Li Zhi, don't be a coward

Chapter 288 I rule the world by morality

Discussing business with the emperor and empress seems like a very magical thing.

Just like Lin Daiyu pulling up a weeping willow upside down, the picture is full of sense of disobedience.

How could the emperor and empress be stained with the word money?They are obviously gods who grew up drinking fairy dew and northwest wind.

However, the fact is that Li Zhi and Empress Wu are very down-to-earth. When they heard "a yearly income of one hundred thousand guan", their eyes almost turned green.

Yes, Li Zhi is very short of money, very short.

It is impossible for emperors and empresses to grow up drinking the northwest wind. If they did drink it, it would be because of poverty.

"Quickly tell me, what is the charter?" Li Zhi unconsciously leaned forward, obviously very interested in this project.

The huge imperial palace, with tens of thousands of court ladies and eunuchs, needs him to support them, not to mention that he also wants to repair the Taiji Palace. If possible, he will also repair the unfinished project left by his father, the Daming Palace. a great proof.

Li Qinzai made a gesture and said: "Your Majesty and the Empress have seen with their own eyes how to make ice cubes. You should know that this thing is actually very easy. Let's choose someone we trust, give him this method, and then organize a caravan to go to the Western Regions for food. Tocharian, Tianzhu and other countries."

"The Western Regions is a barren land with drought and water shortage all year round, and it is even more impossible to have ice cubes in summer. Our ice cubes are sold to foreign countries for the enjoyment of those powerful people. The annual profit is no less than that of silk and porcelain."

"More importantly, this is a monopoly business, and ice cubes are consumables. There is only one in the world, and there is no semicolon. Your Majesty may wish to imagine, when the entire Western Regions begs us to sell ice cubes, how profitable it will be rich."

Li Zhi and Empress Wu became more and more impatient, and looked at each other, Li Zhi said: "This is the only business in the Western Regions, so the annual income is more than [-] guan."

Li Qinzai said helplessly: "Security and confidentiality are big issues. If you can't get through the officialdom in Persia, or if the secret recipe for making ice cubes is coveted by thieves, it's hard to say..."

As soon as the words fell, Li Zhi suddenly opened his eyes and shouted: "Who dares!"

"I dare to covet my business, I don't want to live anymore!"

The hall suddenly filled with an aura of bullshit, Li Zhi looked like a bully whose territory had been robbed, his eyes suddenly revealed a fierce look.

Li Qinzai was not frightened at all by his arrogance, but carefully corrected him: "Your Majesty, this is our partnership business, not yours alone... I have the courage to bring in Xu Jingzong's eldest grandson. The three families are in partnership..."

Li Zhi frowned: "What is the Xu family getting involved with? Let him go!"

"Your Majesty, demeanor, demeanor, Xu Jingzong is the right minister, your right-hand man, give him some benefits, so that he can watch and help His Majesty in the court, if there is any trouble, Xu Jingzong can also stand in the way of His Majesty."

"Especially the matter of the Tian family's business dealings, it sounds a bit unpleasant to say, wouldn't it be nice to let the Xu family take the blame..."

Empress Wu gently tugged on Li Zhi's sleeve, and said in a low voice: "Your Majesty, what Jing Chu said is reasonable, and the Xu family should not quit. You are the emperor of the Tang Dynasty, and the business is just a matter of convenience. Your Majesty, don't forget the facts."

Only then did Li Zhi wake up suddenly, and suddenly realized that he was still the emperor, and the inexplicable evil spirit just now was just a momentary desire for profit.

Coughed twice in embarrassment, Li Zhiqian said with a smile: "I've lost my temper, it's really...Jingchu, you have to believe that I'm not a profit-seeking person, do I rely on money to rule the peaceful and prosperous world? Of course not, it depends on it." It's morality!"

Li Qinzai twitched the corners of his mouth to accompany the smile.

It is understandable to set up an archway after picking up the guests to prove that you are pure and clean.

However, it is a bit disgusting to mention morality. Now that we have all picked up customers, we can use a more reasonable reason. It is too much to talk about morality.

After pondering for a moment, Li Zhi said slowly: "Security and confidentiality are indeed problems, but they are not a big problem. I will select a few highly skilled generals from the imperial guards, and then issue a secret decree to ask Anxi Dufu to select a group of capable generals. The soldiers are all disguised as merchants, and if they handle this matter, there will be no loss."

"It doesn't matter if you are still coveted by thieves. I will let the Anxi Protectorate build a few stone forts at the border, and send border troops to station all year round. One is to deter and the other is to support. It should be no big problem."

Li Qinzai said sincerely: "Your Majesty is considerate, and my ministers are not as good."

Li Zhi smiled and said: "Jing Chu is not an outsider, and I won't hide it from you. When I wanted to repair the Tai Chi Palace, the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty came together to persuade me. I had no choice but to let go of this discussion, and I felt really useless in my heart."

"If my internal treasury earns money, those courtiers who have a bad mouth can't say anything. The internal treasury is my personal money bag, and I can spend it as I want."

The more Li Zhi talked, the more excited he became. Thinking of using the money from the internal treasury to repair the palace in the future, but those courtiers were so aggrieved that they couldn't say a word, Li Zhi couldn't help but become more and more excited.

I just like the way you can't understand me and don't dare to scold me.

Li Qinzai immediately greeted him and said: "Your Majesty's words are true. In the future, when your Majesty's internal treasury makes money, all of it will be exchanged for copper coins, and the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty will be called together. Your Majesty will use copper coins to beat those poor ghosts to death. This is how rich people do whatever they want." ..."

Li Zhi was stunned, hesitated for a while, and said: "...This, it doesn't have to be so excessive, humiliating them with words is enough."

Cui Jie, who was sitting silently by the side, finally couldn't help it, she burst out laughing, then her face turned pale, she hurriedly covered her small mouth, and repeatedly apologized.

Empress Wu covered her mouth and said with a smile: "It's okay, Your Majesty is still quite dignified on weekdays, but when he was with your husband, for some reason, he changed his appearance, as if he was a different person, your husband, this is not serious. Infected people."

Cui Jie lowered her head and said, "Yes, my husband...is really not serious."

Empress Wu looked at Li Qinzai, and said with a smile: "Jingchu, your wife is more polite than you, but I still like to see you ignorant of etiquette, so that you don't see the outside world."

Speaking of this, Empress Wu waved to Cui Jie, and said with a smile: "Let them talk about the private matters of the man's family. I will take Mrs. Li to the harem to see the scenery in the garden. The lush and luxuriant scenery in summer is not inferior to the warmth of spring." When the flowers bloom."

Cui Jie knew that the monarch and his ministers had important confidential matters to discuss, so she got up tactfully and followed Empress Wu to the harem.

After the second daughter left, Li Zhi's smile remained the same: "Jingchu, the business has been settled. In addition to the Xu family, the three of us are in partnership. If we can earn one hundred thousand guan, my internal treasury will also have tens of thousands of income every year. In a year or two, my Taiji Palace can start repairing."

Li Qinzai said with a smile: "Yes, I will do my best to help His Majesty fill the money bag."

Li Zhi nodded: "I will not ask about the business. If you have any questions in the future, Jing Chu can ask the queen. She is in charge of the internal treasury."

Li Qinzai was startled, then sighed.

It turns out that when the emperor is also the housekeeper of his wife, when men after a thousand years are reluctant to hand over their monthly salaries to their wives, they must be more psychologically balanced.

(End of this chapter)