"Back to the emperor, Nuanxiang Pavilion only sells 200 boxes today, and the price is three to five taels. The prices vary depending on the items. The two hundred boxes were sold out in less than an hour, and no one in the queue behind bought one.
.Because of this thing, we sell a lot of other things in the shop. Among them, the facial masks that can be used with those rouge and gouache are the main ones..."
When Emperor Dexuan heard about the eight hundred taels, he was extremely jealous. When he heard about the so-called facial mask, he was already ready to move.
However, that was only a matter of a moment.
No matter how jealous he is, no matter how excited he is, that is not the property of his Hongwu Kingdom.
Once he takes action, it will be clear that he has trouble with Da Chu.
In this case, Emperor Shun'an of Great Chu would definitely attack directly without saying anything.
Today's Da Chu has weapons in his hands, and a real fight is not something that his country, Hongwu, can afford.
Once the city of Hongwu Kingdom is captured, it will not be able to be returned like before.
It's really not worth sacrificing the entire Hongwu Kingdom for just Nuanxiang Pavilion.
It's just that he's itching in his heart, and he can't do it if he just doesn't do anything.
Hey, it would have been better if he hadn't attacked Jiang Mansion in the first place. Now that the rouge gouache is released, he can shamelessly find an excuse to ask for some of it.
The military power he took back from Feng Boyi seemed to be in control, but who would tell him why he had to spend so much every month?
Those soldiers were like leeches, sucking his blood every day.
If this continues, what he saves will not be enough to support him.
Military pay, herbs, food, weapons, all these are a lot of money. In addition, there are horses, which again account for the bulk.
The war horses of the Hongwu Kingdom were purchased from the Great Ancient Kingdom at a great expense.
The more Emperor Dexuan thought about it, the more heartache he felt. It seemed as if he could see Nuanxiang Pavilion's daily huge sum of money floating in front of his eyes, but he couldn't reach it.
After a while, Emperor Dexuan put his hands on his chest, sat on the dragon chair, and said feebly: "Go down and continue staring over there!"
"yes!"
After waiting for the people to go out, Emperor Dexuan closed his eyes and took a few deep breaths, but his unwillingness became more and more serious.
Why?
He is the leader of the Hongwu Kingdom, so why should he work so hard to worry about money?
Yan Shiqing and Chu Ximo, two princes and couples from a foreign country, are sitting there easily, making money from the people of Hongwu Kingdom? I'm afraid their hands will get cramps from counting the money, right?
A mere rouge and gouache can cost hundreds of taels a day. If you add some perfume, facial mask, soap, etc., your income will be thousands of taels at the end of the day.
This does not include other industries and those that are wholesaled.
If all of them were added up, including the glass kiln, they would need several thousand taels a day just in his Hongwu Kingdom. There might be hidden treasures, and it is not impossible to have more than a few thousand taels.
If this continues, wouldn't it amount to hundreds of thousands a month, and what about a year?
The more Emperor Dexuan calculated, the more frightened he became, and at the same time he became more jealous.
A few hundred thousand a month, even if taxes and costs are deducted, it’s still a hundred thousand, right?
One hundred thousand, doesn’t that mean it’s one million a year?
In this capital city, it was extremely difficult for even the government to come up with two or three hundred thousand yuan. How could King Mo and his wife earn so much so easily?
What if it’s five years or ten years?
Emperor Dexuan then thought that apart from the normal annual taxation of his Hongwu Kingdom, he would not be able to collect that much money in a year from just one canal.
No, even if he harvests so much, he has an army to support, so how much more does he spend every year?
He, a majestic emperor, works so hard, while others are enjoying themselves. Why is God so unfair?
If everyone is like King Mo and his wife, living their lives as they please and still making endless money, then he, the emperor, might as well not do it.
If you walk around and see, you can still make endless money, and no one dares to touch him.
Before, King Mo and his wife seemed to call him Zen.
If he attains the Zen position, will he be able to earn hundreds of thousands a month? Of course, what is in the treasury belongs to him, and...
No matter what, he is a majestic emperor, how can he think about the Zen position? That is impossible. Unless he dies, the country can change to a new emperor.
However, if King Mo and his wife are willing to help him make money, and he retains his status as emperor, what if all the government affairs of Hongwu Kingdom are left to the prince?
In this way, he is still an emperor, and there are still people to support the army in his hands. Not only does he not have endless memorials, but he can also make money that he cannot earn...
If King Mo and his wife want to go overseas, he can go with them. The prince will handle the government affairs, so he doesn't have to worry.
When he comes back after a few years away, he can still be his emperor.
At this time, if he follows them, he can earn tens of millions, right?
Emperor Dexuan leaned on the dragon chair, with his eyes closed, and kept beating the dragon chair with one hand, and began to make plans.
If he goes out, can Qi Lie take care of the Hongwu Kingdom for him, and will Qi Lie be willing to return the political power when he comes back?
Prince's Mansion
Qi Lie has been waiting for news today. Of course, what he is waiting for is the news coming from the palace.
