"Your Highness, all the gangster leaders in the city are waiting outside the palace!"
"Xuan!"
Originally, this kind of matter should have been something that Yin Houdong of Shuntian Prefecture had to solve. Considering that there were many things that needed to be handled by him, a certain prince stepped in to do it for him. This matter must be solved immediately, otherwise the newsboy will not be able to come. Newspapers are sold on the street.
"Cao Min comes to see His Highness the Crown Prince and wishes His Highness a thousand years, a thousand years, a thousand years!"
This group of people did not expect that with their low status, they would be able to see the current prince in their lifetime. It was really a life worth living. Every one of them looked extremely respectful, showing no signs of neglect and disdain, and they were also afraid of moving their heads.
There are a large number of heavily armed inner factory guards around, all with solemn expressions and holding steel knives in their hands. They are extremely powerful. If anyone who comes before them does something inappropriate, they will immediately pounce forward and capture them.
"For you, I don't need to beat around the bush. Just now, Fang Zhenghua dragged out all the murderers of the newsboy and executed them in a hurry. Those traitors are similar to what you are engaged in. I don't want to hear of such incidents happening again. , otherwise I will think that you are ignoring the power of Heaven, and will intensify your efforts, waiting for an opportunity to rebel!"
A certain prince, no matter whether you kill one or ten, as long as another newsboy dies and it is found that it was you who did it, he will kill you all in one fell swoop. Keeping you alive is simply redundant.
"...Cao Min would never dare to do this!"
"Cao Min must abide by the court regulations!"
"Cao Min will definitely send someone to protect the newsboy along the way!"
Hearing the little prince's verbal reminder, these gangster leaders were all frightened out of their wits. They all swore that they would not be stupid, and even considered the newsboy as their ancestor.
It's not that they haven't thought about robbing the newsboy, but even if they really want to do it, they have to know the background of the target first. After all, there are only a handful of people like the group who were Lingchi.
The local gangsters entrenched in the capital also have gangs, and they have corresponding rules. It is impossible to rob people when they see them, or use chopsticks when they see people, otherwise they will really become the targets of Jin Yiwei to eliminate.
Many people found out that the newspaper boy was recruited by the Prince Consort, and that the Prince proposed to set up the newspaper office. They immediately gave up the idea of killing people and stealing goods, and did not even dare to do extortion.
Nowadays, there are patrolling factory guards all over the end. They are not just pretending. Once they get the prince's order, they will definitely kill a certain family to death...
Although the prince was only a young man, he moved in with three princes, arrested thousands of officials, slaughtered three thousand people in the capital, and bloodbathed the residence of Marquis Yangwu. This was beyond what thousands of ruffians could withstand.
Jingying had just committed a massacre, and if the prince didn't kill enough, he would use them to make up for the loss, so if he didn't think he had a long life, he would be a man with his tail between his legs at this time, and if he was not careful, he would be exposed to the public.
"It's best this way. I have always liked peace and quiet. From now on, if anyone dares to cause trouble, I will ask the factory guards to send his family down to the underworld for dinner!"
A certain prince is a man of action. He never threatens others. He just reminds people politely in advance that he will never talk about things that can be solved by hand. Especially if some self-righteous people take the prince's words as farts, they must bear the consequences. .
"I already know the territory where you are operating. If the newsboy is blackmailed or even killed on whose territory, I will send people to investigate and find out. The whole family of the culprit will be wiped out and the roots will be eradicated! Everyone who agrees to this palace today will think it through. If you deceive the emperor and ignore your superiors, then you will be blessed if you violate it!"
If after all this, there are still people who dare to go upstream, let the Yongwei Battalion carry out a city-wide crackdown.
Killing three thousand is killing, and killing thirty thousand is killing, especially for those who dare to disobey the holy will.
Since you don't obey the orders of a certain prince, you are no longer worthy of breathing in the land of Ming Dynasty!
"Now that you have met me in the palace, your heads are stored here in my palace. If some people have evil intentions, I will send people to pick them up!"
According to the description in the Ditan volume, Yongzheng had a notorious blood-dropping army.
Do I want to set up a Halazi army? Only in this way can the enemy be frightened.
If after the establishment of the East Palace Guards, this group of people still goes their own way, then it will be a good time for them to practice.
There is nothing better than killing living people to increase actual combat experience, and this seems to be a very good backup plan.
When a certain prince said this, the kneeling bosses became even more frightened.
Their men just make ends meet, but almost all of them have wives, concubines, and children.
