Shipin Dalizheng

Chapter 327 Raising Money

Emperor Xuanning laughed heartily. "Well, well, well, that's what a true man of the Great Yue is. Your thinking is much better than those rubbish who try their best to inherit the title, only to live a life of idleness and wait for death. I really want to see each of the extraordinary people you've gathered around you."

"Your Majesty, there are no so-called extraordinary people in this world. There are only those who have devoted themselves to the study of a particular field. I have brought them to your Majesty because I hope they can put their knowledge into practice and contribute to the development of Dai Viet."

Delighted, Emperor Xuanning made his decision, "I approve of your Imperial Academy. However, the location...can't be too far from Shangjing, otherwise I won't be able to visit your achievements all the time."

He Daban said, "Your Majesty, this matter is not urgent. We have to wait until spring to start the construction. It's already the 27th year, let the young master have a peaceful New Year."

Emperor Xuan Ning scratched his head and said, "That's true."

Rong Tang raised his hands, "Your Majesty..."

what to do? "

"Money!"

Emperor Xuan Ning hissed, "Didn't you just say that you wanted to do it in a private capacity?"

"If I'm setting this up privately, does that mean the Imperial Academy is still yours? Actually, I don't want your Majesty to pay for it all. At least give me some start-up capital, and I can personally lay the foundation stone in the spring. This way, the people will know that this is a project your Majesty values, and you'll have something to say when you raise funds from the public later."

He Daban pursed his lips and chuckled, then saw Emperor Xuanning's body aching. "How much do you need?"

"One hundred thousand taels is required."

"No."

"Then fifty thousand taels..."

"No, not even more than ten thousand taels."

After a struggle, Rong Tang managed to squeeze out 20,000 taels from Emperor Xuan Ning, and the heartbroken Emperor Xuan Ning was trembling with fear.

He finally threatened him fiercely, "If you pay me compensation, I will chop off your head."

Rong Tang blinked and suddenly smiled, "My uncle will definitely not be willing to chop it off. Xiao Tang's head is worth more than 20,000 taels."

Emperor Xuan Ning himself laughed. This kid is really a treasure. Indeed, his life is very valuable and he can earn more in the future.

"You are the best at deceiving people with your mouth."

"How could that be possible? Xiaotang doesn't have any other relatives. Aunt, Great Uncle, and Zhao Ling are Xiaotang's closest relatives. I can't appease anyone else but Great Uncle. Since Great Uncle has already invested money, why don't Xiaotang go around and see if the concubines in the other palaces have any extra money."

Emperor Xuanning laughed and scolded, "You are even trying to take away the little money that the concubines have."

After sending the others out, Emperor Xuanning was still in a cheerful mood. He Daban also laughed, "Young Master is quite capable. He has made the sugar mill and the winery very profitable, and he doesn't eat alone, but is willing to share with others. I have a few retirement funds, and I want to ask Young Master to keep them for me."

The sugar factory is a big piece of fat meat. This year, it is exclusively supplied to the Duke Du's Mansion. Even without others saying anything, He Daban knows that several families are jealous. If they were not afraid of Duke Du's military power and the amount of sugar is not large, it would not be worth breaking up with Duke Du, otherwise something bad would have happened long ago.

Emperor Xuanning also heard from an official of the Ministry of Revenue that the Ministry wanted Rong Tang to submit all the recipes for purifying sugar and wine to the Ministry of Revenue. Emperor Xuanning felt that it was a bit shameless and rejected it.

It was obvious that a child without any roots or foundation had established himself in Shangjing in just half a year. If he was given more time, what surprises could he bring to Dayue?

"You old fool, you've also learned to invest. Go ahead, go ahead. As long as it doesn't break the law, let him do whatever he wants."

Rong Tang went around the palaces, mainly to gather information. The harem was a microcosm of the previous dynasty, and the attitude of the concubines towards him was often the attitude of their natal families.

Queen Wang was very kind to him. When she heard that he wanted to raise funds to build a large school, she generously donated 100 taels.

