Great Emperor's Grandson of Ming Dynasty

Chapter 32 032 Imperial power and aristocratic families, the first life and death of the master
"Liu Li!? Are you serious about this!?"

Zhu Yuanzhang even forgot about the existence of potatoes in an instant.

Those two eyes were shining like a very hungry wild wolf, suddenly staring at a piece of extremely delicious meat.

"Reporting to Your Majesty! My ancestors did pass down the method of refining colored glaze! If Your Majesty needs it, I can write down the refining recipe for free!"

But this time, Hu Shang finally realized what was going on and quickly agreed.

Hearing this, Zhu Yuanzhang was naturally very happy.

After praising him with a smile, he unceremoniously ordered someone to get a pen and paper.

After that, he quickly sent Zhu Congxin and Zhu Kai away, and then personally led Hu Shang to the Ministry of Industry.

In the next few days, Zhu Yuanzhang really forgot the existence of potatoes, and devoted himself to the refining of colored glaze.

As for Hu Shang, after teaching all the crafts, he returned home and became his own idle [Dragonist] (a professional title from the Ministry of Industry).

However, on this day, just as he was walking out of the mansion shiningly, a small and delicate figure suddenly blocked his way.

"My little grandson, you. What kind of trouble are you causing?"

Seeing the other party's appearance clearly, Hu Shang became nervous for a moment.

There is no doubt that the visitor is Zhu Congxin, who has been behind closed doors for several days.

In the past few days, he had written a plan for controlling floods and plagues and submitted it.

As for the review, Zhu Yuanzhang didn't urge it, so he naturally didn't bother to write it.

"Come in and talk!"

"Except for Su Jianyi, everyone else is staying in the yard."

He said lightly.

Then, without waiting for Hu Shang to refuse, he walked into his house first.

It has to be said that the emperor's reward is indeed extraordinary.

As soon as they entered the inner courtyard, several young and beautiful maids fell directly into Zhu Congxin's eyes.

A few of them seemed to have done bad things with Hu Shang.

When he saw a stranger coming in, Dangshi quickly closed his clothes and fled to the back hall in panic.

"The villain is ignorant! He made the little emperor laugh. I wonder what the little emperor is doing here?"

Hu Shang was naturally embarrassed by this.

While inviting Zhu Congxin to sit on the main seat, he asked carefully.

"I heard that the Ministry of Industry has come up with a lot of nice things recently, and many of them were made by you?"

"Would you like to estimate how much money you can make for Grandpa Huang this time?"

However, facing his question, Zhu Congxin had no intention of answering. Instead, he smiled funny and asked meaningfully.

[Estimated income? 】

"His Royal Highness Little Huangsun, some officials don't understand what you mean."

Hu Shang was directly asked.

He originally thought that Zhu Congxin was here to bring bad luck to him, and he had even made plans to lose money and avoid disaster.

but now.
But he didn't even know how to answer.

Fortunately, due to limited time, Zhu Congxin had no intention of going around the bush with him.

"Look at this information!"

"This is the list of glass families written by Mr. Su next to you. Two of them are in Kyoto!"

He took out a piece of origami paper from his sleeve, handed it to Hu Shang, and then said calmly.

After hearing this, with Hu Shang's wisdom, he naturally understood what he meant instantly.

"You mean! Apart from me, there are other people in the Ming Dynasty who know how to make colored glaze? And there are more than one family???"

He couldn't help but widen his eyes, and a chill instantly surged up.

If there hadn't been a chair behind him, he would have almost fallen to the ground.

"I told you a long time ago. This thing is not said to be very strange at all."

"The reason why it was rare in the past is nothing more than that everyone has made an agreement and wants to make money together."

"Otherwise, where do you think there would be so much colored glaze in the Ming Dynasty?"

"Just relying on you Hu merchants who have a hard time crossing the border, the price of colored glaze will probably more than triple now."

Looking at his lost look, Zhu Congxin smiled coldly.

This can be regarded as defeating all the luck of Hu Shang.

But soon, when he looked at Zhu Congxin again, a glimmer of hope illuminated his eyes again.

