Chapter 1530: The gorgeous turn of the ugly duckling
On the high platform, Xiao Hua and Xiao Shangshu were wearing casual clothes, holding on to the huge turntable with both hands and sliding down hard. The turntable immediately turned whizzingly under the attention of the crowd, or they didn't expect that this thing looked big and heavy, but it was extremely sensitive to turn. After turning for more than ten times, it had not stopped.
In the distance, Qin Feng laughed loudly when he saw this scene: "Old man Xiao is very strong."
"The things from the Tiangong Bureau are well done! But Old Secretary Xiao is indeed getting stronger." Tian Kang also smiled.
The turntable finally stopped slowly, and the bright red pointer pointed to one of the numbers.
"Qi."
As soon as this number comes out, countless people watching below cheer, while others sigh.
The turntable started moving again. This time, it was obvious that Old Man Xiao learned his lesson. After turning several times, the turntable stopped and a new number appeared in front of everyone.
So, cheers and lamentation sounded again.
"A small lottery has touched the joys, anger, sorrows and joys of countless people and moved people's hearts invisibly. Is this really good? Will it make people feel lazy and tired? Is it all the time to get into this place, hoping to make a fortune one day?" Min Ruoxi asked softly. "A lottery is only one tael of silver, which is not much compared to the income of our Ming people, but what if someone buys thousands of them at one time in order to increase their chances of winning?"
After hearing Min Ruoxi's question, Qin Feng was also slightly surprised. He had indeed not thought about this problem and could not help but turn his eyes to Tian Kang beside him.
"Don't worry, the Ministry of Revenue has considered it for a long time, because at the beginning, several adults mentioned this issue, so each person can only buy at most ten copies at a time."
“Can’t you hire someone to buy it?”
Tian Kang smiled and said, "Empress, this lottery is made in real name. Those who buy it must register their identity information. Who would hire someone to buy it? If you really want to win the prize, we don't recognize this, we only recognize the person who registered the information."
"It's better, that's better." Min Ruoxi nodded slightly.
While speaking, the turntable in the distance stopped again and pointed to the last number.
The sound of lamentation resounded throughout the square, and countless lottery tickets were raised and flew into the air. Obviously, these were all people who had lost money again.
"It seems that no one has won the first prize again." Qin Feng said with regret. It was a bit dissatisfaction after finally coming out, but he couldn't see this scene.
He stood up and was about to leave, but Tian Kang suddenly said, "Your Majesty, someone has won, someone has won. Look, a red flag is raised above the bell and drum building, and a red flag is raised, which means someone has won the first prize."
Qin Feng turned around and sure enough, a bright red flag was rising slowly onto the high flagpole.
"It seems that another rich man has appeared in Yuejing." Qin Feng applauded and smiled. "Even if he pays 40% of the tax, he will still have 60,000 taels of silver."
"Your Majesty, this time it's not 100,000 taels. Because the first prize was not awarded in the last two periods, the amount of the first prize will automatically accumulate to this period. Therefore, the first prize winner in this period is 300,000 taels, and 40% of the tax will be paid, and there are 180,000 taels." Tian Kang said, "180,000 taels, the total amount of all my Tian family's business is just this number, right?"
Tian Zhen dared to directly talk about the net profit of his family's business in front of Qin Feng, so he naturally knew that he could not hide it even if he had concealed it. Now the tax law implemented by the Ministry of Revenue, the court knew how much money a large merchant like them earned every year.
"I'm beaten, I'm beaten!" A sound of screaming sound suddenly came from the lower head. The sound came from the place where it came from was actually downstairs. Qin Feng Daqi, wouldn't it be such a coincidence? Half of his body was pole standing next to the wall below the restaurant, a man with a shoulder pole standing up next to him, a roll of rope hanging around his waist, and a naked man wearing only a jacket was jumping and dancing on the spot, waving a small lottery ticket in his hand.
"A coolie?" Tian Kang also straightened his eyes.
"Why are there so many blood marks on this man's face?" Min Ruoxi asked strangely when she looked at the man with sharp eyes.
Qin Feng watched the man running towards the bell and drum building like crazy. Even at this time, the man still did not forget to carry his shoulder pole. Countless people automatically made way for a passage, and countless envious eyes fell on this man.
"Maybe he was scratched by his wife." Qin Feng laughed, "It's not easy to earn a tael of silver, it's at least two or three days, right? Spend a tael of silver to buy a vague hope. It would be strange if his wife was unlucky. If you were tortured, would you scratch me?"
After hearing this, Min Ruoxi couldn't help but be angry and annoyed. She reached out and twisted Qin Feng's arm hard, "I'm not twitching, I can only twist!"
Qin Feng laughed loudly and held Min Ruoxi's hand, "Okay, okay, just twist it, look almost done, let's go and go somewhere else."
"Okay, go elsewhere to make money. It's better to go to the Luo River. The scenery on the other side should be very good now. I'm tired of seeing people in the city." Min Ruoxi said with a smile.
