Reborn as a tyrant in the Ming Dynasty

The next day.

Qianqing Palace.

"Is everything done?"

Zhu Youxiao sat cross-legged on the Arhat bed, holding bowls and chopsticks in his hands. He glanced at Fang Zhenghua, who was standing with his head bowed. After saying something, he picked up a chopstick of vegetables and put it into his mouth to chew carefully.

"Your Majesty, it's all done."

Fang Zhenghua lowered his head and said: "The group of merchants selected by the West Jishi Factory are all willing to use silver to buy shares and participate in the operation of the imperial store. In compliance with the emperor's will, I have tentatively selected the candidates for the general shopkeepers of each government to be those who have expressed their opinions first. of."

"Today they have rushed back to the various prefectures in Northern Zhili from Tongzhou. The first batch of cheap grain will be released in various places by the day after tomorrow at the latest, according to the purchase limit stated by the emperor."

"They seem to be smart people."

Zhu Youxiao smiled and said, "Knowing that you, Founder, have risen in the inner court, the West Jiji Factory will definitely have to compete with the East Jiji Factory in the future, so after weighing the pros and cons, I still chose to surrender."

"This slave is the royal master's domestic slave."

Fang Zheng hurriedly lifted up his robe and knelt down, bowed to the emperor and said, "I am a stupid person. I don't know what words are nice and what are not nice. But I know one thing. As long as it is an errand ordered by the emperor, no matter how difficult it is, I will do it." I will do my best!”

"Get up."

Zhu Youxiao said leisurely: "Since I asked you to come forward to recruit these merchants and make them obey your orders, I won't doubt you."

Fang Zheng breathed a sigh of relief.

Fang Zhenghua still understands the principle of accompanying a king like a tiger.

Speaking of which, Fang Zhenghua is unwilling to recruit people from outside. After all, the risk involved in this matter is too great. Not to mention the previous order to investigate the officials in the inner court, let’s just talk about the investigation of Huangzhuang. Under the rule of Shuntian Mansion, a large number of villagers The arrest of the eunuchs and the groups related to them made Fang Zhenghua realize something.

Even if you can control yourself, you can't control others.

In the face of absolute interests, who can ensure that no one will take desperate risks for the sake of interests?

"You don't have to worry about it."

Zhu Youxiao put down his bowls and chopsticks, lifted up his robe sleeves and said: "You are temporarily in charge of these merchants. When the time comes, I will make the Huangdian completely independent, and then the West Jishi Factory will do a good job of supervision. "

"Everything in the world is prosperous because of profit, and everything in the world is bustling because of profit. I know that the word profit can make too many people think about things they shouldn't. Whether it is an imperial mansion or an imperial store, it is an important source of internal funds. , I will take full control of it from now on, but before that, I must first select a group of reliable talents."

"The servant understands."

Fang Zhenghua replied following the words.

Regarding the turmoil in the capital and Gyeonggi, there was even a mutiny in Shanhaiguan. This made Fang Zhenghua understand that the Ming Dynasty was not as simple as it seemed on the surface.

This time, under the emperor's decree, in order to rectify the chaos in the capital, in the name of competing with Wei Zhongxian, the selected merchants were hesitant at first, but in the end they all became firm because of some of what he said. stand up.

What does this mean?

These people also want to fight!

You must know that these merchants selected by the West Jishi Factory do good deeds every day, such as giving out grain to aid, donating money to build roads, or donating grain to build bridges. Moreover, these merchants all have one common characteristic. , that means there is no big force behind it.

What these people did in the past may have been to gain fame so that they could have multiple layers of protection for themselves, but no matter what, they really did good things.

One word of contention can ruin many things.

"Your Majesty, I have a concern."

Thinking of these, Fang Zhenghua hesitated for a moment, but still had to speak out his worries.

"speak."

Zhu You's speech is concise and concise.

"According to the emperor's plan, these merchants will use the grain they have stored in various places in Beizhili to stabilize the inflated grain prices."

Fang Zhenghua lowered his head and said: "During this period, the inner court will secretly allocate a batch of grain to strengthen the confidence of these merchants, but this process will inevitably have ups and downs."

"My servant is worried. If the stalemate lasts for a long time, these merchants will suffer too much loss. Even if they can make up for some losses through the imperial store, it will take time."

"What if someone comes up with an idea in the meantime, or feels that what they are doing is not in line with the expected return, will there be someone..."

"The fact that you can think of this proves that you really put your heart into it."

Zhu Youxiao showed an expression of approval, and his eyes changed when he looked at Fang Zhenghua.

"This slave feels that this matter is important and there cannot be any accidents."

Fang Zhenghua said, neither arrogant nor impetuous.

"Even if you are a kind person, if you suffer a great loss and fail to achieve what you expected, your heart will change over time."

Zhu Youxiao took off his robe and walked towards the imperial court, "I have already thought about it. In the future, the Huangdian in Beizhili will specialize in some industries. This is a list I have drawn up."

"In the next period of time, you should strengthen contact with these merchants and let them know that they can gain benefits by following you to become a founder."

"The colored glaze developed by the Armament Bureau has made quite a breakthrough now. In addition to being used for the production of telescopes, I also ordered Jiao Xu and the others to make something else."

"In the process of stabilizing food prices, whoever works the hardest should first call Huangzhuang in your county to specialize in selling all kinds of glazed products. There is no conflict between the two."

"Here!"

With all kinds of thoughts, Fang Zhenghua lowered his head and took the directory in front of him.

In business, Zhu Youxiao may not be the opponent of some people, but when it comes to foresight and the overall situation, no one in the entire Ming Dynasty can compare with Zhu Youxiao.

Not to mention anything else, mirrors, glassware, soaps, and perfumes all have great market potential. After all, under the Ming Dynasty, there were many wealthy people.

A curiosity can make them buy.

Not to mention that in Zhu Youxiao's mind, there are still many high-end luxury products that have not yet been released.

Zhu Youxiao has thought about it all.

From now on, the Arms Bureau will be responsible for the production of various in-demand commodities, and the one responsible for exclusive sales will be the gradually independent imperial store system.

Zhu Youxiao wanted to use his own way to build a business empire that belonged to the inner court. If he wanted to save the Ming Dynasty, he had to have money to support him.

A penny can stump a heroic man!

Even a high-ranking emperor would still be blind if he had no money.

"By the way, give the order to Gao Shiming and others."

Zhu Youxiao thought for a while, stretched out his hand and said to Fang Zhenghua: "Taking advantage of the chaos in the capital and Gyeonggi, which will continue to change, I will arrest all those eunuchs and supervisors first, and arrest them for corruption. Everything was copied to me!!"

"The slaves obey the orders!"

Fang Zheng turned busy and bowed in response.

"Don't they want to disrupt the situation? Okay, then I want to see how the situation will change next." The corners of Zhu Youxiao's mouth turned up slightly, showing a hint of arrogance: "If I can't even settle such a trivial matter, , then I, the Ming Dynasty, will no longer rule!!”