Chapter 436: Huang Taiji Comes to the Capital
This is not the first time Huang Taiji has come to the capital of the Ming Dynasty.
But this time he came to the capital of the Ming Dynasty, his mood was much more complicated than every time he used to.
If he had come to the capital before, especially when he saw rows of red-walled palaces and pavilions in the direction of the imperial city, he felt his yearning and longing for the Lord of the World.
So now, when he came to the capital again and looked at the boundless Forbidden City, he had a little more worry.
The person who made Huang Taiji worry about was naturally Hai Lanzhu, a woman who made him obsessed with him, but he never thought that this woman now lived in the Forbidden City.
People often always do this, and what they cannot get is what they want most, and Huang Taiji is the same. He did not come to the Ming Dynasty, and Hai Lanzhu's preferences were slightly reduced, but instead became stronger than before.
He always thought about Hai Lanzhu, hoping to see Shanghai Lanzhu again. He even thought about contacting the Ming court and redeeming Hai Lanzhu with a lot of money. Even at this time, Hai Lanzhu might not be the perfect person.
Originally, Huang Taiji was now the so-called emperor of the Qing Dynasty. He could not use it for the Ming Dynasty to pay tribute, and there was no need to come.
But now he came here. Perhaps he wanted to see the current situation of the Ming Dynasty like his father Nurhaci, but also wanted to get closer to Hai Lanzhu. He hoped to see Hai Lanzhu when he came to the Ming Dynasty, and even hired a master of thieves from the world, thinking of taking advantage of this to steal Hai Lanzhu.
No one knew Huang Taiji's complex mentality hidden in his heart. Only Huang Taiji himself understood how deeply he cared about Hai Lanzhu. Especially when he came to the capital and saw some Hongxiu girls waving in the pavilion, he couldn't help but guess whether Hai Lanzhu might have been sent to the Jiaofangsi and fell into the dust.
Although he was full of speculation and uneasiness in his heart, Huang Taiji still seemed calm on the surface and looked around the capital.
He had to admit that the capital of the Ming Dynasty has changed a lot now, and the entire road seems to have been expanded, with more four-wheeled carriages and more people of other skin colors.
There were even street signs and still a large four-wheeled carriage that was parked for a while. The carriage was painted with white paint and the words No. 12 bus were written on it.
This kind of bus traveling road has a special road surface defined by a white line, and the words "Bus dedicated passage" are also written on the road surface.
Huang Taiji felt very novel about this. In addition, he also saw many luxury-looking garment stores. Because the doors of these garment stores were replaced with glass doors, there were models wearing beautiful dresses in glass doors. These models were made very realistic and beautiful. Perhaps because they sold ready-made dresses to make the clothes more sexy, they deliberately made the model's breasts very plump, so they better set off the clothes. However, this made Huang Taiji think of Hai Lanzhu's plump breasts, and he couldn't help but sigh in his heart that he didn't have time to touch them.
"You guys immediately bring enough silver dollars to buy more things, such as parts of a four-wheeled carriage, various books on magical skills, newspapers and magazines that the Qing Dynasty does not have now, especially the latest development results of the Royal Academy of Engineering and the Royal Academy of Sciences in the Ming Dynasty, etc., so you must do more!"
After Huang Taiji explained, he flashed into a store with exquisite decoration and a wide variety of cosmetics. Because a poster hung in the store attracted his attention, it said, "The same perfume for Xiguiren Hailanzhu" was written on it.
It turned out that since the improvement of the microbial fermentation technology of the Ming Dynasty, soaps and perfumes have also become more developed in the Ming Dynasty, and even some flexible businessmen have begun to pay attention to advertising, especially using some celebrities to advertise.
Some of the brave even advertised concubines in the palace.
After learning about such information from the East Factory, Zhu Youxiao did not object, but instead expressed his support, but required that both royal relatives, civil and military officials, famous prostitutes or famous heroes, as long as they use these people with some identity in this era to advertise, they would have to pay the advertising fee.
In this way, Zhu Youxiao's harem had an extra income, and it was not necessary for Zhu Youxiao's harem concubines to do anything. The shops just used their names.
For example, the advertising endorsement of Xiguiren Hai Lanzhu was directly purchased by this store at a high price, making him qualified to use Hai Lanzhu's name to do business.
But at this moment when Huang Taiji saw the words "Xi Guiren Hai Lanzhu", he suddenly felt like he was touched by electricity and grabbed the waiter in the store: "Who is Xi Guiren Hai Lanzhu? How did Hai Lanzhu become Xi Guiren?"
Seeing that Huang Taiji, the Tartars were so tall, and he was afraid that he would cause trouble, the waiter hurriedly said, "It's just a noble person. The flower sea orchid of the Korchin tribe's grassland has been sent to the palace since it was captured. His Majesty envied her face and accepted her as a noble person. Everyone in the capital knows it!"
The waiter's words pierced directly into Huang Taiji's heart like a knife. Huang Taiji didn't say anything for a long time, and just murmured: "I must take you back!"
Huang Taiji was in a very bad mood for a moment. Although he had already made the mental preparation for Hai Lanzhu to become a woman in Zhu Youzhai, he was still a little uncomfortable when he learned about this fact.
However, Huang Taiji was able to calm down on the surface and asked his subordinates: "Have you sent the 500 marten skins from the leather workshop under the name of Mr. Li Ge, have you sent them?"
"The man from Ge Lao Li has accepted it." After the man answered, Huang Taiji nodded. Although the Ming Dynasty and Jiannu are not in good shape, the transactions are still going on, and Huang Taiji is still in contact with these Ming officials. Many of them who cannot protect their moral integrity have also accepted a lot of gifts.
As a Grand Secretary of the Cabinet, Li Mingrui is naturally no exception.
As Zhu Youxiao's confidant minister, Zhu Youxiao did not treat him badly at the beginning, so he handed over the sale of tanning the military uniforms of the Ming Dynasty Imperial Guards to their Li family for their business, and even taught him many of the leather craftsmanship that were beyond the times in the Li family.
Although Zhu Youxiao still occupies a big deal here, the Li family still makes a lot of money because of this.
But now many officials and businessmen like the Li Mingrui family also learn to take advantage of loopholes. Many times, while managing and operating a certain transaction for the court, they will build some workshops themselves and use the technical process of the royal enterprise to make profits for their workshops.
The same is true for the Li Mingrui family. While their Li family was in charge of the Royal Leather Company for Zhu Youxiao, they also built several workshops by themselves.
Huang Taiji gave Li Mingrui a sable fur this time to Li Mingrui's private workshop, but not to the Royal Leather Company managed by the Li family.
Chapter completed!