Zhu Chongba and Zhu Laosi.
I just wandered around in this vault for half an hour, feeling the charm of gold.
Both eyes lit up.
"Dang Dang Dang" picked up the gold bar and threw it up again, making a crisp sound.
"Dad, there's so much gold. It's the first time I've seen so much gold."
Zhu Di couldn't help but sigh, even if he was the emperor, he had never seen so much gold.
"yes."
Zhu Yuanzhang murmured: "You said, it turns out that this is the gold standard implemented by Li Xiao. The current circulation of Ming Dynasty banknotes on the market relies on this support?"
Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Di had listened to Li Xiao's explanation before, but it was better to meet each other than to be famous. After seeing so much gold, they roughly understood the reason.
"That's pretty much what it means."
Zhu Di agreed.
"That one, come here."
Zhu Yuanzhang waved to the bank manager and asked, "What is your name? What is your current position?"
The chief manager of the bank bowed and said: "Back to the Supreme Emperor, I am Mei Jiale. He was originally the county magistrate of Dong'an County. Thanks to the appreciation of the imperial master, he is now the chief manager of the Ming Dynasty bank and is an official of the fourth rank."
Zhu Di whispered in Zhu Yuanzhang's ear: "Dad, this Daming Bank belongs to a state-owned enterprise and has another governance system. It is subordinate to the Ministry of Household Affairs, but it is not managed by the Ministry of Household Affairs and only accepts the supervision of the Ministry of Household Affairs."
In recent years, state-owned enterprises and the imperial court belong to two sets of governance teams. State-owned enterprises are mainly linked to the economy, similar to private enterprises, but are under the control of the imperial court, but they are not directly involved in execution.
Zhu Yuanzhang nodded slightly, roughly understanding something.
Zhu Yuanzhang asked again: "Mei Jiale, right? Tell me, what will happen if the gold is used by the imperial court?"
Mei Jiale was originally the county magistrate and followed the county magistrate Li Xiao.
It was he who borrowed money from the bank to develop the county government. Later, Li Xiao felt that this person was practical, so he slowly promoted him to his current position.
He learned a lot of economic theories from Li Xiao, otherwise he would not have been able to sit in such an important position.
Upon hearing this, his expression changed slightly, and then he said:
"Back to the Supreme Emperor, the gold in this vault is actually the stock of external currency. If it is misappropriated, once the people want to exchange their treasure banknotes for gold and silver and are unable to cash out, there will be a crisis of trust and large-scale refunds. The Ming Dynasty treasure banknote system that was built so hard has collapsed, and the Ming Dynasty treasure banknote has become a piece of waste paper, and the people cannot exchange the waste paper treasure banknote for silver. The consequences are probably unimaginable.
Secondly, the gold and silver in this vault flowing to the market is equivalent to extra money out of thin air. The amount of currency in circulation exceeds the actual needs of the economy, which causes currency depreciation and a comprehensive and continuous rise in price levels. In other words, if there is too much money in the market, all prices will rise and the price system will collapse. If money is worthless, the economy will go backwards.
If inflation occurs, what can be done with one tael of silver may take ten taels of silver. After a while, it may rise to a hundred taels of silver. If this happens, I am afraid that the people will ask for the return of the newly collected Ming Dynasty debts, because if they are not used, the money will be worthless and will be lost."
Mei Jiale explained the dangers in a frightening way.
But it’s not alarmist, this is the reality.
Zhu Di and Zhu Yuanzhang can naturally understand.
In other words, the money in this vault cannot be misappropriated at all.
I spent many attempts to obtain the Ming Dynasty treasure money, but all ended in failure.
But Li Xiao succeeded and it is slowly becoming popular.
Nothing can be said to let this happen!
Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Mei Jiale in surprise and said, "It seems that you are very capable. What you say is clear and logical. Who did you learn it from?"
Mei Jiale modestly held up his hands and said: "I learned from the Imperial Master, but my ability is only one ten thousandth of that of the Imperial Master. It's just superficial."
After Zhu Yuanzhang understood, the two left the treasury. He looked at the Jin Yiwei at the door and ordered: "Go to the Ministry of Works and ask the Ministry of Works to build an iron monument with the words: Emperor Ming is not allowed to enter. Set it up in front of the treasury door."
This is an old habit. Zhu Yuanzhang had previously cast an iron sign saying "Ministers are not allowed to interfere in political affairs" and hung it in the palace gate. This time the iron sign was aimed at the emperor.
"yes."
