The Third Prince, who disliked Yuye, said immediately, "Yuye, don't brag deliberately just to gain the throne.
It costs a lot of money to build a road like this. Can you afford it by yourself?"
"My Lord, the imperial court is no place for jokes!
Building roads is a matter of great importance to sending troops.
If you agree but fail to do it, do you know what the consequences will be?"
The crown prince also followed suit and scolded loudly.
Yuye said calmly, "If you two royal brothers are not confident in leaving this matter to me, I'd rather leave it to you.
I believe you can do better than me!"
As soon as these words were spoken, the two people were immediately choked and their faces turned red.
The two of them were able to raise such a large sum of several million taels of silver, but neither of them wanted to be taken advantage of.
Not only will you empty all your family assets, but you will also offend everyone.
Why are there so many officials following them?
It's nothing more than seeing huge benefits and prospects, and being able to get promoted and make money by following them.
If you don't get promoted or make money, you have to spend your family savings to support him.
I'm afraid that many people will leave them immediately.
The prince was furious and shouted, "This is nonsense! I am a clean-handed prince. Where would I have raised so much money?"
"The prince is right, we won't agree to anything we can't do.
Reminding you is just a worry that something bad might happen."
The third prince said with gritted teeth.
With his hands behind his back, he glanced at them with a squint: "Just because you can't do something, do you think I can't do it too? How can this be justified?
Now that I have agreed, I will do my best to finish it as soon as possible.
As for how I raise funds, that is my business, so please don't worry about it for me, my brother."
The two were so angry that their faces turned red, but they didn't know how to respond in the court.
I lost face in front of so many people and was shaking with anger.
Looking at these two disappointing sons, Xuantian felt even more hopeless.
He said calmly, "There's no need to argue about this anymore! Since I've handed the matter over to the Sixth Prince, I'll decide on the reward myself.
If the road cannot be repaired in time, he will be punished.
You two don't have the ability to get things done, but at least don't hold him back."
"yes!"
The two did not dare to act arrogantly in front of Xuantian.
Immediately become like a little lamb.
Just by listening to Xuantian's words, I could sense something unusual.
What do you mean by don't hold back?
Could it be that what he did before was discovered?
The two of them immediately broke out in cold sweats.
The ministers in the court were even more astute, and they saw that someone had taken on this unrewarding task.
No one objected.
Anyway, it's impossible to ask them to pay.
If you want to deal with Ye, you only need to do it secretly, there is no need to stop him openly.
Mocking others in front of the emperor is an even worse strategy.
Xuantian first beat up the Crown Prince and the Third Prince.
With a face full of relief, he looked at Ye and said, "Sixth Prince, since you have relieved me of my worries, I will appoint you as the Minister of Works. If you have any problems in the future, you can report them directly."
Although Ye was rewarded, there was no trace of a happy smile on his face.
He simply bowed according to the rules: "Thank you, Father! I will definitely not let you down."
Then we started discussing some other things.
The focus of the discussion was on the enemy's movements.
The barbarians were unwilling to accept defeat and united with several enemy countries to attack the Dayuan Dynasty.
Besides the need for revenge, the main reason was that winter was coming in a few months.
The northern barbarians all rely on animal husbandry for their livelihood, and resources are extremely scarce.
If they don't come to grab the resources for the winter, a large number of people will freeze to death or starve to death.
In order to survive and expand their race, they would go south almost every day to plunder the people of Dayuan.
It's really not possible, we can only attack each other.
However, the conditions in the northern countries are extremely poor, and even if they annex them, they will not get much supplies.
Compared with the attack on the Dayuan Dynasty, the gains were too little.
Ye has no interest in these things.
The imperial court has many military generals, and as long as the rear is adequately supplied, it is not afraid of invasion by enemy countries.
Even if we just drag the enemy out, we can still wear down the enemy.
All I have to do is to carry out the tasks assigned by the emperor.
The sooner the road is built, the more convenient it will be to transport goods to the north.
You will be the biggest beneficiary.
Wait until the end of the court.
Ignoring the strange looks from other officials, Yuye trotted out.
I want to go home early.
"Your Highness the Sixth Prince, please wait a moment!" A majestic voice suddenly came from behind.
When Ye looked back, it was not Wang Nangong You standing shoulder to shoulder.
This is Princess Ruyue's father, and Ye respects him very much.
He quickly bowed and said, "Greetings, Your Majesty!"
"I have something to tell you, let's talk together!"
Nangong You said with an expressionless face.
"Hey!" Suddenly, Ye Ye felt a surge of nervousness for no reason.
After all, this is his future father-in-law.
There was no smile on his face. Could it be that he didn't agree with the two of them being together?
"I wonder if the prince has anything to tell me?" Yuye asked cautiously.
Nangong You said, "Why are you so reckless? Do you know how much money it costs to build a road to the border?
I know you are wealthy from business, do you intend to empty your family's savings and use them all to repair the road?"
Although Nangong You was also devoted to the country and the people, he did not agree with Ye paying for the road construction himself.
After all, this is a major event for the court.
If we spend money to build a road today, will we still be able to afford it if the court is short of money tomorrow?
Matters concerning the imperial court should be resolved by the imperial court itself.
If individuals were required to contribute money, the imperial court would be extremely corrupt.
Besides, he is my son-in-law, and as his father-in-law, I cannot let him suffer any loss.
When Ye heard the rebuke, he actually felt a deep sense of relief.
It's okay if you don't object to being with Princess Ruyue.
"Your Highness, don't worry. Didn't my father tell me to raise the funds on my own?
How can I come up with so much money by myself?"
Ye replied.
Nangong You became even more anxious: "You say it's easy, but how can it be so easy to raise millions of taels of silver?
If you ask for money from others, I'm afraid everyone will treat you as an enemy."
Ye smiled and said, "Don't worry, Your Majesty, just listen to me and I will tell you carefully.
In fact, building this road is still profitable!
Because highways are different from other roads, you have to pay a fee as long as you use them.
Because the roads were faster, more goods were transported by horse-drawn carriages.
In this way, even if they have to pay, there are still many people willing to do it.
Judging from the situation in Nanyuan, it will only take a few days to earn back the money spent on road construction.
My plan is to get my money back first, and then collect an extra two or three pounds as interest.
This way, many people will be willing to invest money.”
"Is this possible? Are you sure it's feasible?" Nangong You had never seen this kind of investment method before.
In ancient times, the only way to make money was to engage in business or buy land and rent it out. If that was not possible, then lend money to others.
There are relatively few ways to make money through investment.
After listening to Ye's explanation, I felt it was very novel, but I was also a little worried that it was unreliable.
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