Forced to Ascend the Throne after Transmigrating

Although Emperor Jingwen had recovered as normal when they returned to Qiuwu Palace, as if the scene just now was just Wang Ziquan’s hallucination, Wang Ziquan still remembered it deeply in his heart.

The other side.

Ye Shuo was still a little sad at first. After all, after so many years, he had long been accustomed to being his mother’s little baby. It was really hard for him to leave suddenly.

But soon, he adjusted his mentality.

They were almost at the palace gate, and Ye Shuo became happy again.

This scene happened to be seen by the commander-in-chief who was on patrol.

As a close minister to the emperor, the commander-in-chief was naturally very good at guessing the emperor’s intentions, and he knew that the emperor had never been willing to let the ninth prince leave his side.

The emperor loves his son so much that he even made an exception and kept the ninth prince for another year. However, the ninth prince did not seem to share the emperor’s wishes…

Looking at the overjoyed Ninth Prince, the commander-in-chief was silent for a moment, hesitating whether to report the matter to the emperor.

Finally, the commander-in-chief sighed and decided to let it go so as not to add more trouble to the emperor.

Having no idea what the commander-in-chief was thinking, Ye Shuo habitually greeted him when he passed by.

“Thank you for your hard work, Commander-in-Chief. Come on, Commander!”

Although he didn’t know what the so-called “come on” meant, the commander-in-chief could guess it from the Ninth Prince’s performance.

For some reason, the commander-in-chief suddenly felt a subtle sense of blockage in his heart.

Before he could lead others to pay their respects, only the back of the Ninth Prince was left.

When Ye Shuo walked out of the gate of the imperial city, he felt like a fish entering water, and he became a completely different person.

Seeing him walking towards the small stalls in front of the Imperial City, Xiao Luzi subconsciously asked, “Your Highness, didn’t you say you were going to the Prince’s Palace…?”

Why did it stop now?

“Why are you in such a hurry so early in the morning?”

Ye Shuo also asked for a bowl of noodle tea for Xiao Luzi, and while cleaning the chopsticks carefully, he said, “That house won’t run away again.”

Xiao Luzi opened his mouth, but suddenly couldn’t say anything to refute.

To be honest, this noodle tea is quite delicious, and Xiao Luzi gradually shut his mouth.

After eating the noodle tea, Ye Shuo felt even fuller. He didn’t take the carriage today specifically because he wanted to have some fun.

As usual, Ye Shuo found a teahouse and sat down.

It would be fine if Ye Shuo didn’t come here often, but now that he has moved out, he will naturally be a frequent visitor here in the future. In ancient times, there was a lack of entertainment, and few people were literate, so most of the compiled storybooks were not to Ye Shuo’s taste.

It’s okay to listen to it occasionally, but Ye Shuo can’t stand it for a long time.

Ye Shuo had money. Over the past few years, he had taken advantage of Bei Ting. Apart from sharing the profits with his eldest cousin and his men, Ye Shuo had already accumulated a huge amount of wealth.

Not to mention comparing it with the national treasury, one person certainly cannot compare with a country, but he is definitely much richer than his cheap father. Money makes money in Lu City, and even if Ye Shuo tries his best to squander it, he can never keep up with the speed of making money.

In this case, Ye Shuo will naturally never lack money to spend.

The people of Beiting are not stupid. They have noticed this over the years, but there is nothing they can do. The imperial court cannot prohibit it at all.

Once the hole is opened, it will be difficult to close it again.

Even though they added new laws, many people would still take a sip every winter, even at the risk of having their hands chopped off.

Compared to the extreme cold, the pain is still bearable.

Faced with repeated bans, Beiting had thought about directly killing the people who produced distilled liquor, but unfortunately, the people who produced this kind of liquor were not in Beiting’s territory. The production place of distilled liquor was in Lucheng, and there was the Chen State in between, so Beiting was really out of reach.

All they could kill were innocent merchants who brought goods to sell.

But Beiting wanted to trade with Chen and Da Zhou, and merchants were really indispensable. If too many were killed, other merchants would be unwilling to come, and Beiting would be the one who would suffer in the end.

