Although Wei Zhongxian is doing well now, he has never made any big investments. He is embarrassed to reach out and the dream of getting promoted and making money is only half completed, which makes him feel a little unhappy. He heard that there is a way to make money, and his eyes lit up and said anxiously: "What kind of way to make money, Cheng'er quickly."

“Mining.”

"Most of the mines nowadays have been discovered. People are mining them, whether they are gold, silver, copper or iron ore. We can't drive away the original mine owner and mine them by ourselves."

"We mine coal mines. The original coal cakes and coal balls are difficult to burn, and they will produce huge smoke. However, since Cheng'er spared no effort to promote the rise of honeycomb coal and kang in the north, the demand for coal carbon has expanded sharply, and there is a trend of supply and shortage. So now there is no need to worry about sales of coal mining now, and there will be huge profits. It is said that there are a large number of shallow coal fields in Shaanxi, which are easy to mine, and now the road has been built in Shaanxi, which is convenient for transportation. I have already told the emperor to mine Shaanxi coal mines, but there is a shortage of funds. I am planning to borrow money from all the lords in the capital to jointly mine Shaanxi coal carbon. You are my grandfather, so you will naturally give you 10% of your dry shares. Do you think this is a huge way of wealth?"

Wei Zhongxian nodded and smiled, appreciating Zhu Youcheng's filial piety to him.

"In two days, I will invite all the lords from the capital to the children's playground for a banquet in the name of Prince Xin. The table will raise funds from them, form the Daming Coal Coal Mining Group to mine Shaanxi coal mines, and then divide them according to the investment ratio. Grandpa will come tomorrow, just record the funds raised and report them to the emperor."

Eunuch Wei agreed immediately, on the one hand, he could do things for the emperor and on the other hand, he could make money for himself. How could he refuse such a good thing?

After the discussion, Eunuch Wei wanted to say goodbye, and Liu Jingting and Xiong Hu came to see him off together. This was delivered to the street, and they didn't go back.

Eunuch Wei knew that they wanted to beg him to release Xiong Tingbi. Thinking that Emperor Tianqi had already ordered that Liu Jingting was Zhu Youcheng's confidant, so he simply sold his favor to them and took them to the East Factory to release Xiong Tingbi in the hall.

The more Xiong Tingbi looked at Liu Jingting, the more he disliked him. No wonder, his father-in-law usually doesn’t like his son-in-law very much. If he hadn’t written a letter of guarantee, he might have really regretted it.

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King Xin came back very late. In fact, Emperor Tianqi wanted to keep him in the palace overnight, but he was afraid that Zhu Youcheng would worry, so he rushed back.

When he heard Zhu Youcheng say he wanted to invite the Lord of the Capital to dinner, King Xin shook his head repeatedly, for fear that Emperor Tianqi would be suspicious. But when he heard that Emperor Tianqi's favorite minister, Eunuch Wei, participated, he happily asked, "Brother Cheng, why did he invite them to dinner?"

"Of course it's not for no reason, I'm going to beg for alms."

"Brother Na Cheng is going to be disappointed. Those lords love money as much as their lives. It is harder to ask them to pay money than to climb the sky."

"In fact, it's not a begging for alms, but a cooperation with them in business. The emperor, Eunuch Wei, you and I are investing in mining with them. After selling, they will be divided according to the investment ratio."

"Does it take a lot of money? Our children's playground has a lot of money, and the emperor's inner treasury is also said to be full. Isn't our two families combined enough to mine?"

"Funds are not a problem. My purpose is to tie all the lords and the emperor together to form a community of interests, prosper and lose together. In this way, even if some people oppose mining, some lords will take over first to reduce the pressure on the emperor."

Zhu Youcheng had not finished his sentence, which was conducive to promoting the collection of mineral taxes. Minerals belonged to the country, and dynasties before the Ming Dynasty strictly controlled mining. In the late Ming Dynasty, industrial and commercial management was relaxed, and many local tyrants began to explore and mine on their own. These tyrants not only forcibly dig out resources belonging to the country, but also organized mining teams to refuse to pay taxes. During the Tianqi period, Wei Zhongxian sent several mining supervisors to the local governments, levying a large amount of taxes and fees for the country, maintaining the normal operation of the Ming Dynasty's finances. During the Chongzhen period, Zhu Youjian removed Wei Zhongxian and recalled the mining supervisors. The Ming Dynasty's finances embarked on the road of bankruptcy, and the Ming Dynasty was finished.

