Zhu Yuanzhang also understood that the reason why Xiao He worked so hard to get a train ticket at the expense of a lot of money.

The real purpose is for this.

That is, this guy is still white, and he can't get a carriage for the second class of officials, otherwise this guy may be able to get in touch with those officials under him.

Lao Zhu knows too much about these officials, what kind of virtues they are.

In many cases, they may be easier to deal with than ordinary people.

After three rounds of wine and five flavors, Xiao He's guy drank a little too much, and he became a little verbose.

However, Lao Zhu felt that this guy was generally really drunk, and the other half was just pretending to be on purpose.

"Big brother......" Xiao He held the wine glass, and before he could speak, he made a wine gap.

"Actually, I haven't understood it all along, whether it's the imperial court or those officials, why do they look down on us businessmen?"

"We can make money, and that's on our own."

"For example, this time, I was trafficking grain to Datong."

"Others look at us, just looking at us and sending grain to Datong, we can earn six or seven times, so they think we can make money very easily. There are even some people who can say righteously that it is difficult for us people to make a fortune. ”

Zhu Yuanzhang is massive, and this bit of wine is nothing to him at all.

There were cups and cups of drink with Xiao He: "What, aren't they right?" ”

"A merchant who is not engaged in production but can use these goods to earn a lot of silver, which should not have been."

Xiao He spat out a big mouthful of wine, and said with a big tongue: "Old brother, what did you say...... No...... It cannot be said that it does not make sense. ”

"However, our merchants' silver is not earned in vain."

"In order to transport grain to Datong smoothly, I need to go to places where grain prices are relatively low to buy grain first. If I buy a large amount, the merchants and people who sell grain in those places will make a profit, right? ”

"I'm going to transport grain to Datong after that, right? Along the way, I had to hire a fleet of horses, and I was able to find work for a lot of people. ”

"In addition, along the way, there are various checkpoints. I took the train this time, in fact, to go to Yanjing as soon as possible and prepare the warehouse and other things. ”

"In order to ensure that after these grains arrive in Yanjing, there is a place to store them to prevent them from rotting and deteriorating, so they spend a lot of silver on Yanjing."

Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Xiao He with a smile, and his eyes seemed to say, don't think I don't know what the purpose of your train is.

At this time, if it's really just a simple pursuit of speed.

Actually, horseback riding is much faster than a train.

Sensing Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes, Xiao He's old face flushed slightly, and he didn't understand what Dean Zhu meant.

"Anyway, along the way, my hard work has never been less. Moreover, it also makes many people profitable. But why, in the end, do we businessmen have to be scolded? ”

Zhu Yuanzhang seemed to be convinced, and saluted Xiao He with some sympathy: "In this way, we are too superficial, then I salute you brother, don't take it to heart." ”

"Thank you brother for understanding, we businessmen are really misunderstood." Xiao He raised his glass and touched Zhu Yuanzhang lightly.

It's just that what Xiao He didn't know was that Zhu Yuanzhang didn't believe a word at all about his explanation.

Zhu Han had already told him that businessmen were indeed very important to the country.

The Ming court can also encourage the people to do business.

But at all times, the imperial court must be full of vigilance against the merchant group.

Because if the merchants were not restricted, the entire economic lifeline of the daimyo would be controlled by the merchants.

By that time......

This world, although nominally it is still their old Zhu family.

But the one who really controls the country may become these businessmen.

Regarding Zhu Han's words, Zhu Yuanzhang didn't dare to discount them at all, and he had always been vigilant against these businessmen.

The most important thing is that after a brief chat with Xiao He, Zhu Yuanzhang found out.

Although this guy has not taken the imperial examination, his ability to do things is no worse than that of the officials of the six departments of the imperial court.

Even Zhu Yuanzhang felt that he was much stronger than those officials.

In the Datong drought, the imperial court just discussed how to provide disaster relief, how much relief money should be sown, where to collect and how to transport grain, and so on.

These things alone were discussed for three days, and after deciding how to relieve the disaster, they began to collect grain and grass for transportation to Datong.

Six days have passed, and the grain and grass sent to Datong for disaster relief have just been sent.

