Chapter 117: The world is popular

Jiajing has been an emperor for so many years and has his own way, which not only reduces his workload, but also grasps the overall situation without losing control. Focusing on the big and letting go of the small is one of them.

In Jiajing's eyes, there was no Shandong general Li Fengshi, and in his eyes only Zhang Jing. Zhang Jing was the minister who decided to suppress the Japanese pirates. Whether it was success or failure in the front, it was Zhang Jing's business. He ignored the inside story of Li Fengshi's defeat, whether it was wronged or not. He just regarded Li Fengshi as a chicken that killed Zhang Jing.

Jiajing killed the governor like a dog, let alone a general. He didn't care at all.

The prince did not have this experience and was slightly stunned for a moment. A trace of confusion appeared in his eyes.

Seeing this, Jiajing shook his head secretly and said to himself: "How come I have such a son?"

In Jiajing's view, as an emperor, you must be cruel. Only in this way can people be afraid and make people know that the power of life and death is above all else. Not to mention a general, one day, if you want to kill Yan Song and Xu Jie, Jiajing would not blink. The son in front of him was not like this.

My heart is too soft and my wrists are too soft.

Jiajing knew very well that the person in charge of the Eastern Palace was not someone else, but Gao Gong. His son was just Gao Gong's puppet, and he was simply obeying Gao Gong's words.

This made Jiajing even more dissatisfied.

But no matter how much dissatisfied, I saw that although this had become much fatter, it looked like my face. I sighed softly in my heart and said to myself: "Stop it, the wise are my son, and the fool is my son, I am just these two children. I will control anger, teach you slowly, teach you slowly, and I can't be anxious."

Jiajing said, "What you said is already good, but it is not enough. After you go back, listen to your Master Gao's lectures carefully. Read more history books, read more about Han Gao, and act with Emperor Taizu. You must know that the way of kindness and power is the way to spur the world, and you must carefully consider it."

"And you have a fat body. Well----. I look much more energetic today. I will keep it well in the future. As a prince, I always have the appearance of a prince. I can't be fat all over the world. How can I convince the people of the world?"

Jiajing then sent the prince away.

After the prince returned to the Eastern Palace, he kept thinking about every word Jiajing said, standing in front of the dressing mirror, turning back and forth to see his figure.

The eternal fertility and roundness of soil have not changed much. Why did Jiajing feel that he is a little better?

The prince finally discovered that it was the reason for the clothes.

The raw materials are generally softer than the wool, but they are much harder than ordinary fabrics. Women don’t think anything is wrong when wearing them. They just think that the warmth is better, and now they can spread because of this. But it is not yet cold, so the spread is not high.

But in men, they show their temperament. In addition, they are very tailored to their figure. They look a little thinner than ordinary gowns.

Although it's just a visual effect.

But in the prince's opinion, this is enough.

The prince immediately sent an order and said, "Swap all my clothes for this kind of fabric."

The maid next to the prince looked embarrassed and said, "Your Highness, you can't use this kind of fabric for many dresses-----"

After hearing this, the prince said nothing. He just squeezed his eyebrows gently. The maid immediately knelt down and said, "I know."

The prince nodded and said, "It's all right." Then he strode away and went to see Gao Gong. The prince would retell His Majesty's words and deeds to Master Gao to hear what Master Gao thought.

This matter is just a trivial matter for the prince.

But the impact is huge.

For a time, all the autumn and winter clothes on the prince were replaced with this kind of fabric. Mrs. Xue was very worried, and even invited several embroidery ladies from Jiangnan to study how to embroider dragons on Xue materials to present a better effect. In short, with the prince, the best product to sell.

In the 33rd year of Jiajing, Xue Liao became popular as a kind of clothing that only high-ranking officials could use.

From the beginning, the price was 2,300 per horse, to the later 1,000 per horse, and even more. After all, the wealth of the Ming Dynasty was very polarized. For example, Zhou Mengchen's net worth of tens of thousands of taels was unattainable to ordinary people. However, there was no place in Beijing.

