Chapter 173: Cigarettes are unsalable

"Princess Ruyang is overstepping the rules, openly threatening Your Majesty, do you want Jin Wuwei to leave her?"

Cheng Guogong arched his hand and asked, in his opinion, if Princess Ruyang is allowed to return to Bozhou, it will inevitably be a hidden danger.

"That's it, after all, blood is thicker than water, and if she dares to enter the palace alone, she will not attack her, otherwise she will be tongue-in-cheek."

Zhu Di sighed and said, after all, he went to the opposite side.

"That can't be left alone, the wealth in the hands of the Li family in Bozhou is a great threat to the imperial court."

Cheng Guogong was so angry that he shook his sleeves.

"I have kept an eye on the Li clan in Bozhou, but if I dare to make any changes, mobilize the Shenji Battalion, and give Bozhou City to me!"

Zhu Di snorted coldly, in this life, he has never been afraid of the threat of others.

"If Your Majesty is relieved, the Li family of Bozhou will be handed over to Weichen to deal with, the so-called bloodless blade is the best policy."

Walking to the front of the hall, a cool breeze, the drizzling rain, blowing in the face, Lin Hao reached out, and said calmly: "The wind is up, then let the Bozhou Li family go bankrupt!" ”

"Have the courage, as long as you can clean up the Bozhou Li family, whatever reward you want, just ask."

Zhu Di smiled heartily, as if in front of Lin Hao, there was nothing that could not be solved.

"What my father said before, is it true that Ning'er and Brother Lin were married?"

Princess Xianning asked timidly.

"Yes, but it's not so simple to be my son-in-law, Lin Kid has to meet my three conditions."

Zhu Di rubbed Princess Xianning's little head with a smile in his eyes.

"What do you want?"

Princess Xianning propped her head and asked curiously.

"The secret of heaven must not be revealed, and you will know by then, by the way, why didn't your mother come today?"

Zhu Di hurriedly changed the topic.

"The queen mother said that she was sick, but in fact, she probably didn't want to see Princess Ruyang, so she would ask the imperial dining room to send the dishes to the queen mother's palace."

Zhu Gaoxu shook his head, when the queen mother was still Princess Yan, she was targeted by Princess Ruyang.

"Lin boy, in the recent period, the number of cigarettes sold in Tianfuzhong has decreased sharply, especially the high-end series, what do you think?"

Zhu Di asked suddenly.

This matter really gave him a headache, and he pointed to high-end cigarettes to earn money, although the price was parity, but the profit could not be compared at all.

How can a sharp drop of nearly half without warning be acceptable.

"Brother Lin, could it be that the price is too high, and the money of the rich people in Ying Tianfu has been emptied?"

Zhu Gaoxu said subconsciously.

"No, if you say so, at least the sales of cigarettes at other price points must be on a slow upward trend, and there will never be a sharp decline without warning."

"This matter only appears in Ying Tianfu, can there be more rich merchants in other realms than Ying Tianfu?"

Lin Hao noticed before this matter that the trend of sales was indeed abnormal, and every price had his market.

"I heard that there is a kind of tobacco leaf in Yingtianfu, which can be smoked only by rolling it on a rolling paper, which is much stronger than the cigarettes sold by the tobacco company."

Zhao Si, who rushed back, stepped forward and said.

"Tobacco?"

Lin Hao's brows furrowed slightly.

Although tobacco has now been planted on a large scale in Daming, every link from seed to picking is extremely meticulous.

But if according to Zhao Si, the momentum is stronger, it is very likely to be raw tobacco leaves that have not been processed and spiced.

Tobacco in history was introduced to the Ming Dynasty during the Wanli period, could it be that the trajectory of history has deviated again!?

"Yes, the price is surprisingly expensive, as if the fingernail cover is sold for twenty taels of silver, in the eyes of those dignitaries, it is a rare thing, and it may have a certain connection with the unsalable tobacco."

Zhao Si said.

"In this way, it makes sense, the price is expensive, ordinary people can't afford it at all, only those dignitaries can touch it, resulting in unsalable high-end tobacco, so where can I buy this tobacco leaf?"

Lin Hao asked subconsciously.

"In the Fenghua Building under the East Palace, there is this thing peddling, and the others seem to be secretly traded, most of them are afraid that His Majesty will give a pot, after all, it touches the interests of the tobacco business."

Zhao Si glanced at Zhu Di, and when he saw Zhu Di ordering him to continue, he dared to speak.

"Zhao Banban, you mean, this matter has nothing to do with Chi'er?"

Zhu Di asked with a slight squint.

"The old slave didn't dare to say that the Fenghualou was indeed the property of the East Palace, but it was unknown whether the specific tobacco business was related to the East Palace."

Although Zhao Si said that he couldn't get used to Zhu Gaochi, he was also quite pertinent.

"Lin Aiqing, this matter will be left to you to investigate, no matter what this tobacco leaf is, who is involved behind it, you must cut the grass and eradicate the roots."

Zhu Di touched his beard and said thoughtfully.

I also know in my heart that the cost and profit of this tobacco are now only in Yingtianfu, if it spreads throughout the Ming Dynasty, the Tobacco Division will come to a dead end, and tobacco is now the pillar of the Ming Dynasty's taxation, and it must not be shaken.

"Wechen takes orders."

Lin Hao arched his hand.

Tobacco must be in the hands of the imperial court, one is to pay taxes, and the other is to be really rampant, because its windfall profits will inevitably produce gray industries, and even the foundation of the country, which will be extremely damaging.

