The ministers begged me to ascend the throne

It's April now, and Guyu will be here in a few days. Zhao Yao makes new tea before Guyu every year.

Tea merchants, tea farmers, as well as literati and students are eagerly waiting for this year's new tea.The so-called new tea is not new tea this year, but new tea that has never appeared before.

The new tea made by Zhao Yao every year is loved by literati, dignitaries, tea merchants and tea farmers.

A few years ago, Zhao Yao had an accident when he went to Jinling and did not make new tea before the rain. This made tea merchants, tea farmers, and scholars anxious.

The new tea made by Zhao Yao every year is very important to tea merchants, tea farmers, literati, students and dignitaries. It can be said to be the most important thing in their year.

In addition to these people who were eagerly waiting for Zhao Yao to bring out new tea, several ministers in the court were also waiting anxiously, and the most anxious one was Da Sinong.

Every year, the new tea produced by Zhao Yao can bring a lot of money to the court, and this money will come every year, and it will become more and more.You must know that the new teas such as Longjing, Biluochun, and black tea that Zhao Yao made before are still bringing huge income to the court.

In the imperial study, He Xiang, Taishi Liu and Da Sinong reported to the emperor on official matters and then talked about the new tea.

"Your Majesty, may I ask where His Highness is?" Da Sinong has been looking for Zhao Yao these days, but His Highness is nowhere to be seen. "The Qingming Festival has just passed, and Guyu is coming soon. Why haven't you made new tea, Your Highness?"

Prime Minister He stroked his beard and said, "I am also waiting for His Highness Tenth Prince's new tea this year."

"I wonder what new tea His Highness will make this year?" Taishi Liu was also looking forward to Zhao Yao's new tea.

"Xiao Shi went to Changsha Mansion, saying he was looking for new tea."

When Da Sinong heard this, his eyes suddenly shone, and he said with excitement: "That's great, it's really great." Hahahaha, a large sum of money will come into his account soon.

He Xiang asked very curiously: "I wonder what kind of tea is the new tea that His Highness is looking for?"

Taishi Liu asked with a puzzled face: "What kind of tea can we have in Changsha Mansion?"

"He didn't say anything. He just said that he was going to Changsha Mansion to find new tea." The emperor did not know how to taste tea, and he did not like tea tasting.To him, it doesn't matter whether it's tribute tea or ordinary tea.However, the new tea made by Zhao Yao tastes better than the previous tea.The emperor really hated the old tea. Drinking the old tea would be better than just drinking soup.

Although the emperor did not know how to taste tea, he still liked drinking tea because drinking tea could refresh his mind and was a must-have for reviewing memorials.

Da Sinong said excitedly: "The new tea made by His Highness is definitely good tea and will definitely make money. I am really looking forward to it." The day he looks forward to most every year is the day when His Highness makes new tea.

The emperor saw through Da Sinong's thoughts at a glance and teased him: "You are looking forward to the money brought by the new tea made by Xiao Shi."

When the emperor saw through it, Da Sinong smiled awkwardly: "Every year, the new tea made by His Highness will bring huge income to the court, and I eagerly wait for it every year." His Highness is his God of Wealth. "When this year's new tea comes out, we can sell it to other countries and make a lot of money."

Seeing that Da Sinong looked like he had fallen into the eyes of money, the emperor pointed at him and said with a smile: "Now that the national treasury is not short of money, why do you still look like a money addict?"

"Your Majesty, who in this world doesn't mind having too much money? I don't mind having too much money. I hope that the more money, the better." Although the money in the treasury does not belong to Da Si Nong, as long as Da Sinong sees that the treasury is full of money, , only then will he feel at ease and happy.

I remember that when the Great Zhou Dynasty was first established, the treasury was empty and there was not a single copper coin. At that time, Great Sinong was very worried.In those years, Da Sinong couldn't sleep well every night. He thought about how to fill the treasury with money every day, and his hair fell out in handfuls.He is now a little bald because the treasury has no money.

Just a few years ago, because of the emergence of new tea, the treasury had more and more money, and Da Sinong could sleep well.However, the imperial court was spending more and more money, so he looked forward to His Highness Tenth Prince making new tea every year.

"Your Majesty, it costs a lot of money to build the canal. Only the money earned from new tea every year can make up for the money spent to build the canal." Da Sinong grimaced and began to sell miserably, "Your Majesty, besides building the canal, other things It also cost a lot of money, so don’t think that the treasury has a lot of money.” Two years ago, the emperor ordered the construction of a canal, starting from Quanting County in the south and reaching Youzhou in the north.

Building a canal is a very expensive undertaking.If it were not for making a lot of money from tea in recent years, the national treasury would not have any extra money to build the canal.

