Ming Dynasty: At the beginning of the game, Lao Zhu resigned and retired.

Zhu Yuanzhang was stunned by Mr. Hu's question.

He looked around with a suspicious look on his face, but found that his children and grandchildren were as confused as he was, and then he confirmed it.

It turned out that he was not the only one who felt it was strange, others also felt it was strange.

To be precise, the one with the problem was not him, but the guy named Hu opposite.

This old guy might come up with something that others can’t understand.

"Zhongba, let me ask you, who is the richest person in the Ming Dynasty?"

Mr. Hu's question was so sharp that Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes narrowed suddenly.

He looked around, then cleared his throat and spoke in a deep voice.

"Uh, it should be us!"

"Bullshit, how much do you cost!"

Zhu Yuanzhang never expected that even though he admitted that he was rich, Master Hu's words could make him depressed!

"What?"

No wonder he is confused.

Someone actually thinks he has no money?

what……

He was so angry that he laughed!

Over the years, there have been too many people who have scolded him for being stingy, for being petty, and for never having seen money... It can be said that there are too many people who have scolded him.

But this was the first time anyone said he didn't have much money.

Is this even fair?

But Master Hu just glanced at him sideways.

"You think I'm kidding you?"

"This is true!"

"Your treasury is so full, I'll give it to you. Do you have 20 million taels?"

Zhu Yuanzhang's face completely fell when he heard this, and he glared at Master Hu in annoyance.

"Are you telling a joke?"

"Twenty million taels?"

"If there were really so many, would we have been so anxious when we were emperor?"

"Not even half of it. I have to give up all those rare and exotic treasures at a discount to make up for it."

Mr. Hu nodded without comment.

"In that case, what else is there to say?"

"Do you know that just the big families in the south have a silver stash that is no less than 30 million taels?"

"This is just what they hide to prepare for a comeback in the future, not for their daily business and to maintain various expenses within the clan."

"In addition to these aristocratic families, there are also those of merchant families. The total amount is 50 million taels."

"That's it. And it has to be the kind of person whose daily expenses are relatively large. Otherwise, it can be much more!"

"Old Zhu, what do you think of your wealth compared to these people?"

hiss……

"You're not kidding me?"

"So many?"

Zhu Yuanzhang now felt pain in his chest.

It's not that I'm irritated, it's that I feel heartbroken!

Why didn't I notice there were so many "fat pigs" before?

If he had known earlier... he would have given them meat to eat.

If he were an ordinary fat pig, he might still have to consider his face and reputation.

But if one really gets as fat as Mr. Hu said, then reputation and face are all bullshit.

With so much money, what reputation or face can’t be bought back?

Master Hu looked at Old Zhu's anxious look and laughed.

"how?"

"Regret knowing this now?"

"If you had known earlier, you would have attacked him earlier?"

"right?"

We are all old acquaintances, who doesn’t know it?

So Zhu Yuanzhang only showed an expression, and Old Man Hu knew what he was thinking.

"Old Zhu, it's useless for you to know about this."

"In fact, once an official reaches a certain level, he or she will basically know the strength of each family."

"This is not to say that people should covet his family, but to let people know what kind of strength these families have, and not to offend them easily!"

"Anyway, even if you know, you can't do anything, right?"

When Zhu Yuanzhang heard this, he immediately felt uncomfortable.

"Why can't I do anything?"

"how?"

"If we march directly with our army, can they still resist?"

Zhu Yuanzhang had completely taken off his mask and was ready to act recklessly, even talking about sending out a large army.

But Master Hu just shook his head indifferently.

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"Old Zhu, what are you thinking about?"

“Why don’t they dare to resist?”

"In fact, I can tell you openly that these people not only dare to resist, but they will even pack up and run away as soon as the news of your army's dispatch spreads?"

"You really underestimate what it means to have more money than the emperor, don't you?"

"Do you know how many people this money can buy?"

"You know, he is not only rich, but also has many connections in the officialdom and relatives who have been doing business in the local area for thousands of years."

"It can be said that if you have any intentions towards someone, unless you are really just a die-hard fan of theirs, otherwise, your news will definitely reach their ears immediately."

"Besides, do you think that since there is so much silver in someone's house, you can find the silver by ransacking their house?"

"What a joke!"

"It can be said that this is his real wealth and the hope of the family. He has hidden it well a long time ago. Not to mention outsiders, even the people in the family would not know it unless they succeeded as the clan leader."

"That's what people are wary of, so don't even think about it!"

"It's absolutely impossible to snatch it by force!"

Zhu Yuanzhang's old face turned completely dark when he heard this, and he didn't say a word.

Obviously, he already knew the other party's tactics from Mr. Hu's few words.

To put it bluntly, it was still the old trick of the aristocratic families to win people's hearts, but at the same time, they also set up layers of defense.

It can be said that when the time comes, they would rather choose to perish together with their loved ones than to spend the family fortune accumulated by their ancestors.

Zhu Yuanzhang felt depressed when he thought about the tens of millions of taels of silver that he had outside and could not get them no matter what.

How could this be?

Fortunately, Mr. Hu’s speech rescued him again.

"Okay, I have to love you, so don't think about it!"

"Let's get back to the topic. Do you think they can afford it if they pay for my road construction?"

"hey-hey!"

Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Master Hu beside him speechlessly.

"what do you mean?"

"You just said that we might not be able to get money from people even if we mobilized a large army, and now you turn around and say you want people to pay for building your road?"

Mr. Hu nodded with a smile.

"Of course!"

"I am different from you, you are robbing me!"

"What I'm doing here is digging a hole for them to jump into!"

"Of course, they will be tricked after they jump in, and I will take advantage of them, but they will also benefit from it!"

"At least I won't lie to them. They can really make money by coming to me, and it's a legacy that will be passed down from generation to generation!"

Zhu Yuanzhang smacked his lips and tilted his head to look at Master Hu.

"Why do we not believe this?"

"Is there such a good thing?"