The Empress came ashore and beheaded the meritorious officials, forcing me to wear the yellow robe

"Oh! Princess, what are you doing? Please get up quickly and don't distress your husband! If there's anything, let's get up and talk!"

Regardless of whether Li Jize was genuine or just pretending, he was afraid of being seen by others, so he immediately stepped forward to support the little princess, so as to avoid being seen and accused of having "rebellious intentions."

As a result, the little princess refused to get up despite her husband's outstretched hand. Tears welled in her eyes as she said, "My dear husband, this is the most crucial moment for Da Qi. My ancestors' kingdom and country depend entirely on your will. Just consider it... just consider it Zhizhi's plea to you. As husband and wife, please help me and my sister! Help Da Qi!"

If it were someone from this feudal era, the princess would have knelt down! Especially such a beautiful little princess, so pitiful. She has already done this, what else do you want from her?

But Li Jize was really a weirdo. When he saw the little princess kneeling on the ground, his first reaction was...

Isn’t this just moral kidnapping?

I don't care whether you want money for the raw materials or not, and I don't care whether you are willing or not. Anyway, for the sake of our relationship as husband and wife, as a monarch and his subject, and for the sake of the court and the country, you have to help me!

If that's the case, just kneel down and kowtow, and others will give you things for free.

Why is Li Jize still struggling? If I carry that mat with me every day when I go out, I would have become rich and even have my legs amputated.

Princess, what's wrong with you? Princess, you don't have more flesh than others, right?

So, Li Jize pretended to be extremely embarrassed and heartbroken and said, "Princess, it's not that your husband doesn't want to help you two sisters, but we've been really financially strapped lately! With all these natural and man-made disasters, mining merchants everywhere have raised their prices again, and our local workers are clamoring for a pay raise. I just want them to produce firearms, but I don't have the money."

At this point, he saw the little princess was about to speak again with an anxious look on her face, so he quickly blocked her mouth again. "But don't worry, when your husband makes money and turns the tide, and produces gunpowder and projectiles as soon as possible, I will definitely find ways to support Your Majesty first."

"..."

It was obvious that he was just making excuses. It didn't cost him anything anyway, so who wouldn't say that?

But you can't find any fault with what he said.

Workers do need to be paid, and minerals do need to be purchased with silver.

Can you, the emperor, show off your relationship, or your little princess, flirt with your charm, and silver will appear out of thin air?

Most importantly...

You two sisters can shamelessly get away with it, so I, Li Jize, can certainly be shameless, evade responsibility, and lie! I can do what you can do, and I can do what you can't do!

The little princess gritted her teeth, unwilling to give up. It had come to this point. If she didn't get some supplies, how could the war in the south continue? How could the royal family maximize its interests?

She thought about it for a moment, her eyes rolling. Don't mention it! She actually came up with a compromise. "Husband! While following you in business for some time, Zhizhi learned and heard a name for it. It's called investment, right?"

Ok?

Li Jize was stunned when he heard this, wondering what she meant by this sentence?

Could it be that during this time she'd been following me, she'd checked my accounts and found out how much the Prince Qin's Mansion was earning?

Impossible! Even if Chen Yingyuan and his gang of bastards had the guts to do it, they wouldn't dare to joke about the Qingzhou warehouse!

Can this be shown to others?

Seeing that Li Jize remained silent, the little princess simply smiled and continued, "As for investment, as far as I know, it's about seeing the value of a commodity and then investing money in it. After it generates profits, you get the money back with interest, right?"

Although he didn't know what she was going to do, Li Jize nodded and continued, "That's right. Investing is a science! If you don't invest well, you might lose all your money, including your principal and interest."

Let me give you a heads-up in advance, so that she won't bring up the Qingzhou business later. At worst, she will just say it's a loss.

but……

Li Jize was really thinking in the wrong direction.

"Since my husband loves doing business in Qingzhou, why not invest in my sister? Investing in His Majesty and the imperial court, isn't this the biggest and most profitable business in the world?"

Emma! The little princess' words left Li Jize dumbfounded. It was impossible to guard against it! After going around in circles, the topic actually came back.

Li Jize turned around and looked at her with a strange look. He asked in confusion, "Oh, I'm really curious. According to the princess, investing in His Majesty and the court is the biggest investment. So how exactly should I invest? What should I invest with?"

"My dear, you only need to provide firearms, muskets, and gunpowder as an initial investment. When the time comes, after the court has taken over the southern lands and Zuo Santong's wealth, how much money you have spent can be returned to you by the court and the imperial sister with interest!"

The little princess looked straight at her husband Li Jize and spoke very logically, "You give us bullets and guns, and we'll go conquer the territory. When we take it down, we'll share the profits together!"

It has to be said that this deal is very cost-effective for Li Jize.

You don't have to do anything, just let the factory run at full capacity to produce weapons and ammunition, and then you can divide the land and money. Why not do it?

Although this plan is very tempting and is also the trick that a certain bandit country in later generations is most adept at playing, the problem is that given the empress's reputation of not keeping her word and abandoning her employees after they have served their purpose, is there anyone who dares to invest?

If you dare to continue investing like this, that’s not business, that’s charity!

And remember, money can never beat guns!

Li Jize wanted to arm the Qi army, let the Qi army conquer the world, and then divide the wealth with him?

What is the difference between this behavior and "My neighbor stores food, so I store guns. My neighbor is my granary"?

Once the empress unified the south and the world, she would turn her back on him and turn her army against him. Would Li Jize still be able to keep his wealth?

So the gun must be held in your own hands!

Of course, business can still be done.

There was a game in later generations that had a disgusting mechanism that made countless people complain. It first let you win two games, and then matched you with a bunch of garbage teammates.

Anyway, I always keep you in a state where you want to win but can't, but when you don't want to play, I will let you win a few games to give you hope. It's like I want to make you full but can't, and want to starve to death but can't.

This way players will continue to spend time in the game.

Li Jize could also make an arms deal with the Empress, allowing her to purchase weapons with land and property gained through conquest. However, he could also set a fixed limit on the amount of weapons she possessed, preventing her from being overfed but also preventing her from starving.

In this way, the empress will become his own employee, always expanding territory and always on the road of looting.

Why not do it?