When Zhu Yunhuan saw the Jinyiwei rushing towards the store, he was afraid that something bad might happen, so he hurriedly stopped them.
"Uncle Tiger, are you through now?"
"I just rented a shop, how can you kill people!"
Erhu was stunned when he heard this and asked with a puzzled look on his face.
"What murder?"
"My job is just to ask the store owner to get out and give you the house!"
When Zhu Yunhuan heard that no murder was committed, he felt a little better, but he immediately realized that something was wrong.
"Why should I ask him to leave?"
"Can't we just talk about it in a friendly and negotiable way?"
"We can just compensate according to the price and that's it!"
Erhu rolled his eyes in frustration and said with disdain.
"Why?"
"Because this is our Jinyiwei's property!"
"I asked him to move out and exempted him from this year's rent. He's already getting a great deal!"
"What?"
Seeing that Zhu Yunhuan looked extremely confused, Erhu quickly stepped forward to explain.
"Your Highness, Third Grandson, you may not know that in recent years, our Jinyiwei has been involved in quite a lot of cases. When we searched the houses of many officials, they had shops at home. These shops were temporarily registered in the name of our Jinyiwei..."
"All the shops on this street are now under the name of our Jinyiwei. Your Highness can use whichever one you want. If one is not enough, just rent a few more and then connect them!"
"this……"
Zhu Yunhuan was completely speechless after hearing this explanation. He didn't expect that Erhu, who had kept silent, actually controlled such a large industry...
etc!
Something seems wrong. Isn't this the old man's white glove?
Good job, old man Zhu, it turns out you are such a person!
"Ahem, Uncle Tiger, you have to be gentle and not scare me. Besides, there's no need to be so anxious. It's okay to wait for three to five days."
Upon hearing this, Erhu hurriedly agreed and then ran into the shop to chat with a few Jinyiwei. Soon, a little old man walked out of the shop and bowed repeatedly to Zhu Yunhuan and Zhu Gui.
"Thank you for your understanding, my dear gentleman. I will definitely move out within three days!"
When Zhu Yunhuan saw the other person's old appearance, he felt sorry for him and thought about changing places.
"Father, if I can't find a store in a hurry, I can just go to another one."
The old man waved his hands quickly.
“No, no, no…”
"I have already found a new shop a long time ago. If I were not afraid to give up... I would have moved out long ago, hehehe..."
"What?"
Seeing Zhu Yunhuan's surprised expression, the old man said with a wry smile.
"Your presence has helped me a lot. I am extremely grateful."
"If you don't mind, I'll leave the shelves nailed to the wall for you. Even if you don't need them, you can still make new shelves with the materials you removed."
Zhu Yunhuan saw that the shopkeeper's words did not seem false, and there was indeed a feeling of relief on his face.
Although the store owner's behavior made Zhu Yunhuan feel less guilty, he still felt a little disgusted when he thought about the bad things that the Jinyiwei had done.
It's bad enough that they are so arrogant and domineering, but how can they force people to rent a store?
"May I ask, father-in-law, were the Jinyiwei forced to rent this street?"
"No, no, no... I never said that. We all rented it willingly!"
"But to be honest, the master of the Jinyiwei is quite reasonable. Although the rent is a bit expensive, as long as the rent is paid on time, no evildoers will dare to make trouble. This business saves a lot of trouble."
"It's just that my shop is small and the profit is thin. I can't hold on any longer..."
Zhu Yunhuan couldn't help but roll his eyes when he heard this.
Damn it, the Jinyiwei are the biggest monsters in the capital, who would dare to cause trouble when they are around?
Zhu Yunhuan complained inwardly, then took out a few gold leaves from his sleeves and stuffed them into the old man's hand.
"Father-in-law, I am sorry for bothering you today. I will consider this gift as an apology. I hope you will accept it!"
The shopkeeper opened his hands and saw that they were all golden leaves. He was so scared that he knelt down and kowtowed.
"Thank you for the reward, sir!"
After thanking Zhu Yunhuan, the shop owner hurried back to the shop to call his employees, threw away all the tables, chairs and benches, and shouted that he would move out the next day.
Zhu Yunhuan was sweating when he heard this. He already felt guilty, but he never expected that the other party was even more anxious than him.
Zhu Gui saw what Zhu Yunhuan had just done and couldn't help but give him a lecture.
"Nephew, you just did something wrong."
"What's wrong?"
"Actually, you can just throw the gold leaf on the ground. There's no need to hand it to him personally."
When Zhu Yunhuan heard this, his heart moved and he suddenly thought of a sentence.
Punishments do not apply to officials, and rituals do not apply to common people.
This courtesy is not extended to common people. Is this what Zhu Gui meant? He just acted too friendly and made Zhu Gui feel that he was insulting his royal status?
However, just as he was thinking seriously, Zhu Gui spoke again.
"My dear nephew, just think about it. It would be so cool to throw this golden thing on the ground. Passers-by who see it would praise you for your generosity!"
"If I had an uncle like the Duke of Liang, I would also throw gold on the ground every day. This is what a noble man does!"
When Zhu Yunhuan heard this, his face immediately turned dark.
He found that he had overestimated this Thirteenth Uncle. This Thirteenth Uncle simply liked to show off.
