Hongwu Daming: Why hasn't my son rebelled?

Chapter 8 People play in Yingtian until they run out of money
Hongwu seven years, February.

Recently, Zhu Yuanzhang has a troublesome thing, that is, the cartoons drawn by Zhu Qi, they are so beautiful.

But there are only two comic books, and the plot is broken by Zhu Chongba, that is, he was imprisoned by his prospective father-in-law Guo Zixing because of beheading the general and seizing power. In the second volume of the magical "Yi Jin Jing", at this time the future Empress Ma, who is also Zhu Qi's mother, suddenly appeared at the gate of the prison.

Then it was gone, Zhu Yuanzhang was stupid at that time!
Of course, he himself has never beheaded a general to seize power, nor was he imprisoned by his father-in-law Guo Zixing. This comic plot is just an artistic technique. Unexpectedly, he does not dislike such a compiled plot. Destiny is mine" refreshing feeling.

The cartoons are really good-looking. Have you learned the second volume of "Yi Jin Jing"? Why did Ma Shi suddenly come here? What about the one who escaped and married Ma Shi?

This series of questions, like ants crawling all over his heart, gave Zhu Yuanzhang that itch. Obviously the protagonist of the comic is himself, but the follow-up development makes him so curious.

Zhu Yuanzhang asked the internal officials to go to Zhu Qi to ask if there was a third book, and Zhu Qi replied honestly: "No more."

Good guy, with such a decisive answer, Zhu Yuanzhang naturally did not hesitate, and issued another edict to Zhu Qi: "Hurry up and start the third chapter!"

Now, Zhu Yuanzhang's troubles became Zhu Qi's troubles.

It never occurred to him that after all of his own people traveled to Hongwu Daming, there would be someone urging him to draw manga, and he couldn't refuse this person.

What can be done?I can only prepare paper, let someone sharpen the charcoal pencil and start to start my old business. Fortunately, there is a gentle town of Goulan, which can relax my tense and tired body and spirit.

But soon, Zhu Qi encountered another big problem. He couldn't go to Goulan anymore, and he and Zhu Di had no money.

I thought that if you become a prince in the Ming Dynasty, you will be rich, and you will not even blink, and you will pay by weight.

In the end, I took Zhu Di to Goulan for ten days, but I couldn't get any money from the Ministry of Internal Affairs!But think about it carefully, I go to Goulan every day, the entrance fee is two yuan for playing tea, and occasionally I have to eat flower wine, order a good wine, find two beautiful girls, and give a reward of 50 million points if I have a good chat. It is impossible to return to the palace without spending [-] taels of silver every day in the Xiaoxiang Pavilion, which is not Zhu Di's.

After ten days, just touching and kissing will cost 700 taels of silver!Boy, is this a high-end place?

Zhu Yuanzhang did not treat the prince harshly, and he could receive money every month. At this time, the salary was [-] shi a year, and [-] guan. The water in your hands is very large, and if you can get one-twentieth of it, it is considered that Zhu Yuanzhang loves you very much.

Moreover, this salary must be allocated to him from the finances in the fief after he goes to the feudal land. Although Zhu Qi is already the king of Liao, he has not yet become a feudal man. Now he is still living in Yingtian Mansion, eating Zhu Yuanzhang Money from the Ministry of Internal Affairs!

Ten days spent 700 taels of silver, which was only Zhu Qi's individual expenditure. Later, the internal official of the Ministry of Internal Affairs reminded him in a low voice:

"Your Highness, you can't spend money like this anymore. Your Majesty will have to intervene if you pay like this again."

Good guy, if Zhu Yuanzhang intervened, something might happen. If Zhu Yuanzhang ran to him one day and asked, "My son, did you throw your personal expenses of 50 taels of silver into the river for fun? ", I can scare myself to death.

In a word, Zhu Yuanzhang’s House of Internal Affairs must not be able to ask for the money. Zhu Qi, who was worried, and Zhu Di also wrinkled his face at the side, and finally gritted his teeth and said:
"Just don't do it again and again..."

Zhu Qi was taken aback, good guy, he is worthy of being the future Emperor Yongle, he was born with decisiveness and ruthlessness in his bones, did he plan to rebel at the age of 14? !
"...I won't go to Goulan this month!"

Seeing Zhu Di's determination, Zhu Qi sighed silently.

The two brothers were silent for a while, Zhu Qing said in a sad voice:
"Let's go to sea."

"what?"

"It means doing business."

Zhu Qi continued:

"I thought about it for a while. There is no place for the two of us to make money in this palace. The internal officials at the Ministry of Internal Affairs have reminded me. Even if my father didn't find out now, if he finds out later, I will ask you later. , We spent six or seven hundred taels of silver in the past ten days, and we really can't explain it, but if we say that we use it for business, then we can explain it clearly."