Before, he had people keep an eye on Nuanxiang Pavilion, but after learning about the sales, he was watching his father's reaction in the palace.
Seeing that noon had passed, there was still no news coming back from the palace, which made him feel a little unsure for a while.
Logically speaking, if the sales of Nuanxiang Pavilion are good, his father should be jealous and have some ideas later.
Could it be said that his father has changed his temper?
Or maybe money is not as good as power after all?
Just when Qi Lie was thinking wildly and the counselors were waiting for news from the palace, Feng Boyi came to the house in disguise.
"Lie'er!" yyls
"Grandpa, why do you come here?"
Qi Lie was a little surprised that Feng Boyi came to the Prince's Mansion in person.
He knew that his grandfather had also been watching the palace's reaction, but he had already become an official, and it was hard to get involved in these things on the surface, so he tried his best to avoid it during the day, and would never do it.
Came to the Prince's Mansion.
"Go in and talk!"
Feng Boyi said and entered Qi Lie's study.
At this time, there were only Shen Yi and Liancheng in the study, and these two people were considered his confidants. Therefore, even though his true identity was not stated clearly, they had guessed it.
At this moment, Feng Boyi entered the study. After seeing the two people saluting him, he nodded, immediately sat down on the main seat, and said: "I just received the news. The emperor is already interested and sent his confidants in.
The specific content of the conversation is not yet clear. Lieer, please be prepared, we will remain unchanged in the face of any changes."
"Grandpa, what do you mean?"
"Previously, we all wanted to have the Emperor retire, but now at this time, it seems that the hope is not very great. For everyone who has power, especially the king of a country, it is probably impossible for him to hand over all the power in his hands. Your Majesty
He is jealous of Nuanxiang Pavilion, but no matter how much he earns, it is not enough to make him want to completely give up everything he has. Even if Yan Shiqing earns millions of taels of silver a year, so what? He can make friends with Hongwu Kingdom every year.
Are there any comparisons between the various taxes here? Not to mention anything else, just the food tax and commercial tax alone are more than what Yan Shiqing earns..."
When Qi Lie heard this, he said directly: "Grandpa, my father does not have to abdicate. As long as he is willing to go to sea with Shiqing and the others, he will be gone for several years. When he comes back and is used to living a free life, he may not be willing. Continue to stay in the palace and be the head of a country. Under this condition, we only need to induce him, what do you think?"
When Shen Yi heard this, a flash of thought flashed in his eyes: "There are many accidents at sea. As long as he is willing to go to sea, it is not certain whether he can come back!"
Liancheng was more direct: "The prince might as well test the emperor's intention in the past few days. If he changes his mind, the prince can say that he is willing to supervise the country and wait for the emperor to return and return to power. As for the taxes that the general said, Yi Liancheng It seems that that is not a big problem at all. In the past few years, our country, Hongwu, will only get better and better, and the food tax will also increase. It is just about commercial taxes. After the emperor leaves, our country, Hongwu, can encourage development In that time, business transactions will just become a large amount of money earned from a small number of people, but will become a large amount of money earned from the majority of people. As long as there are many businessmen, even if the business tax is small, it can add up to a lot. .”
Qi Lie thought for a while and felt it made sense, but then he added: "If my father goes out, I'm afraid those soldiers who were returned by my grandfather will not be able to follow him. Those who will need my support by then, the treasury can't move... "
Qi Lie knew that his father was unhappy because he had to pay a large sum of money every month, and the source of this unhappiness was because he had to raise so many soldiers.
"There is no need to worry about this prince. Our country, Hongwu, has signed a hundred-year friendship agreement with Dachu, and there will be no more wars in at least the next few decades. There are so many soldiers now, and it is impossible to just maintain them like this every day and just train and train. Let's You can completely make them self-sufficient. For example, let them open fields, grow their own rice, raise fish, pigs, chickens, ducks, etc. during their spare time in training. In this way, a lot of money can be released from the contract, and the prince only needs to pay military salary and Just weapons, horses, etc.”
After all, these soldiers have a lot of food all year round. No matter how cheap the food is, no matter how small an adult soldier's appetite is, if he only eats a day without side dishes, he still needs one kilogram of food, which is thirty kilograms a month. Taking 50,000 soldiers as an example, one and a half million kilograms will be consumed in one month. What will it cost in one year?
What's more, there are herbal medicines, which are also a huge expense. Of course, it is impossible for those soldiers not to eat vegetables, meat and other things.
If the soldiers could be self-sufficient in food and clothing, the court would be able to save a lot of money, and the pressure would naturally be reduced.
When Qi Lie heard this, he subconsciously looked at Feng Boyi.
This was the first time that Feng Boyi heard that soldiers were allowed to cultivate their own fields and be self-sufficient. In the past, he used to support so many people from his own pocket. Only he knew how difficult life was.
Every time I asked for something from the Ministry of Revenue, it was extremely difficult because Emperor Dexuan would not approve it at all. Even if he did, it would only be a drop in the bucket of what was needed.