Ming Dynasty: The Sixth Brother of the Zhu Family Seeks Immortality

Zhu Zhankan glanced around and said, "Grandpa Huang, I'm only eight years old this year? I'm still a child, what can I think?"

Zhu Di laughed and said, "Can a child do such a big thing in the capital?"

Good guy, I forced the old man to bring the topic back to money.

In fact, Zhu Di did not want to calculate the money of his children and grandchildren.

But there is no way, Zhu Zhankan earns too much money!

The imperial court's annual tax revenue is 30 million taels of silver, of which approximately more than 20 million taels are basically retained by various government offices in batches for daily expenses.

The taxes distributed to the imperial court were only a few million taels of silver, as well as some miscellaneous items such as grain and cloth.

Zhu Zhankan earned enough money to cover the cash of the court for half a year.

Now that the expedition is about to begin, money is needed to fight the war, money is needed to transport food for logistics, and even more money is needed to purchase food. Of course, Zhu Di must find a way to make more money.

Everything was for the sake of the Northern Expedition. If he loses some face, he will lose a little.

For the great cause of the Northern Expedition, to leave a name for the ages, and to dare to see our ancestors after we go down.

he! Today I'm going to go all out with my old face.

The palace fell into the calm before the storm.

Zhu Zhankan just wants to go back and study the immortal cultivation techniques now.

Zhu Di was thinking about how to get some money from the East Palace, even if it was just to recover some of the dividend rights of perfume and soap.

The two of them had their own thoughts and naturally did not speak.

Zhu Gaochi saw his father clearly.

But in his heart, it was not a problem for the royal family to use other people's money privately.

However, if he knew how much money his sixth son had, he might not think so.

Suddenly, Zhu Di remembered that Zhu Zhanji proposed to establish a business department to deal with regulations related to businessmen.

A complete memorial was also handed over.

The Zhu family, who had always looked down upon businessmen, would naturally not set up a government office to manage and serve businessmen.

Having made up his mind, Zhu Di said: "The decree is to establish a business department from now on, which will be managed by Zhu Zhanji, the eldest grandson of the emperor, and Zhu Zhankan, the grandson of the sixth emperor. The big and small should make their own preparations, and there should be no discrepancies in merchant taxation." Zhu Di said at the end. The tone of the sentence was also emphasized, for fear that Zhu Gaochi and Zhu Zhankan would not understand.

The ministers in the palace were a little confused.

Why did you suddenly go to the Business Department?

The officials of the Economic and Commercial Department had seen the memorial, but they did not know that it was Zhu Zhanji who presented it.

The theory on business is indeed very well written, but what does it have to do with today’s court meeting?

However, since the emperor said this, all the ministers naturally promised that they would not have trouble with the emperor over the merchant affairs.

Chapter 4 Business Department? Ben Laoliu is going to become an immortal

The morning meeting is over and dusk is approaching.

Zhu Di deliberately spread the news throughout the capital that Zhu Zhanji and Zhu Zhankan were in charge of the Commercial Department.

People who do small business on the streets are most concerned about the changes in business made by the imperial court.

"What is the role of the Department of Commerce?"

"I heard that the Department of Commerce will be in charge of collecting commercial taxes, and will also manage the sale of certain bulk goods..."

"Wouldn't life be better in the future? With the help of the imperial court, food and cloth wouldn't have skyrocketed in price in the year of great disaster, right?"

"What are you thinking about? You can't tell who the master is, can you?"

No matter how huge changes the Business Department will bring in the end, little people like them can only adapt.

"Brother, I'll trouble you about this matter. I'm going home first. My mother will scold me if I go back too late." Zhu Zhankan got on the carriage without interest.

"Ah?" Zhu Zhanji looked astonished: "Sixth brother, it was you who mainly proposed the memorial to the Department of Commerce that year. Why don't you do it today?"

Zhu Zhankan said a few words and sighed in his heart. He originally planned to leave his name in history and make a lot of money, so he was naturally keen on the establishment of a business department.

Now that there are techniques for cultivating immortals, who is still going into business?

When he thought of the real immortal cultivation technique, Zhu Zhankan felt yearning in his heart.

The records in the memorial are detailed enough. Why are you still hesitating here? Go get it done quickly!

...

Han Dynasty Palace.

"Second brother! Second brother!"

The arrogant layman hurriedly opened the door of Hanwang's Mansion and found Hanwang Zhu Gaoxu who was practicing martial arts in the backyard.

"Third brother, what are you doing? Are you so panicked?"

The King of Han raised a huge stone lock with both hands, and when he danced the stone lock, Zhu Gaoxu was filled with the sense of oppression of a general.

"Everything about the Business Department has been spread around, and you still don't know? Stop practicing!"

King Zhao Zhu Gaosui quickly guided King Han to sit down.

The King of Han muttered, what happened to the third child? What happened to the Economic and Commercial Department? He was shocked and couldn't tell clearly.

"Your Majesty, it's really... that such a big thing requires two young boys to do it!" King Zhao sighed, with one part envy and one part jealousy in his eyes.

Being in the business department is a good job.

Do all businessmen who can become big rely on themselves?

King Zhao didn't believe it at all.

Since the founding of the Ming Dynasty, especially during the Taizu period, businessmen have been extremely restricted.

The merchants were not even qualified to wear silk.

King Zhao was sure that there must be some powerful people behind the businessmen who became bigger and stronger.

If a businessman had made a fortune purely on his own, he would have been wiped out by those powerful men.

"Third brother, what happened? What are you doing here?"

"Second brother, something big happened!"

"Speak quickly! Stop talking nonsense!" King Han urged displeasedly.

"Today the old man met with Zhu Zhanji and Zhu Zhankan!" King Zhao said mysteriously.

Hearing this, the King of Han frowned. He thought it was a big deal, but it turned out that the little nephew was received by the old man.

The King of Zhao noticed that the King of Han looked indifferent.

"Not only that, the old man arranged jobs for these two boys and set up a business department!"

Business department?

The King of Han frowned.

What does this old man mean? In Zhu Gaoxu's view, this move at this time is simply a nightmare.

A few days ago, the old man had urged them to return to the fiefdom.

The two brothers still had some thoughts about the supreme position.

So they kept dragging their feet and not going to the fiefdom.

The reason for not going to the fiefdom is naturally the Northern Expedition!

As long as they make achievements in the Northern Expedition, they can naturally stay in the capital.

However, the old man suddenly set up a business department for the fifteen-year-old Zhu Zhanji.

The meaning behind this is hard to figure out...

"What does the Business Department manage? How many people and how much money and food did the old man send?"

It is easy to judge the importance of the old man from the soldiers and money and food obtained.

"I heard that the old man asked them to raise money and food by themselves." King Zhao said.

"Bring your own money and food." Han Wang Zhu Gaoxu relaxed.

If Zhu Zhanji had a lot of soldiers and money and food, he would still be worried.

Bring your own money and food, it seems that the old man is testing this grandson of the emperor.

Thinking of this, Zhu Gaoxu's eyes revealed a trace of envy.

In the past ten years, Zhu Gaoxu has made countless preparations, fought countless battles, and suffered countless injuries!

It is to compete for the throne!

But the old man always pours a basin of cold water on him when he sees hope, and boils a pot of boiling water when he is desperate.

It makes Zhu Gaoxu feel very uncomfortable.

The current Han Wang has been put on the stove. What he has done in the past few years is not what a vassal king should do.