My uncle's name is Zhu Di

Chapter 71 The Three Sons Win the Inheritance (Tomorrow)
The lending point near the Qinhuai River is just one of the eight lending points in the entire capital, and this one alone has released nearly [-] guan.

Converted into silver, it would be less than 4000 taels, perhaps not as valuable as Xu Jingchang's fan pendant.

But the problem is that the money has been loaned to more than 600 ordinary people, so that they have emergency money.Everyone has heard the saying that saving the emergency is not helping the poor.

However, those rich merchants and landlords take advantage of the poor people's urgent need for money, or flattery, or coercion and extortion, so that the poor owe money that they will never pay... Then they can justifiably take everything from the poor people.

Land, houses... If you don't have any of these, it doesn't matter, you can still use your daughter to pay off the debt.

This is not lending money to more than 600 people, but saving more than 600 poor families from the brink of collapse.

The interest of [-]% a year can basically be repaid as long as they work hard. After this year, they can start again.

There is no need to bear huge debts, no need to worry about the interest of the donkey rolling, no need to sell children and daughters, and the family is ruined.

Isn't this the Bodhisattva who saves suffering?

No matter which temple you go to pray, or which god you worship, can you be so responsive?

The King of Han is a true Bodhisattva!
As Zhu Gaoxu's reputation grew, so did his business, and more and more people came to borrow money.

In just one month, the number of lending outlets has been expanded twice, reaching as many as 28, and ten of them are located outside Yingtian City.

And not only the poor, but also small and medium businessmen in the city began to borrow money from the King of Han.

They need to buy goods and meet the money gap... In the past, the big guys could only rely on the help of relatives and friends, or go to the club, and owe a lot of favors.

Now with the loan guaranteed by Zhu Gaoxu, the big guy gradually became more courageous and began to borrow money from the King of Han.

With more and more businesses, what Zhu Gaoxu was most worried about was not the lack of capital, but the lack of enough manpower. He had to come to the Secretary of General Administration to ask Xu Jingchang for help.

"Farmers harvest once a year, so the time for borrowing is one year, but merchants often don't need such a long time, three months, half a year, or even one month. Now I have to formulate more lending plans. For merchants, there are also A more complicated evaluation process... So, I need you to give me some talents." Zhu Gaoxu said seriously.

Xu Jingchang snorted and said, "You treat me like a treasure chest, what do you want? I also lack talents. The Secretary of General Administration needs to collect taxes, and I need more people."

"One million guan!" Zhu Gaoxu said lightly.

Xu Jingchang frowned slightly, "What do you mean, you want to buy me with money? Don't forget, you still learned how to do business from me. Your skills..."

"One million taels!" Zhu Gaoxu changed units.

Xu Jingchang frowned deeply, "National affairs are the most important thing. Excellent talents are definitely willing to work for the court. What's the point of going to your side?"

"100 taels of gold!"

Zhu Gaoxu added two more words, Xu Jingchang's temples moved violently, as if being hit hard, and then a golden light appeared in front of his eyes...

He shook his head hastily, "You don't have so much gold, and I don't have so many talents."

Zhu Gaoxu said with a smile: "Money can be earned slowly, as long as the business is big enough, you can earn it. As for talents, isn't my virtuous brother cultivating? Your school is about to exceed 1 people, right? I will help you with money. Wouldn’t it be great to make the school bigger and recruit more people?”

There is an extra big grievance who pays, and it seems that there is really no reason to refuse.

Xu Jingchang thought about it for a while, and could only say: "Forget it, if you must need manpower, I will send you a batch of talents from Zhu Zhanji's school. But you can't treat them badly."

Zhu Gaoxu said straightforwardly: "I will pay according to the salary of a fifth-rank official... If you do a good job, you will also have an allowance."

Xu Jingchang took a deep breath and said meaningfully: "Your Highness the King of Han, you are completely transformed now, and you are very different from the previous recklessness."

Zhu Gaoxu said indifferently: "If you don't fall, it's really hard to see yourself and others clearly...Your brother made me fall almost to pieces, and pulled me back from the underworld. I often think about losing my father. The love of my mother, what do I have left? Is it Qiu Fu's so-called friends who were born and died, or a villain like Wang Ning? Later I figured it out, people's hearts are cold, and they are far less real than golden things."

Xu Jingchang said with a smile: "Since His Highness loves money so much, why would he spare no expense? I don't seem to understand!"

Zhu Gaoxu laughed loudly, "Cousin, you are really smart all your life, and you were confused for a while. No matter how much money is in my hands, one day the father will send someone to search the house, and there will be nothing left. But if you spend it, cultivate talents and win people's hearts , the money is mine. Otherwise, it’s just a passing God of Wealth.”

