Zhu Di expressed his doubts.
The appearance of foreign merchant ships could not have been predicted by Su Jing in advance.
This is not realistic.
Without waiting for Zhu Xi's answer, Zhu Fan smiled and said: "Fourth brother, isn't this matter very simple? If there are no foreign merchant ships, there can be foreign caravans. Anyway, as long as the conditions for purchasing soaps over long distances and time are met, it will be fine. This The recruitment targets only those businessmen who resell, and has no impact on ordinary people."
Zhu Di was stunned for a moment, and then said: "But isn't this just a lie?"
Zhu Xi nodded and said: "Yes, it is a lie! What is true is false and what is false is true. This is what Mr. Su said. Doing business and fighting are the same."
Although businessmen are said to be based on integrity, Su Jing did not feel any psychological burden in teaching Zhu Cang like this.
After all, it’s not the consumers who are being deceived.
It is perfectly normal for businessmen to deceive each other.
Zhu Fan said: "Second brother, did Mr. Su really predict all these things on that day?"
The whole thing can be regarded as a relatively sophisticated strategy.
It's awesome, but it can't be said to be unique or unique in the world.
However, if Su Jing had anticipated the entire process and context of the whole thing before it even started, everything would happen step by step according to Su Jing's vision.
This is a bit scary!
"Yes, Mr. Su had anticipated everything at that time and arranged solutions for me. That's why I was able to do it so smoothly."
Zhu Xi replied.
There is no need to question the authenticity of this statement, because Zhu Xi himself is the best proof.
If it were anyone else, it would be really hard to say.
But everyone knows Zhu Ping's level. Even Zhu Ping was able to complete this matter so well. Needless to say, Su Jing was very detailed when making plans.
"Mr. Su is really good at predicting things!"
Zhu Fan said with emotion.
Even though he had already expected Su Jing's ability, he was still shocked when he heard it now.
"Yes, third brother, Mr. Su is so awesome. I will definitely have to express my gratitude to Mr. Su later."
Zhu Xi has now completely built up his confidence, and his whole person is different from before.
Once people have goals and hopes, their bad emotions will naturally dissipate.
"Second brother, who are the people who bought your soap? They must not be ordinary people who can buy so many soaps."
Zhu Di asked Zhu Xi.
Zhu Xi completely fulfilled Su Jing's instructions and did this beautifully.
But who are the victims?
Zhu Xi's expression changed slightly, and after a moment of silence he said, "Marquis Yongjia."
Yongjiahou Zhu Liangzu!
This was a marquis, and he was considered a prominent figure in the Ming Dynasty.
The expressions of Zhu Fan and Zhu Di both changed. Zhu Fan said: "Yongjia Marquis is a marquis. How could he do this soap business? And he must also know that this is the second brother's business. Why does he do this?"
Zhu Xiang's business was Su Jing's order and arrangement.
It would be strange if Zhu Liangzu was doing business.
Because Zhu Yuanzhang once decreed that no prince, nobility or prince of the fourth rank or higher, inside or outside, was allowed to let his children, family members, or servants open shops in the market, make money and debts, or go out to trade in salt or sell goods.
Rank four or above, Zhu Liangzu must be considered.
Of course, Zhu Yuanzhang stipulated this, but it is difficult to really ban it.
Since ancient times, officials and merchants have been one family, and this matter has always been avoided.
Especially in the Ming Dynasty, officials' salaries were so low that it was normal to have some side jobs.
But what the Marquis did, after all, was quite excessive.
Of course, now that the prince Zhu Ping has started it, if we really want to talk about it, the punishment cannot be so justifiable.
Although Zhu Liangzu was engaged in business, he really did not bully ordinary people and buy and sell by force.
This can be regarded as a way for Zhu Liangzu to protect himself from Hu Weiyong. Otherwise, if something goes wrong, no one will be able to protect him.
"have no idea."
Zhu Xi shook his head.
Zhu Di thought for a while and said, "Is it possible that it's because of Mr. Su?"
Because of Su Jing!
As soon as these words came out, Zhu Xi and Zhu Fan frowned and said, "Fourth brother, why did you say that?"
Zhu Di said: "Brother Muying once told me that someone in the court wanted to target Mr. Su. I didn't think much of it at the time. Now that I think about it, is it possible that it was Marquis Yongjia?"
Because Zhu Di was very interested in the art of war and military formations, after Mu Ying took office in the Governor's Office, the number of visits became more frequent.
As these exchanges become more frequent, Su Jing will naturally be mentioned.
