After retreating from the court that day, Zhu Youjian summoned three Shandong merchants in the Ganqing Palace.

They are all patriotic maritime merchants of Shandong merchant gang, namely Li Yong, Liu Wu, and Yang Chunming.

The three of them never thought in their lives that they would meet the Emperor of Ming Dynasty, let alone be summoned by the Emperor.

When they heard that the emperor was about to see them, the three of them were frightened and thought that somewhere had offended the emperor.

They all knew very well about the ending of the eight major Shanxi merchants. They probably were either confiscated or exterminated this time.

Zhu Youjian sat in the imperial study room, with two people beside him, namely the princess Zhu Weishi and the most loyal old eunuch Wang Chengen in history.

The three of them chatted, and Zhu Youjian turned around and asked the eunuch:

"Are you rich businessmen in Shandong here?"

The little eunuch Erxi hurriedly bowed and replied:

"Your Majesty, they have all arrived, and the marquis outside the hall is here."

"Call"

"Abide by the order"

After Erxi left the imperial study room, he went straight outside the hall and saw three wealthy businessmen standing there tremblingly.

"Come here, your Majesty summon you."

The three of them were already frightened, and when they heard the emperor summoned him, their legs felt even softer.

He walked to Erxi with a trembling trembling and handed Erxi a silver note.

"It's your hard work, it's your hard work."

Erxi looked at the number of 100 taels on the silver bill, and her face suddenly sank:

"What are you doing? Do you want to kill our family, right? Your Majesty summons you and you won't go in quickly."

Erxi's words made the three of them even more nervous, and they felt that they were completely finished.

Don’t we all say that eunuchs love money? Why don’t the little eunuchs even dare to take money? They must have committed a big deal.

In the past, when they entered the palace, they had to give gifts to eunuchs, and when all officials and subordinates met with superiors, they would also give gifts to eunuchs.

If you don’t give gifts, you are not qualified to talk to your superiors. As wealthy businessmen, of course, they know very well.

But they didn't know that after Zhu Youjian traveled through time, he cracked down on corruption. Now no one dared to accept gifts casually.

After entering the imperial study room, they found three people sitting inside, in addition to the emperor, there was an old eunuch and a beautiful woman.

Although the three of them don’t know the emperor, they are still easy to distinguish in terms of their dress.

The beauty is definitely not the emperor, and the old man in a python robe is not even the emperor.

The middle-aged man in the middle, wearing a dragon robe, must be undoubtedly the Emperor of Ming Dynasty.

The three of them knelt down in front of Zhu Youjian:

"Caughters meet His Majesty the Emperor."

Seeing that the three of them were afraid of being like this, Zhu Youjian smiled and said:

"Don't give me a sanction? Give me a seat!"

The three of them knelt on the ground and didn't dare to get up. How dare they sit?

"The grass-roots dare not sit down? You should just kneel down and be punished."

"Punished? Why do you get punished? If I give you a seat, you must sit down, otherwise it will be a crime of deceiving the king."

"Ah... the grass people thank His Majesty for your kindness!"

Zhu Youjian forcibly ordered them to sit down, and the three of them dared to get up and sit down, but they only dared to sit a little bit on their butts.

In order to make the three wealthy businessmen less nervous? Zhu Youjian also asked someone to give them tea to relieve their pressure.

"Come? Serve tea to the three bosses.

"yes"

The two beautiful little palace maids immediately brewed five cups of tea and placed it on the coffee table in front of the three wealthy merchants and the emperor and princesses.

This touched and frightened the three of them? A big stone in their hearts never put down.

Zhu Youjian picked up the teacup, took a sip of the tea and spoke slowly:

"A few years ago, bandits were in trouble? The enemy captured the border in the east, and the plague was rampant. Natural disasters and man-made disasters made our Ming people live in poverty.

Now? The peaceful people in the world live and work in peace and contentment? It is no exaggeration to say that the Ming Dynasty is full of vitality.

