What was even more heartbreaking was that Prince Xian handed over ten thousand taels of silver to his cousin Prince Cheng on the spot.
"Here, cousin, take it. You'll get it every month from now on for ten years."
Everyone present had a calculation in their mind, and they would collect profits in this way for ten years.
How much money would that cost? Who doesn’t love money?
Instead of secretly embezzling a small amount of money, you have to worry about being investigated and can't sleep well at night.
It would be great to make money in such a fair and honest way.
Prince Cheng did not hide his happiness and held the banknotes in both hands.
"Thank you, Lao Shiyi, for helping me make so much money."
"My cousin, you are so kind. You have donated such precious books to me, a student of Tianqi. This little money is only due to you."
Prince Cheng was not overjoyed. He and Prince Xian expressed their compliments.
Suddenly he turned around and knelt down in the hall.
"Your Majesty, I am willing to donate half of my future share to the national treasury."
His action angered many people in the hall.
You are such a good King Cheng. It’s okay for you to stand up for yourself and flatter others.
Now that they are making money, they see that this business is feasible and also want to make some money from the books at home.
As a result, you suddenly donate half of the money to the national treasury. Then when we make money in the future, should we donate it or not?
If I donate, I will have much less money. If I don’t donate, what will His Majesty think of me?
Oh! His Majesty’s cousin donated half of it, but you ministers just put the money you earned into your pockets?
Do you still want to stay in the court?
This made all the ministers in the court hate him so much that their teeth itched.
Emperor Wu was moved by his old cousin.
Although my cousin doesn't work hard and has no special abilities, he always thinks about me and my country.
"Is my cousin really going to donate half?"
To be honest, the temptation is really too great.
Tianqi had only been established for more than ten years, and it began to take care of the lives of the people and did not collect much taxes.
Therefore, the national treasury is not well-off at all.
Fortunately, the weather has been good in recent years and there have been no major disasters.
If anything happens, the national treasury will not be able to hold on.
So when Emperor Wu heard Prince Cheng's suggestion, he did not act pretentiously and directly agreed to it.
"I know my cousin is concerned about Tianqi. Don't worry, I won't forget Prince Cheng's Mansion."
For many people, this promise from the king of a country is something they will never be able to get in their lifetime.
Everyone present knew that although Prince Cheng had no more titles to offer, he could not even hold a high official position.
But don't forget, he also has two sons.
Especially the eldest brother, everyone can see how much His Majesty values him.
In other words, as long as your family doesn't commit suicide, as long as Tianqi still has the surname Xiao.
Their Prince Cheng’s Palace will not collapse.
"Thank you, Your Majesty. I dare not take credit for it. This is just a gesture from a useless prince like me to do something practical for Tianqi."
That's a really beautiful thing to say.
Emperor Wu was in a better mood.
"You say you have no ability, but I don't know how many people in the palace are just eating for free."
"Your Majesty, forgive me!"
Well, the ministers who were implied didn't dare to breathe.
Some secretly resented King Cheng, while others admired him.
Although this person is incompetent, he has a good heart.
A friend worth making!
The most typical example of this idea is Yao Bin from the Ministry of Revenue.
He seemed to have completely forgotten how much he looked down on Prince Cheng when he attended court just now.
After the court session was finally over, Prince Cheng suddenly found that he seemed to have become a celebrity.
"Your Highness, Your Highness, wait, wait, wait. I heard that Zui Xiang Lou has just released a new delicious wine. Do you want to try it? It's my treat!"
A man walked quickly to catch up with him and said.
As a result, before King Cheng could say anything, another person started to confront him.
"Don't go there now, I went there to drink yesterday and it was terrible.
I think Your Highness should come with me to Sanrunju for tea. I wonder where the owner got the chrysanthemum tea, but it's really delicious."
"Stay with me..."
Looking at these people who were suddenly enthusiastic about him, King Cheng knew that their real intention was not to visit him.
He quickly laughed it off, "My Lords, what a coincidence, what a coincidence, this morning when I was in court, Lord Yao had already invited me to his house for tea.
He said he hadn't tasted the new tea given by His Majesty yet, and asked me to try it today, and I've already agreed."
Yao Bin: This never happened at all?
When the hell did I say that? This is the new tea His Majesty gave me. You must be dreaming.
Just as he was about to say something, he was pulled away by King Cheng.
"Hurry up, hurry up, the tea won't taste good if it's too late."
Everyone:......
Do you want to hear what you're saying? Does the quality of tea depend on the time of day?
Only after the two of them walked a long way away did Yao Bin shake off his hand and patted his sleeves, showing his disgust.
"Let go, let go, how can this be allowed?"
Prince Cheng is a very good-natured person. Even though the other party has shown such disgust, he still smiled and patted his chest and said.
"What a close call! I finally got rid of it!"
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