Ming Dynasty: Abandoned baby at the beginning, Zhu let me be the emperor

"Grandpa Huang!"

Zhu Ming excitedly rushed into the Daming Palace, waved at Zhu Yuanzhang and shouted loudly.

"Oh?"

Hearing the voice of his beloved grandson, Zhu Yuanzhang, who was just discussing with others, immediately raised his head in surprise and waved at him: "My beloved grandson, you came just in time."

Zhu Ming walked over, but saw Xiping Hou Mu Ying was also there, so he bowed and saluted him: "Greetings, Xiping Hou."

"Your Highness, this is not necessary."

Mu Ying also politely returned the greeting and spoke with a smile.

"Hey, there's no need for so many formalities, just call him uncle."

Zhu Yuanzhang waved his hand. According to seniority, Mu Ying, whom he adopted, was indeed worthy of being called uncle.

"Uncle Mu."

Awakened by Zhu Yuanzhang, Zhu Ming raised his head and looked up at Mu Ying, then changed his words and shouted again.

The call of "Uncle Mu" made Mu Ying very happy and he couldn't stop smiling.

No wonder His Majesty dotes on this little grandson so much, he is indeed sensible.

"By the way, dear grandson, what do you want to talk to me about?"

After a brief greeting, Zhu Yuanzhang asked Zhu Ming why he came to the Daming Palace.

Seeing how happy Zhu Ming was when he came, he must have encountered something good.

"I'm here to give a gift to Grandpa Huang."

Zhu Ming grinned.

"Why did our dear grandson think of giving us a gift?"

When Zhu Yuanzhang heard that Zhu Ming was giving him a gift, his smile reached the bottom of his eyes.

This child is filial.

"I got a large sum of money tomorrow, more than ten thousand taels of gold, which can be used to help the disaster in Hedong."

Zhu Ming smiled and said, then looked at Zhu Yuanzhang and raised his eyebrows, asking for credit, "I wonder if Grandpa Emperor likes this gift?"

The gold that Zhu Ming was talking about was naturally the pure gold Buddha statue that he had just obtained from the temple.

This solid Buddha statue made of pure gold can only be afforded by the temples in the capital city throughout the Ming Dynasty.

However, we can also get a glimpse of the money in the hands of other temples and Taoist temples.

"what?"

When Zhu Yuanzhang heard that Zhu Ming had obtained tens of thousands of taels of gold, he was also shocked.

Even for Emperor Zhu Yuanzhang, this was a huge sum of money.

Although this money cannot completely solve the disaster in Hedong, it can provide some relief to the already strained national treasury.

What Zhu Yuanzhang didn't expect was where Zhu Ming got so much gold.

"My dear grandson, where did you get this gold?"

He looked at Zhu Ming seriously, fearing that the gold came from illegal sources, and even more afraid that Zhu Ming would go astray.

"I begged for alms from the Fulong Temple outside the city."

Zhu Ming also knew what Zhu Yuanzhang was worried about. He gave a wicked smile and told him everything about his trip to Fulong Temple to burn incense.

"These bald asses!"

After hearing Zhu Ming's words, Zhu Yuanzhang became even more furious.

The Ming Dynasty's treasury was so tight, but these monks were so rich.

All the temples in the Ming Dynasty combined probably have more money than the Ming Dynasty’s national treasury.

“This is just the tip of the iceberg.”

Seeing Zhu Yuanzhang so angry, Zhu Ming just said calmly: "Grandpa Emperor, you don't know that wealthy merchants and landlords in various places have transferred their land to local temples to avoid taxes."

This kind of operation can be said to have existed from ancient times to the present.

"How dare they!"

After hearing Zhu Ming's words, Zhu Yuanzhang became even angrier.

I used to be a monk, but I was just a disciple of the lowest level, so I didn't know much about these things.

Now he is more determined about the tax reform.

