What would happen if people living in the Ming Dynasty showed off their wealth?

(Dicky Cheung version of Shen Wansan)

As we all know, Shen Wansan was a big boss in the late Yuan Dynasty and early Ming Dynasty, and his property spread all over the world. Jinshan Yinshan is only 30 thousand, and even the emperor Lao Tzu has to respect him for three points. His wealth is as rich as his enemies. It is said that his ancestors have accumulated such rich property by doing business for generations.

In Shen Wansan, this life is even more prosperous. It is said that I got a cornucopia by accident. Can you not send it? But it is this treasure "cornucopia" that makes Shen Wansan lose his rationality, and because he holds everything, Dont Ask For Help becomes very arrogant and indifferent to everything. As a result, he destroyed himself and almost died. Whether the disaster in Shen Wansan is self-inflicted or the emperor's greed, there are both.

However, there is a popular saying: if you don't die, you won't die. It is very suitable for Shen Wansan.

First, Shen Wansan likes to show off and get angry. Although he is rich, he often does some charity work, such as building bridges and roads and giving alms to the poor. But there is a strange problem that devalues his popularity. Doing good deeds like propaganda, for fear that people don't know, it is often regarded as a show. You like to show your vanity, and you are high-profile at home and even in front of your family, which only proves that Shen Wansan is not too shrewd.

A neighbor doesn't like to retort with words: If you have money to ask for help in Shen Wansan, why be so ostentatious. At that time, he was very disapproving and repeatedly asked others: Why did you ask for help? The answer is extremely lethal: let the son carry it out and bury it when he dies. This sentence hit a nerve and made Shen Wansan converge a lot in front of his neighbors.

He built several bridges in Nanjing, and he said it was boring to run around. He did good deeds, but he was gossiped by others. When his daughter-in-law felt uncomfortable, he couldn't help nagging and advised others to judge. If he talks too much, he will be laughed at.

Shen Wansan won't eat this, because I am rich, willful and willing.

The daughter-in-law immediately took out her own private money and quietly built the bridge, which means that there are many talents. People are very grateful to their daughter-in-law for her generosity. They think daughter-in-law is far superior to old people. Perhaps it was a kind reminder to Shen Wansan, so people named this bridge "Saigong Bridge", which is now "Saihong Bridge".

Seeing that her daughter-in-law overtook herself, she kept a low profile. As the saying goes, a leopard cannot change his spots, and Shen Wansan is the whole country. After a while, it's the same.

As soon as Zhu Yuanzhang laid the city of Nanjing, Shen Wansan abandoned the old and established the new. He immediately ran to him and offered to reward the army. Zhu Yuanzhang made a fool of himself. I don't know where the play is on. I have to admire Shen Wansan's business acumen and insight.

Although Zhu Yuanzhang is not an emperor yet, he knows that regime change is just around the corner, and he wants to spend money to please Zhu Yuanzhang. With the background, his property will not be affected. He also knows that this Zhu Yuanzhang is a bumpkin. He didn't take the initiative to treat money as a good medicine, and he denied Zhang San as soon as he turned his eyes. By then, everything will be his.

Besides, Zhu Yuanzhang never dreamed of sending money as soon as he entered the city. Knowing that this product is not a good crop, he was deeply impressed: I have a million troops. Did you reward me?

Shen Wansan didn't expect Zhu to be so frank and fawning. Money is not a problem for my brother. He immediately said, "OK, I'll give each soldier a gold or two."

My darling, with such a rich man, you are really pushing yourself away and don't even care about yourself. I don't know how small they are. This man can be slaughtered.

Shen Wansan never imagined that he delivered the goods to his door on his own initiative, but after spending huge sums of money, he offended Zhu Yuanzhang, thus laying a curse.

Soon after, Zhu Yuanzhang asked Shen Wansan to pay for the army's meals on the grounds that the conscription cost was too high. Only then did he know that he was greedy. How dare he offend this pockmarked general at this juncture? He only hates himself for gilding the lily and getting nothing.

Second, he was too proud to bury the curse, and blackmailed him several times without hurting his bones and muscles. Only then did Zhu Yuanzhang realize that he was really underestimated. As soon as he sat on the throne of the emperor, Shen Wansan came at once. This time, you are welcome. What he said was obviously overbearing, but he still gave a bunch of high-sounding reasons. Therefore, Shen Wansan was asked to donate 2200 platinum and 1000 kilograms of gold every year, and was also asked to contribute to the construction of 650 military houses. In addition, all his fields have to pay a tax of 9 buckets and 9 liters per mu.

If these few things alone ruined others, Shen Wansan agreed with deep pockets, thinking that the emperor regarded himself as a character. If he helps me, he doesn't know how many passes there are, and maybe he can find a senior official to have fun.

Took Shen Wansan's money, but hated him more, because Zhu Yuanzhang was furious. I am the emperor of the Ming Dynasty seeking profiteers, and the villain is still on his high horse. You know, even your life is mine. If you want to play with me, I won't be Zhu Hongwu.

