With the large amount of money supported by his father Qin Guogong Zhang Chuan as start-up capital, Zhang Chen did indeed play great tricks.
Ah Liu did not follow him to Xingtai before, but the generals of the Duke of Qin's Mansion protected Zhao Si and Luo Xiaoxiao, a pair of blacksmiths and carpenters, and arrived at Xingtai safely. Then these two leaders led
With the craftsmen recruited by Zhang Chen, it took only ten days to modify ten new looms, and the few weavers who had been recruited before and had been idle began to work.
Then, Zhang Chen "sold" the cotton he had hoarded in several warehouses to Zhang Wu and Zhang Lu at a high price to recover the money he had lent. Then, he sent someone to secretly pick up Zhang Wu and Zhang Lu.
The cotton yarn spun in the workshop, as well as the cotton yarn purchased by the two people, were taken to their own weaving workshop to weave cloth, and then the woven cotton cloth was sold to a cloth shop with which they had a long-standing relationship.
With such a virtuous cycle, the secret weaving workshop has more and more looms, and more and more cotton yarns. Naturally, the output is getting larger and larger, so that when others don't notice, the price of cotton cloth on the market has increased.
The response dropped by 10%.
Then, Zhang Chen used the money earned from selling cloth through Fulong Bank to support Zhang Wu and Zhang Lu in the form of money bills...
This is like a typical left hand throwing a ping pong ball to the right hand, the right hand throws the ping pong ball to the ground, the left hand catches the ping pong ball bouncing off the ground and then throws it to the right hand... Such a repetitive transaction, he played it happily, the cotton seller
The price kept rising again and again. Finally, because Zheng Yuanwai and others also started tentative shipments, he immediately lowered the price of cotton.
In the end, his price continued to stabilize at four times the price of cotton. As for Zheng Yuanwai and others, after tentatively releasing some cotton, they were deceived by his sudden price drop and calculated that the cotton in the hands of "Wang Shen"
With their stocks running low, they immediately stopped.
No one planned to compete with "Wang Shen" who had the second prince as his backstage and acted simply, crudely and boldly. Most people planned to wait until "Wang Shen" ran out of inventory before raising the price, and from behind Zhang Wu and Zhang Lu.
The Duke of Qin's government made a huge profit. Of course, for this reason, Zheng Yuanwai and others even prepared a perfect cover-up method and did not intend to reveal their true identity.
As for Zhang Chen, when he heard that big businessmen such as Xingtai Zheng Yuanwai went to Cangzhou to buy cotton at high prices, and the warehouses were overflowing for a while, and some people even sent messengers to Jiangnan to contact shipping cotton, he was overjoyed and rewarded his father with a lot of money.
Those guards, especially the one who often gave him advice.
However, although he was very happy with his acting, he suffered a lot for the eldest prince of Cangzhou and those big families. Although they hurriedly started hoarding cotton after learning about Zhang Wu and Zhang Lu's "prodigal son" behavior, they were one step behind in the business world.
It means being beaten...no, starving. This is simply unbearable for the eldest prince who has just tasted the sweetness of profit.
As the new cotton has not yet been harvested and the raw materials cannot be started, they are desperately hoarding cotton, planning to sell it to Zhang Wu and Zhang Lu, who are harvesting cotton and expanding the scale of the workshop. As for their own workshop, they are shut down.
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The result of the work stoppage was the dismissal of workers. The result of the dismissal of workers was that a large number of unemployed poor people directly surrounded the palace in Cangzhou with no way to survive - with names like Zhang Wu and Zhang Lu.
Compared with his unfavorable status, the eldest prince, as a nobleman of Tianhuang, was naturally qualified to live in the palace. This was the only preferential treatment the emperor gave his son.
"Now, the palace that Emperor Taizu ordered to build when he toured the world, and which most of the emperors before me never lived in, has been broken into by hundreds of poor groups. Some are spinners, some are family members, and only a few garrison troops
Although the Cangzhou government sent officers and archers to drive them away, they were beaten to death by the angry people, and the eldest prince was also kidnapped."
When such news came out from the emperor's mouth, Zhang Shou could not maintain his relaxed expression. He was silent for a while, and then said in a deep voice: "I don't want to shirk responsibility, but my original intention is just to make Zhang Wu and
Zhang Lu used the support of Zhang Chen’s money to create a wave of momentum, and Zhang Chen returned the funds through cotton cloth. I really didn’t expect that the storm would spread from Xingtai to Cangzhou.”
