Time Travel: After Seizing the Throne, I Lead the Ming Dynasty to Take Off

Zhu Di was able to clearly understand the interests involved.

What he is eyeing now is the greater benefits in the future. If he fails in this matter by mistake and falls into Zhu Yunhuan's hands... that would be too much of a loss and not worth it.

Hear what Zhu Di said.

Wang Defa was stunned for a moment, obviously not expecting that His Royal Highness the Prince of Yan would be so decisive.

But he couldn't go against Zhu Di's wishes.

He could only swallow his saliva with a hint of reluctance, and then said awkwardly: "Yes, I understand."

Zhu Di secretly took a deep breath, calming himself down. He also withdrew his gaze from Wang Defa and returned it to the chessboard. He said lightly, "I will just play chess in the palace. You just need to handle your normal official duties. I don't know anything else."

Wang Defa was a smooth-talking man, so of course he understood what His Royal Highness the Prince of Yan meant, which was for him to keep his hands off others, and to just turn a blind eye to other people's attempts to make money or engage in corruption.

He was actually confused about Zhu Di's decision.

However, those chosen by Zhu Di naturally acted decisively. Even though he didn't understand the meaning or the reason behind Zhu Di's actions, Wang Defa still bowed respectfully and said, "Thank you for your guidance, Your Highness. I now know what to do."

"Go." Zhu Di said lightly without raising his head again.

"Yes, then... Your Majesty, Princess, and two masters, I will take my leave now." Wang Defa tactfully bowed and left quietly.

Wait until the footsteps outside the door go away.

Zhu Di placed another piece on the chessboard, a smile on his face, and looked up at Monk Daoyan: "As the saying goes, after adversity comes good times, Master Daoyan, this is another piece of good news."

Monk Daoyan also placed a piece on the chessboard.

A rare smile appeared on his usually serious face as he said, "Of course it's good news. The so-called profit is just something you can see right now. This matter is extremely beneficial to us."

"If one person sets his sights on such huge profits, it means that there must be many other people in the entire Ming Dynasty who are also eyeing such huge profits."

"Cheap fabrics, anthracite... Even if the materials used for these things are cheap, they're not sold at a high price anyway. I guess it's all just cost. The more people who try to get their hands on them, the bigger the financial hole they'll create."

Monk Daoyan has always had a pair of eyes that can see through things like fire. He can always see the essence through phenomena and naturally understand all these things.

Zhu Di also smiled and nodded. "The Ming Dynasty has only been established for 25 years, and the country's strength has not yet fully recovered. In addition, my father has issued many policies to benefit the people, so the Ming Dynasty's tax revenue has always been low. Even though I have been a vassal for ten years, I know that the country's finances are not at all abundant."

In his opinion.

The money all went into other people's pockets. As a result, the court, which only set a price to break even, suffered a huge loss no matter how you calculated it.

It will even have a huge impact on next year's fiscal arrangements.

If he could successfully start a rebellion at that time, the court's financial difficulties would certainly be excellent and extremely beneficial news for him.

……

Monk Daoyan deeply agreed with the decisions and arrangements made by Zhu Di. He also saw that the man he had chosen from the very beginning...his vision and rationality were growing step by step.

Become a real chess player.

Of course, he was very clear about his position, which was as a military advisor and consultant, but he could not judge anything above Zhu Di.

So he simply said calmly, "The man behind the new emperor should not be underestimated. Whether it's his vision, vision, abilities, or keen perception... they are all extremely terrifying. Furthermore, Your Highness is already within his surveillance range, so not intervening is the best response."

After hearing the affirmation from Monk Daoyan, Zhu Di felt much more at ease. After all, he often needed to discuss and learn from Monk Daoyan on weekdays.

He placed his pieces on the chessboard with high spirits, then lifted Daoyan's white pieces off the board and said, "How could it be possible that they always get the upper hand? There's one thing I forgot to tell Master Daoyan."

Zhu Di seemed to suddenly recall something and casually chatted, "Just now, when I returned from my private residence, I saw many people on the street wearing their tattered clothes again. After asking, I found out that in the past half day, many people have learned about the "anthracite" incident and realized the value of those cheap fabrics, so they are buying them up."

"Yingtian Prefecture spent a lot of effort to plan cheap cloth and anthracite... In the end, they found that they had spent the money, but things were out of control, haha." Speaking of this, Zhu Di's mood became much better.

It seems like it’s been a long time since I felt so relaxed...

Monk Daoyan nodded.

But then the hand holding the black chess piece that was about to place it stopped in mid-air, his brows slightly furrowed, and he murmured thoughtfully: "Buying the cheap cloth from the people...hiss...how is this..."

Zhu Di's smile still lingered as he asked in confusion, "What's going on?"

Monk Daoyan pondered for a moment, feeling as if he had grasped something, yet it was unclear what he was thinking. "It doesn't seem that simple."