The First Corrupt Official of Ming Dynasty

Chapter 385 Mr. Ye asked Zhu Yuanzhang to make a choice and asked Xu Dawang to make extra money. Hu Weiyong couldn't laugh or cry!

The main content of the letter: "Brother Fool asks Xian Brother to ask for leave from His Majesty. The leave will be from February to April of the eleventh year of Hongwu."

"My foolish brother Hongwu resigned from office at the end of April in the eleventh year of his reign. During this period, I want to lay a solid foundation of wealth for Your Majesty, for the court, for the Ming Dynasty, and for our China's eternal inheritance."

"But it's best not to do this in the name of the court, but in the name of private business."

"So, please ask Brother Xian to take leave from Your Majesty, spend the Spring Festival at home, and then come and join Brother Yu!"

"My help will definitely not be in vain. Brother Yu will provide Brother Xian with a fixed reward of ten thousand taels of treasure, five thousand taels of silver, one thousand taels of gold, and five fresh beauties from Japan!"

“In addition, there is a lifetime 10% discount card for [Sai Guifei Club] nationwide!”

"As long as you ask for leave from His Majesty, Your Majesty will definitely agree to it. I have already informed Your Majesty that Your Majesty will allow you to take leave!"

"Foolish brother, Ye Qing!"

Yes,

The main content of Ye Qing's letter to the two of them was this. Except for the words on the envelope [personally addressed by Wei Guogong Xu Da] and [personally addressed by Wang Baobao, commander of the Imperial Guard Command], everything else was exactly the same.

The two of them naturally knew what Ye Qing wanted to do!

It is nothing more than asking them to 'join' [Donghai Mining Development Group] in their own name, and then help him develop the mining industry in Japan.

Not only to cooperate with the Japanese country for development, but also to help the Japanese country to fight the war between the Southern and Northern Dynasties!
If it were in the past, they would have agreed without even thinking about it. Not only did they take time off to go out and play, but they could also make a lot of extra money. It was simply a good deal that they could not do without.

But not now!

Zhu Yuanzhang just announced to the world that the Japanese country was a "country without conquest", but they went to help with this kind of help. Isn't this a slap in the face of His Majesty the Emperor?
Thinking of this, Xu Da frowned directly.

But at this moment, Wang Baobao's eyes suddenly lit up.

"Yup!"

"I came here because of Brother Ye. Why should I follow Xu Da, afraid that he, Zhu Yuanzhang, will be embarrassed?"

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Thinking of this, Wang Baobao felt very strange.

Because just now, he was really thinking about Zhu Yuanzhang's face sincerely.

But then, he figured it out in an instant, because the human heart is made of flesh, and Wang Baobao was no exception.

But again, if he had to choose between Ye Qing and Zhu Yuanzhang, he would definitely choose Ye Qing without hesitation.

Because of this, he looked at Xu Da and said, "Xu Shuai, I think we can agree to Brother Ye."

"As long as he can persuade His Majesty, and as long as His Majesty is willing to grant us leave, why not do it?"

"Besides, what he did was really for His Majesty, for the imperial court, for the Ming Dynasty, and for the eternal foundation of China."

After Xu Da thought thoughtfully, he looked in the direction of the palace and said, "It depends on whether he can persuade His Majesty!"

"Anyway, we'll just come up with a reason to take leave tomorrow morning."

But when he thought of the reason for taking leave, Xu Da was in trouble.

Is there anything else in the world today that they have to do in person?
Xu Da frowned and said, "Moving the ancestral tomb again?"

When Wang Baobao heard this, he felt dizzy. If the ancestral graves were moved again, the ancestors would have to beat them in their dreams.

At the same time, the post soldiers followed Ye Qing's instructions and handed the memorial to Zhu Yuanzhang first to Hu Weiyong, the right minister of Zhongshu Province, according to the formal procedure.

In fact, if he really wanted to follow strict formal procedures, his memorial would only be sent to the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, but not directly to the right minister of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, Hu Weiyong.