Jin Yiwei cupped his hand and went to do it immediately.
Zhu Di nodded slightly and understood Zhu Yuanzhang's intention.
It is true that this treasury cannot be entered casually, not even by the emperor.
I'm afraid if there are unscrupulous descendants in future generations who squander all the money in this treasury.
"Fourth, let's not come to this place again."
Zhu Yuanzhang smiled and said: "When we go back, we will establish the ancestral precepts and write this in the ancestral precepts."
Zhu Di nodded: "Dad has thought carefully and must be careful."
Hearing this, the chief manager Mei Jiale on the side breathed a deep sigh of relief. The two saints were really wise. He had been worrying so much just now. The Ming Dynasty Bank was stable.
Zhu Yuanzhang looked at the general manager Mei Jiale again, "Lead the way, I want to see how the Ming Dynasty debt is raised."
"this"
Mei Jiale was about to speak but stopped.
But thinking that these two saints are relatively wise, there is no way to stop them. After all, they can’t be stopped. Even if the national master is here in person, I’m afraid he can’t stop them.
"Your Majesty, please come this way."
Mei Jiale led the way and took the two of them to the archives next to the treasury.
There are many people here who are sorting out documents and data.
"Your Majesty, these officials have signed confidentiality agreements. They have food and accommodation in this warehouse. There are also living quarters over there. They can go home to visit relatives twice a year, but they cannot reveal any information. Otherwise, it will be an economic crime. "
Mei Jiale led the two people in while explaining the principle.
Li Xiao had indeed gone to the Ministry of Punishment in recent years and added many new laws. Zhu Di allowed this matter, but he did not carefully study the laws added by Li Xiao. He did not expect that this crime would be added now.
"Oh?" Zhu Di said with a smile: "Then after I read the document information you mentioned, wouldn't it mean that I have also committed an economic crime?"
"Don't dare." Mei Jiale hurriedly explained with a smile: "This world belongs to the Holy One, so the Holy One can naturally see it, but except for the two Holy Ones, no one else can see anything."
Zhu Di said with a smile, "Then I ask you, if the Imperial Master wants to see it, can he see it?"
Mei Jiale replied: "No way."
Zhu Di was surprised, "I didn't expect that the Imperial Master has cultivated a talent. If this position wasn't for you, I would have promoted you to an official."
Mei Jiale smiled modestly and said: "Ashamed, ashamed. In fact, the Imperial Preceptor leads by example and will not ask to see these documents and information. Thanks to the Imperial Preceptor's appreciation, I have gone from a low-ranking county magistrate to my current position. I am already very satisfied." La, don’t expect to be promoted.”
Zhu Yuanzhang was curious and added another sentence: "What is the salary for your official position?"
Mei Jiale had sweat on his forehead, but he had to answer truthfully, otherwise it would be the crime of deceiving the emperor, and said: "Back to Your Majesty, actually this cannot be said, but your Majesty asked, I can only tell the truth, my salary... compare Duo. Right now it’s an annual salary of five thousand taels.”
Zhu Yuanzhang: "????"
Zhu Di: "???"
Xia Yuanji: "????"
After the words fell, the three of them were stunned.
Especially Xia Yuanji, who holds the position of Minister of Household Affairs and is a second-grade official.
When I was in Nanjing, my salary was an annual salary of 3,600 taels, half of which was offset in kind. If I had to sell it, I would suffer a lot of losses.
But after the capital was moved, the salary was improved, silver was directly discovered, and the salary was increased to 520 years of salary, but it was not comparable to this!
This fourth-grade official has an annual salary of five thousand taels?
Ten times as much as myself!
The treatment of this state-owned enterprise seems to be much better than the treatment of the court? ?
However, Xia Yuanji, the Minister of Household Affairs, soon figured out that this should be a high salary to support integrity. After all, this state-owned enterprise has a lot of profits. The officials here can make money with just a touch of their hands. The profits earned by state-owned enterprises are first Salaries are used to retain funds for development, and the excess can be turned over to the state treasury. They are not under the control of the court and have the right to independently determine their salaries, which is why such terrifyingly high salaries can appear.
After a long time, Zhu Yuanzhang also wanted to understand the principle, and he laughed and said: "The capable work harder, and the capable will get more. Your position is indeed very unusual. No wonder you don't want to be promoted, and it is true that you cannot be promoted."
Zhu Di nodded and thought to himself, I am afraid that someone else will take this position. He will easily lose his mind and will not have the ability. Although five thousand taels of silver is a lot, it also eliminates the possibility of corruption. Since Li Xiao did this, he must have his own considered.
