Come on, Your Highness

Everyone knows that He Xichao is famous for his talent, he is known as the reincarnation of a child prodigy, and the star of Wenqu descends to earth.

As for his praise, you can hear as much as you want from the storyteller in the alleys of the capital and teahouses and restaurants.

But who can tell them that the other side of Wenquxing is actually the God of Wealth!

This ability to raise money... Not to mention the officials of Honglu Temple, even these big merchants who have been in business for a lifetime, can only be stunned.

There was a sudden silence in the venue, no matter who it was, they all stared at the youngest fourth-rank official in Daqi, the legendary Master He who was so beautiful.

"50 a year, based on two years, a total of 500 places, that's not [-] million taels! My darling..." A Honglu Temple minister murmured, and was eventually taken over by the tens of millions of taels. I got hit in the head.

Not only him, but all the officials of Honglu Temple were dizzy.

They looked at each other in unison. Although the twelve scholars had the same expressions, the difference was that the admiration in their eyes seemed to overflow like a river breaking its embankment, and they were all so excited that they couldn't hold back!

Only Xie San's face remained calm, and the only movement he made was to silently raise his hand to support his chin, for fear that he would hit the ground with a bang.

Just imagine that Daqi's annual income is less than 3000 million taels of silver, but this man is so easy to talk about, half of the silver has already been credited to the account before the border trade has started!

That's right, Xie San didn't doubt at all that this matter would not work out. If He Xichao dared to open his mouth, he must be sure of it. He had never seen this person miss a time!

Think about his second brother's black face that hasn't turned white since he took over as the servant of the household department.Especially after the ban on smuggling, you have to worry about the payment of the border generals from time to time. If Mr. Xie Ge is not in front, the servant of the household department really wants to quit!

Now that such a large sum of money is about to go into the national treasury, the much-anticipated frontier military pay is nothing. Is 500 million taels enough? If it is not enough, there is still 1000 million taels to spare. The country's armaments can be replaced twice!May I ask, is there anyone happier and more relaxed than this servant of the household department?

This time, his second elder brother reckoned that he would have to confess his junior uncle!

Among the merchants here, Mrs. Sun let out a long breath: "It's amazing!" He finally knew why He Xichao asked them the amount of tax they paid for a year.

The surrounding salt merchants nodded after hearing the words, their eyes still filled with disbelief, but more admiration.

This chain of links is full of scheming and strategy. No matter how the merchants react, he can always be one step ahead of his opponent.

From the thick proposals, it can be seen that the merchants really hope that the border trade can be carried out, but they just want to force He Xichao to make a concession with the trick of procrastination.

It's a pity that what I didn't expect was that Master He did the opposite, and let the duplicity people go to hell!

There were at least 50 people present, but only fifteen places were given. Would anyone give up for the extra four?

stop talking!No one knows better than them how profitable the border trade is. If you lose your quota and see other companies throwing away a lot of money, wouldn't you regret it to death?

At this time, who else would dare to propose not to agree, to unite together, and continue to drag He Xichao to make concessions?

I'm afraid that this one promised well, and turned around and already paid 100 million taels, whoever believes that is a fool!

As far as merchants are concerned, any righteousness is false, and only benefits are real.

How else can it be called mercenary?

"This is to see through our thoughts!" A sigh came, and everyone nodded silently.

However, after looking left and right, the young master of the Sun family asked in a low voice, "Grandfather, is 50 a year too much? Last year it wasn't that much. How come there is such a discount?"

Before Old Master Sun could answer, the Patriarch of the Ping family laughed first: "We can't count according to last year."

"Why is this?"

"Silly boy, if the border trade is opened, caravans can enter and exit dignifiedly, and there will be no small troubles like before, for fear that the goods that are too eye-catching will be detained, so you can ship as much as you can, sell as much as you can, double it. It's easy. A mere 50 taels, compared to [-] percent, is indeed a discount." The Patriarch of the Deng family is a rough man, but the deal was a smart deal.

"So that's the case, the kid has been taught."

The younger generations who followed the elders to gain knowledge all nodded.

It can be seen from this that Master He really thinks deeper than anyone else.

Thinking of this, the Patriarch of the Deng family asked: "Master He, we salt merchants all want to fight for this quota, but 100 million taels is not a small amount, and I'm afraid we won't be able to make it all up in a while. May I ask Master He if you can give us the quota first?" , shall we get it together and hand it over to the imperial court as soon as possible?"

