It is said that after Zhao Zhen and Bao Zheng had a "good talk", Bao Zheng returned angrily.
The relationship between the emperor and his ministers was different, especially Bao Zheng, who was famous for his honesty and integrity.
After returning to the mansion, Mrs. Bao, who was pregnant, saw Bao Zheng's worried look, but she didn't hesitate to ask more questions. After all, Bao Zheng rarely talked to her about work matters.
After returning to the bedroom, Bao Zheng truthfully told Mrs. Bao about the matter, wanting to hear her thoughts.
"What are the officials worried about? Are you afraid that the officials will dislike the land you sold to Lu Erlang for too little?" Mrs. Bao asked.
Bao Zheng shook his head and said: "Through this matter, I just feel that this official family is very different from before. If this matter had happened before, he would never have asked me to charge more fees."
Mrs. Bao looked indifferent. She thought that Bao Zheng was dealing with various things in the house every day, ranging from national affairs to trivial matters of the people. How could he have time to care about the gossip in the city?
But as a woman, even though she was pregnant, she had nothing to do, so she had heard a lot of rumors. And she had already known about the abilities and reputation of Lu Yao, the second son of the Lu family.
Then Mrs. Bao said: "I think there is nothing wrong with the official saying this. I think Lu Yao is close to the level of earning ten thousand yuan a month. The official wants him not to mention 20,000 yuan, but also two hundred thousand yuan."
If the land is in Lu Yao's hands, the money will be recovered sooner or later."
Bao Zheng rolled his eyes and said, "You mean, by doing this, the officials are actually suppressing Lu Yao?"
The lady nodded and said, "Sir, if you are as wealthy as your country, it will eventually lead to disaster."
Being comforted by his wife, Bao Zheng felt a lot more comfortable. However, during this period of time, since the lottery industry began to develop in Zhao Zhen, the money in the hands of officials has also been flowing continuously. Although Bao Zheng is an upright and honest man, for these
Money has never been a very important thing, but he also felt that since the official family's income was already so high, there was really no need to embarrass Lu Yao anymore. This approach seemed to force others to do something difficult.
"How much money does our family have?" Thinking of this, Bao Zheng asked, people like him never care about their own money, and always leave it to his wife to take care of it.
The lady thought for a moment and said, "Six hundred and sixty-six strings."
Bao Zheng was stunned for a moment, this number was really amazing, and then he looked at his wife's belly. For the sake of his soon-to-be-born child, this father should do his best no matter what.
"No matter what Lu Yao wants to do with his land purchase, land prices in the surrounding areas have been gradually rising recently, so we need to make more plans." Bao Zheng analyzed it in a decent manner.
However, the lady did not understand the meaning of Bao Zheng's words and said, "Guardian, what do you mean?"
Bao Zheng turned to look at his wife and said: "When spring comes, in addition to necessary living expenses, I also plan to buy some real estate nearby to keep, just to prepare for our children."
As soon as these words came out, Mrs. Bao was so excited that she almost shed tears. It was really hard to imagine that the upright and upright Bao Zheng would have the idea of doing business. Sure enough, in front of children, all fathers and mothers in the world are the same.
"We must make plans early and take action quietly as soon as spring begins. Otherwise, if this matter reaches the ears of the officials, the money we have now may not be enough." Bao Zheng sighed.
In fact, in Lu Yao's impression of the Song Dynasty, in addition to Yang Jiajiang, Yue Fei, Zhe Jia, and Zhao Zhen, Bao Zheng was also someone he admired very much.
In the real society, the pace of life is extremely fast, and modern people have developed a concept that money can connect everything. This concept has been deeply ingrained, and compared with making money, all other pursuits seem very boring and weak.
The charm of Bao Zheng is that he has no idea about money. No matter how rich other people are, even if Lu Yaoyue earns ten thousand yuan, what does it have to do with him? He only needs to guard his salary and still have three acres of land.
It would be nice to live a stable life in separate areas.
If everyone had the same idea as Bao Zheng, then the crime rate in real life would be greatly reduced. The so-called Datong society, without jealousy, is like this.
It's a pity that people's hearts are evil, and even Zhao Zhen is starting to have his own little thoughts now.
In the palace, Zhao Zhen was very angry after meeting Bao Zheng. He originally wanted to sleep, but when he heard that Bao Zheng sold the land to Lu Yao at such a low price, he was still a little annoyed.
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You really should ask yourself this in advance.
"Come here." Zhao Zhen called, and a eunuch walked in from outside the door.
"Bring me a jug of wine."
The eunuch hurriedly asked what type of wine he wanted. Zhao Zhen thought for a moment and said, "I want a wine that is celestial in wine, a fifty-percent wine."
In a short while, the food and wine arrived, and Zhao Zhen had a late-night snack in his bedroom.
At the same time, he began to think about what Lu Yao would do if he approached Bao Zheng to buy land this time.
In fact, Lu Yao's income, as the emperor, can be said to be visible to the naked eye. Recently, there is news that Lu Yao is preparing to build a treasury of his own, which is a private bank. Zhao Zhen also knows about this.
Above the court, there were actually many ministers who came to give Zhao Zhen information about Lu Yao's affairs. After Zhao Zhen read them one by one, he roughly divided these information into two categories.
One is that Lu Yao now earns tens of thousands of dollars a month and is as rich as anyone in the country. He hopes that Zhao Zhen can discipline him, or in other words, strengthen the taxation of the Lu family.
The other type is a roundabout way of hoping that the emperor can use the power in his hands to fill the treasury with Lu Yao's money, that is to say, forcefully buy into all of Lu Yao's industries.
