If you're going to act, you have to go all the way. With all the officials offering their flattery and declining, Liu Hong naturally has to present himself as a benevolent and generous person.

"Your Majesty, we, your humble servants, thank you!"

Seeing that the emperor insisted on giving it, the officials naturally stopped refusing.

For a time, the relationship between the emperor and his ministers was quite harmonious at the court assembly.

Then Liu Hong waved to Zhao Zhong, who was standing to the side.

"Zhao Zhong, announce to everyone the revenue of the Royal Merchant Guild from this sports meet!"

"promise!!"

Zhao Zhonggong responded in agreement, then took out a report, stepped forward, and looked at the officials.

The officials in the hall also showed expressions of longing and excitement as they looked at Zhao Zhong and the report in his hand.

"Cough cough~!"

Under the gaze of the assembled officials, Zhao Zhong cleared his throat, then picked up the report in his hand and read aloud:

"The Luoyang Games lasted for ten days. The Royal Merchants sold a total of 200,000 sheets of ink and paper, and 100,000 boxes of refined salt... Their total revenue was 700 million coins."

The total number of tickets sold for the sports meet, including those for the front and back rows, was 760,000, generating a total revenue of 600 million coins!

In ten days, the Royal Merchant Guild's total revenue from both items amounted to 1.3 billion coins!

"so much.....?"

"My God, earning 130 million in just one day...?"

"How can the Royal Trading Company make money at such a terrifying speed?"

After hearing Zhao Zhong's report on the income, the officials were shocked but also excited. The more the Royal Trading Company earned, the more they would naturally receive!

"Alright, now that everyone knows about the profits, let's start distributing the money!"

Just as the officials were shocked and overjoyed, the emperor's voice, like heavenly music, entered their ears.

As Liu Hong finished speaking, Lü Qiang, standing to the side, also took out an imperial edict with a bitter expression.

"Grand Tutor Chen Fan is hereby awarded: two million coins!"

"Your Majesty, I thank you for your divine grace!"

"Grand Commandant Li Ying hereby awards: 1.8 million coins!"

"Your Majesty, I thank you for your divine grace!"

As Lü Qiang read out the rewards one by one, the officials in the court stepped forward to express their gratitude with joy on their faces.

In a short time, Liu Hong turned the solemn court assembly into a money-sharing session.