February, the seventh year of Hongwu.

Zhu Yuanzhang has a troublesome thing recently, that is, the comics painted by Zhu Qi are so beautiful.

But there are only two comic books, and the plot is broken by Zhu Chongba. He was imprisoned by his father-in-law Guo Zixing because he killed the general in front of the formation and seized power. He was about to be executed soon, but in the cell, he found the peerless magical skill "Yi Jin Jing" in the middle volume. At this time, the future Empress Ma, Zhu Qi's biological mother, suddenly appeared at the door of the prison.

Then it disappeared, and Zhu Yuanzhang was stunned at that time!

Of course, he himself has never killed the general and seized power, and has not been imprisoned by his father-in-law Guo Zixing. The plot of this comic is just an artistic technique. Unexpectedly, he was not disgusted with the plot compiled like this. Instead, he felt a sense of pleasure from beginning to end that "destiny is in me".

This comic is so beautiful. Have you learned the second volume of "Yi Jin Jing"? What did Ma suddenly do? Has he learned the second volume of "Yi Jin Jing"? How did he escape from the prison and then marry Ma?

This series of questions is like an ant crawling with his heart, which makes Zhu Yuanzhang itchy. It is obvious that the protagonist of the comic is himself, but the subsequent development makes him so curious.

Zhu Yuanzhang asked the inner magistrate to find Zhu Qi to ask if there was a third book. Zhu Qi replied honestly at the time: "It's gone."

Good guy, the answer was so decisive, so Zhu Yuanzhang naturally did not vaguely and issued another edict to Zhu Qi: "Hurry up and start the third chapter!"

Now, Zhu Yuanzhang's worries became Zhu Qi's worries.

He never expected that his own people had traveled to the Ming Dynasty of Hongwu, and someone even urged him to draw comics, and he still couldn't refuse this person.

What can I do? I can only prepare paper, and I have someone who has cut the charcoal pen and started to work hard. Fortunately, there is also a gentle place for the brothel, which can relax my nervous and tired body and spirit.

But soon, Zhu Qi encountered another big problem. He couldn't go to the trash anymore, and neither he nor Zhu Di had any money.

I thought that when I became a prince in the Ming Dynasty, I would be rich and would never blink if I tried it. I would pay by paying it.

As a result, I took Zhu Di to the tram for more than ten days, but I couldn't get the money from the Interior Office! But if I think about it carefully, I went to the tram every day, and the entry fee was two yuan. I occasionally had to eat flower wine, order good wine, and find two beautiful girls to have fun chatting and give me a reward of 100 million yuan. If I don't spend 40 or 50 taels of silver in Xiaoxiang Pavilion every day, it would be impossible to return to the palace. This is not considered Zhu Di's.

After ten days, just touching and kissing, it will cost 600 taels of silver! What a good guy, is this a high-end place?

Zhu Yuanzhang did not treat the prince harshly. He had silver money every month. His salary at this time was 50,000 shi a year and 25,000 jin of money. Of course, this is an open statement. Just like the one-million-strong army, the actual amount of water is very large. If you can get one twenty, it is considered that Zhu Yuanzhang loves you very much.

Moreover, this salary must be paid to him after he goes to the fiefdom and allocate funds from the finances within the fiefdom. Although Zhu Qi is already the King of Liao, he has not yet become a vassal. Now he is still dependent on his parents in Yingtian Prefecture, and he eats money from Zhu Yuanzhang's Internal Affairs Office!

I spent six or seven hundred taels of silver in ten days, which was just Zhu Qi's personal individual expenditure. Later, the internal official of the Ministry of Internal Affairs whispered to remind me:

"Your Highness, you can't pay like this anymore. If you pay like this, your Majesty will ask about it."

Good guy, if Zhu Yuanzhang asked about it, something might happen. If Zhu Yuanzhang ran to him one day and asked: "My son, did you throw your personal expenses of forty or fifty taels of silver every day to the river to play?", he would scare himself to death.

In short, Zhu Yuanzhang's internal affairs office money must not be asked for. Zhu Qi was worried. Zhu Di also wrinkled his face next to him. He gritted his teeth and said:

"Just do it all the time..."

Zhu Qi was stunned. What a good guy, he is worthy of being the future Emperor Yongle. He is born with decisiveness and ruthlessness. Do you plan to rebel at the age of fourteen?!

“…I won’t go to the trash this month!”

Seeing Zhu Di's appearance of great determination, Zhu Qi sighed silently.

The two brothers were silent for a while, and Zhu Qi spoke in a sad voice and said:

"Go into the sea."

"ah?"

“What does business mean.”

Zhu Qi continued:

"I thought about it and there was no place for us to make money in this palace. The internal officials from the Interior Office have already reminded me that even if my father didn't find it now, if he found out and asked back, we really couldn't explain it after spending six or seven hundred taels of silver in the past ten days, but if we say we used it to do business, then we can explain it clearly."

