"Okay, I agreed." Su Xun was also a decisive leader. He knew that Shen Ao was doing benefit to the Su family and wanted to win over the Su family, so he agreed immediately.
"Haha, it's a pleasure to cooperate." After convincing Su Xun, Shen Ao was also very happy and raised his wine glass.
After the affairs of the Su family were finalized, Shen Ao went to Guochanglong, where he met Her Royal Highness the Eldest Princess, and said the same words again, adding a lot of personal information. The Eldest Princess was in a daze. When she went to the palace and saw Emperor Qianwen, she had not yet fully woken up.
Emperor Qianwen was not in a good mood. The prince actually turned to King Jin and suddenly spoke to him in the court hall. This was a bit beyond his expectation. If he hadn't made up his mind, he might have really wanted to do it this time. Suffer.
The court rejected the prince's proposal, which would only make the relationship between father and son more tense. Emperor Qianwen had to consider changing the prince. After all, he could not allow his heir to not recognize and support him. In that case, It is possible that a hundred years from now, words scolding him for being stupid will appear in history books. If that were the case, could he still jump out of the coffin and kill people and curse people?
But if we really want to replace the prince, who should we replace?
Logically speaking, it should be King Xiang's turn, but looking at his usual performance, especially what he did in the court today, it is really disappointing. He only has immediate interests and no perspective on the overall situation. If he is really given the crown prince's position , maybe it won’t take one day, and he might make some stupid decision when his ears are soft, so can Daqian continue? Will there be tomorrow?
If you don't give it to Prince Xiang, who should you give it to? The other princes are still too young, and it's hard to see their character and ability now. The position of prince is very important, and you can't just appoint anyone casually. This When it comes to the future of the Tang family and the continuation of Da Qian, Emperor Qianwen had to think carefully.
At this time, the eunuch came to report that the eldest princess had entered the palace and was waiting outside the palace.
"Xuan." Knowing that the eldest princess must have something important to do here, Emperor Qianwen sat on the golden dragon chair and wanted to see what the eldest princess had to say.
After entering the palace and seeing the ceremony, the eldest princess revealed her intention.
"Qianzhuang?" Emperor Qianwen was stunned when he heard that the eldest princess came to discuss the matter of Shen Ao. What is this?
It's not difficult to understand from the literal meaning, but Emperor Qianwen was a little unsure about what was going on, so he waited for the eldest princess to come one by one. In fact, the eldest princess didn't understand it very well. Fortunately, Shen Ao gave a memorial when she came, which contained detailed information. Having introduced the matter, all that is needed now is to present the memorial.
Sitting in the Jinluan Hall, Emperor Qianwen read the memorial and finally had a general understanding of the bank's affairs. He was also impressed by Shen Ao's idea.
Fire consumes money, which is a huge income for Daqian every year.
"Huo consumption of silver" refers to the fact that local officials collect taxes and fees from the people and receive a large amount of broken silver. When the silver is melted and cast into large ingots, some losses will occur, which is called fire consumption.
The normal shortage of silver taels also forced the Daqian Dynasty to subsidize it every year, but it could not find a better solution. Now, Shen Ao proposed a bank, which not only solved the problem of wasting money, but also seemed to be able to When making money, the most important thing is that the money belongs to the bank. If you don't want to lose money, you must support Daqian. This is equivalent to tying those rich people to Daqian's chariot, which will have a negative impact on internal unity. The impact will be difficult to underestimate.
"Okay, okay." Emperor Qianwen said two good words in a row, which was enough to prove how happy he was at this time.
Seeing what Shen Ao does always makes me happy. Looking at the prince and King Xiang, apart from seizing power and internal fighting and using some shameful means, there seems to be no use. At this moment, Emperor Qianwen's mind An idea came to mind involuntarily, maybe it would be a good thing for me to hand over Daqian into Shen Ao's hands after a hundred years.
The idea was quickly suppressed as soon as it came up. Although the two were said to be father and son, they did not have the affection of father and son. Can he admit that he was his father?
If it were anyone else, perhaps Emperor Qianwen would not think this way. How many people would be overjoyed to be able to change from a duke to a prince. But when it comes to Shen Ao, he is simply a person who does not act according to common sense. , that is the master who offended the prince and offended King Xiang.
Doing things spontaneously is the impression Emperor Qianwen had on Shen Ao. If one day I suddenly told him that you are actually a prince and my fourth son, would he accept it?
And with Aoxue here, Emperor Qianwen couldn't force Shen Ao to do anything. If the truth was revealed by then, even the emperor and his ministers would have no choice but to do anything. That would be the biggest loss.
"Oh, his identity should have been announced to the world from the beginning." Emperor Qianwen said to himself, then shook his head and stopped thinking about it. Instead, he continued to look down and saw the words written in Shen Ao's memorial. When he said that Da Qian only allowed one bank, and that was Da Qian Bank, Emperor Qian Wen nodded in agreement.
