Chapter 618 Open a Garment Factory(1/2)
After Chen An left, Wang Chong called He Taigao as soon as possible, "Big companion, I'm not at ease with Chen An."
"Is the emperor worried about Lord Shen?"
"Mr. Shen is close to his uncle Lu Zhongbo, but Lu Zhongbo and Li Mingcai are not dealing with each other. I am worried that Mr. Shen will disobey him."
Wang Chong said this and ordered: "In this way, you can go to the execution ground and save Li Mingcai. This is my Shangfang sword."
"Old slave go right away."
He Taigao knew that this matter was of great importance and did not dare to neglect it. He said this and quickly got up.
"Big companion, you must save Li Mingcai! Bring more people over!"
Wang Chong was worried that the Lu Party outside would be disobedient. Not only would Li Ming not be saved, but He Taigao would die there.
As soon as He Tai-Hao left, Wang Chong rubbed his forehead. Now that the harem has been resolved, the most urgent task is to deal with the Lu Party.
Next, I will find a way to make money.
Relying on taxes, the people below swallowed too much. According to ancient historical records, from a dynasty to the late period, officials often embezzled more silver than the entire country added up.
Therefore, Wang Chong had no hope for taxes at all.
But it is definitely not possible to arrest so many officials at once. At that time, the world will be in chaos and he will die faster.
So he decided to find another way to make money.
Becoming the emperor, the past few things are definitely not good at opening restaurants or janitores. First, I earn too little, and second, I don’t have the energy to do it.
After thinking about it, Wang Chong decided to open a clothing factory first.
In ancient times, people had no entertainment activities, and family expenses were nothing more than clothing and food.
The amount of food is dead, and it can only be relied on the people to grow food. He cannot make a lot of money on this in a short period of time.
But clothes can.
If the air gets colder today, it is about to pass the winter. Then the weather is cold and the people need a cotton jacket to pass the winter.
The fabrics on the market are not cheap. On the one hand, the raw materials are scarce, and on the other hand, the efficiency is inefficient in ancient times, and I don’t know how to improve efficiency.
What Wang Chong needs to do now is factory management.
He had already thought about it, and the harem had more than 3,000 people in total. Isn’t this a free labor force?
Not only does it cost money, but it also takes a break all year round, just give some food, which is even easier to use than a slave.
Among so many people, except for the original owner who married some concubines, there were many concubines, nobles, and even common people with no status in the previous emperors. On weekdays, these women had nothing to do except for palace fighting, so let's go to the clothing factory to work.
What we need now are raw materials and clothing factory workshops.
It happened that Zhao Luan came here with the food at this time.
"Queen, you are here just in time. I have something important to discuss with you."
After coming to this ancient times for so long, Zhao Luan is the closest idea he knows to him.
"What is the Emperor going to say?"
Wang Chong talked about his plan and said, "Now I need money in urgent need of money. Establishing a clothing trade can solve my urgent needs."
"That's OK."
Unexpectedly, Zhao Luan agreed directly: "Your Majesty, you are right. There are a lot of people in the harem. There are so many people who have nothing to do anyway, so it's better for them to do something."
"It's still the queen who knows me, so I'll make up for it. I'll solve the raw materials these days."
When making clothes, you need fabric and cotton.
In the past, when he was in the Great Dragon Dynasty (the first world of being a eunuch), Wang Chong also opened a clothing factory after pacifying the world, which was easy to say.
"Emperor, I have a way to deal with raw materials. I have a lot of cotton planting in my hometown. I know many cotton farmers and can buy them for the emperor. In terms of fabrics, I have someone to choose, so the price is definitely fair."
"Well, then I'll trouble the queen."
Although ancient emperors did not let the concubines and queens show up in public, Wang Chong did not have this psychological barrier. After all, people who have been sons-in-law have been afraid of being shit?
However, before Zhao Luan left the palace, Wang Chong asked her to dress up for a while, and sent several eunuchs and masters from the harem to follow her.