The ugly duckling suddenly turned into a swan. Of course, everyone would like to see such a comedy. If a wealthy person wins such a grand prize, Min Ruoxi may not feel anything, but a poor man with a bloody face on his face turned over and was liberated, which made her feel very happy.
"Okay, let's go to Luohe. By the way, you can also check out the embankment there. In the blink of an eye, the spring flood is coming." Qin Feng said with a smile.
As soon as he walked out of the restaurant gate, Qin Feng saw Tian Kang coming quickly at a glance, and couldn't help but pause.
Tian Kang actually chased him all the time, and there must be something that he must know, otherwise he would not disturb him at this time.
"Go upstairs and talk." Qin Feng looked at the bustling crowd in front of the door and retreated back to the restaurant.
After returning to the previous private room, Qin Feng looked at Tian Kang, "Speak, what happened?"
Tian Kang turned his head and looked at Min Ruoxi in embarrassment, his lips squirmed for a moment, but he did not make any sound.
"What are you doing hesitantly? Is there anything else that the queen can't know?" Qin Feng said a little angrily, and Min Ruoxi also looked at Tian Kang strangely. No matter what Daming did, there was nothing she didn't know about, but looking at Tian Kang's current expression, it was obvious that she was jealous of her.
Tian Kang hesitated for a moment, and finally took out a letter from his sleeve and presented it to Qin Feng with both hands: "Your Majesty, news of coming to the capital."
Qin Feng glanced at Tian Kang, looked down at the contents on the paper, looked at several lines, his face changed drastically. He rolled his hand and kneaded the whole paper into a ball, and said to Min Ruoxi: "Let's go back first, and then talk about it."
Min Ruoxi stared at Qin Feng, but her face slowly changed. She grabbed Qin Feng's hand and raised it up. Her eyes were staring at Qin Feng's tightly clenched fist, "Let go!"
She whispered.
"Xi'er, let's talk about it later." Qin Feng did not let go of his fist.
Min Ruoxi didn't say anything, but just looked at him, but the other one reached over and was about to break Qin Feng's finger. She was smart and the news from the capital that made Tian Kang care about her. It would never be Min Ruoying who could move Qin Feng like this. What happened to Min Ruoying, Qin Feng was afraid that Qin Feng would laugh three times.
That can only be one reason, my mother.
Looking at Min Ruoxi with a firm expression, Qin Feng whispered helplessly: "Xi'er, the mother is ready."
Min Ruoxi, who was breaking Qin Feng's fingers, suddenly stopped moving. She widened her eyes and stared at Qin Feng in a daze: "You, what did you say?"
"My mother is ready." Qin Feng whispered: "Just by the way! The old man has never been in good health."
Min Ruoxi shook her body, and suddenly she turned black in front of her eyes. She leaned back. Qin Feng, who was already prepared, reached out to wrap his hand around Min Ruoxi's waist and hugged her in his arms.
"Tian Zhen, prepare a carriage and send the queen back to the palace, and then send someone to invite Shu Chang and Shuwan to the palace. Also, call Wang Yueyao into the palace, so she can speak with the queen and relieve the queen's mood."
"Yes, Your Majesty!" Tian Zhen left quickly.
He turned his head to look at Tian Kang. "Have you informed the Prime Minister and the others about this?"
"Your Majesty, all the staff of the Political Affairs Hall have sent people to deliver letters. Now they should be waiting for His Majesty to summon him." Tian Kang said.
"Okay, let's go back soon." Qin Feng half-hunting and half-helping Min Ruoxi, walked out of the private room.
The carriage was sailing towards the palace. In front of the carriage were the Eagle Nest guards who were quickly transferred by Tian Zhen. They were wearing black uniforms, lined up in neat formations to tightly surround the carriages. At the front, several knights shouted loudly and drove the way on the street.
Such scenes rarely appear in Yuejing City, and once they appear, they will inevitably be important events. People on the street quickly moved away from both sides and emptied the middle of the street.
In the carriage, Min Ruoxi woke up slowly, leaned in Qin Feng's arms, crying loudly.
"My mother was so angry that I must have been so angry that I was so angry that she was so angry that she was so angry that she grabbed Qin Feng's arm so hard that she cried.
On the first day of the Lunar New Year, all the territory of Chu, which had a strong third of the territory of Chu, defected to the Ming Kingdom overnight. This was the first step for the Ming Dynasty to conquer Chu Kingdom and the most serious blow to the morale of Chu Kingdom. However, this blow was all-round. Not only Min Ruoxi, but the Empress Dowager naturally could not be spared.
But Min Ruoxi didn't expect that the person she missed the most would go there like this. For a moment, ashamed and regret filled her heart.
"Xi'er, this is not the case. The mother's body has long been unable to do it. In the past two years, she has been relying on the medicines prepared for Shu Chang. Leaving is just a matter of time. The mother is not an ordinary person. I have never seen any kind of situation. Don't forget that the mother is the princess of the Foreyue and the queen of Chu. Her departure is just a matter of exhaustion. This incident is just a coincidence."
Chapter completed!