Zhu Di nervously received envoys from various countries, either beating or comforting, using both soft and hard methods, and clever means, needless to say.

In fact, even if it is not Zhu Di, if he is replaced by a mediocre son of heaven, with so many cards in his hand, he may not be able to play well. So Xu Jingchang is just perfunctory, that is.

His main focus now is on how to guide the industry in Beiping.

With so many businesses, it is not easy to sell them for a good price, and after they are sold, it is even more difficult to operate properly.

"Dingguo Gong, I regret it a little now." Xia Yuanji muttered, he took out a list, this is the land in Tianjin Port, according to the previous estimate, a total of 500,000 taels, sold to Zhu Rong, the king of Qi.

But after this guy got his hands on it, he actually opened a casino, recruited people, and bet on the end of the game...... It just so happened that Tianjin was going to hold the riding and archery competition of warriors from all over the world, the most ready-made project.

Zhu Rong directly used this to attract people to bet.

"I just read the Di newspaper, and there is a Mongolian wrestler who has won seventeen games in a row and swept all countries. The amount of silver that was staked on him alone was as much as seventy or eighty thousand taels. The old man knew for the first time that there were so many rich people in the world! ”

Xia Yuanji sighed, it turned out that he could see that this one casino alone was more than 500,000 taels.

Not to mention the goods coming and going at the wharf, there are so many restaurants, inns, freight yards and residences...... In a word, he Xia Yuanji sold at a loss.

Even though he repeatedly admonished himself to be cautious, he was still negligent.

"Ding Guogong, I doubt your Strategic Consulting Society now, what do you really assess? Could it be that you colluded with the King of Qi and deliberately took advantage of the imperial court? ”

Xu Jingchang directly gave him a big roll of his eyes, "My brain is broken, smashing my own signboard?" Don't be so careful, let's put a long line to catch big fish, don't let the leeks grow first, how can you get leeks? ”

Xia Yuanji said: "Do you see all the kings as leeks?" ”

"Isn't it?"

Xia Yuanji snorted: "In my life, I have never seen such a fat leek!" Their whole body is full of oil and water! ”

Xu Jingchang was curious: "Is this really the case?" ”

Xia Yuanji took out a few more lists for Xu Jingchang to watch.

In addition to the port wharf assigned by the King of Qi, the King of Liao received a share of 30% of the gold mines in Liaodong, and also got the timber business, which the imperial court sold to him at the rate of 350,000 taels. Fortunately, Xia Yuanji kept a hand, this is not a permanent contract, it was only sold for seven years.

But even so, Xia Yuanji felt that he had lost a lot.

Because the first batch of pine wood from Liaodong was just delivered, the king of Liao earned 18,000 taels.

Is that wood?

It's gold, silver!

Compared with these two princes, the really powerful one is actually Zhu Zhen, the king of Chu, who did not rob anything, but invested 200,000 taels to set up a kiln factory in Kaipingwei to fire porcelain.

Kaipingwei was located near Tangshan in later times, and there was a surprising amount of kaolin, which was very suitable for firing porcelain. Most of the high-end porcelain in later generations came from Jingdezhen and other places, but the bulk of ordinary porcelain was shipped in Tangshan.

Zhu Zhen, the king of Chu, took a fancy to this and set up a kiln factory in Kaipingwei...... The first batch of porcelain was sold out before it even left the factory.

Some people even threw down the deposit directly and asked to purchase the next batch of goods.

There is no way, this gap is just too big.

On the grassland, in addition to cattle, sheep and horses, what is most lacking is ordinary daily necessities, in addition to tea and salt, that is, pots and pans.

They robbed and plundered the household belongings.

Think of a group of people who rushed into the city fortress with great effort, just to carry a cauldron back, the picture is not too beautiful.

And what's even more interesting is that after this person goes back, he will be envied by countless people, and it seems that this is not just funny.

This is the market, this is wealth!

I have to say that Zhu Zhen grasped it very accurately.

He set up kilns in the north, Jurchens, Mongols, and even Semu...... All of them salivated and purchased.

Zhu Zhen knew very well that the things he burned out were naturally not as good as those in Jingdezhen, so the price was slightly lower.

But the Mongols don't pay attention to it so much, they just need things that are practical and cheap.

And even better, porcelain from the south was transported to the north, and the cost of transportation was higher than the cost.

Produced in the north nearby, the cost of travel is saved, even if the selling price is a little lower, the profit margin is more than 30% higher than that of shipping porcelain from the south!

"Let's work hard, we want to use Kaiping porcelain for everyone in the grassland within three years!"

Zhu Zhen was full of pride...... Among the many vassal kings, he is both talented and honest, and Zhu Hu, the king of Zhou, unceremoniously entrusted his share of money to him and asked his sixth brother to help make money.

"I said Sixth, do you have any plans?" Zhu Hu said curiously.

Zhu Zhen snorted: "Fifth brother, let me say that we were all deceived by Xu Jingchang." ”

"Lied? What did he deceive? I think he's pretty honest. ”

"Humph!" Zhu Zhen snorted: "He was picked out from honest people!" What did he say at the beginning, let us set up a money bank, get a wharf, open some inns and restaurants, and get a fleet. These are all sacrifices, you can only drink soup, not meat! ”

"And what is meat?" Zhu Hu said curiously.

