With Zhu Yijun's arrangement and arrangement, many things quickly got on the right track. Daming also began to enter a new process, and according to Zhu Yijun's ideas, he walked towards a new path.

In the following month, the construction of the hatchery was completed, and it was the beginning of production.

In the streets and alleys of Shuntianfu, there is a new trade, that is, egg collectors. These people either rode a donkey or carried a load and went from village to village to collect eggs.

Whether it's eggs, duck eggs, or goose eggs, all of them will come.

These people became the first traffickers in the countryside of Suncheonfu, and they collected eggs and sold them to the egg hatchery of the imperial court. The people in the countryside also benefited, after all, their prices were very high.

This has led to the evil of rising prices of various eggs in the Shuntianfu area.

The price of eggs has risen, and the chickens, ducks and geese have also risen, and Zhu Yijun has received a lot of twists and turns for this. However, Zhu Yijun doesn't care too much, and the price increase of poultry will definitely not be temporary.

Once the roast chicken and roast duck are introduced, it will definitely rise.

The cement straight road from the capital to Beitongzhou has also begun to enter the planning stage, and a new industry has appeared in Daming, recruiting workers. These people carried a gong every day and walked around the countryside to recruit workers.

Managing food and housing, and two yuan a month, has basically become the slogan of these people.

If the people want to get rich, plant less tenant land and build more roads, why do they want their children to live well, it is really good to build roads and earn money. Anyway, the propaganda that has been repeated over and over again, as long as it is a good family of the Ming Dynasty, you can participate.

After registration, you can advance one month's salary as a settling-in allowance.

Although many people are afraid of it, the money of the imperial court is so easy to make? But there are also people who are willing to try, most of them are happy people who can't survive, or tenant farmers who live miserably.

These people were taken away by the recruited workers and sent directly to the construction team of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

Through one, recruiting workers can receive a salary of 100 Wen, which is simply too easy to earn. After learning that the person who went had really received the advance money, Shuntianfu suddenly boiled.

Countless people flocked to the court, and everyone now thinks that the court people are stupid and have a lot of money.

Regarding this statement, Zhu Yijun just smiled faintly, and naturally someone below would help him speak. Sure enough, it didn't take long for a new statement to come out, which was the emperor's compassion for the people, and in order to let the people make money, he did not hesitate to use his internal funds to subsidize everyone.

As a result, Zhu Yijun's prestige increased a lot again, and the people of Shuntianfu suddenly became a lot more attentive.

In these years, buying people's hearts is the emperor's patent, and Zhu Yijun certainly attaches great importance to this.

The first batch of recruited workers quickly put into the construction of the western suburbs, building roads and houses, and even burning bricks for transportation, all of which needed people, and it became a big construction site.

The more than 2 million taels of land sold in the western suburbs were all invested by Zhu Yijun.

The Yamen of the Shuncheon Prefecture Internal Affairs Office.

Liao Bin paced in the room a little irritably, and below him, the six deputy stewards all lowered their heads, and their faces were not very good-looking. Everyone didn't dare to speak, and they didn't even dare to breathe.

"That's how you guys? What about the slave traders you are looking for? Can't find any of them? Liao Bin said loudly.

The six deputy stewards below all looked helpless, how could slave traders be so easy to find these days. There are indeed a lot of human traffickers in the Ming Dynasty, but they sell servants or women.

If you want to buy Yangzhou thin horses, it is easy to find, but if you want to buy slaves from outside the territory, this is difficult.

"My lord, it's not that I can't wait!" A middle-aged fat man below spoke, and said with a bitter face: "It's really not easy for him to buy slaves from outside the territory, but Xia Guan has an idea." ”

When Liao Bin heard this, his eyes suddenly lit up: "Lord Lin, what is the best way, but it doesn't hurt to talk about it!" ”

"Lord Hui, we are not good at this aspect, but we can ask Dongchang for help!" The deputy steward, known as Lord Lin, said: "Your Majesty asked Dongchang to keep an eye on us, let's ask to go to Dongchang, I'm afraid Grandpa Zhang will help." ”

After pondering for a while, Liao Bin really couldn't help it, and nodded: "It's okay, I'll go find Father-in-law Zhang." ”

If you want to find Zhang Whale, you naturally can't go into the palace to find it, everyone in the Ming Dynasty knows that Zhang Whale's spokesperson outside the palace is his younger brother Zhang Xun. With the power of his brother, Zhang Xun has become a very famous figure on the ground in the capital in recent years.

Zhang Xun is not good at business, he does ordinary business, or is entrusted by others.

Liao Bin wanted Zhang Whale to help, but he felt that it was better to let Zhang Xun help. Out of the yamen of the Internal Affairs Office, Liao Bin directly took people to Zhang Xun's house. Although he has no official position, Zhang Xun's family lives in Xicheng.

