Chapter 3 Exploring Business Opportunities
In the twelfth year of Hongwu, in the autumn, Zhu Di's side, I couldn't help but have an extra guard in black clothes, the guard was not very old, his skin was fair, if it wasn't for the iron behind him, it would be difficult to cause other people's Zhu Di, this person is Ma Sanbao, since he got acquainted with Zhu Di, Ma Sanbao left the Ma family on the grounds of joining the army, followed behind Zhu Di, and became Zhu Di's right-hand man.
"You are really my treasure, I met the Sichuan rebels yesterday, if it weren't for you, I probably wouldn't be able to return to the Ming Dynasty alive." Zhu Di was naturally impressed by Ma Sanbao, and even praised him from the heart, and couldn't stop praising his good helper in Ma Sanbao's ear.
Just yesterday, although Peng Pugui, the leader of the Sichuan rebels, was defeated by the Ming Dynasty, the rebels under his command scattered and fled to meet Zhu Di, Zhu Di's identity naturally became a sweet spot in the eyes of the rebels, just when the rebels relied on the strength of the people to take down Zhu Di to threaten the Ming Dynasty, Ma Sanbao made a move, AK47 in his hand was on fire, and the rebels were taken down one by one, and now, the rebels who surrendered were all captured by Zhu Di, and Zhu Di became the general who received the most prisoners in the Sichuan Campaign.
"Getting this weapon is like winning the world! Thanks to you! In the past day, Ma Sanbao has not heard Zhu Di's praise once, don't look at him and can't help laughing, his heart is already fluttering, Zhu Di's thighs, he is very tired, for fear that Zhu Di will leave his side, he is still waiting to use Zhu Di to protect his innocence.
Right now, he is following Zhu Di, so can't Zhu Di use his military achievements to win the title of the prince from Zhu Biao's hands instead of taking the heir? Everything is not impossible, and even Zhu Di does not have to take the throne from Zhu Yunwen's hands. However, Zhu Yuanzhang, the emperor, is still uncertain, this is a ruthless man who will kill even the surrounding ministers, who knows if Zhu Yuanzhang will rely on his military exploits to make a decision, but not everyone is a war fan like Zhu Di.
After marching for many days, Zhu Di was itchy and unbearable, the most in the mountains were only mosquitoes, and the march was long, and Zhu Di even had few opportunities to take a bath.
"How did you kid do that? Why are we bitten by mosquitoes every day, but you're fine? Zhu Di looked at Ma Sanbao and asked suspiciously, the prince Zhu Di was covered with bags, and Ma Sanbao, who was not far from them, was safe and sound.
"Your Highness, do you know, I am in Yunnan, I made a kind of medicinal wine with mosquito repellent grass, and I can repel insects by spraying it with my body. By the way, it can only be applied externally, not internally! Ma Sanbao opened his mouth, took out a small bottle of gourd from his luggage, dropped two drops of the gourd on his hand, and wiped his body.
"Is it so amazing? What is this? Why haven't I heard about it in Daming? Zhu Di was puzzled, in ancient times, a lot of panacea was contained in the gourd, which also led to a lot of Jianghu Langzhong carrying gourds with them, using gourds to deceive, Zhu Di took the gourd in disbelief, smelled the fragrance in the gourd, and according to Ma Sanbao's practice, the medicinal wine in the gourd was dropped on his hand to wipe his whole body and shared it with his own guards, as for the prisoners, there was no such good treatment.
"This thing, I thought of it myself, I call it flower water, it's a pity, raw materials are scarce, only Yunnan is suitable for planting, I only have the honor to pick a few branches, if Your Highness is interested, in the future Ming conquers Yunnan, I will definitely prepare it for you." Ma Sanbao spoke.
"Your Highness, there is a stream ahead, we can take turns bathing and changing clothes!" The guard said to Zhu Di, the long-lost stream made Zhu Di interested, as a prince, there is no shortage of opportunities to take a bath in the palace, after marching for many days, he has long wanted to take a bath, and now the opportunity is in front of him, Zhu Di naturally intends to grasp it in the palm of his hand.
"Your Highness, wait, I have a gift for you." In his package, there is not only flower water, which is not an object in the Ming Dynasty, but also a lot of soap, which is made after he came to this world, simple chemicals are not difficult to Ma Sanbao, even if there is a lack of materials in this era, he can still make the simplest gadgets, since he knew that he was going to go with Zhu Di and his army, he prepared a lot of special materials for the march along the way.
"This thing is like toilet water, just apply it to your body and make a foam to clean." Ma Sanbao said to Zhu Di with a smile, Zhu Di's thigh on the list, he may not be able to rely on soap to make money, in the Ming Dynasty, there is no such good thing as soap. He even thought about the way to make a lot of money with perfume, although he had not used perfume in his previous life, and he didn't know much about perfume, but Ma Sanbao still discovered the manufacturing process of perfume, and simple perfume production was also a good business route in the Ming Dynasty.
"Good things, good things! After just smearing for a while, I felt cool all over my body, and the pain and itch of the bite were gone. Zhu Di couldn't help but praise Ma Sanbao, since he met Ma Sanbao, Zhu Di has been amazed by Ma Sanbao's craftsmanship, whether it is flower water or soap, but also AK47, all of this is like a miracle in Zhu Di's eyes.
