Although the feudal kings are all princes, not every feudal prince is rich.

Princes and feudal lords such as the King of Qin, King of Jin, King of Chu, King of Zhou, King of Lu, etc. are relatively wealthy, and they are even more wealthy. There is no problem with spending millions of taels of silver from their families.

They did not disappoint Zhu Cixiang. They were all willing to invest one million taels of silver in the Royal Group. Although not as much as King Zhou and King Lu, they showed enough sincerity.

Some vassal kings with smaller fiefdoms and relatively remote places, such as Prince Su, Prince Chong, and other princes, simply could not afford a million taels of silver.

One million is not a small amount. When Chongzhen was still the emperor, he could not afford so much money, let alone these small vassal kings.

The other vassal kings had already expressed their stance, and they could not remain indifferent, so they took the attitude of giving it a try, and finally each offered one hundred thousand taels of silver to become a shareholder.

Shen Wanqian would never have imagined that Emperor Shenwu would drag more than twenty vassal kings into trouble in one day, and raise more than ten million taels of silver for the royal group...

After the money is in place, the profit from a trip to the sea can be doubled dozens of times by purchasing Ming Dynasty tea, silk, porcelain, etc. The vassal princes can easily earn back the dividends.

Of course, the vassal princes did not know how profitable the Royal Group was. The reason why they were willing to take shares was because they were thinking about future generations, and on the other hand they did not dare to refute Emperor Shenwu's reputation.

In a few years, they will know how wise their original decision to invest in Royal Group was.

Of course, vassals are not the only ones who join the Royal Group. In Zhu Cixiang's plan, in the future, all officials of the third rank and above in the court can voluntarily join the Royal Group.

Their shareholdings will not be too large, and they can receive dividends ranging from a few hundred taels to ten thousand taels of silver every year, which is already very good for them. The increase in official income will also help combat corruption.

Half a stick of incense time later, Princess Kunxing followed Hu Bao to Qianqing Palace. This was the first time that the eldest brother took the initiative to summon her after he succeeded to the throne. Princess Kunxing was very happy, thinking that the eldest brother must have something good for her.

Entering Qianqing Palace, she found many people wearing python robes sitting under the eldest brother. Although she did not know that Emperor Shenwu summoned the vassal king, Princess Kunxing could tell from the python robes that these people were princes.

She adjusted her dress a little, then slowly stepped forward, bowed slightly and saluted Emperor Shenwu:

"Princess Kunxing, the imperial sister, pays homage to the eldest imperial brother!"

This is not a court, so Princess Kunxing's address to the eldest brother is more affectionate.

Zhu Cixiang smiled slightly and said:

"Imperial sister, please excuse me and come over to my eldest brother."

"Thank you, my dear brother!"

Princess Kunxing was already eleven years old. Zhu Cixiang knew her hobbies and decided to train her in advance. In the future, the three younger brothers would have to work, and their pampered life would be difficult for their big responsibilities.

Even though Princess Kunxing looked a little naughty when she met Zhu Cixiang in Kunning Palace, she knew how to behave well when there were outsiders.

After thanking the eldest brother, Princess Kunxing slowly came to Zhu Cixiang. Just when she was about to ask the eldest brother why he summoned her, Zhu Cihong turned around and asked:

"Sister Huang, the eldest brother wants you to join the Royal Group, and then you and Sister Yun will assist Shen Wansan in managing the finances of the Royal Group. What do you think, Sister Huang?"

Princess Kunxing was stunned when she heard that the eldest brother asked her to enter the royal group, and then she was ecstatic.

It's too boring to stay in the palace all day. Princess Kunxing is of course very happy to be able to freely enter and leave the Purple City. If there were no outsiders present, she would definitely hug her eldest brother and kiss her hard...

After all, she is a royal princess who understands etiquette. While she was happy, she soon realized a problem. How could the princess go out of the palace to do business? This was a serious violation of the ancestral system!

She pulled the elder brother's sleeve and said softly:

"Joining the royal group? The royal sister is a princess, so maybe it's against etiquette, right?"

