Most of the people who have traveled from later generations have heard the saying - if you want to get rich, you must first build roads. Only by repairing roads and making transportation convenient can people come to invest, business can prosper, and living standards can be improved.

Even in the current dynasty, which is based on agriculture and represses agriculture, in fact, the role and purse of merchants are still not negligible. Otherwise, the prince's subordinates would not have kept Shang Jia in captivity, and the imperial court would not have found Shang Jia's head as soon as they discovered the national debt.

There is no other, just because of its fatness.

But even if it is a fat sheep, if he can go to the point of reaching the sky with his hands and eyes as a businessman, he is also a smart fat sheep with a big backing. He is not gullible, and even if he seems docile, he may not be easy to handle. What's more, the imperial court also has to consider the issue of reputation and credit, so if you want to maintain the issuance of treasury bonds for a long time, you must come up with a win-win solution. Make money make money, and make money benefit the country, instead of this kind of tax instead of silver, tearing down the east wall and making up the west wall.

Third Sister You was also out of this consideration, and after inspecting all aspects, she proposed a way to bid by the imperial court and order the merchant Jia Haofu to bid for the construction of the road.

And the advantage of this method is that the imperial court can empty the white wolf, as long as it approves some hand-made files, and the businessmen and wealthy can use this investment to make money, and the final repaired official road is naturally charged. As for how the profits are distributed, there are naturally court officials in the later period according to the shape shì.

After the road is repaired, it is natural that there will be merchants who will come to the wind, and the transactions generated at that time will also be taxed. Even if there are many merchants gathered, the imperial court can also come forward and make an "expo" to come out, and then develop trade with overseas Fanyi......

From later generations, Sister You, who has seen various forms of business, always feels that as long as you have power in your hands, it is not difficult to make money. What's more, it is to use the power of the court to prosper the interests of the people. As long as the superior really has a heart to ask for his life for the people, and the rule is not bad to a certain extent, why worry about the big thing?

Third Sister You told her what she was thinking. Even if Chen Qi was accustomed to Third Sister You'er's amazing words, he would not be shocked again at this time. He read the article written by Third Sister You after the monthly investigation over and over again, and couldn't help but be amazed. Immediately, he looked at Third Sister You with regret, and said uncountably how many times: "It's really a pity." Why do you say that you are a daughter, if you are a man, you will enter the imperial examination in the future and be the slaughter of the official, I don't know! ”

Third Sister You smiled slightly. Although the requirements of the people of the time for women were quite harsh and demanding, the third sister You felt that she was fortunate to be born in the Chen family and had a family to protect her, which was already an excellent thing. What's more, no matter whether she is a man or a daughter, as long as her heart is strong, she can always live a good life.

You don't see the long river of history rolling and surging, although it is the supremacy of male power, there are still countless daughters who are famous in history and will be famous for eternity. It can be seen that no matter whether you give birth to a boy or a girl, you have to be strong yourself, otherwise it will just be a life of inaction and end up doing nothing.

Third Sister You didn't like her uncle's idea very much, so she had to say with a smile: "Uncle, don't sigh like a car anymore." Otherwise, I'm really complaining, but what's the matter? What's more, even if I'm a daughter, what can I do? Can't my uncle and the Chen family protect me? ”

Chen Jue was stunned for a moment when he heard this, and then laughed loudly: "Of course not." The people of my Chen family, regardless of men and women, should live their lives arbitrarily. Who dares not to be angry with us, we should return it ten times and a hundred times, where can we control those sour and stinky rules. ”

After that, he really didn't mention the third sister's regret for her daughter for the rest of her life. This is a later story, so I won't mention it for the time being.

Now it is only said that Chen Jue has won the third sister's article Chen, such as a treasure. and ordered the staff and henchmen in the palace to come to the house to discuss important matters. After checking and filling in the gaps, he hurriedly rushed to the East Palace with the newly written article Chen.

At that time, it was already the end of the year, but the imperial court did not seal the pen because of the turmoil in Shuzhou and the rampant bandits along the West Sea. His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and the subordinates of the East Palace were also busy handling the affairs of the imperial court.

