Zhu Yuanzhang waved his hand and rejected Han Du, "That's it, everyone, please step aside."
"I excuse myself."
With no other choice, Han Du had no choice but to exit the hall together with Xue Xiang.
As soon as he left the main hall, Han Du saluted Xue Xiang and said, "Han Du, the lower official, has met Mr.
Han Du didn't know why Lao Zhu arranged it like this. But for him, it was indeed a big pit, and he had to jump into it.
He, a mere eighth-grade treasure banker, actually wants to recruit craftsmen from the Ministry of Works. Isn't this a blatant attempt to poach the corners of the Ministry of Works?
Han Du still knew how offensive it was to poach someone. So he humbled the adult in front of him in advance, hoping that he would not embarrass himself.
Xue Xiang looked at Han Du with a smile on his face, twirling his beard and said, "Master Han's name is very familiar to me. I didn't expect that I would be even more famous after meeting you today."
Han Du smiled bitterly when he heard this, "My lord, you are too flattering to me. I am just an eighth-grade official. How can I stand in your eyes?"
"Do you think what I said is a lie?" Xue Xiang looked at Han Du.
"Well, I really can't imagine why the boss would pay attention to me." Han Du was also confused. How could a second-level boss like Xue Xiang, the top leader of the Ministry of Industry, notice him?
I am just an eighth-grade official who has only been in office for a few days, and I still belong to the Ministry of Household Affairs.
There are many eighth-rank officials in the Ministry of Works. I am afraid that this boss may not know them all. How could he pay attention to himself, an eighth-rank official in the Ministry of Household Affairs?
Xue Xiang did not answer why he paid attention to Han Du, but asked him instead, "I heard that you want to pay salaries to the craftsmen who carry out the treasure banknote lifting ceremony?"
"This is true." Han Du hesitated for a moment, but answered Xue Xiang truthfully.
"Well, then why do you want to pay salaries to craftsmen?" Xue Xiang continued to ask.
Han Du had answered this question before Lao Zhu, and he breathed a sigh of relief and copied his answer at that time, "I think craftsmen are very important to the court. They work for the court, and the court should compensate them instead of asking them to bring their own food."
To subsidize the imperial court."
After finishing speaking, Han Du asked again, "Why did you know that I'm going to be a lower official before you tell me?"
"Why do I know about you?"
Han Du's face suddenly turned livid.
Contempt Chao Gang, this is really a big hat.
He just wanted to change the lives of his craftsmen, so why did he despise Chao Zuna?
When Han Du wanted to pay salaries to the craftsmen, he thought that some people might be dissatisfied with him, especially the officials of the Ministry of Works, but he never thought that the officials of the Ministry of Works would impeach him for contempt of court.
I didn't expect that my marginal behavior would actually become a heinous crime in the eyes of others. This is really a shame.
"Why is this so?" Han Du sighed.
"Why is this so?"
The people in the ministry are going to impeach you, so if you want to do something, it’s best to do it while I’m still here.”
"I've thanked you sir, but I don't know what virtue and ability I have to allow you to protect me like this." Han Du asked politely.
He turned a deaf ear to Xue Xiang's words asking him to do it quickly.
He, Han Du, is not a three-year-old boy. He can be easily led by others. "Oh, I will do what you tell me to do? I'm not that stupid, Mr. Xue, we are not familiar with each other." Han Du
Naturally, he would not speak out what was in his heart, but in his actions, he kept a certain distance from Xue Xiang, with a sense of alienation.
Snapped!
Han Du was hit on the forehead.
"Sir, what do you mean by this?" Han Du was not angry and looked at Xue Xiang in confusion.
It seemed that Xue Xiang's slap in the face to Han Du was not enough to relieve his anger. He said angrily, "I'm here to teach you a lesson. Don't mistake your good intentions for donkey's liver and lungs. At such a young age, I don't know where I learned the caution of an old fox. Forget it, Xinyu
If you don’t believe me, you will figure it out in the future, I am too lazy to argue with you.”
With a wave of his sleeves, Xue Xiang left without looking back.
Han Du still stood there, thinking carefully about Xue Xiang's words.
"Xue Gongbu is a good official."
When Han Du heard this, he went up and bowed with both hands, "My lord, I have met His Highness the Crown Prince."
"Get up." Zhu Biao stretched out his hand to support Han Duxu.
"Are you wondering why I say this?"
Han Du didn't make a sound, but his meaning was clearly expressed.
Zhu Biao didn't care that Han Du didn't respond to him, and continued to explain to Han Du, "In the eighth year of Hongwu, when Xue Gongbu was appointed Minister of the Ministry of Industry, someone reported that the craftsmen who built the palace used the Weizhen method..."
"Tired of suppressing the law?" Han Du suddenly interrupted and chuckled.
"Do you think the Yanzhen Law is true or false?" Zhu Biao asked casually when he saw that Han Du was disapproving.
Of course it’s fake!
