is still what Han Feizi said: "Survival is in the void and reality, not in the crowd." "In the final analysis, national power is the king's control over the country, that is, how many resources he can control. What is the use of a country's resources, no matter how many resources they have, if they are not in the hands of the king?

Although Wei Zhongxian is not a good person, Chongzhen had a little holiday with him before he ascended the throne, but as a politician, you can't appoint a person based on personal preferences, even if you want to kill him, you have to train his replacement before you do it.

Chongzhen's defeat began with the killing of Wei Zhongxian and the eradication of the eunuchs, and the deeper reason was Emperor Taichang. This benevolent brother has not been treated by Wanli, living a cautious life, and finally became the emperor and began to indulge, but he died of indulgence at the age of thirty-eight. As soon as he died, he left two underage children alone to face the most ferocious robber in the history of the Ming Dynasty - the Houjin, and the most well-organized, highest-IQ, most intertwined and richest vested interest groups in the history of the Ming Dynasty - the Donglin Party and the Jiangnan capitalists. In addition, there are natural and man-made disasters and endless mutinies brought about by the Xiaoice period.

Thinking about it, I feel that Tianqi and Chongzhen are very pitiful, and how irresponsible Taichang is!

In view of the lessons of the fall of the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Aocai decided to formulate the above ancestral teachings, the purpose of which is to urge his children and grandchildren to exercise their bodies and strive to live until the heirs are no longer naïve and let go, so that no orphans and widows will be left, or even orphans will be bullied by their families.

Not long after Zhu Ao had just changed into civilian clothes, the other three concubines also came to the queen Sun Yunqi's bedroom accompanied by their respective palace people. The king is a thousand years old, a thousand years old. Queen Jin An. ”

Zhu Ao glanced around at these three peerless beauties, and saw that they all changed into the civilian clothes that ordinary people usually wear, but from the perspective of material, they must also be worn by the wives of high-ranking officials and dignitaries. If people are good-looking, they look good in anything, even if these three beauties don't wear luxurious court clothes, they are still beautiful and moving, and they must have more face when they go out, they smiled slightly, and said very kindly: "The three concubines please get up quickly, today we are going out on patrol in micro-clothes, inspecting the address of the roast duck shop, the concubines don't have to be polite, after going out, call the widow the master." ”

"The concubine obeys." All the beauties saluted in unison and replied in unison.

Lan Youcheng walked two steps quickly and ran to Zhu Ao, grabbed his arm, and said delicately: "Lord Wang, after we have inspected the address of the roast duck restaurant, can the concubines go to the cloth and silk shop?" ”

Zhu Ao glanced at her angrily, why did she forget it in a blink of an eye after she just finished saying that she wanted to change her name? When Lan Youcheng saw Zhu Ao's expression, he knew that he had said the wrong thing, so he was so frightened that he hurriedly covered his cherry mouth with his hand, and said cutely with a child's wrong expression: "Master, the concubine is wrong." ”

Zhu Ao patted her little head gently, and pretended to be unhappy and said, "Let you have a longer memory, next time I will say that I will look at the wrong master, how will I clean you up?" ”

Lan Youcheng pouted, pretending to be very aggrieved, and obediently agreed: "Oh, the concubine must be remembered in my heart." Did the master agree to the thing that the concubine said? ”

How could Zhu Ao not agree, shopping is a girl's favorite thing to do, whether it is ancient or modern, as a husband, how can he erase this hobby of his wife, put his arm around a beautiful woman, and said with a smile of enjoyment: "Okay." When you are done with business, I will accompany you to have a good time, and today you can buy whatever you want to buy, and the money will be paid by the old man. ”

Oh grass, this feeling is so cool.

"Thank you, thank you, sir." The wives are jubilant again, and being a woman who is a king is indeed a pleasure.

Zhu Ao did not prepare a car, because he wanted to actually inspect the customs of Dunhuang, so he walked out of the palace with four wives and several guards dressed as family members.

Because Zhu Ao set Dunhuang as the accompanying capital, the population here also quickly became dense, the first to increase is the military households, near the national capital, the army must be more, otherwise it is easy to cause a situation of external weight and internal light, there is a danger of breaking out the Anshi Rebellion.

After the number of military households increased, these big-headed soldiers and their families also had to eat, drink and lazar, so there were more shops of all kinds here.

Secondly, after being designated as the temporary capital, the number of people who came to Dunhuang to do business and do business also increased suddenly, making this area quite prosperous, many times more prosperous than during the reign of Alugoli, of course, most of the people living in Dunhuang County are Han Chinese.

Dunhuang City is very lively, there are everything sold on the street, plus it is a companion capital, and the problem of public security has also been greatly strengthened, so Zhu Ao will not have any big problems with only a few guards.

