"I heard that she was chosen by His Majesty as the beloved of His Highness King Tianlei and the same concubine. Moreover, the harem is so strict that ordinary people cannot get in."

The little palace maid still had a smile on her face. As long as Beauty Zhang really could give birth to one, the old emperor would be so old and the position of crown prince would be decided long ago.

Whether it is the prince or the princess, she, who is with Mei Ren, will follow Mei Ren to heaven. She cannot let her not pay attention to any details.

Meiren Zhang was still worried and shook her head and said, "It's true, why is it so coincidental."

I had already made plans to pass like this for the rest of my life, but now when I saw Zhu Yuanzhang, I began to be afraid and retreat, and worried and full of worry.

"Empress, I'm out of the bath, let's go to the Yangxin Palace first!"

After the little palace maid wiped the beauty Zhang with a cloth, more than a dozen people came in one after another to start wearing it for beauty Zhang.

With his arms spread, Zhang Meiren looked desperate and let these palace maids act on her.

Eastern Palace.

When Fang Shiyu received the news, it was already dark. After all, the Eastern Palace was far away.

There were not many people who could give him the news, and Fang Shiyu was concerned about Zhu Yuanzhang's affairs.

That is even more uncontrollable, and he has no right to care about it. Just be happy.

Finally, the busy day was over, and all the memorials of the batch were answered. Those memorials that did not need to be criticized, a bunch of flattery and lies were beaten back by Fang Shiyu and scolded.

Walking on the corridor of the East Palace, Fang Shiyu looked up at the sky and counted the stars: "I will leave the palace tomorrow and see the wealthy businessmen. I don't know how many of them are willing to contribute to the Ming court. Unfortunately, Shen Wansan hasn't come back for several years, so many old friends have turned into a handful of loess."

Taking a deep air conditioner, Fang Shiyu sighed lightly. The construction of Xindu will not allow wealthy businessmen to make too much money. After all, the project is huge, and the materials, money and grain are consumed very heavily.

The court was in financial difficulties and was very nervous.

"The ancestor, the businessman is pursuing profit and is profit-oriented. Although there are also wealthy and good businessmen who know how to be prosperous and help the world, they are just a few."

"If you want the businessmen to be obedient, grandpa's thunder methods are not applicable. They should make money before they can do it."

Zhu Yunxiu said bluntly that he had been playing with Fang Shiyu for so long and had already known the temperament of a businessman clearly.

According to Zhu Yuanzhang's method, it was a disobedient businessman who exiled Fengyang and had no wealth. He was simple and crude. However, this method was criticized by Fang Shiyu for killing the chicken to get eggs.

Later, Zhu Yuanzhang's attitude towards merchants changed, and after completing the business tax reform and Tianmuhuangzhuang policy, he began to let it go.

"The Ministry of Industry's budget, Tai'an Prefecture has various expenses from the imperial city, inner city, outer city, moat, house, street, and various expenses, 79.6 million taels of silver."

When Fang Shiyu said this, he almost flashed his tongue. Eighty million taels of silver, and the annual tax revenue of the Ming Dynasty court was exchanged for silver, which was only 40 million taels.

For all kinds of things, 30% of the taxes are required to pay military pay, 10% is reserved for emergency situations, and some are intercepted in the local area.

The annual fiscal surplus in the Ming Dynasty was only a few million taels of silver. This was still a combination of materials, not just silver.

The most important thing is that although there has been some growth after the tax reform, it has been said that it has not achieved the expected results.

Eighty million taels of silver, the Ming Dynasty would not eat or drink, pay military salaries, pay monthly money, and just collect taxes. Such a huge amount of wealth.

If we follow normal thinking, it would take at least thirteen years for the Ming Dynasty to take out all kinds of materials, money and food, and there would be no famine and good weather.

"Eighty million taels are distributed to 100 merchants, and eight million taels are distributed to 1,000 merchants, and eight hundred thousand taels are distributed to each merchant, so that they can make money. The court accumulated ten years of the year."

