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Chapter 39

Empress Dowager Zhang has always been very pampering about her two younger brothers. When Emperor Zhu Houzhao said this, she couldn't help but smile and said, "You kid, since you have that glass treasure, why don't you give a few to your two uncles? You have to ask them to buy it with silver."

Although Zhu Houzhao knew that the Empress Dowager Zhang loved his younger brother very much, he didn't mind earning his uncle's money. Anyway, these two uncles, like the princes and nobles, were rich and did not contribute much to the court. It would be a good thing to get back some of the money to feed the people.

So Zhu Houzhao smiled and said, "Mother, you don't know that the reason why this glass treasure is precious is that it is made of many pearl agate. If the uncles want it, I have to let the eunuchs who are purchased go to the south to buy pearls and agate in the name of the royal family, and then use the canal army to transport it back. These are all cost money. Even if I want to give it, I don't have that much money to make glass treasures for my uncles. And if I don't use the silver, I will be told by all officials that I abused the people's power;

If the uncles are willing to pay the money, it is a different matter. If the eunuchs I bought spent money to hire the Cao army, they would not be able to attract gossip. The 10,000 taels of silver were just the money to buy pearl agate and pay some hard money for some craftsmen. I could not make half a tael, and if these glass treasures were sold, they would be sold for more than 20,000 to 30,000 taels of silver, so the uncles would naturally make a lot of money.

Now my uncles have their own families and businesses, and they cannot always rely on the royal support. Although they cannot go into politics, they must also make a living. Farming is impossible, so they can do business. It is better to teach people how to fish than to teach people how to fish. Even if I give all the royal things to my uncles, my uncles cannot always be rich. If I let my uncles have a living, it will naturally be different. It can also make my uncles have a better ability to make a living."

When Zhu Houzhao first said he refused to give it to him, Hou Shouning and Hou Jianchang were a little disappointed, but now when he heard what Zhu Houzhao said, he felt very satisfied. He thought that if the glass treasure that he bought was sold for 10,000 taels and 30,000 taels, he could earn 10,000 or 20,000 taels by himself. This is more profitable than selling salt. It is better than just selling one piece. After all, you can only need one piece. If you buy it, you can naturally buy as much as you want.

So, Zhang Heling, the Marquis of Shouning, hurriedly smiled and said, "Your Majesty is very much. We are embarrassed to ask the royal family for things often. We also know the difficulties of the royal family. If it is true that His Majesty said, we are willing to buy it with money and then find someone to sell it to Jiangnan. We will indeed make a lot of money by then, and we should have a career."

"That's right, this can also block the civil servants outside, saying that we are idle and not doing our jobs, and now we are earning some money honestly, and the Empress Dowager and His Majesty also look good on their faces," Zhang Yanling also echoed and smiled.

When Empress Dowager Zhang saw that her two younger brothers seemed very satisfied, and she really agreed with her son's view that "It is better to teach people how to fish than to teach people how to fish." She also wanted to make her two younger brothers have a serious business, so she laughed: "That's good, then you can do this business. The Ai family is also in short supply, so you can continue to talk about serious things."

So, Empress Dowager Zhang was supported by her maid and went to the inner room. Zhu Houzhao ordered someone to re-replace the tea. She asked Zhang Heling and Zhang Yanling with a smile: "How many pieces are you planning to buy from your two uncles and what kind of glass treasures do you want to buy?"

Zhang Heling looked at Zhang Yanling, thought for a while, then stretched out two fingers: "Weichen wants twenty pieces, including ten glass beads, five glass tables, and one crystal Guanyin!"

Twenty pieces, each piece of 10,000 taels, totaling 200,000 taels. The cost of one piece is between one and three taels. If the cost of sixty taels is calculated, you can earn nearly 200,000 taels of silver by yourself.

Zhu Houzhao was naturally very happy, but on the surface he still pretended to be thinking: "Twenty pieces are not too many, yes!"

On this side, when Zhang Yanling saw that Zhu Houzhao said that twenty pieces were not too much, he hurriedly said, "Then I will buy twenty pieces, just like my brother, ten glass beads, five glass tables, and one crystal Guanyin!"

"Okay, those two uncles will sign with Wei Bin later. He is responsible for these things." Zhu Houzhao nodded, and then specifically instructed Wei Bin, one of the Eight Tigers,: "Be kind to the two uncles!"

Wei Bin smiled happily without Zhu Houzhao's instructions. He was one of the core figures of the Royal Industrial Company. He naturally knew the value of these glass treasures and knew that a business with these two uncles could make him profit. He hurriedly said: "Don't worry, your majesty, I will definitely handle goods for the two uncles."

As he said that, Wei Bin took the initiative to smile at Zhang Heling and Zhang Yanling: "Please, two uncles!"

Zhang Heling and Zhang Yanling thought that this troubles the eunuchs under the emperor would make these eunuchs unhappy and troublesome, but they did not expect that the emperor's personal eunuch named Wei Bin was so attentive and considerate for a moment, and they were a little surprised, thinking, could they have any benefits in this?

But the two of them couldn't think of any benefits, so they could only follow Wei Bin to sign and write, and the deposit was agreed to send a total of 100,000 taels of deposit in three days. At the same time, Wei Bin also promised to send the glass treasures to his mansion one after another within one month.

"Emperor, these two uncles are really happy. They sign a deal of 400,000 taels. Now the Royal Industrial Company is going to make a lot of money again," Wei Bin came back and reported to Zhu Houzhao.

Zhu Houzhao smiled faintly: "It can be seen that these royal relatives are all rich people. You must manage the Royal Industrial Company well and don't let people know our secret recipe for making glass and soap. In the future, find a few royal relatives and sell them all!"

"Don't worry, my elders! I have been watching carefully all the time," Wei Bin said.

At that time, Zhang Heling and Zhang Yanling were also very happy to walk out of the palace. The two of them didn't feel that they had suffered a big loss at all. When they thought that they could sell tens of thousands of taels to make a lot of money, they were filled with smiles on their faces when they thought they could go to Jiangnan.

When Liu Jian, the chief minister of the cabinet who happened to be standing outside the Wenhua Hall, saw Zhang Heling and Zhang Yanling. Seeing that the two seemed very happy, Li Dongyang said first: "I heard from the inner eunuchs that these two uncles are coming to His Majesty to ask for glass treasures, and it seems that they are about to arrive."

"It's not surprising that the harem who has always spoiled these two uncles, and it's not surprising that we can give you whatever you want, but now we don't care about these two uncles. We don't expect them to cause any trouble. Now the key is that we can't let His Majesty leave the palace anymore;

Only in this way can we find an opportunity to get rid of Liu Jin and others around His Majesty. It is best to be punished for death, so as not to make a comeback, and let those eunuchs who are following His Majesty know the consequences of bewitching Your Majesty!"

The third auxiliary Xie Qian glared at the old eyes and looked at the chief auxiliary Liu Jian.

The chief assistant Liu Jian turned around and entered the cabinet of Wenhua Hall and sat on the chair in the center: "The Ministry of Works said that Emperor Xiaozong of the United States could be repaired before Anling. We will lead all officials to ask His Majesty to return to the Ganqing Palace to live and demolish the leopard room! Now we need to contact the officials below in advance!"
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