allonlinenovel Chapter 107 Shy and Expecting
Chapter 107 Shy and Expecting
Usually when Jiang Mingche is not at home, the relationship between the sisters is quite good and there is no intrigue.
Needless to say, she herself wished Jiang Mingche could find a few more women to share the pressure with her...
Yang Yuhuan has not been eaten by Jiang Mingche yet, so she never says anything, and the other party has always been taciturn and rarely speaks.
Although Yun Ying looked extremely arrogant on the surface and shouted that she would take good care of Jiang Mingche, she never said anything.
Sister Jialuo is quiet and elegant. She likes to study books and doesn't like to fight with others. Even if someone has the same idea as her, she won't say anything.
Sister Mulan is understanding and has been silently sharing the pressure that Jiang Mingche cannot see.
Ever since Jiang Mingche was appointed as the regent and left, countless people came to propose marriage every day, and Hua Mulan had to deal with all of them by herself.
Although Hua Mulan is a strong woman with a character that refuses to admit defeat, something unexpected happened with Jiang Mingche.
And now everyone knows that Jiang Mingche has proclaimed himself emperor in Wei capital, so there is nothing more to say.
"That's good..." After hearing the rabbit-eared girl's affirmative answer, Jiang Mingche finally felt completely relieved.
What he feared most was a fire in his backyard...Now it seems that he was overthinking it, and his little wives were actually very reasonable.
"Do you miss your husband?" While playing with little A-li's soft rabbit ears, Jiang Mingche blew gently into the other's ear.
"I want to..." Gongsun Li nodded with a blushing face, and a trace of confusion flashed in her eyes. Seeing the little look of the bunny-eared girl, Jiang Mingche smiled secretly in his heart.
He simply picked up Gongsun Li by the waist and walked towards the bedroom under the shy gazes of the maids.
After spending the entire afternoon in Wu Zetian's bedroom, he was very angry.
Gongsun Li stretched out her slender hands and hooked them around Jiang Mingche's neck, leaning her little head in Jiang Mingche's arms.
The beautiful eyelashes trembled, and I felt shy and expectant at the same time...
After a night of romance, even the moon was ashamed and hid in the clouds.
The next day, early morning.
"Husband, good morning..." Gongsun Li opened her eyes drowsily and said this.
After calming down a little, the bunny-eared girl knelt down on the bed and began to greet Jiang Mingche with a good morning greeting...
Jiang Mingche was awakened by Gongsun Li's actions and opened his eyes in a daze.
Seeing such a well-behaved and sensible Ali, Jiang Mingche felt very relieved. He reached out and touched Ali's pair of soft rabbit ears as a reward.
After Ali finished his morning greeting, Jiang Mingche slowly got up. After washing up, he went straight outside to breathe in the fresh air.
Although he only slept for less than half an hour, Jiang Mingche slept exceptionally soundly.
After relieving Ali's homesickness, he felt relieved. After he got up, Ali fell into a deep sleep again.
After all, little A-li's cultivation is too low and cannot compare to his own, so he needs to have a good rest... After leaving the bedroom, Jiang Mingche went directly to the lobby in the front yard and found Uncle Fu.
Only he, a few women, and the maids could enter the backyard of the palace. Uncle Fu and some of the palace's servants lived in the side rooms in the front yard.
The front yard and the back yard are separated by a long corridor with a small attic in the middle of the corridor.
Without Jiang Mingche's order, no one could go to the backyard. Even if someone came to visit him, they could only wait in the front yard.
In the hall of the front yard wing, Jiang Mingche asked the servants to find Uncle Fu.
"Head of the family..." Uncle Fu walked up to Jiang Mingche with an account book in his hand, his tone very respectful.
"Uncle Fu, how has the Jiang family's business been in the past three months?"
Jiang Mingche took a sip of the hot tea prepared by the maid and asked curiously.
He had no other business in asking Uncle Fu to come over, he just wanted to ask about some matters concerning the Jiang family's business.
Although he was successively canonized by Wu Zetian, the Jiang family's business was never given up.
However, Jiang Mingche no longer has to take care of it himself now, as all of the Jiang family's business has been handed over to Uncle Fu.
Uncle Fu has been the butler of the Jiang family for his entire life and is the only person Jiang Mingche can trust besides a few women.
He felt relieved to hand over all the Jiang family's business to Uncle Fu.
"Return home, in the past few months, the Jiang family's business has been booming."
"Since the head of the family was appointed as the regent, almost all the officials of the imperial court have come to take care of the Jiang family's business."
"The rouge and powder from Tianxiang Pavilion, the fine wine and delicacies from Shengtian Restaurant, as well as some auction houses handled by the Jiang family, the various daily necessities they manufacture, etc., have all made good profits during this period."
"In one quarter, the Jiang family's total profits amounted to about 50 million taels of silver."
