Zhu Biao sat on the chair, casually picked up a kitten that had crawled out from the ground at some point, and started teasing it regardless of its delicate meowing. Liu Jin on the side was very worried.
Chen Yunshu stood aside and said: "I just heard from my servant that many clan leaders have arrived in the front yard. Would you like to see them, Your Highness?"
Zhu Biao seemed to have all his attention on the kitten and said casually: "No need, just let your dad handle it."
Chen Yunshu's eyes lit up and he immediately bowed and agreed. Then seeing that His Highness the Crown Prince had no intention of talking, he withdrew with Xu Yungong and others. Liu Jin saw that everyone had left before asking: "Master, please forgive me for talking too much. Shouldn't the patriarch of this Jiangnan family be
I’m afraid it would be inappropriate to give the interview to the Chen family.”
Zhu Biao put the little milk cat back on the ground and clapped his hands. Why does the cat tend to shed its fur when it is so cute? Nuanyu is better. At least you don’t have to worry about this.
Liu Jin saw that His Highness the Crown Prince did not reply to his words, and knew that he was talking too much. He immediately picked up the milk cat and put it back into the wooden basket. The other cats also wanted to crawl out, one by one stepping on each other, but unfortunately they were all too small.
Except for the first kitten, the rest were almost out.
Zhu Biao washed his hands and lay back on the bed, thinking that he would have to return to Beijing tomorrow. It was too degenerate to be so leisurely. His father was still working day and night.
The Jiangnan family is now a wealthy family, and with his support in the future, they will definitely be more prosperous. Their foundation is not just a little farmland, but mainly the business they manage.
What is the most profitable thing in the world, food, salt, iron cloth, this is the most basic and the most basic living needs of the people in the world. Needless to say, food. What Zhu Yuanzhang and his son are worried about now is not enough food. People all over the country are crying for food.
The same goes for iron. Kitchen knives, iron pots, and agricultural tools all need iron, not to mention the iron armor and cold knives of millions of soldiers. The same goes for cloth. No matter how poor the people are, they all know how to cover their bodies. How many people are there in the Ming Dynasty?
cloth.
Not to mention salt. Since ancient times, there is no one who doesn’t know how to make money from this substance. There is no need to look to the Tang and Song Dynasties. During the Yuan Dynasty, more than 7.66 million ingots were obtained from the salt class. Seventy-eight percent of the fiscal expenditure relied on salt profits.
The capital of the country has the greatest benefit than salt!
The Jiangnan family is rich in wealth, isn't it because of this? Quan Xu has found out a lot of things in Jiangnan these days, especially the secret activities of the family.
I dare not sell iron on a large scale.
However, they have basically monopolized the three major industries of grain, salt and cloth in the Jiangnan area. The Chen family is the largest grain seller. The 10,000 acres of fertile land near Hangzhou Prefecture are all named Chen. Yang Xian originally bought grain from his family.
Fool the court.
The Zhang family in the south of the Yangtze River has a monopoly on the cloth business, claiming to have the best red and blue cloth in history. Although the other cloths are outstanding in other colors, their profits are far less than that of the Zhang family. Their cloth shops have opened all over the country.
Of course, there is also salt. No one dares to monopolize this. The Li family of Jiangnan takes the lead, and the other families work together to share the shares equally. However, his family is the richest. If it were not for their dirty foundation, the Li family should be the leader of the Jiangnan family.
The other families in the south of the Yangtze River are not simple either. They have money shops, restaurants, brothels, shipyards, pawnshops and jewelry. In short, there are all kinds of businesses covering the territory of the south of the Yangtze River. Although they still rely on poems and books to pass down the family, their business spirit is getting stronger and stronger.
These families were not clean, so they were let Li Wenzhong take hold of them. Otherwise, according to national laws, Li Wenzhong would still be able to cover up the sky with one hand. It was just that he had no confidence, so he eagerly joined Zhu Biao.
Now that everything has been explained clearly, these people still haven't handed over their information. The same goes for Magistrate Chen. He said nice words but none of them were useful. Could it be that he was bullying him when he was young?
I still thought that a nobleman like Zhu Biao would not interfere with such lowly things as business, and thought that it would be enough to pay tribute every year. Zhu Biao smiled and shook his head, just didn't see it, and Li Wenzhong himself didn't dare to eat such a big piece.
Meat.
But now that it has been delivered to your door, there is no one who can’t eat it. Otherwise, it would be a shame for his status. I hope they can be more sensible.
After all, the hint was obvious enough. He agreed to accept them last night, and now it was the time for the clans to meet and set the rules. It was already obvious that Zhu Biao would not go out at this time.
After all, he is a prince and cannot look ugly like Li Wenzhong. This probably means that I will not take what you have, but you should be sensible and offer it to me, otherwise, how can you be decent!
At this time, Chen Yunshu walked to the study room in the front yard. The patriarchs of the three families of Chen, Zhang, and Li were all here. The other small families were fawning over Magistrate Chen. After all, Nui had to do something to help him successfully enter the East Palace.
The boss of Fengle Building smiled and sighed: "Prefect Chen is indeed a role model for us. He accomplished this big thing in just two days. From now on, I, Old Li, will take the lead."
The middleman with a gold abacus hanging on his waist also answered: "Of course it is. When Brother Shi is transferred to the capital, he will have to buy some property. Although our Zhao family is not as rich as Brother Shi's family, we are still willing to offer two banks in Beijing.
Just a gift!"
The rest of the people also responded. The Chen family did a good job, but more importantly, he clearly won the favor of His Highness the Crown Prince. He actually stated that he would be transferred to the Zhongshu Province. From then on, his career was smooth, and the Jiangnan family finally came to the imperial court.
Someone has spoken.
In just a short period of time, Magistrate Chen received ten thousand acres of paddy fields near the capital and more than ten shops in the city. This is what we are talking about now. When he is actually transferred, this gift will be several times richer.
Magistrate Chen smiled and said a few polite words. His family was also very wealthy, so this was nothing, but they were both in an interest group, so there was no need to be too polite. If other families produced high-quality officials, he would not be stingy.
The current situation has not reached the stage of internal fighting. Mutual support is not enough. Li Qiantang, the head of the Li family, a salt merchant, knocked on the table. He is the least graceful among the group of people. His face is rough and his temperament is a bit dangerous. The others
People are also in awe of him.
After all, the salt sellers were all desperadoes, and the other businesses' transactions did not involve the crime of beheading, so naturally no one dared not give him face, and the room instantly became quiet.
Li Qiantang's charm was also a little hoarse: "It's a good thing for us to climb up to the nobles, but Brother Chen Shi, I'm afraid the nobles' appetite is not small. How did you discuss how much money should be paid as tribute every year?"
Magistrate Chen frowned and said: "What kind of status is Your Highness? How dare I say such dirty things? When the time comes, each of the three families will contribute 10,000 taels each year, and each of the remaining families will contribute 5,000 taels, plus some odd gifts."
You can just send the treasure up."
Li Qiantang sneered: "Does Magistrate Chen think that your daughter is so valuable that she just wants to get rid of the crown prince just tens of thousands taels a year? Even Li Wenzhong dares to ask for a hundred thousand taels a year. How can His Highness the prince be willing to take this?"