Chapter 212 What? One catty and one thousand taels of tea? One catty per person,
Chapter 212 What? One thousand taels of tea per catty? One catty per person, don’t let the household department next door look down on you!
East Palace.
As Wei Xian's voice sounded, Yang Kai and Prince Li Gao's expressions couldn't help but change.
Why did Wei Xian come to the East Palace in the middle of the night?
And what is repayment of money?
What more money?
What are you talking about?
Li Gao's face was full of curiosity, but he still walked out of the house.
Outside the mansion, Wei Xian was standing respectfully not far away, with some eunuchs standing beside him.
I saw the prince coming.
Wei Xian immediately took out the banknote and handed it to the prince.
"Prince, this is the silver your Majesty asked your slave to give you."
Wei Xian laughed and said.
Looking at the stack of banknotes in his hand, the prince was a little curious and couldn't help but look at him.
"Eunuch Wei Xian, what does repaying the money mean? My father doesn't owe me any money."
Li Gao spoke, full of doubts and curiosity, he really didn't understand what this meant.
Seeing the confused look on the prince's face, Wei Xian smiled slightly.
"Prince, did you do business with Marquis Tianming?"
Wei Xian opened his mouth and asked with a smile.
"yes."
Hearing this, the prince looked a little nervous and didn't understand what the other party meant.
"It's like this. Your Majesty feels that the Marquis's business is still a bit unsafe, so he spent one hundred thousand taels of gold from the internal treasury to repay the prince on behalf of the Marquis. This cooperation ends here, and I hope that the Crown Prince will not be blamed.
Lord Marquis."
Wei Xian spoke up and informed the latter of Emperor Yongsheng's intentions.
But upon hearing this.
Li Gao was stunned for a moment.
He felt a stream of blood rush from his feet directly to the Tianling Cap.
Good guy.
Do you want to cut off your beard?
Seeing that you are getting rich, you want to cut off your beard?
Is it really that cruel?
People are like tigers, but they don't eat their seeds. You don't usually give me much money. I finally made some money by relying on my own skills. Is that all you want?
Are you still ready to be a father?
This is the thought in Li Gao's mind.
It almost popped out at once.
Today, Daxia Evernight City made a profit of 180,000,000 taels of silver. He has a share of ten chips on hand, which means that today alone, he earned 10,800,000 taels of silver, which is a profit of 18,000,000 taels of gold.
ah.
With this money, I can do whatever I want in the future, and I will no longer have to live a hard life.
But what I didn't expect was that, damn, His Majesty suddenly made this move?
Help Jinnian return the money to himself?
What does it mean?
You want to say that this is not a cut-off? Li Gao doesn't believe it at all.
Why didn't you come earlier or late, but why did you come at this time?
"Prince, Prince? Why don't you speak?"
"Are you too happy?"
Wei Xian spoke, somewhat puzzled as to why the prince remained silent for a long time.
"You wait here."
"wait for me."
Li Gao felt a little dizzy and didn't know what to say.
Let Wei Xian wait here.
Then he walked into the front hall.
When he came to the front hall, looking at the stumbling prince with an ugly face, Yang Kai couldn't help but walk over quickly.
"Your Highness, what's wrong with you?"
Yang Kai was a little surprised. The prince was very lively and happy before. Why did he become like this after going out for a trip?
"Master Yang, I really can't bear it."
"I'm afraid my father knows about this business and wants to intercept it."
The prince spoke with trembling and was in a very depressed mood.
"What happened?"
"How did you become like this?"
The Crown Princess didn't understand the situation either. She was woken up in the middle of the night. She was suddenly said to be rich, and then she was dejected again?
Is this sick?
"You know nothing."
"Do you still remember the business we invested in Jinnian?"
The prince was helpless, he looked at the princess and said this.
"Remember, what's wrong? Isn't it twenty thousand taels of gold and two chips? Didn't it open recently?"
"How is the business? I heard people say that the business is not bad?"
The Crown Princess was somewhat awakened. In the past few days, she had heard the slaves mention the affairs of Daxia's Sleepless City, but because she was not able to leave at will, she did not go into it in depth.
"not bad?"
"Do you know how much money you made from Jinnian's business just yesterday?"
The prince was a little excited. When he mentioned this matter, he became very excited and felt very uncomfortable.
"how much?"
"You are such a dignified prince, what kind of things have you never seen in the world? One million taels of silver or two million taels of silver?"
The Crown Princess frowned a little. She was hurting her face by being so mean in front of outsiders.
Furthermore, if you really have two million taels of silver a day, so what? In doing business, there are costs and losses, so how much can you really get?
Moreover, I only have two chips on hand, and if everyone puts them together, it will be ten chips.
Even if you make some money, so what? You are the Crown Princess, the future Queen, what kind of things have you not seen in the world?
To put it bluntly, if the royal family wasn't so strict, she would have wanted to receive some filial piety money.
Millions of taels of silver are easily available. How many people are willing to give them money?
"Oh, one million taels, two million taels? It's really a woman's opinion."
"Mr. Yang, tell her how much you earned yesterday."
Li Gao was really angry and speechless.
His mood is extremely complicated now.
Hearing this, Yang Kai was a little helpless. He didn't even know what happened, but what he knew was that it was definitely not a good thing.
"Back to the Crown Princess, I received about 180,000 taels of silver yesterday."
Yang Kai spoke out, even if he knew this number, whenever he said it, Yang Kai himself felt a little unreal.
"What?"
"Eighteen million taels of silver?"
In an instant, the dissatisfied Crown Princess froze on the spot. She was completely stunned and could not speak a word.
To be honest, based on the Crown Prince's expression and tone, even if Yang Kai said ten million taels of silver, the Crown Princess would not be too shocked, and she would have to pretend to be experienced in the world.
But the problem is, 180,000 taels of silver is such an astronomical figure that even the princess cannot bear it.
"Are you stupid?"
"Are you going to bark again this time?"
Seeing the expression of the Crown Princess, Li Gao felt a little angry.
"Isn't this possible?"
"How is it possible to earn 180,000 taels of silver?"
"How do you make money?"
The princess ignored Li Gao, but was full of doubts and thought it was impossible.
After hearing this, Yang Kai gave the land deed to the Crown Princess.
"Princess, take a look, this is the land deed price sold yesterday."
"The city that never sleeps in Daxia attracts all the people in Kyoto, and people from some surrounding prefectures also come to join in the fun. As a result, some businessmen see business opportunities and want to buy shops."
"Princess, you may not know that in this city that never sleeps in the summer, a shop selling sugar water can earn one thousand taels of silver an hour."
"This is just selling sugar water."
"So, a good shop in this area costs 10 million taels per room, a medium-sized shop costs 5 million taels per room, and a less-than-standard shop costs 2 million taels per room."
"In other words, if all these shops are sold out, the revenue should be 500,000 taels of silver."
"There are also twenty shops with the best locations among them, which are reserved for future bidding and auction."
"And there are night markets and thousands of shops and stalls in the city that never sleeps. They are only for rent but not for sale. The annual rental income may be as high as tens of millions of taels of silver."
"The department store has things like salt, rice, and mirrors to ensure that people keep coming."
"These businessmen saw the opportunity, and each one was more generous than the other. According to the wishes of the Marquis, all the shops will be sold and rented out within seven days."
Yang Kai spoke up and informed the Crown Princess of the specific situation.
After hearing this, the princess was completely numb. There was nothing in her mind, only silver and gold.
