The stupid son of Chongba

Chapter 153 I am a commoner from Huaiyou, what can the world do for me?

a few days later.

The Forbidden City and the Secretariat were bustling with activity.

A large group of officials surrounded Hu Weiyong and congratulated him:
"Congratulations! From now on you can't call him Minister Hu, you have to call him Youcheng Hu! Hahahaha..."

"What Hu Youcheng? Wouldn't it be better to just call him Prime Minister Hu? With the respect your majesty holds Prime Minister Hu in, he will be appointed Prime Minister in a few years!"

"That's right! Congratulations to Prime Minister Hu, congratulations to Prime Minister Hu!"

As soon as the eunuch who announced the decree left, Hu Weiyong was overwhelmed by compliments.

With one imperial decree, the emperor directly promoted Hu Weiyong to the position of Right Prime Minister of the Secretariat!

Although the position of Right Prime Minister is not as high as that of Left Prime Minister held by Yang Xian, the positions of Left Prime Minister and Right Prime Minister are now vacant and no one is holding them. In other words, Li Shanchang still holds the title of Pingzhang Zhengshi, which means he is the nominal head of the Secretariat, but he does not actually manage government affairs.

In other words, from this moment on, Hu Weiyong became the de facto person in charge of the Secretariat!

"Don't dare, don't dare."

Hu Weiyong smiled and bowed in return,

"Please don't flatter me. I've only been promoted to a higher level. I'm still a long way from being the Prime Minister!"

"Please be careful with your words and don't let me follow Yang Xian's old path..."

After hearing this, everyone calmed down a bit.

The name Yang Xian was now infamous. After all the nine crimes were proven, the emperor was furious! He ordered Yang Xian to be crushed to ashes!

The entire magnificent Yang Mansion was destroyed! The gate was also sealed.

If Yang Xian had not died early, he would probably have been sentenced to the extermination of his entire clan and death by slicing for these crimes.

"Master Hu is right. No matter who you learn from, you can never learn from Yang Xian."

"When Yang Xian was promoted to the position of Left Prime Minister, he became arrogant all of a sudden and didn't take us colleagues seriously at all! I think Lord Hu would definitely not be like that. We can still trust your character!"

"Yes, yes, we will have to rely on Lord Hu to lead us in the future, to do a good job in the affairs of the Secretariat and even the entire court, and to share the worries of His Majesty!"

"..."

Everyone quickly changed their way of complimenting.

These words were much more pleasing to the ear, and made Hu Weiyong smile. He said:
"Of course, I will work with you guys to get the job done."

"By the way, it's my daughter's birthday in two days. I'll set up a few tables of wine at home and invite everyone to have a feast together. Please be sure to come!"

He kept a very humble attitude and took the initiative to invite his colleagues to dinner. Compared with Yang Xian, his behavior was completely different from that of Yang Xian, which naturally made everyone happy.

After a while, the crowd dispersed and Hu Weiyong turned to Li Shanchang, who had been standing aside and had not spoken for a long time.

"Teacher."

He said respectfully,

"The students are where they are today thanks to the guidance and support of their mentors."

"Now there are only the two of us in the Secretariat, master and disciple. I will definitely follow your lead! From now on, although you are not the prime minister, you are better than the prime minister!"

When Li Shanchang heard this, he waved his hand and smiled slightly.

"You already have your own opinion now, why do you need to ask for my opinion?"

He sighed,

"Although His Majesty only promoted you by one level, he actually put you in charge of the Secretariat. This is the result of your hard work these days!"

"I have to say, it's true that the waves behind push the waves ahead! Weiyong, I didn't expect you to be promoted so quickly, but your ability and courage are indeed worthy of it!"

Hearing Li Shanchang's praise, Hu Weiyong shook his head repeatedly.

"Teacher, your words are too kind. In front of you, Weiyong will always be just a student!"

He said modestly,
"As for ability and courage... Master, you are too flattering. I know myself well, but I am just an average person. I do have some courage, but where is the ability?"

"It's just that I have a goal in my heart, so I have motivation! Even if I have to endure humiliation and bow my head, I can persist!"

Li Shanchang glanced sideways without making any comment.

Hu Weiyong lowered his head and said:

"Master, you should know that we... have the same goal."

"For our common goal, after I take charge of the Secretariat, I hope you will be generous with your teachings and help me! I always say that I will lead the charge, and you, my teacher, just sit back and watch!"

