Chapter 175 Grandpa Huang, I advise you to be kind!

Shao Yongshan had already retreated quietly, wanting to quietly return to the crowd and avoid causing such a big trouble.

But as soon as he was halfway back, he heard Lao Zhu ask this, which made him so angry that he almost cursed in his heart.

Isn't this putting yourself on the fire?

On one side are the six ministers and thousands of civil servants in the capital. On the other side are the former mentors and a little grandson whom His Majesty the Emperor loves very much.

I am just a little servant, no matter which side I choose to support, I will offend the other side!

"Your Majesty... Your Majesty... Your Majesty... Your Majesty..."

Shao Yongshan hesitated for a moment and immediately passed the ball to his immediate superior.

"Wei Chen thinks what His Highness King Wu said makes sense, but Wei Chen is not very talented and has little knowledge. I don't see any problems at the moment. If your Majesty has any doubts, you might as well ask Qin Shangshu?"

Qin Kui was frowning and thinking deeply, and his heart skipped a beat when he suddenly heard these words.

This damn thing is trying to trick me to death!

His Majesty the Emperor has made it clear that he wants to support his grandson, why are you throwing me out?

When Lao Zhu heard this, he turned to Qin Kui, looked at Qin Kui with a smile and said.

"Qin Kui, do you think this method is feasible?"

"Wei Chen..."

Qin Kui didn't want to cause this trouble, so he quickly looked at the Minister of Hubu and the Minister of War.

"Your Majesty, I also think that what His Highness King Wu said is very reasonable. But this matter involves the Ministry of Household Affairs and the Ministry of War. After all, whether it is the distribution of farm tools or the allocation of weapons, the cooperation of the Ministry of Household Affairs and the Ministry of War is required."

"If your Majesty is not in a hurry, please allow Wei Chen to discuss with the two ministers from the Ministry of Hubu and the Ministry of War, and we will give you an answer another day."

Lao Zhu had been fighting with them in the court for more than twenty years. When he heard this, he knew that this guy was trying to delay time.

"Hmph!"

"There's no need to go to such trouble. You can discuss it in the main hall. We must come up with a result today!"

Ru Chang, the Minister of the Ministry of War, and Chen Zongli, the Minister of the Ministry of Hunan, saw that Qin Kui had implicated them both in just one sentence, and they were filled with hatred and wanted to kick this talkative guy to death.

He couldn't handle such a trivial matter alone, he had to involve both of them?

Although the two of them wanted to strangle Qin Kui to death, they still had to stand up and discuss it with him.

In fact, the so-called discussion is just arguing with each other.

"My Ministry of War doesn't care about that, as long as our weapons are used properly and don't harm the soldiers on the front line!"

“The Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development doesn’t care about that, as long as the agricultural tools built by the Ministry of Labor and Industry can cultivate the land!”

"you……"

Lao Zhu watched these three people acting and sneered in his heart, wondering whether to replace another batch of six department officials.

Why did Lao Zhu say "again"? It was because he had already changed a batch during the Guo Huan case in the early years.

At that time, tens of thousands of people were involved, from the six ministries in the capital to local officials, but they were all defeated by him, so much so that the six ministerial groups at that time were destroyed!

It's just that in recent years, he has gotten older and his temperament is not as strong as before, so he kills less.

Of course, the main reason is also because he is afraid that if he kills everyone, no one will give him any work.

After all, the Six Ministers are different from ordinary officials. This thing needs to be practiced and cultivated step by step.

To paraphrase a later saying, it is really not easy for the imperial court to train an official.

Lao Zhu listened for a while and saw that they couldn't figure it out in a short time, so he wanted to interrupt them and tell them to go back and study.

Anyway, today is just to show off the three new masters that Da Sun worshiped. Now that the goal has been achieved and far exceeded his expectations, there is no need to listen to their noises.

But just when he wanted to interrupt these three idiots, a weak voice suddenly sounded from the hall.

"You three ministers, please stop arguing. Otherwise, you can contract the government-run workshop to me and I can take care of it for you first?"

When Lao Zhu heard this, he frowned and quickly stopped his grandson.

"Shut up!"

"You have no right to speak above the court!"

Lao Zhu is really anxious. As the saying goes, if you do too much, you will make a mistake, but if you don't do anything, it will be good.

Since he had the intention of making Zhu Yunxi his heir, how could he be willing to let him wade into this muddy water?

If you do well, it is not necessarily a merit, but if you do something wrong, it is definitely a fault.

When the time comes, there will be accusations from both the government and the public, which will inevitably have an impact on Da Sun's reputation.

