The eldest grandson of Emperor Ming Dynasty!

The matter of overseas trade and investment soon set off an upsurge in the capital and the Jiangnan area.

On the contrary, the coastal areas have only just received the news, and the reaction is not so violent.

The purpose of the Daming Ocean Trade Chamber of Commerce was soon spread out.

The extremely high threshold restricts the entry of a large number of families, and no one will react immediately. Even if they are not with the grandson, they seem to be able to do this.

"Will His Highness attack us? After all, we are following His Highness's ass to pick up leaks. If we are not allowed, it will be a big loss."

"You should know that if you go against His Majesty's wishes, you may lose money by stealing chickens."

Many small and medium-sized families with close relationships began to unite, and also established trade chambers similar to foreign ones.

Their idea is to follow behind the Ocean Trade Chamber of Commerce led by Taisun, to see what the elder brother does, and to learn by themselves.

It's just that some people are worried that this will offend His Royal Highness.

As businessmen, many of them have a clear mind, and it is best to eat alone.

Besides, it was proposed by Taisun to take the lead, so I feel a little uneasy in following the trend.

After all, the grandson likes to eat alone the most. In many industries, there are not a few people who have suffered big losses. Once the imperial court issued an order, they would lose all their money.

"Don't be so afraid. The so-called ocean trade is naturally outside of Daming. There are so many countries outside, and the grandson can't invest in it."

"Besides, this time I heard that Taisun sold the shares but kept all the money in the chamber of commerce. What does this mean? It means that Taisun is not trying to make a fortune, but really wants to grow the chamber of commerce."

"Two years ago, there were actually a lot of big households doing business by sea. According to Taisun's request, every few boats must be shipped back to Daming with a shipment of grain, otherwise the sea trade qualification will be revoked."

"From this point, it can be seen that the grandson must still grow food for the outside world. Our Daming seems to have no shortage of food, but who would dislike this living thing?"

"Let's talk to Taisun for a meal later. Taisun eats meat and we drink soup. When the time comes, we'll make money, and we'll bring food back. Taisun knows, so he won't blame him."

This idea has to be said to be very politically correct, and it has quickly spread among a large number of families.

The so-called family, especially the current family, is generally derived from the clan, which is very different from the previous aristocratic family.

Aristocratic families can be regarded as a comprehensive group covering a huge area, and they have land, soldiers and people in their hands, and their children have a strong sense of dependence. Most of them rely on the family more than national interests.

The current families are different. Most of them are from some clans, some with conditions or luck, who have enjoyed the dividends of this era and rose rapidly.

Originally, they would gradually develop into the size of aristocratic families, but the earliest group of people suffered severe blows from the court when they developed the land, resulting in large-scale losses, and many were even sentenced to several years of hard labor. The mood was subdued.

Wealth began to flow from the land to the banknotes, and most of them chose to deposit the banknotes into the Daming Royal Bank.

It is equivalent to finally controlling the court in another form, which strengthens the court's control over the family.

Zhu Ying really got busy during this time.

Daming Ocean Trading Chamber of Commerce, although Zhu Ying will not be involved in overseas investment management, but the roots in Daming must be firmly grasped.

As for the location of the headquarters of the Daming Ocean Trading Chamber of Commerce, Zhu Ying was not placed in the capital this time.

Rather, it is on Hong Kong Island in the Guangdong region.

The development of maritime trade is inseparable from the Hong Kong-Macao Triangle in terms of geographical advantages.

Not only in port transportation, but also in other aspects, the prosperity of Hong Kong will inevitably develop with the prosperity of world maritime trade.

As an important port and a center of coastal defense, Zhu Ying will naturally support its development.

For now, after the opening of the sea in the past two years, the population of Hong Kong is showing a rapid increase.

The Nanjing capital, because of the saturation of the population, especially because it is still in the center of political power, has actually reached a bottleneck.

There are indeed a large number of emerging factories around the capital, but foreign businessmen are no longer as free to enter Nanjing as they used to be.

Not to mention the need for identity checks, but also a long queue, even if you finally go in, you may not be able to find a place to live.

This also led to the outflow of small and medium-sized maritime merchants to other places.

In contrast, Hong Kong Island is very convenient.

Prices and other aspects here are not high, and basically there are no restrictions.

The merchant ships arriving here can also transport and trade goods to the capital, and naturally the gathered population begins to increase.