"How could it be? How could anyone in the DPRK want to target Mr. Su?"
Zhu Xi was puzzled and said that although he had gained a lot of enlightenment, his brain could not become smarter all at once.
Zhu Fan said solemnly: "Maybe it's really possible."
As soon as he said this, he immediately said to Zhu Xi and Zhu Di: "Second brother, fourth brother, please do not tell anyone what happened today, especially about Marquis Yongjia and Mr. Su. I think my father must know everything. , we can’t ruin our father’s affairs.”
Zhu Fan's quick thinking was incredible, and he quickly understood the seriousness of this matter.
"I know, third brother."
"Third brother, I understand."
Zhu Xi and Zhu Di also nodded immediately. They were always convinced of Zhu Xi's judgment.
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the other side.
The pro-military captain had already investigated all the ins and outs of the soap business, excluding the conspiracy between Hu Weiyong and Zhu Liangzu, of course.
After all, this incident had not happened yet.
In Fengxian Hall, Zhu Yuanzhang carefully read all the investigation reports.
"That's it. I didn't expect it to be like this!"
Zhu Yuanzhang sighed slightly.
The investigation was over, and he was no longer as angry as before.
Zhu Liangzu violated his orders when doing business, but according to the investigation by the pro-military captain, Zhu Liangzu did not rely on his status as Marquis of Yongjia to coerce the people or engage in any illegal business practices.
The main purpose of Zhu Yuanzhang's ban on business was to protect the people. Zhu Liangzu did not harm the people. Thinking of his previous achievements, Zhu Yuanzhang had no intention of going into details.
However, the reason why Zhu Yuanzhang really decided not to go into details was that Zhu Liangzu actually lost a lot of money in this soap business.
Even though he lost money, he didn’t bully the people.
And his son Zhu Xi did an outstanding job in this matter.
With the one ebbing and the other ebbing, Zhu Yuanzhang's anger was naturally not much.
After reading these investigation materials, Zhu Yuanzhang went directly from Fengxian Palace and headed towards Kunning Palace.
In Kunning Palace, Queen Ma is making cloth shoes.
Now that the weather is getting warmer, the cotton shoes you used to wear are no longer needed, and thin cloth shoes are necessary.
"Chongba, why are you here? Have you finished approving the memorial?"
Queen Ma looked at Zhu Yuanzhang, quite surprised.
It is quite rare to see Zhu Yuanzhang in his palace during the day.
Zhu Yuanzhang replied: "That's almost it. I'm here. The results of the investigation into the second child's matter have come out, and I'm here to tell you."
"What's going on with Ping'er? It must be a good thing to see you so happy."
Queen Ma said with a smile, after all, she is the person she sleeps with, so she is still familiar.
Zhu Yuanzhang nodded and said: "Sister, you are right. The second brother really did something that surprised me this time."
"Oh, what an accident?"
Queen Ma became interested and stopped what she was doing.
Zhu Yuanzhang immediately told Queen Ma the ins and outs of the soap business, starting from when Zhu Xi started advertising in the people's newspapers, to when Zhu Xi sold the soap at a low price.
What Zhu Yuanzhang said was cadenced and quite exciting.
Just because of Zhu Ping's ability in this incident, Lao Zhu felt that his son was quite good.
Queen Ma listened attentively, and the look on her face gradually became surprised.
Although different from Zhu Yuanzhang's always suppressive attitude towards Zhu Ping, Empress Ma still knew her son's abilities very well.
If this whole thing is true as Zhu Yuanzhang said, then Zhu Feng is really quite powerful.
"How about it? The second child's performance really surprised me. I thought he only learned the basics of Su Jing's teachings, but I didn't expect that he still has this ability."
Zhu Yuanzhang said very proudly.
Although he has always had objections to Su Jing and Lao Zhu, he still recognized Su Jing's ability.
Queen Ma said: "Pang'er did a good job indeed, but I thought Mr. Su should have helped Ping'er a lot."
Zhu Yuanzhang waved his hand and said: "As much as I can help in one day, the most I can do is to tell the second brother about the general situation. It is impossible for Su Jing to know about the following things, especially the foreign merchant ship. At that time, Su Jing was in Bao The Yuan Bureau has made a fire blunderbuss, and there is no way to help the second brother, what the second brother did is really beautiful!"
At this moment, Lao Zhu was still proud of Zhu Ping, and this was indeed done beautifully.
Empress Ma didn't say anything more, just asked: "What do you want to do with Chongba, Marquis Yongjia?"