Five hundred million silver income?
I invested ten chips, which means that I can get fifty million taels of silver. What a terrifying wealth is this?
Her natal family is considered to be one of the richest in the local area. They can still spend millions on two properties. If they really want to, they can squeeze out 10 million taels of silver without much problem.
How could the Crown Princess's family be so bad?
But what is the concept of fifty million taels of silver? Even if she doesn't understand government affairs, she still knows that the national tax in Daxia for a year is only thirty million taels of silver.
One year's national tax.
This means that in the future, as long as you like something that you like, you can buy it by yourself?
As a princess, she is naturally a powerful person in the Great Xia Dynasty. If she really likes something, she can naturally get it. But the question is, who will pay for it?
In various shops, dignitaries, including some wives of courtiers, lined up to pay for themselves.
But just because of the Crown Princess, she knew that there were some things that she couldn't accept. No matter how much she liked it, she couldn't accept it, because if she accepted it, she would have to do things for others.
Her husband is the prince, and no matter what achievements he has made, as long as he makes no mistakes, his husband can become the emperor, and she will be the queen.
Mother of a Nation.
Under such circumstances, we must not cause any trouble.
But as a woman, if you see beautiful jewelry, see good-looking jewelry, see something interesting, don't even talk about other things, let the imperial kitchen open a small stove, take care of the slaves, and go out, where can you do without money?
Just like last time, I went to a certain minister's house to find my best friend. What was the result?
After I went there, I didn't even bother to reward him, so I spread some rumors.
What women care about most is face.
But now, if I have fifty million taels of silver, do I still care about these things?
From now on, when you go out, you can give all kinds of rewards and spend all kinds of money. You can buy what you like and what you don’t like.
What? Why buy it if you don’t like it?
Sorry, I have so much money that I can’t spend it all. What would I do if I didn’t buy it?
Thinking of this, the Crown Princess had completely ignored the Crown Prince's insult just now and looked at Li Gaodao.
"Prince, why are you so unhappy with such a profitable business?"
"Did I provoke you?"
"If I say something wrong, just speak up. I will reflect on it myself and won't provoke you anymore."
The Crown Princess spoke in an extremely gentle tone, without any of the arrogance she had just now, and seemed a little cautious.
"Your Highness, what exactly happened? Why is Your Highness so depressed?"
"How did your Majesty know this?"
Yang Kai was also a little curious. Before going out, he was still happy and cheerful. Why did he look like this after he came back?
"I am not sure as well."
"Now Wei Xian is standing outside with a banknote. I wonder if my father knows that this business is profitable, and also knows that I invested a lot. Now that he is making money, he wants to grab it directly."
The prince was in an extremely bad mood. If this was really the case, he really didn't know what to do.
It's impossible to rebel, right?
"impossible."
Yang Kai frowned and looked outside the hall, although he couldn't see Wei Xian.
When the princess heard this, her expression changed.
"The old man wants to cut off his beard?"
"This doesn't make sense. Didn't the old man say it all the time? He said that this business in Jinnian will definitely lose money. Now that he has made money, he wants to get his hands on it?"
"Where are the rules like this?"
Hearing this, the Crown Princess felt unhappy. Although this was an old man and the Emperor of Great Xia, it was impossible for him to act so recklessly.
They have borne the investment risks, and now that they have finally made money, you want to cut them off. How can this be justified?
"No, no."
"Prince, please wait here for a while, I will ask you."
Yang Kai felt that something was wrong. His Majesty could not know the profit. After all, they were the only ones who could know, unless Gu Jinnian went to tip off the news.
But Gu Jinnian doesn't have to be like this.
And the speed is too fast. Even if you want to report the news, it can't be so fast.
After saying this, Yang Kai rushed outside directly.
About a quarter of an hour later.
Yang Kai rushed back with excitement on his face.
"Misunderstanding, misunderstanding, Your Highness, you are mistaken. Your Majesty does not want to cut off your beard."
"Your Majesty feels that Jinnian, the city that never sleeps in the summer, is destined to lose money. He is afraid that you will be dissatisfied after losing money, so he wants to return the principal to His Highness the Crown Prince on behalf of Jinnian."
Yang Kai walked over quickly and informed the prince of the future's fate.
Upon hearing this, the prince immediately stood up.
"Really?"
The prince spoke, looking extremely excited.
"That's true."
"His Royal Highness, think about it, if your Majesty really knows that this city that never sleeps in Daxia is so profitable."
"Why is Your Majesty paying attention to you? He should be looking for the Marquis of Heaven. I know that the people involved in Daxia's Evernight City are none other than the veteran, Mr. Wang, you, the Crown Prince, His Highness the King of Qin, and several members of the Gu family."
"When we add it up, we only get around 20 chips, and there are still 80 chips left. Your Majesty really wants it. Asking Jinnian for 30 chips is a hundred times better than grabbing it from you, right?"
"You misunderstood."
Yang Kai explained, and rationally analyzed the matter from his own perspective.
As soon as he said this, the prince suddenly came to his senses.
Yes, if you really want to cut off your beard, wouldn’t it be enough to go directly to Jinnian? If you’re polite, I’ll ask for 30%; if you’re not polite, just ask for 50%.
No matter how shameless my old man is, he won’t want them all, right?
Then your son will rebel against you.
"I blame me for being too impulsive."
"That's it."
"Then Mr. Yang, I should just ask Eunuch Wei Xian to go back."
Li Gao opened his mouth and said so.
"kindness."
"However, His Highness will have to be tactful when speaking later. Tell Eunuch Wei Xian that if you invest this money, whether you will lose money or make money is a trivial matter. The main thing is to make Jinnian happy."
"The reason why Your Majesty helped Jinnian withdraw the silver is actually a good thing. Your Majesty, you will be the emperor of Daxia in the future. Jinnian is now the first prince of Daxia and the mainstay of Daxia. Your Majesty is also afraid that Jinnian will cause you to lose money.
Already."
"You have a grudge to prevent any unnecessary conflicts from happening in the future, so you do this. If His Highness refuses directly, I am worried that His Majesty will be suspicious. Now His Majesty has no idea how much money can be earned from this city that never sleeps in the Great Xia."
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"But if His Highness's attitude is abnormal and His Majesty notices it, and then sends someone to investigate carefully, this matter in Kyoto will not escape His Majesty's eyes."
"If I really want Your Majesty to know, it will be different. A few days ago, Your Majesty was thinking of conquering the Huns, but it was just because of the lack of money. Now that the money has been delivered to your door, Your Majesty has no reason to refuse it."
"But if His Majesty can be informed later, firstly, Jinnian will be given a sum of money to everyone, and secondly, the money will be spent, then Your Majesty will have nothing to do."
"What do you think?"
Yang Kai spoke out, this was a method he had thought of carefully.
why is it like this?
Isn't it just because there is money of his own in it? To put it bluntly, a tiger's poison cannot eat its seeds, but Yang Kai is not the son of Emperor Yongsheng?
Hurry up and divide the accounts and spend the money quickly. Even if Emperor Yongsheng knows about it, they won't lose. The money has been spent. What else can you do?
It's just a little bit of a kick in the ass.
"Master Yang is indeed smart."
"I will go now."
Li Gao spoke loudly and said that he was going to have a good chat with Wei Xian.
