"The rank of the lonely king is only 4,200 stones?! There is no fief income yet?! Liu Che was very sad, staring directly at the prince Zhan Shi (the head of the prince's mansion) in front of him, wanting to cry without tears.

"The prince has no fiefdom, and indeed only ranked."

"Isn't the lonely king poorer than the other princes?"

Prince Zhan Shi doesn't know how to answer, he can't say that you will be rich all over the world in the future, and the world will be yours.

"How much living money is still available in the palace?" Liu Che didn't expect him to answer, the most important thing now is to figure out his financial situation first.

Prince Zhan Shi looked at the family Lingcheng (housekeeper, in charge of some finances and maids) behind him, and motioned for him to report.

Jia Lingcheng hurriedly bowed down and reported: "Back to Your Highness, the Inner Government has just allocated a year's rank, totaling 4,200 stones, one stone of millet can be exchanged for eighty yuan, and 'four and a half baht' 336,000 baht." ”

"The Lone King still has 300,000 dollars available?" When Liu Che heard this, his eyes lit up, there are still a lot.

However, the reality is very skinny, and Jia Lingcheng heard the meaning of the prince's words, and hurriedly dispelled his thoughts: "Your Royal Highness, the new crown prince, according to the rules, you should give some rewards to everyone in the palace, plus every various fire consumption, I am afraid that in less than half a year, the treasury will have no money available." ”

"Ahem......" Liu Che almost choked to death by his own saliva when he heard this, and finally became the prince, but he faced the fate of bankruptcy.

"How did the previous princes live?" Liu Che asked Prince Zhan with a gloomy face, he still didn't believe it, the princes recorded in the history books were all living very nourishingly.

“…… Every time the crown prince is born, various festivals, there will be some filial piety below, plus His Majesty and the Queen Mother often reward some money and food, but it is not useless. Prince Zhan Shi whispered in his ear, although it is a customary rule, but after all, accepting bribes from subordinates is not a glorious thing.

No way! That's not going to work! If you accept bribes now, how will you be anti/corrupt in the future?

Liu Che shook his head, he had to think of another way to make money, otherwise many ideas would not be implemented. There are many ways to make money, but this capital is not enough.

"By the way, King Lone was crowned the crown prince this time, and His Majesty and the Queen Mother didn't give a reward? It can't be that you swallowed it privately, right? Liu Che maliciously speculated, with a posture of eating mine and spitting it out.

"The subordinates don't dare! The inner government really didn't mention that there were other rewards, I think it was because His Majesty and the Queen Mother were busy with state affairs, forgot? "Prince Zhan Shi looked at his little master helplessly, is this the future emperor of the empire? It's shameless to ask for money, why do you ask so directly.

“…… Forgot what to do? No way! The Lone King has to go and come back. Liu Che looked bitter and hateful, and hurriedly walked towards Weiyang Palace, not even bringing the prince's guard of honor. At this time, the emperor's grandmother was afraid that she was still sulking, and she still had to ask the emperor's father for money.

Emperor Jing was in the imperial study to review the chapters, Yuan Ang was promoted from the imperial historian to the prime minister not long ago, the prestige was insufficient, and many major matters did not dare to be decided alone, and the emperor needed to check it.

Liu Che broke in directly, and Emperor Jing's personal guards did not stop him. They knew that the emperor doted on the seven-year-old prince and could be seen without a notification.

"Father, you have to be the master of your son!" Xiao Liu Che shouted as soon as he entered the imperial study.

Emperor Jing was shocked when he heard this, and hurriedly asked, "Che'er, what's wrong?" ”

"The inner government has embezzled the reward given by the emperor to his son, a whole million dollars!" Liu Che knelt on the ground and wailed, "Erchen is living with this money." ”

"Gah? Millions of dollars? Emperor Jing was stunned for a moment, then reacted and scolded with a smile: "Nonsense! At a young age, you will play tricks, how do you look like a prince?! ”

Liu Che's big eyes flickered, and he hurriedly asked, "So my father forgot to give his son a reward before?" It doesn't matter, and it's not too late to give it now. ”

Emperor Jing has also been the crown prince, knowing that Liu Che is short of money at this time, he didn't embarrass him, shook his head and said: "The emperor's rewards have been handed over to your queen mother, I'm afraid that you are young, let her help you take care of it, and you really need to go to your queen mother again......"

"Son's resignation!" Liu Che interrupted Emperor Jing's words, and went to the Shufang Hall of the Weiyang Inner Palace to find the queen Wang Huan.

Emperor Jing looked at his son's distant back in a daze, and was speechless for a long time.

