Zhu Houzhao, the lonely Ming Dynasty, angrily snatched Yan Shenggong at the beginning!

Chapter 22 Who turned what should be taken for granted into gratitude?
"Has the old man left yet?"

In the early morning of the second day, Zhu Houzhao, who heard footsteps outside, poked his head out from the gap in the bed curtain, and asked Gao Feng who came in with a dozen maids holding toiletries.

"Xie Xueshi, he left at dawn. He said that he will take care of the aftermath, so you can rest assured." Gao Feng walked to the bed, gently lifted the bed curtain, and waved a beautiful maid with a blushing face on the bed. Come down and personally serve Zhu Houzhao to dress.

While helping Zhu Houzhao to dress, he continued, "Xie Xie, he doesn't care if you don't stay here for too long, but it's hard to say the officials from the Ministry of Rites and Yang Yiqing who came with him."

While speaking, he also secretly glanced at the beautiful maid who was only wearing a bellyband and obscene trousers.

'Your Highness has come into contact with women at such a young age, could it be too early?However, at His Highness's age, it seems that he can't do anything other than drool all over. '

'Also, this woman is good-looking, and she might threaten the status of her cousin and niece, so she can't stay with His Highness, and she will find a chance to send her away later. '

Noticing Gao Feng's expression, Zhu Houzhao raised the corners of his mouth slightly, "Yang Yiqing, that Yang Yiqing who raises horses?"

Gao Feng, who was thinking about how to send this maid away, was confused by Zhu Houzhao's questioning. He scratched his head and said doubtfully: "Um, this servant doesn't know, but it seems that I have never heard that Yang Yushi raised horses before." !"

Zhu Houzhao laughed, opened his hands to let Gao Feng tie his belt, and said casually: "It doesn't matter, anyway, he will go to raise horses soon."

Didn't talk much on this topic, after being served and washed by Gao Feng and a group of maids, Zhu Houzhao asked Gao Feng about the salt factory while having breakfast.

Yesterday Zhu Houzhao ordered Wu Xiong to gather craftsmen to continue building the salt factory.

Wu Xiong deserves to be a ruthless person. In order to make his command and post a full-time job as soon as possible, yesterday he dragged his injured body and brought his brothers to the small village to continue building.

After eating a mouthful of the buns beautifully, Zhu Houzhao opened his mouth slightly, and the beautiful little maid who accompanied him last night handed the slightly cool spoon to Zhu Houzhao's mouth.

"Siliu" sucked up the rice soup in the spoon in one gulp, Zhu Houzhao babbled, and after another maid stepped forward to wipe his mouth, he looked at Zhang Yong who was waiting beside him.

"Have the representatives from Zaohu and Shiohu come here?"

"Return to Your Highness, they came at dawn and are waiting in the front courtyard!"

Zhu Houzhao nodded in satisfaction, "Go and get my things ready, I'll be there after breakfast."

The selected director of the salt factory made a heroic sacrifice. Zhu Houzhao, who couldn't find a suitable candidate for the time being, decided to do it himself, and start the business first.

As for the choice of the person in charge, first observe slowly, anyway, he has half a year.

If you haven't found it when you go back, then find another reason and stay for a few more days. Zhu Houzhao believes that his father and the officials in the court will understand.

In the front courtyard, hundreds of kitchen households and salt households wearing patched coarse cloth gathered here.

They looked nervously at the soldiers guarding the buildings around them, not daring to make any sound.

Just yesterday, they received a message that a big man wanted to meet them, saying that he wanted to buy their salt, and the price would be much higher than Zhang Papi.

At the beginning, everyone dared not respond, and they hesitated and wanted to refuse.

Zhang Papi is too ruthless, if they dare to sell salt to others, they will definitely be tossed to death by Zhang Papi.

They are all from small families, but they can't stand such a toss.

Perhaps seeing their fear, the person who notified them told them another news.

That is, Zhang Papi is finished. That guy committed a serious crime and was arrested by the court. He committed suicide in his cell yesterday in fear of crime.

When they heard that Zhang Bapi had died, some people wept with joy on the spot, lying on the ground crying loudly, telling those relatives who were killed by Zhang Bapi that someone had avenged them and they could rest in peace.