No one wants to sleep until midnight while the murderous factory guards confiscate their homes and exterminate their families, not to mention that they have many businesses under their control.
Like Fenglou, gambling houses, pawn shops, teahouses, and inns, the bosses will more or less be involved in it.
I dare not say that my net worth is too much, but I still have thousands of taels of silver. If the business is large, it can reach tens of thousands of taels.
So everyone is afraid that they will lose the wealth they already have overnight.
Offending the prince is a completely thankless business, and few people actually go back to do it.
"From now on, no matter whether it is gambling houses, pawn shops, teahouses or inns, they must pay 20% tax. Women who work in Fenglou have a hard time, so I can't bear to levy taxes, but Fenglou's levy The achievement cannot be higher than 50%, and those who disobey the order will have their heads shown to the public!"
I believe that with this decree, all the ladies in the city will become fans of a certain prince.
All of them were wearing heavy makeup, waving silk handkerchiefs, and inviting a certain prince to come and visit.
Oh no!
It should be an on-site inspection, followed by an extremely in-depth all-night talk between the two parties...
Whether the leaders are happy or not, they have to accept it.
If someone doesn't like the rules of a certain prince's game, then don't do it.
If you insist on fighting, as long as the factory guard gets the ledger, they will kill everyone!
Seeing that everyone was weighing the pros and cons, Yaoji continued: "Every walk of life has its own rules, and I have them here too. From now on, anyone who doesn't abide by the rules of this palace will not be allowed to live in the capital, not in this palace." The palace will make this person have no place in the entire Ming Dynasty. I will do what I say, and those who doubt may wish to give it a try! The factory guards under my command have never tried to kill gambling houses, pawn shops and other targets!"
Some leaders even tried to make the prince relent by crying and begging, but now they all lost their temper.
Although everyone's industry is different, in fact everyone is in the same business.
At this time, if you want others to be your chess pieces, it's best to ask for direction by throwing stones.
As a result, no one dared to contradict the prince, which shows that they are all cunning people.
No matter how powerful the gangsters are, they cannot be stronger than the factory guards.
Trying to confront the factory guards is a dead end.
"However, I believe that some of you will forget all about what I said in a few days and remain the same. By then, you will see one or even several lamps of human skin. Lantern, I think this object will be very beautiful and elegant!"
In the future, if you want to scare someone, whether it is a gangster or an official, give him a lantern made from the skin of a certain colleague, and hang it at the door of the house. People will see it every day when passing by, so as not to worry about this person not getting sick.
Peeling the real grass is a bit wasteful. Since so much time has been spent, it is better to make a human skin lantern, otherwise this craft will be wasted.
When the leaders kneeling on the ground heard the prince's speculation, some of them even had their backs soaked with sweat. This move was really frightening.
Everyone knows the horror of factory guards, but if it really has to be used on them, it will definitely be unbearable.
When they think that one day they will turn into a strange lantern with red light, everyone is willing to directly donate all their wealth to protect their own health.
The prince is so vicious and vicious at a young age, and his methods are appalling. He is even many times more violent and cruel than them. He must be dealt with with caution.
"I have already received a batch of invitations before. For you, education is the main priority. As for whether you can listen to it or not, it depends on your luck. I hope you won't become a lantern as soon as possible! But that's okay, If you test the law yourself and warn future generations, then you deserve to die!"
Yaoji doesn't believe that these dozens of people can behave themselves. It would be great if half of them do it.
The destination of the remaining half of the people is naturally to be made into lanterns...
This is called - sacrificing yourself to illuminate others!
"Those who don't follow the rules will end up becoming lanterns. Those who follow the rules will be rewarded by this palace. Of course, the reward is not a lantern. We will know what it will be by then! Everyone, please kneel down!"
That reward is a good project, and it’s relatively profitable.
After the leaders all stood up and left, a certain gift for the prince was delivered.
To be precise, it was brought in because it was too big for the waiter to carry.
This gift has two long poles in the front and two huge wheels in the back, with a seat on top of the wheels.
Judging from the shape and weight, it was smaller than a carriage, and there was no noose on the front to tie the animals. The servants didn't know how to drive this thing.
"Enter the court, sit on it! Go over and pull me!"
A certain prince asked Yang Jinchao to be a guinea pig first, so that if the frame of the bicycle collapsed and it collapsed, he would not be injured.
A relatively strong young chamberlain became the first rickshaw puller in the Great Rebellion. When Yang Banban was seated, the guy raised the armrest and pulled up with all his strength.
