When Han Du heard this, he felt speechless for a while. He still paid 300,000 yuan a month. What was he thinking?
He shook his head and replied: "It's impossible. In the first month, it was because of the novelty that more people came to the Jiaofang Division. It is almost impossible that there will be so many people in the future,"
Lao Zhu was not happy when he heard this, and muttered gloomily: "Even if there is not 300,000 guan, there is always 200,000 guan, right? You only give me one million guan every year, isn't it too little? Do you want to add some?"
Want to add money? No way.
Han Du felt something was wrong just now, and Lao Zhu really wasn't holding a good fart in his stomach.
"Then please forgive me for your incompetence, your Majesty. One million guan is already my limit. If the Emperor wants to increase the price, then I am really helpless. I'd better ask Your Majesty to find someone else who is worthy of me."
If you want to add more money, then I would rather give it up.
Lao Zhu's face turned red after being choked by Han Du's two words. When Han Du originally promised to give him one million yuan a year, Lao Zhu was so excited that he couldn't sleep, thinking about this all night long. What is the most cost-effective way to spend a million dollars?
But now that I know that Han Du earned 300,000 yuan in just one month, I feel that this one million yuan is a bit too little. I can obviously get two million guan. I am the emperor. Why should I get one million guan?
But this energy had not lasted for five breaths, and after Han Du said he wanted to give up, he suddenly gave up. Old Zhu knew very well what kind of thing Jiaofangsi was in the past. Let alone one million strings a year, after so many years of establishment, there was not even one million strings in total.
Jiaofangsi still has to be handed over to Han Du in order to be able to play its greatest role. Otherwise, the annual income of one million yuan may be gone, and the palace will have to repay the money to support the people of the Jiaofang Division.
Understanding this, Lao Zhu's momentum suddenly weakened. You Zi said seriously: "I am the emperor and I am rich in the world. How can I covet your few taels of silver? Since I have promised you one million yuan a year, let's do it this year."
One million is just some scattered silver? Do you want to give me some of this scattered silver? And Lao Zhu, what do you mean by doing this this year? Are you still thinking about Jiaofangsi’s money and preparing to increase the price next year?
Han Du was full of complaints, seeing Lao Zhu's face sinking like water, but it was difficult to expose him in person. He had no choice but to lower his head sadly and say no more words.
Lao Zhu had no intention of paying attention to Han Du now, and his eyes were focused on several large boxes. He waved his hand and asked someone to open it, and his eyes were filled with neat stacks of treasure banknotes.
Three hundred thousand guan is naturally not much for the imperial court, but it is a considerable fortune for the palace. In the early years of Hongwu's reign, life in the palace was much easier, because it was supported by a large number of seizures during the conquest of the world. But later, as the seizures were exhausted, life in the palace began to become difficult. In the past two years, the palace's expenses have been reduced again and again, and have been reduced to less than 200,000 yuan per year.
Even Lao Zhu himself wanted to grow tea and rice in the palace, which was euphemistically called self-sufficiency, but in fact he was not forced to do so because of poverty. If it was really for self-sufficiency, why didn’t you see Lao Zhu planting these things in the palace in his early years?
Three hundred thousand guan is almost enough for the palace for a year and a half. How can you not make Lao Zhu happy?
Looking back and seeing Han Du still here, the joy on Lao Zhu's face suddenly disappeared. He couldn't help but said: "I'll accept the money. If you have nothing to do, just step back."
He waved his hand and was about to send Han Du away.
Han Du was driven away by Lao Zhu. Although he was a little reluctant, he had to bow his head and reply before retreating. Han Du left the Imperial Study Room, still complaining uncomfortably in his heart. 'I didn't get a good word even though I sent money. Has the situation between me and Princess Anqing turned around? '
As soon as Han Du left, Lao Zhu was as excited as a child. Just like that, he took several large boxes of treasure money and went to Kunning Palace to find Queen Ma.
Men, sometimes they really are like children. When a child has a favorite toy, the most important thing he wants to do is to show it off in front of other children. Men are no exception. Although men don’t show off toys, they do show off wealth. Especially after his wife has been eating branyan vegetables with him for several years, and he suddenly gets rich, he will be eager to show off in front of his wife. He didn't even think about it. If his wife valued money, would she have continued to follow him during the years of eating branyancai?
But what is helpless is that men not only don't know it, but they also think that this can reflect their value as a man.
Seeing Lao Zhu coming, Queen Ma stood up to greet him.
Seeing the people behind Lao Zhu carrying several large boxes, Queen Ma couldn't help but asked in confusion: "Your Majesty, what's wrong with you?"
After speaking, he gestured towards the box.
Lao Zhu gave up and deliberately did not answer Queen Ma, and sat down calmly. Then he said: "Girl is always very smart, why not take a guess?"
"I'm not good at counting, how could I guess it?" Queen Ma smiled and rolled her eyes at Lao Zhu.
Although he was clearly disliked by Queen Ma, Lao Zhu was actually very useful. He laughed and explained to her: "This is the treasure note sent by Han Du. Hasn't Jiaofangsi been open for a month? After making some money, he will send some over first."
Queen Ma was such a smart person. When she saw the emperor pretending to be nonchalant, she knew that the money sent by Han Du must be quite a lot. If it was just a little money, the emperor would definitely not come to him just for this little money.
Then he cooperated and asked: "The Jiaofang Secretary didn't make much money before. Besides, it's only been a month, how much money can Han Du send?"
Sure enough, when Lao Zhu heard what Queen Ma said, he felt even more happy. He really wanted to see Queen Ma's surprised look. Then he raised his head with a smile and said, "Sister, why don't you take a guess?"
"Ten thousand strings?"
Lao Zhu smiled and shook his head after hearing this.
"Is it 50,000 guan?" If Empress Ma said 10,000 guan just now, she was deliberately lowering her words. The purpose is to make the emperor happy after hearing it. The number mentioned now is the price in Queen Ma's mind. Han Du boasted that he would send one million guan to the palace a year, but after all, this was only the first month of business. Empress Ma would be satisfied if she could send 50,000 guan. In this way, everyone thinks that Han Du is a good money maker, but others would not even dare to think of 50,000 yuan. After all, in the previous year when the Jiaofangsi had the most income, it did not bring 50,000 yuan of income to the palace.
However, Lao Zhu still smiled and shook his head after hearing this.
"Is it one hundred thousand? This is impossible." Queen Ma's voice rose an octave, and she suddenly stood up and looked at the emperor nervously.
