Li Zhuo was playing with his beloved porcelain in the study. Li Mingyue's sudden kick scared him so much that he almost threw the porcelain in his hand away.
After frantically catching the porcelain, Li Zhuo frowned when he saw his troublesome sister. "You're so grown up, but you still don't know the rules. Who allowed you to break in without permission? Are the people at the door dead? Couldn't they have informed someone?"
In the past, Li Mingyue was a little afraid of her royal brother. It is said that the eldest brother is like a father. Now that her father is gone, Li Zhuo naturally has the right to discipline her.
In addition, she had previously killed her husband, ruining her own reputation and bringing shame to the royal family. Although she said that it didn't matter, she was still quite inferior in her heart.
So if there is no need, she usually won't take the initiative to see Li Zhuo.
Even if they met, she would just listen to whatever Li Zhuo said and would not argue with him.
Anyway, getting scolded won’t hurt you, and you don’t get scolded that many times a year.
But for some reason, today Li Mingyue suddenly no longer felt this fear, and she even wanted to hold her head high in front of Li Zhuo.
Because someone gave her courage and someone was willing to stand behind her and support her.
Seeing Li Zhuo's unhappy face, Li Mingyue did not retreat. Instead, she said to Hua Bule, the eunuch beside the emperor, "What are you standing there for? Bring me a stool."
Huabuler was dumbfounded. It was the first time he saw someone dare to be so arrogant in front of the emperor.
Can you sit in front of the emperor just like that? Even if you are the emperor's sister, you can't do that.
You are sitting with the emperor. Are you intending to be on an equal footing with the emperor?
In a place like this, even if you want to sit, His Majesty has to personally order you to sit.
Hua Bule was the eunuch beside Li Zhuo. All his wealth and glory came from Li Zhuo, so he didn't need to consider anyone else's face except Li Zhuo.
Seeing Hua Bule was unmoved, Li Mingyue frowned and wanted to say something else, but Li Zhuo said, "Go get her a stool and give her some cakes. The mung bean cakes made in the imperial kitchen today are very good."
After hearing this, Li Mingyue felt better.
After all, Li Zhuo is her biological brother, and this biological brother still loves her.
In the past, Li Mingyue was very resistant to Li Zhuo's concern. The more Li Zhuo cared about her, the more she felt that she had lost face for the royal family and Li Zhuo, and the more she dared not face Li Zhuo.
But now she can accept Li Zhuo's concern openly, because from today on, she, Li Mingyue, will be different.
Li Zhuo looked at his sister and sighed, "Tell me what you want from me. Let's be clear. If it's something too extreme, I can't help you. You know how closely the Pumpkin Censor is watching me."
Li Mingyue rolled her eyes after taking a bite of mung bean cake, and hurriedly used tea to clear the mung bean cake from her throat. Then she said, "Don't worry, I'm not here to cause you any trouble. Two things. Lu Chen asked me to tell you that the Chinese Academy of Sciences is about to be built, and he asked you to take some time off to go and cut the ribbon. The second thing is that Lu Chen asked me to send you 50,000 taels of silver, saying it's the initial dividends from your business."
Li Zhuo originally wanted to scold Li Mingyue, but he called the emperor "you you you" directly, which was simply disrespectful to his elders.
But when Li Mingyue said that she brought 50,000 taels of silver this time, Li Zhuo suddenly stopped being angry.
She is my own sister, you can call her whatever you want, as long as you pay her enough, you can even call her by her nickname now.
"How much did you say? Did I hear it correctly?" Li Zhuo had already stood up from his seat and walked quickly to Li Mingyue.
Looking at her elder brother, Li Mingyue felt a bit sour in her heart.
It's not easy for this elder brother either. He works tirelessly for this country all day long. Now that he is the king of a country, he is so excited about a mere 50,000 taels of silver. It's really pitiful.
"Your Majesty heard correctly. It is indeed 50,000 taels of silver. Lu Chen said that this was the share of the first batch of goods that he had agreed with you. He did not contact the Ministry of Revenue, but wanted to give the money directly to you."
When Li Zhuo heard that the fifty thousand taels of silver had become his own treasury, he suddenly felt that the sky had brightened, the flowers had bloomed, and the whole world had become beautiful.
For an emperor, fifty thousand taels is really not a lot.
But for Li Zhuo now, these fifty thousand taels are extremely important to his treasury.
Now not only is the national treasury empty, but there is not much money left in the private treasury either.
Some time ago, he was still worried that if he still couldn't find any income, then people in his palace would really starve to death!
Who would have thought that just when he was at his wit's end, a pie would suddenly fall from the sky.
Li Zhuo hurriedly asked, "Did Master Lu explain what this income is?"
"He said it was the income from Sheng'endan and some perfumes, all from Xixia. He also said this was only a portion, and there would be more this year."
"Great, great!" Li Zhuo applauded again, "I never thought that Master Lu is not only good at saving money, but also very good at increasing revenue!"
Li Zhuo's heart was burning with passion. Money is a man's courage. With money, many things will be easy.
So he asked expectantly, "Will there be more this year? Will there still be as much as 50,000 taels?"
Li Mingyue thought about it and felt that her brother was really pitiful. He seemed to have no idea about Lu Chen's business at all.
For Lu Chen, fifty thousand taels was nothing. If all the subsequent plans could be implemented smoothly, even five million taels would be no problem.
Of course, Li Mingyue would not say such things in advance, as she did not want to trick Lu Chen.
She pondered for a moment and said, "It shouldn't be a big problem. After all, we have machines specifically for weaving wool. This will also be a huge source of income, and it won't require the national treasury."
After receiving a positive response, Li Zhuo excitedly stood up and walked around for a long time. Finally, he waved his hand vigorously and said, "Excellent! Master Lu is truly a god! Go back and tell Master Lu that I'm always available to cut the ribbon. Is there anything else?"
"I do have something to discuss. A business under my name will be undergoing a trial run soon, and I would like to ask my royal brother for a favor so that the Empress and all the concubines can go and have some fun. As long as my royal brother agrees, I will discuss it with the Empress."
"Okay, if you put your mind to this kind of thing, I will certainly support you. Go ahead."
Li Mingyue didn't expect things to go so smoothly, so she hurriedly got up and said goodbye.
Watching Li Mingyue's receding figure, Li Zhuo suddenly said to Hua Bule beside him, "Hua Bule, if I marry Mingyue to Master Lu, we should be considered real relatives, right? Do you think my share of the profits will increase then?"
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