Chapter 281

"I have a headache and everything is blacking out. Are we in the house?"

Paradise asked.

"Yes, we are in the house."

The servant replied.

"I feel a little dizzy and have a headache, and I can't see clearly. Is it day or night? Is the light on in the room?"

Paradise asked.

"It's evening now, and there's no light in the house. I'll go light it now."

The servant replied.

"What time is it now? How many days have passed since the Emperor last sent someone to look for me?"

Paradise asked.

"Yes, it has been several days. His Majesty said that you should go to see him if you are well."

The servant replied by lighting a lamp.

He put the lamp on the table next to him, and there was a little light, but it was so faint, like a firefly in the dark.

Paradise was sure that he couldn't see clearly.

"Is it light outside? Are the windows and doors of the house open? Are you alone here? Where are the others?"

He confirmed it again.

"The others are busy cleaning, decocting medicine, boiling water and cooking, and are not here at the moment. Have you forgotten? In order to save money, you only hired a few of us to serve.

The door is not open, for fear that cold wind will blow in and your illness will get worse. The window is neither completely open nor completely closed, for fear that if it is fully opened, it will be drafty, and if it is fully closed, it will be too hot and stuffy.

But I can see the light outside from here. Although it is evening now, the weather is good. There are dark red clouds in the sky, bright and beautiful. Can't you see it?

Maybe it's just because I've been in a dark room for too long.

It will be fine after some time.”

The servant said.

"Your medicine is ready. Do you want to drink it now?"

A servant came in with medicine and asked.

After Leyuan drank the medicine, another eunuch came in with an imperial edict and asked him to enter the palace to see the emperor.

Le Yuan and his servants followed the eunuch into the palace to meet the emperor.

"This year's birthday outline should be ready soon. What do you think those things should be used for?

I originally wanted to build a garden, but I already have one, and if I were to rebuild it now, the flowers in it would be too delicate to withstand the rigor.

I wanted to build an alchemy room, but the Taoists didn't seem to need a new room as they already had enough space. They also said it didn't need to be too big, otherwise the fire would spread out.

I want to rebuild my own bedroom and spend a lot of money to repair my mausoleum, but none of the craftsmen are willing to work, so I'm afraid it won't be done in a short time.

What do you think we should do?

The emperor asked.

"How about building an exhibition museum? Or a stadium that everyone can enter."

Le Yuan thought for a moment before answering.

"Tell me about it in detail."

The emperor seemed to be thinking about something.

“You can have all your calligraphy and paintings copied by people with good handwriting and hang them in exhibition museums. That way, everyone who goes to that place will appreciate your art.

Even if people today may not appreciate these things, these things can be preserved for future generations to appreciate and pass down through the ages, and you will have an everlasting reputation.

If it is a stadium, everyone can play in it, it is clean, beautiful, safe and tidy, and everyone who passes by that place and sees that thing will be amazed.

Don't you like Cuju? That's a perfect place.

The bigger the place, the better. You can also invite like-minded people to watch together when you play. It will be more lively. It is more fun to play together!

And if you want money, you can divide the place into two halves, one half for the poor and the other half for the rich and powerful.

The rich and powerful could pay a sum of money every year and go in anytime to play, while the poor had to pay a fee each time they went in.

Everyone doesn't bother each other and doesn't see each other, but you can tell the poor that the other side is a place only for the rich, and that they are lucky to be there, and they will be willing to pay.

You can tell the rich that the other side is a place where the poor can enter. This is an act of generosity and kindness on the part of Your Majesty. We have a wise ruler like you, and we should really celebrate it as a national celebration.

In order to show their kindness and special status, nobles generally do not mind paying more money.

If someone doesn't want to go in, don't let him in. If everyone goes in and they don't go in, they will know that they are wrong.

They can choose not to go in, but they cannot say bad things, otherwise, they are protesting against His Majesty. His Majesty can punish them. If they want to atone for their sins, they must pay money.

The treasury will have more money.”

Paradise said.

The emperor nodded thoughtfully and said to him, I'll consider it. You go home first.

Before leaving, I asked about his condition again.

He also told him that he could find a royal doctor to see him.

He said no, he would be fine, it was no big deal, and the emperor let him go.

The next day the emperor asked him to meet again and told him that he had changed his mind and no longer wanted to see anything. He wanted to open a restaurant.

