Daming: From the Son of Heaven to the Leader of Comprehensive Martial Arts

With a kind smile on his face, Cao Zhengchun chuckled, pinched his fingers, and threw an olive branch to Wan Sanqian.

"Wan Sanqian, I see that you still have some talent, how about this, I will give you a way to survive, what do you think?"

Wan Sanqian's eyes lit up.

"What way to survive?"

As long as you can live, no one wants to die.

The world's richest man, with a wave of his hand, is golden ten thousand taels. He once enjoyed the bliss in the world, and he cherishes his life even more than ordinary people.

"How about this, you join our Dongchang, from now on, you can still make all the officials fear and respect, Wan Daguan, what do you think of this suggestion from the Governor?"

Cao Zhengchun held up the flower and pointed at it.

"Hey, our East Factory needs a talent like you!"

Hearing this, the richest man in the world was scared to pee.

A urge to urinate rushed out and wet his crotch, his face suddenly turned pale, his legs trembled unceasingly, and his whole body seemed to be hollowed out all at once.

Join Dongchang?

Doesn't that make him a eunuch?

Wan Sanqian couldn't accept it at all, his spirit was completely broken, and he shouted: "Cao Zhengchun, kill me, I beg you to do something good, kill me."

Since entering the East Factory, he knew his fate and had already prepared himself mentally.

He will definitely take a stab.

However, Wan 3000 million never imagined that the knife would fall not on his neck, but on his crotch.

After this knife, he is no longer a man.

He is afraid of death, but compared to being a eunuch, he is not afraid of death.

"Master Wan, why are you so excited?"

Seeing that Wan Sanqian peed his pants, Cao Zhengchun stopped teasing him, and explained his intentions: "I see that you have some business skills, so I pleaded for you in front of His Majesty, and won you a chance."

"Whether you can live or not depends on your own performance."

"Get ready, let's go to the palace with the governor to face the saint."

As soon as Cao Zhengchun finished speaking, Wan Sanqian showed an expression of disbelief, he couldn't believe his ears, Cao Zhengchun would plead for him?

"Cao... Governor Cao, what you said is true?"

Wan Sanqian swallowed his saliva, and his tone was more respectful than usual.

"Is it necessary for the Governor to lie to you?"

Cao Zhengchun asked back with a smile.

He is not a bodhisattva, he is pleading for Wansanqian, he is just recommending a talent for the emperor.

If the person he recommends does well, he can find money for His Majesty.

Then, he, Cao Zhengchun, will definitely be trusted and favored by the emperor even more. Maybe if His Majesty is happy, he will be able to send him to lead a battleship to the Western Seas, establish an immortal feat, and leave his name in history.

Zheng He, the great eunuch who shone like a star in the history of Ming Dynasty, is the ideal of life that Cao Zhengchun has always flaunted.

Under the service of Dongchang Fanzi, Wan Sanqian took a bath and changed clothes, and followed Cao Zhengchun to the Qianqing Palace.

Seeing the figure of the emperor, Wan Sanqian immediately knelt down on the ground.

"Three thousand grass people, pay homage to His Majesty."

"Be flat."

Zhu Qizhen said indifferently: "Wan Sanqian, the crime you committed should be beheaded to show the public, but I think Cao Zhengchun decided to give you a chance to redeem your merits for the sake of pleading for you."

Hearing this, Wan Sanqian was extremely pleasantly surprised.

Sure enough, Cao Zhengchun didn't lie to him, he was saved.

"Caomin thank Your Majesty for not killing me."

Wan Sanqian turned his head, clasped his fists at Cao Zhengchun again and said, "Thank you Governor Cao for pleading for me."

Cao Zhengchun nodded, but said nothing.

"Wan Sanqian, let me ask you, how was your birth, and how much is your family property?"

Zhu Qizhen asked lightly.

