Zhu Si returned to the Palace of Qianqing with his entourage, while the officials had to hurry up and leave the palace and not stay in the palace for too long.
Both Zhu Hao and Yang Shen were on the list of lecturers that day, and each went up to give a lecture.
The content of Zhu Hao's speech was different from others, but it was also different from the past. Zhu Hao's daily speech this time did not include a Q&A session between emperors and ministers. Zhu Hao was all talking, and Zhu Si only listened.
"You dare to say anything."
Yang Shen listened to Professor Zhu Hao's content with his own ears and immediately dispelled his doubts about Zhu Hao.
What Zhu Hao said was indeed deviant and apostate, advocating using wealth to buy wealth and using wealth to win over the people of the world. This idea is simply... a great blasphemy to the literati.
Zhu Hao, on the other hand, seemed to take it for granted and spoke eloquently.
After hearing this, Zhu Si was too lazy to pay attention and walked away angrily.
At this time in Yang Shenkale, Zhu Si did not bother to argue with Zhu Hao, and may have given up on trying to draw Zhu Hao into his camp.
Zhu Hao smiled and said: "It's nothing, it's just to make a living."
"Eating for a living?"
Yang Shen thought this statement was very novel.
Who really says what he says? You are not serving the country or the people when you are an official, but you are just doing it to earn a living?
Even if this is the case, please restrain yourself and don't speak out, okay?
It’s as if your family is too poor to open the pot!
Yang Shen smiled bitterly and shook his head: "Speaking of which, the daily lectures have not lasted until noon recently because the weather is too hot. Originally, if it was past noon, I would have given you food again, but this makes your wish come true."
Zhu Hao shrugged: "Yeah, working on the URL doesn't mean we have to pay for our food? We just bring our own food!"
"Okay, Jingdao, don't laugh at yourself. You are the number one scholar in the Ming Dynasty. If you look so depressed, what will your colleagues think? You thought I, a high-ranking imperial officer in the Ming Dynasty, have trouble even eating...I heard that you rarely You should be able to save a lot by attending gatherings among colleagues. If you have problems eating, just tell me and I will find a solution for you."
Yang Shen's words sounded very loyal, but Zhu Hao felt very awkward after hearing this, and immediately asked with surprise: "Brother Yongxiu, have you forgotten what my family does?"
Yang Shen seemed to have realized something, and looked at Zhu Hao with wide eyes: "No wonder you always talk about some fallacies about doing business and making money. Is it because you have been exposed to it since you were a child? Your ancestors were loyal ministers and good generals, why don't you learn something good? ?Okay, I don’t mean to criticize you. What you said in front of His Majesty is thought-provoking, and maybe it can give His Majesty some enlightenment, but I don’t know.”
"Oh, by the way, I will take you to meet my brother-in-law later. He is preparing for the National Examination next year. It is very likely that he will become an official in the court. It will be easier to get to know him and work with him in the future."
The younger brother mentioned by Yang Shen is naturally Yang Dun, who had a "feast" with Zhu Hao before.
Historically, Yang Dun was a Jinshi in the second year of Jiajing, but now Yang Dun is only a civil servant. As his brother, Yang Shen can be so sure that he will be an official in the court in the future?
Isn’t it possible that the Jinshi quota has been reserved in advance?
Now that Yang Tinghe is in power, he can even deny the emperor's face. Who dares not to let his son take part in the imperial examination at the right time?
However, it seems that the ability to test is a misnomer...
Zhu Hao was too lazy to think about how to ensure that Yang Dun would be admitted as a Jinshi. After all, from the chief minister of the cabinet to the examiner and then to the marking officer, they were all Yang Tinghe's people. If Yang Tinghe really wanted to help his son cheat, what would be the difficulty?
In history, Yang Dun did pass the Jinshi examination when Yang Tinghe was at the peak of his power... If you think that he got on the list based on his true ability, it is a coincidence.
I understand everything.
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Zhu Hao came out of the palace and did not return to the Hanlin Academy.
His errands were completed that day, and a Hanlin editor actually ran to be a lecturer. Since he had done other people's things, he could naturally... take care of others.
At present, "Wuzong Shilu" is slowly being edited. Historically, "Wuzong Shilu" was written in June of the fourth year of Jiajing. It is still early, and there are so many people in the Hanlin Academy to compile it.
Most of what happened in an era can be sorted out from the writings of historians. Is it that difficult in itself?
Zhu Hao thought about it for a while. If he was left to do this alone and rushed, it would not even take four months, not to mention four years.
It's just like everyone in the Hanlin Academy hanging out together.
It takes others three or four years to complete a book, so why does it take three or four months for us to complete it? If others think that we complete it too quickly and come to find mistakes when nothing happens, wouldn't that be causing trouble for ourselves? Then
Don't be presumptuous. We can finish it in about the same time as other people can do it.
This is probably the result of mapping the four images of the Confucian "Golden Mean" into reality. It is suitable for use in work in any era. To put it bluntly, it is the "shooting to kill the first bird" approach. If a job can be completed in ten days, you can complete it in nine days.
A capable person, if he can finish it in eight days, he is a superman, if he can finish it in one day... he will have to go back and redo it.
Zhu Hao was going back that day to meet Ouyang Fei who had returned from Nanjing.
Speaking of which, Zhu Hao had not seen this girl for nearly a year. Originally, Ouyang Fei stayed in the capital and only helped with the daily management of the workshop.
But as the new emperor ascended the throne, Zhu Hao needed to open up the Jiangnan market, so he sent Ouyang Fei back to his hometown in Nanjing. Of course, Ma Yan went with him. Ouyang Fei was nominally in charge, but in fact, Lao Ma was responsible for everything.
When Shopkeeper Ma and Ouyang Fei came back this time, the situation was different from a year ago.