Just now I said that I would follow my teacher's lead, now I have to let my teacher help me.

Although his words still sound nice, the fact is that he just wants to occupy a dominant position!
Hu Weiyong's ambition was fully exposed at this moment, but he was confident and confident... Li Shanchang would not refuse!

Sure enough, after hearing his words, Li Shanchang nodded slightly.

"Don't say that again in the future."

"I know your intentions... I am old now, and I can only stay by your side and help you."

he whispered.

Hu Weiyong couldn't help but smile when he heard this.

“Yes, students understand!”

The two exchanged a few words, reaffirming and strengthening their alliance. At this moment, another eunuch came in and said to Hu Weiyong:

"There is a verbal order."

"Hu Weiyong, the Right Minister of the Central Secretariat, received the order."

Hu Weiyong's heart moved, and he felt a little confused.

Didn't the imperial edict just come out? Why is there another imperial edict?
Although he had some doubts in his heart, he still knelt down obediently.

"We are going to take the princes to Purple Mountain for martial arts practice. You should pay more attention to the affairs of the court!"

"Appreciate this!"

The eunuch imitated Zhu Yuanzhang's tone and conveyed the oral order.

"The minister obeys the order."

Hu Weiyong said respectfully.

Only after the eunuch who delivered the message left did he get up from the ground with a smile on his face.

"Weiyong, I didn't expect you to be able to show off your skills so soon."

Li Shanchang patted Hu Weiyong on the shoulder and said with a smile,

"When it comes to a successful career, no one can compare to you!"

"Do your best. We Huaixi people...are all counting on you."

Hu Weiyong laughed out loud, with a bright smile.

……

Outside Yingtian Prefecture, on Purple Gold Mountain!
Zhu Yuanzhang led a group of princes to stand on the top of the mountain, looking into the distance.

Zhu Biao was carried up by others. Although his complexion had improved a lot under Peng Xuan's care and he had the strength to climb the mountain, Zhu Yuanzhang was afraid that he would encounter any accident and did not allow him to move.

On the top of the mountain, a small blanket was thoughtfully prepared for him to prevent him from catching a cold.

"A few years ago, I was on this Purple Gold Mountain, offering sacrifices to the heavens and ascending the throne!"

Zhu Yuanzhang sighed softly,

"I am originally a commoner from Huaiyou. What can the world do for me?"

"But the world is so unpredictable. A former cowherd, monk, and beggar founded the Ming Dynasty!"

"Do you know why we never hide our origins?"

All the princes were silent.

They knew that at this moment, Dad was not asking anyone, but answering his own questions.

"Because we are confident! And because we seek truth from facts!"

Zhu Yuanzhang said proudly,

"I am not a descendant of noble families, like Li Shimin of the Tang Dynasty, whose family is a noble family. I am not even as good as Liu Bang, who was at least a village headman and ate a portion of the emperor's food! When I was in the most difficult time, I was reduced to begging!"

"In order to beg for food, we have come up with many tricks and summed up many techniques. I have also told Lao Liu about this."

Swish.

All the princes looked at Zhu Ju with some envy on their faces.

This also indirectly proves the close relationship between my father and Zhu Ju.

Apart from the eldest brother, the Crown Prince, only the sixth brother, Zhu Ju, could be so close to his father and listen to his teachings and stories alone.

Facing everyone's painful gazes, Zhu Ju just picked his nose and didn't care.

"Later, I was thinking... Why is it me? There are so many talented people in the world, why is it me, Zhu Yuanzhang, who became the emperor?"

Zhu Yuanzhang continued,

"What are we worthy of? What are we capable of?"

"In the beginning, I didn't have any abilities and was very confused. All my abilities were honed in blood and fire!"

“If jade is not polished, it will become nothing! Maybe I do have some talent to be an emperor, but if it weren’t for those battles and pitfalls, I would definitely not be where I am today!”

"so--"

Before he finished speaking, Zhu Yuanzhang had already looked at the princes.

"This time, we want to test your quality and then train you!"

He said in a deep voice,

"If you were a piece of jade, I would polish you well and make you shine!"

"Even if it's just a piece of tile, we have to make it rounder!"

"Now, it's time for you to use your intelligence and talents to show off your abilities - let's go down the mountain!"

Old Zhu acted without any hesitation. After he finished speaking, he walked straight down the mountain.

