Hong Kong Island Dental Store is definitely not a small player.
He was just a waiter, and he didn't have the feeling of being groveling at all, even though Zhu Ying now showed that he might be the son of a big family.
The waiter can still neither be humble nor overbearing.
As far as Ming Dynasty is concerned, this is almost very rare.
"Tell me what you can do here. I heard money comes quickly here and I want to do some business."
"Don't make the plate too small, so as not to lose my face."
Zhu Ying asked directly.
The waiter smiled and said, "It depends on what kind of business you want to do. No matter what kind of business it is, our dental shop can help."
Zhu Ying thought for a while and suddenly asked with a smile: "Don't rush to get things done, there are some novel things here."
The waiter's eyes lit up: "Young Master was introduced here by some distinguished guest."
Zhu Ying shook her head slightly: "Don't ask, just tell me if there is one here."
The waiter's face was a little embarrassed: "These things are obviously not allowed. We have established rules here. If you don't know your identity, you can't arrange it. Please don't embarrass me, or you can report your family name."
Zhu Ying suddenly understood and said bluntly: "My surname is Zhu, from Jiangnan."
The waiter was stunned for a moment.
Jiangnan Zhu family?
It seems that I have never heard of this family.
But looking at the serious look on the other side, with a bit of pride on his face, the waiter suddenly felt a little unsure.
At this point, it would be considered offensive to say that you have never heard of it.
Maybe a new family?
Seeing the waiter's hesitation, Zhu Ying suddenly frowned and said in a slightly unhappy tone: "My family has a national surname. If we really want to be particular about it, we are somewhat related to His Majesty. Why, we can't just say it like this?" "
The waiter was immediately frightened.
The person surnamed Zhu, not many people can afford to offend these days, immediately apologized and said with a smile: "I am just a young man who is not sensible. Mr. Guo, please forgive me."
"It just so happened that a new batch of black skins came on the ship recently. No one has picked them yet, so I asked Master Guo to pick them first."
Zhu Ying was shocked.
Black leather?
I have already made it clear that no direct human trafficking is allowed, especially in the area of Kunlun slaves. Who gave this Hong Kong dental shop the courage to do this?
During the Sui and Tang Dynasties, it was fashionable for wealthy households to raise Kunlun slaves.
Very popular in the Central Plains.
This is probably a curious effect.
It's just that Zhu Ying despises this kind of culture, so he has issued strict orders long ago. Anyone who dares to raise Kunlun slaves will be severely punished.
And encourage impeachment reports.
"I remember that His Majesty the Grand Sun has explicitly banned raising Kunlun slaves. You are deceiving me." Zhu Ying said this, but his eyes gave people a very interesting look.
The waiter said with a smile: "It seems that the young master comes here less, and there is no guarantee in other places. But within the jurisdiction of Guangzhou Prefecture, even if the young master is raised, he will definitely not be so blind and nosy."
"Especially here on Hong Kong Island, as long as the young master doesn't show off on the streets, there won't be any problem at all."
A short sentence reveals a lot of information.
Even Zhu Yunxi, who was bored drinking tea, put down his tea cup.
He has realized that the situation is not that simple.
This little boy is dead. He dares to say this in front of his eldest brother, completely ignoring the imperial power.
Zhu Ying didn't mean to get angry. After thinking for a moment, he took out a wad of banknotes from his arms and put the top one on the table.
When the waiter saw it, he started to breathe with awareness.
That's a hundred strings, a full hundred strings.
Even though there is a lot of money and wealth in working here, it will take him at least three months to get one hundred gold coins.
And based on the stack in the opponent's hand, I estimate that there are definitely dozens of them. I'm afraid these hundred strings are only a small number.
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Mr. Guo, this..." The waiter rubbed his hands, his eyes completely attracted by the treasure.
Zhu Ying took the treasure note and shook it: "Kunlun slave, I am also somewhat interested, but don't rush this matter now, you can leave it to me."
"This time I came out to do something big. It doesn't matter how much money I have, but I must not ruin my reputation."
The waiter obviously believed it.
Perhaps for the sake of the hundred-guan treasure, he really just said everything and had no taboos.
From Xiao Er’s words, Zhu Ying also began to gradually understand the current situation of Hong Kong’s dental clinics.
Different from other dental shops, this is a dental shop with a big backend.
