"Hmph, I have never seen such a thick-skinned person." Gao Fei bit the chicken leg hard, as if he was biting Zhu Yuanzhang.
Lao Zhu stared at him without showing any signs of weakness: "We have never seen anyone who can get gifts back after giving them away."
As he spoke, he took a bite of the chicken leg.
When the queen saw the two of them looking like this, she couldn't help but burst into laughter.
Gao Fei didn't know that the person in front of him was born a beggar, and there was no lower limit.
But Gao Fei is not a shameless person.
After discovering that Lao Zhu wanted to eat the pheasant all by himself, he knocked on the door without any courtesy.
In the end, Lao Zhu could only ask Queen Ma to roast the pheasant, and then everyone would eat it together.
Of course, Lao Zhu is not really inferior to this pheasant.
Although among all the emperors in history, Lao Zhu was already quite frugal.
But no matter what, he is still the emperor after all.
When it comes to some formal occasions, Lao Zhu will certainly not be stingy.
No matter what delicacies from mountains and seas, I will prepare whatever I need.
He was just unhappy with Gao Fei's careless look, so he deliberately deceived him like this.
Hearing Queen Ma's laughter, Gao Fei immediately said heartbrokenly, "I don't understand how my sister-in-law, a fairy-like person, fell in love with you, Lao Chang?"
Zhu Yuanzhang raised his chin proudly: "Of course it's because we look so talented."
Gao Fei immediately looked like he was retching: "Old Chang, don't you feel guilty when you say this?"
As he spoke, he held his chest high and said, "I am so handsome and handsome, but I don't dare to say that I am talented, so why are you always there?"
"I just pretended that I didn't hear it. You are bragging." Zhu Yuanzhang picked up the wine glass and touched it lightly with Gao Fei.
This is a kind of rice wine, but the brewing process is obviously very bad.
You can even clearly see the sake lees inside, and the taste can only be said to be barely drinkable.
But Lao Zhu was quite happy drinking it.
Apart from drinking with Zhu Han, Lao Zhu was never so relaxed when drinking with others.
At least after becoming the emperor, this is one of the few times that I can remember.
After all, Gao Fei doesn't know his true identity, and this kid has a good personality. Although he looks a little out of touch, he has a true temperament and is not offensive.
Gao Fei pretended to be satisfied and nodded: "Not bad, Old Chang. Under my guidance, you have finally gained some respect and know what you can and cannot say in front of Shangguan."
"Keep working hard, maybe one day you can sit in my position."
Although he knew Gao Fei was joking, Dean Du was still speechless.
A dignified emperor, do you want to be a ninth-grade official?
After eating and drinking, Gao Fei went back to rest. Although he was young and strong, he was already exhausted after a busy day.
I just knew that Zhu Yuanzhang had just arrived, and I was afraid that Zhu Yuanzhang would not adapt to the environment here, so I specially treated Zhu Yuanzhang to this meal.
After Gao Fei left, Queen Ma smiled softly and said, "He's a nice young man."
Zhu Yuanzhang retorted angrily: "Not bad, what's not bad? You don't have any control over your words, you're frizzy, you can't handle anything at all?"
Empress Ma smiled and said nothing. The more Zhu Yuanzhang said this, the more it showed that he admired Gao Fei.
When faced with annoying people, Lao Zhu didn't even bother to say a word.
Now Lao Zhu's temper has changed a lot, and he might have started to curse others before.
In this way, Zhu Yuanzhang settled down in the yamen of the reception department.
After just one day here, Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't help but become worried.
Empress Ma could see the worried look immediately and asked with concern: "What happened?"
Zhu Yuanzhang let out a long sigh: "In just one day, there are probably more than 400 victims who came here."
"This is only the situation at this level."
"According to that guy Gao Fei, there are at least seven such checkpoints around Datong City."
"In other words, there are at least two to three thousand people who flee to Datong Fucheng every day."
"The drought has lasted for so long, and the number of people fleeing now should have been reduced a lot."
"After such a long time, how many people will have to flee to Datong City?"
"With so many people, let alone anything else, it may be very difficult to supply just food."
When Queen Ma heard this, her expression became serious.
However, he still had patience and comforted her softly: "Chongba, you don't have to worry too much."
"After all, Qiwu is in charge here. Don't you know what he's capable of?"
