In the study room, Zhu Yuanzhang's face was red with anger, but Zhu Biao kept pleading with Li Jin in Zhu Yuanzhang's ears.
"Father, how could Li Jin be so ridiculous?"
Zhu Biao didn't believe that Li Jin would spend 200,000 silver to visit a brothel, and kept pleading for Li Jin.
"Think about it, no matter how rich Li Jin is, is he still a fool?"
Zhu Yuanzhang panted heavily, still looking menacing, and said:
"Don't you know how much money Li Jin has?"
"Even we gave him five hundred thousand taels of silver back then. Over the years, he will probably become as rich as anyone in the country."
"We're going to chop off his head and ransack his home!"
Mao Xiang below was shocked by Zhu Yuanzhang's words. He didn't expect that Zhu Yuanzhang spent 500,000 taels on a private visit incognito?
If the censors below were informed, they would probably write a letter to remonstrate.
"Ahem."
Zhu Biao glanced down at Mao Xiang, and then said:
"Father, let's not mention the previous matters for now."
"As the saying goes, hearing is false and seeing is believing. Even if my father wants to kill Li Jin, he must let Li Jin die."
Hearing Zhu Biao's words, Zhu Yuanzhang's mouth curled up and he said fiercely:
"Okay, in that case, let's let him die and be convinced."
"Mao Xiang, let's go and see for ourselves how Li Jin is visiting prostitutes in Hua Fang."
Mao Xiang was shocked when he heard this. He didn't expect that the emperor would go to check it out in person, so he immediately said:
"Your Majesty, do you still need to discuss this matter? Do you have to personally take action to catch a corrupt official?"
Zhu Yuanzhang, however, had made up his mind and shouted:
"This Li Jin is cunning and cunning. If we hadn't taken action personally, I would have been fooled by his sweet talk again."
"Don't say much, just drive quickly."
Seeing that Zhu Yuanzhang had made up his mind, Zhu Biao also gave words of advice:
"Father, after all, we are going to a brothel and fireworks place, so it is not appropriate to make a big show of it."
Zhu Yuanzhang suddenly slapped his forehead and said angrily:
"We are all so angry with this bastard Li Jin."
"Mao Xiang, there is no need to show off. Please leave the palace incognito and head to the Qinhuai River immediately."
....
Qinhuai River, above the boat.
The entire painting boat has been taken over by Li Jin at this moment, and as the madam:
Mr. Li will pay for today’s consumption.
Li Jin's reputation was officially beaten out.
Li Jin instantly became the favorite of these brothel girls on the boat.
In their eyes, Li Jin is not only young and promising, but also handsome and rich. He is simply an ideal spouse.
Although it is impossible to become Li Jin's wife, if they are favored by Li Jin and can be redeemed and become Li Jin's concubine, then they are 100 willing.
So at this moment, all the women who were somewhat confident in their appearance gathered around Li Jin, constantly posing and teasing Li Jin.
Of course Li Jin doesn't refuse anyone who comes.
There is a way to walk among thousands of flowers, and not a single leaf touches the body.
Although Li Jin seems to be interested in everyone, he actually keeps aloof from everyone.
Li Jin was sitting with the nobles of Huaixi at this moment, looking extremely warm, chatting like old friends he hadn't seen for many years.
When Ma Sandao first dragged him to the wine table, the generals on the table still looked down on Li Jin.
Especially Lan Yu, looking at Li Jin's weak appearance and looking like a helpless scholar, his eyes were filled with contempt.
As a result, Li Jin took over the whole boat and paid for the consumption of these people.
Immediately, several Huaixi military generals came forward to drink and chat with Li Jin without mentioning the difference between civil and military affairs.
As long as you are willing to spend money, then everyone is a good friend.
"Brother Li Jin, you are so lucky."
Ma Sandao was sitting next to Li Changgeng and said to Li Jin enviously:
"As soon as you come here, all the girls on the boat will run away to you."
"When our brothers invited us to attend so many meetings, the popular girls refused to come forward because they looked down upon us vulgar warriors."
"You are still awesome."
"Yes, but I think the most powerful thing about brother Li Jin is his ability to earn money. He spent almost three hundred thousand taels of silver on this boat, right?"
Lan Yu also heard about what happened upstairs at this moment. When she knew that Li Jin casually took out two hundred thousand taels of silver, she was completely stunned by Li Jin.
Now Lan Yu was halfway through drinking. Seeing that she had become familiar with Li Jin, she directly asked tentatively:
"Where did brother Li Jin make a fortune recently? I wonder if you can bring us brothers to make a fortune together?"
When everyone heard this, their eyes lit up.
Although everyone is a noble prince, they also hold many positions and receive salary from the court.
But everyone knows the salary of the imperial court, which means that, let alone being greedy for pleasure, it is barely enough to support the family.
If you want to make a fortune, you have to rely on side jobs. After all, everyone has a family to support, which is not easy.
But no matter how much money they make, they have never seen officials spend money like water.
Now that the opportunity is close at hand, I naturally want to ask Li Jin for advice. I want to ask how Li Jin made it?
Li Jin saw everyone's expressions and screamed in his heart, he finally came.
Isn't it because of these lawless Huaixi warriors that you are showing off like this tonight?
In terms of the most powerful force in the founding of the Ming Dynasty, it was naturally the Huaixi Group.
These warriors who followed Zhu Yuanzhang to conquer the world were all princes based on military merit. They were brave and good at fighting and controlled most of the military power of the Ming Dynasty.
If these warriors formed a group, even Zhu Yuanzhang would retreat.
This is also the reason why Zhu Yuanzhang and the Hongwu Dynasty were weakening the Huaixi Group.
The reason why Li Jin wanted to get close to these people was because some things had to be done, and they were the most suitable people to do them.
Li Jin had a slight smile on his face, gently picked up the wine glass, took a sip, and said:
"I don't want to make a fortune, I just do some small business."
Lan Yu and others looked at each other, small business? What kind of small business can you easily take out 300,000 taels of cash with you?
“I wonder how small Brother Li’s so-called small business is?”
Lan Yu decided to ask clearly to avoid making jokes.
"Not much, just over two million taels a year."
Li Jin still smiled and said very casually.
"hiss!!"
There were bursts of air-conditioning sounds in the venue.
The Ming Dynasty's annual tax revenue did not exceed four million taels. How could Li Jin alone be worth half of the national treasury?
"Can I bring some of my brothers with me?"
Ma Sandao couldn't calm down at this moment and hurriedly asked Li Jin.
"It's only two million taels, why does it matter?"
Li Jin acted calmly and said:
"I have a big business here and I'm short of manpower. I wonder if any of my brothers are interested?"
While several people were discussing excitedly, a loud noise suddenly came from outside.
"That bitch dares to cause trouble here, see if I don't chop him up!!"
Lan Yu's interest was interrupted and she became furious.
"We want to see how you chop us up?"
A familiar sound exploded in the boat, making all the Huaixi generals present feel numb.
"Emperor...Emperor..."
