Chapter 131 Zhu Chong’s Memorial

Is this like telling me to leave? Not even leaving a meal for myself?

Zhu Chong couldn't help but complain in his heart, but seeing that Zhu Biao looked mentally traumatized, Zhu Chong thought for a moment and decided to quickly find Zhu Biao to finalize the matter of asking for money.

Zhu Biao was completely shocked at the moment, just like a puppet. He gave Zhu Chong whatever he wanted. Therefore, when Zhu Chong left the Eastern Palace with 5,000 strings of treasure notes, his mouth was almost grinning to the back of his head.

The eldest brother still has money, but he also knows that he can't wait for Zhu Biao to wake up, and he has to spend all the money quickly.

Time is money now, and the road to the coal mine must be built as soon as possible, otherwise he can't always rely on Zhu Biao for money to make a living. After a long time, I'm afraid that Old Zhu, Young Zhu, and even Empress Ma in the palace will have opinions!

So Zhu Chong rushed straight to the Baochao Tizhusi without stopping. Zhang Quan, who was on duty, saw Zhu Chong running over at this time and his eyes were full of surprise.

Did the sun rise from the west? This is the first time that my boss has come back after going out!

The truth is that since Zhu Chong took office, it has been really difficult to find anyone except for reporting in and during fixed time periods.

Especially if someone is looking for him in the palace or the East Palace, there is a 100% chance that he will not see anyone else that day.

Today, Zhang Quan heard that Zhu Chong was going to the palace, and thought that he would never see Zhu Chong again that day. However, he didn't expect that Zhu Chong would come back at lunch time, so he couldn't help but go forward out of curiosity.

"This is the money that will be used to build the road from the coal mine to the capital. Put it into the treasury and record it in the accounts immediately. If anyone asks about it in the future, just say that the money has been spent. Remember this!" Zhu Chong handed the treasure notes to Zhang Quan. When Zhang Quan saw the treasure notes, he was so happy that he couldn't stop smiling.

My own adults may not be very reliable when it comes to work, but their way of making money is really very reliable.

As soon as we mentioned building a road, he found the money for it. Which government office can be as efficient as my boss?

After sending Zhang Quan away with the treasure notes, Zhu Chong returned to his study in the treasure notes promotion office. He prepared to write a memorial to Zhu Yuanzhang.

Today, he met in front of Old Zhu, and then he went to the East Palace to fleece the sheep successfully. On the way back, Zhu Chong thought about it and felt that it was necessary to prepare for the future, so he submitted a memorial to Old Zhu, just in case.

He was going to get the money, but he had to rely on Zhu Biao for the people. He used three strategies to exchange for 5,000 strings of treasure notes from Zhu Biao, but Zhu Biao didn't spend anything on him. In order to know how many people Zhu Biao could command, he had to do the preparations in advance.

So Zhu Chong decided to write a letter to Lao Zhu, letting Lao Zhu know that he was working hard for him, which would make him happy and enable him to quickly allocate manpower to him, so that the road he wanted to build could be started as soon as possible!

In fact, Zhu Chong hated writing memorials the most. In that era, writing with a brush was simply a unique torture for Zhu Chong.

Every time Zhu Chong wrote with that limp brush, he felt like he was being tortured. Fortunately, thanks to the torture of the evil cram school in his previous life, he had some basic skills in calligraphy, so his writing was pretty good and he would not be scolded by Old Zhu for his ugly handwriting.

The memorial that Zhu Chong was going to write to Old Zhu today was actually what Zhu Chong had said to Zhu Biao in the Eastern Palace.

Zhu Chong knew that Zhu Biao would tell Zhu Lao about it sooner or later, but his story would definitely be fragmented. In order to avoid being misinterpreted by Zhu Lao, Zhu Chong felt it necessary to tell Zhu Lao in detail.

Because what Zhu Biao talked about most today was the battle strategy against the Northern Yuan Dynasty. I believe that the shocked Zhu Biao would only remember this most when he woke up.