"Datong Mansion seems to be very peaceful now. It can be seen that there must be no problem with the food. Otherwise, the people would have been in chaos long ago."
"I believe Qi Wu, he will definitely be able to handle things here."
Zhu Yuanzhang shook his head: "Sister, you don't understand."
"If it is really just the people who are on the run, there will certainly be no problem on the 7th Five-Year Plan."
"But I don't even believe in his ability, so who else can I believe?"
"But what I'm worried about is that someone will take the opportunity to cause trouble. Since ancient times, natural disasters must be caused by man-made disasters."
"And you also know Qiwu's temper. Sometimes he is too kind-hearted."
"Just like what happened in Yanjing City before, people already assassinated him in the street. It's no different from a rebellion."
"If it were us, we would not let anyone who has anything to do with this matter go. Cutting off the grass without eradicating the roots will lead to endless troubles!"
"But do you know how Qiwu does it?"
"Basically, only the evil leaders were killed, and they were not killed in the name of rebellion, but punished according to crime. Many people who participated in the demonization actually escaped death because of this."
When talking about this matter, Zhu Yuanzhang felt very unhappy.
If the dust had not settled, many people would have even directly pronounced the verdict that those who should be killed should be killed, and those who should be exiled should be exiled.
Zhu Yuanzhang even thought about washing the entire Yanjing City with blood again.
Has he been too good-tempered these years? Some people think that Zhu Yuanzhang is weak and can be bullied, and he even dared to murder his younger brother.
The most important reason why Lao Zhu did not go on a killing spree was that Zhu Han wrote secret letters to Zhu Yuanzhang again and again.
He asked Lao Zhu not to involve too much, so Lao Zhu did not take action.
The situation in Datong is much more complicated than that in Yanjing.
The most important reason why Lao Zhu was able to take advantage of the situation to make a fortune was because of the continuous natural and man-made disasters during the reign of the Meng Yuan Dynasty.
The dissatisfaction of the people all over the world towards Meng Yuan has accumulated to a limit.
Therefore, Lao Zhu is very sensitive to natural and man-made disasters.
Even Empress Ma did not dare to express some words too fully. She just kept comforting Zhu Yuanzhang: "Don't worry, Qi Wu will definitely be able to handle it."
Zhu Yuanzhang knew that Queen Ma was comforting him, but at this time, it was useless for him to be anxious.
Unless he directly reveals his identity and goes to see Zhu Han in person.
However, based on Zhu Yuanzhang's understanding of his younger brother, it would be useless even if he said it himself. What should Zhu Han do or not?
For the current plan, we can only take a look at the situation first.
The only thing that reassured Zhu Yuanzhang was that the atmosphere here in Datong was relatively peaceful.
It even made Zhu Yuanzhang a little suspicious. Is it true that there are no ambitious people who take advantage of natural disasters to cause chaos?
This is absolutely impossible.
Zhu Yuanzhang immediately denied his idea. Lao Zhu had a deeper understanding of human nature than anyone else.
He can be 100% sure that someone will definitely take advantage of natural and man-made disasters, high winds and high rains.
Under normal circumstances, in the early stages of a disaster, both the court and those with ulterior motives need a certain amount of time to respond.
During the disaster relief period, the court cannot cover everything, and there will always be some omissions.
At this time, victims who have experienced many hardships are often the easiest to incite.
It is also the best time to take action for those with ulterior motives.
At this time, some people should have already started to take action.
But Zhu Yuanzhang also felt that Datong seemed to be relatively peaceful.
But the calmer he was, the more worried Lao Zhu was.
I always feel like there's something I haven't considered.
The so-called accounts of the reception department were nothing to Lao Zhu.
As long as he spent half an hour every day, he could clearly handle the accounts that took Gao Fei several hours to do.
Gao Fei is not the kind of person who is picky and never puts on any official airs.
As long as Zhu Yuanzhang can calculate the accounts clearly, what will he do at other times? Gao Fei never cares about it and basically doesn't question it.
After staying in the Yamen for two or three days, I got familiar with Gao Fei's character.
Zhu Yuanzhang no longer acted honestly and continued to stay in the yamen.
After settling the accounts, we started walking around Datong Mansion.
When he first entered Datong Mansion, Zhu Yuanzhang was even a little surprised.
