The Hong Kong Island Dental Clinic must be no small player.

He was just a waiter, and there was no sense of servility at all, even though Zhu Ying now showed that he might be a son of a wealthy family.

The waiter was still able to remain neither humble nor arrogant.

This is extremely rare in the Ming Dynasty.

"Tell me what you can do here. I heard that you can make money quickly here, so I want to do some business."

"Don't make the plate too small, or you'll lose face for me."

Zhu Ying asked directly.

The waiter smiled and said, "It depends on what you want to do. No matter what business it is, our dental practice can help you."

Zhu Ying thought for a moment, then suddenly asked with a smile, "Don't worry about the purchases yet, there are some new and interesting things here."

The waiter's eyes lit up: "Young Master, which distinguished guest introduced you here?"

Zhu Ying shook her head slightly: "Don't ask, just tell me if there is any here."

The waiter looked a little embarrassed: "These things are not allowed openly. We have set rules here. If you don't know your identity, you can't arrange it. Please don't embarrass me, or you can introduce your family name."

Zhu Ying understood immediately and said bluntly: "My last name is Zhu, the Zhu from Jiangnan."

The waiter was stunned for a moment.

Jiangnan Zhu family?

I don't think I've heard of this family.

But seeing the serious look on the opposite side, with a hint of pride on his face, the waiter suddenly felt uneasy.

At this point, it would be offensive to say you haven't heard of it.

Perhaps a new family?

Seeing the waiter's hesitation, Zhu Ying frowned and said with a slightly unhappy tone: "My family is the emperor's surname. If we really want to be particular, then we are somewhat related to Your Majesty. Why can't we say it just like that?"

The waiter was immediately frightened.

The Zhu, who was a person few people could afford to offend these days, immediately apologized with a smile, "It was my ignorance, Lord Guoxing, please forgive me."

"It just so happens that a new batch of black leather has arrived on the ship recently, and no one has picked it yet, so I'll ask you to pick it first."

Zhu Ying was shocked.

Dark skin?

I have already issued clear orders prohibiting direct human trafficking, especially in the area of ​​Kunlun slaves. Who gives these Hong Kong brokers the courage to do this?

During the Sui and Tang dynasties, it was fashionable for wealthy families to keep Kunlun slaves.

It is very popular in the Central Plains.

This is probably a curious effect.

However, Zhu Ying hated this kind of atmosphere the most, so he issued a strict order long ago that anyone who dared to raise Kunlun slaves would be severely punished.

And impeachment reporting is encouraged.

"I remember that the current Crown Prince has issued an express order prohibiting the keeping of Kunlun slaves. You are fooling me." Zhu Ying said so, but his eyes gave people a feeling of great interest.

The waiter smiled and said, "It seems that you don't come here often, and other places cannot provide security, but within the jurisdiction of Guangzhou Prefecture, you can just take care of it, and there will definitely be no one who is ignorant enough to meddle in your affairs."

"Especially in Hong Kong Island, as long as you don't show off on the streets, there won't be any problem at all."

A short sentence reveals a lot of information.

Even Zhu Yunhuan, who was drinking tea out of boredom, put down his teacup.

He had realized that the situation was not that simple.

This waiter is dead. He actually dared to say this in front of his elder brother and showed no regard for the imperial power at all.

Zhu Ying did not intend to get angry. After thinking for a moment, he took out a stack of banknotes from his pocket and casually placed one of them on the table.

When the waiter saw this, he could feel his breathing become a little more conscious.

That’s one hundred strings of cash. A full one hundred strings of cash.

Even though working here is quite lucrative, it would still take him at least three months to get a hundred strings of precious coins.

Judging from the stack of money in the other party's hand, there are definitely dozens of them. I'm afraid that one hundred strings of cash is just a small sum.

"Lord Guoxing, this..." The waiter rubbed his hands, his eyes completely attracted by the treasure banknotes.

Zhu Ying took the treasure note and swung it, "I am also somewhat interested in Kunlun slave, but there is no rush for this matter. You can order it for me."

"This time, I am here to do something big. It doesn't matter how much money you have, but you must not ruin my reputation."

The waiter obviously believed it.

Perhaps it was because of the one hundred strings of precious coins that he said everything without any taboos.

From the waiter's words, Zhu Ying gradually began to understand the current situation of dental practices in Hong Kong.

