Traveling through ancient times, the empress insisted on having a child with me

Ling Chuan was startled and said quickly: "Don't mention it, then I'll talk about something else."

Lu Xi took a sip of tea, and his expression became clearer: "Go ahead."

"Look, I'm sitting here doing nothing all day. Can I find something to do?"

Lu Xi's eyes fixed: "What do you want to do?"

Ling Chuan pointed in the direction of the shop in front and said, "I want to do business. To be honest, I think the daily operation of this shop is a bit bleak. If you hand it over to me, I can bring it back to life."

"Can you do business?"

Ling Chuan chuckled: "I also learned it from miscellaneous books."

Lu Xi nodded slightly: "Your disaster relief method has helped me a lot. I will give you this shop as a reward."

Ling Chuan was stunned at the time. In the core CBD area of ​​San Tiao Xiang, such a large yard and street-facing shops were attached. Was it just given away like that?

"No, no, no." Ling Chuan waved his hands repeatedly: "I'm helping you out of a favor, this is a private matter, helping you run the shop is a public matter, let's keep things separate."

"Favor?" This statement surprised Lu Xi. She originally wanted to use this shop to offset Ling Chuan's so-called favor, but this guy didn't want it: "Then tell me, what is this official business?"

"Well, I will invest in the company with my technology and be responsible for running the store. For now, I will own 60% of the shares. By the end of the year, if the profits of the store increase tenfold, I will increase my shareholding by another 10%. What do you think?"

Lu Xi looked at Ling Chuan carefully and said, "You are quite calculating. You want to take 70% of the shares of my shop without any words."

"Why are you just talking nonsense?" Ling Chuan said hurriedly, "Didn't I say that I would invest in technology?"

“What is technology investment?”

“I have a secret recipe that can elevate the taste of dim sum far beyond its competitors.”

Lu Xi curled her lips and said, "The snacks in this shop are made with recipes from the palace. Why do you think your recipe is better than the one from the palace?"

"Okay, I'll be frank. I can make white sugar. Generally, maltose is used to make cakes, which is bland and tasteless. If white sugar is used, the taste of the cakes will be unique. Based on this unique secret recipe, do you think it's worth 60% of the shares, Ms. Lu?"

"Can you make white sugar?" Lu Xi leaned forward unconsciously. White sugar had a special meaning to her.

Three years ago, she personally went into battle to quell the rebellion. The swords on the battlefield were ruthless and she was covered with wounds. The days of recuperation were extremely difficult. Whenever she was in a bad mood, she could calm down by drinking a glass of sugar water.

However, ever since the foreign countries stopped paying tribute three years ago, the amount of sugar used in the palace has become less and less, so that there is not much sugar left in the palace now.

In other words, this white sugar is something that cannot be bought even with money, but Lingchuan can actually refine it.

Ling Chuan could hear the doubt in Lu Xi's tone. He spread his hands and said, "You can wait until I refine the sugar before making a decision."

Lu Xi made the decision on the spot: "Okay, as long as you can refine white sugar, I'll give you 70% of the shares."

"Then it's a deal."

"How many people are needed to refine sugar? What raw materials are needed and how long does it take?"

Ling Chuan waved his hand: "I will refine a little first, it won't take much effort, but it will take time... I guess it will take ten days or so."

"Okay, if you need anything, just look for Lao Cao."

After Lu Xi left, Ling Chuan started to think in his mind. Given his current situation, although he had already slept with Lu Xi, judging from her attitude, it was obvious that she just wanted to borrow his seed.

A rich woman spent a lot of money to have a child, but kicked herself away after she got the son?

Ling Chuan snorted. How could it be so easy? You gave birth to my son and you want to kick me out? You're dreaming.

Although Ling Chuan wanted to take a shortcut, he could betray himself but not his son, even if this son did not exist yet.

Ling Chuan once heard a saying, if she is just beginning to fall in love, all you need to do is pester her; if she has seen a lot of people, all you need to do is be sincere and true to her; if she is inexperienced, take her to see the world; if she has experienced many vicissitudes of life, take her to ride a carousel.

Based on Ling Chuan's current observations, this woman is not easy to deal with. If you say she is just beginning to fall in love, she is in charge of a huge aristocratic family and must have seen countless people. If you say she has experienced many vicissitudes of life, she is still a novice in bed.

So Ling Chuan decided to take a three-pronged approach: psychology, physiology and career. I don’t believe we can’t succeed.

After returning to the palace, Lu Xi summoned the left and right prime ministers immediately, and then told them the two methods Ling Chuan had mentioned. The two had similar expressions to Lu Xi at the time, both of them were full of confusion, but finally they suddenly understood.

The Right Prime Minister Shi Qian was quick-witted and brought up many relevant details.

The left minister, An Changqing, raised a question with a tangled look on his face: "May I ask, Your Majesty, which great talent came up with these good strategies?"

The ideas proposed by Lingchuan are all very practical, but they are slightly in conflict with what is said in the sacred learning, so An Changqing saw the clue. After all, His Majesty has been studying sacred learning since childhood, so how could he come up with such a crooked way.

Lu Xi naturally couldn't insist that it was his own idea, so he could only perfunctorily say, "I got this from a merchant. What do you two prime ministers think?"

Although Lu Xi said that he had learned it from others, Shi Qian still flattered him: "Your Majesty has a keen eye for identifying pearls. This is a good strategy to save the people from danger. It can even be said to be a great merit."

Although An Changqing had always been at odds with the flattering Shi Qian, he had to agree with him this time: "Although Prime Minister Shi's words are exaggerated, they are true. He was able to properly resettle the more than 300,000 disaster victims and stabilize the price of grain. He has indeed made contributions to the country."

Lu Xi nodded: "Since both Prime Ministers think this plan is feasible, then let's do it. Who should be sent to Jiangzhou Prefecture to provide disaster relief? Do the two Prime Ministers have any recommendations?"

Shi Qian was about to grab the job, but was a step behind An Changqing: "Your Majesty, I have something to say."

"Please speak, Minister An."

"The person who proposed these three disaster relief strategies has the talent to govern the country. At this time when the court is eager to recruit talented people, we can call him to serve as an official and order him to go to Jiangzhou Prefecture to provide disaster relief."

Shi Qian was shocked. This old man was quite quick in snatching people away.

Although I don't know who made the suggestion, he is talented and has a close relationship with Your Majesty. He will definitely have a place in the court in the future. It would be a good idea to establish a good relationship with him in advance.

So Shi Qian also stepped forward and said, "I second the proposal. I would like to recommend this person to serve as an official in the court. He can first be appointed as a secretary in the Secretariat, and then be rewarded based on his merits after the disaster relief."

Young people are radical. An Changqing only proposed the beginning, but Shi Qian had already arranged their position.

However, Lu Xi waved his hand and said, "This person does not know my identity, otherwise he would not speak freely to me. I am worried that once he becomes an official, he will be hesitant. Let's not talk about recommending him for the time being. The two prime ministers should first discuss who to send to provide disaster relief."