Mixed with salted fish in Hongwudang

Chapter 247 How Did He Earn So Much?
After the emperor's birthday passed, the vassal king wrote a letter to resign the next day.

It's just that some of the people who wrote the letter were sincere and some were false.

Zhu Di also wrote the book, but he didn't ask his family to pack their bags one after another, but with the idea of ​​being able to procrastinate every day.

Qin Wang Zhu Xi simply didn't even have the idea of ​​writing a letter, and spent all day thinking about how to get back the fined and confiscated brothel from the old man.

Zhu Yan actually submitted a letter, but was rejected by Lao Zhu, so that he could live in the capital for a few days without worrying about going back.

Zhu Yan knew that this was the compensation from his father to him for the hard work he had gone to Wudang Mountain to find Zhang Shenxian some time ago, but as a border vassal and a subject, how could he take it lightly?
Therefore, when he entered the palace to accompany his father to have a meal today, the implication was that he wanted to go back alone!
"Father, Zhang Shenxian has already said that you can hold the country for another 30 years. In my opinion, the prince is not in a hurry at this moment. It will not be too late to think about it after you have a great-grandson in your arms. Hehehe..."

"As for the son, there are many things in the fief, and he has to take care of the Duke of Liang from the sidelines, so he won't stay in the capital too much."

Old Zhu smiled and waved his hands when he heard this, as if denying Zhang Shenxian's words, and also as if dispelling Zhu Min's idea of ​​returning to the fiefdom.

"The words of Immortal Zhang are just jokes to deceive you."

"If we stay in the country for another 30 years, won't we also become old gods?"

"We don't have that blessing!"

"In our opinion, if we can live another ten or eight years, it's all thanks to God!"

"As for you..."

"If you are really worried about closing the country, then take your family back in a few days. We don't ask you to make great military achievements, but only ask you to protect the environment and the people, supply the food and grass on Lanyu's side, and don't let him die because of the shortage of food and grass. Then just let it go.”

"promise!"

Zhu Yan agreed, seeing that Zhu Yunxi was not around today, he couldn't help asking curiously.

"Father, why didn't you see my eldest nephew today?"

Old Zhu smiled bitterly when he heard this.

"Your eldest nephew couldn't sit still because of the injury on his buttocks. He ran to the workshop outside the palace early in the morning. He said that he hadn't seen it for a long time, so he had to go and see it for himself."

Zhu Yun was overjoyed when he heard this, and thinking about what Zhu Yunxi had said to several of their "shareholders" before, he couldn't help but say a few words for Zhu Yunxi.

"Father, in fact, that kid Zhu Yunxi is not greedy for money."

"When he was running a workshop, his original intention was to give the imperial court a surplus of one million taels of silver every year."

"Just to supply weapons to the court, he didn't intend to ask for money for materials. It was Chen Zongli, Minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs, who made a mistake and insisted on giving him the money."

"Oh?"

Lao Zhu was slightly moved when he heard the words, and 1 "disbelief" flashed in his eyes.

"Then Ni Sun would have such kindness?"

"In addition, can he really say that he can supply military supplies without using money from the court, and can give the court a surplus of 100 million taels every year?"

Zhu Yan originally wanted to make his eldest nephew look good, and when he saw his father asking such a question, he naturally patted his chest as a guarantee.

"That's natural!"

"My son has seen the accounts of the ironware workshop. In the past month alone, it has made a profit of 30 taels of silver. Calculated in this way, it is at least 300 million taels a year."

"Even if you give 100 million taels to the court, that kid will still make a profit!"

"This this this..."

Lao Zhu always knew that Zhu Yunxi had built another workshop in private, and people from the Ministry of War and Ministry of Industry had written to complain about it before.It is said that Zhu Yunxi's work is not kind, how can he sell it to the imperial workshop and build another one?
Lao Zhu ordered someone to investigate, and after learning that the new workshop only produced some scissors, kitchen knives, and some agricultural tools, he stopped asking about this matter.

After all, Zhu Yunxi has made great contributions to the imperial court in making weapons, and it is also due to let him earn some pocket money.

It's just that he didn't expect that there was so much pocket money!

"Come on!"

"Call us in Erhu!"

"promise!"

Not long after, the two tigers came in with a lawsuit on their foreheads.

"I pay my respects to the emperor!"

"Er Hu, tell us, what is the monthly income of our eldest grandson's new workshop in the north of the city?"

When Erhu heard this, his heart skipped a beat.Looking at King Jin who was sitting beside him, he couldn't help complaining that this fellow had a big mouth.

The third grandson is just leading everyone to make a little money, why is this guy still showing off?

"Reporting to the emperor, it is said that the profit last month was more than 30 taels..."

Seeing Erhu's tone of voice, Lao Zhu knew that this fellow was not telling the truth, so he couldn't help asking in a deep voice.

"How much more?"

"It's too much...more than 20 taels..."

"hiss!"

Hearing this, Zhu Fen and Lao Zhu gasped together.

When Zhu Yan saw the account book, he saw that there was a surplus of 30 taels, and he was beyond shocked.Unexpectedly, in the past month, the profit of the iron workshop has nearly doubled...

