Just as Zuo Erniang said, as long as Zhu Gui reports this matter to the court, Zhu Yuanzhang can send out an army to clear out the money gang with just a nod.
But that would not be in Zhu Gui's interests.
What he needs is the local influence and network of money gangs, not a fragmented and empty frame.
Not to mention the relationship between King Kong and the army, I am afraid that the news will be obtained before the army arrives, and the golden cicada will escape by then, and it may come back in the future, and hide deeper.
Zhu Gui didn't want to leave any trouble, so he stuck to his previous idea.
An expression of relief flashed across Zuo Erniang's face.
The reason why she said that was because she was worried about Zhu Gui's safety.
Her mentality now is completely different from before.
After learning that Zhu Gui was a benevolent king, she no longer wanted any accidents to happen to Zhu Gui, and her previous thoughts of revenge had faded a lot.
The two talked about the afternoon, and Xu Miaoqing personally replenished the tea several times, and then left as if he was hesitant to talk.
The two parties agreed to take action in three days, at which time the Prince's Palace will cooperate to create a show.
After Zuo Erniang left, Xu Miaoqing took the initiative to run out this time and said, "Your Majesty, let me go with you."
"What are you going to do?" Although Zhu Gui guessed what she was thinking, he still pretended not to know.
He knew that Xu Miaoqing had the adventurous gene in her bones, but this time it was no better than the time with the salt dealer.
Zhu Gui alone can still use system props to reduce risks, but if Xu Miaoqing is added to the mix, he won't be able to take care of it.
"My marksmanship is better than yours, Prince. I can protect you." Xu Miaoqing once again talked about her proud marksmanship.
Zhu Gui gave her a chestnut directly.
"This is not a war. It is very dangerous. I am already very risky by myself. How can I let you take risks?"
Xu Miaoqing covered her head and looked at Zhu Gui with tears in her eyes.
If this was normal, she would have exploded a long time ago. This was the first time Zhu Gui had hit her, but those tender words made her unable to get angry.
Seeing Xu Miaoqing's unconvinced look, Zhu Gui knew that if he didn't convince her, there might be a lot of variables in the matter. He couldn't guarantee that Xu Miaoqing could do anything earth-shattering.
So he had to say: "Okay, okay, we have made an agreement. If there is no news within twelve hours after the king sets out, you can go to the Xu Mansion and tell your father about it, and then ask him to report it to the court.
How about we come together with the army to save this king?"
"It will be too late by then, no, three hours." Xu Miaoqing stood up immediately and said.
"I haven't seen the leader of the Money Gang for three hours, nine hours." Zhu Gui shook his head and said.
The two began to bargain.
Finally, it was agreed upon that Xu Miaoqing was satisfied after six hours.
The day after the agreement with Zuo Erniang was November 2nd.
Zhu Gui finally received a list of all small vendors in Nanjing compiled by his servants.
There are more than a hundred folk crafts listed above, and they are all willing to cooperate with Dai Wangfu to jointly operate workshops to expand production.
Zhu Gui looked through it and found that most of them were simple handicrafts, but there were still some that were special.
He even asked his servants to summon those special craftsmen in person, and then comforted them, asking them to agree to personally teach apprentices before letting them go.
It’s not Zhu Gui’s fault, it’s the craftsmanship of these craftsmen that makes him shine.
For example, although one of the masters only made wine, his name made Zhu Gui's eyes light up: he actually sold Moutai.
Needless to say, the status of this wine in later generations, Zhu Gui would not let it go.
Then he sent someone to notify all registered merchants to elect a representative in units of a hundred people, and then these representatives gathered at the Prince's Palace.
But even so, there are dozens of representatives.
This is the city of Nanjing. Even if the status of merchants is low, the size of the population determines that there are not a few merchants.
However, this time Zhu Gui only attended the meeting, and the main matters were announced by representatives of the Datong Chamber of Commerce.
This meeting went very smoothly, and all the merchants, including the three major families, had no objections to the various rules and regulations of the Datong Chamber of Commerce.
At the meeting, it was decided that the Datong Chamber of Commerce would build a large number of workshops in several cities near Nanjing.
Since most of the shops present had already transferred their business to the five shops under Dai Wangfu's name and turned into middlemen and suppliers, there was no objection.
After handling these matters, Prince Dai's Mansion was also ready.
In order to convince the money gang, Zhu Gui also had to act in a play with Zuo Erniang.
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Money Help Nanjing Branch.
Zuo Erniang returned to the branch and met with the gang leader King Kong.
This time, only King Kong and the Third Master were present in the conference hall, and the Third Master was still King Kong's confidant.
So King Kong didn't pretend to be pretentious and looked up and down Zuo Erniang's body with narrowed eyes.
"Er Niang, how is things going? Although I don't want to rush you, there are some signs of instability within the gang. Now the gang is sitting on their hands every day. It is already difficult to receive money from merchants. It's all because of that brat.
Damn it."
King Kong said.
The 'little devil' in his mouth refers to Zhu Gui of course.
"That's right, second in charge, if you can't get it done, tell us as soon as possible, so that the gang leader can help you solve it, and then you two can pick a day to get it done. It's a double blessing, right?"
The third master said with a smile on his face.
Obviously everyone in the Money Gang knew what their gang leader was thinking, only Zuo Erniang pretended not to know.
And even at this moment, Zuo Erniang still had a cold look on her face.
"Gang Leader, I've almost prepared everything. We can start tonight."
"Are you serious?" King Kong looked at Zuo Erniang, and the look in his eyes became serious.
Zuo Erniang nodded and said: "Of course I take it seriously. I am willing to issue a military order. If the young prince fails to be captured, I will let him do whatever he wants."
"Okay, okay." King Kong stood up immediately, with a complicated look on his face, but he quickly took out a pen and paper and wrote down a military order.
Regardless of whether he can capture the King of Dai, it is just an additional matter for him. It would be best if he could capture him.
But what King Kong values more is Zuo Erniang. He has waited for too long these years. Now that he has such an opportunity, he will certainly not let it go.