#2002 - No joking in front of the emperor
“Everyone, what's wrong?”
Jun Wuxie looked at them in surprise, “These six medicinal herbs are extraordinary low-grade Saint-level herbs, abundant in the world, and should be easy to find.”
“What sir said is correct, but these six medicinal herbs are exactly the ones that a certain force in this city has been frantically buying up in recent months.”
“Sir, you're not deliberately trying to trick us, are you?
Are you the one buying up the medicinal herbs?”
“Everyone, to be honest, this matter is indeed somewhat related to me.
They are not my people, but they know that the pill formula in my hand requires these medicinal herbs, and they know that I want to promote the pill formula, so they are frantically buying them up.
The purpose is obvious, although they don't refine pills, they want to take this opportunity to make a fortune.
However, you can all slowly refine the pills first, and it's not necessary to purchase them from there.
Just use the medicinal herbs that can be purchased now to refine pills, and wait a few years, until the medicinal herb production increases before mass production is also fine.”
“How can that work? In these few years, we don't know how much money we could earn!”
Their expressions were unsightly, and they didn't quite believe Jun Wuxie's words.
In their hearts, they had almost determined that it was his people who were buying up those materials.
It's just that the other party didn't admit it, and they had no way to deal with it.
… …
They left full of anger, each with a livid face.
Jun Wuxie and the others then returned to the palace.
Feng Ling said: “Those people are really patient, they haven't even come to talk to us about purchasing pills.
What if they really wait a few years?”
“Don't worry, they won't be able to wait.
Driven by huge profits, they will come.
However, except for the Donghai and Longxi's chambers of commerce and trading firms, we should not sell medicinal herbs to other chambers of commerce and trading firms for the time being, so as to give the Donghai Dynasty and Longxi Dynasty's chambers of commerce and trading firms time to recoup their costs.”
“Ah? Young Master, why is that?”
Feng Ling was puzzled, wasn't this design just to make a lot of money from those chambers of commerce and trading firms?
“What I'm doing is certainly to help Jingyi fill the national treasury, but at the same time, it is also to target the aristocratic families behind the suppression of Xinghua Village.
The aristocratic families of Longxi and Donghai did not suppress Xinghua Village, but instead helped Xinghua Village to contain the other three major aristocratic families, otherwise Xinghua Village's situation would be even more difficult.
Therefore, we cannot cheat them.”
“So that's how it is…”
Feng Ling looked at Jun Wuxie with a strange look in her eyes, thinking in her heart that Young Master Jun is really clear about his gratitude and grievances.
He can still adhere to his principles in the face of such huge profits.
If it were someone else, I'm afraid they wouldn't be able to do it at all.
After all, this profit is too great, enough to drive people crazy.
“Feng Ling, tomorrow you personally contact the Longxi and Donghai's chambers of commerce and trading firms.
Contact them secretly and sell some medicinal herbs to them at the original purchase price.
Once they get the medicinal herbs, they will definitely rush back at the fastest speed, striving to refine a large number of pills in the shortest time to sell and seize the market opportunity.
In this way, they will be able to recoup their costs soon.
And other trading firms and chambers of commerce, due to the lack of materials and the small number of pills refined, will need a lot of time to recoup their costs.
Seeing the Donghai and Longxi's trading firms and chambers of commerce making a lot of money, they will definitely not be able to sit still and will come to ask to purchase medicinal herbs.
At that time, we can sit on the ground and raise the price, selling it to them at ten times the purchase price.”
“Okay, I'll take care of it tomorrow.”
Feng Ling was full of excitement, in this way, the national treasury will no longer be short of money.
… …
The next morning, in the imperial court, the officials were already waiting here.
The Lanling King and the Minister of Revenue and others had arrived early.
Most of them had expressions of waiting to see a good show on their faces.
The agreed date had arrived, and that Moon Guard would surely lose his head today.
Five hundred billion, that was an astronomical figure.
Unless it was a family or sect with a long heritage and deep foundation, and also knew how to do business and had many industries, it would be possible to take it out.