Not long after, several people came to a room in the document library, where the user information for the Ming Dynasty Bond purchase was placed.
"I want to see who bought it, and why we raised 10 million taels of silver in less than a month."
Zhu Di smiled slightly, sat down, and was about to watch.
"Ahem."
Zhu Yuanzhang stood with his hands behind his hands and coughed twice.
Zhu Di was stunned for a moment, and then he realized that his father was still beside him. He immediately stood up and said with a flattering smile: "Your Majesty, please go first."
Zhu Yuanzhang rolled his eyes at Zhu Di and then sat down, while Zhu Di stood aside.
The atmosphere was slightly awkward.
Mei Jiale spoke first, breaking the embarrassment and said with a smile: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, we are not surprised at all that we can raise ten million taels of silver so quickly. This is the trust that the Ming Dynasty Bank has slowly accumulated over the past ten years in Peking. Whether people are exchanging precious banknotes for silver, or exchanging silver for precious banknotes, they can get it immediately. No matter the amount is large or small, we will help you handle it immediately, ranging from one million taels of silver to one penny of silver. We have done it all and have enjoyed the meticulous service of Daming Bank."
Zhu Yuanzhang nodded slightly: "Your Daming Bank has done well in recent years. I am very pleased. But has anyone ever handled a business of one million taels of silver?"
Mei Jiale nodded and said: "Yes, the Emperor. I had a customer who was in the leather business. He made his fortune in Peiping. When the business became big, he went to Taiyuan next door to open a factory and buy land to expand the business. Daming Bao was not needed there. The banknotes were exchanged for silver, and we could give out one million taels of silver on the same day."
Zhu Di said with a smile: "Dad, don't you know that many wealthy people have emerged in Beiping in recent years, and there are countless small wealthy businessmen. At the same time, they can also bring a large amount of considerable business taxes to the court."
"No wonder."
Zhu Yuanzhang nodded and asked again: "Then when this businessman goes to Taiyuan to expand his business, should the business tax be collected by Beiping or Taiyuan? If it is collected by Beiping, but if the business he does in Taiyuan is collected by Taiyuan, there is no new law implemented there. Taxation Law.”
"This" Zhu Di was stunned: "I haven't considered this."
Zhu Yuanzhang said: "Fourth, go back and think about it carefully. With the rapid development of Peiping, I am afraid there will be more and more examples like this in the future."
In terms of meticulousness, Zhu Yuanzhang far surpassed Zhu Di. He could ask a new question after just listening to these few sentences. This is why Zhu Yuanzhang was able to handle the state affairs from top to bottom by himself, and even arranged the work of each common person. Already.
"My father has a sharp eye. I will tell Gao Chi about this when I get back and ask him to discuss a countermeasure with the cabinet." Zhu Di hurriedly replied.
Then, both of them set their sights on the customer list.
This customer list is very detailed, including name, address, and Ming Dynasty debt number.
Zhu Yuanzhang flipped through a page to check.
Soon, Zhu Di and Zhu Yuanzhang were shocked when they saw the numbers above.
It turns out that hidden in the Ming Dynasty, there are so many rich people with amazing wealth!
"How come the Zhang family in Xianyang, Shaanxi Province has so much money that they bought a Ming Dynasty debt of 300,000 taels! There has not been any reform there. Wherever we went more than ten years ago, the people's lives are not the same. Very rich." Zhu Yuanzhang said in surprise.
"Father, this is indeed surprising. After buying 300,000 taels of Ming Dynasty debt, I am afraid that the family fortune is definitely not more than 500,000 taels, and it is probably just a small part! People like them don't put their eggs in one basket. Maybe it's just a test." Zhu Di was also surprised.
"There is also the Lin family in Hanyang, Huguang, who bought 500,000 taels of Ming Dynasty debt, and is another extremely rich man."
Immediately afterwards, Zhu Yuanzhang discovered that there were wealthy people all over the country, such as the Shen family, the Wang family, and the Qiao family.
"From this point, we can see the huge gap between the rich and the poor. Damn it, we were too kind before. The business tax for these businessmen was still 30 to 1 tax. These businessmen are so rich, we can't wait to transfer the new ones immediately. Commercial tax will be promoted.”
Zhu Yuanzhang cursed.
Zhu Yuanzhang has always hated businessmen very much, but now he doesn't hate the businessmen in Peiping very much, because the businessmen in Peiping teach a lot of taxes and make more than 10,000 taels, which is 50% tax, and they pay real money to the court every year. Taxes were paid, and the people still had food and drink. He liked the benign business environment created by Li Xiao in Peiping very much.