Zhu Yuanzhang was greedy for money and wanted to kill him, but Liu Bowen, a military adviser, advised him many times. Shortly after the founding of the People's Republic of China, Shen Wansan was a celebrity of the two dynasties and gave everything to the emperor. Once he is killed, he will be unpopular. Who dares to cooperate with the emperor? Keep him, and you're afraid his property will run away? Zhu Yuanzhang suddenly realized, yes, your wealth is my warehouse, so I will slowly drain you dry and it is not easy to show off. I'll give you everything that comes up.

In order to increase the defensive ability of the imperial city, Zhu Yuanzhang is going to build the Nanjing City Wall, which is a huge project. I'm afraid I can't do it without a few sponsors. He called Shen Wansan again and told him about the building of the wall, saying that the treasury was empty and the funds were difficult. He asked him what he could do.

Smell speech Shen Wansan unusually excited, the emperor can let oneself to think of some way to, what concept? My mother, that's supreme. No amount of money can buy it. I don't know if I'm daydreaming when I'm in trouble. Really should be the old saying "people can't stop the unlucky mountain". People who are generally unlucky are immediately blocked by IQ. Shen Wansan was no exception, still in high spirits, and immediately announced that he could contribute to the construction of half the city wall.

I didn't know that money would cause trouble. In order to get Zhu Yuanzhang's award, Shen Wansan really worked hard. He not only contributed money, but also contributed. He insists on personally supervising the work on the spot every day. In order to walk in front of half the country, he paved the road with money. In order to show that he has more money, people take copper coins and silver to the construction site. Give a copper coin for every ten bricks and a silver for every hundred bricks, and settle accounts every day, pay off every day, and never default. I didn't expect this Shen Wansan to be really awesome. I knew how to use the reward policy thousands of years ago. With golden guns and silver bullets, he completed the task of building the city wall ahead of schedule, thinking that he would get a reward from the emperor. Don't you know that what awaits him will be a disaster?

Three, self-harm will kill Shen Wansan built half of Nanjing, the news spread all over the streets, he is in high spirits. He never imagined that Zhu Yuanzhang was not grateful, but jealous and indignant. Zhu Yuanzhang believed that the existence of Shen Wansan was a threat to his country. He heard the phrase "as rich as an enemy", but I didn't expect to let myself touch it. I can't rest assured until he dies. After all, he was an emperor, and he couldn't lose his imperial power in front of ordinary people, so he pretended to give Shen Wansan a Jinping in recognition of his contribution to repairing the city wall.

Shen Wansan happily hung it above the gate. Think about it. Who has ever seen the emperor personally write and personally send private Bian Er? Throughout the ages, it is also the only one in Shen Wansan. He is not short of money in Shen Wansan, but wants face. He is so attached to Zhu's signboard that the first thing he does when he opens the door every day is to meditate under the flat, so that people in the past can see that Shen Wansan is not only rich, but also popular. This day was being displayed in Pingxia, and the imperial edict suddenly asked him to enter the palace. He wanted to be summoned again, so Shen Wansan ran to the palace, thinking it was a good thing. As a result, he broke out in a cold sweat

Never thought, Zhu Yuanzhang put forward a fatal thing, saying that the Nanjing city wall has been basically completed, but the south gate of the city has been repeatedly built and sunk for some reason, so Mr. Feng Shui was invited to watch it. It turns out that the Qinhuai River has deep silt, so there are two ways to curb the Qinhuai River and ensure the smooth opening of the Nancheng gate.

Shen Wansan stared at Zhu Yuanzhang, thinking that it would cost me money again. Zhu Yuanzhang looked serious: first, he could hold thousands of people with surnames; Second, this matter can only be solved by Shen. I heard that, Shen Wansan was out of her wits. What kind of repression has Wan suffered? That is to be buried alive. I can't believe that I gave Zhu Yuanzhang whatever he wanted for my conscientious work, and in the end it killed me.

Fortunately, there is a second way. Asking is worse than killing me. Zhu Yuanzhang is actually playing with his idea of "cornucopia" and asking him to die. Think about it, Shen Wansan has inexhaustible money. Isn't this a cornucopia? Now the emperor wants to take this treasure, and Shen Wansan would rather die than give it. It is purely a folk joke to shout that there is no such thing as a relic. After carrot and stick, Zhu Yuanzhang immediately pulled down his pockmarked face, put Shen Wansan in his cell, and sent troops to Shenyang to search.

Legend has it that there are two endings. One is that Shen Wansan's family found the "cornucopia" occupied by Zhu Yuanzhang, but they didn't kill Shen Wansan. They just sent him to Yunnan and never came back. There is also a saying that Zhu Yuanzhang didn't find the "cornucopia" and buried Shen Wansan downstairs, becoming angry from embarrassment.

Zhu Yuanzhang calculated an account for the people, saying that Shen Wansan was willing to throw himself into the Qinhuai River, and only after strangling the river demon did he successfully build the gate. In recognition of his dedication, he called this gate "Jubaomen" as a memorial. It's been a thousand years now, and it's difficult to evaluate right and wrong, but the "Jubaomen" still stands in the ancient city of Nanjing after vicissitudes.