For Zhu Ying, there are too many ways to make money.

Not to mention taking money from the rich.

Don't underestimate the money in the hands of the rich. The total amount of wealth in the entire Ming Dynasty is extremely huge.

However, most of the power was concentrated in the hands of a few people, mainly the wealthy families in the Jiangnan region. Because of Zhang Shicheng, they were not greatly affected by the war, and after Zhang Shicheng was defeated, they survived naturally.

These hidden wealthy families all have silver cellars in their households.

The so-called silver cellar is a place dedicated to storing silver and wealth, such as rare antiques, calligraphy and paintings.

It is the part of wishing His Majesty a happy new year. During the New Year's Day celebration, there are special eunuchs to report, for example, so-and-so wishes the Ming Dynasty a prosperous new year.

This thing is charged by the word, 10,000 treasure notes per word, and the minimum purchase amount is 100,000 treasure notes.

And it’s limited.

This new thing is extremely popular in Jiangnan now. I don’t know how many wealthy people are ready to try it out.

Although, all the wealthy families in Jiangnan who had some money hated Zhu Yuanzhang to the core, but when the news of congratulations to Zhu Yuanzhang came out, well... it felt really good.

Especially those businessmen, they have now begun racking their brains, thinking about how to describe those ten words.

One hundred thousand precious coins in exchange for one word from the court.

Ten sentences are worth millions of precious coins.

This money came so damn fast.

Even snatching is not that fast.

After listening to his eldest grandson's explanation, Zhu Yuanzhang was speechless for a long time.

He really couldn't understand, who would really pay 100,000 treasure notes just for a few words of congratulations from the court?

When Zhu Yuanzhang learned from his eldest grandson that the limited edition of 30 sentences had been sold out in less than two days, he was a little confused.

Three million treasure notes, just like that?

"Grandpa, I have calculated that after deducting the entire palace expenses, the treasure notes received in congratulations alone can save about one million strings of cash. Recently, I have been thinking about whether I should do something to favor the people."

Zhu Ying said thoughtfully.

Zhu Yuanzhang was already unable to keep up with the pace.

He felt that when it came to playing with money, his eldest grandson's tricks were almost like Taoism.

Business is very important to the development of a country, and Zhu Yuanzhang was very clear about this. He cracked down on unscrupulous businessmen and belittled the status of businessmen, but in fact, policies have always been supporting the development of overall business.

As for the eldest grandson, he felt that business was in his hands and he could play with it at will like a toy.

These operations have never been seen before throughout history. They seem simple and casual, but upon closer thought, they are the result of a deep familiarity with business and an insight into people's hearts, which is the basis for such plans.

At first glance, it seems that the status of businessmen has been improved, but in fact it is not the case.

Money is not in the hands of merchants, or rather, the clans behind those chambers of commerce are the ones who truly control you.

Who would be willing to promote a businessman with such an opportunity to show off their reputation? In the letters Zhu Ying received, they were all greetings from certain families in certain places.

"Besides this, is there any other place where Da Sun Ke can make money?"

Zhu Yuanzhang asked directly.

Zhu Ying smiled and said, "For the porridge stalls set up in the city, my grandson specially asked someone to write on red cloth and accept the name of the Chamber of Commerce. Anyone who is willing to pay some treasure money can write the name of their own Chamber of Commerce store on the porridge stall."

"As the saying goes, good wine needs no bush. The business is pretty good at the moment. At least the money from the porridge before the Spring Festival has basically been paid out."

Zhu Yuanzhang was surprised and asked, "What kind of method is this?"

Zhu Ying explained: "My grandson called it an advertisement, which means to advertise widely. There are many people in the porridge factory, and they can all see the words on the banner, so many people know where this shop is."

Zhu Yuanzhang asked, "Most of those refugees are illiterate. What use is this banner?"

Zhu Ying smiled slyly and said, "Those who can't read are naturally not the target of this banner, but among the refugees, there are also scholars who have fallen on hard times, or other children from poor families."

"Who says today's refugees can become successful scholars tomorrow? Many refugees in ancient and modern times have been made marquises and ministers, like my grandfather, and some even founded the Ming Dynasty."

"When you think about it this way, it feels really good."

Zhu Yuanzhang paused at first, obviously affected by his eldest grandson's words.