What he hates is that these giant businessmen from other places don't need to pay taxes on most of their land, even if they have money. The key is that they pay very little tax to the court.
"That's right, Father, I'm afraid the wealth accumulated by these people will never be used up for generations to come. They will only continue to annex land and squeeze the living space of ordinary people!"
Zhu Di was also very unhappy, pointing to the list and saying: "Father, look, there are no people in other places who save money. Why, I'm afraid it's because they don't have money, and look at the people in Peiping."
Hearing this, Zhu Yuanzhang looked at the roster and found the difference.
"He You, No. 32, Hutong Lane, buy one hundred taels of Ming Dynasty bonds."
"Zhang Daniu, No. 18, Daying Street, purchased 300 taels of Ming Dynasty bonds."
"Ye Fan, No. 19, Huayuan Community, Chengdong New District, purchased 500 taels of Ming Dynasty bonds."
"Zhang Kuqiang, No. 100, Fugui Community, Chengdong New District, purchased 600 taels of Ming Dynasty bonds."
Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Di were surprised to find that the people in Peiping were very rich.
"Hey, we know this Kuqiang. He pulled the rickshaw for us on the first day we came to Peking. My mother and brother were sick, so the whole family relied on him. Unexpectedly, he also turned around and could buy six hundred taels. Silver is a great debt to the Ming Dynasty.”
Zhu Yuanzhang was very pleasantly surprised after seeing a familiar name.
When he saw a strong coolie, he pulled a rickshaw for him. Zhu Yuanzhang thought at that time that if he could support his family by pulling a rickshaw at the end of the Yuan Dynasty, it would be impossible for him to rebel.
He saw Coolie Qiang sweating profusely, and he was still a little emotional at first, but now that Coolie Qiang had become rich, Zhu Yuanzhang felt even more relieved.
"I used to drive a rickshaw, but how come I not only bought a house, but also had money left over?"
Zhu Di was also a little surprised.
Mei Jiale, the general manager of the bank on the side, smiled and explained: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, there is gold everywhere in Beiping. As long as people are not lazy, diligent, and work hard, they have the opportunity to become well-off. Over the years, I have seen countless people become well-off. , all lived a good life.”
Hearing this, Zhu Yuanzhang nodded with satisfaction, "Beiping has really undergone earth-shaking changes now. This level of prosperity was more than ten times more prosperous than Nanjing back then, and now it is probably a hundred times more prosperous!"
"By the way, look how much Wang Jianlin bought."
Thinking of this, Zhu Yuanzhang was about to flip through Wang Jianlin's name, but Mei Jiale on the side helped him flip through it, "Wang Jianlin is our VIP customer. He didn't buy much this time, mainly because his business requires relatively large funds. .”
Zhu Yuanzhang took a look and found that it was indeed the case. Wang Jianlin bought 100,000 taels of Ming Dynasty debt, which seemed a bit small for a businessman of this level.
Zhu Di asked curiously from the side: "Dad, you seem to have Wang Jianlin's shares, right? How much can you get every year?"
Zhu Yuanzhang smiled proudly and said: "It's not much, about one hundred thousand taels per year."
Zhu Di: "."
The father of Qing Dynasty is so rich, but he only has one hundred thousand taels of internal funds.
Zhu Di could only praise: "Dad, you have a sharp eye. The thousand taels of silver you invested at the beginning have been returned thousands and tens of thousands of times."
The two of them continued to look through the documents, and then they unanimously searched for the richest person. They turned to the first page, the first person, and then the two of them were stunned.
Li Xiao, Duke of Yongle Government, purchased Ming Dynasty bonds for fifty million taels
Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Di's scalps were numb.
Li Xiao is so rich. No wonder he collected 10 million taels of Ming Dynasty debt in less than a month. Li Xiao clearly did half of it by himself.
The biggest fortune is right under their noses!
There are ten buckets of wealth in the world, and Li Xiao only has five buckets!
Numb!
After a long silence, Zhu Di took the lead and said: "Okay, okay, it's true that the daughter is not in the right place, her elbows are turned out. The government of this country is as rich as the country. We went to my daughter to ask for money in person a few days ago, and the result was 20 Just send me ten thousand taels."
Zhu Yuanzhang was also slightly silent and said: "It shouldn't be. Li Xiao has stopped doing business in Peking these years. Where did he get so much money?"
