Zhu Han didn't expect that Zhu Yuanzhang would challenge his weakness in this way. Anyway, Zhu Han couldn't think of a reason to refuse.
However, it is impossible to get Zhu Han to surrender.
Zhu Han was very dissatisfied and said to Zhu Yuanzhang: "Brother, are you too thief? Take what Zhou's Trading Company gave me and give it to me again? You can't lend flowers to Buddha like this, right?"
But Zhu Yuanzhang looked very proud and laughed: "Hahahaha, we are from a beggar background, why do we care about face? Besides, can we really rob you?"
Zhu Han looked at Zhu Yuanzhang's malicious smile and immediately understood something: "It's not because I don't choose, so you just accuse Zhou's Trading Company of human trafficking, right?"
"Human trafficking is not an issue, but it is a good excuse to accommodate prostitutes."
Zhu Yuanzhang laughed and said to Zhu Han: "How about it? Our conditions are good, right?"
He was very disgusted with prostitutes, and it was too late to hate them. Although he did not explicitly prohibit the flesh business, if he really wanted to 'threaten' someone, 'accommodating prostitutes' would be a good excuse.
The world belongs to Zhu Yuanzhang, and he can make excuses no matter what.
Of course, for Zhu Han... it is not the case. Zhu Han also knows that Zhu Yuanzhang is just trying to show off his rhetoric at this time. If Zhu Han really doesn't do it, Zhu Yuanzhang will have to send Hu Weiyong and Liu Bowen to Zhu Han.
"Brother, what you want me to do now is different from what I did before. They are completely different things. How much work will it take to change nearly ten million households? It's not that I can't do it, but I need help.
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Zhu Han spread his hands and said helplessly: "Brother, you let me work and you don't give me any help. What do you want me to do? You want the horses to run but don't let them eat grass. There's no such thing.
possible."
Zhu Han was going to give Zhu Yuanzhang more examples, but Zhu Yuanzhang waved his hand at this moment: "Okay, okay, you are not the one who suffers the consequences. You can use whoever you want, right? We will directly do it then.
That’s batch.”
Faced with Zhu Han's words, Zhu Yuanzhang had no idea at all. No matter what he insisted on before, he had to listen to Zhu Han in the end... Zhu Yuanzhang had long been used to it, and Zhu Han was not a person willing to suffer losses.
Zhu Han's character of being unwilling to suffer no matter who he faced made Zhu Yuanzhang very helpless, but it was precisely because of this character that Zhu Yuanzhang could confidently and boldly leave many things to Zhu Han.
After all, it’s not you who suffers in the end, so why worry so much?
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Zhu Yuanzhang has begun to strengthen supervision of the world.
This kind of supervision is not because Zhu Yuanzhang wants to purge anyone, but because of his extremely controlling personality. He wants to control everything and want to know everything. This is also one of the reasons why Zhu Yuanzhang is suspicious. He can deny all civil and military officials.
Zhu Han is the person Zhu Yuanzhang least needs to suspect, but he still has his eyes on Zhu Han's network. This does not mean that Zhu Han is gradually losing Zhu Yuanzhang's trust, but that his character pushes him to do this.
What is Zhu Han's response to this?
I don't care about anything, I don't ask anything, Zhu Yuanzhang arranges his people however he likes, I don't care even if I know.
If you’re not going to rebel, why are you worrying so much?
Zhu Yuanzhang is suspicious by nature, but in some matters, he is not a vengeful person. For example, when a nobleman said something bad about him, Zhu Yuanzhang pretended not to know... But once Zhu Yuanzhang's bottom line was violated, the old and new accounts would be settled together.
Already.
Zhu Yuanzhang will retaliate if he doesn't show his anger, but he is very narrow-minded.
Zhu Han doesn't care who Zhu Yuanzhang is eyeing, he just needs to live his life well and then realize his dream.
It is true that Zhou's Trading Company has always wanted to challenge its own weaknesses.
In the Ming Dynasty, it is not a sin for you to have many women. As long as you have the ability, it is not impossible to have as many women as you want.
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Craftsman household registration allows some people to change their identities from farmers to workers.
When the importance of future industry begins to emerge, this identity will be highly praised, but now everyone is still in the field of "small farmer consciousness" with its back to the sky and its back to the earth, thinking that a huge identity is not as important as a few pieces of land.
If the identity of some people is changed rashly without sufficient explanation, it is likely to cause turmoil... After all, after becoming workers, the first thing taken away is their land.
The day after returning from Jishou, Liu Bowen and Hu Weiyong came to report to Zhu Han. When Zhu Yuanzhang gave them orders, he did not tell them what to do with Zhu Han, but only asked them to follow Zhu Han's orders.
