My father is Jiajing

Chapter 87 What is the old Taoist thinking?
After settling Hai Rui down, Zhu Zaigui finally ended his leisurely day.

After returning to the palace, Zhu Zaigui recalled the experience of meeting Hai Rui and felt it was incredible. He never expected that he would actually meet the legendary Hai Gangfeng!
But if you think about it carefully, it doesn't seem to be a surprise.

He had already traveled through time and space and became Prince Yu, and had also become master and disciple with Gao Gong. It was only natural that he would meet Hai Rui again.

After all, whether it is Gao Gong or Hai Rui, they will be the brilliant waves of this era, and meeting them is only a matter of time.

But even so, Zhu Zaigui couldn't help feeling excited.

After all, Hai Rui in "The Ming Dynasty 1566" is so unique. When he was interrogating Zheng Michang and He Maocai, he kept saying "it's on the record" and he was simply invincible. And in the end, when he came to the imperial prison to confront Emperor Jiajing at the middle gate, his heartfelt words directly broke down Emperor Jiajing's defense.

How could one not be excited to see such an awesome person standing right in front of one's eyes?

However, Zhu Zaigui also knew that the plot of "The Ming Dynasty 1566" was mostly artistic fiction, but this did not prevent Zhu Zaigui from admiring a pure person like Hai Rui.

If Hai Rui in the future could really maintain the courageous and fearless spirit of the powerful as portrayed in historical legends or TV dramas, Zhu Zaigui would never let down this God-given sword. He would definitely use it as the blade to cut a bright blue sky out of the already turbid world of the Ming Dynasty!
"Your Majesty, what's so special about Hai Rui?"

Meng Chong carefully served Zhu Zai'ao and helped him take off his boots.

Zhu Zaiqi glanced over at Meng Chong and said, "You don't understand. He is different from us. To put it in a good way, he is pure. To put it in a bad way, he is stubborn. Tomorrow, you prepare some charcoal for him to keep warm. If he wants to pay you, you can take it at the market price. If he doesn't want it, tell him where to get cheap charcoal and let him buy it himself. Don't force it on him."

Meng Chong responded, "I'll remember this."

Zhu Zaiqi crossed his legs comfortably, and then asked, "How is the person who fired the transparent colored glaze today?"

Meng Chong replied: "I have taken him to Shunyi Industrial Park according to the prince's instructions."

Zhu Zaiqi nodded in satisfaction, "Well done. Let's go to Shunyi Industrial Park again tomorrow to see how he makes transparent colored glaze. If this method is simple, you can start buying tea leaves for the New Year's morning tea after the beginning of next spring. It will be very useful then!"

When Meng Chong heard Zhu Zaigui say that it would be of great use, his eyes suddenly lit up again.

The great uses that our prince talked about are really of great use!

So Meng Chong couldn't help but said excitedly: "I will arrange it right away."

Zhu Zaigui stopped the excited Meng Chong and said, "Don't worry. If it doesn't work out, won't it be a big loss? You also know that although our palace is richer than before, it is not good to give the money to Huang Jin. When I think about giving him 30% of the money, my heart is bleeding."

"But there is nothing we can do about it. I am a prince without any support. Since I cannot hold on to your Majesty's thigh, I can only settle for the next best thing and hold on to Huang Jin's thigh. Otherwise, our Shunyi business, which is so big, would have been taken over by someone else long ago."

"So this 30% of the silver is the protection fee paid by this king!"

Zhu Zaigui also saw through the politics of the Ming Dynasty, which was actually not much different from the Qingming world of later generations. Small businesses still had to face the attention of more than a dozen law enforcement departments such as industry and commerce, health, fire protection, urban management, etc.

Not to mention big business. If you want to do big business, you must have a reliable backer to support you. Otherwise, you will lose everything and become a prisoner in an instant.

Didn't you see that Ma Papa just made a few boastful remarks, but he almost lost his reputation in his later years, and was so scared that he dared not even return to his country, and has been wandering around, living a life of luxury and extravagance. But in the era that Zhu Zaigui is living in now, even if he wants to escape, he may not have a place to go, and even if there is a place to go, it is not certain that anyone dares to stay.

So as the saying goes - it's better to be safe than sorry.

Giving Huang Jin three-tenths of the profits was like paying a protection fee.

When Zhu Zaigui thought about how he, as a prince of the Ming Dynasty and the son of the emperor, had to be so cautious in order to survive, he couldn't help feeling tired.

Is this old Taoist really so indifferent?
Zhu Zaigui had already traveled through time for more than half a year, and not only had he not seen the Emperor Jiajing, but he had also not heard a single word of concern from the Emperor Jiajing, as if he had really been given the throne as a gift by topping up his phone bill.

Moreover, every time he asked Meng Chong to deliver gifts to the Western Garden, he never brought back a word of concern from Emperor Jiajing.

This made Zhu Zaigui couldn't help but think that this old Taoist priest Jiajing might have really practiced Taoism to the point of being heartless and giving up love.

I don’t know whether it is a blessing or a curse to have such a father.

Zhu Zaigui was also unsure about this.

Moreover, during this half year, Zhu Zaigui really did not feel any family warmth. The only people by his side were the loyal eunuch Meng Chong and Mr. Gao who was sincere to him.

As for his brother, Prince Jing, Zhu Zaigui had never met him. He hid in the palace every day, like a grown-up girl, not seeing anyone, just like Zhu Zaigui before he traveled through time. Such an autistic personality will eventually kill him.

"Forget it, forget it. I don't want to think about them anymore. Let's just let it go on as it should."

Zhu Zaigui leaned back and lay on the soft couch, looking at the roof with carved railings and painted buildings, and no longer thought about these trivial things.

The most important thing right now is to develop the Shunyi Industrial Park, and then take advantage of the opportunity of the imperial examination in February of the 29th year of Jiajing to sell the agency rights of Yiran Sugar, Bingxin Sugar, and Yiran Soap.

As long as these products are popularized to the homes of gentry and landlords across the country through these agents, there will be huge amounts of wealth pouring in. Moreover, once these agents have tasted the sweetness of it, they will involuntarily become a part of their own interests.

If we really wait until July or August, when Altan raids the capital, will we still be afraid that they will not send manpower to protect the Shunyi Industrial Park?
Zhu Zaigui's abacus is now making such a loud banging sound, and the abacus beads are about to fall on people's faces.

But who can refuse to cooperate with Yirantang?
You have to know that for most of the past six months, Yiran Hall has been a super-large company shrouded in mystery in the palace. Even a second-generation rich man like Yan Shifan didn't dare to get involved in it.

This shows that Huang Jin's deterrent power is still quite huge. If you think about it this way, giving him a 3% interest protection fee is still a profit.

After all, if this happened to the so-called big entrepreneurs in later generations, they would have to give up at least 50 to 60 percent of the shares and interests to keep their safety, otherwise the outcome would be hard to predict. At best, they would have to retire and keep silent, and at worst, their families would be destroyed!

So Huang Jin is still a good person. He is not that greedy and knows to take his status as a prince into consideration.

(End of this chapter)