But Ye Qing had too many privileges. He could send it directly to Hu Weiyong, the prime minister of literature, to Xu Da, the prime minister of military affairs, and to secretly report to Zhu Yuanzhang directly beyond his level.

In the office and study of Right Prime Minister Hu Weiyong, Hu Weiyong carefully looked at every word Ye Qing wrote on the memorial.

"Your Majesty:" "I founded a company [Donghai Mining Development Group] in my private name that specializes in foreign-related business. You can understand it as a kind of business firm that specializes in foreign-related business."

"Please rest assured, Your Majesty, I will not pay a penny less in taxes."

"But in order to make more money, I need to borrow His Majesty's name and want to hire Your Majesty as the 'honorary shopkeeper'!"

"In this way, in addition to the prescribed taxes, Your Majesty can also obtain an additional 'one percent of one percent' (one percent) profit!"

"Please rest assured, Your Majesty, I will never damage His Majesty's reputation. This '10% of 10%' profit is equivalent to getting it for free!"

"However, I need two marshals, Xu Da and Wang Baobao, to come out and do me a small favor in their own name."

"If Your Majesty agrees, he will allow them to take leave!"

"If Your Majesty does not agree, I will use cannons to blast the already built [Donghai Mining Group] into rubble!"

"In this way, not only will you lose that '10% and 10%' of profit income, but your court will also lose a huge amount of fiscal tax revenue that far exceeds the total tax revenue of the Ming Dynasty!"

"Also, if Your Majesty disagrees, my fragile little heart will be anxious because of the loss of favor. I would rather commit suicide on the spot than be loyal to this foolish king like you!"

"That's all, Your Majesty, you can think about it yourself!"

"Sign: Be it the loyal minister Ye Qing or the corpse Ye Qing, you choose it yourself!"

Looking at this scene, Hu Weiyong not only couldn't laugh or cry, but also really admired Ye Qing's courage.

It was such a concise and concise memorial. When Hu Weiyong read the previous article, it can be said that he frowned.

Because the content of the previous article is to take the initiative to send money to Zhu Yuanzhang.

The so-called honorary shopkeeper is nothing more than a name, and then he gets money for nothing if he does nothing!
With his Zhu Yuanzhang's character as a profiteer and his level of trust in Ye Qing, he would definitely agree without even thinking, and still have to give him a credit.

But I never expected that he would directly threaten me later!

The key is that his threat is different from other people's threats. Others threaten the other person's life and property, but he threatens his own property and life?
Hu Weiyong really couldn't understand what Ye Qing was thinking!

But the key person has this trick, and he still manages to achieve great success every time, and now he has become an emperor and empress and a popular person in the eyes of the prince!
Thinking of this, Hu Weiyong really couldn't help but admire Ye Qing.

After thinking about it again and again, Hu Weiyong decided to go to the Imperial Study Room to give it a try himself.

In his opinion, if he only relied on this memorandum of "giving money at the beginning but threatening at the end", the probability of Ye Qing being killed by Zhu Yuanzhang was exactly half.

But it would be different if he added fuel to the flames.

At the very least, his chances of winning will be relatively better!

Thinking of this, Hu Weiyong took the memorial and went straight to the imperial study.

In the imperial study room,
Zhu Yuanzhang was still facing endless criticisms of memorials, still working hard and frowning like an ox.

"Your Majesty, I would like to see you."

"He said that Mr. Ye has sent a memorial."

Zhu Yuanzhang immediately put down the cinnabar red pen in his hand, and then frowned again.

"He has a memorial, why don't you give it to us or Xu Da?"

"Knowing that he had a grudge against Hu Weiyong, why did you still give it to Hu Weiyong?"

Zhu Yuanzhang really couldn't figure out what was in Ye Qing's mind.

But the facts were before him, and he could only face this handwritten memorial written by Ye Qing, which had passed through Hu Weiyong's hands.

"Let him in."

After Hu Weiyong came in, he just gave a deep salute and presented this memorial with both hands. It would definitely make Zhu Yuanzhang happy and then angry! .
(End of this chapter)