I heard that the little yellow door spread that Chen Jue came to see him. His Royal Highness the Crown Prince hurriedly announced.

For a while, Chen Jue hurriedly entered. After meeting His Royal Highness the Prince, he exchanged pleasantries and got straight to the point. He took out the strip that had been prepared from his sleeve and presented it.

His Royal Highness the Crown Prince always knew that Chen Qi had the talent to govern the world economy, but he didn't expect that Chen Qi had just made up for the national debt, and he could make up for the follow-up. Now that the imperial treasury is empty, there is no way to continue, and the monarchs and ministers of the Manchu Dynasty are already anxious.

Thinking of this, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince couldn't help but smile and praise Chen Jue: "Chen Qing is talented, it is really my son's room!" ”

When a sentence falls, it is quiet all around. The officials and subordinates in the study all looked at each other silently, their eyes flashing. It's just that since the outbreak of the Jiangnan ink corruption case last year, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has rarely been so frivolous and straightforward in order to show filial piety and rigor.

Seeing this, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was ashamed of himself. When he was embarrassed and didn't know how to turn around, he saw Chen Qi bow unhurriedly, and said with a smile: "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince praises falsely, Weichen is just a small plan, how dare to be the son of His Royal Highness the Prince." ”

As soon as these words came out, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince breathed a sigh of relief, and hurriedly said with a smile: "Why don't you dare to be? How dare you not be? Zizhang can think about what the court thinks, be anxious about what the court is anxious about, seek the needs of the court, govern the world economically, and fill the treasury. It's the Han Dynasty ovary, and that's just it. ”

His Royal Highness the Prince's words fell, and the subordinates of the East Palace and the Prince's subordinates in the study also seconded the praise and said with a smile: "Not bad." The son of Han, Fang, is planning to do the work of troubled times, and Lord Chen is planning to rule the world. They're all great talents, they're all great talents......"

After a lot of praise and praise, the ministers tacitly forgot about the gaffe of His Royal Highness the Prince. Naturally, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince would not mention this matter. Seeing that the hour was not early, he ordered the ministers to retreat, and he himself took Chen Qi into the Qinzheng Palace to ask to see His Majesty.

At that time, Emperor Yongjia was summoning the six princes in the palace of Qinzheng to discuss the matter of collecting the arrears. Hearing that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and Chen Qi of the Household Department asked to see him, he didn't feel a little suspicious, looked up at the hour, and subconsciously said: "It's all this hour, what is the prince doing here?" ”

After that, he ordered the little yellow door to summon.

For a while, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and Chen Qi got the word and entered one after another. Bow over. Emperor Yongjia ordered the prince to step forward, with a gentle face, but asked, "You came here at this hour, can you have lunch?" ”

His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has been discussing with his subordinates since the morning, and after that, Feng Chenqi came to see him, where did he have time for lunch. Hearing the sage's question, he naturally answered truthfully.

When Emperor Yongjia saw this, he threw the fold in his hand on the imperial case, and ordered the rice to be delivered. He smiled at His Royal Highness the Prince, the Sixth Prince, and Chen Jue and said, "It just so happens that I haven't eaten yet, so let's just eat together." ”

When everyone heard this, they naturally agreed. Emperor Yongjia pointed at Chen Qi and asked, "I remember that you are resting today, why did you enter the palace too?" ”

Chen Qi never thought that Emperor Yongjia would be able to manage all kinds of opportunities, and he still remembered such trivial matters. Deng Shi was a little flattered. Busy bending down to explain how he entered the palace before the consequences and the consequences.

When Emperor Yongjia heard this, he couldn't help but be interested in Chen Jue's words. He looked at the prince and motioned for him to present the strip. Unexpectedly, the prince pondered for a moment, but said with a smile: "Let's eat first." After eating, we will discuss important matters. My father had a lot of opportunities, and he had no leisure time. Nowadays, you have to think about politics even when you eat, which is not good. ”

Seeing this, Emperor Yongjia had to shake his head helplessly. Stretched out his hand and nodded at the prince. But there was a smile on his face that couldn't be hidden.