The house is not small, this house is still given by the emperor, the plaque at the door is very large, and there are two big characters on it: Zhang Mansion!

After receiving the report from his subordinates, Zhang Xun personally greeted Liao Bin. Now in the top circle of the Ming Dynasty, who doesn't know the Ministry of Internal Affairs, anything that is related to the Ministry of Internal Affairs represents silver.

Zhang Xun knows that Liao Bin has been very trusted by the emperor recently, and he has several big businesses in his hands.

If you can get a piece of the pie from it, you will definitely be able to make a lot of money. In this regard, Zhang Xun naturally attaches great importance to it, and it is nothing to welcome him out in person.

"Lord Liao!" After seeing Liao Bin, Zhang Xun smiled and arched his hand: "Lord Liao came today, Zhang's mansion is really shining!" ”

Liao Bin smiled bitterly and arched his hand and said: "Let the eldest brother smile, Liao is uninvited today, and I hope Brother Zhang will not blame." ”

"How come, Lord Liao, but I can't invite you if I want to." Zhang Xun smiled and said, "Lord Liao, please inside!" He made a gesture of please, and led the way.

The two of them entered the hall together, and after serving tea, Liao Bin said with a smile: "Liao came here today, he went to the Three Treasures Hall for nothing, and asked Brother Zhang for help if there was something." ”

Zhang Xun said with a smile: "Lord Liao, but it doesn't hurt to talk about it, wherever I can be used, Zhang will definitely not refuse." ”

Liao Bin didn't hide it, and directly said that he wanted to buy a slave, in fact, this kind of thing can't be hidden from Zhang Xun, who made the brother of the family Zhang Whale, it's better to tell the truth.

After listening to Liao Bin's words, Zhang Xun nodded and said with a smile: "So that's the case." ”

However, Zhang Xun's expression also became serious, and after a while, Zhang Xun spoke: "I need to find someone to ask about this matter, after all, I don't know if anyone has done this." ”

"In this way, give me two days, and I will give Lord Liao an answer."

Of course, Liao Bin knew that Zhang Xun was all a pretext, and Zhang Xun was probably going to discuss with Zhang Whale. But this is also his goal, if he doesn't pull Zhang Whale in, why should he go to Zhang Xun.

Arching his hand to Zhang Xun with a smile, Liao Bin said with a smile: "Then there is Brother Lao, I am waiting for the good news from Brother Zhang." ”

After sending Liao Bin away, Zhang Xun banged on the tabletop, the expression on his face was a little hesitant, and he said slowly after a while: "Someone!" When I went to the palace to deliver a message, I said that I was going to enter the palace to see my eldest brother. ”

The eldest brother of his family is very favored in front of the emperor, which Zhang Xun knows.

Over the years, his family's family business is not because of the power of his eldest brother, since this matter involves the emperor's order, then he must be cautious, which Zhang Xun knows very well.

Although he has done a lot of things over the years, Zhang Xun has been reminded by his eldest brother countless times that he must not be arrogant and careless.

The news soon came back from the palace, and Zhang Xun entered the palace the next morning. Soon saw Zhang Whale, and saw the little eunuch rubbing Zhang Whale's legs, Zhang Xun hurriedly said: "Big brother has worked hard!" ”

Zhang Whale glanced at Zhang Xun, nodded and said, "Say it!" What's the matter, you have to enter the palace. ”

For Zhang Whale, Zhang Xun naturally didn't dare to hide the slightest, and directly told Liao Bin all the things about finding him. After finishing speaking, Zhang Xun asked, "What can we do about this?" ”

Zhang Whale's expression did not change, and he said directly: "You have a way?" ”

"Back to the eldest brother, there are some ways, the younger brother knows some people in the northwest and Liaodong, and there are some people over there." Zhang Xun nodded and said, "You can buy people in Ningxia in the northwest." ”

"The Li family in Liaodong can also buy people, and as for the south, we can directly find the Francois man."

Zhang Whale glanced at Zhang Xun and said with a calm face: "The people of Daming can't do it!" ”

Zhang Xun said with a smile: "This is natural, the little brother is not ignorant of the importance of the matter, and a Ming common man will not have it." The younger brother just thinks that this business is worth doing, and it is a million profits. ”

"It's just that it depends on the meaning of the emperor, so I came to ask the eldest brother."

Zhang Whale pondered for a long time, in this era, of course, human trafficking makes money, otherwise where did so many human traffickers come from. The meaning of the emperor is obvious, in the future, Daming will buy a lot of slaves, which must be a big business.

Originally, Zhang Whale didn't want to interfere, but now that Liao Bin has come to the door by himself, it is an opportunity.

