Just when Emperor Hongzhi was thinking about how to speak, Chen Ziyu also secretly raised his eyes to observe Emperor Hongzhi's expression.
Seeing that his face was extremely calm and showed nothing unusual, Zhu Houzhao beside him was equally dejected.
"It shouldn't be!"
Chen Ziyu became more and more confused. It stands to reason that the soap and perfume workshop he envisioned could definitely solve the current worries of Emperor Hongzhi.
And any normal person would definitely support it if they saw a good thing like soap, but why did Emperor Hongzhi say nothing?
At this moment, Emperor Hongzhi, who had been silent for a long time, finally spoke.
"The workshop Ziyu mentioned is indeed good, but the prince is still young and may not be able to hold a big position!"
After hearing these words, Chen Ziyu suddenly laughed!
I see!
No wonder he didn't speak for a long time. It turned out that he had fallen in love with the workshop and wanted to get involved but didn't know how to speak! Why are you talking about the young prince?
"Father, why is my son so young? You always keep saying what should I do if my son is so old!"
Zhu Houzhao jumped out directly from the tough emperor Hongzhi, without any hint of cowardice in the past!
Seeing classmate Xiao Zhu's behavior of seeking death, Chen Ziyu shrank his neck, and he could already imagine the look on Emperor Hongzhi's face.
Sure enough, as soon as Zhu Houzhao finished speaking, Emperor Hongzhi's face turned blue and white with anger!
"You bastard! Do I allow you to speak?"
Zhu Houzhao was not to be outdone at all, and still said indifferently: "My son is correcting my father's mistakes! The sage said that knowing your mistakes can make a lot of improvements!"
"Okay, okay!" Emperor Hongzhi laughed angrily, "Correct my mistake. If that's the case, then I will come to the school to test your knowledge now!"
"Just take the test, I am not afraid of you! But my father can only take the test on what I have learned!" Zhu Houzhao, who has been listening carefully in class recently, is now able to face the test of school knowledge calmly, which he would never have thought about before. Dare to think!
Emperor Hongzhi was stunned. Unexpectedly, Zhu Houzhao actually agreed, with a look of appreciation in his eyes!
But it soon turned into a hint of cunning, and he said in a deep voice:
"Okay, the prince has some backbone. I won't embarrass you. I'm going to test you on reciting the simplest Analects of Confucius. If you can recite a short paragraph, I won't care about the workshop. I'll leave it all to you. It has nothing to do with me!"
"But if you don't answer, then the workshop's affairs have nothing to do with you! Prince, do you dare?"
Reciting the Analects of Confucius?
Not only Zhu Houzhao, but also Chen Ziyu was puzzled.
He has been hanging out with Zhu Houzhao these days, and he knows a little bit about Zhu Houzhao's level. He knows very well that the Analects of Confucius will not be a problem for him.
It seems that Emperor Hongzhi wanted to give Zhu Houzhao a chance. What a pity for the parents in the world!
Sure enough, when he heard that he was reciting the Analects of Confucius, Zhu Houzhao was full of confidence, held his head high and said: "Father, please don't regret it, come up with the question!"
"I have never regretted my golden words!" In response to Zhu Houzhao's reaction, Emperor Hongzhi said slyly: "Prince, listen carefully. Please recite a passage of the Analects of Confucius to me!"
"Oh, by the way, you can memorize whichever section you know how to memorize! I don't choose!"
"..."
Zhu Houzhao suddenly looked at Emperor Hongzhi with a stupid look on his face, and did not react for a long time!
Chen Ziyu pursed his lips and looked like he was constipated!
It was very difficult to hold back the smile, rub my belly vigorously, and try not to let myself laugh!
I have seen cheating on my father, but this is the first time I have seen cheating on my son!
Although Emperor Hongzhi was a good man, he was not ambiguous at all when it came to being treacherous!
Chen Ziyu naturally knew how attractive this soap workshop was to Emperor Hongzhi, so he could understand this matter to some extent.
"Prince, why are you silent! If you can't recite it, then go and rest first while I come to discuss the workshop with Ziyu!"
Zhu Houzhao's face turned red. He stretched out his fingers several times and wanted to open his mouth to say something, but he didn't. After a long while, he sat down on the brocade couch beside him in dejection, lowered his head and said nothing.
Seeing Zhu Houzhao's sad and angry look, Chen Ziyu nodded secretly in his heart, he was so willing to admit defeat to Zhu Houzhao!
"Ziyu!"
"Your Majesty, I am here!"
Chen Ziyu tried hard to adjust the expression on his face to make himself look more natural.
Emperor Hongzhi nodded and said calmly: "The prince told me that this workshop needs fifty thousand taels of silver, I..."
This guy actually asked for fifty thousand taels. Chen Ziyu was confused for a moment. After thinking for a moment, he immediately came up with an idea and quickly interrupted what Emperor Hongzhi was going to say next.
"Your Majesty, please listen to me!"
Emperor Hongzhi, who was excited to talk, saw Chen Ziyu suddenly interrupting him. Although he was a little unhappy, he still wanted to hear what Chen Ziyu had to say, so he said with a smile: "It's okay to say it, Ziyu!"
I saw Chen Ziyu clearing his throat and said solemnly: "Your Majesty does not know something. The prince has discussed with me before coming here. All the money to build the workshop will be paid by the prince. I only provide the technology. The shares of the workshop will be divided into 37% by the minister." Three points!”
"Oh? Really? I've never heard the prince say this."
Emperor Hongzhi frowned, glanced at Zhu Houzhao, and said with a straight face: "Prince, is this a problem?"
As everyone knows, Zhu Houzhao was also confused by Chen Ziyu's sudden remarks, and looked at Chen Ziyu with wide eyes.
But he saw Chen Ziyu winking at him, so he hesitated for a long time: "Yes... yes!"
Emperor Hongzhi nodded, "Ziyu, keep talking!"
"It's your Majesty. I thought that since His Majesty the Crown Prince offered fifty thousand taels of silver, I felt that he definitely wanted to give 50% of the shares to His Majesty! But I was afraid that Your Majesty would not accept it, so I didn't dare to speak!"
Chen Ziyu spoke righteously and spoke lies without blinking.
"Fifty percent?! Old Chen, you are stupid..."
Zhu Houzhao walked up to Chen Ziyu in shock and wanted to see if he was stupid. When he was about to say that 50% was absolutely impossible, Chen Ziyu stopped him with his eyes and then pulled Zhu Houzhao's sleeves back. Pull!
Emperor Hongzhi was pacing back and forth with his hands behind his back, naturally not noticing the two men's little movements.
After a long while, Emperor Hongzhi turned around and said pleasantly:
"Since the prince has such filial piety, I will not refuse the prince's filial piety. I will accept this share, but I only need 40%. I will give the remaining 30% to the prince! In addition, I also paid fifty thousand taels of silver!"
"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your permission!" Chen Ziyu knelt down on the ground overjoyed!
Seeing that Zhu Houzhao was still motionless, Chen Ziyu pulled him hard, and Zhu Houzhao reluctantly knelt down and said, "Thank you, Father!"
For Chen Ziyu, this is the best result!
It’s good to enjoy the shade under the big tree. With the participation of Emperor Hongzhi, this small workshop was transformed into a state-owned enterprise!
