Chapter 178: The Prince's Summons (1st Update)
Tang Guanghui was very happy when he heard it and said: "There is no problem with this, there are still a few years to go, and I just have time to start training people now." In this case, we will set up a new shop under the Storm Hall that specializes in selling tires and renovating old carriages. Well, this is a big matter, I want to think about discussing it with the people of Jin Mingpu. β
Chen Wenhui said: "I don't care about this, anyway, how to run it is your business, I just need to divide it up when the time comes." Okay, let's not talk about that. I also want to ask, do you have a lot of special products for sale in our Qingchun City, Tianshui City, and other Nanyang four cities in your shop? How are the sales? β
Tang Guanghui smiled and said, "Do you need to talk about this?" Nowadays, Luzon's specialties are in short supply. Especially those high-end products of yours. For example, all kinds of candy, as well as spices, fragrant flowers, and essences. There are also those colorful cloths, those satins, cotton cloths, etc., which are very popular. However, these things are not sold by our black shop, many businessmen from Dachu went to Luzon Island to buy them and opened a shop in the capital, which is very profitable. β
Chen Wenhui smiled and said: "Although there are many big Chu businessmen who come to our Luzon Island to buy things, aren't the top products we produce still covered by your black family?" β
Tang Guanghui smiled and said, "This is thanks to your help as the head of Nanyang." Our black shop is taking the high-end route. β
Chen Wenhui and Bai laughed. Tang Guanghui said: "Since I came out, if I didn't look at the things in our shop, we have a lot of specialties from various families here." You don't see this in Luzon. β
Chen Wenhui and Bai were very interested, and hurriedly asked Tang Guanghui to take them to see, go shopping, and shopping is a woman's favorite, Bai and Chen Wenhui involuntarily bought a lot of things in Hei's shop, and then returned home satisfied.
The next day, Chen Wenhui was going to go to Mingzhu to sit there, but early in the morning, the palace envoy came to the East Palace. Please Chen Wenhui to the East Palace. The prince summoned him.
Only then did Chen Wenhui understand why, she had been back for three days, and Mingzhu had not come to her yet. Visible. It must be Liu Jing plaintiff sΓΉ Mingzhu. It will have to wait until the prince summons him. She had time to come out.
There is no way, Chen Wenhui can only clean up and dress neatly. followed the palace envoy to the prince's east palace.
When she came to the prince's east palace, she did not go to the inner courtyard where the palace concubines lived in the back this time, but went directly to the prince's small study. A little eunuch has been given a red envelope by the water lotus who followed, so he was very attentive, not only invited Chen Wenhui to sit down, came up with fragrant tea, but also said with a smile: "Please wait, I have already told His Royal Highness the prince that the county lord is coming." I think His Royal Highness the Crown Prince will come over soon. The prince had ordered that once the county lord came, he would tell him, and he would come over immediately. β
Chen Wenhui thanked him and asked, "Is the prince busy now?" β
The little eunuch said, "Oh, isn't that? Now the busiest thing in the whole palace is His Royal Highness the Prince, every day the ministers do not let His Royal Highness the Crown Prince rest, every day there is something to find His Royal Highness the Prince, find His Royal Highness the Crown Prince in the court, and report to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince when the court goes down. This is all the emperor's trust in our Royal Highness the Crown Prince, and all military affairs must be ruled by His Royal Highness the Prince. β
The little eunuch was full of pride, and Chen Wenhui couldn't help laughing.
It seems that Liu Yan's status is really not ordinarily stable. Come to think of it, the emperor's health is not good, and even if he wants to handle government affairs, he is already a little powerless. It can only be handed over to the prince.
From this point of view, it is only a matter of time before Liu Yan ascends to the throne.
Sure enough, after a while, Chen Wenhui hadn't finished looking at the furnishings of this small study, but he had just looked at the exquisite porcelain displayed on a Duobao Pavilion, and had not yet admired the paintings hanging on the walls of the room, Liu Yan had already walked in with Liu Jingyuan in stride.
Chen Wenhui was busy saluting the prince with the support of the water lotus.
The crown prince Liu Yan hurriedly said: "Okay, I specially summoned you here, but I don't want other ministers to be here, so you don't have to salute." I know you, you're the one who hates to bow the most. β
Chen Wenhui had already done half of the salute, but immediately stopped and stood up straight, at this time, the crown prince Liu Yan had already sat down straight to the upper seat. Chen Wenhui didn't wait for Liu Yan's voice, and had already found a place very close to the crown prince Liu Yan to sit down.
Liu Jingyuan couldn't help laughing, and also found a place close to Liu Yan to do it.
