"Don't be sloppy in front of us, we haven't been fooled yet!"

Zhu Di snorted coldly and said directly: "Since you rebel son has already gone to the domain, why did you return to Beijing without an edict?" ”

"Father Emperor Mingjian!"

Zhu Gaosui said with a face full of injustice: "The child didn't go to the domain, but he still went to the domain to train his troops!" ”

Zhu Di's face couldn't help but darken, but he also understood what Zhu Gaosui meant.

"You rebel want to go to sea?"

"Father Emperor Shengming!"

Zhu Gaosui's eyes widened, his face full of indignation.

"Dad, the overseas barbarians still don't know that I am powerful, so the child will take the three guards of Changshan to beat up those barbarians who don't open their eyes, and let them accept my Ming education!"

Hearing this, Ma He and Xu Xiang's expressions changed slightly.

"Do you know how dangerous it is overseas?"

Zhu Di asked again.

Zhu Gaosui nodded heavily, "Dad, the child knows!" ”

Zhu Di said: "In this way, you can learn more about Ma He and Xu Xiang in the future!" ”

"Thank you, Dad!"

Zhu Gaosui was overjoyed.

"Don't be too happy!"

Zhu Di snorted coldly, "As a vassal king, dare to enter Beijing without any edict, although you are a little special, you will not be punished!" ”

"Huh?"

Zhu Gaosui was shocked, and hurriedly defended, "Dad, the child has not officially become a feudal lord, and he is not a feudal king, the child has just trained ......."

"Don't be verbose, then you should be punished!"

Zhu Di shouted directly to the outside of the hall: "Come on, drag this rebel down for us, and the rod will be punished for twenty!" ”

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

The two Han generals walked in directly from outside the hall, and walked out with Zhu Gaosui on their feet.

Just blame King Zhao!

This business, they have long been very skilled!

Soon, Zhu Gaosui's screams sounded outside.

It's just that the screams of this King Zhao are more and more angry.

Inside the temple.

The corners of Zhu Di's eyes twitched slightly, and he didn't pay attention to it, but said directly: "Tomorrow, according to what Dinghaihou said, each kind of treasure will be auctioned first."

What are the prices of the merchants and gentry?

If they dare to unite privately and do something to lower the price, then the auction will be terminated directly.

In the future, the auction will be held every other month, and only half of the auction will be auctioned.

The Maritime Trade Chamber of Commerce went to the Daming Prefecture to build shops and sell their own! ”

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

Ma He and Guo An hurriedly responded.

Subsequently.

Guo An said goodbye and left very interestingly, Zhu Di's family was beating his son, and he couldn't help but watch the show.

The next day.

Jingshi, in the auction room, it was crowded with businessmen and gentry from the state capitals of the Ming Dynasty early in the morning.

Everyone, holding a small auction sign, sat around and chatted wildly.

The various dialects are mixed together, and it is a headache to listen to.

Zhu Di, Zhu Gaochi, Zhu Gaosui, Guo An, Ma He, Xu Xiang and others sat in the small attic on the second floor of the auction room.

Not only can you see everything below, but you can also clearly hear what those people are saying.

Zhu Gaosui looked irritable, "How can these businessmen say it like this, noisy people have a headache!" ”

Guo An was also a little noisy, so he commanded Shen Zhuang on the side, "Let's start quickly!" ”

Shen Zhuang cautiously glanced at Zhu Di and Zhu Gaochi, and walked down quickly.

Soon.

Shen Zhuang appeared on the auction table and said a few words to the gentry and merchants below, and the entire auction room fell silent.

"The auction has officially begun!"

"Two boxes of high-quality ivory! There are ten shopkeepers in the venue to come up and inspect the goods! ”

"The reserve price is two thousand taels of silver, start bidding!"

"Two thousand taels on the tenth!"

"Two thousand three hundred taels of silver on the thirty-second!"

"Two thousand five hundred taels of silver on the eighth!"

"Two thousand six hundred taels of silver for the second number!"

“……”

"Six bags of pepper, three hundred catties! Ten shopkeepers are invited to come up and inspect the goods! ”

"The reserve price is two thousand five hundred taels of silver, and the bidding auction begins!"

"The eighteenth bid is two thousand eight hundred taels!"

"No. 4 bid three thousand one hundred taels!"

"Fifty-two bids three thousand three hundred taels!"

“……”

"Sixty-six bids three thousand eight hundred and two three! Congratulations to the 66th shopkeeper! ”

……

Looking at those businessmen, one by one is more open to competition, Zhu Di and Zhu Gaochi are very satisfied.

"It seems that these businessmen are quite honest!"

Guo An nodded slightly, "What Your Majesty said is extremely true!" ”

Zhu Di looked at Guo An with some suspicion.

"Isn't it true that these merchants know something?"

