Daming: At the start of the showdown, Lao Zhu was stunned

Chapter 770 Shen Sen

Zhu Su did not alert the snake, but specifically called Zhuang Ergou from the front and asked him to escort Shen Yan to find Shen Sen to prevent him from tipping off other people along the way. Zhuang Ergou had a heroic spirit, and he patted his chest and promised that he would never let the news leak out. He took over the matter, and Zhu Su and Gou'er returned home.

Even if the Shen family was brave, they would not dare to act in the name of Prince Zhou's Palace. Zhu Su firmly believes that there are other people behind this who support the city.

It has not yet been clarified what role the Marquis of Ji'an and the Marquis of Yan'an played in this.

Zhu Sufang had not long returned to his home and had not changed his clothes. He soon received a notification from the concierge that Shen Sen, the head of the Shen family, was galloping towards him. Waiting for notification at the concierge.

"Ask him to wait for me in the front hall." Zhu Su said in a bad tone.

When Zhu Su finished changing into his casual clothes and appeared in the front hall, what he saw was this famous wealthy businessman from Jiangnan standing in the center of the front hall with a trembling look as if he was walking on thin ice. There were two rows of huanghuali seats in the front hall of the palace, which was used for receiving guests. Shen Sen was so stunned that he didn't even dare to sit at the very end, looking like a pitiful victim waiting to be punished.

Hearing Zhu Su's footsteps, Shen Sen's deliberately hunched figure finally moved. When he saw Zhu Su sitting on the table, he knelt down with a plop: "Sin... Sinner Shen Sen, Meet His Royal Highness King Zhou..."

"Oh? Sinner?" Zhu Su was very interested. "Tell me, what crime have you committed?"

"The sinner... The sinner allowed his family to talk nonsense and accidentally bumped into His Highness..." Shen Sen's head hit the ground and his expression could not be seen clearly. "The villain has sent someone to detain Shen Yan in the ancestral hall. According to the rules of the Shen clan, he will be responsible for fifty big boards. If His Highness is still not relieved, the villain can hand Shen Yan over to His Highness again..."

"You will pick the lightest crime to blame. What about Shen Yan, and what does it have to do with me?" Zhu Su was not led astray by Shen Sen. "Let me tell you, why did your Shen family's business come to bear my name again?" He looked unkindly.

Shen Sen paused when he heard the words, and blinked when he raised his head, with a rather puzzled look on his face: "Your Highness...why did your Highness say this?"

"My Shen family's business has been merged into His Highness's name since my father's time, and there is no distinction between them. When my father died, he still earnestly asked me, Mrs. Shen, to manage many properties for Your Highness. Although Sen is unfilial, he dare not or Forget the fate of our ancestors..."

Zhu Su was startled, remembering that when he first negotiated with the Shen family, he had jokingly asked the Shen family to donate all their property to the palace. At that time, the two heads of the Shen family, Shen Rong and Shen Wang, did not agree, but after the Shen family's hoarding incident, they expressed their willingness to rely on the palace to atone for their sins.

Although Zhu Su could not deny it at the time, the Shen family still regarded themselves as merchants under the name of the Zhou Palace. Not only did they take the initiative to submit the account books to the palace every year, but the revenue from the property was also divided into 40 and 60 accounts with the palace every year without interruption.

Moreover, the two heads of the Shen family spared no effort in matters involving Zhu Su, such as the conquest of Liaodong, the exploration of Fengming Island, etc., so Zhu Su did not refuse the Shen family's approach unreasonably. After all, the Shen family's current main business: the glass business, was originally a joint venture with Zhu Su.

As for the money from other businesses, it is just a supplement, not as good as the income from the glass business. There is no need to reject the money and embarrass the Shen family, a businessman who has followed his footsteps loyally. And by doing this, the Shen family is not at a loss. It is equivalent to using the dividends from these piecemeal businesses to give their family a layer of invincibility... As long as the Shen family does not commit suicide, they don't have to worry about being spied on.

However, when Shen Rong and Shen Wang were there, they behaved in a very orderly manner, and they did not dare to do business by relying on the palace's reputation. Now this Shen Sen... maybe he didn't feel that the Shen family was losing money by accepting a master for no reason, but he actually took advantage of the palace's acquiescence and started a business in the human market under the banner of the palace.

A trace of amusement appeared on Zhu Su's face. "So, when did I ask you to get involved in such a dirty business as the people's market?"

"Your Highness doesn't know something." Shen Sen still kept his kneeling posture cautiously, but his words were very fluent. It seemed that he had expected that Zhu Su would ask this question, so he had thought of his words. "The little one is also thinking about the income of the palace... This business is very profitable, and there is no legal prohibition on hiring foreigners to do work. It is precisely because if the palace comes forward in this matter, it may damage the majesty of His Highness, so the little talent Be bold and arbitrary and do this business for His Highness."

"If His Highness is not happy, I will withdraw from the business after I return and won't interfere anymore."

Shen Sen was not too afraid. After all, this human market business is indeed the general trend of the Ming Dynasty.

Don't think that there is never a shortage of people in China. Today's Ming Dynasty really has a huge gap in population.

The Mongolian Yuan Dynasty had been wreaking havoc on the land of China for hundreds of years, and after the chaos at the end of the Yuan Dynasty, the population of China was reduced to ten. The land in the north was left uncultivated and left to lie desolate. There is no smoke for hundreds of miles along the official road, and there is no rooster crow for thousands of miles. Even the prosperous south of the Yangtze River was greatly affected by the troubled times. Important towns such as Yangzhou City had the tragic situation of only a few dozen families remaining in the city due to rebel warlords and other reasons.

In such an environment, population became a major problem that the Ming court urgently needed to solve. After Lao Zhu came to the throne, he immigrated several times, filling the north and south, divided the fields, and guided the people to reclaim wasteland. This allowed the land of China to regain some vitality. .

It can be said that the main focus of the labor force after the founding of the Ming Dynasty has always been in the direction of agriculture. According to the original history, the Ming Dynasty should have continued to recuperate and recuperate according to this rhythm until a few generations later, the population increased, the land was insufficient for use, and a series of ills appeared one after another, and the Ming Dynasty also began to decline.

However, due to the emergence of Zhu Su, a time traveler, he persuaded the old Zhu to engage in trade, open sea transportation, open up territories, and seal off foreign lands... These tasks were done one after another, and each one required a lot of manpower. People familiar with history such as Lao Zhu, Zhu Biao, and Zhu Su knew that time was everything to the Ming Dynasty. They did not complete the establishment and implementation of the new system in the first few generations of the founding of the country. They would wait until the kings of later generations came to power and wanted to continue. Change must be difficult.

Therefore, the current rulers of the Ming Dynasty, Lao Zhu, Zhu Biao and others, are actually driving several carriages at the same time: not only to ensure the development and cultivation of the local land of the Ming Dynasty, but also to expand the Ming Dynasty as much as possible through the expansion of territory. The wealth of the country is sucking money and supplies from all over the world through sea whales.

Since the population of the Ming Dynasty is insufficient, it can only recruit employees from other places.

(End of this chapter)