Nan Ming Sun Never Sets

Chapter 240 Prince Merchant
At the port terminal in Shanghai, a pair of expensive Australian calfskin shoes stepped on the concrete floor.

The camera panned upwards, and the young man in a new formal attire took off his top hat with a joyful expression, and fanned the wind to drive away the summer heat in Shanghai.

"Wow, is this Shanghai? It looks really modern, much better than Guangzhou Mansion. Well, I've stayed in Australia for a long time, but I'm used to the convenience of Xitian Mansion. Looking at the high-rise buildings and spacious roads, I feel comfortable anyway." The young man said to himself with emotion.

There were some rickshaw drivers on the pier promoting business. Even Bai Mingxiu didn't know how the existence of such an old Shanghai appeared automatically without his intervention.It seems that a group of water transport workers from Huaibei, after losing their livelihood, went south to Shanghai and gathered together to become coachmen.The city government also stepped in to form a rickshaw trade union to avoid vicious fights and gangsterization that would arise in the fight for business and territory.

The young man was carrying his briefcase, followed by a Chinese employee and a blond employee.The young man was very excited and said: "Old Chen, Shi Dong, this time we come to Shanghai to create a career with our bare hands. Otherwise, we will have no face to go back to Xitian Mansion to face those old fellows."

Lao Chen said respectfully: "Sir, with your ability, you will succeed immediately."

The foreigner named Shi Dong said in Chinese with a strange accent: "Boss, you are the prince of Ming Dynasty. Shouldn't you inherit countless wealth? China is bigger than Europe. You, the prince, must be like the prince of England." As rich as a king."

The young man curled his lips and said, "I'm a prince of bird shit. If God hadn't sent a fairy-like prince to save our Ming Dynasty, I would probably have been slaughtered by those natives in Burma. Now the prince He didn't stamp me as a prince, so I'm not a prince. The prince is a strict person. If I pretend to be the king of Min to bluff and cheat outside, I will be arrested by the Jinyiwei guards if I keep it. Maybe I will be executed if I keep it secret. Daming doesn’t have any clan now, but that’s fine, everyone depends on their own abilities. When I came to Xitian Mansion without a penny, I earned the first 1 taels and started my own factory. There are more opportunities in the local area. , This is my chance to soar into the sky."

This person is really not running the train with his mouth full. His name is Zhu Yongrong. According to the theory, he should be the tenth King of Min. He is one of the entourage who fled into Myanmar with Yongli.Later, Bai Mingxiu crossed the border, conquered Burma, and took all the family members of Yongli's remaining officials to Australia.Zhu Yongrong also went to Australia at that time.

This Zhu Yongrong is only 22 years old, and most of his life experience is similar to that of Yongli, which is spent on escaping for his life.He has been starved, reduced to become a beggar, robbed the wild dogs on the street for food, and basically did not study hard.But he is very active and courageous.After arriving in Xitian Mansion, Zhu Yongrong took advantage of his relationship as a clan and a resettlement fee from Bai Mingxiu, so he went to a free middle school and acquired all kinds of knowledge.Even when he was in school, Zhu Yongrong started a small business by himself, and eventually the business grew little by little. After more than a year, he became a businessman with a small family.

After Zhu Yongrong got a high school diploma, he determined to become a rich man. He felt that Australia was a small pool after all, and he couldn't make a living, so he traveled across the ocean and returned to the mainland from Australia.When he came, he only brought a confidant, Old Chen, and met Stone, an idler from England in Java. Because Stone had been a sailor and explorer, and had been to West Africa and India, Zhu Yongrong felt that he was useful, so he used him every day. He was hired with a salary of 10 taels a month.For the British who have lived in poverty for a lifetime, 10 Mingliang is considered a high salary.

Shi Dong shrugged his shoulders and said to his employer: "No matter what, boss, you still have the blood of the royal family, which makes you extremely noble. If you are willing to listen to me, if you go to Europe, whether it is to London Whether you are in Paris, Lisbon, or Paris, you will receive a very grand reception, and the gifts given to you by the nobles can make you wake up smiling from your dreams."

Zhu Yongrong snorted twice and said, "Are you kidding me? I'm a fake prince who can't even see the prince."

Shi Dongdao: "Thanks to you, even I, an Englishman, had the honor to meet His Majesty the Emperor of China. Few people in Europe know that the real ruler of the country is the crown prince, not the emperor. This is enough for me, Shi Dong. Bragging about 100 years."

Zhu Yongrong's relationship with Emperor Yongli Zhu Youlang was indeed a little closer. After all, there were not many clans left in Australia, and Yongli still regarded them as relatives.At the beginning, Yongli was still able to put on the air of the emperor, often bestowing some rewards and so on.Later, Yongli discovered that the royal family’s property was separated from the imperial court. His budget was in the hands of the ceremonial supervisor. After the limit was exceeded, there would be no money to spend. In the end, Yongli also saved himself, and nothing would happen again. Sending things indiscriminately.

Yongli is particularly dissatisfied with his financial strain, thinking that he is obviously a wealthy emperor, but in the end he has to plan carefully when spending money.It wasn't until the Supervisor of Rituals came up with the list of the crown prince's expenses in the country, that His Royal Highness, who holds the power of the entire country, actually spent one seventieth of that of Beichen Palace, and his daily meals consisted of two or three dishes. He will not accept any money for buying luxury goods, antiques, calligraphy and paintings, or even gifts from his subordinates.After all, Yongli is an emperor who wants face, so he can only restrain himself a little bit.

Zhu Yongrong said to Shi Dong: "Stone, I hired you not to listen to your bragging, but to rely on your ability to facilitate my business. You are British, and you know that last year, there was only one Burmese Propaganda Department What is the trade volume with your UK? It’s 400 million Ming taels! And this trade volume is just an appetizer. The East India Company is increasing its efforts to develop trade with the Ming Dynasty. I need to understand Europe through you People, especially the rich and middle-income families in Europe, want to buy something. Not just things like tea, porcelain and silk. We are going to develop their new needs and then rely on our Ming Dynasty's rich products and industries Ability is transformed into money in my pocket, your boss."

When Zhu Yongrong came to Shanghai this time, he brought a total of 3 taels of capital, which now consisted of ten thin acceptance drafts from the Royal Bank of Ming Dynasty.Daming has gradually established its own commercial bank and financial system, making it more convenient for people who do business.The Royal Bank is also the largest commercial bank in Ming Dynasty, and it can even do banking business between Australia and the mainland.Although the name of this bank is royal, it is a purely state-owned bank.Daming's supervision of finance is very strict, even Bai Mingxiu's supervisor does not have the qualifications for investment banks.

(End of this chapter)