"You really didn't expect that?" The emperor chuckled. Seeing Zhang Shou looking at him calmly and calmly, without any guilt, he thought of his eldest son and second son, who could be said to be worse than each other.
Couldn't help but sigh again.
"Fortunately, I didn't send the boss to Jiangnan. He has already caused such trouble here in Cangzhou. If he really went to Jiangnan, he might be able to force the entire southeast to rebel! There are also those short-sighted and greedy guys.
, they have received so many benefits, why can’t they restrain themselves a little and give others a way to survive?”
"Businessmen pursue profit, this has been the case since ancient times."
Zhang Shou paused for a moment, then suddenly said bluntly, "And the emperor said he was greedy. In fact, when the wealthy families of the Eastern Han Dynasty annexed the land and the people were in dire straits, didn't they really think about the consequences of the ant people being pushed to the extreme? So many people read the books of sages.
How can all the high scholars ignore this? In the final analysis, those who don’t want to see will turn a blind eye, and those who don’t want to listen will turn a deaf ear.”
"As long as I feel that the people's livelihood has nothing to do with me, I will naturally feel at ease. What's more, I have been growing up in a deep house since I was a child, and I am used to bossing around. As long as I think that everything I get is neither stolen nor stolen, and is done in an upright manner, I will
I think those ant residents should be honest. If I give you some benefit, you should be grateful. If I don't give it to you, you can't make trouble."
"But have they ever thought that their own servants can be willing to do anything for a small profit, let alone those civilians who are all for survival? If a person offends them, they can easily eradicate him by various means.
But what about ten or eight, one hundred and eighty, or one thousand or eight hundred? The torrent of tens of thousands of people is like a surging force that can crush any obstacle."
In fact, Zhang Shou wanted to use the four words "humanity torrent", but the combination of these four words is too fairy-tale...
The emperor was horrified and moved when he heard this last sentence. Because this sentence pattern, which was common in later generations, does have a great impact today. Especially when thinking about the scene of the palace in Cangzhou, he naturally had to consider the worse consequences.
"According to your opinion, I should severely punish those greedy people?"
"No, that's not what I mean." Zhang Shou shook his head and said calmly, "It is often said among the people that the magistrate of a county is destroyed and the magistrate of a family is exterminated, let alone the court? If the court takes action, let alone a few big businessmen, just a few
Ten or hundreds of them can be easily captured. But the emperor is not willing to do this, is he?"
"You do understand me."
The emperor smiled at himself: "Yes, it is easy to kill one person to scare others, and it is also easy to suppress this incident. But just as Emperor Taizu once said, a single spark can start a prairie fire. Not only the fires set by the poor can start a prairie fire, but also the fire started by the poor can start a prairie fire.
It may not be impossible for wealthy gentry and large households. It is possible to use officials to govern business, but you have to be careful about how to govern."
He suddenly paused as he spoke, and looked at Zhang Shou with a strange look.
Emperor Taizu used the power of the government to punish merchants. Emperor Taizu once used force, but Taizu's authority and power at that time still suffered huge backlash. That was why Taizu later changed his methods and gave up his eldest son who insisted on focusing on agriculture and neglecting business. At the same time,
One of the reasons for carefully cultivating Emperor Taizong. Of course, only a few people know these secrets today.
This time Zhang Shou asked Zhang Chen to secretly assist Zhang Wu and Zhang Lu. Although he used some tricks outside the plan, he did not use any government power at all. Of course, Xingtai's government offices could not be used as help at all.
, may be one of the reasons, but no matter what, using such a method to move the entire disk really surprised him.
The premise is that there was no civil uprising in Cangzhou... But instead of blaming Zhang Shou for strategizing, Zhang Chen, Zhang Wu and Zhang Lu who defeated Qianli, it is better to blame his eldest son who was really rotten to the core. Rather than blaming Zhang Shou who always doted on his son,
Queen, it's better to blame him, the father, for giving up on cultivating and disciplining his eldest son in a moment of anger, and that's why he became like this with his indulgence.
He paused and said in a deep voice: "Zhang Qing, are you willing to go to Cangzhou?"
Zhang Shou had already made some guesses when the emperor talked about Cangzhou. Now when he heard what he said, he suddenly couldn't laugh or cry. He thought about it very seriously for a while, and then said seriously: "The emperor loves you so much, I shouldn't say goodbye."
, but this is not something I can do. If the emperor really wants me to go, I would like to recommend a more suitable candidate."
