"The two beloved ministers came to Zhangtai Palace to see me. What's going on?" When Zhao Shu and Li Si didn't say a word, Ying Zheng smiled and said.
At this moment, he looked at Zhao Shu with a meaningful smile on his face.
There was a rare silence between the two of them, and Ying Zheng generally knew the reason.
Li Si was always cautious and rarely spoke before he had thought clearly. And Zhao Shu, after being surprised last time, naturally did not dare to speak easily.
Seeing Qin Wangzheng taking the initiative to ask, Zhao Shu and Li Si looked at each other. Li Si quickly replied to Qin Wangzheng: "Your Majesty, I and Zhao Shu entered the palace because of the Beidou Chamber of Commerce..."
"I don't know the details about this matter. Zhao Shu knows more about it than I do."
At this moment, Li Si was very active. He didn't dare to leave Qin Wangzheng on the stage. Since Qin Wangzheng had spoken, he had to answer even if he didn't want to.
Hearing this, Ying Zheng couldn't help but look at Zhao Shu, his eyes full of interest.
After all, Li Si and Zhao Shu both had high status and high knowledge. They came here for the Beidou Chamber of Commerce.
King Qin became curious.
Seeing Qin Wangzheng looking over, Zhao Shu quickly spoke and said: "Your Majesty, before coming to Zhangtai Palace, I will be at the Beidou Chamber of Commerce."
"Kurosawa, we are conducting an auction for the soap agency rights..."
"Who is Heize?" Qin Wangzheng suddenly interrupted Zhao Shu: "Shouldn't it be Hei Huang?"
Hearing this, Zhao Shu chuckled: "The general thought that the name Kurosawa was more suitable for the Beidou Chamber of Commerce, so he changed his name."
Seeing that Ying Zheng had no other reaction, Zhao Shu calmed his breathing and said: "Before the end of the world, the auction of the agency rights for cities with a population of more than 500,000 in the Central Plains has ended."
Hearing Zhao Shu's words, Li Si and Ying Zheng looked at Zhao Shu one after another, with curiosity in their eyes.
"Stop hiding it, a man is hesitant!"
After glancing at Ying Zheng, Zhao Shu smiled bitterly, then gathered his emotions and said to Ying Zheng and Li Si.
"Your Majesty, just for the agency rights of cities with a population of more than 500,000, we have already obtained 10 million yuan!"
"Ten thousand dollars?"
For the first time, both Ying Zheng and Li Si thought it was 10,000 yuan, and were about to scold Zhao Shu for being a prodigal, when suddenly they both reacted.
At this moment, not to mention Li Si, even Ying Zheng was breathing heavily.
Li Si stared at Zhao Shu.
Ying Zheng got down from the throne, grabbed Zhao Shu, and said, "Are you sure it's ten million yuan, not ten thousand yuan?"
Being lifted up by Ying Zheng, Zhao Shu smiled helplessly: "I will not dare to deceive the king. A city with a population of more than 500,000 will be called a first-class capital."
"At the capital level alone, there are 10 million yuan. If you include the county town, there is a high probability that there will be 20 million yuan."
Zhao Shu ignored the stunned expressions of Ying Zheng and Li Si and said in a relaxed tone.
"This does not include the price of soap, which will increase the cost of producing soap a hundred times."
"Then give the profits to those merchants within 30%."
........
Ying Zheng let go of Zhao Shu and adjusted his mood after taking a few deep breaths. Seeing this scene that could be called a face-changing stunt, Zhao Shu couldn't help but sigh.
He is worthy of being an emperor through the ages, and his control over personal emotions is simply astonishing.
"What did we pay for?"
Ying Zheng took a deep look at Zhao Shu. As a king, he naturally knew that everything in this world had to pay a price.
As the saying goes, wealth is found in danger.
Often the higher the benefits, the greater the risks behind them.
Hearing this, Zhao Shu looked up and caught a glimpse of Ying Zheng's expression from the corner of his eye, and immediately understood Ying Zheng's worries.
At this moment, Zhao Shu was extremely shocked.
As expected of Qin Wangzheng, in the face of huge interests, he woke up almost instantly and was able to be alert to the pros and cons.
Li Si on the side was a little behind, much later than Qin Wangzheng, and he just woke up at this moment.
Of course, only Li Si himself knows how much of this is due to acting skills.
Zhao Shu organized his words in his mind, and then said to Ying Zheng: "Your Majesty, the agency rights in various places need to last for five years."
"In the past five years, our chamber of commerce cannot sell soap in these areas, and the soap produced by the Hermit Palace needs to be given to them at the lowest price."
"Other than that, nothing more."
"However, I estimate that these merchants have also seen the trend of unifying the world. Since soap comes from the Hidden Palace, it is natural to infer that Beidou also belongs to the Hidden Palace."
Zhao Shiqi said quietly: "They want to show their goodwill to the king, and they also want to get in touch with the Beidou Chamber of Commerce to plan for the future."
Ying Zheng took a sip of herbal tea, suppressed the excitement in his heart, and said to Li Si, who had come to his senses, "Tingwei, how much was the revenue of our Great Qin treasury last year?"
After hearing this, Li Si pondered for a long time and calculated in his mind for a long time: "Your Majesty, I don't know the history of Zhi Su Nei, but it's probably less than 70,000 yuan."
"This means that the Beidou Chamber of Commerce's income this time will reach nearly 30% of Daqin's annual treasury income."
Having said this, Li Si bowed solemnly to Ying Zheng and said: "Your Majesty, our Great Qin is annexing the six countries and sweeping the world."
"The mobilization of Great Qin's warriors consumes national power and financial resources. I am willing to hand over 10% of my income to the national treasury as a way to mobilize our Great Qin warriors!"
"Hahaha......"
At this moment, Qin Wangzheng laughed loudly, and Li Si looked sincere and harmonious, which made Zhao Shu beside him very angry.
If this wasn't Zhangtai Palace, Zhao Shu would have wanted to pull Li Si's beard and ask him, "Is it easy for Zhao Shu to make some money?"
"If Da Qin has a beloved minister, he will definitely fulfill the last wish of the past kings and unify the world under Qin!" Ying Zheng said sincerely to Li Si: "Da Qin really needs money and food, and I will accept this money and food."
"When the cost of selling soap to major merchants is divided, Aiqing will keep it for herself."
At this moment, Li Si, with red eyes, quickly thanked Qin Wangzheng: "Thank you, Your Majesty."
After eating 10% of Li Si's portion, Qin Wangzheng looked at Zhao Shu, with a very meaningful smile on his face.
Out of the corner of his eye, he noticed the heat in Ying Zheng's eyes, and Zhao Shu went crazy. He knew in his heart that Qin Wangzheng was intent on occupying everything.
Moreover, Qin Wangzheng's intention was very obvious. With an example like Li Si in front, he wanted Zhao Shu to surrender on his own initiative.
This is all the benefits!
Qin Wangzheng was definitely the most evil capitalist Zhao Shu had ever encountered. He was no longer just eating meat for himself and giving soup to his subordinates.
There was not even a mouthful of meat or soup left.
King Qin's gaze made Zhao Shu's scalp tingle. He knew in his heart that he would not be able to dodge this knife no matter what.
After thinking about this, Zhao Shu suppressed his dissatisfaction and said to Qin Wangzheng.
"Your Majesty, the generals are also willing to follow the example of Tingwei and hand over 10% to the national treasury for the sake of Your Majesty's great cause and for the sake of Great Qin!"
