King Luhuang of the Ming Dynasty: My father, Ming Taizu

Chapter 101 Your Highness is such a good person!

Zhu Tan was stunned when he heard this.

This is still.
  No need?
  What I plan to study with him next may be either nitroglycerine or high-explosive gunpowder!
  It would be fine if these things didn't come out.

If it really comes out, I'm afraid I'll be the first to send the palace to heaven!
  It seems that Wanhu doesn't understand how powerful the gunpowder he wants to study is.
  Zhu Tan rolled his eyes and said with a smile: "I will build you a new manor near Yanzhou Mansion. The environment there is quiet and there will be no outsiders to disturb you. It will be used to study these firearms!"

Wan Hu nodded and said with a smile: "That's a good relationship!"

talking.

Can't help but sigh.

"See you, you really value me. If you don't do something, I will feel a little ashamed!"

Zhu Tan smiled and said: "It's such a small thing, it's nothing to worry about!"

talking.

Zhu Tan asked: "Mr. Tao, how many disciples do you have now? Bring them all over, and I will provide them with salaries as well!"

Wan Hu thought for a moment and said, "There are probably a dozen more."

Zhu Tan waved his hands and said: "Bring more! More! Just a dozen or so are not enough! Maybe they will be used up in less than a year!"

Wanhu looked at Zhu Tan and was stunned.

Run out?

Disciple
  use?
  Only then did Zhu Tan realize that he had made a mistake.

but.

He originally thought so too.

Then, he looked at Wanhu, laughed dryly, and said: "Gunpowder is a very dangerous thing. You, a man of wealth, can't take risks easily! I suggest you recruit more disciples and don't do everything personally!"

This way you can protect yourself as much as possible! Of course, I don’t want those disciples to die intentionally, their explorations are all valuable.”

When Wanhu heard this, he already understood what Zhu Tan meant.

I couldn't help but feel warm in my heart.

Then he sighed: “Who can say who is more valuable than the other in this world?
  But Tao understood what His Highness meant!
  Your Highness, please rest assured that Tao will protect himself during the research process!
  But please understand, Your Highness, Tao will never let his disciples act as scapegoats!

Tao will assure His Highness that Tao will definitely teach a few more skilled disciples, even if Tao unfortunately dies one day.

These disciples can also continue to study firearms! "

Zhu Tan heard this.

Already in awe.

He nodded deeply and said: "I understand!"

soon.

Wanhu left.

Zhu Tan also called Yin Shao and asked him to build and research manors for Wanhu.

According to Zhu Tan's idea.

This is a research and development base for firearms and gunpowder!

After Yin Shao heard this, his eyes suddenly straightened.

Then he looked at Zhu Tan and couldn't help but said: "Your Highness, you are the vassal king. It is taboo to study weapons privately!"

Zhu Tan frowned and said, "What taboo are you committing?
  I want to use the latest firecrackers for hunting, and I want to use the most powerful gunpowder to blow up mountains!
  Who dares to say anything?
  As a prince, what taboos can I commit?
  I am so close to my father, how can I still harm him? "

Yin Shao's eyes went straight when he heard this
  His Highness spoke too openly.

but.

This is the right taste!
  Your Highness is like this
  Yin Shao smiled bitterly and said: "Since His Highness is confident, I will do it now!"

Zhu Tan said with a wide-eyed smile: "That's right! My fifth brother Zhu Rui likes to study medicine the most, and I like to study gunpowder.

After all, it’s all medicine.
  At most, he has one more word for fire than him!
  The court won't say anything! "

When Yin Shao heard this, his eyes couldn't help but straighten.

There is a huge difference between these two medicines!
  One is a life-threatening thing, and the other is a life-saving thing!

What His Highness said is really out of tune.
  soon.

Zhu Tan told Yin Shao his idea about Wanhu Courtyard.

First of all, the terrain must be remote and far away from the bustling areas, so as not to disturb the people with explosions every day, or even take away the people together.

But transportation must also be convenient.

Of course, this matter is easy to solve. There are many plains in Shandong. Just build a yard or build a road anywhere!
  We now have a monopoly on the salt industry of the Ming Dynasty, and we have plenty of money!

Secondly, partition design!
  The places where gunpowder is manufactured, tested, stored and lived must be separated by far distances!

Production workshops, forging workshops, laboratories and training grounds will be designed!

At the same time, design moisture-proof places and experimental places, and make fire prevention measures and preparations.

At first, Yin Shao thought it was just a matter of building a yard.

simple!
  But after listening to Zhu Tan say a few words, cold sweat broke out on Yin Shao's forehead.

I quickly found a pen and paper and started recording carefully.

