Zhu Shuang transmigrated into the body of the second son of the Old Zhu family in the Great Ming Dynasty. Right from the start, he was expelled from the capital for stealing something from Xu Miaoy...
Chapter 99 I won't make things difficult for you
As a time traveler, Zhu Chong certainly felt uncomfortable after listening to Old Liu's crying.
I couldn't help but complain about the evil feudal society in my heart, but from a rational point of view, it is impossible to say who is right or wrong in this matter.
As a boss, who doesn't want employees to work hard and not ask for a salary increase? But this no salary is indeed a bit outrageous.
The exploitation of capitalists has never been so outrageous. Lao Zhu himself has worked his way up from the bottom, so it is really unfair for him to do something like this.
It would have been fine if Zhu Chong didn't know about it before, but now that he knows, there is absolutely no way he can just sit back and do nothing.
You want a horse to run, but you don't give it grass to eat, and you expect it not to complain. How can such a good thing be possible?
It's not that Zhu Chong is causing trouble for himself. It's really difficult for him to complete his next plan relying on this group of old craftsmen. He won't give people the opportunity to find fault.
Seeing Old Liu and Zhang Quan kneeling before him, Zhu Chong made up his mind. The first fire in the Baochao Tizhu Office had already been started.
Then the second fire will naturally be the current incident.
"Everyone, get up and do your work first." Zhu Chong did not make any promises.
Old Liu and Zhang Quan looked a little disappointed, but they were easily relieved. This was not something that Zhu Chong could solve alone, even if he was a prince.
"Sir, this is the workshop where the raw materials for banknotes are processed."
Zhang Quan then led Zhu Chong to another workshop. "This is the primary selection workshop. All raw materials will be strictly screened here before being sent to other workshops for further processing."
Zhu Chong only took a look inside the workshop and had no desire to go in, because even when he stood at the door, he could see the horrible dust in the workshop, like a thick fog, and he couldn't see whether there was anyone inside.
In such a dangerous place, a single match could completely set it off. Even if there were no matches in this era, Zhu Chong did not want to gamble with his life.
"You said everyone is working in here?" Zhu Chong glanced around coldly, and seeing that the Jinyiwei were all hiding outside, he sneered in his heart.
"Open the doors and windows. From now on, when you work here, you must open the windows and clean up the debris in time."
Zhu Chong could see that the thick fog in front of him was actually caused by the craftsmen's excessive movements when cleaning the raw materials of banknote paper or when processing them.
People who work here and stay in the dusty environment for a long time will become sick even if they don't die.
A strong general has no weak soldiers under his command. Zhu Chong doesn't want his subordinates to be a bunch of consumptives!
"Sir, I'm afraid this..." Zhang Quan just showed an embarrassed look on his face when the Jinyiwei heard it. The captain came forward and bowed to Zhu Chong.
"This must be the new Supervisor. Forgive me for being blunt, but the workshop has its own rules. To prevent prying eyes, no doors or windows are allowed to be opened during work hours!"
"Whose rules are these? His Majesty's or yours?" Zhu Chong sneered. "If these are His Majesty's rules, then produce the imperial edict. If they're yours? Come on, throw this bastard in there for me. If you can stay in there for a whole day, I'll kowtow and apologize to you!"
"Sir!" The captain of the Embroidered Uniform Guard was startled, but after calming down, he found that no one around dared to touch him, and he immediately became arrogant again.
"This has always been the rule of the Baochao Tizhusi. Please don't embarrass me, sir, to avoid damaging the relationship!"
"To embarrass you?" Zhu Chong saw that no one took his words seriously, so he didn't get angry. He walked up to the captain with a smile, and suddenly his eyes turned fierce. "If I don't embarrass you, then go to hell!"
As he said that, Zhu Chong took action directly. With two crisp sounds, Qianhu's knee was hit accurately by him. Then Zhu Chong grabbed the opponent's arm and twisted it hard, and both arms were dislocated instantly.
The next moment, Zhu Chong threw the Jinyiwei captain into the dusty workshop. Soon, the Jinyiwei captain's screams like ghosts and wolves were heard from inside.
"Help! There's a rebellion! Someone's rebelling! Come, capture him, kill him..."
Hearing the words of the captain of the Embroidered Uniform Guard, Zhu Chong's eyes flashed with a strange light. He smiled slightly and looked at the Embroidered Uniform Guards approaching him from all directions.
"How dare you! Do you know who he is?" Zhang Quan was frightened when he saw this, and roared at the Jinyiwei with a fierce look but a weak heart.
The Jinyiwei of the Baochao Tizhusi are the ones who have been bullying here for many years. They are used to being domineering and tyrannical. There is no reason for them to not seek compensation after suffering such a big loss.
A group of Jinyiwei suddenly looked unhappy and approached Zhu Chong. As for Zhang Quan's threat, they didn't take it seriously at all.
How could the Jinyiwei take seriously a newly arrived treasure bank supervisor and a governor who had no presence in the treasure bank supervisory department at all?
"How dare you! I think you're all tired of living! Come on, capture them!"
Just as Zhu Chong was preparing to stretch his muscles and teach the Jinyiwei in front of him a profound lesson, a loud shout came from behind him.
Hearing this voice, Zhu Chong knew that he had nothing to do next because Crown Prince Zhu Biao had arrived with his men.
The Jinyiwei of the Baochao Tizhusi were quickly captured by the guards of the Eastern Palace, and the Jinyiwei captain who was thrown into the workshop by Zhu Chong was also forced to kneel on the ground.
"Your Highness, this is an injustice. It was this person who attempted to commit an illegal act in the Treasury Department. I was simply trying to dissuade him, but he beat me up. Look at what he's done to me!"
"Second brother, what's going on? Assaulting the Imperial Guards is a serious crime. If you don't have a proper reason, I can't speak for you!" Crown Prince Zhu Biao looked like he had a headache.
He didn't expect that no matter how hard he tried, he would still be one step too late. Zhu Chong had only been at the Baochao Tizhu Office for less than an hour, but so many troubles had already occurred.
"Zhang Quan, have everyone inside come out immediately. Leave no one behind. Have all the Jinyiwei present go in and move all the banknotes and paper materials out."
Zhu Chong did not answer Zhu Biao's question, but gave orders to Zhang Quan beside him. However, without exception, no one present moved, except Zhang Quan, who repeated Zhu Chong's orders and gave orders to the Jinyiwei.
Seeing this scene, Crown Prince Zhu Biao's face turned gloomy. None of the Jinyiwei obeyed Zhu Chong's orders. This was already wrong. It was obvious that they were treating people differently and thought that he was supporting them.
"Where are the East Palace guards? Take them all down, and send a few more people in to take out the craftsmen inside, along with the treasure banknote materials!"
The prince gave the order, and the scene suddenly became chaotic...