The First Corrupt Official of Ming Dynasty

Chapter 392 The emperor is a scapegoat, and Lord Ye’s business behavior has been approved by the three emperors!
"Thank you!"

"Master, please bow to me, my disciple!"

In Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes, Zhu Di would be so angry that his father would be half dead, and his father would have to laugh in apology. That means kowtow is much more active than worshiping ancestors.

Looking at this scene, he had the urge to take off his shoes and spank Zhu Di.

"A rebellious minister teaches a rebellious son?"

"In the end, there will be someone who outperforms the old and is better than the old?"

"We'll kill both of you, master and apprentice."

Zhu Yuanzhang did not say these words, but he had already started talking in his heart.

But before he could get angry, Queen Ma smiled happily.

In her opinion, her and Zhu Yuanzhang's son became his apprentice, Ye Qing, which was a great thing with no harm at all.

A close relationship does not necessarily require marriage. Isn't this kind of relationship also a close relationship?
Thinking of this, she looked tenderly at Zhu Yuanzhang, who had a fierce look in his eyes, and gave him a look that made him unable to be fierce again.

Then, she looked at Ye Qing and said with a smile: "Master Ye, my son is really talented. When he was in school, there was no teacher who didn't praise him."

When Ye Qing heard this, he immediately shook his head and said, "Praise from the teachers in the school?"

"Then don't talk about accepting disciples, I don't even bother to give you advice!"

"My Ye Qing's apprentice must be the kind that my husband hates and my classmates despise!"

When Queen Ma heard this, she was so embarrassed that she was speechless.

What does this person think?

Why does this person specifically pick out what others have left?
If he had known earlier, he would have just told the truth!

Just when Empress Ma was thinking like this, Zhu Di immediately said: "Master, don't listen to my mother's nonsense. She really hopes that I will be praised by my husband, but I was so angry that several gentlemen shook their heads."

"The main reason is that the gentlemen's teachings are too old-fashioned, and those things learned are of little use."

"Whether it's all walks of life in the market or knowledge in the military, it can't be learned there."

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Ye Qing looked at the young man in front of him and felt that he looked somewhat like his former self.

He pulled up the young man in front of him and said, "Yes, but you have to remember that even though you don't usually use those things, you still have to learn some of them."

"Nothing else, just inheritance, just to understand your ancestors!"

"From now on, you will learn from me. It just depends on fate how much you can learn and how long you can learn!"

Having said this, Ye Qing's peripheral vision looked in the direction of Ying Tian Mansion with amusement.

Zhu Yuanzhang and Empress Ma also noticed the subtle changes in Ye Qing's eyes and tone, and felt that what he said was somewhat of a 'will'.

It's just that they couldn't figure out why for a while.

He is obviously a meritorious official, how could he say such a thing?
Besides, things were exactly as he said. He had the ability to make the emperor so angry that he had to accommodate him. How could he say such a thing?

Thinking of this, the two of them immediately looked at Ye Qing's face.

Zhu Yuanzhang asked with concern: "Are you sick?"

Queen Ma also asked with concern: "Are you sick?"

Ye Qing just blinked his eyes and immediately knew what was going on.

He only said half-jokingly: "My life must be saved by His Majesty the Emperor. If he doesn't kill me, I don't dare to get sick."

When Zhu Yuanzhang and Empress Ma heard this sentence, they immediately smiled with satisfaction.

Especially Zhu Yuanzhang, he was so happy that he immediately forgot about the anger he had just received and the hatred he had just remembered.

With just these words, he completely reconciled with Ye Qing in his heart!
All the past crimes of disobedience will be wiped out immediately!

The thick "grudge book" that he once remembered in his heart was turned into nothing by him at this moment!

Just as the two were thinking like this, Ye Qing immediately asked: "Why are you here?"

"I'm about to get out of this position. I'm not going to work on projects anymore, and you have nothing to cooperate with anymore!"

"The back door that used to be bustling with people is no longer there anymore. What are you doing here?"

Zhu Yuanzhang: "This"

Zhu Yuanzhang was asked directly and had nothing to say. Even Empress Ma couldn't think of any reason for it.

Queen Ma just explained forcefully: "We have nothing to do recently. My old man Guo misses you, so we come to see you together."

"If we want to do business, I won't let my fourth son come with me."

After saying that, she looked at Zhu Di and said seriously: "Guo Silang, you came to the right place this time, right?"

Zhu Di just blinked and understood immediately, then nodded and said: "I forgot to introduce myself, Master, just call me Shiro from now on."

Ye Qing just smiled lightly and said: "You really got along with Zhu Yuanzhang, you name your child so casually."