When the Patriarch of the Deng family said this, many people nodded their heads. After all, no one would carry so much silver with them.

He Xichao looked at it, and couldn't help laughing: "Of course you can, let's do it. If you want to, you can pay a deposit of 20% and [-] taels to the household department to lock the quota. Once the [-] quotas are full, the household department will no longer accept you." Collect deposits from other companies. Those who get a place need to pay another [-]% within the next month, and all must be paid within three months."

For these big merchants, 20 taels can be collected in the Beijing branch alone, and some of them brought a lot of taels to the capital to move around.

As long as you get the quota, it is not difficult to make up another [-]% in one month, and the remaining three months are enough.

Everyone nodded without any objection.

"First... Sir, if, if... Yes, someone repents... or overdue, what should I do?" Suddenly, a stuttering voice came from the side.

He Xichao turned his head and saw Luo Li standing up, blushing, and asked in a stumbling manner.

"That's a good question." He Xichao gave an appreciative look, then looked at the businessman below with a slightly cold look, and replied, "If you go back on your word or overdue, all the money delivered to the court by the former will not be refunded, and the quota will be released immediately." To another person who is willing. For the latter, if only a deposit is paid, the next 500% can be extended for another five days at most, but an additional 500 taels will be paid every day overdue. If the payment is still not made after five days, the deposit will be swallowed up and the quota will be released. If [-]% has been delivered, and the remaining [-]% is left, you can wait for another month at most, and the overdue fee of [-] taels per day will remain the same. If it exceeds one month, the quota will be released and all the delivered amount will be swallowed up."

When He Xichao said this, everyone couldn't help but be shocked.

"So you have to combine your own financial resources to decide whether you want to fight for this quota. Since it is not easy to make money, please be careful." After he finished speaking, he turned around and looked at the twelve scholars, and ordered, "Write it all down, wait After the meeting is over, a document will be formed and distributed to everyone.”

In order to keep it secret, He Xichao didn't publish it in advance.

"Yes, sir."

The sunk cost, which can reach up to 50 taels, instantly dispelled everyone's idea of ​​occupying the quota and then taking it slowly.

And who would dare to take back the silver that the imperial court swallowed?

He Xichao blocked all the merchants' retreats in an understatement.

Either give up, or go all the way to the end, and think about it yourself.

"Tomorrow, as soon as the government offices of the Ministry of Households open, they will start accepting deposits. You should hurry up. By the way, five places for salt merchants have already been occupied, so there are still ten left."

Now no one is bothered about the [-]% tariff anymore. What is in front of everyone is whether to fight for this market access. Now there are only ten places!

Big merchants are not short of money, everyone wants it, but after all, there are masters behind them, especially those who rely on the palace, so they dare not make decisions without authorization.

At this point, all He Xichao's arrangements were over, and he was about to say that he still had any questions to ask, or when the meeting ended, a long singing suddenly came from outside the door: "Prince Shun is here, Prince Li is here, Prince An is here, Prince Chun has arrived—"

Everyone was stunned for a moment, and then stood up one after another. Some officials bowed down to salute, while the rest knelt down to salute.

These four are all princes, the first three elder princes are princes when they leave the mansion, and the younger ones, the fourth and fifth princes are county kings.

However, the two county kings have just been canonized, and the mansion is still under construction, so they still live in the palace.

"What are your Highnesses doing here?" Fang Jun knelt on the ground and couldn't help asking in a low voice.

"What else can you do here? It's nothing more than to put pressure on Mr." Shu Yu also replied in a low voice.

"Isn't it already over?"

"It's too late."

"Shut up, shut up." Luo Li reminded.

Among the princes, Xiao Yi was the oldest. He waved his hand and said with a smile: "There is no need to be polite. Border trade is a major matter in the court. It is related to the national treasury. Father has always attached great importance to it. Master He will handle it all by himself. After a meeting, it will be settled. The tariff has been raised to [-]%, this level of talent is really amazing. I was curious, so I asked for a decree to come over to increase my knowledge.”

He Xichao straightened up, glanced lightly at the princes, and then fell on He Mingrui behind Xiao Ming, who had a sneer on the corner of his mouth.

