The cannon fodder female supporting role is busy in the book, and she gets mad when she disagrees wi

The emperor had spoken, and Fang Zhenghua could only reluctantly return to the team. He still needed to think of another way to make Shi Lidie return to her ancestral home.

At this time, Shi Lidie stepped forward, bowed to the emperor and said:

"Your Majesty, you just asked me if there was anything else I wanted, and you said you would give me another generous reward. Do you still mean what you said?"

"Of course, when have I ever broken my promise?" The emperor smiled, "It seems that you have something you want. Tell me, as long as it's not excessive, I will satisfy you."

The emperor liked Shi Lidie more because of her directness.

Subjects with desires are easier to control. If Shi Lidie has made such a great contribution but does not want anything, the emperor may suspect that she has other intentions.

Now, she has something to ask for, and that's good.

Shi Lidie thought for a moment and said:

"I would like to ask Your Majesty for a piece of calligraphy to be made into a plaque and hung at the door of my tavern."

"Your Majesty, you should know that I am a business owner in Luoyun Town. I opened a tavern and a tailor shop. The name of the shop is 'Sooner or Later, It Will Be the Best in the World'. I am not bragging. My wine and clothes are indeed unique in the Dayin Dynasty."

"Therefore, I want to continue doing business in the capital, and keep my Sooner or Later is the No. 1 Tavern and Sooner or Later is the No. 1 Private Tailor open and develop them."

The emperor was very surprised and asked:

"You are already a county lady, with a salary from the court and rewards from me, and you don't have to worry about not being able to make a living, but you still want to do business? People in the capital who are proud of their status don't bother to compete with the people for profit. What do you think?"

Shi Lidie was a little surprised when she heard this. She didn't expect that it would involve the issue of competing with the people for profits.

So she thought about it carefully before answering:

"Your Majesty, I used to live a poor life, and I had an ultimate dream, which was to make a lot of money so that I would never fall into the sad situation I was in before."

"Now that I have some skills and have been favored by Your Majesty, I naturally want to move forward towards my dream."

"As for competing with the people for profit..."

"Your Majesty, I think this word itself is wrong."

"Oh? What's wrong?" asked the emperor.

"What do you mean by competing with the people for profits?" Shi Lidie asked instead of answering, "People's businesses are doing well, and I suddenly come in to interfere, even disrupting market prices and causing losses to the people. This is called competing with the people for profits. But the business I want to do has no competitors among the people, so how can I compete for profits?"

She brought out the political economics knowledge she had learned in her previous life and said to the emperor again:

"Your Majesty, although the social hierarchy of scholars, farmers, merchants and artisans is strict in today's society, and the previous dynasty also had many policies that emphasized agriculture and suppressed commerce, it was because the previous dynasty was afraid that merchants would pursue profits and thus abandon the cultivation of the land."

"But under your Majesty's governance, the Great Yin Dynasty has been peaceful and prosperous. At this time, people's needs have long since changed from basic survival to the pursuit of a quality life."

"When families have extra money, they will think about spending it, and once they spend it, it will promote the prosperity of commercial activities. When merchants make money, the tax revenue of the treasury will also increase. When the treasury is in surplus, the country will have the confidence to formulate many policies to benefit farmers and the people, so that the people's lives will be better. When the people's lives are better, they will think about improving quality and promoting consumption."

“This creates a virtuous cycle.”

"In fact, I believe that as long as we follow the rules of the market, abide by the laws of the country, and do business honestly, there will be no competition with the people for profits. Instead, it will make society more prosperous."

After listening to Shi Lidie's speech about "competing with the people for profit", the emperor's admiration grew even more.

In fact, the court was full of talented people, and the Ministry of Revenue was not without officials who understood this aspect, and the emperor had heard of many things, but it was the first time he heard such words from a fifteen or sixteen-year-old girl.

He thought, perhaps Shi Lidie had indeed not received much education from a lady from an aristocratic family.

However, her experiences from childhood to adulthood have made her more worldly-wise and experienced in human relationships than the noble ladies in the capital. She understands worldly affairs and can think deeply about social relationships at a young age, which is truly amazing.

Thinking of this, he was really willing to give Shi Lidie a chance, so he said:

"Okay, I will give you a plaque that reads 'You will be the best in the world sooner or later'. When you do business in the future, you can hang this plaque on your signboard. I also want to see how far your business can go."

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Shi Lidie quickly bowed to express her gratitude.

She didn't know she was traveling through two books before, so the plan she made for herself was to start from Luoyun Town, and move step by step to the county town, the prefectural capital, and the capital, until her business empire spread all over the country.

But now, she has come to the capital, has the status of a county lord, and has made new connections. Her business empire can radiate from the capital to all parts of the country.

This is much smoother than her climbing up from small places.

Although there are many difficulties in a place where powerful people gather, there are also many opportunities. She doesn't believe that she, a modern person standing on the shoulders of giants and looking back, will not be able to handle a business.

"Get up. The imperial edict to confer the title of county princess will come down later, and the plaque will be delivered together. You go down first." said the emperor.

Shi Lidie stopped talking, responded, bowed, turned around and left the court.

Behind him, the discussion about important court affairs was still going on, but it had little to do with Shi Lidie. No matter how good an impression the emperor had of her, he would not allow a woman to interfere in court affairs.

So what she had to do now was to find a suitable shop and reopen her tavern.

After leaving the palace, Shi Lidie went to find Chen Shuting.

She currently has very few connections in the capital, and apart from the Chen family and the Pei family, she is not very familiar with other families.

The Pei family is a military family consisting mostly of men, who can provide her with shelter, but too much contact with them will inevitably lead to gossip. Chen Shuting, on the other hand, is of similar age to her and is also a good friend, so it would be most appropriate to ask her for help.

Chen Shuting saw Shi Lidie and bowed with a smile:

"Greetings to the Lady of Yun'an County."

"Oh, you're kidding me!" Shi Lidie quickly helped her up, "But I'm curious. The imperial edict hasn't even come down yet. How do you know I've become a county lady?"

Chen Shuting heard this and explained:

"Although the imperial edict has not yet come down, the words of His Majesty have already been drafted by the people of the Inner Court. With so many people talking, it is inevitable that it will be leaked."

"It's not a big deal, but you came to see me right after leaving the palace. Is there something urgent?"

Shi Lidie let Chen Shuting pull her to sit down, drank some tea, and then spoke:

"I know that you ladies from noble families all have businesses. When you learn how to manage household expenses, you will also learn about your own businesses. So you must be very familiar with the commercial streets of the capital, right?"

"Your Majesty has allowed me to continue to open the First Tavern. I want to find a suitable store. Do you have any recommendations?"