From eunuch to emperor

"What rumor?"

Jing Heng looked at Long Chen coldly.

"There are rumors from the outside world that the Jing family has produced good generals for generations, but Mr. Jing has no power to restrain the chicken. It is because Mr. Jing was born as an eunuch!"

Long Chen said loudly.

The ministers of the court were taken aback when they heard this, they had never heard such rumors before.

However, when Long Chen said this, it seemed that this was really the case.

"It turns out that Jing Heng is Tianxie, no wonder he can't practice martial arts."

"Let me just say, the Jing family has produced generals for generations, so why can't he be the only eunuch?"

"Then didn't he give birth to a son? Whose son is his..."

Jing Heng was so angry when he heard the comments of the ministers of the DPRK and China.

"You fart, I'm an imposing seven-foot man, how could he be a eunuch!"

"It's you! The ruling and opposition parties say that you are not an eunuch! You mess up the palace!"

The empress and the three princesses changed color upon hearing this.

Long Chen laughed loudly and said: "It just so happens that all the lords are here, why don't we take off all our clothes today and let all the lords check their bodies, so as to calm the rumors from the outside world."

Saying that, Long Chen untied his belt...

The empress said angrily: "Long Cheng'en, take off your clothes and belts in the hall, how decent is it!"

Long Chen bowed: "My lord, it's a small matter for Jing Heng to slander me, but it's a big matter to insult the royal family. I want to show the world the truth!"

With that, he took off his coat again.

"Master Jing, I've already started to take off, why don't you do it? Are you really a eunuch?"

Long Chen kept his hands off, and took off another one.

Seeing that Long Chen wasn't in the slightest panic, the court ministers were sure that Long Chen was a real eunuch, but Jing Heng...

Jing Heng looked at Long Chen, and was so angry that his seven orifices were filled with smoke. He is a majestic young master of the Jing family, it is impossible to take off his clothes in court, it is too embarrassing.

"Long Cheng'en, you! You are so angry with me!"

Jing Heng's face turned purple, and the hand that pointed at Long Chen trembled.

Di Yu came out slightly, and scolded: "Long Cheng'en, don't hurry up and put on the court clothes, how decent is it!"

Long Chen bowed and said: "Princess, everyone's mouth can make money, accumulate and destroy bones, this humble minister must give an account to the government and the public."

Di Yu said angrily, "That's not how I explained it!"

Long Chen showed a look of embarrassment, and turned to Master Li: "Master Li, you are always the elder of the two dynasties, what do you think?"

Master Li looked disgusted, and said: "It's not proper to take off your clothes at the court!"

Long Chen asked again: "Then I'll go to Caishikou to take off my clothes after leaving court, and prove my innocence to the people in the capital?"

Da Li was so angry that his beard stood on end, he said angrily: "Don't ask me about this!"

Long Chen sighed helplessly: "I dare to prove my integrity to the court, but someone doesn't dare, that's all."

Long Chen put on his clothes as if nothing had happened, leaving only Jing Hengqi as a purple pig.

The corner of the empress' mouth moved slightly, and she said, "Okay, Long Cheng'en, I'll give you three years to make up for the deficit in the household department, what do you think?"

Long Chen scratched his head, and said: "Three years is too long, let's say two years, the two-year period, I guarantee that the household department will have a surplus."

hiss...

The ministers of the DPRK and China were surprised again.

What Jing Heng said would definitely not work in one year, but it would be too arrogant to make up for the shortfall of more than 600 million taels in two years.

"Okay! Just two years, if you can't make up the two years, you are guilty of deceiving the emperor, and you will be executed!"

Jing Heng finally seized the opportunity, jumped out and shouted.

Long Chen ignored this mad dog... mad pig.

The empress also hated Jing Heng very much, so she only said to Long Chen: "There is no joke before the emperor, all the ministers are listening, have you made up your mind?"

Long Chen bowed: "It's only two years, if you can't do it, I am willing to be punished!"

