The emperor put down his pen with some headaches, and then beckoned to Lin Yan. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

Lin Yan walked over and sat on his lap, and the emperor reached out to wrap his arms around him.

Lin Yan saw his frowning appearance, reached out and pressed it on his temple, and asked, "The emperor's brows are about to wrinkle on his forehead, what's the trouble?" Tell the concubines to listen, maybe the concubines can help the emperor analyze a thing or two. ”

The Emperor thought of the inspiration she had given him that day, and thought to himself that if she didn't say well, maybe she could really come up with a good idea.

The emperor said: "The imperial court is now financially scarce, and it is impractical to increase taxes. The other day you said that if the imperial court could open a shop like a businessman, it was a wake-up call to me, and the imperial court might really be able to increase its financial revenue through business. I called a few elders to discuss, but they didn't agree. Your brother-in-law, Zhao Rin, thinks my idea is good, but unfortunately he can't speak in the court. ”

Lin Yan nodded, indicating that she understood. However, she also thinks that the idea of letting the court do business is good, since it is all about making money, businessmen can do it, why can't the court do it. When the court has silver, it can do more.

Lin Yan asked, "Why don't the elders agree?" ”

The emperor said: "A scholar of agriculture and commerce, the last class of merchants, although our dynasty is not as good as the previous dynasties, the status of merchants has been improved, but some of the remaining ideas are strange, merchants always make people feel that they are not so popular, and the elders feel that the court business is detrimental to the dignity of the court; Second, if the court is doing business, the court has a large amount of resources, and it is easy to compete with the people for profit; Third, the price is not easy to control, if the court operates the industry, ordinary businessmen will not dare to compete with the court, and there will be a situation where the court is dominant, and the price is too high, which is not good for the people; Fourth, it is easy to arouse the resistance of businessmen. ”

He only issued a decree to raise the taxes of the merchants, and now they are competing with the merchants for profit, and the merchants will inevitably be dissatisfied. Although the businessmen are at the bottom, they are also the most united when their interests are gathered. If there is a collective rebellion against the imperial court among the merchants in a locality, it should not be underestimated, and it will disrupt the economic order of the imperial court.

Lin Yan said: "What the elders said also makes sense. "Let's not talk about the first one, the other three are real things that can be triggered.

That's why the emperor had a headache, he didn't want to give up this good idea easily, but he also had to find a way to solve these problems in a practical way.

Lin Yan tilted her head and thought for a moment, "um", and then said: "The first point is easy to solve, the emperor issued an edict to improve the status of merchants, and the third point can also limit the maximum price by issuing an edict by the imperial court and ordering people to supervise it, but the second and fourth points ......"

Lin Yan thought about it again, then her eyes suddenly lit up, and she said to the emperor again: "The concubine gave the emperor a suggestion?" ”

The emperor smiled and said, "Let's talk about it." ”

Lin Yan said: "If the imperial court does not want to compete with the people for profit, it is not easy to get involved in industries such as rice, grain and cloth, which involve the livelihood of ordinary people, but the imperial court can do the business of those rich people." First, these people are not short of silver, even if the price of goods is high, they can accept it, and second, these people's silver is the best to earn. As for the fear of competing with the merchants for profit and causing the merchants to resist, the imperial court can cooperate with the merchants to make money together, the most important thing for the merchants is to open up the relationship with the government, but if their industry has the word 'official', they will be very happy. ”

The Emperor gradually sat up straight, his face became serious, and he listened attentively.

Lin Yan saw that she was interested, so she continued: "The concubine will show the emperor another way, where is the best place to make money and will not compete with the people for profit - sea ship trade." He smiled embarrassedly, and said to the emperor: "The emperor knows that the maiden family of the concubine's grandmother is in business, and the emperor promises not to blame the banker." ”

The Emperor nodded.

Lin Yan continued: "Because of the prevalence of the Japanese Invaders, the first emperor closed the port of Haibu, but the interests of the maritime business are huge, and there are still many merchants in the south of the Yangtze River and the eastern coast who will smuggle sea ships, and the government can't control it. ”

The Emperor knows this.

Lin Yan smiled and said: "The dealer occasionally carries out this kind of private business, transporting some tea, porcelain, silk, etc. from our side to Siam, Zhenla and other places to sell, and then transporting spices and other treasures from the local area to sell here." If the emperor went to Jiangnan, he would know that treasures were prevalent there. The seafood business is profitable, so the dealer has made so much progress in recent years. ”

Lin Yan said again: "The emperor sees that since the closure of the port of Haibu, has there been a decrease in the number of widows?" Since it is useless to close the door and ban business, why not open a sea port and cooperate with merchants to do maritime business together. He smiled and said, "Porcelain and silk are not valuable, but they can be bought at a high price when they are shipped overseas, and spices and treasures are not worth much locally, but they can be sold at a good price when they are shipped back." Then we will earn the money of those who have gone abroad. ”

Lin Yan's words were like opening up a new world for the emperor. For the first time, he knew that in addition to being smart and clever, his Yuan Yuan also had a vision that was different from that of ordinary women, and even not inferior to men.

He smiled and kissed her on the cheek, and said, "Yuan Yuan, if you are born a man, you will definitely be my minister." ”

He had found a treasure.

Lin Yan tugged at his collar, her eyes were smiling brightly, and she asked half-coquettishly and half-mischievously: "Is it better for a concubine to be the emperor's minister than to be the emperor's wife?" ”

The emperor smiled happily and said, "It's all good, it's all good." ”

Lin Yan's words really opened up a new idea for the emperor and made the emperor suddenly brighten.

However, this matter has to be done, there are too many things involved, and if it is really done, it is equivalent to the imperial court to carry out a change from top to bottom, and it is not something that can be completed overnight.

Thinking of this, the emperor smiled and kissed Lin Yan on the face, pinched her face and said, "What a baby." ”

Lin Yan also smiled and hugged his neck, and said angrily: "Then does the emperor want to give some rewards to the treasure of the concubine?" ”

The emperor pinched her nose and said, "Then I will reward you for a while to rest with me." ”

Lin Yan gently hammered him and said, "The emperor hates it." ”

But the emperor laughed and carried her into the inner sanctum.

When he got behind the screen, he even hugged her twice happily, so frightened that Lin Yan hurriedly hugged his neck, while the emperor laughed, fell to the bed with her, and continued to kiss her a few times.

Lin Yan said angrily: "Has the emperor become a dog now?" Always licking people. ”

Mu Zhi and Mu Lan glanced at each other, quietly walked out, and closed the door. (To be continued.) )