Daming: Grandpa Emperor, please get up and sit on my throne!

"Who...who are you? What...what are you going to do?"

The little boy noticed that Zhu Yuanzhang and Lu Wei were walking towards him, and his expression was suddenly filled with fear and terror, but he pretended to be calm and stood in front of his mother. Although he was young, his eyes were already very fierce.

Zhu Yuanzhang didn't say any more polite words.

He asked directly, "Where did you get the fabric for this dress?"

"Go to the street and beg for more money to buy it! It's mine, and you... don't even think about stealing it! Otherwise I'll kill you!" The little boy became more and more defensive, and his voice trembled slightly as he uttered the harsh words, one hand tightly grasping the sharpened stone.

Seeing the other side's panic, Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't help but feel a sense of emotion in his heart, as if he thought of something in his mind, and sighed softly.

Cruelty, everything in this world is so cruel. A snowfall, a small piece of rough cloth can drive people to such a cruel state, and drive the poor people to become so hideous that they even want to snatch a child's things.

It was the same thing he had witnessed and experienced when he was young and had to travel around...

And this snow has just begun.

The people in this dilapidated temple might have been lucky enough to buy these rough cloths at a low price and barely survive the winter, but this place is just a very small place in the vast Ming Dynasty.

At least we are still in the city of Peking.

What about outside the city of Peking?

In the many provinces, prefectures, states, and counties of the Ming Dynasty, how many such "ruined temples", how many such children, and how many such dull and numb people waiting to die are there?

It's impossible that everyone is so lucky that there are people selling this kind of clothing material everywhere, which can be afforded by the meager income from begging, right?

Zhu Yuanzhang was silent for a moment.

He took a deep breath to calm his suddenly surging emotions, spread his hands and said to the child, "When did I say I wanted to steal your clothes? I'm asking where you got the clothes and the material. What are you afraid of?"

The little boy was unaware of Zhu Yuanzhang and Lu Wei's hostility.

He looked much more relaxed.

But he still said bluntly, "I told you to go buy it! It's in the shop at the intersection three alleys ahead!"

Zhu Yuanzhang nodded.

Without saying anything more, he quietly stuffed a few dozen copper coins into the little boy's arms, then left with Lu Wei...

There are countless places like this and people like this in the world. If they wanted to help, how could they all be helped? Otherwise, Emperor Hongwu Zhu Yuanzhang wouldn't have to worry about these state affairs every year.

Stuffing some copper coins is probably just stuffing them into my past self's pocket.

Out of the dilapidated temple.

The two of them turned out of the alley.

Zhu Yuanzhang frowned and murmured thoughtfully, "Someone's selling... a shop, deliberately producing this worthless cloth? Merchants are obsessed with profit. Even a lucky beggar can afford something that obviously won't make much profit. Who would engage in such a business that can't make money?"

The more Zhu Yuanzhang thought about it, the more strange it seemed. The motive behind it was completely illogical: "This is a thankless task."

"Although these fabrics are rough, I think the raw materials are worthless. However, even the cheapest raw materials, if you want to weave them into this kind of neat and large-scale cloth, you have to spin the materials into yarn first, and then have weavers weave them. It takes up a loom, and the labor cost is not low."

"Selling it at such a low price, it's definitely a loss... Could it be that some businessman is doing charity specifically?"

Zhu Yuanzhang murmured softly, pondering.

"Could it be... His Royal Highness Prince Yan's intention?"

Lu Wei pondered for a long time and asked tentatively, "Being a place under the rule of King Yan, it seems most reasonable for Beiping City to do such a good deed."

However, Zhu Yuanzhang snorted lightly, shook his head, and said with certainty: "It couldn't be the fourth brother who did it."