In fact, it is not that Zhao Zhen has not made any plans in this regard. Not to mention other things, the lottery industry alone has already filled Zhao Zhen's personal pockets. But then again, Zhao Zhen, after all,
He is still a thoughtful person. If he really forcibly buys shares in other industries, he will always go out and do this kind of thing with nothing. It will inevitably arouse Lu Yao's resentment. The most important thing is that the lottery industry has already been given to Zhao Zhen.
The huge benefits, coupled with the newly built iron smelting plant and cement plant, indeed significantly improved the national power of the Song Dynasty.
Under such circumstances, it is really an unwise decision to exploit Lu Yao.
Thinking of this, Zhao Zhen remembered what he had just talked to Bao Zheng. He drank a glass of wine. With the strength of the wine, Zhao Zhen couldn't help but laugh loudly. The eunuch outside the door was also wondering what happened to the emperor today.
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Unexpectedly, I have been doing business with Lu Yao for a long time, and I have started to have this kind of little idea, and I have also used this idea on Bao Qing's family. It is really ridiculous.
After the laughter, Zhao Zhen ordered his people to bring over all the records about Lu Yao one by one, and then gave a unified reply. For those ministers who hoped to control Lu Yao, Zhao Zhen said that although Lu Yao has been in the limelight recently,
He is in his prime, and has reached the level of making a fortune, but for the imperial court, he can only be said to be a meritorious minister. At this time, he has also made a certain contribution to the development of the country, so he is suppressed at this time.
The method is obviously out of date. In addition, it will be time for the imperial examination soon. Lu Yao not only has a business acumen, but also has outstanding literary talent. He can not only recite poems and write poems, but is also excellent in calligraphy. Such a talent should be rewarded even more.
That's it.
As for the other type of discount, Zhao Zhen actually saw the thoughts of these ministers at a glance. Although on the surface these people wanted Zhao Zhen to invest in Lu Yao's business, people were selfish. In the final analysis,
They still want to gain some personal benefits for themselves through Zhao Zhen's investment.
Among them, the representative of this faction is Cao Guojiu. The reason why Cao Guojiu has always been quite prejudiced against Lu Yao is probably because of the series of conflicts that occurred between the Cao, Han and Lu families before.
Although the conflict between Miss Han and Lu Yao was ultimately a misunderstanding, Cao Han, the Miss Cao, was a fuel-efficient lamp. If not for Lu Yao’s growing industrial status, the Cao family might still not see it.
Go to the Lu family.
In the end, Zhao Zhen just replied to these ministers and would discuss matters with Lu Yao about his property and money.
Zhao Zhen drank another drink. Speaking of which, since the lottery industry became popular, his personal money has been increasing day by day. But compared with Lu Yao's savings, it is really insignificant, so Lu Yao wants to get one.
Zhao Zhen was not confused by the bank's idea. It was just a waste of so much money to just sit there and not spend it.
This Lu Erlang, if he wants to start a bank, he can't really save money, Zhao Zhen thought in his heart, after all, Lu Yao's thoughts are not something that ordinary people can guess.
Having said that, Zhao Zhen's thoughts returned to the land that Lu Yao bought from Bao Zheng this time. Speaking of which, although Zhao Zhen didn't know much about the land in the outer city, he still had some impressions of this land, mainly.
Or because it's too expensive.
Last year, Bao Zheng wanted to find someone to buy this land. However, the two thousand guan at that time was not a small amount of money, and the location of the land was not very good. In ancient times, people lived very carefully.
Feng shui means being surrounded by mountains and rivers, but this land has no other advantages except for the lush growth of vegetation.
At the same time, this is not a very good place for building a factory. Even if Lu Yao has a new idea, in Zhao Zhen's impression, Lu Yao is a character who can always break money into ten pieces to spend. His move
, there must be his own ideas in it.
Just as he was thinking about this, he finished the pot of wine. After much thought, Zhao Zhen decided to call Lu Yao over tomorrow to find out what happened, and also to find out Lu Yao's thoughts. After all, although he would give the ministers' opinions this time
I suppressed it, but if I didn't do anything, it didn't seem to be the case.
So, after the morning court meeting on the second day, Zhao Zhen left Lu Xu behind.
Then, the screen retreats to the left and right.
"My dear, I am looking for you today because..."
Before Zhao Zhen could finish speaking, Lu Xu bowed and said, "Your Majesty wants to discuss matters with my second son."
Zhao Zhen rolled his eyes and said, "How did you know?"
Lu Xu never raised his head and just said: "Yesterday night, when Erlang returned home, he mentioned to me that he bought a piece of land next to Cai River, and the person who handled it was Master Bao. When Master Bao knew about this, he would definitely tell me
Give it to Your Majesty, my son and I both feel that Your Majesty must want to know the purpose of this land."
Zhao Zhen nodded slightly and said: "In that case, it would be better for you, Aiqing, to tell me directly what Lu Erlang wants to use this land for."
Lu Xu raised his head, with an embarrassed look on his face, and said, "This... I also asked Quanzi yesterday, and he only said two words."
"What word?"
"entertainment."
Of course, Lu Xu didn't understand the meaning of these two words, and Zhao Zhen really didn't understand either. The land Lu Yao bought was quite large, not to mention it was in an outer city. What kind of project was going to be done?
Will anyone really buy it?
The two people thought about it and couldn't figure it out. Finally, Zhao Zhen ordered someone to invite Lu Yao, while Lu Xu was left in the palace by Zhao Zhen, waiting together.