As for the reputation of human trafficking and the like, Zhang Whale doesn't care at all, he even cuts off his children and grandchildren, and he still cares about this. The only question is on the emperor's side, whether the emperor is willing to let the Zhang family get involved in this business.

"You go back first, wait until I ask the emperor to say!" Zhang Whale thought about it for a long time, and felt that he still had to ask the emperor about this.

If you don't go to ask the emperor, but do it yourself, I'm afraid it won't work. Someone played this matter to the emperor, and he was afraid that he would have to eat melons, and after sending Zhang Xun away, Zhang Whale stood up and went to Wenhua Palace.

When Zhang Whale came, Zhu Yijun was watching the recital, and Zhu Yijun was stunned when he saw Zhang Whale.

The eunuchs of the Ming Dynasty served the emperor, and they also had shifts, not all the time. It's not Zhang Whale's class now, since he's here, there's something!

Putting down the fold in his hand, Zhu Yijun glanced at Zhang Whale and asked, "Something?" ”

"Back to the emperor, the slave's younger brother has just entered the palace!" Zhang Jing naturally didn't dare to hide it, told everything again, and then bowed down and stood aside, waiting for Zhu Yijun's reply.

Zhu Yijun glanced at Zhang Whale, he really didn't expect Zhang Whale's younger brother to be interested in this.

Originally, Zhu Yijun hadn't thought about it, but now he can think about it, the slave trade is definitely a hurdle that can't be avoided in this era. The development of all countries has been carried out on the blood of colonization.

To put it bluntly, it is to feed one's body with the blood of the people in backward areas.

Whether it is the current infrastructure construction or the industrial revolution in the future, slaves are a hurdle that cannot be crossed. The life of the people at the bottom of Britain is also very miserable, and the industrial revolution in Britain is also based on their blood.

Originally, Zhu Yijun's idea was just to buy some slaves and contribute to the construction of the Ming Dynasty.

But with Zhang Whale's words, Zhu Yijun's thoughts in his heart were a little shaken. It's not that he doesn't want to buy slaves, but Zhu Yijun feels that he seems to be able to control the slave trade.

Glancing at Zhang Whale, Zhu Yijun nodded and said, "Let Zhang Xun do it!" ”

Zhang Xun is Zhang Whale's younger brother, and Zhu Yijun can still be a little more relaxed about him. Even if the slave trade was done, Zhu Yijun could maintain effective control over Zhang Xun, instead of being coerced by the slave trade group.

You must know that the slave trade was definitely the most lucrative of this era.

As for whether it can be bought, Zhu Yijun is not worried at all, and now whether it is Portugal and Spain, or later the Netherlands, France and Britain, they are all looking for goods for trade with China.

Just buying things from Daming, they always feel a loss in their hearts.

If you can sell slaves to the Ming Dynasty, it is estimated that these people will definitely play with their lives. Not to mention other places, Southeast Asia alone is estimated to directly become their slave hunting ground.

With Zhang Xun in charge, it is easier to control it, and Zhu Yijun has a bottom in his heart.

Zhang Whale heard that Zhu Yijun agreed to his request, and hurriedly knelt on the ground and said, "Slave and maid, thank the emperor!" ”

Waving his hand and motioning for Zhang Whale to get up, Zhu Yijun said with a calm face: "One thing, you tell Zhang Xun that slaves are only allowed to be sold to the Internal Affairs Bureau, and absolutely not to the people. ”

Zhu Yijun also wants to improve the treatment of the people and let the people have more income.

If slaves take away the jobs of the common people, it will be more than worth the loss, and this is unacceptable. To open up the slave trade, it should also be opened gradually, not on a large scale.

As for the slaves who are open to the people, they will have to wait until they abolish the lowly status of the Ming Dynasty.

"Yes, my lord, the slave will definitely not live up to His Majesty's expectations." Zhang Whale hurriedly agreed.

Night falls.

Zhang Xun walked around the room a little irritably, for Zhang Xun, this time it was a big deal. Although Zhang Xun didn't know how many slaves Daming would use, Zhang Xun instinctively felt that this was definitely a profitable deal.

Once the slaves are sold, and they are sold cheaply, I am afraid that more than the imperial court wants to buy.

According to Zhang Xun's understanding, not to mention other places, just in the northwest grassland, the slaves are lacking. There is a tradition of keeping slaves on the grassland, and they used to plunder the Ming people to go to the grassland.

Now that the Ming Dynasty has defeated Warat, there is no place for Warat to get slaves.

If you sell your slaves to the grasslands, let alone exchange some horses, cattle and sheep, it is good to exchange some wool. Coupled with the handicraft workshops in various places, these people also needed slaves.

The more Zhang Xun thought about it, the more excited he became, this would be a big deal!