"According to Yingtianfu, there are only 38 merchants who will attend the shareholders' meeting of the Firearm Manufacturing Bureau tomorrow, and they will also be asked to go to other places to do publicity."

At least one hundred merchants are required to contract in sections to achieve effectiveness! Fang Shiyu sighed endlessly. The construction of Tai'an Prefecture requires various materials, rice, grain, and stone worth tens of millions of taels of silver.

It is conceivable what kind of great city Zhu Yuanzhang wanted to build in the Ming Dynasty!

Yingtianfu, Firearm Manufacturing Bureau.

A thousand household office and more than a thousand Jinyiwei surrounded the office and house of the Firearms Manufacturing Bureau.

Fang Shiyu walked into the hall with two Jinyiwei and opened the door. The wealthy businessmen who were invited to attend the shareholders' meeting of the Firearm Manufacturing Bureau had been waiting for a long time.

"I will preside over the political affairs of the six ministries of the Zhanshi Mansion in the morning. I will waste some time. Don't salute me, please sit down! Fang Shiyu waved his hand and signaled that everyone didn't need to salute me."

"Your Highness, you urgently convened a shareholders' meeting. What happened? The court is going to fight?" Wang Zhenguang, Wang Changjian's father.

The Firearm Manufacturing Bureau, except for the Royal Village, holds seven points of the shares.

"War? I won't be war for three or five years. You should have heard of the imperial court moving the capital!" Fang Shiyu made it clear that he would not be warned against the outside world for three or five years.

After all, from the time when the Ming Dynasty became prosperous and the end of Zhu Yuanzhang's eight Northern Expeditions, the Ming Dynasty needed to recuperate for a while, both for strategic purposes and internal environment, to restore the dilapidated mountains and rivers.

"The move to the capital of Beiping has spread in Yingtian Prefecture, but I heard that it was decided by His Majesty. All the three kings of the surrender were moved south and their military power was removed. This caused a lot of controversy, so I naturally knew it."

Wang Zhenguang agreed.

Li Miaoyun said: "Your Highness, the imperial court's capital is a century-old plan, but the Firearms Manufacturing Bureau has established a branch in Yangzhou Prefecture, so there should be no need to move its headquarters to Peiping."

Chen Cai said: "Yes, your highness, our family is all in Yingtian. Moving the capital to Peiping is not very beneficial to us, so we don't have to follow us."

"The war in the north may break out at any time. Staying in the south can also ensure the supply of the imperial military industry. It will not be the foreigners who have to remove firearms and craftsmen."

For a moment, everyone's eyes fell on Fang Shiyu, as if they only thought that their wealth, the family and the foundation was Yingtian, Suzhou, and in the south.

They naturally don't want to move their lives to the north.

Fang Shiyu shook his head and said, "These are not the key points. Where the Firearm Manufacturing Bureau is not the final decision of me. Staying in the south can ensure that the imperial military industry will not be broken by foreigners."

"However, after the imperial court moved the capital to Peiping, it would still build a firearm manufacturing bureau in the north, which is inevitable. What we are going to discuss today is not about the firearm manufacturing bureau."

Fang Shiyu admitted frankly.

When everyone heard Fang Shiyu's words, they were stunned and looked at Fang Shiyu with a blank look on their faces. Wang Zhenguang said, "Your Highness, you are not going to talk about moving the capital, what's that?"

Wang Zhenguang couldn't touch his mind for a moment, like a monk, confused and confused.

Fang Shiyu said: "It is still inseparable from the movement of the capital. In recent years, firearms have developed rapidly, and the imperial court has equipped the army, which has made everyone make a lot of money. Now it is time for everyone to contribute." After Fang Shiyu said that, everyone's eyes narrowed.

He secretly surprised and said, "Is this going to kill the donkey?"

"This firearm manufacturing bureau has just gotten on track, is it going to be knocked back to its original form?"

"No, I'm willing to sacrifice my life and wealth. When I handed over the land, my family was the first one. How could the old emperor not miss this love?"

Everyone's mind was thinking about this time. Is Zhu Yuanzhang going to kill the donkey? The profits of the firearm manufacturing bureau are getting higher and higher.

