Almost 80% of the entire Ming Dynasty’s wealth is in Jiangnan.

It sounds exaggerated, but this is the reality now.

Especially in terms of foundation, it is far ahead of other provinces.

Whether it was when the Mongols entered the Central Plains or at the end of the Mongols' reign, the Jiangnan region avoided persecution to a large extent.

This also meant that all the wealth of some families was left behind.

After Zhu Ying's maritime trade business attracted these wealthy families from Jiangnan, his wealth continued to climb to new heights.

These situations have always been under Zhu Ying's control.

Therefore, the taxes levied by the Ming Dynasty on the Jiangnan region are still the highest at present. However, Zhu Ying's restoration of business has made these taxes a drop in the bucket for the wealthy families in Jiangnan.

It just so happened that it was this mercenary guild matter that gave Zhu Ying the opportunity to take action. If he didn't make a huge profit, he would have felt sorry for himself.

The Northern Yuan Dynasty is currently in a loss-making state, and just a few million treasure notes were invested in it.

This has to be brought out from Jiangnan as soon as possible.

Regarding this share auction, Zhang Bo had made sufficient preparations beforehand, and the shares he prepared must be relatively more than enough.

Anyway, if sales are not enough, we can just open another location.

It must be equal.

It doesn't cost much to build a stronghold.

For the big investors who are able to purchase, they have done their homework in advance, and with the help of the constantly spreading rumors, they have created enough stimulation.

With the endorsement of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, everyone firmly believed in this.

In fact, there are benefits.

As a shareholder member of the mercenary guild, there will of course be some relatively preferential treatment, but the possibility of making a profit from dividends is relatively small.

The rich, of course, don’t care about these things; they just hope to have more contact with the Crown Prince’s things.

It seems that this has significantly improved their own status.

If you don’t have enough money, then it’s up to you.

The worst that could happen to most families is selling off some of their properties, or taking out some of their treasured antique calligraphy and paintings.

Even under such circumstances, wealthy families throughout the Jiangnan region were waving their banknotes frantically, wanting to join in.

"I'm still a little timid, and I feel like I could add a little more."

After feeling this enthusiasm, Zhang Bo suddenly felt a little regretful.

After much hesitation, I decided to increase the dosage again.

Now that the auction is imminent, it would definitely be too late to go back and report to the owner. When it comes to buying and selling things, you have to take advantage of other people's enthusiasm because that's the best time to make money.

Once you think it through and understand it later, it won’t be so easy to sell anymore.

It is also likely to cause poor sales, which will have a negative impact on the reputation of the Crown Prince.

Act decisively and increase the dosage again and again.

Obviously, Zhang Bo's decision was very correct.

The auction tickets, which cost fifteen strings of cash each, were sold out in less than half a day.

The price of one hundred strings of treasure notes for a private room is a completely fair price.

Just from selling tickets, he made nearly 100,000 treasure notes.

This is almost free money.

But compared with selling shares, it is not worth mentioning, it is really a drop in the bucket.

In Suzhou Auction House, Uncle Zhang sat backstage drinking tea.

Listening to the cheers coming from the front, I felt a little uneasy.

Slightly trembling hands.

It reflects the tension of the moment.

"Xiahe Zhang family, offer 100,100 guan of treasure notes for one share, OK!"

"Suzhou Chen family, offer 100,300 coins for one share, OK!"

"Zhao family of Suzhou offers 108,000 strings of banknotes for one share. Okay!"

Zhang Bo took a sip of tea, called his attendant, and asked, "Do you have any statistics on how much has been received so far?"

The attendant immediately went to the front to inquire, and then trotted over and said quickly, "Master, there are already more than 40 million coins."

Zhang Bo suppressed his excitement and said to himself, "It's only been less than half an hour. Not bad, not bad."

This number has already met Zhang Bo's expectations.

According to the current situation, even if the sales are slow in the future, hundreds of millions of banknotes will definitely be lost.

At least it can be said that it has reached the level of being able to get the job done.

The atmosphere in the venue was extremely hot.

This is not only true in Suzhou Prefecture, but also in the other two venues.

The three-day waiting period is to allow those big investors who are a little further away to arrive.

In fact, many big investors who had received the news long ago had been waiting nearby.

