Chapter 206 Is the surname in this world Zhu or Ouyang? (Please subscribe!!)

"Your Majesty, I have been in Beizhili during this period. In addition to staring at the Great Wall construction site, I also noticed an extremely important situation!"

Ji Gang said with a serious face: "When the Great Wall construction site just started, Ouyang Prince Consort would still go to the construction site often. I could see Ouyang Prince Consort among the workers. However, as the Great Wall construction site got on track, Chen It was as if Ouyang Prince Consort had almost disappeared! Even when the merchants caused trouble later, Ouyang Prince Consort was not seen."

Zhu Yuanzhang said indifferently: "What's the matter? Ouyang Lun is a very lazy boy. When he was the magistrate of Kaiping County, he would sleep until noon every day and not get up until noon. He didn't get better after he became the prefect. Now He has already become the chief envoy, and no one in Beizhili dares to control him, so he must be even more unruly!"

"In my opinion, Ouyang Lun is probably hiding in his house, either sleeping or fishing."

"However, I am quite surprised that Ouyang Lun was able to inspect the Great Wall construction site for several days in a row. As long as nothing happens to the Great Wall, this kind of thing will be left to him."

Forehead. After hearing what Zhu Yuanzhang said, Wang Zhong, Jiang Yu, and Ji Gang were all confused. At the same time, they sighed inwardly that Your Majesty is really tolerant of Ouyang Consort! "Your Majesty has a clever plan. As your Majesty guessed, Prince Consort Ouyang has been staying at the residence. However, in order to find out the situation at Prince Consort Ouyang's residence, I disguised myself and sneaked into Ouyang Prince Consort's residence. I heard a shocking news!"

"What news?" Zhu Yuanzhang asked hurriedly.

"Other servants told me that Prince Consort Ouyang, Duke Wei, and Duke Xin were squatting around an iron stove in the back garden, and they were smiling more happily than the other. They seemed to be studying something very important. !" Ji Gang replied truthfully.

Xu Da actually got together with Ouyang Lun and Tang He! !

Zhu Yuanzhang was greatly shocked. He never expected that Xu Da, whom he valued most, would also go to Ouyang Lun's place and get along very well with Ouyang Lun.

"Have you figured out what the three of them want to do!" Zhu Yuanzhang finally calmed down and was driven crazy with anger again, and asked hurriedly.

Ji Gang Yaoyao said, "Your Majesty, please forgive me. I don't know anything about this matter. However, when I was inquiring about this matter, I also heard that Ouyang Prince Consort seems to have a secret research base. Many secrets are in the back garden. I am afraid of arousing suspicion." , so instead of continuing to dig deeper, he hurried back to report to His Majesty."

Secret research base! ! ?

Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes instantly became profound. Once a person has a secret or a secret base, it is possible for him to do something that cannot be known to outsiders! What on earth is Ouyang Lun doing in the secret base? Plotting a rebellion?Or corruption and bribery. Doing dirty things! Zhu Yuanzhang already had a very deep understanding of Ouyang Lun. Whatever this kid did, no matter how illogical, he must have his own ideas.

So this secret research base is definitely not just a rumor, but this guy is really doing something! !

The more Zhu Yuanzhang thought about it, the darker his face became, and the atmosphere in the entire hall became heavier.

If the emperor doesn't speak, how can they, the ministers, dare to speak? Luckily for Wang Zhong, as the eunuch around Zhu Yuanzhang, he had seen too many things that made Zhu Yuanzhang angry. The more times like this, the less likely he is to talk nonsense, and just treat himself as a transparent person!

Jiang Yu and Ji Gang were under great pressure.

The two of them thought they had made a mistake in what they just said, which angered Zhu Yuanzhang.

Zhu Yuanzhang didn't pay attention to the others, but thought to himself, and even started pacing back and forth in the hall in the end!Sui Nian kept talking in his mouth, but he couldn't hear what he said clearly.

Just when the others were so stunned that their eyes were blurred, Zhu Yuanzhang finally stopped.

Jiang Wei said cautiously: "Your Majesty, when Ji Gang told me about this matter again, I also noticed something was wrong. After all, why would you set up a secret base when you are so good?"

"But I have a bold guess. Maybe this secret base didn't just appear recently, but it existed a long time ago, but we haven't discovered it yet!"

"And what Ouyang Prince Consort brought out before, such as chili peppers, oil, and even red cannons and 055 drives, are all from them!"

Hearing this, Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes lit up, "Jiang Wei, what you said reminds me that I have been asking your Jin Yiwei to investigate where the arsenal in Ouyang Lun's hands is. You Jin Yiwei have been checking for so long, but there is no news. Maybe Ji Gang found out This secret base is Ouyang Lun’s arsenal!”

