Xiaoyao Xiaojunhou

Chapter 751 Salt Merchant
"I would like to take one out of ten of the proceeds from the sale of refined salt as a cost. I hope your majesty will allow it."

"Well, this is what we should do. Aiqing's production of salt also requires costs... Okay, I'm sure about this!" Chen Huang was straightforward.

"I thank your Majesty!" Zhu Xiuyuan thanked him and continued: "Our refined salt is of high quality and low price. Once launched, it will cause a sensation in the world!"

"At that time, people all over the world will be buying refined salt. Although the price of refined salt is not high, there are so many people buying it. Once there are more people, the money brought by refined salt may be comparable to the national treasury!" Zhu Xiuyuan said with a smile.

"hiss!"

The eyes of Emperor Chen and Concubine You suddenly lit up.

If you think about it carefully, if all the people in the world eat refined salt, the profits will be really huge.

Emperor Chen and Concubine You are not stupid people. In addition, they have noble status and hold the power of the country, so they can naturally understand this.

The daily necessities of the people in the world, the profits here are truly high.

This is real big business!
"When your Majesty has enough money in his inner treasury, then raising food and wages, as well as weapons and armor, etc., will not be a problem!"

Zhu Xiuyuan continued to describe the beautiful vision.

Chen Huang and others were also fascinated by what he heard.

As the saying goes, a penny is hard for a hero, and in the near future, a huge amount of money will be obtained through refined salt... This kind of thing makes people feel excited.

Of course, for Chen Huang and You Guifei, once the proceeds from the refined salt are put into the internal treasury, their quality of life will be improved to another level.

...This is called benefiting both public and private interests.

For King Zhongshan and the generals, this is naturally a good thing. Who doesn't want more food and pay?

As for Han Qingshan, he had more in mind...

Therefore, the entire Jinshen Palace, both monarchs and ministers, are immersed in the beautiful future described by Zhu Xiuyuan and cannot extricate themselves.

"In time, the military strength of our great Chen will surpass that of the Yan State, and will definitely be on par with the Liang State!"

I wish Xiuyuan continue to paint that wonderful future.

"At that time, Yan State will not dare to invade, and we will not have to pay tribute to Liang State! Your Majesty can sit back and relax!" Zhu Xiuyuan continued.

At this point, Zhu Xiuyuan has finished speaking.

But after a while, Emperor Chen suddenly glanced at Zhu Xiuyuan with a smile on his face, with an encouraging look, as if to say——

Don't stop!
I was really pleased to hear that. Why didn’t you say anything?

Keep going!

Since Chen Huang and the others like to listen, Zhu Xiuyuan will satisfy them.

An idea flashed across his mind, and he suddenly remembered the group of salt merchants on the southeast coast.

In the current state of Chen, most of the income from salt has actually gone into the pockets of the southeast salt merchants. The salt tax collected by the imperial court is actually not much, just a fraction of the salt merchants.

Once his refined salt is released, it is bound to seize the entire salt market. Indirectly, the income generated from salt will be snatched from the hands of southeastern salt merchants.

That’s a huge profit!
From the pockets of the southeastern salt merchants to Chen Huang's inner treasury, I am afraid that the inner treasury will not be able to hold it and will need to be expanded several times.

Presumably Emperor Chen would like to hear this.

So Zhu Xiuyuan smiled again and said: "Your Majesty, once the refined salt comes out, the coarse salt produced by the southeastern salt merchants will be difficult to move... The money that used to flow into the pockets of the southeastern salt merchants will in the future enter your majesty's inner treasury!"

Zhu Xiuyuan was quite satisfied with this sentence.

Now we are not killing three birds with one stone, but killing four birds with one stone. While launching refined salt, we also solved the historical problems left by the salt merchants in the southeast.

How wonderful!

However, as soon as Zhu Xiuyuan finished speaking, he discovered that the expressions of Emperor Chen, Concubine You and the ministers changed instantly and they were no longer smiling.

