Because of the existence of a large amount of saltpeter and other minerals in the Principality of Chile, it can bring Elizabeth a stable income of hundreds of thousands of yuan every year.
The money was later invested by her into the Royal Investment Fund. This was an investment fund established by Empress Dowager Bai and managed by Empress Dong personally. The fund-raising targets were members of the royal family. In addition to investing in some industries such as perfume and clothing,
The main thing is to make some sound investments.
After this money generated money, Elizabeth's personal assets were enough to rank among the top ten even in the Tang harem.
And who are the top ten royal family members? There are Empress Dowager Bai, Empress Dong, Concubine Kang, Princess Huichen...
Philip II also knew that his daughter had a lot of money in her private house, so he came to ask her to borrow some.
After receiving the telegram, Elizabeth was a little confused.
It's not that she's worried about causing trouble if she borrows money and undermines the overall situation of the empire, but that she doesn't want to borrow it...
Although she is a princess of the Spanish royal family and should help her natal family, now that she is a concubine of the Tang Dynasty and the mother-in-law of the nineteenth son of the emperor, her son needs her help even more.
As for now and in the future, the only thing she can help her son with is funds.
She is from the Spanish royal family. This background seems very noble in Europe, but in the hearts of the Tang Dynasty people, she is just a native. To be more realistic, Elizabeth's background in the Tang Dynasty palace is not even as good as that of a concubine from an ordinary family.
concubine.
Because even if you are a concubine from an ordinary family, if you do well, your natal family will be able to gradually get up and in turn provide support for you.
But it would be great if she, Elizabeth, is not held back!
Therefore, politically, she could not help her son like other concubines in the Tang Dynasty court. Look at Kang Guifei Song, who was backed by the Song family in Hangzhou, a thousand-year-old family, and a group of gentry standing behind her.
What about the nobles?
Therefore, her son, King Zheng, the sixth son of the emperor, his fiefdom is in Wuhu Province, one of the best vassal fiefdoms in the world.
And her son is destined to be unable to get any political help from himself or his natal family, and may even suffer a certain amount of discrimination because of it.
Therefore, a few years ago, she was preparing to pave the way for her son in other aspects!
She has no political resources, but she has money!
Looking at the court of the Tang Dynasty, and even the entire Tang Dynasty, there are not many people with a personal net worth exceeding tens of millions of Tang yuan, and owning an entire principality, and she, Elizabeth, is one of them.
So over the years, she has adopted a gold-yuan offensive in the palace, and she has kept a very low profile. She even laughs at herself for her indigenous background and ignorance during chats.
In this way, she can still live a comfortable life in the Tang Dynasty court, and her son also has a bright future. There is hope that he can obtain a real prince title and a real fiefdom.
It’s not just the nondescript title of Grand Duke of Chile that she inherited from her, nor is it just the Principality of Chile that she inherited from her!
This was not her only idea. In fact, every woman in the Tang Dynasty court had her own ideas, especially the concubines who gave birth to princes. They had begun to pave the way for their sons early on.
They don't have the guts to compete for the throne, at least not now.
The Holy Emperor had already established the system of direct eldest son. He not only established the crown prince, but also made the eldest son of Prince Li Hao the crown prince a few years ago.
Even many years ago, the Holy Emperor began to gradually cultivate Prince Li Hao's ability to govern, as evidenced by Prince Li Hao's early gray hair.
Everyone can see the Emperor Sheng's insistence on the succession to the throne. Anyone who dares to cause trouble in the position of crown prince while the Emperor Sheng is still alive will definitely have a long life.
But just because you can't fight for the position of crown prince, it doesn't mean that you can't earn other things.
The vassal kings of the Tang Dynasty all ruled overseas, and there were good and bad overseas countries, some poor and some rich, some far away and some near.
So the question is, there are different places, so who goes to the good place and who goes to the bad place?
Perhaps these questions were just a thought for the Holy Emperor, or he thought he had made the most reasonable judgment.
However, who dares to say that the Holy Emperor’s ideas were not affected?
For example, why did the Holy Emperor seal the sixth son of the emperor, Prince Zheng, to the Five Lakes Province in North America? Instead of other princes?
Why is this? There are many articles that can be written in it.
As for why we fight for the fiefdom, it's not purely for enjoyment, so why?
Naturally, we are preparing for the big changes in the future!
What is the big change?
The Holy Emperor passed away!
When the Holy Emperor was alive, no one dared to move, but what happened after the Holy Emperor died?
How can Prince Li Hao suppress his brothers and make them behave themselves as vassal kings?
joke!
If you obtain a good fiefdom now, you will have greater strategic room for maneuver no matter what choice you make in the great changes in the future!
The concubine Elizabeth also wanted to create a better future for her son. He was not just a nondescript Chilean Grand Duke, but a real Tang Dynasty king!
The prince of the Tang Dynasty, who took the title of the ancient country as his title and owned a large and rich territory granted by the Holy Emperor!
These need to be prepared in advance and cost a lot of money. At the same time, many impacts must be considered.
For example, when the empire is steadily implementing its European policy, if she rashly intervenes, this will inevitably lead to situations that are unexpected by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the empire. When she is exposed in front of the Holy Emperor, how will the Holy Emperor treat her? How will he treat the Nineteenth Prince? ?
It was impossible to borrow money or something, but what troubled Elizabeth was how to refuse!
After thinking for a long time, she finally used a compromise method, saying that she had no money. The Nineteenth Prince's expenses were huge and she couldn't spare any money. But even so, she still raised 100,000 Tang Yuan to help her father. Well, this is given directly, not borrowed, and does not need to be paid back.
If you want to borrow millions, don't expect it, but it won't work if you don't give it at all.
So it's just a small amount.
One hundred thousand Tang Yuan, this number is a very huge number for ordinary people, but for a country, especially the Kingdom of Spain, which is still at war, it is not enough to even fill the gap between the teeth.
Previously, in order to raise funds for the war, the Kingdom of Spain sold its entire American colony. The money in exchange was 18 million plus 2 million in low-interest loans, and it also had orders for 5 million.
For a country the size of the Kingdom of Spain, although its spending is far less than that of the Tang Dynasty, when a war breaks out, the money spent will still be millions of Tang yuan.
A mere 100,000 Tang Yuan is not enough to stuff your teeth. It is basically unable to affect the situation in Europe.