If we simply talk about the level of luxury in life, the core members of the Ming Dynasty royal family should be ranked among the best in the world.
As for Zhu Jingyuan himself, although he doesn't usually spend much money, when he does spend money, it's often a huge amount.
Now Zhu Jingyuan is building a large-scale wetland park-style garden around a lake of more than 30 square kilometers.
Artificial canals will also be built to adjust river courses, and large-scale amusement cities, sports cities, zoos, and water parks will also be built.
None of this is open to the public, but is a purely private estate for use by my own family.
The key is that this manor is still experimental and not Zhu Jingyuan's ultimate goal.
The final target construction scale may be another order of magnitude higher.
However, this level of expenditure will not cause particularly bad consequences, nor will it cause a particularly serious financial burden.
Because the current Ming royal family is fundamentally different from the traditional feudal royal family.
They are not only consumers, but also producers and operators.
The royal family of the Ming Dynasty had a royal consortium, whose industries covered all aspects of production and life, and all the items needed by the clan were covered.
Most of the clan's expenses will actually fall on the accounts of the royal consortium.
At the same time, most of the industries of the royal consortium have achieved modern industrial production and operations.
Most of the things we produce can be mass-produced, and the final costs are controllable.
If the traditional feudal royal family and nobles wanted a string of high-quality pearl necklaces, they might need to arrange special personnel to search and purchase them in the market.
The price of pearls itself is high. Not only do the workers have to pay labor fees, but they also have to subcontract at higher prices.
The price of what you ended up getting was of course inflated.
More importantly, most of this inflated price will be spent on channels.
The actual workers who cultivate the pearls and the craftsmen who actually make the necklaces actually don’t get much benefit.
Zhu Jingyuan's side is exactly the opposite.
If Zhu Jingyuan wants something, he directly goes to the corresponding royal consortium firm and asks them to get it from the warehouse.
The purchase price is of course not the cost price, but it is also just the normal market price.
Of course, the commercial bank has to make some money from this market price. .
But from Zhu Jingyuan, the final customer, to the original jewelry craftsmen and pearl farmers, there was only one trading house.
This firm only makes relatively reasonable profits.
The proportion of money that ends up being spent on the thing itself, as well as on the craftsman, is significant.
After the craftsmen get the money, when they buy their own daily necessities, some of it will enter the royal consortium.
Even if he does not enter the royal consortium, he will still spend it in the Ming Dynasty.
In this era, trade protection is still the main theme, and there are basically no imported goods in the entire Ming Dynasty.
This money will circulate in the market several times, allowing various goods to be exchanged several times.
Every time it was circulated, the Ming court would collect a tax.
Including the expenses of Zhu Jingyuan and other clans, as well as all operations of the royal consortium, they will also pay taxes to the Ming Dynasty court.
For Ming Dynasty, which is already highly industrialized and whose economy is in an absolute self-cyclical state, this kind of consumption is not a bad thing.
If consortiums and clans use all their money to speculate in stocks and futures, that will cause big trouble.
For the imperial court, it was actually happy to see the wealthy class spending money lavishly.
If you don't want to invest in industry, you can even spend it to show off your wealth.
However, public display of wealth may trigger class conflicts, so the court cannot openly support and encourage it.
Unfortunately, most businessmen who make a lot of money are more obsessed with making money than "wasting money."
This also includes Zhu Jingyuan himself.
Zhu Jingyuan was also aware of this, so he regarded the salary increase as a way to spend money.
Send out more money and let a huge group of workers spend it.
At the same time, Zhu Jingyuan's current methods of making money are mainly used in places other than the Ming Dynasty.
The new clothes Zhu Jingyuan gave to Charlotte and Charles this time were actually several times more expensive than the clothes he usually gave to Charles before.
After all, Shire's clothing is all "men's clothing", and the designs are extremely simple, with no complicated decorations at all.
However, considering the benefits that this gift could bring, Zhu Jingyuan gave it away very readily.
Zhu Jingyuan looked at the little girl in front of him and saw how much she loved her new clothes, and knew that this gift was definitely worth the money.
Zhu Jingyuan thought of this and couldn't help but smile on his face.
Charlotte looked at herself, at her sleeves and skirt, at her tights and shoes.
He reached out to touch the headdress on his head and peeked at Zhu Jingyuan opposite him, only to find that he was looking at him and smiling.
And he was smiling very happily, as if he was looking at a very precious treasure.
Charlotte immediately felt her face start to heat up slightly.
I was blushing a little because I was excited to get the special new clothes, but now my blush has become even brighter.
I stood there quite awkwardly, struggling and hesitating in my heart for a long time, and finally made up my mind.
