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

Chapter 61 Is King Lu crazy?
  Yingtian.

Forbidden City.

Fengtian Temple.

This is the place where the Hongwu Dynasty went to court in the morning.

Tang He came from Yanzhou feeling depressed.

He returned to Yingtian Mansion angrily.

I also came to the court today.

Tang He breathed a sigh of relief when he heard that Zhu Tan had returned to Yanzhou.

He was worried that when he saw Zhu Tan, he wouldn't be able to help but strike at her with his sword.

His silly daughter was manipulated to death by that brat Zhu Tan.

I am already honest enough, but I didn’t expect that my daughter would have to remove another bit of thickness. She is now completely honest!
  Even if the money she gave to her daughter was handed over to Zhu Tan, this bastard was not only unmoved and unappreciative, but instead raked the money away and blamed her daughter!
  Is there any royal law? Is there any Da Ming Law?

Will I still be able to live my life as a daughter in the future?

Unless Zhu Tan can always be so capable
  Even if he treats his daughter badly, His Majesty will not treat him badly, and the daughter will not suffer.

Speaking of which, this time Tang He felt quite dignified when he stood in the middle of the court.

As his son-in-law, Zhu Tan wiped out more than two thousand Japanese pirates at one time, which can be regarded as the greatest victory against Japanese pirates in the history of Hongwu Dynasty.

At the same time, tens of millions of taels of silver were seized!
  For such a great contribution, even being granted the title of Duke is enough.

To have such a son-in-law.

Tang He was still very happy.

Is Zhu Di, the son-in-law of Wei Guogong Xu Da, capable of fighting?

In terms of meritorious service, it is not as good as Zhu Tan!
  I just heard that Zhu Tan was determined to withhold 500 million taels of silver.

Regarding this matter, according to Tang He's understanding of Fa Xiao Zhu Yuanzhang, don't even think about this kind of thing.

Now that Zhu Tan has been put back, it is estimated that His Majesty has obtained the other 500 million taels of silver.

Tang He stood in the middle of the court and had a lot of thoughts.

But suddenly he noticed something was wrong with the atmosphere.

I always feel like there are countless eyes around me looking at me.

It even felt like they were whispering about themselves.

Tang He suddenly felt uncomfortable all over.

Couldn't help but frown slightly.

It's okay for some military generals to treat me like this, but there are also many civil servants who look at me inexplicably.

He even lowered his head to chuckle and talk from time to time.

What's going on here?
  Are there any flowers on our faces today?

Finally, someone came up to Tang He and said with a smile: "Mr. Xinguo, haha. Congratulations! Your son-in-law actually got the Changlu Salt Farm, the cornucopia of the Ming Dynasty! In the future, your family will make a fortune every day!"

Tang He saw that the person coming was none other than Yongchang Hou Lanyu, who had been in the limelight in recent years.

As my old brothers grow old and die, the one who is now in the prime of life in the court, brave and good at fighting, belongs to this person.

Tang He only has his eldest daughter married now.

Naturally, he knew that the noble son-in-law mentioned by Lan Yu was Zhu Tan.

It's just that Tang He didn't understand.

He couldn't help but ask: "What got Changlu Saltworks?"

Lan Yu said with a smile: "Your Majesty has issued a decree. It has been spread throughout the government and the public that His Royal Highness Prince Lu has obtained the Changlu Salt Field! From now on, the imperial court shall not interfere with anything in the Changlu Salt Field!"

Tang He couldn't help but widen his eyes.

"How is it possible? Is this true? With His Majesty's little and cautious character, can he hand over the Changlu Salt Farm to Prince Lu?"

After saying this, Tang He wiped the cold sweat from his forehead.

Fortunately it came full circle.

Lan Yu glanced at Tang He suspiciously.

Are you sure you didn't just want to say that His Majesty was stingy?

Then Lan Yu smiled meaningfully and said: "Your Majesty is wise and powerful, and has his own holy judgment. Speaking of which, your beloved son-in-law is really a hero among men. Duke Xin is so lucky!" Tang He listened to Lan Yu There is something in the words, but it doesn't make sense.