"What on earth does Father want us to do..."

"I don't know. Are they asking us to strengthen our muscles and go hunting in the mountains?"

"Tsk! What kind of training is that? Real training must involve using swords and guns! Maybe we will have to fight against military commanders! They may even let us deploy troops and fight against each other!"

"It's possible... After all, it's a martial arts performance, so we still have to practice our martial arts."

Zhu Gang and others started to speculate.

Zhu Di was smart and asked Zhu Ju directly:

"Sixth brother, do you know?"

Zhu Ju rolled his eyes.

"What the hell do I know? The old man won't even tell me!"

He said angrily,

"He is so mysterious. Who knows what he is up to?"

"Let's go! We'll see what happens when we get down the mountain! Come and lend me a hand, and help me carry Big Brother down with me."

As he spoke, Zhu Ju helped Zhu Biao up.

"It's okay, I can walk by myself."

Zhu Biao smiled and waved his hand, saying,

"Master Peng also said that I can now move around a bit, as long as I'm not exposed to the wind."

"I feel uncomfortable lying down all the time. My limbs feel rusty."

Upon hearing this, Zhu Ju stopped trying to stop him.

Life lies in movement. Zhu Biao's current situation is indeed that it is better to move than to be still.

However, the way down the mountain was still difficult to walk on, so he called Zhu Di to help, and the two of them supported Zhu Biao and walked down Zijin Mountain together.

……

At the foot of the mountain, there were already several military formations lined up. A quick glance revealed that there were more than ten thousand people!

However, their military appearance did not look very good. They were either chatting among themselves or looking around with their legs shaking. They did not look like soldiers, but rather like hooligans.

Xu Da and Tang He, who were sitting on the reviewing platform, didn't pay any attention to them and just chatted among themselves.

"Third brother, these guys are all ruffians selected from various military camps. They are very unruly and difficult to tame! Even if I were to discipline them, I would not be able to do it in a few months. Are you sure you want the princes to face them?"

Tang He glanced at the soldiers below and felt overwhelmed at the moment, frowning and saying.

When Xu Da heard this, he laughed.

"Brother, why are you so worried? This is all arranged by His Majesty. He wants troublemakers. Otherwise, how can he watch the princes make fools of themselves?"

He waved his hand and smiled.
"His goal is to embarrass the princes and expose their shortcomings!"

"Once the problems are exposed, we can solve them in a targeted way! Only after they are solved can we achieve real improvement!"

"I think your majesty is right!"

Hearing this, Tang Hefang nodded.

If we don't consider the princes' face, it will be much easier.

Suddenly, there was a commotion in the army. The ruffians all looked serious, stopped chatting and straightened their backs.

Xu Da, Tang He, and a group of accompanying military officers also stood up and bowed to the visitor.

"See Your Majesty!"

Zhu Yuanzhang waved his hand, signaling everyone to excuse themselves, and then sat down on the main seat on the platform.

Zhu Biao had walked down the mountain by himself and was sweating slightly. At Zhu Yuanzhang's signal, he sat down next to him.

"Biao'er, did you move a bit?"

"How do you feel? Are you okay?"

Zhu Yuanzhang gently wiped the sweat from Zhu Biao's forehead with a concerned look on his face.

To Zhu Biao, he looked just like a kind old father.

"Yeah, I moved around a little bit, and it felt good."

Zhu Biao laughed and said,

"Master Peng's magic hands have brought me back to health. After taking his medicine, I feel more and more energetic. I have recovered about 70% to 80% of my health."

"I estimate that in a month at most, the child will be able to fully recover."

Upon hearing this, Zhu Yuanzhang showed a look of relief.

"Okay, okay, I hope you can recover."

He even said,
"One month is too short. Let's rest for a while longer to consolidate our training."

"You can stay with us for a few days and watch your brothers make trouble."

Zhu Biao smiled and nodded.

At this time, Zhu Ju, Zhu Gang and others had also arrived at the platform, and their eyes were attracted by the military formation in front of them.

“How spectacular…”

"Yes, it stretches as far as the eye can see! Is this the army of our Ming Dynasty? It is so mighty and majestic!"

"Haha, as vassal kings in the future, we will definitely have troops under our command, and the number of people may be even greater than this!"

"This time, are we going to try out our skills and control the army? Is this to test our ability to command troops?"

"..."

The brothers were somewhat excited.

