Zhu Yuanzhang was furious when he saw this old man.
gnashing teeth,
An expression that hates the iron that cannot be transformed into steel,
The fifth child, Zhu Ji, is a humble man, kind and filial in nature, upright and selfless, intelligent and alert.
Among the brothers, he was the one whom Lao Zhu favored the most besides Prince Zhu Biao.
Otherwise, he would not have conferred the title of King of Wu on the fifth Zhu Ju when he informed the Ancestral Temple.
King Wu, what does it represent to the Ming Dynasty?
Just say one thing,
Before Lao Zhu became emperor, he called King Wu to start a rebellion.
The meaning of the word "King of Wu" is self-evident.
Later, Zhu Yuanzhang changed the title of Zhu Xi to the king of Zhou and suppressed Kaifeng, but he was completely disappointed with the fifth Zhu Xi.
As a son, as a brother, as an elder, as a friend, I can't find anything wrong with him.
Anyone who has come into contact with King Zhou Zhu is full of praise when talking about King Zhou.
Among the princes with perverted personalities, the fifth eldest son, Zhu Rui, is also the only normal person.
Logically speaking, Zhu Yuanzhang should favor this son more, so why is this so?
The reason is that the fifth child, Zhu Xi, is the most incompetent in his most important role.
That is the prince.
As the prince, Zhu Xi was granted the title of vassal, and the Ming Dynasty was protected by his vassal vassal.
It is true that he does not pay attention to political affairs. Instead, he is extremely obsessed with medical skills and other minor matters. He often even delays political affairs because he goes out to collect medicines to treat diseases.
How could Zhu Yuanzhang not be disappointed? !
Lao Zhu can accept that his son has a weird personality, but he absolutely cannot accept that his own child has no ambition!
What's more, these are Empress Ma's own children!
It's okay for Zhu Ji, the fifth child, not to mention his medical skills. When he heard about it, he dared to take Empress Ma's pulse to show off his medical skills.
Zhu Yuanzhang was exploded instantly!
The brothers lowered their heads one after another. When Lao Zhu loses his temper, there are only two people in the world who can suppress Lao Zhu's anger.
Queen Ma counts as one, Zhu Biao and Zhu Xiongying count as one together,
Although they heard their father scolding Lao Wu, the brothers did not dare to speak at all.
If things go wrong, Zhu Yuanzhang will immediately change the gunpoint if he doesn't like it, and then turn around and scold himself.
No one would be stupid enough to get into trouble like this!
The boss Zhu Biao sighed and could only bite the bullet, smiled apologetically and said,
"Father, fifth brother, he is also..."
Zhu Yuanzhang glanced at Zhu Biao and shouted,
"Did we ask you that?!"
Zhu Biao was confused when he was told that.
"ah?"
Zhu Yuanzhang waved his hand impatiently,
"Go to the other side! I stare at two holes every day! I don't understand anything!"
Look at these two children you educate! Yunwen and Yunxi! What's going on? !
Is this how you become a father? ! "
have to! Lao Zhu is diverting the fire!
Zhu Biao shrank his neck and let you say it,
But I still cursed in my heart,
You are not an incompetent father. Look at these brothers, how can any of them be normal? !
The other brothers were so tense that they didn't even dare to move.
In their memories, there were only a handful of times when their father reprimanded their eldest brother!
Father, what's going on? Where did it come from? !
"Pay your money!"
After Lao Zhu scolded him, he looked at Zhu Biao and snorted coldly,
This time, Zhu Biao was completely defeated.
What's going on? !
What's the point? !
Why do you still have to pay after being scolded? !
Zhu Biao said ah twice, thinking he heard wrongly.
"Father...Father, what did you say?"
"take money!"
Zhu Yuanzhang stretched out his hand toward Zhu Biao, looking like an old scoundrel.
"One thousand dan! By the way, we don't need salary money! Just give us food and we'll change the money ourselves!"
"this....."
Zhu Biao could only look back at the brothers and saw that their shoulders were shaking slightly and they looked like they were suppressing laughter.
Zhu Biao finally understood what was going on!
Lao Zhu scolded himself for being fake, but taking the opportunity to fight against the autumn wind was true!
And if you want one, it costs a thousand stones!
Although this small amount of food was nothing to Zhu Biao, Zhu Biao looked helpless when his father blackmailed him so blatantly.
What's even more annoying is that
Lao Zhu still doesn’t want his salary!
The salary note is the Ming Dynasty treasure note issued by the Ming Dynasty government!
This Ming Dynasty treasure banknote is modeled after the banknotes issued by the Yuan Dynasty, but Zhu Yuanzhang knew nothing about economics, let alone currency devaluation.
When it was first issued, tens of millions of taels were issued.
The result can be imagined. The face value of Ming Dynasty banknotes is getting larger and larger, and the purchasing power is indeed getting lower and lower.
