Chapter 113: The Restaurant Talks About the Current Situation
The process of 'conquering' Liu Jing was easier than Zhu Gui imagined.
In other words, this is not considered a 'conquer' at all, but the other party has taken a fancy to Zhu Gui's ability.
This is the difference between the descendants of such famous families and ordinary scholars.
Zhu Gui could imagine that without Liu Bowen's 'recommendation', people like Liu Jing would never have thought of coming to Yunzhou.
After all, scholars attach great importance to 'prestige', that is, influence, and if influence is described by numerical values, then Zhu Gui's influence value must be negative.
This actually made Zhu Gui even more curious about Liu Bowen, the famous prime minister who claimed to be able to deduce the future for five hundred years and called himself "Little Zhuge".
You must know that in the history he knew, Liu Bowen had died of illness as early as the eleventh year of Hongwu.
During the time Zhu Gui was in Nanjing, he never heard anyone talk about this famous prime minister.
But now he already knows that the other party is not only not dead, but also sent his son to him.
Could it be that Liu Bowen saw something when he hit Zhu Gui?
And why did Liu Bowen pretend to be dead? Had he already seen that Zhu Yuanzhang would liquidate high-ranking ministers?
The more he thought about it, the more Zhu Gui felt that the man who helped Zhu Yuanzhang establish the Ming Dynasty was unfathomable.
But no matter what, he was able to send his son to Zhu Gui, which obviously valued Gui very much.
Moreover, Zhu Gui is indeed very short of talents who can take charge of his own affairs. Although there are many officials in Datong Mansion, they are all affiliated with the imperial court. He can use money to 'buy' them to side with him.
But once it comes to a 'critical moment', such as after the Battle of Jingnan, Zhu Gui will definitely not obey Zhu Yunwen's policy of reducing vassal status.
Will these officials still be on his side then?
Even if they do on the surface, will Zhu Gui believe in this kind of relationship maintained by money?
Although Liu Jing will also have this consideration when the time comes, Zhu Gui believes that he can make the other party feel that only he can make the Ming Dynasty continue to prosper.
It is precisely because of this kind of confidence that Zhu Gui is so happy.
That night, the two chatted until late at night, and finally fell asleep in the study.
The next day it was Xu Miaoqing who woke them both up.
But this time, since Liu Jing was also here, she actually took her own image into consideration.
This time, instead of pinching Zhu Gui's ears to tell him to get up, he asked the servants to come in and the two of them prepared the toiletries, and then very 'gently' told Zhu Gui that breakfast was ready.
Liu Jing had no doubt that he was there. After all, Xu Miaoqing came from a well-known family and had been trained in various forms of divorced education since she was a child.
But Zhu Gui felt as if he had met Xu Miaoqing for the first time. However, when he saw Liu Jing's expression, he quickly reacted and couldn't help but burst out laughing.
After Zhu Gui, Xu Miaoqing, Xu Miaoyun and Liu Jing had breakfast at the same table, Xu Miaoyun took Xu Miaoyun away again.
Her explanation was that she went to the health clinic to talk to Xu Yingxu about old times.
Zhu Gui didn't say anything, but took Liu Jing to the Datong Chamber of Commerce and introduced to him the operation model of this chamber of commerce.
Liu Jing then discovered that although the Datong Chamber of Commerce is also a chamber of commerce, it is very different from the loose chamber of commerce model in other places. The cooperative relationship between the members here is very sophisticated. It can be said that everyone is prosperous and everyone suffers.
There are also various task bars next to it. Each merchant can choose tasks according to his own ability. The 'contribution points' obtained by completing tasks can be exchanged for a pass within the chamber of commerce.
This kind of pass can obtain a loan line at the Datong Bank on the other side of the Daiwang Palace, allowing merchants to further develop their workshops.
Although Liu Jing was somewhat resistant to the affairs between these businessmen at first, he soon discovered the pros and cons of this model.
After he asked a few key questions, such as how to ensure the credibility of merchants and how Datong Bank can win the trust of merchants, he discovered that it was Dai Wangfu who was driving the operation of the entire Datongfu business model behind the scenes.
This made Liu Jing have to lament Zhu Gui's vision again.
You must know that other vassal kings can get various benefits in their fiefdoms without having to worry about anything.
For example, the royal court's annual salary and gifts from local forces and officials were enough for the local vassal king to live a well-fed life.
Among the many vassal kings, only King Zhu Di of Yan was still doing some practical things and could frequently attack the Mongols.
In comparison, the ability of this acting king to stabilize the country and stabilize the country is simply far ahead of Zhu Di.
It took the two of them a day to visit a main street in Datong Prefecture.
In fact, there were too many things that made Liu Jing feel novel. Only then did he realize that his secret investigation during this period of time had only scratched the surface.
The sun was setting, and the two of them sat in a private room on the third floor of a restaurant next to the city gate.
Liu Jing already had a look of admiration on her face.
"I didn't expect that the prince has only been here for more than half a year, but he has already made Yunzhou so prosperous. If the prince can ascend to the throne, the Ming Dynasty will surely usher in an unprecedented prosperous age."
After saying that, Liu Jing suddenly showed a look of fear and was about to kneel down immediately, but was stopped by Zhu Gui first.
"Liu Qing, there is no need to panic. Only you and I know what you just said, and it will not be passed on to a third person."
Zhu Gui said calmly.
Liu Jing breathed a sigh of relief, but there was a look of shame on his face: "I made a mistake for a moment. I really feel ashamed of my father and the court."
When Zhu Gui heard this, he just waved his hand and said, "What does Liu Qing think of the current situation in the court? Today is the second day of the emperor's birthday banquet. Do I want to present a memorial to express my feelings?"
Liu Jing saw that Zhu Gui did not delve into the topic of his 'gaffe', and her expression returned to normal.
"This memorial must indeed be written, but considering the emperor's attitude towards the prince, we need to study how to write it."
Zhu Gui nodded when he heard this, and then motioned for Liu Jing to continue.
"I'll leave this matter to Liu Qing."
Liu Jing cupped her hands, and then continued: "As for the situation in the capital, the prince is now seriously ill in bed. I am afraid that except for the prince, all the kings will have thoughts about the prince. However, based on my understanding of the emperor, I am afraid that this birthday banquet
Your Majesty, the Emperor will re-elect the next prince to resolve the current situation."
Zhu Gui nodded again and asked: "What you said is very much in line with my wishes. So according to Liu Qing's ideas, which vassal king will be selected as the new crown prince?"
"Well, I don't dare to discuss state affairs arbitrarily."
Liu Jing waved her hand and said.
"It doesn't matter, this is Datong Mansion, not Nanjing City. Even if you are a royal guard, I can protect you."
Zhu Gui said calmly.
Liu Jing pondered for a moment, seeming to weigh the pros and cons. After a moment, he said: "According to my opinion, in terms of prestige and influence, King Yan is qualified to become the new crown prince."