Chapter 169 This Is All My Money

In Shangguan Wan'er's view, the corn matter is of great importance.

He directly left Lin Chen behind and entered the palace to face the saint.

really.

After Li Zhao heard about the corn yield, his reaction was similar to Shangguan Wan'er's before, with shock and a hint of disbelief.

After hearing that this was donated by Lin Chen, Li Zhao looked a little confused.

"This Lin Chen..."

Li Zhao didn't expect that the guy who was originally intended to be a stallion would bring her so many surprises.

At the same time, after listening to Shangguan Wan'er's report from Lin Chen, Li Zhao agreed without even thinking about it after planting it in Huangzhuang first.

"Send the agricultural officer to Huangzhuang again. I want to see if this corn is really what Lin Chen said. The yield is amazing!"

Seeing how excited her majesty was, Shangguan Wan'er decided not to mention the two more exaggerated yields of potatoes and sweet potatoes for the time being.

At least we have to wait until Lin Chen has something real in hand.

After talking about the corn, Shangguan Wan'er just mentioned the cold disaster in Liaodong.

At this moment, Li Zhao, who turned from joy to sadness, looked extremely ugly!

She could already imagine that when the ministers of the DPRK learned about the cold disaster, they would definitely use it as an excuse.

Ancient Chinese dynasties all followed the theory of the connection between heaven and man.

Simply put, the emperor is the son of God.

Everything you do is seen by God.

If you are cruel and cruel, natural disasters will come to the world as punishment.

This rhetoric is also deeply rooted in the hearts of scholars in Li Tang.

The previous floods in Gyeonggi Province were said by the ministers of the DPRK and Central Government that it was Li Zhao who trusted female officials and caused the disaster.

Now that the cold disaster in Liaodong has returned, Li Zhao can already imagine the imperial censor's impeachment memorial that will be sent to the palace like snowflakes.

"Wan'er, these ministers will be restless again during this period." Li Zhao pointed out with a cold light in his eyes.

Shangguan Wan'er understood and whispered: "I will take care of it."

joke.

Any memorial that enters the palace must be read through by Shangguan Wan'er and several close ministers.

Just snap it off when the time comes.

Li Zhao pretended that he didn't know about the matter and allowed the ministers to make trouble for a while and then stopped.

"Your Majesty, if the barbarians outside the Liaodong Pass go south, you need to be on guard in advance." Shangguan Wan'er reminded.

"this......"

Li Zhao sighed lightly, she naturally knew to be careful of Manchu barbarians.

But there is no money!

Li Zhao gritted his teeth and planned to use the same method as last time to ask the ministers to donate money.

Let’s calm down the Liaodong frontier troops first.

"His Majesty."

Shangguan Wan'er thought of something and asked about the Ziwei Chamber of Commerce.

She also knew about the Royal Chamber of Commerce that Lin Chen had created for Li Zhao, but she didn't know what the situation was like now.

Li Zhao heard this and just remembered this matter.

For Li Zhao, an emperor who had many things to do, business matters had long been forgotten.

"Call the king's companion to see me." Li Zhao thought of something and ordered.

The so-called Wang Daban is also the old man who handles affairs in Prince Li Zhao's Mansion.

As the saying goes, there is one emperor and one courtier.

As the closest eunuch to Li Zhao, Wang Chengen naturally became the head of the eunuchs in the palace.

Everyone who met him was greeted with a smile on his face.

Naturally, Wang Chengen learned that Li Zhao had summoned him and hurriedly came to the imperial study.

"Your Majesty, do you have anything to tell me?"

Wang Chengen kowtowed and saluted, and when he got up, he was a little surprised to see Shangguan Wan'er present.

He knew very well that when His Majesty was discussing government affairs with Shangguan Wan'er, he could only serve outside and was not allowed to enter.

"Wang Daban, are you in charge of the Ziwei Chamber of Commerce?"

