"Really, especially the taste of the meat, it gives people a feeling of endless aftertaste, Lord Wang, did you use any special method?"

Xu Miaoqing's eyes lit up, and she immediately pulled Zhu Gui's arm and asked.

Seeing this, Xu Guogong hurriedly coughed twice and reminded Xu Miaoqing not to be unreasonable.

However, Zhu Gui was not surprised, he had long been accustomed to Xu Miaoqing's appearance.

And he had long deliberately wanted to explain this, so he took the opportunity to say: "Actually, there are some tricks in this, mainly in condiments." ”

As he spoke, Zhu Gui put a row of bottles and cans on the table.

"This is all a seasoning made of some spices, as long as you put a little to enhance the flavor of the ingredients, let's talk while eating, otherwise the dishes will be cold for a while."

Zhu Gui said to the two.

This meal made Xu Guogong very satisfied, not only because the taste of these dishes was the most delicious he had ever tasted in his life, but also because he had an intuitive understanding of Zhu Gui's changes.

His thoughtfulness and introverted personality even made Xu Guogong evaluate him higher than Zhu Di in his heart.

Zhu Di's influence in the court lies in his outstanding military exploits.

However, in the more than 20 years since the founding of the Ming Dynasty, there have been very few wars except for border passes.

Now the Ming Dynasty needs more talents to govern the country.

In this regard, Xu Guogong and the current emperor Zhu Yuanzhang have similar ideas.

After leaving the Dai Wang's Mansion, Zhu Gui already had a clear idea in his heart.

……

Zhu Gui still doesn't know how much his meal has changed Xu Guogong's opinion of him.

Otherwise, maybe he will also give Zhu Yuanzhang a try.

After eating, Zhu Gui and Xu Miaoqing came to the backyard of the palace together.

He made a swing here with Xu Miaoqing.

I thought about spending the afternoon with him.

It's just that the heavens don't fulfill people's wishes.

Zhu Guigang pushed the swing twice, and the next person came to report, and the historian came to ask to see him.

Zhu Gui said: "Let them go to the side hall and wait." ”

As a prince, Zhu Gui doesn't want to give people the feeling that they can meet casually.

Xu Miaoqing was very happy about this.

After a while, the Li family also came to ask to see them.

Soon, the Lin family also came.

But Zhu Gui told them to wait.

It's just that the atmosphere has been ruined.

In the end, Xu Miaoqing stopped the swing and said to Zhu Gui: "Lord Wang, you go and finish your work first, come back, I'll wait for you here." ”

"But this will hurt you." Zhu Gui was a little unbearable.

"What's the pain, as long as the prince treats me well, we have time, don't care about this area, okay, go quickly, I'm going to regret it."

Xu Miaoqing pushed Zhu Gui into the room.

Zhu Gui could only go to the side hall.

I saw that the representatives of the three families were talking nervously inside, thinking that the acting king was giving them a disgrace.

"This king is not so idle, it's just that there were some things just now, are you the heat of the three families of history, reason, and Lin?"

Zhu Gui sat down on the main seat, but the three stood up, and then saluted Zhu Gui respectfully.

"The grass people greet the prince, we are here to cooperate with the prince."

The old man of the Shi family was the first to speak.

"You are very well informed, and you have just received the news of this holy decree, but what does this king have to cooperate with you? The king was only responsible for collecting taxes for the imperial court. ”

Zhu Gui said lightly.

Old man Shi was stunned, and his face suddenly became ugly.

At this time, Lin Slender stood up and said: "Lord Wang, we have all heard about the things you did in Yunzhou, and I won't tell you, we all think that you are the most enlightened prince of the Ming Dynasty, and only you know the importance of commerce to the imperial court." ”

"We businessmen can't be officials, we have to pay heavy taxes, and we have to be responsible for people's livelihood issues, which is really hard."

Lin Slender wiped his tears and began to sell miserable.

Zhu Gui snorted coldly: "Why did you work hard?" Do you have cramps when you count the money? Don't be with this king, can you be careful to hide from this king? ”

Zhu Gui's words stunned Lin Shouzi's words, and he stood on the spot.

In the end, Li Fatzi stood up and said: "Lin Slender Man, don't be ashamed, Lord Wang, we really want to talk about business and cooperation with you, as long as you can give us a little benefit, even if you join the Datong Chamber of Commerce, we are willing." ”

"The benefits? What benefits do you want? Zhu Gui looked at Li Fatzi, this is what these three people really think, it seems that these three families are still in cahoots.

"A new way of making salt." Fat Li seems to have been prepared for a long time and has a straightforward approach.

"And there are ways to produce porcelain." Old man Shi also echoed.

Zhu Gui nodded and looked at Lin Thinzi, "What about you?" ”

"I, the grass people have no other needs, I just hope to cooperate sincerely with the acting royal mansion, so I have nothing else to ask for."

Lin Slender said with low eyebrows.

Zhu Gui didn't answer them, but picked up the teacup and drank it.

The eyes of the three kept falling on him.

After a while, Zhu Gui finally put down the teacup and said, "As the so-called business is talking, this king won't talk to you about those false things." ”

The three of them nodded again and again, looking nervous and expectant.

"Then the king will say one thing first, even if he doesn't cooperate with the three of you, this king can take over the entire business community and market in Nanjing, at most, it will take a little more time, do you agree with this king's statement?"

When the three of them heard this, they glanced at each other, and their faces suddenly became tangled.

But in the end, they nodded.

There is no way, whoever makes the other party not only the vassal king, but also has the emperor's approval, with the powerful financial resources and advanced technology of the royal palace, the three of them are tied together and cannot compete with it.

Zhu Gui saw that the three of them nodded, and continued: "You don't have to be nervous, the reason why this king emphasized this point first is nothing more than to let you know your own identity, and this king is not the kind of stingy person, as long as you don't have a second time, this network can guarantee the income after you invest in this king." ”

That's right, Zhu Gui said that the three families should be invested in the command of the Dai Wangfu, not the Datong Chamber of Commerce.

There's a big difference.

Although the Datong Chamber of Commerce is guided behind the scenes by the acting king's mansion, and they generally do not refuse the acting king's orders.

But in essence, the relationship between the two sides is still cooperative.

But if these three families are invested in the command of the acting king's mansion, it is equivalent to the subordinate forces of the acting king's mansion, and the acting king's words are orders for them.

The three of them are human spirits, so they can naturally hear the meaning of this layer, so they didn't agree immediately, but looked at each other.

If they refuse, it means that the three of them will have to confront the Acting Wangfu or even the imperial court, do they have the strength?

But if they agree, these three families will completely lose their independence, and it may be impossible to break away from the Daiwang Mansion in the future.