"Good, good!" Zhu Yuanzhang was overjoyed when he heard this, "These ministers of civil and military affairs can understand our intentions and make money for us." It was not in vain that we wrote a night of writing and a bald pen that day. ”

"Lu Chang, immediately send someone to receive it, and temporarily put the silver in the treasury of the household department."

"The old minister obeys!" Lu Chang was excited. The officials who helped the emperor sell characters came back one after another, and added 60 or 70 million taels of silver to the treasury, plus the last 50 million, a full 120 million taels.

In other words, Zhu Yuanzhang earned more than 100 million for the imperial court just by selling words!

After deducting the 20 million taels spent on conquering Goryeo, providing disaster relief to Shandong, building water conservancy projects in various places, and encouraging farming, there is still more than 100 million taels left in the national treasury.

That's 10,000,000 silver!

Lu Chang has never seen so much silver in his life, and in the prosperous times of all dynasties, the treasury did not have so much silver.

It's exciting to think about, and the old body doesn't hear and tremble.

"Walk slowly, you old arms and legs, beware of falling." Zhu Yuanzhang kindly reminded.

"Also, why are you so excited? The 100 million taels of silver are all earned by us selling words, and they belong to the inner treasury, and they are only temporarily placed in the treasury of your household, and they are not the deposit silver of your household. Lu Chang, remember, your household is still poor. ”

"If you have the ability, you can collect more taxes yourself, and don't worry about using the emperor."

"Remember, old minister." Lu Chang said.

Although he was already in his seventies, he still trotted all the way out of the Fengtian Temple, and commanded the people of the household department to receive the silver.

Soon, those civil and military officials who were in charge of selling words went to Fengtian Hall to attend the court meeting before they had time to return home, because this was Zhu Yuanzhang's will. One by one, the dust servants stood on the Fengtian Temple.

"You guys have done a good job, and you've made a lot of money for us." Zhu Yuanzhang gave the crowd a verbal reward that was not nutritious.

"It's all Your Majesty's strategy, and the ministers are just running errands." The ministers did not dare to take credit at all, and said one after another.

"Your Majesty." At this moment, Liu Bowen stood out of the train, "Chen just came back from the southwest, passing through the three provinces in the southwest. I heard that Mu Ying was exterminating bandits in the southwest, and he did it very smoothly, and it was estimated that he would be able to complete the elimination of bandits within a month. Moreover, there was no large-scale requisition and suppression, and there were very few casualties among the people and the officers and soldiers. Most of the bandits accepted the appeasement of the imperial court and went down to the mountains for the people. ”

"As soon as they came down to the mountains for the people, they went into farming, and production in the three southwestern provinces was quickly restored."

"We've got the news about that, too." Zhu Yuanzhang said.

"Your Majesty, Mu Ying's ability is so outstanding, the court should reward her." Li Shanchang stepped forward and said, "It is a miracle to eradicate the bandits and resume production in one month. I would like to ask the officials in the DPRK, who can do this? ”

"Therefore, I beg Your Majesty to make him knighted."

"Mu Ying is really a rare talent! The point is that he is still a military general, but he has shown such a great talent in governance! It really amazed the minister. Hu Weiyong said.

Mu Ying is a native of Huaixi, so Li Shanchang and Hu Weiyong both highly respect him.

"Mu Ying has made contributions to the imperial court, and we should be rewarded." Zhu Yuanzhang said, "Pass the decree and make him the Marquis of Zhennan!" "In the early days of the founding of the Ming Dynasty, Mu Ying was only in her twenties because she was too young, and she did not have any title.

"Yes!"

"That's not right!" Gao Qi stood out of the train and said, "I remember that Mu Ying's suppression of bandits in the previous month not only did not make any progress, but also killed countless veterans, which cost the court a lot of money and food, why did it progress so fast all of a sudden?" ”

"Indeed, the situation in the southwest is changing so quickly that people are suspicious." The ministers said one after another, "Could it be that there is a master who is guiding him behind his back?" It took him to completely turn the situation around in a very short period of time? ”

"The minister guesses that it should be Lu Xiu's credit, he is a scholar." Wang Guangyang said.

"Your Majesty, General Mu sent someone back 100,000 taels of silver and 50,000 stone of grain, saying that it was going to be handed over to the treasury!" At this time, Erhu walked in and reported, "The escort sent by Mu Ying also said that there will be more silver and grain sent to the imperial court in the future." ”

"Mu Ying, this kid is smart when he is young." Zhu Yuanzhang was even more satisfied when he heard this, "Pass the order, let Mu Ying stop sending money and food, and use all his seizures for people's livelihood." ”

"General Mu was ordered to suppress the bandits, not only did he not ask the court for money and food, but also sent money and grain to the court?" When the ministers heard this, they were even more shocked.

This is something that has never happened in a lifetime!!

"Your Majesty!" Song Lian stood up and said, "General Mu has made such a great achievement, there must be something strange in it, please check it out with Your Majesty." ”

"Could it be that Guangxi Pingzhang Lu Xiu is giving him advice behind his back? No, he doesn't have the skills. Gao Qidao.

Mu Ying's exploits made the ministers a little unbelievable that it was true.

"There's nothing to verify, and it's not Lu Xiu who is giving him advice behind his back." Zhu Yuanzhang said lightly, "The reason why Mu Ying has changed so much is that you suspect that there is a master behind her. You're right to suspect this, it's us who is pointing him behind his back. ”

"Let's go down with a secret order, and the situation in the southwest will change immediately!"

"It turned out that His Majesty was pointing him behind his back!" The ministers immediately put on a look of sudden realization.

"As soon as His Majesty's conspiracy came out, it immediately reversed the situation, and it was really a holy monarch!"

"Your Majesty is the First Holy Monarch of the Ages!"

"Long live the emperor, long live, long live!"

"Han Gaozu and Tang Taizong are not as wise and wise as the emperor."

In order to express their admiration for Zhu Yuanzhang, the ministers immediately bowed down and shouted three long live.

Liu Bowen, Li Shanchang and others all knew in their hearts that Qin Yu was probably teaching him behind his back, but they all pretended not to know at all.

"It's just a little trick, not enough to worry about!" Zhu Yuanzhang said modestly, "We are also a little tired today, and we have nothing to do to retreat." ”

"Your Majesty, the minister still has this Qilu!" Liu Bowen stood out of the train, and after thinking for a while, he said, "When the minister came back, he passed by Guangxi Mansion. I found that the officials and soldiers there and the bandits who came down the mountain were all beating the landlords and dividing the land...... The landlords and gentry in Guangxi are almost gone, their property and land have been confiscated, and their daughters have married local people......"

"Yes, this is also one of our measures in the secret purpose, is there anything wrong?" Zhu Yuanzhang asked, "The landlords in the southwest do not respect the king, the common people, and the people already hate them to the core, and the punishment is deserved." ”

When the rest of the ministers heard this, they also fell silent.

faintly felt that Zhu Yuanzhang's move was a little wrong......

They also bought a lot of fields in their hometown, plus they were all founding merits, and Zhu Yuanzhang also rewarded them with a lot of fields when he talked about meritorious deeds...... In the rewards of all dynasties, land is a very important item.

That is to say, after resigning from the government and returning to the family, they are also landlords.