"Ji Gang, are you sure this secret base is in the back garden of Ouyang Lun's current residence?"

Ji Gang nodded, "Your Majesty, I secretly sneaked into the back garden for this purpose. I saw a large iron stove in the back garden. In addition, there were large holes dug and a covered greenhouse! Just from the surface It’s not that simple when you look at it, and that big hole is probably the entrance to a low-level secret base. I even saw with my own eyes that someone was carrying boxes of things into the big hole!”

“The back garden of Prince Consort Ouyang’s mansion is definitely not simple!!”

After hearing this, Zhu Yuanzhang fell into thinking again.

Judging from Ji Gang's description, this back garden is obviously Ouyang Lun's secret base! No wonder the first thing Ouyang Lun did when he didn't go to a place was to build a house. Zhu Yuanzhang didn't understand it before, but Ouyang Lun just built a house, and the repairs became stronger and tighter every time. This was clearly to cover up his construction. The behavior of a secret base!

The more Zhu Yuanzhang thought about it, the more he felt that his speculation was correct. You must know that since Zhu Yuanzhang first met Ouyang Lun in Kaiping County, this boy has been able to come up with all kinds of novel things, building cement roads, building large buildings, etc. The cement in the restaurant, the maotai that made him want to stop, the chili pepper, soap, rapeseed oil, armor, red cannon, 055 drive and so on!

Zhu Yuanzhang once thought about it countless times, how did Ouyang Lun study these things?

If it really comes from this 'secret base' in the back garden, it may really reveal the most mysterious side of Ouyang Lun! Jiang Wei gritted his teeth and said fiercely: "Your Majesty, why don't I take people to Beizhili overnight and raid Ouyang's palace directly? Then everything will be clear!"

In fact, not only Zhu Yuanzhang was curious about this, but Jiang Yu was also curious. The Jinyiwei had been watching for so long and still could not find the arsenal. Now, relying on the news brought back by Ji Gang, it is basically certain that the back garden is the secret base or the location of the arsenal.

Capturing Ouyang Lun, exposing the arsenal, and achieving such great achievements will definitely make His Majesty look at Jin Yiwei with admiration! ! Jiang Wei's words made Zhu Yuanzhang think again.

Zhu Yuanzhang naturally wanted to find out the secret of Ouyang Lun's back garden, but Zhu Yuanzhang was a little worried. After all, Ouyang Lun was now very important to the Ming Dynasty. The conquest of Dongying, Guangdong disaster relief, and the construction of the Great Wall all relied on Ouyang Lun. If he were allowed to Jin Yiwei attacked Ouyang Lun and destroyed the secret of the back garden. What he lost was far more than what he gained!

Still have to figure it out first.

With the decision made, Zhu Yuanzhang slowly raised his head and said, "These are just speculations now. Without conclusive evidence, none of you can take action!"

"It's Your Majesty."

Jiang Wei felt a little regretful.

It is getting harder and harder for Your Majesty to attack Ouyang Lun!I thought I just had some evidence, so I ransacked the house and took the person!Although the people were released later, it was better than being entangled like this. It was either not arresting or not, but the emperor had spoken in person, so he could only obey the order.

Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Ji Gang again, "I am very satisfied with your work this time, Ji Gang. From now on, you will not go back to Guangdong Province. You will be directly transferred to Beizhili to serve as the envoy of Jinyiwei Town, responsible for monitoring all officials in Beizhili." , including Ouyang Lun, Xu Da, Tang He!!"

"Yes!" Ji Gang accepted the order.

"Your Majesty, let Ji Gang go to Beizhili. What should Mao Xiang do?" Jiang Wei asked softly.

"Mao Xiang!" Zhu Yuanzhang said angrily: "If you don't mention him, I will forget about him. Under his management, the Fusi of Jinyiwei Town, Beizhili, pays more and more money every year. Intelligence But there are fewer and fewer of them. Since he likes doing business so much, let’s reduce him to a thousand households and focus on making money, and leave him alone on other things!”

"Yes." Jiang Wei cupped his hands.

"Ji Gang, Mao Xiang is a warning to you. I hope you will not disappoint my expectations!" Zhu Yuanzhang was a little worried and specifically warned him.

"Your Majesty, please rest assured. Ji Gang is not interested in money. He only wants to share your worries for Your Majesty!" Ji Gang said with firm eyes.

"Okay! When you find out what happened at Ouyang Lun's secret base, I will promote you to be a member of the Imperial Guard and serve as Jiang Yu's deputy!" Zhu Yuanzhang said with great satisfaction.

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Ji Gang.

"Jiang Wei, leave the matter of Beizhili to Jiang Wei. Your most important goal now is to clarify Bei Yuan's information for me. Now that our Ming Dynasty's national power is increasing day by day, when the time is right, I will destroy Bei Yuan sooner or later and completely Solve the border troubles in northern Xinjiang!" Zhu Yuanzhang said solemnly.

