Crown Prince of the Empire, I quit!

As expected, Chen Shimao shook his head helplessly.

"We have already issued enough bills. The court now owes the people a full 80 million taels of silver."

"So many?"

Qin Ming's mouth twitched.

He hadn't even expected this number.

It is incredible that an ancient dynasty could owe so much debt by transferring it from one hand to the other.

As if seeing his worry, Chen Shimao nodded and comforted Qin Ming:

"Well, but your majesty, don't worry. This 80 million taels is just a figure on the books. We just need to distribute a portion of it as dividends every year, and we can slowly digest it over the next few decades."

"The most important issue now is that we need over seven million taels of silver to open another canal down south of the Yangtze River, but this year's deficit has already reached the red line."

What Chen Shimao meant was that he hoped Qin Ming could find some solution.

It would be best to make up for the deficit of seven million taels in a short period of time.

This way, their accounts this year will look better, and it won't be as if they have no money on the books now.

After hearing this, Qin Ming breathed a sigh of relief.

"Teacher, it would be better if you told me everything at once, otherwise my mood would be like a roller coaster."

"Your Majesty, what is a roller coaster?"

"It means up and down."

Qin Ming pulled Chen Shimao to sit aside, then smiled and took out a piece of white paper and tore it into two pieces.

"You mean I've already made up my mind. The answer is written on these two blank pieces of paper."

"Oh?"

Hearing this, Chen Shimao immediately looked at Qin Ming curiously. He didn't quite understand what Qin Ming meant.

"Your Majesty, please enlighten me."

"Guess which of these two pieces of paper has words on it. If you guess correctly, I will give you one hundred taels."

"It depends on luck. I guess it's the right hand."

As soon as Chen Shimao finished speaking, Qin Ming couldn't wait to open his right hand. On his right hand was an empty white piece of paper.

"It seems I'm just unlucky."

Chen Shimao smiled and waved his hand.

At this time, Qin Ming stretched out his other hand, and there was still a piece of white paper in his other hand.

"It's not that you're unlucky, it's that I didn't write anything at all."

Chen Shimao glanced at Qin Ming helplessly and said unhappily:

"Your Majesty, what do you mean?"

"It's simple. It's a lottery game where everyone chooses seven numbers from one to ten as their redemption numbers. The prize pool opens every three days..."

Qin Ming told Chen Shimao about the lottery model of later generations.

Chen Shimao's eyes went dark, and he could no longer understand what Qin Ming was doing.

"Your Majesty, how could your thoughts jump to such an extent? Isn't this a lie?"

"If it's really as you say, and we don't offer a bonus at all, it will definitely be discovered if it happens too often. By then, the court's credibility that you emphasized before will definitely disappear into thin air."

“Who said not to set it up?”

Qin Ming waved his hand immediately.

"With more people, we can set up a prize. But look, if we collect one million taels of silver and give out 800,000 taels as prizes, wouldn't the remaining 200,000 taels be a profit for the court organizing the lottery?"

Qin Ming's move can be described as getting something for nothing, and it doesn't even cost anything.

All you need to do is find a few people to draw the prize every day.

"This is not good."

Chen Shimao was still a little hesitant. After being upright for so many years, he really couldn't keep up with Qin Ming's thinking.

"Isn't this good?"

Qin Ming sighed helplessly:

"Some people play this game, even hiring people to help them, and then just take some money and fool the public."

"I have at least given away more than 80% of the silver. This is a conscientious act that has moved Daqian."

What Qin Ming said is really good.

There are actually many gambling houses in Daqian now.

Gambling houses like theirs sometimes just try to make money out of nothing.

"Okay, let's try it tomorrow."

"However, Your Majesty, it would be best to find someone below you to handle this matter. It is not a good idea for the court to personally intervene."

Chen Shimao's ideas are still relatively conservative.

If the imperial court were to personally do this kind of thing now, the effect would definitely be very good.

But it will also damage the prestige of the court.

The best thing is to find a chamber of commerce or an influential organization among the people to do it.

"understood."

Qin Ming nodded with a smile, then turned and entered the harem.

The harem was not very lively today, even a little deserted.

After turning a few corners, Qin Ming entered a large hall. It was a little empty, but the palace maid who was watching over him soon came to Qin Ming.

"His Majesty."

"Go and get her."

"Yes."

Soon, Wan Shu entered the harem from outside the palace.

When he saw Wan Shu, a smile appeared on Qin Ming's lips.

This made Wan Shu take a few steps back in surprise.

"Your Majesty, are you missing me?"

"That's natural."

Qin Ming smiled and hugged Wan Shu in his arms, but Wan Shu pouted and struggled to break free from his arms.

"When you have time, go see Sister Guan. She's been super busy at the factory lately. It's all your fault for insisting on increasing the orders from Yan Dynasty."

"As for making money, I will naturally compensate her when she is done with her busy schedule."

As he spoke, Qin Ming took Wan Shu into his arms again.

"I came to you today because I have great news to tell you."

"I don't have seven million taels of silver."

Wan Shu curled her lips, a look of disgust on her face.

But even if it is a look of disgust, when it is revealed on the face of such a beautiful woman, it makes people feel even more itchy.

"You know it all."

"Of course I know. The royal relatives in the northwest told me a long time ago that if they stopped, yours would stop too."

"As your good wife, I went to see Minister Chen that night."

Wan Shu sighed.

"You may not know that these seven million taels are the remaining seven million taels after the Lingnan Chamber of Commerce took out a portion of the silver."

"The situation is indeed quite serious. No wonder the teacher came to me specifically."

Qin Ming nodded slowly. Seeing his calm look, Wan Shu suddenly became curious.

"Do you have any solution?"

"Yes."

Qin Ming told Wan Shu about the lottery issuance.

"Is this okay?"

Wan Shu looked at Qin Ming in confusion.

Anyone who can come up with such an idea must be a genius.

"Go ahead and give it a try. In a month, you can at least send it ten times."

"With the publicity from the imperial newspapers, I'm sure your business will be able to take off quickly. Selling a few million taels of lottery tickets in a three-day period shouldn't be a big problem, right?"

Qin Ming's words were quite tempting.

At this time, Wan Shu finally raised her red lips and hugged his neck with both hands.

"Then we must also compensate you for the silver we contributed previously."

"Of course. You can take some of the money you earn back."

Qin Ming spoke seriously, but at this time Wan Shu suddenly kissed his face with her red lips.

"I want you to compensate me."

Qin Ming understood what he meant and immediately picked up the beauty in his arms by the waist.