Their smiles instantly froze until they disappeared.

Jin Shen's main hall fell into a terrifying silence again.

What's going on here?
Zhu Xiuyuan was surprised and glanced at everyone with his eyebrows raised.Logically speaking, when launching refined salt, it also cracked down on salt merchants in the southeast. No matter how you look at it, this is a good thing.

But why did Chen Huang's face turn blue instantly?

Looking at Concubine You again, her face was more complicated. First she turned green, then her eyes lit up, and she fell into deep thought, not knowing what she was planning in her heart.

King Zhongshan's expression also changed several times, but in the end, he closed his eyes and sighed, appearing to be aloof from the incident.

After all, King Zhongshan is no longer the King of Zhongshan. There are some things that he doesn't want to get involved in.

The generals of Jinwu Guard and Yulin Guard were silent and motionless...

Finally, Zhu Xiuyuan looked at Han Qingshan again... Finally he met his confidant, because Han Qingshan was also confused. Seeing Zhu Xiuyuan looking at him, he even smiled at Zhu Xiuyuan.

After seeing everyone's expressions in his eyes, Zhu Xiuyuan pondered for a while, and finally asked tentatively: "Your Majesty?"

Chen Huang was sitting on the dragon chair, his face turning blue and white. He held the armrests of the dragon chair with both hands and said nothing, as if he was asleep.

Concubine You next to her glanced at Emperor Chen, then smiled at the ministers and said, "Your Majesty has been working hard for days and is already tired. This is the end of today's court meeting. Dear ladies, please come back."

The ministers were stunned for a moment, and then all looked at Emperor Chen, but Emperor Chen still looked like that...

So, all the ministers looked at each other, and after performing the courtesy of monarchs and ministers again, they exited the main hall one by one, walked out of the palace gate, and went back to their homes.

Soon, there were no ministers left in the Jinshen Hall.

"Your Majesty is tired, why not take a good bath and then sleep?" Concubine You said softly.

"You don't need to take a bath, my concubine, I get a headache when I think about the southeast salt merchants, I can't think about anything, first help me go back to the bedroom to rest... let's talk about it after I get some sleep."

"The concubine obeys!"

Concubine You was considerate and careful. After helping Emperor Chen lie down, Concubine You did not get up and leave Emperor Chen's palace until Emperor Chen fell into a deep sleep.

"Come on."

After closing the door of the palace, just above the corridor, Concubine You opened her mouth to give instructions.

The temperament of the current imperial concubine is fully revealed, with a hint of domineering aura in her softness.

In other words, this is a kind of majesty.

After all, Concubine You assisted Emperor Chen in handling political affairs and was in charge of half of the country's important weapons. With this power, Concubine You was naturally different from ordinary concubines.

"Empress?" A little palace maid asked.

"Send people quickly to recover Shen Leihou, take Shen Leihou to the inner treasury prison, and tell him that I have something to discuss with him." Concubine You ordered.

"My slave, you obey!" The little palace maid went down to make arrangements and returned soon.

"Change your clothes, and then drive to the inner storeroom." Concubine You ordered again.

So, the little maids gathered around Concubine You, returned to the palace, changed their clothes, and then took the chariot out of the Meridian Gate and came to the imperial city.

The scope of the imperial city is very huge.

The most important building among them is the Forbidden City.

Outside the Forbidden City and within the walls of the imperial city, there are the altar of sacrifice, the Imperial Ancestral Temple, the prisons and treasuries of the inner palace, and the camps of Jinwu's left and right guards, etc.

The pace was slow, and by the time Concubine You arrived at the inner treasury prison, Zhu Xiuyuan had been waiting for her for a long time.

"I pay homage to the imperial concubine!"

Seeing Concubine You alone here, Zhu Xiuyuan felt a little strange.

"I love you so much that I can give you a seat!"

Concubine You's voice was slow and soft, but there was also a hint of majesty.

Zhu Xiuyuan thanked him, stood up and sat down on the chair below.

(End of this chapter)