Chapter 4 Discovering Business Opportunities
In the 12th year of Hongwu, in the autumn, Zhu Di couldn't help but have a guard dressed in black clothes beside Zhu Di. The guard was not old and had fair skin. If it weren't for the iron tools behind him, it would be difficult to attract others. This person was Ma Sanbao. Since he met Zhu Di, Ma Sanbao left the Ma family on the grounds of joining the army, followed Zhu Di, and became Zhu Di's right-hand man.
"You are really my treasure. I met the Sichuan rebels yesterday. If it weren't for you, I would probably not be able to return to the Ming Dynasty alive." Zhu Di naturally looked at Ma Sanbao with admiration, and even praised him as a result of his heart. He couldn't help but praise his good helper in Ma Sanbao's ear.
Just yesterday, although Peng Pugui, the leader of the Sichuan rebels, was defeated by the Ming Dynasty, his rebels fled in scattered and met Zhu Di. Zhu Di's identity naturally became a popular in the eyes of the rebels. Just when the rebels relied on their large crowds to take down Zhu Di and threatened the Ming Dynasty, Ma Sanbao took action, and the ak47 in his hand was fired to capture the rebels one by one. At present, the surrendered rebels were all captured by Zhu Di, and Zhu Di became the general who had the most captured prisoners in the Sichuan Battle.
"With this weapon, it's like winning the whole world! Thanks to you!" In the past day, Ma Sanbao has not heard Zhu Di's praise once. Although he couldn't help laughing, his heart was already floating. He hugged Zhu Di's thigh very tightly, for fear that Zhu Di would leave him, so he was still waiting to use Zhu Di to protect his innocence.
Now that he is following Zhu Di, wouldn’t Zhu Di be able to use his military achievements to seize the title of crown prince from Zhu Biao instead of fighting for the throne? Nothing is impossible, and even Zhu Di doesn’t have to seize the throne from Zhu Yunwen. However, the emperor Zhu Yuanzhang is still unsure. This is a ruthless person who will kill all the surrounding ministers. Who knows whether Zhu Yuanzhang will rely on military achievements to decide on his prince? Not everyone is a war fan like Zhu Di.
After marching for many days, Zhu Di was itchy all over. The most common ones in the mountains were mosquitoes. The long march was long, and Zhu Di even had very few opportunities to take a bath.
"How did you do it? Why are you bitten by mosquitoes every day, but you are fine?" Zhu Di looked at Ma Sanbao and asked in confusion. Prince Zhu Di was covered in a bag, and Ma Sanbao, who was not far from them, was safe and sound.
"Your Highness, you don't know anything. I used mosquito repellent grass to make a medicinal wine in Yunnan. Spray it with you to deworm it. If your Highness asks you early, I will share it with you early. By the way, you can only apply it externally, not internally!" Ma Sanbao spoke, took out a small bottle of gourd from his luggage, dripped two drops on his hands, and wiped his body.
"Is it so magical? What is this? Why didn't I hear it in the Ming Dynasty?" Zhu Di was puzzled. In ancient times, many magic pills were put in gourds, which also led to many doctors in the martial arts world carrying gourds with them and using them to trick them. Zhu Di took the gourd half-believingly, smelling the fragrance inside the gourd, and according to Ma Sanbao's method, he dripped the medicinal wine in the gourd on his hands and wiped his whole body with his personal guards. As for the captives, they did not have such good treatment.
"I thought of this thing myself. I call it flower dew water. Unfortunately, the raw materials are scarce, and only Yunnan is suitable for planting. I have the only good luck to pick a few branches. If Your Highness is interested, I will definitely prepare it for you in the future Ming Dynasty conquering Yunnan." Ma Sanbao spoke.
"Your Highness, there is a stream ahead, we can take turns to take a bath and change clothes!" The guard said to Zhu Di. The long-lost stream water made Zhu Di interested. As a prince, he has no shortage of opportunities to take a bath in the palace. After many days of marching, he had already wanted to take a bath. Now the opportunity is right in front of him, so Zhu Di naturally planned to take it in his palm.
"Your Highness, wait, I have a gift to give you." In his package, there were not only the item that was not available in the Ming Dynasty, but also a lot of soap. These were made after he came to this world. Simple chemicals were not difficult for Ma Sanbao. Even though there were many materials missing in this era, he could still make the simplest gadget. Since he knew that he was going to march with Zhu Di, he had prepared a lot of special marching supplies along the way.
"This thing is like a flower dew. Just apply it on your body and produce foam and wash it." Ma Sanbao said to Zhu Di with a smile. On the list, Zhu Di's thigh, he might not be able to make money by relying on soap. In the Ming Dynasty, there were no good things like soap. He even thought of perfume, a way to make a lot of money. Although he had never used perfume in his previous life and did not know much about perfume, Ma Sanbao still discovered the manufacturing process of perfume. Simple perfume production was also a good trade route in the Ming Dynasty.
"Good things! Just apply it for a moment, I feel cool all over, and the biting pain is gone. You boy, it is really a gift from God to me." Zhu Di couldn't help but praise Ma Sanbao. Since he met Ma Sanbao, Zhu Di has been amazed at Ma Sanbao's craftsmanship, whether it is flower dew or soap, it is even ak47. All of this is like a miracle in Zhu Di's eyes.
"Hehe, all of this has to be attributed to Mr. Zhuge. Without Mr. Zhuge, there would be no me today!" Ma Sanbao said with a smile. He had already thought of a way out for himself, but he had aggrieved Mr. Zhuge Liang and became his scapegoat. There was no way. Who told me to recite "The Memorial to the Master" as soon as I came to this world, which was considered a bad relationship with Zhuge Liang.