"Your Highness must show that this money is to win over Gu Jinnian. After finishing the deal with Eunuch Wei Xian, the old minister and His Highness will go to the Prince of Qin's Mansion to find Jin Nian. Jin Nian is in the Prince of Qin's Mansion and they just want to discuss the matter of dividing the accounts."
Yang Kai spoke out.
"good."
The prince nodded and quickly walked outside.
When Li Gao came to Wei Xian again, his face was full of smiles, but his attitude was completely different.
"Eunuch Wei, take this banknote back and tell the old man that the money I invested in Jinnian doesn't matter how much you lose, as long as Jinnian is happy."
"Jinnian is my mainstay in Daxia. A mere tens of thousands of taels of gold is nothing. I would like to ask Eunuch Wei to convey these words to the old man."
Li Gao spoke loudly and said this.
As soon as he said this, Wei Xian was a little surprised. Who in the entire capital didn't know that this prince was the stingiest prince in the world?
In the past, no matter what happened in the palace, as long as money was discussed, the prince would immediately change his face, let alone the civil and military officials of the court, even Emperor Yongsheng would not be able to speak.
As a result, later on, if the country wants to do something, it does not need the approval of the Ministry of Revenue, because the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue will just say a word.
If the prince agrees, I will agree.
Therefore, the name of Prince Iron Rooster spread.
Now that he has invested tens of thousands of taels of gold and is about to face a loss, the prince actually doesn't care?
Is this a bit surprising?
But no matter how surprised he was, Wei Xian would naturally listen to what the prince said.
"Since the prince is so kind, I understand."
"Please rest assured, Your Majesty, I will definitely inform your Majesty."
Wei Xian nodded.
After saying this, it is time to leave.
"Excuse me, Eunuch Wei."
Li Gao shouted, but Wei Xian did not dare to express his displeasure, so he immediately bowed and left with the others.
In this way, the prince returned to the main hall.
Tell Yang Kai exactly what he said just now. After hearing this, Yang Kai nodded and then spoke.
"In that case, Your Highness the Crown Prince, Crown Princess, let's go to Prince Qin's Mansion?"
The voice fell.
The princess smiled gently.
"I won't go."
"Prince, just go directly. I'm a womanly person, so I'm afraid I'll say something wrong if I go."
The Crown Princess spoke, a little embarrassed, it was completely a change of gender.
The fierceness before is gone at all.
"Go ahead, you can also listen to what Jinnian said, lest I forget anything."
Seeing the Crown Princess like this, the Crown Prince felt very happy inside. He finally straightened up and became a man for once.
"That's fine, but I'm going. If I say something wrong, Prince, you have to remind me. If it's not right, I will try my best to remain silent so as not to cause any trouble."
The princess nodded.
In front of so much money, no problem is a problem. Who is a princess? Everything is easy to talk about if you have money.
In this way, the three of them braved the night and left the palace.
About a quarter of an hour later.
Inside the Yangxin Hall.
Wei Xian told Emperor Yongsheng every word of the prince's words.
After hearing this, Emperor Yongsheng was a little confused.
"This prince really said this?"
Emperor Yongsheng was really confused. He knew his son better than his father. He naturally knew what his son's character was like.
Not to mention tens of thousands taels of gold, even if it is thousands of coins, if anyone loses money to his son, he will probably suffer for a month.
Not to mention so much money.
It's easy for a country to change its nature, but it's hard to change its nature. He couldn't imagine that the prince would change his nature.
"Your Majesty, I dare not lie. This is indeed what the prince said."
Wei Xian opened his mouth and answered seriously.
"It's strange."
"Isn't the prince really uncomfortable with this loss-making business?"
Emperor Yongsheng frowned slightly, and the more he thought about it, the more he felt something was wrong.
However, Wei Xian couldn't help but speak.
"His Majesty."
"Could it be that the prince actually knows that this business is a loss-making business, but Marquis Tianming has a very high prestige. Thinking about it, although this is a loss-making business, for the prince, this business is not a loss at all."
Wei Xian opened his mouth and expressed his thoughts.
When you say this, it is a train of thought.
"It's possible."
Emperor Yongsheng instantly understood the meaning of Wei Xian's words.
"In that case, let them go."
"Anyway, good advice is hard to persuade. Since they like to lose money, let them lose money."
"I have said what I should say and done what I should do."
Emperor Yongsheng spoke out, saying that one is willing to fight and the other is willing to suffer. What can he say?
"Your Majesty has done a great job."
"The prince was also very moved."
"But, is this silver going back to the inner treasury?"
Wei Xian asked with a smile.
"Don't take it anymore. Donate it to the three major disaster areas. After a while, let the courtiers also donate some money."
"Also, let the imperial dining room pay attention in the future. The number of dishes has been reduced sharply from forty-eight to six. I have to be more diligent and frugal. The three major disaster areas are uncertain, so I have always followed this standard. It can be regarded as setting an example."
Emperor Yongsheng opened his mouth, and he was very direct, reducing food, clothing, housing and transportation.
"Your Majesty is truly a saint."
Wei Xian knelt on the ground and worshiped, while Emperor Yongsheng just continued to review and approve the memorial.
at the same time.
Inside the palace of King Qin.
In the lobby.
King Qin also stared blankly at the land deed in his hand, feeling numb all over.
"Jin Nian, do you mean to say that I have made a profit of 36 million taels of silver just in the past few days since Daxia Evernight City has been open?"
King Qin swallowed, he couldn't believe it, or even couldn't believe it.
Damn it, he controls a military camp, and to be honest, he has suffered a lot in these years, right? In addition, his princess, and some of his subordinates will give him money as a filial piety.
If you add them all up, there won't be thirty-eight million taels of silver, right?
Money can make the world go round.
As the prince of Daxia, he understood this sentence very well. With money, anything he could do would be easy.
Without money, let alone the Prince of Daxia, the Emperor of Daxia and Emperor Yongsheng would find it difficult to do things.
Thirty-eight million.
When I invested this money, it was entirely to give Gu Jinnian face. Since my brother liked it, I let him do it.
Unexpectedly, this unintentional insertion of willows and willows will make a difference.
"Fuck."
"If I knew your business was so profitable, brother, I would be more upright."
King Qin was a little demented.
I said this subconsciously.
But as soon as he said this, King Qin immediately took it back and looked at Gu Jinnian.
"Does the old man know about this?"
King Qin asked.
"Uncle doesn't know yet. Brother, I asked my uncle to participate before, but he didn't participate. Now I've made money, why should I tell him?"
Gu Jinnian is very direct. If you invest, I will share the accounts with you. If you don’t invest, why should I tell you?
"It's a shame I didn't tell you. You must not tell the old man about this. According to the old man's character, he would be afraid if he knew that this business is so profitable."
King Qin spoke and reminded Gu Jinnian.
"His Royal Highness the King of Qin, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, the Crown Princess, and Mr. Yang Kaiyang, the Minister of Rites, are visiting outside the mansion."
Suddenly, a voice sounded.
As the voice sounded, King Qin's eyes became curious.
"Why did the prince come to me in the middle of the night?"
However, although he was a little curious, he still asked his servants to invite him immediately.
There was some estrangement between the King of Qin and the Crown Prince before, but as the matter passed, it also passed. No matter what he thought in his heart, on the surface, he still wanted to be brothers, friends, and brothers.
At this moment, King Qin's voice sounded.
"Let the princess come to the front hall."
As he spoke, the servant immediately went to call the princess.
Gu Jinnian looked very calm, as if he had guessed that the prince would come.