As a man with a scientific spirit, how could Han Du believe in such a ridiculous thing as the Yanzhen Law? But although he didn't believe it, he couldn't stop others from believing it, especially Lao Zhu.
If he directly said that Yan Zhenfa was fake, what would he do if Lao Zhu asked him to prove it?
He has no way to prove that this thing is fake.
So Han Du played a trick and said, "I don't know whether it is true or not, but Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty once killed many people because he was tired of suppressing the law. Later, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty also regretted it."
Zhu Biao nodded, "Yes, the theory of being tired of suppressing the law is illusory. There are quite a few people who died because of it in history."
After sighing, Zhu Biao continued, "At that time, my father was furious and ordered all the craftsmen to be executed. Later, Xue Gongbu saved several craftsmen on the grounds that there were some craftsmen who were not working, and that the law of disgust had nothing to do with the iron and stone masons.
Thousands of people.”
As expected, he is indeed the kind of Lao Zhu who "drinks from a golden cup with you, but shows no mercy with a bare sword".
Han Du broke into a cold sweat after hearing this.
If someone hates the law, so many people will be killed.
Thousands of people were saved, and the number of people killed was probably not less than this number.
Did Lao Zhu carry a butcher knife with him at all times? When he was in a bad mood, he would take it out and swing it a few times, and every time he hit it, heads would roll.
This is no longer "accompanying you is like accompanying a tiger", this is "accompanying you is like accompanying a saber-toothed tiger". Even if you get a little closer, you will get a few scratches on your body.
Han Du couldn't figure out where his father got the courage to ask Lao Zhu to abolish the treasure banknotes. Knowing that the master he was serving was so bloodthirsty, his father would step forward and tease the tiger's beard. I really don't know.
Is he fearless or ignorant?
But this Xue Gongbu is really extraordinary.
He was able to fish out people under Lao Zhu's butcher's knife, and even thousands of people were brought back once he fished them out.
It seems that this old man may really help him when it comes to paying salaries to craftsmen.
Understanding that Xue Gongbu was sincerely helping him, Han Du kept this friendship in his heart, but he couldn't rush it. He couldn't rush to Xue Xiang now and suggest to him that he should pay salaries to all the craftsmen.
.
The craftsmen brought their own dry food and worked for the court for free. This was a problem that had lasted for thousands of years, and it could be solved so easily.
He still had to take his time. With Xue Gongbu supporting him behind him, Han Du had to open a hole first and figure it out slowly. That was the right way. He was reckless and reckless, or he was touching others with blood on their faces.
It's not easy for him to be hit with blood on his face, or both sides will be hurt, and no one will end up well.
"Thank you, Your Highness, for clarifying my doubts."
"These are just things that everyone knows, and they don't count as answers to questions. You don't know it just because you have just been an official. After a long time, you will know it."
Zhu Biao expressed his gratitude to Han Du for thanking him. He felt that Han Du was a little too cautious, so he chuckled and said a few words.
"Are you interested in coming to my place to sit for a while?"
Zhu Biao suddenly invited Han Du.
"My lord, do you dare to disobey your orders?"
Regarding Han Du's caution, Zhu Biao didn't say anything more, just tilted his head and said, "Let's go."
There are many officials who can enter the East Palace, but not many can be invited in by Zhu Biao personally.
The two of them were walking and talking.
"You are able to produce 90% of the coal mine, which is really beyond my expectation, and it is such a large coal mine." Zhu Biao sighed. He still admires Han Du's decisiveness. Not everyone,
When faced with such huge wealth, they are willing to give up.
"Your Highness overestimates me," Han Du shook his head and smiled. "Although the coal mine is large, it cannot be cashed in immediately. I estimate that such a large mine will take at least hundreds of years to be fully exploited. During this period,
It still requires a lot of manpower and material resources. Therefore, I think that Your Highness should not take it too seriously. Even if the mining goes smoothly in the future, it will only cost one million taels of silver per year on average. This also includes the cost of mining and transportation. Your Highness is
He is the crown prince and will inherit the throne in the future, so there is absolutely no need to take this bit of coal mine to heart."
The two walked along and soon arrived at the garden of the East Palace.
"One million taels of silver a year, I can't help but take it to heart." Zhu Biao smiled and turned to ask Han Du, "Do you know that every year, princes and officials receive salaries, repair river works, build palaces, etc.
Wait, how much money will it cost? Not to mention preparing military resources for the Northern Expedition to the Mongolian Yuan Dynasty."
Zhu Biao couldn't help but sigh, "Sometimes, I wish I could break a penny in half and spend it. Now that you have found an income of 900,000 taels per year for the imperial court, to be honest, I can hardly breathe.
I have to say thank you."
The two of them walked to a pavilion in the garden and sat down, and a maid served them tea.
"Your Highness has given you such a compliment, and I don't deserve it." Han Du couldn't accept Zhu Biao's praise so harshly.