The First Corrupt Official of Ming Dynasty

Chapter 334 The Ministry of Household Affairs and the Ministry of Punishment cooperated to customize an IOU for Zhu Yuanzhang, and Mr. Guo came out again!

"No, why do we always write the IOU?"

"Mrs. Guo, shouldn't you also write it once?"

"Besides, when did we get a share of the money we made?"

"When did you make money and pay back the household department, and the rest went into your pocket?"

"We have been busy for so long and suffered so much anger, but our work has been in vain from beginning to end!"

"Just say that outside this palace, we finally go out to relax, but we can't even treat us old brothers to a meal!"

"Isn't it embarrassing?"

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In the imperial study room, under the extremely precious coiled dragon dome,

Zhu Yuanzhang was almost rebellious, telling his many grievances since becoming Mr. Guo.

In his opinion, he, Mr. Guo, has become a tool to help the court make extra money, and has also become a tool to help Queen Ma make a small treasury.

As for himself, not only did he have nothing in his pocket, he was also in debt everywhere!

If he does this kind of thing once or twice, he can still say that he is doing everything he should do as a husband and the head of a country.

But if I do this every time, I feel like I’m at a loss!

Empress Ma just sat below, looking at His Majesty the Emperor sitting on the dragon throne, and said these complaints in an almost defiant tone.

She had no intention of interrupting because she knew very well that people must talk after they have been oppressed for a long time.

Ordinary people are like this, let alone her husband, who is the head of the Ming Dynasty!

After Zhu Yuanzhang finished complaining, Queen Ma began her comfort work.

Queen Ma looked at Zhu Yuanzhang and said in a gentle and patient tone: "Your Majesty, look into my eyes."

Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't get tired of looking at this pair of eyes, and he still wanted to look at them. He immediately turned away and secretly vowed never to look at them again today.

Because he knew that he would be deceived at the first glance!

"Do you want to see it?"

Queen Ma only strengthened her tone slightly.

Zhu Yuanzhang slapped the table, looked into his sister's eyes coldly and said: "Just look at it, what will happen if you look at it?"

"You can still open your bloody mouth, grab a bowl of cold water and swallow us alive?"

"Don't talk about looking into your eyes. Even if I look at you all night, I will never write!"

As soon as Zhu Yuanzhang finished speaking, he really meant what he said and stared directly into Queen Ma's eyes.

Empress Ma just blinked, not afraid of Zhu Yuanzhang who looked like he was getting angry.

Empress Ma smiled lightly and said: "Chongba, tell me if you want money to support your family, just the food in the imperial dining room. The princes can still eat it, but can the princesses eat it?"

"Are you eating it yourself?"

"To take care of your family and your distant relatives, you have to spend money even if you hire a housekeeper!"

"When you were conquering the world, I, Ma Xiuying, gave you a job in vain. Now that you are in the world, I will give you a job in vain?"

"Has your conscience been eaten by a dog?"

"Or are you really like the legend, rushing to demolish the bridge just after crossing the river?"

Zhu Yuanzhang sighed, his originally fierce eyes suddenly became less fierce.

And his originally frowning face relaxed half in an instant!

Zhu Yuanzhang was not an ignorant person. He also knew that he could rule the country with peace of mind. Queen Ma did a lot of things behind the scenes.

He waved his hand and said: "Okay, stop talking, you deserve your share!"

Empress Ma just raised the corner of her mouth slightly and continued: "I won't talk about things about me, but I want to talk about the court and Lord Xia."

"It's like a big boss. The officials below you are all your assistants. When you ask the assistants to do things, you can't just do it like a master of heaven and earth. You have to do something practical, right?"

"There are also natural disasters, man-made disasters, and wars. What kind of things don't cost money?"

"Master Xia, if I make more money from you, isn't it for the sake of the court, the country, and you, Zhu Yuanzhang?"

"After all, I'm trying to compete with you over the family's wealth and life just to help you save more money!"

"The eternal loyal minister is here, why are you complaining?"

When Zhu Yuanzhang heard this, it could be said that there was no trace of frown at all.

He helped Empress Ma to go outside the royal study, and at the same time said gently: "We are wrong, okay? Let's go and write now. Thank you for your hard work. You can go back to Qianqing Palace and rest!"

"I'd like to ask you to arrange your family arrangements in the past two days, and pack Weifu Ningbo's luggage!"

"Thank you!"

Bang!

Empress Ma looked at the closed door of the Royal Study, and just smiled with satisfaction and said: "I am getting better and better, but I like it."

As soon as she finished speaking, she went back to the harem to do business according to Zhu Yuanzhang's instructions.