This time Zhao Luan left the palace and claimed that she was a business woman from a wealthy family. No one knew about it. Everyone in the harem thought that Zhao Luan had been living there.
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On the other side, Chen An, the Minister of Justice, frowned after leaving the palace.
The emperor actually asked him to go to the execution ground to rescue Li Mingcai!
This Li Mingcai has a great prestige in the court, and even the people are very famous.
In the past, Li Mingcai often wrote about Lu Zhongbo's book, and even he was insulted by Li Mingcai.
The people of the Lu Party had long regarded Li Mingcai as a major concern and wanted to kill him immediately.
Therefore, Chen An had a headache and didn't know what to do next.
After all, the emperor said that if the matter is not good, he will ask him.
But soon, Chen An suddenly laughed.
"I'm so stupid. This place is still far from the execution ground. At that time, I will slow down and drag him down for a while. When the emperor asked for guilt, I would say I didn't have time to arrive. At that time, Master Lu would give me a few more words of good words, wouldn't it be enough?"
However, to be on the safe side, Chen An called his servant, "You go to Master Lu's mansion and tell me about the emperor's desire to save Li Mingcai, do you know?"
"I know, sir, I'll do it right away."
"Go."
Watching the servant leave, Chen An rode his horse leisurely towards the execution ground.
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"Driving......"
On He Taigao's side, in order to quickly complete Wang Chong's order, He Taigao was quick to rush and took six big masters and eunuchs to the execution ground.
"Do the palace to do business, get out of our house!"
Finally, He Taigao brought people to the entrance of the execution ground.
At this moment, it was surrounded by people.
Today is the day when Li Mingcai, the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, was beheaded.
Li Mingcai is not an ordinary person. Compared with Lu Zhongbo, who is corrupt and abused, the people prefer the official Li Mingcai.
"Hey, Lord Li was still harmed by the treacherous minister Lu Zhongbo. In the future, Lu Zhongbo in the court would cover the sky with only one hand."
"Mr. Li is so pitiful. There will be no official to ask for the people in the future."
"Get out of our family, it will delay the emperor's affairs, and you will not be able to pay your life!"
A sharp voice came, and the people panicked and hurriedly avoided.
He Taigao also hated the people's slow avoidance. He snorted coldly, jumped up from his horse, and walked towards the center of the execution ground with the heads of several people.
"Bold, who will come? You dare to trek into the execution ground." The prison officer Xing on the high platform shouted loudly.
He Tai said coldly: "The emperor has an order. If there is any question in Lord Li's case, stop the execution. Lord Li will hand it over to our family and take it to the palace to wait for the death."
What, it was the person sent by the emperor!
Upon hearing this, a group of officials on the high platform changed drastically.
It’s not that he was afraid of He Taigao, but that the execution of Li Mingcai was personally told by Prime Minister Lu Zhongbo.
Now that the court is all over the country, Lu Zhongbo has only one hand covering the sky, who dares to offend him?
Just as most people were about to hand over Li Mingcai, a middle-aged man on the first seat suddenly stood up and said, "Execute!"
This man looked cold and didn't take He Taigao seriously at all.
"What a brave man, you dare to disobey the emperor's oral order?" He Taigao pointed at the man and asked.
"The emperor also ordered us to arrest the criminal Li Mingcai. This father-in-law, it is not good to fake the imperial edict!"
He Taigao knew that this person was an official from the Ministry of Justice and was very close to Lu Zhongbo.
‘The emperor has indeed made a brilliant plan and knows that our family will be troubled.’
He Taiga snorted coldly and pulled out Shangfang's sword: "Sir, Shangfang's sword is here. If you see this sword, you will kneel down if you see the priest!"
The people on the platform obviously didn't expect He Taigao to take out this thing, and his expression changed wildly for a moment. It seemed that the emperor was determined to save Li Mingcai.
"Master, long live long live long live long..."
Ordinary people on the periphery knelt down one after another.
The people on the platform had no choice but to kneel down.
"Come here, let go of Lord Li and take it back to the palace!"
"yes!"
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To be continued...