The Prodigal Son’s Happy Life - Chapter 499

[Chapter 499: Don’t compete with your subjects for profit]

After hearing this, Emperor Chu stared and said: “The imperial treasury’s annual income is only three million taels. This is just reselling the house, and you can actually make money in one month. Six hundred thousand taels!?

I thought it was just a rumor, but I didn’t expect it to be true!”

Fang Xiu didn’t dare to speak. He glanced at Emperor Chu carefully, hesitated, and then corrected: “Your Majesty, thirty , it’s thirty.”

Emperor Chu was obviously still calculating this sum.

The treasury can collect three million taels of silver a year, which is about 240,000 taels a month.

This guy played some clever tricks and earned 300,000 taels in just one month, which was more than the combined revenue of the entire Chu State.

Thinking of this, Emperor Chu looked at Fang Xiu with a somewhat confused expression. Something’s not right.

When Fang Xiu saw this scene, he subconsciously moved back.

After thinking about it for a while, he still couldn’t help but said: “Your Majesty, I suddenly remembered that there are still some things in the house that have not been dealt with. Can you?”

“No!”

Before Fang Xiu finished speaking, he heard Emperor Chu say.

When he

heard the words “can’t”, Fang Xiu’s heart suddenly skipped a beat. The money he had worked so hard to earn was probably about to be given away before it was warmed up.

This dog emperor!

Fang Xiu was thinking this in his heart, but Emperor Chu didn’t speak again.

Looking up, he saw Emperor Chu sitting on the dragon chair taking a deep breath, looking like he was restraining himself.

After a while, Emperor Chu finally looked at him and said slowly: “Don’t worry, I’m not at the point of grabbing money from a child like you.

You should keep these three hundred thousand taels of silver carefully. If one day The Qiyan tribe is attacking, maybe I will borrow money from you.”

Fang Xiu breathed a sigh of relief when he heard this.

It seems that the Emperor of Chu still has some professional ethics. At least he knows the principle that “the emperor does not compete with his subjects for profit.”

“Your Majesty is underestimating me by saying this. On the surface, I earned these three hundred thousand taels of silver through hard work, but in fact, I relied on the protection of your Majesty and the court.

If it weren’t for your majesty’s wisdom, wisdom, martial arts, culture, governance, and martial arts, I wouldn’t be able to survive .”

There is no imperial court.”

Before he finished his rainbow fart, he saw a teasing expression on Emperor Chu’s face and asked, “What do you mean, even if this money is put into the treasury, you don’t have any objection?” Fang

Xiu heard this?

At these words, his expression suddenly changed.

There was a solemn look on his face, and he said solemnly: “I want to put this money into the national treasury, but the court has laws and Emperor Taizu also has his legacy.”

“Okay, I understand.”

Emperor Chu said. He waved his hand, picked up the teacup, took a sip, and said in a deep voice: “If you keep saying that, there’s no guarantee that I won’t change my mind and really steal your money.”

When Fang Xiu heard this, he immediately stopped and said No more words to say.

When Emperor Chu saw this, his expression did not change at all, but he felt funny in his heart. He shook his head and asked, “Do you know why I called you here this time?”

Fang Xiu shook his head, He replied very politely: “Reporting to your Majesty, I don’t know.”

Emperor Chu raised his eyes, looked at him, and asked: “I heard from Yan’er that you actually bullied her?” When

Fang

Xiu heard this, he was shocked again. Hu Xiao shouted: “Your Majesty, I am wronged!

Your Highness the Princess is in my house, and I dare not show any slightness. Your Highness is thirsty, so I immediately bring you tea and water. Your Highness is hungry, and I can’t wait to give the whole thing to you.” Everyone in Chunfeng Tower was moved in front of His Highness.

Your Highness is cold.”

Having said this, he paused and continued, “I kept urging His Highness to wear more clothes.

In short, I will always eat him if I dare to bully His Highness .

Even if you are brave enough, you will never bully His Highness!

Your Majesty, please don’t believe His Highness’s words. Your Highness is trying to use Your Majesty to defraud me of money. I am wronged!”

Fang Xiu said, almost saying! To shed tears.

However, after wiping away tears a few times, I didn’t see a single tear.

When Emperor Chu saw this scene, he waved his hands helplessly and said: “I know Yan’er’s character, and I believe you did not bully her.

I also forgive you for not having the courage.

However, Yan’er’s age is, after all, She is a little younger. If I remember correctly, Yan’er is three years younger than you.

She lives in your house. If anything happens on weekdays, just treat her as if she is not a princess, but your sister. You should be more accommodating to her. Some.”

Fang Xiu wanted to curse when he heard this.

Isn’t it enough to let her go?

Just like this, he still made a small report in front of the emperor.

I thought it was just a joke at first, but I didn’t expect that she actually did it.

Wasn’t it just that he snatched some pieces of beef from her while eating hot pot?

Woman

!

He thought so in his heart, but the expression on his face did not change at all. After hearing Emperor Chu’s words, he cupped his hands and said, “I understand everything.

I will definitely live up to your majesty’s high expectations and raise the princess well and take good care of her. “

Chu Huangquan pretended not to hear the first half of the sentence and continued: “There is one more thing I want you to come over this time.

Mu Ying apologized and counted the days. She should be arriving at the West Road of the Central Plains in these days.

I plan to send you to bring some people to assist you. By the way, I will check the grain reserves of the government offices in the three states of the Central Plains. “

When Fang Xiu heard this, a solemn look appeared on his face.

He knew that these two things were the focus of today.

In other words, the latter thing was the real focus!

What kind of thing is Mu Ying?

If In the past, he had a hundred thousand elite princes in his hands.

At that time, if he wanted to enter the capital, it would not be too much for the Minister of Rites to come out of the city to greet him.

However, now he is just a prisoner, and it is completely a matter of sending someone to meet him .

It’s a dispensable thing.

At this point, Mu’s family is already in ruins.

It’s impossible for anyone to rescue Mu Ying.

In fact, it was Mu Ying’s own idea to plead guilty.

He knew in his heart that Mu’s family was defeated. Since

he is destined to die no matter what, it is better to sacrifice himself and his three sons so that the Mu family will not be implicated.

Of course, all this is based on the fact that the contemporary emperor is a kind king .

Only then did he dare to take such a risk.

Mu Ying didn’t matter

. Then, what the old emperor really wanted him to do was undoubtedly to secretly investigate Zhongyuan Sandao’s granary.

As for why he sent himself to do this at this time. ,

Fang

Xiu can also guess.

The old emperor didn’t care about it before, probably because he was afraid of causing turmoil in the rear.

However, now that the war is over, this matter has naturally been brought up again.

In addition to natural disasters and man-made disasters, what role did the grain reserves of the various states play? This was a very serious issue and required a trustworthy person to investigate.

There was no doubt that he was the old emperor’s trustworthy person .

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(End of this chapter)