When Zhu Han saw Liu Bowen and Hu Weiyong, he said directly to them: "There is nothing to do today. You should go back and rest first."
If you don't work after coming here, let me rest first.
Liu Bowen and Hu Weiyong were familiar with Zhu Han's style of doing things, otherwise they would not be able to accept Zhu Han's method of doing things.
Congratulations to Liu Bowen and Hu Weiyong for taking a day off from the Hongwu Dynasty, which was working overtime and was involved in internal affairs.
As for Zhu Han, he was going to Hangzhou and wanted to visit Zhou's Trading Company, but before he could take action, he was stopped by Zhou Dexing, who said he wanted to see Zhu Han for something.
Ever since Zhou Dexing learned how to play with gunpowder, he has been immersed in blasting all day long. He led the blasting team all over the world and went wherever blasting was needed. He has now become the number one blasting master in the Ming Dynasty, and there is an endless stream of people looking for him.
After thinking about it, Zhu Han gave up his plan to go to Hangzhou and stayed to see Zhou Dexing. They hadn't seen each other for a long time, so they just took this opportunity to have a friendly get-together with some old friends.
"His Royal Highness, I am here to see you."
When Zhou Dexing saw Zhu Han, he just said politely, and then stated his purpose: "Your Highness, I came to see you today because I have something to ask for. I heard that Ming Dynasty is planning to build a railway to provide a kind of travel called train.
A tool, right? Your Highness, you can use me for this."
Zhu Han looked at Zhou Dexing with interest: "Tell me, how can I use you?"
"Of course it's blasting. I'm the best at building roads and bridges across mountains and rivers."
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Zhou Dexing said to Zhu Han, and told Zhu Han in detail about his growth over the years: "Before, I used the largest gunpowder for blasting, but
Now when I am blasting, I pay more attention to skills. Among the teams I lead, the team with the best blasting skills can carve a hole out of the mountain without destroying the mountain."
Zhu Han listened to Zhou Dexing's narration, and the more he listened, the more interested he became... Wasn't Zhou Dexing's team the prototype of the later construction corps?
Didn’t Zhu Yuanzhang want to have more and more craftsmen in the Ming Dynasty?
If Zhou Dexing's team is turned into a construction corps, the craftsmen in the craftsman camp are reorganized... into work status, and then the craftsmen from all over the country are organized into work status, so that they can serve the iron rice bowl... the preliminary plan will be completed.
ah.
Listening to Zhou Dexing's report, Zhu Han became more and more interested.
While Zhou Dexing was talking, he kept looking at Zhu Han's face. He saw that Zhu Han became happier and happier as he listened, and the smile on his face became brighter and brighter.
In this way, he can go blasting all over the country again.
Before Zhou Dexing came to see Zhu Han, he went to Jishou and chatted with the craftsmen who were studying railway construction for a long time. After making detailed plans, he came to see Zhu Han again. He felt that he could definitely convince Zhu Han, and Zhu Han
Han Ze believed that Zhou Dexing came at the right time.
Zhu Han told his plan: "Dexing, what do you think, if I separate you from the army and form another army?"
Zhou Dexing was shocked when he heard Zhu Han's words: "His Royal Highness, what's going on? I, I didn't make any mistakes, why do you want to drive me away from the army? Now, now I drink alcohol.
I don’t dare drink it in the military camp if I don’t get enough.”
He was staying well in the army, why did Zhu Han want to drive him away?
"What are you so excited about? I mean to separate you from the existing military structure and create an army for you."
Seeing this, Zhu Han spoke directly and said to Zhou Dexing: "Now, our Ming Dynasty is vigorously engaged in infrastructure construction, but the number of craftsmen is far from enough for the needs of the Ming Dynasty, so your majesty and I are trying to find ways to let more people become craftsmen.
I happened to meet you today, so I want to use your troops as the backbone to form a construction corps. By then, you will be able to manage not only blasting, but also construction..."
Zhu Han said it in detail, and Zhou Dexing was very interested after hearing it. Since he became obsessed with explosions, his interest has been in explosions. Now he is the only one who can make good use of explosions. As for other battles, he has no idea.
There are too many interests, and Zhou Dexing himself feels that the Construction Corps mentioned by Zhu Han is actually very suitable for him.
However suitable it is, Zhou Dexing still wanted to be in the ranks of the army. He felt that this would bring him closer to his brothers.
The Construction Corps... To put it bluntly, it is engaged in infrastructure construction in the country. To put it nicely, it is called the Construction Corps. To be honest, it is a craftsman. Once he adopts Zhu Han's suggestion, it means that he no longer belongs to the order of battle.