The empress said happily: "Good! Two years!"

The empress happily dispersed and returned to Fengming Palace, while Long Chen was dragged back to the West Palace by Emperor Luoxi.

Sitting on the couch, Emperor Luoxi said angrily: "How did you make up for the shortfall of more than 600 million taels in two years?"

Before Long Chen could reply, Xuan Yi said that Di Yuwei had come.

Di Luoxi frowned, Di Yuwei seldom came to the West Palace, except when he was a child.

But Diyu is in charge of the household department, now that Long Chen has accepted this task, it is reasonable for her to come.

Di Yuwei took He Ningxin into the West Palace, and Di Luoxi sat on the couch, and said in a neutral tone: "The elder sister is here."

Di Yuwei's expression was also cold, and he sat opposite Di Luoxi, without answering Di Luoxi, and said directly to Long Chen: "You promised to make up for the deficit of the household department for two years in the court hall, what are you going to do?"

In fact, Di Yuwei planned to call Long Chen to the East Palace directly, but He Ningxin said that Di Luoxi was watching very closely, and strictly ordered the people in the East Palace not to touch Long Chen, otherwise they would turn their heads and fight.

In desperation, Di Yuwei had no choice but to go to the West Palace.

Seeing Di Yuwei ignoring him, Di Luoxi lay down on his side lazily, and didn't bother to talk to Di Yuwei.

Long Chen said: "However, there are two ways to increase income and reduce expenditure. The expenditure that can be reduced is reduced, and the income of the household department is increased."

Di Yu asked slightly: "How to increase the income of the household department? Increase taxes?"

Long Chen said with a smile: "We can't increase taxes, the burden on the people of Eastern Zhou Dynasty is already very heavy."

Di Luoxi couldn't help asking: "Then how do you make up for the shortfall?"

Everyone looked at Long Chen.

"The coal mines in Hell Mountain have already reached a large scale. In fact, in the past six months, our Ministry of Industry has earned a lot of silver. This account has not been entered into the account of the Ministry of Accounts. It is more than 50 taels."

Apart from distributing briquettes to officials, it was also sold to ordinary people. The money went into the account of the Ministry of Industry, and it was supposed to go into the account of the Ministry of Households at the end of the year, but Long Chen deliberately withheld it.

"There are so many?"

Di Luoxi was surprised, as if her husband had saved private money.

Di Yu nodded slightly and said, "That's still a deficit. Two years to achieve a surplus is still not enough."

Long Chen said: "Actually, when the Ministry of Accounts was checking the accounts, I thought about how to make up for the shortfall. I mean to establish a chamber of commerce for the imperial court, just like the Tianxiahui, to do business for the whole world."

Di Yu thought for a moment, then shook his head and said: "This method won't work. The world will develop for hundreds of years, and shops and vendors will spread all over the world. Even with the support of the imperial court, it will not be possible without ten or eight years."

Di Luoxi also said: "Don't talk about doing business all over the world, even if you spread the shops all over the Eastern Zhou Dynasty, it will take many years."

"As for Nanliang, Xixia and barbarians, we absolutely cannot enter."

These three places are hostile forces, and they will not allow Dong Zhou to do business.

Long Chen said: "I've also thought of this question."

Di Yuwei and Di Luoxi gave Long Chen a disdainful look: "Speak straight, what's the matter!"

Long Chen said: "I have inquired about it. Besides the World Chamber of Commerce, there is also a merchant gang called the Dragon Gang."

"We can choose to cooperate with them. We become shareholders behind the scenes, supporting their business and sharing profits."

Dragon Gang is a smaller chamber of commerce. It is said that the former president of Tianxiahui had two sons.

But the strength of this dragon gang is much smaller.

Di Yu said slightly: "I have heard of the Dragon Gang, but they have been suppressed by the Tianxia Guild."

"The most important thing is, why should they cooperate with you? Share profits with you?"