"That's good too. Everyone will be happy to go."

Although Leyuan found it strange, he still agreed.

The emperor clapped his hands happily and told him that what he really wanted was a life of luxury.

Paradise wanted to hang a question mark on its mind.

That's not what you said before!

"I think you have done a good job before, so I want to let you take charge of this matter. Are you willing to accept this task?"

The emperor asked.

When he asked this, he meant that he wanted to leave this matter to Paradise.

The park would be ignorant if it refused.

He agreed without hesitation.

Although he hasn't figured out what to do with this matter yet, there will always be a way out.

As he was about to leave, the emperor wanted to ask for some details.

He had no choice but to stay and rack his brains to think of an answer.

"You thought you could make money before, do you also think you can make money by living a life of luxury?"

The emperor asked curiously.

"OK."

Paradise answered.

It's possible but not impossible.

He really needs money.

He likes money even if he doesn't use it, so making money is necessary.

"So how do you think this can make money?"

The emperor then asked.

"Invite interested ministers to come in and play. Each person can bring a family member or friend, and also bring a servant or someone to play with.

You can't be the only one in there.

If they want to go in they have to pay.

If they are willing to bring people or things that can play inside, then they can be given a discount.

If they bring something that can be played with and for everyone to play with, if the item is expensive, then it will be cheaper; if the item is not expensive, then it will be cheaper at a normal price.

If they bring someone who can play with everyone in the room, their ticket will be cheaper than someone who brings ordinary things, but a little more expensive than someone who brings expensive things.

If the person is particularly good, then we’ll look at the value of the person and the item, and give the more expensive item at a lower price.”

Paradise answered.

"That's all? It doesn't sound like you can make a lot of money."

The emperor said.

"We can release some gimmicks. For example, His Majesty will come in person to celebrate with the people. For example, there will be unprecedented sights that have not been seen in a thousand years. For example, legendary scenes that no one has ever seen.

They are all very good, and can be promoted to attract curious people to come and visit. There are all kinds of opinions. "

Paradise said.

The emperor nodded and asked him to do it.

He saw only a tiny bit of money.

He felt that this amount was not enough, so he made up for it with his own money.

Firstly, he thought that if he did not make up for it and then asked others for money, they might not be willing to give it to him. Secondly, this was a way to show his loyalty to the emperor. Thirdly, he was very interested in wine and women.

It's not that he is short of this little bit of money. The money he saved has to be spent eventually. If not on the emperor, who else can he spend it on?

It is unnecessary to use it on yourself, and you feel that others are not worthy of it when you use it on them. But if you use it on the emperor, at least this status is incomparably noble, and it is not a waste of the money.

What's more, this money was originally given to him by the emperor, and now he is using it on the emperor. It's just like using the money given by the emperor on the emperor. It's nothing to feel sorry about.

The most important thing is that he is a lonely man with very few servants at home. Anyone who comes to his house will think he is poor, and people from outside may even think he is a stingy person.

No matter how much money he had, it was still not as much as those who were wealthy for generations, came from official families, and had a large number of relatives and friends. He paid a large sum of money to all of them, and those people could not escape.

He needs to find an excuse.

As long as he got the emperor's consent, he could bring a large group of people to rob other people's money.

As for other people's disagreement, that's totally fine. They can't confront the emperor head-on unless they plan to rebel. But do they dare? I'm afraid they don't dare.

But this direct approach is likely to make people dislike it, so we have to rob him secretly once, and then rob him directly. This way we will get twice the money, and maybe he will even thank us.

So he went to the emperor and told him about this idea.

"I think if we ask them for money directly, they will definitely not do it. It is better for us to do something first, so that when we ask them for money later, they will give us the money obediently."

Paradise said to the emperor.

"What do you want to do?"

The emperor asked.

Paradise: "Why not find a group of death row prisoners, let them mix with our people, disguise as bandits and break into the capital to rob.

If the condemned person does a good job this time, he can live a little longer, but if he does a bad job, he will be beheaded immediately. They will be willing to do this for us.

If we are worried that they might change their minds or run away halfway, we have people in between who can keep an eye on them to prevent them from causing bigger troubles and to confuse the public.

This way, even if someone has seen a death row inmate, they may not be able to tell their identity right away. This is good for us.

Just take their visible valuables, and take all their money that can be found immediately, carry it away, and hide it.”