I am Emperor Wanli

Chapter 690 Annoyed Pan Yinglong
Zhu Yijun asked calmly: "Then tell me, how can we make money?"

The man with thick eyebrows and big eyes glanced at the sumptuous dishes on the table, his Adam's apple twitched up and down a few times, and he looked at Zhu Yijun honestly, bowing his head and saying: "My surname is Chen, and my humble name is Chen Ronghua. I don't know how to address you, Master."

"Just call me Master Zhu."

"So it's the Lord of the State, Mr. Zhu. During last year's Nanyuan Amusement Fair, many vendors who came to sell food and other things made a lot of money. Some vendors made as much as they earned in a year in just three days of the fair.

Mr. Zhu, have you heard about it?"

Zhu Yijun nodded without commenting: "I have heard of it."

"Last year, the amusement fair was so profitable that vendors fought for territory. There were hundreds of conflicts over three days, large and small. Fifteen or sixteen people were sent to the Beijing Hospital."

Zhu Yijun looked at Pan Yinglong and replied with a smile: "Is there such a thing?"

Pan Yinglong laughed dryly: "I have heard of this too. It is true."

"Then should Shuntian Prefecture take any improvement measures for this year's amusement fair?"

Chen Ronghua couldn't help but give a thumbs up, "Mr. Zhu really stands high and sees far.

This year, Shuntian Prefecture classified vendors into fixed stalls and mobile stalls.

The fixed stalls are located at the Nanyuan Amusement Fair venue. There are six areas and 156 stalls selling toys, daily necessities and food.

There are a total of 224 mobile stalls selling food and toys.

All stalls are free, but you must first register at the Shuntian government office and sign a letter of responsibility, taking responsibility for the things you sell, especially food, which must be clean and hygienic."

"This is a precautionary measure."

“You are right, sir.

At the last amusement fair, four vendors sold unclean food and more than 30 people were hospitalized with vomiting and diarrhea. Now those four vendors are still doing hard labor in Jilin.

This year, Shuntian Prefecture is taking precautions to prevent any problems.”

"You've said so much, where is the way to make a little money?"

Chen Ronghua chuckled, "Sir, please don't worry, I'll tell you right away. The fixed and mobile vendors at the Nanyuan Amusement Fair said they don't charge any money, but if the government doesn't make money from it, then naturally there are people below who make money from it.

How many people want to join this great opportunity to make money? But there are only 380 spots for fixed and mobile vendors, how can they be divided up?"

Zhu Yijun laughed: "I see. Do you have a way to get a spot as a vendor at the Nanyuan Amusement Fair?"

Chen Ronghua slapped his thigh and said, "Otherwise, you will be rich, young master. You can see the key at a glance.

That’s right, someone in Shuntian Prefecture has seized these 380 vendors’ quotas. You haven’t even registered and signed a letter of responsibility, you have to pay them. Only after paying can you get the green and blue license plates.”

"Green and blue cards?"

"Yes, sir. The card issued by Shuntian Prefecture is stamped with the seal of Shuntian Prefecture City Hall.

Green signs are for fixed vendors, blue signs are for mobile vendors. If you don't have these two signs, patrolling police and guards will confiscate your goods and kick you out.

If he is caught the second time, he will be thrown directly into prison."

Zhu Yijun understood everything. "You mean you have a way to buy these blue and green cards from the Shuntian government office and make a fortune at the Nanyuan Amusement Park?"

"Yes, sir, that's what I meant."

"But Chen Ronghua, what do you think is the use of this card for me?"

Chen Ronghua immediately replied: "Master, I know you are a big businessman. One or two cards are of no use to you."

Zhu Yijun said nothing and waited for the next words.

"Let the young master know. This was done by some people in Shuntian Prefecture without the knowledge of Prefect Pan. Everyone in the capital knows how powerful Prefect Pan is.

Those people were afraid that Prefect Pan would find out, so they packed the 380 plaques and sold them. Someone got the plaques and started selling them outside, starting at 20 yuan.

If they are sold in packages, there will be less noise, and less noise will attract no attention. These people are really calculating.

Chen Ronghua glanced at Zhu Yijun and continued to apologize carefully, "Young Master has money in his hands. Buy twenty or fifty cards and subcontract them out. Recruit some vendors to sell things at the amusement park and give you half of the profits. It will be very lucrative in three days.

Someone calculated based on last year's market conditions that a card can make a profit of more than 40 yuan in three days. If it is split in half, it can still make a profit of at least 20 yuan.

The price those people quoted now was twelve yuan for the blue card and ten yuan for the green card.

If you buy fifty green cards, you only need to pay 500 yuan. You can make a profit of 1,000 yuan in the three-day amusement park. After deducting the cost, you can get a huge profit of 500 yuan."

Zhu Yijun laughed, "If I buy all 380 cards, wouldn't I be able to make a profit of 3,352 yuan?"

Chen Ronghua was stunned, and quickly calculated the numbers in his mind. He couldn't help but exclaim in amazement, this young man is so fast at calculating, no wonder he can eat and drink the fine food while I can only eat dirt and starve.