When Wang Xin was young, he liked the excitement. He heard that he could treat him, so he was naturally very happy, while Wang Chengen looked bitter, which cost a lot of money.

Zhu Youcheng advised: "Eunuch Wang, don't worry, those lords will come with gifts. Does anyone dare to eat the wine of King Xin for free? In my experience, there will be no loss if you treat a guest."

Wang Chengen muttered: "Young Master Zhu is young and has not invited passers-by. Where did you get any experience? Alas——"

Wang Chengen went to mourn his wallet, but Zhu Youcheng didn't persuade him, and asked Wang Xin: "A Jian, is there anyone in the mansion understanding the list of Lords in the capital? Tomorrow we will send servants to the Lords' mansion to give invitations."

"Yes, Wang Fanpai and Cao Huachun know. But I have given the task of writing invitations to me. I have practiced my calligraphy well recently and finally found a place to use it."

Zhu Youcheng nodded and agreed, laughed in his heart, thinking that there are hundreds of lords in Beijing, and they will write them down one by one. It would be strange if you don’t get tired of you.

Sure enough, after only ten pictures were written, King Xin shouted that he was tired. Seeing Zhu Youcheng crossed his hands and insisted that he suffer the same torture.

Zhu Youcheng nodded and snapped his fingers. His guards and Zhu Youcheng's guards all came in, holding a brush in their hands, and began to write. In addition to participating in military training, the soldiers of the Xizhen Fushi Department also had to learn basic knowledge, such as literacy, arithmetic, etc. These guards may not be masters of calligraphy, but at least the words they wrote were recognized clearly.

Zhu Youcheng said: "I have known that there are hundreds of Lords in the capital, and you will definitely not finish writing by yourself, so I asked the guards to wait at the door. When you are tired of writing, let them come in. Sure enough, you can't stand it if you are just ten pictures."

"Hmph, Brother Cheng, you are so bad. You don't persuade others, as they hurt their hands."

"If you don't do anything, you won't be able to gain wisdom. A Jian, think about it, if I advise you at the beginning, will you listen?"

King Xin thought about it and started to cheat, reaching out to swear by Zhu Youcheng's itch. Zhu Youcheng did not show any weakness, and the two of them became a mess.

They were fighting, but the guards did not dare to rest.

The guards took action together and quickly finished the invitation.

Next, the servants began to deliver invitations to the Lords' homes.

According to the ancestral system, the Lord cannot have too close contact with the prince, so when the invited Lord heard the invitation, his first reaction was that he could not go. However, when he opened the invitation, they were stunned. The first line of the invitation was that he was ordered by the emperor. The face of the king of Xin could not be sold, but the face of the emperor could not be ignored.

The wine and food of King Xin cannot be eaten in vain. If you want to eat the prince's wine for free, it would be really idiot. So the lords immediately took action. Some lords looked for merchants selling local specialties everywhere, some lords went out to buy expensive gifts, and some lords were clever. They knew that no matter how exquisite the gifts were, they did not have gold coins or silver coins, so they pulled some red paper and wrapped more than a dozen gold coins, which was considered a "thin gift".

The children's playground is very large, and it is not a problem to place dozens of tables. However, Zhu Youcheng believes that the smell of wine is too strong, which is not conducive to the healthy growth of children, and firmly opposes placing wine in the children's playground. Finally, he chose to hold a big banquet in the newly built and unopened yamen of the Sect Mansion, the Bianya of the Zongrenfu.

Because it takes time to buy ingredients, Zhu Youcheng specially set the time two days later. He originally thought that no one came to the door the next day, but he didn't expect that someone would knock on the door knocker of the children's playground before dawn the next day.

The children's playground opened very late because Zhu Youcheng believed that good babies should go to bed well and should not go to bed late and get up early, so the children's playground opened late and closed early, probably when Chen and Si intersect (about 9 am now) and when You and Xu intersect (about 7 pm).

The staff of the children's playground opened the door and saw a bearded man rushing in with anger. He stepped forward to stop him, but was pushed hard by the bearded man, and he suddenly became unstable and took several steps back.

He was so scared that he shouted loudly, asking someone to help.

Zhu Youcheng was practicing in the morning, and a bright silver spear could fly up and down, just like a jade python protecting his body, and like a silver dragon going out to sea.

Hearing the guard calling the police, he couldn't help but get angry, rushed over with his gun, shouting: "Who dares to act wildly in the children's playground?"
Chapter completed!