Zhu Di's face suddenly turned dark.

All the fantasies just now were ruthlessly extinguished by Li Jinglong's words.

I originally thought that Zhu Ying made a wrong move, but it turned out to be a brilliant one.

However, he still couldn't understand why everyone was scrambling for a 10% share of 500,000 guan, even Li Jinglong wanted to buy it.

Five hundred thousand strings of precious coins, what does that mean?

On average, a soldier now earns about three strings of cash per month.

For ten thousand soldiers, the monthly salary is only thirty thousand strings of cash.

Five hundred thousand strings of precious coins would be enough to support the Ming army for a long time, and this was only one-tenth of the shares of one of the five factories run by Zhu Ying.

According to this calculation, one factory would have 5 million strings of cash, and five factories would have 25 million strings of Ming treasure notes.

This is exactly the total annual revenue of the Ming Dynasty in the past few years.

Too exaggerated, too exaggerated!

That’s it. According to Li Jinglong, it seems very simple.

Zhu Di didn't care about money or businessmen.

But when money reaches a certain level, it is enough to affect the rise and fall of a dynasty.

Zhu Di tried to calm down the shock in his heart, and his tone was trembling at the beginning: "Please tell me, Jinglong, how did His Royal Highness Changsun do this?"

To be honest, this was the first time that Zhu Di was truly scared by Zhu Ying.

Twenty-five million strings of wealth was so outrageous that Zhu Di felt like he was listening to a myth and couldn't believe it.

Hearing this, Li Jinglong sighed and said, "To be honest, someone like His Royal Highness Chang Sun is a genius in business that I have never heard of before. Even Shen Wansan, who was once known as the Cornucopia, is dwarfed by his talent."

"It feels like turning one's hand to make clouds and turning another's hand to make rain. I don't know what will happen to the Ming Dynasty under the leadership of His Royal Highness Chang Sun. I have a feeling that this period of time will not be too long."

After Li Jinglong finished speaking, he took out a booklet and handed it to Zhu Di, saying, "Uncle, this is the booklet that His Royal Highness Changsun took out at the Duke of Liang's Mansion. It fully records the overall scale of the five factories."

"There is also the future development direction and the revenue that may be achieved. After reading this, I believe the table number will fully understand what my nephew just said."

Zhu Di took the booklet doubtfully and began to read it.

How come the booklet that Zhu Ying took out from the Duke of Liang's Mansion appeared in Li Jinglong's hands in less than two hours?

This was actually Zhu Ying's arrangement.

Whether it is Lan Yu, Cao Zhen, or Wang Bi and others, they are all military men.

Not to say that I can't read, but the days I actually spent studying can really be counted on one's fingers. Now that I'm in a high position, I'm busy pursuing things that I like, so how could I have the energy to really sit down and study?

For example, Wang Bi didn't spend all day drinking, which was already pretty good.

After fighting wars all his life, now that the Ming Dynasty has been founded, it is certainly time to enjoy himself.

When these booklets came into their hands, they were immediately handed over to the people below them.

Considering the contents of the booklet, those who can understand it are naturally literate businessmen. In the business circle, such a big thing must be common.

As a member of the Grand Marshal's Office, Li Jinglong naturally knew that several governors had gone to the Duke of Liang's Mansion to attend the dinner and welcome His Royal Highness Zhang Sun.

Driven by curiosity, people would also inquire about the relevant news. On this point, Zhu Ying himself had no intention of blocking the news, and even secretly accelerated its spread.

Only eight copies of the booklet appeared, but within less than an hour after Zhu Ying left, there were probably over a hundred or eighty copies of the original booklet on the market.

As for whether the book in Li Jinglong's hand came from the hands of the barons who attended the dinner, that is a matter of opinion.

After Zhu Di finished reading it, his face showed some confusion and shock.

In fact, Zhu Di himself had some literary skills. After all, he was taught by famous teachers. However, when he was a child, he liked to doze off or skip classes.

In addition, Zhu Yuanzhang was fighting at war and always lived in the military camp, so his literature was relatively weak.

It is possible to understand it, but it is a bit difficult to comprehend it.

However, after reading the description of future profits at the back of the booklet, Zhu Di had an urge to buy a share.

The large amount of population positioning analysis, market environment analysis, and various data in front of it made Zhu Di feel very high-end.

And if you think about a certain data carefully, it seems to be true.

