Daming: The system rejected my request for salted fish

Two hundred thousand square kilometers, connecting fourteen state capitals, what a massive undertaking! Just thinking about it makes my head ache.

However, compared with the entire Jiangnan Province, Nanzhili is still much better.

However, just as Wei Wu was thinking this in his heart, he suddenly found that Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Biao were laughing.

That smile looked as if someone had succeeded in something and was very happy inside but couldn't show it on his face.

Looking at the expressions on the two men's faces, Wei Wu was silent for a while before looking at Zhu Biao and asking tentatively.

"Brother, you, you can't be setting me up together with Uncle Zhu, right? I treat you as my own brother!"

Upon hearing Wei Wu's words, Zhu Biao immediately put away the smile on his face and said seriously:

"How is that possible? You are my brother-in-law! And even though we are not brothers, our relationship is far better than that of brothers!"

"As your best brother, how could I join my father in betraying a good brother like you? I'm not that kind of person!"

"Even if you sold not only my father but also me to my mother, I can't do this to you!"

Got it!

Upon hearing this, Wei Wu immediately understood that the father and son in front of him had definitely conspired to set a trap for him.

However, I had already agreed to it and there was no way to go back on my word now.

Looking at Zhu Biao's righteous face, Wei Wu took a deep breath and said with regret:

"Brother, brother, I never thought that a man like you with thick eyebrows and big eyes could be as sinister as Uncle Zhu!"

Seeing this, Zhu Biao smiled and walked forward and patted Wei Wu on the shoulder.

"Okay, this isn't a difficult task. Just start repairing the road in Nanzhili. I can promise you one thing."

"The things in Shandong are all thanks to you. When the time comes, we will confiscate the property of the six major families, and I will use some of the money to build the road for you."

Upon hearing these words, Wei Wu's eyes lit up on the spot.

"really?"

Zhu Biao nodded.

"really!"

"really?"

Zhu Biao nodded again.

"really!"

"Okay, leave the Nanzhili road construction to me. I promise to do it beautifully for you, big brother!"

Just when the two men reached an agreement, Zhu Yuanzhang suddenly interrupted and said something.

"Hey, you two brats, you're acting like we don't exist! Don't you need my consent before doing this?"

Hearing this, Wei Wu looked back at Lao Zhu, and then said decisively:

"No money? Fine, I won't take the mission from Nanzhili."

Upon hearing this, Zhu Yuanzhang became anxious and said quickly:

"No, I'll give it to you. Give it to you, little brat. How come you've become so greedy for money after just a few months of not seeing you?"

Zhu Yuanzhang was forced to agree by Wei Wu and looked at Wei Wu with an uncomfortable expression.

In fact, it was not that he was unwilling, but he had already decided to put all the money from Shandong into the treasury.

Now Zhu Biao suddenly wanted to share the money with Wei Wu, of course he felt a little reluctant and wanted to fight for it a little.

But it was just a symbolic effort, and he was still able to distinguish the priorities of things.

Seeing that Zhu Yuanzhang agreed, Wei Wu finally showed a smile on his face.

But at this moment, Zhu Yuanzhang's words made the smile that had just appeared on his face disappear instantly.

"Xiao Wu, you brought back over one million taels of silver this time. It's not easy to store, so give it to the Ministry of Revenue to exchange it for banknotes!"

Change it into treasure notes?

When Wei Wu heard this, his first reaction was to refuse. Are you kidding? Not everyone likes treasure notes.

Although it is still the early stage of Ming Dynasty's issuance of treasure notes and the value will not depreciate as wildly as in the future, the people's recognition of it is not high.

The imperial court was able to barely promote the use of treasure notes by paying all officials' salaries with them.

In fact, ordinary people at the bottom of society would rather hold silver and copper coins in their hands than a piece of light paper.

Since he wanted to help the prince with the bidding, as a pioneer, he had to set the rules from the beginning.

As long as you win the bid for road construction, you must provide the workers with meals, and your wages must be paid on time without any delay.

At that time, Wei Wu would have to recruit a large number of people from the public to work, and the expenditure alone would be a considerable expense.

But if the wages are settled in treasure notes, then it may be difficult to recruit people after knowing this.

So after Zhu Yuanzhang finished speaking, Wei Wu immediately refused:

"No, Uncle Zhu, don't even think about taking this silver. I definitely won't exchange it for banknotes!"

When Zhu Yuanzhang heard Wei Wu's refusal, he was a little unhappy on the spot, but it was not because Wei Wu refused to exchange.

It was because he felt that Wei Wu, like all the other officials, did not approve of the treasure notes he was promoting.

But in Zhu Yuanzhang's heart, he was very satisfied with the Baochao policy he implemented, and believed that it was a good policy that benefited the country and the people.

If it were someone else, Zhu Yuanzhang would have been furious. In fact, few officials dared to say anything bad about the Baochao.

But when facing Wei Wu, he did not get angry directly, but just asked a question with some unhappiness.

"Xiao Wu, do you also think, like all the officials, that money should be real gold and silver, and that it is wrong for us to promote paper banknotes?"

Zhu Yuanzhang thought Wei Wu would nod, but Wei Wu shook his head and explained:

"Uncle Zhu, I'm not rejecting the treasure notes just because they're made of paper. I'm very much in favor of using paper instead of gold and silver."

"It's not only easy to carry, but also simple to settle accounts. In fact, paper money was used in my time."

After hearing Wei Wu's explanation, Zhu Yuanzhang's expression finally looked much better.

Seeing the change in Zhu Yuanzhang's expression, Wei Wu also understood that he hoped to gain his approval of the treasure notes.

But Zhu Yuanzhang was destined to be disappointed, as Wei Wu had long wanted to bring up the issue of Baochao.

Now that this has been mentioned, he decided to take this opportunity to resolve the matter.

Therefore, when Zhu Yuanzhang's expression just improved, Wei Wu spoke directly:

"Mr. Zhu, it's true that paper currency is the future trend, and it's also true that you're vigorously promoting treasure notes."

"However, we must first resolve the flaws in the treasure notes, and then change the way they are promoted, and then proceed gradually!"