Chapter 193: Knighthood
Sixty percent of the profits, if Jubaolou does well, how much more than one million a year? Not even a million is not a fantasy. But Liu Chengfeng understands that these profits are by no means something that he can swallow alone.
This sentence seems to be domineering, but it is the truth of this era, the business done by Jubaolou is too big, so big that even the imperial power has to have some scruples, and Liu Chengfeng is not the kind of person who refuses to suffer, or rather, if he refuses to suffer, it depends on the object. For Dongchang, he refuses to suffer, which is called not afraid of violence, but he refuses to suffer in the face of the emperor, this is a fool.
Liu Chengfeng himself took 30% of the profits, the prince accounted for 60%, and the Zhang family was 10%.
This distribution is very reasonable, the Zhang family and Empress Zhang share weal and woe, which is to cultivate personal friendship in the palace. The crown prince is the prince, and sixty percent of the profits are transferred to him, which is equivalent to giving the majority of the profits to the royal family and sending them to the inner treasury. And Liu Chengfeng has thirty percent, and this thirty percent profit is enough for him to be rich and rich, and he has a rentier of one million per year.
From the heart, Jubaolou is Liu Chengfeng's idea, this sixty percent of the profit is completely Liu Chengfeng's hand, Zhu Youzhang's heart is still quite a little guilty, he is not Zhu Yuanzhang, Zhu Yuanzhang is a god, Shen Wansan gave him money to repair the city wall, he can carry a knife to cut off Shen Wansan's head, and Zhu Youzhu also understands Liu Chengfeng's intentions, Liu Chengfeng wants to tell him that he and the prince share weal and woe, and his money is the prince's inner treasury.
"This person ......" Zhu Youzhu squinted, pondering in his heart: "You can plan a big plan for the prince." ”
This is Zhu Youzhang's view of Liu Chengfeng at this time, Zhu Youzhang is still very worried about his successor, Zhu Houzhao is too immature, if one day, he drives the crane west, the prince must be assisted by virtuous ministers and loyal ministers, Zhu Youzhang even has a choice in his heart. This virtuous minister, he has already prepared, the three bachelors of the cabinet, Liu Daxia, the secretary of the Ministry of War, Ma Wensheng, the secretary of the Ministry of Officials, as well as Wang Zongyi, Zeng Jian, Zhang Sheng and others, are all ministers of the Zhu State.
It's just that virtuous ministers are one thing, loyal ministers are another thing, just as these virtuous ministers are willing to faithfully assist themselves, and for the prince, the prince has no grace for them, so he may not be willing to do his best, and at the critical moment, there must be loyal ministers by his side to take care of this society for Zhu Hou.
"This Liu Chengfeng is interesting, he looks like a nerd, but he is very measured in his work, and he has a good relationship with the prince, and he is reliable, so he can be a candidate for this loyal minister." Zhu Youzhu pondered in his heart, and seemed to have a plan in his heart.
Liu Chengfeng was asked by Zhu Youzhu what reward he wanted, hesitated for a moment, and then said: "Your Majesty, don't reward Weichen, in fact, Weichen runs the Jubao Building, one is to provide convenience for businessmen, and the second is also for Jinyiwei to plan and find out the news." The most important thing is to save some wealth for His Royal Highness the Crown Prince in case of emergency. ”
This is in case of emergency, if it is changed to other emperors, it is extremely rebellious, this emperor is not dead, you will save money for the prince, is this untimely need to rebel?
However, Zhu Youzhu laughed, and there was no trace of doubt in the laughter, because in the Hongzhi Dynasty, Zhu Houzhao was Zhu Youzhang, and Zhu Youzhang was Zhu Houzhao, father and son were one, and there was no estrangement.
"If you have merit, you will be rewarded, the last time you exterminated the thief, I haven't had a grace yet, this time it's just right, the two credits are counted together." Zhu Youzhu squinted his eyes, and then said: "Let's reward an earl first, as for the matter of adding officials, I still have to discuss it with Mu Bin and the cabinet." ”
Earl...... In this Ming Dynasty, if you want to be knighted, in addition to the emperor's relatives and relatives, you have to fight with your life, so most of the knights are martial artists, and Wenchen can't get the title anyway, and with the knighthood, it is equivalent to fishing for an iron rice bowl, and anthracene shade wife and children are definitely a decent thing.