In this way, the subsequent profit situation appears to be very real.

"Uncle, I have seen clearly that His Royal Highness Changsun is truly extraordinary." Seeing Zhu Di close the book, Li Jinglong did not think much about it and asked.

Zhu Di's expression stiffened slightly. Could he say that he didn't understand?

That was definitely not possible. He could only sigh, "When I was in Peking earlier, I first met my nephew and I felt that he was extraordinary. Now that I think about it, it seems natural that the current situation has come."

"My nephew's achievements in business are beyond the reach of not only me, but anyone else in the past hundred years. Such a miraculous way of doing things will probably leave a deep mark in history books."

"This money is very important to the Ming Dynasty and all the soldiers. The most important thing is that the source of this money is not from the people, but from the merchants and landlords."

Zhu Di himself was very intelligent, and this was not only reflected in military matters. After a brief thought, he understood the relationships between various parties.

The Qunying Chamber of Commerce belongs to Zhu Ying, so all this money naturally flows into Zhu Ying's pocket. With Zhu Ying's current status, it is obvious that such a large sum of money will naturally become the income of the Ming Dynasty's treasury.

Li Jinglong nodded in agreement. The best thing about His Royal Highness Chang Sun was that this money did not involve the interests of the people at all.

It seems simple, but only those who truly understand it will know how difficult it is.

In today's world, from top to bottom, even the annual income of the Ming Dynasty treasury comes from the grassroots people.

This is true even for landlords and gentry, officials' salaries, military pay at the border, and annual revenues from the national treasury.

Those businessmen who made a fortune all engaged in hoarding goods and speculation.

Compared to this, it is extremely valuable.

Whether it is Li Jinglong or Zhu Di, they can be regarded as the top nobles of the Ming Dynasty. From their perspective, things are naturally completely different.

"Tomorrow is the military parade. Jinglong, do you know anything about it? I heard from my eldest son Gao Chi that it seems that the army entered the city yesterday, and the soldiers of the capital's guards gave the people a great change."

Zhu Di then said that he no longer wanted to talk about money. Compared to business, he was more interested in military affairs.

Hearing this, Li Jinglong's expression began to become solemn.

After a moment of hesitation, he said, "These soldiers have changed so much that I don't even know how to describe it. Don't worry, uncle. You'll be able to see them at the military parade tomorrow."

"This military parade was a huge shock to the people of the capital, the foreign officials who came to the capital, and the ministers in the court."

"Such soldiers with strict military discipline seem to have walked out of the art of war. Every move they make is a deterrent."

Li Jinglong thought of the army he saw with his own eyes yesterday.

The neatly-ordered formations, the unswerving gazes, each person like a walking sculpture, the kind of oncoming impact, I wonder what army in this world can rival.

When Zhu Di heard this, he fell silent, feeling mixed emotions.

Although he had not seen it with his own eyes, he could fully guess from Li Jinglong's expression and eyes that the army trained by Zhu Ying was definitely very powerful.

Li Jinglong was not new to the world. He had gone to Huguang, Shaanxi, Henan and other places many times to train troops.

He is very familiar with the army and has made many contributions.

The fact that he was able to be so amazed shows how terrifying the army trained by Zhu Ying was.

Zhu Di picked up the teacup, his eyes flickering.

All of this will be known tomorrow.

…

The sun sets and the moon is bright, and lights are lit in every home in the capital.

At this time in the Qianqing Palace, Zhu Yuanzhang was drinking tea and chatting with Concubine Ning.

"Our eldest grandson is indeed a man of great talent and virtue. The opening of these five factories will not only help alleviate the shortage of the treasury, but also be of great help to the national treasury."

"Recently, the palace's expenses have been raised by three levels. In this regard, Concubine Ning must thank Grandson."

Zhu Yuanzhang said with a smile. Opposite him, on Concubine Ning's desk, was a promotional brochure for the factory run by Zhu Ying.

At this time, Concubine Ning had finished reading, and her eyes were full of surprise. After hearing what Zhu Yuanzhang said, she couldn't help but say, "Xiong Ying's achievements in business are truly amazing."

"In my opinion, this is not just a simple business transaction, but something that involves the foundation of our Ming Dynasty."

"Such a good child was left wandering outside for ten years. Now that I think about it, it's such a pity. If he had returned to the palace earlier, perhaps things would have been much better."