He frowned and said, "If you have something to say, Marquis Yongchang, you might as well say it directly!"

Lan Yu laughed dryly and said: "Xinguo Gong, that is, I have a good relationship with you, so I came forward to explain to you. Everyone in the civil and military officials of this court is laughing at your joke!"

Tang He was shocked when he heard this and couldn't help but said: "What kind of joke are you looking at? What's wrong with me?"

Lan Yu said with a smile: "Isn't it His Royal Highness King Lu? His Majesty asked him to hand over 1000 million taels of silver, but he could only hand over half. In the end, the condition for handing over the other half was that he wanted Changlu Salt Farm! His Majesty finally agreed. But the condition is that His Royal Highness King Lu must pay a salt tax of 100 million taels of silver to the court every year. Not only that, it will also increase by % every year!"

Tang He almost fainted when he heard this.

Isn't this losing the wife and losing the troops?
  It's better to simply give all the 1000 million taels seized to the court and save the trouble of not having to pay for anything!

Changlu Salt Factory can only earn 100 million taels of silver a year. You have to give the court an additional % of silver every year. Are you crazy?
  When the time comes, even the Prince Lu’s Mansion won’t be enough to compensate the court!

Tang He couldn't help but asked: "What does His Highness, Prince Lu, think?"

Lan Yu sighed and said: "So everyone is just watching the joke. Guo Huan, the acting minister of the Ministry of Revenue, has been saying all day long that he must thank His Highness King Lu for giving so much money to the court at once!
  Most civil servants are laughing at His Highness King Lu for not knowing how high the sky is. There are so many salt experts in charge of the Changlu Saltworks, and they can only make a profit of about 100 million taels of silver. Why can he give the court an extra % every year? profit? I guess I was fascinated by the huge profits of salt, and I wanted to get rich, so I went crazy! "

Tang He was also convinced when he heard this.

Even before the morning session started, I felt a dizzying feeling of fatigue.

I originally thought that my son-in-law was quite good.

It seems so stupid now.

Prince Lu's Mansion is working towards bankruptcy.
  Silly girl, you gave him the tens of thousands of silver, and he was suddenly in trouble!

Tang He felt sad for a moment.

Although he is a noble prince, it is difficult for him to save so much money.

Youyou sighed.

Morning starts soon.

Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Tang He among the nobles with a puzzled face.

Why does this old boy look so unhappy?
  As soon as you return to the court, you put on a bad face to show us!

Chief Envoy of Peking.

River.

Cao Mansion.

At this time, the house was full of distinguished guests and dignitaries.

The wealthy people wore silks and satins, and their tables were filled with delicacies.

There is a rockery and small lake in the backyard of Cao Mansion.

Dancers dance in front of the lake.

The guests were chatting and drinking, and it was very lively.

If such a scene were discovered by the court, it would be a serious crime.

After all, it is against the rules for merchants to dress like this.

Because the thirty tax rate is such an appallingly low tax rate.

In addition, in the early Ming Dynasty, military activities had been carried out externally, many of which were outsourced to these businessmen.

This led to the extremely rapid commercial development of the Ming Dynasty.

Today's merchants have reached a considerable scale, and many have millions of dollars.

Cao Wenlong, the head of the Cao Mansion, can be regarded as the most powerful salt merchant in the local area.

Backed by the Changlu Saltworks, and relying on his knowledge of Kaizhong and France over the years, he has been supplying military supplies to the frontiers of the imperial court in exchange for salt, making huge profits.

At this time, Cao Wenlong was toasting a middle-aged man in casual clothes.

"The grass people would like to toast you with a glass of wine. Thank you very much for taking care of the grass people over the years!"

With that said, Cao Wenlong respectfully picked up the wine cup with both hands and drank it all in one gulp.

The middle-aged man in casual clothes smiled slightly and drank down the wine in his hand.

Then he said mysteriously to Cao Wenlong: "I am not here to drink with you today, but to tell you good news!"

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  (End of this chapter)