The two of them looked at Mei Jiale in unison.
Mei Jiale said with a smile: "Actually, this is no secret. Although Master Guoshi does not do business, he does invest, and his investments are very accurate and the rate of return is very high. Guoshi opened Li's Investment Company. It specializes in angel investment, and the businessman who received the investment will share more than half of the profits earned."
"Oh, I got it"
Zhu Yuanzhang said thoughtfully: "I'm afraid, this Li Xiao is imitating my investment in Wang Jianlin back then. This Li Xiao is really eager to learn."
Zhu Di thought to himself: "Dad, just put money on your face. You were just lucky back then. Don't you know how many times your investments failed in the future?"
After reading the archives, Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Di satisfied their curiosity and left. They were still relieved that the richest man was Li Xiao.
"Let's go, let's go back to the palace."
that's all.
The two of them sat in the carriage and returned to the palace.
Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Di were both in good moods.
After seeing the gold standard and the gold in the warehouse, plus the Ming Dynasty debt has now been collected, we can then develop the Jianzhou guards according to the plan, while reorganizing the armaments and expanding the territory.
On the way, the two of them also made a special trip to the examination room for the national examination. The examination room was actually a school with the name Ming Dynasty Official Training Institute written on it.
The two went in specially to take a look, and found that the two thousand talents who had passed the exam were now participating in training classes just like going to school, learning how to be an official and learning about psychology.
There are many people lining up in the large playground on the other side of the school, a sea of people.
"See the Supreme Emperor, see the Holy Emperor!" After an official found out, he hurriedly paid his respects.
Zhu Di nodded slightly, and the two of them continued to walk that way. After Lu Zhen, the Minister of Rites, noticed it, he immediately came over and said, "See the Supreme Emperor, Your Majesty."
"Excuse me." Zhu Di said, "Are these the scholars who failed to pass the national examination and are stranded in the capital?"
Lu Zhen cupped his hands and said: "Hui Sheng, it is these people. Since the announcement of this news, there has been an endless stream of people willing to participate, and many people have chosen to sign up. In addition, there are many scholars who have returned to their hometowns after hearing the news. I feel that I may not be able to pass the exam next year, so I don’t want to miss this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity and just come back to the capital to register.”
Zhu Di said: "Who are the main people? How many people are there now?"
Lu Zhen said: "Most of them are poor scholars who are not happy with their lives. Some of them have married, and some have not yet married. When they got this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to be an official, they signed up directly. The number of applicants is now as high as 20,000. , I’m afraid there should be about 30,000 people signing up.”
"Thirty thousand people, that's a lot."
Zhu Yuanzhang smiled and said: "This time it is good to let this group of people go to Jianzhou to spread Confucianism. They are all gathered in small tribes there, and they can be evenly divided into tribes. Scholars who are not married, With an official position and a good salary, he should be very popular there, which can promote intermarriage between the two parties. With 30,000 people integrated into the past, in ten years, they should be able to popularize Chinese. After ten years, they are prohibited from bringing local language."
Today, the tribes in Jianzhou, under the rule of Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Di, are very well-behaved and do not dare to go against the Ming Dynasty. Therefore, there is no need to worry about the safety of these scholars. If they dare to murder the appointed officials, they are seeking death.
Zhu Di smiled and said: "Father, that's what I think. After the Han Dynasty, Jianzhou will be no different from the Ming Dynasty. In addition, I also want to conquer the land over Oala. When the time comes, The approach is the same as that of Jianzhou. If we continue to expand our territory like this, our Ming Dynasty will only become more and more prosperous!"
"Okay! Well said! Fourth, we believe you can do it."
Zhu Yuanzhang felt very good when he saw that Zhu Di was so ambitious and ambitious. He saw with his own eyes that the Ming Dynasty was moving step by step towards a prosperous age that would never be seen in the ages, but he felt a little emotional in his heart. He was afraid that he would not be able to see that day.
Lu Zhen on the side cupped his hands and said: "Thanks to the Ming Dynasty, we have a national teacher like Li Xiao. I heard that the Ministry of Revenue has raised 10 million taels of silver. The salaries of these talents are guaranteed, and the Ministry of Industry can also We can start big construction there, and after these talents are trained, we can build the state guards. Our Ming Dynasty’s territory is getting wider and wider!"
Zhu Yuanzhang smiled and said: "Yes, today's Ming Dynasty is really new every day, every month, every year, and earth-shaking changes are happening all the time. From this ancient dynasty to our Ming Dynasty, there have been such big changes, and they are all far away." If you don’t open Li Xiao, Li Xiao is really our Ming Dynasty’s treasure.”
