Zhu Houzhao opened his mouth wide and found it difficult to understand what Chen Ziyu said.
He doesn’t understand why ordinary people will follow suit when rich people buy and use it. What’s the point?
In his mind, ordinary people and princes and ministers are two groups that never overlap.
While the rich wine and meat smell, the road with frozen bone. That’s what it means!
Chen Ziyu looked at Zhu Houzhao's idiotic eyes and understood what he was thinking. He smiled and then subconsciously hugged Zhu Houzhao's shoulders.
The two of them hooked up and said, "Your Highness, have you ever heard of a saying that says, 'What the superiors do, the subordinates will follow suit'?
Zhu Houzhao nodded blankly.
"That's it. If the Queen Mother takes our cod liver oil and it works well, will the ministers buy it?"
"Then I will definitely buy it! Not only will I buy it, I will also recommend it to my colleagues, relatives and friends. Even if the effect is not good, they will still pay for it!"
Zhu Houzhao suddenly understood as he spoke, and said in surprise: "Oh, I understand! As long as my great-grandmother uses these cod liver oils, it is equivalent to telling all the princes and ministers that this thing is useful! Naturally, a batch will be sold, and when the time comes, When everyone is using it, the gentry and gentry who are attached to the princes and ministers will also follow suit and rush to buy our cod liver oil. Finally, we are launching mini cod liver oil so that ordinary people can afford it. !”
In fact, this kind of thing is similar to the celebrity endorsements of later generations. With various halo blessings and overwhelming publicity, everyone from princes and ministers to ordinary people will feel that they can't help but spontaneously promote and purchase.
In this Hongzhi Dynasty, no one is more suitable to be the spokesperson than the Queen Mother Zhou!
"Your Highness is so witty!" Chen Ziyu smiled and gave Zhu Houzhao a thumbs up.
Zhu Houzhao waved his hand and said nonchalantly: "Those who are close to red are red and those who are close to ink are black. I have been with you for a long time, so I have naturally learned your bad virtues!"
Chen Ziyu became anxious and immediately patted his chest and asked, "Your Highness, what are you talking about? Why did I become so bad?"
"Not bad? Then tell me, why are you targeting my great-grandmother? You want to use her reputation to make money!"
Zhu Houzhao glanced at Chen Ziyu and said with a smile.
"..."
Classmate Xiao Zhu, it’s meaningless for you to say that. I’m not just sharing the money with you. Besides, you have more shares than me!
However, Chen Ziyu could only think about this in his heart. After all, he did have the intention of taking advantage of Queen Mother Zhou. It was no big deal if he said a few words to her. It didn't hurt!
"Your Highness, we only make money from the rich, and ordinary people sell it at almost cost price."
"Besides, after we have made money, should we expand the scale of the workshop, continue to build the workshop, and then recruit workers? In this way, there will be many poor people looking for a job in our workshop, not to mention how much they will earn. A lot of money, at least I can support my family and prevent them from starving and freezing!”
Chen Ziyu started to speak seriously, and Zhu Houzhao slowly turned his head and stared at him.
After a long time, he took a deep breath and patted Chen Ziyu on the shoulder and said: "Old Chen, I now understand why you are called 'Meng De'. Not only is it lustful and ridiculous, but it is also thoughtful!"
"..."
You just say that I am lustful. It is said that I have scheming intentions. Those who don’t know think that I am just like the wife Cao, who is plotting to usurp the throne!
The smile on Chen Ziyu's face suddenly froze, and he wailed at the top of his lungs:
"Your Highness, please listen to my explanation..."
"Stop talking!" Zhu Houzhao interrupted Chen Ziyu's explanation, ignored the grievance on Chen Ziyu's face, and continued:
"It's obviously something that the two of us have tried our best to make money, but you say you are so arrogant! It sounds like I feel that I have benefited the people! But..."
Having said this, Zhu Houzhao paused, walked back and forth for a few steps with his hands behind his back, and said excitedly:
"But what you said does make sense. As long as our workshop is large enough to cover the entire Ming Dynasty, we can feed tens of thousands of poor people! If my father asks me about it in the future, I will answer what you said!"
"..."
Chen Ziyu looked at Zhu Houzhao speechlessly, "How dare you let me be a thief?"
Feeling Chen Ziyu's resentful eyes, Zhu Houzhao comforted him with a smile: "Old Chen, don't look at me like this. You don't understand how I got here all these years!"
"My father and the masters have been talking about the great principles in the books in front of me all day long, saying that I will be a good emperor in the future, be diligent and love the people, and let the people have enough to eat and wear warm clothes! But how to do it? No one told me about this!"
"But today is different!" The smile on Zhu Houzhao's face gradually disappeared, replaced by a solemn look, and his eyes seemed to reveal a sense of clarity.
"After hearing your words today, I understand that if you give the people a job, they can earn wages, and they can have enough food and clothing! In my opinion, this is diligence and caring for the people!"
"Old Chen, I thank you!"
Chen Ziyu looked at Zhu Houzhao dumbfounded!
I just wanted to get him to join the gang and make some money. In order to dispel his doubts, I just talked nonsense!
Unexpectedly, he actually realized how to govern a country!
He is truly worthy of being a student taught by Li Dongyang. His ability in brainstorming is amazing!
"Your Highness, what you are talking about has nothing to do with me. I don't know how to govern the country diligently, love the people, and it is all learned by Your Highness yourself! I don't know any of these at all!"
Chen Ziyu shook his head like a rattle!
What if someone with a heart hears this?
He will definitely say that he tried his best to sneak into the prince's side, and then bewitched the prince!
In the minds of those ministers and officials, the standard for a saintly king has never been whether he is strong or not. Instead, he must be knowledgeable and ethical and follow good deeds.
To put it simply, just listen to the minister!
Only an obedient emperor is the holy king in the mouth of ministers!
If nothing else, let’s just say that Zhu Houzhao himself and his grandfather, Emperor Chenghua, were both very capable in terms of merit and ability, but they were ruined just because they went against the ministers and did not listen to them!
One was so angry that he hid in the palace for a long time, and the other moved directly to the leopard room to stay out of sight!
Zhu Houzhao saw Chen Ziyu looking as scared as a snake and scorpion, and said suspiciously:
"Old Chen, what are you afraid of? Isn't this why my father asked you to assist me in my studies?"
Speaking of this, Zhu Houzhao paused for a moment, with a mean smile on his face, "However, if my father finds out that we are using the Queen Mother's reputation to make money, I will definitely scold you for being so brave! Jie Jie Jie!”
As soon as he finished speaking, there was a bang, and the door of the warehouse was kicked open from the outside.
The figure of Emperor Hongzhi suddenly appeared in front of the door, staring at the two of them expressionlessly and saying coldly:
"You are so brave!"