It didn't take long.
Crown Prince Li Gao, Crown Princess, and Yang Kai appeared in the lobby one after another.
"Second brother."
"His Royal Highness King Qin."
Both of them were very enthusiastic, but their eyes fell on Gu Jinnian first.
"I have met His Highness the Crown Prince."
King Qin also stood up and bowed to the prince. Although the two were brothers, the prince's status was much higher than his, and he needed to be honored.
"Second brother, don't be so polite."
"Second brother, don't blame me for disturbing you late at night."
The prince smiled and spoke.
"The prince's late night visit shouldn't be to find Yudi, right?"
King Qin spoke out and glanced at Gu Jinnian.
"Hahaha."
"Brother, let me get straight to the point. I came here this time to find Jinnian."
The prince smiled and then sat down. At this time, Princess Qin also walked in, said hello to the prince and others, and sat aside.
Watching everyone sit down.
Gu Jinnian just spoke out.
"Your Highness the Crown Prince."
"Princess."
"Yang Shangshu."
"The three of you came to visit late at night. I think they came because of the incident in the city that never sleeps in Daxia."
"Since everyone is here, let me express my opinion. If everyone agrees, then follow my plan. If everyone has any other opinions, just say it directly to avoid getting emotional."
Gu Jinnian spoke.
He knew why the prince and others came here, so he might as well get straight to the point and save you and me from being embarrassed.
"Okay, okay, brother Jinnian, whatever you say is fine."
"Everything is respectful to the Marquis."
Everyone nodded.
"Currently, Daxia Evernight City has received 180,000,000 taels of silver. I estimate that within seven days, I can get 500,000,000 taels of silver."
"With this money, I have two ideas. One is to make the city that never sleeps in Daxia better, with some wonders and places to visit, including accommodation, meals, night markets and lanterns."
"If this project is fully implemented, it will cost approximately 200,000 taels of silver. I have discussed with the Minister of Industry that 200,000 people will be used to speed up the construction, and it can be completed within two months."
"But the time I gave the Minister of Industry was only one and a half months."
"After the city that never sleeps in Daxia is completely perfected, one hundred thousand taels of silver will be used to subsidize the people. In addition to official salt and dragon rice, it will naturally be necessary to lower the price, including the development of some new objects, such as crystal mirrors. All of these will be needed
silver."
"This is done to stabilize the number of tourists. The more tourists there are, the more businesses will make. In this way, when the next city that never sleeps is built, the prices of the shops will be higher and more."
"The remaining 200,000 taels of silver and 50,000,000 taels of silver will be used to increase the number of clerks, plus various welfare bonuses, and another 50,000 taels of silver will be used to promote Daxia Evernight City, including formulating a play store manual, and
Randomly give out various gifts.”
"Let the people have fun, and let the businessmen who buy the shops get substantial returns. Otherwise, buying shops at such a sky-high price will make it difficult to do business in the future if they are not happy."
"If there is one hundred thousand taels of silver left, I will take it out and share it with everyone."
Gu Jinnian opened his mouth and expressed his thoughts.
As soon as these words came out, everyone felt a little sad. The five hundred million taels of silver were spent like this. I don't know why, but they felt a little sad.
"Does it need to be done so quickly?"
Yang Kai spoke up and couldn't help but ask.
Spending 200,000 taels of silver to accelerate the construction of the Great Xia Evernight City is a bit exaggerated, because if built at a one-year pace, only 100,000 taels of silver would be enough.
Why waste this money?
"It has to be quick."
"The curiosity of the people is only a little bit. Nowadays, in the city that never sleeps in Daxia, the most attractive things are department stores and restaurants, but what do these two things mean?"
"In less than two months, the number of people coming to the Nightless City will be greatly reduced. And what is the purpose of coming? It is just to buy official salt and rice, and at most a few small things, which is of little significance."
"In this case, the business of the surrounding shops will definitely be bleak."
"And if the various landscapes of Daxia Evernight City are built, including the Garden of Beasts, when all these things are completed, people will have more choices when coming to Daxia Evernight City."
"When a talented person and a beautiful woman come for an outing, they pass by a rouge and gouache store and buy some rouge and gouache. They pass by a bookstore and buy some books. If they come across a cultural treasure store, they buy some of the four treasures of the study. Only when the shopkeeper makes money will he feel that the store is worth buying."
"People and their families come here to play. Even if they don't want to spend any money, it's not too much to buy a bowl of sugar water or eat a bunch of candied haws. They can also have lunch and buy some small things when they go back. It's still a waste of money."
"The money spent is earned by the merchant, and the value of the shop will become higher and higher."
"Master Yang should understand this truth."
Gu Jinnian spoke up with a firm attitude.
Passenger flow is the first choice for any business logic, and accurate passenger flow is the top priority. The two biggest profit points of Daxia Evernight City are shops and residential buildings.
Gu Jinnian is pressing ahead with the residential project. There is no rush yet. He will wait until Daxia Evernight City becomes famous all over the world before he can start working on residential projects. Only then will the benefits be maximized.
The shops are the most profitable, and the remaining restaurants and attractions all have long-term benefits. The short-term benefits still depend on the shops.
Naturally, these merchants must make a lot of money, preferably within half a year, so that they can charge high prices next time in the city that never sleeps in the summer.
"Understood."
"When it comes to business, I'm totally different from the Marquis."
What Gu Jinnian said is easy to understand, how could Yang Kai not understand?
He sighed in admiration.
But the prince's voice continued to sound.
"I understand subsidizing the research and development of new products. What does this guy mean by increasing benefits?"
The prince didn't understand what welfare meant, so he asked.
"Brother Prince."
"If you want the city that never sleeps to have a good reputation, it depends not only on the guests, but also on these employees."
"I plan to let these guys live better and eat better. When they work every day, when they return to their residence, someone will wash their clothes and cook for them. Their salary will not be low, and they will even open a special private school for them.
Their children go to school here, and their families can go to the scenic spots for free and get various benefits."
"In this way, these guys will work for us with the greatest enthusiasm and solve their worries. Firstly, they will be reluctant to part with this job. Secondly, they can also earn money. Thirdly, the whole family will enjoy various activities.
preferential treatment, so that others know their situation."
"I can only be envious. When I hear that so and so works in Daxia Evernight City, I will show envy in my eyes. In this way, this reputation will be completely solidified. From all aspects, Daxia Evernight City must be a good place."
"It's fun, interesting, convenient for life, and beneficial to the people. Businessmen have their own way of playing, and people have their own way of playing. So when we go to build a city that never sleeps in Daxia, we can get support from all over the place, whether it is the support of local governments or the
The support from the people is extremely good.”
Gu Jinnian spoke up and explained what welfare is.
"Understood."
"Jin Nian is really a great talent. A clerk can live such a comfortable life. In the future, when I go to various places to build a city that never sleeps, I won't have to worry about someone secretly causing harm. Public opinion cannot be violated. Moreover, all counties and governments are naturally willing to cooperate."
The prince nodded, understanding what Gu Jinnian meant.
But what Gu Jinnian said next surprised them a little.
"If you agree, there are two more things I want to say."
"First, after dividing the accounts, I hope you will spend your money boldly, spend as much as you have, don't be stingy, and don't save any money, just spend it hard. If you can spend a hundred taels of silver, don't spend eighty taels.
