Even though Zhao Zhen had such a good temper, his face looked a little gloomy at this time.
Lu Yao, who had been paying attention to Zhao Zhen's expression, was frightened by Zhao Zhen's expression. Did he still do something wrong by paying taxes, or was the 60,000 yuan in taxes he paid every year a bit too little in Zhao Zhen's eyes?
Unexpectedly, Zhao Zhen's seemingly peaceful face concealed a gluttonous heart.
Zhao Zhen found that there was something wrong with Lu Yao's understanding. He didn't understand this hint, so he tried another way of saying it.
Zhao Zhen coughed twice and said, "What do you think of my Princess Fukang?"
When Lu Yao heard Zhao Zhen's question, his hair stood on end. This emperor wouldn't want me to marry a princess. It was not a good thing to be a princess in this period of the Northern Song Dynasty. If you marry a princess, you can have a lifetime of glory and wealth, but there are
One prerequisite is that you can never be an official, and you can just live your whole life waiting for death.
Perhaps this is the lifelong dream of men in later generations. They all know that soft rice is delicious, but Lu Yao is a person who has traveled through time. He finally came here, and he must make some achievements no matter what. At least he must leave his name in history.
no.
I, Lu Yao, traveled to the Song Dynasty just to eat and die and wait for death? You underestimate me, Lu Yao, you will never marry this princess.
Lu Yao knelt down on the ground with a plop and begged: "It is absolutely forbidden to be an official! My childhood sweethearts and Han Shangshu's daughter got engaged again a few days ago. I can't be sorry for her. We sincerely agree with her."
We love each other. Guan Jia, you don’t want to see our two lovers divorce like this!”
Zhao Zhen: "..."
Zhao Zhen felt that Lu Yao's scenes were really too much, so he couldn't wait for me to finish my words. It felt a little uncomfortable to have half of these words stuck in my neck!
"Lu Erlang, please get up first, there is no need to perform this great ceremony."
"Your Majesty, if you don't agree with me, I will never be able to kneel down."
Zhao Zhen: “⊙▂⊙ !!!”
"I don't mean what you understand. I want to say that Fukang is my most beloved daughter. Last year I only made one new dress. The clothes I wear today are still the old clothes from the year before last. Even the candles and soaps are these days.
I need to ask for commonly used items from you, and I, as a father, see it in my eyes and feel pain in my heart."
Lu Yao still knelt on the ground and couldn't afford it. Zhao Zhen said it wasn't about money after all. Is this any different from what he said before? He didn't want me to pay more taxes.
The main reason was that Lu Yao still couldn't distinguish the relationship between the treasury and internal funds at this time. He thought that the treasury's money was the emperor's money, and the emperor could use it as he pleased.
In fact, the money in the treasury can only be used for national affairs, while the expenses in the palace and the emperor's own expenses must be taken from his own internal funds.
Zhao Zhen, who has been talking for so long, is undoubtedly playing the piano to a bull.
The two of them are not on the same channel at all.
Seeing that Lu Yaoleng was silent on the spot, Zhao Zhen sighed and said forget it. He was tired of talking like this, "Oh! No matter how much tax you pay, Erlang, it will only be collected into the national treasury and will not be used."
Come and use the palace."
Zhao Zhen felt his face heat up when he said these words. He turned his face aside and did not look at Lu Yao. This was clearly asking Lu Yao for money!
His old face is also a bit unbearable.
Lu Yao finally understood what was going on. The imperial court's money was divided into two parts. No wonder he kept talking about paying taxes, and Zhao Zhen's face became uglier.
I am not happy about this matter. It is like putting a lot of money in front of you and you can only look at it but cannot use it. How terrible this is.
If the more money is given, the more he will hate the person who gave the money. He knows that I don’t need it anymore, so why are you piling up so much in front of me? Do you want to get beaten up?
The longing Lu Yao felt relaxed, stood up and sat on the chair, shook his head and sighed: "It is true, Princess Fukang is the pearl of my Song Dynasty, how can I not let her shine as she should? I am not talented, but I am willing
Thirty percent of the profits earned will be used for palace expenses."
Zhao Zhen felt a sense of depression in his heart. He finally understood that he was not so tired from spending time with the ministers and Xi Ni.
"I wonder what other business Erlang can do?"
Zhao Zhen thinks that tens of thousands of coins are not enough!
Tens of thousands of guan may seem like a lot, but the Imperial City is so big, even if you live frugally, the daily expenses are quite high. If these tens of thousands of guan are thrown into the imperial city, you will hear a splash at most.
Zhao Zhen can only place his hope on Lu Yao. If Lu Yao can get more than ten businesses, each business can be divided into thirty or forty thousand dollars in dividends. Hundreds of thousands of dollars a year, the palace can
Live a better life.
Lu Yao hesitated and said: "There is business, but there are very few people who want to make immediate profits. Most of them invest in the early stage and only see the income in the next two years."
Zhao Zhen is a little anxious. He just wants a business that can make money in the near future. His money is almost at the bottom. If he doesn't get some money, he, the emperor, will soon be out of food. How can he not be anxious?
Zhao Zhen asked: "Isn't there a business to make money quickly?"
