I was the emperor in the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 170
Looking around at the shop Wang Fu bought, Li Tian nodded secretly, feeling very satisfied.

Wang Fu didn't talk big to him, the feng shui locations of these shops are indeed first-class, and they are rare in Beijing.

The price of a room of 10 taels of silver is not a loss.

There were craftsmen busy decorating in front, and Wang Fu and Jiang Bao knew it was not the place to talk, so after explaining a few words to the old craftsman who came to supervise, they hurried to the back hall.

The shops facing the street are different from the courtyards facing the street. There is no one entrance and two entrances, and the ceiling is much higher than the courtyard. As for the buildings, waterside pavilions, and rockery corridors, there are no such things.

Sitting in the back hall full of mahogany utensils, touching the round handles, Li Tian raised his head and looked around.

Right now there are only three masters and servants, Wang Fu changed the address, followed Li Tian's line of sight carefully and said:

"Your Majesty, don't get me wrong, these calligraphy and paintings are all fakes bought by the old slaves to support the scene."

After being misunderstood by the emperor that the two of them were good friends with Long Yang, Jiang Bao now stood beside Wang Fu, feeling uncomfortable all over, and spit out two words indifferently.

"hypocritical."

Although he knew that Jiang Bao was drawing a clear line with himself, Wang Fu still felt very unhappy, pulled his fat round face, and muttered.

"This is the general name of the Royal Bank in the future. Without these calligraphy and paintings, people will look down upon you in the future. Anyway, you, Chief Jiang, don't worry. After all, you, Chief Jiang, are the grand duke in charge of the internal treasury."

Wang Fu murmured in a low voice, but Jiang Bao's skill was profound, how could he not hear clearly, immediately snorted coldly, bowed his hands to Li Tiandao:
"Your Majesty, this bank has the word "Royal" in it, and that is His Majesty's face. Wang Fu bought such inferior fakes. According to this old servant, Wang Fu did not take Your Majesty seriously at all."

"Which one is defective, point it out to our family, don't just talk nonsense in front of His Majesty just because you are older than our family."

"Do you dare to call yourself our family in front of me?"

Jiang Bao stared at the sound, then raised his old hand and looked at Li Tiandao:
"Your Majesty, please allow me to let the old slave slap this arrogant person to death."

Before Jiang Bao's words fell to the ground, Wang Fu raised his head and arched Jiang Bao's hands, waving his hands and shouting loudly:
"Shoot, come and go here to shoot, today you can't kill our family, our family has your last name."

Seeing the bickering like a child, Li Tian helped his forehead a little speechlessly, cleared his throat and said:

"You two are almost done. When Jiang Bao greeted me on behalf of Wang Fu earlier, I never saw you so generous."

"This old servant is right and wrong. Wang Fu ignored His Majesty's face, so he should be punished."

Seeing that Jiang Bao was a little bit superior, Li Tian snorted noncommittally, leaned back on the back, pretended to be impatient and said:

"Okay, I'm sure, you slap him to death quickly, and I'll just sit here and watch."

Jiang Bao didn't expect Li Tian to agree so simply, his face froze, his hands were put down, and he said with a dry smile:
"Why doesn't Your Majesty persuade the old slave?"

"Go, go, get out there and sit down, I still have business to ask Wang Fu."

"The old servant thanked His Majesty for saving his life."

Complacently, he gave Jiang Bao a small look, Wang Fu cupped his hands and bowed, sat down with a smile, and took the initiative to say:

"Your Majesty, the head office is here on Haiyun Street. The other five branch offices have already chosen locations. One is on Baoyuan Street in Huanghuafang, one is on Gulou Street in Jintaifang, one is on Caodong Street in Mingyufang, and the other is on Caodong Street in Mingyufang. In Chenghuang Temple Street of Jinchengfang, there is another one in Tonghui Street of Faxiangfang.”

Baoyuan Bank, Bell and Drum Tower, Water Transport Wharf, Chenghuang Temple, Tonghui River.

Listening to the positions set by Wang Fu, Li Tian nodded in satisfaction, and said in a milder tone:
"These five branches include all the prosperous places in the capital, and each branch can affect at least two workshops. Yes, I am very relieved that you have chosen these places."

"As long as His Majesty can feel at ease, this old slave will not hesitate to die." Wang Fu hurriedly expressed his loyalty.

He nodded slightly, indicating that Wang Fu would also sit down and talk. Seeing that Jiang Bao was about to pour tea, Li Tian hurriedly stretched out his hand to stop him:
"You don't need to pour tea. I drank a lot of tea today. If you want to drink, you can drink it yourself. Don't worry about me."

This was the first time that Jiang Bao saw a mistake in his eyesight. His lips moved and he didn't know what to mutter. Jiang Bao walked up to Wang Fu with the teapot in his hand and said:

"Our family will pour you a cup of tea, drink more."

"Thank you, Manager Jiang."

Pretending not to hear the sting in Jiang Bao's words, Wang Fu responded with a smile.

Not in a hurry to ask questions, Li Tianjing waited for Jiang Bao to turn around and take his seat, then turned to look at Wang Fu:
"How much money did you spend?"

"Returning to Your Majesty, the total number is nine shops, with a total of 88 taels of silver, and the five branches basically only have three or four shops.

A total of 110 million taels of silver was spent, and Lin Lin finally counted the craftsman's labor and decoration materials, a total of about 2103 million taels of silver. "

The relaxed expression on Li Tian's face disappeared instantly, and he was extremely surprised:

"How much, tell me again."

Seeing that the emperor was a little pale, Wang Fu actually felt that the expenses were indeed too much, so he whispered in a deliberate tone:
"Your Majesty, a total of 2103 million taels of silver."

Hearing Wang Fu's confirmation again, Li Tian couldn't help but gasped, turned to look at Jiang Bao with a frown and said:
"Jiang Bao, why have I never heard you mention the huge expenses of the bank?"

Jiang Bao was also taken aback by the more than 200 million taels of expenses. When he came back to his senses, he saw Li Tian's unswerving expression, and hurriedly said:
"Your Majesty, Wang Fu paid 50 taels of silver in the inner treasury, and he never found the old slave again."

Hearing the words, Wang Fu knew that the emperor must have misunderstood, so he hurriedly got up and cupped his hands, taking over Jiang Bao's words:
"Your Majesty, the money spent by the bank does not come from the inner treasury, but from the royal property of King Zhao."

Hearing that the inner treasury paid 50 taels of silver, Li Tiandeng breathed a sigh of relief. If the more than 200 million taels of silver were all paid out of underwear, he would have returned to pre-liberation overnight.

Then when he heard Wang Fu say that it was the royal wealth, Li Tian was finally determined.

It's good to share the profit of the imperial property, and the profit of the imperial property does not need to spend your own money.

But immediately, Li Tian felt something was wrong. It had been less than a month since he handed over the imperial property to Zhu Gaosui, so how could there be more than 100 million taels of profit.

"Wang Fu, you asked King Zhao for the money produced by the emperor, or King Zhao took the initiative to find you."

"Your Majesty, it was Zhao Wang who took the initiative to find the old slave. Zhao Wang said it was a share of the imperial property, so the old slave didn't have much to say, so he accepted it."

Nodding absent-mindedly, Li Tian knocked on the table unconsciously, and fell into deep thought.

What is Zhu Gaosui doing now, taking advantage of the Qianzhuang accident to curry favor with himself?Or do you have something to ask yourself, first show your sincerity?
After pondering for a while, Li Tian came back to his senses, didn't bother to ask nonsense, and looked directly at Jiang Baodao:

"Go, call Zhao Wang over to see me."

(End of this chapter)