The prince is more stable

Chapter 56: The Royal Palace Makes Money
Zhao Xu wanted to weaken the old party in the court, and Zhao Xiaoqian was willing to cooperate.

In Zhao Xiaoqian's mind, neither the New Party nor the Old Party is a good thing.

A modern person from the 21st century is not very accepting of the concept of monarch and ministers.

Zhao Xiaoqian's choice to cooperate with Zhao Xu was more of a process of accumulating personal capital.

I'm in the Song Dynasty and just traveled through time.

Before you have enough strength to change the rules of the game in the world, it is best to keep a low profile and hold on to the strongest thigh.

The idiot who shouts "My destiny is in my own hands" as soon as he travels through time will probably not live long in this world.

Zhao Xiaoqian is not stupid, he just has a go-with-the-flow personality.

If you give me an official position, I will take it. If you let me live a life of idleness and wait for death, I will not refuse. Like Xu Xiake, living the life the way you like is the greatest happiness in life.

Zhao Xiaoqian took a casual look at the evidence of guilt of several old party officials obtained from Wei Jie.

The evidence is so substantial that it can almost be said to be a foregone conclusion.

But the charges were not serious, most of them were related to embezzlement and bribery. There was also a case of exceeding the regulations in building a house. The height of the main hall of the mansion of a third-rank official was about two feet higher than the regulations, which was already the standard of a royal residence.

It’s easy to deal with those who embezzled and accepted bribes, after all, the money was in their pockets and they enjoyed what they deserved.

Zhao Xiaoqian didn’t quite understand the matter of the mansion exceeding the regulations. What was this guy trying to achieve?

Building a house properly can lead to huge troubles. Since ancient times, the emperors have been most afraid of "overstepping the mark" and walking into danger.

Of course, the New Party is not that clean either, but the current situation in the court is that the guns are all aimed at the Old Party. The Imperial City Bureau may be aware of what the New Party has done, but it still maintains an indifferent attitude.

After obtaining the evidence, Zhao Xiaoqian reviewed it several times and immediately sent someone to deliver it to the palace.

Two hours later, someone from the palace came and returned the evidence intact to Zhao Xiaoqian, and the palace maid also conveyed a message from Zhao Xu.

"Cheap disposal".

Zhao Xiaoqian immediately understood what was going on and sent someone to summon Wei Jie, ordering the Imperial City Division to follow the map and arrest the man.

A Zuosi Langzhong, a Chengxuanshi, two Jieshizhong, and a Tianzhangge Zhixueshi were all arrested within half a day and sent to Bingjingwu for detention. They were interrogated by a special person in the department.

One stone caused a thousand waves.

The city of Bianjing exploded again.

There are many explosion points.

First of all, the government appointed Zhao Xiaoqian to a position of real power. The laws of the Song Dynasty have always been extremely strict on clan members. It has been an ancestral law that clan members are not allowed to hold real positions. It was established as early as the reign of Emperor Taizu.

More than a hundred years later, the government broke the established law and appointed Zhao Xiaoqian to a real position, especially in the mysterious and powerful department of the Imperial City Administration.

This... is outrageous! They don't even listen to the words of their ancestors. Are the officials going to turn the tables?

Before the court officials could recover from the shock, more bad news came.

Zhao Xiaoqian ordered the Imperial City Office to question five court officials, the highest of whom was a third-rank scholar of the Tianzhang Pavilion.

As expected, the result of clan members being in power will inevitably bring disaster to the country and the people, and do evil things. How can this be tolerated?

As expected, countless court officials submitted memorials to impeach Zhao Xiaoqian like crazy, and some loyal officials simply cursed Zhao Xu.

Zhao Xu was too lazy to even read the memorials that flew into the palace like heavy snow. He kept them all and did not express his opinion on the matter.

The court officials were unwilling to accept this and ran outside the palace gate to kneel down in protest.

It was another crying and making a fuss trick. Zhao Xu was tired of listening to it, so he naturally ignored it. Not only that, he was kind enough to send palace servants to bring hot water and dry food.

If you have the guts, kneel outside the palace gate until the end of time, and I will support you.

Zhao Xu didn't care, and Zhao Xiaoqian naturally didn't care even more.

Several old party officials were taken to Bingjingwu, and then the procedures were followed.

Interrogation, torture, display of evidence, confession, confession, and sending the case to the Dali Temple, which will finally make the judgment.

The Imperial City Bureau has done what it should do. What remains is the work of the Dali Temple and the wrangling between the new and old parties in the court. Zhao Xu will make the final decision.