According to what Dad said just now, such a large army is obviously prepared for them!

Only Zhu Ju frowned.

He carefully observed the soldiers in this army and couldn't help feeling a little strange.

"These are the soldiers of our Ming Dynasty?" "That's it?"

He couldn't help but mutter.

This military posture is even worse than when he was in military training!

It can be said that these guys are not standing in military posture at all. It is good enough that they can keep their backs straight!
At this moment, Zhu Yuanzhang said on the stage:

"Okay, is everything in place?"

"I won't beat around the bush. I've had this idea for a long time, which is to equip each prince with a personal guard! Each of you should have a personal guard! But after thinking about it, I don't know how many people to equip you with, and I don't know where to choose people from."

"It just so happens that General Xu Da has given us an idea - it depends on your ability, recruit people yourself!"

When the princes heard this, they were all slightly startled.

Recruit yourself?

Recruiting troops?

Zhu Yuanzhang pointed to the soldiers behind the princes and said with a smile:

"Do you see the soldier in front of you?"

"These are all soldiers who returned from the Northern Expedition. Each of them has been through hundreds of battles! They crawled out from the pile of dead bodies!"

"We'll give you a chance now. Do whatever you can to recruit them! It's up to you how many you can recruit! If you're able to recruit 10,000, we'll give you a personal guard of 10,000!"

"Let's all take action!"

Hearing this, Tang He couldn't help but laugh.

All the generals sitting on the podium also laughed, looking as if they were watching a joke.

It’s not easy to recruit these veterans!

"Recruit? How do you recruit?"

Zhu Chong frowned and said.

"Haha, what's so difficult about this?"

Zhu Gang said proudly,
"It is their honor to be able to join the Prince's guard! Once the order is given, I wonder how many people will be eager to join!"

"Just wait and see how they grab the spots!"

While the other princes were thinking about it, Zhu Gang was already eager to try.

The so-called preemptive strike, before his brothers could react, he had already taken the lead and walked into the army formation!
"I am Zhu Gang, the Prince of Jin!"

he shouted,

"My father has approved and allowed me to recruit soldiers from among you to serve as my guards!"

"Any kind-hearted and ambitious people who are willing to join my army and serve as the personal guards of the Prince of Jin, please stand up!"

"The first group to join will be my personal guards! They will enjoy generous treatment and will be of great use to me in the future!"

Because the army was so large, he could only shout at the top of his lungs.

However, the imagined enthusiasm did not appear, and his shouts seemed to have no appeal at all.

Even the soldiers around him picked their noses.

Zhu Gang: “!!!”

"Aren't you moved?"

Zhu Gang pulled the soldier who was picking his nose and gritted his teeth and said,
"Join my guard, and you won't have to suffer in the barracks, but will directly become my personal guard!"

"Such a good job, and you are indifferent?"

The soldier shrugged upon hearing this and said:

"May I ask, Your Highness, Prince Jin, how much is your monthly salary as a personal guard?"

Zhu Gang was stunned.

"Military pay?"

He frowned and said,

"How much military pay do you usually get?"

The soldier stretched out his hand and gestured:

"Five cents a month! And also rice and salt."

Zhu Gang suddenly realized.

"That's not much..."

He nodded and said,

"That's fine. I'll give you five cents of silver, too! We'll follow the same system as the imperial court, and you won't get anything less!"

"Is this okay now? Are you willing to join my guard?"

When the soldier heard this, he sneered, shook his feet, and turned to look at the scenery.

Zhu Gang: “!!!”

"What do you mean? Speak!"

"Mute?!"

Zhu Gang was a little annoyed by the soldier's disregard.

You don't take him, the King of Jin, seriously at all!

"Your Highness Prince Jin, I feel pretty good in the military camp and have no plans to leave. Sorry."

The soldier was so angry that he could only bow his hands and refuse.

"Why don't you look at other people? Maybe there are some who are willing to help. Don't just stare at me!"

Zhu Gang: "￥%...&*@#!!!"

Seeing Zhu Gang being humiliated not far away, all the generals on the stage, as well as Xu Da and Tang He, laughed.

"A little kid is still a little kid after all. His methods are too immature."

Tang He laughed and said,

"Why would anyone follow you for just five cents?"

"For these soldiers who have experienced hundreds of battles, staying in the barracks is the only way to continue to make achievements. Joining the Jin King's personal guard is like being in a comfortable place. There is no danger, but there is no chance to fight either."