It wasn't until half an hour passed that Zhu Tan said: "There are only so many designs for this yard at the moment! Go ahead and do it!"

Yin Shao looked at the dozen pages of paper and felt a little confused.

You may say that His Highness is unreasonable, but sometimes he really has something real.

The words he said and the things he did were beyond imagination and Yin Shao admired him in his heart.

Let’s just say Zhu Tan is a genius.
  But he can do all kinds of unreliable things, and he dares to do them!
  Let’s just talk about building this courtyard this time.
  Next, if the imperial court finds out that His Highness dares to set up a private research site and develop firearms, it may not be able to impeach him at that time!

Zhu Tan didn't care.

I spent so much money and offended so many people, didn't I just keep it for today?
  The character of King Luhuang is extremely stable, and many inexplicable and incomprehensible things are easy to understand when it comes to him!

At that time, even if Lao Zhu wants to blame himself, he will only blame himself for being deviant and absurd, but he will never blame himself for treason!
  After all, if an unreliable character is established firmly.

In this world, no one is willing to follow him.

At least, those civil servants and generals are not willing!

Even if a person without any prestige does something that seems suspicious of imitation, it will not arouse suspicion and will only be considered unreliable and absurd.

And this is the significance of Zhu Tan continuing to maintain his absurd character.

after all.

It is said that Zhou Gong was afraid of the day of rumors, but Wang Mang was humble and did not usurp the time.

What people in this era are most afraid of are people like Wang Mang, who are courteous and courteous to others, have high prestige and have a reputation for being virtuous.

If such a person has even the slightest connection with the imperial power, he will become the emperor's key target and may even be dealt with in advance to avoid causing trouble.

But it doesn't matter with a character like Zhu Tan.

A prince who is deviant, does things informally, and does not get the support of everyone, even if he makes some mistakes, he will only be denounced as ignorant, stupid, and absurd!
  But he will never be treated as a rebel.

Yanzhou.

Wu Mansion.

Wu Shengyan carefully used silver needles to test the poison one dish after another.

After trying all the dishes, he found that there was nothing strange about the silver needles, so he said to Wu Waner with confidence: "Eat it! Today's is not poisonous!" Wu Waner couldn't help but rolled her eyes, sighed and said: "Dad, you are here No, it’s been two or three months since I came home, why are you still like this?”

Wu Shengyan smiled bitterly and said: "You don't understand! Now the Lushang Salt Company is so famous that it has opened branches all over the country. A business as big as that of Shanxi Merchants is almost completely squeezed out!
  How many people do you think we have offended?
  Although the one who mainly offended them was His Highness King Lu.

But it’s impossible for those guys to cause trouble for His Royal Highness King Lu!

Even the defense of the palace cannot be broken, so it can only bully us instead!

Be careful when sailing for ten thousand years, you still don’t understand this truth! "

Wu Waner shook her head.

"You are obviously fighting a business war, why are you so cruel now! It seems like you are fighting to the death."

Wu Shengyan hummed: "High-end business wars are often conducted in the simplest way! When your father was in the grain business, what should you do if you can't compete with your competitors when grabbing grain?
  I hired a few guys to ambush them on the road and broke the legs of their harvesters! This allowed us to grab grain at a low price!
  There are also many things like releasing rats into the opponent's granary!
  To tell you the truth, even the vendetta between each other still exists, but I can't tell you these things.

At that time, you were surrounded by many bodyguards all the time, just because you were afraid of your competitors causing trouble!
  Those Shanxi merchants are much more elegant than your father!

The history is also longer.

There may not be many evil things they have done!
  If Dad doesn't guard against them, he might die unexpectedly one day, and he doesn't even know what happened! "

Wu Waner sighed.

The things her father instilled in her were far different from what she knew.
  She originally thought that these top businessmen were elegant, intelligent, and strategizing figures.

Now he looks more like a bandit!
  If you can't defeat the opponent in the mall, then destroy the opponent physically.
  Wu Waner suddenly thought of something in her mind.

His Royal Highness King Lu said at the beginning that if he could succeed in the salt business, he would be able to get rewards beyond his imagination!
  Nowadays, salt shops have opened all over the country, and they have beaten Shanxi merchants to pieces.
  Is it time for His Highness to fulfill his promise?
  This.return
  Think of this.

Wu Waner's heart became hot again.

From the Wu Mansion, the unclear and charming relationship between him and His Royal Highness Prince Lu has almost become an open secret in the Yanzhou Mansion.

Even storytellers occasionally use the story of a hero saving a beauty to allude to His Highness King Lu.

In everyone's eyes.

It was only a matter of time before Wu Waner married into Prince Lu's palace.

at this time.

