When Empress Ma said there was nothing she could do, the boys cried even more miserably, and Zhu Di burst into tears.
"Father, Beiping is too hard! My eldest brother is still in Beiping! You can't ignore me!"
Zhu Xi even cried: "There are no roosters crowing for thousands of miles in Guanzhong, and the bones are exposed in the wild!"
When he arrived at Zhu Fan's place, he couldn't say anything, so he just cried anyway.
This group of children surrounded Lao Zhu and cried loudly. If there was such a scene when he died, Lao Zhu would laugh so hard that he would climb out of the coffin.
They are all filial sons and virtuous grandchildren.
But I'm sorry, he just feels a headache at the moment.
"Sister, aren't you quite rich? How can you share this little money with your children?" Lao Zhu said confused. He really didn't know how much property Queen Ma had.
But Queen Ma was also angry, raised her eyebrows, and cursed angrily: "Zhu Chongba! After all, you blamed me for checking the accounts! Okay! Let me tell you, let you know clearly, I was greedy for a penny, and you took it.
I also peeled off the last straw! So you can show your ability!"
Lao Zhu wished he could tell himself what was going on. These days, all he did was poke his lungs.
"Sister, don't be angry. The children are here too. Let's do the math and figure it out clearly. We, we can't ask others for everything. Now we are thinking about it, this matter is a trap, don't let others give us all
Buried."
Queen Ma took a deep breath and managed to calm down. Lao Zhu also calmed down and listened carefully to see if there was any problem with the account... Of course Queen Ma could not be corrupt. In fact, this matter is not complicated and can be explained in one sentence.
Clearly, there will be great difficulties.
Doing business and running a workshop is not without costs.
If you want to weave silk, you have to buy raw silk, build a workshop, recruit weavers, buy looms, pay taxes, and even advertise in newspapers... All in all, the real net profit is not much.
Why is changing rice into mulberry a dead move?
Because at the imperial meeting, no matter how you calculate it, converting rice into mulberry will make money. It will benefit the country at the top and the people at the bottom... But the big shots in the court have avoided one thing. The money earned from changing rice into mulberry must be
It was used to fill the national treasury deficit. Before the business was even started, half of the income was advanced.
The remaining half needs to annex land, produce silk, and hire weavers...and then there are so many people who want to line their own pockets and profit from it.
No matter how you calculate it, it will be a loss, and you have to cut off some people's flesh, and from top to bottom, they are a group of seasoned veterans, who are resisting with all their lives and desperately protecting their own interests.
The result is self-evident, it can only be nothing but chicken feathers...
"Chongba, I have a lot of industries now, but the cost I need to invest every year to maintain operation is a lot of money. No matter how good my textile workshop in Yingtian is, moving to Peking will cost a lot of money.
A lot of money. And are there so many weavers in Peiping? Can we buy raw silk? This is all troublesome. If we can't solve it and move the workshop there, we will lose money. It won't take long before we have to close down.
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Queen Ma sighed: "Some people do the business of beheading, but no one does the business of losing money. That's the reason."
Zhu Yuanzhang had a sullen face, thought for a long time, and suddenly slapped his thigh hard!
"We've been fooled! We've been fooled! Mr. Zhang dug a big hole for us!" Zhu Yuanzhang was so angry that he stamped his feet and beat his chest.
Empress Ma glared at him, "Chongba, the child is here! You are the king of a country, what nonsense are you talking about! Your strategy is also for the country and the people, and you have good intentions!"
Zhu Yuanzhang sighed heavily, "He is serving the country and the people, but doing business is different from farming. Now the prince's palace only has 500 acres of land. How do you let them live?"
Hearing this, Queen Ma was stunned for a moment and couldn't help but murmured: "Indeed, even if we give the property to these children, I'm afraid they won't be able to run it!"
At this time, Zhu Laosi was unconvinced, "Father, emperor, mother, and dignified vassal king, can they still survive? Give me soldiers and generals, and I will conquer the world now!"
"Shut up!"
Zhu Yuanzhang wanted to beat up this bastard, but you can't get away with what happened today.
Queen Ma's eyes rolled, she thought for a long time, and finally said: "Chongba! To untie the bell, you have to tie the bell. Mr. Zhang must have a way to do this, and he won't cheat us. Invite Mr. Zhang here, let's have a good chat."
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Lao Zhu thought for a while and said: "Well, Jiang Nan just happened to be back. Let's go to Zhang's house and the two families will get together and have a good meal. To be honest, I don't believe that he dares to dig a hole for us!"
When he heard that he was going to Zhang's house for dinner, Zhu Di couldn't help but be happy, "Yes, let's go have barbecue. I'm going to catch the sheep now!"
Lao Zhu rolled his eyes and had no choice but to let Zhu Di do what he wanted.
Just after noon, in the back garden of the Zhang family, two of the most powerful couples in the Ming Dynasty gathered together, and then a dozen or so little kids also gathered together.
Zhang Shuning held his second brother tightly and guarded the Zhu family carefully. No one was allowed to touch his second brother. He was extremely nervous.
Jiang Nan looked at the charcoal and barbecue, and his face fell.
When she was in Peiping, she ate a lot of these things, and everyone who ate them gained weight.
Now that I'm back, I must lose weight quickly, otherwise it won't work!
She basically helped cook the barbecue and didn't eat a skewer herself.
Only Zhang Ximeng is left to deal with the Zhu family.
"My lord, I really do it for the good of the royal family and for the future of all the princes. I know that parents don't want their children to endure hardship and want to give them the best. But the problem is to survive and reproduce for a long time. After several generations, the number of children in the clan has skyrocketed. Now
No matter how much land is given, the problem cannot be solved. Five hundred acres is less, what about five thousand acres, fifty thousand acres? Tang Shengzong and Lu Zhongheng each took fifty thousand acres. Once the opening for annexation is opened, the foundation of the Ming Dynasty will be finished.
