The eldest grandson of Emperor Ming Dynasty!

Chapter 291 The Four Great Chambers of Commerce in Ming Dynasty (please subscribe for monthly ticket)
Yesterday's chaos disappeared without a trace after being suppressed by the army, and even most of the common people mainly talked about the changes in the Ming army.

In the streets and alleys, teahouses and restaurants, even vendors in the small streets, almost all were talking about the scene when the army appeared yesterday.

"This old man has lived for seventy years. From the former dynasty to the Ming Dynasty, this is the first time I have seen such an army."

"This kind of unique army, when walking, looks like a person. It has never committed any crimes against the people. The old man heard that this kind of army was personally trained by His Royal Highness Taisun."

"I am a great Ming country, and there are successors who will surely be able to pass it on for generations to come."

In the restaurant, an old Confucian scholar with white beard and hair, while holding a wine glass, praised loudly.

His words should also arouse the approval of many restaurant diners.

There was a small table in which sat two men dressed in green clothes. After hearing this, they looked at each other, and one of them asked loudly: "Old man, today we only talk about the army, and we didn't mention anything about the recruitment yesterday." I don't know how the old man thinks about yesterday's job recruitment."

"The lucrative conditions for recruiting workers are available to almost everyone. If this is the case in the whole world, how can anyone farm?"

Hearing this, before the old man could say it, the boy in the teahouse suddenly froze, his eyes flashed, and the corner of his eyes turned to those two people.

The servant is naturally Jin Yiwei's dark thread.

In this era, teahouses and restaurants are the places where news spreads the most. The dark development of Jinyiwei, all restaurants, are the focus of attention.

With the gathering of eyes, it is obvious that the old man rarely has such a bright moment, took a sip of the wine in the glass, and then said:
"That's wrong. Qunying Chamber of Commerce is recruiting workers. It's a good deed. Anyone can go. Don't use such a name to fool people. There are also numbers of recruiters."

"Not to mention anything else, it's just a big day, how many people have no land at home, and how many people don't have enough to eat."

"To set up a factory, only the big cities can do it. Even if all the big cities can do it, just those who don't have much money are enough."

"What are you talking about, it's nonsense!"

Hearing the old man's disdainful tone, the person who asked the question suddenly lost his temper and wanted to argue.

But he was immediately grabbed by the person next to him and shook his head.

That person sat down reluctantly.

The old man glanced proudly and drank by himself.

Seeing that the two did not quarrel, the guests felt a little pity that there was no excitement to watch.

The old man ate and drank enough, went to the counter to pay the bill, and walked away waddlingly.

The man who spoke earlier, his eyes were fixed on the back of the old man leaving, obviously very unwilling, and gave his accomplice a look.

After a little hesitation, the accomplice nodded.

The two of them quickly checked out and left without finishing the food and drinks on the table.

The moment the two left, the servants from the restaurant immediately followed.

Before he finished walking a street, there were already five people gathered around the boy.

In a certain alley, the old man was blocked by two men.

"What do you want to do? This is the capital, so you are not afraid of Wang Fa." The old man didn't expect that the two would dare to come for real, and suddenly panicked.

The man who spoke before said: "Today is to let you, an old man, know who should be messed with and who should not be messed with."

Hearing this, the old man who was a little scared suddenly laughed.

"It's these two people, catch them, our side has finally done meritorious service, Ge Laozi, his mouth is almost bald, and only two small fishes were brought out."

The old man said cursingly.

These words startled the two men, and the men behind immediately wanted to leave.

Then, the alley was blocked by people.

The two men understood that they had fallen into the pit by themselves, and their faces turned pale.

The layout of Jinyiwei, after the early dynasty, the entire capital has begun to implement fishing strategies, and the reason is to arrest the relevant people behind the scenes.

Especially after knowing the merchants, it is much easier to target the target group.

Zhu Ying was able to guess that the chamber of commerce was behind the trick, not just relying entirely on guesswork.

There is already communication and communication between the chamber of commerce and the chamber of commerce, and some troublesome news can still be known to some extent.

As a large number of businessmen were arrested, the leaders of many chambers of commerce also became anxious.

In a corner of the west city, more than a dozen people gathered together.

"Didn't it mean that Gao Yong was poisoned to death? Why did Jin Yiwei seem to have got a clue and arrested so many of our brothers?"

"If there are only Zhejiang merchants, then I won't talk about it. Now even our Huizhou merchants have many brothers who have been arrested one after another. Isn't this confessed by Gao Yong?"