Zhu Liangzu violated the ban and lost a lot of money when doing business. Empress Ma even thought that he was unlucky.
Neither of them mentioned Zhu Peng's business as a vassal king.
There is no way, who made Zhu Feng the son of Zhu Yuanzhang.
Zhu Yuanzhang said calmly: "I'll let someone give him a verbal warning. Anyway, he has lost a lot, so let's take it as a lesson."
Zhu Liangzu probably didn't expect that he would be a blessing in disguise.
"That's okay, but the matter of Marquis Yongjia doesn't seem like it's just business."
Queen Ma nodded and expressed her thoughts.
Needless to say, Zhu Liangzu's incident was definitely to make money later, but in the front, it was clearly aimed at Zhu Xiang.
Of course, Zhu Liangzu didn't do anything extraordinary.
"Why else is it that I'm dissatisfied with Su Jing?"
Zhu Yuanzhang snorted coldly.
Empress Ma immediately understood and said: "Then he suffered a big loss this time. These people are too malicious towards Mr. Su. Ping'er was just taught by Mr. Su for a day, which is really too much. "
Empress Ma is also aware of the Huaixi Party's problems.
But when he targeted Su Jing, he targeted his son Zhu Xi. The Ming Dynasty was really getting more and more chaotic.
"Yes, sister, we really don't have much else to do if Su Jing kills this guy and refuses to be an official."
Zhu Yuanzhang said with emotion.
Empress Ma did not answer the question, but said: "Chongba, I still think that with Ping'er's ability, this is a very beautiful thing. Maybe we can call Ping'er to ask."
"Okay, I'll just listen to you. Just call me here and ask. I'll go and arrange things first."
Zhu Yuanzhang nodded.
He could not stay here long, and he mainly dealt with government affairs during the day.
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Yongjia Marquis Mansion.
The housekeeper who couldn't find anyone came back, and at this moment Zhu Liangzu had completely realized that something was wrong.
Now he can only pray that the foreign caravan collecting soap is true, otherwise, this batch of soap will really fall into his hands.
boom!
Zhu Liangzu slapped his hand on the table, making a loud noise.
As a general who has been fighting all year round, his hand strength is quite strong.
Just now, Zhu Yuanzhang's oral order arrived.
The content is very simple. Zhu Yuanzhang already knows that he is doing business as a marquis. This is wrong and cannot be done again. Because there are no serious consequences, it is just a verbal warning, but he will not do it again.
Zhu Liangzu, who accepted the oral instruction, already fully understood that his prayer was useless.
Zhu Yuanzhang is gone, and the matter is finally settled.
"Damn it! I was actually tricked!"
Zhu Liangzu cursed angrily and turned to look at the housekeeper beside him.
"Master Hou, spare your life!"
The housekeeper was so frightened that he knelt down in fear.
After all, it was him who heard the wrong news before, which led to Zhu Liangzu's misjudgment.
Even if the decision was made by Zhu Liangzu, Zhu Liangzu would definitely not take the responsibility on himself.
Zhu Liangzu glanced at the housekeeper and was about to take the whip off the wall. He had to find someone to vent his anger.
"Master Hou, have mercy on me! Master Marquis, have mercy on me!"
The housekeeper repeatedly begged for mercy. Although it was just a whip, Zhu Liangzu was so tall and powerful that he might be able to take him away directly.
But he didn't dare to run yet, so he could only beg for mercy here.
Zhu Liangzu didn't pay attention to the steward's begging for mercy at all, and the whip in his hand was already being pulled.
"Master Hou, Hu Zuocheng wants to see you!"
At this moment, the concierge's summons sounded.
Hu Weiyong is here!
Hearing this, Zhu Liangzu couldn't help but put away his whip and said: "You are lucky today. You have disposed of those soaps properly for me, understand!"
Zhu Yuanzhang has warned me about doing business, but I bought so much soap, I can't really use it for myself.
It would be good to deal with it and even make a small recovery.
"Yes, Lord Marquis! I will handle it properly!"
The housekeeper who had escaped the disaster did not dare to shirk anything and directly agreed.
At this moment, Hu Weiyong also came to the mansion.
"Yongjia Marquis, if something goes wrong, it's not a good thing to take it out on your own servants."
As soon as they met, Hu Weiyong immediately said to Zhu Liangzu.
The fact that the matter has turned out like this shows that Hu Weiyong's previous vigilance was right. Therefore, Hu Weiyong's current expression, even if it is concealed, is still a bit proud.
(End of chapter)
