Chapter 208 The Biggest Investor

I spread my hands and said helplessly: "Your Majesty, it's not that I'm going to make trouble, but that I'm so lucky today!"

Then, I detailed how I arrived at the hot spring today, how I found that it was not a poison spring but a hot spring, how did I decide to buy land according to him, and planned to build a hot spring villa there, and how I met the empress dowager, etc., and I said in detail in detail. This was nearly half an hour, and we also stood up from the beginning and found two stone benches to sit. The King of Jing saw that I was talking a lot, and was afraid that I was thirsty, so he specially asked the palace maids to make two cups of tea.

After saying that, I spread my hands again and said, "Look at the emperor, am I lucky?"

King Jing laughed and said, "You need to say that your luck is really not very good today! But if you see me, just call the eunuch to report. I am not going to see you, why do you have to make it so mysterious?"

"It's not that I was deliberately mysterious!" My words showed deep helplessness and said, "Your Majesty, you don't know. Now, no matter in the court or in the people, you have many eyes staring at me all day long. If I am not careful and I know that I am looking for you privately today, it will definitely attract their attention. Then someone will regard me as a beast. If they know where I went today and know that I am interested in that hot spring, no matter whether it is useful or not, they will destroy it. Besides, the emperor wants the ministers to implement the new law, and I have become a thorn in the eyes of many merchants. I guess I will be killed on the road one day."

What I'm saying is true. At the time of Shangling, the Chamber of Commerce was able to successfully implement contract labor and some regulations and other regulations. On the one hand, we took the initiative, but the influence of the four families and the Eighth Prince in Shangling was extraordinary. Even if those people wanted to resist, they could only swallow their anger and dare not act rashly due to the forces of the Eighth Prince and the Four families. But it was different in the capital. There were many forces in the court behind the big families in the capital. For example, the Jiang family, now the first family in the capital, had two empresses, Lan and Zhen in the court. Concubine Lan gave birth to a son for the emperor, who is now the second prince, and Zhen is the most favored one now.

King Jing nodded and said, "I also know that many people are not good for you now, but I also have my difficulties. As long as you are not too much in the court, I can turn a blind eye. And now the prime minister is strongly supporting you. Even my tenth uncle treats you differently. Although you are a third-rank military officer, in terms of power, it is not worse than Taishi Han. And as far as I know, Taishi Han seems to be a little respectful to you, which surprised me a lot."

Not to mention his surprise, even I was surprised. I begged him for the new law, and I angrily killed Cao Feifan and didn't say anything. As for the last time I privately transferred troops to grab grain, Yang Linguang later told me that the Grand Tutor in the court still admired me very much, which was a big surprise to me.

"But" didn't like me, King Jing continued: "I can't help you among the people. I can only rely on your own influence and the influence of your own chamber of commerce. Some time ago, your practice has established a good image among the people. In addition, your actions in Shangling have been introduced to the capital. In the people of the capital, you have already had a good reputation. The key is how you can use it!"

I nodded and said, "I have already remembered the words of the emperor. I have transferred many friends from Shangling. According to Weichen's plan, some shops in the Chamber of Commerce in the capital will be opened at the same time a few days after the organization is organized. At the same time, a large number of friends will be recruited in the capital. These friends will be treated according to the rules of our Chamber of Commerce in Shangling. At the same time, we have brought a large number of technical personnel and will select the first batch of partners in the capital. At the same time, I will strictly implement the various rules and regulations of the Chamber of Commerce in the capital."

"Yes! I didn't read you wrong!" King Jing smiled. A year ago, they had been to Shangling, and were amazed at Shangling's good business atmosphere. They were also quite interested in the various rules and regulations implemented by the Chamber of Commerce. They once thought about using these systems in the capital, but they were always boycotted by some ministers in the court and some families of the people, so that no law could be fully implemented. One of the fundamental reasons is that there is no strong family support among the people. Even if a certain family in the capital is implemented, it will soon give up under the pressure of other families. Now that the Chamber of Commerce takes the lead in implementing this plan in the capital, it will definitely be oppressed by the big families in the capital. Thinking of this, King Jing couldn't help but show a worry on his face, saying: "If you implement a system in the capital, you will definitely be opposed by many businessmen among the people. Among them, several big families in the capital will be your biggest obstacle. How do you plan to deal with it?"

"Differential!" I said firmly, "Although the families in Beijing have the advantage of geographical advantages, these families do not cooperate with each other but suspect each other and do not trust each other. As long as I win over one of them, I have a certain advantage. When using this family to fight against other families, even if the Chamber of Commerce does not need to come forward, the other families can surrender with the help of the Chamber of Commerce, then our systems will be very convenient to implement!"