But I will not forget those heroes who shed blood and sacrificed for our Ming Dynasty? No matter they are ordinary businessmen or military officials? I cannot forget them.

Li Yong? Your grandfather Li Changle was in the Battle of Sarhu? Provide transportation of food and supplies to the Ming army.

Supporting the Ming Dynasty's battle against the Eastern Abduct? Unfortunately, he left his precious life in Sarhu forever.

I will never forget this kind of patriotic businessman, and I will not forget it even more so in the Ming Dynasty.”

Li Yong thought that the emperor summoned them for their property? He thought that the Li family would end up like the eight imperial merchants.

But now when I heard that it was not the case at all. Not only did the emperor not have the idea of ​​attacking him, the Li family, but also mentioned his grandfather's affairs.

His grandfather Li Changle was killed in the Battle of Sarhu? But so many years have passed, the Ming Dynasty has never mentioned it.

He never thought that the Emperor of Ming Dynasty still remembered his grandfather’s name and knew that his grandfather sacrificed his life for the country.

During that battle, the Ming army was almost wiped out, and the people were affected by the war and suffered countless casualties. So many casualties, the emperor still remembered his grandfather.

Li Yong's eyes were filled with tears, and he was completely moved by the Emperor of Ming Dynasty.

You should know that merchants had no status in the Ming Dynasty, and the gentry looked down on them at all.

But the Emperor of Ming Dynasty could actually remember the name of a businessman. Li Yong felt that his grandfather could rest in peace.

Li Yong knelt down in front of Zhu Youjian again, and his face was already full of tears when he looked up.

"The grass people thank the emperor for their kindness. Thank you. The emperor still remembers my grandfather. As a Ming people, it is my grandfather who deserves to sacrifice his life for the country..."

"Hurry up and let me finish my words first."

Zhu Youjian stood up and helped Li Yong up, then looked at Liu Wu and Yang Chunming.

"In the Battle of Songjin, there were two patriotic businessmen, whose names were Liu Yuan and Yang Yu.

They traveled thousands of miles to transport food, grass and military materials from the south, becoming the strong backing of the Ming army.

As a result, the Ming army was defeated again, and their fate, like Grandpa Li Yong, left their young life on that land forever.

They are the fathers of Liu Wu and Yang Chunming, and the Ming Dynasty has records of their heroic deeds.

Unfortunately, there were problems with natural disasters and man-made disasters at that time, and the court itself had no time to take care of them and did not compensate their families.

This is all my fault in the Ming Dynasty. Today I would like to express my condolences to you and to express my gratitude to your fathers and ancestors."

With Zhu Youjian's words, Liu Wu and Yang Chunming had already cried into tears.

They do not feel sorry for their father, but are proud and proud of their father.

If my father and grandfather had not fought to transport food and grass for the Ming Dynasty, how could they have the chance to meet the current emperor?

Zhu Youjian was very satisfied with the performance of the three of them, and finally was moved and no longer nervous.

"I know that you are all maritime merchants now and have a good understanding of overseas markets. I decided to establish the Royal Chamber of Commerce's foreign trading company.

In order not to make you patriotic businessmen feel upset, I plan to let you three companies participate, each with a 15% stake.

The Royal Chamber of Commerce initially set a deposit of 10 million taels of silver for the foreign company, and the Royal Chamber of Commerce invested 5.5 million taels, and the remaining three of you have evenly divided them.

Three patriotic businessmen, I can assure you that the profits earned will be distributed according to the share ratio. I wonder what you think?

Oh, I will add that the Royal Chamber of Commerce is my private company, and currently the princess and Lao Wang are mainly responsible for it. These two are princesses and Wang Chengen. You can get to know each other!"

Before the three maritime merchants could react from the confusion, Zhu Youjian pointed at Zhu Weiyu and Wang Chengen with his fingers.
Chapter completed!