"Sir, you can't calculate it this way." Chen Ronghua said with a wry smile, "Everyone knows that this card game is a sure win, and there are many people in the capital who can afford three or four thousand yuan.

But how could one person take such a huge benefit? There were so many people staring at me outside. I was lucky enough to get 40 or 50 cards by chance. "

Zhu Yijun looked at Chen Ronghua and tapped the table with his left fingers. "What good will that do you get?"

"To be honest, Master. I also want to buy a brand, but after deducting the cost of purchasing the goods, I don't have any extra money to buy this brand.

So I thought about helping to find a rich man to buy thirty or fifty pieces of cards. You guys eat the meat and drink the soup, and I pick up some leftovers to eat. I'll be satisfied if I can get a blue card for free."

After saying this, Chen Ronghua looked at Zhu Yijun expectantly.

He had been wandering around this area for three or four days but had accomplished nothing. He watched as the 380 cards were taken away at thirty today and fifty tomorrow, with only a few left, and he became anxious.

It's not easy to meet a rich young master like Zhu Yijun. It seems that the opportunity is great and I must seize it.

"Master, I just said it myself, who would complain about too little money? Three or four thousand yen is only enough for half a year's worth of food and gifts for you.

But money doesn’t just fall from the sky, so if you can make an extra three or four thousand dollars, why not do it? "

Zhu Yijun listened to Chen Ronghua's earnest advice and suddenly said, "Yes, an extra three or four thousand yuan in income is also a good thing. It just so happens that there are more people in the family and the expenses have increased. We really need to find a way to make more money.

But how can I trust you?"

Chen Ronghua leaned forward excitedly and said, "Master, my name is Chen Ronghua. I am from Dangyang County, Chengtian Prefecture, Hubei Province. I used to be a traveling merchant. I have a household registration certificate and my background can be checked.

Besides, I am a clerk in Chuyuexuan, and I have a local guarantor. Young Master is not doing business with me, I am just helping to run errands and act as a go-between. I will invite both of you together, and after we get the license plate, we will settle the payment.”

Zhu Yijun nodded, "Well, I believe what you said."

Chen Ronghua moved his butt and added anxiously, "Master, I have to say something ugly in advance. The price of this card is rising every day. It was ten yuan yesterday, it may be eleven yuan today, and it may be twelve yuan tomorrow.

And the number of cards is decreasing day by day. The letter I received this morning said there were still 70 cards, but when the young master goes to trade, I can’t guarantee how many will be left.”

Zhu Yijun smiled. "Now that you put it that way, I believe you even more, Mr. Pan."

Pan Yinglong, who had been sitting there waiting for the candle, responded dryly, "Young Master."

"I'll leave this matter to you, please do it well."

"Yes, sir." Pan Yinglong replied in a deep voice.

Chen Ronghua turned to Pan Yinglong, cupped his hands and said happily and excitedly: "Mr. Pan, please take care of me."

Pan Yinglong laughed dryly twice: "No problem, no problem." Chen Ronghua flattered him again: "Mr. Pan's last name is really a coincidence, it's the same last name as Shuntian Prefecture Governor Pan, both are so young and promising."

Zhu Yijun laughed loudly: "What a coincidence indeed.

Today's meal was really good. The good thing is that it tasted like home cooking, which left a lasting aftertaste. Mr. Pan, I will go first, and I will leave the rest to you. No need to see me off."

As soon as Zhu Yijun left, Chen Ronghua suddenly realized that more than half of the customers in the back hall were gone.

Could it be that the twenty or thirty people sitting here just now were all this young master's followers?

I have been living in Beijing for five or six years, but I have never seen anyone who is so arrogant. I am afraid that only the sons of royal family and noble families can be so arrogant.

I never thought that I, such an unlucky guy, would find such a noble man just by looking around today.

He could fill his stomach with just a little bit of money that slipped through his fingers. When he made money, he could go home and meet his guests and children.

Chen Ronghua felt even more excited, and turned to Pan Yinglong and asked with a shameless face: "Mr. Pan, when can we talk in detail?"

Pan Yinglong looked at Chen Ronghua with a complicated expression, and suddenly smiled, "I heard your stomach growling several times, are you hungry?"

"To be honest with you, Mr. Pan, I used all my savings to buy goods, hoping to take a gamble at this amusement fair, and I'll save as much as possible on the rest."

"There are some leftovers on the table. If you don't mind, you can eat some first."

Chen Ronghua had a bitter look on his face. "It's good enough to have something to eat. How dare I despise it?"

Pan Yinglong pointed at a person at the table next to him and said, "Go, bring him a pair of clean bowls and chopsticks."

"Yes."

Chen Ronghua turned around and saw that the remaining five or six people in the back hall should be Mr. Pan's entourage.

Wow, even the manager of the mansion is so powerful, this business is stable.

I've been unlucky for so long, but now good luck has come and I'm going to get rich!
Sitting in the carriage back to Xiyuan, Zhu Yijun asked Qi Yan.

"Qi Yan, have you noticed that Pan Yinglong is somewhat similar to me?"

Qi Yan's heart skipped a beat.

