Chapter 387: The Imperial Master Gives Extra Answers
At this moment, Yuanruan was sitting on the emperor's dragon thigh. She was not hugged by the emperor because the emperor was busy.
Not only did he hold different memorials in his two hands, but there were also people standing on both sides of him.
On the left is a group of civil servants headed by the Minister of Revenue, who was using his buttocks to block the Minister of War who was trying to get closer, and leaned over to tell the emperor how much profit could be made by selling glass to the other three kingdoms.
On the right was a group of military generals headed by the Minister of War. Each of them held a newly drawn map in their hands and stared at the emperor with high morale. As long as the emperor looked at them, they would kneel down and swear military warrant.
This description is not an exaggeration, because just a cup of tea ago, a general ran away in this way.
When the emperor was taking a tea break, he took the opportunity to jump out, holding up a map of a small town on the border of Shu Kingdom, and loudly said that he could capture the town with so many troops and so much time, and was willing to issue a military warrant for it.
If the Minister of Revenue had not repeatedly persuaded the emperor that the town was not suitable, the emperor would have immediately agreed. But even if he did not immediately agree, the generals could see the emperor's intention, so they were also eager to move, hoping that they would be the lucky ones to go on the expedition.
Yuan Ruan took a bite of the brined meat that the Third Prince had passed to him, and listened to the "pa pa pa" sound of the Minister of Revenue.
Yuan Ruan sighed: [This year has been... really rough! Speaking of which, the Minister of Finance's business idea doesn't seem to work.]
The Minister of Revenue, who was reporting to the emperor, was startled when he heard this. He was still talking, but part of his attention was focused on Yuan Ruan.
The system agrees: [Aruan is right. What did he say about asking the big merchants of Daxia to promote their products to other noble groups in the Three Kingdoms? Well, let’s not talk about whether Chen, Shu, and Chu would let the big merchants of Daxia promote their products in the mansions of their own dignitaries for a long time. Just say that selling luxury goods in such a way is not going to work. It’s not cool.]
Yuan Ruan took another bite of meat jerky and chatted with the system: [Yes. Going to the extreme is not buying and selling. If you want to sell high-priced goods, you have to make them appear scarce and unique, and it’s best to create a "people-scrambling" atmosphere! I think we should spread some rumors that only the top nobles of Daxia use glass artworks, make up some stories for these artworks, and then use auction bidding and other methods, so as to maximize the benefits in the early stage. The method of the Minister of Revenue cannot be said to be bad, but it is more suitable for when the price of glass gradually drops and it is sold to the small nobles and local tyrants...]
The Minister of Revenue was apparently still explaining the contents of his memorial, but in fact his right hand was taking notes in a small notebook.
Then Yuanruan shared some ideas with the system.
The Minister of Finance sorted out his thoughts for a moment, then bowed and said, "Your Majesty, I have some rough ideas."
He first outlined some of Yuanruan's suggestions.
After finishing speaking, the Minister of Revenue sensibly stated that these suggestions were inspired by his previous visit to Liuli Workshop, and that it was all thanks to the young imperial teacher.
The civil officials looked at Prime Minister Li subconsciously: After this is said, Your Majesty can give the young imperial teacher an open reward. This is a good flattery, he has some of the skills of Prime Minister Li.
The military general rolled his eyes: The civil officials are too good at flattering.
The Minister of War muttered, "What a flatterer! I am ashamed to be associated with him!"
At this time, the Minister of Finance did not forget to cue Yuan Ruan again, and said with a bow: "This old minister can only think of so much at the moment. I wonder what the Imperial Master thinks? Do you have any other suggestions?"
After Yuan Ruan heard the Minister of Revenue outline the general framework, she filled in other ideas in the form of guessing or childish talk.
With the occasional "supplements" from the Minister of Revenue, the two of them sang in unison, basically telling the whole story of how glass was sold to other countries at high prices, much more than just a few words of their true feelings.
The civil officials lowered their heads and took notes quickly.
The generals stopped rolling their eyes and were somewhat envious: The Minister of Revenue really got the horse right?! The Imperial Master gave a lot of extra answers. How about learning it yourself?!
The Minister of Revenue was very happy. When he was about to ask about the auction pricing and other related matters, he was suddenly bumped by someone next to him and stumbled.
Then, he saw the Minister of War bowing and saying loudly: "Master Imperial Master, you can't be partial to one and ignore the other! Look at this map, it's so detailed, which town do you think is the most suitable to attack? Can you give me some advice?"
Everyone:?