Emperor Zhengde

Chapter 268: The Extravagant Life after the Rise of Capitalism
Early the next morning.

Daming Securities posted a new notice.

The content of the notice was that the price of the Empire Maritime Trade Corporation’s bonds had increased to one yuan and five cents of silver per bond!
Although the Ming officials, gentry and common people who came to buy government bonds knew that investing in Ming maritime trade would not be a loss, they did not expect to see the benefits so soon.

"I bought one hundred silver dollars, and I can already make five silver dollars?"

An ordinary official looked at the bulletin board of the stock exchange and said in surprise, thinking to himself that he could only earn one silver dollar a month, but he earned five months' income in just that one day. The government's bonds could rise in value too fast!

"Hey, the price of this bond is actually going up! Quick, go to the nearest bank branch and get some silver dollars, so I can buy some too!"

A country gentleman who was originally hesitant to try this new way of financial transaction hurriedly gave instructions to his family.

Early on the third day.

The government bonds on the Ming Stock Exchange rose another 7 percent.

As a result, more people rushed to buy bonds.

Some people did not believe that the rising bond prices were real, so they tried to exchange them for silver dollars. Naturally, they successfully exchanged them for silver dollars, but they also paid a transaction tax.

But soon, these people regretted it, thinking that they should not have taken it out and exchanged it for silver dollars. Not only did they lose a lot of money in taxes, but they also missed the opportunity to increase the value of the bonds in their hands.

then.

The next day, the Ming people who had withdrawn their bonds due to the rising price of government bonds bought them back again, and this time they invested even more money.

Early on the fourth day.

Because more and more Ming Dynasty citizens subscribed to government bonds, the price of the Empire Maritime Trade Company bonds on the Ming Stock Exchange rose again.

Capital from the Guangdong and Guangxi regions, especially from Guangzhou, flowed into the Imperial Maritime Trade Company like water.

There's even no intention of stopping.

Moreover, more and more people are subscribing crazily.

……

At this time, Zhu Houzhao did not know that his 30,000 silver dollars had already earned him 6,000 silver dollars.

At this moment, he was still immersed in the land of tenderness.

The phoenix robes and dragon robes fell to the ground.

Only one embroidered shoe was visible at the foot of the bed, and there was also a boot that was pressed down by the exotic gauze skirt.

I don't know when the sweat towel was hung on the rosewood frame, but the bed was still creaking and shaking, and the black hair exposed through the bed curtain was shaken back and forth like a breeze.

"Your Majesty is really strong and powerful. If you don't feel sorry for me, you should at least feel sorry for my two new sisters!"

After a long time, Concubine Su, with three parts of charm, seven parts of prettiness, and great satisfaction, opened the red curtain and shouted to the opposite side: "Come here, help His Majesty change clothes!"

Zhu Houzhao only said one sentence: "People say that young people are as fierce as tigers, and I am also a young man!" Then he stood up, spread his arms, and let the female official help him change his clothes.

Looking at the two foreign Hu girls curled up like lazy cats in the bed curtains, Zhu Houzhao had to admit that he still couldn't control himself. Last night he just wanted to teach the two Hu girls some Chinese characters and let them learn about Chinese culture, but somehow he ended up touching their hands while holding their hands, then took off his sweat towel and threw it away, and did what you see now.

Zhu Houzhao had no idea when Concubine Su came in, but he was reminded of Hai Tian Sheng Yuan because of the two Hu concubines. He thought that at the advent of the colonial era, when the commodity economy of the Ming Dynasty was extremely developed and capital wealth was growing rapidly, he, the emperor, could not control himself and began to indulge in luxury. He was afraid that those princes and ministers would be even more unable to control themselves. He didn't know how they would squander money and indulge in pleasure.

"Go to Shouning Hou and ask for some tickets to Haitian Shengyuan. In the afternoon, go to Haojing in plain clothes!"

Not long after Zhu Houzhao said this, Liu Jin took the order and left. Not long after, Liu Jin came back and reported, "Your Majesty, the bonds on the stock exchange have risen again!" "As expected," Zhu Houzhao said, and continued to practice calligraphy while holding Hu Ji's jade-like hand. However, he still couldn't control himself and put his hand on the leg of the Venetian prince's fiancée unconsciously. However, when he saw Concubine Su coming, he still restrained himself and didn't even touch Hu Ji's hand again.

On the way from Guangzhou to Haojing, Zhu Houzhao heard news about government bonds all the way, and saw some gentry in Guangdong transporting their family property to Guangzhou to buy government bonds. Zhu Houzhao was naturally very satisfied with this, thinking that even if he was the emperor, it would be difficult for these aristocratic families to take out their family property accumulated for hundreds of years. Now, only a government bond was needed to make these people want to dig out the silver hidden in the cellar to buy government bonds. It can be seen that if you want to make money, you still have to lure them with benefits.

After Zhu Houzhao arrived in Haojing, he first went to Haitian Shengyuan, a world with pink walls and tiles on the outside and crystal glass on the inside. Shouning Hou Zhang Heling also followed him. Therefore, although Zhu Houzhao did not reveal his identity, the servants of the entire Haitian Shengyuan naturally did not dare to look down on Zhu Houzhao when they saw that even their boss, Shouning Hou, was nodding and bowing to him.

