It was useless for Jia Lian to regret. The Emperor was determined to go back on his word, so how could he compare to him?
He might as well look at his nose, look at his nose, look at his mouth, and look at his heart. I can't afford to offend him. It's fine if he doesn't speak!
But Jia Lian underestimated the Emperor's determination. He asked again,""You opened a Jianmeizhai in front of the directorate? How dare you!"
Jia Lian had no choice but to explain,"Your Majesty, this shop already existed, but I've taken it."”
If you want to trace it back to the source, why don't you go find trouble with the Xue family?
The Emperor picked up another memorial." The original shop didn't have a few hundred taels of silver a year. Now that you've taken over, you can earn three to four thousand taels of silver a day. Those people wearing brocade belts and embroidery are endless on Jixian Street. The Ministry of Rites has already submitted a memorial requesting to close down your shop and put you in prison.”
"Why?"
Jia Lian operated with integrity and didn't lose anything. "Emperor, this lowly one is wronged!"
Only then did a smile appear on the Emperor's face." What kind of place is the Imperial College? It gathers all the talents in the world. Your shop is bringing bad ethos inside. A good apricot altar holy land has been stirred up by you to become materialistic and foul. Minister Zhang wants to smash the big glass mirror in front of your door into pieces.”
Jia Lian was speechless.
At that time, he did not think about this. He simply made up an excuse because he was close to her.
"Emperor, I know my mistake. Tomorrow, no, once I go back, I will close the shop on Jixian Street and find another good place to run my business.”
He had to admit his mistake positively, with a sincere attitude, and act quickly.
"Do you think I'm here for such a small matter?" The Emperor shook his head.”She looked at him with a faint smile.
The uneasiness in Jia Lian's heart grew stronger and stronger." I'm stupid. Please tell me, Your Majesty!"”
The Emperor snorted coldly." What do you think?”
At this point, Jia Lian was not unaware of the Emperor's intentions. He had already inquired about the daily income of Jianmeizhai. Wasn't it obvious?
But Jia Lian still didn't understand how big the Emperor's appetite was. Was he planning to swallow it all, or was there room for cooperation?
Yes, cooperation.
From this point of view, Jia Lian's courage was big enough.
In the past two thousand years, those who dared to discuss cooperation with the emperor were as rare as phoenix feathers and qilin horns! Those who could survive were even more rare.
"Emperor, I have been loyal for generations and dare not harbor any selfish thoughts. It's just that I don't know your rules, so I don't dare to speak nonsense and anger the emperor.”
The Emperor's face relaxed slightly." In less than two months, it will be the Empress Dowager's Thousand Year Festival. Zhen plans to build a glass palace for her, but we don't have that much silver. What do you think we should do about this?"
Glass palace?
Now that there was no tempered glass, building a glass hall was not a good idea.
Therefore, Jia Lian hurriedly advised," Your Majesty, this glass is like a piece of porcelain. Although it is hard, it is not as hard as steel and wood. How can it be built with glass?"”
"Humph!" The Emperor's face turned cold." Ignorant and incompetent. Who told you that the glass palace is made of glass?”
At this moment, Dai Quan kindly explained for him,"We only changed the windows, doors, courtyard screens, etc. to glass with colorful colors. The rest are still made of bricks, stone, and nanmu.”
So that was how it was!
Jia Lian thought that the Emperor was dreaming!
However, how should he answer the Emperor?
With the current market price of large pieces of glass, building a medium-sized palace would cost at least 300,000 taels!
This was a lot of silver!
Could it be that he did not want it anymore?
The Emperor was already very unhappy." Do you have an idea?”
Jia Lian was racking his brains to think of a way to get the best of both worlds!
The Emperor threw the memorial away, and there was a loud sound on the imperial table. "Why, have you thought of a way?"
Jia Lian let out a long breath, planning to discuss business with the Emperor.
"Emperor, I have an idea."
The Emperor stroked his beard and asked,"Tell me, how much silver do you want?" I don't have much money in the treasury, so I can still take out 100,000 to 200,000 taels.”
How could the Emperor's silver be so easy to obtain?
Jia Lian smiled and said,"Replying to the Emperor, this lowly one doesn't want even one tael of silver."”
The Emperor was stunned and frowned." Do you think I'm an incompetent ruler who sincerely wants to extort something from you? Bastard!"
Although he scolded fiercely, he endured it and did not chase Jia Lian away.
Jia Lian observed his expression and knew what was going on.
"Even if this lowly one had a hundred guts, I wouldn't dare to deceive the emperor.”He smiled and said," I actually have an idea. I don't need Your Majesty to fork out a tael of silver to build the glass hall. It can also increase your income by 100,000 to 200,000 yuan every year."”
"Jia Lian, you have to pay a price for boasting in front of me." I hate people who lie to their superiors and deceive their subordinates the most. Think carefully and repeat what you said just now!”There was a faint warning in his words.
However, Jia Lian was not afraid. He still bowed and said,"Your Majesty, this lowly one still says the same thing. Your Majesty doesn't need to fork out a tael of silver. Not only can the glass hall be built, but it can also increase your income by one to two hundred thousand taels of silver every year.”
"Good!" The Emperor's lips curled up." You have guts. You're much stronger than your father! Tell me! If it doesn't work, I'll get Dai Quan to go to your house today to retrieve this year's 200,000 taels.”
At this moment, Jia Lian had no choice but to fire the arrow on the bowstring. He didn't even know if the Rong Mansion had 200,000 taels of silver!
If he didn't say it right, the Rong Mansion would be raided fourteen years in advance!
He paused and said,"Your Majesty, please set up a glass-making office in the Ministry of Internal Affairs to specialize in making glass."”
"That's interesting," the Emperor said with a smile. Do you want me to hand over the manufacturing office to you?”The Emperor hit the nail on the head.
Jia Lian became even more respectful, not daring to anger the temperamental Emperor." If Your Majesty orders me to manage the manufacturing office, not only can I supply all the glass products used in the palace at cost price, but I can also expand the shop and expand my business to the provinces. This way…"
"In this way, you can use Zhen's name to do your own business.”The Emperor smiled brightly." Then what use do I have for you? I only need a decree, do you dare to refuse?”
Jia Lian didn't expect the Emperor to point to the core and break his little plan in one move.
He was originally full of confidence, but now he was covered in cold sweat and did not dare to breathe loudly.
He was the emperor! One sentence was enough to cut Jia Lian into ten or twenty pieces. He was really too reckless today.
" Your Majesty, I, I…" Jia Lian was no longer as calm as before and was panicking. He was afraid that if the Emperor opened his mouth, not only would he lose two hundred thousand taels, but he would also lose his head." I'm willing to offer Jianmeizhai to the Emperor."”
"Humph!" The Emperor laughed coldly." I'm rich all over the world. Do you think I'd covet this little thing of yours?"”
Jia Lian was at his wit's end, unable to control himself.
The Emperor had seen through everything he was thinking about just as he said it. He still dared to hope for cooperation?
When one was under the eaves, one had no choice but to lower one's head.
The rafters that stick out rot first, and the turtle that hides its head lives for ten thousand years.
Jia Lian comforted himself that his life was more important. He couldn't help but kneel and kowtow." Your Majesty, I know my mistake!”
The Emperor didn't comment and went to approve the memorial.
Jia Lian could only kneel in the middle and wait for his punishment.
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