Zhu Yuanzhang was not angry, he just smiled and reminded: "Don't talk about Zhu Yuanzhang, isn't it good to call him His Majesty the Emperor?"

Ye Qing stopped talking, just smiled and nodded, and asked them to go back to his private garden with him.

But not long after he entered, he saw Xu Da, Wang Baobao, and their two daughters walking towards him.

After reminiscing about old times, Ye Qing realized something was wrong.

Ye Qing looked at 'Master Guo' in front of him and said, "Did you three come together?"

Zhu Yuanzhang tried his best to explain a lot, and also tried his best to behave naturally.

But these performances of his could not escape Ye Qing's eyes.

Ye Qing finally understood, His Majesty the Emperor is still worried!
He actually listened to his own words and allowed Xu Da and Wang Baobao to take leave, but he also sent such a 'part-time emperor's eye' to stare at him.

After thinking of this, Ye Qing just smiled and said nothing.

This is simply great!

He was going to embarrass the emperor in front of this "Part-time Painter to Commemorate the Eyes of Everywhere" to the point where everyone would know!
Thinking of this, Ye Qing warmly greeted everyone to eat, drink and have a good rest.

In a luxurious restaurant,

Xu Da and Wang Baobao felt that they had almost eaten, so they asked one after another: "Brother Ye, how do you fight?"

"Do you have any plans on how we should fight?"

Zhu Yuanzhang and Empress Ma immediately frowned. In the memorandum Ye Qing gave him, he didn't say that he was borrowing these two marshals to help fight the war!

Let alone a war, there is not even a word for 'fight'!
Ye Qing saw the strange look in their eyes and ignored them. At the same time, he clapped his hands contentedly and said, "Bring up the strategic map to the two marshals."

At the same time, he pulled Zhu Di over and said, "Boy, don't talk for a while, listen carefully, watch carefully, and think more."

"I asked you to speak, then you speak again!"

Upon hearing this, Zhu Di knew that this master, who had completely convinced Wang Baobao, was going to teach him strategic planning, and his enthusiasm was immediately raised to the highest level. He simply cupped his fists and bowed: "Master has the final say in everything!"

Soon, the strategic map he had drawn in advance and set up on a stand was carried up.

In everyone's eyes, the map does not include the entire Ming Dynasty, not even Yingtian Prefecture. There are only coastal cities such as Ningbo Prefecture, Songjiang Prefecture (Shanghai), Suzhou Prefecture, and Dengzhou Prefecture.

As well as the Korean Peninsula, which is still called Goryeo, and the Japanese islands across the sea.

Obviously, the main subject of this map is not the Ming Dynasty, but the sea area between the Ming Dynasty, Goryeo and the Japanese Kingdom, as well as the major urban landmarks of the Japanese Kingdom.

Osaka Prefecture, Kyoto Prefecture (Heian Kyo), Nara Prefecture, Shimane Prefecture (Iwami Silver Mine), Sado Island (Sado Island Nishi Mikawa Placer Gold Mountain, Sadoshima River Tsuruko Silver Mountain) Kagoshima Prefecture, (Kagoshima County Linggao Gold Mine), etc., can all be clearly seen above.

Zhu Yuanzhang looked at it and walked straight over.

He looked at the approximate reserves of these gold and silver mines and felt very incredible.

If it were before, he would never have believed that such a small overseas land could have so many gold and silver treasures.

But now he has no choice but to believe it.

There is no other reason, because every time he doesn't believe it, it will turn into a severe slap in the face.

Let alone him, even if he is an old sow, he should learn to behave after suffering a few losses!

Zhu Yuanzhang just widened his eyes and said: "You kid, I'm afraid you didn't just arrive at Ren Ningbo Mansion and you started to plot against them!"

"If you hadn't sent spies to investigate for two or three years, your map wouldn't have been completed."

"Fortunately, their place is not big. If you were like me, Daming, you wouldn't be able to get this information in the past two or three years."

"Get rich!"

"If all these gold and silver mines were owned by Ming Dynasty, we would really make a fortune!"

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When Queen Ma saw this scene, she just suppressed the excitement in her heart and reminded Zhu Yuanzhang to shut up.

If he keeps talking like this, there will be no need to hide his identity anymore.

Ye Qing just rolled his eyes at Zhu Yuanzhang and said: "Getting rich is none of your business. You only get a little bit of dividends. The rest is my profits and due taxes."

Zhu Yuanzhang nodded. He would just raise mining taxes when the time comes.

What is this called?
This is called teaching the apprentice and starving the master to death!
He, Ye Qing, will increase taxes on the entertainment industry, and he will also increase taxes on the mining industry!