Just after Zhu Qi finished speaking, Zhu Di turned pale with shock and said:

"Third Brother, if you tell Dad that the two of us are going to do business, it's better to go to the hook bar. It's not like you don't know if Dad will see the businessman."

Zhu Qi did not take it seriously. Zhu Yuanzhang did not like businessmen, but it was not as exaggerated as Zhu Di said. Zhu Yuanzhang implemented the sea ban not to deliberately make things difficult for businessmen, but to restrict the Japanese pirates in the early Ming Dynasty. At this time, Japanese pirates gathered in Liaodong, Koryo area, come on, another reason not to want to go to Liaodong to become a feudal vassal.

Merchants are not allowed to do business across provinces in order to implement the policy of strengthening the people. Not only are businessmen not allowed to cross provinces, but anyone with household registration is not allowed to cross provinces. It is not so much for businessmen, but for everyone .

The advantage of solidifying the people is that it can quickly stabilize the situation, strengthen the centralization of power, and government orders can be issued to every place.Zhu Yuanzhang's original intention and design are good, but the policy of solidifying the people as a whole will definitely do more harm than good.

As for Zhu Yuanzhang not allowing businessmen to wear silk and satin, in fact, this is not Zhu Yuanzhang targeting businessmen. He also stipulated that common people are not allowed to embroider Dapeng on their clothes, and prostitutes are not allowed to wear too gorgeous and so on.In fact, at this time in the early days of the Republic of China, just looking at it, you can know that Zhu Yuanzhang did not deliberately mean businessmen, that is, business taxes!

How much was Hongwu's business tax in the early Ming Dynasty?According to historical records, one tax per thirty!Needless to say what kind of concept this is, it can be said to be a very, very light tax.

So Zhu Yuanzhang didn't like businessmen, but he didn't deliberately make things difficult for businessmen. This is a fact, but why later generations passed it down like that, of course, has a lot to do with the Qing Dynasty's revision of Ming history. Of the 276 emperors, few of them are normal. On the contrary, he is the emperor of the Qing Dynasty.

Believe it or not, Zhu Qi doesn't really believe it anyway.

But what Zhu Di said did remind Zhu Qi that, as a prince and feudal lord, it was really inappropriate to tell Zhu Yuanzhang that he was going to do business. He thought for a while and said:

"Then let's put it another way, let's enrich Daming's entertainment life and benefit the common people!"

"what?"

Zhu Di became a little confused. He didn't know what it meant to enrich Daming's entertainment life. He couldn't open a brothel and compete with his father for business, right?

Zhu Qi patiently explained, saying:
"Think about it, what is a trading business? Pull a pile of goods and sell them from north to south, and from south to north. This is called a trading business. We don't buy or sell goods. We just produce stories such as novels, For the kind of comic books you have read, let’s set up a store and put all these novels and comics in the store, and pay when you enter the store. , read comic books, will this entertainment life be enriched? How can the affairs of literati be called business. "

Zhu Di was still a little confused and asked:

"Third brother, what you said is indeed not a business, but novels and comics...are there really any money to be made?"

Zhu Qi chuckled, this kid is young after all, of course it doesn't make much money just selling novels and comics, but anyone who makes money from matching packages can keep up.

Xiaoxiang Pavilion is a romantic place, is it only women?There are a lot of eating, drinking, singing, opera and dancing performances!

As for the issue of attractiveness, that really underestimated the market for novels and comics. What is the most popular in the Ming Dynasty?Novel!
The Ming Dynasty was the most popular and powerful classical novel in Chinese history, even surpassing the status of poetry, song and Fuqu. Three of the four major masterpieces were from the Ming Dynasty. "Water Margin" and "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" were really popular all over the world There is also "Journey to the West" that appeared later, and the common people like to read it, not to mention the famous four great books of the Ming Dynasty, it is really popular!

Not to mention that novels are not on the stage, do you know who wrote "Jin Ping Mei"?Xu Wei, a well-known literary master in the Ming Dynasty, a generation of Wenzong, and an art master!

Not to mention comics, this kind of epoch-making entertainment product, as long as I can release it, it will definitely be very popular. Haven’t you seen that Zhu Di and Zhu Yuanzhang like it very much?

Anyway, I have to draw, and if I show Zhu Yuanzhang, I can't get a copper coin, so wouldn't it be nice if I take it out to make money!

Zhu Qi decided to go to sea. If he continued to take money from the Ministry of Internal Affairs in this way, he would be discovered by Zhu Yuanzhang sooner or later. Moreover, he had no money in his hands, so he had no confidence in his heart, and he couldn't have fun playing.

But Zhu Di quickly asked another crucial question:

"Third brother, how do we get this capital? Will the Ministry of Internal Affairs pay for it?"

Before Zhu Qi answered, an internal official came in and reported:
"His Royal Highness, the prince is here."

Zhu Qi chuckled, and said to Zhu Di:
"Isn't the capital here?"

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