"
"Second, there are a total of one hundred chips in Daxia's Evernight City. Currently, the Crown Prince, Crown Princess, Queen Mother, Queen Mother, Brother Qin Wang, Gu Jia, Wang Fugui, Su Huaiyu, Wang Shangshu, and Yang Shangshu occupy twenty chips."
"There are seventy chips left, and I have fifty chips all to myself, so for the twenty chips left, I plan to bring in twenty more people."
"These twenty people must be important officials of the imperial court, but there is no need to ask others to join in. As long as they open their mouths, let them come in. Of course, the money they will raise is fifty thousand taels of gold."
"The remaining ten chips will be distributed to local governments. In this way, under the binding interests, this business will only get better and better and bigger. Of course, all this is only limited to the Daxia Dynasty. If Daxia
Outside of the Dynasty, there are other algorithms, so I won’t talk about them now.”
Gu Jinnian spoke.
Let me explain equity to everyone clearly.
He also wants to attract more people to join, and the purpose of bringing everyone in is also very simple, which is to make it bigger and stronger.
In fact, the ten people who have been recruited so far can already shake up the entire Daxia government, but it is still not enough, because it is a business, and the more beneficiaries, the better.
Even if there are voices of opposition, I am afraid they will be criticized by countless people in an instant.
Just like what the Minister of the Ministry of Finance said.
Doesn’t he look bad at the city that never sleeps in Daxia?
If he knew that Da Xia Evernight City was making money, and then had the opportunity to join in, once he joined in, what would be He Yan's attitude?
If anyone dares to speak ill of the city that never sleeps, He Yan will rush out and beat him up immediately.
It's that simple.
"This is acceptable."
"It's possible, but if you do this, it will be difficult for the old man to explain."
Yang Kai agreed, but the prince thought of Emperor Yongsheng, and he always felt that doing so was a bit cliquey and selfish.
Oh, no, this is no longer forming a party for personal gain, this is joining forces.
"Brother, don't worry."
"This city that never sleeps is something your Majesty promised. Besides, I have fifty chips, what can uncle say to me?"
"Besides, it's not like I don't pay taxes. My uncle said that the first twenty years will be tax-free. I'll be more polite and tax-free for ten years. After ten years, all seventy-two counties will have a city that never sleeps in Daxia."
"Just from the normal rent, there are millions of taels of silver in a year. If the commercial tax is 30%, the national tax revenue will be 300,000 taels of silver in a year. What can I say?"
Gu Jinnian disagreed.
Anyway, Emperor Yongsheng agreed to this matter. A majestic emperor cannot cheat on him, right?
No credit at all?
"That's true."
"It wouldn't work for anyone else, but if it were you Jinnian, I really can't say anything."
"Okay, I think it's appropriate."
The prince nodded.
Indeed, it would definitely not work if it were someone else. If the label of clique and selfishness is removed, what can you do?
But Gu Jinnian is different.
Does Gu Jinnian need to form a party for personal gain? He alone is the largest party, the future Confucian sage, and the first prince of Daxia. Each halo is added to Gu Jinnian, and he has saved Daxia from many crises?
To put it bluntly, Gu Jinnian can live without Daxia, but Daxia cannot live without Gu Jinnian.
That's true.
So there is really nothing to say about just bringing everyone together to do business. If you really pay taxes later, there will be nothing to say.
"wrong."
"Jinnian, if the distribution is like this, didn't you say that you want to open a new Evernight City? This newly opened Evernight City will cost a lot of money. The money on hand has been spent. When Daxia Evernight City slowly makes money,
How long do we have to wait?”
At this moment, King Qin's voice sounded, and he was a little confused, feeling that Gu Jinnian had settled a score.
"Brother, don't worry, if Kyoto Daxia Night City can really go according to plan."
"The next city that never sleeps, believe it or not, as long as we choose a place and don't build it, countless businessmen will give us this money."
Gu Jinnian said confidently.
This is not what he said, as long as Daxia's Evernight City can really become famous all over the world, no, it doesn't even need to be famous all over the world, as long as it can make Daxia Dynasty famous, as long as Gu Jinnian opens his mouth and establishes a Sleepless City in a certain county.
All businessmen from all over the country will flock here.
Why?
Because merchants pursue profit, after making money from the shops in Daxia Evernight City, they want to buy better ones, but can other merchants sit still?
Who doesn’t want to make money from a business that is sure to make money?
Moreover, it was opened by Gu Jinnian, the First Marquis of Daxia, so he was not afraid of anyone looking for trouble. This alone attracted many businessmen.
"I see."
King Qin figured it out immediately.
"OK."
"If there is no big problem, I will have the banknotes delivered to your homes tomorrow."
"Then just spend it as hard as you can."
"Don't skimp on it."
"I'll leave first."
Gu Jinnian opened his mouth and stood up to leave after saying this.
"Let's go together, let's go together."
The prince stood up and wanted to follow Gu Jinnian, and King Qin also sent him off.
After the others left, King Qin looked at the moonlight and couldn't help but murmured to himself with emotion.
"My brother is really smart."
He spoke out and walked towards the front hall without any further words. At this time, Princess Qin was still sitting there stupidly.
It wasn't until King Qin spoke that Princess Qin finally came to her senses.
"One hundred thousand taels of silver?"
"Your Majesty, how much can our family get?"
Princess Qin swallowed her saliva, looked at King Qin and asked.
"Our family has made a fortune, so let's divide it into 20 million taels of silver."
"I won't be going out these days. Just take the money and spend it."
"Take care of your subordinates and don't be stingy."
King Qin was just shocked, but he didn't care about spending money. He only used money for favor transactions.
"Okay, okay."
"My lord, please leave it to me. I will definitely handle it properly."
Princess Qin's eyes gleamed with excitement.
Although her daily expenses are not small, who would think that she has too much money?
That's it.
Arrived the next day.
Three things happened.
First.
In the city that never sleeps in the summer, merchants who bought shops were exempted from taxes for three years. On that day, all the shops were sold out. Some shops that were originally rented were also directly bought with sublease rights at high prices, and even some were bought directly.
The shop was originally planned to be rented, but the other party bought it directly with money.
second.
Noon.
A carriage mysteriously went to the Ministry of Industry, the Ministry of Rites, the Prince's Mansion, the Prince of Qin's Mansion, and the Gu family.
Several large boxes were moved down.
third.
A new official came to the Yushitai, named Changyuntian, and attracted some attention.
Because Chang Yuntian originally took out half a volume of scriptures about the Destiny Saint, which was really a meritorious deed and also attracted attention.
Now, under the joint recommendation of the King of Qin and Su Wenjing, he has entered the Yushitai as the Yushi Yanguan, a fifth-rank official.
Not high, but able to go to court.
Three quarters past noon.
Ministry of Industry.
The sun is fierce.
Some officials were sweating profusely and went into the Ministry of Works to rest.
"Oh, this weather is really hot."
"Yeah, well, we people in the Ministry of Works are really miserable. Look at the people in the Ministry of Household Affairs. They can even buy some plum juice to drink. We can only buy it with our own money. The Ministry of Works is really miserable."
"Funds have been reduced. Although there was no plum juice before, it was at least something to relieve the heat. Now there is nothing."
"After all, we are still poor. If we had money, why would we drink sour plum juice? We would just drink iced sour plum juice."
"Don't think about it. This is something that at least Mr. Yuanwailang can drink. We still want to drink iced plum juice? I think too much, but when you say this, I am really thirsty. How about we buy a piece of ice?
Give it a little per person and brew some fruit to drink."