"Hehe, all of this is thanks to Mr. Zhuge , without Mr. Zhuge there would be no me today!" Ma Sanbao said with a smile, he had already thought of a way back for himself, but he had wronged Mr. Zhuge Liang and became his own backbiter, no way, whoever let himself be arranged to recite "The Teacher's Table" as soon as he came to this world can be regarded as having a bad relationship with Zhuge Liang.
"Mr. Zhuge is really omnipotent, he knows astronomy and geography, I, Zhu Di, I admire it! As you said, in the future, the Ming Dynasty will be able to take down Yunnan, with the national strength of my Ming Dynasty, there will be a large number of your flower water and soap, rest assured, I will be divided with you in the future, I Zhu Di, talk is counted, the Ming treasury is seventy percent, I Zhu Di is two percent, you are one percent, how about it? Zhu Di admired Ma Sanbao's package more and more, and he also expected Ma Sanbao to conjure up more things, just like Nobita expected Doraemon to find more props from his treasure bag.
"What Your Highness said is very true." Ma Sanbao's eyes were bright, his eyes were pleasantly surprised, as long as these trade routes were discovered, let alone one percent, even if only one percent of Ma Sanbao was extremely willing, he could be regarded as having seen the ability of soap manufacturers and toilet water manufacturers to make money in his previous life, not to mention perfume as a luxury product, one percent of them could make Ma Sanbao not worry about eating and drinking in his life, let alone following Zhu Di, even if he did business by himself, opening up a business empire was a big businessman who could enrich the party. Moreover, this time he won Zhu Di's favor, maybe he will not have to be castrated in the future, why not?
"Those seven gods in the future, Shujia, Shanaire, don't blame me! I don't want to rob you of your business, who made your business too tempting in this day and age! Ma Sanbao pinched his own little abacus in his heart, he couldn't count how much glory and wealth he would have in the future, anyway, giving him a warehouse may not be able to hold so much money, he even planned to open a bank in the Ming Dynasty, unlike the money bank, his bank is the model of a modern commercial bank, but unfortunately, he is just a Marine Corps officer, usually prefers history, and does not have so much research on business and finance.
Thinking of this, Ma Sanbao smiled when he took a bath, in his previous life, although his salary was a lot, he had not yet reached the level of wealth, in this life, just grabbing a future business can make him a business giant that rivals the rich, why not? He's not the kind of person who is indecisive, and when he thinks about it, he'll definitely do it, but the butterfly effect he caused seems to be a bit big.
"The Ming Dynasty originally boasted of being the superior country of the Heavenly Empire, will it steal the jobs of the Western world in the future because of my inventions?" After Ma Sanbao washed his body, the more he thought about it, the more excited he became, and even on the way away, he looked a little fluttery.
Nanjing City, Yingtianfu, was the capital of Zhu Yuanzhang in the Ming Dynasty.
Zhu Di, who went all the way south, took Ma Sanbao back to the capital of the Ming Dynasty, and along the way, Zhu Di looked at Ma Sanbao more and more pleasing to the eye, and even praised Ma Sanbao a few times in the book that invited Zhu Yuanzhang, and he used all the praise words he could use, and even introduced Ma Sanbao's business empire model to Zhu Yuanzhang.
In the early dynasty, Ma Sanbao was taken to the court by Zhu Di as Zhu Di's personal guard, and it was the first time he saw the palace that could only be seen on TV in his previous life, and it was also the first time to face Emperor Zhu Yuanzhang at close range.
"Yan Wang Zhu Di has developed several trade routes for my Ming Dynasty, my Ming Dynasty, I will put some privileges on Yan Wang and help Yan Wang complete the industry, well, the pacification of Yunnan you mentioned, it is a good idea, I have already had this intention, but, the top priority is to recover the Northeast first, the land of Yunnan projectile, compared with my Ming Dynasty, there is nothing to be afraid of!" Zhu Yuanzhang rubbed his forehead, as the emperor, Zhu Yuanzhang is not so interested in business, the only thing he is interested in is to eradicate the far more than the desire of Yunnan Province, in terms of business, he ordered Zhu Di to let go of himself, and gave Zhu Di a certain privilege, Zhu Di was ecstatic, what are the consequences of being rich? That is, he can raise elite soldiers and make well-made weapons, Zhu Di is a belligerent person, and he is extremely enthusiastic about the army.
"Your Highness, this is the time for you to perform, I have a plan, you apply for military power, and you will be the leader of the remnants of the Yuan Dynasty in the northeast this time! I believe that His Royal Highness will be able to seize the Northeast in one fell swoop and exterminate all the remnants of the Yuan Dynasty, hehe, you have my weapons, isn't it easy to exterminate those generals? Taking advantage of Zhu Yuanzhang's inattention, Ma Sanbao leaned into Zhu Di's ear and whispered, which immediately aroused Zhu Di's interest.
Right now, it is a great opportunity to earn military merits, Ma Sanbao doesn't want Zhu Di to miss it, with him, Zhu Di's pacification of the Northeast may be a great opportunity in history, and the losses will be greatly reduced.