"Mr. Zhuge is really omnipotent. He knows astronomy and geography. I, Zhu Di, admire me very much! As you said, in the future, the Ming Dynasty will be able to take down Yunnan. With the national strength of the Ming Dynasty, I will produce your flower dew and soap in large quantities. Don't worry, I will share the money with you in the future. I, Zhu Di, keep my word. The Ming Dynasty's treasury is 70%, and I, Zhu Di, 20%, and you, how about you?" Zhu Di admires Ma Sanbao's package more and more. He also expects Ma Sanbao to create more things, just like Nobita expects Doraemon to take out more props from his treasure bag.
"What Your Highness said is so." Ma Sanbao's eyes shone brightly and his eyes were surprised. As long as these trade routes were discovered, let alone 10%, even if only 10% of Ma Sanbao would be extremely willing. He had seen the ability of soap manufacturers and flower water manufacturers to make money in his previous life, let alone as a luxury perfume, 10% of 10% of 10% of 10% of 10% of 10% of 10% of 10% of 10% of 10% of 10% of 10% of 10% of 10% of 10% of 10% of 10% of 10% of 10% of 10% of 10% of 10% of 10% of 10% of 10% of 10% of 10% of 10% of 10% of 10% of 10% of 10% of 10% of 10% of 10% of 10% of 10% of 10% of 10% of 10% of 10% of 10% of 10% of 10% of 10% of 10% of 10% of 10% of 10% of 10% of 10% of 10% of 10% of 10% of 10% of 10% of 10% of 10% of 10% of 10% of 10% of 10% of 10% of 10% of 10% of 10% of 10% of 10% of 10% of 10% of 10% of 10% of 10% of 10% of 10% of 10% of 10% of 10% of 10% of 10% of 10% of 10% of 10% of 10% of 10%
"The seven gods in the future are comfortable and good. Don't blame me for Chanlaire! I don't want to steal your business. Who made your business so attractive in this era!" Ma Sanbao was tying his own little calculations in his heart. He could no longer calculate how much wealth he would have in the future. Anyway, giving him a warehouse may not necessarily hold so much money. He even planned to open a bank in the Ming Dynasty. Unlike the money treasury, his bank is the model of a modern commercial bank. Unfortunately, he is just a Marine Corps officer. He usually prefers history and does not have so much research on business finance.
When he thought of this, Ma Sanbao smiled when he was taking a bath. Although his salary was quite high in his previous life, he had not yet reached the level of wealth. In this life, just grabbing future business can make him a business giant that is as rich as a country. What's wrong with this? He is not the kind of indecisive person. When he thought that he would do it, he would, but the butterfly effect he caused seemed a bit big.
"The Ming Dynasty originally claimed to be a country in the sky. Will my inventions steal the jobs of the Western world in the future?" Ma Sanbao cleaned his body, and became more and more excited as he thought about it. He even seemed a little fluttering on the way to march and leave.
Nanjing City, Yingtian Prefecture, is in the capital during the Ming Dynasty Zhu Yuanzhang period.
Zhu Di, who went south, took Ma Sanbao back to the capital of the Ming Dynasty. Along the way, Zhu Di looked at Ma Sanbao more and more liked. He even praised Ma Sanbao several times in his letter asking Zhu Yuanzhang. He used all the words he could praise him, and even introduced Ma Sanbao's business empire model to Zhu Yuanzhang.
In the morning court, Ma Sanbao was taken to the court by Zhu Di as Zhu Di's personal guard. This was the first time he had seen the palace that he could only see on TV in his previous life. It was also the first time he faced Emperor Zhu Yuanzhang up close. Emperor Zhu Yuanzhang did not have the same face as in the portraits of the future. On the contrary, he had the heroic spirit of a man and the domineering as the emperor. He looked at Zhu Di's letter and showed a little joy.
"Zheng Zhu Di, the King of Yan, has developed several commercial routes for me, the Ming Dynasty, and I will give some privileges to the King of Yan to help the King of Yan complete their industries. Well, the pacification of Yunnan you mentioned is a good idea. I have this idea for a long time. However, the most urgent thing is to recover the Northeast first. Yunnan is a small land. Compared with my Ming Dynasty, it is not worth fearing!" Zhu Yuanzhang rubbed his forehead. As the emperor, Zhu Yuanzhang did not have so much interest in business. The only thing that was interested in was to eradicate the far exceeding the evil of Yunnan provinces. In terms of business, he ordered Zhu Di to let go and give Zhu Di certain privileges. Zhu Di was ecstatic. What was the consequence of being rich? That was to be able to raise elite soldiers and make excellent weapons. Zhu Di was a warlike person and was extremely enthusiastic about the army.
"Your Highness, this is your time to show off. I have a plan. You and apply for military power. You should be the leader of the remnants of the Yuan Dynasty who conquered the Northeast this time! I believe that Your Highness will definitely capture the northeast territory in one fell swoop and wipe out all the remnants of the Yuan Dynasty. Hehe, you have my weapons. Isn't it easy to wipe out those generals?" Taking advantage of Zhu Yuanzhang's inattention, Ma Sanbao leaned into Zhu Di's ear and whispered, which immediately aroused Zhu Di's interest.
At present, it is a great opportunity to earn military merits. Ma Sanbao does not want Zhu Di to miss it. With him, Zhu Di may have made a good move to pacify the Northeast in history, and his losses will be greatly reduced.
Chapter completed!