However, this earl is considered the most inferior title, and Liu Chengfeng's earl is not high, and this earl is divided into four classes, the first class is the founding earl, and the first-class founding auxiliary Yun Tuicheng, that is to say, except for the earls who followed Zhu Yuanzhang to fight the world, most of them can't get this title. It's just that this kind of uncle is rare, because Emperor Hongwu's murder has long disappeared.
And the second class is the second-class Fengtian Jing, which is the hero of the battle of King Yanjing, there are many in this Jingshi, hereditary generations, and there are many who are happy. The third class is the third-class Fengtian Yiyun Tuicheng, Fengtian Yiyun, that is, the meaning of protecting the national fortune, unless it has made great contributions in the frontier, very few people can get the edict, so in comparison, this third-class uncle is the same as the first-class uncle, it is also pitiful.
Liu Chengfeng's qualifications can only be obtained by the fourth-class Fengtian Yiwei Tui Cheng Earl, although Yiyun and Yiwei are only one word apart, but there is a world of difference, this Yiyun is to protect the national fortune, and Yiwei is to protect the guard Bi auxiliary guard, which is rewarded to the imperial family and ordinary heroes.
The fourth-class uncle is actually quite flooded in the capital, but it is only a comparison, this Ming Dynasty has been established for a hundred years, in addition to the clan, there will be no more than 1,000 people who can get a title, not to mention the hereditary title, full of golden jobs.
For example, among the Jinyi Guard's pro-army, there will be no more than three people with knighthoods, that is, Zhang Yanling, the uncle of the country, who is only a fourth-class earl.
Liu Chengfeng hurriedly said: "Weichen thank Lord Longen." ”
Tens of millions of taels of silver a year in exchange for a title, not to mention whether it is worth it or not, but with this title, Liu Chengfeng's status has been faintly improved, and now he is only a hundred households, but who has ever seen a hundred households wearing a Qinci flying fish suit, wearing a Qinci embroidered spring sword, and a count? This honor is enough for Liu Chengfeng to be on an equal footing with most of the thousands of households in the guard.
What's more, the emperor also said that it is one thing to be knighted, and the wish of this official will have to be discussed again, which is to tell Liu Chengfeng that I have taken over your future.
Zhu Youzhu smiled faintly, and said with great interest: "This treasure building is a good thing, maybe one day, even the imperial court will have to rely on it, you should let it go, and assist the prince well, and be a good owner." ”
This sentence is a pun, although Liu Chengfeng is asking Liu Chengfeng to assist the prince to manage the treasure building well, but in fact, there is another layer of hidden meaning, to put it mildly, it is still to assist the prince.
Liu Chengfeng naturally responded, and he had to show a few words of loyalty.
The two patronized and talked, but they snubbed Queen Zhang and the two uncles, but Queen Zhang was not annoyed, what she saw today was really a gratifying thing for her, Queen Zhang is the mother of the prince, and the mother naturally hopes that her son will not worry about the use, and Zhu Houzhao is not an ordinary son, he is the prince, naturally there is no need to worry about lack of food and clothing, but with the treasure building, the benefits to the prince are obvious, Queen Zhang is no longer careless, but she also knows the benefits of the treasure building.
On the other hand, even the Zhang family can get a piece of the pie here, the Zhang family is her maiden family, how can Queen Zhang be selfless? In her heart, she naturally hopes that the Zhang family's marquis will be rich and powerful, and the children and grandchildren will have no worries about food and clothing, and now, with the Zhang family's shares in the treasure building, it is easy to get hundreds of thousands of taels of silver every year, Queen Zhang has been satisfied, so much silver, even if it is spent like flowing water, it can't be spent, so what is there to worry about?
Zhang Heling and Zhang Yanling, a pair of brothers, are overjoyed, these two brothers are not much interested, it is nothing more than love to fill a scene, occasionally, greedy for some small profits, such as a few years ago, for hundreds of acres of fertile land and people had a dispute, almost not planted in the hands of Xiao Jing in the East Factory, this incident has won a lot of fame for Xiao Jing, and also made many princes of Beijing despise this Zhang family a little more.
And now, in a daze, I have entered the shares of Jubaolou, and a thousand taels of silver have entered, but it is a hundredfold, a thousandfold profit, what else is there to think about?