Thus, Zhao Xiaoqian relaxed again. After being granted a powerful official title, the Crown Prince also needed to rest, but Zhao Xiaoqian did not have the consciousness of a worker.

I worked like a slave in my previous life, and I work like a slave again in this life. Didn’t I travel through time in vain?

There is a happy event in the palace today.

The snow salt business finally turned a profit.

Early in the morning, a carriage stopped at the gate of the palace, and boxes of copper coins and silver were carried out.

Zhao Hao and Zhao Xiaoqian stood at the door, their eyes shining and their faces full of joy.

When the father and son saw the money, they were as useless as ever.

Only half a month after the snow salt was released, many illegal workshops were built on the farms under the name of the Prince of Chu, specifically for purifying official salt.

With the joint efforts of several major shareholders, the channels in the Central Plains have not yet been laid out, but snow salt has quietly appeared in the homes of the powerful and wealthy in Bianjing City.

The price of snow salt is neither high nor low. Nowadays, official salt sells for 47 cents per catty, while private salt is much cheaper, selling for 17 cents.

After discussions among several major shareholders, it was decided that snow salt would only go for the high-end luxury route, and the price was set at 200 wen per catty.

It is said that the price was set by Zhao Zongsheng, the old patriarch of the royal family.

The old man looked kind, but his actions were not kind at all and were very cruel.

Half a month later, the shareholders finally waited for the moment of profit.

"Son, we've made a fortune!" Zhao Hao stood at the door, watching the servants carry boxes of money into the palace. He was as excited as a fly standing on a dunghill, rubbing his hands constantly.

Zhao Xiaoqian was also very excited. Since traveling through time, even though he had robbed the playboy of a lot of money, Zhao Xiaoqian still felt that he was short of money.

It has been so many days, but I still haven't dared to go to the brothel that I have always longed for, for fear of appearing embarrassed.

The father spent a thousand coins but still couldn't sleep with the top courtesan. This incident became a benchmark for measuring consumption in brothels.

Today, Zhao Xiaoqian can finally hold his head high and walk into the brothel with his head held high, like a great wronged man!

A man may not be a big enemy, but he must have the strength to be a big enemy.

"This time, including your 10% profit, our palace will get a total of 3,000 strings of cash. That's it!" Zhao Hao's eyes sparkled.

Zhao Xiaoqian instructed, "Father, give me my ten percent of the profit and have it delivered to my courtyard."

"Here you go, here you go. Your father won't take a penny from you." Zhao Hao said nonchalantly, his eyes still fixed on the cash box.

Raising his hand to stop two servants who were struggling to carry money, Zhao Xiaoqian opened the cash box, which contained a pile of copper coins, mixed with some silver ingots and bars.

Zhao Xiaoqian unceremoniously picked out the silver ingots and silver bars, collected about a few hundred taels, called a servant, and told him to exchange the several hundred taels of silver for gold.

The posture when visiting a brothel must be handsome, riding a horse and leaning on a slanting bridge, with red sleeves waving all over the building, a handsome young man in this world, waving a folding fan in one hand and hugging a beautiful girl in the other, this is the correct posture of a romantic prince.

He walked into the brothel with sweat all over his face, carrying dozens of kilograms of silver. No matter how rich he was, he still looked like an ox or a horse, and was looked down upon as soon as he entered the door.

Friends who often go to the third floor of the bathhouse know that no matter what kind of service, just swipe your hand card.

Therefore, the silver had to be exchanged for light and easy-to-carry gold and put in the arms so that he could maintain a handsome posture when entering the door to provide service.

Seeing Zhao Xiaoqian picking out a lot of silver, Zhao Hao became anxious: "What are you doing?"

"Isn't it obvious? I'm taking silver." Zhao Xiaoqian was puzzled.

Zhao Hao hesitated for a moment and said, "Let me make it clear first. The silver you take is your personal 10% interest. It will not go into the palace's public account..."

Zhao Xiaoqian scoffed, "You're kidding! Of course I'm using the palace's official account. Isn't it only natural for a son to spend his own father's money? If you, father, refuse, you'll be guilty of abandonment. I'm only a baby over two hundred months old!"

After taking the gold he had exchanged with his servants, Zhao Xiaoqian turned around and left.

Zhao Hao was so angry that he stamped his feet: "I have a little money but I don't know how to show it off!"

"Come here, pick up five hundred taels of silver for me too. I've been holding back for too long. I need to go out and spend it!"

(End of this chapter)