My Erlang is so rich

Xuanyuan Hall.

Sitting on the dragon chair, Li Xuanning frowned, put one hand on the table and tapped it lightly with his fingertips, put the other hand on his forehead and kneaded it slightly, and let out a long breath from his nostrils from time to time.

Emperor Li Xuanning was a little bored right now, and the reason for his boredom was mainly because he had no money!

How can the majestic king of a country have no money?I have to start from the previous generation. During the reign of the late emperor, Li Xuanning's father fought for years to regain the frontiers, which greatly depleted the country's power.

After a few years of fighting, the country was prosperous and the people were peaceful, and the economy recovered. Maybe it was a few years of good life, and the first emperor began to spend his days and nights again. It's still business, the Great Practice Palace is extremely extravagant, and all the money in the treasury has been wiped out.

A few years later, the former emperor passed away, and what was left to the young emperor Li Xuanning was already an empty shell. When Li Xuanning ascended the throne, there was only less than 500 million taels of silver in the treasury.

500 taels of silver... This prodigal stuff, so many people, big and small, have to raise it, how many months can it last?Why……

Now that four years have passed, Li Xuanning is conscientious and diligent in governing and caring for the people. He wants to enrich the treasury but is unwilling to impose exorbitant taxes on the people, so he can only streamline the organization, rectify the administration of officials, be diligent and frugal, develop the economy, and save money hard.

But no matter how much I save, I have only saved for four years. Whenever I feel that Curry is a little richer, I spend it because of this or that!

No, it's the end of the year again, the military camps have to receive military pay, officials have to receive annual salaries, and internal servants have to allocate money. These large and small expenses are like running water. Li Xuanning is a little reluctant, but no matter how reluctant he is, he has to spend it.

"Cao Shangshu, go back and divide up the money. The Internal Attendant will allocate less money this year. I remember that there seemed to be more than enough allocated last year. It seems that we can save a little more." Li Xuanning said with a frown.

Cao Yingyu from the Household Department hastily stepped forward, arched her hands and bowed her waist, and replied: "Return to the emperor, I have carefully calculated with my subordinates recently, and all the allocations are still enough, and the internal servants can't save it now!"

"Why can't it be saved? Don't worry, there are no more people in the harem now than when the first emperor was in power, so it can be saved." Li Xuanning reassured.

"Your Majesty, the Inspector is indeed not spared. Originally, due to the three-year mourning period, the Emperor's marriage was temporarily put on hold. Now that four years have passed, the matter of the Emperor's wedding should also be put on the agenda. The expenses of the Inspector also need to be guaranteed." Prime Minister on the right. Link Lang stood up and said.

"Big marriage? If you want a big wedding, it will be extravagant. Besides, there is no suitable candidate yet, so don't worry about the expenses for now." Li Xuanning was a little impatient. He had talked about the big wedding many times in the past year. Bring it up!

"Your majesty, the right minister is right. This matter cannot wait any longer. The country cannot be without a king for a day, and the harem cannot be without a master for a day. Now that the country is peaceful and the people are safe, it is only a matter of time before the treasury is abundant, but the emperor's wedding cannot be delayed any longer!" The left side agreed.

"I also hope that the emperor will get married as soon as possible, so that there will be successors in my country!" Lin Kelang knelt on his knees and begged the emperor, hoping that the emperor would understand his painstaking efforts.

"I also hope that the emperor will get married as soon as possible, so that there will be successors in my country!" All the officials knelt down!

There is actually a reason why the ministers were so eager to get the emperor married.

When the first emperor was in power, he had arranged a marriage between Li Xuanning and Chen Guogong's daughter, Chen Shuang'er, and only waited for Chen Shuang'er and Ji.

Unexpectedly, Chen Shuang'er's confidante suffered a lot and got seriously ill. The marriage was delayed again and again, and she died before the big wedding.

Later, when Li Xuanning ascended the throne, he was in mourning for three years, and his marriage was temporarily put on hold.Now four years have passed, but Li Xuanning always procrastinates on the grounds that the treasury is empty and inconvenient to spend, or that candidates are still being considered.

Now there are only two concubines in the harem besides the two younger sisters and one younger brother who are the same mother as the emperor.

And neither of these two concubines came out.

This group of ministers who were concerned about the country, the people and the emperor's marriage finally couldn't wait any longer.

Li Xuanning looked a little irritatedly at all the lovers who sincerely advised and knelt down.I really don't know what they are anxious about. I am still young and healthy, are I afraid that I will not have a son?

Forget it, people can't keep kneeling for this matter.Li Xuanning pursed his lips, exhaled a long breath from his nose, and finally said: "My dear friends, please stand up, I just feel that the treasury is not full now, and the wedding will inevitably be extravagant. You don't have to force it like this I, I believe that you are the same, but the procedures for this matter are cumbersome, and I am a little tired today, so we can discuss it another day and retreat."