If these people are allowed to continue to act so presumptuously, the Ming Dynasty will sooner or later repeat the mistakes of previous dynasties.

"Grandpa Emperor, please calm down."

Seeing Zhu Yuanzhang so furious, Zhu Ming spoke up to calm him down.

“Where is this Buddha statue now?”

After hearing Zhu Ming's voice, Zhu Yuanzhang calmed down a little and looked at Zhu Ming seriously.

Even the emperor had never seen a solid gold Buddha statue that was two meters tall.

"My grandson was sent to the Ministry of Revenue by the Imperial Guards."

Since this gold was to be used to enrich the national treasury and provide relief to the victims in Hedong, it would naturally be handed over to the Ministry of Revenue for allocation.

Moreover, this Buddha statue weighs more than 50,000 tons, so it is quite difficult to move it.

"Well, that's fine too."

Zhu Yuanzhang nodded and gave up the thought of taking a look at the golden Buddha statue.

It has been handed over to the Ministry of Revenue, that’s fine too.

"Your Majesty has such a virtuous grandson. It is truly a blessing for the Ming Dynasty."

Seeing this, Mu Ying, who was standing by, smiled and spoke to Zhu Yuanzhang to ease the atmosphere.

Just now when Zhu Yuanzhang was furious, he couldn't find the opportunity to speak.

"Uncle Mu, you are too kind."

Zhu Ming smiled modestly at Mu Ying.

Zhu Yuanzhang regarded himself as the emperor's grandson, so it was his duty to contribute.

If you treat me as a national hero, I will repay you as a national hero.

"Mu Ying is right. My son is the blessing of the Ming Dynasty."

Zhu Yuanzhang patted Zhu Ming on the back generously and nodded with a smile.

Several national policies proposed by Zhu Ming did make the national strength of the Ming Dynasty begin to rise again.

The Yuan court was driven out in the north and the Japanese pirates were suppressed in the south, and the people began to become wealthy.

After General Ande and the Toyotomi Daimyo of Japan have pacified various parts of Japan, he will be sent as an envoy to various countries to enhance the prestige of our Great Ming.

Although the national treasury is still somewhat tight, tax reform is also being implemented. However, it is not an overnight task and therefore there has been no obvious effect.

Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Zhu Ming as if he was looking at the crown prince Zhu Biao whom he had carefully trained.

If Biao'er were here, he would probably be proud of his son.

Unfortunately, the child is still young, and Yunwen has done nothing wrong, so he cannot touch the Eastern Palace.

Now is not the time to tell Zhu Ming about my life story, so I can only let this child suffer for now.

Thinking of this, Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Zhu Ming with a hint of guilt.

Having this child is indeed a blessing for the Ming Dynasty, but the Ming Dynasty also owes this child, and I am sorry for this child.

"What happened to Grandpa Huang?"

Zhu Ming looked at Zhu Yuanzhang who suddenly became sad and called out to him softly.

Mu Ying, who was raised by Zhu Yuanzhang, also looked concerned.

After Empress Ma died, he had originally thought of following his adoptive mother, and because of this he fell seriously ill and almost died.

It was his affection for Zhu Yuanzhang that made him persevere, and this trip to Beijing was also to see His Majesty.

"it's okay no problem."

Hearing Zhu Ming's call, Zhu Yuanzhang looked at his adopted son and grandson surrounding him, and smiled helplessly: "I just miss my Biaoer."

"When a man gets old, he gets sentimental easily."

He smiled helplessly, he was indeed getting old and was becoming less and less able to do things.

"Grandpa Emperor has made great contributions to the Chinese people. He is as old as the Southern Mountains. How can he be old?"

Zhu Ming quickly spoke up to comfort Zhu Yuanzhang.

With Zhu Yuanzhang's work intensity, it is still too tiring, so I should help him share more of the burden.

"His Majesty……"

Mu Ying didn't know what to say, so he just shouted softly from the side.