Faced with this situation, Mr. Jin was dumbfounded in surprise. In the more than twenty years he has lived in Nanjing, this kind of situation has never happened before. This also caused his eyes to look at Zhu Gui with obvious fear.
Sexy.
Zhu Gui is already used to it. After all, he thinks from Zhu Yunwen's perspective. Regarding the matter of reducing the vassal status, the best situation is naturally to put all the vassal kings under house arrest in Nanjing. In this case, the reduction of the vassal status will be carried out slowly.
That’s it.
So while he asked Mr. Jin whether the three secret passages he had mastered could still be used, he also asked him to send people to the city to inquire about the situation.
Mr. Jin immediately went to arrange manpower.
In the palace at this time, Emperor Hui of the Ming Dynasty Zhu Yunwen seemed very impatient.
University scholar Fang Xiaoru also had a look of fear on his face.
"Your Majesty, you don't have to worry. General Lan Yu will definitely catch those who rebel against the king."
Emperor Hui of the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Yunwen, waved his hand and said: "That's not what I'm worried about. Some people are just rebelling against the king. If they escape, they will escape. It just gives the court a reason to cut down the vassal. What surprises me is that the acting king also left Nanjing."
Yes, the emperor's uncle clearly promised me that he would support me."
Only then did Fang Xiaoru understand the importance of the acting king Zhu Gui to the new emperor in front of him. For a moment, he didn't know what to say to comfort him.
Because at this time, Emperor Ming Hui even canceled today's court meeting, and even postponed the enthronement ceremony.
The entire city of Nanjing was shrouded in a strange atmosphere.
Countless people didn't know whether to be sad because of the death of the previous emperor, or to be happy because of the registration of the new emperor.
As for the kings' escape from Nanjing, they knew nothing about it.
However, the closing of Nanjing City Gate still shocked many people.
But this small splash can't cause any waves at all.
This only has a greater impact on those chambers of commerce that do business.
Especially for a large chamber of commerce like the Datong Chamber of Commerce.
The head of the Nanjing branch of the Datong Chamber of Commerce is a wealthy businessman of the Lu family from Datong Prefecture. He was elected as the leader because of his rich experience and high moral standing, and he also met Zhu Gui many times.
Early this morning, he summoned all the main members of the Datong Chamber of Commerce branch to the chamber of commerce, and then explained the current situation to them.
Not only was the closure of Nanjing City Gate affecting the Datong Chamber of Commerce, but also according to the information they received, all the vassal kings, including the Dai Wang, had already left Nanjing.
"In fact, I personally went to Prince Dai's Mansion this morning, but the place has been taken over by the Royal Forest Army and no one is allowed to enter or exit." The wealthy businessman of the Lu family said.
When everyone present heard this, they all showed frightened expressions.
Especially those local businessmen in Nanjing were deeply worried that Zhu Gui had offended the imperial court. If the prince lost power because of this, I am afraid that the Datong Chamber of Commerce would also go downhill because of this.
On the other hand, Anxi's businessmen from Yunzhou were quite confident in Zhu Gui. Although they did not know the details, they had heard or seen the young prince's methods more than once when they were in Datong Mansion.
Merchant Lu comforted everyone and said: "Please don't worry too much. There are nearly one million people in Nanjing. The food consumed in one day is equivalent to thousands of stones. Therefore, the closure of the city gate will not last long, at least for our Chamber of Commerce."
, indeed."
"But Mr. Lu, do you know why the prince left Nanjing?" Someone suddenly stood up and asked.
"Is it because of the reduction of the vassal? Otherwise, wouldn't all the vassal kings flee the capital?" Someone next to him speculated.
"I didn't expect that something like this would happen just after the new emperor ascended the throne. The previous emperor hasn't been buried yet, hey."
Everyone started talking about it.
The Lu merchant immediately coughed twice: "Ahem, please don't mention this matter again. As businessmen, we must not discuss government affairs indiscriminately. This is the biggest taboo of businessmen."
After hearing this, everyone nodded in agreement and said no more.
The Lu merchants breathed a sigh of relief and then began to carry out the usual routine of the chamber of commerce.
However, this time it was only halfway through, when servants entered the house with several officials.
The official took out a document and said to everyone: "In accordance with the documents from the Ministry of Revenue, the Nanjing Branch of the Datong Chamber of Commerce will conduct routine inspections of accounts and goods within three days."
Merchant Lu immediately stood up and said, "My lord, I checked it last week."
The official snorted coldly and said: "Can last week and this week be the same? Last week was the Hongwu era when the late emperor was still on the throne, and this week is already the first year of the founding."
The Lu merchants knew that this was an activity carried out by their chamber of commerce, and might even be related to the king, so they said nothing more and asked their servants to take several officials to the warehouse.
However, he grabbed the official who was walking at the end and who had just spoken, and handed over a thousand taels of silver note.
"Sir, this is just a small thing. The young man went to drink tea. If there is any lack of hospitality, please remind me and forgive me."
The Lu merchants were not so generous before, but after several contacts with Zhu Gui, they have learned one thing, that is, the pattern. Businessmen cannot offend others because of petty profits, especially those who can influence their development and hold power.
The official glanced at the banknote in his hand, and his eyelids jumped. He had never seen the generosity of the other party's move, and the frost on his face immediately turned into a smile.
"It's easy to say, everything is easy to say, but the requirements from above have been stricter recently. You must be more careful and don't cause trouble. That's all I can say."
The official put away the banknotes, clasped his fists, and left the room.
Everyone in the room immediately felt the seriousness of the matter.
After Mr. Lu returned to his seat, he said seriously to everyone: "Everyone has seen that after the new emperor takes office, the future may be difficult for a while, but we are doing serious business, so we are not afraid of so much. As long as
The common people want to eat and the court wants to collect taxes, but there is still business to be done."
Everyone nodded in agreement after hearing this.
"So everyone just needs to do their part and let the meeting adjourn."
Mr. Lu dismissed everyone, but signaled several businessmen from Yunzhou to stay.
The identities of these people are not just simple businessmen. They have already had deep cooperation with Datong Mansion when they were in Yunzhou, and they are also responsible for some intelligence collection work.
Mr. Lu led several people to a secret room behind the Chamber of Commerce.
After everyone sat down, Mr. Lu said to everyone: "I have contacted Tiger. If necessary, he will provide everyone with the necessary escape route. During this period, everyone must cooperate with Tiger to complete the above information.