But he still felt a little dissatisfied. Ye Qing was still trying to trick the emperor!
He still remembers the memorandum written by Ye Qing to him. He, the 'honorary shopkeeper', only received 'one percent of one percent' (one percent) remuneration.

This is obviously to spend the least amount of money and squeeze out the maximum value of his reputation.

Thinking of this, Zhu Yuanzhang just secretly scolded Ye Qing as a 'profiteer' and started laughing again.

At the same time, he was secretly glad that he came here. Otherwise, he didn't know how badly he would have been tricked by this profiteer.

Just when Zhu Yuanzhang began to make secret calculations, Ye Qing looked directly at Xu Da and Wang Baobao, who were studying the strategic route.

In his eyes, Xu Da and Wang Baobao simply ignored the landmarks of the gold and silver mines.

In their eyes, they only have information such as the navy's marching route, the docking locations of warships, and the location of the battlefield.

I have to say, professional ones are different.

In the eyes of these two people, having a fight is better than anything else.

Naturally, someone will take care of the distribution of gold and silver wealth. They just want to fight this battle well!

Xu Da nodded and said: "Sail from Ningxiang Bay, along the Ryukyu Islands, and seize Kagoshima first!"

"Yes, with this important supply area, we don't have to worry about the front being stretched."

Wang Baobao nodded again and said: "After the army briefly repaired in Kagoshima, it divided its troops directly from the north to the south. The Northern Army fleet went to Kyoto waters to attack the Northern Dynasty Heian Kyo!"

"The Southern Army fleet goes to the Nara waters and attacks Nara, the temporary capital of the Southern Dynasty!"

"As long as all their military strength is consumed here, we can land, march from east to west on land, and seize major gold and silver mines!"

"Brother Ye, you really have a way!"

When Ye Qing heard this, he was very dissatisfied with Wang Baobao's remarks.

Ye Qing rolled his eyes at him and said, "Can you speak?"

"You make me sound like a thief. I, Ye Qing, am an official of the Ming Dynasty and a serious businessman. I, Donghai Mining Development Group, am also a serious international trading firm."

"Our behavior was approved by the Ming Emperor, and also approved by the Ghost Emperor Xiaosong of the Northern Dynasty of Japan, and the Ghost Emperor Guishan of the Southern Dynasty of Japan. It is a legitimate international trade and business behavior."

"When we attack the Southern Dynasty of Japan, we accept the commission from the Ghost Emperor of the Northern Dynasty. When we attack the Northern Dynasty of Japan, we accept the commission from the Ghost Emperor of the Southern Dynasty."

After saying that, Ye Qing said seriously: "What is the truth of this?"

"It's the same as if you give me money and I'll help you move your things!"

"They are employers, we are mercenaries, it's that simple!"

"Also, we are not here to seize these gold and silver mines, but because their military strength has been destroyed, we are here to help station them and help maintain order!"

"In the end, why not sit down with the Southern and Northern Dynasties to discuss the specific details of cooperative mining?"

"In the final analysis, others provide resources, and we provide technical strength and guarding strength to earn the hard work we deserve."

"It's all about earning money from hard work, money from hard work, and money from conscience."

Ye Qing was still talking loudly.

But Zhu Yuanzhang and his wife below, as well as Xu Da's Wang Baobao and his daughter, suddenly had an illusion.

That's Ye Qing's face, which is actually thicker than the city wall!
Not to mention them, even Zhu Di, the newly accepted disciple, thought so, but he recognized Ye Qing very much!

Because he is a very thick-skinned person!

The next moment, everyone said helplessly in unison: "Okay!"

"What a life-saving money, hard-earned money, and conscience money."

In fact, they really thought it was good, because it would be beneficial to Ming Dynasty without any harm!
But as far as Zhu Yuanzhang was concerned, the only thing he was dissatisfied with was that this matter must not be approved by the Ming Emperor.

He just said that the Japanese country is a country without conquests!
Now that the Ming Dynasty's army has accepted such a commission, this slap in the face is a bit too fierce!

Thinking of this, Zhu Yuanzhang frowned and said: "Master Ye, your Majesty just announced that Japan is a country without conquests."

"Are you saying he approved it now?"

"He probably won't approve it!"

Ye Qing just smiled in amusement and said: "Your Majesty has agreed to be the 'honorary shopkeeper' of my Donghai Mining Development Group!"

"Do you know what this means?"

"To put it nicely, whatever I do must be done in his name."

Immediately afterwards, Ye Qing squinted his eyes and smiled again: "To put it harshly, he is here to help me take the blame!".
(End of this chapter)