Daming: I asked you to hang yourself, but I didn’t ask you to rebuild the Ming Dynasty

Hao Yaoqi really couldn't bear to part with this good brother who was so talented and rich!

How many good things has he given himself these days!

Hao Yaoqi was reluctant to leave, and Zheng Sen's eyes were a little red.

He grabbed Hao Yaoqi's hand and refused to let go:

"Brother, just don't worry. From now on, as long as you have a bowl of rice from me, I will have half a bowl of food from you!"

"We brothers don't talk to each other. From now on, if the eldest brother needs anything, he can just write a letter to the younger brother. Even if the younger brother sells iron, he will still solve the problems for the elder brother!"

Hao Yaoqi looked at this silly brother who had been deceived by him and revealed his true feelings:

"My dear brother, Your Majesty has summoned me. I dare not delay your future. When you come back, I will never stop getting drunk with you!"

"Haha, that's what you deserve!"

Zheng Sen got on the bow of the ship, cupped his fists and saluted:

"Brother, little brother is going now!"

After finishing speaking, Zheng Sen waved his hand and ordered the soldiers to raise the sails and set sail towards the new capital by taking advantage of the southeasterly wind that is common in summer and autumn in the mainland.

Hao Yaoqi stood on the dock and remained silent for a long time.

Brother Zheng Sen is really worth it!

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Some people, even if they know they will die, still rush into battle for the sake of the country like moths to a flame.

Some people, who have enjoyed the stability provided by the Lower Riba people, are engaged in male thieves and female prostitutes. When they encounter danger, they directly sell their ancestors.

Just when Zheng Sen took the "stolen" fleet and entered the territory of the new capital of the Ming Dynasty, a group of people were about to leave on the boat.

This group of people was none other than the people from Zhang Dalong's knife shop who were ordered by Zhu Youjian to conduct a "joint investigation" by several departments.

Huizhou is a place surrounded by mountains with many people and little land.

There is a folk proverb: If you have not cultivated for ten generations, you were born in Huizhou.

It is talking about the harsh living environment of Hui people.

Because of the scarcity of arable land, Hui native boys were thrown into private schools for a few years after birth. If they failed to pass the examination, their parents would stuff them with a quilt and throw them out the door, leaving them to fend for themselves.

In such an atmosphere, Hui people are most famous for only two things - studying, becoming an official, and doing business to make money.

Since the Song Dynasty, a large number of people have moved to Huizhou to avoid war.

With the population explosion of Hui people, this survival habit has been further amplified.

During the Ming and Qing dynasties, Huizhou was famous as a hometown of culture and education, as well as a famous hometown of merchants.

The formation of customs in any place depends on objective circumstances.

The difficult living environment in Huizhou has made Huizhou people develop a habit of unity and exclusion.

In the officialdom, Hui people fought among themselves, fighting for power and profit, and at the same time they united and twisted into a rope to provide convenience for the Hui people.

In the market, Hui people even annexed each other, trying their best to make their own business bigger, and at the same time, they would support businessmen from the same town.

The influx of a huge number of new merchants made Huizhou merchants spread all over the world.

There is an inaccurate data. After the middle of the Ming Dynasty, the number of Huizhou merchants accounted for [-]% of the world, and in pawns, lumber, etc., it once exceeded half!

Rich, powerful, and endlessly powerful.

Officials and businessmen interacted with each other, and Hui people supported by officials and businessmen became the most special group after the Ming Dynasty.

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After Zhu Youjian established the new capital, Hui merchants with a keen sense of smell saw opportunities.

Zhang Xiaoquan's business was one of the first batch of Huizhou merchants to enter the new capital.

However, when Zhu Youjian's secret order was issued, shopkeeper Zhang Dalong, who was being made difficult and unable to survive, immediately reported the situation to his own account.

Based on the experience of Huizhou merchants, Zhang Xiaoquan immediately activated his money-making ability and quickly attracted a group of Huizhou people and gentry, hoping to protect his store.

who knows……

Seeing that the situation was not good, the Hui people officials withdrew the people around Zhu Youjian. As a result, there was no Hui people official in the Ming Dynasty at this time.

Zhang Xiaoquan was dumbfounded.

He looked at the scene in front of him in confusion, completely unable to understand:

Why did the Hui people's clever business strategy of "calligraphy and painting", which was always successful, and coerced officials into seeking benefits for themselves, not work anymore?

Let alone looking for someone to "cry out" for him in the court, even if he wanted to find someone to "speak out" for him, he couldn't find him!

Zhang Xiaoquan spent a lot of money, but he couldn't catch Zhu Youjian's car in the court.

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If some people are accustomed to improper behavior to seek benefits for themselves and form customs and rules, once this inexhaustible trick loses its effect, they will have no choice but to retreat in the face of new rules.

Such examples are common in history.

For example, at a certain period 50 to [-] years ago, those who used dark means and crazy capital to grow encountered changes and all disappeared.

The change in rules has led to the failure of some people who thrived by "rules".

……

Zhang Xiaoquan is no exception.

Faced with the dilemma of being unable to break into Zhu Youjian's court, Zhang Xiaoquan had no choice but to withdraw from the store.

This centuries-old shop, which had taken over the name "Zhang Dalong Hall" from the old father and changed it to "Zhang Xiaoquan Hall", started to retreat as soon as it changed its name in this changing time and space.

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Inside the hall.

Fang Zhenghua hid in the darkness and told the emperor the news.

Zhu Youjian held the hand holding the writing brush and paused.

He originally didn't plan to kill Zhang Dalong's shop.

As long as he changes his name, President Zhu Youjian can't break the "roots" inherited for hundreds of years, right?

As long as you change your name, as long as you no longer sell kitchen knives, even if you sell fire tongs, guillotines, and scissors...

Zhu Youjian naturally turned a blind eye and let him pass...

who knows--

This person actually withdrew his capital?

"Bang Bang Bang!"

The emperor's fingers tapped on the table.

After thinking for a while, Zhu Youjian said:

"Let people pay attention to their surroundings and see the reaction of those Anhui-registered shops."

The Han River is one of the two largest roads for trade in goods between the north and the south.

In a period when land transportation was underdeveloped, trafficking goods along waterways was the most labor-saving way.

This is also the reason why even though the Yunnan-Guizhou, Sichuan-Sichuan, Hanzhong, Shaanxi, Shanxi, and Jingshi trade routes have long existed, the quantity of goods trafficked has never been ranked high.

"Your Majesty, what do you mean?"

Fang Zhenghua was a little confused.

The Han River is an important place for commerce and trade!

Nanyang, which turned from water to land, became one of the five largest cities in the world due to this convenience.

The three towns of Wuchang, where the Han River flows into the river's mouth, have become capable of competing among the eight capital cities in this dynasty.

Not to mention that His Majesty also established the new capital here.

Can Hui people give up on such an important trading place?

Zhu Youjian placed the brush on the pen mountain, picked up the tea cup and took a sip.

Qin Zhien hurriedly bent down to take it, and walked aside to refill the emperor's tea.

Zhu Youjian said:

"Lao Fang, don't forget how the opening method was ruined!"