut up.

In everyone's eyes, he stood in front of the strong Zhu Yuanzhang and disappeared immediately, because Zhu Yuanzhang completely blocked the sunlight that should have shone on him.

Coupled with Zhu Yuanzhang's powerful imperial aura at this moment, it was really suppressing him to the point where it was difficult to breathe.

This is what Zhu Yuanzhang is like. When facing outsiders, not to mention the attire of a wealthy businessman, even the patchwork beggar's clothes cannot withstand the imperial power emanating from his spinal cord!
"Let me ask you, can you come up with 1000 taels of silver?"

The Japanese slave merchant nodded like a chicken and said, "You can take it, you can take it. We have no shortage of gold and silver there."

"Do you want to exchange it?"

"Exchange as much as you want, I can get it at my inn!"

When Zhu Yuanzhang met the dwarf, he looked at him like a robber, and immediately frowned: "Who wants to exchange money with you? I don't need it!"

"Let me ask you, the business industry in Ningbo Prefecture has not yet been formed, why are you willing to spend money and go through the back door?"

The Japanese slave merchant calmed down after seeing the strong man opposite him asking about this matter.

After a while, he finally knew the reason.

The reason is very simple, that is, Ye Qing once again used the slogan of 'Ningbo Special Administrative Government' to promote it everywhere.

Zhu Yuanzhang didn't know the word 'hype', but the word propaganda in his mind at this moment actually meant 'hype'.

After sending away the Japanese slave merchant, Zhu Yuanzhang looked in the direction of the East China Sea from the corner of his eye.

"The few small islands in a remote corner separated by mountains and seas are actually not short of gold and silver?"

Thinking of this, Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes immediately lit up.

next moment,
Zhu Yuanzhang reluctantly joined the queue to pay! .
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