Lao Zhu was even more shocked, thinking to himself why the money-losing goods in the hands of the court can be turned into magic in the hands of this grandson?

Even if this grandson has a hydraulic workshop, it wouldn't be so outrageous, right?

In addition, he has earned so much money, why is he still staring at the little money from the birthday gift, and smearing the royal face for nothing!
"Tell us clearly how much it is!"

"Back to the emperor, the total profit last month was 59 taels."

"hiss……"

Old Zhu was speechless again when he heard this.

"What's the difference between this and 60 taels?"

Erhu replied awkwardly.

"It's still a little different..."

"Three emperors say that you should be practical and realistic when you are a person and do things, and don't talk big and make people laugh..."

Old Zhu secretly rolled his eyes when he heard the words, thinking that this Nisun is really good at hiding his clumsiness.As for Erhu, he must have a stake in the new workshop, otherwise how could he cover it up for him like this?

"How did he earn so much?"

"Shouldn't you be able to earn so much just by selling some scissors, kitchen knives and the like?"

"When I returned to the emperor, I mainly relied on selling iron materials. Now workshops from all over the country come to the third emperor's grandson to buy iron. The best iron is only three hundred yuan a catty. It has been robbed like crazy."

"Last month, we sold 100 million catties of iron and steel alone, and received a lot of deposits from workshops. That's how we got so much surplus."

100 million catties of tin iron sounds like a lot, but it is actually only [-] tons.

This amount of iron and steel is definitely not a big deal in future generations, and there may be more iron in any scrap collection station than this.

But for the current Daming, the output of one Zhu Yunxi workshop is already comparable to that of all the government-run workshops of the Ming Dynasty combined.

"How come there are so many?"

"Returning to the emperor, His Royal Highness the Third Emperor has developed a new type of iron smelting furnace, which can produce several thousand catties of iron..."

"blast furnace?"

"A furnace of several thousand catties..."

The more Lao Zhu listened to it, the more he felt that it was outrageous. In an ordinary iron smelting workshop, one furnace can produce a hundred and ten catties of iron, which is not bad.That Nisun blast furnace can produce several thousand catties of iron in one furnace, which is simply unheard of.

Zhu Wei also felt that it was outrageous. Although he was the major shareholder of Minggang Chamber of Commerce, he never asked about the workshop.Even if I go there occasionally, I just walk around in the weapon-making workshop to see all kinds of new machines.

Now hearing Erhu's exaggerated words, and seeing that his father was so interested, he immediately suggested.

"Father, if you are curious, why don't we go and have a look?"

Old Zhu was obviously a little moved when he heard the words, but he felt a little drummed when he thought that he still had a lot of memorials that had not been approved.

He doesn't like to procrastinate in doing things. Today's work is completed today, and he will never leave it until tomorrow.

Zhu Yan saw his father's concerns, and proposed again.

"If father is worried about state affairs, you can take the memorial to review on the road!"

"Zhu Yunxi gave his son a new-style carriage a few days ago. It is the most light and stable. You can hardly feel the bumps when you sit in it. The emperor can ride in his son's carriage."

When Lao Zhu heard this, he suddenly remembered that Zhu Gui also gave him a carriage.

"Two tigers, bring the carriage that Zhu Gui gave us and compare it with the carriage of the third family. See if the filial piety of the thirteenth is greater, or that of our little grandson, hahaha!"

"okay!"

Hearing the words, the two tigers felt as if they had received an amnesty, and hurriedly ran out to prepare the car.

Not long after, two carriages appeared at the gate of the palace. Lao Zhu and Zhu Min looked at each other, and they both saw helplessness in each other's eyes.

Because the two carriages are exactly the same, they are both of the same color as the original wood, and they haven't even been painted, so they look extremely shabby.

But this satisfies Lao Zhu's desire to travel in a low-key manner.

Ever since, Lao Zhu ordered people to drive his imperial carriage to open the way ahead, and he himself took a few guards and followed behind in the log-colored carriage that Zhu Gui gave him.

The carriage was not obvious when it was in the city, but after leaving the city, it immediately felt the benefits of the new carriage.

No matter what kind of road you pass by, you can hardly feel the bumps.

When reviewing memorials, he won't be blinded by flickering, and even the hand holding the pen is much more stable.

When Lao Zhu and others left the city, Zhu Yunxi had already made a circle outside the city.

He first went to the workshop of the Weapons Bureau under the Ministry of War to check the operation status here.

Fortunately, they were all the craftsmen he selected at the beginning. After working with him for several months, they were already familiar with his management methods.

Therefore, although he himself did not go there for ten days and a half months, the foremen in each workshop did a good job.

What worries him the most is the new workshop. The new workshop not only has to make some farm tools and daily necessities to make a profit.Another very important task is to be responsible for the research and development of steam engines.

The steam engine is not complicated in nature, and he took out all the principles and blueprints, just follow the gourd.

It's just that it involves details such as the strength of the material and air tightness, and it takes a certain amount of time to polish and test.

It is naturally much more convenient to have ready-made materials. If you find two mature craftsmen to file with a file, you can file the parts out.

What is difficult is that some parts require different material properties, some require a certain degree of toughness, while others require properties such as wear resistance.

Therefore, he spent a lot of time and energy just on researching new materials.

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