"Merchant Prince?"
Hearing this, Zhu Biao couldn't help but have a strange look flash in his eyes, and then he took the memorial handed over by Zhu Yuanzhang with a curious face and started reading it.
The more he looked, the more serious his expression became.
As for Zhu Yuanzhang, he looked at the food box held by the old eunuch on the side with a curious look on his face.
"Did Biao'er bring us food?"
Zhu Biao, who was looking at the memorial, casually replied: "Dad, please open it and have a taste. The barbecue inside is very fragrant."
After hearing this, Zhu Yuanzhang didn't think much and opened the food box directly.
Immediately, a strong aroma of meat spurted out from the food box and filled the entire Fengtian Hall.
"Gulu~"
Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't help but swallowed.
"Damn, what kind of meat is this? We haven't eaten such fragrant meat in decades!"
All the eunuchs in the palace looked straight at the food box and swallowed crazily.
"Dad, this is barbecue!" Zhu Biao said.
"BBQ?"
Zhu Yuanzhang was stunned for a moment, and then asked again: "Did Biaoer eat it?"
"After the child asked the palace chef to bake it, he quickly brought it to his father!"
Zhu Biao also put down the memorial in his hand and looked into the food box.
"Dad, eat quickly, this barbecue won't taste good when it gets cold!"
After hearing this, Zhu Yuanzhang was not polite and directly picked up the entire food box and placed it on an empty table on one side of the hall.
At the same time, he shouted to Zhu Biao: "Come, Biao'er, let us have a good meal."
"My child obeys the order!"
Zhu Biao responded and walked over quickly.
Immediately, the two of them picked up their chopsticks and ate the barbecue in the food box.
"Hmm~ It smells so damn good..."
After one sip, Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes widened again.
Then, he no longer cared about the image, rolled up his sleeves, and started eating.
On the side, Zhu Biao's actions were not much better.
Soon, a plate of barbecue entered their stomachs.
"Damn, this kind of barbecue can actually make mutton so delicious..."
While eating, Zhu Yuanzhang felt something. After smacking his lips, he shouted: "Come here, bring us two jugs of wine!"
"Yes, Your Majesty!"
The old eunuch who had been serving Zhu Yuanzhang could no longer bear the smell of barbecue in the food box. After hearing Zhu Yuanzhang's words, he quickly walked down.
In less than a moment, two jugs of fine wine were served.
Seeing this, Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't wait to pick up the wine bottle and poured two glasses.
"Biao'er, this barbecue is very weird. We've only had a few bites, and I feel like eating barbecue without drinking alcohol is always boring. Come on, Biao'er, have a drink with us..."
After that, he drank it all in one gulp.
Seeing this, Zhu Biao looked shocked and said quickly: "Dad, drink slowly."
Just as he said that, he couldn't help but drink the wine in the glass in one gulp.
"It's so cool..."
Zhu Yuanzhang's face was filled with relief.
“It’s fun, and you have to pair it with wine when you eat barbecue!”
"Biao'er, is this barbecue sent by the fourth child?"
Zhu Biao looked in admiration, "Dad is really smart, he guessed it so quickly. Early this morning, the fourth child sent someone to deliver the secret recipe for barbecue, as well as the special spices needed for barbecue.
After the child asked the imperial chef to make it, he hurriedly sent it to his father! "
"Humph, I think the fourth child has some conscience!"
Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes flashed with pride.
"Come on, come on, eat quickly!"
"Dad, you eat too!"
"drink……
"No wonder Lao Si dares to double the price of the drinks in his barbecue shop, and those merchants still like to drink them."
"Dad, the fourth child now not only knows how to fight, but also learns to make money!"
"..."
After a while, all the barbecue in the food box had been eaten, and Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Biao were both a little tipsy.
Suddenly, Zhu Yuanzhang remembered something, and his eyes were full of sadness.
"It's a pity that your mother left early and couldn't eat such delicious barbecue!"
