After Li Delin left with tears in his eyes and looked at the background of his departure, Chen Changgeng, who had been standing by and watched, asked with some confusion.

"My lord, why do you have to use these merchants?"

Li Delin was not the first businessman the prince had met in the past two days. He had already met more than fifty people. He did not quite understand what the prince was thinking.

"The head of our government used to be an unknown and unpaid clan member. Our servants were doing business abroad. Where do we need them?"

Contrary to what many people imagine, the vassal kings of the Ming Dynasty had always been in business, but they did not run the business themselves. Instead, they entrusted their family members, officials, servants and other servants to do business. This way they could not only receive business benefits, but also avoid being imprisoned.

To impeach, of course, their business behavior often relies on privileges. Rather than doing business, it is more like "bullying and dominating the market." This is certainly not what Zhu Guoqiang needs.

"What the officials don't know is that these people have lost all their wealth in the fire. Of course, a camel is as skinny as a horse, so they still have some capital, but more importantly, they have been in business all their lives. In terms of experience, ordinary people

Not as good as that, rather than giving them the money to make a comeback, it’s better to say that I’m lending their hands to make money for me..."

In fact, this was Zhu Guoqiang's decision after careful consideration. He wanted these businessmen to fill their "white gloves" and make money for themselves. After all, there will be too many places where money will be spent in the future, and it will only be through seizures.

The little money I have is simply not enough.

Even if he has a time and space gate, he still needs someone to help him make money. Of course, he also needs someone to help manage the money and even spend it. And the only people who can do all this are businessmen! After all, whether in ancient times or in the future,

It is not clear whether officials or chamberlains are capable of managing money or making money, but their ability to make money for themselves has long been proven to be amazing.

Let those officials or servants make money for themselves. It is unclear whether they will do business, but they will definitely use their power to make money for themselves.

As for the treachery of merchants... they are comparable to officials, and even compared to the profiteers of later generations. Except for some Shanxi merchants who have no bottom line and are willing to be driven by foreigners and willing to be traitors, the merchants of the Ming Dynasty are not only not profiteers, but even top-notch merchants.

They are all good businessmen based on integrity!

Moreover, from another aspect, judging from Fan Sanlun's confession, in addition to selling supplies to the Qing Dynasty, the Fan family also provided a large amount of intelligence to the Qing Dynasty. Merchants doing business in the world need to collect various intelligence. This is also true.

This is what Zhu Guoqiang needs. He needs reliable channels to collect information, just like the Manchus used Shanxi merchants. Now those businessmen in and outside Jinan who have lost their fortune are his best choice.

The reason why it is the best choice is not only because they lost their belongings in the fire and are in urgent need of capital and opportunities to make a comeback, but more importantly, in their eyes, their prince is the "god of fire descending to earth".

This kind of spiritual restraint, with his own support, will form a king-business system of Defan. They will use them as "white gloves" to manage money. While making money, they can also hide the intelligence network in this business system.

Among them, an intelligence system was established without anyone noticing.

Such a business intelligence system, at least for a long time in the future, can play a role beyond people's imagination. Just like in another world, whether it is Mitsui & Co. or Samsung, they both have capabilities that can rival the CIA.

Global intelligence network, and their intelligence network is hidden in business practices.

"As for the servants and officials in the mansion, tell the truth, do they know how to do business?"

Looking at Chen Changgeng with a smile, Zhu Guoqiang had a lot of understanding of his character after being in contact with him for such a long time. It is not clear whether he is an upright official, but what is certain is that a man holding poisoned wine said to the king, "My lord, you must die."

"People can never be that bad. There were still loyal ministers in the Ming Dynasty..."

Thinking about those guys who shouted "Death to the prince" when they first came here, they were generally considered loyal ministers. If these government officials were used well, they would be considered his closest team members, but...

"Besides, besides Gu, there is also a king in this palace."

The prince's casual question made Chen Changgeng's heart tremble. When he looked at the prince, his eyes also changed slightly. As a senior official in the palace, he didn't know the meaning of the prince's words. After thinking about it, he said.

"Your Majesty, in fact, the prince was obsessed with things for a while. Since that day, he has been obsessed with calligraphy and painting in the harem all day long. The prince did not ask about the matters in the palace in the past, and he will not ask anymore now."

The reason why Chen Changgeng said this is not so much to excuse the king, but rather to protect the king. After all, what the king did at the beginning was indeed criticized. As long as the prince wants to, he only needs to instruct Song Xuezhu

There is a memorial over there, just because the prince wanted to dedicate the city, it can make the prince walk away in pain.

He even thought of another possibility - after all, the prince used his sword to kill the clan members before he could stop the prince from offering the city. Didn't Chen Changgeng, who witnessed it with his own eyes, see that as long as the prince persisted?

, then the prince may really want to be an "unfilial son" because he "cannot have both loyalty and filial piety".

"Your Majesty, you are in charge of everything in the house now. As for the king..."

Lowering his voice, Chen Changgeng reminded him softly.

"With the king here, at least the prince can do things more conveniently. Unlike the king, even when he leaves the royal city, there are countless eyes staring at him. Unlike the prince, you are always more comfortable. After all, the "vassal ban" prohibits the prince.

, the prince still has some freedom of entry and exit."

Chen Changgeng's tactful suggestion made Zhu Guoqiang laugh.

"Chief official, you are worrying too much. No matter what, he is Gu's father. Gu had no choice but to invite Emperor Gaozu's memorial tablet. If there is a chance in the future, he will have to apologize to his father. Okay..."

After waving his hand, Zhu Guoqiang was not willing to continue talking about this topic. For him, the current situation was actually the best. As long as King De stayed in the harem with peace of mind, continued to be obsessed with calligraphy and painting, and served as his prince.

Then the two of them will naturally be in peace with each other, if not... Well, no matter how unwilling they are, by then, they can only reunite their father and son!
Chapter completed!