Just like the previous family banquet, Zhu Yunwen held one in the Provincial Palace and Ma Enhui held one in Kunning Palace. The only difference may be that the number of people in this so-called family banquet was very small.

Zhu Yunzhen only entertained the six kings Di, Chu, Zhi, Chu, Chu and Bai. Originally, the main purpose of the meal was not to talk about family matters.

Except for Zhu Di and Zhu Zhi, the other four people were still very nervous before coming because they could not figure out Zhu Yunwen's plan. Since they entered Beijing, except for the day of the military parade, Zhu Yunwen did not meet him at other times.

He refused any of them, even if they wanted to see him and say hello.

They were allowed to stay in the capital these days and were not allowed to return to the domain. This inevitably gave them an ominous premonition. They found Zhu Di and Zhu Zhi several times to make insidious remarks, but they were not sure. They only said

It's a good thing.

Now I finally met Zhu Yunwen, and seeing that the latter's face was quite cheerful, Zhu Baike, who was almost half-dead by the counterfeit banknote case last year, couldn't hold himself back anymore and spoke before he drank a few rounds of wine.

"Your Majesty, I have been in the capital for a while now. It is unseemly to do nothing all day long. I don't know what your Majesty means by calling me to the capital this time. I will go through fire and water."

The hall suddenly became quiet, and the other three kings also turned their attention to Zhu Yunwen. Now their hearts were like cats scratching their heads. Zhu Yunwen could not drink this wine happily without letting the news come out.

Zhu Bai is so impatient that he lacks city government.

Zhu Zhi was sitting next to Zhu Bai. He stretched out his hand and said with a smile, "Why are you so anxious? The family is having a great conversation. Let's drink first and then talk about business later."

"It's nothing serious."

Zhu Yunwen raised his hand and stopped Zhu Zhi from talking, "Since Uncle King Xiang is anxious, let me talk about the matter first. A few days ago, I asked Uncle King Liao to sell the imperial property."

The emperor sold the imperial property?

The four kings who had never known it all made a mistake. Was the emperor short of money or empty of funds?

Zhu Zhen is a flatterer, even an uncle like him can rush to give Zhu Yunwen a woman. Now when he heard this, he realized that the opportunity to show off had come, and immediately stood up, "Your Majesty is a place where money is needed, and the ministers are unbearable. In recent years, the government has

I still have some savings, if Your Majesty needs it, I can still get one or two hundred thousand taels out by selling things."

Zhu Yunwen was happy.

How could these vassal kings know how much imperial property Emperor Taizu had left to Zhu Yunwen? Unless Zhu Di and Zhu Zhi learned about it from the emperor, how could they dare to privately check how much money was put into the treasury every year?

"I sold it for fifty-six million taels. Uncle Min Wang, who is a swindler, should keep it for himself."

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Zhu Chu could not bear to die. His annual salary was only 5,000 taels. In addition, at the beginning of the feudal period, Taizu gave him a sum of money to start a business and he was not willing to spend it. In addition, he was eating his own military pay. Min Wang Weiwu

He only recruited a thousand people out of a thousand-person establishment, and only then deducted one or two hundred thousand taels. Zhu Yunwen opened his mouth, which was enough for him to struggle for thousands of years.

Immediately he smiled and said, "I was just kidding."

"Do you know why I sold it?"

Zhu Yunwen pointed to a dozen burning stoves in the palace, "What is burning in this stove?"

"Charcoal."

"This charcoal is not cheap."

Zhu Yunwen lamented, "The big palace also has big disadvantages. For example, if I arrange a meal in the Provincial Gong Palace, I will burn ten taels of silver an hour. When I approve the government in the Qianqing Palace, I will spend hundreds of taels a day.

"Double Happiness, how much did the palace spend last year on the wages of palace maids, eunuchs and various expenses?"

Shuangxi lowered his head and reported a number, "Two hundred and seventy-eight thousand taels."

Zhu Yunwen felt a toothache, "Listen, my palace's annual expenses are nearly three hundred thousand taels. I feel that I can save enough. I can't bear to eat or wear clothes. Even Wen Kui has spent the past two years.

The clothes are all sewn by the queen herself. With such savings, the expenditure is hundreds of thousands of taels a year, enough to support an army of 30,000!"

These days, one tael of silver can buy two stones of rice. In the early Ming Dynasty, one stone was equivalent to about 166 kilograms. Two stones of rice were equivalent to 320 kilograms. Converted into modern currency, the purchasing power of one tael of silver was about 650 kilograms.

Ten yuan, three hundred thousand taels, that's about two hundred million.

"The so-called increase in revenue and reduce expenditure can only guarantee that some money can be saved. Only by increasing revenue can the upper limit of income be increased."

Zhu Yunwen clapped his fingers and said, "In the past year or so, I have lifted the ban on salt and iron, and liberalized the trade in grain and textiles. The revenue from the national treasury is gratifying, which shows that doing business can enrich the country."

Zhu Zhi held his forehead and sighed inwardly. He was not wrong at all. Apart from being an emperor, Zhu Yunwen was a good man in everything he did. This was about to start a bright future for the vassals by doing business for them.

You guys are so comfortable being vassal kings on weekdays, but when you return to a feudal state, you are a local emperor. Why do you have to drag them into business? I have no future, I just love making money, why don't you just give me all the money, I am alone

It's okay to be tired, and we'll split the money 50-50 between us.

Zhu Su was quick at making money. One moment the emperor was talking about selling the royal property, and the other moment he was talking about doing business to make the country rich, something came to his mind. "Your Majesty, do you want to use this money to do business?"

Zhu Yunwen gave him an encouraging smile, "Uncle Prince Gu guessed it right, I do have this intention."

After a pause, he said again

"But I am the emperor after all. There is no reason for an emperor to enter the market. Therefore, I have entrusted all my money to the clan's mansion and would like to trouble all my uncles to help me with this business."

What kind of drama is the emperor singing?

The four princes who didn't know what was going on looked at each other, and Zhu Bai stood up and said, "Your Majesty, I don't know how to do business."

You said our old Zhu family doesn’t have any talents. Zhu Di likes to fight. Zhu Quan asked while reading a book. Zhu Bai likes to travel. Zhu Su is busy reciting poems and writing poems. No matter how bad Zhu Zhi is, he is still a good person at visiting brothels. Everyone usually

The life here is so nourishing, why do you have to rush the ducks to the shelves?

"You can learn slowly."

Zhu Yunwen smiled slightly and said, "I can give you policies."

When it comes to doing business, even in future generations, no matter how strong your ability is, it will never be able to keep up with policy support and grasping the wind direction. The latter two are the key to getting rich. As the saying goes, if you stand on the wind, even a pig can go to heaven.

Aren't there just a bunch of Zhu in front of us now?

The businessmen of the Ming Dynasty liked to cut the wool of the common people. Aren't they also a group of fat sheep waiting to be cut in front of Zhu Yunwen?

Zhu Yunwen has many ways to bully them.

"I can't benefit the people, but I am very interested in those wealthy landlords."

Zhu Yunwen laughed and said, "I have entrusted all these fifty million taels to the clan's mansion, and it's not like I asked all my uncles to help me for nothing. The profits made every year belong to the clan's mansion. We are all clan members.

Naturally, I will share it with everyone."

Speaking of this, Zhu Yunwen winked at Zhu Zhi, who understood clearly and spoke.

"Brothers, Your Majesty and I have made a budget before. The annual income from this money can reach at least six million taels, and the profit divided by each branch is at least one or two hundred thousand taels, which can be worth our forty years.

annual salary.”
Chapter completed!