First Prince of Ming Dynasty

Chapter 256 Fortune
Zhu Biao sat on the chair, casually picked up a kitten that crawled out from the ground, and started teasing it regardless of its soft meowing, while Liu Jin beside him was very worried.

Chen Yunshu stood aside and said: "Just now I heard the report from the servants that many patriarchs of the aristocratic clans have come to the front yard. Will your Highness meet?"

Zhu Biao seemed to be focusing all his attention on the kitten and said casually, "No need, let your father handle it."

Chen Yunshu's eyes lit up and he immediately bowed to promise, and then retreated with Xu Yungong and the others when His Royal Highness didn't want to talk, Liu Jin saw that everyone had left before asking: "Master, excuse me for talking too much, should the patriarch of the Jiangnan family be I'm afraid it's inappropriate to give it to the Chen family for an interview."

Zhu Biao put the little milk cat back on the ground, and clapped his hands. Why does the cat like to shed fur when it is so cute?

Seeing that His Royal Highness did not reply to his words, Liu Jin knew that she was talking too much, so she immediately bowed and picked up the milk cat and put it back into the wooden basket. Now, except for the first kitten, the rest are almost out.

Zhu Biao cleaned his hands and lay back on the bed, thinking that he had to return to Beijing tomorrow, it was so depraved to be so leisurely, his father was still working day and night.

The Jiangnan aristocratic family is now rich and powerful, and with his support in the future, they will definitely prosper more. Their foundation is not that little farmland, but the main business.

What earns the most money in this world, food, salt and iron cloth are the most basic and the most basic living needs of the people in the world. Needless to say food, what Zhu Yuanzhang and his son are worried about now is that there is not enough food, and people all over the country are waiting to be fed.

The same is true for iron. Kitchen knives, iron pots, and agricultural tools all need iron, not to mention the iron armor and cold knives of millions of soldiers. The same is true for cloth. No matter how poor the people are, they all know how to cover their bodies. cloth.

Not to mention salt. Since ancient times, there has been no one who didn’t know how to make money with this thing. You don’t need to look back to the Tang and Song Dynasties. The capital of the country, its benefits are the most extensive, like salt!

The Jiangnan aristocratic family is rich in wealth, isn’t it just relying on these things? Quan Xu has found out a lot of things in Jiangnan these days, especially the secret activities of the aristocratic clan. Dare to sell iron on a large scale.

However, the three major trades of grain, salt and cloth in the Jiangnan area have basically been monopolized by them. The Chen family is the largest grain dealer. The [-] mu of fertile land near Hangzhou Prefecture is all surnamed Chen. Yang Xian bought the grain from his family back then. To fool the court.

The Zhang family in the south of the Yangtze River monopolizes the cloth business and claims to have the best red and blue cloth in history. Although the other companies are outstanding in other colors, their profits are far inferior to the Zhang family's. His family's cloth business has opened all over the country.

Of course, there is also salt, but no family dares to monopolize it. The Li family in Jiangnan is the leader, and the rest of the family are divided equally.

The rest of the Jiangnan families are not simple either. Money houses, brothels, boat shops, pawnshops and jewellery. In short, all kinds of businesses cover the boundaries of Jiangnan.

These families are not clean, so they let Li Wenzhong hold them. Otherwise, there are national laws, and Li Wenzhong can cover the sky with one hand.

Now that the words are all clear, these people still haven't handed over their background. The same is true of Chen Zhifu, who speaks nicely, but none of them are useful. Could it be that he is bullying him when he is young?
I still thought that a nobleman like Zhu Biao would not interfere in such a lowly business as business, thinking that paying tribute every year would be enough, Zhu Biao shook his head with a smile, as if he hadn’t seen it, and left and right Li Wenzhong himself didn’t dare to eat such a big piece Meat.

But now that it's delivered to the door, there is no one who doesn't want to eat it, otherwise he would be too sorry for his status. I hope they can be more sensible.

After all, the hint was already obvious enough, they were only agreed to accept them last night, and now is the time for the family to meet together to set the rules, Zhu Biao's not going out at this time, the meaning is already very obvious.

After all, he is a prince and can't look ugly like Li Wenzhong, which probably means that I don't want to steal from you, but you should be sensible and take the initiative to offer it, otherwise, what a shame!
At this time, Chen Yunshu went to the study room in the front yard. The patriarchs of Chen, Zhang and Li's families were all there, and the rest of the small families were flattering Chen Zhifu.

The boss of Fengle Building sighed with a smile: "Prefect Chen is worthy of being our role model. He accomplished this great event in just two days. From now on, I, Old Li, will be the leader."

On the other side, the middleman with a golden abacus hanging on his waist also said: "It should be so. Brother Shi will be transferred to the capital in the future, and he will have to buy some family property. Although my Zhao family is not as rich as Brother Shi's family, I am willing to donate two banks in the capital. It's just a congratulatory gift!"

The rest of the people also responded one after another. The Chen family did a good job in this matter, but more importantly, he obviously won the favor of His Royal Highness, and he even stated that he was transferred to the Ministry of Education. Someone has spoken.

In just a short time, Prefect Chen received [-] mu of paddy fields near the capital city and more than ten shops in the city. This is what we are talking about now, and the gift will be several times richer when he is really transferred.

Chen Zhifu smiled and said politely, his family is also rich, so this little thing is nothing, but they are both an interest group, so naturally there is no need to be too polite, and if other families have high-ranking officials in Beijing, he will naturally not be stingy.

Now the situation is not at the point of infighting, and mutual support is not enough. Li Qiantang, the head of the salt merchant Li family, knocked on the table. He is the most unmannered person in this group, and his face is rough and his temperament is a bit dangerous. The rest People are also in awe of him.

After all, the salt sellers were all desperadoes, and the business of the rest of the houses was not involved in the crime of beheading, so naturally no one dared to give him face, and the room fell silent instantly.

Li Qiantang's voice was also a little hoarse: "It's a great thing for me to wait for the nobleman, but Chen Shixiong, the nobleman's appetite may not be small, how did you negotiate, how much money should be paid every year?"

Chen Zhifu frowned and said: "What is your highness's status, how dare I say such a dirty thing, then every year I will wait for the three families to contribute 1 taels each, and the other families will each contribute 5000 taels, and then match it with rare treasures." Just send it up as a rare treasure."

Li Qiantang sneered: "Chen Zhifu thinks that your daughter is so valuable, and wants to get rid of the crown prince for just a few tens of thousands of taels a year? Even Li Wenzhong dares to ask for 10 taels a year. Can His Highness be willing to ask for this?"

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(End of this chapter)