To get rich quickly, you need to be simple and rough

Chapter 203 It’s Not Easy to Be the Richest Man in Ming Dynasty 15

The Shen family slept soundly. Welcoming the emperor was not a human undertaking. They were so cautious that they almost ignored themselves, fearing that they would offend the noble.

Shen Yujin picked up the crowing rooster and killed it. Don't bother the prince when he's sleeping soundly, this idiot has no sense and keeps crowing!

Food and drink for five thousand people, even if it's only for a day and a half, is enough for everyone to drink a pot. This is still under the coordination of County Magistrate Xie, otherwise the Shen family's granary would be empty.

The Crown Prince didn't even display his full ceremonial guards, otherwise the scale of the reception wouldn't be this large. Honestly, Zhu Yuanzhang and his son didn't really have any extravagant or extravagant hobbies.

She was not so particular about food and drink. If it were Empress Dowager Cixi, that spendthrift woman, no big family could afford to welcome her.

Shen Yujin was a little depressed. The pumpkins and sweet potatoes he had planted for pig farming were taken away so casually.

As soon as Shen Yujin had this idea, Shen Fu covered his mouth with his hand and said, "Little ancestor, don't even think about this idea anymore. It's good enough for our pig to eat some wine dregs!"

What kind of noble thing is this? You even dare to feed it to pumpkins! Everyone’s pigs eat grass and rice bran! Our pigs even eat distiller’s grains! They’re already enjoying themselves to the point of committing sins!

Zhu Biao and his caravan did not dare to stop for a moment. When Zhu Yuanzhang saw the pumpkins, he asked the imperial kitchen to cook two to taste without saying a word.

After the eunuch tested the poison, Zhu Yuanzhang took a bite and smacked his lips. "Boss, you're watching over it yourself. Is the production really that high?"

Crown Prince Zhu Biao was a cautious man. He showed all the recorded data to Zhu Yuanzhang and said, "Father, your son has been watching this personally. The output is indeed ridiculously high.

Shen Fu was afraid of wasting the prime paddy fields, so he planted the melons on the hillside, thinking that whatever he could harvest would be a waste.

My son personally watched over the picking of both melons. The golden melon was still growing on the vine when I picked it, so it couldn't be fake.

Zhu Yuanzhang nodded in satisfaction: "Does this old fellow Shen Fu have any grievances? Is he quite honest on the farm?"

The prince told Shen Fu's words truthfully. Zhu Yuanzhang felt relieved when he heard that Shen Fu's family was very poor when he was a child. When he heard that many people in Shen Fu's family starved to death, he was completely relieved:

"I've always said that tinkering around with things every day is bad behavior. Look at that old fellow Shen Fu. He's only been farming for a little over a year, and he's changed so much! It's rare that he still has any loyalty or respect in his heart!"

The Mongols were truly atrocious! The people had no way to survive. Your grandparents and uncle also starved to death during that time. It wasn't easy for old Shen Fu either!"

At Zhu Yuanzhang's command, all the pumpkins were taken to the imperial farm and planted on selected land. After this season, they would be promoted throughout the country!

Zhu Yuanzhang also renamed the pumpkin Honggua and the sweet potato Hongshu. The benevolent policies of the Hongwu era must be rubbed on the face!

Shen Fu, who discovered these crops, was granted the title of Earl of Renhe and rewarded with a million taels of gold, equivalent to one thousand taels of silver. The emperor said the reward was in copper coins! If he said the reward was in gold, that would be gold! He also gave the Shen family two thousand acres of fertile land.

Zhu Yuanzhang wanted to show the world the magnanimity of the Ming Dynasty by spending a thousand taels of silver for a title of earl. It was nothing more than an empty title, giving a little respect and a small annual salary.

Because of his recommendation, County Magistrate Xie was transferred to be the magistrate of Hangzhou by Zhu Yuanzhang. It was indeed a generous reward to be promoted three levels in a row.

The treatment of officials in the Ming Dynasty was really not good. Zhu Yuanzhang came from a poor family, so he was quite stingy back then!

The Shen family finally returned to peace. Shen Fu paid for the almost empty granary at home. Living in the countryside means there is endless work to do. When the Shen family was busy, the eunuch who was delivering the imperial decree from the court rushed to the Shen family.

Shen Fu was panicking. After all, nothing good had ever happened since he received the imperial edict. The Shen family once again set up the incense table. The eunuch read the edict in parallel four and six lines. Shen Fu felt dizzy.

Anyway, Shen Fu didn't understand. He only knew that even if the emperor wanted to kill your entire family, you had to thank him.

Shen Fu knelt on the ground and shouted: "Long live the emperor!"

The eunuch who delivered the imperial edict gave Shen Fu a false support and said: "Our family would like to congratulate you, Earl of Renhe. The emperor has appointed you as Earl of Renhe. He has also awarded you a million yuan in reward and a thousand acres of fertile land."

Eunuchs are specially hired to serve people, so they are very perceptive. When they saw Shen Fu's confused face, they knew that he didn't understand at all, so they simply and concisely stated the key point in one sentence.

Shen Fu couldn't believe his ears. He pinched his thigh fiercely and knelt on the ground and shouted, "The emperor's grace is so great! The emperor's grace is so great!"

He kowtowed three times in the direction of the capital. The smile on the eunuch's face deepened. He couldn't stand looking confused. If he replied to the emperor, Shen Fu would look confused and it would be troublesome!

Shen Yujin took out a purse, which contained ten small gold ingots weighing one or two taels each, all with auspicious designs such as "writing ingots, ruyi" and "joyful eyebrows".

When he stood up to help grandpa, he accidentally got tucked into the eunuch's sleeve.

The smile on the eunuch's face was now quite sincere: "Your Majesty really cares about the people. He has already asked the Ministry of Works to promote Hongshu and Honggua."

The eunuch who delivered the imperial decree betrayed the Shen family. The subtext was that you should rest assured, your family's achievements are due to this."

After sending away the eunuch who delivered the imperial edict, the Shen family welcomed the county officials. The title was not awarded easily, but the court would definitely give the dignity that the title deserved.

The Shen family’s house is not big enough. Expansion is the Shen family’s own business, but the gate plaque is the face of the court.

The Shen family’s gate could no longer be saved and was demolished by craftsmen sent by the county. The county then urgently built a gatehouse for the Shen family.

Shen Fu wandered around his own mansion as if in a dream. The emperor said he was generous and he was really generous, giving him the title of earl as he said. He also said he was disgusting and he was really disgusting, as the land rewarded was the land that he had taken from the Shen family before.

The annual salary was 732 shi of grain. Shen Fu's original wife died early, so the court saved the salary of the imperial consort.

This uncle feels that what he does brings honor to his family, but at the same time, he feels so pathetic. That little salary is just enough for the whole family to eat, drink and wear.

This time Shen Fu has learned to keep a low profile. It is true that people learn to speak at the age of three, but Shen Fu has learned to keep his mouth shut for most of his life.

The Shen family is now so low-key that they are forgotten. Their family is the mascot of the Ming Dynasty, just like the Yansheng family in Qufu. I am afraid they can't even catch up to a fraction of the Kong family!

What kind of background does the Kong family have? What kind of background does the Shen family have? He just washed the mud off his trouser legs! At this time, the Shen family must calm down.

The only benefit for the Shen family is that all their land is now tax-free. Shen Fu held a meeting with the Shen family overnight without getting to know each other first! You must not make mistakes at this time!