"For soldiers, fighting is their profession, and the opportunity for wealth and glory lies in fighting! The five cents of silver can only provide them with food and clothing, and may not be enough to support their entire family! How can such a small amount of money attract them?"

Military pay is actually basic salary!
The spoils of war and rewards are the things that can truly make people rich and improve their social status!

If they were ordinary good family boys, perhaps they would be willing to be recruited and receive this fixed salary, but the group of people in front of him were all ruffians and veteran soldiers selected from various major military camps.

How many of those who can be veterans are incompetent? How many are content with the status quo?

It is foreseeable that even if Zhu Gang shouted at the top of his lungs, few people would respond.

This was indeed the fact. Zhu Gang questioned several of them in a row, but they all looked uninterested, which almost drove Zhu Gang crazy!
"The third brother seems to have hit a wall... The so-called Prince's Guards' sign doesn't seem to be very useful."

Zhu Chong asked in a low voice,
"What are we going to do?"

Zhu Su was a little confused when he heard this.

"Third brother's thinking is wrong. Soldiers need to eat and live. They are pragmatic people. If you want to recruit them, you have to attract them with treatment."

Zhu Di pondered and said,
"Since the soldiers' salary is about five cents of silver..."

"Then I will recruit them with a salary of one ounce of silver per month! With double the military pay, there should be people willing to join my personal guard."

Upon hearing this, Zhu Chong and Zhu Su were both suddenly enlightened.

It turns out that it can be solved with money!
"Who will pay the soldiers? If I recruit a thousand men, I don't have the money to pay a thousand taels of silver a month!"

Zhu Su said with some embarrassment,

"I can only earn three or four hundred taels a month. After all, no one is as rich as Lao Liu."

When several people heard this, they all looked at Zhu Ju.

This kid, relying on his mother's favor, is definitely a rich man!

The amount of silver they can receive every month alone is several times more than what they get, not to mention all the other various rewards.

"Sixth Brother, let's make some rules!"

Zhu Su said seriously,
"We set the recruitment silver... just as the fourth brother said, one silver per person per month."

"You can't drive up the price! If you raise the price too high, everyone will be under a lot of pressure! Let me make it clear to you..."

After all, they are recruiting personal guards, so naturally they want as many as possible, and to recruit the most people with the least money!
Therefore, we cannot let Zhu Ju drive up the price!

"Don't worry, I won't snatch it from you."

Zhu Ju crossed his arms and smiled.
"You guys recruit first, and when you have recruited almost everyone, I will take action."

"Is this okay? We conservatively estimate that there are more than 10,000 people here, and we can't recruit enough!"

Hearing this, Zhu Di and others all smiled.

"Okay, it's a deal!"

Zhu Chong nodded and immediately walked into the military formation.

"The King of Jin is only good at making empty promises. Why don't you all join the guards of the King of Qin?"

he shouted,

"Those who join our guard will receive one or two taels of military pay per person per month, which is double the salary you are receiving now!"

"In addition, if he becomes my personal guard, I will increase his monthly salary!"

Compared with Zhu Gang, Zhu Chong's shouting still attracted the attention of some soldiers.

At the same time, Zhu Di and Zhu Su also walked into the army and started shouting!
"Join the Zhou King's Guards and you will also receive one or two taels of military pay per month! If you are selected as a personal guard, it will be doubled!"

Zhu Su's shouting was quite normal, but Zhu Di seemed passionate:
"Brothers, come to my side! I am Zhu Di, the Prince of Yan! Do you know where Yan is? It is in Yuan Dadu! If you join my side and become my brothers, you will not only be able to enjoy a monthly military pay of one or two taels, but you will also be able to defend the territory with me in the future and have the opportunity to make achievements!"

"The number of places is limited, first come first served!"

At this moment, he was a bit like a TV salesman in later generations, shouting at the top of his lungs and clumsily painting big pictures.

It's true, this trick is really effective! Many soldiers were attracted by his words and rushed towards Zhu Di.

Zhu Gang on the other side finally came back to his senses and said repeatedly:

"I also have one tael of silver as monthly military pay! My fiefdom is in the Three Jins, so I can also guard the border and have the opportunity to make achievements!"

"Look at me, look at me, come here! Don't go to Zhu Di's place! What's so good about Zhu Di's place! You...you bastards!"