As soon as Zhu Houzhao came in, he smelled the fragrant aroma in the room. All the Hu girls and Japanese women were wearing a layer of gauze that stuck to their jade-like skin, the same color as the white porcelain plate in his hand. There were even some Hu girls and Japanese women singing and dancing in the warm rooms, not even covering up their shyness. Their sweet voices lingered in the air. Men and women had no regard for etiquette, and some were performing a big show with only a screen between them.

Zhu Houzhao even saw through a beaded curtain that Jiao Ge Lao's brother-in-law was trying hard to push the cart. At this time, an acquaintance came over, moved away from the back of a Japanese woman, and just pulled a rosin-colored brocade dress to his waist, and came to Zhu Houzhao barefoot: "Brother, why are you here too? Thanks to the coupon you gave me, I can enjoy the romance here. However, I have to tell you a good news. I made a fortune this time. The government bond coupons are rising rapidly. I have earned an extra 400 to 500 silver dollars in the past few days. When you return to Guangzhou, I will treat you to a banquet!"

Zhu Houzhao only smiled slightly, without saying much to the scholar, and asked Zhang Heling to take him to a quieter place to sit. Zhu Houzhao himself could not stand this kind of place full of wine, women and music. But at this time, he saw that Jiao Ge Lao's brother-in-law seemed to have finished, and he lifted the pearl curtain and shouted: "Jiao Da, you go back to Guangzhou tonight and buy another 10,000 silver dollars of bonds from him!"

Seeing this, Zhu Houzhao just smiled and said to Zhang Heling: "This brother-in-law of Jiaoge Lao is quite fast."

"Who are you talking about? Do you know who I am? I think you don't want to live anymore, right?" The brother-in-law of Jiao Ge Lao obviously heard what Zhu Houzhao said. He walked down directly, shook the short thing, pointed at Zhu Houzhao and shouted.

Zhu Houzhao felt that this was really unsightly and had to turn his head away.

The brother-in-law of Jiao Ge Lao was not interested in seeing Zhu Houzhao's face, and maybe it was his first time in Haitian Shengyuan. He also relied on the fact that his brother-in-law was once the Prime Minister of the Cabinet, so he became even more angry: "Kneel down and kowtow to me, and this matter will be over. Otherwise, I will not forgive you. To tell you the truth, my brother-in-law is Jiao Ge Lao!"

Seeing that Zhang Heling was present, the people at Hai Tian Sheng Yuan did not dare to come over to persuade him.

Zhu Houzhao didn't expect that he would be threatened by one of Jiao Fang's brothers-in-law, and he couldn't help but laugh.

"How dare you laugh!"

Seeing this, Jiao Fang's brother-in-law became even more angry and was about to explode, but Zhang Heling quickly stepped forward and said, "Mr. Mei, I am the Marquis of Shouning. Do you know who you are talking to now? This man is not someone you can mess with."

"Marquis Shouning, there is no need to say more. It is already noon, let's go eat first," Zhu Houzhao said and shook his head.

At this time, Master Mei shouted, "What is there to be afraid of? My Lord, my brother-in-law loves my sister the most. Although my brother-in-law has retired, he is still the most valued minister of His Majesty. Can he be more important than my brother-in-law? Of course, I dare not deny the face of the Lord of Shouning, but I can't just let this young master insult me ​​with words. At least ask my brother-in-law if he agrees or not!"

As Mr. Mei spoke, he opened the bead curtain and walked in.

After a while, Zhu Houzhao heard a cough from behind the beaded curtain, and then only heard Jiao Fang's voice, saying weakly: "Even if it is the guest of Shouning Marquis, you can't humiliate my people like this. Even if I have retired, I still have the power to submit a posthumous copy. Can it be that the guest of Shouning Marquis really doesn't take my people seriously?"

Zhu Houzhao couldn't help but shook his head when he heard this. He just said to Liu Jin: "You stay here and deal with this matter. I don't want to see him Jiao Fang like this, lest the relationship between the emperor and his subjects be extremely embarrassing!"

Zhu Houzhao was about to leave, but at this moment, he heard Master Mei shouting, "Don't leave! Brother-in-law, it was him, this master, who humiliated me with words. Although I was humiliated, it was you who was hurt!"

Zhu Houzhao couldn't help but stop and slowly turned around with just a hint of a smile.

Jiao Fangze also quickly pulled his hand away from the Japanese woman's shoulder and put on his reading glasses: "Let me see who it is."

Mr. Mei also raised his head at this time.

Zhang Heling couldn't help but sigh. Even though he was a nobleman and had no connection with a bureaucratic family like the Jiao family, he couldn't help but worry about Jiao Fang.

Liu Jin couldn't help but touch his eyebrows and smiled slightly, thinking that this Lord Jiao is really something. He comes out to play at such an old age. I'm afraid he will be beaten to death or scared to death.

Jiao Fang put on his reading glasses and glanced at Zhu Houzhao. He was stunned at the first glance and trembled uncontrollably. Then he was about to kneel down. Seeing this, Zhu Houzhao made a gesture to stop Jiao Fang from kneeling down and asking for forgiveness. Instead, he saluted Jiao Fang and said, "Greetings, Lord!"

Seeing that Zhu Houzhao was also so respectful to his brother-in-law, Master Mei was even more proud: "Now you know how to admit your guilt, right? Why don't you kneel down quickly!"

Snapped!
Jiao Fang didn't know where he got the strength from, but he slapped Master Mei on the spot: "You bastard! Who gave you the courage to make trouble here? Come on, drag this bastard out and beat him to death! Beat him to death immediately!"

(End of this chapter)