"Anqing..."
When Queen Ma saw Princess Anqing, she immediately wanted to go up and recognize her, but was stopped by Zhu Yuanzhang.
"Let's talk about it when we get back."
Zhu Yuanzhang whispered something, and then took Queen Ma away.
Out of the county government office.
The family was walking back on a two-wheeler.
"Chongba, my daughter is right in front of me, why don't you let me recognize her?"
Queen Ma asked puzzledly.
"Sister, didn't we just reach a business cooperation agreement with Ouyang Lun? Now that our identity is exposed, can we still do the business?" Zhu Yuanzhang explained.
"Well, Zhu Chongba, are you obsessed with money? Is it more important, the daughter or the money?" Queen Ma asked angrily.
"Everything is important!" Zhu Yuanzhang said solemnly: "Sister, you should know how important this pepper is. We must firmly hold this pepper in our hands."
"And our daughter is living a good life and has not suffered any grievances."
"Mom, I think the fourth brother-in-law is sincere to the fourth sister. When he heard that the fourth sister was back, he immediately put down what he was doing and ran to pick up the fourth sister. He is much better than his father and eldest brother." Zhu Di said with a smile.
Forehead....
The air was suddenly quiet.
Zhu Di glanced at Zhu Biao's glare and realized that he had said the wrong thing.
"Father, I'm not saying that you and eldest brother are not good, but that you are not as good as Ouyang Lun! No, no, that's not what I mean, I mean..."
"Fourth, please stop talking." Zhu Biao quickly covered Zhu Di's mouth. If he continued to speak, Lao Zhu would get angry again.
"Master, should we arrest Ouyang Lun?" Mao Xiang was feeling very uncomfortable today. Several times he was ready to draw out his sword to take down Ouyang Lun, but in the end he failed. This is because he was not allowed to let him go at the critical moment. It's a truth to be happy.
Hearing this, Zhu Biao was speechless for a while.
I’m so tired!
How come everyone has become stupid after coming out of the county government office!
If you ask this question at this time, isn't that asking for scolding?
Sure enough, after Zhu Yuanzhang heard this, his face suddenly darkened.
He was obviously here to catch a corrupt official today, but in the end he was deceived by Ouyang Lun. Not only did he fail to catch the corrupt official, he ended up getting in with 80,000 taels of silver.
Thinking about it this way, it felt like he had become a big grievance.
If he says he is not angry, it must be a lie, but Zhu Yuanzhang is not angry with Ouyang Lun now, but with Mao Xiang. He has no eyesight to see which pot he does not open or lift!
Zhu Yuanzhang glared at Mao Xiang fiercely, "Well, Ouyang Lun is my son-in-law. If you want to arrest him, do you want to do it with me?"
As soon as these words came out.
Mao Xiang was so frightened that he immediately knelt on the ground, "Your Majesty, please forgive me. I know my mistake!"
"Get out of here, I plan to arrange for you to stay in Kaiping County, follow Ouyang Lun and learn how to cook grilled fish, and at the same time supervise everything about Ouyang Lun. If you have any information, report it immediately!" Zhu Yuanzhang said in a deep voice.
Mao Xiang was stunned for a moment, then he understood and nodded solemnly, "Your Majesty, please rest assured that my subordinates will definitely take advantage of the opportunity of learning how to cook grilled fish to monitor everything about the consort Ouyang Lun!"
Zhu Yuanzhang nodded and emphasized: "Monitoring Ouyang Lun is only secondary. Learning to grill fish well is the most important. If you can't cook grilled fish well, you don't have to come back."
"Yes, I understand!" Mao Xiang nodded, and then was stunned again, "Learn to do your main job... grilled fish?!"
...
Two days later.
Zhu Yuanzhang formally signed a cooperation contract with Kaiping County, and exchanged 80,000 taels of silver for about 300 kilograms of peppers, one hundred kilograms each of fresh, dried, and powdered peppers.
Of course, Zhu Yuanzhang and his family also went on a shopping spree in Kaiping County. When they arrived, they only had one carriage, but when they left, they packed three large carriages!
One hundred thousand taels of silver were spent completely.
When they walked out of Kaiping County and saw the slogan "Kaiping makes money and flowers bloom, I want to take them home" again, Zhu Yuanzhang's family finally understood.
But the faces of Zhu Yuanzhang and his family did not look as tired, angry, and violent as when they arrived. Instead, they showed joy and joy.
Zhu Di turned his head and glanced at the slogan "Kaiping County Welcomes You" with a trace of reluctance in his eyes.
"Fourth brother, are you reluctant to leave Kaiping County?" Zhu Biao said with a smile.
"Brother, aren't you still the same?" Zhu Di muttered.
Then the two brothers looked at each other and couldn't help but laugh.
"Fourth brother, I suddenly feel envious of you. Your fiefdom is in Yandi. Although Beiping is half a month away from Kaiping, you can come to Kaiping County at any time." Zhu Biao couldn't help but sigh: "For me, This trip to Kaiping County is like a dream, and I may never come to Kaiping County again in this life."
Zhu Biao's words were full of reluctance.
"Brother, you will be the monarch of the Ming Dynasty from now on. When the time comes, you will learn from your father's northern patrol, and won't you be able to come to Kaiping County again?"
"Besides, if you like the fourth brother-in-law, just transfer him to Nanjing. No, no, the fourth brother-in-law is mine. Don't try to steal it from me. Whether we can develop in Peking depends entirely on the experience of the fourth brother-in-law!" Zhu Di First he nodded and then he shook his head.
"My father is in the prime of life and it's still early for me to succeed to the throne. You can keep your fourth brother-in-law first, and then invite your fourth brother-in-law to Nanjing after I succeed to the throne. Isn't that great?" Zhu Biao said with a smile.
"That's a good idea." Zhu Di nodded, but his brows furrowed, "The only thing you have to pay attention to is that my father will not strike first than the two of us!"
"This..." Zhu Biao was stunned. This is really possible.
At this moment, Zhu Yuanzhang was also constantly recalling the experiences of Kaiping County in the past few days in his mind. He was repeatedly entangled in self-conflict and self-reconciliation. He unexpectedly discovered that his fourth son-in-law did not seem to be hopeless.
At least, the development of Kaiping County far exceeds that of any county in the Ming Dynasty. It is just a cement road, stretches of wheat fields, and heartfelt smiles on the faces of the people. This is something that cannot be seen in other counties.
In particular, Ouyang Lun's theory of the four categories of corrupt officials made Zhu Yuanzhang begin to accept the idea that if corrupt officials were properly utilized, they could not only produce political achievements, but also become a tool to balance the power of the court.
"Chongba, didn't you scream and shout that you wanted to kill Ouyang Lun at the beginning? Why did you give up in the end?"
Queen Ma asked with a half-smile.
"Sister, are you planning to laugh at us?" Zhu Yuanzhang said angrily.
"I don't dare, I'm just curious." Queen Ma said calmly.
"Aren't you asking knowingly?" Zhu Yuanzhang continued: "Since you asked, let's have a good chat and see if we have the same idea."
"Okay." Queen Ma nodded.
"The reason why we didn't attack Ouyang Lun now is that we feel that Ouyang Lun is still useful. It would be a pity to kill him. Moreover, Ouyang Lun gives us a different feeling from the corrupt officials we killed before. Although he is also greedy for money and the amount is extremely huge, but He is not just greedy for money. As he has classified himself, he is a corrupt official who is not bad and capable. It is more useful to keep him than to kill him..."
