Chapter 144 Sweet dates should be given, big sticks too
"Let's just come here today. I'm a little tired. You go back first and do what you have to do. Jiang Qing, Luo Qing, you two just stay here." Zhu Qizhen raised his hand as if to shoo away flies.
Generally, these civil and military officials with evil intentions were driven away.
After a while, the officials all resigned and left. Only Luo Hengxin, who looked puzzled, and Jiang Fu, who was feeling uneasy, stayed. Following Zhu Qizhen, he walked slowly on the path among the lush flowers and green shade.
Zhu Qizhen didn't say anything along the way, and Luo Hengxin didn't understand what the Emperor wanted to say, so he could only remain silent. However, Jiang Fu was thinking much more than Luo Hengxin, for fear that the Emperor would not
He welcomed the holy driver, and even led his troops to wander around for more than a month. He refused to see the holy driver, and was angry at his own behavior and turned against himself.
The more he thought about it, the more frightened he became. The path, which was only a few hundred steps long, made Jiang Fu walk as hard and frightened as walking through a mountain of knives and a sea of fire.
When they arrived at the pavilion in the back garden, surrounded by huge trees, they blocked the harsh sunlight. Finally, the cool breeze blew past them. After being served hot tea, Zhu Qizhen took a sip and offered it to the two of them.
He smiled and said: "There are no outsiders now. I have something sincere and I want to talk to you."
"Your Majesty, please make it clear." Luo Hengxin and Jiang Fu quickly stood up and spoke.
"Let's all sit down. Actually, I have something I want to tell you. First, I didn't conceive this business group in just one day or two. I made preparations long ago. After all, our Xuanfu's taxes are
, it is half and half between farmers and merchants, but there are often gentry and officials who take the opportunity to get involved in business, but use their official status to refuse to pay taxes."
"That's all in the past years, but now, Xuanfu's farming is hard, and business has been suspended for nearly a year. If we delay it again, not to mention recruiting soldiers, even the 80,000 elite men will be difficult to maintain. Now
, the country is in dire straits, and money is needed everywhere. Since I am in charge of the Xuanfu, I naturally don’t want to add any more burden to the court, so I came up with this idea."
"Gathering people together to form a business group can not only share the benefits, but also make those merchants who compete maliciously have no place to use, so as not to be in vain. Furthermore, once the business group is formed, the transactions will naturally be much larger. I have already cooperated with
Boyan Pingzhang agreed that the price of the grassland items purchased by the business group will be three-thirds lower than in previous years, and the items we sell to the grassland will also be three-thirds lower in price." Zhu Qizhen said with his fingers.——
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"Your Majesty, if this happens, won't our Ming Dynasty suffer a loss?" Jiang Fu couldn't help but said.
Zhu Qizhen smiled and shook his head: "The price I mentioned is the middle price in previous years. Therefore, over and over again, it seems that we are suffering a loss, but in fact it is not. In the past years, the trade between our Xuanfu and the grassland was only at most
It can account for 30%, and if you are close, you can get at least 50%. The profit of the extra 20% is probably much greater than the 60% profit we suffered, right?"
"This is exactly the reason." Luo Hengxin is a people-friendly official after all. Although he is not very proficient in business operations, he at least knows a little about the principles of small profits but quick turnover.
What's more, the trade with Waci has been cut off for nearly a year, making the Ming Dynasty's demand for leather, alkali, unique spices unique to the grassland, and other goods with the largest output on the grassland even more urgent.
Similarly, the interruption of trade for nearly a year has also caused a shortage of many materials on the prairie, such as tea, porcelain, and many necessities for cattle work.
Although it is said to be an armistice, the shadow of the war that occurred last year has not been eliminated.
Both parties are interested in conducting business, but each is afraid that the other will not keep their word. This is why Boyan agreed to reach an agreement with Zhu Qizhen. Moreover, such a long period of business interruption will inevitably lead to a large amount of goods accumulation.
, not to mention the furs and various goods on the grassland, even the tea, silk and porcelain of the Ming Dynasty were also accumulated in many places.
And Zhu Qizhen had already secretly ordered Ha Ming to buy a batch at a low price. In this way, even if he sold it at a price that was three points lower than usual, he actually made more money than before. Well,
It can be regarded as making a fortune, but what Zhu Qizhen needs now is to urgently improve his competitiveness. What's more, the main owners of border trade [provided by Baidu Best Mingjun Bar] want traders, most of whom are merchants with a net worth of tens of millions, and there are
Civil and military officials from various places, even guard eunuchs, and even some vassal princes who entrusted themselves to border towns also had a hand in it. At least I still paid taxes, and those bastards didn't even turn over a copper coin to the country. Thinking of this, Zhu
Qi Zhen can feel more at ease with the money he earns.
Jiang Fu next to him didn't know much about it, but after Luo Hengxin explained it a little, Jiang Fu quickly understood the truth. After understanding it, the desire to get rich in his heart couldn't help but start to move.
Seeing Jiang Fu's hesitant expression, Zhu Qizhen smiled faintly. "You are an important minister of the court. I hope that like Luo Qing, you will set an example for the civil and military officials of the Xuanfu. I don't know Jiang Qing."
