Ming Dynasty: At the beginning of the game, Lao Zhu resigned and retired.

Chapter 555: The Collusion between the Emperor and His Minister

Chapter 555: The Collusion between the Emperor and His Minister
Mr. Hu is familiar yet unfamiliar with the factory.

He said he was familiar with them because he had visited and strolled around many factories in his previous life.

Although I haven't been able to work on the front line for a long time, I'm definitely not the kind of person who knows nothing.

But the reason he said he was unfamiliar was because he went to a factory in his previous life and had tea with the boss of the factory.

All we can talk about are some business issues and some rather vague topics like difficulties and prospects.

After all, that's not his line of work.

It just happened that some of his clients owned factories.

Therefore, the arrangement of this factory really took him a lot of thought.

The main reason is that some of the things he knew in his previous life are actually not suitable for this era.

For example, he really wanted to learn from the capitalists and work in three shifts.

But the conditions don't allow it.

Can't work at night!

Tsk, you don’t even have the conditions to be a capitalist.

Then, it’s like he wants to do mass production.

Here we need to divide the entire process and match the output.

Don't just keep producing at a high speed, and then when a certain link gets stuck, the entire downstream production process will be stuck. That would be nonsense.

Therefore, for more than half a month, Mr. Hu was busy on the construction site.

The construction is quite simple.

Want to prevent fire?
simple!
Just mobilize a batch of raw materials that were originally intended to be used as bricks for the city, and build a fire-proof "bunker" for you.

As for expenses?

Haha, the price is the same as the official one!

If the price was not the same, the officials from the Ministry of Works would kneel down and cry in front of Master Hu.

After all, even a fool knows that all these expenses are paid for by Master Hu and His Majesty.

Neither of these two has a particularly good temper.

If this makes them spend more money, will they still want to live?

But you can’t ask for less!

After all, if His Majesty knew that this thing could be discounted, he would turn around with that old face baring his teeth and ask the Minister of Works if he wanted to die.

Therefore, the construction of this glass factory is open and transparent.

Old Zhu, who would occasionally stroll around his "own business", looked at the rapid progress and the extremely transparent account books, and slammed the table and cursed together with Master Hu.

Zhu Yuanzhang is not stupid. Doesn't he know that there is something fishy going on here?

But what can he do?
All the officials from the Ministry of Works and the Ministry of Revenue have done a great job in the account books and on the surface. Can you still find a trumped-up reason to kill them?
"Okay, Your Majesty, that's the thing!"

"If I can scare these people like this, I can at least keep them in custody for a few years. What else do you want?"

"Let's look to the future!"

Standing on a small mound of earth next to the construction site, Master Hu grabbed Lao Zhu's neck and whispered something in his ear.

It seems like he is trying to comfort Old Zhu, but in fact he is just throwing dirty water on him.

But Lao Zhu really believes this!

Because he also rose all the way from a beggar to the emperor, he may not be very familiar with the officials' methods, but he has the Jinyiwei!
What's more, he distrusts officials in his bones.

Therefore, he didn't care about the "small matter" of being hooked by Master Hu's neck at all, but instead hooked Master Hu's neck with his backhand.

"Well, Weiyong, can we really make money here?"

"It has come to this, please don't fool me!"

"If we really make a fool of ourselves, it will be embarrassing for both of us!"

"Even if the money was earned by forcing people to flatter you, it's not good!" "After all, if you do this, it will definitely get out!"

Old Zhu spoke very cryptically, but Master Hu simply patted Old Zhu's belly, which had already started to gain weight, and said in an unpleasant tone.

"Zhu Chongba, let me say something disrespectful today. If you were not the emperor, you would not be able to do business with us even if you flatter us!"

"Don't worry, just watch how we make money in an honest way, and make people rush to give us money willingly!"

"What?"

"Because they can earn more by reselling it, so do you think they are happy?"

Zhu Yuanzhang looked down at his stomach, then glared at Master Hu unhappily.

"Okay, let's wait and see."

"If that's the case, I'll accept it even if you call me Zhu Chongba. After all, that's what you called me back then."

"But if this doesn't work out, then we'll have to settle the matter of offending God!"

When Mr. Hu heard this, the smile on his face suddenly disappeared, and then he looked at Zhu Yuanzhang in disbelief.

"no!"

"Is this how you do business?"

"So if you earn less, you're losing money, right?"

"Are you thinking that if you can't make money from others, you have to make money from me?"

"It has to be you!"

When Zhu Yuanzhang heard this, the anger on his face disappeared immediately, replaced by a flattering smile that outsiders had never seen before. He also hurriedly helped to smooth Master Hu's chest a few times.

"Okay, okay, don't be angry!"

"Weiyong, we have never been involved in such a big business before!"

"In the past, we used to raise money for the national treasury. We could only get a little from foreign countries when they paid tribute. We are so poor!"

"How can I not be excited when I see that you have no other way to make money?"

"Please be kind and try your best. We support you!"

"After all, you don't want Yue'er and her husband to be without money in the future, right?"

Master Hu looked at Zhu Yuanzhang in amazement.

You are so good, Zhu Yuanzhang!
Damn it, you are not from the past too, are you?

What the hell is this neon line?
This guy speaks it more skillfully than me.

Naturally, other people were too far away to hear the interaction between the king and his minister.

But everyone can see the expressions and movements.

What the hell...

In broad daylight, Master Hu and His Majesty were arm in arm, patting their bellies and all, and they were all watching.

Who would dare to stand up and say at this time that this is the treatment a subject can have?
Also, look at His Majesty’s smile!
Is that the kind of smile you can give to your subjects?

I'm afraid that's the most that can be done when flattering the queen.

Wow, all the Jinyiwei, imperial guards, officials of the Ministry of Works and craftsmen who witnessed this "famous scene" all had only one concept in their minds at this time.

"Master Hu is tall and hard!"

For a moment, the atmosphere on the entire construction site became more heated.

Especially the craftsmen who will work here in the future, those guys, their chests seem to be sticking out ten feet high.

"Do you know who is the boss behind our workshop?"

"I'll scare you to death if I tell you this, but they don't have any other identities. One is the emperor and the other is the prime minister!"

"Well, if you feel like your family wants a few more people dead, feel free to come here and make trouble!"

"It's okay, give it a try, maybe your whole family won't die!"

(End of this chapter)