Everyone walked around several main roads in Dunhuang City for a long time, and finally looked at four places, which were the private property of the Shazhou King Alu Ge and his ministers, and had long been confiscated by Zhu Hao, and had not had time to sell or rent, and now even the rent was saved, how could the roast duck restaurant not make money?

"Master, where do you think these four places are better?" Queen Sun Yunqi was a little troubled, frowned, hesitated, and said with a very difficult look.

Zhu Ao stopped, turned his head to look at her, held his hands, and said with a smile: "You are the housewife of this family, you can decide." ”

"Huh? This ........" Sun Yunqi was in trouble, but she didn't expect Zhu Ao to directly hand over this decision to her, she didn't know that Zhu Ao attached great importance to this matter, for fear that she would mess up the prince's major affairs because of her own decision-making mistakes, she had always been more decisive, and she became hesitant, and said hesitantly: "Master, the concubine feels that the prosperity of these four locations is about the same." I really don't know what to choose. ”

"Since I don't know how to choose, it's better to settle down. Anyway, these four positions are in the four directions of southeast, northwest, and northwest, and they are not competitive. Zhu Ao smiled, looking at a shop not far away that was in their favor with confidence and imagination.

The women looked at each other, and Di Linaza asked with a smile: "Didn't the master think about opening a store as a model first?" Why do you suddenly have to open four stores at the same time? ”

"I thought about it, I was too cautious before, and it was a bit too petty to open only one store. Anyway, I have money, so it doesn't hurt to open a few more at a time, and when the time comes, I will definitely let our family's name resound throughout Dunhuang City. Zhu Ao said very confidently, although it is easy to get eggs if the steps are too big, but as a king, it is not a good thing to be too cautious, just a few stores, even if you lose it, not to mention that the probability of loss is really low, and then turned around, and said to his four wives with a kind smile: "Okay." Now that I'm done with business, I'll fulfill my promise and take you shopping. ”

"Yes, yes. Thank you, sir. The four stunning beauties were jubilant again, causing the pedestrians on the street to look sideways, they looked at these four peerless beauties, and then looked at Zhu Hao, and suddenly had an expression of envy, jealousy and hatred, whose son-in-law is this, his life is so good, and he is accompanied by four wives who are like flowers and jade.

"Sister, I just paid attention to a silk and satin village, and it feels very good, do you want to go and see it." It was Dai Yuzhu who spoke, because she was born as a slave, even if she was a princess, she was always cautious, and when she was inspecting the address of the roast duck restaurant just now, she noticed that there was a silk village nearby, and she wanted to go, and at the same time felt that the queen would like it, so she put forward this suggestion.

"What my sister said is Quji Silk Village?" Sun Yunqi has always liked Dai Yuzhu very much, in addition to her being well-behaved and sensible, the most important thing is that she can always put herself in the right position, never rely on the king's favor to be arrogant, and she also carefully considers her opinions, and asked with a smile.

Dai Yuzhu's face was full of surprise, nodded frequently, and said with a smile: "Hmm, hmm." I didn't expect the concubine to go with my sister. ”

"In that case, let's go and see." Concubine Shu is the earliest person with him, and the queen is the mother of a country, since the two of them have reached a consensus, then this place must be seen, Zhu Ao immediately patted the board, and then took the four wives to Quji Silk Village.

The scale of this silk shop is really not small, there are all kinds of silk in it, there are many of them, it can't help but dazzle people, and there are many people who come here to shop, but look at the clothes and dress up to know that these people are either rich or expensive, because all the high-grade silk sold here is not affordable.

"There's so much stuff here, look at it, how about that horse? It's just right to make a dress for the master. Di Linaza was blinded by this dazzling array of silk, she was born in the northwest, and grew up in troubled times, before Hami was not qualified to trade with the Ming Dynasty, so she did not have a chance to get silk, until Zhu Ao gave her a few horses. These silk horses are very precious to her, and she is afraid of breaking them in her hand, and she is afraid of melting them in her mouth. When she saw so much silk at once today, she was immediately surprised and delighted, but she didn't think about herself first, but first thought about making a few clothes for Zhu Ao.

"This one is not bad, sister, you must look good in this color dress." Lan Youcheng took out a crimson silk horse and said to Sun Yunqi.

I have to say that Lan Youcheng's vision is still very accurate, as soon as Sun Yunqi saw this silk, his eyes immediately released a strange brilliance, and he immediately held it in his arms and stroked it, it seemed that he liked it very much, and asked a middle-aged man standing in front of them with a smile on his face: "Shopkeeper, how much is this horse?" ”

The shopkeeper immediately stepped forward, smiled and bent his eyes down, and said with a smile: "This lady is really good eyesight, at first glance, you are the wife of a dignitary, and the color of this silk horse matches your identity." The silk in our shop has always been of high quality and low price, and this silk sells you for fifteen taels of silver. The shopkeeper said, comparing his hands to a ten, and then stretching out his hand to compare a five.