"What?! You want a million dollars! Queen Wang Wan looked at the son in front of her, and opened her mouth wide in surprise, "Do you know the value of a million dollars?" The ranks of the three dukes (prime minister, Taiwei, and imperial doctor) add up to one million dollars! ”

"Erchen wants to do something." Liu Che's face was full of indifference, "It's just a million dollars, and within a month, the son will pay back his mother tens of millions of dollars." ”

"Nonsense, you are a dignified prince of the Han Dynasty, how can you do that cheap business?" The queen gently patted Liu Che's little buttocks, "I have to mention it later." ”

Oops, forget the Han Dynasty's policy of emphasizing agriculture and suppressing commerce. Although there was no set of later dynasties according to the classification of Shinong industry and commerce, it was also in the early Han Dynasty that merchants were forbidden to wear silk and ride in cars and serve as officials.

But what is amazing is that although the merchants of the Han Dynasty had a low political status, they were richer than the Son of Heaven, the "princes of transportation", forming an influential force. It can be said that the Han Dynasty was the most dignified and chic era in Chinese history.

In fact, this is due to the Huang Lao policy implemented in the early Western Han Dynasty, which emphasized the rule of inaction and did not crack down on merchants. With the unification of the country, the recovery and development of the economy, the relaxation of the ban on Yamazawa created conditions for the prosperity of commerce.

After the rule of Wenjing, the commercial power flourished, and the social psychology also changed. According to the "Historical Records", dozens of commodities such as grain, salt, oil, sauce, fruits, vegetables, cattle, horses, sheep, cloth, silk, leather, and aquatic products were displayed in the market at that time.

At this time, the proverb spread that "the husband uses the poor to seek wealth, the farmer is not as good as the worker, and the worker is not as good as the businessman", "the law is now a cheap businessman, the merchant has become rich and noble, and the farmer is respected, and the farmer has been poor and cheap".

"But the treasury has no money, and some things are not easy for the sons to perform." Liu Che tilted his little head and thought about it, and said, "Let my little uncle Tian Sheng arrange someone to do it." ”

The queen hesitated for a moment and nodded, the prince said that he always had to give some rewards to his subordinates, and he also had to build his own team, all of which were indispensable for money.

Besides, Tian Sheng, his half-brother is in his early twenties, but he still has nothing to do all day. It's time for him to do something, and save him from flying eagles and lackeys every day, and causing accidents to ruin the family's reputation.

"It's just that the emperor wants him to find someone to do something? Want to use millions of dollars? The queen still felt that the amount of money was a bit large, and she was afraid that Liu Che would lose it all at once.

Liu Che saw that there was a play, and whispered in the queen's ear. The queen's eyes couldn't help but light up, and she couldn't help nodding, obviously feeling that there was a lot to be done.

Recently, the ladies of Chang'an City are all in excitement and anticipation. The wives of the important ministers of the court received invitations from the empress to hold a grand open-air banquet in the imperial garden.

You know, it's a great honor. The Queen's invitation is a symbol of status and status. Nowadays, it is popular for noble ladies to ask: "Have you received the invitation?" "If you haven't received it, it means that you are not strong enough, and you don't even dare to go out of the door, for fear of being laughed at by others.

In anticipation, the day of the banquet arrived.

Countless traffic flows from all over Chang'an City continued to converge to the back gate of Weiyang Palace, but fortunately, the Chang'an Lieutenant's Mansion had already prepared in advance, and the traffic in the city was not disordered in the slightest.

The ladies were strictly but politely inspected by the ladies and led by the chamberlains to the Imperial Garden. They were dazzled by what they saw, and saw rectangular, tall food tables (they didn't know they called tables) on the grass beside the pool. On the delicate food plates stacked on top of it, there are strange foods of various colors and shapes.

Under the dense shade of the surrounding trees, there are many small pergolas built with colored silk, and under the pergola are small eating tables, and around the dining tables, there are several strange wooden things.

A few wives who were important ministers of the court were familiar with these wooden things, and boasted: "Those things are called chairs, and they were made by His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to honor the Queen Mother." The queen mother thought it was easy to use, and specially rewarded my lord with one. My lord's baby is not good, and he never lets people touch it in the study. ”

The eyes of the other ladies lit up, and the Queen Mother said that if you can get a little bit of it today, you can show off to others for a whole year when you go back.

Emperor Jing stood on the high platform of Weiyang Palace and looked at the lively back garden from afar, turned his head to look at the smiling queen, and asked depressedly: "This is all made by Che'er?" ”

The queen nodded, "It really took a lot of work. ”

"Spent a lot of money, didn't you?" As an emperor known for his frugality, Emperor Jing had some flesh pain.

The queen pursed her lips and smiled, "It's a lot of money, but it's more earning." ”

"Oh?"

"Your Majesty said a few days ago that you had to send several invitations from your concubines, but don't let Che'er know, lest he ask Your Majesty for money." The queen kindly reminded, "Now an invitation is worth 100,000 yuan. ”

"......" Emperor Jing had a long mouth, his face full of disbelief.

