Chapter 81: A New Way to Make Money
Wang Li knew that Yang He's method of "cultivating vitality" was "to appease first, supplemented by pursuit".
These eight words are from Yang He's recital to Zhu Youzhen.
However, Yang He's real actions in Shaanxi are actually only three words: messing around!
In this regard, Wang Li was clear, but he did not "make a small report" to Zhu Youzhen!
Because, if Yang He is dismissed, the position of "Governor of Shaanxi Trilateral" will definitely fall on his head!
On the other hand, Wang Li deeply sympathizes with Yang He's messing around!
What can he do if he doesn't mess around?
Zhu Youzhen and the courtiers all knew that for the chaotic people in Shaanxi, in addition to encirclement and suppression, they could only appease them, and at the same time, they also had to provide strong disaster relief.
However, it is difficult for a good woman to cook without rice!
Yang He has no money, no soldiers, and no food in his hands!
Even if he wanted to do something, he couldn't do anything!
Wang Li had more than five million taels of silver in his hand, but he never thought of "lending" it to Yang He!
This is undoubtedly a waste, and there is no return!
And, keep a low profile yourself!
If Zhu Youzhen knows his net worth, I'm afraid he won't be far from death!
The most important thing is that, according to the available intelligence, there are more than 100 rebel leaders in Shaanxi, and there is no one named Li Zicheng!
Since it wasn't Li Zicheng's rebellion, he wouldn't pose a threat to the imperial court, so why bother with those idle things?
Wang Li is bent on escaping, Zhu Youzhen is definitely not happy!
Because, there is no civil uprising in Shanxi, which Wang Li is responsible for!
Because, Yang He was surrounded by the chaotic people in Hancheng, and he also helped to relieve the siege!
The most important thing is that he didn't spend a tael of silver on his disaster relief in Shanxi!
At least, not a single silver or two from the inner treasury!
If you want to settle the civil uprising in Shaanxi and Shanxi provinces "without spending money", only he can do it!
It's just that in Shaanxi, Wang Li doesn't want to go and doesn't dare to go!
The thousands of people in the West Factory are not enough to stuff the teeth of the chaotic people!
Alas, the emperor's order is hard to disobey!
Unable to refuse, Wang Li had no choice but to take a compromise plan: after Huang Taiji withdrew from the army, if the civil uprising in Shaanxi had not subsided, then he would "give it a try".
In this regard, Zhu Youzhen readily agreed.
Leaving the palace, Wang Li scolded Zhu Youzhen's ancestors for the eighteenth generation countless times!
At the same time, I am also praying, hoping that Huang Taiji will stay outside the Jingshi City and never leave!
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"What? Huang Taiji retired? ”
Hearing this news, Wang Li was simply thundered!
Huang Tai Chi! Good you waste!
Do you want to kill me?
Only after two battles, only more than 5,000 people were killed and wounded, why did you withdraw from the army?
What about your courage?
What about your talents?
What about your ambition to become the ruler of the Central Plains?
No way!
You're two hundred and five, do you still want to be an emperor?
Do you want to kill me?
Shaanxi, Shaanxi!
I'll go!
Is it easy for Lao Tzu to be greedy for some money?
So many hungry people, so many chaotic people!
Even if you use potatoes, sweet potatoes and corn to appease, you will empty all your family property!
Moreover, it is difficult to buy potatoes, sweet potatoes and corn in the market, only rice and flour remain!
Hum!
It's hard to get some money, but you can't just run it away!
It seems that it's time to get ready to run!
Right!
On the pretext of buying disaster relief materials, I took a boat along the Grand Canal and headed south!
Then quietly contact Zheng Zhilong and get ready to go to Hainan or Jilong Mountain!
That's it!
As soon as the wind blows, I will go to sea by boat!
You're chasing me!
If you have the ability, chase after it!
See I can't beat you!
Hum!
Zhu Youzhen!
Lao Tzu is no longer waiting for you!
"Factory company, factory company ......"
"Huh? What's up? ”
Wang Li was looking forward to the future on the Taishi chair, and when he heard Song Zhe's voice, he slowly opened his eyes.
In front of my eyes, there is a small cloth bag.
Song Zhe's expression was a little mysterious.
I was about to ask what was in the bag, but suddenly, I smelled of tobacco!
So, I took it.
