Emperor Chongzhen was so tired that he fell asleep, but Zhu Daolin, who returned to his residence, couldn't fall asleep, he sat cross-legged on the couch, staring blankly at the burning charcoal fire in the center of the bedroom.

Zhu Daolin finally met the ill-fated Emperor Chongzhen, and found that the young emperor was completely different from the records in the history books, which left a very deep impression on him, and the touch was too great.

From the words of Chongzhen, who was not tall and ordinary, he heard the young ruler's love and guilt for the country and his subjects, from his pale face and clenched fists from time to time, he saw the vigor and stubbornness of the young man, and from the emperor's bloodshot but shining eyes, he saw tenacity, perseverance, unwillingness and helplessness, so that Zhu Daolin felt a trace of shame in his heart, and the lofty ideals buried deep in his heart also shook slightly.

"He was born at the wrong time! It seems that he has to live well......"

After a long time of hard thinking, Zhu Daolin, who had mixed feelings, sighed and lay down in his clothes, pulled the quilt sideways, closed his eyes, and forced himself to fall asleep as soon as possible, in fact, he was even more tired than Emperor Chongzhen.

Early the next morning, Zhu Daolin waved off several standard-looking maids, came to the main hall after washing, waved his hand to the subordinates who saluted the room, and motioned everyone to sit next to the steaming soup pot, took the hot tea handed by Guo Zhongjun, the chief of the guard, took two sips, and looked at the tea in the cup with surprise:

"This tea is well done, the entrance is mellow, the color is golden red and translucent, but the fermentation time is a little worse, and the aftertaste is slightly green, what kind of tea?"

Yang Junwu, the head of the capital Qianzhuang, hurriedly reported: "It is a brick tea concocted by a time-honored brand opened by Huizhou tea merchants in the capital, and I heard that it is specially made for the Hongmao people in the grassland and the far north. ”

Zhu Daolin immediately understood Yang Junwu's potential meaning, and admired Yang Junwu, who had a flexible mind and a keen sense of smell. But Zhu Daolin is most concerned about Bofu Money, which has developed to 12 branches in the capital, and is unwilling to spread the business too much before the foundation is stable:

"Wait another two years, the recent situation is unstable, the variables are too great, you need to concentrate on the experience of running a bank, it's best not to open a semicolon. The foundation of the current 12 semicolons has been solidified, and then the others will be considered. ”

Yang Junwu nodded apprehensively: "It's too hasty to do it in Xia, please rest assured, you know what to do!" ”

"Take care of the semicolon shopkeepers under your command, don't think that you are the first ticket number of the Ming Dynasty and be complacent and enterprising, let alone think that with the support of the inner court and several nobles in the capital, the world will be peaceful......"

"If my estimation is good, the powerful Jin merchants, Hui merchants and Zhejiang merchants will soon set up their ticket numbers, fierce competition is coming, and if you don't pay attention to it, you will be caught up by others, maybe there will be some unscrupulous businessmen colluding with Beijing officials and even Jianghu people. Hack your 12 semicolons, so be vigilant at all times. Zhu Daolin unceremoniously reminded the ambitious Yang Junwu.

Beads of sweat broke out on Yang Junwu's forehead, and he bent down to Zhu Daolin in fear to review: "Jun Wu knows that he is wrong!" Thank you for the general's teachings, and immediately gather the branch shopkeepers in the next return, strictly follow the general's instructions to do, and then stop the Tongzhou warehouse and go all out to run the money bank. ”

Zhu Daolin thought for a while: "The Tongzhou warehouse has not been open for a long time, and if it closes, it will definitely affect its reputation. It's better to let your two apprentices be in charge of this. The two adjacent small shops were also bought together to build a large warehouse in the style of a courtyard. ”

"The courtyard wall should be built tall and strong in case of accidents, and the warehouse built in the courtyard should be repaired with three-layer blue bricks, and fire prevention should be paid attention to. At least it can resist the rockets fired by the Manchu Tartars, just these few requirements, how to build it for you to see. ”

"After the completion of the construction, it reopened, specializing in goods manufactured in our major workshops and Chinese patent medicines from Ziyangguan, as well as a large number of horses, lead, tin, copper and iron, and leather goods. Even if the purchase price was doubled, try not to let lead, tin, copper and iron flow into the hands of the Manchu Tartars. ”

"When I went back, I converted two 500-ton ocean-going merchant ships into open offshore cargo ships, handed them over to Tongzhou Merchant with people and ships, and when the business went well, I went to Tianjin to open a bigger business and build a larger warehouse area. However, you must keep in mind that our main business is money, and we cannot distinguish between priority and priority. ”

"Jun Wu understands!"