Unlike other dental clinics, this one has a strong backing.

The waiter didn't say who it was specifically, but it was almost the same as saying it, as his words implicitly hinted at the Guangzhou government office.

The general business is similar to that of other dental clinics, but there are two special businesses.

One is the human trafficking mentioned earlier.

Because when Zhu Ying had just entered the palace a few years ago, she began to vigorously crack down on human trafficking in the country and established a rule that both buying and selling were equally punishable, which caused many brokerage firms to lose a lot of profits.

Especially the so-called Beggars' Gang, which have almost been completely wiped out.

As of now, if there are any disabled beggars on the street, they will most likely be arrested directly by the Public Security Bureau, and then they will follow the clues to find the organization behind them.

There is no way. This is a major task that Zhu Ying assigned to the local security bureaus, which involves merit evaluation and even rewards.

As a public security department that has resettled a large number of retired soldiers, even the smallest unit, of course, fully supports His Royal Highness the Crown Prince.

After the decree was issued to rectify the practices of the human trafficking industry throughout the country, the human trafficking in the Ming Dynasty almost disappeared in a short period of time.

It may not be that easy to disappear completely, but it has already become a rat crossing the street and everyone is shouting and beating it.

In fact, there is a great demand in this area.

Some of them are single men living in remote mountains who cannot find wives, so they can only find ways to buy one.

Where there is a market, there is demand.

Taking this into consideration, Zhu Ying slightly relaxed restrictions on overseas markets.

Sea merchants were allowed to bring women from other places and then "introduce" them to Ming men, and they could receive a "blind date introduction fee".

Based on the fundamental domestic interests, it is also necessary to ensure a steady increase in the Ming Dynasty's fertility rate.

In today's world, population truly is power.

Of course, there can be no coercion, it can only be a "blind date", and the sea merchants just play the role of matchmakers.

Although there will definitely be some things that are not in compliance with the rules when it is implemented, there is no way to be too particular about these details at the moment.

It is politically correct to find wives for single men in the Ming Dynasty.

However, this Hong Kong pawnbroker was engaged in the trade of Kunlun slaves, which was something Zhu Ying could not tolerate.

Any potential "darkness" must be nipped in the bud.

This is a red line, whoever touches it will die!

In addition to the trade of Kunlun slaves, the most important one was land leasing.

Good job.

This tiny Hong Kong Island actually makes the Guangzhou government feel like a concession.

It almost made Zhu Ying laugh.

According to the waiter, as long as Zhu Ying was willing to spend a considerable amount of "rental fee", he could mark out a piece of land here and enjoy the lease rights for fifty to one hundred years.

You can do whatever you want in this leased land.

Zhu Ying then understood why there were so many buildings of different styles. He always felt it was a little strange, and it turned out that this was the problem.

Normally speaking, even if the merchants lived here permanently, it was impossible for them to come here specifically to build a house and invest such a huge amount of money.

It turns out that all the places have been circled.

This is not a business promotion or commercial action.

If it is investing in building factories, solving employment needs, or opening shopping malls, these are normal business activities.

But the waiter's meaning was very clear. It was equivalent to directly occupying the place. It was called leasing, but in fact it was no different from selling. It just sounded better on the surface and confused people.

In other words, large tracts of land have now become private territories of foreign businessmen.

The land belongs to the imperial court, not the local government.

It's really ridiculous.

As far as these two aspects are concerned, not only did they greatly damage the interests of the court, but they also seriously violated Zhu Ying's orders.

That's the reality.

As the crown prince, no matter how great Zhu Ying's personal charm is, it is all nonsense in the face of interests.

After coming out of the Hong Kong pawnshop, the furious Zhu Yunhuan could not help but say, "Brother, let's bring troops here tomorrow to pacify this place. These people are so bold and reckless that they not only sell Kunlun slaves privately, but also sell all the land on the island."

"This is really a disregard for the imperial court and my brother. From what the waiter said, it is clear that he has the support of the Guangzhou government. I think we should first take down this yamen. The Xin'an government office must also be involved. Finally, we will go to the Guangzhou government office and defeat them along the way."

Zhu Yunhuan was a little angry at first, but he was ready to take action after hearing what happened next.

Zhu Ying was speechless: "You thought you were leveling up by beating monsters, but you're still beating them up level by level. According to your method, if the dental clinic is flattened tomorrow, the people involved behind it will have already run away."