And then he reacted immediately.

"Good grandson, you are comparing me to him. However, your trick is indeed very tempting. I think many servants will gather here."

Zhu Yuanzhang laughed.

Zhu Ying's move was to change the concept and treat an individual case as the norm, giving people the illusion that as long as they hang their store name on the banner, some poor children will be able to turn their lives around and express their gratitude.

In fact, the probability of this happening is almost zero, which is even more difficult than winning a 5 million dollar jackpot in later generations.

Besides, banners are just the beginning, and there will be more and more of them in the future.

But now, Zhu Ying has made a lot of money in the capital.

And because it is a monopoly, the price is very comfortable.

If there is someone similar.

Hehe, the bailiffs from the Public Security Department and the Five Cities Military Department will tell you what a fine means.

This can only be an exclusive transaction. At least for now, Zhu Ying has no intention of opening it up.

Once we have enough money and more projects to develop, we will gradually open up.

At this time, outside Zhengyang Gate and at the dock, it was extremely lively.

This is the gateway to the Ming Dynasty and where a large amount of goods come in and out. The moat outside Zhengyang Gate is where large ships coming from the Yangtze River can dock.

Although there are goods at other city gates, the volume at Zhengyang Gate is undoubtedly the largest.

There were many large ships at the dock. From a distance, there were at least a thousand ships coming and going. Among them, a large number of ships had the logo of the Qun Ying Chamber of Commerce hanging on them.

Zhu Ying's Chamber of Commerce originally had no ships, and in terms of sea transportation, it mainly relied on trade with others.

But since Zhu Ying entered the palace, there seemed to be no robbery or plunder, and thousands of ships appeared silently.

Some things, once you have power, can be controlled with just a few words.

Although Zhu Ying had extensive influence, he had been developing in secret in the Ming Dynasty. He had no power and could be controlled by the county magistrate at will, and there was nothing he could do about it.

This is why Zhu Ying only dared to act on the border of the Ming Dynasty.

Actually, we really have to thank Zhu Di, because before this, Zhu Ying had never thought of coming to the central government of the Ming Dynasty, especially the capital.

"Look, what is that? It's a large army. What are they doing?"

"What a huge army! Could something have happened again?"

"No, they look like they are training. Which general and his soldiers dare to train outside Zhengyang Gate?"

"I guess it's going to be a big deal... Oh my God, what are they doing, what are they going to do!!!"

"Are you crazy? It's winter now. Are you going to be punished for taking off your armor and clothes? There are two soldiers watching you."

"Look, look, they are in the water, they are in the water. In this kind of weather, being punished to go in the water is simply horrible. They will freeze to death."

At the dock, there were officials, businessmen, foreigners, civilians, workers, and even soldiers on duty.

Everyone turned their eyes to the moat to the west.

Previously, three thousand soldiers appeared, but their formation was very strange. Strictly speaking, there were only one thousand soldiers.

Next to these one thousand soldiers, there were two lines of soldiers standing guard. It looked like some of them were monitoring or punishing them, but when you looked closer, you could see that the two soldiers were very respectful to the guarding soldiers.

Then, a shocking scene appeared.

I saw the thousand soldiers lined up by the river, and then they began to take off their armor and cotton-padded clothes until they were left with only a pair of underwear.

What's the difference in punishment?

But those one thousand soldiers didn't seem to have any complaints. Instead, they were doing some exercises, as if they were warming up?

Finally, after about half an incense stick of time, a scene that shocked everyone appeared.

In this bitingly cold weather with howling winds, the thousand soldiers formed a military formation and jumped directly into the river in rows.

Everyone thought that this was the cruel torture in the military.

Let the guilty soldiers freeze to death in the coldest river water.

Cries of surprise were heard one after another, but this had no effect on the soldiers, and they continued to jump down in rows.

The diving was orderly, without interruption, and not even one soldier hesitated, as if the biting wind and icy water did not exist.

One breath, ten breaths, a hundred breaths.

People were surprised and shocked to find that these soldiers not only did not cry for mercy, nor did they shrink back in fear. Instead, they swam happily in the river.

Everyone's attention began to change subtly. The other two thousand soldiers standing by the river had already prepared clothes and blankets, as if they were waiting for the soldiers to go down the river.

Can they still come up?