As time passed, Zhang Bo was waiting backstage.

His current level of nervousness is almost comparable to when he first followed his boss. Almost every incense stick of time, he would call his followers to inquire about the latest numbers.

It was almost dusk when it finally ended.

“Are they all sold out?”

"Reporting to the master, they are all sold out."

Hearing this affirmative answer, Zhang Bo stood up excitedly and ordered: "Count the figures of the other two families as quickly as possible. I will return to the capital with the accounts immediately and report the situation to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince in person."

He couldn't help but be excited.

The current amount in Suzhou Prefecture alone has reached nearly 800 million strings of treasure notes.

Even if the amount from the other two governments is less, it is still more than 10 billion.

"More than 100 million strings of cash. I have never seen so much banknotes in my life. Not to mention seeing them, I have never even heard of them."

Zhang Bo couldn't help but sigh.

It really is true that the bolder the people, the more productive the land.

This number was something Zhang Bo didn't even dare to think about, but His Royal Highness the Crown Prince made the decision directly. Judging from the current situation, it seems that it can be even higher.

But in fact, Zhang Bo knew that this 100,000 was already a threshold. If it exceeded that, it would most likely not reach the current level.

After following His Royal Highness the Crown Prince in doing business for so many years, Zhang Bo felt that he had surpassed many people. However, any move by His Royal Highness the Crown Prince completely revealed the huge difference.

Not only in terms of commercial economy, the most important thing is that it created a brand new project and solved a lot of problems for the entire Ming Dynasty.

The more one understands business, the more one realizes how difficult it is to reach this level.

This is almost equivalent to a reform of the Ming Dynasty.

In fact, no matter which dynasty, reforms often encounter too much opposition, not just from the emperor himself, but from both the government and the public, who will subconsciously reject it.

What is the most important thing for imperial power?

It is not about expanding territory or producing many talented people, but about stability and peace.

However, change often affects the interests of many people, and the beneficiaries of these interests will always be involved in the imperial power in the end.

Reform is equivalent to breaking up the cake of the world, eliminating those who previously occupied the majority of the cake, allowing more people to eat it, thereby slowly accumulating and replacing it with a new group of people.

Such behavior is obviously inevitable for the dynamic development of society.

Therefore, every dynasty, every change from ancient times to the present, has been filled with bloody struggles.

But, Zhu Ying's case was so special, that he lived in such a unique period of time, at the beginning of the most interesting dynasty in history.

We met each other.

If the current emperor were Zhu Ying himself, he would not be able to accomplish such a thing.

All the civil officials who were able to oppose Zhu Yuanzhang were killed.

Many of the military generals are illiterate and are completely unaware of the changes. As long as their food, clothing and other expenses are met, they don't care about anything else.

If you have that much time, you might as well drink a few more glasses of wine.

Zhu Ying's character is very good. In most people's impressions, the owner of the Qun Ying Chamber of Commerce, who once started from scratch, always wants to make a fortune with a group of people whenever he makes a move.

Whether it was the previous cement construction, papermaking, printing and other types of factory openings, while providing technical support, it undoubtedly made many people rich.

There are countless people who profit from the department store sales in the capital.

With the development of Japan, the lifting of the maritime ban, and various supports for the Jiangnan region, wave after wave of people, especially those with some family background, have found their lives are truly getting better and better.

The various changes that have taken place in the government and local areas are unfolding silently.

In just three short years, perhaps someone will suddenly discover that today's Ming Dynasty is completely different.

It is because of these factors that the situation today is what it is today.

The data was compiled at full speed on the morning of the third day.

When Zhang Bo got the account, his eyes turned pale.

It’s not that Uncle Zhang has not seen the world in all these years.

In the Ming Dynasty, where the annual income was only 20 to 30 million, what kind of concept was it to have more than 10 billion in treasure notes?

This is equivalent to the income of the Ming Dynasty for more than 50 years.

How many years has the Ming Dynasty lasted?

The twenty-eighth year of Hongwu.

In other words, even if all the taxes collected in the 28 years since the founding of the Ming Dynasty were added together, they would not be as profitable as the share auction in these three days.

Is it an exaggeration?

Very exaggerated.

But it’s not an exaggeration at all.

Of course, the reason why there are so many wealthy people on the treasure notes now is because of the opening of overseas financial channels.

