Tang Dynasty: The poisonous scholar in the Eastern Palace, please abdicate and let the wise one take

Chapter 441 Dai Zhou: The landlord has no surplus food.
A convoy slowly entered Chang'an City.

The people accompanying this convoy are all tall and strong, and it is obvious that they are not people who are easy to mess with.

Although there were only one or two people following each carriage, there were no blind men who would come forward to cause trouble.

Led by Gu Fei, the convoy stopped outside the Prince's Residence.

"Please inform them that Gu Fei from Xunzhou Grocery Store has come here with gifts on the orders of the uncle of the emperor to ask to see the King of Side by Side."

"Well, wait."

The doorman glanced at Gu Fei and the others, then walked into the Prince's Residence to report.

After a while.

Jin Yong followed the doorman out and said with a smile, "Are you all brothers from Xunzhou?"

"You are……"

Gu Fei's eyes lit up, "So it's Shopkeeper Jin's!"

Jin Yong smiled and nodded, "It seems you know me."

Gu Fei kept nodding his head, "Yes, everyone in our grocery store knows Shopkeeper Jin. The grocery store was built by Shopkeeper Jin himself."

"Okay, that's enough. Follow me in. The prince is waiting for you. As for the other brothers, he will invite everyone in to have something hot to eat."

"Thank you, Boss."

Jin Yong waved his hand, took Gu Fei into the Prince's Residence, and came in front of Su Chen.

"I am Gu Fei, the humble one, and I am here to see the King of Side by Side."

"No gift."

Su Chen waved his hand and said with a smile, "How is Su Bing?"

"Replying to the prince, the prince's uncle has been doing very well recently. He is currently resting in Xunzhou. It is estimated that he will go out to sea in two days."

Gu Fei explained with a smile, "I came to Chang'an City on the orders of the uncle of the king this time. It is because the uncle of the king has earned a lot of gold, silver and jewelry from various countries on the sea during this period of time, so he ordered me to bring them back to Chang'an."

"This time, we have brought a total of 30,000 taels of gold, 200,000 taels of silver, and various precious items, totaling 2,318 items. Please check them, Your Majesty."

"it is good."

Su Chen glanced at Sun Qiang, who nodded and left.

Su Chen: "It seems that Su Bin made a lot of money this time."

Gu Fei smiled and said, "I heard from my uncle that we did some business with many countries along the way. Perhaps because there are fewer cargo ships going out to sea during this period, their goods are selling very well."

"It was just that we encountered some troubles when we passed through Luzon Island, but now these problems have been dealt with."

Su Chen nodded, "Where will their next stop be?"

Gu Fei: "The uncle of the king has told me about this. The next stop will be Johor and Lion Country. If nothing unexpected happens, we should also go to the Tianzhu Country that the prince mentioned."

Su Chen looked strange, Tianzhu was actually in Su Bin's plan.

But it doesn’t matter.

Doing business?

At this time, Sun Qiang walked in from outside, "Your Highness, the things have been carefully prepared, just as Gu Fei said, nothing is missing."

Su Chen nodded, "In that case, take these things with you and follow me into the palace."

Gu Fei: "Your Majesty..."

"You come with me too."

Su Chen smiled and said, "You have made great contributions in this escort. I believe His Majesty will not treat you unfairly."

Gu Fei was delighted: "Thank you, Your Majesty."

After a while.

Led by Su Chen, Gu Fei and others went straight to the palace.

Da'an Palace.

Li Chengqian, who was playing chess with Li Shimin, learned the news that Su Chen had entered the palace.

"What is he doing in the palace at this time?"

"King Bingjian said that he came to give gifts to His Majesty."

"Gift?"

Li Chengqian was immediately amused, "It's already the New Year, and you still want to give me a gift?"

"Yes."

Tiancai said with a smile: "I heard that King Bingjian brought dozens of carriages into the palace this time. I guess he prepared a lot of gifts."

"Dozens of carriages?"

Li Shimin was a little surprised, "How did he get so many gifts?"

This has emptied out all his family assets, right?

Li Chengqian seemed to be thinking about something, "I think it should have been sent by Su Bing."

"Su Bin?"

"good."

Li Chengqian nodded and said, "Your Majesty, you may not know that Su Bing took some ships out to sea for business a few days ago."

Li Shimin: "I have heard something about this matter. I heard that you also gave him a few warships to ensure his safety."

Li Chengqian: "It is true."

Li Shimin: "So, these so-called gifts are all the proceeds from Su Bin's business?"

"I think so."

Li Chengqian smiled and heard footsteps coming from outside. Looking back, he saw Su Chen and Gu Fei walking in from outside.

Tiancai tactfully brought a chair and placed it next to Li Chengqian.

Su Chen: "Meet the Emperor, meet your Majesty."

Gu Fei naturally did not dare to neglect and bowed respectfully: "I am Gu Fei, I pay my respects to the Emperor, Your Majesty."

"No gift."

Li Chengqian waved his hand, glanced at Gu Fei, and said, "Is this person Su Bin's subordinate?"

"No, he's from the grocery store."

Su Chen smiled and said, "Su Bin sent all the things to the grocery store, and then Gu Fei led the team to escort them to Chang'an City."

Li Shimin smiled and said, "I heard that you brought dozens of carts of stuff?"

Su Chen nodded and looked at Gu Fei who was standing beside him. Gu Fei said respectfully, "Your Majesty, this time we brought a total of 30,000 taels of gold, 200,000 taels of silver, and various precious items, totaling 2,318 items, which have now been transported to the palace." Li Shimin raised his eyebrows, "So many?"