The three of them talked and laughed together, and praised Li Xiao.
In the Ming Dynasty, all one had to do was praise Li Xiao in front of the two saints, which was a sign of loyalty to the Ming Dynasty. Lu Zhen knew this very well, and he was saved by Li Xiao from the water back then, so it was logical to praise Li Xiao.
"By the way." Zhu Di asked: "These poor scholars heard that many people have lost their money. Have you arranged for their food and accommodation? Since they have become officials of the Ming Dynasty, we cannot let them be too cold. If the time comes If you have to sleep on the street, it won’t look good.”
Lu Zhen said: "Don't worry, Your Majesty, everything has been arranged. Although the construction of this examination room costs a lot, it has many uses. Ten of the examination room buildings have been converted into temporary dormitories, with twenty people per room. Originally there were bathhouses and In the canteen, three meal tickets are given out every day, which guarantees three meals for breakfast, lunch and dinner. One bathhouse ticket is given out every seven days, which allows one to take a bath. In addition, during the training period, three taels of silver are given out every month, which is enough for their food and drink expenses."
Zhu Di nodded with satisfaction: "Yes, who arranged it?"
Lu Zhen said: "Returning to the Holy Spirit is the standard set by Prince Zhu Gaochi."
Zhu Yuanzhang smiled and said: "Gao Chi is not bad, he is thoughtful."
Lu Zhen said: "The prince is meticulous in everything, has a kind heart, and is very considerate of these scholars."
After understanding what was going on here, Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Di explained themselves and left again.
"Gao Chi is very good. He has the demeanor of your eldest brother back then. He is the next generation's successor. What's more, Gao Chi and Li Xiao have a good relationship, which is even more powerful."
On the carriage, Zhu Yuanzhang directly helped Zhu Di decide on the candidate for the next generation of prince.
"What my father said is exactly what I thought." Zhu Di also nodded in agreement.
"In the next generation, I think among the emperor's grandsons, Zhu Zhanji is the only one who is good."
Then, Zhu Yuanzhang helped Zhu Di decide on the candidate for the next generation of crown prince.
Zhu Yuanzhang was always so worried, and he kept an eye on his children and grandchildren all these years.
He thought that before he left, he would worry more about Daming.
"Father, it all comes according to your wishes."
Zhu Di nodded. His father had already arranged it for him, so what else could he say?
Afterwards, the two of them rode back to the palace in a carriage.
On the way back to the palace, the carriage passed the Ministry of War, and there was a commotion there.
"What happened to the Ministry of War? Go and investigate." Zhu Di stuck his head out and looked at a guard.
After a while, the guard who went to find out the news came back and reported: "Back to the Holy Emperor, the King of Han was at the Ministry of War. I don't know what happened. He had a dispute with the officials of the Ministry of War. It was so loud that the table was overturned. "
"What?"
Zhu Di was shocked. This Gao Xu was really worried. He looked at Zhu Yuanzhang and said, "Father, you have been running away all day. Why don't you go back to the palace to rest and let your ministers handle this matter."
"We are not old yet." Zhu Yuanzhang said: "Let's go and take a look together. Gao Xu has become more and more stable over the years. He probably didn't intentionally cause trouble. I'm afraid there is something wrong."
Then, the two of them walked towards the Ministry of War.
The Duke's Mansion.
There is a secret room in the secret passage behind the bookcase in the study.
This secret room was built by Li Xiao. Entering it, you will find a relatively modern suite with everything you need. Except that there is no Internet, you can no longer feel any difference from Li Xiao's future residence.
This is the secret base of the two of them. Li Xiaodu took Zhu Ningyun to modern times. He had nothing to show off and went straight to a showdown.
Moreover, Li Xiao has spent a lot of points recently and has almost run out of points. He must do more intimate activities between couples to gain points.
In the lobby of the room, there is a high-definition projector, the kind that comes with its own film source, which is redeemed from the system and is playing movies.
At this time, Li Xiao and Zhu Ningyun were lying on the soft sofa, cuddling together. There were potato chips on the coffee table and a slightly tipsy cocktail taken out of the refrigerator.
The classic comedy "Westward Journey to the West: Moonlight Treasure Box" was playing on the TV.
"Pineapple and jackfruit!"
In the picture, the Supreme Treasure holds the moonlight treasure box high, shouts a spell, and returns to the past.
