At half noon, the sun looked warm but was actually still chilling. The snow on the roof showed no sign of melting at all, but the people were busy pulling it down, fearing that the roof would collapse. The whole Changfu was also busy.
The servants were busy playing and playing around with this matter. In the hall, Chang Yu, Chun Xiang and Wu Mengming were leaning against the stove, drinking tea and still chatting. At least to outsiders, they seemed to be chatting, but in fact, from the mouth of the three of them,
Tens of thousands of taels of silver were traded every minute, or someone's head fell to the ground every minute.
How are things being prepared? Chang Yu picked up the kettle on the stove to make tea. Wu Mengming quickly stood up to take it, but Chang Yu stopped him with a wave of his hand.
"Everything is ready, just wait for the fish to bite the bait," Wu Mengming coughed lightly, and Chang Yu looked at Chunxiang again.
"Dongchang has been waiting for a long time. As long as the fish bubbles, it will never escape this time." Chunxiang looked confident, Chang Yu nodded slightly: "We have been chatting online for a year, it's time to meet." He stood up and walked to the door.
: "Lao Hu, please add an extra dish at noon. Mr. Wu will stay here for dinner."
Okay, Old Hu walked to the door cautiously: "Does Mr. Wu have any taboos?"
Wu Mengming hurriedly said: "You can eat everything. The dog shit in Changfu is better than the ones outside. Just get some." Chang Yu and Chunxiang were startled and then laughed: "Old Hu, let's get some fresh dog for Mr. Wu."
shit……"
Wu Mengming realized the slip of the tongue and laughed awkwardly.
Just then the porter came to report that someone was in the palace.
The person who came was not an ordinary person, it was Wang Chengen.
"No wonder the magpies keep chirping so early in the morning. It turns out that a distinguished guest is coming to visit." Chang Yu greeted him warmly, which made Wu Mengming feel a little confused. My friend, I never saw you so enthusiastic when I came here. Hum!
Wang Chengen didn't dare to show off to Chang Yu. He said some polite words and then changed the subject. He was not a guest at his house today, but Emperor Chongzhen asked him to come over and invite Chang Yu into the palace for lunch.
What?
Wu Mengming was sour again. The emperor kept inviting him to dinner without calling me. When the emperor asked him to dinner, he asked Wang Chengen to come over to invite him... He finally came to have a meal but it was a waste of time.
Wang Chenen came in a sedan and left in a carriage with Chang Yu. It was not his special carriage but an ordinary carriage. It was just to deceive others. He did not want outsiders to know that he had recovered yet.
As before, he wanted to hear how strong the evil wind outside could be.
"How is the emperor feeling today?" Chang Yu asked Wang Chengen in the car.
Wang Chengen sighed: "Whenever the emperor is in a good mood every day, there are no affairs in the court or government affairs that are not enough to worry about."
"That's just like usual," Chang Yu said with a smile.
"No," Wang Cheng'en agreed. Chang Yu's heart felt like a stone fell to the ground. As usual, he was not angry about Kun Xing. He guessed that Kun Xing told Queen Zhou about their plans, regardless of Queen Zhou's consent.
Whether you disagree or support it will be reported to Emperor Chongzhen. Whether this matter can be finally done depends on whether Emperor Chongzhen supports it, and no one can guarantee that he will be furious because of this matter!
After all, in this era, if you let a princess open a shop and do business, how decent would it be? The royal family would have to lose face!
So although Chang Yu patted his chest and reassured Princess Kunxing, he was actually in a state of confusion.
In the Palace of Qianqing, Emperor Chongzhen, Empress Zhou, Crown Prince Zhu Cixiang, Princess Kunxing Zhu Yusuo and their family of four were sitting. In front of them was a table of rich dishes, such as spicy and sour potato shreds, beef stewed with potatoes, stir-fried potato slices...
"Your Majesty, Chang Yu greets the Emperor and Queen Wan'an, and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and Princess Fu'an." Chang Yu saluted at the door of the palace. Emperor Chongzhen raised his eyes and looked at him: "When you feel better, come over and have a meal."
"Thank you." Chang Yu quickly walked into the palace, walked to the eunuch who was holding water and washed his hands, then sat down next to Zhu Cixiang, and looked at Kun Xing with a vague look.
With a hint of smile, Chang Yu felt confident that the matter was done.