And because of the demand for rapid development and the fact that not many honorable ministers come here, the construction can come as soon as possible. Therefore, Hong Kong currently has not only many Chinese-style buildings, but there are more buildings in other countries. .

Walking on the streets of Hong Kong will give people an exotic feeling of being in a foreign country.

"Brother, this is simply too abominable. This is my Ming Dynasty's place. How can these barbarians build these houses?"

"I think they should demolish all the houses. Since they are in Daming, they should follow my Daming style."

Zhu Yunxi said fiercely, with strong dissatisfaction in his tone.

Zhu Yunxi, who was born in the 11th year of Hongwu, is now 31 years old in the 20st year of Hongwu.

This time Zhu Ying came to Hong Kong from the capital for a field trip, and brought Zhu Yunxi along to see the world.

But he didn't expect Zhu Yunxi to feel angry when he saw these buildings.

Zhu Ying said with a smile: "It doesn't have to be like this. China has a vast land and resources, and its capacity is great. It doesn't need to be reflected by buildings."

"Businessmen from other countries come and go here the most. You see, only three of the ten people on this street are from our Ming Dynasty. Today's prosperity on Hong Kong Island is almost all built by these businessmen from other countries."

"On the way, I looked at the tax situation in Xin'an County, Guangzhou Prefecture. Since the opening of the sea, the tax in the entire Xin'an County has begun to rise sharply, and [-]% of it comes from tariffs. Compared with before, there are already a lot of taxes. The change of Jufan is an important pillar of Xin'an County."

"As far as last year, the tariffs have already reached the level of 200 million guanbao notes, almost all of which were brought by Hong Kong Island."

"The development of the capital has gradually begun to have certain limitations, and Hong Kong has unique advantages. In the near future, it will definitely show great prosperity. It is very likely that there will be a limited number of people except the capital. area of ​​high economic prosperity."

"Grasp the current planning of Hong Kong, promote Ming Dynasty's trade exchanges with all countries in the world, and even obtain information from other countries. These will be greatly reflected in Hong Kong Island in the future."

"For such a place, we can't look at it from the original perspective, but should reflect the enlightenment of Daming."

Zhu Ying analyzed the current situation of Hong Kong Island to Zhu Yunxi from various angles, and explained it very carefully.

This is naturally to cultivate Zhu Yunxi.

In fact, in Zhu Ying's heart, she really wanted to hand over the Daming Ocean Trading Chamber to Zhu Yunxie to take care of it.

In Zhu Ying's vision, the Ocean Chamber of Commerce is not only about investment, but also a large number of branches of overseas armed forces will appear in the later stage. Simply put, it is the concept of a super multinational group, and it will also have the background of the Ming Dynasty.

After growing into a behemoth, its influence can even determine the succession of some small kings.

The bloody primitive accumulation of capital will definitely be accompanied by a bad reputation, so in the position of emperor, direct control cannot be taken into account.

This requires a trustworthy candidate.

At present, the best candidate is naturally Zhu Yunxi, after all, he is a biological brother, and the relationship between the two brothers is still very good, Zhu Yunxi is also more loyal to Zhu Ying.

Zhu Yunxi saw with his own eyes the great changes in Da Ming under the influence of his elder brother, and in his heart he had already regarded his elder brother as the object of his most admiration.

Among the imperial court, the people, the government, the army, and even the entire Ming Dynasty, Zhu Ying's huge popularity has turned Zhu Yunxi into a real little fan.

"Brother taught me well."

In front of the eldest brother, Zhu Yunxi naturally wouldn't have the slightest rebuttal, so he quickly changed his mind.

Zhu Ying frowned slightly, he felt that what he said just now did not enter Zhu Yunxi's heart.

However, these things cannot be rushed for a while, and the cognitive aspect cannot be changed with just a few words.

Zhu Ying tried her best to let her own younger brother take control, but if it is really not suitable, then she can only look for other candidates.

This visit to Hong Kong Island is considered a private visit.

But even if the scale was reduced, more than 20 burly men followed behind, staring at all around, but anyone who is not a fool can understand that this is definitely the heir of some big man.

Pedestrians on the street avoided, for fear of offending.

For Zhu Ying's identity, this is really very low-key.

"It's ridiculous. Today, Hong Kong Island has a population of nearly [-]. Although most of them are not permanent residents, there is no yamen control for such a large place."