Gu Fei: "I dare not hide or deceive in the slightest."

Su Chen: "I have arranged for someone to count the things, and the quantity is correct."

Gee tut.

Li Shimin smacked his lips, with an obvious look of surprise on his face.

It seemed that no one expected that Su Bin could earn so much gold, silver and jewelry just by going to sea for a while.

Li Chengqian laughed and said, "You didn't leave any rare things behind?"

Su Chen: "No need."

For Su Chen, having enough money is enough.

As for the new and novel thing that Li Chengqian mentioned, Su Chen was not interested in it.

This made Li Shimin look at Su Chen with a higher regard.

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If it were someone else, they would have pushed Li Chengqian to become emperor in one fell swoop and become the queen themselves, and they would have either amassed a huge fortune or kept a beautiful woman in a magnificent house.

Compared to those people, Su Chen seems to be much cleaner.

"I have ordered someone to send the things to the inner treasury to prevent Mr. Dai from the Ministry of Revenue from coming to you to ask for money as soon as he gets the news."

Hearing this, Li Chengqian couldn't help but laugh.

"You are right. Dai Zhou has been very busy recently. The continuous construction of the Ministry of Industry has caused money to flow in his hands like water. If he hadn't had some income, he would have come to me to cry poor."

Li Chengqian's eyes fell on Gu Fei. "You did a good job this time. You have made great contributions in escorting the transport. I will make an exception and promote you to the rank of Xuanjie Xiaowei, with a reward of 100 taels."

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

Gu Fei was overjoyed.

When he followed Su Chen to the palace, he had guessed that he would receive rewards from His Majesty this time, but he didn't expect it to be so much. Not only was he awarded the eighth-rank Xuanjie Colonel, but he also received a reward of one hundred taels of gold.

From now on, he is also a person holding an official position.

"Go down."

"I resign from my humble position."

Gu Fei bowed and retreated.

Li Chengqian looked at Su Chen with a smile, "Isn't it because of these gold, silver and jewels that Su Bing sent you that you came to the palace today?"

Su Chen: "Of course, what else can I do?"

"for example……"

Li Chengqian glanced at Su Chen teasingly, then looked at Li Shimin, "Where is your steam power device?"

Su Chen's face suddenly turned dark, because he found that Li Shimin looked at him with a hint of suspicion.

"That's the Ministry of Works' business. If the Emperor is anxious, he can send someone to urge it."

Li Shimin snorted lightly, and before he could say anything, he saw a eunuch running in hurriedly.

"Your Majesty, the Minister of Revenue requests an audience."

For a while.

Su Chen and the other two were silent.

Li Chengqian sighed, "Well, I was worried just now. He came to the palace to ask me for money, but not long after I finished speaking, he arrived."

Su Chen smiled and said, "After all, Pei Mingli hasn't come back yet. If the Ministry of Revenue doesn't have money, it will have to ask you for some silver."

Li Chengqian shook his head, "Go ahead."

"Your servant Dai Zhou pays homage to the Emperor, Your Majesty, and pays homage to the King of Side by Side."

"Please excuse me, Mr. Dai. Please take a seat."

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

Dai Zhou sat next to Su Chen with a smile on his face and made faces.

Li Chengqian said calmly: "Why is Lord Dai entering the palace at this time?"

Dai Zhou coughed and said, "Actually, Your Majesty, this is the case. I just heard that the King of Bingjian sent Your Majesty countless gold, silver and jewels."

"Your Majesty, you also know that the Ministry of Revenue does not have much spare money. In addition, the Ministry of Works has been engaged in large-scale construction, manufacturing weapons, and building an engineering college. The Ministry of Revenue's business school is also in preparation, so..."

Dai Zhou finished his words and everyone understood that he was here to ask for money.

Li Chengqian rubbed his head and said, "Lord Dai, you are the Minister of Revenue. Why did you come to the palace and ask me for money?"

Dai Zhou spread his hands and said, "The landlord doesn't have any surplus food either."

Li Chengqian: "..."

Li Shimin was immediately happy.

He was very familiar with this scene, except that the person involved had changed from him to Li Chengqian.

Fortunately, Li Chengqian still had a lot of silver in his hands.

Otherwise, he would definitely be punished by being beaten with a helmet. No, he would probably be scolded by all the civil and military officials in the court.

Something like building a large-scale project is not the sign of a wise ruler...

Li Chengqian: "How much silver do you want?"

Dai Zhou's eyes lit up. From Li Chengqian's tone, he thought that Su Chen had sent a lot of silver this time. "Not much, not much. Five hundred thousand taels is enough."

"You're robbing!"

Li Chengqian's eyes widened. "He didn't even send 500,000 taels of silver this time, and you asked for 500,000 right away?"

Dai Zhou: "Your Majesty, whether it is the School of Engineering or the School of Business, they are all recruiting talents for your Majesty and for the construction of the Tang Dynasty."

"I swear to heaven that I have never embezzled a single ounce of silver..."

"Alright, alright."

Li Chengqian waved his hand, interrupting Dai Zhou's spellcasting. "Three hundred thousand taels, that's all!"

"After a few days, when Japan is pacified, I will give you two hundred thousand taels of silver."

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

Dai Zhou looked delighted.

But soon I discovered the highlight.

"Does Japan have so much silver?"

(End of this chapter)