If it is placed in Jiangnan, it will be even more impossible to get a ranking.

For them, whether it is one or two or one or ten or one, it makes no sense at all.

Although this luxury product has to contribute a lot to various sales channels, Zhou Mengchen immediately recovered a large amount of funds, which even made Zhou Mengchen have the idea of ​​continuing this kind of business for a long time.

However, Zhou Mengchen understood very well that this kind of luxury goods is more profitable for merchants. But for the Ming Dynasty, it is not important. What is important is commodities, which can truly popularize the public.

Zhou Mengchen thought about it and wrote a letter to Beijing, asking Mrs. Xue to return to Datong. She asked her to find a way to carefully select the best quality wool from the wool. Or simply cashmere, and textile it with the best cotton to create a real top-quality Xue material.

After all, the so-called Xuejiao only takes advantage of some characteristics, such as warmth and shaping effects. But to be honest, Xuejiao is not as good as Jiangnan silk.

Datong Textile Industry also needs a flagship product.

Then Zhou Mengchen invited Yang Jisheng again. The autumn harvest was approaching, and Zhou Mengchen was not as concerned as before. But he still had to ask.

Yang Jisheng said the situation in detail. Finally, he concluded: "This year, there were some surpluses last year, and this year's new grain, which was about one million stones. In addition, because of the bumper harvest in Datong, Shanxi merchants continued to trade with the Tartars. The food prices in Datong were relatively stable. At the lowest time, 500 min per stone, and at the highest time it was only 600 min, which was much better than in Hebei. In addition, I roughly estimated that last year, about 100,000 people settled in Datong. The government had limited energy, so this was still settled. Some black households didn't know. I heard from Master Xu that there were more beautiful people with Hebei accents in Datong brothels."

Zhou Mengchen was a little silent for a moment, but there was nothing he could do.

Many times, it is difficult to have a complete solution if you touch the whole body.

Hebei has a severe drought this year. Even though the court attaches great importance to Hebei, Fang Dun has invested heavily in disaster relief. But he still has some places to worry about. However, Shanxi merchants continuously transported Shanxi's grain out of Yulin and traded with the Tartars, bringing a steady stream of cattle, sheep, horses and fur. After processing in Datong, they sold it to all parts of the world.

It seems to ignore the safety of the people in the Ming Dynasty. But Zhou Mengchen knew very well that Datong's vitality now and even some economic development in Shanxi were caused by this trade line. Once this trade line is cut off, it is okay for Datong to provide a guarantee. However, the Guanglu Bureau gave Beijing no money. Moreover, the two-year severe drought was not only the Ming Dynasty, but also the Tartars. Of course, the severe drought in Jiajing in the 33rd year was not serious. However, once the trade was cut off, Xin Ai's movements could not be ignored.

Xin Ai is the eternal enemy of Datong Town. Even if the peace agreement is signed, what should the first thing Datong wants to think of in everything he does is always the Tartars?

During the severe drought in the north, this battle with the Tartars was not cost-effective for the court.

In addition, the 2 million taels of silver from the Guanglu Bureau is too important to the Ministry of Revenue. It is so important that it cannot be cut off.

It’s not that two million taels are too much, but that the court’s taxes are too little. The salt tax is so large, only one million taels. Under Fang Du’s beating, it only reached one million taels. Faced with the pressure of the Minister of Revenue, they gave an extra 1.1 million taels.

Faced with this situation, Fang Dun had no choice but to let others have a backstage behind him?

Therefore, even when food is short, the food exports are not cut off. Fortunately, the Tartars' appetite is limited and they cannot eat too much. Moreover, the transaction of the switch exploded in one or two years, and now Xin Ai's family is about to bottom out.

After all, although Zhou Mengchen turned mutton, wool and other things that almost no one had purchased before, into hard currency, there was one thing that could not be changed. That is the trade deficit between the Tartars and the Ming Dynasty.
Chapter completed!