Did Zhu Yuanzhang want to swallow it in one bite and not give others the chance to drink soup?

Seeing everyone lowering their heads, Fang Shiyu thought about his solemn expression, and smiled and said, "In order to create a relaxed business environment and let the court collect more business taxes, the court will no longer have any unloading and killing donkeys."

"Everyone can rest assured that I am still alive, so I will naturally be able to save your wealth and life."

Fang Shiyu laughed in her belly, it was not for them to be afraid of Zhu Yuanzhang. Zhu Yuanzhang killed wealthy businessmen, so he was not ruthless and could do whatever he wanted.

Chen Cai said: "Your Highness, you should just tell me what the hell is. Let you come forward and hold a shareholders' meeting in person. If you don't say that, we are not sure about it."

"Yes, what do you need to help? As a shareholder of the Firearms Manufacturing Bureau, it is not an exaggeration to say "The Royal Merchants" with a licking face."

"What's the problem with Your Majesty? Let's do our best to help."

Everyone echoed.

As Fang Shiyu explained the matter clearly and made it clear that the court would not let go of the grind and kill the donkey, everyone's mood relaxed a lot and the atmosphere became harmonious.

If you can give up some wealth, save your life, and be rich, it is really not that you can't bear to give up. But in the past, Lao Zhu was uprooted.

House searches and exiles, assets are confiscated, and the flow of water will not give you a chance to make a comeback.

Fang Shiyu said: "Things are not big. If it is said to be small, it is really not a small matter. The court moved the capital to Peiping and named it Tai'an Prefecture. Jiao wants the country and the people to be peaceful and peaceful."

"But if you move the capital, you need to build a new city, expand the city, build palace stocks, large temples, and the country's altar. The court's finances are a bit tight, and merchants need to bring funds to the market."

"At that time, the court will divide the construction project of Tai'an Prefecture into 100 yuan to contract it to you or your colleagues."

"The early stage requires a large amount of capital investment, and the court can only settle these accounts within ten years, so you know."

Fang Shiyu said with a smile.

"Your Highness, how much does the court budget for such a large project?" Li Miaoyun asked out loud.

After all, they just said that they can call themselves the Imperial Merchant. As the Imperial Merchant, of course you must have the awareness of being an Imperial Merchant, play a benchmark role, and lead other merchants.

Everyone was waiting for Fang Shiyu's offer.

"The total value of 70 million taels of silver. I can only say one thing today, and I can't cover too much. The final budget of the court is 85 million taels, so you won't lose money."

"It's just that you make more money and less money. According to the rules of the business, the court will conduct public bidding after all budget results come out."

"The materials used in each piece of land are different, and the funds required are also different. The court has its own pricing. When bidding, whoever has the lowest price will get the project."

"Your purpose is to lead more businessmen to the bidding meeting. If anyone brings the bid, I will remember the merits of you if the bid is successful."

"But the same thing is still the case. The ugly words are ahead. Since it is a new capital, it cuts corners and fails the acceptance. It is not just a simple matter of beheading! Don't say I'll give you the chance, you can tear down my platform."

Fang Shiyu asserted.

Glazing Garden.

After being lucky, Meiren Zhang lived in this new yard. Apart from daily meals, she was not allowed to meet any outsiders, nor could eunuchs.

In ancient times, there was no DNA technology, and the so-called blood-recognition of relatives was just a legend. From the perspective of traditional Chinese medicine, whether the royal bloodline is pure will not be judged by this method.

After the emperor was in a state of luck, the concubines would live in the inner courtyard. If there was no redness in half a month, please give me a happy pulse. The happy pulse at this time is very weak, and even a decades-old Chinese doctor will not be able to judge.

At this time, the doctor will record the results of the pulse diagnosis and his subjective judgment. Then, the matter is not over yet. In another half a month, if there is no redness, there will still be an imperial physician to ask for a happy pulse.

This time, in thirty days, the old doctor asked for a happy pulse twice in a row to completely determine whether the concubine was pregnant.
To be continued...