"I don't know how much money there is in the treasury." The emperor pointed at Da Sinong and cursed, "You are still a brave man, you can only get in but not get out."

"Your Majesty, you have finally got some money in the past few years. You must not spend it carelessly." Da Sinong did not want the money in the treasury to decrease again. It is easy to spend money but difficult to make money. Fortunately, His Highness is here, otherwise the treasury would not know When can I fill up the money? "I don't know how many years it will take to build this canal, and I don't know how much it will cost. Fortunately, His Highness will help make money. His Highness is really the God of Wealth in the Great Zhou Dynasty."

"Your Majesty, I think the tea tax should be increased by one percent." Taishi Liu suddenly suggested.

"Adding tea tax?" the emperor asked with a puzzled look on his face, "Why do you want to increase tea tax?"

He Xiang supported Taishi Liu's proposal, "Your Majesty, in order to encourage people to grow tea, the imperial court set a low tax on tea. Nowadays, more and more tea planting areas are being planted, tea has become more and more profitable, and tea merchants are getting rich one by one. It’s time to raise the tax on tea.”

Da Sinong immediately nodded in agreement: "Yes, yes, it's time to increase the tax on tea." By increasing the tax on tea, a large amount of money came into the treasury.

The emperor had not thought of this matter, but now after hearing what Taishi Liu and others said, he felt that it was time to increase the tea tax.

"How much do you think we should add?"

"Tea tax is higher than agricultural tax."

Regarding the increase in tea tax, the emperor asked Da Sinong and Liu Taishi to draw up a charter and discuss it in the morning meeting.

The emperor asked them to work it out within the next few days, and they must finish the tea tax increase before Zhao Yao can make new tea.

Da Sinong and the others acted quickly and drafted the regulations on increasing the tea tax within two days.After that, he brought it up in the morning.

The ministers of the aristocratic family are naturally unwilling to increase the tea tax. After all, they have made a lot of money from tea in recent years.If the tax on tea is increased, they will make a lot less money.

Other ministers supported increasing taxes on tea because tea has really become more and more profitable over the years.

After the emperor listened to the ministers' discussion for a while, he issued an order to increase the tea tax.

Soon, the decree to increase the tea tax was promulgated, causing tea merchants to complain.

Tea merchants know that the tea tax cannot remain unchanged or remain so low, but it is still difficult for them to accept the sudden increase in tea tax.However, even if they don’t accept it, they have to accept it.

Zhao Yao, who was far away in Changsha, was not surprised when he learned about the increase in tea tax. After all, tea tax was one of the most important revenue sources for the imperial court and could not remain unchanged.

After making new tea in Changsha Mansion, Zhao Yao returned to the capital.The new tea he made this year is called Junshan Maojian, and it is as popular and popular among tea drinkers as ever.

The new tea made by Zhao Yao every year never disappoints tea drinkers, so tea drinkers call him the "Tea God".

Ever since Zhao Yao made Junshan Maojian, Da Sinong has been smiling every day.Except for He Xiang and several of his confidants, among the ministers in the DPRK, only Da Sinong liked him the most and wanted to see Zhao Yao the most.

To Da Sinong, Zhao Yao was the God of Wealth in Da Zhou.If possible, Da Sinong really wanted to enshrine Zhao Yao.

"Your Highness, when will you make new tea again?"

"Da Sinong, haven't I already made new tea?"

"Your Highness, Tenth Highness, don't you plan to make a new tea before the Mid-Autumn Festival?" Da Sinong thought that in a few months, His Highness Tenth would be granted the title of king and fiefdom. Make another new tea and let the court make another huge sum of money.

"I don't plan on making any more. I've already made new tea this year. I won't make any more new tea." Zhao Yao will only make one new tea every year, not more.If you make too much new tea, it will become unpopular.

Da Sinong persuaded hard: "Your Highness, you are going to the fiefdom soon. Do you really not plan to make a new tea before leaving the capital?" Zhao Yao shook his head and said: "I don't plan to. When I go to the fiefdom, I will do it in the future." It takes two or three years to make new tea.”

"What, making new tea in two or three years?" Da Sinong was frightened by Zhao Yao's words, "Your Highness, you can't do this."

Zhao Yao was too lazy to talk to Da Sinong, so he just left him and went to the imperial study.

Da Sinong had a dull look on his face and hurriedly went to find He Xiang and the others.

Zhao Yao had something important to do with the emperor. He wanted to discuss the tea tax with the emperor.He had made a lot of money for the imperial court by making new tea in the past few years, but he had not confiscated any of it.Now that the tea tax has increased, it's time for him to collect money.

The emperor did not expect that Zhao Yao came to him and asked him for the tea tax, "You brat, do you know what you are talking about?"