After the emperor finished speaking, he stood up, flicked his sleeves and walked out.At this time, the ministers in the palace stood up one after another with difficulty, from whispering to arguing loudly, and finally shook their heads helplessly...

Li Xuanning felt melancholy, walked around indiscriminately after leaving the main hall, looked up inadvertently, and unknowingly arrived at the Imperial Garden, then stood still, put his left hand behind his back, and rubbed his right hand in front of him.

Hey, Li Xuanning sighed in his heart, and said to Feng Deshun: "Shunzi, go and sit under the pavilion."

"Slave obeys the order." Feng Deshun bent down and answered, then turned his head and told the little eunuch beside him to prepare refreshments.

Li Xuanning went up the steps step by step, walked to the middle, flung off his clothes and sat on the stone bench in a daze.

After about a stick of incense, Feng Deshun felt a little worried. Although it was early autumn, it was not cold, so it would be okay to sit for a while longer.

But the emperor is not in a good mood today, and he hasn't spoken much until now, so he can't just let him sit like this until night.

Hesitating whether to step forward to persuade her, just as she was thinking, she suddenly heard the emperor speak.

"Shunzi, how many rich merchants are there in Shangjing?" Li Xuanning asked Feng Deshun with a teacup in his hand.

"Returning to the emperor, there are countless large and small merchants in Shangjing, and there are quite a few rich people. However, the four most prominent merchants in the past two years are Wang Yuanbao, Chen Shuquan, Chen Wanjin and Zhang Wende. .”

"Oh, you know a lot. Tell me, what kind of business do these companies do?" Li Xuanning narrowed his eyes and looked at Feng Deshun while drinking tea.

Feng Deshun thought for a moment before replying: "Back to the emperor, I heard about it occasionally, and I can't say anything specific. I only know that Chen Shuquan and Chen Wanjin belonged to the same family. Their ancestors ran pawnshops, porcelain, and silk, etc., which have been passed down from generation to generation. It’s been a long time. Zhang Wende opened a drug store, and Jishitang is his family’s, and there are shops all over the place. What’s more strange is that Wang Yuanbao is a master who suddenly became rich, and because he is very young, the common people We jokingly call it the first model."

Li Xuanning was very bored at first, resting his head on his chin with one hand, and playing with the teacup in the other hand.

I thought to myself that it was all passed down by my ancestors. When I heard that Wang Yuanbao was an upstart, I paused, put down the cup, stood up, walked to the edge of the pavilion, and put my hands on my waist casually. back.

"Did you get rich suddenly?" Li Xuanning looked aimlessly into the distance, and said softly, thoughtfully.

Feng Deshun followed Li Xuanning's footsteps and moved towards the pavilion, lowered his head and said, "Yes, he got rich suddenly, and there is folklore that Wang Yuanbao got the help of gods. The business went smoothly, and he did what he did to make money. I have become incredibly rich for a few years, it is very evil..."

Li Xuanning pulled the corners of his lips and sneered and muttered to himself: "Does the first model have gods to help?"

There are no gods in this world, they are just foolish words.

Li Xuanning suddenly lost the interest to listen to the story.He turned around and interrupted Feng Deshun's words, and said seriously: "Let's drive to the Xuanzheng Palace!"

"The servant obeys the order." Feng Deshun replied.

……

In the middle of the huge room, there is a couch against the wall, and in the middle of the couch is an exquisite kang table with bulging legs and Pengya.

There was a thick carpet on the floor in front of the couch, and two pairs of exquisite silk shoes were placed on the carpet.

The first type of Grandpa Wang Yuanbao was wearing a black cloak, sitting cross-legged on the couch, slightly bowed, kowtow melon seeds, while reading a comic book, grinning slightly when he saw something interesting, very comfortable and leisurely.

On the left side against the wall is a whole set of red sandalwood bookshelves, tables and chairs, and the bookshelves are full of various books.

There are some pens, inks, papers and inkstones neatly placed on the desk in front. It can be seen that no one has used them since they were placed here. The hanging brushes have not been used yet, and they are brand new. The Chengni inkstone of Rhinoceros Mochizuki is dry and clean, without any ink stains.

Ah Shan sat across from Wang Yuanbao, lying on the kang table, snoring arrogantly and falling asleep soundly.

Wang Yuanbao poked him with a comic book from time to time, and every time he poked, Ah Shan temporarily stopped snoring, moved, turned his head in another direction and continued to sleep, but he couldn't be quiet for a while, and the snoring sounded again.

After repeating it several times, Wang Yuanbao decided to give up, and reading comic books with a snoring sound was also quite interesting.

I was watching vigorously, when there was a knock on the door, and then I heard the cautious voice of the housekeeper standing outside the door: "Master Bao, can I come in?"

Wang Yuanbao squinted at Ah Shan, leaned into Ah Shan's ear with a smirk on his face, and shouted loudly: "Butler Liu, wait a moment! I'll ask Ah Shan to open the door!"