Wu Shengyan suddenly sighed and said:
  "Wan'er, Dad originally thought that your choice this time was purely to make sacrifices for His Highness Prince Lu. Unexpectedly, you actually made a decision that would make every businessman in the world jealous!
  It is estimated that businessmen all over Shandong are patting their thighs now, regretting that they did not choose to cooperate with His Highness King Lu! "

Wu Waner was stunned.

Until now, she had only been responsible for the transportation of grain and the exchange of salt, and did not know the specific details of the salt bank's operation. At this time, Wu Waner stared at her father with a pair of beautiful eyes, full of doubts on her face.

"Dad, what are you talking about?"

Wu Shengyan said with a smile: "Dad has done the calculation carefully now! Even if this salt is sold for only 4 cents of silver per catty, it is estimated that it can earn eight to nine million taels of silver a year!

Although our investment only accounts for half of the shares, the dividends in a year can reach an astonishing four to five million taels of silver!

This return is far beyond expectations and beyond imagination!
  Ha ha ha ha"

Wu Waner's eyes suddenly went straight after hearing these words.

far exceeded expectations
  beyond imagination
  return?

Wu Waner suddenly thought of something in her mind.

She stood up suddenly and looked at Wu Shengyan.

Suddenly big tears fell from his eyes.

Wu Shengyan was startled.

How come the father and daughter have a good conversation and the daughter becomes like this?
  He couldn't help but said anxiously: "What's wrong? What are you so excited about? But is there something wrong?"

Wu Waner suddenly cried: "There's nothing wrong. Dad, it's all right!"

While talking.

Wu Waner left the dining table and ran out.

Wu Shengyan looked strange.

He also hurriedly followed out.

Prince Lu's Mansion.

Princess Tang looked at Zhu Tan and said, "Your Highness! My mother has written a letter, saying that there are some discussions in the court that are not good for you. She is worried that soon, the emperor will summon you to Beijing again!"

Zhu Tan frowned and thought for a while, then said: "It's not good for me? What's going to happen? I've always been law-abiding and have made great achievements. Now I'm a holy family. Isn't your mother worried a little too much?"

Mr. Tang shook his head and said, "Mom said her father told her, and she asked you to be prepared."

Zhu Tan laughed and said: "Be prepared? Haha, I don't believe that anything can happen!"

"Your Highness! There is an imperial edict!"

not far away.

The palace steward hurriedly came to deliver the order.

Zhu Tan was stunned for a moment, then took Tang out of the door.

The eunuch who delivered the order read: "Your Majesty has an order, and King Zhu Tan of Lu will accept it!"

Zhu Tan and Mr. Tang knelt down respectfully and spoke to receive the order.

"Take Zhu Tan to Beijing to ask questions! I admire this!"

The words fell.

The eunuch who delivered the order said to Zhu Tan: "Your Highness, accept the order!"

Zhu Tan received the imperial edict and was confused.

Why did you call me to Yingtian again? Could it be that the old man misses me?

The eunuch who delivered the message immediately turned his head.

This is a disaster!

Our family doesn’t care about him!
  The last person who saw him died miserably.
  the other side.

Mrs. Tang looked at Zhu Tan with her beautiful eyes, her face full of worry.

The red lips parted lightly and she said, "Your Highness, is there anything else? Mother said to be careful."

Zhu Tan sighed and couldn't help complaining:

"I don't know what the old man is thinking about? I just came back from Yingtian, and I have to go back again!"

Although the eunuch who delivered the order had turned his back to Zhu Tan, when he heard Zhu Tan's words, he still couldn't help but react like a conditioned reaction, and four words immediately appeared in his heart: Treason!
  You actually said that His Majesty is an old man!
  But then he thought again, after all, King Lu is His Majesty's biological son, so calling him this is considered normal among the people, but when it comes to Your Majesty, it feels like a great disrespect.

Then the eunuch who sent the order suddenly broke out in cold sweat on his forehead!
  Damn it, why do you want to do this?
  It's okay to find fault with a prince!
  The last person was to accuse Zhu Tan of being disrespectful!
  The results of it?
  He was beaten to death by His Majesty!
  How could I make the same mistake as him?

Our family didn’t hear, our family is deaf, now our family just wants to respond to God
  The eunuch who delivered the order couldn't help but think sadly in his heart.

Zhu Tan smiled at the eunuch who delivered the order: "My father-in-law, thank you for your hard work coming from afar!

Housekeeper, take your father-in-law to the accounting room to receive the red envelope and then go back to reply! "

Hear this.

The new eunuch who delivered the decree felt warm in his heart.

Your Highness is such a good person!

　There should be two more chapters! Please support me, brothers! Thanks to the author!

　　
  　
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