Yangxin Palace Hall.
Zhu Di had just finished dinner when Fatty Zhu walked in.
Glancing at it, she picked up the teacup and rinsed her mouth." What's the matter? Why are you here instead of resting at home?”
Normally, Boss wouldn't come to his place at this time of the night.
“……”
The boss was speechless. He didn't know how long it had been since he had rested so early. The old man didn't have any points at all!
The boss grumbled in his heart, but his expression did not change as he said,"The auction is over, so I thought I'd come over to tell you.”
Zhu Di's interest was piqued." Oh, I almost forgot about this. How was it? How much did you earn?"”
He was a little curious. Could nautical certificates and nautical charts really make money?
"This number!"
Boss gestured with his fingers and made an 'eight'.
"Eight hundred thousand?"
Zhu Di frowned. So little?
Of course, 800,000 yuan was not really a small amount. It just did not meet his psychological expectations.
"Hehe, not 800,000, but 8 million!”
The boss crossed his hands and grinned. He despised the old man in his heart.
An inexplicable sense of superiority arose.
"Eight million…"
Zhu Di was silent for a moment. His eyes narrowed slightly, making it impossible for others to see through his thoughts. After a few breaths, he said,"Tell me, what's the situation?"
Eight million taels, this figure made him somewhat shocked.
Although he rarely interfered with internal affairs, it did not mean that he did not know anything.
"It's like this…"
Boss had already thought of a way to answer Zhu Di's question on the way here. He quickly explained everything that had happened.
After listening, Zhu Di was expressionless. He tapped his index finger on the table." Are those businessmen so rich?”
His words were very calm, but Boss could hear the thick killing intent.
He knew that under the influence of his grandfather, the old man did not like rich people.
The richer you are, the more I want to kill you. You say you're not guilty? No, you're guilty because you're rich. You must be rich and heartless. You must have done something bad…
His heart tightened, and the boss quickly said,"The people who came this time are all famous merchants of the Ming Dynasty, so their family property is quite good."”
What he meant was to tell Zhu Di that there weren't that many rich people, so he shouldn't have any ideas about them.
"Forget it, I was just asking casually. Why are you so nervous?”
Zhu Di glanced at his boss coldly." What did Fourth Brother say?”
It had to be said that the old man was really astute and had guessed what Zhu Gaojin was planning.
The boss looked up at him carefully and said softly,""Fourth Brother thinks that we should adjust the business tax and raise it to 10% of the tax.”
" Hmm, raise the business tax?!"
Zhu Di raised his voice unconsciously. He instantly became energetic and his expression became serious.
The Ming Dynasty's business tax was set during the reign of Taizu and had been used for more than 40 years.
Now that they were talking about changing it, it would be difficult to increase it by three times. Many people, including many ministers, were unwilling to do so.
"Fourth Brother is preparing to reform and become the Shang Lord of the Ming Dynasty?”
Zhu Di asked in a deep voice.
He could feel that Zhu Gaojin was setting up a trap. Raising the business tax was only the first step.
Similarly, Boss could also feel it." Father, Fourth Brother is a celestial being who has descended to the mortal world. He must be able to see further than us.”
Hearing this, Zhu Di was a little surprised. Then, he agreed." That's true. Fourth Brother is not an ordinary person. Every step he takes has a deeper meaning.”
"So, you support him!？”
Zhu Di looked at Boss with a trace of scrutiny in his eyes.
Facing his gaze, the boss was not afraid, nor did he dodge. He said bluntly,"Father, as long as Fourth Brother's actions are beneficial to Big Ming, I will always support him.”
These words made his attitude clear.
"Good!"
Zhu Di nodded." Brothers fight the tiger, father and son fight together. Since you two brothers agree, then do it!”
He also wanted to see the effect of raising the business tax. He wanted to see who would jump out involuntarily.
Moreover, if this matter was done well, no matter what Fourth Brother wanted to do, it would be easy.
Most importantly, with Boss and Fourth helping out, he could just watch from behind.
It could only be said that the old man's skills were better.
Sitting on a high platform, watching the changes of the wind and clouds with a smile!
"Since we have money, we should hurry up and prepare our rations. Zhang Fu's 50,000 strong army is ready and can set out at any time.”
After thinking for a while, Zhu Di spoke again, as if he could not wait to send troops to attack Annan as soon as possible.
In fact, if it wasn't for the fact that An Nan Road was far away, he would have personally led the army to the desert after the new year.
He really couldn't leave, so the main commander of the expedition to Annan fell on Zhang Fu.
"Yes, I'll speed up the handling of this matter!”
The boss agreed seriously. He was very concerned about this matter. After all, an army expedition was not a child's play. It involved all aspects.
Food for humans, food for horses, clothing, and use…everything had to be taken into account.
"Alright, you should go back and rest. I reckon you'll be busy for the next period of time!”
Zhu Di closed his eyes slightly and waved his hand, expressing his concern for his boss.
He was a stubborn person. There were some things that he was not willing to say.
"Then I'll be leaving. You should rest too!”
The eldest bowed and left the main hall. He did not return to the Crown Prince's residence but went to the Xuanzheng Hall.
The war was about to start, so how could he still be in the mood to go back to sleep?
The arrangements were almost done, and it was probably midnight.
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