Zhu Yuanzhang shook his head and said, "That may not be the case. For a man as talented as our eldest grandson, the palace is like a prison, restricting his development. We have come all this way, and we have also seen many rivers and mountains."

"Forget it. It's useless to say these things now. After all, I'm back. I'm already satisfied to have my eldest grandson accompany me in my old age."

After listening to this, Concubine Ning also nodded slightly.

As for Your Majesty, Concubine Ning has been by your side all these years and knows every detail of your life.

In His Majesty's heart, she certainly does not have the same status as Sister Ma, and she has no say in some matters in the court.

However, Concubine Ning is now in charge of the harem and is still quite concerned about Zhu Ying's marriage.

Tomorrow is the ceremony to enthronize the Crown Prince. I came here tonight just to talk to Your Majesty about the Crown Prince's Consort.

Seeing that the timing was right, Concubine Ning spoke up, "Your Majesty, Xiongying was born on October 27th, the seventh year of Hongwu, if I remember correctly. He should be eighteen years old now."

Zhu Yuanzhang said: "That's right. Speaking of this, my eldest grandson lied to me earlier and said he was twenty years old. Haha."

This reminded Zhu Yuanzhang of the time when he first met his eldest grandson at Ping'an Teahouse.

I can’t say we knew each other, it was the first time we met in ten years.

At that time, he was still skeptical and tried to check the birthday of his eldest grandson. The result showed that he was 20 years old, a difference of two years. This made him wonder if he had mistaken the person.

Thinking of the past times of their acquaintance, Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't help but smile.

"Your Majesty, Xiongying is already eighteen years old. He will be the Crown Prince tomorrow. I think it's time to decide on the candidate for the Crown Prince's Consort."

"As the saying goes, starting a family and establishing a career is the first step to pacifying the world. Starting a family is the first priority. Your Majesty, don't you want to have a great-grandson?"

Concubine Ning said softly.

There is nothing much to do on weekdays, so Concubine Ning wants to keep a close eye on the marriages of the princes and grandchildren of various families.

As the saying goes, marry a chicken, follow the chicken; marry a dog, follow the dog.

In this regard, Concubine Ning also hopes that the Zhu family will be prosperous and have many descendants.

When Zhu Yuanzhang heard this, he nodded in agreement and asked, "My beloved concubine, is there any family you like? Why don't you tell me about it?"

"But after we decide on this person, we still have to tell our eldest grandson about it, or let him take a look and see if he is satisfied."

"My beloved concubine may not know the character of my eldest grandson. He is like me, stubborn and opinionated. There are some things that I cannot make the decision for him."

Having said this, Zhu Yuanzhang felt somewhat helpless.

In fact, according to Zhu Yuanzhang's temper, no matter who it was, even his former eldest sister, he could only comfort her. Not to mention the Crown Prince Zhu Biao, if he was disobedient, he would be punished by the stick.

But it was completely different when facing the eldest grandson.

Now that he is old, he loves his eldest grandson the most. If his eldest grandson blames him for anything, Zhu Yuanzhang will not be able to eat or sleep.

After listening to His Majesty's instructions, Concubine Ning immediately understood more clearly the position of Zhu Ying in His Majesty's heart.

The so-called parents' orders and matchmaker's words.

His Majesty also attaches great importance to this matter. Now that it comes to Zhu Ying, he makes an exception for himself.

After thinking about it for a while, she changed her mind and said, "Your Majesty, regarding Xiongying's marriage, I didn't dare to arrange a marriage for him, because I was afraid of being blamed by Xiongying."

"Earlier, I sent someone to inquire about some of the situation. The King of Zhongshan has a daughter named Xu Miaojin, who has just reached the age of marriage."

"Before Xiong Ying entered the palace, he and the fourth son Gao Chi went to Qinhuai together. They got along quite well."

At this point, Concubine Ning showed a bit of regret on her face, and said: "It's just that the girl from the Xu family is too naughty. Something like that happened a while ago. Although it's not a big deal, it has damaged her reputation to some extent."

"With such an eccentric personality, she is not dignified and virtuous enough. If she is to become the mother of the nation in the future, I feel she is still a little short of that."

Zhu Yuanzhang also agreed with this.

In his opinion, the one who could serve as the eldest grandson's principal wife should be like his eldest sister, who could both be a lady in the parlor and a good cook in the kitchen.