"Are you feeling better?" Emperor Chongzhen asked with concern as soon as Chang Yu sat down.
"The emperor has returned to normal..."
"You are a martial arts practitioner with a strong body. How could you suddenly fall ill? It's really strange..." Emperor Chongzhen seemed to be talking to himself. Just as Chang Yu was about to speak, Empress Zhou said: "Who can say anything about this illness?"
That’s right, I’m afraid he’s been too tired during this time.”
Likewise, Emperor Chongzhen nodded: "You must pay more attention in the future. Ming Dynasty needs you, and I need you."
Chang Yu hummed and nodded: "I remember the emperor's instructions, your body is the capital of the revolution, I still want to keep it to serve the country."
"Revolution?" Emperor Chongzhen and his family were all startled. They always heard some novel words from Chang Yu's mouth.
"It's just working hard." Chang Yu smiled, and Chongzhen said: "Although the people imprisoned in the imperial edict have been released in the past few days, there are a lot of gossips in the government and the public."
Your Majesty, the treasury has received a lot of money, Chang Yu said with a chuckle. Emperor Chongzhen was startled and then smiled half-heartedly: "Indeed, there's no harm in getting some notoriety for money, right?"
Of course a shrewd person like Chang Yu could hear the implication of his words: "At this time, extraordinary times call for extraordinary measures. At present, the national treasury is empty and wars are going on outside. The court is in urgent need of payment and silver. At this time, those nobles who are eating the emperor's salary are...
, they should have the obligation to share the king's worries, not to mention that they are indeed guilty and deserve to be punished. Although we are criticized for taking this money, it is also justified. This kind of money can certainly be earned or not in peaceful times, but in this
At this time, there is no reason not to make money, and, Your Majesty, there is no shame in making clean money, not to mention that some things are not just for making money."
Emperor Chongzhen smiled, "Then, what things are not just for making money?"
"There are too many. For example, although we urgently need the fines from these nobles, they are not fined just to make money. On a deeper level, they are to establish the royal prestige and beat some people who are ignorant and wanton. And Her Royal Highness the Princess is about to
What we want to do will be a particularly profitable undertaking, but it is not just for making money, but more to make Her Royal Highness’s life more valuable, and at the same time to enhance the value of royal honor.” Chang Yu was eloquent,
As he spoke, he stared closely at Emperor Chongzhen's expression.
"Kunxing is a girl's family..."
"Your Majesty, Your Highness the Princess is a girl from the royal family. She is born different. Her life is destined to be different from that of ordinary people. If she just lives her life like a girl from an ordinary family by working as a husband and raising children, then what will happen if she is born into a royal family?
What is the meaning of...Throughout the ages, there have been outstanding women, some who are good at poetry and poetry, and some who are good at playing the harp and bells. These were all extraordinary women at that time, and Her Highness the Princess can also be..."
Chang Yu was eloquent and gushing, Queen Zhou kept listening with a smile but said nothing, Princess Kunxing lowered her head with a faint smile on her face, Zhu Cixiang was full of admiration, and Emperor Chongzhen was expressionless but yet
Listened very deeply.
After a while, Emperor Chongzhen sighed: "A lot of what you said is something I have never heard of before. Some of it is incredible, some of it goes beyond common etiquette, and some of it is even unreasonable and outrageous, but I think it can be done! You
Do you know why?"
"Because the emperor trusts me!" Chang Yu quickly bowed.
"Yes, I trust you because you have never let me down, so I don't know what you are going to do this time, but I believe that you will make Kunxing earn a lot of money for the royal family, and create
An unprecedented royal brand, and it will also make her life particularly meaningful!" Emperor Chongzhen looked serious: "In addition, I am also very curious to see how you take this matter step by step.
It has been implemented step by step and successfully.”
Chang Yu was overjoyed. He was only 80% sure that Emperor Chongzhen would agree. After all, Emperor Chongzhen was short of money now. The other 20% was likely to be opposed or even scolded, but he was not!
Emperor Chongzhen is no longer the Chongzhen Emperor in history. After Chang Yu traveled through time, he was subtly influenced by him. His personality and mentality changed greatly, and he began to gradually accept some new things, just like he was all-in in the beginning.
Common sense allowed Daming to escape from the brink of collapse. More importantly, he became more and more curious about Chang Yu. He wanted to see what other novelties this guy could come up with.