"Please save me, little grandson!" "As long as you can help me survive this calamity! From now on, I will be your most loyal servant!"

This is the benefit of talking to smart people.

Many times, you only need a gentle click and he will immediately understand what you mean.

"If I didn't want to save you, I wouldn't have come here specifically to look for you."

"Copy this list and submit it!"

"Just say that one of your friends found it."

"Let Grandpa Huang go say hello to them before shipping the goods."

"In addition, let Grandpa Huang consider the matter of export."

"He has always opposed foreign trade before, and even wanted to spare no effort to crack down on traders. If you can reverse his thinking, it will be of great benefit to our Ming Dynasty without any harm."

Zhu Congxin smiled softly.

Of course, this is actually not a long-term occasion.

After all, it is impossible for such a thing as an aristocratic family to lie dormant at the feet of the imperial power for a long time.

The reason why Zhu Congxin mentioned opening the border was just to give Zhu Yuanzhang a negotiating weight.

As for whether they can reach an agreement and make a concerted effort to make money from foreigners, that is not a question that Zhu Congxin should consider.

What he wants is always just an opportunity to communicate with the outside world!

"Then what do I need to pay?"

After confirming that this strategy was feasible, Hu Shang asked quickly.

As soon as he finished speaking, Zhu Congxin gave the answer instantly: "Tudou. When you complete Grandpa Huang's mission! I want you to put down everything here and go with me to find Tudou!"

"Potato?"

"Together?"

"You mean, you want to go to Europa with me?"

Hu Shang looked shocked again.

He never thought that the little emperor's grandson in front of him would be so obsessed with potatoes.

You know, that is literally thousands of miles away!
Even a fast horse that never tires would probably have to run for hundreds of days and nights!

"Of course! Otherwise, how can I be sure that you won't leave without coming back?"

"But you don't have to worry."

"Even if I really want to go, I will definitely make full preparations first."

"When the time comes, I might be able to help you get a king's pawn."

Zhu smiled logically.

Immediately afterwards, Lei Li Fengxing stood up and led Su Jianyi out of Hu Shang's mansion.

In the days that followed, Zhu Yuanzhang did as Zhu Congxin expected. According to the list, he recruited several aristocratic families who knew glaze craftsmanship.

In order to better participate in this feast, he even dismissed Hu Shang from his official position and asked him to establish a chamber of commerce in his own name.

This kind of trick must not be hidden from those well-informed aristocratic families.

But facing a murderous emperor, no matter how unwilling they were, they could only temporarily swallow their resentment.

However, the fact that they cannot openly oppose Zhu Yuanzhang does not mean that they have no way to counter Zhu Yuanzhang.

So soon, when Zhu Yuanzhang went even further and forced them to sign a document stating that they would no longer refine colored glaze, these people finally jumped over the wall and got a dead man, and in front of all the people in Hongwu Street, they revealed that the emperor wanted to compete with them for profit. fact.

This undoubtedly slapped Zhu Yuanzhang hard in the face!

And he didn't even dare to execute the "rumor maker".

why?
Because in that case, he would have confirmed the fact that he was competing with the people for profit!
Of course, these have nothing to do with Zhu Congxin.

But what a coincidence, that is, on the third day after this incident happened, Zhu Xiongying completely lost his breath!
At this moment, the entire Kyoto was almost plunged into darkness!
Even Zhu Ping, who had just returned from Xi'an, received a severe whipping.

And since even Zhu Cong was beaten, as a son, Zhu Congxin was naturally not spared.

So soon, at home, he received an imperial edict to be executed!

Zhu Yunqi was also leading the decree with him!

The people who want to be killed are all the relatives of the Lu family!
——Including Lu’s maidservant and personal maid!
Zhu Congxin didn't know what Zhu Yunwen was thinking.

Anyway, the moment he saw these people, he was completely stunned on the spot!

To know!
That's more than 1000 people!

But now, their life and death are directly in his hands!
This feeling of killing and seizing him for the first time made him unable to breathe.

(End of this chapter)