"Fifteen taels? You're too expensive, it's more than twice as expensive. Sun Yunqi was obviously frightened by this price, his eyes widened in surprise for a while, and a small cherry mouth turned into an O-shape, and he gasped and sighed.

The shopkeeper didn't panic because of this, but still smiled and calmed down: "This lady is from Jiangnan." I am not satisfied with you and said that I am also a foreigner, and I came to Dunhuang not long ago to open this shop. A piece of silk in the south of the Yangtze River does only sell for six taels of silver, but when it is transported to the northwest, it will be sold for fifteen taels, which is still because of the strength of the store, and the goods that enter more at one time, and the cost is reduced. ”

His words aroused Zhu Ao's great interest, a horse of silk in the south of the Yangtze River of six taels of silver was transported to the northwest and could be worth fifteen taels of silver, even if the freight and labor costs were deducted, it would be at least twice the net profit. My obedient, no wonder Lao Zhu wants to crack down on businessmen, he doesn't produce anything, he can make huge profits by being a porter once, the country's wealth has not increased because of this, your pockets are bulging a lot, if you don't kill you, who will you slaughter? Asked the shopkeeper with a smile: "This shopkeeper, your store is really big enough, and you have invested a lot of money." ”

"You're discerning." The shopkeeper immediately turned his head, and said to Zhu Ao with a smile on his face: "It's not bragging, in this Dunhuang City, oh, no, in this Su country, you will definitely not find a silk shop that is bigger than ours and has all the goods." You have brought a few ladies here to choose silk, which can be regarded as the right place, and you are satisfied. ”

Zhu Ao was amused by this eight-sided shopkeeper, and he couldn't help but smile on his face, and asked: "You just said that you are from out of town, dare to ask where you came from, your surname?" ”

As soon as the words fell, before the shopkeeper could speak, a bewitching lady suddenly walked over, and when she saw the silk horse that Sun Yunqi was holding, she was immediately overjoyed, and said with a smile: "This silk is good, the shopkeeper, bring me one too." ”

Obviously, this shopkeeper knew this noble lady, and immediately left Zhu Ao and the others, and greeted him with a flattering face, with that expression, eager to hold the stinky feet for others, and said with a smile: "Mrs. Zheng, what kind of wind blew you here." ”

The lady fiddled with the handkerchief very coquettishly, and said angrily: "I'm tired of playing cards with them, so I'll come and go around, what's the matter?" You're not welcome, are you? ”

The head of the shopkeeper suddenly shook like a rattle, with a sincere and frightened expression, and immediately smiled: "How dare you? How dare you? The villain can't wait for you to come, you can come to this small shop, it really makes the small shop shine. It's just that there is only one piece of silk left, and this lady has already taken a fancy to it. Mrs. Zheng, if you want to, the villain will tell the guy who bought the goods to buy you a horse another day. ”

"Another day?" When Mrs. Zheng heard this, she immediately showed a displeased expression on her face, with an expression that someone else owed her two hundred yuan, and said, "When is another day?" How long does it take to transport goods from the northwest to Jiangnan? How long do you want me to wait? As you said just now, she just took a fancy to it, right, and she hasn't bought it yet, right, and you can sell it to others if you don't buy it. This silk, I bought. After that, he took out a silver ingot from his cuff and slapped it on the table very magnificently, with a proud look. It's just that this look is not domineering in Zhu Ao's eyes, but completely unqualified. To be honest, this woman is also very good-looking, she can be regarded as beautiful, but no matter how beautiful she looks, this virtue is also disgusting, I don't know which person who is obsessed with lust has fallen in love with this woman, coveted beauty for a while, but laid a curse for herself, and sooner or later she will cause big trouble.

This shopkeeper is still a kind person, and when he heard Mrs. Zheng say this, he did not immediately change his words, but begged very embarrassed: "That Mrs. Zheng, everything pays attention to first come, first come, first come. Small shops have always been honest in doing business, how can they do things that bully customers? Come and see, there are still a lot of good silks here, or you can pick and choose and give you a discount. ”

"Discounted? Is Mrs. Ben short of that money? If you say you want to bully guests, that means I'm insulting people anymore. Mrs. Zheng still had an unyielding attitude, and she glanced at the shopkeeper very angrily, turned to Sun Yunqi and said proudly: "I bought this silk, you can pick one of the others, and I will pay for it, even if I give it to you, this is not a bully for you." ”

Although Sun Yunqi is good-tempered, she was also choked by this woman's anger, she is the queen and a model for women in the country, how can she bow to the power, she wants to make this person who disgraces the women of the country pay the price, and said angrily: "First come, first come is the rule since ancient times." I've already bought this silk, so you can choose something else. Mrs. Ben is not uncommon with what silk you give! ”

This Mrs. Zheng is obviously used to being pampered, and when she was choked by someone, she immediately turned pale with anger, pointed at Sun Yunqi with a finger, gritted her silver teeth and said angrily: "You, you really don't know what to do!" Do you know ........?"