Yang Junwu, who has been immersed in the mall for more than 20 years, immediately understood what Zhu Daolin meant, and immediately made up his mind, grabbed the teapot on the charcoal stove, and respectfully served Zhu Daolin a cup.

As soon as breakfast ended, Zhao Huaizhong and Cao Huachun both arrived, and without saying a word, they pulled Zhu Daolin into the carriage again and ran directly to the palace.

Coming to the imperial study in the palace of nourishing the heart again, Zhu Daolin was quite emotional in his heart, and saw that there were only Cao Huachun, Zhao Huaizhong and a group of eunuchs and palace maids in the palace, and Zhu Daolin, who had relaxed, began to slowly wander around.

But before he had taken twenty steps, he was pulled back into the imperial study by Cao Huachun, pointed to the sewing machine that was placed all over the place after opening the wooden box, and ordered Zhu Daolin to load it.

In order to buy back the sewing machine, Zhu Daolin did not work hard, twice took time to ask his mother for advice, under the guidance of his mother, he used the 20-year-old "butterfly brand" sewing machine at home to practice well, and later for his beloved wife Xiaoying and Xu Fo to do something, and installed 20 units in the East Garden of the main courtyard of Hushan twice, so that the East Garden was about to become a garment factory.

Therefore, Zhu Daolin was very familiar with the sewing machine, listened to Cao Huachun's request, and immediately worked without saying a word, and installed a sewing machine in less than ten minutes.

Cao Huachun didn't care about the admiration, and asked a few old eunuchs holding pen and ink on the side to write it down? He breathed a sigh of relief when he learned that he had written it down, took Zhu Daolin's hand and asked solemnly, "Daolin, can you show me how to use it?" ”

"Okay!"

Zhu Daolin thought for a while: "Father-in-law Cao, please take a piece of silk cloth from the time, just be ordinary, and then bring the large and small scissors, sewing kits, accessory kits and copper ruler tape measures that were sent with this batch of machines, and I will sew a simple skirt for a demonstration." ”

The eunuch and palace maid on the side looked at Zhu Daolin in disbelief, and Cao Huachun was surprised: "You are a big man, and you can also sew robes?" ”

"I don't dare to say that I can do it as a skirt or something...... Unbelief? Let you see it for a long time? ”

Zhu Daolin unbuttoned the side of the official robe, and opened the placket to reveal the red wool vest inside: "Look at it, and then touch it with your hands, this is called a wool vest, which is woven with wool yarn, this wool vest is knitted for me by my eldest wife Xiaoying, and several wives and concubines in my family are now knitting sweaters under my teaching, and they can also weave patterns." ”

Cao Huachun rubbed the wool vest on Zhu Daolin's body repeatedly, and his face was full of amazement: "It's too soft, it's too comfortable!" It must be warm on your body, right? ”

"Of course, my mother-in-law knitted it, how can it not be warm when I wear it on my body." Zhu Daolin replied proudly.

The eunuchs and palace maids on the side couldn't help but sneer, feeling that Zhu Daolin was no longer awe-inspiring, and he was a cold-faced and warm-hearted and amiable person.

Zhu Daolin pushed Cao Huachun's hand away, and said with a smile while arranging his official robe: "If you always like it, I will ask my mother-in-law at home to knit two pieces for you after I go back, a vest and a long-sleeved one, to ensure that you are satisfied." ”

"No, no! You have to weave it for the saint first, remember? ”

Cao Huachun ordered with a smile, and then ordered the eunuchs and palace maids to bring all the things that Zhu Daolin wanted.

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