Zhejiang, Hangzhou.

The largest silk weaving workshop in the Ming Dynasty gathered here.

As far as the eye can see, it's all looms!

Full of industrial feeling, Zhu Yunxi even suspected that he had traveled back to the nineteenth century.

The ordinary loom is one zhang wide, and there are five rows of them horizontally, extending all the way back, and there are thirty rows!

In the middle is a passage for people to pass.

One path to the end.

Accompanied by officials from the Hangzhou government, Zhu Yunxi, the king of Wu, inspected the factory like a leader, stopping and stopping from time to time to give necessary instructions.

"How many pieces of cloth can a loom weave a day?"

Behind him were several merchants in coarse cloth coats.

Although they had a lot of families, they were very plainly dressed, and they wore flat black cloth shoes on their feet.

There was a rule at the imperial court that merchants could not wear silk.

Even if your family produces silk, you can't wear it.

One of the elegant-looking businessmen stepped forward with a smile on his face: "If you go back to His Royal Highness King Wu, a loom will work in two shifts and can weave six feet of cloth every day. ”

"Six feet, that's too little." Zhu Yunxi shook his head slightly.

A loom works in two shifts, and one person has to work twelve hours a day.

Staring at the loom every day, this can't be a trance?

The elegant-looking merchant named Zhang Xinglu was the largest cloth merchant in Zhejiang.

He didn't hear what King Wu meant, and said with a smile: "Xiaomin has thirty workshops in his hands, and if he can open a sea trade, he can add another twenty workshops." ”

Whether it is an official in Zhejiang or a businessman in Zhejiang.

At this time, Zhu Yunxi was all respectful.

If you want to ask the reason, it has to be because Zhu Yunxi has mastered the traffic password for handling things.

Whatever you want, I'll draw you a pie.

We don't have conflicts, we're all stakeholders!

The silk merchants in front of them heard that the imperial court was going to open the sea and set up a city department in Hangzhou, and they suddenly felt like they had seen their living ancestors.

In fact, as early as before the founding of the Ming Dynasty, when Zhu Yuanzhang was the king of Wu, he set up a city ship division in Huangdu Town, Taicang Prefecture.

In the third year of Hongwu, because Taicang was close to Beijing, it was relocated to Guangzhou, Guangdong, Quanzhou, Fujian, and Ningbo, Zhejiang, and each set up a city division.

In the seventh year of Hongwu, it was abolished.

At the beginning of the Ming Dynasty, the establishment of the City Ship Division was mainly for the tribute of various countries.

The city of Guangzhou is specially set up for the tributary of Champa (Vietnam), Siam (Thailand), Manraka (Malaysia), and Chenla (Cambodia).

The city of Ningbo, Zhejiang, was dedicated to paying tribute to Japan.

The one in Quanzhou was designed for the Ryukyu tribute.

The sound of weaving comes and goes.

Several businessmen were smiling and accompanying Zhu Yunxi as they walked through the passage.

"It's too noisy here, please go down to the front hall and sit for a while."

Zhang Xinglu made gestures to lead the way.

The group walked into the hall, and immediately a dozen servants came up with tea sets.

The living room is big and bright, and the decoration is very exquisite.

One color rosewood coffee table, each with a rosewood carved wreath chair,

Zhang Xinglu bowed slightly: "Please take a seat with His Royal Highness King Wu!" ”

"Hmm."

Zhu Yunxi unceremoniously sat down on the top chair.

The prefect of Hangzhou sat in the first position under the head, and the other officials sat in turn, half-sitting.

A few businessmen did not fall and stood aside.

The able servants began to serve tea, as if they were acrobatics.

The tips of the turquoise buds slowly floated to the surface of the teacup, exuding a strong tea fragrance.

"Good tea! Definitely top quality! ”

The prefect of Hangzhou said with a smile.

Zhu Yunxi sipped the tea and said with emotion: "Hangzhou is really a good place!" ”

Everyone listened attentively.

"Lonely in Suzhou, I have never drunk such good tea, on the contrary, my mouth is about to wear out, and it is not easy to raise some silver."

