Chongzhen Daming: Starting from Coal Mountain

Chapter 182
When Chongzhen returned to Xuzhou, it was already the end of the first month.

Zhu Cihong and the Crown Princess Kang Xi have been waiting in Xuzhou for almost three months.

"Father, the new year is safe and healthy, and the longevity is boundless." Zhu Cihong took Kang Xi to offer New Year blessings to Chongzhen.

"Okay, father and emperor also wish you a happy marriage for a hundred years, and strive to give birth to the emperor's grandson as soon as possible." Chongzhen smiled and stepped forward to help Zhu Cihong and Kang Xi, and then told Wang Chengen, "Wang Daban, give me a reward."

Wang Chengen hurriedly invited out the New Year gift that Chongzhen had prepared in advance.

When Zhu Cihong, Kang Xi, and the disciples of Prince Qin who were present were watching intently, they saw two silver ingots on the tray alone, and there was nothing else.

Seeing this, not only the crown princess, but also the princes and scholars were stunned.

The two silver ingots prepared by the Holy One are only thirty taels, right?
Hu Guozhu and Jin Xuan who were following Chongzhen couldn't help laughing, thinking that the Holy Majesty's handwriting was still the same as before - magnificent, and the rewards given to Shaolin Temple before were also moving.

Chongzhen didn't feel embarrassed at all, and said to the prince and his wife: "These two silver ingots are specially prepared for you. The silver ingot on the left is thirteen taels, and the right one is fourteen taels. It means a lifetime."

"Prince, you must cherish the princess all your life, and don't like the new and dislike the old."

"Prince concubine wants to serve the crown prince for the rest of his life, and she must not give birth to external intentions due to resentment."

After a pause, Chongzhen said again: "If a husband and wife are of the same heart, their benefits will cut through gold. As long as you and your husband are of the same heart, the Ming Dynasty will surely flourish, and the prosperity of all nations will not be far away."

Hearing this, the scholars present instantly felt that these two small ingots of silver had become extraordinary, and these two ingots of silver actually had such a meaning?
Zhu Cihong and Kang Xi also saluted again.

Zhu Cijiong on the side looked hot, and asked with a smile: "Father, where is mine?"

"You." Chongzhen thought for a while, took off his waist knife and handed it to Zhu Cijiong, saying, "This knife rewards you."

Seeing this, Zhu Cijiong couldn't help being a little disappointed, thinking that this isn't the standard waist knife just sent to Xuzhou by the Daming Arsenal?A waist knife seems to be worth 3 renminbi, which is too picky.

At any rate, the emperor's brother and sister-in-law got a reward of more than ten taels of silver.

The scholars present began to guess, what is the meaning of this waist knife?
Chongzhen quickly revealed the mystery and said: "There is a saying in the biography of Wei Xian in the Han Dynasty that the legacy of Jin Manying is not as good as teaching the son once. Today, I changed this sentence and changed it to the legacy of the country. Give your son a knife, although you are the prince's honor, I will not reward you with an inch of land, and future vassal kings will never want to get an inch of land from the court. If you want a vassal state, you can take the waist knife that I rewarded you, and go by yourself Exploring overseas."

Zhu Cijiong's eyes lit up instantly.

The prince Qin who was present also got a boost of expression.

This is the pattern that the Son of Heaven should have. This is the sage king who has never been seen through the ages!

In contrast, Emperor Taizu Gao only enshrined his sons and grandsons within the borders of the Ming Dynasty, but the structure is small, and the structure is still large today!
But Du Yinxi, Lu Zhenfei, and Jin Xuan who were also present thought further. The words of the Holy Majesty seemed to be aimed not only at King Ding, but at the entire clan of the Ming Dynasty!

Could it be said that the clan law of the emperor's ancestral precepts will be changed?

But this time is really a good opportunity to reform the clan law.

……

"Ha chirp! Ha chirp ha chirp!"

Zhu Yousong sneezed loudly twice and almost fell off the little donkey.

Hearing the sound of the donkey's hooves, the windows on both sides of Chaoku Street opened one after another, and then one after another Zhenshou poked out of the windows and looked down.

"Your Majesty, are you here?"

"Yeah, it's His Royal Highness Fu, come and play."

"Fu Wang, the body of the slave family is convenient today."

The girls with heavy makeup sent out warm invitations one after another.

Zhu Yousong shook his hands repeatedly, not because he didn't want to go up, but because he was too shy.

At the end of last year, when he heard that the Ming army had returned to Guide Mansion and Kaifeng Mansion, Zhu Yousong hurriedly sent his housekeeper north to ask the officials of Kaifeng Mansion and Guide Mansion for Zhuangtian.

But he never wanted to be beaten severely.

When the old housekeeper returned to Nanjing, he became ill.

Thinking of this, Zhu Yousong couldn't help crying.

In other dynasties, at most, the people did not live without living, but in the Ming Dynasty, the king did not live without living.

Not to mention those lieutenant generals, even they, the princes and princes of the county, are about to starve to death, but the majestic Ming Dynasty actually starved to death even the prince, this is really strange!

Thinking of this, Zhu Yousong inexplicably felt first-class resentment.

Today's holy majesty treats the clan too much, it is too much!
Then Zhu Yousong came to the magnificent gate of the Municipal Exchange.