"Oh my! Your Highness! This car can be pulled by human power. It is truly a wonder!"
Yang Jinchao, who had eaten the crab, was not only happy but also surprised. He immediately understood that this object must have been invented by the prince.
The little chamberlain pulled Yang Banban around the yard twice before a certain prince asked him to stop, allowing Yang Jinchao to fully enjoy the addiction of being an uncle.
"How does it feel?"
Yaoji felt relieved when he saw that the car was running smoothly. As the first rickshaw, this performance was considered qualified.
"Back to Your Highness, this car is extremely comfortable for me to ride in, even more so than a carriage!"
Yang Jinchao's words were purely for flattery, but a small number of people also told the truth.
When riding in a carriage, you have to listen to the driver's orders to the animals, and you will also hear the sound of whips.
Rickshaws don't have this problem. All the sounds are conversations between the rider and the driver.
"Xi'er, sit on it and try it!"
With Yang Jinchao taking the lead, the giant-ball girl next to a certain prince can sit back and relax and enjoy the feeling of being a young non-nai.
"……yes!"
Since the first passenger was a chamberlain, the palace maid specially laid a piece of satin on the seat so that the princess-to-be could sit on it.
When the second passenger was enjoying the ride, Yaoji realized the problem. The car's shock absorption was very poor and it definitely couldn't withstand the gravel road.
It would be better to switch to an asphalt road or a pure dirt road, otherwise the passengers would be jolted into a Parkinson's state under the continuous vibration.
That's it for the time being. It's unrealistic for manufacturers to install shock-absorbing springs. It will take some time for this part to be invented. In the early stage, such a car can be mass-produced.
In order to improve the transportation capacity of the capital and even the cities throughout the Ming Dynasty, especially in terms of carrying passengers, a certain prince copied the rickshaws of later generations.
With the current population of the capital, it is not impossible to have 5,000 or even 10,000 rickshaws. A few hundred years from now, a super city will have as many as tens of thousands of rickshaws.
Based on the calculation of twenty copper coins per mile, a driver pulling twenty miles a day could pocket four hundred copper coins.
After a month's wind, frost, rain, snow and bad weather, even if you can do business for twenty days, it will be eight taels of silver.
A commission of one tael shouldn't be too much, as one mile of land only charges ten copper coins, and the income is halved, so I guess it's affordable.
If there are 10,000 rickshaws, you can get a commission of 10,000 taels per month, and more than 100,000 taels for the whole year, which is definitely a big deal.
However, the initial investment is a problem, because the coolies who pull rickshaws basically cannot afford such vehicles.
To make them work as rickshaw drivers, you have to give them loans. Some people are not very restless and will sell their cars and run away.
Therefore, it is necessary to introduce some management companies and let them bear all risks.
A certain prince was interested in those gangster leaders. With their intervention, the coolies would be much more honest.
The obedient leader can be allowed to enter the rickshaw market, which is a big cake worth one hundred thousand taels of silver.
A certain prince with a kind heart ate half of it, and the rest can be divided among these guys.
Even if there are ten companies involved in this industry, each company can earn thousands of taels of silver, and no one will be tempted.
A certain prince made a few prototype cars, and then asked the bosses to be investors. This deal was really profitable!
Some of them will hesitate, but as long as they can corner the market, that makes a big difference.
In any industry, as long as you can achieve a monopoly, you can still make a lot of money, even if you are digging shit.
The rickshaw market is no exception. The fewer people participating, the higher the profit each company gets.
"How does it feel?"
Yaoji also needs to listen to comments from female passengers, especially senior female passengers with higher incomes.
"Your Highness, this car is very comfortable to ride in!"
Xi'er is also very satisfied with the rickshaw. Although it is pulled by people, the comfort is no less than that of a horse-drawn carriage.
"That's good. This car can be used in the inner court. It can be used as a taxi outside. You only need to pay tens of copper coins to take a vehicle to a designated location. This palace will vigorously promote this car to facilitate people's travel. "
If each car sells for fifteen to twenty taels, ten thousand cars can net a net profit of tens of thousands of taels.
Then make it into differentiated styles, divided into comfortable version and luxury version, and it can fool a group of fools into buying it.
If it could be popularized across the country, a certain prince could earn hundreds of thousands of taels of silver just from rickshaws.
However, the durability needs to be carefully tested. The car cannot fall apart after being driven for a few days.
The investment promotion meeting is scheduled for next month, and we will probably be able to see the quality of the prototype by then.
