Five years of garrison on the border, shocked Zhu Yuanzhang who went south to inspect

Chapter 4: Canceling the clan, we must cancel the clan
Zhu Yuanzhang: "What are your plans?"

"I'm going to work with you two to promote this glass mirror to Beijing, no, to the country, so that everyone can use it. What do you think?"

Zhu Yuanzhang probably knew what Zhu Tuo was thinking, and asked calmly: "How are you going to auction this glass mirror?"

Zhu Tuo stretched out his hand and said, "Not much, five taels."

Five taels of silver.

Geng Bingwen couldn't help but exclaimed, looking at Zhu Tuo with a look that said he was an honest man.

The Ming Dynasty was founded more than ten years ago, and the people's customs were simple. Ten coins per catty could feed a grain of rice. One catty could feed a family for more than three months, and five taels could feed a family for a year.

Such a piece of glass actually costs fifty taels. Isn't this robbery?

The guard Lu Qing sighed, this His Majesty is really cunning.

He was very skilled in the refining of this bronze mirror. There was no technical content. He just used sand and gravel to continuously burn it in the furnace.

The cost is only five copper coins.

But now, it’s been a thousand times.

Zhu Yuanzhang was also stunned and said: "The value of this glass is not something that ordinary people can afford."

Zhu Tuo said: "We can sell it to rich people, and they will definitely spend five taels of silver to exchange for this bronze mirror."

Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes lit up, it seemed that Zhu Tuo was targeting rich people.

When did this guy become so sinister?

“This glass mirror is pretty good, but it’s not cheap at five taels.
"This is not an ordinary mirror, but an ordinary mirror. The glass was dug out hundreds of feet underground and polished by hand for 49 to [-] days before it could be polished like this. Just manufacturing One such lens requires hundreds of workers."

"Do you still think the price is high?"

Zhu Yuanzhang said: "If this is the case, it is really worthless."

Although this bronze mirror is exquisite, it requires a lot of time and energy. This Zhu Tuo is just kidding.

Zhu Tuo chuckled, "In that case, how about we join forces? To be honest, this bronze mirror is only found in our south, and it is rare, only five hundred pieces.

Zhu Yuanzhang shook his head and said, "We don't have much money, only 500 taels."

Zhu Tuo laughed: "It doesn't matter, we have a new loan service in Lingnan recently. If you sign it and add a token, we can lend you 3000 taels, and the interest rate can be reduced to ten percent. "

This is a document similar to ancient times.

Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes lit up and he said, "Isn't this forcing us to do business?"

Zhu Tuo shook his head: "This is not forced."

Before Geng Bingwen could speak, Zhu Yuanzhang spoke first and said coldly: "Okay, I'll put the token here and lend you 3000 taels."

His Majesty the Emperor, of course, brought a spare token with him on this trip.

He handed the token to Zhu Tuo and signed a document on it.

Under the leadership of his subordinates, five hundred bronze mirrors were moved in.

When Zhu Tuo saw that the transaction was successful, he immediately became energetic and said: “This is a win-win situation.

In these two days, you can go to Lingnan for a walk and see the scenery of Lingnan. "

Zhu Yuanzhang did not speak.

As soon as Zhu Yuanzhang left, Lu Qing sighed and said, "Your Majesty, these mirrors of yours are all over the street. If you only give out five taels, don't you want to ruin your reputation?" "That makes sense." Zhu Tuomo Feng He touched his chin, pondered for a moment, and then said: "However, I am a prince after all. If anyone dares to tarnish my reputation, I will cut off their heads."

Lu Qing was helpless: "What's the use? Our palace is not short of money."

Zhu Tuo hugged Lu Qing's arm and smiled: "But what's the use of having more money? With these 3000 taels, more than 3000 people can be exempted from taxes this time. Moreover, this bronze mirror is rare in the capital. See you?"

Zhu Yuanzhang was played around by Zhu Tuo and felt very unhappy.

This bronze mirror is very fancy and the asking price is so high, it is probably within the reach of wealthy people.

When did this guy become so cunning?
Zhu Yuanzhang's brows suddenly frowned.

Geng Bingwen had no choice but to say: "Your Majesty, this mirror is so clear, it should be five taels of silver."

Zhu Yuanzhang's expression softened slightly, but he still said with some dissatisfaction: "In my opinion, that guy Zhu Tuo acted wantonly, and he must be taught a lesson, otherwise he will be extravagant and wasteful. This bad habit can be Can’t tolerate it anymore!”

"One good thing is that the lives of Lingnan people are quite good." Geng Bingwen said softly.

"Okay." After leaving the house, Zhu Yuanzhang began to observe everything on the street. The streets and alleys were very clean, and there was no homeless person.

And those civilians were not dirty, they were wearing coarse clothes, and their faces were full of joy.

When I came to a newly opened restaurant, I saw a newly opened restaurant. There was no singing and dancing inside, but no one was singing on the stage.

"My dear, let's take a sip. You are 1.8 meters long. Now I just want to kiss you on the lips."

"How is this going?

Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't help but frowned. Although those women sang and danced very well, it would be too embarrassing for Ming Dynasty to say such things in front of so many people!
If he were in the capital, he would definitely do this.

He will be dragged down and beheaded!
This Lingnan is really weird.

"Old man, we just got here and I have a few questions to ask you." Zhu Yuanzhang stopped an old man who was watching and said.

The old man was enjoying the dance. He glanced sideways at Zhu Yuanzhang and found that his bearing was pretty good, so he said, "You can ask."

Zhu Yuanzhang asked again: "Why is there not a beggar on this south street?"

The old man laughed and sighed: "Thanks to our king, he still remembers that when he was the emperor, the streets were full of beggars. In three years, there was not even a beggar."

Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes lit up and he couldn't help but said: "Has he arranged all these people?"

Zhu Yuanzhang was overjoyed that Zhu Tuo, an unreliable guy, had finally done something.

The old man glanced at Zhu Yuanzhang and said: "My emperor is compassionate and looks down on beggars. Anyone who can walk will be dragged to the river by him to dig canals."

Zhu Yuanzhang almost choked.

Damn it, I was counting on Zhu Tuo to be able to handle some things, but I didn’t expect him to be so bad!
Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't help but ask: "I remembered that there were many bandits in Qianlingnan Mountain. Don't you have any?"

The old man chuckled and patted his shoulder, "I'm sure, I bet there isn't a single bandit in Lingnan!"

"Really? How did Zhu Yuanzhang know?" Zhu Yuanzhang asked again.

He felt that although Zhu Tuo was incompetent in handling government affairs, he was still very good at suppressing bandits.

Advantages to choose from.

The old man smiled slightly and said: "I have been a bandit in the mountains for more than [-] years, so I know bandits very well. Since His Majesty arrived in Lingnan, he has been working hard to win me over, and even got me into an official position. Haha, this is much better than being a bandit."

"When I was a bandit, I had to run around in the mountains and forests every day, and I couldn't even eat or drink. Now that I'm a county magistrate, I can receive a salary from the county government every month.

(End of this chapter)