Chapter 194 Zhu Yuanzhang was furious, but chose to put away his sword (please subscribe!!)

"Your Majesty, Prince Consort Ouyang did not cast spells on these businessmen. He held an investment promotion conference in Beiping City and announced the new city plan in front of all the businessmen. The so-called new city plan is"

Jiang Wei spent about a quarter of an hour describing to Zhu Yuanzhang the situation of the investment conference and the contents of the new city plan.

The more Zhu Yuanzhang listened, the more shocked he became, and his eyes became rounder.

"Your Majesty, the repair of the Great Wall is in the first stage of the new city plan, and Ouyang Prince Consort also told these businessmen that if they can participate in the repair of the Great Wall, when the Great Wall is repaired in the future, a huge monument will be erected in the most conspicuous position. The names of all participating merchants are engraved on it, and they will be worshiped and passed down forever!"

"It is precisely for this reason that these businessmen signed up one after another, and even made huge sacrifices for a spot!"

hiss--

After hearing Jiang Wei's description, Zhu Yuanzhang's first thought was: Damn!Are these businessmen fools?Ouyang Lun can make you so crazy just by erecting a monument! ?

Aren’t you businessmen the ones who don’t let go of the eagle when they see the rabbit? Why has it become like this now?

But Zhu Yuanzhang's second thought: Ouyang Lun is so young, why is he so skilled at grasping people's hearts? !Isn't this just selling reputation to businessmen?I have used this trick before!

Fame is of course the most valuable but also the least valuable. Ouyang Lun used this method to make those businessmen willing to be driven by him, and the repair of the Great Wall was solved.

What a Ouyang Lun!

After thinking about this clearly, Zhu Yuanzhang's face became more serious. This time he really underestimated Ouyang Lun.

I originally thought that allowing Ouyang Lun to stay in Beizhili would give him a good experience, and then assign three tasks at the same time to beat Ouyang Lun, but I never expected that Ouyang Lun would come up with such a method.

With the support of so many businessmen, money and manpower for repairing the Great Wall will no longer be a problem.

"Ouyang Lun, you are very good! You are going to fight me to the end!"

Zhu Yuanzhang also fully understood at this moment that the officials in Beizhili had ceased their activities before. It was not because Ouyang Lun and officials in Peiping were afraid at all, but because they had adopted another approach.

"Jiang Yu!"

"The minister is here." Jiang Wei's heart skipped a beat. As a minister around Zhu Yuanzhang, he knew very well that Zhu Yuanzhang was now in an extremely angry state.

"You said that Ouyang Lun behaved so recklessly and did not take the court seriously. I should do this?" Zhu Yuanzhang asked in a deep voice.

"Your Majesty is a wise king, and I am just your canine, ears, and eyes. I dare not speak out." If it were Jiang Wei before, he would definitely say loudly that he should attack Ouyang Lun. However, after so long, Jiang Wei is much calmer and calmer, and he does not dare to Random statements.

"I just want you to tell me!"

Zhu Yuanzhang said in a deep voice.

Seeing this, Jiang Wei knew that if he didn't say a few words today, he might not be able to leave the Hall of Supreme Harmony.

"Your Majesty, I thought that Ouyang's restoration of the Great Wall would be beneficial to the Ming Dynasty no matter how successful it was. On the contrary, it saved the court a lot of money. Not only is it nothing wrong, but it is a meritorious service!"

"Now the new city plan planned by Ouyang Prince Consort has begun to be implemented, and it has received support from local officials, wealthy businessmen, and officials. If the imperial court vetoes this plan, it will not be conducive to the development of Beizhili!"

"Furthermore, Beiyuan has been secretly building up its strength these days, and the Rangers have continued to launch attacks on our Ming Dynasty. The repair of the Great Wall will also be conducive to the peace of the northern border."

After listening to Jiang Wei's words, Zhu Yuanzhang's expression became quite complex. He didn't know this clearly. The Great Wall was an important barrier for the Ming Dynasty. If it could be repaired without spending any money, it would be a great merit! But Zhu Yuanzhang felt very unbalanced in his heart!

So what kind of appeal does Ouyang Lun have that can make businessmen flock to him so much? Throwing fame and wealth is indeed a reason, but Zhu Yuanzhang knows better that the underlying reason is Ouyang Lun! Do you really think those businessmen are fools? If a random person stands up and says that he wants to erect a monument for the person who built the Great Wall, look at how many people will respond. Even if Zhu Yuanzhang personally issued the order, the effect is probably not as good as Ouyang Lun, which explains the problem.

How could Zhu Yuanzhang not be envious of him?How not to be afraid! ?

"His Majesty."

"What's the matter?!" Zhu Yuanzhang said impatiently.

"I have some news here, which was also brought back by Ji Gang." Jiang Wei said cautiously.

"Say!"