"It doesn't matter, the emperor sister only needs to tell the eldest brother if you are willing. If you are not willing, the eldest brother will not force you."

Zhu Cixiang smiled faintly, what ancestral system? Nine times out of ten, what he did was violating the ancestral system. As long as it was good for the majority of people, some ancestral systems had to be violated.

Before Zhu Cixi finished speaking, Princess Kunxing's pretty face immediately showed a bright smile:

"I am willing, of course I am. It is my honor for my sister to be able to share some of the pressure with my eldest brother..."

Seeing that Princess Kunxing agreed happily, Zhu Cixiang pointed to a brocade stool next to him and said with a smile:

"Okay, as expected of my imperial sister, please take a seat first. Later, the elder brother will teach you to sign contracts with the princes..."

Zhu Cihong asked Hu Bao to prepare pen, ink, paper and inkstone. He first wrote two contracts, and then called the king of Lu, Zhu Changxi:

"See if it's suitable. If you agree, just sign and stamp it."

King Lu bowed and took the contract and read it carefully. It was similar to what Emperor Shenwu said. He immediately nodded and then signed and stamped his signature next to Party B.

Zhu Cihong nodded, then signed and stamped it, and asked Princess Kunxing to sign and stamp behind his name, and the contract was officially completed.

Gently blowing dry the ink on it, Zhu Cihong picked up one and handed it to King Lu:

"Very good, the signature painting has been postponed and the contract has officially come into effect. There are two copies in total. You can take one back and keep it for safekeeping, and the other one should be kept in the Royal Group. You will need to use the contract to collect the money when dividends are distributed."

"Thank you, His Majesty the Emperor. I will definitely remember it."

In this way, the first shareholding contract between the Royal Group and King Lu was born. Zhu Cixiang would not do the rest of the signings himself, but would tell Princess Kunxing to let Hu Bao accompany her to sign the contracts with the vassal princes.

Later, when the contract was signed, Zhu Cixi would not sign any more. After Princess Kunxing signed, the eunuch Hu Bao, the eunuch in charge of the ceremony, stamped the jade seal...

As a time traveler, Zhu Cixiang knew the history of the Ming Dynasty very well, and also knew how much influence these vassal kings had on the Ming Dynasty.

Therefore, he decided to reform the clan and asked them to hand over most of their land and pay taxes in the future.

Zhu Cihong once calculated that the space he left for these vassal kings was still very large, but it could not be compared with before.

Even so, they earn one hundred thousand taels of silver a year without any problems.

In the Ming Dynasty, which is about to flourish, even if they don't invest in the Royal Group, they can make a lot of money relying on their network resources.

Even if they did nothing, except for the harvest from the feudal land, they could still receive ten thousand shi of grain from the court a year.

Today's results are all their own fault. If they had not strongly opposed Zhu Cixiang's reforms, Zhu Cixiang would not have reduced their salaries so much.

To deal with these people, you must have means to deal with them, otherwise they will not feel it if you treat them well, and if you treat them slightly coldly, they will get the upper hand.

Facing the ascendant Shenwu Emperor, the vassal kings felt extremely uncomfortable.

But they can only obey Zhu Cixiang's decision obediently. None of them are fools. If they resist to the end, their end will be even worse.

These vassal kings were like a cancer growing on Ming Dynasty.

If the Donglin Party Civil Service Group is the biggest cancer, the cancer of the feudal princes is not a small one either.

In one afternoon, Princess Kunxing, with the assistance of Hu Bao, successfully completed the signing of contracts with all the vassal kings to buy shares in the Royal Group.

Although the feudal princes have signed the contract, the money has not yet arrived. Profit will not be officially generated until the second month after the princes' money arrives.

After completing the signing of the contract, all the vassal kings laughed more than they cried. It is currently unknown how much dividends the Royal Group will receive.

Half of the land and shops controlled by the royal family were forced to be handed over. The shops on the land left by their ancestors would have to pay taxes in the future, which made their hearts bleed.

