Royal daughter-in-law makes money

Chapter 252

"Well, you're not too stupid. You knew to escape first." Chu Yuanming nodded.

"However, we don't know how long this war will last. Although the national treasury is now much richer, we still need to have more weapons. The silver we have is simply not enough. It seems that we still have to find a way to earn more silver." Chu Yuanming said with a long sigh.

"Father, what about the Liu family..." The prince thought, doesn't the Liu family still have three million taels of silver? If it really doesn't work out, just use it first.

I guess the Liu family doesn't have the face to come to them to ask for the money back.

"This money cannot be touched for the time being. Who knows whether its origin is clean? If the Liu family cheated the people of their money, this money must be returned to the people." Chu Yuanming shook his head. Three million taels of silver is not a small amount. If it was really cheated by the Liu family, it would take a lot of people to get so much money.

Maybe someone’s life-saving money is in there.

"Your Majesty is indeed thoughtful. However, our royal family's livelihood is now able to bring in some income under the leadership of the Second Princess's wife. However, the expenses are too high now." The prince sighed and said truthfully.

"Chu Yuan Kingdom belongs to everyone. It is not enough to rely on the Qiao family alone. An An has done a lot for our Chu Yuan Kingdom." Chu Yuanming suddenly had an idea. It is said that there are officials, farmers, merchants and artisans. Although there are not so many classes in their Chu Yuan Kingdom, they are also businessmen. In many officials' eyes, they are still considered to be of lower status.

However, when the country is in need, he still hopes that everyone can contribute.

"Father, do you want more merchants to join in?" The prince immediately understood Chu Yuanming's meaning. After all, the Qiao family is already so powerful. If there are more of them, wouldn't the pressure on their treasury be less?

"Well, I'll announce later which family the Marquis of Loyalty and the fifth prince's father-in-law are from?" Chu Yuanming suddenly felt that the fifth prince's wife was not as capable as Qiao Anan.

"Father, my fifth brother's wedding is coming up in a few days," the prince reminded.

"Why can't you come to see me when you're getting married? It's the fifth brother getting married, not his father-in-law!" Chu Yuanming was unhappy. The more others tried to stop him, the more he wanted to see Qian Youcai.

"I said the wrong thing." The prince quickly admitted his mistake.

Chu Yuanming still summoned Qiao Zhencheng and Qian Youcai.

"Brother Qiao, tell me, the emperor has summoned us for something?" Qian Youcai asked nervously as he followed Qiao Zhencheng.

"What's the big deal? Your daughter is getting married soon. Just treat it as meeting the in-laws in advance. Isn't that normal?" Qiao Zhencheng said nonchalantly.

This was not the first time he had met the emperor, and he felt that the emperor was a very easy person to deal with.

Although Qian Youcai had the experience of meeting the emperor last time, he still felt in his heart that his status did not allow him to see the emperor at any time.

Besides, if it was about the wedding of his daughter and the fifth prince, then why did he call Qiao Zhencheng here?

His daughter had been married to the second prince for half a year.

Chu Yuanming was in a good mood when he saw Qiao Zhencheng.

"Lord Qiao, Lord Qian, you are here, but Eunuch Li hasn't found a seat yet?" Chu Yuanming quickly signaled Eunuch Li to move a chair for the two of them.

"Your Majesty, I thank you!" Qiao Zhencheng was not polite at all and sat down on the chair.

His daughter has given this man a lot of money. Isn't it just a chair in the imperial study?

What's wrong with sitting?

At this moment, even if the emperor asked him to go up and sit on the dragon throne with him, Qiao Zhencheng would go and sit there without blinking.

Qian Youcai, who was standing by, had never seen such a scene before. He saw Qiao Zhencheng sitting down, and if he didn't sit down, he would seem too out of place.

But if he sat down, he was worried that the emperor would blame him for being too rude.

"Why don't you sit down, Lord Qian?" Chu Yuanming looked at Qian Youcai in confusion, not knowing what he meant.

"The emperor told you to sit, so just sit!" Qiao Zhencheng reminded in a low voice.

"I thank the emperor!" Qian Youcai said tremblingly, then sat down.

Chu Yuanming nodded with satisfaction. Just now he thought Qian Youcai had some opinions.

"I wonder if the emperor wants me and Brother Qian to come to the palace for something?" Qiao Zhencheng had just sat down when he hurried to Chu Yuanming without any hesitation.

Chu Yuanming felt even more satisfied when he saw the look in Qiao Zhencheng's eyes. This Qiao family member was really good at dealing with things. Just now he was still thinking about how to start the conversation, and Qiao Zhencheng handed him a ladder.

"I believe that you two dear ministers have also heard about the invasion of my Chuyuan Kingdom by the Xijing Kingdom?" Chu Yuanming said with a sad sigh.

"I have heard about this!" Qiao Zhencheng nodded. Of course he knew about this. After all, his son-in-law had already gone to war with the Kingdom of Xijing, so it was hard for him not to know about it.

"I have also heard about this matter." Qian Youcai quickly responded.

"Your Majesty, is there anything you need us for now?" Qiao Zhencheng asked whatever he was thinking.

After all, he felt that there was no need to beat around the bush with the emperor. If he had anything to ask, he could just ask directly. It would be boring to keep guessing in his mind.

Qian Youcai widened his eyes when he saw Qiao Zhencheng asking this question. He didn't expect that Qiao Zhencheng had such an attitude towards him on weekdays. Why did he treat the emperor like this as well?

"Although we in Jiaku have An'an's strong support and are much richer than before, we don't know how long this war with Xijing Kingdom will last. It is said that raising soldiers and fighting wars consumes the most money. However, aren't the soldiers fighting on the battlefield to protect the people of our Chuyuan Kingdom? If they don't eat well, how can they have the strength to kill the enemy? If their weapons are not sharp enough, how can they kill the enemy?" Chu Yuanming followed what Qiao Zhencheng said and continued.

"Your Majesty is right. If we don't provide the soldiers with the best food and weapons, they will not be able to withstand the attacks of the enemy countries." Qiao Zhencheng nodded, thinking that what Chu Yuanming said was right.

Qiao Zhencheng also understood Chu Yuanming's words. Although the national treasury had silver, it was not much. If the war with Xijing State lasted for a long time, the silver in the national treasury would not be enough.

"Your Majesty, our Qiao family is willing to donate another one million taels of silver to the soldiers who are going to the expedition to Xijing Kingdom!" Qiao Zhencheng stood up and said the archer.

Qian Youcai, who was standing by, saw Qiao Zhencheng stand up and was so scared that he stood up quickly too.

After hearing what Qiao Zhencheng said, Qian Youcai said without hesitation: "Your Majesty, the Qian family is also willing to donate 600,000 taels of silver to the soldiers going to the Xijing Kingdom!"

As soon as Qian Youcai said this, he felt a little annoyed. Others felt sorry for their son-in-law, so why should he join in the fun?

Chu Haojue led three thousand men and rode at full speed to the border town of Chu Yuan State.

At this time, under the city wall, Zhou Chengzhi and the soldiers of Xijing State were shouting under the city wall.

"How dare you, the cowards of the Chu Yuan Kingdom, not come out to fight?"

It’s December now, I wish everyone all the best in the future!