Zhu Zhen said loudly: "This meat is a real thing, such as the kiln factory I opened, and the porcelain fired out is just waiting to count the money." I am going to spend another 200,000 taels to expand the kiln factory...... By the way, I also grabbed the work of burning bricks and tiles, you see, Tianjin City will be built, and Beiping will also be expanded, I promise to make a ruthless payment. ”

Zhu Hu thought for a while and nodded vigorously, "It's good, I support it with all my might, and the sixth brother will let it go." ”

Zhu Zhen said again: "Fifth brother, I have thought about it, in fact, we can be more generous and accept the Mongols to exchange livestock directly." ”

Zhu Hu was taken aback, "Is that okay?" Don't lose! ”

Zhu Zhen laughed, "What's the loss? I have ten bowls for a sheep, and twenty plates for a cow. With livestock, I'm clearing the land and growing food. It just so happened that I had so many craftsmen under my command, and they had to eat and drink. I set up a farm, produce my own food, and raise my own livestock. Fifth brother, do you know that according to the rules of the imperial court, if you transfer grain from the south, you still have to pay taxes. But if I produce around Beiping, produce and sell my own products, there is no tax at all, and this alone saves me a lot of money. ”

Zhu Zhen sighed: "I am now seeing more and more clearly, the King of Han has accumulated great wealth by relying on this means. If I am given some time, I can compete with him. ”

Zhu Lu was terrified.

Zhu Gaoxu is rich and rivals the country, everyone knows it, but he didn't expect Zhu Zhen to have the confidence to surpass him, and he is really ambitious.

"Sixth brother, fifth brother is not as capable as you, I will only spend money."

Zhu Zhen smiled, "Fifth brother, you don't have to worry about this, as long as the younger brother makes a fortune, you can spend it however you want, I am not a stingy person." As long as the fifth brother can appreciate his face and provide convenience. ”

Zhu Hu was puzzled, "What convenience do you ask me to provide?" ”

Zhu Zhen smiled, "It's that you are in the medical school, if you publish any more books, can you write the name of the younger brother?" ”

Zhu Rong was stunned for a while before he smiled: "So you covet fame?" ”

Zhu Zhen said calmly: "Fame and fortune, who can stay out of it?" ”

Zhu Hu nodded, "Okay, the fifth brother has written it down, and I will give you a general compilation when the time comes." ”

"Then I'll thank Fifth Brother in advance."

……

"At present, the kings' estates have spread out, and the money that the court has received from them one after another is as much as eight million taels. In addition, a lot of them were sold to merchants, and there were also five million taels, which added up to thirteen million taels. Xia Yuanji calculated, "If you add the Changlu Salt Farm, the land taxes of those farms, and the rest of the taxes, this year's annual income in Beiping can exceed 20 million taels." ”

Xu Jingchang still listened, but Xia Yuanji couldn't hold it anymore, "Do you understand?" Twenty million taels! This is already better than the income of the day. When the old man first arrived in Beiping, he had such great achievements, and he was really a master of financial management, just waiting to see Jianyi, I want to make him ashamed of himself. ”

Xu Jingchang said twice, is this your credit?

Obviously, I laid the foundation for you, okay?

But who makes us more generous, don't care about you.

"Then I'll congratulate Xia Shangshu in advance, this time you can be regarded as a step ahead of Jian Tianguan!"

Xia Yuanji's eyebrows moved slightly, and then he smiled: "I know that this matter is inseparable from the great help of the Duke of Dingguo." Say, if you have any requests, I will help you to the end, and I will never break my word. ”

Xu Jingchang thought about it seriously, and it seemed that there was really nothing to say.

"Okay, I've made a note of this favor, and when I need it later, I'll look for you Brother Xia."

Xu Jingchang was really relieved, all kinds of things in Beiping have entered the right track, and there are not many places where he really needs to be busy...... In Tianjin, the competitions of various departments were in full swing, and he was not very interested.

Xu Jingchang looked around and suddenly found that he was very busy, but he didn't really like to be busy, but he was afraid of stopping and becoming idle.

That way, he doesn't feel his presence...... After all, he is still a little bit lonely, belonging to the traverser.

It's just that all this is different as a small life grows up day by day.

The daughter-in-law's belly is getting bigger and bigger, and the naughty little things are also becoming more and more active, in the mother's belly, constantly tossing.

At first glance, this is a mischievous one.

Xu Jingchang counted and looked forward to it, and the day of his birth was getting closer and closer.

On this day, as soon as he came back from outside, he found Empress Xu waiting here.

"Auntie, why are you here?"

Empress Xu laughed, "And asked me why I came over?" Can't I come here to be my aunt? ”

Xu Jingchang was a little surprised, and couldn't help but say, "Your old man came to deliver the baby in person?" I'm afraid it's not right! ”

Queen Xu snorted: "There's nothing wrong with it, our Xu family has finally added people to the import, I have given birth and raised, and I know what to do." ”

As he was talking, suddenly the maid ran over, and the lady felt a pain in her abdomen.

Queen Xu hurriedly stood up, and Xu Jingchang also subconsciously got up and followed......

(End of chapter)