When the three ministers heard Zhu Yunxi's words, their eyes lit up. Their eyes met and they immediately bowed to Zhu Yunxi with understanding.

"His Royal Highness the King of Wu is so loyal to the country that I admire him so much."

"If you can really take over this important task, you will be a great help to the court!"

Zhu Yunxi took the initiative to ignore Lao Zhu's scolding and happily discussed with the three ministers.

"OK!"

"Then just outsource all the government-run workshops to me. I won't say much. I can still do it with one million taels of silver a year!"

Upon hearing this, Qin Kui, the Minister of the Ministry of Industry, quickly looked to the side, Chen Zongli, the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue.

Although all craftsmen in the Ming Dynasty were under the control of the Ministry of Works, the expenses of the Ministry of Works depended on funds allocated by the Ministry of Household Affairs.

If the Ministry of Revenue does not allocate funds, they will not even have the money to purchase iron materials.

The Secretary of the Ministry of Finance also wanted to promote this matter very much, and he was eager to let His Highness the King of Wu run further and further away from the general affairs.

Just hearing him ask for one million taels of silver made him feel very embarrassed.

Isn't it because the imperial court is short of money that it thought of establishing a public-private partnership? You are going to take away one million taels of silver just to open your mouth, so how can other departments work?

"Your Highness King Wu, one million taels is too much. The Ministry of Revenue really can't come up with it. Do you think one hundred thousand taels would be enough?"

When Zhu Yunxi heard this, he felt numb. The one million taels of contract fee he mentioned was the money he gave to the court every year, not the money he asked for from the court!

You must know that there are hundreds of thousands of craftsmen in the country, and there are government-run workshops in every prefecture and county. Creating a profit of several million taels this year is just like playing tricks. He gave one million taels of silver to the court. It is already evil enough...

Therefore, one can imagine Zhu Yunxi's surprise when he heard that the Minister of the Ministry of Finance was negotiating the price in reverse.

However, he quickly realized that the imperial court did not realize the value of the craftsmen at all.

Since you are so stupid, I can only feel embarrassed, hehehe...

"Shang Shu, one hundred thousand taels of silver is really too little. It's not enough to pay the craftsmen. Can you give me more?"

Chen Zongli also felt that one hundred thousand was too little. The imperial court was going on a northern expedition and needed a huge number of weapons. This little money might not be enough to buy iron materials.

But when he thought about the money deposited in the Ministry of Accounts, he could only bargain hard.

"Then add another fifty thousand taels!"

"If His Highness the King of Wu still thinks it is too little, then I really have nothing to do. This is still squeezed out of the official salary of the Beijing official. I don't know how many people want to scold me behind my back..."

Zhu Yunxi accepted the offer immediately and agreed immediately.

"Then it'll be 150,000 taels, but you can't delay the payment. If you delay for one day, I won't start work here!"

"In addition, we will not pay taxes to the court on the extra farm tools, ironware, etc. we produce. They should be used to earn some food for the craftsmen."

Chen Zongli hurriedly said after hearing this.

"It's natural!"

"As long as His Highness King Wu can build enough weapons and agricultural tools with high quality and quantity, I will personally ask for your credit!"

Sitting on the dragon chair, Lao Zhu twisted his mouth when he heard these words, and thought bitterly in his heart, do you still need to ask for our eldest grandson's merit?

Whenever our eldest grandson does something good, we will report it to the public and let the whole world know about it!

"Zhu Yunxi, you have to think carefully before agreeing!"

"Once you agree to this in the court, it will be equivalent to issuing a military order!"

Zhu Yuanzhang asked again in a deep voice, and Zhu Yunxi hurriedly replied.

"Grandpa Huang, please rest assured, my grandson promises to complete the mission!"

When Lao Zhu saw what his grandson said, he stopped trying to persuade him. However, the main reason why he finally agreed to this was because of the three masters behind him.

If these three people are willing to take action, it is indeed not difficult for his grandson to contract the workshop.

"In that case, I'll contract out all the workshops under the Ministry of Industry to you."

"But it's only within the capital, and all prefectures and counties are still the same!"

Zhu Yunxi was a little disappointed when he heard this, and the Minister of Household Affairs was also a little regretful. If he had known that it was just a workshop in the capital, he would not have given Zhu Yunxi the fifty thousand taels of silver.

Only Qin Kui, the minister of the Ministry of Industry, looked happy, feeling that he had finally gotten rid of a big burden.

After Lao Zhu finalized the matter, he waved his hand towards Zhu Yunxi and chased him away like a fly.
To be continued...