Commodity prices in various places will be sent to the imperial study along with various information reported to Zhu Yuanzhang.
Then Zhu Bai directed several young eunuchs headed by Fu Gui to organize the data into tables and draw them on large white rice paper, and then showed them to Zhu Yuanzhang.
Zhu Yuanzhang was very curious when he saw this form.
The horizontal row is the name of the place, the vertical row is the name of the item, the middle is the price, and the last row is the reasonable transaction price determined by Zhu Bai.
It looks much clearer than a thick account book.
Only then did he believe that Zhu Bai was not just doing it for fun, but would really put in the effort to do it well, and said, "Do it well. If it doesn't work, we will take it back at any time."
Zhu Bai smiled and held his hands: "Father, don't worry. Just wait for the cashier."
Lao Zhu said: "How about going to school with your elder brother recently?"
Zhu Bai nodded: "Very good, very good."
What a shit.
On the first day Liu Bowen taught "Extensions of the University", he fell asleep in class. Liu Bowen didn't call him.
The next day, Song Lian talked about "Zhenguan Zhengyao" and said that the king should be pure in heart and have few desires, which is the same as Zhu Xi's principle of preserving heaven's principles and destroying human desires.
Zhu Bai asked Song Lian: "If we want to destroy human desire, where did His Royal Highness and I come from? If our Ming Dynasty has no heirs, won't it mean that the country will be destroyed?"
Then Song Lian blushed and hesitated, unable to speak.
Zhu Bai asked again: "Master Song is an imperial master. Why don't you try killing people's desires first? How about I castrate you? My fifth brother has an exclusive anesthetic, and it won't hurt at all."
Song Lian was ashamed and angry, unable to argue, and finally left in tears.
Today is the third day, and Li Xiyan should be in class.
This old man is knowledgeable and a famous Confucian, but he has a hot temper and a strong temper.
If the students disobey, he will really beat them.
So Zhu Bai was thinking about how to play hooky today.
Anyway, it's not the first time he has done this.
Lao Zhu saw through Zhu Bai's mind and said: "We shouldn't be too busy today. We may drop in later to see how you guys are doing in class. If we catch you playing truant, stop working in this official department. , it’s too much of a delay in going to school. After all, you have to put your studies first.”
I go……
When I was making money, why didn't you say I was a child? I remembered it at this time.
Zhu Bai was helpless.
A thought suddenly flashed through my mind.
Hey, by the way, isn’t Old Man Li grumpy?
If this old man hits me, Lao Zhu sees it.
It's better to put some color on it.
Lao Zhu will definitely feel sorry for me and won't let me go to school.
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Coming out of Lao Zhu's place, Zhu Bai was wandering and wanted to leave the palace.
Fugui bowed repeatedly: "Your Highness, you should go to the back hall of Wenhua to attend classes. In case the emperor goes up and doesn't see you..."
Zhu Bai grinned: "What's the hurry? I'll wait for the king to handle his official duties. The Guanya Bureau and Yinzhuang are both listed today, so I'm definitely going to go."
He chose two adjacent shops with courtyards in Zhongcheng. On the left was "Da Ming Guanya Bureau" and on the right was "Da Ming Yin Zhuang".
Today we invited people to play music and set off firecrackers to make it really lively.
The clerks in the Guanya Bureau and Yinzhuang all wore dark gray robes with black edges designed by Zhu Bai, and had numbered name tags on their chests to prevent people from impersonating and defrauding people of their money.
The outside was crowded with people who came to watch, mainly businessmen.
Private teeth have been cancelled, there is no dental shop, and everyone is worried about doing business by themselves. Now that there are official teeth, it is natural to find out the news.
The trading rules are written in black and red on red paper at the entrance of the Guanya Bureau.
The imperial court acts as a guarantee, and if someone passes the quality off as good, the government will investigate.
The price for teeth is only 5% of the total value of the goods, which is much cheaper than before for private teeth, but it is still charged by both the buyer and the seller.
The discussion was lively.
However, there are many people watching the excitement, but few people actually save money for transactions.
On the first day, only one or two people came to deposit money. A total of one hundred and twenty taels were saved.
There are also a few or two people who come to Yahang to trade.
Zhu Bai scratched his head: The daily trading volume is at least several thousand taels.
The credibility of this court is not good.
Fugui urged from the side again: "Your Highness, go back to class quickly. The emperor may have gone now."
"Okay." Zhu Bai waved his hand and returned to the palace unhurriedly.
As expected, Li Xiyan was in class today, teaching "History of the Yuan Dynasty".
Zhu Bai walked in with great swagger and bowed his hand to Li Xiyan: "Hello, Master."
Then he walked straight to his seat and sat down.
Including him, there are only two students in total.
Li Xiyan couldn't ignore him even if she wanted to.
Seeing that Zhu Bai didn't take him seriously at all, he turned red with anger and said, "You bastard. Who allowed you to sit down?"
When Zhu Bai heard this, he felt happy: Tsk, tsk, tsk, I haven't done anything yet. You're so angry, so it saves me the trouble.
He cocked his neck and raised his head: "Old man, who are you scolding?"
After all, he is a golden person, so Li Xiyan scolding him is equivalent to scolding Lao Zhu.
Even if he didn't plan to go against Li Xiyan, he couldn't bear this.
Li Xiyan took a deep breath and said sarcastically: "I heard that His Highness is very knowledgeable, so come and talk to Master about the History of the Yuan Dynasty."
This book was just compiled by some of their great scholars.
He didn't believe Zhu Bai could tell it.
Zhu Bai spread his hands and said, "No. I'm still a child."
In fact, it's not that he doesn't know how to do it, he's just too lazy to expose himself.
Li Xiyan's face darkened: "No, just study hard."
Zhu Bai said: "Don't learn. The Yuan Dynasty was founded by ethnic minorities and was truly unified for less than a hundred years. It greatly restricted the economic and technological development of our Chinese nation. The regime was corrupt and chaotic, and powerful ministers interfered in politics. It was a failed and backward government. What's wrong? He is eager to learn. If there is anything we can learn from the Yuan Dynasty, it would only be arts such as calligraphy, painting, and opera. Master, please teach me this."
Li Xiyan was extremely angry: "As the future chief assistant of the prince, you should learn from the lessons of the previous dynasty, take them as a warning, and advise the king. Don't just think about painting and listening to music all day long."
Zhu Bai was secretly amused: You bunch of old and sour scholars call me "Little King of Hell" and "Hunt King" on weekdays, but you actually know it very well in your heart. No, he spilled the beans in a hurry and directly characterized me as the prince's first assistant.
He shook his head and sighed: "Tsk, I don't like what Master said. Master doesn't know what I like. Then forget it, let's not force each other. You go to your class. I'll be busy with mine."
After he finished speaking, he stood up to leave.
Li Xiyan gritted her teeth: "Bastard. Did I tell you to leave? You are really naughty. If I don't teach you a lesson today and correct the order in the classroom, how will you have classes in the future? Stretch out your hand." After saying that, he picked up a handful from the table. Ruler.
Zhu Bai took a look: I'll go, it's copper. Don’t these masters usually use wooden rulers?
This sudden blow to the hand didn't break the bones of the hand, it was immediately disabled!
