Shutomi Jinzo
Shen Wansan, the richest man in Jiangnan, this boy was rich enough to rival the country, and belonged to a celebrity at that time. At that time, the person who occupied Jiangsu was Zhang Shicheng, and later Zhang Shicheng was defeated by Zhu Yuanzhang, who became the boss of Jiangsu territory.
Shen Wansan is a businessman, a businessman seeking profits, and there is no loyalty to speak of, Zhang Shicheng is the boss, he will honor Zhang Shicheng, Zhu Yuanzhang is the boss, he naturally wants to see the wind and make the rudder, try his best to please Zhu Yuanzhang.
When Zhu Yuanzhang came to Jiangsu, Shen Wansan quickly took the initiative to invite Zhu Yuanzhang to set up a banquet at home, and Zhu Yuanzhang also wanted to meet this rich and enemy businessman Shen Wansan to see what kind of person he really was.
Shen Wansan and Zhu Yuanzhang sat at the same table, Shen Wansan smiled flatteringly, but it could be seen that there was some pride in his bones, after all, he was rich and powerful. Zhu Yuanzhang naturally could also feel the pride in Shen Wansan's bones, Zhu Yuanzhang didn't like it very much, why? Because Zhu Yuanzhang came from a humble background, he did not have any good feelings for these landlords and rich merchants.
When the two were talking, a dish came up, it was a braised pig's trotter, Zhu Yuanzhang asked what the name of the dish was, Shen Wansan was just about to answer, suddenly paused, and said: "This dish is called braised wansan hoof." Zhu Yuanzhang and Shen Wansan looked at each other and smiled, startling Shen Wansan into a cold sweat, he did not know, if he said "pig's trotter", what would happen to him, obviously, Zhu Yuanzhang deliberately asked the name of this dish.
Shen Wansan, who is rich and powerful
Shen Wansan started with two theories, one is that he collected some land that was often flooded, and then he did the flood prevention project, so that he collected at a low price, sold at a high price, harvested the first bucket of gold, and then began to lend usury. There is also a saying that Shen Wansan built a sturdy ship, specializing in collecting pepper and other condiments at low prices, and traveled across the ocean to sell these condiments to foreigners at high prices to obtain huge profits.
However, no matter what kind of statement it is, it does not delay Shen Fu's fortune (Shen Wansan's original name is Shen Fu), he may not be able to have everything, but he must have money, a lot of money.
Shen Wansan was a far-sighted person, and he knew that when Zhu Yuanzhang came, he could no longer be stingy with money, otherwise it would be difficult for him to get through this pass.
Therefore, Shen Wansan paid for the efforts to please Zhu Yuanzhang, and promised to pay for the construction of one-third of the city wall, Zhu Yuanzhang was very happy to hear it, in the process of construction, Shen Wansan showed great sincerity, he did his best to organize the construction, and in the end, even a few days faster than the other two-thirds of the royal construction.
Shen Wansan was complacent, he had never lost in his life, whether it was doing business or doing things, he could always do the best. Shen Wansan felt that this was not enough, and he also had to take out a million taels of gold to treat the three armies for Zhu Yuanzhang. Perhaps in Shen Wansan's eyes, his generous donation this time was a gesture to Zhu Yuanzhang, indicating his loyalty to Zhu Yuanzhang. But there is a problem with his way of expression, Zhu Yuanzhang does not like someone to "show off his martial prowess" in front of him and treat the three armies for Zhu Yuanzhang? Is it necessary to take over the world for Zhu Yuanzhang in the future? The more Zhu Yuanzhang thought about it, the more angry he became, but Shen Wansan was happy to steal the music, thinking that he had leaned on Zhu Yuanzhang's thigh.
Zhu Yuanzhang's decision
Zhu Yuanzhang's hand black was famous, how many founding generals let him be destroyed, as long as it was a threat to him, he would not stay, Shen Wansan was the same.
Zhu Yuanzhang considered that Shen Wansan was proud of having money, so he would attack Shen Wansan on money. So Zhu Yuanzhang called Shen Wansan and gave Shen Wansan a piece of money, Zhu Yuanzhang said, you help me take this money to make a profit, every day the interest is aligned, and after 30 days, the principal and interest will be handed over to me. Shen Wansan listened, very happy, he took a piece of money, made up his mind to do this easy job, Shen Wansan was too confident in his money, so that he did not have a careful calculation to agree to Zhu Yuanzhang, and when Shen Wansan calculated, he was dumbfounded. One-article money pair (pairing means 2 texts on the first day, 4 texts on the second day, 8 texts for the third person, and so on for 30 days. 30 days after receiving profits, a total of 536870912 documents.
When this number was displayed in front of Shen Wansan's eyes, Shen Wansan knew that his life would soon be over. Sure enough, Zhu Yuanzhang confiscated his family property and cut off his head, and later Empress Ma interceded, and Shen Wansan changed from being beheaded to exile, saving a life.
Zhu Yuanzhang took care of Shen Wansan, one because Zhu Yuanzhang was not accustomed to Shen Wansan's arrogance and arrogance; the other was because at that time, after years of conquest, military expenses were tight, and some military expenses were collected. Poor Shen Wansan couldn't see the situation clearly, and in the end he couldn't end up with a good ending, which was regrettable.