At first glance, this place doesn't look like a drought-stricken place.
Of course, if you look carefully, you can still see some clues.
The people were so thin that they looked like they could not eat enough.
However, Zhu Yuanzhang could also understand that in this case, just ensuring that people would not starve to death was already extremely difficult.
It is simply impossible to ensure that everyone is fed.
At least in Datong Prefecture, you won't see people starving to death everywhere.
Not only does it not have the desolate feeling after a major disaster, it actually looks very lively.
What surprised Zhu Yuanzhang the most was that there were grain shops almost everywhere here.
If you look on any street, you will see at least seven or eight grain shops.
Moreover, the clerks at these grain shops were all very enthusiastic outside to greet the people to buy grain.
"Sir, please come and take a look at the newly arrived food in our store."
"The shopkeeper's father turns 70 today, so all food in the store is 10% off. Come and take a look, folks!"
The sound was so loud that it could be heard far away, even if you wanted to, it would be difficult not to hear it.
At this time, a clerk from a grain store nearby asked in confusion: "Didn't your shopkeeper's father just celebrate his seventieth birthday half a month ago? Why is he celebrating his seventieth birthday again?"
"Ah, this...our shopkeeper remembered the wrong date."
"Can you remember your father's seventieth birthday correctly?" Another clerk from the grain store mocked contemptuously.
"You still have the nerve to criticize me? Your shopkeeper has been kissed twelve times in the last month, and I don't know if his body can bear it."
However, after they ridiculed each other for a few words, they continued to sell their own food desperately.
Zhu Yuanzhang could see clearly that these people were actually trying to lower prices, so as to sell their food as quickly as possible.
However, even if the price was reduced, the price of this grain was already sky-high in Zhu Yuanzhang's opinion.
"Humph, these heartless profiteers." Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't help but sneered.
As a result, as soon as Lao Zhu finished speaking, a familiar voice sounded behind him.
"Old Chang, you just don't understand."
Anyone who can call him that, you know without asking, must be Gao Fei.
Zhu Yuanzhang turned around and saw that his guess was indeed correct: "If you don't go on duty at the checkpoint, how can you have time to enter the city?"
"I'm not talking about you, Lao Chang. After following me for so long, why are you still so stupid?"
"When Shangguan comes out to do something, no matter whether it's reasonable or not, you should pretend you didn't see it. Otherwise, you will definitely be scolded, do you know?"
Zhu Yuanzhang immediately put on a righteous expression: "We believe that your Excellency is a good and upright official, and he will definitely not let me wear a shoestring just because I tell the truth, right?"
This flattery was obviously very comfortable. Gao Fei narrowed his eyes with satisfaction and said, "That's pretty much it. My careful teachings are finally in vain."
Zhu Yuanzhang started to roll his eyes again, I heard you taught us when.
wrong……
We are the mighty emperor of the Ming Dynasty, do we need a humble official like you to teach us?
Lao Zhu calmly changed the subject and asked knowingly: "Sir, please tell me, what's the problem with what we just said?"
Of course he understood the reason why the price was so high, but he knew clearly that Lao Zhu would still be unhappy when he saw these people selling grain at such a high price.
It's just that he understands that it's normal. A ranger like Gao Fei actually has such a vision?
Gao Fei chuckled, and lowered his voice as if he was telling a big secret: "The reason why the price of food here in Datong Mansion is so high is because His Royal Highness personally set the price."
"If those grain stores dare to sell at lower prices, they will come looking for us."
This was the first time Zhu Yuanzhang had heard of this matter.
He suddenly said in surprise: "The price of this food is too low, it's not even good?"
"We only heard that if the price is too high and people can't afford it, the government will take care of it."
"But if the quantity and price are low, wouldn't it be a great benefit to the people? The government doesn't even care about this."
Gao Fei explained earnestly: "This is what you don't understand, Old Chang."
"I have said before that you will definitely not be able to do business. You should just work as an accountant under me from now on. You will definitely have a much better future than you going into business."
After discovering Zhu Yuanzhang's lack of ability, Gao Fei persuaded Zhu Yuanzhang more than once to stay in the Yamen and help him.
Of course, Zhu Yuanzhang always laughed and excused this.
The more this is the case, the more Gao Fei is willing to give up his persuasion.