On the first day of the barbecue restaurant's opening, Emperor Mingxi, the Empress, the Crown Prince, the Second Prince, and Xia Miaoyuan all changed into ordinary people's clothes and went to the barbecue restaurant.

The ten barbecue restaurants are located in different bustling areas of Beijing.

On the opening day, dragon and lion dance performances were arranged.

The door of every barbecue restaurant was crowded with people who came to watch the fun.

The one that Emperor Mingxi and his family went to was the largest one among them.

After the dragon and lion dances were over and the firecrackers were set off, the shopkeeper stood in front of the door and gave a speech.

"Everyone, today we officially open the Royal Barbecue Restaurant flagship store. During the three-day opening ceremony, all dishes in the restaurant are 40% off!"

As soon as these words were spoken, all the onlookers cheered.

"We at Royal BBQ adhere to the principle of fair prices and fair treatment. We never sell our dishes at exorbitant prices."

"The mutton skewers are only five cents a skewer, so please feel free to come in and enjoy them."

When the people heard the words "the price is reasonable", they cheered again.

At first, people thought that this royal barbecue restaurant would be like the barbecue restaurant run by Yao Jinse and his wife before, selling at exorbitant prices under the gimmick of the royal family.

Therefore, ordinary people did not dare to come in to eat at all, and just wanted to watch the excitement at the door.

When the shopkeeper told me that the mutton skewers only cost five cents and that the price was reasonable, I became interested.

"A steamed bun costs one cent, but mutton skewers only cost five cents!"

"Five cents a bunch, so we coolies can go in and try a couple of bunches to see how it tastes."

"It really is honest, the skewers are only five cents!"

After the shopkeeper finished speaking, onlookers flocked into the barbecue restaurant in groups of three or five.

Emperor Mingxi and his family of five stood in a private room on the top floor of the barbecue restaurant, looking down through the window, all with smiles on their faces.

"It's so lively on the first day of opening. I believe that Royal BBQ's business will be very popular in the future." The prince said with a smile.

"Yes, yes! If Royal Barbecue does well in the capital, we can expand it to the whole country!" The second prince looked forward to it.

[Yes, open stores all over the country, turn them into a national chain!] Xia Miaoyuan clapped her hands, grinning from ear to ear.

Emperor Mingxi and the Empress looked at each other and both showed expressions of sudden enlightenment.

So this is what chain means.

"Our Miao'er is truly the pride of Great Xia. I didn't expect that he not only has good luck, but also has such a good business mind!" Emperor Mingxi lovingly hugged Xia Miaoyuan and praised.

[What kind of business acumen do I have? If anyone has business acumen, it's Zhu Qi in the book.]

When Emperor Mingxi heard this, he was overjoyed.

A few days ago, my daughter mentioned that there was a man in the story who was very good at making money. Could it be this Zhu Qi?

Emperor Mingxi rolled his eyes and said, "No matter what I say today, I must find out about this Zhu Qi."

"Cheng Wan, Cheng Nian, you brothers, tell me, who are the most business-minded people in the world today?"

The Crown Prince and the Second Prince had just heard their sister mention Zhu Qi in her heart, and then heard Emperor Mingxi ask them this question, and they immediately understood their father's intention.

The prince thought for a moment and replied, "I think the most talented businessman today is none other than Liang Xin."

Xia Miaoyuan curled his lips, "Tsk, in front of Boss Zhu Qi, this kid surnamed Liang is nothing."

The eyes of Emperor Mingxi and the other three lit up, but in order to get Xia Miaoyuan to continue speaking, they suppressed their excitement and continued to discuss, but in lowered voices.

"Why does Chengwan say that?" Emperor Mingxi asked gently.

"Liang Xin is only in his early thirties, and it's truly remarkable that he's become a royal merchant. This shows he must be a business genius."

[Hahaha! I didn't expect Liang to be so awesome in other people's eyes!] Xia Miaoyuan just wanted to laugh.

Liang Chaozong's ability to make money is actually limited. Many of his money-making ideas were actually thought up by Yao Jinse, the time-traveling girl.

If Liang Chaozong left Yao Jinse, he would be nothing in business, if nothing else.

[If we talk about business genius, it has to be Zhu Qi! ]

Even Liang Chaozong was in awe of Zhu Qi. He tried every possible means to recruit Zhou Qi to his side, but Zhou Qi remained unmoved.

Emperor Mingxi was so excited that his palms were sweating slightly. "That's great, my dear daughter. Please continue talking. Tell me where he is from so I can go find him."

The second prince took a look at Emperor Mingxi's expectant expression, understood what he meant, and decided to lend a helping hand to his father.

"Brother, in my opinion, Liang Xin is nothing. Li Qianyou is much more powerful than him. After all, Li Qianyou became an imperial merchant when he was less than 30 years old." The second prince argued.

When the prince heard his brother say this, he immediately understood his brother's intention and immediately retorted, "Although Li Qianyou became an imperial merchant at a younger age, he did so by relying on his family's influence. The Li family has been engaged in business for generations, and Li Qianyou has been influenced by them since he was a child, so he naturally knows how to do business."

"But Liang Xin's ancestors weren't from a merchant family. He made his own way."

Xia Miaoyuan rolled his eyes in disdain, picked up a piece of crab cake from the table and started eating it.

[No matter how powerful these imperial merchants are, they are all younger brothers in front of Zhu Qi.]

Zhu Qicai is a business genius. He is from Jiangsu and Zhejiang and comes from a family of scholars.

His family wanted him to concentrate on his studies, take the imperial examinations, and pursue a career in government. He hoped to secure a position as an official in the future, which would bring honor to the family.

[It turns out that Zhu Qi had no interest in taking the imperial examinations, but was instead particularly interested in business.]

In the first year of Grand Tutor Jiang's attempt to usurp the throne, a special imperial examination was held. The Zhu family forced Zhu Qi to come to Beijing to take the examination.

Emperor Mingxi, his father and his son were all shocked.

According to my sister's previous thoughts, this year would be the first year that Grand Tutor Jiang attempted to usurp the throne!

In other words, Zhu Qi will come to Beijing this year?

Zhu Qi was a man of good intelligence. Although he wasn't very studious, he was quite knowledgeable in the classics, history, and literature. If he had answered questions well, he would have definitely passed the imperial examination. However, he himself was quite lazy about the imperial examination.

During the exam, he dozed off after finishing the test and knocked over the inkstone. As a result, the test paper was contaminated and invalidated.

Hearing this, the emperor, empress and the other two all sighed inwardly.

Alas, according to the imperial examination system of Daxia, no matter how brilliant the answers are, once a test paper is stained and soiled, the test paper will be invalidated.

This candidate’s exam was in vain.

Unexpectedly, Zhu Qi failed the exam because of this.

Xia Miaoyuan took a few bites of the crab roe pastry and continued to recall, "After failing the imperial examination, Zhu Qi didn't dare return home, fearing the scolding of his father and brothers, so he stayed in the capital."

However, his family was not wealthy, and the money he had with him was not much. He soon spent all the money he had.