Ming Dynasty: The ghost betrays the Confucian sage, my son Zhu Yuanzhang

Chapter 12 The Lu family has a daughter, she should be the queen

Lu Mansion.

The mansion occupies a large area with winding corridors, showing the style of everyone. The entire mansion is mainly simple and elegant, with white walls and gray tiles, simple yet solemn.

In the backyard, you can see well-arranged gardens and rockeries.

The afternoon sunshine dispelled the cold air, and Lu Ben was drinking tea in the pavilion.

A young girl was playing the piano at the side, and the sound of the piano was melodious.

The girl was wearing a plain dress, with fair skin, an extremely delicate face, slender eyebrows, and a gentle and demure temperament.

She was Lu Ben's only daughter, the apple of his eye. She had been studying since she was a child. She was proficient in music, chess, calligraphy and painting, and was familiar with all poems, songs and poems.

"Master, there is an old man outside asking to see..." the housekeeper came in to announce.

"Old man? Just send him away." Lu Ben interrupted coldly.

"He said he wanted to buy the mountain outside Master's city." the steward added.

"Oh?" Lu Ben was stunned, "Tell him to come in."

The Salt Poison Mountain outside the city is of no use to him. If he can sell it, he can still get some money.

In this capital city, money can be spent everywhere.

That little salary was not enough to cover expenses, and he did not dare to embezzle, so he had previously accepted a few disciples from poor families as apprentices, and he could also charge some apprenticeship fees.

Soon, the sound of footsteps came.

The housekeeper led an old man with white hair and beard over.

The person who came was none other than Fourth Master Zhu. His eyes swept over and stayed on the girl for a moment.

I sighed in my heart, so tender, this is the Lu family, right? At a young age, she has a very elegant demeanor. Not only is she beautiful, she is also dignified and gentle.

"Master Lu." Fourth Master Zhu cupped his fists towards Lu Ben.

"You want to buy a mountain? Are you a farmer?" Lu Ben asked.

He was curious. If he were a farmer, he would definitely know that the mountain was useless and could not grow crops.

"No, I am a businessman." Master Zhu said.

"Business registration?" After hearing this, Lu Ben had no concealed disdain in his eyes.

……

In the early Ming Dynasty, agriculture was emphasized and business was suppressed.

The official system of the Ming Dynasty clearly stated that merchants were not allowed to wear silk and silk. The purpose must be to suppress merchants from showing off their wealth.

Scholars, farmers, industry and commerce, the Ming Dynasty looked down upon businessmen from top to bottom.

Those who rebelled in the past were all farmers, and few businessmen rebelled.

In the eyes of officials, businessmen are really easier to bully than farmers.

They were extravagant and plundered the people.

The civil uprising was imminent, so they plundered it and traded it with them.

For the imperial court, if it was short of money, it would either take the attention of the common people or the attention of the businessmen.

But for the people, they are afraid of rebellion.

As for businessmen, they are not afraid. From this point of view, businessmen are really the weakest.

Fourth Master Zhu knew all this in his heart.

Moreover, the current business environment is not generally bad, because Zhu Yuanzhang has made strict regulations for the world.

Asking for guidance is the first difficulty that businessmen encounter.

Gao Chu:

Neighbors know each other and know each other's business in Lijia. The counties, prefectures and prefectures must be known to each other, and no one is allowed in the city or village.

Neighbors in the countryside must know each other when they go out to live and work. Some of them are lazy and wandering without any career, and some wandering people have abandoned themselves to other places, and they all move to distant places.

All subjects must be calm when entering and exiting in the morning and evening.

If there is no literary reference, and the person who passes through Guanjin privately has eighty sticks, if the gate cannot be crossed through the door, and the Tianjin cannot be crossed, and the crossing is overstepped, the stick will be ninety. If you cross the border and pass through the border barriers, you will be punished with a hundred sticks and three years. Therefore, those who go abroad are hanged, and those who guard the country and knowingly let it go are guilty of the same crime. Those who fail to cross-examine will be deducted by three grades, and the crime will be punished by a hundred rods.

Despite the above strict restrictive laws, Mr. Zhu still chose to register as a merchant.

