The Empress Dowager, Yuan Bohua and the Emperor all looked at Zhou Qiongyue with curiosity.
The emperor even urged for more information, "Cousin, please elaborate!"
What can Zhou Qiongyue do? She can only continue to deceive people:
“The reason why I was able to earn so much money at that time was mainly because most of the nobles in Yuan’an were of noble character.
They don't value these valuable things, let alone engage in business themselves.
Ever since the nobles and ministers witnessed the emperor's power, which family doesn't have a few profitable businesses? Those profitable industries are all taken up!
The market is only this big. If too many people sell, of course you won’t make any money.
Moreover, when I started my business, the people under my management all had indentures, so of course I didn't dare to have too many thoughts.
Of course, at that time, the court ladies also did their jobs well and could become the emperor's people, and could cross the class to control them, so they also worked very hard.
It’s different now. I guess those people are all good citizens or even officials! Most of those people in the past have been replaced.
"Cousin, do you think these people can be replaced by me? The people and interests involved are huge. I guess many people will disagree when they hear that I want to take over!"
The emperor was silent for a moment after hearing what Zhou Qiongyue said. But it was obvious that the emperor was also convinced by Zhou Qiongyue.
In fact, the emperor also has a common problem among men of this era, which is that he never really thinks that some women are more capable than men.
The emperor also felt that no matter how powerful his cousin was, she was not as powerful as the talented people in his court.
Since his abilities were not comparable, the Emperor certainly did not want to go through the trouble of letting Zhou Qiongyue take over. The Emperor was a man who was very calculative.
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