Those who were granted nobility at the end of the Ming Dynasty would not be on the streets until the Southern Ming Dynasty.
In the entire Chongzhen Dynasty, only Wu Sangui was granted titles to military generals. It was not until March of the seventeenth year of Chongzhen, when the capital was about to fall, that Ping Xibo was granted the title.
Therefore, at this time, Emperor Chongzhen granted Zhou Yuji the title of nobility, which was definitely a great gift.
When Zhou Yuji heard this, he was stunned for a moment!
He suspected that he didn't hear clearly, or that he heard wrongly!
Seeing this, the eunuch on duty nearby quickly reminded Zhou Yuji to thank him quickly.
It was only then that Zhou Yuji woke up from a dream when he saw Emperor Chongzhen looking at him with a smile. He was immediately overjoyed and quickly accepted the order to thank him.
When I came back to my senses, I was not only happy because of the title, but also Emperor Chongzhen's decree to double the number of his subordinates, which was also good news.
However, after calming down for a while, Zhou Yuji immediately said: "Your Majesty, soldiers are more valuable than more elite soldiers. The court's food and pay are insufficient. Instead of expanding into a mediocre army, it is better to use the elite soldiers with actual pay now!"
The imperial court was famous for its lack of money!
This is not only true for the local army, but also for the Yongwei Battalion.
When Emperor Chongzhen ordered the formation of the Yongwei Battalion due to the corruption of the imperial court, he really tried his best to ensure the logistics of the Yongwei Battalion. As a result, the Yongwei Battalion indeed became an elite force in the late Ming Dynasty.
Emperor Chongzhen was overjoyed to see this and formed a second new army.
However, the first Brave Guard Battalion had already done its best to provide food and wages. How could this second new army get so much food and wages? Therefore, it naturally had little combat power, and it was later abandoned.
And because the Yongwei camp is guaranteed with sufficient food and salary, it is always clean and strong in combat.
As one of the leaders of the Yongwei Battalion, Zhou Yuji naturally knows very well how the Yongwei Battalion's combat strength comes from. If the army expands and food and pay are not enough, it will easily become a second-rate army.
At this time, when Emperor Chongzhen heard Zhou Yuji's words, he immediately laughed and said: "You don't have to worry about food and salary, I guarantee that it will be paid in full!"
Hearing such rich and arrogant words, Zhou Yuji couldn't help but be stunned. When did the emperor become rich?
I have only been out of the capital for a short time, and I haven’t heard that the imperial court has levied additional taxes?
And even if we impose additional taxes, there won’t be enough time to collect them, right?
He was just wondering when suddenly, a eunuch wearing a scarlet robe entered the palace. With excitement, he reported to Emperor Chongzhen: "Your Majesty, the glass factory has shipped goods!"
Upon hearing this, Emperor Chongzhen was overjoyed, because the shipment was much faster than he expected!
So, he looked at Zhou Yuji and said with a smile: "Let's go, come with me to see my treasure tray!"
Zhou Yuji was confused when he heard this, and he didn't understand what was going on.
But he probably knew that it seemed to be profitable, which surprised him.
At this time, Zhou Yuji understood that the capital might have undergone very big changes during the few days he had been out of the capital.
Out of curiosity, he followed Emperor Chongzhen to the glass factory.
Soon, Zhou Yuji was surprised to find that the craftsmen in the glass factory were obviously different from the craftsmen in his impression.
Although in the past, when these craftsmen faced the emperor, they also paid homage.
But at this time, Zhou Yuji discovered that each of these craftsmen was very special and respected the emperor from the bottom of his heart!
Not only that, no matter what they do, they move quickly, as if someone is whipping them from behind. But their work is very good. It can be seen that they are not perfunctory.
Observing all this, Zhou Yuji was really surprised.
What is this? What happened in the capital?
Especially His Majesty, he is really completely different from before!
Under his secret surprise, Emperor Chongzhen had already inspected the first batch of glass products, most of which were ordinary ones, that is, common wine glasses, utensils and the like in this era.
According to the current market price, just the first batch of glass products can be sold for about 500 taels of silver.
Of course, if it is sold to shareholders, it will definitely not be so high.
The eunuch in charge of the glass factory was Gao Shiming, who was newly promoted by Emperor Chongzhen. He whispered in Emperor Chongzhen's ear: "Long live my lord, these glass products have been preliminarily calculated by this servant. Even if we add new hair for these craftsmen,
The labor cost is less than fifty taels of silver."
Although Emperor Chongzhen had already expected that the cost of these glass products would not be high. After all, he knew what the formula was.
However, he never expected that the cost of glass was so low, and the selling price was ten times the profit. What was the difference between this and robbing money?
Seeing Emperor Chongzhen's beaming expression, Gao Shiming hurriedly said: "Long live Lord, what is the appropriate price for these glass cups?"
"Four hundred and fifty taels..." Emperor Chongzhen quoted a price without thinking.
But then, he hesitated a little and changed his words: "Maybe four hundred and thirty taels!"
"Wait, I need to be quiet for a while!" Emperor Chongzhen finally changed his mind and entered a room alone. Then he quickly took out his cell phone, hesitated for a while, and dialed Liu Weichao.
In fact, the price of this glass is very important. If it is set less, he will feel that it is too much of a loss. If it is set too much, he is afraid that he will not be able to sell it. Therefore, in the end, he still wants to discuss it with Liu Weichao.
At this time, the first person he thought of for discussion was Liu Weichao, not those civil servants.
After waiting anxiously for a while, the video was finally connected. Immediately, Emperor Chongzhen said happily: "The first batch of glass goods have come out. The cost is about fifty taels, but they are sold on the market for five hundred taels."
About two. Tell me, how much should I sell?"
Liu Weichao was also happy when he heard that his first step to help Emperor Chongzhen had already worked. When he started to speak, he suddenly felt a little impulsive, so he immediately changed his words: "Wait a minute, let me think!"
Of course Emperor Chongzhen would have no objection and waited expectantly.
Just listen to Liu Weichao talking to himself in the video: "The price of goods depends on the relationship between supply and demand, as well as the scarcity and practicality of the goods. Glass products are not necessary for life, they are considered luxuries. But at this time, they are considered
Sole business..."
As he was talking, he suddenly remembered something and immediately asked Emperor Chongzhen: "By the way, how high is your output?"
"Ah?" Emperor Chongzhen heard this and didn't know what he meant.
When Liu Weichao saw it, he explained: "If your output is high, the market will be easily saturated, so set the price lower and give profits to those resellers, so that they have enough motivation to sell to farther places. If the output is
If it is lower, the market will not be easily saturated, and the price can be set higher."