Daming: I am the most powerful emperor grandson, please abdicate the throne

Chapter 49 Second brother cheated on me!

"Brother, what's wrong with you?"

As soon as Zhu Yunwen walked into the hall, he saw Zhu Yunwen kneeling on the ground, still trembling slightly.

They were rarely summoned by the Emperor's Grandfather. Today, they were summoned for the first time. Zhu Yunzhen was so excited, but when he walked in and saw this scene, he felt confused.

Zhu Yunwen did not dare to raise his head and continued to kneel on the ground.

When Zhu Xuan and Zhu Yunxi came in and saw this, they probably understood something. The former trotted over and tried to help Zhu Yunwen up, saying, "What's wrong with eldest brother? Can Grandpa Huang help eldest brother get up?"

"Leave him!"

Zhu Yuanzhang snorted coldly.

Zhu Yunwen wanted to get up, but when he heard Lao Zhu's words, his body trembled again and he could only continue to kneel. However, instead of being grateful to Zhu Xuan, he felt even more resentful.

There was even a feeling that Zhu Xuan just came to see him embarrassed.

This resentment was hidden deep in his heart and he did not dare to express it.

"Yunren, have you ever obtained a method of making salt?"

Zhu Yuanzhang asked calmly.

Zhu Yunzhen was simple-minded and didn't understand anything. He felt that today was very strange. He shook his head and said: "Brother won't let me tell it, so I don't dare to say it."

"Don't dare to say? Humph!"

"Zhu Yunwen, you, big brother, have done a great job!"

Zhu Yuanzhang said coldly.

Zhu Yunwen was about to cry again, and choked out: "My grandson deserves to die, please beg the emperor to punish me."

Zhu Yunxi pretended not to understand and asked: "Grandpa Huang, what happened?"

"Your big brother, use your salt to take away your credit."

Zhu Yuanzhang snorted coldly and asked: "Yunxi, what do you think we should do with your eldest brother?"

"Second brother, eldest brother is wrong!"

Zhu Yunwen begged: "Please forgive me, brother."

Zhu Yunxi felt disgusted by his begging for mercy and sighed: "Brother, how could you do such a thing? This... I... my grandson doesn't know what to do. It all depends on Grandpa Huang's arrangements."

But seeing Zhu Yunxi like this, Zhu Yunxi didn't know how to relieve his anger.

In the past in the East Palace, he had to look at Zhu Yunwen's face every day, but today he could finally see Zhu Yunwen's failed look.

Now it’s Zhu Yunwen, and next there will be Lu.

He will definitely make them regret it!

Zhu Yunwen already regretted it and didn't know what to do.

The naughty boy Zhu Yunzhen was still confused and couldn't figure out what was going on. He just stood aside with a confused look on his face.

Zhu Yuanzhang said calmly: "Zhu Yunwen, we gave you a chance, but you don't know how to cherish it. It's no wonder that we are cruel about some things. Zhu Yunwen takes your eldest brother back. Without our will, you are not allowed to leave the East Palace for even half a step."

This sentence not only deprived Zhu Yunwen of his inheritance rights, but also put Zhu Yunwen under house arrest in the East Palace.

Zhu Yunwen was devastated after hearing this.

"what!"

Zhu Yunzhen asked in confusion: "Grandpa Huang, what's going on?"

"go back!"

Zhu Yuanzhang said with a cold face.

Zhu Yunwen was still very afraid of his grandfather. When he saw that expression and heard the tone of his voice, he was so scared that he took two steps back, dragged Zhu Yunwen up, and said in fear: "Brother, let's go back."

Gone!

All is gone!

Zhu Yunwen knew that this time, it would be even worse than two years ago. His life was so gloomy that he could no longer see any color.

That's how he was dragged out by Zhu Yunxu.

Zhu Xuan saw the whole process and shook his head slightly.

