"I know! Don't worry!" She nodded again: "All I ask for is a little favoritism under the same conditions. This is inevitable. If they are really not as good as others... Sigh! Others have also studied hard for ten years, there is no reason to give in."

How can there be no reason? They are your people, you want to use them, this is the best reason!

Emperor Ming Yan felt a little amused and a little emotional.

Seeing that she was eating with great satisfaction and even stretching out her fingers to ask for this and that, Emperor Ming Yan scolded her for being rude, but he also used a few more chopsticks.

Although my little girl is noisy, I always feel relaxed when I listen to her chattering every day.

After finishing her meal, she squinted her eyes and drank the milk while saying to him, "Aye, I was wondering, should we secretly publish a gossip tabloid?"

Emperor Mingyan asked, "What gossip tabloid?"

Yan Shiyue said, "It's just like the wild goose report, but it's not in the name of the court, but done secretly. You know, people's enthusiasm for gossip is unimaginable. For example, if the news of 'the third place in the imperial examination enters the Ministry of Commerce' is spread in this way, it will definitely spread from one person to ten, and from ten to a hundred."

Emperor Mingyan asked, "What's the point of this?"

"Controlling public opinion!" she said, "It's the kind of 'You know, I want you to know.' Let me give you an example... For example, I tell you that Chief Steward Gu left the palace with a large bag of silver."

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Gu Jiuxing, who was standing beside him, knelt down immediately: "Your Highness!"

Yan Shiyue waved her hand and continued with a smile: "Will you be very angry? However, the silver was actually carried by a certain adult. When Manager Gu saw it, he felt strange and deliberately took it to have a look."

She asked herself and answered, "So the misunderstanding is resolved?"

"Not really, because that gentleman later gave Manager Gu two ingots of silver as hush money..."

She continued to ask herself and answer, "Is this the truth? No."

"When you were about to question Manager Gu, he quietly came in, handed over two ingots of silver, and told you about this matter. It turned out that he accepted the silver in order to stabilize the other party and prevent the other party from killing and silencing you..."

She looked at him: "So, Aye, you see, in the middle, any step of speaking out will have different results. This is what I said, 'What you see is what I want you to see, and what you know is what I want you to know.'"

Emperor Ming Yan thought about it carefully and said: "It makes sense, but it is probably not easy to implement. It will inevitably deviate from the original intention if it is passed around."

Yan Shiyue thought about it and said, "That's right!"

She yawned and felt sleepy: "Then I'm going to take a nap! Bye!"

She left, leaving Emperor Ming Yan wondering, "Bye, what does this mean?"

Gu Jiuxing thought for a moment, "Could it be worship?" He made a gesture of clasping his hands together and worshipping God: "Your Highness really respects the Emperor like a god!"

Is that so?

Emperor Ming Yan frowned, feeling that something was not quite right, but he really didn't have time to think about it. He quickly put it aside and lowered his head to review memorials.

Ren Zenan's side.

He didn't know that his name had reached the ears of heaven.

To be exact, he had planned this, but after being discouraged by Yan Shiyue, he didn't dare to count on it. Anyway, after Yan Shiyue gave him the task of taking the top scholar exam, he was detained and studied with Huo Qiyang.

On the other side, Qu Sinian really wanted to be chopped into eight pieces.

He had to continue spreading rumors, while selecting a location for the next glass workshop and fooling people, and then he had to worry about cement, supervise production, and prepare for the next step of promotion and implementation in various places.

Every matter was very important and there was no evasion of old routines, so he had to do everything himself. After a month, he lost a lot of weight.

One day, Qu Sinian happily came to the Prince Chengping's Mansion with a letter in his arms and handed it to Yan Shirui.

The two of them had already become familiar with each other during this period, and Qu Sinian said to him directly: "Lord Yan, go to the morning court tomorrow and ask for merit!"

This is the profit report of Jiazi Glass Workshop, which includes a summary of the account details.

Yan Shirui was shocked when he saw it, and then he said, "No, let the emperor take a look first. I don't think the emperor would want to show such an account to others."

"That's right," Qu Sinian also came to his senses: "I was fooled by the Prime Minister. This matter should indeed be discussed with the Emperor in private."

So the two of them got up early the next day and went to see Emperor Ming Yan before the morning court.

When Emperor Ming Yan saw the account, he was shocked: "This is... more than 300,000 taels? Net profit?"

Yan Shirui replied respectfully: "That's right."

Emperor Ming Yan couldn't believe it. He frowned and looked through the accounts carefully. He asked, "One month? Didn't they say that the money for building the workshop was paid in advance by those people? Has it been deducted?"

"It has been deducted." Qu Sinian said: "Your Majesty, don't worry, the accounts, raw materials, labor, etc. have all been calculated clearly."

Emperor Ming Yan was silent for a long time.

Everyone can do the math. This is a glass workshop, and it’s just the beginning!

According to Yan Shiyue, about five to six glass factories would be built. Even if one glass factory earns one hundred thousand per month, it would be easy to make up for the deficit of the Ministry of Revenue!

No wonder she dared to sign the military order!

Emperor Ming Yan calmed down and said, "Don't make this public, or it will cause trouble."

"Yes," Qu Sinian said, "Your Majesty, rest assured. The people are carefully selected. No news will be leaked about how much profit there is."

Emperor Mingyan nodded, and then instructed Gu Jiuxing: "Go and see if that little bastard has woken up. Ask her to come see me after the morning court session."

Gu Jiuxing responded respectfully.

A group of ministers were waiting for the emperor to attend the morning court, but the emperor was late.

Finally he arrived, and saw Yan Shirui and Qu Sinian following behind him.

This group of smart people almost immediately thought that these two people must be going back to Sixao for business.

But no matter Emperor Ming Yan and these two people, each one was more calm than the other.

These people can't help but guess, the profit of glass is so staggering, and the Prime Minister has a Midas touch, so he must have made a lot of money, right?

But these people were waiting eagerly, but this matter was not mentioned at the morning court.

After the court session, someone naturally came forward and asked questions calmly.

Qu Sinian shook his head and sighed, "I didn't go there for this. The glass shop did make some money, but the Prime Minister wants to sell cement, which will cost him a lot, so I came here to ask for instructions."

Someone said, "Glass is fine, but cement...if you want to sell it, you need to think carefully."

Even a cunning person like Lin Fujian felt that cement was indeed difficult to sell, and once it was sold, it looked like forced selling.

Unless it is doing good deeds such as building bridges and roads, but there is no money to be made from doing good deeds. The Prime Minister is indeed willful. Why do things that are destined to lose money?

After hearing this, Emperor Ming Yan also said, "Since we have glass, we can just make money peacefully. Why bother selling cement?"

"Don't worry, Aye!" Yan Shiyue said with a smile, "If I say it can be sold, it can be sold! Besides, convenient transportation is extremely important. The road must be built. Many things in the future will be built on this foundation... Hey! Butler Gu, bring some salty snacks!"

Gu Jiuxing responded and left.

Emperor Mingyan asked again: "Isn't it inappropriate for this glass factory to make such huge profits?"