Then, Beiting adopted the method of self-production. After all, distilled liquor was not a very confidential thing, and it was not surprising that the method of making distilled liquor was leaked. But unfortunately, Beiting simply did not have that much grain to consume.

Food and recipes are indispensable. Nowadays, none of the three countries can sustain such consumption, so Beiting can only watch helplessly.

The power of Lucheng is being nurtured with Beiting’s money, and it is growing stronger and stronger. Now, unless there is a large-scale invasion, a small force going to spy will have no way back.

Soon, small-scale invasions will no longer be a concern.

Not to mention that my grandfather has very mature methods of training soldiers, the modern military training methods that Ye Shuo brought out are definitely a dimensionality reduction attack at the moment.

With food, money and land, the soldiers trained in this way will naturally be much stronger than those of Beiting, Chen State and Da Zhou. On the contrary, the number of people gathered in the force is less, and the number of people has now become a burden.

When Ye Shuo brought out the method of training special forces, for a moment, the cousin seriously suspected that he was going to rebel.

After all, if we continue to expand at this rate, it may not be impossible to achieve success in a few years or even decades.

Didn’t you say you should leave yourself a way out? This road is too wide and too smooth!

Self-protection is self-protection. Killing those who want to hurt them is also called self-protection.

It’s like lurking. As long as all the enemies are killed, wouldn’t it be considered a success?

What the cousin didn’t know was that until now, Ye Shuo still hadn’t done everything.

This is just the beginning, it’s just distilled liquor, he hasn’t yet brought out his other killer weapon.

——Tobacco, a highly profitable industry whose annual tax revenue can support the annual military expenditure and still make a fortune.

If this thing was brought out and placed in ancient times, Ye Shuo didn’t know what would happen.

The packaging is small and convenient for transportation. No matter whether you are a commoner or a noble, you can have some after dinner. The one who can make money is really good.

But Ye Shuo really has no shortage of money now, and smoking is harmful to health, so he thinks about it and decides to give up.

In this case, it would be easy for Ye Shuo to listen to a book that suits his taste.

Anyway, he didn’t feel bad about spending Beiting’s money. He just regarded it as a contribution to the GDP of Dazhou and a relief for the working people.

Thinking of this, Ye Shuo took out a silver note from his purse.

Ye Shuo had been here a few times before. When the owner of the teahouse saw his demeanor, he knew that this young man must be rich or noble, but he didn’t expect that he would be so generous.

The owner of the teahouse subconsciously took a look and was shocked to find that they were all large-denomination silver notes, with a total of at least seventeen or eighteen notes of one thousand and five hundred taels. The smallest denomination among them was the one hundred taels note in his hand.

The shopkeeper almost bent over to take it.

Ye Shuo didn’t say much, just said: “Find a few people who are good at writing stories. I’ve been bored lately, I want to ask them to write a few books for me.”

Ye Shuo was too lazy to follow the crowd, so he planned to spend money to get a customised version.

Since it is custom-made, Ye Shuo will definitely make it according to his own taste.

As the saying goes, a man of courage will always be rewarded with a large sum of money. Moreover, the storybooks themselves are meant to entertain the public. It doesn’t matter who you write for.

“Twenty tales per copy. Four copies first. If you can satisfy me, the remaining twenty tales will be your reward.” Judging from the shopkeeper’s attitude, he must be sensible and would not dare to default on his debt. Therefore, Ye Shuo did not hesitate and gave him the hundred taels of silver without even getting a written agreement.

…This money is so easy to make!

The teahouse owner accepted it happily without much hesitation.

Xiao Luzi on the side wanted to stop it, but it was too late.

Oh my God, His Highness, is he crazy?

He had only been out of the palace for half an hour, and one hundred taels of silver, which is almost 40% of his monthly allowance, had already been spent. At this rate, even with the subsidy from the imperial concubine, it would still be far from enough for His Highness to spend.

It’s over. If this continues, the Ninth Prince’s Mansion will be ruined by his own master sooner or later.

Xiao Luzi is about to cry.

