Chapter Fifty-fifth: King Lajing boards the chariot
With such a minister, what he should do is cherish it. "Okay, I understand Su Tianyou's intention, and I accept your kindness, but remember, what you said about the 30% brick tea must not be missed at all.
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In the Song Dynasty, salt, wine, and tea were exclusive items and could not be sold by private individuals without the permission of the court. It was precisely because Su Shi knew this that he offered to pay 30% of the commercial tax. In this way, the state's income would not be as high as
If he himself produces less, then as long as Zhao Zhen agrees, there will be nothing the other officials can say.
Zhao Zhen naturally thought about this and knew that Su Shi had already considered the matter very comprehensively, so he happily agreed. To show that he was in a good mood, he changed his official title to his first name instead of his official title.
Look, at least at this moment, Zhao Zhen recognized Su Shi.
"Thank you, Your Majesty." Su Shi looked overjoyed. It looked like he was the one who benefited.
"Okay, okay, with such concern and sympathy for the emperor's ministers, he should be a good emperor." Renzong Zhao Zhen thought in his heart, and then looked at Su Shi more and more pleasing to the eye, and then said
: "I know your loyalty. Since you are here in the palace, you should go to Zhaoren Palace and check on His Highness King Jing."
"I obey." Su Shi immediately clasped his fists, and Zhang Mao stepped forward with a happy face and pushed Su Shi out of the Zichen Palace.
As soon as he came out of the palace, Zhang Maoze said with a sentimental expression, "Hey, it would be great if all the ministers were as considerate and considerate of the officials as Tong Naoro."
As someone close to Renzong, Zhang Mao saw too many scenes of officials making things difficult for officials. In their eyes, officials should think about the world, and for this purpose, they eat less, drink less, and wear less.
These are all normal things.
On the other hand, if one day the emperor's life becomes better, that would be abnormal and they, the ministers, have neglected their duties.
In contrast, Su Shi always thought about the emperor. Based on this, Zhang Maoze fell in love with him.
"Zhang Zhongguan need not sigh. When the tea bricks are sold throughout the Song Dynasty, the officials will have private money in their hands. At that time, they will not need to use the money from the treasury. If the officials want to do something, the officials will have no reason to object.
"Su Shi smiled and expressed relief.
"Yes, once the officials have money, they can do many things they want to do but cannot do." Zhang Maoze also said with emotion.
In Zhaoren Palace, when Su Shi came here sitting on a wooden chair, he made King Jing Zhao Xi and Princess Fukang Zhao Huirou extremely happy.
Zhang Mao just sent the person to the palace gate and left. The official still needed him to serve him and left it to others. He was really worried. In this way, without this person's "monitoring", Su Shi saw the prince
When I was with the princess, I also had a sincere smile on my face.
Children's thoughts are always much simpler. In comparison, Su Shi is more willing to deal with them.
"Chen Tongzhilang Su Tianyou has met His Royal Highness King Jing and Princess Fukang." When the two parties met, Su Shi still spoke politely.
"Brother Su, there is no need to be polite. There are no outsiders here." Zhao Xi said like a grown-up, then he looked at Zhang Xi and Liang Huaiji, two little Huangmen who were standing by to serve him, and smiled.
It was at this time that Su Shi noticed that the annoying Dong Wen was gone, replaced by a little father-in-law whom he had never seen before. Then he looked at Zhao Xi curiously, as if he wanted to hear his explanation.
"Brother Su, since you are here, let's talk in the side room." Zhao Huirou is older after all and has considered things carefully. Some things can be said in private, but are not suitable to be said in front of these people.
Su Shi, Zhao Xi and Zhao Huirou immediately entered the wing and closed the door from the inside. Zhang Xi and Liang Huaiji who were left outside looked surprised. They didn't quite understand that they couldn't even walk.
How could such a person be loved by both the prince and the princess?
Especially the affectionate affection, which is not a treatment that other people can enjoy.
In the side room, Su Shi had already taken out a bunch of good things in various ways, and Zhao Xi's mouth was full of oil as he ate them.
Zhao Huirou was better. After all, she was a girl, and she paid special attention to her behavior in front of Su Shi, so she ate slowly. While eating, she also told the story of how the two of them punished Dong Wen.
once.
Listening to this thing, which was like a child playing house, Su Shi wanted to laugh, but also felt a burst of sadness.
Ordinarily, as the only prince, he should be the one with whom all the stars are aligned and the moon is supported. He really wants the stars but not the moon.
On the other hand, Zhao Xi can't even decide who he wants to be with him, which is really sad when you think about it.
Even Su Shi couldn't help but have an idea. It seemed that he saved Zhao Xi and was going to change the history of the Song Dynasty. But there is still Empress Cao here, will she allow Zhao Xi to truly come of age?