He shouted, becoming a little frustrated!
I have to say that personal charm is still a rather metaphysical thing.

The same words, when spoken by Zhu Di, had that flavor and could make people willing to follow him, but Zhu Gang was like a poor performer. Although he offered similar conditions, not many people came to him.

Perhaps, this is what is called the aura of kingship!
On the stage, Tang He looked at the group of people gathered around Zhu Di and couldn't help but praise:
"Your Highness, Prince Yan, of course!"

"I am a little moved after hearing these words! If I were an ordinary soldier, I might be willing to serve as a personal soldier for the King of Yan! Under his command, I should be able to fight for a bright future!"

All the generals smiled and nodded, watching the princes recruiting soldiers with great joy.

At this moment, even Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes showed a bit of admiration.

"Old Four is indeed okay. His words are very inflammatory. He is a good candidate to be a general!"

Old Zhu said,
"In fact, for a general, it is necessary to be eloquent! Only by speaking well can you inspire the morale of the troops and unite their will!"

"Zhu Di is a good candidate to be a marshal!"

Upon hearing this, Xu Da snorted coldly and did not comment.

Because of Zhu Di's refusal of marriage, he has never had a good impression of the Prince of Yan. Even though Zhu Di is performing brilliantly now, he still sneers at him.

Zhu Yuanzhang didn't care about his attitude.

It's good enough for a general like Xu Da not to be arrogant and domineering! It's normal to have a bit of temper.

"Why hasn't His Royal Highness the King of Wu come out yet? Although there are many people, those who are willing to obey the recruitment are relatively easy to get along with. Once this group of people are recruited, the rest will be stinking stones in the toilet."

Tang He suddenly said,
"Third brother, the King of Wu seems to be your son-in-law, right? He is indifferent, aren't you anxious?"

Xu Da smiled when he heard this.

"What's there to worry about? This kid might be thinking of some tricks. I still have confidence in him."

He said,

"Just wait and see. Who knows, maybe he can strike back and strike back!"

Tang He raised his eyebrows.

"You have so much confidence in him?"

"Then I'll have to take a closer look..."

As he spoke, he shifted all his attention to Zhu Ju.

However, at this moment, Zhu Ju had his eyes closed calmly, as if he was not involved.

Zhu Su, Zhu Chong and others had already recruited dozens of people, and Zhu Di had already recruited two or three hundred people, but he still did not move, which left Tang He confused.

"What is this kid doing? Is he slacking off?"

Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Zhu Ju who had not moved for a long time and said with some displeasure,

"Biao'er, go and urge him."

"By the way, tell them that we will reward those who recruit the most soldiers! And we will also punish those who recruit the least!"

Without the introduction of a reward and punishment mechanism, Zhu Ju wouldn't feel any pressure at all!
Zhu Biao nodded, stood up, trotted to Zhu Ju's side, and whispered:

"Little brother, what are you doing?"

"Dad is urging you! Even if you don't want to recruit, at least take the initiative and recruit a few people, okay?"

"He said that the one who recruits the least will be punished! You have to at least surpass... Lao Wu! He only has a few dozen people."

"Go quickly..."

Poor honest old man Lao Wu was once again tacitly assumed to be the last character.

"Oh, why are you in such a hurry? I told them to recruit first. There are more than 10,000 people there!"

Zhu Ju waved his hand and said casually,

"Even if they recruit more, they will only recruit a few hundred or a thousand people at most."

"By the way, what reward can be given to those who recruit the most people?"

He will not do anything without benefits, and he will not do anything that has no benefit.

Zhu Biao was a little helpless.

"You just want to get some benefits..."

"I don't know what the reward is, but since Dad has said so, it must be a big reward! No joke!"

When Zhu Ju heard this, he sneered.

"That may not be the case. Dad is a person who loves to play tricks!"

He said,

"Brother, go tell dad and tell him to make the reward clear first!"

Zhu Biao: "..."

"Alright! I'm convinced by you too!"

He had no choice but to jog back to Zhu Yuanzhang and repeat Zhu Ju's words in a tactful way.

"What! This brat is still afraid that I will cheat?"

Zhu Yuanzhang slammed the table and said unhappily,

"When have I ever cheated?"

"Tell them that whoever recruits the most soldiers will receive half, no, 80% of their salary from our own pockets!"

"Whoever recruits the least, hmph...just cancel the personal guard system and become a commander without troops!"

(End of this chapter)