Chapter 368 The happier His Highness is, the more money he asks for!
"I have taught you for so long, what happened to the results?"

Emperor Xuanwu glared:
"As a princess, you can't always rely on me to support you in everything you do, right?"

"So you want the ministers in the court to think that I disagree with you, and that I, the princess, openly incite the ministers to oppose you?"

Yun Shu was not convinced at all. Instead, he felt that Emperor Xuanwu was just messing around:
"It sounds even more idle."

Emperor Xuanwu: “…”

"Stop talking about useless things!"

He couldn't hold back his expression anymore, so he just snorted coldly:
"There are only a few days left until New Year's Eve. If you really want to get those things done, you have to hurry up."

"Okay, I'll go there now."

Seeing that Emperor Xuanwu was determined to cause trouble for her, Yun Shu simply took this opportunity to skip work openly:
"Anyway, there are fewer memorials now than before, so please take your time, Father!"

"You little bastard!"

Emperor Xuanwu was so angry that he almost laughed.
However, because he had indeed cheated Yun Shu, he still felt a little guilty.

After saying this with a smile, he didn't call the person back, but instead looked expectant:
"He ran so arrogantly, it's obvious that he has an idea."

I don't know how long it will take for her to convince the ministers.
Isn't it a bit too tight to just have ten days?
Emperor Xuanwu was still somewhat worried.

On the other side, Yun Shu went straight towards the palace gate after leaving the imperial study.

My father is right. Building a new imperial examination hall, especially a military factory, will cost a huge amount of money.

Before convincing the other ministers, she had to first deal with the one who paid the money.

"What? The Princess Royal is here?!"

At the Ministry of Revenue, Minister Yan, who was happily calculating the tax books for another year with his subordinates, suddenly heard someone say that the Princess wanted to see him.
That old face suddenly wrinkled into a bitter gourd:
"Did your highness say what it was for?"

"This is not."

Seeing Minister Yan's bitter face, his trusted subordinates couldn't help but whispered to comfort him:

"But judging from your highness's expression, it should be a good thing."

"You know nothing!"

Yan Shangshu's expression became even more bitter.

If this is really a good thing that can make money, Your Highness can pull him aside and talk about it when you leave court today!
But the other party insisted on waiting until this time and then secretly leaving the palace to find him. Isn't it obvious that he was asking him for money?

How could the money that made Her Royal Highness the Crown Princess happily come to him in person to ask for it be a small amount?
I’m afraid that the happier Your Highness is, the more money she will ask for!
If possible, Minister Yan really wanted to avoid Yun Shu just like he did to other people.

Too bad he can't.

The other party is the princess of the current dynasty. Not only does he have to meet her, but he also has to immediately put on a respectful and enthusiastic smile to meet her!

He hurriedly put down the account books in his hands and went to greet Yun Shu.

He knew very well that he couldn't let the princess talk too much with him, otherwise he would be easily led astray. After Minister Yan, who had promised to pay all the money, sat down, he got straight to the point:

"I wonder why Your Highness came here today?"

"The Ministry of Revenue is in charge of money. I'm here for money, of course."

Minister Yan was familiar with Yun Shu's tactics, and Yun Shu also understood Minister Yan's character.

She calmly sipped her tea and spoke more directly than Minister Yan:

"I wonder how much commercial tax has been collected this year?"

"The account books have not been checked yet." Minister Yan replied cautiously:

“But it should be no less than last year.”

"That means it's at least 500 million or more."

Yun Shu nodded:
"What about the bank?"

“The bank’s earnings aren’t that high.”

When Minister Yan talked about this, he also felt worried.

Thinking back to the time when Her Royal Highness the Crown Princess told him that if the bank was really to be established, earning 300 million taels of silver a year would not be a dream!

For this reason, he even went so far as to agree to establish Tiansheng College, which would only make a loss and no profit. Thirty million taels of silver was something he could just pay out of the blue!

But the result?

Up to now, the bank has only earned more than 20 million taels in total, and it can't even break even on the original debt of running the college!
As Minister Yan spoke, he couldn't help but glance at Yun Shu with an accusing look.
Like silently sending a signal -

Your Highness, you have already cheated me once. I will not suffer the same loss a second time!

However, Yun Shu just turned his eyes away as if nothing had happened, pretending that he hadn't seen anything.
And he showed a very shocked look:
"What? You only made over 20 million taels?

Why so few? "

His Highness actually asked him why it was so little!

Could it be that he meant that all this was due to his poor performance?
When it comes to managing money, the always conscientious Minister Yan almost jumped up:
"Your Highness, I have done everything according to the method you taught me!

The surplus money in the treasury and the money regularly deposited by the people were loaned to the people, especially merchants, who used their houses or fields as collateral, and then the interest was collected from them.
In addition, the old minister also asked the bank to sign contracts with some people who had business acumen but did not have sufficient funds for various reasons.

Let them use the bank's money to do business, and we will split the profits 50-50 with them...

This year, if I say I made a lot of money, then I did make a lot.
But we still have to distribute the interest to the depositors, as well as the money lost from the business!

After adding and subtracting, the final total is only over 20 million taels!"

"I see……"

Yun Shu suddenly realized:

"This is because we didn't find the right investment target!"

"Investment target?"

Minister Yan was stunned, and said in disbelief:

"Your Highness, do you think that those who lost money in business were because the banks had poor vision and chose the wrong people?
But in business, how can you make a profit without losing money? "

"It is impossible for ordinary businesses to make a profit without losses."

Yun Shu nodded in agreement at first, and then changed the subject:
"But if Lord Yan can find a business that can really make a lot of money and is sure to make a profit,

This investment may be more effective than the entire Tiansheng Bank working for several years."

"Where is such a great business?"

Minister Yan subconsciously felt that this was impossible:
"I have lived for so long and have never seen anything like this!"

"Why haven't you seen it?"

Yun Shu raised his eyebrows:

"Let's not talk about the distant future. Let's just talk about the steam car and the train that is currently under construction. Are they considered to be businesses that are sure to make money and can earn a lot of money?"