Traveled through Daming, but was punished by the old Zhu Shizu

"This is not a place to beg for food. I'll give you two coins and leave quickly!"

"I want a fart meal, take a good look at who I am!"

Dong Naihe took a closer look and said, "Brother Shen? Why did you do this?!"

"Get some water..."

"Got it!"

Everyone frantically helped Shen Wan, Liu Xiu pulled Ma Sanbao over and said,

"Tell Your Highness that Shen Wan is back."

Ma Sanbao hummed and rushed out like a monkey.

Liu Zhiji hurried over, "How are you doing?"

Shen Wan gulped down three bowls of water, rolled his eyes, and said,

"Can't you just wait for my breath?"

Liu Zhiji scratched his head embarrassingly, and said, "I'm not in a hurry..."

It's no wonder that even the usually calm uncle is anxious, after all, the cake of selling salt is too big, just scratching the corners is enough to make the Liu family rich for decades,

Moreover, it was precisely because the cake was too big that the uncle was worried that His Majesty would be red-eyed, so he took the whole plate away, and when the time came, he was busy with thirteen tricks, but the Liu family didn't lose anything.

Also, ever since they got involved in the salt business, the Liu family found out that what they played before was no different from small fights, and now they want to sell salt to make money.

Therefore, Lao Zhu's attitude is very important!

Just as Shen Wan was about to speak, he saw a black servant rushing in, "Shen Wan is back? What did dad say?"

"See His Royal Highness King Yan."

The fourth child waved his hand casually, signaling not to be too restrained, and hurriedly walked in front of Shen Wan, looking at Shen Wan with burning eyes,

"I came here before I finished my meal, don't let me down!"

The fourth child also didn't want this cornucopia to be robbed directly by his own father.

Shen Wan rubbed his face, he didn't answer the fourth question immediately, instead he looked at Liu Xiu first, and said sternly,

"Master Liu, let's count on what you promised me."

Liu Xiu nodded, "Naturally."

"Okay!" Shen Wanyi patted his thigh and said, "Then I'll do it with you from now on!"

Li Wenzhong folded his arms and leaned aside, scolding with a smile, "What a bloody blot! What did my godfather say?"

Shen Wan swallowed, he couldn't believe what happened in the capital now,

"Your Majesty said that he is willing to start this company with Liu Xiu. He doesn't care about the business and will leave it to Liu Xiu. But he has to see the money every year. If the money is not enough, he will immediately take over the business."

The fourth child was taken aback, as if he had misheard, and repeated in a trembling voice, "You...you mean, the entire salt industry in Daming, Daddy let the master handle it?!"

"Yes! All! The entire Daming!"

The fourth child tilted his body, clenched his fists, and roared,

"Great!!!!!"

The Liu family also followed suit,

The entire Ming Dynasty's salt industry? !How much the hell is that!

The third grandpa’s high blood pressure was on the top, “Fat it, it’s it! Hahaha, I just look at Erlang since I was a child!”

Xu Miaoyun muttered in her heart,

"If Liu Xiu becomes more and more powerful, His Majesty will take back the order to grant the marriage..."

Li Wenzhong scratched his head, "Can I pay more for the nursing home?"

At this time, the Liu family was already busy preparing for the banquet, but they forgot about Shen Wan, and Ma Sanbao moved closer to Shen Wan, his face full of worry,

"Brother Shen, Your Majesty is not planning to use the trick that he used to deal with you, to deal with Mr. Liu, fatten up the pig before killing him? I don't want Mr. Liu to fall..."

Shen Wansan yanked Ma Sanbao's head off and cursed angrily,

"You don't want Master Liu to fail, but you want me to fail? Don't mention the scars from before! Also, who the hell are you calling a fat pig?!"

Ma Sanbao covered his head with aggrieved face, "I didn't mean that..."

Shen Wansan straightened his expression, and said in a low voice, "I was completely different from Mr. Liu that time. I have met His Majesty. His Majesty handed over the salt industry to Mr. Liu. understood."

"Then let's go back to General Mu?"

"Back? Go back! Mu Ying is an iron cock, we spent all his money, if he finds out he will kill us both, I won't go back."

Shen Wansan looked at Liu Xiu. In his eyes, Liu Xiu had become the God of Wealth covered in gold.

"And I don't like being a soldier, it's interesting to make money!"

Hearing this, Ma Sanbao echoed, "Then I won't go back either!"

"Oh? Why don't you go back? We have military orders!"

Ma Sanbao giggled a few times like a fox, "General Mu's military order is to help Mr. Liu, and Mr. Liu still needs help now. How can I violate the military order by staying here?"

Shen Wansan was taken aback, pointed at Ma Sanbao's nose and laughed loudly,

"You little fox. Yes! Let's help Master Liu here for decades!"

"Hahaha, yes!"

It's different when you have money. After a while, more than a dozen tables of delicacies were all ready. The fourth child sat on the most important seat, and hurriedly lifted the cup, and made a toast to Liu Xiu.

"Sir, I will rely on you a lot in the future! Hahaha, the expenses of Prince Yan's Mansion are all counted on you!"

