"Aren't we curious? We have been officials in the same dynasty for so many years. Although we don't have a close relationship with you, we all know a little bit about you. If you had such a good way to make money before, you wouldn't have used it. Your son is a student. However, it is impossible to produce such a plan right after leaving the Gongyuan."
The most important thing is that they only told the story about the salt merchant from the Palace of Eternal Life on the first day, and within two days the third son of the Jiang family came to the door.
In addition, they could see clearly that the recent memorials submitted to the Changsheng Palace were clearly approved by the Queen, so they asked this question.
Jiang Jing's hand was as good as picking up the food. He knew his daughter's plan in his heart. However, the plan was so big that even thinking about it made him panic. But as a father who dotes on his daughter, his daughter He will cooperate unconditionally if asked, and no matter how difficult it is, he will not hold his daughter back.
Therefore, when Prime Minister Wen asked this question, he did not deny it.
"Since you have already thought of it, why are you still asking?"
Mr. Zhong was shocked. He really didn't expect that Jiang Jing, an old man, would admit it so easily. Moreover, the queen was so talented and learned. Not to mention her ability to make money, but the memorials she corrected were very organized. It's so effective that it's even better than the Emperor.
Not to mention that the methods to solve the problem were all dictated by the emperor and written by the queen. They had inquired about it. Su Cairen stayed in the Palace of Eternal Life almost every day. The emperor was busy chatting with her, so how could he have time to read the memorial?
Moreover, every time these ministers go to the Palace of Eternal Life to discuss official matters with the Emperor, Su Cai will accompany them. Not only that, she is getting bolder and bolder, often fanning the flames in front of the Emperor, which is really annoying. !
It stands to reason that the harem is not allowed to interfere in politics, not to mention the queen, even the queen mother. They should take part in the performance of the queen. But, people are short-handed, and the queen is leading them to make money. The most important thing is that they earn The common people benefit from the rich people's money. It is not difficult for them to accept this way of making money.
What's more, compared with Su Cairen, the Queen is countless times stronger. Rather than listening to the nonsense of a clueless Su Cairen, it is better to let the Queen continue to deal with the memorial. At the very least, their workload has been significantly reduced in recent days. , anyway, no matter how much work you do, your salary will only be so much. Who doesn’t want to live a more relaxed life every day?
Prime Minister Wen even thought to himself, it would be great if the queen was a boy...
Salt has been obtained in two ways since ancient times, one is natural and the other is artificial. Naturally produced salt is not called salt but brine. Sea salt, lake salt, and well salt are generally made from brine as raw materials, or boiled in firewood, or exposed to the wind. When exposed to the sun, the water evaporates and salt is obtained.
It seems simple, but most of the salt mines in Salt Lake and Salt Wells are in the hands of powerful people.
The queen not only had a way to find salt mines, but she could also use the simplest method to turn coarse salt into snow-white fine salt, thereby increasing the value of fine salt, diverting some of the buyers of coarse salt, and then quietly selling it among the people. Selling extremely cheap coarse salt has forced those salt merchants to also lower their prices.
From more than 300 cash per pound of salt before the riots to 43 cash per pound today, the price of salt has dropped seven or eight times. The beneficiaries are definitely ordinary people who once couldn't afford salt.
And is it really not profitable to sell cheap coarse salt?
The profit earned is just not comparable to the profit from fine salt.
People are afraid that the price of coarse salt will rise and they buy it aggressively. The sales volume of coarse salt is frighteningly high, and it can be considered a small profit but a quick turnover.
Then, the salt merchants were eager to sell the coarse salt in their hands. They secretly bought back all the coarse salt at a reduced price, made it into fine salt and sold it back, which was another large sum of money.
It was impossible not to buy salt from salt merchants. After all, they were inexperienced, the salt mines they found had limited output, and the output of boiled salt at the seaside could not keep up with such a large consumption, so they could only give cheaper prices to those salt merchants.
"That brat in my family has become much more sensible recently. He is busy making money all day long and has never been in contact with those bad friends before. Brother Jiang, I give you a toast."
Jiang Jing drank the wine happily, "My nephews have to worry about the business. My youngest is busy with the exam next year and really can't take care of it. My dear friends, please bear with me."
Prime Minister Wen raised his glass again, "Okay, we all know that you have given birth to a talented son. Who dares to delay his participation in the examination? Come and have a drink."
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In the palace, Xuanyuan Hao tried to clench his fist, but his fingers could not hold it at all. Logically speaking, he had recovered from his injury for a long time. The imperial doctor also said that the injury was completely healed, but there was no feeling in his right arm and he could not even hold a pen. Can't live.
After several failed attempts, the upset and angry Xuanyuan Hao used his good hand to sweep everything at hand to the ground. The sound of objects falling to the ground came from the Palace of Eternal Life, and the palace maids and eunuchs were too frightened to make a sound.
Chai Liang bravely stepped forward to dissuade him: "Your Majesty, please calm down. The doctors have said that your injury is recovering well. The bones inside have completely grown back. You will be able to return to your original state sooner or later if you take your time."
Xuanyuan Hao said angrily: "The imperial doctor said, the imperial doctor said, then why can't my hand even hold a pen!"
The imperial doctor examined him yesterday and said that he no longer needed to support his arm. The wound had fully recovered, allowing him to exercise properly. He informed the queen yesterday that he did not need to come over today. He originally wanted to change those memorials himself. But after trying several times, I couldn’t even hold the pen!
Chai Liang felt his scalp numb. How did he know why the emperor couldn't even hold a pen?
When it was time for lunch, Ning Yue, who had been sleeping in the Kunning Palace, got the news that there were two slaves in the Palace of Eternal Life who were not serving them well enough and were beaten to death by the emperor's order!
009: [It seems that Xuanyuan Hao is not far from going crazy. 】
Ning Yue: [No! His injury was not that serious at all. He could recover as long as he exercised. He was the one scaring himself. 】
[Host, you are really waiting for his injury to fully recover. If he is completely healed, won’t your long-term planning be in vain? 】
Ning Yue chuckled, [How is that possible? Some people are already impeaching me in the information that was sent to me a few days ago, so I have to take this step back. However, it won't be long before Xuanyuan Hao will suppress those voices that are not good for me. 】
What could make her feel more comfortable than letting Xuanyuan Hao hold back his food?
She felt that there were not enough ministers to impeach her at present, so she should add more fuel to the fire. Xuanyuan Hao wanted to use the charge of interfering in politics in the harem to bring her down in the future, and then suppress the Jiang family, so she decided to bring this case at this time. Once things are revealed, when everything happens in the future, those people will get used to it!