"Your Majesty, this... I still want to stay in the army."
Zhou Dexing expressed his thoughts, and then continued: "The construction corps you are talking about is actually the craftsmen. My blasting can not only open roads and build bridges across mountains and rivers, but can also play a certain role in combat."
"You just stay in the country, how can you have any chance to fight?"
Zhu Han guessed what Zhou Dexing was thinking, and then said: "How about you lead this construction corps, and I will also serve as the... director of this corps?"
director?
What kind of official is this?
Zhou Dexing said he had never heard of it. He said to Zhu Han: "Why don't you become the commander-in-chief of the Construction Corps? In this case, I am willing to follow you."
"..."
Zhu Han couldn't help but give Zhou Dexing a kick, and scolded him with a smile: "You are very good at saving trouble. You only know how to blast, and you don't want to care about anything else, right? Do you think we are willing to take care of things?"
Even after being kicked by Zhu Han, Zhou Dexing was not angry. He just stood there smiling, just like when he fought with Zhu Han, nothing had changed.
Zhu Han was not polite to Zhou Dexing and said to him directly: "Okay, it's settled. You pull out your team and integrate it into the construction corps. Go back and wait for my news."
After finishing speaking, Zhu Han said to Zhou Dexing very seriously: "Zhou Dexing, whether it is a fighting force or a building force, you must adjust your mentality. What I need is a force that can be recruited and can fight."
Troop, if you dare to lose your authority, I will skin you!"
Zhou Dexing immediately said: "King of England, please rest assured. As long as you give the order, my brothers and I are howling wild wolves and we will guarantee to complete all the tasks you give us."
After Zhou Dexing's incident, Zhu Han was not in the mood to continue going to Hangzhou. Instead, he returned home and began to sort out the main requirements for the Construction Corps.
Zhu Han's original plan was not to use too many domestic minerals, but if railways want to be popularized quickly, it is not enough to only use overseas minerals. Domestic minerals must be used in combination with overseas minerals.
The railway is a part, and the ironworks are also a key link.
In later generations, a very large iron smelting plant required almost as many workers as the population of a city, 20,000 craftsmen, plus the craftsmen’s families, more than 100,000 people, and there were also hospitals, restaurants,
Entertainment venues... and a series of ancillary facilities.
With so many people gathered in one factory area, the population must be over 200,000 no matter what.
Zhu Han's speculation was based on the data of later generations, but if it were placed in the Ming Dynasty, the number of craftsmen required might be even greater.
But it must be done!
Zhu Han thought of everything he had in mind and spent three days sorting it out before writing out the outline for forming a construction corps.
After writing it out, Zhu Han found Zhu Yuanzhang. As long as the outline for establishing the construction corps was approved by Zhu Yuanzhang, he would leave the matter to Hu Weiyong and Liu Bowen.
Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't wait any longer. He didn't expect Zhu Han's work efficiency to be so fast this time. After reading Zhu Han's outline, Zhu Yuanzhang directly signed and approved it with a swipe of his pen, and then asked Zhu Han: "Qiwu, take it."
What are you going to do when you come down?"
"Of course I let Liu Bowen and Hu Weiyong do it, otherwise why would I want them to go over and help?"
Zhu Han said it with great justice, as if it was natural for him to exploit others. Zhu Yuanzhang smiled after hearing this: Sure enough, this is in line with Zhu Han's style of doing things.
After the unification of the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Han did not take on any specific duties in the court. The reason was that "ruling a big country is like cooking small dishes". There were too many things in it and he didn't want to be so tired. However, Zhu Yuanzhang would often ask him when asking for advice.
Zhu Han only made suggestions and was not responsible for the specific implementation. Now he was given the task of changing people's household registration. Zhu Yuanzhang thought that Zhu Han could work on it for a while, but who knew that Zhu Han backhandedly listed the outline and did not care about the specific implementation.
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"You kid, you just know how to be lazy."
Zhu Yuanzhang simply spread his hands and said, "If you are lazy, we will do it... let's take a rest today."
"OK."
Zhu Han showed a smile on his face and said to Zhu Yuanzhang: "Brother, how about we go to Hangzhou together for two days? I just happened to go to Zhou's Trading Company to inspect it. After all, he is one of the best trading firms in the Ming Dynasty, and we should take care of him."
"..."
Go to Zhou's Trading Company... Zhu Yuanzhang's face darkened and he snorted coldly.
Brat, don't think we don't know what you're going to do.
"No, no, no, we don't have your hobbies."
Zhu Yuanzhang waved his hand and asked Zhu Han to leave: "We are not like you, who have nothing to do all day long and have a lot of things waiting for us to deal with."