Of course there is! It’s all written in the criminal law. Even Lu Yao wouldn’t dare to do these things!
All other things are illegal, but things like gambling don't seem to be illegal in the Song Dynasty. This is a money-making business, so I don't know if Zhao Zhen can agree to it.
"I have an idea. I wonder if the officials know what it means to use small things to make big things, and to be nervous and exciting!"
"It's a small thing to make a big difference, it's exciting. What do you mean?" Zhao Zhen was very curious, could he make a lot of money?
Lu Yao explained to Zhao Zhen in detail the mechanism of lottery in later generations, including seven-color balls, five-color balls, and one of three choices.
After saying that, Zhao Zhen looked at Lu Yao with confusion, "Erlang, are you sure this can really make money and not lose money? If you hit all the numbers for two cents, you can get 500 coins. If you miss one number, you can get 30 coins.
If there are too many numbers, wouldn’t it mean that we would lose a lot of money? A ticket only costs two pennies, so how much money can we make in total?”
Lu Yao smiled lightly, it was only Zhao Zhen's fault that he didn't understand the mystery.
The probability of a seven-color ball is one in seventeen million! Even if everyone in Bianliang comes to buy it, at most one can win.
The income is 3,400 guan. Counting all the lottery winners, the bonus is at most 1,000 guan. The remaining 2,400 guan are all earned. This is making money while lying down.
While choosing one of the three seems to have a high chance of winning, the money earned is huge. As long as someone buys it, based on probability, they will earn two-thirds of the sales.
And this kind of thing does not affect people's livelihood, it only costs two cents, and everyone can afford to pay for one sesame seed cake.
"It is precisely because everyone in the world is an official that we can make money."
Zhao Zhen didn't understand the twists and turns in this. He knew that it was enough to make money, but how much money he could make was what Zhao Zhen was worried about. "I wonder how much internal money Erlang can get from this business in a year."
money?"
The benefits of the lottery are too high, and Lu Yao doesn't dare to take too much of it. With such an ability to accumulate money, even if Zhao Zhen is optimistic about him, he plans to take 20% of it himself and give the remaining 80% to Zhao Zhen. In this way, you can also
I don’t mind that I have a lot of money, and with such money, I can’t stop Zhao Zhen’s mouth.
Lu Yao stretched out a palm and shouted: "Three hundred thousand strings."
Zhao Zhen couldn't sit still. Three hundred thousand guan was not a small amount of money for him! He had never seen his own money exceed 300,000 guan.
"Is it really 300,000 yuan a year?" Zhao Zhen asked urgently.
Lu Yao shook his head and said: "It's not a year, but a profit of 300,000 yuan in January."
"What?" Zhao Zhen couldn't sit still anymore. How much was 300,000 guan in January in a year? That was more than 3 million guan, equivalent to one-twentieth of the imperial court's annual tax revenue.
With so much money, Zhao Zhen felt as if he was in a sea of money. Everything smelled like money. This feeling was really great.
But he has a question, is this business really so profitable? Could it be that Lu Yao is trying to make him happy? By then, Lu Yao can only spend a few thousand dollars a month.
Wouldn't that be joy in vain?
After gathering his emotions, Zhao Zhen suddenly put on a straight face and said, "Lu Erlang, if you can't come up with 300,000 yuan a month, you know the consequences of bullying the emperor."
Lu Yao knew that Zhao Zhen didn't believe what he said, so he smiled and said: "Please rest assured, Your Majesty, even if there is not 300,000 guan, there will be at least 200,000 guan. If the officials don't believe it, I will drag them here today next month."
Let me show you, Guan Jia, you also know that my Lu family does not have that much money, so if I can get so much money, I must have earned it."
Zhao Zhen nodded and said: "I believe you for once, can it be done? We will know in one month. I can still afford to wait at this time, but I don't know what Erlang needs from me to help you?"
Zhao Zhen felt that he must have something to invest in, otherwise he would feel guilty for taking all the money for nothing.
"You don't need to spend anything else. You just need a better store location. It's best to be in a busy city with convenient transportation. This way, more people will see it and more people will buy."
"This is not a problem. I will write a handwritten letter immediately and ask Jing Xiu to give you a shop."
After getting Zhao Zhen's handwritten letter, Lu Yao came to Cao Mansion without stopping, without even returning to his own home.
Cao Yi knew that nothing good would happen if Zhao Zhen found him. Before his buttocks were warm at home, Lu Yao came up to ask for help upstairs.
Can you give it to the official? Cao Yi gave Lu Yao a shop with the best status. He wanted to sell at least 10,000 yuan in this shop.
Lu Yao asked Cao Yi about the situation of the factory again.
Cao Yi said that the winery still needs some work, but the paper mill is relatively simple to build and has been completed.
God is really helping me.
Lu Yao and Cao Yi came to Su County.
Today's Su County is completely different from what we saw before. A factory has been built next to the Bian River, which has a very modern atmosphere. This is all what Lu Yao requested.
Lu Yao is still very satisfied with the construction of the factory. Cao Yi is indeed a famous bourgeois, and his efficiency in doing things is extraordinary.