Chapter 65 The Empress's Reward, Six Families Begging for Mercy
"Ye Chen, whatever you want, I will reward you! You have accomplished three great achievements this time!"
Luo Hongyan said.
The first great achievement was to lower the price of paper and resolve public complaints!
The second great achievement was to suppress the six major aristocratic families and earn hundreds of millions of taels of silver from the six major aristocratic families!
The third great achievement was that Ye Chen signed a contract worth 500 million taels of silver with the Thousand Islands Country, and their cost was only one-tenth of the cost!
Profit of 450 million taels!
After thirty years, there are fifteen million taels every year, which is not a small amount!
"Don't mess with me."
"Only other requests are allowed!"
Seeing the change in Ye Chen's eyes, Luo Hongyan immediately added!
Although she had decided to consummate her marriage with Ye Chen when she reached the level of God Emperor, before that, Luo Hongyan did not want to be taken advantage of by Ye Chen.
"I don't lack anything else either."
"Eat well and dress well. Otherwise, you can call me husband a few times to listen, hehe."
Ye Chen looked forward to it.
A beauty like Luo Hongyan is still an empress. If she calls her husband sweetly, it would be great!
"this--"
Luo Hongyan was a little embarrassed.
But Ye Chen has made such three great achievements, so it’s not too much to ask her to call her husband a few times!
Ye Chen took steps to retreat: "Hongyan, if you are embarrassed and don't want to scream, then forget it. I don't need any gifts."
"good!"
After Luo Hongyan said that, she turned around and wanted to leave.
Ye Chen: "..."
My wife doesn’t have martial ethics!
"Husband...husband!"
At this moment, Luo Hongyan shouted softly.
If it weren't for Ye Chen's high level of cultivation, he wouldn't be able to hear it!
"Hongyan, did you say something?"
Ye Chen pretended to be confused.
Luo Hongyan turned around and said in a much louder voice: "Husband, husband, husband, are you satisfied?"
After saying that, Luo Hongyan's face turned red, she rolled her eyes at Ye Chen and left instantly.
"Tsk, tsk, it feels so good!"
Ye Chen's face was full of smiles.
He felt quite accomplished after training his empress' daughter-in-law and watching her change little by little!
Half an hour later, Eunuch Wu arrived at Fengming Palace.
There are many people behind Eunuch Wu.
"Empress, Your Majesty asked us to send you something. This is the gift list."
Eunuch Wu said respectfully.
There are many rumors in the outside world that Ye Chen and Luo Hongyan are not in love, which in Eunuch Wu's opinion is pure nonsense!
The smile on Luo Hongyan's face was much brighter than before!
They all benefited!
Accompanying a king is like accompanying a tiger. Luo Hongyan, a fierce tiger, is much gentler now, and the people around them are living a much more comfortable life!
I am deeply grateful to Ye Chen, Eunuch Wu and the others!
Ye Chen took the gift list. There were many various items on it, and the total value was estimated to be hundreds of thousands of taels!
Normally, the Ministry of Internal Affairs only allocates 10,000 taels a month!
"Why are you giving me other gifts?"
Ye Chen shook his head secretly. For him, Luo Hongyan calling him husband three times was better than such a gift.
But Luo Hongyan had someone send it over, so he must keep it.
Anyway, Luo Hongyan now has money in her internal treasury.
In the past, the treasury didn't have much money. Luo Hongyan's inner treasury often had less than one million taels. Rewards of hundreds of thousands of taels were simply impossible. Now, Luo Hongyan's inner treasury exceeds ten million taels!
"Eunuch Wu, thank you Your Majesty on my behalf."
Ye Chen smiled and said, Chunlan and the others happily accepted the gifts.
Luo Hongyan giving such a big reward shows that Ye Chen and Luo Hongyan have a good relationship, they can rest assured!
They are Ye Chen's personal maids. They are both prosperous and destructive with Ye Chen!
"Eunuch Wu, how many years have you been in the palace?"
Ye Chen smiled.