A man dressed in short clothes said rather angrily.

As soon as these words came out, everyone was a little indignant.

One of the old men frowned and said, "Impossible. Even if Gao Yong is still alive, it is impossible for him to know so much news. Apart from contacting our Zhejiang merchants, he has no contact with everyone here."

Someone immediately retorted: "Gao Yong doesn't know, doesn't it mean that his boss doesn't know? It's been so many years, I'm afraid the details have all been revealed. This time, we gave [-] coins and lost so much Brother, I’m afraid it’s a bit unreasonable.”

"In my opinion, since the money didn't work, the Zhejiang merchants should return it."

Hearing this, the other chambers of commerce immediately felt that the proposal was good, and they all looked at the old man representing the Zhejiang merchants.

The old man snorted coldly, and said: "This time we Zhejiang merchants have lost a fifth-rank Beijing official and the Jinyiwei, which took many years to buy. Don't you all share such a big loss?"

In this way, it is not easy for everyone to say much.

The loss is on the one hand, and the main reason is that the Zhejiang merchants have been targeted by the Jinyiwei, and they will definitely be severely hit in the future in the capital.

"Okay, everyone has lost, so I won't gossip. Now that the Qunying Chamber of Commerce is under Taisun's command, this matter should have spread throughout the capital."

"Next, you still need to get together and mobilize the literati to make a big fuss about the royal family and the people's struggle for profit."

"The reason why we can sit together today is not to mention the grievances in the past. Now we all have a common enemy, the Qunying Chamber of Commerce!"

"In the short period of two months, how many businesses the Qunying Chamber of Commerce has embezzled everyone, I must be aware of it in my heart. If this continues, our chambers of commerce will probably be swallowed up by it, and there will be no way out."

"This step is particularly critical. The bigger the momentum, the better. It is best to make the whole world boil. Let our Majesty, the memorials received pile up into mountains."

"Only in this way can everyone have a chance. Now, it's time to contribute."

A middle-aged man in Chinese clothes said in a deep voice.

When he spoke, the representatives of all chambers of commerce listened quietly, obviously his status was quite high among many chambers of commerce.

After finishing speaking, someone couldn't help asking: "I don't know what Mr. Fan means. How much silver is needed to arrange this matter properly. Can you tell me the number, so that we can have a bottom line in our hearts."

Mr. Fan glanced at the representatives of the surrounding chamber of commerce, and said, "If you want to bribe a literati, especially a big literati, the cost involved is not a small amount, but I, Fan, believe that the effort is worth it."

"This time, on behalf of Shanxi Merchants, Fan Mou would like to offer 80 taels of silver. According to calculations, it will cost about 300 million taels. If there is any leftover, I invite everyone to gather together."

In the early Ming Dynasty, what was the concept of 300 million taels of silver.

According to the current market price, it is equivalent to 600 million Guan Ming treasure banknotes, and so much money is just to bribe literati from all over the country to write and spread news about the royal family's struggle for profit with the people.

This huge amount made all the chamber of commerce representatives present fell silent for a long time.

"Why, are you reluctant to spend money?"

"That's fine, this time, someone Fan launched it on behalf of the Shanxi Merchants, so there is no need to participate. Anyway, my way of Shanxi Merchants is not in the capital, the sea, so you can do whatever you want. "

Mr. Fan, you snorted coldly, got up and prepared to leave after speaking.

The old Zhejiang businessman hurriedly said: "Mr. Fan is so anxious, so anxious! No one here says no, just want to see if this silver can be less, it is really too much."

Mr. Fan snorted coldly, and said: "You should be a kid playing house, don't I, Fan, don't want to be less?"

"It's only 300 million taels. I don't know if it's enough. This is a direct confrontation with the imperial court. For the imperial court, and our Majesty, the brothers who want to come to Zhejiang merchants know best."

In the early Ming Dynasty, the Zhejiang Merchants were the four largest chambers of commerce in Shanxi, Huizhou and Guangdong.

Its origin is mainly the maritime trade of the previous dynasty.

The first businessman in Jiangsu and Zhejiang is called a really rich man.

However, with Zhu Yuanzhang's attack on the Jiangnan area and the restriction of the sea ban, the strength of Zhejiang merchants has shown a downward trend.

Naturally, he hated the Ming court even more.