The officials gathered together. They were all ordinary officials from the Ministry of Industry. Their monthly salary was not much, and they could barely support a large family. Their lives were okay, not to say poor, but they were definitely not luxurious enough to buy ice cream.
.
This one-meter-high piece of ice cost at least two taels of silver, and they were reluctant to part with it.
It's still acceptable to buy some crushed ice.
But at this moment.
Call!
Call!
Call!
There was the sound of horse hooves, and carriages appeared here. Soon hundreds of strong men appeared and transported huge pieces of ice on the carriages.
At a glance, there are at least hundreds of giant pieces of ice. A giant ice like this one is two meters high and costs at least five taels of silver.
"what happened?"
"what happened?"
"What are you transporting so much ice for? Did you transport it by mistake?"
The entire engineering department was a little surprised.
Soon, a middle-aged man walked in with a smile.
"Excuse me, Master Xu Yun, is he here?"
He spoke.
After saying this, an old man walked forward with curiosity on his face.
"Who are you?"
he asked curiously.
"Sir, Cao Min is from the Ice Cang Store, and these ices were ordered by someone sent by Lord Shangshu."
"There are four hundred giant pieces of ice in total. Please check them, sir."
The latter spoke up and informed the situation.
As soon as this statement came out, everyone was completely shocked.
Four hundred pieces of ice, which is two thousand taels of silver, will melt in one day. Isn’t it too extravagant?
"Ah, this, how much money does this cost?"
Xu Yun swallowed. He couldn't understand. The Ministry of Industry's annual surplus of silver was only more than 300,000 taels. How could it be able to afford such consumption?
"Sir, Your Excellency, Shangshu, has already sent someone to pay the money. You just need to check and receive it."
The latter said with a smile.
"paid?"
This time, everyone in the Ministry of Industry was completely confused, but they checked it anyway.
Then let these guys place the ice cubes in the archives, various rooms, including some corridors.
Suddenly, a feeling of coolness appeared in my heart. Although the weather was hot, with the placement of these ice cubes, I felt much cooler instantly.
The ice cubes are covered with a layer of cloth to reduce the melting speed of the ice cubes.
Maybe Yun was a little anxious.
"What are you doing here? Cutting ice and soaking it in water."
It would be too wasteful to put the ice cubes here to melt. It would be more profitable to cut the ice and soak it in water.
But the latter smiled bitterly.
"This is what Lord Shangshu meant. He said that he wanted to cool down the entire Ministry of Industry. There is a batch of ice behind it. Sir, if you don't understand, just ask Lord Shangshu. Common people don't know anything."
He spoke, and after saying this, he immediately took the receipt and left the place.
The Ministry of Industry officials were left confused.
"What's going on?"
"Wang Shangshu, what's going on?"
"When did our Ministry of Works become so rich? Let's cool off on the ice? Only the former Ministry of Household Affairs dared to do this."
"Good fellow, it's hot out here, but it's not okay to waste money like this."
Everyone was talking to each other, but I really couldn’t understand it.
But a quarter of an hour later.
The sound of horse hooves sounded again.
"Master Shangshu is back."
As a voice sounded, many officials came to the entrance of the industrial department.
But when they appeared at the entrance of the Ministry of Industry, they were shocked to find carriages appearing outside the Ministry of Industry. The carriages were covered with silk and satin, and there were various gift boxes of pastries.
At this time, Wang Qixin walked down and played with a jade pendant, his face was full of joy.
"Master Wang, what's going on?"
The next moment, Xu Yun walked forward directly. He really couldn't understand the operation.
However, Wang Qixin did not answer Xu Yun's words, but looked at these Ministry of Industry officials and said.
"In this carriage, I have prepared silks, pastries, and gifts for you. One for each person. Don't grab them."
"Two pieces of silk for each person. Take it back and ask the tailor to make some clothes tomorrow. Prepare some new clothes for your family. The wages for making the clothes will be reported to Xu Yun tomorrow."
"Remember, from now on we people in the Ministry of Industry will cheer me up when we go out, speak and talk more firmly, and don't wear a single piece of clothing for three to five years."
"If you let me see you in the future, you are all poor. Don't blame me for being rude."
"Also, each of us will go to the warehouse later to collect two hundred taels of silver. It will be considered as the money for everyone's hard work this year."
"I have reserved Tianxiangyuan for seven days. During these seven days, you can eat as much as you can for me. You can take your family with you if you want."
"Also, I will go to Baozhai Pavilion to pick up shoes in three days. I have prepared three pairs of new shoes for each of you, so that I can dress up nicely."
Wang Qixin's voice sounded, as loud as a bell.
However.
The entire Ministry of Industry officials were dumbfounded.
One person receives two hundred taels of silver?
Baotian Xiangyuan Seven Days?
Two pieces of satin per person?
And the new shoes from Baozhaige?
How much money does this fucking cost?
Looking at this silk satin again, some people with sharp eyes could not help but exclaim in surprise.
"This is the silk and satin from Manyun Cloth Shop. This piece costs at least twenty taels of silver, right?"
As this voice sounded, everyone was even more shocked.
Damn it.
How much money did this cost?
"Lord Wang."
"What's wrong with you?"
"Do we have so much money in our warehouse?"
"You won't take away the money used to build the dragon boat, will you?"
Xu Yun swallowed and his voice trembled. The Ministry of Industry didn't have so much money at all. How about two hundred taels of silver per person?
There are almost more than 400 officials in the entire Ministry of Industry. Each person has 200 taels, which is 80,000 taels of silver. Plus these messy things, at least 120,000 to 30,000 taels are needed, right?
"Isn't the money for building dragon boats in the hands of the Ministry of Household Affairs?"
"Can I take it if I want?"
"Talking nonsense."
Wang Qixin was a little annoyed, and then he took out a stack of banknotes from his pocket. It was a thick stack, and the banknotes were all in denominations of one thousand taels.
At least five or six hundred thousand taels.
"Take it."
"I paid the bills for all these things."
"You can use this money to spend it on our Ministry of Industry for food, drink and housing. The weather is so hot. Buy more ice. If that doesn't work, buy a few ice shops and deliver ice to us."
"If you run out of money, just tell me."
"I couldn't spend all the money, so I divided the money among everyone."
"If you don't look back enough, come find me again."
"Oh, by the way, who said last time that there is foggy tea in the household department, right? Buy a thousand catties and take them back one pound per person. Don't let the household department next door look down on you."
Wang Qixin said, "A group of arrogant people want to buy a thousand catties of Dawu tea. This catty costs two hundred taels of silver, and one thousand catties is equivalent to two hundred thousand taels."
"Master Shangshu, please stop teasing me."
Xu Yun almost cried.
"If you don't believe it, go to the Ministry of Finance and ask."
"Put the banknotes away. You will go out with me later. I have chosen two pairs of Ruyi jade. I will place them in the lobby of our Ministry of Industry."
"Okay, what are you still waiting for?"
"You don't want any of these things?"
"You don't want me to be sent to the Ministry of War."
Wang Qixin shouted.
At this time, everyone came to their senses. Although they didn't know what happened, they didn't take advantage of the bastard.
All of a sudden, officials from the Ministry of Industry rushed to grab it one by one.
Everyone’s mouths cracked when they smiled.
But compared to the Ministry of Industry.
The Ministry of Rites seemed unusually quiet.
Within the Ministry of Rites.
All officials gathered in the lobby.