"Qizou Your Majesty, Caomin was born in a poor peasant family. Since he was 15 years old, he has been doing business in the world. Fifteen years ago, Caomin's assets had exceeded ten million taels of silver. Five years ago, Caomin's assets had exceeded More than 15 million taels of silver. In the past 20 years, the business has spread all over the world, and the grassroots don’t know how much assets they have.”

Speaking of doing business, Wan Sanqian's eyes were piercing, and he couldn't help showing a look of pride.

Listening to Wan Sanqian's self-report, both Zhu Qizhen and Cao Zhengchun couldn't help being slightly moved.

Good guy!

This is a veritable rich country!

And it’s truly self-made!

You know, in the eight years of orthodox, when Zhu Qizhen just traveled here, the income of the Ming treasury was only seven or eight million taels of silver.

Chapter 70 Use the business network of the entire Ming Empire to buy a chance to survive

I heard Wan Sanqian say that his family is worth hundreds of millions, which cannot be counted.

Zhu Qizhen is a little curious, why can a commoner go from nothing to rich in just 20 years?

This ability to make money is really shocking.

"Wan Sanqian, what kind of business do you do, how can you make so much money?"

Hearing the emperor's inquiry, Wan Sanqian cupped his hands and said: "Your Majesty Qizuo, as long as it is a profitable business, no matter how big or small, even if it only has a penny profit, grassroots will do it."

"However, the majority of grassroots income now mainly comes from silk, tea, pottery and horses."

"The road to Shu is as difficult as going to the blue sky. The Caomin transport the Shu brocade to all parts of the country, and the profit can be as little as five times, and as much as ten times, or even twenty times."

"The tea from the south is transported to the north for sale. A pound of high-quality tea is packaged, and the price is more than [-] times higher."

"To tell you the truth, half of the court's war horses are supplied by grasslanders. There are 360 ​​grasslands in all parts of the country."

"However, these are not the most profitable."

"Overseas countries are very fond of the silk, tea and pottery of our Ming Empire. The grassroots transport these common items from our Ming Dynasty to other countries. The lowest price can be doubled by a hundred times."

"Caomin's business, from the west to the Persian Empire, has business contacts with 36 promising countries. From the south, the countries that Zheng He once passed through on his voyages, their silk, tea and ceramics are all mainly supplied by Caomin."

"Caomin's transactions with these countries are equivalent to their treasury revenue every year."

Wansanqian came slowly.

His words were indeed like thunder on the ground, which made Zhu Qizhen and Wan Sanqian secretly startled.

Half of Daming's war horses were supplied by Wan Sanqian?

This information is not without explosion!

Moreover, Zhu Qizhen also knew that it might be far more than that.

If Zhu Qizhen remembers correctly, it should be the horses, weapons, money and food of the top ten military regions of the Ming Empire, and more than half of these are Wan Sanqian's business.

Therefore, if Marquis Tiedan wants to win the throne, his primary goal is to gain the support of Wan Sanqian.

It is said that these are all in his treasure chest!

Therefore, the arrogant and invincible Tiedan God will treat this businessman with courtesy, otherwise, when has he Tiedan God seen other people's faces?

What's even more frightening is that the economic lifelines of the countries in the Western Regions and Southeast Asia can basically be said to be completely controlled by Wan Sanqian!

His business dealings with these countries, his income is equivalent to the treasury income of their entire country every year!

Zhu Qizhen finally understood.

Why did Wan Sanqian try his best to stop him when he enacted a commercial tax and charged [-]% of the tax in every commercial transaction.

He even did not hesitate to bribe court officials to secretly disturb the court.

Because his business is too big!

Too much business tax to pay!

Zhu Qizhen clearly remembered that in the spring of this year, the commercial tax revenue in one quarter was as high as [-] million taels of silver, which was three times the revenue of the national treasury for the whole year last year.

Among them, nearly half of the money was probably taken out of Wan Sanqian's pocket.