Hearing the words of Shanxi merchant Mr. Fan, the old Zhejiang merchant gritted his teeth and said: "Okay, I will take the money from Zhejiang merchant tomorrow, and we must work together, otherwise our four major chambers of commerce will not exist in the future. "

"The old man won't believe that a strong dragon doesn't overwhelm a local snake. This chamber of commerce from the Western Regions can really turn the world upside down."

Seeing that the two major chambers of commerce agreed, Huizhou merchants and Cantonese merchants naturally nodded accordingly.

They all said that they will be able to collect all the money and complete the plan tomorrow.

Duke of Liang,

Lan Yu, Marquis of Jingchuan Cao Zhen, Marquis of Heshou Zhang Yi, Marquis of Jianjia Zhu Shou, Marquis of Dingyuan Wang Bi, Dong Guanbo He Rong and others gathered together.

And sitting at the head is Zhu Ying.

There were all kinds of big fish and meat on the table, and there were a lot of dishes, but no one moved their chopsticks first, and they were all waiting for His Highness the eldest grandson to speak.

This was the first time that Zhu Ying asked Lan Yu to gather all the core nobles of the current Huaixi generals group together.

"Everyone is the hero of our Daming. Without your contributions, there would be no Daming today. Once again, I would like to respect all the generals."

Zhu Ying did not pose as a grandson, even if tomorrow is the canonization ceremony.

On the contrary, he treated these honorable generals as if they were his own family.

When Zhu Ying picked up the wine glass, all the nobles present, including Lan Yu, got up quickly and bowed their bodies, not daring to accept Zhu Ying's salute.

"Come on, everyone, don't be restrained, eat vegetables and wine."

Zhu Ying said with a smile, with a calm tone.

This made many noble generals feel at ease.

But even so, the generals who usually have loud voices don't dare to say more now.

The status of grandson is one aspect, the most important thing is that the prestige of His Highness Changsun in the army is increasing day by day. Although there is no credit for fighting in the battlefield, no warrior dares to underestimate His Highness Changsun.

How could His Highness the eldest grandson, who was able to practice such military discipline, be Yi Yi's generation.

After drinking three rounds,
Only then did Zhu Ying put down her chopsticks.

The generals also put down their chopsticks.

After Zhu Ying wiped her lips for a while, she said, "Generals, it's not Grandpa's intention to call everyone together this time, but my own intention."

"Presumably everyone has heard about the factory that the Qunying Chamber of Commerce is about to open."

Jingchuanhou Cao Zhen took the lead to reply: "His Royal Highness Changsun, not only has he heard about it, but it is like thunder, and he is famous."

"As far as the capital is concerned, who doesn't know the Qunying Chamber of Commerce."

"Speaking of which, I am very envious of Liang Guogong. With less than [-] mu of fertile land, he got [-]% of the shares of the winery. This is a good deal."

"From now on, the shares held by Duke Liang may be worth tens of thousands of gold."

"I don't know if His Royal Highness Changsun will also sell the shares of other factories, so that I can know in advance."

Cao Zhen's words attracted the attention of many nobles present, and at the same time showed desire.

They don't know how to estimate, but the housekeepers below, or other friends, naturally understand.

Liangguo's ability to own shares shows that everyone has hope.

The factories run by the Royal Chamber of Commerce come in much faster than the income from fertile land.

Zhu Ying looked at Jingchuanhou Cao Zhen with satisfaction.

As Lan Yu's good brother, Cao Zhen had long been secretly instructed, and this was for Zhu Ying's cooperation.

Sensing the gathering of gazes, Zhu Ying said, "To tell the truth, generals, because the situation has changed, I plan to expand the scale of the factory."

"There is no need to worry about sales. Everyone in the Qunying Chamber of Commerce knows that there are many ways to sell."

"It would cost a lot of money to set up five factories at once. In this regard, I thought carefully and decided to sell some shares of each factory."

As soon as these words came out, all the generals were in high spirits. If they were not in front of His Highness the eldest grandson, they might have drunk three big bowls.

Sure enough, His Royal Highness Changsun's thoughts were still towards everyone.

Afterwards, Zhu Shou, Marquis of the Caravan, asked, "I don't know how many shares your Highness is going to sell, and how much money you will get for [-]% of the shares."

Zhu Ying smiled and said: "Each factory sells 50% of the shares, and each share is [-] Guanbao notes."

As soon as this remark came out, the smiles of the original generals became stiff.

Even Sapphire's face showed shock.

(End of this chapter)