Ming Dynasty: I risked my life to teach the prince, the emperor begged me not to die

Chapter 62 Isn't there still one night left?
In Huaihua Hutong, at dusk, Chen Ce finished his dinner and bent down to look for harvest in the field in front of the yard.

[You get: Magnifying glass*2]

[You get: Sea Chart*1]

It's still not very useful. Chen Ce currently has the following items: [Heavenly Creations, White Phosphorus Powder, Magnifying Glass, Ocean Chart, Japanese Island Map, Sanbao Taijian Western Map]

The rest are some historical materials of Ming Dynasty and some miscellaneous books of previous dynasties.

At this moment, Zhu Houzhao came rushing over, his face flushed, and said to Chen Ce in a threatening manner: "Little brother! I made money, I made money!"

"I've earned more than two thousand taels! Hahaha!"

"Of course, you have also given me some ideas. I will not treat you unfairly. We brothers are equal."

Chen Ce did not take the money. He looked at Zhu Houzhao suspiciously and asked, "When will the Ministry of Works give the farm tools to the prefecture?"

Zhu Houzhao said: "Tomorrow."

Chen Ce said with an "oh", "Yes, tomorrow... Isn't there still one night left?"

Uh, but my two uncles seem to have not slept for two days and two nights. Do you want them to die?
But...it makes a lot of sense!
He came quickly and left quickly. He didn't bother to brag to Chen Ce at this moment and rushed towards Zhang's house in a hurry.

The Zhang brothers were so sleepy that their eyelids were fighting each other. They hadn't slept for two days and now they could finally have a good night's sleep.

Delicious.

Upon closer inspection, both brothers had dark circles under their eyes, like pandas.

"uncle!"

Zhu Houzhao's sudden appearance frightened the two brothers. Zhang Heling said in a depressed tone, "Nephew of the Crown Prince, the money has been divided. Please don't raise the price at the last minute."

Zhu Houzhao clenched his fist and said, "Of course not! Why are you sleeping at such a young age?"

"There's still one night left. Keep working!"

Zhang Heling swallowed his saliva and asked, "Still doing it?"
Zhang Yanling said with a sad face: "Brother, I can't stand it anymore. I quit."

Zhu Houzhao encouraged him: "Second uncle, why do you need to sleep for a long time when you are alive? When you die, you can sleep however you want."

What a filial nephew! Zhang Yanling was almost moved to tears. He is so good at talking and has such a sweet mouth.

Zhang Heling actually felt that what his nephew, the crown prince, said made a lot of sense.

"That's the truth."

"Yanling!" Zhang Heling gritted his teeth and said, "Cheer up and keep working!"

"Ah? Still coming? Well, then okay."

……

That night, the Zhang brothers hurriedly sold another 500 sets of farm tools.

The next morning, the Zhang brothers fell asleep at home.

Zhu Houzhao was so excited when he saw the 4,400 taels of silver piled up in the East Palace that he beamed with joy.

At the same time, the Ministry of Industry also began to deliver farming frames to various prefectures in the capital.

Local officials are responsible for persuading farmers to cultivate mulberry trees. Families that can afford these farm tools can take the initiative to purchase them, while those who cannot can only borrow them from their neighbors.

The government would send special agricultural officials to the countryside to instruct the people on how to use the farming racks. The price for a farming rack was five taels of silver, which was not very expensive.

……

Wang Fu, this is a wealthy businessman in Tongzhou. He bought one hundred farming racks from the Marquis of Zhang family last night, six taels of silver each. Today he excitedly planned to sell them to farmers.

Seven taels of silver is not expensive, and there are many people who want to buy it. With more than one hundred farming racks, you can earn one hundred taels. It is not much, but definitely not little. After all, it is a business with no capital investment and you only make a profit from the difference. What could be more profitable than this?
As for whether the common people suffer losses, they don’t care. Isn’t their money exploited from the common people?
But when the wealthy businessman Wang arrived at the farmland in the suburbs, he was stunned. He looked at the officials instructing the people how to use the farming racks, and then looked at the pile of farming racks behind him. An ominous premonition lingered in his mind.

