Daming: At the beginning, recognize Zhu Yuanzhang as grandfather!

Chapter 8
"Where did you get this salt...?"

Zhu Yuanzhang's expression was solemn, and he looked at Huang Xiongying with burning eyes.

Salt is an indispensable thing in people's life. Without salt, everything seems to be bland and tasteless.

It seems ordinary, but no one can do without it.

Since ancient times, no matter which dynasty or generation it is, salt making has been firmly in its hands.

Not just because of the importance of salt.

It is also because in this era, when most of the means of production and living are self-sufficient, salt cannot be self-sufficient and must be obtained from the outside world. Controlling salt is equivalent to controlling the economic lifeline of the entire society.

Daming's salt refining can be said to be quite mature.

The main source is sea salt.

The salt produced from sea salt is coarse salt, but these coarse salts contain a lot of impurities, which not only affect the taste, but are also harmful to the body.

The quality of well salt is slightly better, with less impurities than sea salt, and it belongs to high-grade table salt, which can only be enjoyed by powerful families.

Naturally condensed shaped salt with a special shape is a symbol of feudal state etiquette. It is called tiger-shaped salt, which symbolizes might and power, and has always been a treasure in important national activities such as sacrifices.

Until the Qing Dynasty, tiger-shaped salt has always been a symbol of national etiquette, and ranked first in sacrificial supplies.

It can be seen that in this era, the importance attached to salt.

So when Zhu Yuanzhang ate the refined salt refined by Huang Xiongying, one can imagine the shock in his heart.

Facing Zhu Yuanzhang's urgent gaze, Huang Xiongying said in a calm and unhurried manner: "Grandpa, I figured this out in my free time."

"Did you figure it out?"

The corners of Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes twitched, and he looked at Huang Xiongying in disbelief.

"Then... that wine, you also figured it out?"

Huang Xiongying nodded.

Zhu Yuanzhang stared blankly at Huang Xiongying, not knowing what to say for a moment.

genius!

These two words unconsciously appeared in Zhu Yuanzhang's mind.

In fact, Huang Xiongying himself is not considered a genius. His advantage is naturally that he is a person from later generations.

And he has a check-in system.

On the banks of the Qinhuai River, he signed up for ten years, which can be said to have almost filled up all the skill points necessary for a traverser.

Zhu Yuanzhang sat down slowly with a look of shock on his face, and after a while, he waved to Huang Xiongying.

"Child... come here!"

After hearing Zhu Yuanzhang's words, Huang Xiongying put down the bowl and chopsticks and walked over. Zhu Yuanzhang's big hand grabbed Huang Xiongying's hand, and Huang Xiongying knelt down in front of Zhu Yuanzhang.

"Xiongying, tell us that you really did this? Don't lie to us!"

Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Huang Xiongying, his eyes were shining like two lanterns, as if he could see Huang Xiongying's heart.

The old man's suspicious character was undoubtedly revealed at this moment.

It is really unusual for a teenager to be able to free up such things that affect the entire country.

Facing the old man's gaze, Huang Xiongying said firmly, "Yes!"

The old man patted Huang Xiongying on the shoulder, showing a loving smile: "My good boy, we believe in you!"

Huang Xiongying looked at the old man and said, "Grandpa, I want to discuss something with you."

"Say."

The old man answered simply, and Huang Xiongying didn't write any ink.

"I want to change my household registration, can grandpa help me?"

The household registration system of the Ming Dynasty was the strictest and most rigorous household registration system in ancient Chinese history as well as in the ancient history of the world.

Army, civilian, craftsman, stove.

There are four categories, and occupations are determined innately and inherited from generation to generation, and no one has the freedom to choose.

For example, if you are a soldier, then your children and grandchildren will be soldiers for generations to come. Unless you become an official and become the Minister of the Ministry of War, you are not allowed to leave the military. Similarly, if your father is a tailor, then you and your descendants will always have Make a living as a tailor, whether you have six fingers or a handicap.

Huang Xiongying was powerless, and now his hope rested entirely on the old man.

I can only hope that the old man has some power in the court and help him find a way to change this hereditary household registration.

"Oh?"

