Zhu Houzhao definitely can't find big businessmen, because there are people behind big businessmen. In today's Ming Dynasty, officials and businessmen are definitely not just talk. If you want to do business, it is absolutely impossible without an official background. There are even many businessmen who are simply officials.

,What did Zhu Houzhao do to find these people?

No matter what you do, it mainly depends on your own needs. Only what meets your needs is the best.

Zhu Houzhao was just looking for an agent, not a strong businessman.

"Don't worry, Your Highness, I will definitely find someone who satisfies Your Highness!" Liu Jin said quickly from the side, with a firm assurance on his face.

Zhu Houzhao just smiled, and then said: "Then go ahead and do it! Don't let your highness down."

Liu Jin went to do something, but Zhu Houzhao actually didn't care that much about this matter. No matter who Liu Jin was looking for, Zhu Houzhao was confident that he could control him. Even Zhu Houzhao didn't even have to come forward in person, Liu Jin would just do it. Now Zhu Houzhao probably

I can understand why the emperor likes to use eunuchs, because they are so easy to use.

Even if something goes wrong in the end, the eunuch can just take the blame. The ease of use is comparable to that of the Legalists, and the price/performance ratio is even higher.

Zhu Houzhao is very busy these days, because his father Zhu Youtang is not very busy. Ever since he learned that Queen Zhang had a child, Zhu Youtang basically went back to Kunning Palace every day, and he went back early to correct things like memorials.

Just leave it to Zhu Houzhao. If there are special things, Zhu Houzhao can just report them.

Zhu Youtang had the attitude of other emperors of the Ming Dynasty and handed it over to the eunuchs for approval, but now it was Zhu Houzhao who approved the favor for Zhu Youtang.

Zhu Youtang gave himself a high-sounding reason for his behavior, which was to educate his son. Zhu Houzhao expressed strong protest and opposition to this, but under the suppression of his parents, this kind of behavior

Protests and opposition can only end in vain.

Under such circumstances, Zhu Houzhao couldn't help but be busy. He had to go to class and practice martial arts, and his whole body was like a top.

After practicing martial arts that day, Zhu Houzhao was resting and drinking tea. Zhang Yong ran in from the outside and saw Zhu Houzhao and said quickly: "Your Highness, Your Highness, Your Majesty asked His Highness to come over."

Zhu Houzhao nodded and stood up. Although he didn't know what his father wanted to do with him, Zhu Houzhao was still ready to go over and take a look.

"Your Highness, Your Highness, this is not Kunning Palace, it is Qianqing Palace!" Seeing Zhu Houzhao going to Kunning Palace, Zhang Yong quickly reminded him behind him.

Zhu Houzhao was slightly startled. He didn't mean to blame Zhang Yong, but he just thought it was a bit strange, because his father spent most of his time in Kunning Palace these days. How could he go to Qianqing Palace to summon him?

Although he didn't know why, Zhu Houzhao's expression became serious.

In Zhu Houzhao's view, something must have happened, and it was not a small matter, it should be a big deal.

When he arrived at Qianqing Palace, Zhu Houzhao knew what was going on. Everyone in the palace had been cleared out. There were only three people standing in the hall now. Except for his father Zhu Youtang, the remaining

One of the two people was Yang Peng, the boss of Dongchang, and the other was a young eunuch whom Zhu Houzhao did not recognize.

"The people sent by Dongchang are back and are about to report back. Let's listen together, father and son!" Zhu Youtang said when he saw Zhu Houzhao coming.

Zhu Houzhao glanced at his father's expression, which showed neither sadness nor joy. Apparently he didn't listen. Zhu Houzhao nodded and said, "Okay! I hope I lose."

Zhu Youtang certainly understood the meaning of his son's words, nodded with satisfaction, and then said: "My son is determined, but it is what it is. Some things will not go according to people's hopes and ideas!" Zhu Youtang said

Youtang turned to Yang Peng and said, "Okay, let's talk about it!"

"Yes, Your Majesty!" Yang Peng quickly bowed and said, "After receiving this errand, I asked Yang Lian to take the people to Jiangnan."

Zhu Houzhao glanced at the young man behind Yang Peng. This should be Yang Lian, right? Speaking of which, this name is really cool. He asked Zhu Houzhao to ring another name, that is Yang Lianting.

"After Yang Lian came back, the servant did not ask, but just brought him into the palace." After Yang Peng said this, he stood aside.

Glancing at Yang Peng, Zhu Houzhao smiled. This Yang Peng was not bad. He turned to look at his father, and seeing that he was calm, Zhu Houzhao turned back. Yang Peng was probably lying about this. Anyway, as long as

He and Yang Lian knew it, but Zhu Houzhao thought it was unlikely because it was unnecessary.

"Then let Yang Lian talk!" Zhu Youtang glanced at Yang Lian, and then said slowly.

"Your Majesty, Your Highness, and your slaves went to Shanyang as their first stop, because Mr. Ye Qiye is from Shanyang County, Huai'an Prefecture. Shanyang County has been an important transportation place on the Grand Canal since ancient times, so Shanyang's trade is prosperous.

There are a large number of merchants gathered here, and the most numerous ones here are Xin’an merchants.”

After listening to Yang Lian's words, Zhu Houzhao sighed. He was indeed a Hui merchant. Many people in later generations thought that Hui merchant refers to businessmen from Anhui, but in fact it is not.

In this era, there was no such place as Anhui, only Huizhou. Huizhou merchants refer to the general name of merchants or merchant groups from the old Huizhou Prefecture, not all Anhui merchants.

Zhu Houzhao clearly remembered that Huizhou merchants developed vigorously in this era. Huizhou was located at the "head of Wu and the tail of Chu", a marginal area with high mountains and dense forests, changeable terrain, and late development. Before the Han Dynasty, the population was not large, and the Jin Dynasty

At the end of the Song Dynasty, the end of the Tang Dynasty and the three waves of immigration in Chinese history, a large number of people migrated from the north to Huizhou in southern Anhui Province. There is a large population, but there are many mountains and little land. What should we do? Doing business abroad is a way out.

Huizhou merchants have been around since the Han and Tang Dynasties, and their strength increased greatly in the Song Dynasty. During the Song Dynasty, Huizhou paper was sold as far away as Sichuan. In the Southern Song Dynasty, Huizhou merchants with huge sums of money began to appear. Brothers Cheng Chengjin and Cheng Chenghai from Qimen became rich in business, and were named by people respectively.

They are called "One Hundred Thousand Grand Duke" and "One Hundred Thousand Two Dukes", collectively known as "Cheng Shiwan". The shops and inns run by Zhu Xi's grandfather Zhu Que account for half of Huizhou, and they are known as "Zhu Banzhou". Some large companies with strong capital

Merchants also issued "huizi" in Huizhou.

Although Huizhou merchants were quite powerful before this era, they were far inferior to Shanxi merchants. At their peak, Huizhou merchants accounted for four-sevenths of the country's total economic output, which shows how strong they are.

When did Huizhou merchants develop greatly? It was at this time that Huizhou merchants began to enter into great development. How did they develop? Why did they develop after entering the salt industry of the Ming Dynasty? Because of the Lianghuai Salt Fields. Huizhou merchants relied on the Lianghuai Salt Fields to flourish
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