Yang Kai was very direct and told everyone the cause and effect of the matter.
After saying that.
Yang Kai stood up, took out a thick stack of banknotes from his arms and said.
"According to the wishes of the Marquis."
"We have to spend this money."
"But we are the Ministry of Rites, so we still have to show some respect. Someone just sent a message that the Minister of the Ministry of Industry has bought a lot of things like a nouveau riche."
"I don't think it's appropriate."
"We still need to be more rational in our consumption, so I will take the lead later and buy back some things that I wanted to buy before but couldn't afford. What do you think?"
Yang Kai spoke up and spoke politely.
After hearing this, everyone felt numb.
Some still haven't come back to their senses.
The Ministry of Rites is endless.
But he is definitely not rich either.
Mainly in Kyoto, with the little funds given by the court, what can I honestly buy?
Moreover, Daxia has always been very harsh on officials. Corruption is a serious crime under the emperor's feet. Therefore, the officials of the Ministry of Rites often say that scholars are proud and have a breeze on their sleeves.
In fact, the main reason is that there is no money.
If you have money, you must buy something you like. For example, Yunsi Red Clay, this thing is worth a lot of money, five hundred taels of silver a tael, if they want it, someone will naturally give it to them.
But they don't dare to ask for it.
Now that they heard that the Ministry of Rites had money, and it was twenty million taels, how could these people not be shocked?
"Master Yang."
"You mean that our Ministry of Rites currently has 20 million taels of silver in the warehouse? Can we use it at our disposal?"
An official swallowed his saliva, looked at Yang Kai, and said this.
"kindness."
Yang Kai nodded.
The next moment, everyone gasped again.
It took quite a while.
Only then did everyone gradually come to their senses one by one.
Wait until everyone calms down.
Yang Kai spoke out.
"In this case, Wang Shangshu is already buying something, so let's not delay it."
"It's getting late."
"Let's calm down today. Let's think of a place first. Let's buy some things. I mean, wait until you have calmed down, and then we can discuss it slowly. How about that?"
Yang Kai continued, knowing that it would be difficult for everyone to explain for a while.
"Don't think about it."
"Master Yang, let's go to Wenbaozhai."
Zuo Shilang stood up, looked at Yang Kai and said this.
When they heard about Wenbaozhai, everyone nodded. This Wenbaozhai is the most famous study in Kyoto.
There are all four treasures of the study for sale, as well as some antique calligraphy and paintings.
The most expensive and most elegant study in Kyoto, Daxia.
They would go there occasionally, but only to take a look. Each brush was worth hundreds or even thousands of taels of silver.
Now that I have money, I naturally want to go here.
"good."
"However, you should still be sensible and never imitate the Ministry of Industry. After all, we are members of the Ministry of Etiquette."
Yang Kai nodded, he also thought of Wen Baozhai.
Now.
Yang Kai stood up, and everyone nodded, saying yes or no.
soon.
A large number of officials from the Ministry of Rites walked towards Wenbaozhai.
Two quarters of an hour later.
Downstairs of Wenbaozhai.
Everyone took a deep breath, Yang Kai turned around, looked at everyone and said.
"Everyone, calm down."
After saying this, he walked into Wenbaozhai.
There were not many people in Wenbaozhai, only about a dozen people. There were five floors in total. The place was very large, and there were people playing the piano. Ningshen incense was lit in several places, making it look particularly elegant.
"Master Yang?"
"What wind brought you here?"
"What a rare visitor, a rare visitor."
In Wenbaozhai, when the shopkeeper saw Yang Kai walking in, he immediately stood up to greet him, "Shang Shu of the Ministry of Rites, this is a huge official who cannot be invited on ordinary days."
But when he saw a group of officials behind the Minister of Rites, he was stunned.
"Master Yang, what are you doing?"
The shopkeeper's curiosity.
"The shopkeeper's."
"Does the store sell it?"
Yang Kai spoke up and asked quietly.
Shopkeeper: "???"
"Sir, what do you mean by this?"
The shopkeeper was a little confused and didn't understand what this meant.
"What are you still standing there for?"
"Grab it."
The next moment, Yang Kai couldn't bear it anymore, he howled loudly, and in an instant, the officials from the Ministry of Rites behind him turned into hungry wolves and started snatching.
"This is Shanhai pen, one thousand two hundred and two each. Quick, quick, grab it quick."
"Tianhe ink seal, Tianhe ink seal, the words written with this ink will not change for thousands of years, and will not change for thousands of years."
"Yunsi Mu, Yunsi Mu, hurry up and grab it."
"The best rice paper in Luoyang, hurry up, hurry up."
Hundreds of officials from the Ministry of Rites, how can they be rational or irrational at this moment? They just take things when they see them. For them, these things are valuable and they can't afford them on ordinary days.
Now that you have money and you can take it freely, you naturally have to make a move quickly. If you make a move too late, you will lose everything.
"My lord, my lord, what is going on?"
"Did the shop make the adults angry?"
"Sir, if you do this, I will report you to the official."
The shopkeeper of Wenbaozhai was almost crying. Each of these things was worth a lot of money. Any item cost thousands of taels of silver.
If you really want to give it away, it’s not a big problem if you give a little bit to each person.
On the contrary, he was happy.
But if you grab it directly and randomly, who can withstand it?
"Report to the official?"
"What official position are you reporting to?"
"I bought these things."
Yang Kai took out a stack of banknotes and threw them directly into the shopkeeper's hands, full of pride.
"ha?"
The latter lowered his head and looked at the thick stack of banknotes, carefully verifying that they were genuine banknotes.
And it's such a thick stack, at least 500,000 taels.
Get into his motherfucker.
When did the Ministry of Etiquette become so rich? The previous Ministry of Etiquette came to visit for a day and would only find fault with it. It was normal for people to feel bitter if they couldn't afford it.
Where does the money come from now?
"Is it enough?"
Yang Kai spoke out, he was full of momentum at this moment.
"That's enough, that's enough."
"Mr. Yang, our store also has the treasure of the store, the seal of Hotan ancient jade. Do you want to take a look?"
Feeling such strong financial resources, the shopkeeper immediately smiled and even introduced the treasure of the store.
As soon as I heard it, I heard the treasure of the store.
In an instant, hundreds of pairs of eyes were staring at the latter.
For a moment, the shopkeeper swallowed his saliva and trembled a little.
in this way.
Half an hour later.
The entire Wenbaozhai was basically emptied, and except for some really worthless things, nothing else was left.
With these things, the Ministry of Rites returned home with a full load.
However, for Yang Kai, he was very disappointed because he only spent 580,000 taels of silver.
How should we spend the remaining 19,420,000 taels of silver?
Return to the Ministry of Rites.
Yang Kai asked everyone to put down these trophies and instead told everyone about the current situation.
Anyway, Gu Jinnian's meaning is very simple. Spend all the money you can, and you must spend it for others to see. While you are enjoying yourself, you must let others see it.
If it weren't for this, it wouldn't be easy to spend all the money? Wouldn't it be enough to divide it evenly?
He even took out some silver coins for everyone to share.
But most of the silver coins are left, which is still a lot.
So now we have to brainstorm ideas.
"Master Yang, I have an idea. Haven't we always wanted to build a temple?"
"How about our Ministry of Rites provide the money to build a temple of the sages? We invite the best craftsmen to carve the ancient sages and build a library. Firstly, it will be admired by future generations. Secondly, it can be regarded as the merit of our Ministry of Rites, and we can continue to learn from the past saints.
ah."