Otherwise, who could take out 500 billion in cash in just two months?
That was cash, not an industry valuation!
At this time, Jun Wuxie accompanied Nalan Jingyi to the hall.
“Long live Your Majesty!”
The officials knelt down, most of them just doing it as a formality, with no reverence in their hearts.
“All of you may rise.”
Nalan Jingyi sat upright on the throne, speaking calmly yet with majesty.
After waiting for everyone to get up, the Minister of Revenue couldn't wait to stand out, “Your Majesty, the Moon Guard made wild claims two months ago, and today the deadline has arrived.
The Moon Guard doesn't know the immensity of heaven and earth, and now he has failed to fulfill his promise, he has already committed the crime of deceiving the emperor, and should be beheaded immediately to show the public!”
As the Minister of Revenue spoke, he looked at Jun Wuxie gloatingly.
“Minister of Revenue, you trash, where did you see that I can't do it?”
Jun Wuxie sneered.
“What, do you mean that you have already raised 500 billion in silver?
What a joke!
You are just a mere guard, so what if you are a third-rank official?
Do you know what the concept of 500 billion is?”
“It seems you are very confident.
If I have already raised 500 billion, what will you, Minister of Revenue, do?”
“You still dare to talk wildly, now that things have come to this, you won't shed tears until you see the coffin, what's the use of being stubborn?
If you can take out 500 billion in cash today, this minister will not only give you the position of Minister, but also cut off my head for you to kick as a ball!”
“Everyone, you have all heard it.
The Minister of Revenue himself said that if I take out 500 billion in silver, I can cut off his head to kick as a ball.”
Everyone was silent, not believing that he could take it out.
They were very clear about what 500 billion meant.
The Minister of Revenue sneered incessantly.
He was not afraid at all.
Not to mention that this person couldn't take it out, even if he did, would he really dare to kill him?
With the Lanling King here, even the emperor couldn't kill him, let alone a mere guard!
“Moon Guard, stop talking nonsense, you should take it out for this minister and everyone to see, otherwise your head will probably not be saved today!”
Jun Wuxie smiled.
He stepped down from Nalan Jingyi's side on the steps.
Immediately, he took out fifty silver notes from the Na Ring, shook them in his hand, and said: “Everyone, look carefully, universal exchange, 500 billion in silver, cash, all here, not a penny less!”
“What?”
Suddenly, the officials in the hall were all shocked, and the hall was instantly silent, all looking at the silver notes in his hand.
“Impossible, the silver notes in your hand must be fake!”
The Minister of Revenue didn't believe it at all, and reached out to grab them to check.
Jun Wuxie withdrew his hand and avoided his snatch, walked to the Prime Minister, and said: “Prime Minister, you can check whether these silver notes are real.”
“Let this Prime Minister take a look…”
The Prime Minister took the silver notes, fifty in total, and checked them one by one, his expression becoming more and more shocked.
“Genuine, this is indeed the silver note of the Universal Bank, with a face value of 10 billion silver per note!”
“How could this be, let us take a look!”
Suddenly, many ministers gathered around.
The Lanling King's face was a little gloomy, and the muscles on his face twitched from time to time.
He had been silent.
He had not expected this result.
A mere guard actually raised such a huge sum of money in two months.
How did he do it?
It seems that this guard is not simple, and his origin must be investigated.
How could there suddenly be such a guard by the emperor's side?
This was not a good thing for him.
The matter was already very obvious, he had been fooled.
The emperor and the guard had joined forces to trick him, the purpose was to control the Ministry of Revenue!
“This king was actually calculated by the emperor!”
He was furious in his heart, he really couldn't imagine that the emperor himself couldn't do it, but a guard could do it.
This was really beyond common sense, and it was this reason that led to his miscalculation and loss in this game.
“Everyone has seen it, right, this is indeed the Universal Exchange, the realest of the real silver notes, 500 billion in silver.”
The Prime Minister smiled, his old face radiant.
His Majesty has finally won a round in the game with the Lanling King.
As long as he can control the national treasury, at least he won't be so passive in terms of finance in the future.