At this time, it was getting late, Zhu Youzhu had already stood up, looked at the dark sky outside the window, and said with a smile: "The palace gate is about to close, I will return to the palace immediately, I will pay attention to the matter of the treasure building, if there is any difficulty, just report it to me." After that, he said to Empress Zhang: "Let's go back to the palace." ”
Empress Zhang stood up and said to Liu Chengfeng with a smile: "Liu Chengfeng, it's hard for you to still think about the prince and the Zhang family, you and the Marquis of Shouning and the Marquis of Jianchang should be closer and closer, they offended you in the past, you have to take care of it more, and you have to make another batch of perfume." ”
Liu Chengfeng should come down, and this pair of uncles directly sent the emperor and the queen out of the back door, and waited for Zhu Youzhu and Queen Zhang to get into the car together, and gradually went away, Zhang Heling and Zhang Yanling couldn't help cheering, Zhang Heling patted Liu Chengfeng's shoulder, and said very enthusiastically: "Liu Chengfeng, I, Zhang Heling, have never respected anyone in my life, but this time I admired Liu Baihu so much that I threw myself into the ground, just a few thousand taels of silver, and actually made a huge family business, amazing, amazing." ”
Liu Chengfeng smiled bitterly, his operation seemed simple, but it was not easy, in fact, this matter had been planned a few months ago, he had begun to plan, site selection, recruitment, training, not to mention anything else, that is, to instill his own ideas into these guys, but it was also very rare.
Liu Chengfeng mainly used creativity this time, or the knowledge that was ahead of the times, to make this business. It is better to say that it is this era that gives Liu Chengfeng room to play.
In addition to those who are extremely rich or profiteers, most of the merchants of the Ming Dynasty are actually superficial, but behind the scenery are bitter and self-aware. Because of this, the appearance of the treasure building is definitely of epoch-making significance, and Liu Chengfeng seems to have a premonition that once the circulation of goods begins to accelerate, it will inevitably have a greater impact.
Liu Chengfeng smiled at the pair of uncles and said, "Don't laugh at me, I'm just a coincidence, but I have a small fortune, can the two of you be interested?" ”
If it was said that in the early morning, the two of them were still suspicious of Liu Chengfeng, and even complained a little, but now Liu Chengfeng casually said a small fortune, but this Zhang family brother did not dare to despise it at all, Zhang Yanling hurriedly said: "What does Liu Baihu have to teach you?" ”
Liu Chengfeng said lightly: "The appearance of the treasure building is bound to make the business of the nearby warehouses plummet, and many warehouses have to close their doors. ”
Zhang Heling and Zhang Yanling were both shocked, no matter how stupid they were, they also understood Liu Chengfeng's intentions at this time. The circulation of goods is accelerating, and the warehouse near the wharf is bound to be difficult to maintain, think about it, people can go directly to the treasure building to find the buyer in the treasure building to ship the goods immediately, and directly let people load the goods and transport them to the buyer, who is still interested in storing the goods first?
However, the geographical location of these warehouses can not be ignored, because here by the treasure building, the treasure building in the tens of millions of businessmen gathered, I am afraid that these merchants will be here most of the time in the future, then there are bound to be people nearby accommodation, eat and drink, after all, the entertainment venues in the treasure building are too expensive, in addition to the big businessmen, those small businessmen are unbearable, so if you can buy some land, wouldn't it be a big fortune city?
And the reason why Liu Chengfeng said that this is a small fortune is because Liu Chengfeng can think of it, others may not think of it, so it must be fast, one step late, the land price may have to soar, one more incense time, may cost a few hundred taels of silver, the appearance of this treasure building, I am afraid that within a few days can make the low price of the entire Spring Festival Fang more than three times, all the business as long as it is related to eating, drinking, entertainment and accommodation, it will inevitably be extremely prosperous.
Zhang Yanling's face changed, and then he said: "Xie Liu Baihu mentioned, our brothers will try their luck now, Liu Baihu, let's invite you to eat and drink tomorrow, and I will leave today." ”
Zhang Heling also arched his hand towards Liu Chengfeng, and said embarrassedly: "There were many offends in the past, don't mind Liu Baihu, in the future, we will be our own family, and Liu Baihu's business is our Zhang family's business, and I will leave." ”
The two of them said goodbye, and Fei also walked away.