Seeing that the two of them had a certain eye for each other, King Qin, who had always been obsessed with money, couldn't help but get interested.
Zhu Yixi glanced sideways, but before she could speak, King Rui beside him couldn't help but said:
"Qin Fan, you are still young and cannot control the size. Let Uncle Wang come."
After hearing this, Zhu Cunji looked at Zhu Yixi with a somewhat aggrieved look, as if to say, we are from the same clan!
Zhu Yixi thought that with the participation of two princes, the effect would definitely be stronger.
"His Royal Highness King Qin, please add one more."
King Rui was quite annoyed, but King Qin was overjoyed.
"However, you only have 30% of King Rui."
"Okay -" King Qin gritted his teeth and agreed. He had only five hundred thousand taels left in his tens of millions of wealth.
Alas, poverty forced him, the King of Qin, to bend down.
After reaching the same front with the two princes, Zhu Yixi returned home satisfied.
There was no direct blackmail, he had his own thoughts.
King Rui had only been in Hanzhong for more than ten years, and he had faced military disasters many times. He didn't have much money, so if he continued to forcefully force him, the gains would outweigh the losses.
Instead of doing this, it is better to focus on the wealthy households in Hanzhong.
With Li Zicheng's request for payment, who would dare to join the bandits again?
"Thanks to Li Zicheng for the assist!"
Zhu Yixi was filled with emotion. This time, not only his nominal problem was solved, but also military expenses were solved.
If you think about it carefully, Li Zicheng also helped him expand his army and get promoted and make a fortune.
Without Li Zicheng, he could only starve to death and never get up again.
From this point of view, Li Zicheng is much better than Chongzhen.
He left the palace in high spirits and was about to board the carriage when several people suddenly appeared beside him.
The first person has a big face, thick eyebrows, and a long beard. He is wearing a mink coat and gold moccasin boots, all of which show his wealth.
He was in his forties, and his eyes were full of shrewdness. When he saw the guards intercepting him, he became wary. He quickly cupped his hands and said, "I'm Zhang Qi, I've seen Zhu Youyi."
"Zhang Qi?"
Zhu Yixi waved her hand and let him come over: "Zhang Yu, who are you Zhang Man?"
"It's my little girl." Zhang Qi said with a flattering smile: "Being favored by the general is really a blessing that I cultivated in my previous life."
"Come up here, the roadside is not the place to talk."
Zhu Yixi shook her head and got on the carriage.
Zhang Qi also hurriedly followed, and several servants followed with carriages.
"Zhang Yuanwai, it can be said that he has made a good deal and is rich as Nanzheng!"
Zhu Yixi said with a smile, his eyes piercing people's hearts.
Zhang Qi naturally understood the pun. There is nothing shameful about marrying a daughter and colluding with politics and business.
"Hey, it's a small business, so I have to do it."
He said, then smiled bitterly and said: "In the Ming Dynasty, without background business, you can only be eaten alive. I have no choice but to do it."
"Okay." Zhu Yixi waved her hand and chuckled: "Don't be miserable with me. There are many miserable people in the world, and you are not missing."
"Don't use your daughters as an excuse. I always distinguish between public and private affairs. If you have anything to say, just say it."
Hearing this, Zhang Qi breathed a sigh of relief and looked a little more serious. He raised his head and said seriously:
"I don't have any other requests. I just want the general to take my family with him when he withdraws from Hanzhong."
"Oh?" Zhu Yixi became interested.
"My family has been in contact with Hanzhong, Xi'an Prefecture, and Gongchang, so I know a little about the situation in Shaanxi. Now the thieves are going around asking for pay, and the soldiers are sweeping across Shaanxi."
Zhang Qi couldn't help but said: "Although there is a large Sanguan in Hanzhong, I'm afraid it won't last long."
"You don't believe me?" Zhu Yixi frowned and said displeased.
"This is to be prepared for any trouble." Zhang Qi hurriedly smiled and said: "As long as the general agrees to me, I am willing to donate five thousand, no, ten thousand taels."
"Ten thousand taels?"
Zhu Yixi's brows jumped. Sure enough, Hanzhong Mansion's reputation for wealth was well-deserved.
"Okay, I agree, but in two days, you have to help me."
Zhu Yixi smiled and narrated softly.
"Okay!" Although he was suspected of being a traitor, Zhang Qi was bound to him because of his two daughters and had to betray these colleagues.
"General, there have always been ten wealthy merchants in Hanzhong Prefecture. In addition, there are many merchants in the eight counties, traveling between Shaanxi and Sichuan, and there are sixteen large and small chambers of commerce..."
"However, many merchants rely on the gentry, otherwise they would not be able to do business."
"My Zhang family has been supported by King Rui. For more than ten years, in Nanzheng, I have only been accompanying the last one."
Seeing the wry smile on his face, Zhu Yixi fell into deep thought:
Damn it, one million taels is still an underestimation, which gave King Qin and King Rui a big advantage.
Sure enough, all the wealth of the Ming Dynasty was sucked up by the gentry.
This world does not belong to the Zhu family, but to the gentry and bureaucrats.
Zhu Yixi felt regretful and quite unhappy.
He glanced at Zhang Qi, who was considered a local leader and a leader.
Very good, I don't mind a little sweetness.
"Now the army is preparing for winter clothes. There is still a shortage of 5,000 pieces. Can you prepare them within half a month?"
Zhu Yixi said softly, with a faint smile on her face.
"No problem." Zhang Qi was overjoyed and hurriedly blamed himself: "I didn't know that your army was short of clothes. Damn it. I will give these five thousand sets of winter clothes to you directly."
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"Each set of winter clothes, top and bottom, must be made of ten pounds of cotton. In addition, there must be leather boots, either pigskin or sheepskin, but they must be stuffed with wool."
"this……"
Zhang Qi couldn't help but calculate: "Twenty cents per catty of cotton, ten catties is two cents. Counting cloth and wages, each set of winter clothes, plus leather boots, has a cost of five cents."
"If it's for sale, it's usually about one tael."
"So cheap?" Only then did Zhu Yixi react.
"General, except for food, which is expensive now, all other items are cheap."
Zhu Yixi turned her head and thought about it. Jiubian soldiers only had about one tael per month in their belts, and more than two taels. Even less after deducting food expenses.
This is equivalent to modern people buying a piece of clothing with a month's salary, which is indeed quite expensive.
Moreover, if the scale reaches 10,000 people, that is 5,000 taels, which is almost the fiscal revenue of a county.
Thinking of this, Zhu Yixi instantly got a headache.
Sun Chuanting was really capable of raising an army of 100,000 people, and he was also stingy.
"Six dollars per set, I'll buy it."
Zhu Yixi squinted her eyes and said, "I have to make some money for you, otherwise I won't be able to last long."
"In addition, I solemnly warn you, if you are short of money, not only will you be a burglar, but I will also do it."
"I don't dare, I really don't dare."
Zhang Qi hurriedly waved his hands and said, these Qiu Ba people are always ransacking homes, can't they be more polite?
"I'm sorry you don't dare either."
Zhu Yixi sneered, and then comforted him: "I am going to expand the army, and you will benefit from it later. Take a longer view. What if I hold Hanzhong?"
"Didn't you make a fortune?"
Zhang Qi was stunned when he heard this and nodded, that's the truth.
Zhu Yixi smiled, isn't this my imperial merchant?
I just said, I can’t sleep with a woman in vain...