Things like a bank are not complicated to say. As long as you have a good reputation, you can start one. Especially after Daqian Bank makes money, some people will inevitably be jealous, so it is necessary to monopolize this industry in advance.
"Yes, it's very thoughtful and detailed." Emperor Qianwen continued to look through it. When he saw that the establishment of a bank also required the establishment of a corresponding escort team, he just glanced at it. He really didn't know that this This is where Shen Ao's foreshadowing lies.
It is also one of Shen Ao's secret possessions. As a duke, the maximum number of guards in his body can only be three hundred. If there are any more, he may be impeached by other courtiers at any time and cause trouble. But in his opinion, this number of people It was simply not enough, so he came up with the idea of secretly crossing Chencang and borrowing the guards of the bank to strengthen his own strength. At a time when everyone had not fully understood what the bank was, the number of guards required was even more unclear, and even more It will be beneficial to Shen Ao's next actions.
Emperor Qianwen glanced over them one by one. When he saw that Shen Ao finally wrote that the bank's division was three to seven and the royal family's division was seven, he nodded with satisfaction, knowing that giving the big head to himself proved that this He is a good person. Even so, he should reciprocate the favor. After thinking about it, he took out his imperial pen and changed the word "37" to "46".
In this way, the royal family still accounts for the majority. Shen Ao has the advantage of 10% more and can work harder to make money, so why not. As for when Shen Ao asked the royal family to open the treasury and take out enough gold as a deposit, what would he do? After Emperor Wen thought about it briefly, he wrote a figure of fifty million taels on it.
Judging from Emperor Qianwen's current performance, he fully supports Shen Ao and also shows his intention to pull Shen Ao into his chariot. He will even reveal Shen Ao's true identity when necessary. , as for whether Aoxue has any thoughts, he believes that once it becomes a fact, she will not blame him.
"This is the discount I have approved. Send it to Duke Zhongguo. Write a new discount according to the meaning above and send it to the Ministry of Accounts for execution. After you go back, you can prepare to open a large bank. This matter requires a lot of royal sisters. Please be careful, don't let me down." After returning the memorial to the eldest princess, Emperor Qianwen said with a pleasant expression.
"Nuo." Seeing that the emperor attached so much importance to this matter, the eldest princess also decided to perform well. She wanted to be like what was written in Shen Ao's poem, who would follow the emperor all his life and live in the dream of Liang.
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East Palace.
The prince returned here looking listless.
Zeng Tong, the chief staff officer, was the first to greet him. When he reached the prince's side, he whispered a reminder, "Your Highness, Mr. Tian Yu is here."
"Who?" The prince looked stunned after hearing this. Shouldn't Tian Yu be waiting for King Jin? Why did he come to his East Palace?
"Mr. Tian Yu came very early." Zeng Tong introduced in a low voice, and finally said, "Not many people saw him when he came in. But everyone who knows about this matter is now locked up in the grass. In the shed."
"Well done." The prince nodded to Zeng Tong, and then strode towards the inner palace. In a temporary resting room next to the prince's study, he saw Tian Yu, the chief staff of King Jin, as expected.
Tian Yu left the Jinwang Villa when the prince went to the morning court. He was dressed like a servant and did not attract the attention of others even after leaving the Jinwang Villa. It was precisely because of his special dress. Zeng Tong became very cautious after seeing this, and anyone who saw Tian Yu entering the East Palace was temporarily imprisoned.
"Mr. Tian, it's been a long time, but I didn't know why you came here..."
"His Royal Highness, the king asked me to come to you and tell you something." Tian Yu stepped forward and told everything about Princess Di's appearance in Jinwang's Courtyard last night and the countermeasures that everyone discussed next. told it once.
At the end of the sentence, Tian Yu also said: "Your Highness, Prince Jin is under house arrest, which proves that the emperor has become suspicious. I am afraid that the status of the prince will not be guaranteed in the future. Instead of waiting for one day to be deprived of the prince's position, It is better to fight now. The King of Jin will completely stand on the side of the Crown Prince, as long as the Crown Prince treats the descendants of the Li family well after becoming the emperor. Of course, if His Highness the Crown Prince does not have this intention, he can hand someone over to the Emperor. When I arrived, I was prepared for the worst."
"You..." The prince looked at Tian Yu's expression of remonstrance, stretched out his right hand and tapped it, and then slowly took it back. "Mr. Tian, don't be anxious. This matter is very important. Rong Gu should think about it carefully. how?"
"It's natural. I'm waiting here for the prince's reply." Tian Yu nodded. What he will do next is no different from rebellion, so how can he push too hard. If the prince doesn't want to understand, It is useless for anyone to talk about such a big thing.