Chapter 428 Exchange of Interests



Although Qian Ruoyu didn't care what the other party wanted to do, she still nodded slightly.

After seeing Qian Ruoyu nod, the other party spoke.

"I actually came here to help donate to the princess this time. Besides me, several shops on West Street also hope to donate together!"

After hearing this, Qian Ruoyu naturally became interested immediately.

The person in front of him was obviously a businessman. West Street was one of the most prosperous streets in the capital. Although it was not on the cross street, it was also a famous commercial street in the capital.

If the merchants on West Street were willing to donate, perhaps we could get hundreds of thousands more taels this time.

That's why Qian Ruoyu spoke at this time.

"Just say whatever you want to say."

After hearing Qian Ruoyu's words, the other party hurriedly spoke.

"It's like this, we hope to donate some money, but we also hope to get the prince's full support!"

There is indeed an exchange of interests.

Qian Ruoyu was no longer surprised by such things, so he just nodded calmly, wanting to know what the other party was thinking.

Finally, the other party said this.

"Princess, if possible... we are willing to donate a lot of money, but... we just hope that the prince can help solve the problem of the Beijing Chamber of Commerce."

It’s the Beijing Chamber of Commerce again.

Qian Ruoyu never thought that this time he would be connected with the Beijing Chamber of Commerce again, but Qian Ruoyu remained calm, just nodded lightly and let the other party continue.

"Just tell me everything at once."

"Okay, although our West Street has always been prosperous in the capital, there is a problem. That is, all the merchants in our West Street have not joined the Beijing Chamber of Commerce."

"It is because of this reason that the Capital Chamber of Commerce has been constantly trying to attack us, and even constantly restricting us. They have also tried every means to secretly withhold part of our tax silver, causing the government to make things difficult for us..."

"It's a rare opportunity to see this now. I hope the princess can do a favor and ask the prince to take action and stop letting the Beijing Chamber of Commerce restrict us. If this is possible, we are willing to pay a high price!"

After hearing this, Qian Ruoyu already had an idea in her mind. This matter didn't need Chu Mobai to do it at all. Even she could solve it easily by herself.

If it were a few days ago, Qian Ruoyu might have been a little wary of the Beijing Chamber of Commerce, but until now, Qian Ruoyu no longer takes the Beijing Chamber of Commerce seriously.

Qian Ruoyu only needs to use a little trick to completely destroy the entire Beijing Chamber of Commerce.

So she said.

"Your Highness will consider this matter carefully. As for how many days it will take to consider it, it may depend on how much you are willing to donate."

Just before the other party was about to speak, Qian Ruoyu continued.

"It's up to you how much you want to donate. It doesn't matter how much. After all, all of this is used for the prince's military camp and has nothing to do with the prince."

Qian Ruoyu's words seemed to have cleared up any connection between her and Chu Mobai, but in fact, they had made the people in front of her believe even more that Chu Mobai had a way to resolve this matter.

Therefore, the other party thought about it and spoke immediately.

"This... I see. Please rest assured, Your Majesty. We have heard about the ups and downs in the capital these past two days. We also know that Your Majesty wants to raise military funds for the prince."

"So even if His Majesty is unable to help, it's okay. We are still willing to donate. All the merchants in our entire West Street will jointly donate a total of 2 million taels of silver."

Two million silver coins!

When Qian Ruoyu heard this number, he was shocked.

Because she never thought that these merchants on West Street would be willing to jointly contribute two million taels of silver.

If this is the case, doesn’t it mean that a shop will have at least 50,000 taels of silver more?

It seems that this is indeed not a small amount!

Moreover, Qian Ruoyu could see that these people on West Street were indeed very sincere. One store offered at least 50,000 taels of silver, with the purpose of getting Chu Mobai to help. When Qian Ruoyu thought of this, he naturally agreed in his heart, but he had to pretend on the surface.

"Well," Qian Ruoyu said calmly, "It seems that you are very sincere. If the prince knew that the merchants on your West Street were willing to donate so much silver, he would be very happy!"

"Don't worry, I will tell the prince about this matter. Once the prince can solve it, he will definitely help you solve this matter as soon as possible to solve your urgent problem."

As soon as he saw Qian Ruoyu's attitude, the other party immediately knew that the matter had been settled, so he nodded quickly and took out two silver notes from his arms, each with a value of one million taels.

Qian Ruoyu accepted it without hesitation and said calmly.

"Well, it seems like you don't have to wait in line. Go back and wait for good news."

Hearing Qian Ruoyu's words, the other party nodded quickly, feeling extremely happy, and then left the gate of the palace.

After all, he had obtained Qian Ruoyu's promise, which naturally made him feel very happy. He then went back to inform his colleagues.

Now that Qian Ruoyu had received a sum of money, he naturally did not forget the other party's request at all, so he went to find Luo Shanhai as soon as possible.

Qian Ruoyu’s idea was very simple, which was to temporarily close off all the places where the Beijing Chamber of Commerce was located. In this way, they would not be able to deal with West Street.

Whether it is to close down the prime minister or the Ministry of Revenue, Liu Dehai is needed, but if it is just to close down a chamber of commerce in the capital, Luo Shanhai will be enough.

Qian Ruoyu spoke directly to Luo Shanhai.

"Lord Luo, there is a very difficult matter right now. I believe you already know that I am raising money for the prince, right?"

When Luo Sanhai heard Qian Ruoyu say this, he nodded immediately, then took out a silver note from his sleeve and handed it to Qian Ruoyu.

"I have heard about this matter a long time ago. If you hadn't asked me to come, I would have almost forgotten about it. This is just a little gift from me. I will donate it to His Majesty!"

Then Qian Ruoyu took a look at the bank note on the table. It was a note for one hundred taels of silver.

Luo Shanhai was an upright official, and Qian Ruoyu knew without even thinking that this was probably all the one hundred taels of silver that he had saved over a long period of time!


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