Xu Guogong, who has always spoken with eloquence, suddenly turned this opening into a stutter.
The manuscript I had prepared before I came here died alive.
"Well, Your Majesty, the official is here this time..."
Xiao Yu suddenly remembered something and looked at Xu Guogong with piercing eyes, "By the way, I remembered something. When I got married to the princess, did the Duke send me a congratulatory gift?"
Xu Guogong really almost slipped off his chair.
He looked at Xiao Yu in surprise.
It feels like I didn’t wake up and am now dreaming.
How...how...why is this so so so!
Xiao Yu frowned, and his face suddenly darkened, "Didn't you send any gifts? You didn't send any congratulatory gifts to the grand wedding of this king and the princess? Didn't you wish us your best wishes?"
Xu Guogong swallowed a breath and stammered, "Send it, I gave it, of course I did."
Xiao Yu breathed a sigh of relief, "Let me tell you, how could anyone not want to wish us a perfect match? Have you seen my princess? Isn't she beautiful?"
Xu Guogong was really dumbfounded. He had no idea what Xiao Yu was talking about. The Tianling Gai was buzzing as if a hundred magpies were calling. He could only respond with his strong will, "Yes, she is as beautiful as a flower."
Xiao Yu snorted coldly, "She is also my princess who is beautiful. The famous lady has her own owner. If anyone else covets me, they will gouge out his eyes!"
Xu Guogong:!!!
What is this?
It's been a quarter of an hour since I came in, but I haven't said a single sentence to the main topic.
Taking a deep breath, Xu Guogong said: "My lord, my lord, I came here this time because I want to talk to my lord about the wine business!"
In order to no longer be disturbed by those strange questions, Xu Guogong gave up all technical openings and chose the most brutal and direct one-get straight to the point!
Ping An holds back his laughter and looks at what you have forced people to do.
Xu Guogong was not known for his ability to change his words three times when speaking to whomever he was talking to.
This is good.
Just open the lid and you're there!
Xiao Yu looked at Duke Xu with a blank expression, "Drink business? If I remember correctly, I have no business dealings with Duke Guo."
Xu Guogong said: "Yes, there was no drinking business before, but now the prince has taken over the drinking business and adjusted the liquor taxes in various places. Isn't this tax a bit unreasonable?"
Xiao Yu's face suddenly darkened.
"Unreasonable? The king and the princess have studied the tax item by item, and you actually say it is unreasonable. Don't you want to bless us?"
Everyone in Xu Guogong was numb.
Does it matter?
Whether you are happy or not is none of my business!
Roaring in my heart, smiling on my face.
"The prince was joking. The prince and the princess are a match made in heaven. Naturally, everyone is blessing him. However, the prince lowered the tax on drinks. Isn't it a bit too sudden? The prince said he was dissatisfied with the wine business. Our family and several other aristocratic families are not satisfied with the wine business.
They are all involved, and your sudden reduction in national taxes will greatly reduce the portion of taxes that each of our families pays to the court every year, directly leading to a reduction in the court's treasury revenue."
Xiao Yu leaned on the back of the chair and crossed his legs, "It's none of my business that the treasury's income has dropped. The treasury won't give me any money."
Xu Guogong:!!!
He really couldn't help it.
Why are there people who are so difficult to communicate with?
Taking a deep breath, Xu Guogong laughed and said: "Your Majesty, the treasury is the foundation of the country. If the treasury is empty, then military pay and military expenditures will be released, and the soldiers on the border will easily become unmotivated. Furthermore, if there is any fleeting famine, the treasury will be empty and cannot provide disaster relief."
Silver taels will also cause riots."
Xiao Yu looked at Xu Guogong with complicated eyes.
Don’t you understand this quite well?
If the principle is so beautifully explained, why are you the one who is not the one who is searching for people's wealth and money?
Xiao Yu sneered: "It would be pointless if the Duke of the State told me this. In recent years, your taxes have been high, and I haven't seen how rich the treasury is. Even if the treasury is rich, I haven't seen the accounts settled by the Ministry of Accounts."
We have to pay for the military, and military pay, food, and wages have been delayed forever.
Since the Grand Duke has come to my winery today to talk about something, we must be sincere in discussing the matter.
If you come here with me for nothing, then I won't accompany you. My princess is waiting for me to go back and peel melon seeds for her to eat."
Xu Guogong: Hey!
With a shit-eating expression on his face, Xu Guogong looked at Xiao Yu, and realized in hindsight that the King of Nanhuai was sick. He was clearly trying to fight with him in circles.
Xiao Yu didn't agree with him, so he could only say: "Your Majesty insists on lowering taxes? If Your Majesty insists on lowering taxes, I can't deal with tax matters. However, in order to ensure that everyone's interests are not affected, I can only let
In all the wineries, pubs and restaurants owned by my family, the drinks have increased by one point.
The prince doesn't want to be scolded and criticized by the people for his own reasons.
You can’t even afford a drink and the people are in dire straits, so the prince is satisfied?”
At this point, Xiao Yu was too lazy to continue arguing with him.
"Threatening me? Do you know who the last person who threatened me was? It was Chen Heng. Now he is going to reunite mother and son!"
After getting up, Xiao Yu lowered his eyes and looked down at Xu Guogong.
"If you were willing to beg me, we might even discuss it, but if you threaten me, I will only take advantage of my princess and not threaten you. Stay safe and see your guests off!"
One moment, he was immersed in his prince's obscene talk. The next moment, Ping An stepped forward and said, "My lord, please!"
Xiao Yu raised his feet and left.
Xu Guogong immediately stood up and stopped him, "What do you want, Your Majesty?"
Xiao Yu glanced at him and said, "I don't want anything today, I just want to go back to accompany my princess. I can take time out to see you during my busy schedule with the princess, which has already given the prince a lot of face."
But you are not sincere, it’s not my fault.”
Xiao Yu pushed away Xu Guogong's hand that stopped him and left.
Xu Guogong came for nothing, but nothing was agreed upon and he walked out with a livid face.
Ping An was by his side, and when he was about to leave the courtyard, Ping An suddenly said: "If the Duke really wants to talk to our prince, why not please the princess? The prince always values the princess, and if the princess nods, the prince will naturally agree.
"
Xu Guogong turned to look at Ping An.
It was a bit surprising that Ping An would remind him.
"How to please the princess?" Xu Guogong asked.
Ping An smiled brightly, "Our princess likes to make wine. If the Duke wants to do what she likes, why not give all his wine industry to the princess? The princess will be very happy!"
Xu Guogong's face turned pale instantly, "It's too much to bully someone!"
He flicked his sleeves and left angrily.
Ping An stood behind him and sneered coldly, "The Duke of the country is coaxing a fool. He has no sincerity at all and still wants to point fingers at our prince's affairs?
If you want to raise the price of drinks, you can try it."