"Master Zhu said that I am a relative of the emperor and the country, and this is true. I am indeed a relative of the emperor and a relative of the country, and I am proud of it. But how can I hear that Mr. Zhu has such criticism about the relative of the emperor and the country?"
Mr. Zhu, how could he dare to admit openly that he looked down upon the relatives of the emperor who had been thrust in?
After all, the person who did this was the current Holy Emperor! He had no choice but to deny it with a blush on his face.
"My officer, I don't mean that. Don't misinterpret it, Mr. Chu."
Chu Wenjin nodded.
"It's fine if you don't. Then Mr. Zhu, you have to learn how to speak and deal with things. Don't let people misunderstand you as soon as you open your mouth."
"you!"
Zhu Daren was furious. He was just a young boy who dared to teach a senior like him a lesson even before he was old enough!
"I'm not done yet!"
Chu Wenjin also raised his voice and spoke loudly.
"Master Zhu said that I am not conscientious. I dare to ask Master Zhu, you work hard every day. This time the emperor needs 500,000 taels to support Xizhao. How much can you help relieve the emperor's worries?"
Mr. Zhu chokes, how much can he come up with? If the state treasury doesn’t have it, can he do it by magic?
"Chu Shilang is just asking the government to increase taxes and asking businessmen to donate money. What other good ideas can there be? Six days have passed since the errand assigned by the emperor, and Chu Shilang remembered to ask. After all, we are..."
"Crack!"
A banknote was slapped heavily on the table in front of Mr. Zhu by Chu Wenjin. Mr. Zhu was startled and trembled.
It also attracted the attention of other people to him.
Master Zhu originally wanted to say that after all, we were calculating the accounts every day and squeezed out fifty thousand taels from the treasury.
But these words were stuck in Chu Wenjin's throat due to this action.
He leaned over and took a closer look, and saw that it was just a 10,000-tael banknote. He sat back with disdain.
"How capable I am of being the Minister of Chu, just..."
"Crack!"
Master Zhu said that he had only collected ten thousand taels of silver, and he only said half of it before he was stopped by Chu Wenjin's louder voice.
Master Zhu trembled again and looked at Chu Wenjin angrily. Is twenty thousand taels a big deal?
"How could Mr. Chu be so rude? It's so rude! I don't know when others are talking..."
"Crack!"
At this moment, almost all the officials from the Ministry of Revenue quietly came over.
Those are banknotes, and they can be exchanged for free money! Who is not greedy? Who doesn’t want to see them?
As expected of Chu Wenjin, who owns the largest trading house in the capital at such a young age, he is indeed a ruthless person and doesn't talk much.
They had only heard of hitting someone in the face with a banknote in story books. How could they have imagined that they would be lucky enough to witness this scene with their own eyes?
That’s not right. Last time, the 40,100 taels that Chu Shilang donated was a slap in the face of Duke Xiao, who was the most powerful person at that time!
What's more, Chu Shilang was only a businessman at that time. In this way, they were lucky enough to see it for the second time.
It didn't happen to them, but as spectators, they actually felt a little, secretly happy?
Really, I feel sorry for Zhu Shilang, who I have worked with for many years. Everyone tried hard to maintain a serious expression and not let their true feelings show out.
Mr. Zhu doesn't believe in evil. Could it be that Chu Wenjin's banknote was blown by the strong wind? It has no bottom?
"If you have the ability, just..."
"Crack!"
Chu Wenjin raised his eyebrows. What, do you still have something to say? That’s it? Did you think he couldn’t take it out? This has just begun!
Chu Wenjin raised his chin and continued.
Master Zhu was so angry at his provocative expression that his chest heaved and he just opened his mouth to say something more.
"Crack!"
At this moment, Chu Wenjin didn't even give him a chance to say a word.
"We have been here every day, racking our brains and doing calculations, and we have been able to squeeze out fifty thousand taels of silver from the treasury. The Minister of Chu got only fifty thousand taels. He is indeed very wealthy!"
Mr. Zhu was not convinced. His family just opened a business, so how could he come up with some bad money?
Last time I donated 40,010 taels and got the position of Minister of the Ministry of Revenue. This time I donated 50,000 taels and got the position of Minister of the Ministry of Revenue.
How is this different from spending money to buy an official? He wants to see when Chu Wenjin goes bankrupt!
"Hmph, if I had a trading company, I would also..."
"Crack!"
Mr. Zhu stared blankly. It was sixty thousand taels. Even if his family had a mine, he would not be willing to waste it like this, let alone he didn't have any.
Mr. Zhu gritted his teeth and said no more, and Chu Wenjin stopped taking out the banknotes.
If the enemy doesn't move, I don't move, and the two of them are just facing each other.
The official who was counting the banknotes just now looked at the two people, then at the banknotes, and whispered a suggestion.
"Otherwise, Minister Zhu, could you say a few more words?"
As soon as he said these words, he instantly felt Master Zhu's gaze directed towards him, and he couldn't help but lower his head and take a few steps back.
"snort!"
Mr. Zhu snorted coldly, threw up his sleeves and walked away. He didn't care about Chu Wenjin, an illiterate upstart, so he had to lose his status as a scholar.
Seeing Master Zhu leave, the other officials of the Ministry of Household Affairs felt very regretful.
Alas, why did this Minister Zhu leave? It would be nice to say a few more words.
Maybe Chu Shilang can take out a few more silver notes. In that case, their household department will be one step closer to completing the tasks assigned by the emperor.
At this time, Mr. Liu, the Secretary of the Ministry of Revenue, also came forward and looked at the banknotes on the table. Hehe, it seems good to have a relative of the emperor as a colleague.
Realizing that there was a smile on his face, he coughed quickly and put away his expression.
"Ahem, hurry up, collect it and put it in the treasury. In this way, we can collect 110,000 taels of silver. Mr. Chu, do you have any ideas for the remaining 390,000 taels of silver?"
"Crack!"
This time, Chu Wenjin directly took out a stack of banknotes.
Seeing so many banknotes laid out on the table, the officials of the Ministry of Revenue stared straight-eyed.
Sure enough, rich people, I'm afraid they will never earn so much money in this life. How old is Chu Wenjin? A real winner in life! I can't envy you if you have the same person but different destiny.
The Secretary of the Ministry of Finance quickly picked up the stack of banknotes and counted them himself. Everyone listened with bated breath.
Adding in the 60,000 taels just now, it’s 360,000 taels!
All the officials present opened their mouths slightly and looked at Chu Wenjin with admiration.
The last time we raised money for disaster relief, all the Prince An's Mansion at that time was evacuated, and only one hundred thousand taels of silver were left. Chu Wenjin raised 40,010 taels that time, which is amazing enough!
After a long time, he actually came up with another 360,000 taels of silver. It is not an exaggeration to say that Chu Wenjin is as rich as anyone in the country.
I also thought about Master Zhu just now. Even if he said another ten or twenty sentences, it would not be enough to slap Chu Wenjin in the face.
I don’t know what kind of reaction Mr. Zhu will have when he finds out. Tsk tsk, Mr. Zhu really lost with all his body and face.
"I admire Mr. Chu's righteousness."
The Minister of Household Affairs no longer called him Chu Shilang, but simply changed his name to Mr. Chu. Anyway, in a few days, Chu Wenjin would be his immediate superior.