"Gonggong Zhao will follow me on a trip, Your Majesty, Weichen will retire first."

Lin Hao bowed towards Zhu Di and said.

"Father?"

Zhu Gaoxu looked at Zhu Di and showed an aunt smile.

"Little bunny, get out."

Zhu Di kicked Zhu Gaoxu angrily.

……

"Brother Huang, although Lin Xiaozi has good ability, but after all, he is still shallow in the world, do you really think that he can confront the huge Bozhou Li family, the Bozhou Li family is a family, and the power in the open and in the dark cannot be underestimated."

Zhu Chun looked at Lin Hao's back as he gradually moved away, and inevitably showed a trace of worry, this is his good son-in-law, if something happens, wouldn't his intestines have to regret it.

"If he can't even deal with the Bozhou Li family, then he won't be called Lin Xiaozi, let's see."

Zhu Di smiled and shook his head.

……

Wind Flower Building.

Zhu Gaoxu and the three of them sneakily walked down from the carriage.

"Zhao Banban, your beard is absolutely amazing, if you bump into an acquaintance, you will probably think that you have a second spring."

Zhu Gaoxu couldn't help but laugh.

"Lord Lin, what do you and Your Highness mean by wrapping this white cloth on their heads, this thing is not fun to wear!"

Zhao Si pursed his lips and put a white cloth on Da Ming's head, unless there was a joy or mourning at home, it would definitely not be like this.

There is also the black mirror that the two of them are carrying in front of them, and they can't see their faces clearly at all, which is good for disguise, but it's really a little weird.

"Father-in-law Zhao has never heard a word, a piece of cloth on his head, either terrifying or rich?"

Lin Hao squinted slightly.

"Could it be that this cloth is a status symbol?"

Zhao Si seemed to understand.

"Yes, there is a feudal kingdom called Dongzhong, which is rich in oil and gold everywhere, and the rich people dress like this."

Lin Hao said and walked into the Fenghua Building.

"A few guest officers see that this dress is not locals, come to our Fenghualou, you have come to the right place, girl, what do you want for wine, you have to spend silver, do you have silver?"

The shopkeeper stepped forward and rubbed his hands, full of sycophancy, the two of them looked like vassal people, and there were vassal people in the Tianfu from time to time to do business, and they were all rich people.

"Presumptuous, these two are the princes of Dongzhong, rich and rival the country, how can they send your silver to call you the best wine and food, and the best girl."

Zhao Si glared at the shopkeeper and scolded.

"What the adults taught me is that it turned out to be the prince of the domain, so hurry upstairs to the private room and please."

The shopkeeper's eyes suddenly lit up, the prince of the domain, that is amazing, if the service is comfortable, the silver will come like the flowing water.

"Our Fenghualou has four stunning Oiran in spring, summer, autumn and winter, and everyone in the whole Ming Dynasty knows it, you two are going to enjoy happiness today, that is, can you give some of this silver first, and the small one can have an explanation with the owner?"

The three of the shopkeepers sat down and said with a flattering smile, there are not a few people who want to go up to this Fenghualou to eat and drink on weekdays.

"Noise, if the two princes are not satisfied, break your legs!"

Zhao Si glared at the shopkeeper, took out a 100,000 taels of Huibaotong treasure banknotes from his sleeve, and stuffed it into the shopkeeper's hand.

"If you can't satisfy the two princes, just chop off the head of the villain and make it for the night."

A look of greed flashed in the shopkeeper's eyes, and after confirming the authenticity of the silver ticket, the flattery on his face became more and more intense, this is the God of Wealth.

The four Oiran came out once, but it was only 10,000 taels of silver, which means that he could earn 90,000 taels and never spend it in his life!

"Spring, summer, autumn and winter, is it possible that because the heavens and the earth have been seized, they have come here to take on private work?"

Zhu Gaoxu frowned slightly, if this is the case, he will definitely cure Xu Dashan's sin when he goes back!

At this moment, there was a smell of inferior perfume in the private room.

"This East Palace is really copied and copied, and even the fragrance is used, but it seems that it is not willing to pay the cost, this fragrance is sold for a maximum of ten wen in a drunken workshop, and most of them are bought by those women in the fireworks lane."

Zhao Si pursed his lips, although he was a eunuch, he also liked to go to heaven and earth to listen to music on weekdays, and he also paired up with one of the singers, so he was familiar with the road.

The wooden door of the private room was pushed open from the outside.

"Little Girl Spring Rain."

"Little Girl Xia Yu."

……

"I have seen all of you, and today I will be served by four sisters."

Four women in Luo skirts, twisting their waists, walked into the private room.

When the Oiran took off the veil of covering, Zhu Gaoxu almost didn't laugh directly, what kind of bullshit Oiran, isn't it the maid on Zhu Gaochi's mansion, her figure is not bad, but compared with the four major Oiran, this face is not half a star.

Lin Hao's face changed, and he directly smashed the wine cup.

"Two princes, how could it be that the four Oiran were not well entertained?"

When the shopkeeper heard the news, he said with a smile.

"Shopkeeper, do you think we are fools, ask the four Oiran to be beautiful in the world, all of them are sinking fish and falling geese, and 100,000 taels of silver will invite these vulgar fans!?"

Zhao Si kicked the shopkeeper to the ground, pinched the shopkeeper's mouth, picked up the wine cup and poured it down.