After speaking, the fourth child drank it all in one gulp.

Liu Xiu smiled, took a drink with him, and said, "King Wu wrote back to me. The land of Wu has already started drying salt. It can also be used as a commercial route. Let's sell salt in two routes, one south and one north."

As soon as the fourth child heard that the fifth child had done nothing, he could get involved, feeling a little unhappy, and said,

"It's cheap! If the king is Wudi, he will not have to suffer these crimes!"

Liu Xiu put down the cup, "Your Highness, this statement is wrong."

The people at the table, Li Wenzhong, Shen Wansan, Ma Sanbao, Xu Miaoyun, Liu Zhiji and others subconsciously fell silent.

"Oh? Isn't it because of the fiefdom? Please enlighten me, sir."

"Your Highness, why is Wudi so rich?"

The fourth child said directly, "The silk and grain industries in Wudi have natural advantages. There is a saying from the Song Dynasty that if Suhu is cooked, the world is full. These two items alone are enough for the fifth child to eat for a lifetime!"

Liu Xiu smiled, "The silk in Wudi is indeed unparalleled in the world. It is not only sold in Daming, but even exported overseas. Silk is a special commodity in Wudi. But grain, in my opinion, is not the same. The grain in the south may not be the same as that in the north. The food in the area is delicious, and the output of the black land is not lower than that in the Suzhou and Hangzhou areas.

Liu Xiu paused, then continued, "Then why is the food from Wudi famous all over the world, not from Yandi?"

Chapter 122

This question really stumped the fourth child.

Yes, the grain in the north is not weaker than the south in terms of yield and taste, so why is the grain in Wudi selling well overseas?

Usually the fourth child looks at this matter with resentment, but he really hasn't thought about it carefully, and he can't think of why,

Shen Wan's eyes flashed, he who used to be a rich man in Suzhou and Hangzhou naturally had the most right to speak,

"Is it because of traffic?"

"Traffic?!" The fourth child was puzzled.

Liu Xiu nodded and said approvingly, "That's a good point."

"Sir, I don't understand."

"Your Highness, let me do the math for you. If Your Majesty wants [-] stones of grain to be transported from Wu and Yan to the capital, how much grain must be prepared to cover the loss on the road?"

The fourth child frowned slightly, "I know from Yandi. From the capital to Yandi, we have to find out the three meals a day, the losses on the road, and accidents... Calculated to prepare 15 stones of grain, we can only get it when we arrive in the capital." Save one hundred thousand stones."

Li Wenzhong also nodded, "It's about this number."

"Where's Wu Di?"

Liu Xiu looked at Shen Wan, and Shen Wan blurted out, "About 11 shi of grain is enough."

"11 shi? You're talking nonsense! Although Wudi is closer to the capital than Yandi, it's impossible for it to be so much less!"

Shen Wan bowed to the fourth son, and continued, "Your Highness, the loss on the road and the rations of the escorted soldiers are completely negligible. The extra [-] shi of food I set aside is just for emergencies."

"This...how is this possible?! This king doesn't believe it! Not counting the rations for escorting soldiers, could it be possible to get there from Wudi to the capital in one day?!"

"That's not true, but three days is about the same. And most of the journey is by sea, and the land route is a short section before entering Beijing, so there is no need for many people to escort it."

The fourth child scratched his head, he didn't expect that there was such a big difference between Wu Di and Yan Di, but on second thought, something was wrong,

"Sir, isn't this the advantage of Wudi? Wudi is near the sea, and we have nothing in the north!"

Liu Xiu shook his head,

"Wudi's offshore advantage is true, and Wudi's waterway transportation has also developed to the most advanced level. The port of Quanzhou alone is an important center for domestic and overseas transactions. Therefore, business is plain, and the more developed the transportation , definitely richer."

"And our Yandi also has the advantages of our Yandi."

The fourth child unconsciously leaned forward, his eyes shining brightly, "What advantage?"

"By-products of cattle and sheep. But there is a problem with by-products of cattle and sheep, that is, there is a shelf life. Therefore, if Yandi wants to get rich, the development of transportation is extremely important!"

Shen Wansan and Liu Zhiji's eyes lit up, they could already smell money.

But the fourth child didn't seem to be interested, so he said perfunctorily, "The development of transportation is not something that can be achieved in a short time. Besides, we are holding the salt industry now, so we are afraid that we will not have money? We can let this matter go first."

"No!" Liu Xiu looked into the eyes of the fourth child and said firmly, "Your Highness, selling salt has to be done together with road construction!"

Seeing Liu Xiu being so serious, the fourth child subconsciously accepted the contempt in his heart, and asked in confusion, "Why is that?"

"Your Highness, now this company is under His Majesty's management, and His Majesty is this." Liu Xiu gave a thumbs up.

"And our Liu family is in business. To put it bluntly, we will be kicked out at any time. Your Majesty can use it if he wants, and just throw it away if he doesn't want to."

"After digging out His Majesty and Liu's family, only His Highness and King Wu are left. The land of Yan represented by His Highness and the land of Wu represented by King Wu are the two arteries for selling salt across the country, one south and one north."