Ah Shan almost fell off the table with this roar, and the sleepy bug was naturally scared away. Ah Shan raised his head in a daze and rubbed his eyes, then looked at Wang Yuanbao in a daze.

Chewing melon seeds, Wang Yuanbao raised one eyebrow and stared at Ah Shan, and pouted towards the door, beckoning Ah Shan to open the door.Ah Shan reacted and quickly put on his shoes and ran over.

After Steward Liu came in, he first bowed to Wang Yuanbao and said unhurriedly, "Master Bao, Yang Jiawen's Pinzhen Pavilion opened today, and it's very lively there. Do you want to take a look?"

Wang Yuanbao was taken aback, and slowly put down the melon seeds and the comic book in his hands, clasped his hands together in front of his body, turned his head slightly and looked out the window, with an erratic expression as if he was thinking about something...

Not a moment later, the corner of Wang Yuanbao's mouth twitched slightly, he took a light breath, turned to Steward Liu and said, "It's a good day for the opening today, so I won't go, you can prepare a congratulatory gift and send it, save the girl Blind thinking."

Housekeeper Liu understood, nodded slightly and replied: "Okay, I'll go get ready now. There's nothing else, I'll go get busy first."

Wang Yuanbao dismissed Steward Liu with a wave of his hand, then picked up the comic book and was about to read it when Ah Shan suddenly said: "Erlang, you are too hard-hearted, we all see how Jiawen treats you, she When the shop opens, you don’t even take a look.”

Hearing this, Wang Yuanbao leaned back, propped his elbows on the couch, squinted his eyes at Ah Shan, and said with a smile: "Jiawen's methods are fine, why are the people around me all facing her?"

Ah Shan curled his lips: "He has good intentions, but you treat him like a donkey."

Wang Yuanbao smiled: "Okay, let's not talk about this." The conversation changed and he said: "Ah Shan, you are 22 this year, it's time to get married anyway, do you have a little lady you like, and the dowry will be prepared for you Well, why didn't you move?"

Ah Shan looked at his shameless expression, rolled his eyes and said: "Every time I use the marriage as a distraction, I don't have anything new to say."

"Then you should marry one, let me have nothing to say, there are other people who are your age, and their sons can recite nursery rhymes! It's time to get married, don't delay." Yuan Bao said.

"You are two years older than me! You marry first, which girl do you like, and I will help you find a woman to marry you." Ah Shan said with a stubborn face.

Wang Yuanbao smirked for a while, then straightened his face after laughing, and teased lightly with a semi-serious expression: "Shan, brother has a fairy brother, don't worry about it. You only have brother! Brother has to marry you, After marrying a wife, I have to supervise you to give birth to a baby. Brother has a secret technique in the boudoir, and the pictures in it... are very vivid, and even those who are illiterate can understand it. I will lend it to you some other day."

It is true that Ah Shan only has Wang Yuanbao.Ah Shan was an orphan, and he followed Wang Yuanbao since he was a child. Not only did he become a brother, but he also stayed by Wang Yuanbao's side, never going anywhere.

Whether it is when Yuanbao is rich, or when he is down.

Because Ah Shan said that he didn't know a lot of Chinese characters, he had to grab Wang Yuanbao, who would make money, or he would starve to death.Although Wang Yuanbao didn't know a few big characters, he could make money if he couldn't stand it.

Ah Shan blushed and said angrily: "You...you have been so dishonest all day long, you scare away all the good girls!"

Seeing Ah Shan's shy appearance, Wang Yuanbao's cheeks twitched. It took him a long time to recover and stop teasing him.Instead, he asked solemnly: "Ah Shan, it's autumn, keep an eye on the granary, and start harvesting grain in a few days when you're ready."

Seeing what Wang Yuanbao said was a serious matter, Ah Shan took it easy, and replied, "Well, I'll take a look at it some time, don't worry."

"Hey, what time do you have? What day are you busy? Every day is empty. There is also the market, send more people, and I will go to Zizhou in a few days. This is the last trip this year, and the horses and horses are prepared in advance. Alright, find a few with good skills, and be on the safe side." Wang Yuanbao thought for a while, and then gave a few instructions to Ah Shan.

Ah Shan replied: "Well, I'm all prepared, it's still the same as in previous years."

After Wang Yuanbao finished speaking, he reached out his hand to feel under the kang table, took out a booklet, and threw it in front of Ah Shan: "Here, this is for you! Study hard."

Ah Shan thought it was some kind of business technique, so he quickly picked it up and flipped through it. He was shocked for a moment, threw it back, glared at Wang Yuanbao and said, "I knew you wouldn't be serious for a while! I'm convinced of you!"

As he spoke, Ah Shan got up and walked out, paused at the door, then came back, picked up the booklet and rushed out.

Wang Yuanbao looked at Ah Shan's back running in a panic, couldn't help laughing, lowered his head and continued to read his comic book.