However, Ye Shuo seemed not to notice and explained his request in detail to the shopkeeper.

The literati in ancient times were extremely talented, and their creative works were also quite rich. Not to mention the four great classics, but also works like Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio, White Snake and Green Snake, Three Words and Two Pats, etc., which one is not a classic among classics, and they were all written by the ancients.

Of course, if it is just the fantasy of a poor scholar, then it will definitely not work.

The more money Ye Shuo gave, the more demands he naturally made.

The shopkeeper carefully asked him what he was talking about. Ye Shuo did not hide anything and casually told him one or two stories. The more the shopkeeper listened, the brighter his eyes became.

Since he runs a teahouse, the owner naturally has some vision and can tell the value of the stories he tells.

only……

“If you want a book of the same standard, I’m afraid this silver is not enough.”

The shopkeeper looked a little embarrassed.

Xiao Luzi was a little shocked when he heard this.

Twenty tales of silver was enough for an ordinary family to use for a year, so how come it couldn’t buy a book? Back then, he was sold to the palace by his parents for only six taels of silver.

Twenty taels is enough to buy three of himself and he still has plenty!

This shopkeeper, is he trying to trick His Highness because he is young?

However, Ye Shuo knew that classics are priceless. If someone could really write a classic like Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio, its value would certainly not be measured by mere money.

Therefore, Ye Shuo felt that the shopkeeper’s request was very reasonable: “If it is written according to my requirements, it would be this price. If it can really be compared with the ones I just mentioned, it will naturally be a different price.”

Since the other party is willing to take this job, he must be in financial difficulty at home. The only thing Ye Shuo can give is financial compensation.

The shopkeeper was naturally delighted to see that the young man was so reasonable.

“Since this gentleman is so generous, I won’t be stingy. Here is a pot of tea for you. Please enjoy it slowly.”

The shopkeeper was happy, but Ye Shuo’s remarks, which seemed like he was being taken advantage of, made Xiao Luzi extremely agitated.

“You see, this is the benefit of learning and knowledge. As long as you read more, money is just a trivial benefit.”

The Ninth Prince himself does not like reading, but he always encourages people around him to read.

After Xiao Luzi calmed down, he could no longer hold back and asked, “Your Highness… In this case, then you see, I can…”

Xiao Luzi admitted that he was moved.

As long as he could write it, Ye Shuo would certainly not object.

After coming out of the teahouse in the afternoon, Ye Shuo went to the most famous opera troupe in Shangjing City. Seeing that there were no seats left, he directly booked a whole theatre. He was half lying on a recliner, swaying, feeling very comfortable.

Before leaving, Ye Shuo repeated his previous action – spending money.

Although Ye Shuo has not listened to all the songs that are popular nowadays and those that were popular many years ago, since he has come out, he will definitely listen to all of them sooner or later. If we don’t let them create songs early, what if he gets tired of listening to them and can’t catch up? How can that work?

In the evening, when they went to Zuixinglou for dinner, Ye Shuo still did the same old thing.

Spend money and ask the chef here to research new recipes.

Dim sum, snacks, cold dishes, hot dishes, meat or vegetarian are all fine; Ye Shuo just wants to try something he has never tried before.

Who wouldn’t want the research funds that fell from the sky? In order to get the money, the chef’s eldest apprentice immediately packed his bags and prepared to find new ingredients for him.

When he returned home in the evening, Ye Shuo made another detour and got a few musicians to stay in his house.

Now that he has just opened his mansion, it is naturally very deserted. It is a good opportunity for him to listen to some music to warm up the atmosphere.

There are also horses. They should be raised as soon as possible so that they can go fishing and hunting everywhere in the future. How can they do without a decent means of transportation?

After all, the Ninth Prince is also a prince. In addition, Emperor Jingwen intends to let the Ninth Prince cultivate brotherly feelings with his other sons, so basically several princes live on the same street. Even if they are not on the same street, they are not far away.

When the eldest prince finally came back after traveling day and night to appease his men, he saw his younger brother being surrounded by several musicians when he returned with heavy steps.