The prefect of Hangzhou said: "Hangzhou doesn't have to be rich in Suzhou, but our businessmen in Hangzhou have just two words: generosity!" ”

Zhu Yunxi praised: "Look at it, I raised 1.5 million taels for Gu in less than three days, what a generous!" ”

A businessman said: "The main thing is that His Royal Highness King Wu is thinking about us." ”

Some of them opened silk and satin shops, some opened tea shops, and some opened porcelain shops.

Don't look at the fact that these businessmen don't have any status, their energy is still not small.

There are quite a few of their spokesmen in the DPRK.

The earliest is Liu Bowen, who is one of the spokespersons of the wealthy people in Jiangnan!

At the beginning, Hu Weiyong and Chen Ning ruthlessly cleaned up the rich people in Jiangnan, but they were hostile to Liu Bowen.

But Hu Weiyong is very flexible in doing things, knows how to slap and rub three times, and later maintained a good relationship with wealthy businessmen in Jiangsu and Zhejiang.

Yang Xian couldn't do it, he insisted on going his own way, and moved the cheese of the rich people in Jiangnan.

In a short time, it was met with crazy revenge and quickly disappeared from the political scene!

Zhu Yunxi put the teacup on the coffee table and looked at the silk merchant Zhang Xinglu with a smile: "You donated 200,000 taels of silver to the imperial court, and you will give you one thing." ”

"Get pen and ink!"

Everyone thought that King Wu was going to give Mobao, and their interest increased greatly.

Maybe King Wu's ink treasure is not worth much now, but when he becomes the emperor in the future, it will be worth it!

Maybe you can save your life!

To everyone's surprise, Zhu Yunxi didn't write.

He was drawing, drawing the principle of the shuttle.

"Not only does this stuff make the weaving faster, but it also widens the weaving surface, so you can have people try it out."

Zhu Yunxi put down the brush.

Zhang Xinglu started with textiles, took a look at the drawings, and probably understood the principle of the modified loom.

In the past, with an ordinary shuttle, two people had to cooperate.

Now with this thing, one person can do the weaving work, and the cloth can be wider than before.

Zhang Xinglu straightened his face, and his voice was full of excitement: "Okay, the grass people will let people rush out overnight!" ”

"His Royal Highness King Wu is really a genius!"

Zhu Yunxi waved his hand and coughed dryly: "Geniuses can't talk about it, it's just picking up people's teeth." ”

"Your Highness is humble."

"I wonder if His Highness can reward Mobao?"

There are smart people who ask for Mobao, even if it is a word.

He said that he wanted to bring it back and offer it as a family heirloom.

"Good!"

After receiving so much money from others, Zhu Yunxi was embarrassed to refuse, and began to write immediately.

No more, no less, one word per person.

Forget about the officials.

"Your Highness!"

At this time, Ji Gang strode in.

He glanced at the crowd, and then stood beside Zhu Yunxi, wanting to speak again.

Zhu Yunxi asked: "What is so anxious?" ”

Ji Gang didn't speak, and swept around the crowd again.

The prefect of Hangzhou got up and said goodbye.

The officials and businessmen also retired with a smile.

"Say it."

"Your Royal Highness King Wu, the silver on King Hui's side has been robbed."

And this good thing...... Zhu Yunxi suddenly became interested: "Who did it?" ”

Ji Gang replied: "I don't know, Hanging Tiansi has found some clues, and the gang of thieves who listen to the accent seem to be from Beiping." ”

"King Yan's people?"

It is related to the canonization of the emperor's grandson.

Fourth uncle, is this in a hurry? Get involved in this state?

"There is another big event, which is from Jingshi."

Ji Gang's expression was very serious, and it seemed that things were not small.

"Say!"

"Liangguo Gong Lanyu, has been arrested and imprisoned!"

Hearing this, Zhu Yunxi's heart trembled.

How did you plant the good sapphire?

"What charges?"

Ji Gang replied: "Jinyiwei commanded Jiang Zhen to report that Liang Guogong intended to rebel......."

Attempted rebellion???

Zhu Yunxi almost scolded her mother.

How can it be!

Lan Yu is so well-behaved now, Lao Zhu has no reason to kill him!

Historically, Lan Yu was arrested and imprisoned in February of the 26th year of Hongwu, and then it was cold.

It is now the second month of the twenty-sixth year of Hongwu.

Lan Yu, this is a ghost hitting the wall, can't get around?

Zhu Yunxi quickly calmed down, he felt that there was something strange about this matter!