To a large extent, women can even relieve their husbands' worries, and they can also hold up half the sky on their own.

But in today's world, it is very difficult to find such a woman.

As he was thinking, Zhu Yuanzhang suddenly thought of someone, that was Ye Yueqing, who was always with his eldest grandson.

So he asked Concubine Ning, "I wonder if you have any impression of the woman following our eldest grandson."

"I think that woman is good. She may be of humble origin, but she can help my grandson in every aspect. Her style of doing things is somewhat similar to that of my eldest sister."

Concubine Ning understood everything. She had actually already inquired about Ye Yueqing, and even knew everything about the Goryeo Princess Zhao Xiangxi.

Although she is not the queen, Concubine Ning now controls the harem and actually has the power of the queen. It is still easy to find out this information.

Zhu Ying didn't keep this matter very secret either.

So the reason Concubine Ning came here this time was to see His Majesty's attitude towards Ye Yueqing.

Seeing that His Majesty took the initiative to bring it up, Concubine Ning became more willing to talk.

"This girl has a good appearance and clear features. She must have been born into a scholarly family. Perhaps her family has just fallen on hard times."

"Although she is not very pretty, she has her own charm. When I look at her, I really can't hate her. I like her very much in my heart."

"Besides, Yueqing is always with Xiongying, so she will definitely be a capable assistant. If Your Majesty thinks she is good, I think it would be better to marry her."

Zhu Yuanzhang listened and thought that this made sense. After thinking for a while, he said, "I think it's okay. Tomorrow is the grand ceremony for the grandson, and we will offer sacrifices to our ancestors and heaven."

"Let's see, why not let this girl go with us, so that we can establish a relationship first. It will happen sooner or later anyway."

"If it's her, there's no need to tell Da Sun anything in advance. Just treat it as a surprise."

At this point, Zhu Yuanzhang suddenly looked a little sad: "Our eldest grandson is good at everything, but why is he not interested in women? He is like a monk all day long, either studying firearms and military tactics or reading ancient books and articles."

"I used to be a monk, but I was a fake monk."

"Our eldest grandson has never been a monk, but he is a real monk. One great-grandson is not enough for us in this lifetime. We must have 70 or 80."

"There are a bunch of people under my feet shouting and calling out great-grandfather. That's what it means to live in peace for eternity."

Zhu Yuanzhang was very troubled by this issue.

When he was investigating Zhu Ying's background, he thought it was very likely that he would find a great-grandson.

He also asked the Embroidered Uniform Guard to check whether his eldest grandson had any relationships with those women and whether they had given birth to any children.

After all, the eldest grandson is already eighteen years old. Normally, a boy of sixteen should be considered a legitimate child.

Others don't get married because they can't find a good woman.

The eldest grandson himself and his eldest sister have the strengths of the eldest son.

He was handsome and had a dignified appearance. In Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes, he was no less handsome than Li Jinglong.

He is quite wealthy. Although he is a businessman, his status is not low in places like the Western Regions.

Even if he had a few children of foreign descent, Zhu Yuanzhang would not despise them. At most, they would not be included in the direct line of descent. After all, they were still great-grandsons.

Who would have thought that nowadays there is not even one, which is really worrying.

Listening to His Majesty's complaints, Concubine Ning couldn't help but smile and said, "Your Majesty, please rest assured. I think Xiongying has never tasted the taste of it. If he has tasted it, it would be no problem to use his current vigorous strength to defeat him."

"By that time, I'm afraid your Majesty won't even be able to hold his great-grandson in his arms."

Hearing Concubine Ning's words, Zhu Yuanzhang also laughed.

After chatting for a while, Concubine Ning asked for her leave and left the palace.

She is now over fifty years old, old and ugly, so she will not serve in the emperor's bed.

After Concubine Ning left, the moonlight was bright. Zhu Yuanzhang thought of the enthronement of his grandson the next day, as well as the grand military parade to enhance the prestige of the Ming Dynasty.

I couldn't sleep.

I originally wanted to go to the Kunning Palace in the back to see my eldest grandson, but I was afraid of disturbing him.

After thinking for a while, he instructed Liu He: "Notify the harem and let Concubine Zhang come to sleep with you today."

After saying this, Zhu Yuanzhang suddenly had an idea.

My eldest grandson is going to give us a great-grandson this year.

Now that I am still quite skilled in martial arts, why not give my future great-grandson a playmate?