Without fear, coupled with gratitude to the person who avenged them, the Zaohu Yanhus rushed over early in the morning.

During the Ming Dynasty, Lao Zhu divided all walks of life very clearly.

Those who serve as soldiers are called military households, and their duty is to farm and fight.

The common people farming are farmers, who are only responsible for cultivating the land, while the merchants are merchants, who are responsible for transshipment and sale of goods.

In places where salt is produced in various places, those responsible for producing salt are called kitchen households.

It was very troublesome to change the household registration in the Ming Dynasty, and there was no great opportunity. Once the identity was determined, not only could it not be changed for life, but also could not be changed by children and grandchildren.

The kitchen households came here today, and they didn't have any other ideas except to thank this big man for avenging their relatives.

As for the other party's so-called high price of salt, they think it's okay to listen.

The so-called high price of this big man, if he can give them one penny more per catty than Zhang Papi, they will burn the incense. As for the higher price, they don't even dare to think about it.

As for the court's rule that stove households are not allowed to sell salt privately, no one has taken it seriously for a long time.

In the past, as long as they paid enough salt to the imperial court on schedule, there was a skin in front of them, and those people in the salt transportation department didn't even care about the rest of them.

It has to be said that the existence of Zhang Papi still has some advantages. If he can raise the price of salt a little bit, maybe the local salt farmers will support him very much.

It's a pity that this guy is too dark-hearted, and the purchase price is simply drinking their blood.

But then again, some of those great figures are clean, didn't they all grow up by eating people and drinking blood?

"My lord is here!"

Just as the tenants were waiting silently with anxiety in their hearts, a spy's voice sounded from the courtyard.

The kitchen households looked up subconsciously, and saw a very cute child in brocade clothes, about seven or eight years old, striding out accompanied by a group of beautiful maids.

"Meet your noble son!"

Since they don't know the identity of the child, the kitchen households can only call him noble son.

"Everyone don't need to be formal, get up quickly, get up quickly."

Zhu Houzhao walked forward with a smile, helped an old man up, and then waved to the others to make everyone excuse him.

Seeing that the young man was so polite, everyone's nervous hearts relaxed a little.

The common people are so simple and easy to please.

Although they knew that this noble young man was so enthusiastic, it might be a fake, but they felt so at ease in their hearts.

"My lord, when we came here, in addition to obeying your call, the most important thing is that you avenged us untouchables. We came here to thank you."

"That bastard Zhang Papi used his identity to act mischievously in Antonwei. Bullying men and women is commonplace, and killing people and destroying families is a common occurrence."

The old man who was supported by Zhu Houzhao saw that Zhu Houzhao seemed to be easy to speak, so he spoke on behalf of everyone.

As soon as he came up, he first thanked Zhu Houzhao and avenged their relatives, and then accused Zhang Ze and others of the crimes they committed in their daily life.

Zhu Houzhao listened carefully, and at the same time asked Gao Feng to write down what the old man said.

The old man talked for half an hour, Zhu Houzhao showed no impatience on his face, nodding his head from time to time, and listening to the old man seriously.

After the old man finished speaking, Zhu Houzhao also poured a cup of tea for the other party himself, which moved the old man to tears and said that he had met Master Qingtian.

"Old people, everyone!"

After the old man finished speaking, Zhu Houzhao cupped his hands towards the old man and the stove households, took the notebook recorded by Gao Feng next to him, held it up high and said to everyone: "Every word you say, I will record it in the book. After I return to Beijing, I will personally send it to the emperor, and let the emperor and his elders preview it in person."

"And please rest assured that Antonwei will be temporarily taken over by someone I send, and I will come here often in the future. If someone bullies you again, you can come to me directly when I come again. I will redress your grievances." , there is revenge for revenge."

All the kitchen households, who were aroused by the old man's words just now, were excited when they heard the words. They knelt on the ground together and kowtowed to Zhu Houzhao in gratitude.

Looking at the stove household that Gao Feng and the soldiers couldn't help, Zhu Houzhao was speechless for a while.

Everything he did was what the court should do.

But why, just this fairness and justice that should be taken for granted is regarded by the people as a great kindness.

Is this the fault of the imperial court, Confucianism, or all those in power from ancient times to the present?
(End of this chapter)