Chapter 239 Damn, he was predicted!It may be that people who practice martial arts have good physique and are more afraid of heat than ordinary people. Even though it was the end of summer in the capital and it wasn't that hot anymore, General Weiyuan broke out in sweat in a very short time after putting on his cotton-padded jacket! “This is really warm!” He was thinking about taking these clothes to the frontier and giving each soldier one. General Weiyuan even forgot that he was here to target Yunshu today. After taking off his cotton coat with sweat all over his forehead, he asked excitedly: "Your Highness, may I ask if this dress is difficult to make? How much is one? Can you give one to each soldier in the army?" “It’s not expensive. On average, there are only two kilograms of cotton in one piece of clothing. According to my purchase price, the cost is only about ten cents. If the outer fabric is the most common kind that ordinary people wear... this one can be bought for about fifty coins." Looking at General Weiyuan's obviously excited expression, Yun Shu said slowly: "General, what do you think of this dress?" "it is good!" General Weiyuan nodded without thinking: "Great!"
"right." Yun Shu smiled slightly, turned around and bowed to Emperor Xuanwu: "Look, Father, the facts have proven that Censor Chen was just talking nonsense and wrongly accusing me!" General Weiyuan: That's right! Huh? Wait, something seems to be wrong... After coming back to his senses from his surprise and remembering what was happening, General Weiyuan retracted his bared teeth. On the other hand, Emperor Xuanwu was delighted: "Good! You are worthy of being my favorite princess. You care about the people. You are truly a blessing to the country! Censor Chen, what else do you have to say?" "Wei Chen doesn't dare!" From the moment General Weiyuan put on the cotton-padded jacket, Censor Chen began to sweat profusely. The difference is that General Weiyuan is really hot, while he is just scared: "I am a humble official with limited knowledge. I did not know that the fruit of the weaving shell flower could be used in such a great way. Therefore, I misunderstood Your Highness. This is really my fault. I hope Your Highness and Your Majesty will forgive me!" "We have indeed never seen this woven shell flower fruit before. It is understandable that Censor Chen does not know its use." After accidentally giving his colleague a big rip-off, General Weiyuan bit the bullet and asked for help: "He probably didn't mean it." "If something is unclear, we should clarify it first." Emperor Xuanwu snorted coldly: "Since this is Censor Chen's first offense, I will only fine him three months' salary this time. If it happens again, don't blame me for being merciless!" "Thank you, Your Majesty, for your grace!" After successfully escaping the disaster and thanking the emperor for his grace, Censor Chen returned to his seat in disgrace, lowered his head and dared not speak again. But the eldest prince suddenly took another step forward: "Your Majesty, I think that since the fruit of the weaving shell flower has such a great use, why not just tell the people about its use directly? People in need will naturally keep the fruits of the weaving shell flower and make them into clothes. This way, the princess would not have to worry about the cost and effort, and in the end, people would think that she wanted to buy all the fruits of the weaving shell flower at a low price, make them into clothes, and then sell them at a high price to make money from the people. "
Oh, you are using the green tea trick again to accuse her of something bad, right? You are such a great prince, but you don't learn anything good, and you only learn these tea-like things! Yun Shu sneered and took out a copy of Tiansheng Weekly from his sleeve pocket: "Your Majesty, I think your words make sense. So after making the clothes, he wrote an article overnight, detailing the method of stuffing the fruits of the weaving shell flower into clothes and quilts. The copy in my hand is the latest sample issue." The eldest prince: "..." Damn it, he was predicted! After a battle, the other side was defeated. When the court was dismissed, the eldest prince had a very sour look on his face. General Weiyuan knew that he had not performed well this time, so he went over to comfort him awkwardly: "Your Highness, please be at ease for now. Let's think positively. The people must have plenty of fruits from the weaving shell flowers they planted. After they keep enough to make clothes and quilts for themselves, the rest will still have to be sold to the princess. But after the princess paid for this part, she could no longer make clothes or quilts out of them and sell them to make money. Because the people already have it. In this case, isn't the princess still at a disadvantage?" "With the remaining few Weaving Shell Flower Fruits, how much money can she lose?" The eldest prince was not comforted. He gritted his teeth angrily and said: "The most important thing is the people's hearts! Clothes and quilts are something everyone needs! In the future, how many people will no longer have to suffer from the cold in winter because of her, and how many people will always remember her kindness! What is money? That little bit of money is not worth mentioning at all in the eyes of the princess! " General Weiyuan: “?” Why don't you just talk nicely? Why are you still trying to drag me down with your money? How important money is! He had only saved a few hundred coins without his wife's knowledge over the years. Those who say “money is nothing” are those who are ignorant of the sufferings of the world! General Weiyuan curled his lips. Because the man in front of him was the master he had chosen, he racked his brains to come up with a reason to appease him. “Aren’t there people from the Chamber of Commerce? The princess had previously instructed the presidents of the chambers of commerce in various places to send the fruits of the weaving shell flower here, and the purpose must be for the clothing and quilt business. Now that the business could not be done, in order to prevent people from knowing that she had indeed intended to make money from the people, the princess certainly could not take back this order. By then, the presidents of chambers of commerce from all over the country will have made a wasted trip and will certainly have complaints against the princess. And once the presidents of the Chamber of Commerce have complaints against her, the issue of commercial tax might cause some trouble..." "..." Yup! Why hadn't he thought of this before? Because Yunshu had previously claimed that he had had a dream and wanted to build warships to send troops to Japan, the national treasury is now so empty that even mice are unwilling to go in! My father and the Minister of Revenue are now counting on the commercial taxes by the end of the year! If there is any problem with the commercial tax again... By then, he won’t have to say anything, the Minister of Revenue will be able to confront Yun Shu directly! If it really comes to that, even my father would surely be unhappy, right? Thinking of this, the gloom on the eldest prince's face finally dissipated a lot. At the same time, on the other side, Yun Shu, who didn't know that the eldest prince and General Weiyuan were both very smart and had come up with a bunch of nonsense, had already followed Emperor Xuanwu to the imperial study. As soon as she entered the room, she saw a set of slightly smaller tables and chairs placed next to the familiar dragon table.
Yun Shu: “?” It couldn't be what she thought...