I didn’t say who the waiter was, but it was almost as clear as the waiter. He was hinting at the Guangzhou government office both inside and outside of his words.
The general business is similar to other dental shops, but there are two special businesses.
One is the human trafficking mentioned earlier.
Because when Zhu Ying first entered the palace a few years ago, he began to vigorously crack down on domestic human trafficking and set the rule that buying and selling were the same crime, which caused many dental shops to lose a lot of profits.
Especially the so-called beggar gang, almost all of them have been completely driven out.
For now, if there is a disabled person begging on the street, there is a high probability that the Department of Public Security will directly take down the person, and then they will follow the clues to find the organization behind it.
There is no way, this is a major task assigned by Zhu Ying to the public security departments of various places, which involves merit evaluation and even rewards.
As the Department of Public Security, which houses a large number of retired soldiers, even the smallest unit of the Public Security Bureau, of course, has 100% support for His Highness Taisun.
After the decree was issued to rectify the customs of dental trade across the country, the human trafficking in the Ming Dynasty almost disappeared in a short period of time.
It may not be that simple to disappear completely, but everyone is shouting and beating the rat crossing the street.
In fact, the demand in this area is quite large.
Some of them are single men in remote mountains and cannot find a wife, so they can only find ways to buy one.
Where there is a market, there is a demand.
Taking this into consideration, Zhu Ying slightly relaxed restrictions on overseas affairs.
Maritime merchants were allowed to bring women from other places and then introduce them to men of the Ming Dynasty, and they would receive a "matchmaking fee" for the introduction.
Starting from the fundamental interests of the country, it is also necessary to ensure the steady increase in the fertility rate of the Ming Dynasty.
In today's world, population is power.
Of course, it can't be forced, it can only be a blind date, and the maritime merchants will play the role of matchmaker.
Although there will definitely be some irregularities in the implementation, there is currently no way to pay too much attention to these details.
It is politically correct to find a wife for Ming Dynasty's bachelors.
But this Hong Kong dental shop was engaged in the Kunlun slave trade, which Zhu Ying couldn't bear anymore.
Any possible blackening must be nipped in the bud.
This is a red line, whoever touches it will die!
In addition to trading Kunlun slaves, there is also the most critical one, which is land leasing.
Good guy.
This small Hong Kong Island actually makes Guangzhou Government feel like a concession.
Zhu Ying simply laughed angrily.
According to the waiter's story, as long as Zhu Ying is willing to spend a considerable amount of rent, he can set aside a piece of land here and enjoy the lease rights for fifty to one hundred years.
In this leased land, you can do whatever you want.
Only then did Zhu Ying understand why there were so many buildings of different styles. It always felt a little strange. It turned out that the problem was here.
Normally, even if the merchants live here permanently, it is impossible for them to build a house specifically and invest such a large amount of money.
It turns out that the place has been enclosed.
This is not an investment promotion, or a business operation.
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Forget it, invest in building factories to solve employment needs, or open shopping malls and other normal business activities.
But the waiter's meaning was very clear. He was directly occupying the place, saying it was leasing, but in fact it was no different from selling. It just looked nicer to confuse the ears and ears.
In other words, large areas have now become the private domain of foreign businessmen.
The land belongs to the imperial court, not the local government.
It's really ridiculous.
As far as these two things are concerned, they not only greatly harmed the interests of the imperial court, but also seriously violated Zhu Ying's orders.
this is the truth.
As the grandson of Zhu Ying, no matter how great his personal charm is, it is all nonsense in the face of interests.
After coming out of the Hong Kong dental shop, Zhu Yunxi, who was filled with anger, couldn't help but said: "Brother, let's bring troops to level this place tomorrow. These people are simply audacious. Not only are they selling Kunlun slaves privately, but they are also destroying the island. All the land was sold.”
"You really don't care about the court or your eldest brother. The waiter's words clearly indicate that he has the support of the Guangzhou government office. I think we should settle this issue first. The Xin'an government office will definitely be involved. Finally, I went to the Guangzhou government office and called me along the way."
Zhu Yunxi was a little angry at first, but after talking about it, he was already ready to make a move.
Zhu Ying was speechless: "You think you are going to level up the monsters, and you have to fight them layer by layer. According to your method, if the teeth are leveled tomorrow, the people involved will have run away long ago."