After a while, Erhu led a group of Jinyiwei out and bowed to Zhu Yunhuan.
"Your Highness, the place has been cleaned up and the store will be able to move out tomorrow morning. When do you plan to open?"
"There's no rush to open the store. We have to paint the walls and build a few new shelves anyway."
"This is an easy matter. Leave it to me and I will be able to complete it within two days!"
"OK!"
"Uncle Tiger, keep a record of how much money you spend, and I'll give it to you together with the rent when the time comes!"
Erhu originally wanted to refuse, but when he thought about Zhu Yunhuan's behavior just now, he agreed.
"good!"
"Your Highness, just give the brothers some money for drinking to pay for the painting. As for the rent..."
"These are all the palace's properties. We are just temporarily managing them under the name of the Imperial Guards. How dare we charge you for rent..."
Zhu Yunxun insisted.
"It still has to be given. The rules cannot be broken, and I don't want Grandpa Huang to know about this."
Erhu felt a little disappointed when he heard this. He always felt that the Third Prince was too distant with him and did not regard him as a trustworthy confidant.
Therefore, when he spoke again, his tone was a bit perfunctory, with a feeling of "I want to turn my heart to the bright moon, but the moon only shines on the ditch."
"Then Your Highness, just give me whatever you want. It's fine as long as you have that intention."
"Uncle Hu, how about this? I'll give Jinyiwei 10% of the shares, and I won't have to pay you rent."
"ah?"
When Erhu heard this, he was stunned on the spot, his face full of disbelief.
"Young Master... Third Prince, are you serious about what you said?"
When Zhu Yunhuan saw Erhu's expression, he thought the other party was disgusted, so he explained with a little embarrassment.
"Uncle Hu, you know, I'm just starting out here, and I don't have much money..."
When Erhu heard Zhu Yunhuan say this, he quickly waved his hands.
"No, no, no, Your Highness has misunderstood. I am not complaining that the amount is too little. I... I would like to thank Your Highness on behalf of the brothers of the Royal Guards..."
When Erhu said this, his eyes couldn't help but turn red.
He was so excited that His Highness was actually willing to let the Imperial Guards have a stake in his business!
Although this share is not much, it is of great significance!
If the Third Prince can inherit the throne in the future, this will be a great favor to him!
They, the Jinyiwei, can continue to exist by relying on this bond, and will not disappear into thin air after the emperor's death!
"Third Prince, one percent is too much. Half a percent is enough."
"On behalf of the brothers of the Imperial Guard, I would like to thank His Majesty the Third Prince for his kindness!"
Erhu knelt down and kowtowed as he spoke. Seeing that Lord Hu had done the same, the other dozen or so Jinyiwei also hurried over and knelt down and kowtowed.
The shop owner who just happened to see this scene was so frightened that he was stunned. Who is this kid that he could make the Jinyiwei officials kneel down in the street?
No, it's too late to move tomorrow morning, so let's move it tonight...
Zhu Yunhuan originally just wanted to save money, but he never expected Erhu and the others to be so excited. Instead, he felt embarrassed.
"Uncle Hu, get up quickly. Since you don't mind, I'll go back and draft the documents. We can just stamp and sign them. From now on, half of the shares will be used to pay the rent!"
"Zhongzhong, just do as His Highness says!"
After Zhu Yunhuan finalized the shop, he hurried back to the palace with Zhu Gui.
Because in the morning, the old man said that he would send someone to bring him delicious food at noon. If the eunuchs saw that he was not there, they would definitely go to the old man to gossip.
The two of them hurried but were still a step too late. The eunuch who was serving the food had been waiting for a long time.
Zhu Yunhuan made up a lie to get away with it, then took the dish brought by the eunuch and thanked the emperor for the reward in a proper manner, thus fooling them.
After lunch, Zhu Yunhuan immediately lay down on the table to plan his business blueprint.
First, I named the bookstore Sanwei Bookstore, and then wrote down the equity structure.
Zhu Gui got one share, the Jinyiwei got half a share, the four sisters each got half a share, and the rest belonged to them.
After confirming the equity, he wrote a rental contract, signed his name on it and sent it to Erhu.
After Zhu Yunxun finished all this, he fell asleep on the table. After Erhu received the contract documents, he was so moved that his eyes were filled with tears. He hid in a corner and cried for a long time.
Although Zhu Yuanzhang never expressed his intention to disband the Jinyiwei, Erhu had been following Zhu Yuanzhang for many years, so how could he not guess what Zhu Yuanzhang was thinking?
The Emperor removed himself from the Jinyiwei and replaced two Jinyiwei commanders in succession. Wasn't it just to protect himself and not to be implicated?
The emperor is too realistic. In his eyes, everyone is just a tool, and the Jinyiwei are just a sharp knife.
Once the emperor can no longer use it, it will be time for the sharp knife to break!
But if the Jinyiwei had a new purpose, such as escorting the heir to the throne, the emperor would not be willing to disband them.
Erhu thought of this and looked towards the main hall with red eyes.
Young Master, this document of yours is God’s will, and is more valuable than the Emperor’s golden medal of immunity from death!
With this document from you, the Jinyiwei will be your running dogs from now on. We will bite whoever you say to bite, without even a "woof woof"!