Zhu Qi just finished speaking, Zhu Di was shocked and said:

"Stern brother, you told your father that we were going to do business, so it would be better to go to the tramp. Dad can't see the businessman, so you don't know."

Zhu Qi didn't care. Zhu Yuanzhang did not like merchants, but in fact he was not as exaggerated as Zhu Di said. Zhu Yuanzhang implemented the maritime ban not to deliberately make things difficult for merchants, but to limit the Japanese pirates in the early Ming Dynasty. At this time, the Japanese pirates gathered in Liaodong and Goryeo. So, there was another reason why he didn't want to go to Liaodong to become a vassal.

The purpose of not allowing merchants to do business across provinces is to implement the policy of consolidating the people. It is not just that merchants are not allowed to cross provinces. No one with a household registration is allowed to cross provinces. It is more directed at everyone than to target merchants.

The advantage of consolidating the people is that it can quickly stabilize the current situation, strengthen centralization, and government orders can be issued to every place. Zhu Yuanzhang's original intention and design are good, but the overall consolidation policy is definitely more harmful than beneficial.

As for Zhu Yuanzhang's failure to allow merchants to wear silk and satin, this is not Zhu Yuanzhang targeting merchants. He also stipulated that the people did not allow the embroidered rocs on their clothes, and that the music prostitutes were not allowed to wear too gorgeously, etc. In fact, at this time of the early Republic of China, just looking at a little bit, you will know that Zhu Yuanzhang did not deliberately mean businessmen, that was the business tax!

What was the commercial tax in Hongwu in the early Ming Dynasty? Historical records show that thirty taxes are one! I don’t need to say more about what this concept is, it can be said to be a very, very light tax.

Therefore, Zhu Yuanzhang did not like merchants, but did not deliberately make things difficult for merchants. This is a fact, but why it was passed down in later generations? Of course, it has a lot to do with the revision of Ming history in the Qing Dynasty. In the revision of Ming history in the Qing Dynasty, in the 276th year of the Ming Dynasty, few of the 16 emperors experienced in the Ming Dynasty were normal. On the contrary, the emperors of the Qing Dynasty, no matter what kind of crooked people, they were wise and powerful, diligent and loving the people.

Whether you believe it or not, Zhu Qi doesn't believe it very much.

But what Zhu Di said did remind Zhu Qi that as a prince and vassal king, it was indeed a bit inappropriate to tell Zhu Yuanzhang that he went to do business. He thought about it and said:

"Then let's put it another way, let's enrich the entertainment life of the Ming Dynasty and benefit the people!"

"ah?"

Zhu Di was a little confused and didn't know what it meant to enrich the entertainment life of the Ming Dynasty. He couldn't open a brothel and compete for business with his father, right?

Zhu Qi explained patiently and said:

"What do you think is a business? Get a bunch of goods, sell from the north to the south, from the south to the north, this is called a business. We don't buy goods or sell goods. We just produce things like story books, comic books and other things you have read. We sell a store and put all these novels and comics in the store. Isn't the money coming? People have stories and comic books to read, will this entertainment life be enriched? How can literati be called business?"

Zhu Di was a little confused and asked:

"San brother, what you said is not considered business, but is there really a lot of money to make?"

Zhu Qi smiled and said, this child is young after all, and of course he doesn’t have much money to sell novels and comics, but those who make money in the supporting facilities can keep up.

Xiaoxiang Pavilion is a place of love and love. Is it only women? There are a lot of food, drink, opera, dance and performances!

As for the issue of attraction, I really underestimate the market of novels and comics, Han fu, Tang poetry, Song lyrics and Yuan lyrics, and what was the most popular in the Ming Dynasty? Novels!

The Ming Dynasty is the most popular and powerful in Chinese history, and even surpasses the status of poetry, songs and music. Three of the four classics came from the Ming Dynasty. "Water Margin" and "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" were really popular, and there was also the "Journey to the West" that appeared later. People like to read it, let alone the famous four famous books of the Ming Dynasty. It was really so popular!

Not to mention that no novel can be put on the table, do you know who wrote "Jin Ping Mei"? Xu Wei, a well-known literary master in the Ming Dynasty, a generation of literary masters, and an art master!

Not to mention comics, this kind of epoch-making entertainment product will definitely be very popular as long as it can be launched by itself. Didn’t you see that Zhu Di and Zhu Yuanzhang like it very much?

Anyway, I have to draw it, so I can show it to Zhu Yuanzhang. I can’t even get a copper plate. Isn’t it delicious to take it out to make money?

Zhu Qi decided to go into business and continue to get money from the Office of the Internal Affairs. Sooner or later, Zhu Yuanzhang will find out. Moreover, he has no money in his hands, so he feels unconfident and is not happy to play.

But Zhu Di quickly asked another key question:

"Brother Third, how can we get the capital? The Ministry of Internal Affairs will pay the money?"

Zhu Qi has not answered yet, and an internal official came in to report:

"Your Highness, the Crown Prince is here."

Zhu Qi smiled and said to Zhu Di:

"Isn't the capital here?"

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Chapter completed!