Tang Yin has stepped onto the stage of history and is responsible for helping the emperor to open mines and reorganize industry and commerce. Huizhou merchants have risen in the capital, and Ming Dynasty business has flourished.
"Young master's house."
Shopkeeper Ma looked excited when he saw Zhu Hao, as if he were meeting his reborn parents.
Zhu Hao said: "Old Ma, your appearance has not changed much over the past year, but Miss Ouyang seems to be more beautiful..."
Zhu Hao's eyes fell on Ouyang Fei behind Shopkeeper Ma.
Ouyang Fei and Pingting, who are extremely beautiful, with icy skin and a graceful figure in a long white dress, came over and saluted Zhu Hao: "I have met my boss."
"Young master, I'll tell you later if I have anything to do, so I won't disturb you anymore."
Shopkeeper Ma is very sensible and sees that he is completely redundant here. If there is anything, Zhu Hao goes directly to ask Ouyang Fei. How is it?
ask him?
Shopkeeper Ma knows what's going on with him, but he still doesn't make light bulbs.
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Shopkeeper Ma went back to handle the accounts and went to see Zhu Niang and talk to Zhu Niang about the business in general.
But actually...
The purpose of Shopkeeper Ma and Ouyang Fei going to Jiangnan is to take care of the cloth business. These businesses have nothing to do with Zhu Niang, so Shopkeeper Ma has nothing to report to Zhu Niang.
"My boss."
Ouyang Fei stood there with a reserved expression.
Zhu Hao smiled and said, "It looks a bit plumper. Does it mean that in Jiangnan, where you were born and raised, you can eat and drink to your liking?"
"No...no."
Ouyang Fei hurriedly explained, "In Nanjing, we are usually very busy with affairs, but...how should I put it..."
"Okay, let's talk about the situation over there."
Zhu Hao sat down, like a leader, waiting for his subordinate Ouyang Fei to report on his work.
Ouyang Fei collected her thoughts and said: "Business in the south has entered a formal stage. Our cotton cloth is much cheaper than the cotton cloth on the market, and the selling price is lower than other companies' purchasing prices. Many people come to us to purchase. Basically, how many pieces of cloth are produced?
They were all bought out in advance, and they didn’t do much store business at all.”
"Well, that's good."
Zhu Hao nodded in approval.
Because the cotton cloth produced in the workshop under Zhu Hao's name is driven by a steam engine, the labor cost is very low, but the output is high. The quality is much higher than that of ordinary cotton cloth. In addition, the price is cheap. If it is retailed, it will be sold in
Wherever you sell, you can monopolize the cloth business in that place, and others will inevitably cause trouble.
So Zhu Hao's strategy is very simple, that is, to engage in wholesale and let others buy it back and sell it. If you have money, everyone will make money, and the resistance and impact will be much less.
At present, steam looms have not been expanded to all parts of the country. Zhu
Most of the cloth produced by Hao Ming's workshops meets military needs. The cloth that is released on the market only accounts for 20 to 30% of the total output, so it cannot subvert the entire industry.
"Didn't you meet any resistance?"
Zhu Haojian and Ouyang Fei stopped talking and asked again,
Ouyang Fei hesitated for a moment, then said again: "There are many powerful people in Nanjing. They know that there are cheap cloths on the market, and they still ship in large quantities. They want to monopolize the supply of goods. Fortunately, Dongzhu Su is strategizing in Nanjing, and the Nanhubu Department is coming forward.
Maintenance...this is what keeps our business going smoothly."
This is the second situation.
Zhu Hao also made cloth during the Zhengde Dynasty. At that time, he knew his position and did not conflict with the powerful people who monopolized the local cloth business. He sold all the cloth he produced to Su Xigui for use as military supplies.
Su Xigui saved money, and Zhu Hao also made money.
Because doing wholesale and retail at that time was doomed.
The whole thing is that the Ming Dynasty was not a commodity society in the strict sense. It was an era in which power monopolized social wealth. Official power extended to all aspects of society. It was difficult for you to gain a foothold without power... Although Su Xigui also had Huang Zan behind him at that time,
At that time, Huang Zan was the Minister of Beihubu and was stationed in Xuanfu, so he had no control over local affairs.
Things are different now…
Zhu Si ascended the throne and established a firm foothold. Zhu Hao, at worst, was a Hanlin Academy editor and had unlimited future. Huang Zan, as the Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs of Nanhu, was not as good as the county magistrate as the current one. He helped maintain the cloth business on the ground in Nanzhili.
There is no difficulty at all.
"After this year, you have made a lot of money, right? Can you go to the bright side?"
Zhu Hao asked with a smile.
"Um."
Ouyang Fei looked embarrassed, "Now the old debts have been basically paid off, and three cloth shops have been opened in Nanjing in the name of the Ouyang family, all engaged in the cloth business. In addition... I also want to open in Suzhou, Yangzhou, Luzhou and other places.
New cloth."
Zhu Hao shook his head: "How much money can you make from selling cloth? Take a long-term view."
Ouyang Fei suddenly knelt down and kowtowed to Zhu Hao: "My boss, is that the contract of sale... okay..."
Ouyang Fei has worked for Zhu Hao in the past years as a servant of Zhu Hao's family. Although Zhu Hao gave her a certain share so that she could revive the Ouyang family, she is just a slave now.
Ouyang Feixu is already twenty years old and is a big girl. In addition, she has a beautiful face and is much prettier than Gong Yeling.
How else would Chengguo Guild have focused on this delicate flower and used all conspiracies to bankrupt the Ouyang family?
"Um."
Zhu Hao nodded, "It's understandable that you want to escape my control. It's time for me to fulfill my promise. But the accounts must be settled clearly. I never do business at a loss."