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

If it were anyone else, he wouldn't want to admit it even if the facts were laid before him, but that was his eldest grandson...

"Even though my old bones can't compare to that little wolf cub in these methods,... I can't say I'm completely useless."

"Lan Yu and his group are a double-edged sword. They allow him to sit on the throne safely, but they also make it less secure. This matter..."

"I guess when things get out of hand, this little wolf cub will have to rely on us, an old fellow, to back him up, right?"

Well, for his great grandson, no matter how proud the old dragon was, it was not impossible to give himself some psychological counseling and admit that he was not so capable. Zhu Yuanzhang took a step back and silently comforted himself who was a little hurt in his heart.

Even he himself didn't notice that the competitive spirit in his heart had subtly changed his mental state...

From "worrying that the Huaixi nobles would cause trouble for Zhu Yunhuan",

It became "secretly waiting for the Huaixi nobles to cause trouble, and then coming forward to support his eldest grandson and save face."

When people reach old age, they tend to worry about whether they can still be of more use. In this respect, Zhu Yuanzhang is similar to the elderly people in later generations. Whether it is a lot or a little, he always hopes that he can be of some help to the younger generations.

So, think of this.

Zhu Yuanzhang felt a little relieved.

He took a deep breath, pretending to be open-minded, and said, "Let's see... the remaining two million stones..."

As he spoke, he took the information in his hand away and continued to read it carefully.

Although Zhu Yuanzhang said so.

But Lu Wei clearly felt a bit uncomfortable, so he quickly reminded himself to be careful with his words and actions, and he kept silent as if he had zipped up his mouth, and didn't want to cause any trouble.

After all, there is a thick pile of information today.

Who knows if there will be other unexpected things that will make the old man angry?

Fortunately, next.

The emotions of this living ancestor in front of him were basically stable.

The treasury surplus of 7.55 million dan came from increased revenue, with an additional tax revenue of more than 5 million dan.

The second was to save money. The budget originally reserved for disaster relief in winter was not used at all, leaving nearly two million shi. Zhu Yuanzhang was diligent in his work and had a clear understanding of the annual income and expenditure, so he had anticipated this in advance.

So the reaction was very calm.

Seeing Zhu Yuanzhang's gradually calming expression, Lu Wei secretly breathed a sigh of relief. However, before he could finish his breath, he heard the sound of rice paper fluttering. Zhu Yuanzhang put the first sheet of paper at the bottom...

And when Zhu Yuanzhang saw the second page of paper.

His brows furrowed again, and he squinted his presbyopic eyes to stare at the information in his hand from afar. He felt puzzled, bewildered, incredulous, and very obvious... anger.

Lu Wei quickly held his breath, not even daring to breathe heavily.

There was silence for a while.

Zhu Yuanzhang showed a look of pain and regret, slamming his hand on the table and saying, "Nonsense! Absolutely nonsense! He... doesn't he know how expensive firewood, rice, oil and salt are if he doesn't manage the household? How can he spend money like this?"

Lu Wei's heart sank slightly.

He lowered his head and pulled the corner of his mouth: "Alright! Yaogezi may be late, but he will definitely not be absent. Here he comes, His Majesty of Yingtian Prefecture is here again."

Lu Wei secretly groaned, and could only cautiously comfort him: "Your Majesty, calm down. Your Majesty is very thoughtful and can always catch us off guard. Why don't you take a look first?"

Zhu Yuanzhang sighed deeply and said unhappily, "What are you looking at? See how he behaves like a prodigal son?"

"They're ignoring the biggest threat in the north, and the Mu family in Yunnan has to work hard every year to deal with those unruly chieftains, but they're still ignoring the most insignificant Japanese pirates? So much money and food wasted along the coast?"

Seeing that Zhu Yuanzhang was in a bad mood, Lu Wei also broke into a sweat.

But he secretly wondered, "Why waste the money and grain along the coast? While there are Japanese pirates along the Ming coast, they generally don't dare to invade our borders. If we really spend some of the surplus of over 7 million dan, how much can we actually spend?"

However, he soon changed his mind.

Zhu Yuanzhang was still lashing out, "The treasury is in surplus, and there's nothing wrong with you wanting to take charge of the coastal areas, but it would cost four million dan of grain... This is truly... Zhu Yunhuan, ah Zhu Yunhuan... How can I say this to you?"

"We worked so hard to secure the surplus money and you're just like that... Ugh!"

"..."

Zhu Yuanzhang looked heartbroken and disappointed. Even though he knew that no matter how much he said or how harshly he spoke, Zhu Yunhuan, who was far away in Yingtian Prefecture, would not be able to hear a word he said, he still couldn't help but scold him harshly.

He is a child who came from hard times.

Even after becoming the emperor, he lived a simple and frugal life. He had been the emperor for more than 20 years and had never thought of squandering anything. How could he tolerate such "extravagant" spending?

When Zhu Yunhuan announced this idea and decision.

No matter how uncomfortable the heads of the six ministries and important civil officials were, Zhu Yuanzhang, the emperor who had to take the entire Ming Dynasty into consideration at all times, must have been ten times more uncomfortable.

"This……"

Hearing Zhu Yuanzhang's complaints, Lu Wei was stunned on the spot.

"Four million koku??"

"So much money and food was thrown onto the coast?"

"That little ancestor from Yingtian Prefecture is really a spendthrift—is he planning to gild every conch shell along the coast?!"