The six princes were on the side, silently watching the interaction between Emperor Yongjia and the crown prince's father and son. Even though he was used to it, he still couldn't help sighing in his heart.

The father really poured all his father's hard work into the prince's body. As for these princes, although they are also the sons of their fathers, but the monarchs and ministers, fathers and sons, I am afraid that only the former is left!

There was silence for a while, and the meal was over. His Royal Highness the Crown Prince presented Chen Qi's dedication. Emperor Yongjia looked at it once, and was as shocked as ever and full of praise. Immediately, he ordered the ministers of the court to enter the palace to discuss how the court should operate the matter.

After the courtiers entered the palace, they saw Chen Jue's article Chen Zuoshu, and they knew that this matter could not only fill the treasury, but also be a fat difference that could make people "and the light and dust", which was quite in line with Chen Jue's handwriting. I can't help but feel a little more admiration and appreciation. But after the admiration, how to fight for the rights of your own family is another matter.

Emperor Yongjia was well aware of the rules of officialdom and was noncommittal about the secret calculations of the Manchu Dynasty. However, those who are capable should be rewarded, and since Chen Qi can urgently meet the needs of the imperial court, he is ordered to raise money when everyone is at a loss, which is a great achievement. Emperor Yongjia naturally wants to be rewarded.

It just so happened that a squire in the household department was mediocre due to his old age, and he had some unclear connections in the Jiangnan ink corruption case, even though there was no real evidence, but the sage had already expressed dissatisfaction with it. Seeing this, the old minister had no choice but to hand over the old man's fold. The saint rejected it twice according to the old practice. This time, when he handed over the old man's bones again, the sage personally agreed.

The vacant position of the squire, the sage was still struggling, but at this moment, seeing that Chen Qi had repeatedly performed miraculous feats, and he had more talents in governing the world and economy, he simply brought Chen Qi up.

The old fritters who have been up and down in officialdom for a long time know that the bigger the official, the more difficult it is to be promoted. After all, it is a radish and a pit to pull out the radish and bring out the mud, so it not only requires the ability, morality, mentality, means, and background of the promoted official, but also needs timing.

Now Chen Jue has been directly promoted from the household official of the fourth rank to the household servant of the second grade, which is a good thing for the official to be promoted to the third level. It can also be seen from this that Chen Zizhang's mental means are simply in the emperor's heart.

The ministers glanced at each other, and after the three dynasties, they congratulated Chen Jue and pleased the wine.

Chen Jue was naturally overjoyed. Busy one by one, he returned the salute one by one, and promised to invite the banquet and set up the wine.

When he came out of the palace in a hurry, he told his family about this great happy event. Mrs. Chen, Mrs. Chen, was overjoyed, and hurriedly opened the ancestral hall to worship the ancestors. Xuan even discussed how to reward the great hero of this time-Third Sister You.

After a moment of discussion, everyone only felt that there was nothing to thank. Chen Jue took out 200,000 taels of silver from the public middle school and invested it in the sea ship team of Yutai Commercial Bank in the name of the third sister. Later, he bought a five-entry house and two shops for the third sister in the prosperous area of Beijing, and bought 700 acres of fertile land near the red sandalwood fort outside the city as a dowry with the third sister. The piles cost more than 30% of the Chen family's assets.

However, Chen Jue still felt that it was not enough, so he had to take the third sister's hand and thank him in every way. Everyone in the Chen family thought about the past, and they all knew that Chen Jue could climb from the official of mustard beans to the position of a second-grade official, even if he had his ability and means to meet by chance, the third sister You was also indispensable. Therefore, they all deeply agreed with Chen Jue's actions.

Everyone was so grateful, but they told Third Sister You that she didn't know what to do. In her opinion, the reason why Chen Jue's promotion can be so smooth is that even if he has his own credit, it is Chen Jue's own execution. Otherwise, if another person holds those things that are half-understood and talked about on paper, he may not be able to not only take care of the personnel of the imperial court but also expand his network and power like Chen Qi.

But it's good that I can save some money through this matter!