After hearing Huang Xiongying's words, the old man frowned slightly: "What household registration do you have now?"

"Military status!"

"Isn't the military status pretty good?"

"That's good, but grandson doesn't want to join the army yet."

Zhu Yuanzhang nodded.

If this child is really his eldest grandson, he really doesn't want this child to go to the battlefield.

Zhu Yuanzhang knows the cruelty of the battlefield best.

He didn't want the next generation to suffer what the older generation had suffered.

Zhu Yuanzhang asked: "Son, what kind of household registration do you want to change?"

There is a play!

Huang Xiongying looked at Zhu Yuanzhang, and replied seriously: "If possible, my grandson hopes to be from Shangji!"

"What?"

Zhu Yuanzhang suddenly increased his voice, and his whole face changed color.

In fact, under the household registration system of the Ming Dynasty, most merchants did not have exclusive registration and were included in civil registration.

Only a small number of people can obtain business status.

However, in this era that has just recovered from the troubled times, the status of businessmen is extremely low, and they are even despised.

In their eyes, businessmen are ignorant, unwilling to farm and work with peace of mind, mercenary, dog fly camp, people who stretch out their hands in the coffin.

Huang Xiongying replied seriously: "Because of my grandson, I want to go into business..."

"Bastard!"

Before Huang Xiongying finished speaking, Zhu Yuanzhang scolded him to cut him off.

"You...you bastard, you should be beaten!"

Zhu Yuanzhang slapped his hands, held back, and pointed at Huang Xiongying: "I don't want a good military registration, but I ask us to get you a lowly business registration. You, you, are really out of money's eyes!"

Facing the annoyed Zhu Yuanzhang, Huang Xiongying was not afraid, helped Zhu Yuanzhang to sit down, and said:

"Grandpa, please don't be angry. This 360 line, the number one scholar in the line, why is the businessman so low? Our Emperor Hongwu was born as a beggar, didn't he also achieve great achievements?"

"Humph--"

The old man snorted coldly: "Then how can it be the same? Businessmen are opportunistic, which was despised by the ancients, scholars, farmers, businessmen, and the ancestors ranked businessmen last, which means that businessmen are a cheap industry!"

Huang Xiongying shook his head and said firmly:

"This is the prejudice of our ancestors. When doing business, you don't steal or rob, and you use your mind to catch the price difference. What you earn is hard-earned money. A businessman just buys and sells things. He judges the distance, distinguishes the high and the low, and adjusts the surplus. There is nothing in the world..."

"enough!"

Zhu Yuanzhang interrupted Huang Xiongying: "We will not promise you!"

Looking at Zhu Yuanzhang's resolute attitude, Huang Xiongying sighed helplessly.

In this day and age, there is too much prejudice against businessmen.

Huang Xiongying said: "It's really not possible, then the grandson can only join the army!"

He believes that with his own ability, he can make contributions and achieve something in the army.

"no!"

No, Zhu Yuanzhang denied him again.

Before he found out Huang Xiongying's identity, he would never let Huang Xiongying leave rashly.

Does Jin Yiwei eat shit?

The child's identity has not yet been found out!

Zhu Yuanzhang seemed more and more anxious.

Huang Xiongying couldn't help it anymore, and said: "Grandpa, since you don't change your household registration, then your grandson will be in the military, and our father also retired from the battlefield. A good man kills the enemy on the battlefield and defends his family and country. This is his right." , is also an obligation, why not?"

Zhu Yuanzhang looked at the resolute Huang Xiongying, and thought:
If this child is really our eldest grandson, his temper is not as gentle as his father's, but like ours.

He is not afraid of the heavens and the earth, and has an unstoppable momentum.

"Good boy."

Zhu Yuanzhang's face softened a little, and he said: "Wait a little longer, give us two days to think about it, our expectations of you are more than that."

More than these?

This time it was Huang Xiongying's turn to be taken aback.

Huang Xiongying couldn't understand what the old man meant.

Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Huang Xiongying's familiar yet unfamiliar face, and said slowly:
"Okay, let's not talk about this, son, come with us to see your father, okay?"

(End of this chapter)