Looking at the majestic gate tower of the Municipal Exchange, Zhu Yousong couldn't help but feel a little bit emotional. After not coming for more than half a month, the Municipal Exchange has undergone new changes. The two rows of houses in front of the gate have been demolished, together with the middle one. Chaoku Street is flattened into a huge square. No matter how many people there are in such a big square, it must be more than enough to accommodate [-] to [-] people.

But even such a large square was half-full by all kinds of people at the moment.

In other words, there are at least tens of thousands of people of all kinds gathered in the Exchange Square at the moment!
Thinking of this, Zhu Yousong couldn't help being a little speechless. You must know that there are restrictions on the stock exchange, and you can't enter without a net worth of more than five hundred taels.

How did this standard come about?

It's actually very simple to say it, you have to have a deposit in Daming Royal Bank.

Only if you have more than [-] taels of silver in the Daming Royal Bank, you are eligible to enter the square and participate in the bond trading of the Exchange, otherwise you will be kicked out.

No, as soon as Zhu Yousong arrived, a soil stick was thrown out.

"Get lost!" A burly man in strong attire who was obviously a family martial artist kicked over, and kicked the dirt stick that had just got up, "Let me see you again, and break the dog's leg!"

The soil stick climbed several steps forward before he dared to sit up, and shouted: "Why are you so arrogant? When the business that Grandpa is doing is completed, you must deposit thousands of taels of silver in the Royal Bank, and you must let him go." You treat me as your ancestor!"

"Let's be beaten!" The strong man made a look on his face, as if he was about to rush over, but the earth stick turned around and ran away in fright.

The strong man stopped his feet when he saw this, but saw Zhu Yousong again in a blink of an eye, and blocked his way directly.

"Fu Wang, you old man, don't embarrass us servants. It's really not that villains don't let you in. It's really difficult for us to deal with it after being told by the superiors."

The strong man spoke cowardly, but he didn't show any intention of stepping aside.

I have to say that Lao Zhu's son and grandson had a really miserable time in Nanjing, no one took him seriously at all.

Zhu Yousong was furious, and said in his heart that you are a lowly person with a dog's eyes, and you are relying on the power of the uncle's family?If you don't have uncle Guo to back you up, how dare you act like a monster in front of this king?

Unfortunately, no matter how angry Zhu Yousong was, he didn't dare to show it.

He even had to show a flattering smile: "Xiao Wang didn't go in because he wanted to bother the senior officials to inform the uncle of the country or some big shopkeeper, saying that Xiao Wang just wanted to get a job as a trader."

Since the opening of bond trading on the stock exchange, business has been booming day by day.

In less than half a month, the trading hall, which can accommodate thousands of people at the same time, can no longer hold it.

Therefore, Kang Wanwan convened a meeting of more than [-] large and small shareholders, and the meeting decided to open a larger open-air trading hall on the square at the gate of the stock exchange.

This open-air square is big enough to hold five thousand people.

However, with such a large square and so many gentry and merchants participating in bond trading, the demand for traders (buddy) also increased exponentially.

Zhu Yousong wanted to apply last time, but he couldn't hold back.

In the end, after hesitating for only one day, [-] jobs were snatched up, and it was too late to regret.

So this time the Exchange Plaza was expanded again, and the number of traders was expanded again. Zhu Yousong rushed here immediately, thinking that this time he would become a trader no matter what, and he would have a basic salary of five taels of silver a month, and Reward money is very rich.

It is said that some traders can get rewards of hundreds of taels of silver every month because of their sharp eyesight and agility.

In the past, Zhu Yousong would not even glance at the mere few hundred taels of silver, but not now, now Zhu Yousong wants even one tael of silver.

Haven't you seen his little donkey so thin that it only has a skeleton?

If he couldn't find a job, he might have to sell the little donkey for money.

"Trader?" The brawny man looked at Zhu Yousong with a half-smile, and said, "Your Majesty, are you joking? How could you, a majestic prince, do such a job of serving people? Not to mention the imperial court." allow."

Zhu Yousong really wanted to say that he didn't care about the family law of his bullshit ancestors, and he was about to starve to death, so who cares about that?

But when the words came to Zhu Yousong's mouth, it turned into: "The emperor's ancestors stipulated that members of the clan were not allowed to engage in cheap jobs, not to participate in the imperial examination to become an official, and not to be a soldier in business and agriculture, but it seems that there is no such rule. You are going to be a bond trader, so I hope that the high officials will inform Xiao Wang no matter what."

"Okay, then I'll say it for you, but don't dare to say if it will succeed." The strong man left after speaking.

Not to mention that Zhu Yousong is here to thank you, but after the strong man went in to report, Kang Wanwan didn't come out.

Until the sun set to the west, the wealthy merchants who had gathered in the square dispersed happily or dejectedly. Several big shopkeepers such as Kang Wanwan and Fang Wenzhen did not show up, and even a young man did not show up.

Zhu Yousong's face completely collapsed, this is not leaving Zong a way out!
Chongzhen, aren't you afraid of my king's rebellion?I really drove this king into a hurry, so I rebelled!

But to rebel, just think about it, Zhu Yousong would never dare to rebel.

After slandering a few words, Zhu Yousong led the little donkey who was so thin that it was about to lose its shape, and walked back.

When I was walking to the rented apartment, I happened to be on the same road with two small traders, and I heard the two of them happily discussing the bond sale there, and both of them seemed to have bought a lot.

Zhu Yousong was immediately envious.

What you buy is what you earn.

(End of this chapter)