, will there even be a day when she will do something to overthrow Zhao Xi and push Zhao Zongshi and Zhao Shu to the throne?
After Zhao Huirou finished speaking, even Zhao Xi stopped eating and turned to look at Su Shi, as if waiting for their brother Su's praise.
"Okay, you did a good job." Looking at the waiting eyes of the two children, Su Shi reached out and touched their heads.
Including Zhao Huirou, who never liked people touching her headdress, she looked happy at this moment and seemed to enjoy Brother Su's "touching" of her.
"What you did is good, but in the end you are still too stingy. Your Highness King Jing, you are the king, and you will be the emperor of the Song Dynasty in the future. You should be a superior being, just a eunuch. If you don't like it, just replace it.
Or simply send it to Yeting, this should be the emperor's domineering spirit."
"Ah! But if you do this, mother will be angry." Zhao Xi said with a nervous look on his face after hearing this.
"Yes, do you know why the Queen is unhappy?" Su Shi decided to use this incident to teach King Jing, the future emperor of the Song Dynasty.
"Because Dong Wen was sent by my mother?" Zhao Xi said matter-of-factly.
"No! Because His Highness King Jing has no confidence." Su Shi objected and gave the answer in a firm tone.
"Confidence?" Zhao Xi looked at Su Shi as if he didn't understand, obviously wanting to hear his explanation.
"It's just confidence. In the final analysis, His Highness King Jing is not confident enough. After all, you are still a child, and you need to be taken care of by others even for food and clothing. But what if one day, you can be independent?" Su Shi retorted.
Asking, while also conducting inducements.
"Independence?" Zhao Xi seemed to understand, but did not fully understand.
"Yes, independent." Su Shi said with an emphasis. "The reason why one person must look at another person's eyes and act is simply because your strength is not as good as his. But if one day comes, you can live on your own.
Very good. At that time, you will have the ability to be independent. At that time, you will have independence and autonomy. You don’t have to look at other people’s faces to do what you want. Are you right?"
"Yes, Brother Su is right. Brother Xi is still too young, and sometimes he has to be fed even when he eats." Su Huirou said with a smile from the side.
"No, I...I will eat by myself from today on, and I won't have to be fed by anyone anymore." Zhao Xi wanted to say that Sister Rou was wrong, but in the end she still lacked confidence.
"Not having to be fed is just a kind of independence in action, and it is far from true independence. You have to have freedom of money and freedom of movement." Su Shi continued to induce, and then after thinking about it, he said that today
I explained the reason why I came to see the official.
The two children listened attentively at first. After Su Shi finished speaking, Zhao Huirou asked aloud, "Brother Su, that tea brick is better than our Song Tea, and it can still be sold for a lot of money, right?"
"Yes, Rou'er is really smart." Su Shi said in a positive tone at first. Then he looked at Zhao Xi and said: "When officials have money, they can do more things they want to do without using the national treasury.
This is a kind of financial freedom and financial independence. Think about it, what am I doing to others by spending my own money? At that time, even if others want to say something, they don’t know how to say it.”
Zhao Xi listened carefully, and then his eyes became brighter and brighter, "I see, if dad has money, he doesn't have to look at the faces of other ministers. This is a good thing. Then I also want money, and I also want to be independent.
, so that in the future, people like Dong Wen can be dealt with at will, without the need for any means. But Brother Su, dad has tea, what do I have?"
When he saw Zhao Xi, he would think independently and draw inferences. Su Shi smiled with satisfaction, and then with a thought in his mind, he spread out his right hand. At this time, there was a porcelain bottle weighing a kilogram in his hand. "His Royal Highness King Jing, do you want to have something?"
Money can do this. As long as you are willing, I can also give you 20% of the profit, so that you can achieve financial independence first."
Seeing that Su Shi moved his hand and there was something in it, Zhao Huirou looked at Su Shishi like a obsessed girl, with little stars in her beautiful eyes.
Zhao Xi also saw it, but he was thinking something different, "Brother Su, what is this? Is it tea?"
"Of course not. Brick tea belongs to the government and you can't rob it. But this thing is not much better than brick tea. It is even worse. It is liquor, and it is a very strong liquor."
That's right, Su Shi decided to tie Zhao Xi to his chariot.
First there was Zhao Zhen, and then there was Zhao Xi. In this way, it was equivalent to two generations inheriting his love for Su Shi. In this way, the Su family would not have to worry about any major crisis in a few decades.
"Liquor? Is it still very strong?" Zhao Xi's eyes grew wider and wider.
He had heard someone say that all men like wine. This is almost a must-have item on the table of all nobles. He thought that this thing must be very profitable.