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

Fu Youde came back to his senses.

He could only bite the bullet and clasp his fists in a salute: "Your Majesty, you are too kind. Since Your Majesty has given the order, I can only obey. Your Majesty's words, I will definitely convey them to the Minister of Revenue, Master Fu."

Zhu Yunhuan waved his hand and said, "It's almost time for dinner, so I won't delay you two brothers from reminiscing about the past. When you leave the palace, go straight to Fu Youwen's residence."

Zhu Yunhuan's seemingly senseless interference.

Fu Youde was clearly confused, and for a moment he had forgotten that he was arguing with Zhu Yunhuan about serious topics such as "training troops along the coast" and "the nobles of Huaixi". He immediately followed Zhu Yunhuan's words and said, "Yes, I will take my leave."

Until he left the Qianqing Palace in confusion and walked a long way.

Fu Youde suddenly remembered something and slapped his head, saying, "That's not right! I was just interrupted by His Majesty and failed to persuade him. How come I came out in such a daze?"

"Transferring our Fu Youde away and leaving so much money and grain on the coast... No, no, none of this is acceptable!"

Muttering to himself, Fu Youde paused in his hurried steps, turned around and wanted to go back, wanting to go back and argue with Zhu Yunhuan again.

However, he stood there in silence for a moment...

"No, no."

"The new emperor of the Ming Dynasty is full of twists and turns. Just as my brother said, he is full of evil intentions."

"I definitely can't handle it alone, so this time I can go to my brother's house openly. My brother is an expert at tricking people!"

Fu Youde finally gave up the idea.

Turn around again.

Hurrying in the original direction.

On the other side, inside the Qianqing Palace, Zhu Yunhuan watched Fu Youde leave, and did not rush to continue looking through the memorials that he had not reviewed yet. Instead, he rested his left elbow on the dragon desk, and tapped it lightly with his right fingertips, his eyes looking far away as if he was thinking about something.

After a few breaths.

A faint smile appeared on the corner of his mouth. He withdrew his gaze and turned to look at Ma Sanbao beside him. He said, "Go, call Zhao Feng to me."

Ma Sanbao was very familiar with Zhu Yunhuan's appearance. Although he still couldn't figure out what his master was thinking, he knew that his master might have some good ideas in his mind. He immediately responded, "Yes, I'll go right away." Then he hurried away with the cold tea on the table.

Soon, Ma Sanbao brought over a pot of fresh tea, and Zhao Feng stepped into the Qianqing Palace: "Your Majesty, your humble servant pays respects!"

"I have something for you to do." Zhu Yunhuan said directly, "Duke Ying (Fu Youde) will be back soon. I don't think many people in Yingtian Prefecture know about this yet. Go and spread the word for me."

Zhu Yunhuan never did anything without a purpose.

Fu Youde's reaction just now reminded Zhu Yunhuan of one thing:

Just as Fu Youde himself thought, sending him to Beijing to meet the emperor was to guard against checks and balances on the nobles of Huaixi.

He would think so.

Other people who pay attention to this matter will probably think so too!

Now many people should be able to see the subtle atmosphere between Zhu Yunhuan and the Huaixi nobles. Zhu Yunhuan has been relying on ambiguous means such as painting a rosy picture, giving a slap in the face and then a sweet date to maintain a layer of membrane that has not been punctured.

It doesn’t matter what other people speculate about.

But now the Huaixi nobles have more or less vaguely sensed this subtle atmosphere - this involves a breaking point.

The early or late outbreak point is the most critical.

After a lot of preliminary preparations, the gun and artillery improvement project at the Alchemy Department is now underway.

The later the outbreak point is, the stronger the equipment and trump cards in Zhu Yunhuan's hand will be!

Originally, Zhu Yunhuan was just preparing and waiting for the outbreak point to appear. After all, if you eat too much cake, you will feel bloated. If you continue to make cakes for them, it may even have the opposite effect.

It is better to just go with the flow and let nature take its course. When the time comes, it would be best if you have a matchlock, a flintlock, or even a needle percussion rifle.

Anyway, there is the simplest guaranteed improvement.

There is no need to worry.

The difference lies in how beautifully the problem is solved. The more advanced the firearms, the more likely it is to be solved at the lowest cost.

Therefore, the longer the time provided to the Alchemy Bureau for research and development and improvement, the better.

And now.

Zhu Yunhuan unexpectedly found a way to delay: he could take advantage of Fu Youde's return to Beijing to make something of himself!

You all thought I was calling Fu Youde back to protect me, right?

As for the group of Huaixi nobles, they would begin to realize that Zhu Yunhuan was going to deal with them. What's worse, because Zhu Yunhuan showed his vigilance towards them, they would completely lose trust in the big promises that Zhu Yunhuan had made in the past. They would feel that they had been deceived and fooled for so long, and they might even get furious.

And in this situation.

Hey! I transferred Fu Youde directly to Zhejiang and Fujian!

What would the Huaixi nobles think at this time?

Ah!

I have wronged Your Majesty!

If he had been deceiving us all along, wouldn't Fu Youde's transfer back to Beijing have been a perfect opportunity for him to protect the emperor? Wouldn't it be perfect for him to weaken our control over the Tianfu? But he didn't do that!

He gave up such a good opportunity and transferred Fu Youde away directly!

It's obvious that he has no intention of targeting us!

By doing this to the Huaixi nobles, wouldn’t the trust value that was about to collapse be restored?

"Spread the news that Duke Ying has returned to the capital?"

Zhao Feng frowned slightly, feeling puzzled.

But although he was puzzled, he knew that every move of his master was always beyond others' expectations, so he immediately clasped his fists and responded without hesitation: "Yes, Your Majesty, I will do it right away."