He Xichao just glanced away before looking away, slowly raised his hand as a gesture of invitation, and said, "Then invite the four Highnesses to sit down."

"Hey, we're just here to see how the meeting is going, and we don't dare to disturb Mr. He's business." Xiao Yi shook his head.

He Xi raised his eyebrows, and before he could speak, he heard Xiao Ming say: "Aren't there a few empty chairs at the back, why don't we just move them here and put them aside, and we'll just listen. Fourth, fifth, what do you think?"

"It's fine for the second and third brothers to decide, we can all do it." The fourth and fifth princes had just entered the court, and although they had their own influence, they were still a little behind compared to the previous two brothers.

However, he said that he would not disturb, but when he sat next to him, these merchants had to watch them act?

But now, what else to do?

Everyone looked at He Xichao, who shrugged almost imperceptibly, with an expression of letting them go.

Immediately, everyone lowered their heads silently, and sat back in their seats securely again.

As for He Mingrui, seeing He Xichao's expressionless face, which seemed impatient, he couldn't help feeling relieved.

Then he looked at the merchants with tangled faces, and thought that these merchants are unreliable.

In fact, he should have proposed that in the last meeting, otherwise where did the [-]% come from?

But the group of nobles had just sat down and were waiting for He Xichao to speak, when a tall figure appeared at the door and said unhappily: "Aren't you here to study? Why don't you just sit in the back and move to the side? Do you look big?"

There are not many people in the whole world who dare to speak like that to the prince. You don't need to think about who you are with this impatient tone.

Poor little Dunzi gasped for breath before following the steps of his prince, and shouted belatedly: "The prince is here——"

In an instant, he knelt down again.

Not long after he straightened up, He Xichao had to bend down again. He silently rolled his eyes and had to pay respects again.

As soon as the fourth and fifth princes heard this, they immediately stood up from their seats without even thinking about it, and after walking two steps away, they saluted and said, "I've seen you, brother."

Xiao Hong waved his hands, walked in and said, "Pingshen."

He looked towards He Xi. Although the latter had no expression on his face, he still got up respectfully and gracefully, but the aura around him clearly showed that he was very impatient to see this group of nobles, and he was just looking for trouble for nothing.

Obviously, together with Xiao Hong, they were also rejected.

"Why is the prince here? I heard that today the royal father's court officials are discussing matters. The prince should be in the Qingzheng Hall." Xiao Ming asked pretending not to know.

Xiao Hong looked at him and said: "You guys forgot who you are, why did you only bring the fourth and fifth when you came to see him, and why didn't you also bring the little ones?"

As he spoke, two ten-year-old boys walked out from behind him, and shouted to Xiao Ming and the others: "My brother has seen some older brothers." Then they nodded to He Xichao, "Master He."

"Your Highness Seventh, Your Highness Eighth." He Xichao saluted.

"The seventh and eighth brothers didn't go out to discuss matters, so my younger brother thought it was too early." Xiao Yi said.

"It's up to you whether it will be sooner or later." Xiao Mingxian glanced at them indifferently, and suddenly his expression became solemn, "The emperor's words!"

As soon as the words fell, everyone knelt down again in an instant.

Repeatedly and again, He Xichao could only hear two hehes in his heart.

Xiao Hong said in a low voice: "Although you are a prince, you have nothing to do with border trade. You must not interfere with the meeting. Since you are here to study, you should listen carefully, otherwise I will punish you severely."

Apparently the emperor also knew what part his sons played in it.

With a will, they are all honest in an instant.

Xiao Yi and Xiao Ming heard this, although he was not reconciled, he could only say: "Your servant obeys the order."

"Then get up and sit back consciously. When you study, you have to show a learning attitude. Don't squat on the side like an old man and wink secretly, fooling anyone."

Xiao Hong mercilessly exposed their petty thoughts without giving them any face.

Not to mention there is an oral order from the emperor, even if there is no, Xiao Hong, as the prince and the elder brother, no one dares to say no to his younger brother.

The young four and five shrank their necks, not daring to stay, and consciously followed the chair to the back, and took the little seven and the little eight away by the way.

But Xiao Yi and Xiao Ming dared not speak out, their faces flushed red.

Today, he wanted to use his identity to suppress He Xichao and support the merchants, but he didn't expect that stealing chickens would not cost him a lot of money, but instead made people see the supreme prestige of the current prince.