But what could they do in front of the rising Emperor Shenwu? In terms of essays, they were not as good as the civil service group and Yanguan Yushi, and in terms of martial arts, they could not be compared with the rogue bandits and slaves.

Although it is uncomfortable to lose part of their wealth, they still have a large amount of gold and silver in their house, which ensures that they will live a wealthy life without any problems.

The most intolerable thing for them is the loss of inheritance rights, that is, the princes, counties and kings can no longer be hereditary. After a few generations, the entire family will be reduced to the rank of Fengguo lieutenant...

After bidding farewell to Emperor Shenwu, the vassal princes no longer had any intention of having fun in the capital and basically went back to their fiefdoms. Only Prince Lu stayed in the capital.

He has traveled all over the south of the Yangtze River and finally arrived in the capital. King Zhu Changzi of Lu is planning to visit Goulan before returning to Weihui.

Although the capital is not a water town in the south of the Yangtze River, most of the singers in Jiaofangsi are the female relatives of high-ranking officials. They are also pretty, well-educated and sensible...

After a bunch of old foxes left, Princess Kunxing showed her appearance as a little girl. She walked quickly to Zhu Cihong, stretched out her hand and pulled Emperor Shenwu's sleeves and said with a smile:

"Thank you, Brother Emperor, but the Emperor is worried that she has not seen much of the world and may disappoint you in the future. The Emperor must teach Sister Pope more in his spare time!"

Zhu Cixi stretched out his hand and gently scratched Princess Kunxing's nose and said with a smile:

"Don't be anxious, study hard with Li Yun first. The imperial sister is so smart, the eldest brother believes that you will do well, but there are some things I still want to say first."

Princess Kunxing nodded obediently:

"Well, the emperor sister must humbly ask the emperor for advice. If the elder brother has anything else to explain, just ask, and the emperor sister will definitely do it!"

Zhu Cixi took Princess Kunxing's hand and asked her to sit next to him. Princess Kunxing looked at the eldest brother eagerly with her beautiful eyes, wondering what he was going to say...

Unexpectedly, Zhu Cixi took out two small bottles of strawberry juice. Princess Kunxing's eyes suddenly lit up, a bright smile appeared on her pretty face, and she hurriedly stretched out her hand:

"Hehe...Brother the Great Emperor..."

Zhu Cixiang smiled slightly, took off the bottle cap and handed it to Princess Kunxing:

"Drink slowly. If you want to drink later, come to the eldest brother!"

"Yeah, thank you, big brother..."

Zhu Cixi then opened another bottle of juice and took a sip before saying:

"The eldest brother wants you to join the royal group. You should first study under the alias of the emperor. Remember to keep a low profile and don't think that you are superior to others because you are a princess.

When you mature in the future, you must remember not to seek nepotism, do not take advantage of your status to take bribes, do not seek benefits for your relatives and friends, and do not easily interfere with the normal operations of the group. You are only responsible for the finances.

The Royal Group is not a pure business group. It is related to the normal lives of many people in the Ming Dynasty. Now that all the royal houses have been divided, it is also related to the source of income of the royal family and the powerful in the Ming Dynasty.

The eldest brother believed in you, so he allowed you and Princess Baiyun to join the Royal Group. You must not bring trouble to the eldest brother. The royal group is not a tool for the elder brother to make money, but to benefit the people of the Ming Dynasty..."

Princess Kunxing herself is a kind-hearted girl. Her favorite and good thing is arithmetic. The person she admires and respects the most is her eldest brother, Emperor Shenwu. It can be said that his eldest brother is her belief.

After hearing Brother Emperor's sincere teachings, she nodded frequently:

"Brother, don't worry, my sister will definitely live up to your expectations..."

Zhu Cixiang's decision to let Princess Kunxing join the Royal Group must be for the future. Shen Wanwan will be mainly responsible for operations in the future, and Zhu Cixiang must be in charge of the group's finances.

The Royal Group will definitely grow bigger and bigger. Now that the vassal king has invested in the group, dignitaries and officials from the Ming Dynasty will join in one after another.
To be continued...