Nowadays, even private trade no longer accepts Ming Dynasty treasure banknotes!
But, it doesn’t matter, Zhu Yuanzhang has even more damaging tricks,
Isn’t it true that no one uses Ming Dynasty treasure banknotes?
Well, let’s use it to pay officials’ salaries!
This Ming official had bad luck for eight lifetimes, serving as an official under Zhu Yuanzhang.
Originally, the annual salary was pitiful, and Lao Zhu would still pay with grain money from time to time.
The proportion of mixed grain notes was also erratic. Anyway, they would take whatever amount Lao Zhu gave them.
The officials came out from the civil service department after receiving their wages and looked at the thick wad of banknotes in their hands.
Want to cry but have no tears,
This piece of shit has no use, it will hurt your butt even if you rub it!
Zhu Biao looked at Lao Zhu with resentful eyes. Lao Zhu made it clear that he did not want any salary.
You, the old man, also know that this Ming Dynasty treasure money is worthless!
Then you still pay the officials with Ming Dynasty banknotes? !
"Why are you looking at us like that? I rub your butt every day. It's hard work without any credit. Why do you want something?"
Zhu Biao took a deep breath, his eyelids twitched wildly, and he forced a stiff smile.
"Dad, I will prepare it for you later."
Zhu Biao said the last few words through gritted teeth. Only Lao Zhu could bully the gentle Zhu Biao into this.
The fourth child, Zhu Di, couldn't bear it anymore and burst into laughter.
After laughing out loud, Zhu Di quickly covered his mouth in horror.
But it's too late,
Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Zhu Di and said,
"You can also take a thousand stones. As an uncle, you have to show your gratitude."
Zhu Di had a bitter look on his face, "Father, I have too many nephews. Who should I tell him?"
Zhu Yuanzhang raised his eyebrows.
"Damn it! Where do you come from so much talk?! Just take the money if I tell you!
There are also the third and fifth children, you have to take them too! "
The third child said oh, from the moment Zhu Yuanzhang started blackmailing Zhu Biao, the third child Zhu Fan knew that he couldn't escape either.
Only Zhu Di could laugh silly,
Even if you think about it with a pig's brain, you can understand that my father can even blackmail his most beloved eldest brother, how many other brothers can he outrun? !
Seeing that his father was no longer angry with him, the fifth child, Zhu Ji, quickly said excitedly,
"Father! I prepare two thousand stones!"
Zhu Di looked at the back of the fifth child Zhu Xi with hatred in his eyes, gritted his teeth,
I cursed in my heart,
Are you in this volume? !
We all pay one thousand stone, but you have to pay two thousand stone, right?
Significant to you? !
Damn it, you enfeoff Kaifeng, that place is rich,
Your brother and I have entrusted the land of Yan, and now we are preparing to fight against poverty!
Are you just going to mess with your brother like this? !
Zhu Yuanzhang nodded with satisfaction,
"Well, you know a lot about things. Unlike some people, no matter how much money they ask for, they still hate their own father!"
After saying that, he glared at Zhu Biao.
If Zhu Biao hadn't been strong enough, he might have rolled his eyes and fainted right now.
What is this!
"Okay! Let's go! Come back to me when the second child arrives!"
Having said that, Lao Zhu turned around and left without any hesitation.
"Oh, that's right! Hurry up and prepare the things you promised us!"
The brothers said in unison listlessly,
"I understand, Father."
Lao Zhu hummed in satisfaction, then whistled with his hands behind his back and left.
If Zhu Xiongying were here, he would have been so frightened that he could not close his mouth.
Lao Zhu said he would get money for him, but this is how he did it!
After watching Zhu Yuanzhang leave, the fifth child Zhu Xi murmured,
"Is your father so poor now?"
The third child, Zhu Fan, rolled his eyes at the fifth child and said,
"How can we not be poor?! The military expenditures for the invasion of Yunnan last year were countless!
I heard that floods have occurred in Jiangsu and Zhejiang, and disaster relief funds have also been distributed. Now the treasury in Beijing is extremely poor! Not even a grain of rice can be squeezed out! "
After saying that, the third child Zhu Fan looked at the eldest brother Zhu Biao,
Zhu Biao's face was ugly, but he didn't say anything, which was regarded as acquiescing to Zhu Fan's statement.
The Ming Dynasty treasury is really poor now!
The fourth child, Zhu Di, trembled all over and asked,
"Brother, what trick does dad want to use this time?"
All the brothers looked at each other,
Based on their understanding of Zhu Yuanzhang, whenever the Ming Dynasty's treasury was empty, Zhu Yuanzhang usually had three tricks:
Kill wealthy businessmen, kill officials, and impose heavy taxes.
Zhu Biao sighed,
"Recently, officials from North Korea and China have been quiet."
Zhu Di let out a long oh, and suddenly realized.
