Chapter 1201 Don't Spend Money

The morning court the next day, that's right, the morning court. When Zhou Shuren heard the news last night, it was as if he had been struck by lightning. Could he not be shocked? This time, he would be ashamed.

Zhou Shuren greeted the emperor in Mandarin in his heart, and kept his head down all the time. This time, he didn't need to watch the show, and just focused on the floor tiles!

The ministers in the early court today are very happy, can you not be happy, look at the letter of credence played by the foreign monarch, he looks like a country bumpkin, this time he is a prince of a foreign country.

All major countries hope that one day all nations will come to court. This is an honor.

The emperor is naturally happy, this time there are more than a dozen countries who are here as envoys, and he will be more fulfilled if he can do it once before he abdicates.

Today is the home court of the Ministry of Rites, and the Minister of Rites is gearing up, vowing to show the prestige of the country.

Zhou Shuren came here with his ears today, thinking that the force value and wealth of his own country are so attractive, so the envoy sent back the news, and the people in power would want to see it for themselves.

The emperor was sitting on the dragon chair, and he didn't act today. He talked a lot with Zhou Shuren. Zhou Shuren's words were very wary of foreigners, and he had a bad impression of some surrounding countries. A country looks down on a small country.

He always remembered that Zhou Shuren said that gunpowder was one of the four great inventions of China, and that foreigners used it very well. He sent spies to follow the caravan, and a lot of news came back in the past few years, and he became more and more vigilant. The most intuitive glass, It can be seen that the technology of foreigners is also very powerful.

However, the emperor looked at Zhou Shuren who kept bowing his head, and frowned, "Zhou Aiqing, why do you keep bowing your head?"

Zhou Shuren read the Mandarin in his mind again, staring at him when he saw him, moved his cheeks, and slowly raised his head, "Go back to the emperor, I have a stiff neck."

The emperor's eyes fell on Zhou Shuren's face. His eyes are not so good now that he is old. He only saw that Zhou Shuren's two cheeks were a little red, "I see that you not only have a stiff neck, but why do you have two bumps on your face?" ? Are the mosquitoes so poisonous this year?"

Zhou Shuren, "..."

He can be sure that the emperor didn't deliberately trick him, because he has bad eyesight when he is old, and the emperor has glasses, which were given by foreigners, but the emperor is not used to wearing them very rarely!

Puff, followed by continuous low laughter!

Xiao Qing looked up at the sky speechlessly, he was the closest to Zhou Shuren, Zhou Shuren lowered his head, he could also see clearly, on the way into the palace he secretly watched all the way, really didn't know what to say,

They are very old!

Xiao Qing didn't doubt that Zhou Shuren raised a concubine, in his eyes, Zhou Shuren was really afraid of his wife, so it could only be left by Zhou Shuren's wife, tsk tsk!

When Zhou Shuren heard the laughter, he had already seen it all. He raised his head expressionlessly, and then smiled and looked at everyone shaking their shoulders.

Then, those who met Zhou Shuren's gaze stopped shaking their shoulders, and all looked straight ahead with no expression on their faces!

The emperor took the eyes that Eunuch Liu handed over, and looked at Zhou Shuren's face with indescribable words, and then he was very envious. The empress would not let him touch his hands, let alone kiss him, and threw the knife at Zhou Shuren!

Zhou Shuren didn't see it, until the next court, the emperor didn't look at Zhou Shuren again!

After the morning court, the older ones all left one after another. Facing Zhou Shuren's face, it was not proper to say something pedantic, and the others laughed and left.

Li Zhao has always been a bitch, "Let me see, the two sides are quite symmetrical!"

Zhou Shuren touched his face, and his daughter-in-law really gave him a symmetrical bite, "Are you envious? You don't, this is the proof that my wife loves me!"

Li Zhao was so disgusted, I really didn't expect Zhou Shuren to say such shameless words, he clicked twice, "I think I want to test how thick your skin is, um, it's really thick, and it didn't even bleed !"

Zhou Shuren, "..."

This is why he hates Li Zhao so much!

At sea, Rong Chuan had already returned to the ship, and when he got up early in the morning, he brought out the table with a lot of papers on it.

Yang Wen came over, "Uncle Cousin, what do you want to write? I'll sharpen the ink for you."

Rong Chuan, "I'll write to your cousin."

Yang Wen withdrew his outstretched hand. The letter was more private, so he wouldn't help.

Yang Wen went to stand guard, and when he got off the post, he could still see his uncle continuing to write. He had already written a thick stack of letters. Yang Wen said, "These are all for my cousin?"

Rong Chuan looked at the family letter he had struggled for a long time, touched the family letter, and smiled at the corner of his mouth, "Well, your cousin must have found out that I did not write the letters in recent days, so maybe you are worried about me."

Yang Wen felt a little choked, obviously he hadn't eaten yet!

In the afternoon, Zhou Shuren entered the palace, and the Minister of Rites also entered the palace this time, for the expenses of this reception.

The Minister of Rites was really quick enough to write out the expenses. The emperor took a look, and finally his eyes fell on the total, and he twitched his lips, "Three hundred thousand taels is too much."

The corner of the Minister of Rites froze, no, Zhou Shuren should be the one who said the emperor's words, he had already thought about how to refute, and now the words stuck in his throat.

Zhou Shuren took a deep breath, 300,000 taels, and became angry, "Your Excellency is really not in charge of the family and doesn't know that Chai Migui is expensive. The Ministry of Households really doesn't have that much money. If Your Excellency thinks that the lower officials are talking, the lower officials will settle the score for you?"

Minister of the Ministry of Rites, "This official is also for the imperial court, to show the country's prestige, so as not to shiver and lose face abroad."

Zhou Shuren would transfer the money only when he was crazy, and let Shangshu of the Ministry of Rites continue to talk about the hype, Zhou Shuren bit him to death, "There is no money."

It was supposed to be Mr. Xiao who came, but Mr. Xiao asked for leave early in the morning, very cunning!

Minister of the Ministry of Rites had seen Zhou Shuren's skills, and it was boring after talking for a while, and he didn't waste his words, "How much do you think you can show?"

The emperor remained silent, looking at Zhou Shuren.

Zhou Shuren, "I don't have a penny."

The Minister of the Ministry of Rites became angry, "Your Majesty, the minister has already taken the attitude of talking, but Zhou Shuren deliberately raised the bar."

The emperor signaled the Minister of Rites to shut up first, and asked, "Is there a way for Shuren not to spend money?"

Zhou Shuren really didn't want to use the treasury's money, especially when he knew that the future would be chaotic and needed money everywhere, "I think you can attract business?"

The emperor silently read Merchants, and somewhat understood what he meant, "You mean that all the food and clothing needed for the entertainment will be handed over to the merchants?"

Zhou Shuren was silent, he didn't need to explain now, he really influenced the emperor a lot, "Yes, this is a kind of propaganda, merchants who attract investment can engrave their clan emblems on their clothes and supplies, and they can entertain foreign princes. It is recognized by the upper-level power society in foreign countries. In the future, when the missions return to the country, they can also bring some souvenirs to promote the return to foreign countries, and the caravans will get higher benefits when they arrive in these countries."

There are really too many benefits. As the prince endorses, as long as you are smart, you will definitely maximize your benefits.