Zhu Chong summarized what Zhu Chong had told him before, about how the court wanted to become rich and how to use money, into several points. He wrote a lot of words, then sealed it up and asked someone to deliver it to the palace.

He was a prince and had the right to write directly to Zhu Yuanzhang, so when Zhu Chong's memorial was delivered to the Imperial Study, Zhu Yuanzhang was stunned for a long time when he saw Zhu Chong's name on the cover of the memorial.

"Mao Xiang, where did Zhu Chong go after he left the palace?" Old Zhu's first reaction was not to read the memorial, but to ask Mao Xiang, who had been in charge of Zhu Chong's departure from the palace.

"Your Majesty, His Royal Highness the Prince of Qin later went to the East Palace and met with His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."

"It seems that the prince's treasury has been robbed of a lot by that kid again." Old Zhu smiled bitterly, but Mao Xiang didn't dare to say anything after hearing it.

Of course, Old Zhu didn't think about listening to Mao Xiang's opinion. He was just distracted for a while, and then opened Zhu Chong's memorial.

Mao Xiang on the side was always paying attention to Zhu Yuanzhang's expression. He was actually very curious in his heart. Why was the King of Qin, who never wrote letters to the emperor, so in a good mood to write to Zhu Yuanzhang today?

When Mao Xiang saw Zhu Yuanzhang flipping through the memorials, he first looked calm, then sneered, then became solemn, and finally became thoughtful. He became more optimistic about the contents of the memorials in front of Zhu Yuanzhang.

Old Zhu read Zhu Chong's memorial over and over again three times before closing it. Then he sat on the dragon throne and began to ponder.

But after a short moment of contemplation, Old Zhu opened the memorial he had just closed and read it again. He did this four or five times in a row. Finally, Old Zhu sighed deeply and looked at Mao Xiang, "Go, call the Crown Prince."

"Yes, sir!" Mao Xiang's heart skipped a beat. He quickly knelt down to agree, then hurried away.

Obviously, Zhu Chong's memorial had a great impact on Zhu Yuanzhang. Based on Mao Xiang's understanding of Zhu Yuanzhang, Zhu Yuanzhang must have wanted to hear the prince's opinion and ask what Zhu Chong had said to him when he went to the East Palace and why he wrote such a memorial.

After Mao Xiang left, Zhu Yuanzhang became a little restless on the dragon throne. He had no interest in reading the other memorials in front of him. He stood up with his hands behind his back and paced back and forth in the hall, which was extremely rare on ordinary days.

After a while, the irritated expression on Old Zhu's face became more and more intense. He went straight to the gate of the imperial study and opened the door himself. Seeing that there was no one outside except the guards, he became even more irritated.

"Someone, go to the East Palace and urge the Crown Prince to come. Why hasn't the Crown Prince arrived yet?"

The eunuch serving in the Imperial Study quickly agreed and ran all the way to the Eastern Palace. He happened to meet the Crown Prince and Mao Xiang who were rushing back halfway, so he quickly told them what the Emperor couldn't wait for.

Crown Prince Zhu Biao and Mao Xiang were both surprised. Zhu Biao already knew about Zhu Chong's memorial, and he also knew that Zhu had asked him to come over because of the contents of the memorial.

To be honest, Zhu Biao has not yet digested what Zhu Chong just said. He originally planned to wait until tomorrow to digest it and then discuss it with Zhu Biao, but he did not expect Zhu Chong to write a letter to Zhu Biao.

He couldn't help but secretly criticize Zhu Chong in his heart, saying that he didn't even inform him in advance before writing the letter, leaving him no preparation at all.

However, seeing that Zhu Yuanzhang was getting anxious, Zhu Biao knew that Zhu Yuanzhang must have been touched by the words in the memorial. He did not dare to delay and quickened his pace. By the time he arrived at the imperial study, he was already exhausted and out of breath.

"The prince is here. I heard that the second son went to your place today. Did he say anything to you?" When Old Zhu saw the prince coming, he asked directly.