There was a look of memory in Eunuch Wu's eyes: "Empress, it has been sixty-one years since this slave entered the palace at the age of seven."
"Do you have any family?"
Eunuch Wu nodded lightly. He was sent to the government by his parents during the famine year and then entered the palace. His parents have passed away, but he still has a younger brother, and his younger brother also has descendants.
Ye Chen said: "Eunuch Wu, I will not give you the gold and silver rewards, and you are not lacking. From now on, I ask your majesty to let you go out of the palace, go back to your hometown, and meet your relatives."
What the eunuchs in the palace look forward to most is to return to their hometown to visit, but once they enter the palace, there is basically no chance!
"Thank you, Empress!"
Eunuch Wu was shocked and extremely happy.
His cultivation at the level of a God-Emperor is actually more difficult than for an ordinary eunuch to go back!
The royal family spent a lot of resources cultivating him to reach the level of God-Emperor. If he leaves and never returns, the royal family will lose blood!
"Go ahead."
Ye Chen waved his hand and said.
Eunuch Wu left full of hope.
Ye Chen smiled faintly, Eunuch Wu was a powerful man at the level of a God-Emperor, and he was good at winning over him. He would be more loyal to Luo Hongyan!
As for running away or not coming back, just ask Liu Zhongliang to follow him.
Liu Zhongliang can’t even be driven away now!
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"Your Majesty, we were confused for a moment. Please forgive us and take back our lives. The contracts signed for the third and fourth time should be invalidated."
Lin Kaiji burst into tears.
People from the six major aristocratic families came to look for Luo Hongyan in the afternoon.
Combined with the previous two contracts, they had lost more than 20 million taels of silver.
The third or fourth time will probably result in blood loss!
They cannot accept this!
Luo Hongyan looked at Lin Kaiji and the others with an indifferent expression: "I gave you half tax. Not only are you ungrateful, you also deliberately raised the paper price to force me to reduce the paper tax to zero. Now you know you regret it?"
"Get out of here!"
Luo Hongyan clearly remembers how arrogant Lin Kaiji and the others were back then!
"Your Majesty, our six aristocratic families still have some energy. If your majesty can spare us this time, our six aristocratic families will definitely support your majesty."
Lin Kaiji kowtowed.
He was submissive on the outside, but angry inside!
If Prince Mu gains power in the future, they will definitely support him in killing Luo Hongyan!
"I don't need your support! Do you want to leave on your own, or will I have someone throw you out?"
Luo Hongyan said with a cold expression.
Lin Kaiji and the others looked extremely ugly. With Luo Hongyan's attitude, it is very likely that the papermaking industry will not be able to tolerate them in the future!
This is their main business, accounting for 70 to 80% of their total profits!
"Your Majesty, competing with the people for profit is not a good thing. Many people will be dissatisfied!"
The head of the Tao family said in a deep voice.
Luo Hongyan looked at the head of the Tao family with cold eyes. At this time, the head of the Tao family actually dared to threaten her!
"Come here, the Jinyi Guards will conduct a thorough inspection of all the Tao family's properties. If there are any violations of laws and regulations, they will be dealt with seriously!"
Luo Hongyan said coldly.
The face of the head of the Tao family changed wildly.
Some of the Tao family's businesses are not formal!
Although some businesses themselves are fine, there are many cases of tax evasion and tax evasion!
How could Jin Yiwei’s investigation fail to find out!
"The Tao family is finished."
Lin Kaiji and the others were panicking. They had already suffered heavy losses. If the government continued to act like this, the Tao family would definitely be destroyed!
If they are not honest, Luo Hongyan can make them die miserably!
"Your Majesty, we are leaving now."
Lin Kaiji and the others left in despair.
When they arrived outside the palace, Lin Kaiji said in a deep voice: "Master Tao, the Jinyi Guards are going to investigate you. Don't bite randomly. Maybe we can help your Tao family by then!"
"If you bite people randomly, don't blame us for adding insult to injury and being ruthless!"
The head of the Tao family was furious, but facing the cold eyes of Lin Kaiji and the others, he could only nod in agreement.
