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

Lu Wei curled his lips and said, "Here we go again... So my biggest role is just to satisfy your grandson's desire to show off! Every day."

Of course, he soon smiled with relief again.

If such a full statement came from any other old man, he would definitely be bragging, but when it came from Zhu Yuanzhang, who was showing off to the young emperor... there was really nothing wrong with it.

Zhu Yuanzhang smiled proudly for a while.

He threw the thick stack of information in his hand to Lu Wei and said, "We have a clear idea of ​​this matter. Let's burn it later. These things are confidential. We can know them, but we can't leave any chance for others to know them."

Lu Wei took it and put it away, saying, "This is how we handled it in the past. I understand, Your Majesty, please rest assured."

Zhu Yuanzhang also knew that he was doing a good job, so he no longer cared about anything else.

Instead, he flipped open the folded newspaper in his hand, raised his brows, and said with interest, "Issue 14. Although we already read the contents last time, that little wolf cub likes to make the most of this newspaper, and the important things are often pushed to the end."

"Let's see what he's up to with this thing this time, hehe..."

Zhu Yuanzhang was muttering to himself, but when he got to this point, he didn't know what he was thinking of, his expression suddenly "froze", and the smile on his face froze.

Then he took a breath.

A bad look appeared on his face. "Tax revenue of the Ming Dynasty... This is a secret of the Ming Dynasty. Is this brat going to publish it in the newspapers? Young people are easily arrogant and can't hide their pride..."

Zhu Yuanzhang did not forget.

That guy from Yingtian Prefecture made a lot of good achievements last year, such as the flying shuttle loom and the water-powered spinning machine... He worked hard and finally dealt with the heavy snow last year. But before the New Year, he did not forget to ask the Ministry of Industry to arrange something for him to "promote the water-powered spinning machine and the flying shuttle loom", obviously wanting to show off his achievements in front of the people.

This year's calculated treasury surplus of 7.55 million dan...

Can't it be bigger?

Couldn't he use the newspaper as a good tool to spread the word?

But he knew it best - revealing the income situation of the Ming Dynasty was equivalent to waiting for others to plot against him, wasn't it?

Thinking of this, Zhu Yuanzhang's heart tightened and he secretly said, "Not good!" At the same time, he quickly withdrew his thoughts, stared at the newspaper in his hand, and began to search carefully.

But this result... was beyond his expectations.

Ok……

He flipped the newspaper over and over again, the pages rustling as he carefully read the headlines, subheadings, and so on...

No! There is not a single word related to taxable income.

"Hiss... has this guy changed his ways? The content here hasn't changed at all from the intelligence we received last time. Such a big thing, such a great achievement, yet he's holding it back and hasn't said a single word?"

Zhu Yuanzhang said with a look of disbelief on his face.

At the same time, he heaved a long sigh of relief, his heart finally at ease: "Fortunately, he didn't make any mistakes in this matter. He still has some sense!"

This newspaper is rich in content, and now it is being disseminated very actively in all the provinces, prefectures, states, and counties throughout the Ming Dynasty. The 7 million shi of money and grain that were squandered before were just the budget, and he still had a chance to make up for it. If this matter really appeared in the newspaper, there would be no room for recovery at all.

Fortunately, thankfully, that didn't happen.

After his nervousness had subsided, Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't help but complain with a hint of blame: "He was able to hold back on such a big thing, but why was he so eager to show off last year, spending so much extra money to show off his achievements to the people of Ming Dynasty? Doing such a thing that was all about appearances and no substance?"