Your Majesty, I really don’t know how to respond to this.

But I can't not answer.

"Your Majesty, I have had little contact with Prefect Pan and am not familiar with him, so I dare not speak without thinking."

Zhu Yijun saw through his little thoughts, smiled, and continued: "In my opinion, Wang Yi'e and Pan Yinglong are somewhat similar to me, but the similarities are different.

Wang Yi'e is bold and reckless, while Pan Yinglong is thoughtful and careful. Sometimes, when I read their memorials, I can feel that I am handling these matters personally, as if they are my two clones. "

Zhu Yijun opened the curtains a little, looked at the gradually dimming East City of the capital, and said quietly: "The Ming Dynasty is so big, I can't take care of it all by myself, sometimes it's not bad to let them take a look for me."

Turning a street, it feels like you have entered the smelting workshop of Luanzhou Iron and Steel Plant. The hustle and bustle is like a hot furnace that is smelting steel and iron, rushing towards you.

The sounds of stringed instruments, drums, chanting and singing, as well as cheering and laughing, were like the sea tide.

Looking up, I saw the tall buildings brightly lit. I wondered how many candles and oil lamps were lit to make it as bright as day.

The streets are bustling with people, wearing all kinds of clothes, wearing all kinds of hats, speaking with accents from all over the world, with smiles and anticipation on their faces.

“The lights are on!”

Zhu Yijun watched all this silently, and after a while he spoke leisurely.

"Some people are indifferent when they see the bright lights in the brothels and restaurants, but they are heartbroken when they see the bright lights in the school classrooms. They don't know the value of knowledge, nor do they understand the meaning of knowledge changing their destiny."

In the backyard of Shuntian Prefecture Yamen, Pan Yinglong sat in the signing room and "worked overtime for free."

He picked up the inspection report of this year's Nanyuan Amusement Fair, looked at it carefully, and made comments on it from time to time.

"The carnival is not only a festival to celebrate the emperor's birthday, but also a big day for the emperor and the people to have fun together. No details can be neglected, and any negligence can lead to disaster."

Looking at the report filled with comments, Pan Yinglong couldn't help but sigh.

Why did the Ming Dynasty officialdom develop a culture of "quietness and empty talk"? It is because the more you do, the more mistakes you make, and if you do nothing, you make fewer mistakes.

Having the courage to take on tasks means having the courage to take responsibilities.

The word "responsibility" is the thing that officials in the Ming Dynasty are most reluctant to touch.

"The prefect."

Pan Yinglong looked up and saw his secretary Shen Wanxiang standing at the door.

"Chizuru, come in."

"Prefect, Chen Ronghua has been placed in a temporary prison in the Shuntian Bureau of the Zhenfu Division. He has confessed everything. This is his confession."

Shen Wanxiang handed over a stack of documents.

"Put it in the Pacification Office to prevent the news from leaking out. You sit down first, I'll take a look."

Pan Yinglong took it and read it carefully, then threw it on the table with a bang and leaned back in his chair.

"What a little minion."

Shen Wanxiang replied: "Yes, the prefect, he was indeed just a small errand boy. But following his clues, the Pacification Division caught the mastermind."

"I saw it. It's written in the report that the city hall chief, Shi Xiang Jinping, took the lead in dragging down the deputy director of the National Police Agency, Wang Lun, and the director of the Nanyuan Management Office, Gu Quan.

All 380 plaques were given to Xiu Qiguang, the head of Anlianghang. Chen Ronghua bought the plaques from Xiu Qiguang through one of his fellow villagers.

What kind of person is Xiu Qi Guang? "

"To answer the prefect, Xiu Qiguang is from Cangzhou, Hejian Prefecture. He has learned martial arts since he was a child. At the age of 18, he followed his master to Beijing and worked as a guard at the Baoguo Ciren Zen Temple."

Pan Yinglong frowned.

To put it bluntly, these Buddhist bodyguards are just thugs.

In the past, Buddhists had land and money, and they had thousands of tenants under them. They also had pawnshops and pledge warehouses, so they had to be deterred and suppressed by force.

"In the first year of the Longqing reign, Lord Gangfeng presided over the rectification of Buddhism in the capital, and the Baoguo Ciren Temple was cleared out. Master Xiuqi Guang returned to Cangzhou, and he stayed with more than a dozen fellow disciples. With the support of a noble, he opened the Anliang Daxing, and later changed it to Anliangxing, and appointed himself as the chief boss.

He has three or four hundred strong men under his command, and forty or fifty of them are skilled in martial arts. They all have a swallow tattooed on their right arms, so they are also called the Swallow Gate. They used to control the mule and horse market in the south city, and later controlled the vegetable markets in the east and west cities.

"Gang bully?" Pan Yinglong asked in disbelief.

"Yes, the prefect."

Pan Yinglong slammed the table hard, "Fuck it, I made it look so bright and beautiful on top, but it's all shit down there."

Shen Wanxiang waited for Pan Yinglong to calm down a little, and asked, "Prefect, should we arrest them all?"

Pan Yinglong looked at Shen Wanxiang and finally shook his head: "No!"

(End of this chapter)