Daming: I became Zhu Yuanzhang's eldest son

Zhu Yuanzhang took the two princes Zhu Biao and Zhu Bian with him.Go to Zhujiazhuang in a carriage.

On the road, seeing the villagers of Zhujiazhuang who were working, they all showed joy, and all of them were dressed very neatly and cleanly.

The farm tools in their hands are specially made by Zhu Tao and distributed to them for free, so the efficiency is very high.

Seeing such a scene, Zhu Yuanzhang thought to himself, if every village in Daming had such a scene, it would be regarded as a great order for the world.

At this time, Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Jin Wang Zhu Yan next to him and said.

"Zhu Wei, Shanxi is one of the nine borders, and the people's lives are not as good as those in the south. As a prince, you must be diligent in governing and loving the people. Bringing you to the village this time is also for you and Zhu Tao to learn from it."

Now Zhu Fang completely admired Zhu Tao, but he also knew very well that such a capable minister like this is really rare.

But it is really strange that this person is willing to be a small landlord in this small village instead of becoming an official.

As he spoke, he had already entered the manor. Old Tang greeted him, took the carriage and settled it properly. Zhu Yuanzhang took the two princes into the small courtyard.

At this time Zhu Tao was writing something, Zhu Yuanzhang took it over and read it, it was a strange novel about monkeys and pigs, and he asked a monk to learn from it.

Zhu Yuanzhang was a little angry after reading it, and threw the manuscript out, and said to Zhu Tao.

"Tao'er, we told you a long time ago that even if you write a book, you should write some medical books and agricultural books, which will benefit the country and society. How can you write about gods and ghosts without talking about strange powers? do not you know?"

Zhu Tao looked at the grouped novel, looked at Zhu Yuanzhang with some grievances and said.

"If you don't like it, don't read it. I'm still pointing at this monkey and this pig to sell for money. At that time, this book will probably be more expensive than that of Yitian Tulongji!"

Zhu Yuanzhang is really helpless, are you still short of money?It's just that the Guoshang Division purchased the grains in your Huacun experimental field, which brought you at least 10,000+ taels of silver. What kind of ghost novels are you still writing here!
I was still thinking of asking Nayan Shenggong to come to listen to Zhu Tao's lectures and gain him a reputation. Now it seems that what I want to tell others, is it about this monkey and this pig?

Zhu Tao quickly changed the subject and said to Zhu Yuanzhang.

"Father, let's not talk about this unpleasant thing when you come. You don't let me write novels. I don't care if I don't write novels in the future. What do you want to eat today? Is it red willow barbecue or mandarin duck hot pot, or I'll just bring it to you Stew a big goose in an iron pot!"

Zhu Yuanzhang, who was still full of anger at first, twitched his index finger when he heard Zhu Tao's name of the dish, but there was no smile on his face.

"You think that eating something will stop me from being angry, but we still have to say that you are about to be crowned, so at least do something serious."

Zhu Tao was really not used to his father's stink, so he also said with a smile.

"If you come to teach me a lesson, my son will listen carefully, but you can't eat this hot pot, so I can just face the wall here and think about my mistakes, okay?"

Zhu Yuanzhang stared again, looked at Zhu Tao and said.

"Whoever said that I don't want to eat, bring me all the three things you just said, and you can't miss any of them. Your third brother just came back, so you give me some fresh beer."

Seeing that the topic had eased, Zhu Tao asked Zhu Yuanzhang.

"Father, you haven't come to my baby for a long time. Is there something to do when you come here this time?"

Zhu Yuanzhang snorted, and then remembered that he had indeed come to ask Zhu Tao for advice.

"You brat, I was so busy teaching you just now that I almost forgot about the business. You go and prepare the meal first, and we'll eat while we talk."

Zhu Tao hurriedly asked Old Tang to prepare, and it took about a quarter of an hour before all the food and fresh beer were served.

Zhu Yuanzhang first rolled a bunch of roast mutton, and then said.

"Tao'er, you should know that the imperial court is sending Zhu Di, King of Yan, to carry out the Northern Expedition, and at the same time, he will carry out a long-distance voyage plan for cross-sea colonization in Dongying."

Zhu Tao said in his heart, Dad, you drink too much without drinking. Many of these suggestions are my suggestions. You report it to the court before the court approves it. Why are you telling me these things again.

But he still listened quietly, waiting for Zhu Yuanzhang's follow-up words.

"It is of course a good thing for the imperial court to expedite the Northern Expedition and eliminate the remnant forces, but there is a problem, that is, the military expenditure is already beyond the means, and the long-distance voyage will cost 300 million taels. This is a large amount of money, and the imperial court does not have that much money. .”

After saying this, Zhu Yuanzhang stared at Zhu Tao as if he was looking at a fat sheep.

What he meant was that Zhu Tao would definitely have a good idea, so give him a few more so that he can get money as soon as possible.

But in Zhu Tao's eyes, this look seemed to have changed a bit, and he asked helplessly.

"Father, you don't want to ask me for money, do you? Although I am a small landlord, my family assets are only 10,000+. If I hand in all of them, I will drink the northwest wind. You are the rich country prince of the imperial court, so you can't beat your own family." the autumn wind."

Zhu Yuanzhang gave a bah, and then said.

"What are you thinking, kid? Even if you put all of your 10,000+ money into it, it probably won't make a splash. We're here to ask you now, what's your plan to raise money as soon as possible, and who wants to beat you?" Is the autumn wind coming?"

Zhu Tao seemed to let out a long sigh of relief, and then he said.

"As long as you don't take my money, then everything is easy to talk about. If I hand over the money, how can I feel at ease as my playboy? I still have to rely on money to support my food, drink and entertainment."

Zhu Yuanzhang gave him a hard look, and said to himself why this unlucky boy only knows how to eat, drink and play every day.

"Okay, let's talk about it, how can we really get enough money to relieve the court's urgent need, can't we implement the previous method again?"

Zhu Tao took a sip of fresh beer, looked at Zhu Yuanzhang with a smile and asked.

"It's a good thing that Emperor Hongwu is not you. Otherwise, if you cut leeks in such a way, there would be no viable crops in the field."

Although this was a joke, Zhu Yuanzhang was also very serious, so he asked directly.

"If it's not like this, then what better way is there? Tell me, those officials in the imperial court are helpless and want me to come up with a good way."

Zhu Tao was a little helpless, why did his father love to take work on him so much?He shook his head, and replied Zhu Yuanzhang: "This time, my son has nothing to do. You can't catch the fish."