The gloomy expression on Lao Zhu's face was slightly relieved.
The grandson seemed determined not to enter the palace.
It took so many years to establish Ming Dynasty.
In order to fight for power and profit.
Many of his brothers who fought with him on the battlefield eventually fell to the butcher's knife.
Thinking of this, Lao Zhu sighed.
"Vanity Fair is the land of Shura. You just don't want to wade through this muddy water."
"But there is no need to go into business."
Zhu Yan scratched his ears and secretly rolled his eyes.
Not in business? If you don’t do business, you can hardly afford to wear your pants!
I just took away one hundred thousand taels of silver.
Even the mighty Ming Emperor reached the point of asking for money.
Besides, no one who dares to stare at the throne is easy to offend.
Therefore, self-reliance is the safest option.
"Grandpa Huang, I have hands, feet and abilities. Wouldn't it be fun to make money and spend it myself?"
Hearing this, Lao Zhu frowned: "How can you talk like that? After all, you are a royal noble, how can you do it just by thinking about yourself?"
What's the meaning?
Zhu Yan was immediately alert. Why did this sound like something wrong?
Immediately afterwards, Lao Zhu reached out and patted his shoulder with a kind expression.
"Unknowingly, you have grown up and your illness has healed. We are really happy."
"This is an explanation to your parents, but a man must be responsible."
Zhu Yan said nothing and waited for the next sentence.
At this time, Lao Zhu felt somewhat embarrassed and stretched out his hand to stroke his beard to cover up.
"We have no objection if you want to do business. I'll give you whatever you want."
"However, you can't just be happy for yourself, but also take care of the interests of your family and country!"
After hearing this, Zhu Yan spread his hands.
"Grandpa Huang, please don't look at the tens of thousands of taels of silver I have earned, but they are all hard earned."
"It cost me more than 10,000 taels to find people to buy materials, and all I earned was my hard-earned money!"
The meaning behind the words is obvious.
The hole in the court is too big for me to fill.
But Lao Zhu followed his words and laughed.
"It doesn't matter, as long as you have the will to do it!"
"We don't expect you to be of much help, but we can't help but have this intention."
Are you kidding me? Do you want to show this cleverness to yourself?
At first, Lao Zhu didn't care what Zhu Yan was doing in the white salt business.
But this time he took action and made tens of thousands of taels of silver in just a few days.
This made Lao Zhu's heart move.
The ministers in the court each have their own plans, and they are unreliable!
And this precious grandson is one of our own.
Making money for him is equivalent to making money for himself, and he can save the day in an emergency.
Seeing that this matter could not be avoided, Zhu Yan rolled his eyes and put forward a condition.
"That's okay, but Grandpa Huang has to promise me something."
"What's the matter?" Seeing that he agreed, Lao Zhu's tone became gentle.
Zhu Yan grinned.
"This is like me and Grandpa Huang doing business together, and we can't let others know about it."
"Otherwise, if everyone joins in to share the pie, the business will be unprofitable!"
Hearing this, Lao Zhu chuckled.
"We follow you!"
It seems that I can only make my business bigger and stronger.
But this requires talented people.
Zhu Yan had another idea in his mind and said.
"Then Grandpa Huang must give me some manpower."
"What's the matter? You figured it out and want to show your identity?" Lao Zhu asked with a smile.
Zhu Yan shook his head.
He had already thought of manpower.
That is the cut Jin Yiwei.
The reason why Jin Yiwei later made people frightened was not Lao Zhu's fault.
As early as the 20th year of Hongwu, Lao Zhu had ordered the abolition of Jin Yiwei.
As a founding emperor, he knew very well that spy politics could only achieve political goals and could not exist for a long time.
Otherwise, the consequences will be endless.
Seeing him mention this topic, Lao Zhu frowned again.
Zhu Yan was worried that he suspected that he had ulterior motives, so he quickly explained.
"Anyway, these people have contacts with all kinds of people. They are exactly the talents needed for business."
After pondering for a moment, Lao Zhu agreed.
"How much do you want?"
This question is not simple. It requires too much, and Lao Zhu becomes suspicious.
Just one or two will definitely not work.
So Zhu Yan stretched out his five fingers and waved them forward and backward.
"Ten is enough!"
His idea was simple.
The people selected by Lao Zhu personally are definitely capable.
With ten people working for him, running the industry is no problem.
Hearing the number of people, Lao Zhu nodded slightly.
In the afternoon of the next day, Accountant Zhu came to report.
"Master, we have arrived."
"Then let's go out and meet him. I don't know what he is capable of."
Zhu Yan stretched and said as he walked.
At this time, Accountant Zhu asked curiously.
"Master, what do you want these people to do?"
"Master, I spent one hundred thousand taels of silver to buy it. Don't give it up for free."
Zhu Yan said very casually.
Accountant Zhu, who was following behind, couldn't help but reach out his hand and wipe the non-existent sweat on his forehead.
When I got outside, I met these ten people.
The leader is Zhu Zhongyi, who comes from the Arch Guard Division.
This is the predecessor of Jin Yiwei.
Only the descendants of meritorious ministers and close confidants can enter.
Zhu Yan was very satisfied, nodded and said.
"Now that you are here, you are all your own people."
"Let's talk about the salary first. Each person is guaranteed a thousand taels of silver a month, and there will be rewards for good work!"
After hearing this, everyone below looked at each other in disbelief.
You know, the current one-grade salary is only one thousand shi of food, which is equivalent to about ten thousand taels of silver.
Zhu Zhongyi glared, and the others immediately put away their excited expressions, and then he hugged his fists.
"Thank you Master for the reward!"
This is a calm person!
Zhu Yan was really satisfied and then ordered.
"Master, I have a big deal next, and I need your help. Go out and find someone for me first."
"I'm mainly looking for someone who knows how to make wine. It's best to have a master chef, but there is one thing. You must sign a contract of sale!"
Having said this, he was worried that these Jin Yiwei would not be reliable in doing things, so he gave instructions again.
"It has to be voluntary, not forced."
Zhu Zhongyi thought for a moment and asked, "Master, does this person have to come from Shangjing?"
"What's your idea?"
It was obvious that Zhu Zhongyi had other ideas, Zhu Yan asked with interest.
Zhu Zhongyi clasped his fists again: "People outside are cheap and reliable."
A smile appeared on Zhu Yan's face.
"Okay, I'll leave this to you."