Although he didn't understand what his elder brother meant by killing monsters and leveling up, Zhu Yunhuan also understood that doing so would alert the enemy, so he touched his head to hide his embarrassment.

"Then shall we go directly to the Guangzhou government office?" Zhu Yunhuan asked cautiously.

Zhu Ying nodded and said, "We should first capture the leader of the gang. We should first take control of the Guangzhou government office and at the same time arrest all the people in the Xin'an County Office. Once we have sorted out the situation above, we can easily solve the problem of the pawnshop."

Zhu Ying had never expected that when he came to Hong Kong Island to prepare for the Ming Dynasty's ocean-going trade base, he would encounter the existence of Hong Kong pawnbrokers that undermined the country's interests.

It was obvious collusion between officials and businessmen, and even the Guangzhou government was involved.

Zhu Ying would never believe that the Guangzhou Governor was not involved.

From this aspect, we can see that the current interests in maritime trade are extremely huge, and so many officials are involved in just one port.

The officials' salary reform has only been in place for a few years, but its true nature has already been revealed.

All we can say is that money can move people's hearts. A corrupt official is a corrupt official, and it has little to do with salary.

In many cases, it is likely not that officials want to be corrupt, but that they have enormous power and will naturally attract flies around them.

Although most of them are because of money, some are because someone has caught them with something or their weak spots.

Once the principles are broken, there is almost no turning back, and others will not give you this opportunity.

In this matter, if it were someone else, they might have to continue investigating and collect evidence.

But Zhu Ying doesn't need it.

It's enough for him to know this.

Besides, there is no one being wrongly accused now, as the facts are all before our eyes.

In a world where imperial power is supreme, even if someone is wrong, others have to accept their fate, not to mention that it is already a foregone conclusion.

"Brother, what should we do with these lands? The foreign merchants have already paid money, and the government has actually given us a contract. If we forcibly take them back, will it have a big impact?"

Zhu Yunhuan said with some concern.

Growing up in the palace, he was protected so well that naturally he doesn't have any cunning ideas.

In interpersonal communication, we still maintain our original simplicity.

In fact, from a fair point of view, the issues that Zhu Yunhuan considered do make sense.

After all, the foreign merchants paid real money and spent a lot of effort to build their own houses on the island.

Logically, it seems that we shouldn't go too far.

Zhu Ying patted Zhu Yunhuan on the shoulder and said, "Yunhuan, you are my younger brother, and in the future you will be a prince."

"Whether you become an overseas vassal or not, you must first learn to consider issues from the perspective of the country, not from a personal perspective."

"Individually, they are definitely worthy of sympathy. I also understand that there must be many people among them who do not understand the laws of our Ming Dynasty at all. They just listen to the local officials, or others go to the pawnshop to make a deal, and then they pay the money to do it."

"But for the court, these lands belong to the country. I have already made it clear in the law that no one is allowed to sell them privately. If anyone is found selling them, they will be confiscated and fined. Depending on the severity of the case, they will be subjected to forced labor."

"What happened with the dental clinics here on Hong Kong Island is a precedent, and this precedent must never be set."

"If we don't take back all the land, someone will definitely take advantage of this loophole and do the same thing in other places."

"So, there is no room for mercy."

"And for foreign merchants, this is also a lesson for them. When they come to our Ming territory, the first thing they must do is to understand and abide by the laws of our Ming Dynasty. No matter who they are, as long as they are in our Ming Dynasty, they must abide by them."

After listening to his elder brother's story, Zhu Yunhuan was shocked.

Before this, he studied royal etiquette and read the Four Books and Five Classics every day and never thought about these things.

Now I understand what it means that reading ten thousand books is not as good as traveling ten thousand miles.

"Brother, I understand." Zhu Yunhuan replied seriously.

Zhu Ying nodded slightly.

This time, Zhu Yunhuan was brought out to train him. After all, he is already twenty years old and will be a prince in the future. It is not good to be too ignorant.

There are actually not many people around Zhu Ying who are close to her and whom she can trust.

Regardless of his status or relationships, Zhu Yunhuan will need to be able to take charge of things on his own in the future.

"Just stay by my side and watch carefully. Being merciful alone cannot solve the root of the problem. The way to control people is to use both kindness and severity."