"Among them, more than 10 million taels of silver were purchased by those high-ranking officials of the imperial court in order to curry favor with the head of the family..."
Uncle Fu spoke with a faint smile, and became immediately excited when he talked about the Jiang family's business.
Fifty million taels of silver came in in just one quarter. This was a terrifying thing to say.
If the current momentum continues, the Jiang family's business will be able to earn an astronomical figure of 200 million silver dollars a year.
Originally, the Jiang family's assets were not so strong in attracting money. Before Jiang Mingche was canonized, the reason why the Jiang family's business was able to grow so big was definitely due to the gifts and tributes given to those high-ranking officials in the imperial court.
Those corrupt officials are all greedy guys. Just satisfying their appetites is a huge expense every year.
However, after Jiang Mingche was appointed as the regent, these expenses were waived directly, and even the officials who had taken bribes from the Jiang family in the past had to return all the money in full.
Moreover, since Jiang Mingche was canonized, he directly used Jiang Mingche's name and the 100 million taels of silver from the Jiang family accountant to purchase assets throughout the Tang Dynasty.
In just half a year, the Jiang family's assets have increased several times. These assets are simply the best wealth harvester for the Jiang family.
And because the main target customer group of the Jiang family's industry is the wealthy gentry from all over the country, it was able to directly earn 50 million taels of silver in just one quarter.
"Fifty million taels of silver? So much?" Jiang Mingche was also stunned after hearing Uncle Fu's words.
Damn, these shitty officials are really rich. 50 million taels of silver a quarter, that's a full 200 million taels of silver a year.
Two hundred million silver taels were enough to cover one tenth of the annual tax revenue of the Tang Dynasty. Moreover, the two hundred million silver taels were net profits after deducting various expenses.
Jiang Mingche was the regent of the Tang Dynasty, so he naturally didn't have to pay taxes. Otherwise, according to the laws of the Tang Dynasty, he would have to pay 20 million taels of silver in taxes every year.
"That's right. I took out the 100 million taels of silver that the master left in the accounting office and used it to buy various assets. Now, the Jiang family's business is almost everywhere in the hundreds of prefectures and countless cities in the entire Tang Dynasty." Uncle Fu explained with a smile, stroking his gray beard.
When Jiang Mingche asked him to take over the Jiang family business, he told him to do it with all his might and not to worry about losing money, so he dared to do this.
If it weren't for Jiang Mingche's order, even if the old man had ten thousand guts, he wouldn't dare to directly take out 100 million silver to buy assets.
"You did a good job." Jiang Mingche praised generously.
In the past, he only thought that Uncle Fu was good at managing household affairs, but he didn't expect that this old guy could do business so well.
"Your salary will be increased directly to 10 million taels of silver per year." Jiang Mingche said with a faint smile.
Uncle Fu brought him such huge profits, he didn't mind sharing some with the other party.
"Master, isn't this a little inappropriate..." Uncle Fu was shocked by Jiang Mingche's words and asked in confusion.
Ten million taels of silver. If you were to ask what was the most profitable thing to do in this era, it would definitely be to serve as an official in the court.
But even a first-rank official in the imperial court did not receive so much salary in a year.
The annual salary of those generals and officials of the first rank was at most a few million taels of silver.
I'm afraid the only one who can enjoy this treatment is the Regent Jiang Mingche.
Although it is not known how much salary the empress will give Jiang Mingche a year, it is estimated that it will be at least tens of millions of taels of silver.
If it is any lower, Wu Zetian will not be able to show it off, and Jiang Mingche will not be able to appreciate it either.
"There's nothing appropriate or inappropriate about it. You've created so much profit for me, so it's only natural for me to share some with you. You don't have to say anything, this matter is decided." Jiang Mingche shook his head and said in an unquestionable tone.
"Thank you, head of the family." Uncle Fu's face became a little excited, and he kept thanking Jiang Mingche.
No one could refuse the temptation of 10 million taels of silver. Uncle Fu was a layman, so he was no exception.
"If anyone comes to propose marriage again in the future, just send them all away."
"Just tell them that I have no intention of taking a concubine now, and that they don't have to come here in the future."
After standing up from his seat, Jiang Mingche gave an order to Uncle Fu.
When he was having fun with the bunny-eared girl last night, she had already told him all this. How could Jiang Mingche not guess what these court officials were thinking?
Because Wu Zetian was a girl, these guys could not send their own daughters into the harem to complete a political marriage, so they set their sights on him, the regent.
Let their daughter marry into the palace, even if she is a concubine, she will be tied to him.
As long as I don't fall, the interests of these guys will never be harmed in any way.
Jiang Mingche was not willing to do these things, as he was not without the strength to challenge Wu Zetian.
Besides, he was too lazy to undermine Wu Zetian. Being an emperor was not necessarily a good job. It was no better than being an idle prince like him.
"Okay, Master..."