Ming Dynasty: At the beginning of the game, Lao Zhu resigned and retired.

Chapter 586: Mr. Hu's Last Lesson

Chapter 586: Mr. Hu's Last Lesson

"Oh, by the way, remember to remind Mao Xiang when the time comes!"

"It doesn't matter if the salaries and rewards for these people are a little lower, but they cannot be zero!"

"Otherwise, people have a rebellious mentality and always feel that the Jinyiwei has betrayed them, so they probably won't report any news in the future."

"After all, the reputation of the Jinyiwei is really not that good!"

Master Hu saw the father and son enthusiastically discussing the matter of letting the palace maid leave the palace, and quickly gave them a reminder.

If he had nothing to do with the matter, then the problem had nothing to do with him.

But now, he was the one who first brought up this matter, so naturally he still has to remind people.

Don't let Zhu Yuanzhang put the blame on me if the problem arises. Wouldn't that be a huge loss?

Therefore, Master Hu must definitely remind everyone of what he should remind.

Commonly known as passing on the blame in advance.

Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Biao were also stunned when they heard Mr. Hu's reminder.

Then Zhu Yuanzhang's old face immediately fell.

Because he suddenly thought that the money for Mao Xiang's Jinyiwei seemed to be taken out of the imperial treasury.

After all this talk, I'm the one who suffers in the end?

But, for him, Mr. Hu’s reminder was absolutely right.

If the Jinyiwei really did something as bad as withholding the salaries and bonuses of the palace maids, and if trouble really arose, I would be the one who would suffer.

When Zhu Yuanzhang thought of this, he felt irritated.

But he couldn't really just put this matter aside.

Of course, there is no need to tell Master Hu about what happened here.

He is just a little Karami who does nothing and has no official position. Such a big matter should naturally be handled by the emperor and the prince.

What does it have to do with him?

When Mr. Hu thought of this, he muttered something else.

"Oh, right!"

"As for the small-scale card games in the Club, the Royal Guards just need to keep an eye on them."

"The most important thing is not how much money they took advantage of this opportunity to bribe."

"What really matters is which businessmen have the most collusion with officials."

"Any businessman who is busy dealing with officials is definitely not an ordinary person."

"Then the Jinyiwei will have to follow him and watch him slowly from behind."

"It would be best to find out what he wants to do, who he can contact, and what he wants to do!"

"This is what the Royal Guards really want to do!"

"As for the insignificant amount of money transferred during the card game, don't worry about it!"

"You have to understand that if it really was a large bribe or other transaction, they wouldn't even put it in the card game at this club!"

"So, you should treat this place as a clue to find clues!"

When Master Hu said this, not only Zhu Yuanzhang but even Zhu Biao couldn't stand it.

After all this talk, doesn't this mean that this matter is just over?
Will the Hu family be able to conduct business in the Huiyou Hall openly in the future?

In the future, even if the officials there can get some benefits from the merchants from time to time, they will naturally be more motivated to pay the bills.

Just from this business, the Hu family would make a fortune.

Zhu Yuanzhang had to admit that he was jealous!
It was a particularly serious one, his eyeballs were almost red.

Damn it, in the past few years, he had withheld money from officials for a few dollars and tried to make money everywhere.

It can be said that he doesn't care about his reputation anymore!
But what was the result? It was not as good as what Master Hu did with his casual fiddling.

Look at the business that Mr. Hu is doing now.

Not to mention other things, there are three things that are obvious.

Glass workshop, tea shop, and meeting place!

Which of these three does not mean a prosperous business?

Zhu Yuanzhang had an account with the glass workshop.

This thing is simply a gold mine.

For a moment, Zhu Yuanzhang really didn't know what to say.

He could only keep his mouth shut, otherwise he was afraid he wouldn't be able to hold it in.

In comparison, Zhu Biao was much more calm.

He had never suffered from hardship since childhood and was used to a life of luxury. Although he valued money, it was definitely not to the extent that Zhu Yuanzhang did.

On the contrary, he was more interested in the suggestions just mentioned by Mr. Hu.

"Uncle, what you just said means that the merchants need to be watched more than the officials."

"Merchants are just merchants after all. Even if they have some money, it's not worth it for your uncle to value them so much, right?"

Master Hu looked at Zhu Biao in surprise.

"Prince, are you serious or joking?"

Zhu Biao was stunned by Mr. Hu's question, but nodded as a matter of course.

"Of course it's true!"

"What's wrong, uncle? Is there something wrong?"

Zhu Biao really didn't think that what he said was wrong. He just felt creepy by the look in Master Hu's eyes.

After Mr. Hu looked at Zhu Biao deeply twice, he shook his head.

"It's not that you're completely wrong, but your background determines that you see things differently from His Majesty."

"Your Majesty was born into a peasant family, traveled among the people, and witnessed their sufferings, so he can empathize with ordinary people and understand what they think."

"But you, the prince, have been trained as the heir since childhood. Although your knowledge, methods, and abilities are good enough, you can never catch up with His Majesty in this aspect!"

Mr. Hu's words made Zhu Biao silent.

And Uncle Hu was still finishing off the enemy.

"Prince, you just felt that merchants have less influence than officials?"

"Well, let me give you an example so you can see what a ruthless merchant can do!"

As soon as Master Hu said this, both Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Biao became interested.

Although Zhu Yuanzhang looked down on merchants and was wary of them, he actually didn't think that merchants could cause any trouble.

But since Master Hu said so, he must have his reasons.

Mr. Hu took a sip of tea to moisten his throat, then slowly spoke.

"Suppose I am now a grain merchant in a county under Geyingtian Prefecture. I run my business honestly and there is no hoarding or selling inferior goods as good ones."

"Even if there are any bridge and road repairs or disaster relief donations in the county or township, I will always contribute some money."

"In this way, will my reputation in the local area be good? Even if the county magistrate sees me, he will be quite polite?"

Zhu Yuanzhang and his son thought for a moment, and then nodded in unison.

Obviously, even they have to admit that if they had such a "talent" under their jurisdiction, at least many things would be much more convenient.

After all, most of the time, the county government’s warehouse was unable to store enough silver, so if there was a disaster or something happened, they could only rely on the local gentry.

(End of this chapter)