He twisted his hands together nervously, lowered his head vigorously, and boldly made a request that was a bit excessive:
"Your Highness... Do you have time... Can you accompany me to the amusement park..."
Zhu Jingyuan was stunned for a moment, thought about the use of this little queen, and then looked at the time:
"I have a little time now..."
Zhu Jingyuan took Charlotte out of the small courtyard where she lived and went to play in the playground outside.
Charlotte was wearing the delicate little dress she had just changed into, which was not suitable for participating in particularly strenuous activities.
So we just played on the swings, the merry-go-round, and the Ferris wheel, and chatted about everything.
Because they are all in your own home, there are no time limits and no noisy crowds.
However, Charlotte's personal maid was always with her, so the two of them were not alone together.
It wasn't until we boarded the Ferris wheel that the space in each Ferris wheel box was limited, so the maid didn't squeeze into the two people's boxes.
As a teenage girl, Charlotte is usually very lively when she comes here to play.
Today, when I was down there, it was still jumping up and down, but after getting on the Ferris wheel alone, it became noticeably quieter.
Zhu Jingyuan felt that the little girl suddenly stopped moving. He looked back and found that she was playing with her fingers with her head down.
Zhu Jingyuan hesitated for a few seconds, then raised a hand and placed it on the top of her head.
"ah……"
Charlotte hit something on her head and subconsciously shrank her head downwards.
Then she realized that it was Zhu Jingyuan's hand, and slowly returned to her normal posture.
But the man still lowered his head and did not dare to make a sound. His hands were twisted together and loosened, and then loosened and twisted together.
Zhu Jingyuan touched her hair and retracted his hand without pausing for a moment. He looked at her with a slightly worried expression:
"Are you feeling uncomfortable somewhere?"
Charlotte immediately shook her head:
"No...no discomfort...Charlotte is very comfortable with His Royal Highness..."
After a pause for a few seconds, Charlotte slowly turned around, blushing and said intermittently:
"Charlotte is very happy today, she has never been so happy..."
Zhu Jingyuan was also very happy. Seeing this little girl, she now trusted him very much.
The future spokesperson for Britain and the United States has really been established.
The Ferris wheel turned a full circle, and then another circle, until it finally stopped after the third circle.
The gondola he was riding in fell close to the ground, and Zhu Jingyuan opened the door first and went out.
When Charlotte came to the door, she naturally extended a hand.
The white silk gloves shone slightly in the setting sun.
Zhu Jingyuan hesitated for half a second, reached out and held the little girl's hand, and helped her out of the hanging box.
Zhu Jingyuan looked at the time:
"It's almost time for me to go back."
Charlotte's originally smiling face suddenly showed a few expressions of disappointment.
But she didn't stop her or say any unnecessary nonsense. She just held the hem of her skirt with both hands and bowed slightly:
"Thank you, Your Highness, for taking the time to accompany me..."
Zhu Jingyuan hesitated for a moment, reached out and touched her hair again, then waved goodbye and turned to leave.
Charlotte looked at Zhu Jingyuan's back and muttered to herself:
"He really just treats me as a child. It would be nice if I could be a few years older...
"But it doesn't matter. The age difference is only six years. Charlotte can still grow up."
At this time, Amelia came out of her residence, originally planning to come here to sit on the Ferris wheel and read a book.
As a result, we saw Charlotte and Zhu Jingyuan saying goodbye, and then heard Charlotte talking to herself.
Tessie did not have the concept of puppy love, and there is no postmodern concept of puppy love in the world today.
It's completely normal for teenage girls to have these thoughts at this time.
However, Amelia didn't want Charlotte to really have thoughts about Zhu Jingyuan.
It would be better to kill her immediately while there is just a slight hint of it.
So Amelia thought about the elder for a few seconds, and reminded her very worriedly and seriously:
"Charlotte, there is no possibility for you and His Highness Prince Dashi. Just keep your relationship at this level. Don't get closer from now on."
Charlotte's instinctive reaction was not to deny that she had thoughts about Zhu Jingyuan, but to subconsciously ask:
"Why is it not possible? His Royal Highness is the prince of the Ming Dynasty, and his blood status is completely higher than ours..."
Amelia tilted her head and sighed:
“Of course bloodline and status are no problem, but the Ming royal family does not marry foreigners.
"Foreign women can only serve as his maids or lovers.
“What’s more, you are the second in line to the throne of the United Kingdom and the current Queen of the United States.
"It's impossible for your grandfather to allow you to marry a non-Protestant."
Charlotte was obviously stunned for a moment, and then she became depressed:
"Why, why is this happening? I finally have someone I want to get close to..."