Hearing Li Zhao ask this, Wang Chengen breathed a sigh of relief in his heart. He thought it was something.

"Reporting to Your Majesty, that's right!"

As an emperor, Li Zhao naturally has his own small treasury.

It was called Shaofu and specialized in managing the emperor's private property.

In addition to managing the imperial village, the Shaofu also has rare treasures donated by officials from various places, as well as annual donations from imperial merchants.

For example, Tianfu tea leaves, Shu brocade, Jiangnan pearls and corals, precious pottery and so on.

Although Wang Chengen didn't know why Li Zhao suddenly became interested in asking about the Ziwei Chamber of Commerce, he said truthfully: "Your Majesty, the Ziwei Chamber of Commerce has been importing money from the Shaofu for more than two months."

"In one month, I can get more than 180,000 and 9,000 taels of silver into the Shaofu."

"In February, more than 630,000 and 3,000 taels of silver entered the Shaofu."

Um? !

Li Zhao was stunned.

According to Lin Chen, as the major shareholder of the Ziwei Chamber of Commerce, she can get a share of the chamber's profits every month.

It was less than 200,000 taels of silver in the first month. Why did it nearly quadruple in the second month? !

Could it be that Xue Biao was deceiving others under the guise of the royal family? !

Li Zhao thought of this, his eyes were slightly cold.

Even though Lin Chen was quite favored by her.

If this is true, then Li Zhao's favorable impression of Lin Chen will plummet!

"Your Majesty doesn't know something."

Wang Chengen didn't know what Li Zhao was thinking, so he asked why.

"Among the products sold by the Ziwei Chamber of Commerce, there are two rare treasures!"

Rare treasure?

When Li Zhao heard this, the coldness in his eyes faded a little, and turned into a look of surprise.

"Your Majesty, the Luohua snacks you ate today were made with icing sugar donated by the Ziwei Chamber of Commerce."

Hearing what Wang Chengen said, I just remembered the sweets and snacks that she liked to eat during this period.

Sugar frost is not a rare thing for the emperor Li Zhao.

All she knew was that it was difficult to make icing, and it could only be made by nature.

So, among the rare treasures sold by the Ziwei Chamber of Commerce, there is icing sugar?

Li Zhao suddenly realized.

You know, sugar was a rare thing in ancient times.

Ordinary people would probably never see what white sugar looks like in their lifetime.

Even among the princes and nobles, this snow-white icing sugar is a rare treasure.

So it is not surprising that icing sugar is sold at a price equal to the weight of gold.

Li Zhao thought of what Wang Chengen had just said, that the Ziwei Chamber of Commerce had two rare treasures.

"In addition to this icing sugar, what is the other thing?"

"Your Majesty, it is refined salt. The salt used in the imperial kitchen has now been replaced by that of the Ziwei Chamber of Commerce."

The salt has been incorporated into the food, so Li Zhao naturally cannot see it.

"No wonder Lin Chen dared to boast that the Ziwei Chamber of Commerce can offer me 7 million taels of silver every year!"

A gleam of light flashed in Li Zhao's eyes!

Shangguan Wan'er listened on the side, and there was also a look of surprise on her face.

From this point of view, even if Lin Chen is a businessman, he can become a wealthy man.

"Your Majesty."

Suddenly, Wang Chengen showed hesitation on his face, as if he wanted to say something but stopped.

"Speak!"

Li Zhao was in a good mood at the moment.

She never thought that the two-month profit of Ziwei Chamber of Commerce would solve her urgent needs.

If it really doesn't work, she can take money from the inner treasury to appease the Liaodong border army.

"I heard that many people are asking about Ziwei Chamber of Commerce."

"Oh?!"

Li Zhao heard this and the smile on her face faded.

She knew very well what the so-called noble families in the capital were.

It's nothing more than seeing that Ziwei Chamber of Commerce is so profitable, and eyeing its industry.

But this time.

These guys chose the wrong target.

Li Zhao: This is all my money!

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