And this Xiao He ......

From the time he learned the news to the present, after buying grain and grass, he organized a convoy to transport grain to Datong.

It took only two days before and after.

Although Xiao He's little bit of food is a drop in the bucket for the entire Datong Mansion, it is enough for him to earn some silver.

But what Zhu Yuanzhang really cares about is not this, but why did Xiao He react so quickly?

He was just an ordinary businessman, without so many officials in the court, and he could not enjoy so many conveniences that only the court could enjoy.

But the speed at which he did things was much faster than those court officials.

If the drought in Datong had broken out, the imperial court would have reacted so quickly and immediately done a good job in disaster relief.

Zhu Han would not risk the world's big deal and set the price of grain in Datong Mansion to such a high level.

In the past, Zhu Han always said that the action of businessmen is the fastest in the world.

At that time, Zhu Yuanzhang was quite unimpressed.

No matter what, it's just a bunch of opportunistic businessmen.

But after this incident, Lao Zhu really realized what kind of power was contained in the businessman's body.

If the ministers in the court can have half of Xiao He, Zhu Yuanzhang feels that he needs to do a lot less.

The current train cannot reach Yanjing.

But even then, it took two full days to get there.

In the past two days, Zhu Yuanzhang and Queen Ma have not paid for a meal, and it was all Xiao He's treat.

In this regard, Lao Zhu didn't care at all. If you have food, you can eat and drink, and there is no psychological burden of eating people's shortest hands and taking other people's hands short.

Xiao He, this guy has traveled all these years, and he is also a well-informed guy.

Although limited by his identity, many of the things he knows are basically hearsay.

But Lao Zhu knew that there were some things that he couldn't see, so he couldn't help but say a few words.

Every time at this time, Xiao He looked extremely shocked: "Is this the case?" Thank you for the elder brother's advice, otherwise the younger brother would still be kept in the dark. ”

In this way, until he got off the train, Xiao He went to Zhu Yuanzhang.

His time is precious.

When I was on the train, it was because the speed of the train was so fast, and there was no way to be in a hurry.

Now that he couldn't take the train, Xiao He immediately changed into a fast horse and prepared to go straight to Yanjing.

Zhu Yuanzhang's formation is not so urgent, so naturally there is no way to go together.

"Brother, this little brother has really benefited a lot, and I am grateful. On another day, we will meet again in the rivers and lakes, and the younger brother will definitely invite the elder brother to drink again. ”

Until Xiao He left, Queen Ma couldn't help but laugh.

This smile made Zhu Yuanzhang laugh inexplicably.

I don't understand why my own queen is suddenly like this.

After laughing for a while, Queen Ma gradually stopped smiling: "Chongba, you have been tricked around this time." ”

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Lao Zhu was confused, when was he tricked, why didn't he know?

was confused, so I heard Queen Ma say: "This Xiao He is also powerful, but he is quiet along the way, and he has a lot of words from you." ”

Hearing this, Zhu Yuanzhang suddenly woke up.

He is also a fan of the authorities, and he doesn't think about that aspect at all.

Of course, the most important reason is also because he was led astray by Xiao He at the beginning.

Xiao He has always said that he took the initiative to approach him, just so that if he has the opportunity in the future, he can let Lao Zhu, who is always under the pseudonym, give him something convenient or something.

This is also in line with Lao Zhu's views on these businessmen.

These people are all some guys, and they can't afford to be early.

Since there is a purpose, it is easy to do. Lao Zhu felt that with his own identity, he would definitely not have much intersection with people like Xiao He in the future.

But he ignored one point.

For an ordinary businessman like Xiao He, it is not only the interests of real money that can be called interests.

In the past few days, when he was drinking with Zhu Yuanzhang, he would say some wrong news from time to time.

Lao Zhu only thought that Xiao He didn't know what the truth was because of his identity and status, so he inevitably corrected two sentences.

But Lao Zhu forgot that a lot of news that was ordinary to him was a secret that they couldn't ask for.

In the past few days, Xiao He has used this way to put a lot of words from Lao Zhu.

In other words, in fact, the news leaked by Zhu Yuanzhang is Xiao He's real purpose.

