Royal daughter-in-law makes money

Chapter 52

"It's okay, it doesn't eat people." Joan said with a smile.

"Miss, this is an iron-eating beast. This little thing is very powerful and can even bite through iron. Be careful that it might hurt you." The servant said worriedly.

Qiao Anan suddenly remembered that people in history seemed to call giant pandas iron-eating beasts, but they clearly eat bamboo.

But he is called the iron-eating beast, not the carnivorous beast. Why do you still think that he should eat meat?

"He doesn't eat meat, he only eats bamboo. You just need to prepare some bamboo for him." Qiao Anan did not insist on opening the iron cage, but instructed someone to take good care of the panda.

"By the way, Dad, the emperor asked you to come to the palace tomorrow when you are free." Qiao Anan said, remembering the emperor's instructions.

"Looking for me at night? What does the emperor want to see me for?" Qiao Zhencheng was shocked. He hadn't done anything bad recently.

Could it be that the emperor is short of money again?

That shouldn't be the case. They have already given most of their family income to the national treasury.

At the rate his daughter earns money, the national treasury might not have enough money.

"You'll know when you go to the palace to see the emperor tomorrow. By the way, I gave Zhuo Ling Mountain to the emperor." Qiao Anan told the emperor about how she gave Zhuo Ling Mountain to the emperor.

"Just give the mountain away. No need to tell Dad. You can make the decision about our family's affairs." Qiao Zhencheng thought that there was no point in keeping the mountain. They couldn't grow anything there, and it would just get in the way.

Besides, Qiao Anan is a worry-free child. She is thoughtful in everything and never does business at a loss.

"Dad, don't you feel sad?" Qiao An looked at Qiao Zhencheng and asked with a smile.

Qiao Anan guessed that his father might not know that there was iron ore in the mountain.

But even if he knew, he would not be stingy. After all, even if he knew there was an iron mine, he could not dig it. It would be better to sell it to the emperor.

Tobe

"Sir Du, although the emperor sent a lot of silver before, now the silver is almost gone. What should we do?" Yu Dehou asked Du Junyuandao anxiously.

"How's the revenue of those shops recently?" Du Junyuan stroked his forehead and sighed in his heart.

The one million taels of silver the Qiao family had given him sounded like a lot, but the national treasury had been severely short-changed over the years, and many of the debts had been accumulating for a long time.

"It's still the same." Cao Xuezhi sighed.

At this point he had to admit that girl Qiao Anan.

She has her own unique way of doing business.

I also felt a little indignant. Why did they earn so much money every day?

And they worked so hard, but in return they suffered losses that could never be made up for.

"If it really doesn't work, how about we go to the Qiao family and borrow some money?" Zhang Zhihe, a doctor in the Ministry of Revenue, suggested nervously.

"If you go to the Qiao family to borrow it, will the Qiao family lend it to you?" Yu Dehou rolled his eyes at Zhang Zhihe.

The Qiao family's money didn't come from the wind, so they didn't think they would just borrow it and get it from others. That was really naive.

"But now there are floods in the south of the Yangtze River and drought in the north of the Huai River. Everyone is waiting for money." Pang Yucheng said after thinking for a while.

"Let's think of another way. If that doesn't work, let the shopkeepers send the silver in their shops over here first." Du Junyuan said with a headache.

But he knew in his heart that this was not a long-term solution. The business of those shops was not very good. Even if the money was sent to him, it would be a drop in the bucket.

"The national treasury has been short of money for a long time. Why are you so dejected now?" Cao Xuezhi thought about it and felt that these people were making a fuss out of nothing.

It is well known that their court is short of money.

Could it be that because they had a considerable sum of money a few days ago, they felt that this was the life they deserved?

"It is easy to go from frugality to extravagance, but it is difficult to go from extravagance to frugality." Yu Dehou thought about it and sighed.

"Sir, sir, there are a lot of people outside." At this time, a servant shouted anxiously from outside.

"What's going on? You guys are making such a fuss. Can't you see that I'm discussing some matters with the adults?" Du Junyuan was already in a bad mood, and he didn't expect this servant to be so impatient.

"It's not Lord Du. People outside said he came to deliver silver to the national treasury." The servant said, panting.

"Send silver? It's only the beginning of the month and the date hasn't arrived yet? How come we just asked them to send the silver, and all those shopkeepers came to send it so willingly?" Yu Dehou couldn't help but said sarcastically. After all, before, when they asked them to send the silver, those shopkeepers kept refusing and only came to send the silver reluctantly.

Yu Dehou thought about it again and knew that this was unlikely. After all, they had not yet passed on the order.

"It's not those shopkeepers. No, there are shopkeepers, but... they are not our shopkeepers. These are the shopkeepers of the Qiao family!" The servant spoke incoherently. Du Junyuan simply didn't listen to him anymore and walked out the door directly.

At this time, Nanqi brought the shopkeepers of the Qiao family to place the prepared silver and money at the door of the Ministry of Revenue, waiting for the Ministry of Revenue to inspect and accept it before sending it to the national treasury.

This was half of the Qiao family's income last month. He sent it to the treasury on Qiao An'an's orders.

At this time, Qiao Anan had already entered the palace to find the emperor with the account book.

"An An is here." Chu Yuanming was in a very good mood when he saw Qiao An An coming.

This is his lucky star, which can shine brighter on the Chu Yuan Kingdom.

"Your Majesty, I'm here to give you the account book." Qiao Anan handed the account book to Chu Yuanming and said.

"What account book?" Chu Yuanming looked at the account book Qiao Anan mentioned with a look of surprise. What account book? Could it be that Qiao Anan had evidence of the crimes of some corrupt officials?

"Your Majesty, this is the account book of the Qiao family from last month. I have asked someone to send half of last month's income to the national treasury. This is the account book, Your Majesty, please take a look." Qiao Anan said again.

"An An can make the decision on her own about this matter." Chu Yuanming did not mention what Qiao An An said. In his opinion, the Qiao family had already provided timely help by sending so much silver to the court. He did not think that the Qiao family could earn much silver in a month. After all, few of the businesses in the Ministry of Revenue made money. When the deficit was due, the national treasury would also be in deficit.

"Your Majesty, don't you want to take a look?" Qiao Anan didn't expect Chu Yuanming to be so reassured.

The Qiao family had quite a bit of revenue last month.

Although it's not one million taels.

But at least she sent 500,000 taels of silver to the palace.

"No need to look, I believe An An." Chu Yuanming said with a smile, and then he thought of himself and Qiao Zhencheng.

The marriage between Xiao Qiao Anan and the second prince has been discussed, and the wedding date is set for the ninth day of next month.

"An An, what do you want? As a wedding gift for you and Lao Er." Chu Yuanming asked with a smile.

"Your Majesty, can you give me what I want?" Qiao Anan asked with shining eyes.