Unexpectedly, Zhang Shou refused so decisively. The emperor was a little angry at first. However, when he heard that Zhang Shou actually wanted to recommend candidates, his anger suddenly turned into suspicion. But the next moment, when Zhang Shou said
When he heard that name, he couldn't help but laugh.
"I recommend the eldest son of Duke Zhao, Mingwei General Zhu Tingfang."
"Zhang Qing, do you think that you are not avoiding relatives because of your internal promotion?" The emperor laughed and scolded directly, "You just say that you recommend your uncle and that's the end of it?"
"I just decided to get married. The term "uncle-brother" is not quite accurate." Zhang Shou coughed and said very seriously, "Brother Zhu can only be regarded as a quasi-uncle-brother."
Does it make any difference?
The emperor was angry and funny, but after pondering for a moment, he had to admit that the candidate recommended by Zhang Shou was indeed good. Before Zhang Shou appeared, Zhu Tingfang had always been a leader among the younger generation in the court - among his peers.
No one can match him for his outstanding performance. Now that this battle has been won, it is even more so. There is no comparison between young scholars and talented men.
But thinking so in his heart, he still joked: "Aren't you afraid that if Zhu Tingfang goes to Cangzhou and meets Zhu Tingjie and beats him up, will your second uncle cry for his father and mother, will he hate you?"
Did he go to Cangzhou for you?"
Zhang Shou didn't expect that the emperor would make fun of this, and was caught off guard for a moment. But at this moment, he heard Chu Kuan's voice not far away: "Hey, why is Miss Zhu here?"
"Don't stop me. I want to see the emperor for justice. I keep focusing on Ah Shou's shortcomings all day long. Are those people able to support themselves with enough food? They don't care about so many important things. Are their salaries just for finding faults? It's simply unreasonable.
!”
Chu Kuan simply didn't know whether to laugh or cry. But when he saw the emperor slightly nodding at him not far away, he still put Zhu Ying over with a smile. When he saw Zhang Shou looking towards him, smiling as usual, he remembered what he had heard before.
In this scene today, while smiling faces met, a little fear could not help but arise in my heart.
The favor he wanted to sell failed to be sold, and he was still surprised that Zhang Shou could get the support of Xiangyang Bo Zhang Qiong so easily. What's more, did Zhang Shou notice the tricks he was playing?
is the most important question.
Zhu Ying rushed straight to the emperor angrily, but suddenly her eyes flashed, and she saw that it was Zhang Shou who was blocking her. At first glance, she saw that handsome and handsome face, and faced her eyes that seemed to be talking with a smile, her eyes were full of laughter.
The anger in his belly suddenly disappeared, and seven points of his strong momentum disappeared. Finally, he glared at Zhang Shou with anger but joy.
"Get out of the way, I'm looking for the emperor to judge!"
"The Emperor has come to the Imperial College in person to review the case." How could Zhang Shou not know Zhu Ying's temper? After explaining, he said with a smile, "Although my thin arms cannot twist the thighs of some senior officials in the court, I can't.
It’s not so weak that I’m vulnerable. It’s another question that the emperor just asked me, Yingying, why don’t you answer it for me?”
"What's the problem?" Zhu Ying was indeed misled by Zhang Shou. After he got out of the way, she immediately looked at the emperor in confusion. The momentum of launching an army to seek justice had disappeared.
Seeing this scene, the emperor could only sigh secretly, and then he said lightly: "Yingying, something happened over there in Cangzhou. I originally hoped that your uncle would go there, but he was unable to do so."
Even though I was polite, I recommended your elder brother to go."
"Huh?"
Zhu Ying's expression suddenly changed. Although she usually didn't like to use her brain, she was not stupid. The two words "Cangzhou" revealed too much. Especially when Zhang Shou declined, but recommended Zhu Tingfang.
, no matter what she was thinking, she felt that there was definitely something wrong. So, she immediately stepped forward and grabbed Zhang Shou aside without any care, and asked about the cause of the matter.
When she heard what happened, she was shocked and angry. Then she angrily returned to the emperor and said stiffly: "Ah Shou recommended my eldest brother because he believed that he would be able to sort out the situation. But
...The eldest prince has caused a huge disaster, but now he is left to others to deal with it. What about him? Should the emperor give him an explanation?"
In this case, Zhang Shou could not say it, and others did not dare to say it. Miss Zhu was the only one who could say it and dared to say it. Although the emperor was embarrassed, he could not be angry because Zhu Ying had been a child since she was a child.
Growing up, I have always been straightforward and never mince words.
He took a deep breath and finally said word for word: "Since he has caused a big disaster, I will naturally not protect him!"