"Immediately send an order to the Guangzhou government office, and immediately set up the Hong Kong county government office, including other government offices. It will not be in the charge of the Xin'an county government office, but directly under the jurisdiction of the Guangzhou government office."

Nowadays, there are not many places with people on Hong Kong Island, mainly in the port area of ​​Xiangbutou.

Xiangbutou is the Tsim Sha Tsui of later generations.

After wandering around for most of the day, Zhu Ying discovered that the main person in charge of law and order turned out to be the local Lizheng and Lizhang, while the Xin'an County Government enjoys the taxes of Hong Kong Island, but has not sent anyone to manage the place at all.

The law and order in the surrounding area is even maintained by the navy department.

Are all these officials blind?

Obviously, there must be something tricky here.

After thinking for a while, Zhu Ying ordered: "Find a local and arrange to visit the dental clinic here."

The Jinyiwei Qianhu who was in charge of the guard was called Shi Di, and immediately stopped the passers-by for questioning.

The man was obviously a little scared, hurriedly told the address and left quickly, obviously not wanting to provoke Zhu Ying and his group.

With so many vicious guards following him, if you don't pay attention, you may get into big trouble.

Hong Kong dental office.

The dental shop here is much more lively than other places, and the place is quite hidden, hidden behind a few houses, if you don’t know the exact location, you might miss it.

It is a small two-story building made of cement brick walls.

In the yard and in the hall, there are crowds of people queuing up. At a glance, there are at least two to three hundred people, all of whom are foreigners.

"Why are there so many people?" Zhu Yunwen was a little speechless.

Zhu Ying frowned, he felt that things were not that simple.

At this moment, the waiter inside the Yaxing saw Zhu Ying and the others sharp-eyed all of a sudden, got up quickly and rushed over from the crowd.

"My lord, please come inside. We have private rooms inside, but they are much cleaner."

This is clearly an act of jumping in line, but the foreign businessmen who lined up are not dissatisfied at all.

After all, the twenty or so guards behind are the best deterrent.

Hearing this, Zhu Ying followed Yaxing Xiaoer in, and the crowd also moved out of the way knowingly.

Xiao Er said with some embarrassment: "Master, in our small place, the private room may not be able to accommodate so many people."

Zhu Ying nodded, turned around and ordered, "Yunxie will follow me in, and the others will wait outside."

Qianhu Shi Di bowed and cupped his fists: "Follow the order of the young master."

With this style, the surrounding foreign businessmen were directly shocked, and the little girl was also frightened.

Bypassing the crowd to the backyard, the place is much cleaner, but the commotion in front can be vaguely heard.

"Masters, please come inside."

The huts in the backyard are obviously prepared for distinguished guests, and you can smell the fragrance of tea when you enter.

In the room, a girl can be seen making tea through the window.

This can be regarded as the specialty of Guangzhou area, Kung Fu tea.

Most businessmen like to chat while drinking tea, and they will be served by women who specialize in tea art.

Seeing Zhu Ying and Zhu Yunxi coming in, the woman got up and wished all blessings, but she didn't speak.

"Don't worry, you two, they are all born with disabilities. They can't speak or hear." Xiao Er explained with a smile.

To put it bluntly, they are deaf-mute people.

This is indeed relatively hidden for many businessmen, and most businessmen don't like their secrets to be known.

It seems that there is something in this dental shop.

Zhu Ying didn't rush to speak.

Zhu Yunxi sat down and took a sip of tea, frowning slightly, then put the teacup aside, obviously not satisfied with the taste of the tea here.

The mistress obviously had some status, seeing this situation, he quickly gestured to the woman.

Seeing that the woman poured the tea in the cup into the inner barrel next to it, she immediately replaced it with new tea.

This tea is obviously much more expensive, and you can smell the rich tea fragrance just after brewing.

However, Zhu Yunxi, who grew up in the palace since childhood, only drank tribute from the palace.

Although this tea is good, you can barely drink it.

Xiao Er has a panoramic view of these situations, and already has an estimate in his heart.

"The two gentlemen came to the dental shop, but what do they need? Let me tell you the truth, no matter what you want to do in Hong Kong Island, we can help you here, and you will definitely not let the two gentlemen down. .”

There was a bit of pride in Xiao Er's tone, obviously very confident.