The two of them were watching the movie while Brother Xiao kept talking.
Li Xiao turned his head to look at Zhu Ningyun, his eyes were full of tenderness. He asked softly: "Is this movie good?"
Zhu Ningyun's eyebrows were as bright as spring, and she nodded and said: "It's very beautiful. I even doubt whether you have this moonlight treasure box."
"Hahaha, yes, I do have the Moonlight Box."
Li Xiao chuckled and put one of his arms on Zhu Ningyun's shoulders, their bodies leaning against each other gently.
They followed the rhythm of the film, sometimes laughing, and sometimes falling into deep thought.
Li Xiao has watched the movie many times and always feels that there is a sadness in this comedy.
The characters in the movie are struggling for love, and Li Xiao and Zhu Ningyun are also enjoying this sweet time in their own world.
Their eyes were filled with love for each other, and their laughter and conversations echoed through the living room.
Whenever a character in the movie does something funny, Li Xiao will glance at Zhu Ningyun, and she will respond to him with a sweet smile.
Their eyes met at this moment, as if they were the only two people left in the world.
The climax of the film came when Li Xiao took out a can of potato chips and handed it to Zhu Ningyun.
Zhu Ningyun ate a piece and chuckled.
Her laughter was as clear as a silver bell, and then Ningyun imitated Zixia Fairy and looked at Li Xiao affectionately, blinking slightly, which made Li Xiao's heart melt.
It really looks like Zixia in it.
But I can't learn from the Supreme Treasure and miss this love.
Li Xiao gently held Zhu Ningyun's hand.
Their palms were filled with warmth.
As the movie ends, the characters and stories in the movie, and everything about them, are like a dream, a beautiful, sweet and bleak dream.
The movie is over, but Li Xiao and Zhu Ningyun are still holding each other's hands tightly, their eyes intertwined, as if time has stopped at this moment.
"How long are you going to love me?"
"Ten thousand years is not enough, eternity is eternity."
"Yes, me too."
Li Xiao asked softly: "This movie is very interesting, right?"
"Yes." Zhu Ningyun nodded, "The shooting technology in the future will indeed be more mature, and it will be much more beautiful than that of Li Qingtian from the Ming Dynasty. However, in any case, I think the time shared by my husband and me is interesting."
Li Xiao nodded, his eyes deep and passionate, "This is what I want, to share every minute and every second of my life with you."
Zhu Ningyun smiled slightly, her eyes were like the spring sunshine, warm and bright, "I hate it, old couples always talk about love in the same way."
"The sea of suffering, love and hate in the world, it is difficult to escape fate."
The two of them were cuddling together on the sofa, and the ending song was playing on the TV.
Their hands were still holding each other tightly, as if time had stopped at this moment. The world outside the house seemed to have nothing to do with them, it was just the two of them and their deep love.
【Ding! You and Zhu Ningyun watch a movie together and enjoy an experience that transcends time and space. Both of you are very happy. Earn sweet points: 10,000 points. Trigger a 100x critical hit and get sweet points: 1,000,000 points. 】
[Current points: 10.9 million]
The pleasant system reminder sounded in Li Xiao's mind, because he was looking at future products and gained a lot of points.
Li Xiao sighed, it turns out that this is the correct way to increase points. He finally understood the purpose of the system in providing so many future items, and feelings also serve sweet love.
After all, there were too few entertainment things for couples in ancient times, but the future will be different. There are tens of thousands of movies alone. How many points will it cost?
"Ningyun, why don't you go play a game?" Li Xiao suggested.
"No, no, the game is not fun. I still want to watch a movie." Zhu Ningyun has no interest in games.
"Okay then, husband, let me choose a good movie for you. This will make everything perfect."
Just as he was talking, Li Xiao felt a noise coming from the room outside.
"Is there anyone?"
The two immediately walked out of the room.
Open the security door, and there is a secret passage outside.
Then he saw Zhu Gaosui standing outside the passage.
It turned out that Zhu Gaosui had something urgent to do with Li Xiao, and just like last time, he couldn't find him even though he was in the mansion, so he secretly searched for him on his own.
As a result, he discovered the secret passage mechanism in the study. He had been a royal guard for so many years. He could see these mechanisms at a glance, so he opened the mechanism and entered the secret passage.
"I'll go. How did you sneak in, third child?"
The two walked out of the room, and Li Xiao immediately closed the door. Fortunately, the anti-theft door used a fingerprint lock. Zhu Gaosui couldn't get in even if he had extraordinary abilities.
