On the wedding day, my wife was abnormal

After saying this, Murong Yan raised her head proudly.

Finally, I managed to win the game.

Lin Zhen, ah Lin Zhen, fortunately I was not moved by your words today, otherwise why would you have such a shit-eating expression.

Huanhuan was even more proud like a white swan, with an expression that looked like she was enjoying watching the fun.

Gu Yunting grinned as wide as a crocodile, turned his head and raised his eyebrows provocatively, his expression could have sent a voice message: "Come on, can't you speak? Keep talking! Let's see who His Majesty is on your side!"

Lin Zhen was almost laughing because of these two people.

If you don’t know, you might think they got a great deal.

Besides, as Murong Yan is the emperor, it is understandable that he is a little arrogant. Why do you, an old man in his early fifties, have to get involved?

"The minister obeys the order."

"Hmm?" Gu Yunting's heart skipped a beat!

If Lin Zhen repeatedly quibbled and disagreed, he would still think it was normal.

But this kid actually agreed immediately!

wrong!

has a problem!

There is definitely a problem!

You must know that Lin Zhen would rather lead his troops to fight Mao Mengji in the street today than allow him to step into the casino.

Why did Murong Yan agree immediately after she said that?

Respect imperial power?

fart!

If the Lin family had respected imperial power, they would not be where they are today.

Murong Yan was also a little suspicious of Lin Zhen's answer. She leaned forward and said seriously, "Lin Zhen, do you know the consequences of deceiving the emperor?"

"I would never dare to deceive you. Since I have promised you, I will never go back on my word. You can let Prime Minister Gu take the things in the casino."

After saying this, Lin Zhen looked at Gu Yunting with a malicious look on his face: "Minister Gu, at noon tomorrow, all my people will withdraw from the casino. You are welcome to move in then."

Gu Yunting knew from Lin Zhen's expression that something was definitely wrong, but he couldn't quite figure out where this guy would start.

Could it be that he was planning to move the money from the underground bank in the middle of the night?

That's impossible. He doesn't even know where the money is hidden.

Besides, even if he knew, it would be impossible to move everything in one night.

Well, anyway, my goal today has been achieved. As long as the treasure is not lost, everything is under control.

At worst, I can ask His Majesty and send someone to monitor the casino at night.

Then, Gu Yunting bowed to Murong Yan and said, "Your Majesty, since Prince Lin agreed so readily, I am not one to procrastinate. I will go back and gather the servants and take my leave."

Murong Yan nodded: "Alright, Minister Gu, please go back."

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

The moment Gu Yunting turned around, he pointed at his eyes with the index and middle fingers of his right hand, and then pointed at Lin Zhen.

That means: Be careful, I will always keep an eye on you.

Lin Zhen smiled and nodded, watching him leave.

Seeing Lin Zhen still here, Murong Yan asked, "Lin Zhen, what else do you want?"

Lin Zhen smiled and said, "I have a request that Your Majesty may grant."

"If you have something to say, just say it. I don't have time to waste with you."

Having said that, Murong Yan had actually already made up her mind that no matter what Lin Zhen said, she would not agree.

This person is like an eel, he will drill into any hole he finds!

"I would like to do a business with Your Majesty."

"Business?" Murong Yan was a little surprised.

Among the four classes of people, scholars, farmers, merchants and artisans, merchants have the lowest status, and the Lin family has always disdained to have any dealings with merchants.

Especially Lin Zhenxian, who would rather be so poor that he had a bell hanging on his butt - jingling all the time - than make a penny from merchants. He was very upright and noble.

What happened to Lin Zhen?

"I don't know how to do business."

"No, I can teach you. This business is actually very simple. Your Majesty doesn't have to do anything. Just write an imperial edict and you can earn ten thousand taels of silver every month."

Lin Zhen deliberately took a few steps forward and lowered his voice to exude a sense of mystery.

"And...it's not taxes, it's His Majesty's personal coffers!"

"My personal one?" Murong Yan was a little moved when she heard this.

She is extremely poor now.

Even though the Gu family sent so much wealth a few days ago, it couldn't be spent at all.

If there are other sources of income, that would be great.

But she is not a silly woman like Liu Shuyao who would disregard anything for love. She has her own bottom line.

"You're not asking me to sell my official position, are you?"

"Your Majesty, rest assured. I will not do anything that would harm the country. This is a simple, profitable, and risk-free undertaking."

Lin Zhen, who knew the plot, was very familiar with the Daqian market.

The ones who are truly wealthy are the officials of the Gu family and the inconspicuous businessmen at the bottom.

Especially for merchants, paying one-thirty tax is no different from not paying any tax.

On the other hand, Murong Yan is a poor guy.

The Daqian court had no industry of its own, so it had no income of its own. Even the salaries for maids, eunuchs, and the Baiqi Division came from the national treasury, and even then, they were occasionally overdue for one or two months.

Murong Yan wants to train her own people, repair her own palace, etc., all of which require money, so she is almost going crazy for money now.

Murong Yan was slightly moved. She swallowed her saliva and said, "Lin Zhen, what exactly are you going to do?"

"Your Majesty gifted me a casino yesterday. How about we make money from this casino together?"

"Tell me more details."

"I need Your Majesty to issue an imperial decree and announce to the world that the Hero Casino will hold a Gambling King Competition on the ninth day of next month. The winner will be personally crowned Gambling King by the imperial court!"

"Gambling King!?"

Not only Murong Yan, but also Huanhuan and Wushe beside her opened their mouths wide.

Isn't this crazy?

Looking across all of China, no country would enfeoff such a prince!

Murong Yan was so angry that she was shaking. She pointed her pink finger at Lin Zhen and shouted in frustration, "Lin Zhen! What do you think my kingdom is? What do you think the nobles of Daqian are? How can you confer the title of prince so easily? It's such a joke!"

"Your Majesty, please calm down." Lin Zhen knew Murong Yan would be like this, so he had prepared his words long ago.

"Your Majesty, this gambling king is not a king of princes. It is just an empty title without any power or benefits, just like those self-proclaimed kings in the underworld, such as the Cat King, the Wild King, and the Sea King. However, this king is recognized and awarded by the imperial court."

"The title of gambling king may bring them a certain amount of fame, but it brings no real benefits."

"This plan is just a trivial imperial decree to Your Majesty, but it represents a monthly income of 10,000 taels of silver to the imperial family! I suspect that even if Prime Minister Gu transported the confiscated property to the palace, it would be a drop in the bucket for you, right? After all, the palace has so many other areas that require funding."

That’s right, Lin Zhen’s words directly grasped Murong Yan’s lifeline.

She is really short of money.

As soon as Gu Yunting brought in 300,000 taels of silver, he immediately spent 50,000 to pay off the monthly wages owed to the eunuchs and palace maids.

The remaining two hundred thousand is only enough to support them for two years, but we can't use so much money to support eunuchs, right?

I am not Emperor Ling of Han.

And this does not include the support for the Hundred Cavalry Division. If they are included, the expenses will be even greater.

Last year, Murong Yan secretly established the Hundred Cavalry Division in order to use them to supervise all officials so that she could obtain first-hand intelligence.

But due to lack of money, progress has been slow until now.

Ten thousand taels per month was like timely help to Murong Yan, but if she was just made a king without any reason, she would feel unwilling to accept it and became conflicted for a while.