213: Chapter 211: The Little Emperor Who Got His Tail Stepped On (Eighth Update) 213: Chapter 211: The Little Emperor Who Got His Tail Stepped On (Eighth Update) Moreover, the young Empress is well aware that the business of colored glazes cannot possibly be as prosperous every day as it has been today.
Hence, she is truly anxious about where the two million taels of silver will come from.
However, everything that Lin Yi mentioned truly captivated the young Empress, leaving her utterly yearning for it.
She really wanted it to be just as Lin Yi described.
Just imagine – having all the ministers in the court as her subjects.
Imagine the grandeur of the You Country without any presence of the Aristocratic Families.
How glorious would that be?
Only then would she be able to live up to her father’s expectations.
Now, she somewhat feels ashamed to face those steadfastly loyal and sincere subjects.
Though she is a woman, she is indeed the Empress.
If her father has entrusted her with the throne, how could she willingly surrender it to someone else?
How could she let the vast lands crumble in an instant?
The plan Lin Yi proposed is indeed perfect.
Furthermore, the uses of each and every tael of silver were clearly marked, without a hint of embezzlement.
This greatly pleased the young Empress.
Yet, for some reason, seeing Lin Yi’s smiling face, the young Empress had the urge to smack him a few times.
This rogue is truly irksome, giving her a glimmer of hope only to shatter it immediately.
Initially, she was considering the six hundred thousand taels to be sufficient for her to squander for a good while, but who could have imagined, this man had left her such an ace up his sleeve; this made her feelings towards Lin Yi a mix of love and hate.
Seeing Lin Yi approach again, trying to wrap his arms around her waist, the young Empress swatted his hand away with displeasure.
“Go away, you’re annoying.
Can’t you wait a few more days to discuss these matters with me?
Can’t you let me enjoy a few days of lavish life as a wealthy person first?”
These words indeed made Lin Yi feel slightly embarrassed.
At the same time, he felt such tender affection for the woman before him.
All these heavy responsibilities were placed upon this woman, weighing down her delicate shoulders.
For a woman to bear all this was truly not easy.
Meanwhile, he silently vowed to himself to take all these burdens onto his own shoulders, allowing her to live each day with ease.
And all these thoughts within Lin Yi’s heart, naturally, were also apparent in the mind of the young Empress.
She also knew that these thoughts from Lin Yi were genuinely heartfelt.
These were definitely sincere thoughts, truly wishing to share her burdens and to pamper her to the heavens.
This feeling left the young Empress momentarily as pleased as if she had tasted honey.
At the same time, as she looked at Lin Yi again, although he seemed somewhat annoying, she felt a growing affection amidst the annoyance.
Such is the nature of a woman; women are always fickle and sentimental.
One moment they glower at you with rage, and the next, they may become as gentle as water.
“Hehe, there is no other way.
The matter on the other side is pressing, waiting eagerly for the rice to be cooked.
If the silver isn’t there, I really feel restrained and unable to proceed.
However, Your Majesty can be assured of one thing, it’s just silver after all.
Making money isn’t difficult at all.
If you asked me to do something else, I might find it challenging, but when it comes to making money, it’s absolutely as easy as turning my hand over.”
This is not Lin Yi bragging.
In You Country, the Emperor is an existence akin to heaven, and her words are the law.
Because of this, no matter what the matter is, as long as the young Emperor nods, it becomes legal.
With such a guarantee and still unable to make money, Lin Yi might as well bash his head against a block of tofu.
After all, isn’t there a saying that has always been passed down in later generations?
Any business that makes money is regulated by law.
And now, the law is in Lin Yi’s hands, which truly adds wings to a tiger.
Only after receiving this guarantee from Lin Yi did the young Emperor finally begin to ease her worries slightly.
At the same time, she sighed with relief; with Lin Yi’s words, she could relax a lot more.
After all, she had great trust in what Lin Yi said.
Just like the current glass workshop, he said he would make it happen, and it happened, earning 600,000 taels in one day.
Thinking of this, the young Emperor felt that 2 million taels didn’t seem like much anymore.
If one could earn 600,000 taels every day, then it would take just over three days to accumulate those 2 million taels.
“Hmph, I want to see just how capable you really are.
2 million taels is not a small sum.
I must tell you, although today’s glass business made a good profit, it’s absolutely impossible to earn that much tomorrow.
Moreover, even if I agreed to give you the 2 million taels, I most certainly cannot give it to you all at once.
After all, there is not so much money in my National Treasury right now.
Plus, the National Treasury is managed by the Ministry of Revenue, so my word alone is not enough.
Even if I agreed to give you all the money from the National Treasury, you might not be truly able to get your hands on that wealth.”
The young Emperor’s words were indeed correct; the current Minister of Revenue was still a man of the Fourth Prince, so even if the young Emperor gave the order, the other party would still find ways to cause trouble.
And she believed those guys were capable of anything.
Sure enough, the reality was exactly as the young Emperor had speculated.
However, Lin Yi was well prepared for this, and he directly addressed the young Emperor, saying:
“Haha, of course, I naturally know how much Silver we have right now.
It’s obviously unrealistic to ask you to produce 2 million taels all at once.
So let’s do this, I’ll ask for less for this first installment of funds.
I won’t take all 600,000 taels away, leaving you some for emergencies.”
After saying this, the young Emperor sighed with relief and secretly remarked to herself that this fellow was sensible after all, knowing to leave her some money.
Hehe, it seems that this guy was just posturing earlier, trying to tease me.
“Hmph, that’s more like it.
Tell me, how much Silver do you want for the first installment?”
After hearing this, Lin Yi didn’t speak but instead stretched out his hand again, gesturing the number five with his fingers.
At that moment, the young Emperor, who had just relaxed, suddenly reacted like a cat whose tail had been stepped on, and stood up with a start, staring at Lin Yi with wide eyes:
There’s a total of 600,000 taels, you want 500,000 taels, you might as well take it all!”
Even changing how she addressed him to just ‘Lin Yi’, it was clear how truly irritated the young Emperor was by Lin Yi at this moment.