Chapter 169: Bargaining with the Emperor
It's good to enjoy the shade under the big tree, Zhao Ji is a little weaker, but after all, he is the emperor, instead of raising a group of wolves, it is better to raise a tiger, not to mention that he is a dragon!
Su Xiaocai made up his mind that he could no longer feed a group of greedy wolves like Li Ji Bookstore, and squeezed his profit margins to the point that his profit margin was extremely small......
"I'm going to borrow some money from the government......
"Hey, hey! It's interesting, it's the first time I've heard someone borrow money from an official!"
"I don't borrow much, it's just a million yuan......"
"Huh?" Confused's voice was sharp, and he plucked his ear with one finger and said, "How much?" You repeat? ”
"Just a million ......"
"A million? It's still a little bit!! Oh my God, you think money is in the sky? ”
"It's really not much, in a year, the Baoguan's family earns more than five times as much......"
Of course, Su Xiaocai didn't dare to open his mouth and ask for money, he remembered that he had read the materials of historians studying the history of the Song Dynasty during his lifetime, and during the reign of Shenzong, the total tax revenue totaled more than 70 million yuan, including more than 226 million yuan in two taxes on agriculture and more than 49 million yuan in industrial and commercial taxes.
At this time, the main body of the Song Dynasty's fiscal revenue was no longer agriculture, but industry and commerce, the Song Dynasty had already walked out of the agricultural civilization, and China's agricultural society in the Song Dynasty had begun to move towards an industrial and commercial society.
The earliest germ of capitalism in the world's China was born in the powerful commercial wave of the Great Song Dynasty.
The population of the Great Song Dynasty city was concentrated, the capital Bianliang was a large city with a population of more than one million, there were six cities with more than 200,000 people, and forty-six cities with more than 100,000 households, while the largest and most prosperous city in the West at that time was Venice, with a population of only 100,000.
Therefore, Zhao Ji is a decrepit person who plays a good deck of cards alive...... Of course, for the time being, the last straw that broke the camel's back, that is, the Jurchens of tens of thousands of people, have not yet invaded south...... Therefore, it is still okay to pull the emperor to do some small business......
“…… How much is five? Five million times! Do you know how many new coins will be minted this year? More than 700,000 yuan......"
"What used to be in circulation is still in circulation...... Millions of guans are minted every year, and now there are at least billions of guans in circulation on the market, not to mention, there is a mess of gold, silver, pearls and jade, so there is money to make in the market......"
"Uh......"
"That's it, you always bring this flower essence and flower essence ointment, go into the palace, and bring the words of the kid to the official family......"
Su Xiaocai named the perfume Flower Essence Dew, and the soap Flower Essence Ointment, which was packed in a fine porcelain vase and a fine red sandalwood box, which looked very high-end......
Su Xiaocai plans to burn out the glass next and make it into a glass bottle, which contains the most charming perfume......
"Okay...... It's also good to bring words to the official family and make the official family happy! As for whether I can give you money to do business, it seems that the miscellaneous family is hanging!"
Confused Er went back with a basket of good things, no matter what, he was in a happy mood now, the emperor was always entangled by a group of women, and he was so upset in the deep palace that he couldn't stay still, so he simply went out of the palace to find Master Li......
Master Li has a good blue heart, good piano skills, calligraphy skills, poetry and songs, and Zhao Ji, who is also proficient in these elegant things, has a sense that it is difficult to find a bosom friend, plus Master Li is a peerless beauty, so Zhao Ji can't wait to stay with her every day......
This snubbed the palace even more, and the harem, which was already discordant, often jumped ...... It's going to be a lot of trouble right now! Now that we can bring this good thing back as soon as possible, a vicious battle may be over......
When Su Xiaocai was in the city, he lived in the courtyard behind Li Ji Bookstore next to Sun Yangdian, which was also an industry placed by the master......
Master thinks that Su Xiaocai has offended at least two forces in the capital now, one is the Wang family represented by Qin Hui, and the other is Gao Yu......
These two parties, one side is an old aristocracy, with big roots and deep roots, lush branches and leaves, great power and strong strength; The first is the hot upstart, thick and shameless, ruthless, and has no lower limit......
No matter which side it is, it's not easy to mess with, so many masters are arranged in this compact courtyard to protect Su Xiaocai......
"Look at you, are you so nervous? My musket, you have seen it, is much more powerful than your carving knife, and it fires nine bullets in a row, and any master, one shot to keep him suspicious of life......"
"Hey...... Of course, the weapon you have is powerful, but in terms of your reflexes and alertness, you don't have a chance to draw your gun, so you hang ......up."
"Huh! Master, the disciple has also slaughtered a few masters with his own hands, you don't have to belittle the disciple......"
"Not really...... The reason why you were able to slam and kill those Liang family evil slaves was completely because of luck, plus the other party didn't know anything about your weapons......"
Of course, Master had heard Su Xiaocai talk about the things on the mountain......
"Uh...... Speaking of the mountain, since you already know our treasures, why don't you take them out, wouldn't the business have capital? Master said again.
"The things of our ancestors belong to our ancestors, and we have to earn our own money! This kind of ambition, the disciple still has it......"
"What's this? Don't lose these family foundations, use them as a foundation, earn enough money, and don't disgrace your ancestors at all......"
"Why bother, empty glove dragon, don't you take the bait......"
"Do you think the official family is stupid?"
"He won't believe me if he's not stupid!"
"Do you think he'll believe you?"
"Bet it or not! If I can get the emperor's patronage, you can tell me a story, and I will choose the theme...... If I lose......"
"If you lose, promise me one thing, whatever you can do?"
"Yes, yes! Anyway, you won't deceive the disciples......"
The two made a bet, thinking that they would have to wait a few days......
Unexpectedly, the next day, the emperor sent someone!
The people who came were still confused, and brought a large crowd of people to drive the heavy wagons......
"That's not a million dollars, is it?" Su Xiaocai didn't even save his greetings and asked directly.
"No, that's a million ......"
"In my experience, 300,000 guan will survive the beam!" Su Xiaocai said with a smile.
"The official family said that Long Yan Dayue and Long Yan were furious, and they were definitely worth more than 700,000 guan! This is the official family's dictation, and the miscellaneous family doesn't dare to fabricate it......" Confused smiled, "So, what I sent today is a priceless treasure, you don't know how to do it......"
"Okay, good......" Of course Su Xiaocai understands that Long Yan is angry and Long Yan is really valuable, the Son of Heaven is angry and floats millions of corpses, and the Son of Heaven is happy, that is even more amazing, you can become popular with someone or something on the spot......
So I have to say that these two words are really useful, and they are hard to buy! Emperor Zhao Ji estimated his invisible assets very well! From this point of view, the emperor is also a shrewd gentleman, not stupid at all......
"That's really not enough...... The kid's poor family is surrounded by walls, and he only has valuable ideas in his head, and these golden ideas are waiting for the official's money to turn them into mountains of gold and silver......"
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