"The thing is like this. Now many officials in Beizhili have problems with His Majesty, saying that Your Majesty is becoming more and more stupid!"

"what!"

Zhu Yuanzhang had a cold look on his face, with murderous intent in his eyes.

"Call me stupid, do they not want to live anymore?"

Zhu Yuanzhang's roar resounded throughout the hall, and a suffocating aura swept out.

Jiang Wei and the eunuchs and maids in the hall were so frightened that they all knelt down and trembled.

Wang Zhong also quickly knelt down.

He originally thought that it was outrageous for these Northern Zhili officials to jointly submit a letter to force the Emperor to marry him, but he did not expect that they actually called the Emperor fatuous! ?

Have these people become so bold since they followed Ouyang's consort? Don't they know that with His Majesty's order, their heads will be moved, and not only themselves, but also their relatives and family members will be severely sentenced!

Wang Zhong has followed Zhu Yuanzhang for so long and is quite familiar with Zhu Yuanzhang's temper. These Beizhili officials have obviously angered Zhu Yuanzhang.

Wang Zhong looked up and saw that Zhu Yuanzhang was clenching his hands tightly, veins bulging out on his temples and neck, and his eyes were about to spit fire. He originally wanted to say something to persuade him, but when he saw this, he immediately gave up. Thinking, he lowered his head again.

Waiting for Zhu Yuanzhang to be furious! !

The emperor was angry and laid down a million corpses. Although this sentence was a bit arrogant, it was definitely a routine operation to make hundreds of people lose their heads.

However, after kneeling and waiting for a while, Wang Zhong did not notice Zhu Yuanzhang's next move. Even Zhu Yuanzhang's violent breathing when he was angry at first gradually calmed down.

Eh? what happened?

Is the sun coming out in the west today?

Why is there nothing more to say about His Majesty? This... This is not like the Emperor he knows!

In the last empty seal case and the last Hu Weiyong case, tens of thousands of people lost their lives. Although this incident is not as serious as the previous two incidents, it is of a bad nature! Your Majesty should not remain indifferent.

Wang Zhong and Jiang Wei looked at each other while kneeling, and both sides saw confusion in each other's eyes.

Zhu Yuanzhang had indeed calmed down, with thoughts in his mind.

Previously, a group of officials from North Zhili signed a letter. Although they were forcing the palace, the demands were reasonable. However, at that time, he was so angry with Ouyang Lun that he only wanted to teach the latter a lesson and ignored the voices of the officials in North Zhili. Now, Faced with an extremely difficult task in Beizhili, Ouyang Lun was able to lead them to find a solution to the problem.

In comparison, he, the emperor, is obviously fatuous.

From the bottom of his heart, Zhu Yuanzhang also knew that he did go a bit too far this time. In order to suppress Ouyang Lun alone, he also suppressed the entire Beizhili officials and people. Under such circumstances, the Beizhili officials did not rebel. This is already , according to Zhu Yuanzhang's script, Ouyang Lun would definitely be unable to withstand the pressure in the end and would surrender to him and beg for mercy. As long as Ouyang Lun surrendered and begged for mercy, he could do whatever he wanted in the future without worrying about Ouyang Lun being out of his control.

The actual situation did not follow Zhu Yuanzhang's script, and according to the "New City Plan" proposed by Ouyang Lun, the three tasks that were previously thought to be impossible to complete no matter what, now seem not that difficult.

This put Zhu Yuanzhang in a rather embarrassing position.

It is impossible for me, Zhu Yuanzhang, to surrender to that boy Ouyang Lun and beg for mercy!

But if we continue to be tough, for example, the officials from the northern Zhili government insulted me and started a bloody storm. The Hu Weiyong case and the empty seal case were only cleaned up. The current state of Ming Dynasty can no longer afford to clean up again, and it really did this. , the people all over the world will definitely think that he, Zhu Yuanzhang, is a small-minded, vengeful person. Doesn’t this make him even more solidly known as a coward and a tyrant?

Thinking of this, Zhu Yuanzhang naturally couldn't get angry and felt a tightness in his chest.

"roll!"

"Get out of here!"

"I want to have some peace and quiet!"

Hearing this, Jiang Zhen, Wang Zhong and the eunuchs and maids in the hall did not dare to stop at all, and crawled away from the Hall of Supreme Harmony.

Waiting to leave the Hall of Supreme Harmony.

Jiang Wei and Wang Zhong first took a breath each, patted their chests, and smoothed their breathing.

"Your Majesty, today seems to be different from usual." Jiang Wei muttered.

"Indeed, it's not like His Majesty's style." Wang Zhong nodded, "Forget it, let's not try to figure out His Majesty's thoughts."

Things about Beizhili quickly spread among officials in the capital.