Zhu Gaoxu said: "Brother, I have been fighting in front of the battle for four years anyway, and I have come back from the gate of hell several times, do you still think I am a miser?"

Xu Jingchang couldn't help Shenxi and said in a low voice: "So, His Highness the King of Han really has the style of Lord Mengchang, which makes people fall in love with him."

With a smile on his face, Zhu Gaoxu suddenly leaned forward and said, "Since my virtuous brother has said so, I wonder if you would like to help me?"

"Help for what?" Xu Jingchang asked cautiously.

Zhu Gaoxu laughed and said: "Can you still not understand? Now my father and mother like me very much, I hold six subjects, and my reputation among the people is also very good, let alone those noble generals, I am not the same as I was back then language!"

It turns out that this guy hasn't given up yet.

"Help, of course I will help you, but... I can only provide all help—except practical support."

Zhu Gaoxu was half happy, but his smile froze. After a long time, he suddenly smiled again, "As long as my virtuous brother doesn't make trouble, I will be very happy. One day, I will regain my phase, please help my virtuous brother."

Zhu Gaoxu got up to say goodbye, walked to the door, turned his head and said: "By the way, I will send the money in the afternoon, but there is so much gold that I can't get together at once, please allow me some time, my brother, I will definitely do what I say."

Without waiting for Xu Jingchang to say anything, he left directly, leaving behind a chic back.

"Grandma, I just discovered this bastard today, he really looks like his father!" Xu Jingchang crossed his legs and sighed angrily.

Zhu Gaoxu's performance was impressive, but in March, Ying Tiancheng's most handsome boy became the youngest Zhu Gaosui.

That's right, it's Zhu Laosan holding the mansion newspaper.

He originally followed Xu Jingchang's idea and tried his best to publicize his second brother's good deeds, but he gradually discovered that just praising his second brother seemed to be getting worse and worse.

After all, there is a limit to desperately calling a good person, putting on rouge and powder, and the common people will soon get tired of it.

Therefore, Zhu Laosan walked around the streets and racked his brains, which really made him find a new method.

He began to report on people's lives as the subject matter, and it was still a long serial.

For example, old man Ma, who borrowed money to buy medicine, in order to treat his old wife.

Zhu Gaosui made great efforts to understand the situation in the mountain village, report on the family situation, their income and expenses, various problems they face, what changes small loans can bring to them, and their vision for life...

Xu Jingchang's folk mansion newspaper was nothing more than a shocking model, but in the hands of Zhu Gaosui, he started to pay attention to small people and small stories.

However, it is these little people and stories that make up for the vacancies in the market. Empress Xu likes to read it very much, no matter what others say.

He also called Zhu Gaosui over several times and praised him severely.

Encouraged, Zhu Gaosui then used a Qinhuai prostitute as a model to introduce how his family sold her to a brothel, and because she was from a good family, this involved the issue of forcing a prostitute into prostitution.

It also attracted the attention of the Ministry of Criminal Justice and Dali Temple, and the Procuratorate also sent a censor to investigate this matter...

Zhu Gaosui gradually discovered the value of the Dibao. If it is used well, its power is no less than that of Sanfasi!

He started really going all out, recruiting people, digging up stories, promoting it.He even took up advertisements, made publicity for businessmen, and charged advertising fees.

With the money, he continued to expand the influence of the newspaper.

Zhu Gaosui has already started preparations to open a branch in Suzhou.

When things came to April and May, along with the Ministry of Rites, they invited the crown prince to be established quickly, and with An Guoben's memorandum, the busy court made waves.

Who is the future prince of Ming Dynasty?

Is it the second prince who has a deep foundation among the nobles, is good at financial management, and has a high reputation among the people?

Or the third prince who is young and intelligent, holds the power of public opinion, and cares about the suffering of the people?

Or, is it the eldest prince who seems to be mediocre and mediocre?
The second master party and the third master party soon emerged in the court.

On the contrary, Zhu Gaochi, the eldest son, was at a very disadvantageous position in this competition because he hadn't made any surprises.

This time Empress Xu is not easy to express her opinion. The second son has obviously changed his ways, and the third son is even nicer. As a mother, she must treat everyone equally.

And at this turbulent moment, Jian Yi, Minister of the Ministry of Officials, took the initiative to stay after the ten-day meeting, not without worry, and said: "Xu Tongzheng, the nobles around the second prince have regrouped, and there are many down-and-out people on the side of the third prince." Literati, he echoes each other from afar... I am afraid that no matter which one of them becomes the crown prince, the Ming Dynasty will never have peace!"

(End of this chapter)