When the servant went to inquire, the wealthy businessman Wang's eyes went dark and his body trembled violently.

Five, five taels...it turns out the government also sells this, and it seems to be cheaper than ours.

Ha ha.

"Damn those two bastards from the Zhang family! They gave birth to a son without an asshole!" "They deserve to die!"

Mr. Wang burst into tears, as if he had lost his parents.

If he still doesn't realize that he has been cheated, then he must have something wrong with his brain.

The most amazing thing is that he couldn't find any reason to complain about this matter. He was just greedy, so no matter how much loss he suffered, he could only swallow it with tears.

In this round, he lost two hundred taels of silver, and he was bleeding from the loss!

……

Mr. Ma was a juren from Daxing County. This level was considered a leap forward in social class, but at the age of fifty or sixty he could not go any further.

Since I can't be an official, I can only be greedy for money.

Mr. Ma was obsessed with Buddhism. At this time, he was sitting in front of a statue of Buddha in his home, crossing his bracelets and muttering to himself.

"Amitabha, Tathagata Buddha, Guanyin Bodhisattva, bless the believer Ma Youcai to make a fortune today."

Outside the Buddha room, the Ma family servant came running over with an anxious look on his face and said to Mr. Ma, "Master..."

Mr. Ma said calmly: "Amitabha, have the farm tools been sold?"

He took more than 300 sets of farm tools from the Marquis of the Zhang family.

It can be resold for more than three hundred taels.

The servant's face trembled a little, and he said to Mr. Ma, "Master, please don't be angry about this."

Mr. Ma sighed, looked up at the Buddha, and said, "Since I believed in Buddhism, I have long given up anger, greed, and ignorance. Tell me, your master won't be angry."

The servant said, "It has not been sold. Today the government is encouraging farmers to cultivate mulberry trees, and officials have personally gone to the countryside to teach the people how to use this farm tool."

"The government is also selling it, but only for five taels of silver."

Mr. Ma was stunned for a moment, and his expression gradually changed. He took a long time to react, and finally couldn't help cursing: "Ami f**king Buddha! Oh my God!"

"Oh, Lord Buddha!"

"Please, can you go and kill those two bastards from the Zhang family!"

"They are immoral. They, they are cheating your believers!"

"The Buddha's disciples are all traitors! Are they still human?"

“This is simply not a human being!”

"The disciple said, there is no such thing as a good deal in this world. This disciple is just too greedy."

He has already started to look for problems within himself, his awareness is getting higher and higher, and he is very close to becoming a Buddha.

……

In Kunning Palace, Emperor Hongzhi and Empress Zhang are having dinner.

Zhu Houzhao came late with his hands behind his back. Emperor Hongzhi glanced at him, snorted, and said, "I'm asking you to cut down on the expenses of the East Palace. You don't even come here to eat, right?"

"Your food, clothing, and daily necessities will all be delivered to you by the inner palace supervisor. What do you need so much money for?"

"You're still angry with me after saying a few words. Is this how a crown prince of the Ming Dynasty should behave?"

"Sit down and have a good meal. After dinner, I will ask the inner palace supervisor to give you an extra fifty taels of silver every month for you to keep for pocket money."

Zhu Houzhao ignored Emperor Hongzhi and just said to Empress Zhang with a smile: "Mother, I heard that my father has also cut down on your expenses."

"Hey, you say that we are a noble family, but we are so tight-fisted with money. How can this be ridiculous?"

Empress Zhang winked at Zhu Houzhao and said, "You little bastard, your father is angry now, so say less to provoke him. Take fifty more taels if you can, otherwise you won't get any."

I had originally planned to write about it in more detail, such as the logic of the dialogue between the Zhang family and the wealthy businessmen, and the wealthy businessmen's more detailed reactions and thoughts, but after thinking about it, I realized that my focus is not on this, so why waste time and effort? I have to write about this process, so I'll just spend two pages to write about it.

Additionally, my friend said that it seems that I can’t post comments these two days. I don’t know what’s going on.
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(End of this chapter)