"Wang Banban, let those people go home after they finish eating the meat."
After watching the "strong men" take the money, Zhu Cixiang returned to the lobby and started to eat with Wu Xiang, Wu Sanfu, and Wang Chengen. He suddenly gave an order that surprised everyone.
"Ah? Let them go home? It's only been half a day..." Wang Chengen's face was filled with pain, "One person took a penny and got it back in half a day. Isn't this money easy to take?"
Zhu Cixiang smiled: "The money is so good, more people will come tomorrow! There are only 1,000 people today... half of them are Jingjun and Tiqi, how can they go into battle to fight? We have to let the veterans and strong men go back to pull people in , these people are like alike, they must know some men who can make this kind of money, so they should bring them all over."
As soon as these words came out, everyone present was shocked!
The prince is so clever! It's so clever... I can think of such a clever trick to gather troops.
There are still many strong men in Beijing. Who wouldn’t want to earn a penny and eat meat while doing nothing?
Tomorrow there will be not three or four hundred strong men, but two thousand or three thousand!
Zhu Cixiang took in everyone's admiring glances and thought: This trick is very common. Isn't it just a way for bankers to manipulate stock prices to attract retail investors to follow suit? Give them a sweet spot first, and when more retail investors come in, you should trap them all in high positions and become shareholders.
It's just that this time, the people we want to trap are not retail investors, but strong men who can go to the battlefield... Today, you will get a penny for half a day, but tomorrow, haha, once you come, don't even think about going home again. Let’s all follow this prince to Jiangnan to do great things!
But these heroes were not the only ones who were trapped. Wu Xiang, Wu Sanfu and his son were also trapped by Zhu Cixiang. The letter Wu Xiang wrote to Wu Sangui implicated his family of more than thirty people - this letter is now in Zhu Cihong's pocket. Once this letter was sent to Chongzhen, who would believe that Wu Xiang was not Zhu Cixiang's?
Moreover, the Wu family will get deeper and deeper into the trap, and there will be no time to unwind it... It is "stock speculation to become shareholders", oh, that's not right, it is not "stock speculation", but "venture capital". Wu Xiang and Wu Sanfu, a confused father and son, were the thirty-odd members of the Wu family who all voted for Zhu Cixi's "angel wheel" and only took a small number of shares.
From now on, the old Wu family will be controlled by the crown prince Zhu Cixiang.
The more I think about it, the happier I am!
"Master Qiansui," Wu Xiang suddenly put down his wine glass at this time and frowned, "You still gave too much today... If you give too much, it will whet people's appetite. If you give less in the future, it will be difficult. .One denarius a day, even if it is reduced by half, is only military pay that can be distributed for a long time!"
"That's right," Wang Chengen said with a pained expression, "We don't have much money in our hands!"
Zhu Cixi laughed and waved his hand: "It doesn't matter, it doesn't matter... I have my own way of making people work hard. There is no need to give a penny every day."
Wu Xiang was still hesitant, "If you don't give me a penny, how much will you give me?"
Zhu Cixi smiled and said, "We'll find out when my father-in-law's servants arrive."
Wu Xiang was stunned, "My servant?"
Zhu Cixiang smiled and said, "There are also servants from the ancestral family. Who is in the capital?"
Wang Chengen interjected: "It's Zu Zepu, he has the title of Jinyiwei Qianhu."
Zu Zefu was the son of Zu Dashou. He was entrusted with a thousand households of royal guards in Beijing. In fact, he was a hostage of the imperial court. This person also went to Nanjing in history and hung out in Hongguang Dynasty for a while. Later, he went to Beijing with Zuo Maodi's mission, met his father in Beijing, shaved his head and surrendered to the Qing Dynasty, and later served as the governor of the Qing Dynasty.
But he is definitely doomed in this time and space. What can he do if he is targeted by Zhu Cixiang? Just wait to be trapped to death!
"Ask him to come too," Zhu Cihong ordered, "bring the servants of the ancestral family and come to the internal teaching field tomorrow to meet with me."
"I'll go and ask him to come." Wu Xiang accepted the task.
"That's good work." Zhu Cixiang smiled and asked his father-in-law to tell him that although his father, Zu Dashou, had fallen into captivity, I knew Zu Dashou's loyalty and knew that he was in the prison camp and had a clear mind. "
"This...this is how it should be." Wu Xiang smiled awkwardly. His first wife was Zu Dashou's sister, and the relationship between the two families was extremely close, so she naturally knew what Zu Dashou was thinking.