That's why he jumped the wall in a hurry, took the risk and bribed the gossip officials to stop Zhu Qizhen's reform, and strongly demanded the abolition of commercial tax.

"Wan Sanqian, you cannot escape the responsibility of this crime, but I can give you a chance to survive."

Zhu Qizhen said: "However, you have to let me see if you are really talented."

After saying that, Zhu Qizhen stroked his chin and thought for a moment.

"How about this, I will give you 100 million taels of silver, and after a year, you will bring back [-] million taels of silver. If you can do it, I will forgive you once. If you can't, then what you just said , is lying, and I will add another crime of deceiving the emperor to you."

"The grass people obey the order, and the grass people will definitely not disappoint the emperor's grace of mercy."

Wan Sanqian knew very well that his life and death depended on the emperor's words.

Now that he heard that the emperor forgave him, and he didn't need to be stabbed under his crotch, and thinking about the torture he received in Dongchang before, all kinds of emotions were intertwined, and his eyes couldn't help but rosy.

Immediately knelt on the ground and agreed.

In any case, he is a person who has passed through the gate of hell... Oh, no, it should be said that he has passed through Dongchang once.

Because Dongchang is the gate of ghosts, and entering it is hell, ten deaths and no life, everyone understands.

It was a miracle that he was able to come out alive.

Unexpectedly, Zhu Qizhen said again: "Wan Sanqian, don't agree too early, I still have two additional conditions."

"The grassroots respectfully listen to the hadith."

Wan Sanqian immediately cupped his fists.

"First, with this tens of thousands of taels of silver, I will not allow you to earn money from the common people of Ming Dynasty. You can only do business in other countries."

"Now that Oirat has been wiped out, the commercial roads of the countries in the Western Regions have been opened..."

"So, I hope that you'd better go to overseas countries. If you agree, I can give you an imperial decree. You can take it to Zheng Chenggong, the governor of the navy, and ask him to lease you twelve warships, and even three thousand naval vessels. , to escort you."

"Secondly, your business network in the Ming Empire will be handed over to the imperial court for one year. Otherwise, if you spend ten million taels of silver to pay me, how will I know your business ability? , as miraculous as the world brags about?"

Zhu Qizhen looked at Wansanqian who was kneeling on the ground, and smiled slightly: "You think so, Wansanqian?"

"Your Majesty is far-sighted, and the grassroots are absolutely inferior. What you say is very true, and what you say is very true."

Wan Sanqian muttered his mouth a few times, trying to say something, but he still didn't dare to say it.

Of course he knew that the emperor in front of him wanted his commercial network in the Ming Empire to be handed over to the imperial court for temporary management, but in fact it was confiscated!

However, Wan Sanqian still felt that it was worth it to exchange his business network in the Ming Empire for a chance of survival.

Where is silver as important as your own life?

Moreover, Wan Sanqian is very confident. With his business talent, as long as he is rich, he will not be short of money.

What's more, the emperor still left him a leeway and did not confiscate his business network in overseas countries.

In Zhu Qizhen's eyes, as long as he doesn't rob money with me, he makes money in overseas countries and brings it back to Daming for consumption. If everyone in my Mingzi has the ability to plunder the property of other countries , why wouldn't he be happy as an emperor?

Even Zhu Qizhen is very supportive and very happy to see him!

Wan Sanqian took the order and withdrew from the Qianqing Palace together with Cao Zhengchun.

"Director Cao, I have something unclear, please ask Governor Cao to clear up my doubts, Your Majesty will not be afraid to let me go, and I will never return from now on?"

Chapter 71 Under the whole world, is it the king's land, and on the shore of the land, is it the king's subjects

"Director Cao, I have something unclear, please ask Governor Cao to clear up my doubts, Your Majesty will not be afraid to let me go, and I will never return from now on?"

Outside the Qianqing Palace, Wan Sanqian asked.

Hearing this, Cao Zhengchun laughed.