Obviously, in front of His Royal Highness, these two are nothing.

Merchants are not fools, they can see clearly.

"By the way, since the younger brothers are so eager to learn, you can't just listen to it. Mr. He is a well-known capable minister of our Daqi. It is rare to see him as a director, so you must be careful. After you go back, everyone will write. Come out with a piece of experience and hand it in tomorrow."

Xiao Hong seemed to say it casually, but when he heard it in the ears of several princes, he suddenly wailed in his heart.

The fifth prince didn't care about his status, and shouted directly: "Don't, brother, we all came out of the upper study room, and we haven't written an article for a long time, please forgive us!"

The fourth prince sighed, he understood better than the fifth prince, he knew that what they did today made Xiao Hong unhappy, so he had to write this article even if he didn't want to.

Only Xiao Qi said to Xiao Ba with a sad face: "If I had known earlier, I would not have come."

Brothers and sisters in distress looked at each other, Qi Qi was helpless.

Xiao Ming collected himself and asked, "Brother, who's meaning for this?"

"For brother." Seeing that Xiao Ming was not convinced, he grinned again to show his white teeth, and added, "Father also thinks my proposal is good, so leave it to Father directly tomorrow."

Xiao Yi: "..." Oh my god!

"Fourth brother..." The fifth prince wanted to cry but had no tears.

Seventh prince and eighth prince: "..." Is it too late to go back now?

"Come here, prepare the four treasures of the study for the princes, Xiao Dunzi, you and the deputy commander stay here and watch them work hard. If anyone interrupts, write down what you say, and present it to the emperor tomorrow."

In order to send the Seventh and Eighth Princes out of the palace and protect their safety, the Deputy Commander of the Forbidden Army also came together, listening to Xiao Hong's order: "Yes, Your Highness the Crown Prince."

"Those accompanying readers, if you want to follow along, you can squat quietly behind them together. If you don't want to listen, go out immediately." After Xiao Hong cleaned up the group of princes, his eyes fell on He Mingrui, Wu Xiang, and the fourth and fifth princes. Accompanied by reading.

Several people lowered their heads, not daring to make a sound.

So Xiao Hong didn't bother to talk to them anymore, so he looked at He Xichao: "Master He continues, Gu will go back to the palace to discuss matters."

Finally, He Xichao caught the opportunity to speak and said: "His Royal Highness, don't rush away, I will enter the palace with you to face the saint."

"Ah?" Not to mention Xiao Hong, those who just arrived had their buttocks not yet hot, and they were also surprised when they heard this.

Xiao Hongdao: "Master He, don't be angry, don't bother with these thorns, if you don't behave well, just fix it casually, I'm here!"

He Xi bent her lips, brushed off her sleeves, and said quietly: "The meeting is over, I should also report to the emperor."

As soon as the voice fell, there was silence.

"Pfft—" Xie San covered his mouth tightly and lowered his head.

The six princes: "..."

The rest of the accompanying people: "..."

Xiao Hong: "...Okay, then let's go together."

"Wait, big brother!" Suddenly the Fifth Prince shouted.

Xiao Hong turned around: "What's the matter?"

The fifth prince asked pitifully: "Then do we still have to write down our experiences?"

Xiao Hong thought about it for a while, and said affirmatively, "Write it, of course you have to write it!"

"Why? My brother didn't hear anything!" The young princes almost collapsed.

Xiao Hong looked around and said: "Stupid, you won't ask if you haven't heard it. There are so many people, don't be ashamed to ask if you understand, who made you come late!"

They were about to be offended by Xiao Hong's unreasonable words.

However, the emperor's word of mouth is still there, even if he doesn't like it, he has to follow it.

He Xichao took a copy of the market access principles summarized by the scholars, and then ordered: "Clear your highness well, and teach them what market rules are."

"Yes, sir."

Although Xiao Hong came and went in a hurry, the majesty of His Royal Highness is deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. He was able to come out of the palace halfway, and asked the emperor to give orders, and trained all the younger brothers so that they dare not resist. There is no one left.

If he really overwhelmed others with his power like his highnesses, who could overwhelm him?

Thinking about it this way, the merchants in this scene suddenly became complicated, and made a decision with a sigh.

It just so happened that the masters were here, so there was no need to waste time reporting.

At this time, many families have already gone out and sent people to raise money as soon as possible.