Although he didn't understand what his elder brother meant by killing monsters and upgrading, Zhu Yunxi also understood that doing so would alert others, so he touched his head to cover up his embarrassment.
"Then we go directly to the Guangzhou government office?" Zhu Yunxi asked cautiously.
Zhu Ying nodded: "To capture the thief, capture the king first, and control the Guangzhou government office first. At the same time, we also arrested all the Xin'an county government offices. After sorting out the situation, we can easily solve this problem."
Zhu Ying also did not expect that when he came to Hong Kong Island to prepare for the Ming Dynasty Ocean Trade Station, he would also encounter entities such as the Hong Kong Dental Store that undermined national interests.
There is obvious collusion between officials and businessmen, and even the Guangzhou government office is involved.
Zhu Ying would never believe it without the involvement of the Chief Secretary of Guangzhou.
It can be seen from this aspect that the current maritime trade interests are extremely huge, with so many officials involved in just one port.
The reform of officials' salaries has only been carried out for a few years, but its true nature has already been revealed.
It can only be said that money touches people's hearts, and corrupt officials are corrupt officials, and it has nothing to do with salary.
In many cases, it is probably not the officials who want to be corrupt, but the fact that they have huge power, which naturally attracts flies around them.
Although most of them are because of money, there are also some who have been taken advantage of or have weaknesses.
Once a principle is broken, there is almost no room for turning back, and others will not give it a chance.
In this matter, if it were someone else, they might have to continue to investigate and obtain evidence.
But Zhuying doesn't need it.
It is enough for him to know this.
Besides, there is no wrongful accusation now, it is all done before our eyes.
In the world above the imperial power, even if it is wrong, it is only for others to accept their fate, not to mention that it is already a certainty.
"Brother, what should we do with these lands? The foreign businessmen have already paid out the money, and the government has actually given them a contract. If we take it back by force, will it have a big impact?"
Zhu Yunxi said worriedly.
He grew up in the palace and was protected so well that naturally there would be no city.
In the communication between people, the original single stupidity is still maintained.
In fact, from a fair perspective, the issues Zhu Yunxi considered do make some sense.
After all, foreign businessmen paid real money and spent a lot of effort to build their own houses on the island.
From a rational point of view, it seems that we shouldn't go too far.
Zhu Yingpai
He patted Zhu Yunxi on the shoulder and said: "Yunxi, you are my brother, and from now on you will be the prince."
"Regardless of whether you will become an overseas vassal king or not, you must first learn to consider issues from the perspective of the country, not from the perspective of an individual."
"For individuals, they are definitely worthy of sympathy. I also understand that there must be many people among them who do not understand the laws of our Ming Dynasty at all. They only listen to the local officials or others who go to Yaxing. After the deal was concluded, I paid the money and went to work."
"But as far as the imperial court is concerned, these lands belong to the state. I have already stated in the law that no one is allowed to sell them privately. If any land is found, all land will be confiscated and fined. Depending on the seriousness of the case, it will be subject to hard labor."
"The dental practice here on Hong Kong Island is setting a precedent, and this precedent must not be set."
"If we don't take back all the land, someone will definitely take advantage of this loophole in the future and operate other places under the same conditions."
"So, there is no room for mercy."
"And for foreign businessmen, it is also a lesson for them. When they come to the territory of our Ming Dynasty, the first thing they have to do is to understand and abide by the laws of our Ming Dynasty. No matter who they are, as long as they are in our Ming Dynasty, All need to be followed.”
After listening to his elder brother's story, Zhu Yunxi was shocked in his mind.
Before that, he studied royal etiquette and read the Four Books and Five Classics every day, and never thought about these things.
Only now do I understand what it means to read thousands of books rather than travel thousands of miles.
"Brother, I understand." Zhu Yunxi replied seriously.
Zhu Ying nodded slightly.
This time I brought Zhu Yunxi out to prepare for the education. After all, he is twenty years old and will still be a prince in the future. It is not good to be too ignorant.
In fact, there are really not many people close to Zhu Ying who can be trusted.
Zhu Yunxi will need to be on his own in the future, both in terms of status and relationships.
"Stay close to me and watch carefully this time. Simply being kind will not solve the root of the problem. The only way to rule is to use kindness and power together."
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