I was the emperor in the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 467 The ability to make money is the root of luxury
In fact, she did not see the astonishing reserves of the Yuan Dynasty treasure house with her own eyes, otherwise she would not have been so shocked.

From the current point of view, the income of 4000 to [-] million taels is more than enough no matter what you do, and you can spend a mere few million taels of silver.

Even if the ministers will have some criticisms about building a royal garden, as long as Li Tian doesn't go too far, no one will really fight Li Tian.

With a few words, Li Tian confirmed the matter, and even asked the eunuchs around him to record it in detail, preparing for the Tiangong Institute to choose a manpower and officially start work.

A multi-million-dollar project that was launched quickly, not to mention the queen, even the little eunuch who was in charge of recording was trembling when recording.

Afterwards, Li Tian added a few more suggestions to ask the queen's opinion, but the queen seemed to have lost her soul, she just nodded and didn't know what Li Tian said at all.

Li Tian spoke in one breath for nearly a quarter of an hour, but the queen was stunned for a quarter of an hour.

She didn't wake up until the other concubines happily dragged her to the harem.

"Yuanzi, Your Majesty wants to build the best garden in the world! No, I want to persuade Your Majesty to give up this idea!"

The queen seemed to be in trouble, and she turned around to continue persuading Li Tian with an exclamation.

One of the concubines, who was covered in all kinds of jewels, stepped forward to hold her back with a smile on her face.
"Oh, sister, we heard it just now, since His Majesty likes it, let His Majesty do it.

The garden is completed, isn't it also shared by your majesty and sister!Sister, why do you bother His Majesty because of this matter? "

The queen gave her a supercilious look, and said in a low voice,
"What do you know, if you spend so much money all of a sudden to build a garden that is not suitable for eating or drinking, Your Majesty must not let the courtiers' remonstrance letters be drowned out. This matter has caused this palace, and this palace must stop it! "

The concubines surrounded them again and came up one by one to persuade them,
"Sister, the reason why His Majesty is willing to spend so much money to build a garden for us is because His Majesty has us in his heart.

As my sister said before, we are tired of staying in the palace all day and looking at the same scenery.

Since there is a better place to go in the future, even if my sister doesn't like it, then my sister should think about us! "

The queen who said what they said was slightly taken aback.

I thought to myself,

"Today I used the excuse of repairing the garden to persuade His Majesty. Although I used it as an excuse to express my feelings, but I can blurt it out without thinking. Doesn't it mean that I actually yearn for a life outside the palace?"

"Your Majesty can throw out millions of dollars to repair the garden at once because of a word of his own, isn't it just because he is considerate and cherishes himself?"

"Do you really want to stop this?"

Thinking of this, she also began to hesitate.

Daming was really used to being poor before, even if the emperor occasionally had a little extravagance, in fact, he couldn't afford it.

Throughout the dynasties, one or two emperors who were licentious and extravagant can basically be found.

But only Daming couldn't find an emperor who was criticized for being extravagant.

Even the most unreliable Emperor Zhengde just has a problem with his life style, which has nothing to do with extravagance.

In terms of extravagance, I am afraid that the sum of the expenses of all the emperors in the entire Ming Dynasty cannot compare with that of Qianlong.

The cost of going to the south of the Yangtze River is not tens of millions of taels.

But why Qianlong, who was so extravagant and wasteful, was not criticized by others, but was finally praised as a generation of Mingjun by later generations.

It is precisely because they are rich and they can afford to play. It doesn't matter if they earn 8000 to 2000 million taels a year and spend [-] million.

Didn't the emperor of the Ming Dynasty want to be extravagant?

Not at all, they didn't do that, precisely because even if they wanted to be extravagant, the imperial court had no money for them.

In the same way, with his own ability, Li Tian got the money without searching for any people's fat and anointing. People can spend it as they like, and the minister can't say anything.

Although the queen didn't know the Kangxi and Qianlong of the later generations, she still knew a few of the deeds of the former emperors.

After reacting a little bit, the queen stopped wanting to persuade Li Tian again.

"Your Majesty, if you have the ability to make money by yourself, even if you spend a little, what's so great about it.

Didn't he also become extravagant after making money in the workshop?

Fifty steps are just a hundred steps, and I am indeed not qualified to persuade His Majesty.

What's more, His Majesty's move is still for the sake of all the sisters in the harem. If he insists on going his own way and ruins His Majesty's good intentions, they may blame him in the future. "

The queen sighed involuntarily.
"Hey, I thought that the soap workshop, with a daily income of one thousand taels, is already a profitable business that is unmatched in the world.

Unexpectedly, His Majesty, without making a sound, unexpectedly obtained wealth in one fell swoop, which is incomparable to the combined income of the workshop for ten years.

No wonder His Majesty threw the workshop to him casually, and he was still complacent. In comparison, his little money is nothing compared to His Majesty's majesty and grandeur! "

After sighing, the queen finally untied the knot in her heart.

"Forget it, you can do whatever your Majesty wishes, as long as he is happy!"

Several other concubines took the opportunity to come forward and said,

"That's right, Your Majesty is the ruler of the world and a wise ruler of a generation. What you do is justified. Your Majesty still loves us so much. What else can we be dissatisfied with? Just enjoy it with peace of mind!"

"Yes, sister, I see that you have lost weight during this period of time! My sister has a nourishing secret here, why don't my sister copy it to you that day, so that you can supplement it!"

There was another concubine, seeing that the queen didn't seem to get any good things, she thought she was sulking because she didn't get a reward from Li Tian, ​​so she reluctantly handed the treasure she just snatched to the queen, saying,
"Sister, look, how beautiful this pearl necklace is. Give it to my sister! Sister, don't worry about unnecessary things."

The queen looked at the string of pearl necklaces, and secretly touched the gemstone bracelet on her wrist.

I still feel that my bracelet seems to be more cherished.

With a sweetness in my heart, I declined with a smile,
"These are all rewarded by His Majesty to you, so please keep them well! There are many good things here in this palace, and I don't care if there are more or less of the same."

The concubine breathed a sigh of relief, and also said with a smile,

"Since this is the case, then my sister will be disrespectful!"

"Okay, we're all gone, let's go to rest!"

After finishing speaking, the queen left slowly accompanied by several court ladies.

(End of this chapter)