As for Zhu Yuanzhang's other purpose, it can't be said that Xiao He doesn't care at all.

It's just that Xiao He himself may not think that this goal can be achieved.

In this era, the class is strict, and Zhu Yuanzhang's fake identity may not take a fancy to him as a businessman.

"Good boy, I was deceived by him." Zhu Yuanzhang laughed instead of being angry.

From the beginning of his army to the present, he has really never been calculated like this.

But I never expected that I would be taught a lesson by an ordinary businessman today.

"If you know, you won't remind me?" Zhu Yuanzhang's old face turned red, and he complained angrily.

Queen Ma glanced at him: "Anyway, what you said is not important news." Even if it is heard, it is nothing. ”

"Let's just think that you pay for people's meals these days."

Zhu Yuanzhang himself laughed: "Fighting geese all day long was pecked by geese today, let's laugh at the heroes of the world, right?" ”

After sitting on the train for two days in a row, Zhu Yuanzhang's body and bones were a little unbearable.

Now he can't compare with before, after all.

When he led the rebel army to resist the tyranny of Meng Yuan, Lao Zhu didn't suffer anything?

When there was a war, it was much harder than it is now.

But at that time, Lao Zhu really never felt what hard work was.

Now, after only two days on the train, I already have a feeling that the bones in my whole body are about to fall apart.

After moving his hands and feet, Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't help but sigh: "Lao La, if this is changed to before, we won't feel tired at all." ”

Queen Ma also nodded: "Since Your Majesty also feels tired, then let's find a place to rest." ”

Lao Zhu originally planned to go straight to Yanjing after getting off the train.

But now I found that my body and bones no longer supported him to rush so unscrupulously.

There was no way, and the group could only find an inn to stay.

As a result, as soon as he came to an inn to ask the price, Zhu Yuanzhang suddenly exclaimed excitedly: "One or two silver a night, are you a hotel or a bandit den?" ”

You must know that many ordinary people in Yingtianfu can't earn so much silver in a month.

Even if Zhu Yuanzhang is the emperor and rich all over the world, the entire world is his.

However, he still thinks that the price of this inn is really too expensive, right?

This inn, though the best that followed his brocade guard, was able to find.

However, compared to those big inns in Yingtianfu, it is simply a heaven and an underground.

If it was that kind of inn, Zhu Yuanzhang would still accept one or two pieces of silver.

But why is the price of this small broken inn so high?

The shopkeeper did not have the kindness of ordinary businessmen at all, and when he heard that Zhu Yuanzhang was too expensive, he pouted disdainfully and said, "If it's too expensive, you can change somewhere else?" Can't afford to live and come here to ask for the price? ”

"Tell you, you don't live and some people live. Our inn is the best inn within a radius of thirty miles. ”

"If you don't live with us, you can go to the big car shop with those Lifu."

The person who opened the store was so kind to the guests, and Zhu Yuanzhang's temper completely came up: "With your broken store, a guest room is worth a tael of silver?" ”

"Do you know how much an ordinary room costs a day in the Blessed Inn in the capital?"

The corners of the innkeeper's mouth were almost skimmed to the root of his ears: "The hotel in the capital is cheap, you have the ability to live in the hotel in the capital, what are you doing here?" ”

"If you don't have any money, get out of here, don't get in the way of my business."

This is Zhu Yuanzhang's side, followed by a few tall guards.

Otherwise, just look at the appearance of the shopkeeper, maybe you will directly ask the shopkeeper to drive them out.

Where did Zhu Yuanzhang get this anger? If it weren't for a private visit to Weifu now, he would give this shopkeeper a little color to see.

Even if he doesn't pose as the emperor, Zhu Yuanzhang plus the force value of these guards is also strong enough.

If it weren't for Queen Ma's pull, Zhu Yuanzhang might have really done it.

At this time, someone outside the door suddenly shouted: "Shopkeeper, there is no room yet?" I want two upper rooms. ”

When the shopkeeper heard this, he immediately put on another face: "Boss Zhou, you haven't been here for a while." The guest room is available, and I will keep it for you. ”

(End of chapter)