Chapter 46: A master at stealing money. Are you convinced?

"6,315,600 taels." Yun Zheng did not keep the suspense but reported the number, accurate to one cent.

The Minister of Revenue was stunned. Six million taels? That already exceeded the quota of five million.

But this has just begun, there is still the second half, and there will be another game in five days.

"How can there be so many? Are you sure you counted correctly?"

Yun Zheng picked up the teacup and took a sip. Making money was not difficult for her at all.

"This is a basic skill. I've been using an abacus since I was five, and mental arithmetic is even easier. If you don't believe me, you can ask someone to verify it."

The Minister of Revenue still didn't believe it and summoned two abacus masters.

"You two should calculate this data quickly."

Two sticks of incense later, an abacus expert was the first to announce the result, "6,315,600 taels."

The other expert was a little late, but the result he got was exactly the same.

The Minister of Revenue looked at Yun Zheng differently. She was so amazing.

Just based on his superb mental arithmetic skills, he could become a doctor in the Ministry of Revenue.

In addition, with her incredible auctioneer skills and ability to control situations, if she were a man, she could easily get a position in the court.

Unfortunately, she is a woman! Women cannot be officials!

"Master Jinyun, will there be another auction?"

Yun Zheng nodded without hesitation, "Clap."

In fact, some of the dowry was added to cater to the preferences of the Pingxi Marquis Mansion, and she wanted to replace them all.

All the gifts prepared for everyone in the Pingxi Marquis Mansion were auctioned off. Are they just going to keep them to cause trouble?

She kept a batch of her favorite fine products and took the opportunity to move them out of the Marquis' Mansion to prevent those shameless people from coming to rob them again.

A thief can steal for a thousand days, but you can never guard against thieves for a thousand days.

"No matter how much is sold in the second half, it will be donated to the six ministries and nine officials. The brothers from the Mingjing Division have helped me a lot, and the brothers from the Ministry of Revenue have also worked hard. The two families will take an additional 10%."

The Mingjingsi was responsible for defense and guarding the dowry, while the Ministry of Households was responsible for the entire process, including arranging the venue, decoration, receiving guests and other activities.

"Nine Thousand Years Old, do you think this is appropriate?"

The Minister of Revenue was shocked. Such a good thing? He took the initiative and said, "It's appropriate. The village master is generous!"

If the auction price is five million taels and divided into seventeen parts, each department will get about 300,000 yuan, which is five years' salary.

Although he did not live on his salary, lower-level officials relied on his salary to support their families.

Li Wuyang glanced at him. Did he know what he was looking at? Was he smiling? Was he still the serious Minister of Revenue?

"Leave two for the emperor's private treasury and one for the royal family."

Yun Zheng knew that the emperor was stingy, but there were some things that could not be brought up proactively. Prince Rui was a member of the royal family, so he was the one who could bring it up.

"yes."

As soon as these words came out, the guards around all smiled, and her eyes looked so gentle, like the Goddess of Wealth.

While the Minister of Revenue was happy, he felt a little strange. She was suddenly throwing money around. What was she trying to achieve? To gain a good reputation? She didn't care.

"So, the auction in five days?"

Yun Zheng's eyes rolled around, "Sir Shangshu, how about selling goods to our Yun family?"

Minister of Revenue: ...The case is solved!

She gathered big merchants from all over the country to gather in the capital in the name of the government, and openly used this teahouse to do big business.

So, what she gave out was protection money to shut everyone up.

Which department head could refuse? If he did, he would be hated by his subordinates.

As the saying goes, one should be grateful to those who receive favors and be soft-hearted when one eats from others.

From now on, as long as she does something not excessive, all departments will raise their hands.

Her title was under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Clan Affairs. If she could take care of the clan members, she would naturally be given some face, which could be said to be killing two birds with one stone.

What's wrong with her brain? She's so smart.

He looked at Prince Rui and asked for his instructions.

Prince Rui's expression was calm, his emotions untouched. "Yes."

In fact, he had long known that Yun Zheng had been very busy these days. Not only was she busy with the auction, she also frequently met with the owner of the Yun family business for private talks and was frequently adjusting goods.

In other words, she was thinking ten steps ahead and had planned everything long before.

Moreover, she is someone who will not suffer even the slightest loss! Every effort she makes will be repaid in the future!

Yun Zheng's eyes curved into a smile, and she was very happy. Everything was under her control.

She wanted to take this opportunity to gather resources from all over the world to pave the way for the Yun family. First of all, the first step was to take down the Royal Merchant.

Downstairs, the guests were all well-off and no one wanted to be left out in such an occasion, so they ordered the most expensive refreshments.

In addition to tea and snacks, there are also braised food sets, fruit sets, snack sets, etc.

The table next to us ordered a braised food set meal, so I couldn’t fall behind and ordered a fruit set meal.

It’s no wonder that this fruit is very fresh and tastes great. I found out it comes from a royal farm and is packaged like a work of art, so it’s reasonable to sell it at a sky-high price.

Everyone ate, drank and chatted.

"This blind bidding game is very interesting. Everything is out of control. It's so exciting."

"I've got my eye on that piece of thousand-year-old fragrant wood, so don't fight with me for it."

"No, it depends on your ability."

At noon, everyone was hungry, and the guards brought the menu again.

The mighty general's gaze narrowed. "Hey, a gold foil set meal? Made of gold? It can also calm the mind, beautify and detoxify? I've never seen it before. I want to try it!"

"Give me one too."

"I want one too."

Although a set meal costs five hundred taels, I feel so happy to receive the envious glances of others.

The set meals were served, each one presented exquisitely like a work of art, with a strong atmosphere and sprinkled with glittering gold foil, giving it a very classy feel.

"How does it taste?"

The mighty general straightened his back even more when he heard the exclamations from the other side. "I've never eaten such delicious food before. It's just different when sprinkled with gold."

This dish was eaten like an emperor, it was worth it!

No one here is short of money. You take one and I'll take one too.

In the private room, the Minister of Revenue looked at the food in front of him with a look of astonishment. "This looks good, but, it costs five hundred taels?"

Five hundred taels can buy a table of delicious food, with all kinds of delicacies from land and sea.

However, there were only four dishes and two dim sum dishes in front of me, and the portions were very small.

Yun Zheng smiled slightly, "Jiang Taigong fishes, and those who are willing will take the bait."

The gold leaf is a gimmick, but are they eating food? No, it’s the style and their vanity!

Yun Zheng tasted the dishes and found that they were indeed imperial chefs, with excellent cooking skills. Every dish was their specialty.

Only the Ninth Thousand Year Old could bring these imperial chefs to the teahouse to perform together.

“How many copies have been sold?”

"Four hundred and twenty copies."

The Minister of Revenue was greatly shocked. "You must have made a mistake. There are one hundred guests attending today."

Yun Zheng said calmly, "They were all ordered for my family."

The palace was extravagant and the treasury was empty, but that did not prevent the king from enjoying himself.

Following the example of their superiors, the powerful and wealthy also become absurdly extravagant, competing with each other, and living a life of luxury. They don't want the best, they only want the most expensive.

The Minister of Revenue calculated in his mind, 210,000 taels? He gasped, this is robbery.

He was about to say something when a voice came from outside, "The Third Prince requests an audience."

"Enter."

A young and handsome man walked in, his brocade robe making him look as graceful as jade and noble as ever.

The moment Yun Zheng saw him, her eyes widened and her hands trembled slightly. It was him! He was actually the Third Prince?!