Zhu Biao also had a sad look on his face, "Don't worry, Dad, I will ask the imperial chef to bake the barbecue tomorrow and deliver it to my mother in person so that she can have a taste too!"
"good!"
Zhu Yuanzhang patted Zhu Biao's shoulder vigorously, "You are indeed our great eldest son!"
Zhu Biao gasped in pain.
Zhu Yuanzhang did not notice it, but continued: "It's better to follow our standards. The second, third, and fourth bastards will cause trouble for us!"
"Especially the fourth child, he directly gave us the title of Merchant Prince, which really embarrasses us!"
Zhu Biao smiled bitterly and said, "Dad, actually the fourth child's starting point is also good."
"Um?"
Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Zhu Biao and asked, "Did that bastard Fourth beg you for mercy?"
Zhu Biao nodded slightly and said, "Yes."
"After the fourth child understood the name of the merchant prince, he also noticed something was wrong.
So, he quickly issued another notice.
When merchants from the south go to have a barbecue, as long as they pay with food, they can eat first and get a discount on the meal.
In addition, if a southern merchant transports one stone of grain from the south to Beiping, Laosi's barbecue restaurant can directly send him a skewer of barbecue.
If you transport one hundred shi of grain to Peiping, with the food stamps, you don’t have to queue up at the barbecue shop!
And if you bring in 500 shi of grain, not only will you not have to queue, but you can also eat any dish from the barbecue shop..."
"Um?"
After hearing this, Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't help but a glimmer of light flashed in his eyes, "This bastard Fourth Brother finally did something serious for the Beiping Mansion!"
"Exactly!"
Zhu Biao nodded in agreement, "Besides, dad, my son has been studying the farm founded by the fourth child these days.
The child discovered that the farm built by the fourth child was also very knowledgeable. "
Zhu Yuanzhang asked with interest: "Tell us about it."
Zhu Biao's face lit up and he said quickly: "Dad, you see, there are fewer people and more land in Peiping, especially those barren hills that are of no use. Now the fourth child has just circled a few useless hills and hired hundreds of people who can't farm." The disabled soldiers and generals raised tens of thousands of chickens, ducks, sheep and goats.
As long as these chickens, ducks, sheep and goats are raised for a year or two, the number will double. In this way, Beiping Prefecture will no longer be short of eggs, duck eggs, or wool.
As for the Yanshan Guard, Kaiping Guard, Xingzhou Guard, and Yongning Guard around Beiping, they can also purchase meat from Laosi Farm.
In this way, in two years' time, the northern guards will at least be able to eat some meat.
Moreover, hundreds of thousands of people in Beiping Prefecture can also eat some meat.
With the supplement of meat, the physical strength of both the common people and the soldiers of the guard can be increased.
Whether it is farming or conquering those Northern Yuan Tatars, it is very beneficial.
The most important thing is that these meats are not paid for by the court.
Moreover, the fourth child also took care of those disabled soldiers and generals..."
Zhu Yuanzhang nodded slightly, "According to Biao'er, this farm is really useful."
"But how can it be so easy to raise chickens, ducks, goats and sheep? If you are not careful, so many chickens, ducks, goats and goats may be crowded together and they may all die of illness!"
"this……"
Zhu Biao's face was startled and he said hurriedly: "I will write a letter to the fourth child soon and remind the fourth child to pay more attention to these things!"
"Um!"
Zhu Yuanzhang nodded slightly.
Seeing this, Zhu Biao breathed a sigh of relief.
According to his understanding, his father's behavior proved that the fourth child's matter was over. As for the little magistrate whom the fourth son wanted to protect, it wouldn't be a big deal.
It's just that the merchant prince...
Hum hum, these officials and gentry are still evil-minded!
A few months ago, so many people were killed but you were not alerted, and now you are seeking death like this. Do you really think your father will never kill anyone again?
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