"Are you so sure?" King Jing didn't believe it. "The reason why you deliberately win over the Gongsun family is for this?"

I smiled and said, "The Emperor is confused. What the merchants pursue is nothing more than fame and fortune. As for fame, if I make him think that with the help of the Chamber of Commerce, he will be able to ascend to the first place in the capital, even if he doesn't cooperate, he will have to consider it. As for profit? The Emperor, don't forget that there is an armor contract between us."

King Jing was not angry when he heard this, but laughed and said, "Good boy, it turns out that you have plotted against me!"

I shook my head and said, "You get what you pay for. We are just doing business. I don't have the courage to plot against the emperor."

"You don't dare to measure it!" King Jing pulled up the teacup on the table. It seemed that he was thirsty after talking for so long. After taking a sip, he asked again: "Who are you a hot spring or a poisonous spring?"

"Yes!" I picked up the teacup and took a sip, and said, "The reason why the smell inside is very bad is mainly because there is something called sulfur. At the same time, if you drink this water, it will also have a stomachache, but as long as you don't drink it and use it for bathing, it will be of great benefit!"

"But if I remember correctly, there is this record in the Imperial Hospital. Didn't it mean that it was a poisonous spring?" King Jing was slightly confused.

I smiled slightly and said, "That's just a side word of the Imperial Doctor. If Your Majesty asks someone to check some folk classics, there must be some records of the effects of this spring. But it's not easy to find it. And to be honest, I asked someone to transport a lot of water there for my three ladies and I to use it. If it's really poisonous, we will be the one who was poisoned first. Does Your Majesty think I'll joke about the lives of my three ladies and I?"

King Jing stared at me tightly, trying to see something from my face. And I didn't dodge at his eyes, and looked straight at him, with a calm face as if nothing had happened in the ancient well.

After a long time, he made up his mind and said, "I will believe you once. I can promise you to transfer the land to you, but you must properly resettle the villagers there."

"Prince, please rest assured." Seeing that he agreed to my first purpose, he answered, and then said: "For those villagers, I will place them according to the resettlement method of the villagers in the Shanglingyuan Slumdog area. Is the emperor think it is appropriate?"

King Jing nodded and said, "It's so good. But you have to say that you can do it, otherwise I won't let you go." He has also seen what the slum area after Shangling was renovated, so he is quite satisfied with my promise.

"I obey the order." I quickly knelt down and kowtowed.

"Get up." King Jing said lightly.

"I have something to ask for," I didn't get up, and said, kneeling on the ground.

"You have a lot to do, let's talk about it." He complained a little.

"If this spring is indeed proved by Weichen that it is beneficial or harmless to others if it is only used to take a bath, I can build this hot spring villa in the name of the royal family, and I also ask the emperor to nominate this villa. In return, 30% of the income from the villa will be handed over to the national treasury. At the same time, Weichen will build a villa out of another courtyard there as the emperor's palace. What do you think?" I proposed a very attractive plan and quietly waited for his reply.

"You can do it! You have all planned to come to my head. It's not easy to want the plaque I wrote in my own handwriting!" King Jing said calmly, with a slight anger in his tone.

"I dare not." I kowtowed, "If the emperor is not satisfied, I will pay 40% of it. What does the emperor think?"

"Okay." King Jing laughed and said, "This is what you said, I didn't force you to get up."

I suddenly felt like I was being plotted and wanted to slap myself in the face. If there was a plaque nominated by him, 10% of the annual income of the villa would definitely not be a small amount.

King Jing ignored my expression and continued, "The matter is over, let's go there too, so as not to get suspicious!"

I didn't reply and followed him honestly.

After arriving, the queen smiled slightly and asked, "I don't know what the emperor and General Deng talked about, and they were so happy?"

"Nothing!" King Jing said, "General Deng plans to do a big business, and 40% of the business income will be handed over to the treasury!"

The queen looked at me up and down and said with a smile: "You have to thank General Deng in this way!"

I quickly said seriously: "Thank you for the praise of the queen. As a minister, it is the duty of the minister to share the worries of the emperor!"

The empress dowager on the other side saw something, smiled slightly, but did not answer.

When Zhou Ma heard King Jing say this, he knew that the matter must have had eyebrows and a hint of joy appeared on his face.

Only Zhenfei had a little confused on her face, she was puzzled about what big business she was.

"Didn't the queen say she wants to meet Deng Long's three wives? Let's do this, I will allow you and Wu to leave the palace tonight. What do you think!" After saying that, she asked the Queen Mother again: "Empress Dowager, what do you mean?"

"It's good to go out for a walk, but I'm a little bored staying in the palace!" The empress dowager sighed and said.
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