This person is too strong but insists on eating the empress' soft rice

Chapter 107 Contract
If their Cai family really did what Ye Chen said.

Then it is equivalent to handing over the ten-year profit of his family to the royal family.

But compared to permanently erasing the tax rate, it will not take long for this profit to be earned back.

So after thinking for a moment, Cai Yongxin nodded and said, "Our Cai family signed this contract."

Ye Chen continued to persuade: "Patriarch Cai, are you sure you want to sign? You cannot go back on your word."

Ye Chen sneered in his heart. To deal with this group of people, he had to go against the rules.

You tell the truth and they think you're bluffing.

Sure enough, when they saw that Ye Chen wanted to take back the contract, the heads of several other big families also quickly expressed their views.

They all agreed to sign the contract with the royal family.

After signing, Cai Yongxin had a sneer on his face.

"Empress, the old man found that the paper used in this contract seems familiar."

After Cai Yongxin finished speaking, the other five masters also looked over.

They soon discovered that the paper of these deeds was the very paper they were selling.

The six people each laughed knowingly, and the other five were all praising Patriarch Cai for his delicate thoughts.

Just now Ye Chen kept saying that the royal family made better paper.

Originally, the six of them didn't really believe it, but now they are even more convinced of it.

If the royal family could really make better paper, why use their paper anymore?
In fact, what the six people didn't know was that Ye Chen did this intentionally.

Early this morning, when he received the paper just made by the royal family, he asked his servants to prepare a few pieces of paper bought from the Cai family for him, and drafted the contract.

After the six major papermaking families had signed their names on the contracts, Ye Chen collected all the contracts.

After checking, he found that the fingerprints of the heads of the six major families had been stamped on it, so he handed it over to Luo Hongyan.

Then he dutifully said to the people of the six major families again: "Your Majesty has not sealed yet, do the six want to go back on their word? It's still too late."

However, his persuasive persuasion will make the six big families feel that he is a little guilty.

It was precisely because of this judgment that Cai Yongxin insisted.

"The emperor doesn't need to waste any more words. Our Cai family signed this contract willingly. If the royal family can really produce high-quality and cheap paper, we will also accept it."

The other Patriarchs echoed.

What Ye Chen was waiting for was their firm attitude.

So before Ye Chen could speak, Luo Hongyan had already taken out her emperor seal, and stamped it on the six contracts.

"Everyone, the contract has been signed. You six families have two copies. You keep one copy for yourself, and your Majesty keeps one copy."

"Now that the contract has been signed, the royal family will soon send someone to receive the silver and paper mill. You should go back and prepare."

After Ye Chen finished speaking, the members of the six major families withdrew and left one after another.

They were in a good mood, because in the eyes of these six people.

This time their deal with Ye Chen can be said to have taken advantage of it.

What a bargain it is to exchange short-term losses for a permanent zero tax rate.

Even the six of them were secretly laughing at the emperor's stupidity.

The royal family's papermaking that Ye Chen mentioned has long been treated as a joke by the six people.

It didn't take long for the royal family and the six major families to complete the transaction according to the contract.

And Luo Hongyan has also ordered that no tax will be levied on the paper of the six major families from now on.

The six major families gathered at Cai's house, and a celebration banquet was being held.

"Brother Cai, now that we have achieved our goal, do you think it's time to lower the price of paper?"

The head of the Tan family asked from the side.

Cai Yongxin shook his head: "Your Majesty just told us to pay some money to the paper mill, but she didn't ask us to lower the price of paper. In my opinion, we should double the price of paper tomorrow! "

Cai Yongxin's words were not cruel, and even shocked the other five Patriarchs.

But after thinking for a while, they all felt that Cai Yongxin's method was excellent.

In this way, they can quickly earn back the money they handed over.

And Luo Hongyan should have nothing to do about it. After all, the contract did not say that the six families should lower the price of paper.

"The Empress thinks she's smart, but there's such a big loophole in the end. It's a pity that he is so rude to us today. We should raise the price immediately and let the Empress apologize for her rudeness!"

"That's right, this brat, the Empress, originally came from a humble family, and even tried to give us pointers."

"There is always a price to pay for arrogance, let's teach him a profound lesson this time!"

In the Dacha Emperor's Palace, Ye Chen returned to his own Fengming Palace after finishing dealing with the affairs of the six major families.

And as soon as he came back, he learned from He Xianliang that Luo Hongyan had sent several God Emperor powerhouses to Fengming Palace to conduct a very detailed investigation.

Ye Chen was not unhappy about this, but could feel Luo Hongyan's concern for him.

Then Ye Chen went to the backyard and began to lie there in the sun.

He is so lazy on weekdays, he looks like a useless person, but in fact his cultivation is constantly improving.

Time passed quickly, and the next day came in the blink of an eye.

Ye Chen had just woken up when he heard the news that the price of paper had doubled again.

This news quickly caused an uproar in the capital of Dachao.

Because before yesterday, the price of paper was already so expensive that many literati could not afford it.

As a result, it has doubled again now. Doesn't it mean that everyone will face a situation where there will be no paper available?
Early in the morning, Luo Hongyan hurried to Ye Chen's place.

She was obviously also a little anxious, and wanted to ask Ye Chen what he planned to do.

Because according to the current situation, I am afraid that the price of paper in the entire Great Grass Dynasty will skyrocket in a short time.

Ye Chen was very calm about this.

He is very clear about one truth, that is, if the foundation of the six major families is to be shaken, then they must show their final madness.

Only in the endless madness, they will be defenseless.

"Hong Yan, calm down, let the people of the Royal Paper Mill make paper quickly, and then put it into the market together."

Luo Hongyan also roughly understood what Ye Chen meant.

Now, after all, the Royal Paper Mill does not have enough paper, and it cannot have a strong impact on the major families.

After two days, the people of the six major families really became more arrogant.

They directly raised the price of paper to eight times the usual price!
(End of this chapter)