Chapter 115: The Emperor is also jealous
Regarding this matter, after Yang Fu asked Yang Chendong for instructions, he said that Dongshuai decided to take out a certain amount of goods for merchants in order for the people of the whole Ming Dynasty to enjoy the benefits brought by these high-grade items, and the quantity could be twice as large as the limited edition of the Beijing Division. But there are also requirements, the first is that the highest price is obtained, and the second is that the goods must not appear in the market of Jingshi.
Of course, this way of price competition was thought up by Yang Chendong. He knew that the nature of businessmen was to pursue profits, and only if they wanted profits, then they would not care what kind of people they had to deal with. I don't care about the righteousness of the family and the country, and what etiquette, righteousness and shame.
Just like in the later stage of the development of the dynasty, the merchant group and the power group colluded with each other, and they all hit the idea on the military food and ordnance, so that the defeat of the Ming Dynasty died in the internal war. That is if they are so ignorant, it is better to earn more of their money, at least the money is in Yang Chendong's hands, and he can guarantee that it will be used for the people of the Han Dynasty.
Yang Chendong, who had made up his mind, asked Chichicheng to provide a large amount of goods, and even asked these merchants to pick up the goods directly at Tianjin Wei Wharf in order to save costs. Of course, in principle, the highest price is also available.
This practice has made Tianjin Wei Wharf a lot more lively, many merchants are concentrated here, but whenever they get a batch of goods under the bidding, they will immediately go south to sell, and for a time Yang's things spread in the north and south of the river. Of course, it is Yang Chendong who earns the most, and his influence is naturally getting bigger and bigger.
In China, it is a country of relationships, and everything can be done by relationships, which seems to have become a law that has remained unchanged through the ages. In order to get more goods, there are countless people who are looking for Yang Chendong to have a relationship, such as his sixth sister Yang Qin.
Before Yang Chendong came to Jingshi, although Yang Qin had a good life, her status was very low, and the source of all this was because she married a businessman. The third-class business status is not as good as an ordinary good family, which makes it difficult for her to raise her head in front of her brothers and sisters.
With the appearance of Yang Chendong, everything changed. The most capable sixth brother not only looked down on her, but on the contrary, he took good care of his sister, not only giving a monthly case of 1,000 taels of silver, but also taking care of her husband's Bai Peng's business.
It's like taking goods from Yang's house. Other merchants need to bid to get it, but the Bai family can indeed get the best goods at internal prices from time to time, which makes their family business soon become more prosperous.
If you have money, you don't forget your relatives, this is the benefit that Yang Chendong gave to this body, even if he occupies him, then how can you say that it is the right person, otherwise, how to face it after a hundred years?
Yang Chendong didn't want to do anything wrong, and he didn't want to be sorry for anyone who was good to him, so as long as he could help, he would not be stingy with the Yang family. can be compared, some people have taken his benefits, and they really want to calculate him, this person is Zhu Qizhen of Yingzong of the Ming Dynasty.
The popularity of the Immortal Residence and the Outer Heavens, especially the latter, which can be described as nearly ten thousand gold per day, deeply stimulated him, the emperor of the dynasty.
Seeing that the annual income in his treasury was only four or five million taels of silver, but when he heard that this amount, Yang Chendong could earn it in two months, which made him envious and deeply jealous at the same time. Slowly, he forgot what Yang Chendong had brought him high-yield potatoes, and began to think about how to make a handsome Dongshuai and get more benefits.
The harem of the inner courtyard of the palace. Zhu Qizhen saw that Queen Qian had nothing to do needlework, and said that it was to generate income for the palace, and his anger was a little uncontrollable.
Why does a little prince wash horses and earn several times more money a year than he makes as an emperor? Why does even the queen of the world want to work and earn more silver to generate income? Doesn't this show that the emperor is too incompetent?
When a person begins to have an idea in his heart, it is difficult to take it back, and the same is true for Zhu Qizhen, since he was thinking about Yang Chendong, he was thinking about what kind of method to use to take a large amount of gold and silver from his hands, which made him sleepless at night.
Don't look at Zhu Qizhen as the emperor, but there are too many things in the world that make him helpless.
For example, the interests of the courtiers cannot be moved if he wants to.
Since Emperor Wu of the Western Han Dynasty "deposed a hundred schools of thought and respected Confucianism alone", Confucianism has become the orthodoxy of feudal society. Under this education system, some scholars became masters and nobles. In order to ensure that their children and grandchildren can also enjoy the glory and wealth, they naturally hug the group, and everyone will oppose any policies and decisions against them. On the contrary, there will be full support for the reasons for the actions that are beneficial to them.
As time passed, their power grew, and a dynasty perished, but these people could still change their doors and continue to be brilliant. One of the most typical examples is the Confucian family.
