The East Nuan Pavilion of Qianqing Palace was converted into a restaurant. Because Chongzhen was more diligent in his administration, after Xinuang Pavilion was used as a study, Dongnuan Pavilion was used for dining, which could reduce the travel time for meals. After all, it was very close.
Today, Chongzhen was having breakfast with the queen and two concubines early in the morning. The queen's belly had swelled, and Chongzhen cared about the queen's diet every day. In view of the fact that the late emperor's heirs all died inexplicably, Empress Zhang was actually massaged into having an abortion.
Chongzhen looked very closely at his queen. I am afraid that something unexpected will happen if I don’t see it at a glance.
Ever since he defeated Duke Wei of Wei, Chongzhen's cook had fixed a few people he trusted and brought from Prince Xin's palace. These people all live within the scope of Qianqing Palace. It is strictly forbidden to interact with outsiders.
The Housan Palace complex has been on high alert since he entered the palace. After all, there are several great gods in this palace.
"Your Majesty, Dingyuanbo's stock exchange opened yesterday. Eight stocks were listed that day. I asked Laifu to buy 10,000 shares of each stock. All of them have gone up." The queen said happily.
"The thing that rose the most that day was guano and agricultural fertilizer. I bought 10,000 shares of Laifu for 2 taels of silver per share. An hour later, the closing price rose to 3 taels of silver per share, making a full profit of 5,000 taels. I did the math. , invested 80,000 taels, and made 13,545 taels and three cents in one hour.”
Chongzhen put down the spoon in surprise and said: "The queen is so brave, she actually dares to buy stocks that don't even have a single digit in her horoscope. I heard that Uncle Dingyuan hasn't dug out oil yet."
Empress Zhou smiled and said: "I asked Laifu to ask Uncle Dingyuan. Uncle Dingyuan guaranteed that there is definitely oil in Tianjin, so I bought it."
Chongzhen smiled bitterly, women are so direct in doing things, they only consider their own interests.
In fact, doing so is unfair to other investors. When Ding Yuanbo wrote a letter explaining stocks, he said that this is called insider trading. But how could the queen care about this? She sent someone to ask Uncle Dingyuan how he could not tell her.
Therefore, she really won't lose money if she goes to stock trading.
"Your Majesty, I have carefully studied the books on limited companies and stocks that Laifu brought back. As long as Tianjin discovers oil fields, these five oil-related stocks will rise. But I will not sell them. I am prepared to take the dividends and hold high-quality companies for a long time, and I will earn more."
Seeing the queen's confidence, Chongzhen was also very happy.
He served her a bowl of millet and simmered Liao ginseng and said: "Queen, don't think about making money, but also take care of your health. If this child is the emperor's son, it will be the foundation of our Ming Dynasty, and it cannot be compared with a little money. .”
Upon hearing Chongzhen's words, the queen's eyes turned red with excitement. This is tantamount to the emperor's promise to let her eldest son be the prince.
Only the prince can be called the king of the country.
When Concubine Tian and Concubine Yuan heard this, they were jealous and their eyes were red.
But they didn't dare to argue.
Chongzhen had a very old-fashioned character, and he believed that it was natural for him to establish his eldest son. Besides, he didn't want to give her two children, so there was nothing they could do.
Concubine Yuan Guifei complained: "Queen, you have to take our sisters with you when buying stocks. My father also wanted to buy some, but he didn't dare to buy because he was afraid of losing money. If I had known that Uncle Dingyuan had promised, I would have bought some myself. It's so profitable. Some money for rouge and gouache.”
Chongzhen straightened his face and said: "Nonsense, the queen bought it with money from the inner treasury. All the money earned goes to the inner treasury. It is not the queen's private money. None of you are allowed to go to Uncle Dingyuan to inquire about information. In order to Personal interests, relying on information to make money, this is called insider trading. It is an act that harms ordinary investors. It must be punished by law."
Concubine Yuan Guifei was so frightened that her face turned pale. She shrank her neck and muttered, "I know you are wrong. Your Majesty, please don't be angry."
Concubine Tian thought to herself, fortunately she didn't say much, it was so dangerous.
She glanced at the queen secretly. Xin Xin said, I haven’t heard enough news here, who knows if I buy it secretly. Concubine Yuan, a fool, would not make a fortune in silence, she had to speak out.
This time, the powerful dignitaries held a small meeting and did not bring their relatives and dignitaries to play. It makes them very angry, but I can't afford to offend them, so I can only curse at home.
So, they all looked for their daughters who were married into the palace to inquire about the news. Trying to say something nice to His Majesty.
Queen Zhou ignored Concubine Yuan. She always wanted to be the best in everything and express herself. I hope to attract His Majesty's attention. Always self-defeating, shooting oneself in the foot.
I'm stupid and don't even know it. What are you fighting with yourself for?
Don't you understand that Your Majesty has a very old-fashioned and traditional character? His Majesty deeply hates the idea of abolishing elders and establishing young ones. Didn’t you see that even though His Majesty slept with them sometimes, he only gave her the chance to be the Queen in the end?
His Majesty only wanted the queen to have a prince before he allowed the concubines to have children. You can't understand this and still want to fight. What a fool.
"Queen, if good stocks are listed in the future, you can participate early. You don't have to wait to buy them in the secondary market, which is very expensive. The purchase price is the cheapest for initiating shareholders. That's called the primary market."
"Your Majesty, I don't know why this time, Uncle Dingyuan didn't notify the palace when he launched eight companies." The queen asked with some anxiety.
She wanted to figure this out. Because there is a lot of money involved. However, he was also worried about being suspected of alienating the emperor and his ministers. After all, the ancestral motto in the palace is that the harem is not allowed to interfere in politics.
"It's normal that you don't know about this matter." Chongzhen then explained the matter of taking back military power.
"I understand, I understand. Uncle Yuan must not take this matter to the palace. He and Zhang Shize have become evil people for Your Majesty's sake."
"Hmph, these nobles have been brought by our ancestors to conquer and protect the world. The rich and noble have been rich for too long, and they don't care about me. If I don't deal with them well, they won't know that Lord Ma has three eyes. This world Who has the final say. Who gave them their wealth and privileges."
Concubine Tian burst into laughter. His Majesty has been in contact with Uncle Dingyuan for a long time, and his words have become humorous.
Your Majesty, this is, you must give it in advance, you must take it first.
No one is a fool. Concubine Tian Guifei is ice-snow smart and a talented woman with poetry and calligraphy.
As soon as I heard it, I understood that Your Majesty did not really want to deprive the nobles of their military power, but to let them know that the military power was given to you by Your Majesty, not by your ancestors.
In this case, when His Majesty has punished them enough, they will accept it. Sooner or later, military power will be returned to them.
With her intelligence, she is still the one who sleeps with His Majesty. How could I not see His Majesty’s character?
There is no use even taking it orally. You must be convinced. If His Majesty sees that you are not convinced orally, he will definitely continue to punish you until you are convinced.