"Factory father, Liu Dong sent someone to send back a sample of cigarettes, and asked by the way: How many ...... are a "pack" in your mouth?"
A pack?
I'll go!
This guy really got me a "pack"!
At least, there are more than three hundred!
Depend on!
Your "pack" contains more than 300 sticks, and I make a dime of money?
The cloth bag is indeed exquisite, and this guy still uses his heart!
However, is it easy to carry cigarettes in a cloth bag?
Isn't it expensive?
Can production be increased?
At the same time, Wang Li took out one from the cloth bag and looked at it carefully: "Send someone to tell Liu Dong that it will be done according to this thickness!"
Don't make it uneven, ugly!
Also, the filter is a little better glued to the smoke!
Who is willing to buy this fetal lip like at a high price?
Also, get me some straw paper, a little thicker! ”
After that, Wang Li picked a slightly better branch, lit it and took a sip.
Well!
It feels a little dry, but it's not bad!
It's not the same when it's baked!
Compared to those big cigarettes rolled by themselves, the taste is much more mellow!
Soon, Song Zhe took straw paper of different sizes and thicknesses.
Wang Li chose one of them, groped for folding and pasting, and successfully made a carton.
Then, I picked out some paper cigarettes of the right thickness, barely enough for twenty, and just packed them into a carton.
Well!
In my memory, this is how it should be!
But......
The surface is pure white, and there is really no appearance!
If you find someone to paint exquisite landscapes, flowers and birds or beauties, and then find someone to print them in batches, it will be handsome!
Hey!
My little money, come to the bowl!
"Factory, which song are you humming? Why has the little maid never heard of it? ”
"Song? What song? ”
Wang Li put down the cigarette case and looked at Zhao Qian behind the bead curtain: "Am I humming?" Why didn't I pay attention? ”
"Yes! Listen! ”
Zhao Qian was very sure, remembering the tune Wang Li had hummed just now, and her fingers danced lightly on the strings.
The familiar melody sounded, and Wang Li suddenly realized!
I was excited just now, and I accidentally hummed the tune of "The Singer of the World".
In this era, with the introduction of various new musical instruments, the development of "qu" has outperformed "yuanqu".
Especially in the Jiangnan area, the singing of courtesans and the accompaniment of musicians have a strong artistic atmosphere, so that countless children of the family linger in the hook column.
It's just that the "lyrics" of many songs are more conservative, and the soundtrack is closer to opera.
Although Wang Li likes to listen to songs and listen to music, he is always not satisfied.
Unexpectedly, she inadvertently hummed a few words of "Tianya Singer", and Zhao Qian could play it on the piano!
Wouldn't it be ...... if the lyrics were written? You can have any song you want to listen to?
Hey!
……
Zhao Qian's talent in music really amazed Wang Li!
He only hummed a few times, and Zhao Qian was able to play "The Singer of the End of the World" completely!
In addition, you can add appropriate accompaniment to the beginning and end of the piece, as well as the pauses and transitions!
In less than half an hour, she was able to play and sing to herself!
is almost no different from the "Singer of the World" in Wang Li's memory!
The melodious tune and mellow singing voice made the Jinyi guard on guard at the door fascinated!
It's a pity that in this era, there are no "tapes", no "CDs", and there is no way to sell records for money!
But well......
If you sing this song in the Qinglou, it will definitely make those romantic talents and children of the family squeeze their heads!
It is estimated that the "ticket" of a thousand taels, they will not refuse, right?
Or......
Open your own green house?
Recruit a group of courtesans to specialize in singing?
Should...... Can you make money, right?
Other people's Qinglou attracts men with prostitutes who are proficient in poetry and songs, piano, chess, calligraphy and painting;
The investment in cultivating such a prostitute is too great!
The risk is also high!
If you can't cultivate an Oiran, your investment will be wasted!
Therefore, our Qinglou will sing and hold a concert!
There is no need to invest too much, and there is no need to waste years or even decades of training prostitutes!
Yes, there really is no need to cultivate!
A "non-streaming" prostitute like Zhao Qian can buy one for 3,000 taels of silver!
However, the green building opened by the West Factory can't be too stumpy, right?
Singing and dancing prostitutes, to say the least, there are hundreds of people!
I'll go!
If you calculate it like this, you still have to get hundreds of thousands of taels!
It's too expensive, it's too expensive!
