If Zhu Hongyu had given him something else, they would have felt even more honored.
But what Zhu Hongyu gave was a ruler!
The warning here is too obvious.
Yu Wen frowned and asked.
"Could it be that the two sisters have committed some taboo around His Royal Highness?"
Hearing this, the head of the Yu family shook his head and said.
"Probably not!"
"After all, there are quite a few families who received rulers today, and many of them were unable to send their girls to the harem of His Royal Highness because of their bound feet."
Speaking of this matter, the head of the Yu family felt lucky that he felt sorry for his daughter and was not willing to bind the feet of his twins.
Otherwise, wouldn’t my family have to miss out on the wealth and honor of this royal relative?!
"I guess I went too far when I was waiting for something to do!"
As a smart person, the head of the Yu family naturally has his own predictions.
Yu Wen thought for a while and then asked.
"Father, could it be something about the fields?"
The Manchu forces were expelled from Guangdong, and along with the reshuffle of rights in Guangdong, there was also a reshuffle of interests.
The forces in Pingnan's vassal house were uprooted, and those forces that favored the Manchus were almost completely wiped out.
Local interests have a big piece of the cake!
Zhu Hongyu took the lion's share of the cake, and the rest was divided among local forces.
Logically speaking, the most appropriate distribution plan is that Zhu Hongyu eats meat, the local gentry clan gnaws bones, and the people at the bottom can also drink broth.
However, because Zhu Hongyu wanted to win over the local gentry clan, after he finished eating the meat, he handed over the right to divide the bones and broth to the local gentry clan.
In some places, the gentry and clan forces are more particular about doing things and share some of the benefits with the lower class.
If the broth is mixed with water, isn’t that also broth?
But some people are very greedy!
Zhu Hongyu shared all the benefits to the local government, but they took all the benefits and gave no share to the subordinates at all.
Some people even went too far. Not only did they not benefit from profit sharing, they also took advantage of the chaos to continue to annex land.
The one Zhu Hongyu gave to the ruler was the kind that although he didn't give points to his subordinates, he didn't take any food from them.
What Zhu Hongyu didn't even want to give was the kind of person who not only refused to share benefits with his subordinates, but also took the opportunity to annex land.
The latter basically left his name in Zhu Hongyu's notebook!
What the Yu family did in the fields was not very open. The big cake left after the influence that favored the Qing court was cleared out was basically swallowed up by the Yu family.
Very little profit is given to the people below!
Thinking about it now, His Highness Jian Guo was probably reminding them of this matter.
The head of the Yu family stroked his beard and said.
"That's all, sort out the land that shouldn't be taken and distribute it to the people below according to the rules!"
"Now that your two sisters are in His Royal Highness's palace, that is where the wealth of my Yu family lies."
"There is no need to leave a bad impression on His Majesty the State just for some land!"
Yu Wen pondered for a while and then spoke.
"Father, my son thinks that from now on, our Yu family may devote more energy to industry, commerce, or maritime trade."
"The current Ming Dynasty's support for industry, commerce and maritime trade is not ordinary!"
"Although the profits from industry, commerce and maritime trade are quite astonishing!"
Listening to his son's words, the head of the Yu family also nodded and said.
"Indeed!"
“Industry, commerce and maritime trade need to be done, but the matter of accumulating land for future generations must not be left behind!”
"Even if my Yu family is defeated in the future and I have some land, I can ensure that the descendants of my Yu family can have food to eat and a foundation to establish themselves!"
Similar conversations took place in the homes of many luxurious people throughout Guangdong.
They dare not take the warning from Zhu Hongyu to heart!
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After inspecting the recruit camp, watching the training for new recruits, and getting to know the recruitment situation at the Guangzhou recruit camp, Zhu Hongyu left the recruit camp.
On the way, Zhu Hongyu sat in the car and continued to review documents.
At this moment, a cavalry messenger came running from a distance.
The car slowed down slowly.
The messenger ran all the way to the outside of the carriage, got off his horse, knelt down on one knee and spoke.
"Your Highness, King Geng Jingzhong of Jingnan has sent an envoy to ask for an audience!"
"Now the envoy has arrived in Guangzhou and is waiting for His Highness to receive him!"
Zhu Hongyu narrowed his eyes and said.
"Bring people to the living room!"
"I will meet him when I return home alone!"
Geng Jingzhong sent an envoy to ask for a meeting with him, but Zhu Hongyu could not think of any other possibility besides discussing the matter of launching an army to rebel against the Qing Dynasty.
If Geng Jingzhong, the King of Jingnan of the Qing Dynasty, raised his flag to rebel against the Qing Dynasty, the general trend of the world might change.
When the time comes, Wu Sangui will paddle out to fish!
Geng Jingzhong raised troops to rebel against the Qing Dynasty, and Zhu Hongyu took the opportunity to launch a Northern Expedition.
The Qing court lost the entire Southern Kingdom in just the blink of an eye!
He ordered the driver to speed up and head towards Guangzhou City.
Zhu Hongyu met the envoy sent by Geng Jingzhong at the Jianguo Palace in the outer city of Guangzhou.
He strode into the living room, sat down on the main seat, and asked directly.
"Tell me, the King of Jingnan sent a gentleman to ask for an audience. Why?"
Zhu Hongyu was quite direct and had no intention of beating around the bush.
As Geng Jingzhong's trusted adviser, Cai Yaozu did not feel at a loss when faced with Zhu Hongyu's directness. He just smiled and said.
"My king is loyal and loyal. Thinking of all the things he did to help the tiger in the past, he can't help but regret it."
"Now it is really unbearable to see the people of the world continue to be enslaved by the Qing Tatars. I can't bear to see the clothes and clothes of the world ruined. Thousands of people are reduced to barbarians and despicable people."
"I am willing to do my part to drive out the Tartars and restore the country, clothes and clothes of our Han family!"
"But my prince has few majors and generals, and lacks food, grass and weapons. Even if he wants to raise an army at this time, he is powerless!"
"Now, you can only send me to seek help from His Highness!"
"I believe that as the supervisor of the Ming Dynasty and the leader of the anti-Qing forces in the world, His Highness will definitely not sit idly by and ignore it!"
The corners of Zhu Hongyu's mouth twitched, he was wearing this tall hat...
However, having said that, he probably figured out the purpose of Geng Jingzhong's envoy coming to Guangzhou.
To put it bluntly, he regarded Zhu Hongyu as his scapegoat and came to ask for help!
"Is that all?"
Zhu Hongyu asked.
To be honest, what the Ming Dynasty is most in need of now is money and food.
In terms of money, the profits from industry, commerce and maritime trade are simply unimaginable.
A large amount of gold and silver comes into the account every year!
As for grain, whether it is Luzon, Qiongzhou, or Dajuan under the Ming Dynasty, they are basically grain-producing areas with two and three crops a year.
Besides, if it really doesn't work, Zhu Hongyu can still buy grain from Annan, Siam, Japan and other places.
Even if the Qing court is short of food, Zhu Hongyu will not be short of food!
If Geng Jingzhong launched an army to fight against the Qing Dynasty now, Zhu Hongyu, a wealthy businessman, really wouldn't mind being taken advantage of and giving him a batch of reinforcements.
Cai Yaozu smiled and shook his head.
"Your Highness has misunderstood, of course it's not just that!"
"My prince also hopes that His Highness can send troops to respond after my prince raises an army!"
The expression on Zhu Hongyu's face remained unchanged, maintaining his aloof persona, and then he continued to speak.
"How to respond?"
"Isn't it enough that I was alone in Jiangnan and defeated the Qing government's Eight Banners of Jiangning in one fell swoop?"