"Yes." Jiang Wei quickly agreed.

After Jiang Yu and Ji Gang retreated, Prince Zhu Biao walked in carrying something.

Seeing Zhu Biao come in, Zhu Yuanzhang was a little surprised, "Biao'er, it's so late, why didn't you sleep?"

"Father, haven't you slept yet? I asked someone to make ginseng soup for you. It will be better for your health if you drink it!" Zhu Biao said as he handed the ginseng soup in his hand to Zhu Yuanzhang. .

"Biao'er is interested." Zhu Yuanzhang took the ginseng soup and then told Wang Zhong: "Bring a chair over here for the prince to sit on."

"Yes." Wang Zhong agreed and quickly moved the chair behind Zhu Biao.

"Biao'er, since you are here, sit down and review the memorials with your father, and we will give advice together." Zhu Yuanzhang said with a smile.

"Thank you, father." Zhu Biao nodded and sat down, "I know that father is worried about food. Have you discussed this matter with your fourth brother-in-law?"

"What are you discussing with him? Besides, this guy is busy building the Great Wall. It's because Beizhili doesn't have enough food to eat, so he doesn't sell food, causing food shortages in other parts of the Ming Dynasty." Zhu Yuanzhang shook his head, "This guy is not a god either. People probably can’t do anything about it.”

"What do you plan to do then?" Zhu Biao asked.

"What should I do?" Zhu Yuanzhang took out a memorial and handed it to Zhu Biao, "Take a look. This is the idea given to me by your teacher Song Lian, the Minister of Etiquette. He asked me to set up a large altar outside the capital and then personally offer sacrifices to God. Pray for good weather and increase grain production in Ming Dynasty!"

Hearing this, Zhu Biao frowned, "Father, if the sacrifice was really useful, we would have used it long ago. Why wait until now? The teacher is really confused."

"Don't we know that this sacrificial offering is just to deceive people? But if there is no other way, this sacrificial offering is the best way. The people all recognize this." Zhu Yuanzhang said helplessly.

"After I went down, I also convened the officials of the East Palace to discuss countermeasures, but after a long discussion, no good solution was found." Zhu Biao said rather helplessly.

"Oh, by the way, Father, I have one more thing to report here. That is that the first batch of oil that I cooperated with my fourth brother-in-law has arrived in the capital and will be available for sale at some time. Father, do you have anything to say? Of?"

"We have given you full authority to do business with Ouyang Lun, so there is no need to interfere. We only have one requirement, and that is that we can only make profits but not lose money. In addition, we must not let go of the interests that belong to us." Zhu Yuanzhang warned road.

"I understand, but the way my father cooperates with the fourth brother-in-law this time is different from the previous ones. We don't have to pay the price in advance. However, after the rapeseed oil is sold, the fourth brother-in-law will take [-]% of it, and we will have to pay two become."

After Zhu Biao finished speaking, he quickly observed Zhu Yuanzhang's reaction.

"Why!" Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes widened immediately, "We sold it, he got [-]% profit, and we only got [-]% profit after working so hard? How can you agree to such a strict request?"

Zhu Biao spread his hands and said, "Father, if I don't agree, the fourth brother-in-law plans to find another dealer, and he only needs to share [-]% of the profits. I heard that people line up every day to see the fourth brother-in-law. They are all lined up in a long corridor, and as long as the fourth brother-in-law kicks us out, we won’t make a penny.”

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Zhu Yuanzhang was so angry that he gritted his teeth and clenched his hands tightly, "Damn it, who's surnamed Zhu or Ouyang in this world? How dare you let me work for him? Ouyang Lun is so tired of living!"

"Father, please calm down. I have tasted rapeseed oil. It has a pure taste and is cheaper than lard and other oils. If it can be sold in large quantities in various provinces of the Ming Dynasty, it will definitely benefit the people. I am satisfied. , even if the profit is only [-]%, as long as the scale is large enough, the money earned will be more than that of chili pepper and soap combined!"

Zhu Biao continued: "The key is that rapeseed oil is currently only grown and produced in Beizhili. We can get [-]% of it. This is entirely because our two brothers have cooperated for many years. Erchen thinks that the fourth brother-in-law has done a great job." It’s in place!”

"Biao'er, he treats us two as coolies, and you still speak for him?!" Zhu Yuanzhang was furious.

Zhu Biao spread his hands helplessly, "Who said that the fourth brother-in-law made this rapeseed oil? Father, if you master rapeseed oil, how much profit will you share with the people who help you sell it?"

"Split? It's all ours!"

Zhu Biao: "."

(End of this chapter)