As three of the four major families in Nanjing, the Shi, Li, and Lin families, although members of their families are not allowed to be officials, they have still established some strong relationships with their strong financial resources.
It is precisely because of this that the four major families control the circulation of more than half of all commodities in Nanjing.
If the Ming Dynasty had not been very strict in supervising merchants, these three companies would have been able to influence the situation of the court long ago.
The other one of the four major families is the Guo family, the natal family of Guo Huifei.
It is precisely because of the relationship between the Wang family and King Dai that the Guo family was not called to the gathering to discuss dealing with King Dai.
Otherwise, the King Dai might find out before they could come up with anything.
Although King Dai was young, the things he had done made them very afraid.
That night, the three families finally decided to use their huge financial resources to impeach King Dai's behavior in the court.
As for how much money they spend, they don't care. Anyway, as long as the Dai Wangfu can be withdrawn from the Nanjing market, they can naturally divide up the remaining delicious food.
Of course, these three companies each have their own plans.
For example, Mr. Shi was very interested in the method of making porcelain in Datong Prefecture.
Fatty Li and Fatty Lin were more interested in Prince Dai's method of making refined salt.
So in addition to the superficial agreement that the three families would work together to deal with Dai Wang, they also secretly sent people to dig out the secrets they wanted from Dai Wang's palace.
When Zhu Gui woke up, he didn't know that countless people were already staring at him in the dark.
After breakfast, he first looked at the system's database, especially the points he had accumulated during this period. After thinking about it for a while, he redeemed 500 bicycles from the system store and gave them to Wang Ming to let him travel in Datong.
For sale in the store.
He suddenly figured out a question last night.
Changing an era cannot be done overnight.
He could not wait until the Battle of Jingnan to completely let go.
Before that, he had other means to slowly change the Ming Empire from the bottom up, allowing him to accelerate the historical process.
These bicycles were an experiment he conducted to see how quickly ordinary people of this era accepted new things.
After all, Nanjing was different from Datong Prefecture in that it had not been deeply cultivated by his thoughts, nor could he change the situation with a single notice.
So he thought of this method.
But no matter what the outcome, he will accelerate social transformation and development by controlling industry and commerce.
Wang Ming is obviously familiar with these bicycles.
It's just that in the past, these things were only available in the Prince Dai's Mansion and the Datong Mansion Guards Station, and he had only seen them.
Unexpectedly, Dai Wang would sell them as commodities today, which shows that Dai Wang attaches great importance to the shops in Nanjing.
At this time, Wang Ming did not have the concept of "market" in his mind.
After Zhu Gui gave Wang Ming instructions, he explained to Xu Miaoqing that he would go to the palace to visit the prince today and in the near future, and to teach the emperor's grandson Zhu Yunwen.
Xu Miaoqing originally wanted to go, but Zhu Gui declined on the grounds that it would be boring.
But as soon as he comforted Xu Miaoqing, his servants came in to report that someone from the Guo family was here.
"Guo family?"
Zhu Gui was quite surprised by this.
He naturally knew that this Wang family should be the natal family of her biological mother, Concubine Guo Huifei, but he had grown up in the palace and had not actually had much contact with the Guo family.
Why did the other party come to him at this time? Was it Guo Huifei's instruction? After all, it was inconvenient for her to leave the palace, and Guo Huifei was the pillar of the Wang family.
Although Zhu Gui had many speculations in his mind, the Guo family still had to meet.
So he took Xu Miaoqing to the side hall in the backyard.
Not long after, a square-faced man in his thirties, dressed in blue silk and satin, slightly rich, walked in under the guidance of a servant.
"Guo Huanzhi, a common man, pays homage to the prince." The square-faced man did not bow down, but he seemed to have a high status in the Guo family.
Zhu Gui didn't pay attention, but asked: "What is your identity in the Guo family? Why are you here?"
"Back to the prince, Cao Min is the cousin of Concubine Hui. This time he was entrusted by the patriarch to report something important to the prince." Guo Huanzhi looked Zhu Gui up and down and said.
This was the first time the two met, and Guo Huanzhi seemed very interested in this "famous" young prince.
Moreover, he never expected that it would be the young man in front of him who caused a huge disturbance in Nanjing recently.
He had some doubts in his heart and couldn't help but look to both sides, but there was no one else except a girl who was also young and should be the princess.
Zhu Gui was a little unhappy with Guo Huanzhi's impolite look. He frowned and asked, "Please tell me what's going on. I have important matters to attend to the palace today."
Hearing this, Guo Huanzhi sensed Zhu Gui's displeasure, and immediately withdrew his eyes, lowered his head and said: "Your Majesty, the common people got the news that the three families of Shi, Li, and Lin used their connections to impeach the emperor for doing business and disturbing the people."
Your Majesty."
"'Business disrupting the people'?"
When Zhu Gui heard this word, he was stunned for a moment, and then he realized that in the current social atmosphere, businessmen were the most looked down upon in the Ming Dynasty.
As a prince, engaging in this kind of industry seems to be a disgrace to his status.
As for "rebellion", that is just an incidental charge, just like rebellions have always been in the name of "Qingjun side".
"What are the origins of these three families? Why do they want to impeach the king? What is their background?" Zhu Gui asked Guo Huanzhi.
Whether this matter is big or small depends on Zhu Yuanzhang's attitude in the end.
However, Zhu Gui could not guarantee that Zhu Yuanzhang would protect him. As an emperor who rose from a peasant to the pinnacle of power, Zhu Yuanzhang's "emphasis on agriculture and neglect of business" was more serious than other emperors in the past dynasties.
So how can we avoid Zhu Yuanzhang's punishment?
Zhu Gui was thinking about this problem when he heard Guo Huanzhi say: "Shi, Li, Lin and our Guo family are the big family with the most shops in Nanjing. The other three families have a large network of connections in the court. This time, Your Majesty, you
Their actions have harmed their interests, so it seems they are going to take action."
"Is that so? I wonder how much the country knows about the relationships behind the other three companies?" Zhu Gui asked.
"Your Majesty, do you want it?" Guo Huanzhi raised his head and looked at Zhu Gui in surprise.
"The Emperor has always hated corrupt officials. I guess these three companies have spent a lot of money running these networks, right?"
Zhu Gui stood up and said.
Guo Huanzhi's eyes lit up.
"Indeed."
"You go back and tell the head of the Guo family that I am willing to help him bring down the other three major families, and what you have to do is to cooperate with me to jointly run the business community in Nanjing."