At the same time, Zhu Yuanzhang also ordered the eunuch Chang Shi: "Go and call Xia Shimin."

Soon, Xia Shimin, who had already put on a red official robe, walked into the imperial study.

In Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes, Xia Shimin's hand held a golden abacus that shone golden in the sun, and she came straight to him and bowed.

"My lord, Xia Shimin, pays homage to Your Majesty!"

Zhu Yuanzhang felt dizzy when he looked at the shining golden abacus.

Even though he had been given some mental work by Queen Ma, he was still very frightened when he looked at this abacus.

But he also knew that if he wanted to be Master Guo again, he would have to continue to be in debt.

Zhu Yuanzhang pretended to be displeased and said: "Master Xia, you are really rich!"

"We haven't used the golden writing brush yet, and you're using the golden abacus first?"

As soon as he finished speaking, Zhu Yuanzhang began to feel secretly happy, because this was the trick he had just thought of.

First throw out Xia Shimin's handle, and then let him exchange for discounted interest or no interest.

But just when Zhu Yuanzhang was thinking like this, Xia Shimin held his head high and said: "Your Majesty, this golden abacus was not made with the money of the Ministry of Finance."

"This golden abacus was given by the Queen. She said that the abacus in my hand was used to calculate the money and food expenses of the Ming Dynasty."

"The Queen also said that every bead I move is worth more than a thousand gold, so you must be careful. Just like this golden bead, if it is slightly heavier, it will be damaged!"

"She wants me to be careful and think carefully before doing anything!"

"Besides, the Empress was not built with the court's money, but with her own monthly salary savings!"

After saying that, Xia Shimin looked at Zhu Yuanzhang and said seriously: "I know what your Majesty wants me to do, so I brought this abacus given by the Queen."

After hearing this, Zhu Yuanzhang also grinned, thinking that Master Xia was really interesting.

Taking the abacus given by her sister to calculate him?

Isn't this just someone using his token to suppress the minister?

Thinking of this, Zhu Yuanzhang could only hint clearly: "Then you must be cautious!"

"We can't overestimate this account."

Before Zhu Yuanzhang could finish speaking, Xia Shimin took out the copy from his arms again. He was very familiar with the 'Registration Form of Home Address and Personal Information of the Three Tribes of the Xia Family'.

Xia Shimin held up his hands and said, "Since the last time, I had a feeling that Mr. Guo would come to the Ministry of Household Affairs to borrow money again, and His Majesty would come forward to guarantee it!"

"Therefore, I did not throw away this 'Registration Form of Home Address and Personal Information of Three Tribes of the Xia Family' to avoid wasting extra pen, ink and paper!"

"If Your Majesty wants me to not follow the lending rules, please accept this registration form and find someone else to handle it."

As he said that, Xia Shimin banged her head on the floor, really like breaking the floor or breaking her forehead. “Please give me your Majesty’s Holy Judgment!!!”

Zhu Yuanzhang was shocked. When he reacted, his whole body was numb.

Not only was this person more ruthless than him, but he was also very frugal, even saving the pen, ink, and paper that would have cost three of his own clans their lives.

Facing such a minister, even if you were so angry that you wanted to strangle him to death on the spot, you couldn't really do that!

Zhu Yuanzhang immediately helped Xia Shimin up and said, "Master Xia, why are you doing this?"

"Hurry up and collect what you have, the home address and personal information registration form of the three Xia families. If your relatives know that you are doing this, will they still accept you during the Chinese New Year?"

Xia Shimin nodded solemnly and said: "Yes, this is what they wrote when they worshiped their ancestors."

"Look carefully, the handwriting of each message is different!"

When Zhu Yuanzhang heard this, he thought it was both shocking and unbelievable. He just glanced at the watch and found that the handwriting was really different.

Zhu Yuanzhang was really convinced!

This family is all more ruthless than him. It can even be said that this family is not a human being!

Zhu Yuanzhang had no choice but to use his last resort!

Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Xia Shimin and smiled: "We suddenly remembered something, the Minister of the Ministry of Finance is sixty-five!"

"It's time for him to retire. Are you going up?"

Xia Shimin immediately bowed: "Your Majesty, Mr. Wang is only in his fifties and has a strong body. He is conscientious in his work and has never slackened off."

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Seeing Xia Shimin who was so serious, Zhu Yuanzhang really had no choice.

He is just curious about a question now!

That is, when his son Xia Yuanji grows up, if his son is appointed as the Minister of Household Affairs, will Xia Yuanji be as ruthless as his father Xia Shimin?

Will Xia Yuanji deal with Zhu Biao, the fixed second-generation emperor of the Ming Dynasty, just like his father Xia Shimin dealt with him, Zhu Yuanzhang?