Someone spoke up and put forward such an opinion.
"This is good, this is good."
"Then contact someone immediately to see how much money you need. Remember, hire the best craftsman."
Yang Kai nodded.
He invested in this project.
"Mr. Yang, since we have built a temple for the sages, how about we publish books? Print hundreds of thousands of copies of the books we wrote and give them to some poor places, so that some poor academies can read them.
how?"
Someone suggested that this idea is also very good.
"That's right."
Yang Kai nodded, but after careful calculation, it was only a few million taels of silver at most, which was still too much to spend.
For a moment, everyone was in trouble.
In fact, how much money can be spent on normal food, drink and accommodation, including buying some good things?
You see, it only costs 580,000 taels of silver to empty out a Wenbaozhai.
To build a temple for the sages, it would be more expensive, two million taels of silver would be enough.
Even if you publish a book and print 2 million copies of 20 books, how much money will it cost? Printing 5 million copies doesn’t cost much.
Yang Kai couldn't think of a place to spend money. To be more precise, it was impossible for scholars like them to gamble or spend money on things they didn't like.
Just like buying some clothes, they don't like it very much.
In the end, Yang Kai thought for a while and asked everyone to brainstorm before letting everyone go spend money. Anyway, there are a lot of people in the Rites Department, numbering a thousand people. The Rites Department will pay for everyone's food, drink, accommodation and entertainment during this period.
But if you think about it carefully, it actually doesn’t cost much.
Too much money is really frustrating.
There was no way, the money came so suddenly, and so much was given in one go, I couldn't think of how to spend it at the moment.
In comparison, the Ministry of Industry and the Ministry of Rites are somewhat rational.
At this moment, in the West City.
Princess Qin and the Crown Princess appeared together in the Western Market. This Western Market itself is a place where rich people come, and the things bought and sold are all high-end things.
On weekdays, some dignitaries appear.
Today, Princess Qin is on the right and the Crown Princess is on the left. Their faces are extremely calm, but Hua Yinzi's method has stunned everyone.
In a silk and satin shop.
The Crown Princess walked in, ordered a few pieces of silk and satin without waiting for the shopkeeper to speak, and then slowly spoke.
"Except for these few styles, I'll book them all."
"Yun Cui, take these silks and satins back to buy clothes for the servants in the house."
The Crown Princess spoke, and after saying this, she walked to the next shop lightly.
The shopkeeper of the silk shop was immediately stunned.
This piece of silk and satin costs five hundred taels of silver a piece, and some of it is worth more than a thousand taels. If you buy them all, you can't get away with a hundred thousand taels.
Do you want to be so exaggerated?
Princess Qin is more direct.
When she arrived at the largest jade shop in the West Market, before the shopkeeper could speak, the maid next to her had already spoken.
"Take out the most expensive jades in your shop. Don't take out anything worth less than 50,000 taels of silver, so as not to dirty the princess's eyes."
Princess Qin's daily expenses are not small, but when she spends almost tens of thousands of taels of silver, she won't be able to spend enough.
Now, she was not timid at all, and since the money was fair and aboveboard, she was not afraid and just spoke out.
When the shopkeeper heard this, he quickly asked his servants to carefully bring some extremely precious jade articles.
I have to say that each of these jade pieces is more exquisite than the last.
"This pair of jade gourds is nice. They are small and exquisite. I bought them and sent them to the Crown Princess."
Princess Qin glanced at the jade artifacts, a pair of jade gourds, which were exquisite and beautiful in appearance, and the price was also extremely beautiful.
A pair of 120,000 taels of silver.
However, Princess Qin didn't even look at it, she bought it directly and gave it to the Crown Princess.
This made the shopkeeper have to swallow his saliva.
Damn it, the royal family is still rich. I don’t know how many people have seen this pair of jade gourds, but how many people actually bought it so casually?
About half an hour later.
A voice sounded.
"younger sister."
As the voice sounded, it was the voice of the Crown Princess.
"It's my sister."
"Sister, do you still like this jade gourd?"
Seeing the Crown Princess coming, Princess Qin also stood up and said with a smile, "We are all doing business together now, so naturally our relationship has become better."
“I like it very much.”
"But where can a younger sister give something to her older sister?"
"Come on, shopkeeper, what is the most expensive jade in your store?"
"take it out."
The Crown Princess spoke, not because she was trying to save face, but because she had too much money, and when others brought things over, she had to send them back. Isn't this how courtesy should be treated?
When the shopkeeper heard this, he immediately took out a piece of jewelry, which was made of various gemstones and looked extremely beautiful.
The price is also extremely expensive.
Three hundred and fifty thousand taels of silver.
"Shopkeeper, send it to Prince Qin's house."
"Yuncui, pay."
The Crown Princess spoke calmly, and immediately Yun Cui took out a thick stack of banknotes and placed them directly on the table.
Everyone in the shop was dumbfounded.
Even the shopkeeper was completely shocked.
Three hundred and fifty thousand taels of silver, just give it to me?
You don't even pay back the price?
I'm a little scared.
in this way.
Until night.
The entire Daxia Kyoto seemed extremely lively, especially the most high-end restaurants, which were almost all booked out.
And what happened today spread everywhere.
There are various speculations, but no one knows exactly what happened.
However, after a hard day's work, the Ministry of Revenue officials found a familiar restaurant and planned to have a drink and chat before going home to rest.
They were shocked to find out.
Every restaurant with some reputation in Kyoto has been booked.
It's what the Ministry of Industry does.
All the people sitting inside are craftsmen.
Suddenly, the officials of the Ministry of Revenue were numb.
When did the Ministry of Industry become so rich?
At that moment, it didn't take long for someone to spread the news to the ears of the Minister of the Ministry of Finance.
In the Ho Mansion.
After listening to the report from his subordinates, He Yan couldn't help but frown.
"Is this really what the Ministry of Rites and the Ministry of Works did?"
He Yan frowned, he couldn't believe what he heard.
"Sir, it's absolutely true. My subordinates have confirmed it three times and it's true."
The latter opened his mouth and told He Yandao.
"Isn't this unreasonable?"
"Don't the Ministry of Works and the Ministry of Rites always cry out about poverty?"
"oh."
"It should be Daxia Evernight City who split the accounts."
"The sales of Jiangzhonglong rice are indeed not bad. They made some money."
He Yan was a little confused at first, but soon thought of the only possibility.
"Master Shangshu, the Ministry of Works and the Ministry of Rites behaved like this just after they had some money. Moreover, we just heard that our people met officials from the Ministry of Works. Those officials from the Ministry of Works were clamoring one by one, asking what happened to our people from the Ministry of Household Affairs.
Not going to the restaurant."
"It's really a bit arrogant."
The latter spoke, looking a little unconvinced.
Hearing this, He Yan's voice could not help but sound coldly.
"That's okay."
"Tomorrow I will go to court, and I will inform Your Majesty to cut some of their funding to see if they still dare to be so arrogant."
"The Ministry of Industry has allocated 1.5 million taels a few days ago, and the Ministry of Rites has requested 900,000 taels."
"In this city that never sleeps in the Great Xia, they are estimated to have only four to five hundred thousand taels of silver. With such a squandering, they will spend it all in less than a month."
"It's not easy to handle them."
He Yan opened his mouth.
In fact, he mainly still felt a little uncomfortable, tasted a little sour.