In the two years after the Songjin War, Zu Dashou frequently wrote letters to Wu Sangui persuading him to surrender, and even wanted to send troops to attack the Zhonghousuo Castle where Wu Xiang retired. If it weren't for the Wu family's spying around Zu Dashou, Wu Xiang would have stayed in Shengjing now.
The first drink between Zhu Cixiang and Wu Xiangweng's son-in-law did not last long. These are extraordinary times, keep things simple. And Zhu Cixiang didn't dare to drink too much. In his memory, this sixteen-year-old body had hardly touched alcohol. Don't get too drunk, or you'll be in trouble.
After the dinner, Wu Sanfu went back to his mansion to announce the good news and mobilize manpower. Of course, the matter of escorting Nan Xing must be kept secret. This matter cannot be mentioned outside until the last moment.
So Wu Sanfu only said that he would take people into the imperial city to escort him. As for Zhu Cixiang's plan to accept Wu Sanmei as his concubine, he can talk about it first to make his family happy. However, I still have to warn you that before the edict is issued, don't go around talking nonsense, so as not to interfere with a bunch of civil servants.
On the other side, Zhu Cihong sent people to Duanjing Hall where he lived to get many "white slips", which were the decrees he had personally written and stamped with the crown prince's treasure last night. In addition, he also asked Bizhongshu of Bijiucheng who was guarding there to bring the four treasures of the study with him.
"Your Highness, what is this?" Wu Xiang looked at Xin Xiang and asked.
"This is an option," Zhu Cixiang smiled, "It is used to give to the warriors who follow me to escort me... My father-in-law's servants also have a copy, and I can't let them work in vain."
"What is the option?" Wu Xiang was still confused.
Zhu Cixiang explained patiently: "Qi means the period in the future, and Quan refers to the wealth, land, officials, etc. that can be obtained. That is, what benefits can you get from following me now and arriving in Jiangnan.
Don’t my father-in-law’s servants all own hundreds of acres of farms outside the customs? Don’t they all get fourteen months’ salary? Now they abandon their family business and protect Nanxing. Everyone is a hero of the country. After their achievements, they should naturally be rewarded generously. This option is an agreement on how I will reward you after arriving in the capital.
This is the plan of this palace. If there is no official status or the official position is lower than the seventh grade servant, I will confer a small banner of Jinyiwei and grant 300 acres of paddy fields in the south of the Yangtze River. Those whose official position is higher than the seventh rank will be promoted two levels to command the general affairs and be given 500 acres of paddy fields in the south of the Yangtze River. In addition, all the servants were given the title of hero for overcoming difficulties to praise their achievements. "
This is issuing stock options, oh, it should be land and official office options!
The official position of Xiaoqi, a seventh-grade Jinyiwei, may not seem high, but he is still an official! Most of Wu Xiang's servants are white men, and becoming an official can be said to be a one-stop success. And the 300 acres of paddy fields in the south of the Yangtze River are also a huge fortune for the servants who lick blood from the knife edge. Even though each of them has hundreds of acres of fields outside Guanhai, these are dry fields in western Liaoning during the Little Ice Age. Because the weather is too cold, the harvest is not high. Moreover, there is not much population outside the customs now. There are many people but little land. If you have land, you cannot rent it out. It is difficult to rent food and land. It's different in Jiangnan. The rent for one acre of paddy field and one stone of rice a year is not high. 300 acres is equivalent to 300 shi of rice, and when it is ground into white rice, it costs more than 200 shi. If converted into silver, it costs hundreds of taels!
Zhu Cixiang smiled and said to Wu Xiang: "Father-in-law, Lao Taishan, my son-in-law stayed up all night last night and wrote a thousand copies of the prince's edict, all of which are rewarded! Not only the Wu family's servants will have a share, but they will follow us tomorrow Everyone has a share of the capital's bravery, but they get a little less. Each person is given 50 acres of paddy fields in the south of the Yangtze River, plus the official position of a Jinyi Guardsman.
In addition, all servants and heroes will be given a salary of ten taels of silver at a time. After arriving in Tianjin, they will be given another ten taels, and after arriving in Jiangnan, they will be given an additional ten taels! "
Isn't the prince's style too great?
Wu Xiang, Wu Sanfu, and Wang Chengen were all stunned when they heard this. They were given official positions, they were given land, and they were given so much free money...Does your family have that much money? Do you know how poor your father is?
Zhu Cixi understood what they were thinking and just smiled: "When you get to the south of the Yangtze River, you will have money and land... I am the crown prince of the Ming Dynasty. I keep my word and pay my debts!"