Many officials did not sleep well that day. After all, in their opinion, Emperor Zhu Yuanzhang's behavior this time was quite abnormal. He accompanied the emperor like a tiger, and they could not figure out the emperor's thoughts. How could they sleep well and eat well.

So when we went to the morning court the next day, many people came with dark circles under their eyes and pale faces.

"Your Majesty has arrived, all ministers will come to court early!"

"Your Majesty is here to greet you, Long live Your Majesty!"

"Get back on your feet." Zhu Yuanzhang also had dark circles under his eyes and looked tired. It was obvious that he didn't sleep well last night. He tossed and turned all night long, but fortunately he had figured it out a lot.

"Your Majesty, I heard that many officials in the Northern Zhili Province have complaints against Your Majesty, and I think we should arrange for a thorough investigation by the imperial censor! To set the record straight!" Li Shanchang stood up and said loudly.

Since the officials in Beizhili are scolding His Majesty, it will definitely not be wrong to check them.

Zhu Yuanzhang waved his hand, "Let's leave the matter of officials in Beizhili and stop watching the Metropolitan Procuratorate."

"I thought about it yesterday and felt that the tasks I assigned to Beizhili before were indeed inappropriate, which caused me and the officials in Beizhili to be unable to work as one. However, the officials in Beizhili did not disappoint me, even in face-to-face meetings. Faced with the almost impossible task assigned by me, they still chose to go all out and found a solution!"

“Such spirit and ability are truly commendable!”

"The repair of the Great Wall is an important matter for the Ming Dynasty and must be handled properly."

"For the new city plan proposed by Beizhili, the imperial court should also give support, and all ministries should discuss it to see where they can help them, and draw up a charter."

After hearing what Zhu Yuanzhang said, all the officials had to admire Zhu Yuanzhang.

Your Majesty deserves to be your Majesty, and he deserves to be the one who conquered the Ming Dynasty with just one bowl in the beginning. In terms of the overall situation, he is far superior to the ministers like them.

All officials also breathed a sigh of relief at this moment. Judging from Zhu Yuanzhang's words, this "bloody storm" should be unstoppable.

"Your Majesty Shengming!"

People who react slowly are still thinking about what Zhu Yuanzhang said, while people who react quickly are already shouting.

"Your Majesty Shengming!"

For a time, Zhu Yuanzhang and all the officials looked much better, and the atmosphere in Tai Chi Hall became lively.

"Your Majesty, I also know something about the affairs of Beizhili. The merchants fought hard and fought for quotas in order to repair the Great Wall. From this aspect, it can also be seen that the merchants of Ming Dynasty are not all profit-seeking people, but also have a patriotic heart. The heart of the country.”

"If we follow Prince Consort Ouyang's plan, repair the Great Wall, and erect monuments for these merchants, then there's nothing wrong with it!"

"This will definitely become a trend in the future. If all businessmen are proud of this, why worry about the Ming Dynasty not being prosperous again? This will definitely become a good story!"

"My household department is willing to use some silver to reward those businessmen and give them plaques!"

"The Ministry of Household Affairs can just take the money. Let me, the Ministry of Etiquette, handle the plaque and other matters!"

"Our Ministry of Punishment can set up a special list. Businessmen like these who serve the country and the people will not be punished for their crimes."

"The Ministry of Civil Affairs can give these businessmen's sons the opportunity to enter politics."

The officials all talked about it and came up with many ways to support it, which made Zhu Yuanzhang very happy. The key is that the money spent on these measures was not even [-]% of the cost of repairing the Great Wall!

hum!

Ouyang Lun can make a small profit, but I will never lose! As soon as my thoughts opened up, my whole body suddenly became enlightened. Let's see who else calls us a fool and a tyrant.

Ouyang Lun didn't know the situation of the imperial court, but the money for repairing the Great Wall had been secured.

Fortunately, I told you in advance that the number of places is limited. If you take all the flowers as ordered, it will be enough to build the entire Great Wall.

Although the money problem was solved, time became a second problem.

Originally, there was only half a year left to build the hotel, the heaven and earth, and hold an investment meeting to identify the contractor. After all this work, a month was gone.

So after the contractor was identified, the work of repairing the Great Wall had already begun. In order to complete the repair of the Great Wall this year, Ouyang Lun specially arranged Zhao Tianming as the general person in charge, assisted by Xu Liang and others. Of course, he himself was focused on repairing himself. residence.

The Great Wall is being repaired in full swing, but the number of merchants coming to Beiping City has never stopped.

There are long lines of businessmen lining up at the Yamen of the Prefect of Peking every day, waiting to meet Xu Liang, the Prefect of Peiping.

"Brother Xu, I haven't seen you for many years, you have to do this for me no matter what!" a middle-aged wealthy businessman pleaded.

"Brother Hu, I really didn't expect that you would come to Peiping when you were doing business well in Fujian." Xu Liang said in shock.

(End of this chapter)