Because he could not enter an official career, it was even less likely that he would choose to farm.

"Lord Lu, how much are you willing to sell the Yantou Mountain outside Qi City?" he asked in a deep voice.

"Businessman, buy my land." Disgust flashed in Lu Ben's eyes, "It's still useless land, huh, you just bought my land for my reputation so that you can brag among the merchants in the future. "

Fourth Master Zhu blinked and complained in his heart, Damn, I have never seen such a narcissistic person.

Lu Ben chuckled lightly and glanced: "One hundred taels."

? ? ? Fourth Master Zhu was overjoyed. Damn, is it so cheap?
"Deal." He answered simply.

Lu Ben was confused now. He was still waiting for the other party to bargain. Eighty taels would do, but it was a useless mountain anyway.

"Sign the contract now and I'll pay now." Fourth Master Zhu said quickly.

"You ask the housekeeper to sign for such a small matter." Lu Ben snorted.

"Okay." Fourth Master Zhu was ecstatic.

This time I really made a fortune.

If you buy a salt mine for one hundred taels, you can earn at least one million taels.

……

Mrs. Lu looked at Fourth Master Zhu who was walking away and frowned slightly.

She really hated people who smelled of recklessness, and they were still old men.

"Daughter, it's time for you to study." Lu Ben said.

"Yes." Lu bowed slightly.

Lu Ben was very satisfied.

He has no son, but only one daughter, so he loves her very much.

But he has very strict academic requirements for his daughter, and she must learn piano, chess, calligraphy and painting.

"Daughter, your reputation as a talented woman has already spread." Lu Ben said with a smile, "In two or three years, the prince will choose a concubine. The main concubine will definitely have no chance, but the side concubine will not have no chance. "

"Everything depends on daddy's arrangements." Mrs. Lu's face turned red.

"Go." Lu Ben waved with satisfaction.

Mrs. Lu bowed and saluted again, and then walked towards the study, her steps were light, graceful and dignified.

Lu Ben's eyes flashed with light.

He is already paving the way for his daughter.

If there is a daughter in the Lu family, she should be the queen.

……

Five days later, they were transferred to the Salt Envoy Department.

Fourth Master Zhu and his men brought twenty thousand kilograms of salt.

Liu Bing, the chief minister of the Yamen Department of Transporting Salt, saw the white as snow particles in the frame, and his eyes shone.

He reached out and grabbed a little bit, pinched it gently with his hand and felt the delicate texture.

Then, he licked it directly with his mouth and praised: "Good salt! From now on, I will give you three and a half cents per catty for all your salt."

Fourth Master Zhu was secretly happy.

The Yamen took the initiative to increase the price. It seemed that the court needed a lot of salt.

"By the way, what's your name? Are you a businessman?" Liu Bing asked.

"Sir, the younger one has a business registration." Fourth Master Zhu handed over the merchant's household registration in his arms.

Only those with business registration can engage in business. It is impossible for a farmer to sell salt.

Liu Bing took it and glanced at it, then ordered the clerk to transport the salt into the warehouse.

He asked Fourth Master Zhu to settle the bill, and the total was seven thousand taels of silver.

"Fourth Master, your future salt must be sent to me." Liu Bing confessed again and again.

"Don't worry, Mr. Liu, if I don't send you here, where can I send it to you?" Fourth Master Zhu laughed.

He also quietly gave Liu Bing a money bag.

Liu Bing smiled even happier. After watching them leave, he turned around to explain a few words to the clerk and hurried out the door.

Not long after, he arrived at Yang Xian's mansion.

Yang Xian had also just returned from Zhongshu Provincial Yamen and was drinking tea.

"I'm going to pay my respects to Mr. Yang." Liu Bing paid his respects.

"Master Liu, don't be so polite at home." Yang Xian smiled, "Do you have a problem with me?"

"Your Excellency, I received a fine salt today that can be sent to the palace as a tribute." Liu Bing said.

"What?" Yang Xian was shocked.

It turned out that Liu Bing was here to show his merit. He hugged Yang Xian's thigh and wanted to be promoted.

(End of this chapter)