It's outrageous. Li Xiao designed the secret passage outside using ancient methods. Unexpectedly, Zhu Gaosui revealed it at a glance. When did this guy know this skill? ?
"Brother-in-law, there is a secret passage in your study. I looked for you and couldn't find it, so I found this secret passage. I can easily break your mechanism. It's just that the door is a bit difficult to open. There's not even a keyhole. By the way. Brother-in-law, what are you two doing in there? Is there any dirty secret here?"
Zhu Gaosui's little eyes kept trying to peek at the door, but he didn't see anything.
This time Zhu Ningyun was really a little angry, and said with a cold face: "Gao Sui, you can't enter this place casually from now on, there are really no rules!!"
"Sister, I know. I promise not to enter indiscriminately in the future." Zhu Gaosui did not expect that the normally kind Ningyun would suddenly become so angry, and he hurriedly gave in.
Li Xiao originally wanted to say something to the third child, but seeing that Zhu Ningyun lost his temper, he didn't have the majority. He looked at Zhu Gaosui and said, "Gao Sui, what's so urgent?"
Zhu Gaosui said hurriedly: "It's the second brother. The second brother was making trouble in the Ministry of War. It seemed that the table was overturned. The commotion was so big that even my father and grandfather were alarmed. I was afraid that something would happen to the second brother, so I asked my brother-in-law Come and take a look."
The brothers still have deep feelings. The second brother made a mistake and the third brother was anxious. The first thought was to ask Li Xiao for help. The third brother was just like Sha Wujing. When something happened, he would shout, "Elder Brother, Second Brother" Senior brother was captured by monsters
"Next time something like this happens to me, please ring the doorbell."
Li Xiao held his forehead and had black lines all over his head. He was indeed in an emergency, so it was hard to blame. He took Zhu Gaosui to the study room and moved a vase on the bookshelf with a small button on it.
"Oh, I told you earlier." Zhu Gaosui chuckled.
"Without further delay, husband, please go over and take a look." Zhu Ningyun did not intend to continue blaming Zhu Gaosui and looked at Li Xiaodao.
"Okay, then I'll go change my clothes."
Li Xiao is now wearing regular clothes. When entering the palace, he must wear his own national uniform.
When Zhu Ningyun took Li Xiao to the room to change clothes, he pulled Zhu Gaosui and said, "Third brother, I just yelled at you."
"It doesn't matter, sister, I did something wrong this time." Zhu Gaosui grinned and said, "By the way, sister, that's what you wanted to ask, right?"
Zhu Ningyun nodded slightly.
"Sister, I have been secretly sending people to keep an eye on this matter."
Zhu Gaosui vowed: "Don't worry, that Princess Anqing is still in unrequited love. My brother-in-law doesn't even look at her. He sheds tears every day in the palace."
Zhu Ningyun frowned slightly.
Zhu Gaosui said: "Sister, are you soft-hearted? You have to hold on to your brother-in-law tightly and don't let him get involved with others. Don't worry, sister, I'll help you keep an eye on him."
Zhu Ningyun did not answer, but waved and said: "Go, go, your brother-in-law is out."
"Sister, I'm leaving, brother."
Li Xiao also waved and followed Zhu Gaosui towards the outside of the house.
Zhu Ningyun looked at the two people leaving and sighed deeply, "The charm of my husband is really getting bigger and bigger. This Princess Baoqing is just one of them."
Forbidden City, Ministry of War.
By the time Li Xiao arrived, the place was already in a mess.
However, Zhu Gaoxu had nothing to do and stood there with his hands on his hips watching the show.
The officials of the Ministry of War were in trouble, and they all knelt on the ground as if they were being pardoned.
I saw Zhu Yuanzhang saying calmly to these officials: "Pull them all out and kill them."
As soon as these words came out, the officials of the Ministry of War all turned pale, crying and shouting: "Your Majesty, please spare my life, Your Majesty."
Fang Bin, the Secretary of the Ministry of War, had no choice but to tell the truth and cried: "Your Majesty, it's no wonder that we are responsible. It is helpless to use empty heads to make up for the number. In the final analysis, the problems all appear on the national division."
Zhu Gaoxu slapped the table and said angrily: "Fart, you are yourselves for corruption, and you actually blame the imperial master for it. Damn it!"
Having said that, he would kill someone with one draw of his saber.
At this time, Li Xiao arrived in a hurry and happened to see this scene.
One minute later and it might cause a disaster.
"Gao Xu, save someone under the knife!"
(End of chapter)