The answer is yes.

A quarter of an hour passed, two quarters of an hour passed, three quarters of an hour passed.

There were more and more people watching by the river, and even the people carrying goods showed no intention of leaving.

Everyone knows that this is definitely not a punishment, but rather more like... training?

But this kind of training is totally unheard of and unseen.

Half an hour later, these soldiers slowly came up from the riverside under the gaze of thousands of people.

The soldiers who were prepared immediately went over to wipe off the water stains, used a blanket as a barrier, changed his underwear, put on a cotton coat, and put on armor.

Silence, speechless.

The bustling Zhengyangmen Wharf seemed to be paused at this moment, and everyone was staring blankly.

Only after the soldiers had finished their reorganization did he lead the team away again, gradually disappearing from sight.

boom!!!

In an instant, the entire dock began to boil violently like boiling water.

At this time, everyone, regardless of status or position, started chatting with the person closest to them.

Perhaps the only people who were relatively confused were the foreign officials, foreigners, and those who did not understand Chinese.

They could only surround the translator and ask him about what had just happened.

"Hey, you may not know, but those soldiers just now were all the personal guards of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."

A voice sounded, and the eyes of dozens of people around turned, waiting for what to come next.

"Old Zhang, I know you've been around here for a long time, but do you think you understand military affairs? Don't brag. Soldiers like that are not people you can understand or get in touch with. Be careful not to speak without restraint or you'll get into trouble."

The familiar person next to him immediately said something mocking, and it was obvious that he was more familiar with the old man Zhang who had just spoken.

The people around who were originally very interested suddenly booed and showed signs of dispersing.

Old Zhang's face flushed red. The older a person is, the more he needs to save face. How could he bear being mocked in front of so many outsiders? He just opened his mouth and said:

"Don't underestimate the second son. My granddaughter married the manager of the Heroes Chamber of Commerce as a concubine. The news about the second son comes from a very clear source."

Upon hearing this, the crowd that was about to disperse suddenly gathered again, and those who heard this also crowded over here.

Seeing so many people looking at him, Old Zhang looked more and more proud.

The one who had just mocked and belittled said in doubt: "I know about this, too. Do you really know what it is? Don't keep me in suspense. Tell me in detail."

Old Zhang was not a storyteller. After hearing what others said, he said smugly, "A few days ago, I heard the manager of the Chamber of Commerce occasionally talking about this matter. It's not a big secret. Almost everyone who is well-known in the Chamber of Commerce knows about it."

"Your Majesty has appointed His Royal Highness the Crown Prince's Black Armor Guard as his personal guard. Those who can join the Black Armor Guard are extremely outstanding in age, physical condition, and military achievements. They must be the elite of the elite."

"Even though they are elite soldiers, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince provides them with a salary two or three times that of an ordinary person, and they are also provided with three meals a day."

"I eat more than others, but when it comes to training, I'm really not being ordered around. Ordinary people wouldn't even dare to think about that kind of training."

"I thought it was just a joke, but today I saw it and it's really true. Who in the world can stop a warrior who can withstand such training?"

After these words, everyone suddenly understood.

It turns out that there is such arduous training in the world. What I saw today is just the tip of the iceberg. But thinking about swimming in this icy river for half an hour, I can't help but shiver.

What's more, put your hand into the water and feel whether the river water is warmer.

A cold breath came from the palm of my hand, and I couldn't help but shiver.

How can I bear this?

Someone beside him sneered, "What are you thinking? You're comparing yourself to the personal guards of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."

Hearing the laughter, the man wanted to refute, but had nothing to say, so he could only glare at him fiercely.

The man who came ashore was of sturdy build and had sharp eyes. It was obvious that he was skilled in martial arts.

The person being glared at didn't dare to look back and left in shame.

The burly man stood up straight, ignoring the man who had just laughed at him. He looked in the direction where the Crown Prince's guards disappeared, and muttered:

"Being an official is not as easy as preparing for the future. Instead of taking the imperial examination, why not go and find out if the Crown Prince's personal guards still need manpower?"

This person wore a turban and a Confucian robe.

At least they all have the title of scholar.

However, after watching the training of the Black Armor Guards, the scholar was not afraid. Instead, a strong desire appeared in his eyes.

I have the thought of giving up writing and joining the army.