Chapter 76 The Emperor's Family Wants to Become a Shareholder
"Join if you can't beat me?"
His Royal Highness Prince Chun was a little confused and seemed to understand a little, but not completely.
"We said when we first planned that the shares would be diluted sooner or later. Since some people are jealous, just bring the jealous people in and become our shareholders. How many times have I told you, if you have money, everyone will make it.
Well."
Yang Xuan is right. Who are the jealous people? It's just a few other princes. Anyway, there are only six princes in total. The fourth prince is not in Kyoto yet. It's enough to bring all the other four princes in.
Anyway, when the shareholders meeting is held, we are all one family. With His Majesty the Emperor as an honorary director, who would dare to cause trouble in this matter?
As long as he no longer shows that he wants to compete for the throne, those princes will not target him anymore.
After Lu Chenghong pondered for a while, he suddenly realized it and applauded: "Sir, you are indeed a talented man. He solved my problem easily."
"You can't turn the corner on your own."
Yang Xuan didn't take it seriously at all, and said casually: "Before you go to Youzhou, let's hold a shareholders' meeting, call all these people together, and set up a board of directors. Our company should also have an official name."
"That's the way it should be." Lu Chenghong agreed immediately, but then he thought about it, and there seemed to be something wrong.
After Yang Xuan walked away, His Royal Highness King Chun remembered that if His Majesty the Emperor appeared at the same time as his brothers, how could he keep his identity hidden?
Could it be said that this is going to be a showdown?
Although His Royal Highness Prince Chun knew that his identity would be exposed sooner or later, he still felt strange.
After all, he concealed his identity in the first place for safety reasons, and on the other hand, he wanted to conquer Yang Xuan.
But now it seems that there is no chance of subduing Yang Xuan, but the cooperative relationship is also very good. This guy even dares to make plans for His Majesty the Emperor's shares, so it is better to maintain a relationship with him.
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While His Highness Prince Chun was debating whether to show off his cards or not, Guan Yunrong had already taken Yang Xuan for a walk in the yard.
"You can plant some flowers here, they will be beautiful when they bloom."
"And over there, dig a pond and raise a few fish, and the whole yard will be much more alive."
"And this corridor needs windows on the wall, otherwise it will be too boring."
Seeing Guan Yunrong's excited look, Yang Xuan couldn't help but interrupt her and said: "Wait a minute, this house was gifted by the emperor, and it's not my own. I spent so much money to take care of it, and the emperor will not be happy to take the house back later."
What should I do if I go?”
Guan Yunrong rolled her eyes: "When did you ever hear that His Majesty the Emperor would take back the rewards?"
Yang Xuan thought about it, and it seemed that it really didn't happen, unless he committed the serious crime of ransacking his house.
"But why are you happier than me?"
"Well... we are partners, so if you get promoted, I can also take advantage of it, right?" Guan Yunrong said, "You won't look down on me after you get promoted, right?"
"Am I that kind of person?"
"I know you are not. I am happy because you have been promoted and have gained status. My family should no longer object to my association with you."
"..."
Yang Xuan nodded: "Yes, this way your family won't say that I abducted women from good families, right?"
"You are now a senior member of the third rank. When you go to our house, we have to open the middle door to welcome you."
"Really?" Yang Xuan said with a smile: "Then I will go to your house to show off my power."
"Okay." Guan Yunrong looked at Yang Xuan expectantly and said, "But why did you go to my house?"
Yang Xuan scratched his head: "Your family is a business family, so of course I go to your house to discuss business."
"Huh." Guan Yunrong turned around and left.
"Huh? What did I say wrong?" Yang Xuan was confused.
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At night, His Royal Highness Prince Chun returned to the palace. When passing by the front yard, he saw Mr. Lu sitting on a low couch by the window drinking tea.
"Mr. Lu."
After Lu Chenghong said hello, he entered Mr. Lu's cabin, sat on the low couch, and motioned to Mr. Lu to pour him a cup of tea.
"Your Highness is in a good mood today. Could it be that the problem has been solved?"
"Exactly." His Royal Highness Prince Chun said while sipping tea: "Mr. Yang gave me a clever idea."
"May I ask what the clever plan is?" Mr. Lu couldn't help but become curious.
"Mr. Yang said, if you can't beat us, then join." His Highness Prince Chun said proudly: "Since they are jealous of the interests of the Salt Division, let them join in and share the profits together."
"hiss……"
Mr. Lu frowned and thought for a while. Theoretically speaking, in the matter of seizing the direct descendants, it is difficult to be successful alone and it is difficult to be independent. His thinking all along has been that he must either be radical or retreat bravely. There is no way to compromise.
But if you can't beat this, just add a method, and it seems that His Royal Highness Prince Chun can get rid of himself from this battle for the heir.
And he won't be marginalized and become an idle prince at the mercy of others.
After thinking about it for a while, Mr. Lu gently stroked his beard and nodded: "Sure enough, it's a great idea."
"According to what Mr. Yang said, you can't make enough money, so if you have money, everyone can make it. This is called a win-win situation."
"Mr. Yang is indeed an expert." Mr. Lu said, "Your Highness will be able to achieve his great goals if he can get help from this person."
"But there is one more thing I want to ask Mr. Lu."
"Your Highness, please speak."
"I don't want Mr. Yang to know my identity yet."
His Royal Highness Prince Chun talked about the matter of the board of directors. Mr. Lu nodded slightly and said: "This matter is not difficult, as long as it is like this..."
Two days later, according to Mr. Lu's arrangement, His Royal Highness Prince Chun arranged the shareholders' meeting at Prince Hui's Mansion.
His Majesty the Emperor said that this matter must be done in secret, otherwise if the old scholars and censors in the court find out about it, they will jump out and say something like competing for the interests of the people.
His Majesty the Emperor deeply agrees. After all, as an emperor, he is doing things like a merchant, and it would not be nice to speak out.
As for those princes, His Royal Highness Prince Chun did not spend much effort.
Although they heard that they could share the profits of the Salt Runner Division, they still had some doubts in their hearts. As princes, they would not accept anyone who put money in their pockets, what if it was a trap.
But when they heard that the largest shareholder was actually His Majesty the Emperor, they all agreed without hesitation.
Even if this is a pit, even His Majesty the Emperor is in the pit, who else dares to fill it with soil?
Since it is profitable, everyone's attitude towards His Royal Highness King Chun is obviously much better.
They quickly reached a consensus on concealing their identities.
On the other hand, on Yang Xuan's side, His Royal Highness Prince Chun spent a lot of time talking.
"Who are the people who are qualified to enter the shareholders' meeting and become directors?"
Yang Xuan was slightly dissatisfied after hearing that His Highness King Chun had arranged the shareholders' meeting and brought in four shareholders at once.
His Royal Highness Prince Chun had no choice but to explain: "One is the Zhao family in the northwest. Their family is a famous family in the northwest, and Concubine Zhao is from the Zhao family, and the second prince is born to Concubine Zhao."
"I understand." Yang Xuan nodded: "What about the Jiangnan Chen family? Why do two people from his family join the board of directors?"
"The Chen family is the largest salt merchant in the Jiangnan region, and the fifth and sixth princes are both born to Concubine Chen. This shows how much His Majesty the Emperor loves Concubine Chen."
"Then what's going on with the Xu family? Local people don't have any resources to help with the development of this mineral salt. Why should they be allowed to join the board of directors?"
"Uh...this is the mother's house of the current prince."
Yang Xuan shut up. The emperor's family came to divide their shares.