He really deserves to be the number one waste in the Ming Dynasty. There were so many mistakes and omissions in this matter. He originally just wanted to mess with it to make Zhu Yunwen sick, but he didn't expect to jump in in the end. He would also jump into such an obvious trap. Zhu Xuan didn't know how to evaluate this cheap brother for a while.

Huang Zicheng and the others were not much better either.

Seeing Zhu Yunwen trying to jump into the trap, they would probably give him a push from behind.

"Grandpa Huang, I have something else I want to tell you." Zhu Yunxi said.

Zhu Yuanzhang's disappointment in Zhu Yunwen gradually disappeared, and his eyes fell on them.

Zhu Yunwen's trumpet was completely useless, but he still had two trumpets in front of him.

"Yunxi, tell me."

Zhu Yuanzhang said again.

"Yesterday, my little brother gave my grandson a note."

Zhu Yunxi continued: "The note also said that after the reform of salt affairs, how to sell salt, collect taxes, etc., please ask the emperor to take a look."

Zhu Xuan: "..."

Second brother, are you awake?
  How can you say that what I give you is mine? It is your credit.

Zhu Xuan was anxious, but seeing that Zhu Yunxi had handed over the note, he knew that no matter what he did, it would be useless.

Why doesn't the second brother want such great credit?

Zhu Xuan didn't understand very well and could only watch helplessly.

Zhu Yunxi added: "My younger brother said that Hou Xian had contact with many businessmen before, and they came up with these methods through discussion. My younger brother is not very old, but he has many ideas and is far more talented than his grandson. It's just that My younger brother does not pursue fame and fortune, but wants to give all the credit to his grandson."

Zhu Xuan: "..."

Zhu Yunxi confessed everything, and Zhu Xuan could greatly gain Zhu Yuanzhang's favor, but it was of no use to him.

He is just a child who was picked up. Why does he need credit?
  When Zhu Yuanzhang heard these words, he opened the note with interest and said in surprise: "Agent?"

"Turn those merchants who have obtained salt imports into agents of Daming Salt Service."

"The Kaizhong method is to exchange grain for salt, but agents exchange money for salt, use money to buy salt, and then divide the world into several regions, and each agent is responsible for one region for distribution."

"All salt prices must be uniformly controlled and compressed within a range. They cannot exceed or fall below, so as to effectively control salt prices."

“Agents also have to pay part of the salt tax on their income.”

"You can also compare the number of registered households in each area with the amount of salt required in each area to determine the number of hidden households in the area."

Zhu Yuanzhang read it out while reading it. When he saw the end, he clapped his hands vigorously and said in surprise: "Okay, great!"

In this way, those hidden households that cannot be managed and wander around can no longer be hidden.

The changes and flows of the population can also be judged by changes in the amount of salt required by the region.

"My dear grandson, did you come up with this?"

Zhu Yuanzhang asked in surprise.

After asking, he burst into laughter.

Our sweet grandson is not very old, but he understands everything. He didn't believe in any prodigy before, but now that the prodigy is right in front of him, he can't believe it anymore.

He can rest assured that the future of the Ming Dynasty will be left to his good grandson.

He was thinking again, in fact, the two good grandchildren are very good. One does not pursue fame and fortune, and the other can be honest and not greedy for merit. They can be humble and friendly to each other. For him who values ​​​​kinship and family ties, he is very pleased.

"You're all fine!"

Zhu Yuanzhang said again.

Zhu Xuan could only say innocently and cutely: "Grandpa Huang, it was not what the grandson thought about, it was Hou Xian who told the grandson."

"Then we will reward Hou Xian heavily."

Zhu Yuanzhang did not quite believe this explanation.

My dear grandson, just keep pretending!
  How could that slave Hou Xian have such ability?
  But it’s better to keep a low profile now, so as to avoid making people jealous. Our good grandson, if he doesn’t make a sound, will become a blockbuster and shock everyone in the future.

When Zhu Xuan saw Lao Zhu's expression, he knew he wouldn't believe it.

Second brother cheated on me!

(End of this chapter)