“Moon Guard has solved a problem for Us, relieving the urgent need, it is really a great achievement!
According to the previous agreement, the original Minister of Revenue will be removed from his position, and the new Minister of Revenue will be concurrently held by Moon Guard!”
“Your Majesty, this old minister believes that this is not possible.”
The Lanling King stood out and said: “The position of Minister of Revenue is in charge of many affairs, and the affairs of the Ministry of Revenue are complicated.
Moon Guard has never had this experience, how can he be competent?
It is better for this old minister to recommend someone who is definitely more suitable than Moon Guard!”
“Lanling King, you were the one who personally agreed at the time, now you want to break your promise?
You are a dignified prince, such fickleness, don't you want the world to laugh at you?
If this matter spreads out, you, Lanling King, are afraid that you will be criticized!”
The Prime Minister confronted the Lanling King tit-for-tat.
“Anyway, this king does not agree.
The position of Minister of Revenue is so important, it must be taken seriously.
How can a mere guard understand how to manage the Ministry of Revenue?
If he is allowed to manage the Ministry of Revenue, this king dares to guarantee that he will definitely not be able to do it!”
His attitude was strong, and these words were obviously threatening.
The implication was that most of the Ministry of Revenue were this king's people, and without this king's permission, the new Minister of Revenue would not be able to start work at all.
“Lanling King, do you still have Us in your eyes?”
Nalan Jingyi slapped the dragon table and said coldly: “There is no joking in front of the emperor.
You promised things in front of Us with certainty, and now you are breaking your promise in public, do you want to deceive the emperor?”
“This old minister dare not deceive the emperor, Your Majesty has taken it too seriously!”
The muscles on the Lanling King's face twitched, now was not the time to completely turn his face, on the surface he still had to maintain the relationship between monarch and minister.
"Since that's the case, this matter is settled."
"From this moment on, Guard Yue will also serve as the Minister of Revenue, overseeing the dynasty's finances."
"Guard Yue, receive the sword!"
Nalan Jingyi tossed out a precious sword, "I bestow upon you the Imperial Execution Sword. Wielding this sword, you have the power to execute first and report later.
When you arrive at the Ministry of Revenue, you must thoroughly investigate the national treasury's accounts. Anyone found guilty of embezzlement or misappropriation of national funds can be executed first and reported later, with no exceptions!"
"Your Majesty, granting such authority to a guard, even if he is now the Minister of Revenue, is still inappropriate."
"If he relies on the Imperial Execution Sword in his hand, fabricates charges, eliminates dissidents, and slaughters the innocent, wouldn't that chill the hearts of the dynasty's officials?"
"We beseech Your Majesty to withdraw the Imperial Execution Sword!"
In an instant, seventy or eighty ministers in the hall knelt down in unison, speaking with one voice.
Only a dozen or so ministers remained standing, their faces filled with anger at the sight.
This group of people takes their lead from the Prince of Lanling; their behavior is truly detestable.
"And what if I refuse to withdraw the Imperial Execution Sword?"
Nalan Jingyi was more assertive in the court than ever before.
"If Your Majesty insists on not withdrawing it, then we, for the sake of the nation, will kneel here and not rise!"
"You are forcing my hand!"
Nalan Jingyi's face turned ugly, her body trembling slightly with anger.
"As subjects, you show no respect to the ruler, no sense of hierarchy, and dare to force the Emperor while being a subject; this is treason!"
Jun Wuxie's voice was icy cold, with a clang.
In a flash of startling brilliance, sword light crisscrossed, and a burst of fresh blood shot into the sky.
The former Minister of Revenue let out a miserable scream as his head fell to the ground, blood gushing like a fountain from his headless neck.
Seeing this scene, the ministers kneeling on the ground and forcing the Emperor's hand all shuddered.
"Impudent! You dare to openly murder a minister in the court!
Guards, seize this madman!"
Prince of Lanling's eyes revealed a cold light, and with a command, a large number of soldiers poured into the Imperial Palace Hall from outside.
Instantly, the atmosphere in the entire court became tense.
