The implication of Prince Xiang Baichuan is that since the five major families cannot provide the money and food, then let Marquis Zhengyang provide it.
When the second prince Xiang Longyuan heard this, his heart suddenly skipped a beat.
What's this?
Blank blaming!
Donating money and food for disaster relief was originally a matter for civil servants, but with such a light word from the prince, it became a matter for military generals!
As we all know, the general is tied to him, Xiang Longyuan!
Therefore, it became his business!
If Marquis Zhengyang cannot donate enough money and food, his image in the heart of his father will be greatly reduced.
And what the prince said is right, Marquis Zhengyang was the old man who followed his father to suppress rebellions and conquer the country!
If he had money, his father would definitely be more inclined to let Marquis Zhengyang contribute the money than to the five major families who had no money.
At worst, you'll have to make up for it later.
He knew his father's thoughts very well, but the key point was that, as the second prince, he was very close to military commanders and nobles like Zhengyang Hou.
I haven’t heard that he has made a lot of money recently!
Sure enough, when Emperor Renxuan on the dragon throne heard this, his eyebrows suddenly relaxed and his tone became much lighter: "Lu Xu? Made a lot of money? Is this true?"
"How dare I deceive my father? In these days, except for the area where the palace is located, there are three other places."
"Whether it's Jing'an Fang in Qiannan, Yongle Fang in Qiandong, or even the most prosperous Zhengde Fang in Qianxi, there are people doing business with the Zhengyang Hou sign, and they're making a lot of money."
When Emperor Renxuan heard this, he was immediately happy.
"Yonglefang? Isn't it a land of smoke and willows, where people make a living by living with flesh and blood?"
"Lu Xu...hasn't he always been afraid of the mother-in-law at home? How dare he do this kind of business? After not seeing her for a few days, he feels a little more courageous."
"Ahem, cough, cough." Xiang Longyuan almost choked on his own saliva, thinking to himself, Father, your focus is a bit skewed.
"No, Marquis Zhengyang has spent his whole life... in the military. When he is getting old, he will naturally not engage in such skin and flesh business to ruin people's livelihood. What he does is... the cosmetics business."
"Powder business?" Emperor Renxuan was obviously even more surprised. Lu Xu's appearance appeared in his mind, and he asked in surprise: "Does he still know this?"
"Of course, Marquis Zhengyang has come up with a lot of trendy cosmetics, like soaps, for bathing. After washing, the body will be clean, smooth and spotless."
"There is also perfume, which can be sprayed on the body to fill the whole body with fragrance and attract attention."
"Or some lipstick, facial mask, etc."
"These powders are very different from those old brand powders, but they are extremely effective. Once sold, they quickly occupied the Yonglefang market."
"In addition, Yongle Square is mostly a smoke and willow place, and the most indispensable thing is women, so the business is naturally very good."
Hearing such novelty, even Emperor Renxuan became interested and said: "He has some brains, but you can tell me what kind of business he does in the other two workshops?"
"In Qiannan Zhengde Square, we do some ordinary business, such as restaurants and cloth shops."
"But even so, the goods in Zhengyanghou's store are unique, and the quality is much better than those in other stores."
"What about Ganxi? Isn't it difficult to do business in that area?" Emperor Renxuan remembered clearly that such a prime location was almost occupied by the five aristocratic families.
Although Lu Xu was powerful, he was not afraid of anyone. But if you want to start a business in a place like this, it will be even harder than reaching the sky.
Even among the five major families, only the first three can open shops and do business in the Qianxi area.
The Fu family and the Sun family can only go to Yonglefang to make a living, which shows the fierce competition in the Zhengdefang market.
However, as soon as he finished saying this, he saw the prince looking strangely and saying: "No, on the contrary. Zhengyanghou's business in Zhengdefang in Qianxi should be the most profitable. The revenue is probably more than the other two workshops combined. need more!"
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Emperor Renxuan was really shocked now, and even thought of something bad: "Could he have done something illegal and criminal?"
As we all know, whether in the Five Kingdoms, the Emperor Wei, or the Northern Yuan Dynasty.
Salt and iron are huge profits!
Why?
On the one hand, things are rare and valuable; on the other hand, salt is a necessity of life, and iron is a strategic material. It is impossible not to be expensive.
Therefore, all countries have a particularly consistent attitude towards salt and iron, that is, it should be nationalized and managed by local governments.
In other words, private ownership is prohibited!
But over the years, no matter which country they are in, a large number of prisoners have been executed for privatizing salt and iron.
Because it’s so profitable!
For merchants, a profit of more than 50% is enough to make them take desperate risks.
What's more, it's 100%, or even 200%!
In this kind of business, let alone take risks, even if you have to put your head in your belt, you have to give it a try!
Xiang Baichuan's words just now reveal that Zhengyang Hou made a lot of money from his business in Qiandong and Qiannan.
But all these combined are not as much as Ganxi!
Putting all the information together, the first thing that Emperor Renxuan thought of was that Salt and Iron was privately owned.
For a moment, it was inevitable to feel a little sad.
That's expressly prohibited by Daqian's laws. If you do this kind of thing, you might as well go into the flesh business.
This old Lu really doesn't make people worry when he is approaching old age.
What should I do with you?
When Prince Xiang Baichuan heard this, he immediately smiled bitterly.
I have to say that Emperor Renxuan's guess was reasonable, because he thought so at the beginning.
Who would have expected to find out after in-depth investigation...
"Father, that's not the case."
"Marquis Zhengyang has always known the law, so how could he do illegal and criminal business?"
"What he does is...a kind of business called shopping mall."
"Shopping mall? What is this?" Emperor Renxuan couldn't help but breathed a sigh of relief when he heard that it was not Yantie Private Company.
"Marquis Zhengyang spent a lot of money to buy a piece of land in the most prosperous area of Zhengdefang, then built a high-rise building and housed all the shops in the market."
"In this way, he only needs to pay for the land and the money to build the house. If the store in the shopping mall is his, it will naturally generate revenue. If it is not his, he will have to pay a lot of rent every month. .”
"Looking at it this way, it's not a loss anyway. In addition, there are all kinds of shops in the shopping mall, so even if the price is higher, what's the harm? After all, the people living in Zhengdefang are owners who are not short of money. They are not afraid of the high price, so they just Afraid of trouble."
"That's why I particularly like places like shopping malls. Over the past few months, Zhengyang Hou's business has been extremely good, and he has already made a lot of money."
After Xiang Longyuan finished speaking, the entire Manna Hall was completely silent.
It was hard for everyone to imagine that such a business was actually carried out by a vulgar martial artist!