"Father, you know how much money the imperial court has made because of the new tea these years, right?" Zhao Yao said with his arms crossed, "I was the one who made the new tea, and it was also I who proposed to you to make the new tea into tribute tea. Make the new tea popular, right?”

The emperor said: "That's right."

Zhao Yao continued to ask: "Without me, there would be no new tea, right?"

The emperor nodded slightly and said, "That's right."

Zhao Yao: "Without New Tea, the imperial court wouldn't have made so much money from New Tea, right?"

Emperor: "Yes."

"In other words, all the money the court has made from new tea over the years is all due to me. Do you have any objection?"

"No."

"Then should the court reward me?" Zhao Yao said with his hands on his hips, "In the past few years, I haven't asked you for a penny. Now that the tea tax has increased, should you give me some money?"

The emperor glared at Zhao Yao angrily and said angrily: "You brat, you should serve the imperial court. How can you have the nerve to ask me for money?"

Zhao Yao was too lazy to talk nonsense to the emperor, "If you don't divide my money, I will not make new tea from next year." When he went to Lingnan, he would make new tea in Lingnan, and then not pay tribute to the new tea. Sell ​​it yourself and make money yourself.

The emperor stood up, pointed at Zhao Yao angrily, and said in disbelief: "You brat, are you threatening me?"

"Yes, I'm threatening you. If you don't share my money, I won't make new tea, so that the court can no longer make money from new tea." Zhao Yao is not afraid of the emperor, "You'd better think clearly."

"You brat, you..." The emperor walked up to Zhao Yao angrily and raised his hand to hit his youngest son on the head, but Zhao Yao dodged it.

"Let me tell you, this matter is not negotiable."

The emperor chased Zhao Yao: "You brat, you are getting more and more bold now, how dare you threaten your father."

"I deserve this." Zhao Yao ran to avoid the emperor's beating, "It's you who are shameless and refused to give me money."

"Are you short of money? What do you need so much money for?" As far as the emperor knew, Zhao Yao was not only not short of money, he was also very rich.

"I'm going to Lingnan soon. There are a lot of things I have to do, all of which cost money. I don't have that much money."

"You brat, don't think that I don't know that you have made a lot of money in business over the years. You are not short of money. Don't call yourself poor in front of me."

"I made a lot of money, but it's still not enough." Zhao Yao was not surprised that the emperor knew that he was making money in business. "You should know what Lingnan is like. I have too many things to do in Lingnan. It requires a lot of money, and the money I make now is simply not enough.”

"Don't lie to me." The emperor ran for a while and was panting from exhaustion.

"That's the money I earned based on my own skills. It has nothing to do with you." Zhao Yao snorted coldly, "I'm not negotiating with you. If you don't give me any money, I won't make new tea."

"You..." The emperor was so angry that he staggered and then fell on the chair.He clutched his chest and pointed at Zhao Yao with a painful and angry expression, "You brat, you..."

Sun Kui was frightened by the emperor's appearance. He hurriedly walked over and stretched out his hand to pat the emperor's chest.

"Your Highness, please call the doctor quickly."

"The acting was good." Zhao Yao didn't want to be fooled by the emperor.

"You..." The emperor looked like he was about to die of anger, which frightened Sun Kui and shouted to Sun Doudou.

"If you keep pretending, I'll call my mother-in-law."

When the emperor heard this, his heart no longer hurt, his face no longer suffered, and he instantly returned to normal.

Sun Kui and Sun Doudou: "..."

Zhao Yao rolled his eyes at the emperor and said in a strange tone: "It healed so quickly. It's really a medical miracle. It opened my eyes."

Sun Kui: His Royal Highness is still wise. He can see through the emperor's acting at a glance.

Sun Doudou quietly retreated. He didn't see anything.

"You brat, I am your father."

Zhao Yao looked like he couldn't get enough of it: "It doesn't matter if you are the Jade Emperor. If you give me the tea tax money, I won't make new tea."

The emperor had no choice but to agree to his younger son.

"Okay, okay, let me share the money with you. How much do you want?"

Zhao Yao stretched out three fingers: "Three layers."

The emperor was so angry that he cursed: "You bastard, why don't you go and grab it?"

"I'm not even [-]/[-] with you, which is pretty good. You actually think that three floors is too much." Zhao Yao thought to himself that his father is indeed a black-hearted emperor. "If you don't agree, I will really be [-]/[-] with you."

The emperor was extremely angry and said through gritted teeth: "Okay, I'll give you three layers."

Sun Kui, who was standing aside, saw the emperor's gnashing of teeth expression and sighed in his heart: The emperor's acting skills are really getting better and better!

His Royal Highness asked the Emperor for money unceremoniously. The Emperor was obviously very happy, but he pretended to be angry. He was really... In the words of His Highness, he was a drama queen!

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