The inheritance of a dynasty is only three or four hundred years, even if it is returned to the Xia, Shang and Zhou dynasties, the strongest is only the 800-year-old Ji family. However, a family of scholars can last for 2,000 years, and it has to be said that this is also a miracle in the history of the world. And this is exactly the existence that Zhu Qizhen can't provoke, at least when he wants to move these people, he needs a sufficient reason.
Yang Chendong was born in the Yang family, and he is considered to be a famous family; Now that he has the official position of Cong Wupin, and he is also a person, if he wants to move him, there is no reason to convince everyone.
But what made Zhu Qizhen even more depressed was that his husband Wang Zhen actually had a very good personal relationship with this Yang Chendong, and he had said good things for him in front of him more than once, which made Yingzong have a feeling that if he told his husband the idea of dealing with Yang Chendong, it would probably not work.
Even if he couldn't tell others, Zhu Qizhen thought about doing it himself. And when he was thinking about what method was the safest way to solve the problem, the opportunity came, and his third sister, Princess Changde, was about to celebrate her fourteenth birthday.
Princess Changde is the third daughter of the former emperor Zhu Zhanji, and the sister of Zhu Qizhen with the same father and mother, and is often called the third princess.
Because when he was just born, when his father died, Zhu Qizhen, who was an elder brother, gave this sister enough brotherly love, and because of this, he was rude and willful since he was a child, and slowly became a headache for this emperor's brother.
Every year, whenever it comes to Princess Changde's birthday, it is also a time when Zhu Qizhen is embarrassed, this sister's temper is really bad, what is not in line, is to beat and scold on the spot, even more so when it comes to birthdays, not only the eunuch palace maid will suffer, even he can't get a good face.
And this once-a-year headache is coming again, and at the same time as Zhu Qizhen's headache, he suddenly remembered Yang Chendong. Don't you claim to be versatile?
Aren't people saying you can do anything? Well, the birthdays of the three princesses will be handled by you.
If it is done well, this is naturally what it should do, and if it is not done well, he will find a clear reason to do it, and he doesn't ask what to do with you, you only need to take out as much money as you want to give to me.
In this way, the other ministers are not doing anything, right? Could it be that if the errand is broken, will there be any problems if you are asked to take some money out?
With such an idea, Yingzong Zhu Qizhen actually took the initiative to come to the courtyard of the third princess for the first time, which made the eunuchs and palace maids who passed by all the way very surprised, they couldn't figure it out, what happened to the emperor today? I usually can't hide, why do I still want to take the initiative to come forward this time?
Princess Changde was swinging in her courtyard, and several palace maids and eunuchs were still kneeling on the side, tears still flowing in their eyes. Apparently because he had just been punished.
When it comes to the reason for the punishment, it is even more speechless, just because these eunuchs and palace maids did not swing the swing to a certain height according to her requirements. And this height does not refer to the highest, but exactly 120 centimeters above the ground.
Think about it, even if you measure it with a ruler, you can't be so accurate, but this is the requirement of Princess Changde. If you can't be satisfied, you can only be punished.
Zhu Qizhen suddenly appeared, causing the eunuchs and palace maids in the courtyard to be surprised, and at the same time, they all fell to their knees, shouting long live. A figure rushed out of the crowd and came to Yingzong, shouting excitedly, "Brother Huang, why are you so free to see my sister today?" ”
As soon as he saw the third princess rushing towards her, because she was running too fast, she almost fell to the ground, and Yingzong instinctively wanted to dodge away. I don't know how many times this kind of thing has happened, once Princess Changde fell to the ground, it was a burst of wolf howling and crying, he, as the emperor, if there was no blood, it would never stop.
After the instinctive retreat of his steps, suddenly Yang Chendong's figure flickered in his mind, and Zhu Qizhen's footsteps naturally stopped, and he hugged Princess Changde, who was running over.
Hugging Zhu Qizhen tightly, Princess Shangde said coquettishly: "Brother Huang, my sister is about to turn fourteen years old." ”
"Haha, I know, this time I am here for Shangde's business, this time I plan to let Yang Chendong come to hold a birthday party for you, how about it?" Zhu Qizhen had a smile on his face, and there was a tentative hint in his tone.
"Dong Shuai? I've heard of him, and the fairy courtier sister has also been there, it's really good. Princess Shangde's eyes showed a hint of memory, and then she said in a happy tone, "Brother Huang, do you want to take over the entire Immortal Residence?" ”
"Of course not." Zhu Qizhen shook his head, for the sake of a princess's birthday, he would not do such a stupid thing, those imperial historians will definitely stand up and quote the past and the present in their ears. Besides, it is Yang Chendong's home field, and if he wants to find trouble, it is difficult to start, which is not in line with his original intention.