Thinking of this, Zhu Yuanzhang also planned to retire alive after working for a few more years.

There is no other reason,

He just wanted Zhu Biao to give it a try. It felt like being so forced by the Ministry of Revenue officials and not daring to say anything.

After having such a plan, he unconsciously smiled faintly.

But then, he stopped laughing!

Because he knew that he, who had no chance at all, was about to face the selfless Golden Abacus!

"Come on, forget it!"

As soon as Zhu Yuanzhang finished speaking, he strode back to the dragon chair and sat down.

Before Zhu Yuanzhang could write the IOU, Xia Shimin took the "standard IOU" written in advance and placed it on Zhu Yuanzhang's Long Case.

At the same time, he said respectfully: "Your Majesty, you only need to fill in the amount borrowed and the period of borrowing."

"After filling it out, write the word 'Guo Rui' on the borrower's side, and write 'Zhu Yuanzhang, the founding emperor of the Ming Dynasty' on the guarantor's side."

"Finally, stamp your fingerprints, stamp your private seal, stamp the Ming Dynasty Seal, and stamp the Imperial Seal!"

Zhu Yuanzhang just smiled helplessly and nodded: "You are so well prepared!"

Xia Shimin said respectfully: "When the eunuch Chang Shi came to declare me, the Minister of the Ministry of Punishment happened to be here and asked me to approve the money for repairing the prison of the Ministry of Punishment."

"I asked him to help draw up a standard IOU specifically for His Majesty and 'Mr. Guo'!"

Zhu Yuanzhang nodded and said nothing more, but he was even more impressed by the words 'Minister of Punishment'.

But after he carefully looked at the liability for breach of contract, he immediately remembered the words 'Minister of Punishment' firmly in his mind.

The consequences of breaching this IOU can really be said to be tailor-made for his special status.

They are all clauses such as ‘If you breach the contract, the failure to repay the money will be recorded in the official history’!

But he had no choice but to sign it again!

If he couldn't get the money, he wouldn't be able to go to Ningbo Mansion and become Mr. Guo!

"no,"

"Has your interest rate increased again?"

"Others calculate interest based on the principal, but you directly want 90% of the profit from the loan project?"

Xia Shimin finally stopped being serious, and just smiled sheepishly and said, "I must also make progress!"

"I know that you must be doing business with Mr. Ye. There is no business that is not profitable for Mr. Ye. I still want to calculate the principal and interest with you. I am stupid!"

"It's all your money anyway, so just sign it!"

"What I earn does not count towards the expenses of your business, do you think so?"

"I am still very considerate. As long as you make 90% of the profit and leave 10% to the Queen, it will not be easy for her to take care of your family with so many people, isn't it?"

"Besides, the Queen is so good, so she should have money in her pocket!"

"Also, I have heard that Mr. Ye never carries money, and he never lets copper-smelling things pollute him. The female housekeeper around him takes care of the money."

"You too."

Zhu Yuanzhang just smiled and nodded, and then signed smoothly.

He didn't want to talk anymore. Not only would he get nothing if he continued talking, he would have to remove the gold thread from the dragon robe and stick it upside down.

"You are dismissed!"

Xia Shimin looked at the completed IOU and bowed respectfully again: "Your Majesty, please rest assured that you will never see me except when borrowing and repaying money."

"Your Majesty, you are truly an eternal wise king!"

"It is my honor to be able to serve you. I will definitely fulfill my responsibilities, be loyal to my duties, and be dedicated to my duties."

Before Xia Shimin could finish speaking, Zhu Yuanzhang exploded.

"roll!"

"Go back to the household department!"

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A few days later in the morning,

The familiar luxury carriage drove out of the Zhengyang Gate of Yingtian Mansion and headed all the way to Ningbo Mansion.

The riding bodyguards who guarded the carriage were all familiar faces who had served as Ye Qing's personal soldiers.

As for the driver of the carriage, he once again turned into the commander of the Imperial Guard, Mao Xiang, dressed as a bodyguard.

Three days later, in the early morning, their group once again set foot in Ningbo City, Sanjiang County.

Looking at everything in the city, Mao Xiang looked shocked again.

"Your Majesty, empress!"

"Would you like to come down and take a look? Ningbo City has undergone great changes."

When Zhu Yuanzhang and Empress Ma heard this, they naturally got off the carriage and were on the streets of Ningbo City.

When the two of them looked at everything in front of them, they felt that it felt more and more like Yanmen County.

Of course, it’s not just about the flavor of Yanmen County!

You must know that this is the real Jiangnan, not the so-called Jiangnan on the Fortress!

Looking at the scene in front of them, the two of them looked relieved at the same time! .

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