Chapter 384 A Woman Who Is Hard to Understand

Chu Qinghuang nodded slowly: "I really want to think carefully about how to deal with you."

Zhou Shao knelt on the ground and lowered his eyebrows in silence, but he couldn't help but think in his heart that Her Majesty the Queen had returned to the imperial capital for more than a month, so it was impossible that she had not thought of how to deal with him.

If she really wanted to deal with the Zhou family, she would have sent people to raid the house as early as when King Xuan was imprisoned.

Since he was given a month, it meant that there was still room for change.

After a slight shift in his mind, Zhou Shao spoke proactively and respectfully: "Your Majesty, the common people have something to report."

"explain."

"The common people heard about the change of generals in Mianbei a few days ago. General Qi promised to build 10,000 new iron cavalry horses. A strong country needs a strong army. This matter is an important matter for the country." His voice was gentle and humble. "Your Majesty is the first to ascend the throne. There must be more. There are many things to do. When a king governs the world, he needs money everywhere. The common people dare not ask for help. They only want to show their loyalty and hope that your majesty will understand. "

"I don't like playing riddles with others." Chu Qinghuang said calmly, "Although the national treasury is not rich, not everyone is qualified to negotiate terms with me. Zhou Shao, if you can't make my heart move, it's better not to say anything. ”

Zhou Shao understood what she meant.

I was mentally prepared for coming here this time. After all, when negotiating terms with the king of a country, you must show the utmost sincerity. When the emperor governs the country, each expenditure can cost tens of millions of taels, and it is not something that small businessmen and hawkers can bargain with.

The Nine Clan of the Zhou Family cannot be bought with just a few hundred thousand taels of silver.

After pondering for a moment, he said: "The maximum amount of money that ordinary people can make the decision is five million taels of silver. To express my feelings, I only ask for your majesty's grace."

Taking out five million taels of silver at a time is not a small sum for the Zhou family. It is difficult to collect it in a short while, but it can still be done if you think of a way.

If there are any more, it will inevitably break your muscles and bones.

The bigger the business, the more money needs to be turned over. Once there is a problem with the flowing money in the hand, it will affect the whole body and inevitably hurt the lifeblood.

Chu Qinghuang sipped her tea silently, knowing in her heart that Zhou Shao was indeed sincere. It seemed that his attitude of making up for the mistakes was sincere.

So she nodded: "I won't embarrass you. The Zhou family has given out five million taels. In addition, any amount of silver that King Xuan and the Qin family have deposited with you must be returned in full. This money was obtained by greed, and it should belong to All owned by the imperial court.”

Zhou Shao breathed a sigh of relief: "Yes, the common people will definitely comply."

"I am not interested in the way businessmen do things. They all say that there is no business without treachery. In the shopping mall, it is inevitable to play tricks and set traps. I will not interfere with normal competition, but I will give you a warning today." Chu Qinghuang's eyes were full of meaning. Liao Wei Ya said, "People's livelihood is the foundation of the country. The demise of every dynasty is because the people were forced into desperate situations. Therefore, my bottom line is not to bully the people and do things that harm the people's livelihood."

Zhou Shao's expression condensed slightly: "The common people must obey the holy will."

"Whatever the Zhou family has done in the past, for the sake of five million taels of silver, I will expose it all today.

But you'd better keep what I said today in mind. As long as I am still in power, if the Zhou family dares to do something that violates my bottom line, there will be no chance of a second pardon. "

Zhou Shao responded: "The people must remember this."

Chu Qinghuang felt that what needed to be said had been said and there was nothing more to say, so she said calmly: "Step back."

"Your Majesty." Zhou Shao said carefully, "Your Majesty has been on the throne for half a year. Do you have any intention of drafting?"

Chu Qinghuang raised her eyebrows slightly: "What? Do you want to enter the palace?"

"The humble people are humble, but if they can be favored by His Majesty, they will be willing to do the work of dogs and horses wherever the money is used in the future."

"I'm not interested in you." Chu Qinghuang reached for a memorial and continued to deal with official duties, "But if you are really serious about serving me, I will be willing to accept your money."

Zhou Shao's expression paused.

If it weren't for the wrong occasion, he would probably laugh because of these words.

She seems to be too frank and won't even beat around the bush. Even if kings in the past wanted to get money from businessmen, they would not be so straightforward. They would always come up with some roundabout reasons or high-sounding excuses.

She was the only one who said honestly and straightforwardly that she was only interested in money.

Just like the rumors in the past, she frankly admitted her ambition to compete for the throne in front of the former emperor and the princes. It is said that the whole house was shocked.

This is a woman that no one can see through.

She is obviously so strong and cold, and shows no mercy to those who oppose her, even her own mother, concubine, and uncle. She does not have the tolerance and mercy that an emperor should have, but she knows that people's livelihood is the foundation of the country, and the people cannot be the king. The bottom line is violated.

It was clear that there were not many good things to say about her. She was violent and fond of men, and did not have the "magnanimity" that a king of a country should have. However, she bluntly rejected the possibility of him becoming a harem.

Mingming is so frank that he is not like a king whose "imperial heart is unpredictable". He does things as he pleases, speaks without scruples, and is forthright and honest.

However, when all these qualities are put on her, it just makes people unable to see through them.

Because she is so different from the emperors of the past dynasties, there is no similarity at all, which makes people feel at a loss and don't know how to deal with it.

The ministers have long been accustomed to the unpredictable nature of the king, but they did not expect that the thoughts of a queen are even more unpredictable.

Even though many times, her thoughts have been clearly conveyed to everyone, but because they are so clear, it always makes people feel unbelievable and can't help but give rise to more speculations.

Zhou Shao was in a complicated mood at this time. He was glad that he had not done anything irreversible and had not brought the Zhou family into a desperate situation. But at the same time, he was somewhat uneasy and realized that some things seemed to be out of his control.