The treasure notes are actually not enough.

Most of them were offset by gold, silver, antiques and paintings.

"Eighteen million strings of cash!!!"

Uncle Zhang covered his chest and felt a strong sense of suffocation.

Even though this number is something we can imagine, it is still shocking when it actually appears in front of us.

Uncle Zhang skipped all the names and went straight to the end to see the calculated total.

The detailed data is naturally just over 1.8 billion.

But for now, just looking at the amount in front, it is completely sufficient.

"Quick, prepare the horse!!! Prepare the horse!!!"

Uncle Zhang used up all his strength and shouted this sentence without caring about his dignity at all.

The specific number is kept secret, and apart from the accountant who does the summary, only Uncle Zhang knows it.

According to the rules, the accountant who is in charge of statistics has been confined, and no one, including the guards, is allowed to have any contact or communication with him.

What is involved here is too huge.

The three major auction venues are now surrounded by the garrison troops that had been prepared long ago.

This is also preparation made in advance.

Starting from Jiangnan, Zhang Bo mounted his horse and quickly arrived at the dock. He then boarded the fastest boat and headed for the Beijing dock.

When Zhang Bo arrived in the capital, it was already late at night.

For two days, Uncle Zhang did not close his eyes at all, and he guarded the accounts in his arms tightly.

Outside Fengtian Gate.

"Who dares to break into the palace so late at night?"

The guards on duty shouted loudly on the city wall.

The Jinyiwei next to Zhang Bo immediately took out his badge and replied, "The person who came is the Grand Administrator of the Imperial Treasury appointed by His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. There is a matter of 100,000 fire gatherings, and we need to enter the palace immediately to report to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."

"Open the door quickly, or you will delay His Royal Highness the Crown Prince's important business. Can you afford to delay it?"

The guard on duty looked down and saw that it was indeed Zhang Bo.

Zhang Bo entered the palace quite frequently, and the general guards were aware of it.

After a brief hesitation, the chief flag officer of the imperial guards ordered, "Open the city gates."

When the city gate opened, a team of guards was already ready.

After Zhang Bo enters, he will be under the supervision of the imperial guards until he reaches the Kunning Palace of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince.

This is the rule of the palace. No matter who you are or what your identity is, you must follow this arrangement at this time and no one can violate it.

At this time, Zhu Ying had already fallen asleep.

The eunuch on duty, seeing that it was Zhang Bo, had no choice but to knock on the door.

"Your Highness, Your Highness, Uncle Zhang wants to see you."

The eunuch's voice was very low, and trembling with a little nervousness.

However, Zhu Ying, who was sleeping soundly, suddenly opened his eyes.

Even though he had been in the palace for almost three years, his vigilance had never disappeared.

Uncle Zhang?

After waking up, Zhu Ying quickly realized that Zhang Bo’s sudden return at this point must be related to the auction in the Jiangnan area.

"Come here, light the lamp, and invite Uncle Zhang into the house."

Following Zhu Ying's order, several eunuchs and palace maids on night duty immediately took out the fire starters and blew them out to light the candles in the room.

After Zhu Ying stood up, the eunuch next to him immediately put a coat on him.

Uncle Zhang also came into the room at this moment.

After seeing His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, he immediately took out the account from his arms and handed it to him with both hands.

"How many."

"More than 180 million."

Zhu Ying's hand, which was flipping through the account book, stopped immediately after hearing this answer.

He had already anticipated that the shares could definitely be sold for a lot of money this time.

But the number of 1.8 billion did surprise him.

Just then, there was a noise outside the door.

Just from the sound of footsteps, Zhu Ying knew that it was the old man coming.

Sure enough, Zhu Yuanzhang walked straight over afterwards.

"Greetings, Your Majesty!"

Everyone in the house knelt down and worshiped.

Zhu Yuanzhang waved his hand and said, "Everyone, stand up."

Zhu Ying couldn't help but ask, "Grandpa, why did you wake up at this time?"

It is now 2:45 in the morning, which is 3:30 in the morning.

Zhu Ying didn't expect that the old man would wake up at this time.

Zhu Yuanzhang smiled and said, "I am a light sleeper, and I woke up when I heard the noise behind me."

"Come and see what happened here, Grandson."