Of course, Zhu Gui knows that it is nonsense to talk about loyalty and righteousness with people who have not yet solved the problem of food and clothing, and only money is the most real.

So he didn't talk about those imaginary things, but directly used a killer feature.

Maybe these people came here just because they were desperate, but now they don't think so.

Zhu Gui coughed and reminded the palace housekeeper next to him.

"Steward Wang, according to the name on the roster, send the money down."

Steward Wang swallowed a mouthful of saliva, and then nodded solemnly.

Under the supervision of the royal guards, these former salt sellers lined up in an orderly line.

Xu Yingxu walked up to Zhu Gui and asked in a low voice, "Acting King, what do you want to do?" ”

What he didn't understand was that even if he made some money selling salt on behalf of the king, there was no need to share it with these salt dealers, right?

"As General Xu saw, I just gave them what they needed, wouldn't it make more sense to spend money like this?"

Zhu Gui looked at the scene in front of him and smiled.

Xu Yingxu was dumbfounded, not knowing what to say.

As for Xu Miaoqing in the high place, he was already angry.

Liu Jingming in the restaurant looked at this scene with red eyes, he had never received so much money in a year, and now the acting king had distributed it to those salt dealers.

"Gang Master Hu, I want you to find out the master behind the acting king, and I don't need to tell you what to do after that, right?"

After Liu Jingming finished speaking, he left angrily.

Hu Shidao touched his chin and looked at the grand scene in front of the palace, and a playful look appeared on his face.

"This little prince is a little interesting, if I weren't the leader of the Salt Gang, maybe I would be standing below."

After saying that, he also left with a complicated expression.

The money-sharing activity lasted for more than two hours, and Zhu Gui returned to the study halfway.

What she didn't expect was that there was someone in the study.

It's Princess Xu Miaoqing.

"Zhu Gui, what do you mean by this? Those people kidnapped me and slashed you, but you paid them? Are you encouraging them? ”

Xu Miaoqing crossed her waist and said angrily.

Zhu Gui smiled slightly, walked to the table and sat down, and said, "This king is the vassal king here, so naturally he has to govern this place, and at present, these salt dealers are the most unstable factor here." ”

"What's more, this king is doing this just to make the best use of things, and everyone has the value of existence."

Xu Miaoqing bit her lip, frowning slightly and thinking about Zhu Gui's words, she was originally a smart person, and she quickly understood what he meant.

It's just that her temper is stubborn, even if she knows that what the other party said is right, she doesn't want to admit it, let alone say that it came out of Zhu Gui's mouth.

So she snorted coldly and left.

Zhu Gui didn't care, he was looking at the map around Datong Mansion.

Datong, Shanxi Province, is a source of high-quality coal, and he has learned since he came here that the mining and utilization of coal here is very limited.

Whether it was for the needs of industrialization or to resettle these extra salt dealers, he planned to explore a coal mine first.

It's just that Zhu Gui is not a mining professional, nor is he a native of Shanxi, so this plan will take some time.

In the evening, the penny campaign finally ended.

The housekeeper found Zhu Gui, and there were a total of 1,100 people registered this time.

According to the previous plan, the 100 people with the best physical condition were selected, and they would be the private soldiers of the royal palace in the future.

while others are housed outside the city.

Soon after, the families of the salt sellers would also move out of the city and settle around the camp.

After these arrangements were made, Zhu Gui left the palace and came to the camp where Xu Yingxu was stationed.

This time, he had come to ask the other party to train the private soldiers he had selected.

Xu Yingxu seemed to have expected this for a long time, and reluctantly sent ten lieutenants to deal with the matter.

Zhu Gui didn't say anything, and sent people to find the owners of the blacksmith shops and clothing shops in the city, and asked them to tailor weapons and armor for these recruits.

These recruits would later become junior officers in Zhu Gui's army, but he was not ready to equip them with flintlock pistols at the moment.

One is that a hundred people's firearms require a lot of experience points, and his current experience points are already a little stretched thin to exchange for refined salt.

The second is that these people have not fully gained his trust, and he does not want to be backstabbed one day.

Acting King Zhu Gui's operation in the past two days has made the entire Datong Mansion obviously feel the changes.

Except for those salt road officials who are anxiously waiting for news, everyone else is happy to see this change.

On the third day, Zhu Gui asked the housekeeper to find the official salt merchants in the city.

Several salt merchants came nervously, they didn't know what the acting king was going to do this time.

Zhu Gui said directly: "I called you this time to cooperate with you, the refined salt market in Datong Mansion is already saturated, and this king plans to open branches in other counties and counties in Shanxi, and at the same time form a caravan." ”

Several salt merchants looked at each other, and no one dared to talk.

It's nothing to open a branch, after all, the entire Yunzhou is the domain of this acting king, and he will provide refined salt in the future.

But the caravan is not so simple.

Zhu Gui continued: "The manpower of the caravan is provided by the Dai Wangfu, and each of you can send a representative. ”

These salt merchants are all well-known figures in Datong Prefecture, and it would be a pity not to take advantage of their local influence and financial resources.

Instead of letting them go against themselves in secret, it is better to tie them to their chariots, this is Zhu Gui's idea.

This time, at last, a salt merchant couldn't sit still.

A young woman in a long embroidered skirt stood up and saluted Zhu Gui and said, "Your Royal Highness, it's nothing for our families, but I don't know how to divide the accounts?" ”

Everyone else was shocked and talked about money with the king? Isn't this Liu tired of being tired?

Zhu Gui glanced at the woman in front of him with some surprise.

The appearance is much worse than that of the princess Xu Miaoqing, but it is also stunning.

"It's the so-called business, Miss Liu, right? Then the king will calculate for you, the people of the caravan belong to the king, and the goods belong to the king, so the king can only give one percent to the five families you are present. ”

Zhu Gui said lightly.

"Ichisei? Deal. The young woman of the Liu family bowed her head and groaned for a while, and without discussing it with other salt merchants, she directly agreed, and then sat back down.

"What about you?" Zhu Gui looked at the other four salt merchants.

"I'll agree."

So on the same day, the Datong Chamber of Commerce was established, and the office was located in a house near the palace of the king.

By the time Liu Jingming and the Salt Gang received the news, the first operation of the caravan of the Datong Chamber of Commerce had already begun, and the dozens of people in the group were all original salt dealers.

Liu Jingming stayed up all night that day, and his salt transfer envoy was completely hollowed out, which was even more uncomfortable than killing him.