"General Zhu, can I participate too?"
Seeing that the two of them had a certain eye for each other, King Qin, who had always been obsessed with money, couldn't help but get interested.
Zhu Yixi glanced sideways, but before she spoke, Prince Rui couldn't help but said:
"Qin Fan, you are still young and cannot control the size. Let Uncle Wang come."
After hearing this, Zhu Cunji looked at Zhu Yixi with a somewhat aggrieved look, as if to say, we are from the same clan!
Zhu Yixi thought that with the participation of two princes, the effect would definitely be stronger.
"His Royal Highness King Qin, please add one more."
King Rui was quite annoyed, but King Qin was overjoyed.
"However, you only have 30% of King Rui's power."
"Okay -" King Qin gritted his teeth and agreed. His family's wealth of tens of millions was only 500,000 taels left.
Alas, poverty forced him, the King of Qin, to bend down.
After reaching the same front with the two princes, Zhu Yixi returned satisfied.
There was no direct blackmail, he had his own thoughts.
King Rui had only been a vassal of Hanzhong for more than ten years, and he had faced military disasters many times. He didn't have much money, so if he continued to force his way to Hanzhong, the gain would outweigh the loss.
Instead of doing this, it is better to focus on the wealthy households in Hanzhong.
With Li Zicheng's advice on paying, who would dare to turn to the thieves again?
"Thanks to Li Zicheng for the assist!"
Zhu Yixi was filled with emotions. Now, not only was his nominal problem solved, but his military expenses were also solved.
If you think about it carefully, Li Zicheng also helped him expand his army and get promoted and make a fortune.
Without Li Zicheng, he could only starve to death and never get up again.
From this point of view, Li Zicheng is much better than Chongzhen.
He left the palace in high spirits and was about to board the carriage when several people suddenly appeared on the side.
The leader has a big face, thick eyebrows, and a long beard. He is wearing a mink coat and gold moccasin boots, all of which show his wealth.
He was in his forties, and his eyes were full of shrewdness. When he saw the guards intercepting him, he became wary. He quickly cupped his hands and said, "I'm Zhang Qi, I've seen Zhu Youyi."
"Zhang Qi?"
Zhu Yixi waved her hand and let him come over: "Who are you, Zhang Yu, Zhang Man?"
"It's my little girl." Zhang Qi said with a flattering smile: "Being favored by the general is really a blessing earned in my previous life."
"Come up, the roadside is not the place to talk."
Zhu Yixi shook her head and got on the carriage.
Zhang Qi also hurriedly followed, and several servants followed with carriages.
"Zhang Yuanwai, it can be said that he has done a good business, and he is rich as Nanzheng!"
Zhu Yixi said with a smile, his eyes piercing people's hearts.
Zhang Qi naturally understood the pun. There is nothing shameful about marrying a daughter and colluding with politics and business.
"Hey, it's a small business, so I have to do it."
He said, then smiled bitterly and said: "In the Ming Dynasty, without background business, you can only be eaten alive. I have no choice but to do it."
"Okay." Zhu Yixi waved her hand and chuckled: "Don't be miserable with me. There are many miserable people in the world, and you are not missing."
"Don't use your daughters as an excuse. I always distinguish between public and private matters. If you have anything to say, just say it."
Hearing this, Zhang Qi breathed a sigh of relief and looked a little more serious. He raised his head and said seriously:
"I don't have any other requests. I just want the general to take my family with him when he withdraws from Hanzhong."
"Oh?" Zhu Yixi became interested.
"My family has been in contact with Hanzhong, Xi'an Prefecture, and Gongchang, and I know a little about the situation in Shaanxi. Now the thieves are going around asking for pay, and the soldiers are sweeping across Shaanxi."
Zhang Qi couldn't help but said: "Although there is a large Sanguan in Hanzhong, I'm afraid it won't last long."
"You don't believe me?" Zhu Yixi frowned and said displeased.
"This is to be prepared." Zhang Qi hurriedly smiled and said: "As long as the general agrees to me, I am willing to donate five thousand, no, ten thousand taels."
"Ten thousand taels?"
Zhu Yixi's brows jumped. Sure enough, the wealth of Hanzhong Mansion was well-deserved.
"Okay, I agree, but in two days, you have to help me."
Smiling, Zhu Yixi narrated softly.
"Okay!" Although he was suspected of being a traitor, Zhang Qi was bound to him because of his two daughters and had to betray these colleagues.
"General, there have always been ten wealthy merchants in Hanzhong Prefecture. In addition, there are many merchants in the eight counties, traveling between Shaanxi and Sichuan, and there are sixteen large and small chambers of commerce..."
"However, many merchants rely on the gentry, otherwise they would not be able to do business."
"My Zhang family has relied on Prince Rui. For more than ten years, in Nanzheng, I have only been the last person to accompany him."
Seeing the wry smile on his face, Zhu Yixi fell into deep thought:
Damn it, one million taels was an underestimation, which gave King Qin and King Rui a big advantage.
Sure enough, all the wealth of the Ming Dynasty was sucked up by the gentry.
This world does not belong to the Zhu family, but to the gentry and bureaucrats.
Zhu Yixi felt regretful and quite unhappy.
He glanced at Zhang Qi, who was considered a local leader and the leader.
That's fine, I don't mind a little sweetness.
"The army is currently preparing winter coats, and there is still a shortage of 5,000 pieces. Can you prepare them within half a month?"
Zhu Yixi said softly, with a faint smile on her face.
"No problem." Zhang Qi was overjoyed and hurriedly blamed himself: "I didn't know that your army was short of clothes. Damn it. We will give these five thousand sets of winter clothes to you directly."
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However, if it's just passing by, I'm not particular about it, but this is the basic market, so we have to manage it well.
"Each set of winter clothes, top and bottom, must be made of ten pounds of cotton. In addition, there must be leather boots, either pigskin or sheepskin, but they must be filled with wool."
"this……"
Zhang Qi couldn't help but calculate: "Twenty cents per catty of cotton, ten catties is two cents. In terms of cloth and wages, each set of winter clothes, plus leather boots, costs five cents of silver."
"If it's for sale, it's usually about one tael."
"So cheap?" Only then did Zhu Yixi react.
"General, except for food, which is expensive now, all other items are cheap."
Zhu Yixi turned her head and thought about it. Jiubian soldiers only had about one tael per month in their belts, or more than two taels, and even less after deducting food expenses.
This is equivalent to modern people, buying a piece of clothing with a month's salary is indeed quite expensive.
Moreover, if the scale reaches 10,000 people, that is 5,000 taels, which is almost the fiscal revenue of a county.
Thinking of this, Zhu Yixi instantly got a headache.
Sun Chuanting was really capable of raising an army of 100,000 people, and his stinginess was forced out of him.
"Six dollars per set, I'll buy it."
Zhu Yixi squinted her eyes and said, "I have to make some money for you, otherwise how can it last long?"
"Besides, I solemnly warn you, if you are short of money, not only will your house be ransacked, but so will I."
"I don't dare, I really don't dare."
Zhang Qi hurriedly waved his hands and said, these Qiu Ba people are always ransacking homes, can't they be more polite?
"I'm sorry you don't dare either."
Zhu Yixi sneered, and then comforted him: "I am going to expand the army, and you will benefit from it later. Take a longer view. What if I defend Hanzhong?"
"Didn't you make a fortune?"
Zhang Qi was stunned when he heard this and nodded, that's the truth.
Zhu Yixi smiled, isn't this my imperial merchant?
I just said, I can’t sleep with a woman in vain...
