Chapter 328 But you and the prince are talking nonsense?

Author: Potato Sweet Potato Pie

Chapter 328 But you and the prince are talking nonsense?

After the matter was done and it was not too late to see the sky, Xia Yuan entered the palace again, intending to have a forewarning with the emperor.

In the Qianqing Palace.

As soon as he entered the hall, he saw a man kneeling in the corner, wearing a bright red robe, facing the corner and unable to see his face. But sometimes things in this world are extremely wonderful, for example, you just see a rose, You will know that this is Teacher Chen's work.

In the same way, although he could not see his face, Xia Yuan knew exactly who this was.

He did not rush into the Nuan Pavilion to see the emperor. Instead, he walked over and patted Zhu Houzhao on the shoulder and asked, "Your Majesty, have you made His Majesty angry again?"

When he turned around and saw Xia Yuan, Zhu Houzhao was already grinning. When he saw that he was still riding a horse, he had the nerve to ask questions. He was startled at first, and then he felt like beating him up, but he still restrained himself, and finally gathered a thousand words together. Into one word, "Go away."

Xia Yuan: "?"

Did this unlucky kid take the wrong medicine? It’s inexplicable.

Ignoring this inexplicable dog prince, Xia Yuan turned around and entered the Nuan Pavilion. Emperor Hongzhi was sitting behind the imperial desk, engrossed in reviewing the memorial.

"Chen Shen."

"Excuse me. What do you mean when you enter the palace at this time?"

Xia Yuan straightened his waist before bending down and replied: "Your Majesty, I have already finished the matter."

After hearing this, Emperor Hongzhi, who was immersed in Zhu's manuscript, raised his head and said, "Done? What has been done?"

"It's just to convince the three elders. The three elders have already agreed to build the road."

Hearing this, Zhu Youtang paused with the brush in his hand and said in shock: "Did you really put the knife on their necks?"

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Xia Yuan was speechless, how much do you distrust me?

"No, I told them in a nice voice."

"Then why did they agree so quickly?"

As he spoke, Emperor Hongzhi took another look at the memorial in his hand. A sudden dot of vermilion ink stood out. He quickly placed the brush on the inkstone, took out a handkerchief from his sleeve and dipped it on the memorial.

After doing all this, Zhu Youtang looked up at him. According to his guess, even if he agreed, it would take at least several days of work. How could it be so fast?

"Maybe it's because I'm talented and talk nicely. I told them that 70% of the profits from the Lapis Lazuli Kiln Factory should be handed over to the state treasury."

"What do you mean?"

Xia Yuan found that every time he mentioned this matter, his hearing would be damaged, so he could only repeat: "I said that 70% of the kiln's profits should be handed over to the state treasury."

At this time, Zhu Youtang's eyebrows were frowning tightly, and he said after a while: "You just gave 70% of your income to the treasury?"

Xia Yuan thought for a while and nodded, "Ang."

"you"

Seeing him respond, Emperor Hongzhi spat out the word "you" from his mouth, but seemed to choke on his subsequent words, and then said: "Why don't you discuss this matter with me in advance, and how much silver taels should 70% of the income be?" ?You were very generous, just giving it to the treasury for free."

Listening to the emperor's ramble, Xia Yuan felt an inexplicable warmth in his heart. He felt as if his elders were scolding the descendants of a prodigal family. Although it was scolding, it was not not concern at all.

Then I heard Zhu Youtang say: "Instead of turning it over to the state treasury, you might as well give 70% of the proceeds to internal funds."

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The warmth in Xia Yuan's heart suddenly disappeared.

The Dog Emperor continued to ramble, "I am not coveting your silver coins, but you gave them to the treasury. They have the final say over the silver coins. These people will not be as generous as I am in giving money."

Xia Yuan was shocked when he heard the word generous. How could he have the nerve to say this?

"If this income is given to my internal funds, I guarantee that not a penny will be used for other places, and it will be dedicated to road construction."

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Xia Yuan didn't know how to answer these words. Anyway, he only believed the words in the middle, and he had to sort them out at intervals.

[I promise not to use a penny.]

For those who don't know, they think that the treasury belongs to the emperor, and the emperor can spend it as he wants. But in fact, it is more difficult for the emperor to get some money from the treasury.

Want money?

Humph, I won’t give it.

Go ahead and live your mother's spring and autumn dreams.

Therefore, the emperor never regarded the treasury as his own, and divided it clearly. The treasury belonged to the country, and only the internal funds were his private treasury.

Private treasury, of course, is for personal use. Emperors are all misers. Money has gone into their internal funds. It is even more difficult to take it out for state affairs.

Not to mention that the kiln factory is not a profitable business at present, and it still has to be repaid.

And giving it to the treasury is at least easier than asking for money from the emperor. Even if you hold your nose and believe that Emperor Hongzhi is generous, what about future emperors?

"I have already given it, and if I don't give it, I'm afraid the three elders will not agree to build the road."

Hearing this, Emperor Hongzhi had to admit that this was right and could only sigh: "That's true."

"Furthermore, compared with the current income of this kiln factory and the future expenditure on road construction, it will definitely be beyond its means. If the internal funds are handed over to build roads in the future, the courtiers will ask your Majesty to provide two taels of silver, and your Majesty's internal funds will definitely not be able to support it.

living."

Hearing that he could not make ends meet, Zhu Youtang asked: "Isn't the profit of this kiln factory not high?"

"I can't say it's not high, I can only say that the profit is very low. You can earn a few cents from one stone of lapis lazuli."

"It's so cheap?" Emperor Hongzhi's voice suddenly rose. In his heart, this bitch was a conscienceless profiteer.

For example, that white sugar costs only a few hundred taels, but he sells it to you for a hundred taels.

That's it, it's just a portion of one or two.

And this lapis lazuli only earns a few pennies per stone. Comparing the two, the gap is really huge. How could such a good person find out about it?

And I'm afraid I won't be able to earn even a few dollars a year from this kind of business.

Previously, he was a little dissatisfied with the 70% of the income being handed over to the state treasury, but now he is no longer dissatisfied.

This guy definitely didn't tell the three cabinet ministers that the lapis lazuli kiln factory couldn't make money.

Those three old men must have been deceived by this kid.

"Although the profit is low, small profits but quick turnover. One tael of silver and twenty-eight stones of lapis lazuli will cost three thousand stones to build one mile of road. Moreover, this lapis lazuli is different from other businesses, so the profit should not be too high."

"Why is this?"

Xia Yuan had no choice but to explain his considerations in detail, such as people's livelihood, promotion, and the disadvantages of setting high prices.

After listening to this, Emperor Hongzhi realized that there had been many misunderstandings before, and he felt very guilty that he had misunderstood his son-in-law as a profiteer.

Zhu Youtang silently reflected in his heart, and after being silent for a long time, he said: "If you can't plan for the whole world, you can't plan for a moment, and if you can't plan for the overall situation, you can't plan for a corner. From this point of view, this lapis lazuli should not be priced too high, but I only care about the present.

The benefits are far less than the depth of your thoughts. If you hadn't said this today, I might never have thought of this."

Xia Yuan blew the rainbow fart very humbly, "Your Majesty is too presumptuous. It's just that Your Majesty is busy with many things and has no time to think about these things."

"Don't flatter me, I still know my own worth."

After saying that, Emperor Hongzhi sat up straight again and asked another matter, "But you and the prince are talking nonsense, saying that I want to be a tyrant and let you go on a killing spree?"

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Chapter completed!