There are many princes, but isn’t there only one direct lineage of the Tian family?”
"My lord, thanks to your great kindness, I have to think deeply and think of more ways for the sake of the royal family. Please give me some advice, my lord!"
Zhu Yuanzhang raised his brows, thought over and over again, and finally sighed, "Mr. Zhang, your intentions are of course good, but you have to tell us in advance and let us know what your plans are."
Zhang Ximeng said: "My lord, if you knew the whole story, I'm afraid you would feel that I have prepared too much for the princes."
Zhu Yuanzhang was shocked again, these are our sons, do you care more about them than me, the father?
"Lord, let's talk about business first. I know that Your Majesty is worried about losing money, so it is better to farm safely. In fact, Your Majesty also wants to keep it simple. Farming is not immune to floods, droughts and locust plagues... I am planning to make Zongzheng Temple operational first.
Zongzheng Temple in the past dynasties has been too weak. This is why I don’t want to say more in advance. The lord can select a group of people who are good at management and recruit them to Zongzheng Temple. Zongzheng Temple can take over these industries first and formulate a plan for the lord.
A development plan.”
"Moreover, when the prince becomes a vassal in the future, his subordinate officials must also be able to do business. Moreover, each place has its own unique industries. For example, in Beiping, there are iron mines, timber, and medicinal materials nearby.
You can invest and make money!”
Zhu Yuanzhang frowned, did he really say that?
"Lord, as long as you open your mind, there will be money everywhere. It's not difficult." Zhang Ximeng continued to lead.
Zhu Yuanzhang ignored him and turned to Jiang Nan, "Do you think you can make a fortune in Peking?"
Jiang Nan was stunned for a moment and could only say: "Your Majesty, there are iron ores, and there are also many other things that can make you rich."
Zhu Yuanzhang pondered over and over again, and finally believed Zhang Ximeng's words.
"Sir, if you say this, are you thinking about our family?"
Zhang Ximeng sighed: "My lord, I really can't say more about these things in advance, otherwise I will compete with the people for benefit. The civil servants in the court will definitely write a letter to advise. At the moment, the courtiers have nothing to say. The Lord must take drastic measures to make arrangements as soon as possible to give
Princes, please accumulate more wealth, so that no matter what happens in the future, they will not suffer any loss."
Lao Zhu pondered again and again, then turned to look at Queen Ma, and found that Queen Ma was eating the barbecue handed over by Zhu Di with great interest.
"Sister, tell me, Mr. Zhang has said so much, what are your plans?"
Empress Ma said: "Now there is a lot of waste waiting for development, and there are many places where we can make a fortune. Mr. Zhang is not exaggerating... It is much more convenient for us to give property to the children than to give land. It is also a good arrangement to let Zongzheng Temple take care of the accounts.
.No matter how many generations they reproduce in the future, the descendants of the Zhu family will be able to get a little money when they are born, which can be regarded as our explanation to future generations. I think it is very good."
Zhu Yuanzhang finally nodded, "Since you said that, then we have no choice but to admit it, and let's do it like this!"
Zhang Ximeng finally breathed a sigh of relief and finally tamed this stubborn donkey. It was not easy.
"My lord, I have some good wine here, let's have a drink!"
Zhu Yuanzhang nodded, "Okay."
Zhang Ximeng quickly brought the drinks, and all four adults had a full glass. It was a pity that Zhu Di was so blind and forgetful that Lao Zhu had no intention of letting him learn this.
After everyone drank two glasses of wine, Zhang Ximeng said: "My lord, everything is waiting to be done now. Transportation is the first priority. We need to exchange supplies from various places and urgently need ships... As long as my lord can spare some money, let's build a shipyard first."
, within one or two years, I can double the lord’s money!”
"Really? That's great!" Zhu Yuanzhang said casually, but soon he felt something was wrong. "Mr. Zhang, what did you say?"
Zhang Ximeng was slightly stunned, "I didn't say anything? I just asked the lord to provide some money, do some business, and save more family property for the princes..."
"Wait a minute!" Zhu Yuanzhang said angrily: "That's not what you just said! You said that Zongzheng Temple should recruit talents, and you also said that every place has its unique places and everyone can make a fortune!"
"Yes! I'm right! It's all true. It's just that if the master wants to make money, he must invest some first. If you don't believe me, ask the queen, is this the truth?"
Queen Ma was stunned for a while, "Don't ask me, I don't know anything!"
Lao Zhu was stunned for a while, and finally he came to his senses, "Mr. Zhang, you, you are asking me to pay for it! Is it right to invest in industry and commerce?"
"Yes, that's what it means!"
"You, you still dare to say that!"
Lao Zhu was furious. The biggest difference between him and Zhang Ximeng was whether to develop industry and commerce. It turned out that it was better now. He let Zhang Ximeng step by step and got him into a ditch.
A person who most disliked the development of industry and commerce had to use his private money to invest in industry and commerce. You can imagine Zhu Yuanzhang's anger. He took big mouthfuls and bit into the mutton, as if he was chewing Zhang Ximeng's meat.
Zhang Ximeng didn't care. He also told Zhu Di to kill two more sheep and send them to the palace together. They all belong to Zhu Ying anyway, so I won't suffer.
Lao Zhu had the most depressing meal in his history. He, Queen Ma, and a group of kids got up and returned to the palace.
Zhang Ximeng sent it out and reminded Lao Zhu very thoughtfully, "Your Majesty, it is not too late to get rich, investment waits for no one. I will go to the internal funds to withdraw the money later, please cooperate with me, my lord."
Lao Zhu didn't say a word, he just left with a dark face...