"Are there any remnants of the Ming Dynasty from the Meng Yuan Dynasty? A hundred thousand cavalry have returned to the grassland. The siege of Datong Mansion has been lifted. Taoist Priest Xiao Wang is absolutely right. We can fight without a single blow."
"Remember, the Han people are not allowed to have grassland above their heads, they must be included in the territory! I am asking the friend above Qinhuai Tower."
"Master Xiao Wang..."
Zhu Yuanzhang and Guo Ying were talking, but the latter fell silent.
"Have you lost all your money? Don't lend a helping hand to him!"
Guo Ying bit the bullet and said:
"Your Majesty, Mr. Wang is not bankrupt and has made a lot of money from rich people..."
"If you don't make money from the rich, how can you make money from the poor? Go on, let's go on, we want to hear what he did!"
Guo Ying said carefully:
"In just one month, Qinhuai Tower has become a second home for many wealthy businessmen and officials... and the tax payment has doubled than before, reaching 50,000 taels of silver."
"What!" Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes widened, "Fifty thousand taels of silver, this prodigal boy earned 1.5 million taels in a month?"
Guo Ying quickly shook his head:
"Your Majesty, it's a turnover of 1.5 million taels, not a profit, and he gave out 80% of the money, leaving only 20%."
"That's a lot! Did you say something wrong? Did you evade taxes in the past?"
Guo Ying affirmed:
"This is the data found by the Ministry of Household Affairs, and there are also details of the expenses of wealthy businessmen and officials. 'Thirty taels of tax' - for every 30 taels of turnover, one tael of tax is paid, and there is no loss of a penny."
When Zhu Yuanzhang heard this, he became even more curious.
What trick did Wang Huai use to make Qinhuai Tower, which was already extremely wealthy, even more powerful?
This guy won't steal it, right?
After all, his impression of Wang Huai was that he would still have that playful smile even if the sky fell. This kind of person was so shameless that he would resort to any means!
It's a bit like us.
"Say! Keep talking!" Zhu Yuanzhang said with a straight face.
"Yes, Your Majesty, he completely renovated the Qinhuai Tower..."
As Guo Ying spoke, he stopped and glanced at Zhu Yuanzhang to see if he was really angry or pretending to be angry.
"Keep going, don't stop."
"Yes, Your Majesty" Guo Ying sorted out his thoughts and said:
"The biggest change in Qinhuai Tower is that if a customer orders a woman, she will only accompany her to eat and drink for ten taels of silver a night.
"If there is a talent show, such as singing... or dancing... massage... and other performances, you will get one hundred taels of silver per night.
"If you want to take a woman out of Qinhuai Tower, it will cost you five hundred taels a night!
These are just women other than flower girls. If there is one of the fifteen flower girls, the price will be calculated in gold!"
Zhu Yuanzhang was dumbfounded.
Is there such a brothel in the world?
The girl does not need to accompany the client in the brothel, but is taken out by the client?
Not only does this reduce costs, it also increases yields!
Moreover, such rules can attract so many customers, so there must be other unique features.
Zhu Yuanzhang was shocked and angry.
It took the whole person a long time to digest it.
Seeing that Lao Zhu's expression had softened a little, Guo Ying continued:
“There are also some names that are unheard of——
"The top floor of the Qinhuai Tower is equipped with a sightseeing floor, which overlooks half of the city's smoke and sand. The fee is not expensive, only 1 tael of silver, but it attracts a lot of tourists and brings a lot of business.
“Moreover, some items have been added, called membership, and there are discounts for recharging and spending, which also earns a lot of money.
He also set up something called a club, and a lot of rich people rushed to give him money..."
"corruption!"
Zhu Yuanzhang cursed and laughed himself.
This little Wang Huai is full of clever ideas, he is a talent!
It's just that there are too many thorns. If he is allowed to mess around among the people, he will become another Shen Wansan sooner or later!
Thinking of this, Lao Zhu said:
"Where is Qianzhou Island?"
Guo Ying paused and couldn't help but smile:
"Taoist Master Xiao Wang posted a notice saying...we are all migrant workers!"
Lao Zhu almost laughed, snorted, concealed his emotions, and complained:
"It's impossible for this kid to work part-time, and he's too young to be a boss; let's go and see what's going on, don't wear Feiyu clothes."
"Yes, Your Majesty."
…
Zhu Yuanzhang, who was in private clothes, and Guo Ying, who was in casual clothes, were on a cruise ship by the Qinhuai River.
Suddenly there was a burst of noise from the shore.
Guo Ying wisely ordered the cruise ship to dock.
The discussion in the tea house on the shore came clearly -
"Have you all heard? Qianzhou Island is going to start recruiting workers."
When the crowd gathered around heard this, they quickly asked:
"Really? When does it start?"
"Why didn't I see anyone?"
"Ma'er, are you just fooling around? They have quite a lot of ships, but they don't know what to do..."
The man glared angrily.
"You're just talking nonsense! My Mencun Sanbao is working as a driver on their ship!"
Others followed up by asking:
"Then what else did you find out?"
"The salary offered for recruiting people this time is quite high. Guess how much it is?"
The man took a sip of tea and whetted the crowd's appetite.
Everyone started talking about it——
"How much can you get? If you can get eight taels of silver a month for moving bricks, it's better than working in the fields!"
"Eight coins? Dream on. Why don't you go to heaven?"
"The shopkeeper is your father, and he offers such high wages to the workers?"
"That's not necessarily true, but I heard that the employees they recruited from the beginning can now spend money at Qinhuai Tower."
"That seems to make sense."
After some discussion among the melon-eaters, they quickly asked the person just now.
"Ma'er, isn't your village's Sanbao a boat driver? Have you found out how much the salary is?"
"That's it! Don't let your horse lose your appetite!"
The melon-eating crowd was noisy.
The horse had a proud smile on his face:
"Beyond your imagination, hehe..."
"How high is it? Is it as high as Qinhuai Tower?"
There are already some people around who are about to get angry.
Already.
Ma'er quickly said:
"The basic salary mentioned in the notice is twenty taels of silver per month for an ordinary worker!"
"But you have to take a boat to work on the island, and the work is very tiring. You have to work for four hours a day."
When everyone heard this, their eyes immediately lit up.
The noise became even louder.
"No way?! Ordinary workers only get two taels of silver? And they only work four hours a day. How can this be treated like a wage earner?"
Four hours, which is one third of a day!
In the eyes of the common people, doesn’t everything happen from dawn to sunset?
I just eat some food, sleep for a while, and get up again in the morning to continue working.
With four hours of work, you can do two jobs in one day!
That’s higher than the small court officials who eat royal food!
When the people heard this, they thought it was a pie in the sky!
"Quiet! Quiet! Listen to me first!"
The crowd became quiet, Ma'er felt that he had become the boss, and said with satisfaction:
"I just talked about the wages of ordinary workers. There are also other carpenters, masons, stonemasons, bricklayers, blacksmiths...these people who have special skills, the wages are even higher."
"How much? Stop being so pretentious!"
"I don't know the details. The salary plus bonus should be four to five taels of silver."
Hear this.
The crowd exploded again and were wildly surprised!
Working as a worker earns four to five taels of silver a month, which is higher than that of a mid-level official in the imperial court. It is like smoke rising from ancestral graves!
Someone shouted excitedly, and Zhu Yuanzhang could no longer calm down... This chapter has been completed!