"Lao Liu, don't you know, although my father will give me a lot of things every year, but he can't see any silver, he is really short of money, poor!"

When he said this, Zhu Houzhao was stunned.

According to the rules set down by Comrade Zhu Yuanzhang, the Taizu of the Ming Dynasty, this prince can get 50,000 stones of rice, 25,000 yuan of banknotes, 40 horses of brocade, 300 horses of silk, 100 horses of yarn and Luo, 500 horses of silk, 1,000 horses of winter and summer cloth, 2,000 taels of cotton, 200 taels of salt, 1,000 catties of flowers, all years of support, horse fodder, and 50 horses of monthly branches.

If you take a closer look, you will find that although there are a lot of various things in it, you can't see real money at all, and the money in it is also treasure.

This thing was invented in the Yuan Dynasty, and when it came to the Ming Dynasty, Comrade Zhu Yuanzhang and his descendants did not understand the true meaning of money, thinking that this treasure banknote was worth as much as it was printed, so that the treasure money was indiscriminately issued, resulting in this treasure money being no different from toilet paper.

So originally this banknote of 25,000 guan can be said to be real money, but at this time, it is estimated that even a few thousand guan money cannot be exchanged, and no one collects it at all.

Of course, this is the prince's treasure money, even if it is worthless, he can still use the power in his hands to suppress it, just like other magnates, layer by layer, and finally it is actually transferred to the poorest ordinary people.

There are a lot of all kinds of things, but there is no real money, which is also a major feature of the Ming Dynasty, the court is poor, the emperor is also poor, and the really rich are those gentry and merchants.

There are so many things, in fact, they can be sold for a lot of money, but Zhu Houzhao is the crown prince, and his every move is being watched.

He Zhu Houzhao is not pretending to be poor now, he is really a little poor, especially this kid likes to have fun, and it costs some silver after all.

"Okay, since you've talked about this, let's do this glass business together, anyway, I don't have any foundation, I have to find someone to partner in business together, and I always know the roots of partnering with you."

After listening to Zhu Houzhao's bitterness, Liu Jin thought about it and readily agreed.

The business of Xishan Coal Industry can be done in a prosperous way, and it is not that there is Emperor Hongzhi behind him, otherwise Liu Jin would have been troubled by the magnates in the capital.

This glass is definitely more profitable than honeycomb coal, if Liu Jin does it alone, he will definitely not be able to keep this gold mountain, and he must only find someone to cooperate to do it together.

Originally, Liu Jin wanted to continue to do this business in the name of Xishan Coal Industry, but now that Zhu Houzhao has come to the door, this is definitely the best.

Partnering with Zhu Houzhao to do business, this backer is naturally stable, not to mention that he can also open five or five, and he earns a lot, if he partners with other powerful people, Liu Jin estimates that he will be swallowed and there are no bones left.

"Haha~ It's still Lao Liu, you are refreshing, enough friends, enough brothers."

When Zhu Houzhao heard this, he immediately laughed happily and patted Liu Jin on the shoulder.

"Ahem, this partnership is a business, I will say it first, our brothers will settle the accounts, so as not to turn their faces for this trivial matter in the future, first explain the rules and some things clearly, and then everyone will do things according to the rules, so that we can make a fortune together."

Liu Jin smiled, and then said very seriously and seriously.

"Of course, don't worry, there will be no problem in doing business with me."

When Zhu Houzhao heard this, he immediately patted his chest and said.

"Okay, I'll come up with this glass manufacturing technology, should you pay for building a glass workshop and opening a shop in the capital to sell glass products?"

"Can't I also pay for this money, and I also come up with the secret recipe for making glass, right?"

Liu Jin nodded and continued.

"Lao Liu, you're right, but I don't have any money on hand now, so it's a problem......"

When Zhu Houzhao heard this, he nodded, then thought about it and patted his chest and said, "Don't worry, the investment in building a glass workshop is mine, and I will raise the silver in the next few days." ”

"Okay, I'll go and prepare for the manufacture of glass first, but this person has it, and there are not so many people in Xishan."

Liu Jin looked at Zhu Houzhao and didn't know how he would get the silver, but he was the prince, and it shouldn't be difficult to get some silver, so he said with confidence.

"Yes, I'll go collect money now, and I'll come to you in two days."

Zhu Houzhao did things in a hurry, and after talking about business, he immediately hurriedly dropped a sentence and left.

…...

On this day, Emperor Hongzhi came to his study habitually in the early dynasty, and then habitually looked at his favorite painting, a "painting saint" Wu Daozi's "Spring River Snow Ji Picture".

"Come on~Come on."

Emperor Hongji's eyes widened, and it was unbelievable that his beloved painting was missing.

"Your Majesty~"

Hearing Emperor Hongzhi's words, Xiao Jing hurriedly came over and said respectfully.

"Where's my painting?"

Emperor Hongzhi pointed to the place where the "Spring River Snow Ji Map" was placed before and asked.

Xiao Jing looked at the location pointed by Emperor Hongzhi, and was immediately frightened, and hurriedly knelt down and said, "I'll go check it right away, and I will definitely chase the painting back." ”

"Who's on duty?"

Emperor Hongzhi had anger on his face, and it was not unheard of when things were lost in the palace, and these little yellow doors and little palace maids in the palace would occasionally steal royal things and sell them, but this person who dared to take the emperor's favorite thing really had no time, and it was definitely not done by ordinary people.

"Yes, it's me."

When a little yellow door heard the words, he quickly knelt down and said.

"Who has come in my study?"

Emperor Hongzhi looked at the small yellow door and asked sharply, the emperor's study involves military affairs, and it is strictly forbidden for ordinary people to enter and exit.

"Only the prince has been here once today."

Xiao Huangmen replied weakly, he remembered this very clearly, after all, there were very few people who came to the emperor's study.

"Prince?"

When Emperor Hongzhi heard this, his eyes suddenly darkened, and he immediately said to Xiao Jing: "Go check it immediately, recover my paintings, and then see if there is anything else missing." ”

"Yes~"

Xiao Jing secretly breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, if it was the crown prince, it would be fine, but if it was someone else, it would be really bad.

Thinking carefully about the prince's personality and behavior, Xiao Jing also estimated that most of this painting was taken away by the prince, but he couldn't figure out what the prince was doing with this painting.