The other concubines were not allowed to go past the queen, and were given a few dozen taels symbolically. After one round, Rong Shen was carrying a bag of silver ingots on his back, with a total of less than a few hundred taels, like begging.

To be honest, it was just a way to get rid of beggars. The concubines had no long-term vision. In their eyes, it was just a donation.

Rong Tang went to Lanyue Palace and stood at the palace gate, asking the palace servants to convey his request.

Concubine Xie will come out soon.

She felt cold at this time, wrapped in a bird feather cloak, with a cold look in her eyes, "Jian'an Earl is in such a good mood that he specially came to visit me."

Rong Tang looked at her inquiringly, "My Lady, I don't remember ever offending you, nor do I remember ever offending the Xie family. Why is your Lady so hostile towards me?"

"I don't understand what you are saying."

"Your Majesty, why do you have to deceive yourself? There are many things that are known to heaven, earth, you, and me. We could have lived in peace, so why did your Xie family want to upset the balance?"

Concubine Xie looked at him coldly, "Perhaps this is fate. Do you believe in fate? Some children don't come to repay their parents, but to bring disaster to their parents and relatives. With him around, all of his relatives will die."

Rong Tang's heart sank slightly, "What a ridiculous statement."

"Whether it's absurd or not, you can experience it yourself. I suppose there are no more blood relatives around you, right?"

Rong Tang took two steps back, her eyes full of disbelief, so she knew that she did it on purpose.

She believed the sorcerer's words and thought that her children were unlucky for her, so she abandoned them all and pursued her bright future.

He turned around and quickly walked away, but in his heart he thought, "That's not the case. I don't have any bad luck with anyone. If others don't hurt me, I won't hurt others. If you do evil and get hurt, that's not bad luck, it's your own fault."

Concubine Xie watched him walk away, then turned back. A voice kept ringing in her ears, "No one can stand in my way, not even you. I finally escaped fate and have the ability to control my future. I won't be shaken by anyone."

When Rong Tang arrived at Concubine Xian's place, Tang Tiantian and her daughter were still waiting for him. They had an inexplicable fear of the palace and would not move around on their own unless absolutely necessary.

Rong Tang told Concubine Xian about the preparations for the Imperial Academy after the New Year. Concubine Xian praised him and said, "That's a good thing. It's a pity that your aunt can't give you much help."

"Why not?"

Rong Tang said, "My aunt has invested all the profits from the shop over the past ten years. The future returns should be quite good."

The virtuous concubine smiled bitterly, "How could that be? There are only so many in a year, and the flowers are all gone before they bloom again."

Rong Tang said, "No, aunt, you do. The shop's lease to the Chu family pays over a thousand taels of rent a year. After deducting what the Chu family has paid over the years, the balance is still owed. Aunt, just write a letter of authorization to collect the debt, and I will collect it for you. Also, specify that all the money collected will be invested in the construction of His Majesty's Imperial Academy."

Xian Fei was a little worried, "Don't confront the Chu family head-on, in the future, Prince Yong..."

"Prince Yong has no future."

Rong Tang smiled and said, "Aunt, since they have done such a thing, I will not let Prince Yong have a future."

The virtuous concubine's heart skipped a beat. First it was Prince Rui, and now it was Prince Yong. Tang'er had already eliminated two princes.

"Don't worry, aunt. I know what I'm doing. I won't do anything to them. After all, they are His Majesty's biological sons. Even if they are not promising, they are still his biological sons. I just won't support them."

The virtuous concubine wrote him a letter of authorization and also promised to donate all the debts to the Imperial Academy.

"Aunt, you don't have to do this. Just invest."

The virtuous concubine shook her head, "My share belongs entirely to Your Majesty."

In this way, Rong Tang is collecting the debt for His Majesty. No matter whether it is Concubine Hui or the Chu family, they would not dare to default on the debt even if they were brave enough.

Rong Tang's face was full of smiles. He handed the deed to Tang Tiantian and said, "Calculate the interest for my aunt. I want to make the Chu family bleed half a bucket of blood."

Mrs. Tang blushed when she heard this.