Hey?
There are many such prostitutes!
Why buy?
Isn't it a waste of money?
As the official of his West Factory, helping hundreds of prostitutes get out of the music is not a gesture?
"Song Zhe! Song Zhe! ”
Wang Li shouted a few times, but no one responded.
"Factory father, Song Zhe was sent by you to find a painter, and he hasn't come back yet!"
"That's right...... That...... You accompany me to the Teaching Workshop Division, and by the way, help me check the gates!
As long as there are prostitutes with similar skills to yours, I want them all! ”
This momentum frightened Zhao Qian, and said weakly:
"Factory father, if the little maid does something wrong, you can beat and scold it...... Can be punished...... But ......"
"Oops, you're mistaken! How could I be willing to beat you! Wang Li grabbed Zhao Qian's hand, pulled her and walked out:
"Actually, I wanted to open a tick!
This trip to the Jiaofang Division, you help me choose a music prostitute and a courtesan!
Wait for our hook bar to open, you are the bustard! Hey! ”
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The teaching workshop began in the Tang Dynasty, Zhu Yuanzhang "placed the teaching workshop division, and held the banquet and the great music", which belonged to the Ministry of Rites and had many prostitutes.
This institution is almost always a profitable business without spending money!
Because, the source of the prostitutes in the sect division is either the captive female relatives of the enemy country, or the captive folk women, or the wives and daughters of the courtiers and the common people who have committed crimes;
In fact, if it is divided in a general way, the prostitutes of the Ming Dynasty can be divided into "geisha" and "rampant prostitutes";
In the Ming Dynasty, there was no word for "geisha", but many of the prostitutes in the Jiaofang Division and the folk Golan were "geisha", who only sold their art but not their bodies.
Otherwise, men in the Ming Dynasty who attached great importance to chastity, such as Qian Qianyi, Hou Fangyu, Zhu Guobi and other important ministers, would not marry their favorite "Qin Huai Eight Uniques" with heavy money.
It's just that because prostitutes have the shackles of music, their status is very low!
Many "geisha" are forced to become "rampant prostitutes" because of their lives.
At this moment, Wang Li is too lazy to pay attention to these!
He only knows that the prostitutes in the Workshop Division don't want money!
Whether it's a courtesan, a maiko or a music prostitute, as long as it's Zhao Qian's fancy, as long as it's young and good-looking, it's all about it!
With a wave of his hand, Wang Li will register more than 100 prostitutes!
This move frightened the left and right Shao Wu and the left and right Si Le, and even Fengluan Xu Yuting didn't dare to let go!
"Factory father, you have one hundred and twenty prostitutes at once, if there is a sudden banquet in the palace, I am afraid that the head of the subordinate will fall to the ground!"
"I'll go! Lord Xu, you're afraid of hair!
If the Long Live Lord blames it, you will all blame it on the head of the factory! ”
Wang Liman doesn't care, he is really not afraid!
Because, Zhu Youzhen has succeeded to the throne for more than two years, except for the enthronement ceremony, there has never been a celebration in the palace!
Even the birthdays of Zhu Youzhen and Empress Zhou were just a simple family banquet!
Therefore, even if he hollowed out the Teaching Workshop Division, Zhu Youzhen would not know immediately!
However, Xu Yuting was still hesitant and never dared to let go!
Wang Li was a little angry, and took out a stack of silver tickets: "Lord Xu, this is five thousand taels of silver!"
You can just go to the shop and catch a few women, and just make up the number! Our factory will give you a packing ticket: within five years, there will be no celebration in the palace! ”
"Factory, this ...... Xia Guan also likes silver, and wants to do what you say, but ...... I'm afraid that in case......"
"That'...... I'll give you another two thousand taels, how about it? ”
"This ...... Factory father, the lower officials really dare not let go!
Mainly, you want too many prostitutes!
If there is a sudden celebration in the palace, the lower officials really want to fall to the ground! ”
Xu Yuting was very embarrassed, so anxious that he was about to cry!
So Wang Li no longer embarrassed him.
After all, Feng Luan, the teacher of the Workshop Division, is only a petty official of the nine grades!
He really didn't dare to call the shots for such a big thing!
I have to find Wen Tiren, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, or Zhou Yanru, the waiter of the Ministry of Rites!
These two guys, if they dare to push back, I'll kill him!