"My minister, I would like to share the worries of His Majesty the Emperor." Jiang Fu was overjoyed when he heard this and hurriedly prostrated himself on the ground and said sincerely.
"I know that you are rich in Xuanfu, but since you are just setting an example, you should do what you can." Zhu Shezhen smiled and raised his hand to help Jiang Fu, and said with a warm smile.
"Thank you, Your Majesty." After Jiang Fu thanked him, he suddenly felt that something was not right. Looking at Zhu Qizhen's meaningful smile and his words that he had just deliberately mentioned that he was rich in Xuanfu, Jiang Fu suddenly felt
I felt that my legs that were supposed to stand up seemed so weak and weak.
Zhu Qizhen did not look at him anymore, but moved his gaze to the grass and trees outside the pavilion, and said calmly: "I heard that you are quite close to Yan Shun, the eunuch of Xuanfu Town, right?"
"Your Majesty, Yan Shun is the eunuch guarding Xuanfu Town. He has the responsibility of supervising the army. Naturally, I should get closer to him." Jiang Fu quickly replied, but the sweat on his face became more and more dense. "Of course I do.
I know that colleagues naturally need a lot of communication. However, I heard from the people of Xuanfu that when General Jiang came to Xuanfu, he was just a group of dozens of people and several cars. But it only took more than half a year to get to Xuanfu.
We already have several houses and shops in Xuanfu City, and there are dozens of hectares of fertile land outside the city. I wonder if this news is true or false?" Zhu Qizhen picked up the tea and took a sip.
After one breath, the voice still sounded so gentle, but when it fell into Jiang Fu's ears, it was like rolling thunder.
"Your Majesty, these are definitely not obtained by force or oppression of good people. They are gifts from colleagues in the Xuanfu. There are also some eunuchs who want to give them to minor ministers." Jiang Fu said in distinction without even raising his head.
, the skirt of the clothes on the back was already soaked with sweat.
"Yes, it is common practice for colleagues to give each other gifts. Naturally, I won't blame you, but" Zhu Qizhen couldn't help but paused when he said this, and his eyes fell on Jiang Fu again. At this moment, he was warm and gentle
Ruyu's gaze is as sharp as a knife. "Do you think you should accept these gifts? Do you know how many sergeants are serving as slaves in your five houses? Do you know, Xuan
The three shops given to you by the town eunuch were all obtained by force to oppress the people?"
Zhu Qizhen's voice became louder and louder, his gaze became more and more severe, and his roar made the surrounding vegetation tremble. Zhu Qizhen's palms were already clenched, and he was already fisting towards the head.
Jiang Fu, who was leaning against the green bricks on the ground, continued to shout: "And the dozens of hectares of fertile land you have obtained are all life-saving fields cultivated by the guardsmen after years of hard work?!"
"When you arrived at Xuanfu, you didn't think about the pain of the soldiers and the hardships of the people's livelihood. You just made friends with your colleagues, accepted bribes, and captured soldiers. Do you think you have the nerve to say that these are just gifts?!"————
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Seeing Zhu Qizhen's sharp-edged gaze, Jiang Fu suddenly felt as cold as his whole body, like being immersed in an ice kiln.
The emperor in front of him was someone who dared to kill people in the street. He was killed by the eunuch just because he said a slight word. You must know that the eunuch was still the emperor's personal bodyguard. He could kill him whenever he wanted. The emperor actually
He didn't even say a word. And he had so many crimes in his hands and the Supreme Emperor wanted to kill him, so what could he do?
Thinking of this, Zhu Qizhen's rage and shouts frightened Jiang Fu, who was almost torn from liver and gallbladder. He repeatedly hit his head on the green bricks with a thud. "Your Majesty, I, I am guilty. Please punish me, I am.
I will ask my servants to return those things one by one and hope that Your Majesty will forgive me."
Zhu Qizhen sneered repeatedly but did not say a word. At this time, Luo Hengxin, who was already mature and mature, still did not understand the reason why Zhu Qizhen asked him to come with Jiang Fu. He also bowed to the ground and said: "Your Majesty, please read
This is Jiang's first offense. Furthermore, Jiang has worked very hard for the first time in the Xuan Mansion. Those properties and houses were not done by Jiang, so please be merciful to your majesty."
"Humph, if he hadn't done it, why would I have asked him to come here to talk?" Zhu Qizhen was very pleased that Mr. Luo really knew how to behave, and the steps he gave him were just right.
We really can't kill Jiang Fu, the commander-in-chief. After all, Jiang Fu is the sister-in-law of Zheng Neng, Marquis of Wu'an, and Marquis Wu'an has made great contributions to himself and contributed a lot to him in the court. Just for this, Zhu Qizhen
At least Jiang Fu couldn't be killed.
Another reason is that Jiang Fu has a weak character and is easily controlled, which will also make it easier for Zhu Qizhen to intervene in the military and political affairs of the Xuanfu in the future.
Therefore, Jiang Fu must stay. However, if he does not beat him hard and let him understand that he has many handles on him, how can Zhu Qizhen easily use this person with confidence?
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After hearing about Zhu Qizhen, Jiang Fu, whose nerves were already stretched to the extreme, couldn't help but feel relaxed and almost collapsed to the ground.