Before the words fell, only a crisp sound of "pop" was heard, and the guards behind Zhu Ao went up and gave this Mrs. Zheng a loud slap, in front of the public, he actually dared to accuse and insult the queen in public, it was really bold, as a guard, if she didn't teach her a lesson, she wouldn't want to mix in the palace in the future. What's the use of raising you?

"Everyone, everyone, there is something to say, there is something to say. Don't do it. The shopkeeper in the store was shocked when he saw this scene, he knew the identity of this Mrs. Zheng, although Zhu Ao and the others looked like they were also rich and noble, but he still thought that they couldn't afford to provoke this Mrs. Zheng, and couldn't help but sweat for Zhu Ao and the others.

"You, you dare to hit the old lady? Do you know who the old lady is? The old lady let you all die without a place to be buried! "It's not enough to be choked in public, but also beaten in the street, this kind of humiliation, Mrs. Zheng has never suffered in her life, and she immediately trembled with anger and scolded.

Then, she received another slap in the face. Dare to let the prince and his wife die without a place to be buried, isn't it for nothing to beat you? It's still light to hit you.

"Oh, this boy, you're in trouble. Mrs. Zheng is the favorite concubine of Lord Zheng Yuanpei, the political envoy of Dunhuang, so you should quickly apologize. Young people, don't be rash and get into trouble. Seeing that Zhu Ao's person was so arrogant, the shopkeeper was frightened, and immediately revealed the identity of Mrs. Zheng, hoping that he could apologize immediately. One is for Zhu Ao's good, and the other is also for himself, the wife of the Dunhuang political envoy was humiliated in his small shop, if the political envoy blames him, he can't eat and walk around.

"It's too late for you to kneel and kowtow now, the old lady must peel your skin!" This Mrs. Zheng is the favorite concubine of Zheng Yuanpei, the political envoy of Dunhuang, and has participated in many social activities with him. It is estimated that he is just a rich businessman's family who spoils his son, and he has nothing to fear because his father has a few stinky money, so he must let their family be ruined today, so that they can know what it means to have someone outside the world, and there is a sky outside the sky.

Then, she received another resounding slap in the face. This Mrs. Zheng's three views have been completely shattered, Nima! Do you still fight the person who knows who the old lady is? I think I'm still nervous!

A cold light flashed in Zhu Ao's eyes, he didn't expect that the dignified political envoy who accompanied the capital would be so powerless to govern his family and condone his family to such a point, what kind of official is this virtue? The widow doesn't want to spend money to raise a moth like you, these days, there are not many people who want to do things, but there are many people who want to be officials, with a calm face, he pointed to a little maid beside Mrs. Zheng, and said coldly: "Go and ask Zheng Yuanpei to come and see me in person!" ”

This little maid saw that she was alone, and the only way to do this was to get out quickly to move the rescuers, and after hearing Zhu Ao say this, she immediately turned around and ran away, and went to the house to inform the master.

Mrs. Zheng is still angry, but she is not a brainless person, listening to the tone of this person just now, it seems that she is very powerful, either she has provoked the true god today, or this person is deliberately threatening to scare herself, don't care about it for now, everything will be known when the master comes, if he is a fox and a fake tiger, then the old lady will definitely make him regret giving birth.

However, a good woman doesn't suffer the loss in front of her, and Mrs. Zheng, who has already been slapped three times, doesn't want to be slapped by the fourth one, her face is about to be swollen, and she doesn't speak immediately, just stands there angrily.

The atmosphere in the silk shop suddenly froze.

Mrs. Zheng's maid hurriedly ran back to Zheng's mansion, and as soon as she entered the door, she shouted loudly: "Master, master." Madame was beaten. ”

"What?" Zheng Yuanpei, who was listening to the song in the yard, heard this, and when he heard this, he was angry, and Huo stood up with a loud face, and shouted with an angry face: "Which bastard ate the bear's heart and leopard gall? Don't know who she is? ”

The little maid Savior was so heartfelt, he even told the story of the incident in a general way, jumped to his feet in a hurry, and cried and shouted: "Master, go and have a look, they won't let Madame go." ”

After listening to this little maid's description, Zheng Yuanpei groaned, being able to mix with the political envoy from the second grade is enough to prove that he is not a reckless man, he can get to this day, relying on the word prudence. Now that Mrs. Zheng has already reported her name, and that young man is still so arrogant, then he either has something to rely on or is bluffing. Whatever the case may be, let's go over and see what it is.