After Chen Wenhui sat down very ladylikely, she said generously: "Thank you, Your Royal Highness the Prince." β
Liu Yan looked at Chen Wenhui, who was sitting steadily, and thought that since he became the crown prince, especially after he began to take over and assist the government, where did those ministers dare to sit so firmly in front of him? Even if he gave him to sit on it, he only dared to sit on half of the chair. Where can she be like Chen Wenhui, as casual as being in her own boudoir.
Looking at Liu Jingyuan sitting next to him, this is his confidant, he is the person he trusts the most, isn't he also sitting with half of his buttocks, how dare he be like Chen Wenhui?
Just thinking about it, the little eunuch outside came to announce: "Your Highness, Lord Zhao is here." β
Liu Yan hurriedly said, "Let him come in." β
Chen Wenhui was a little strange, it sounded like Zhao Chongyi, didn't she summon her? Why did you call Zhao Chongyi from the Ministry of War?
Liu Yan said with a smile: "This is all requested by this kid Chongyi himself." He said that not seeing you for a day is like every other autumn, and he hasn't seen you for two days. But the rule is that you can't meet before marriage. There is no way, he heard that I am going to summon you, and he also asked me to announce him, and it will not break the rules to meet you here. β
Chen Wenhui had the urge to roll her eyes, but there was still some sweetness in her heart.
As he was talking, Zhao Chongyi had already come in in a hurry, and as soon as he entered the door, he also knew that he would salute Liu Yan in a proper manner, but those eyes were on Chen Wenhui's body, which was called an affectionate paragraph, and that was called a glue-like paint.
Liu Jingyuan couldn't stand it anymore, Liu Yandu smiled angrily and said, "Come on, don't salute either." Hurry up and stay aside. There's nothing to do with you today, I'm going to hurry up now, ask Wen Hui about it, and you just have to watch. β
Zhao Chongyi was obedient this time, and sat down with Chen Wenhui in a slippery manner, without looking at Liu Yan and Liu Jingyuan from beginning to end.
Liu Jingyuan couldn't help but say: "Stinky boy, you really forget your friends." β
Liu Yan's heart moved. It seems that in front of him, only Chen Wenhui and Zhao Chongyi are still the same. No wonder they can be a couple.
Liu Yan looked at Chen Wenhui dressed in a decent powder blue palace dress, but it was all satin fabric and mink lining. There is a pair of large red gold hollow gold flowers on the head, and a foot-long Yingluo hangs down, which looks very magnificent, and the rest of the hair, tied with gold rings at the back of the head, looks even more capable and neat.
Looking at Zhao Chongyi next to him, he was wearing an official uniform, very handsome, really a hanger. Such a pair is the most eye-catching.
Liu Yan eliminated the distracting thoughts in his heart and began to inquire in detail about the situation in Luzon, Java, and Mindanao in the South Seas. These things, although Chen Wenhui had already told the emperor that day. However, Liu Yan asked in more detail. He also asked Chen Wenhui about the current political policies in Qingchun City.
Chen Wenhui explained in detail, especially about selling the workshop to craftsmen.
Liu Jingyuan asked a little strangely: "As far as I know, your city hasn't made money yet, right?" The construction of the whole city, the salaries of officials, free medical care, free schools, these are all very expensive things. These are all things you are posting money for. In addition to the money earned by your own business, there is also the money earned by your Nanyang City Workshop. Now that you've sold all these workshops, what will happen to your city? β
Chen Wenhui thought to herself, sure enough, you look at my city, but you actually know everything, everything is clear. My city is under your watch.
Chen Wenhui said: "It doesn't matter. Now that my Qingchun City has been almost built, I don't need much money. That is, the officials' salaries, medical care, schools, and the maintenance of the city cost some money. The time when urban infrastructure was spent like much money in the past is over. There are fewer people who go out. Instead, more people came in. For example, I promised not to collect land tax for three years, and there was also a poll tax. Now that the three years have expired, the first batch of land tax and poll tax have already begun. Although the magnitude of the expropriation is not large, the time for the second and third batches of land will slowly arrive, and the money collected will be more and more. In this way, there is not much money coming in. In the face of this, the workshops are sold to keep the city running. β
Liu Yan nodded and said, "But who would dislike having a lot of money?" How did you come up with the idea of selling the workshop? That's a money-making industry. β
Chen Wenhui said: "How can I be so rich in money? I built my city to make money. I have invested so much, how can I do it without making money? But how to make money? Although my workshop sells less money-making tools, I don't have to pay as many craftsmen as much. Moreover, the money from the sale was just used to build Suzaku City for me. Moreover, these workshops have grown over the years, and they have become so large that I cannot manage them alone. If you put it in my hands, it will affect the development of the workshop. It's better to sell it, so that the workshop can develop better. When the workshop is developed, the residents of my city will make more money, and when I collect the poll tax, it will be easier to collect. Also, the workshop pays more profits and taxes, isn't my city better? (To be continued......)
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