The queen explained: "The concubines only sent out a hundred invitations, but Your Majesty looks, there are no less than two hundred noblewomen in the imperial garden. ”

"You guys......" Emperor Jing didn't know the mystery, and couldn't cry or laugh, "In other words, Che'er made tens of millions of dollars?" ”

"It's not that much, the cost of the banquet used up nearly one million dollars, and Che'er also gave the concubine four million, saying that it was the labor fee and appearance fee of Raushzi." The queen smiled.

"But this royal face ......" Emperor Jing was also a little moved when he heard so much money, but he still had to put down the emperor's shelf.

The queen didn't care, and said with a smile: "The concubine was also a little hesitant, but Che'er's words persuaded the concubine: superficial submission comes from fear, inner closeness will bring dignity, and the majesty of the heavenly family comes from the strength of the heart, not the flashy surface." Does Your Majesty think that the old minister who asked you for an invitation is just for this banquet? ”

"A strong heart...... Strength on the inside. Emperor Jing kept chattering, thoughtful.

After a long time, Emperor Jing waved his hand and said with a smile: "The queen go quickly, don't let them wait." ”

Queen Yingying smiled and said, "The concubine has gone, and Che'er said that she may be able to invite the Queen Mother and Princess Guantao to attend." ”

After speaking, he walked down the high platform with light steps and went to the Imperial Garden.

Emperor Jing smiled and muttered to himself: "If the Queen Mother also goes, it will be very good, very good......

This unprecedented palace banquet was a complete success, especially the appearance of the Empress Dowager Dou during the banquet, which triggered a small **. When the queen mother and the queen sat together, smiling and talking about tea, the rumors of discord in the inner palace of the Han Dynasty suddenly disappeared. The confrontation and controversy in the court due to the court incident finally subsided.

In addition, the most popular in the entire Chang'an City is all kinds of novel and beautiful objects at the banquet.

It is called a high table of tables, so that people do not need to kneel on the chairs.

A maid with a sweet smile on her face holds a tray full of delicious drinks called juices.

The long table is filled with delicate food plates, which are full of creamy, sticky and sweet delicacies called pastries (there was no flour in the Han Dynasty, let alone pastries), which people can take at will.

The ladies who had attended the banquet were crazy to show off after they returned.

"I ate pastries on a plate with the Queen Mother."

"Me too, I also drank the same juice as the queen, which is apple-flavored."

"My chair has been delivered to the house, what about yours?"

"Huh? Why haven't I arrived yet? I'm afraid it's the little officials of the inner government who swallowed it privately, right? I'll have to ask the master quickly. ”

"Then you have to hurry up, the queen said that you can get a chair with an invitation, in case you don't get it, the other sisters think you didn't get the invitation and didn't attend the banquet."

"Eh, it's a pity that it's just a chair, and it doesn't deserve a set. Isn't there four kinds of patterns carved on the back of the chair? I paid 100,000 yuan, which of you sold me a few different ones? It's also a good match. ”

"You think beautifully, why don't you sell it to me?" ……

In just a few days, the style of palace banquets swept across the upper classes of Chang'an City, and even spread to other vassal states in the distance. Many ladies regretted not being able to attend the banquet and looked forward to the next one.

It is not that there is no one who has an opinion on such a thing that damages the face of the royal family. But after several imperial historians who were about to be impeached were violently beaten by the fierce women of the family, this small wave disappeared into the storm set off by the noblewomen. The status of the female surname in the Han Dynasty is not low, if you want to remarry, you can remarry, look at the several queen mothers in the early Han Dynasty, which one is not calling for wind and rain? It can be said that the Han Dynasty was the period when women/power/lordship/righteousness were the most upbeat in the feudal dynasty, and Comrade Liu Che took the women's line is an extremely correct choice.

At this time, Liu Che was in pain and happiness, thinking about whether to open a furniture store, a pastry shop, or a juice shop first? In the end, I decided to open a pastry shop first, because the ingredients are easy to find. In the Han Dynasty, the main grain was millet, which was millet. Since it was not known that wheat was ground into flour to make pasta, the price of wheat in the Han Dynasty was always low, and one stone of millet could be exchanged for at least two stones of wheat. This guy, not to mention the profit of pastries, can make a lot of money just by counting the difference in the price of grain.

Thinking of the surprise on his face when he gave the four million money to the emperor's father just now, Liu Che was very happy. It's enough to leave a million dollars for yourself, and it's not good to spread too big all of a sudden, it's too conspicuous. In the future, I have to take the time to talk to my father about economic theory, this level is too low, why don't you know that the four million dollars are advertising fees and venue use fees.

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