"Your Majesty forgives you, if you open a shop in all the state capitals of Daming, the Maritime Trade Chamber of Commerce will not be able to find so many shopkeepers and bookkeepers!"

"It's okay, as the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty, we can't compete with these people!"

"Your Majesty Shengming!"

Two shameless people, one boasting and the other shamelessly boasting.

On the side, Zhu Gaochi and Ma He could only look at the group of businessmen below to keep themselves from hearing those words.

But.

The shouting of the auction below is indeed tempting.

Until noon, the old man on the stage shouted the price, and his voice was hoarse.

The auction slowly stopped.

"Sold out so quickly?"

Above, in the small cubicle on the second floor, looking at the group of businessmen who left below, Zhu Di was still a little unsatisfied.

Shen Zhuang, who was waiting on the side, hurriedly replied: "Back to Your Majesty, I only sold half of the goods in the morning, and I will continue in the afternoon!" ”

"Half?"

Zhu Di's eyes lit up, and he asked with some curiosity: "How many silver taels were auctioned in the morning?" ”

Shen Zhuang picked up an account book, glanced at it, and handed it to Zhu Di.

"Back to Your Majesty, a total of 6,865,300 taels of silver were sold in one morning!"

Zhu Di's eyes widened, and he picked up the account book and looked at it.

On the side, Zhu Gaosui's eyes lit up, "So fast, we just think that after selling for a while, we will get so many silver taels in the account!"

In this way, the money spent by Ma He and other fleets to go to the Western Ocean has been earned, and even millions of taels of silver have been earned! ”

"Hmm!"

Guo An and Zhu Gaochi both nodded slightly.

Zhu Gaosui said again: "If you add the goods in the afternoon, wouldn't it be auctioned off more than 10 million taels of silver today?" ”

"Almost!"

Guo An nodded slightly.

Zhu Gaosui said again: "And today, it is only a hundred percent of the goods that have been auctioned. In this way, the goods brought back by the horses and the Western fleet will not earn ten thousand taels of silver? ”

Hearing this, Zhu Di couldn't help but look up at Zhu Gaosui, a little surprised.

"When did you learn these arithmetics?"

"Hehe, Dad, the child wants to lead troops to the sea, attack the barbarian country, build a seaport, and earn millions of taels a year......"

As he spoke, Zhu Gaosui's face fell, "I didn't expect that my father could earn 10,000,000 taels of silver just by sending horses and going to sea!" ”

"Dad, Dinghai Hou deceived the child!"

Guo An hurriedly bowed his hand, "Why does Your Highness say this?" ”

Zhu Gaosui was indignant, "Obviously, you can make money like this by sending a fleet, why did the Marquis of Dinghai deceive this king to lead his troops to the sea to attack the barbarian country, and also want this king to build a seaport?" ”

Zhu Di and Zhu Gaochi also looked at Guo An with curiosity on their faces.

Guo An smiled faintly, "His Royal Highness King Zhao is short-sighted!" ”

Zhu Gaosui's eyes widened, a little incredulous, "You actually say that this king is short-sighted?" ”

"Hmm!"

Guo An nodded slightly, and said: "His Royal Highness King Zhao, these goods brought back by the horse and the fleet this time can be sold for so much money, because my Daming Sea has been banned for a long time, and these overseas spices are scarce, and they are rare and expensive.

But if the sea ban is lifted, thousands of merchant fleets will go to sea for sea trade.

Countless spices and curiosities from overseas have entered my Daming, does Your Highness think that these spices and curiosities can always be at such a high price? ”

"I can't!"

Zhu Gaosui shook his head again and again, he is not stupid!

Guo An continued: "In this way, risking life and death, going to sea for a year, and earning up to a million taels of silver through hard work, this is still a situation where there are many big ships.

However, if Your Highness conquers a barbarian country, builds a seaport, and builds a wharf, it will supply our Ming merchants to trade with those overseas barbarians.

His Highness only needs to sit there comfortably, watching those barbarians and merchants pay taxes and fees, or spend money in various shops, restaurants, and inns built by His Highness, and earn money for His Highness.

In this way, you can earn millions of taels of silver every year, or even millions of taels of silver.

Moreover, His Royal Highness Zhao Wangfu also obtained a barbarian country out of thin air.

With such a long-term business, why does Your Highness think that I am deceiving Your Highness? ”

"This ......"

Zhu Gaosui couldn't help but smile all over his face.

On the side, Zhu Di was thoughtful.

In this way, it is the safest to reopen the city!

"Okay, we still have something to do in the palace, let's go back first!"

"Congratulations to Your Majesty, villain!"

"Weichen sends your majesty!"

With Zhu Di leaving, Guo An and Zhu Gaochi also said goodbye and left.

However, Ma He and Xu Xiang still stayed in the auction room!

…… (End of chapter)