Chapter 236: Chapter 234 Juqian Palace Collapsed
This statement is not an exaggeration at all.
Do not forget that the cost of this colored glaze is merely sand and labor.
And nowadays, these labor costs can practically be neglected, let alone the sand.
For this reason, it is indeed a business with limitless profits.
In short, Lin Yi has always believed in a saying, you may make a small profit, but I never lose.
If those merchants really knew how much the cost of this colored glaze was, they would probably go completely insane.
Of course, one thing Lin Yi does well is that he never cheats the money of the poor, he only earns from the rich.
Regarding this infinitely profitable colored glaze, it would be false to say he doesn’t earn money, but Lin Yi never even considers the poor, for they could not afford any of it in their lifetime.
From the first day’s sales exceeding 300,000 strings of cash to the mere 100,000 strings the next day, to the deserted third day.
Eventually, sales began to rise progressively, which directly elevated their daily earnings by a notch.
Though daily income isn’t as exaggerated as the first day now, making ten to twenty thousand taels is still no issue.
At this, the young Emperor was thoroughly excited.
Now, other than the daily morning court, what the Emperor looked forward to the most every day was the finance reports secretly sent to him by Lin Yi.
Every time he saw those series of numbers, the young Emperor couldn’t help but tremble with excitement.
Soon, a piece of news, a piece of bad news, reached the young Emperor’s ears.
“Your Majesty, Your Majesty. Something terrible has happened.”
Just as the young Emperor was grinning foolishly at those account books, suddenly, a eunuch dashed in frantically.
Upon seeing the Emperor, he immediately knelt down, and the words he uttered made the Emperor instantly furrow his eyebrows and gaze at him.
At the same time, the young Emperor was startled, unsure of what had happened to make this eunuch so panicked.
From the looks of it, the matter didn’t seem trivial; could it be that something had happened to the Empress?
It wasn’t strange for the Emperor to think so, as currently in the Imperial Palace there were no other concubines, only the Empress.
Thus, if there was nothing wrong on his side, then something must have happened on the Empress’s side.
As for the possibility of it being an external affair of the palace, he was certain it wasn’t since the eunuch came from the Inner Palace.
“What exactly happened?”
As the young Emperor looked at the eunuch, he subconsciously tucked the scroll he was holding into his sleeve.
After all, these were account books, and the figures recorded in them were not meant to be seen by others.
Just then, as he asked, the eunuch’s voice began to sound again, somewhat flustered:
“Your Majesty, disaster has struck, the Juqian Palace has collapsed!”
Upon hearing this, the young Emperor felt a buzz in his head.
Simultaneously, he stood up directly from the Dragon Chair.
For a moment, he was dazed, standing right there.
In one second, the joy brought by those account books had vanished without a trace.
He stared wide-eyed, somewhat in disbelief, yelling loudly at the eunuch before him:
“What did you say? Where has collapsed? Tell me in detail!”
It wasn’t odd for the young Emperor to be so anxious; after all, the Juqian Palace wasn’t an ordinary place.
Even from the name, it wouldn’t be difficult to hear, Juqian Palace, indeed, it was a homophonic pun from future generations.
Juqian Palace, meant the ‘Hall of Gathering Money.’
It implied that this place was used for gathering wealth for the Emperor.
Perhaps that’s a bit vague, but if you consider another name, you would instantly understand what it was used for.
Yes, it was the famous Inner Hall, which was where the Emperor’s private treasury was located.
What was stored here was the Emperor’s own wealth, essentially the Emperor’s private treasury.
Hence, upon hearing the eunuch’s words, the Emperor became so nervous; his treasury had collapsed!
Could it be that someone was targeting the money inside?
After all, quite a lot of wealth had been accumulated over the past few days!
Almost every day, Lin Yi had someone send over more than a hundred thousand strings of Silver Coin.
Moreover, this money wasn’t just the cumbersome kind, most of it was gold and silver.
But this Inner Hall was a highly secure place, not only were there many guards inside, but the outside was also heavily secured.
It’s said that not even a mosquito could get in, which might be an exaggeration, but it was absolutely impossible for anyone to enter.
Such a tightly guarded place, such a securely protected area, had collapsed, how could the young Emperor not be anxious?
The young eunuch naturally saw through the Emperor’s intentions and could feel the terrifying pressure, as the Emperor had been in power for many years and had a certain imposing aura.
This also caused the young eunuch to break out in a cold sweat instantly, while he also promptly reported everything he knew:
“Your Majesty, Your Majesty, it was , the servant was entering to check the inventory as usual, when suddenly, there was a huge noise.
Following that, the roof of the Juqian Palace collapsed with a thunderous sound, and then the surrounding walls followed suit, collapsing instantly.
The servant was fortunate to be just at the doorway, and that’s why he managed to run out and report the situation to you.”
However, this made the young Emperor even more anxious, for a moment, he even wished he could kick this person.
Then, he abruptly flung his sleeves and strode towards the outside, meanwhile shouting to a eunuch nearby:
“I’m asking you, what exactly happened!
Has someone stolen the money inside?
What are the guards outside doing? Why didn’t they stop the thieves? Come on, let’s go to the Juqian Palace!
I want to see for myself exactly what kind of thief it is, so bold as to steal right under my nose.”
As he spoke, the young Emperor had already reached the doorway, and then he shouted loudly to the guards nearby:
“Gather 3000 Imperial Guards, immediately surround the Juqian Palace for me!”
This time, the young Emperor was truly panicked!
After so many years of enduring, he had finally seen his Inner Hall grow prosperous, finally accumulating some wealth, allowing him to freely undertake many endeavors.
But he never anticipated that at such a critical juncture, such an incident would occur, how could this not infuriate him, how could it not anger him?