Lonely non-good minister

Chapter 328: Deceive the other party to donate money
The steward smiled. Before coming here, her princess had repeatedly told him to speak more tactfully, and she must build a good relationship with the young highness and coax him to accept all the benefits. However, she was so direct when she opened her mouth. It saved him a lot of trouble.

"Without His Highness's nod, my princess would not be able to have such smooth sailing in the northwest and reciprocate courtesy. I hope Your Highness will not refuse." With that, he asked someone to bring in the box outside.

Song Yuan looked at it carefully, but the steward had no plans to open it. He just looked at Song Yuan with a smile and motioned for her to open it herself.

"Good stuff?" Song Yuan's curiosity was aroused. She walked down and looked around the box, and then opened the box. As soon as the lid was opened, a beautiful woman with skin as smooth as cream sat charmingly in the box. She looked up at Song Yuan, her red silk dress was half-covered, and Wei Yan next to her gasped for her charming and seductive energy.

Song Yuan turned to look at Wei Yan, but he was so embarrassed that he could only turn around to cover up.

The steward laughed: "It's bitterly cold in the northwest, and His Highness also performed the coronation ceremony. There must be no one around to serve her. This girl was carefully selected and carefully trained by my princess. I hope His Highness will appreciate her."

Song Yuan didn't say anything, and went to open another box. When she saw that the box was full of silver ingots, a smile appeared on her face.

The steward who had been observing her suddenly realized: Oh, she loves money~
"This thing is good, I like it very much." Song Yuan picked up a silver coin and weighed it in his hand: "I just don't like the way it was delivered."

The steward hurriedly came forward to ask for advice: "My slave is stupid."

"My aunt loves me so much, she gave me so much pocket money, but outsiders don't know, and it's inconvenient to know. My aunt has spent money for nothing, and she has a bad reputation of eating alone. How worthless? This year, my aunt has earned a lot, so why not?" Is there anyone who is jealous trying to find fault with my aunt? If I were an aunt, I wouldn't spend money like this."

Song Yuan paused deliberately. She returned to the table and leaned on the back of her chair. She waited for the manager to think about it in advance and saw that he had figured out something. Then she continued: "The construction of water conservancy projects in the northwest has been put on the agenda. Although the imperial court has The amount of money allocated is not enough after all. If my aunt uses this money to build water conservancy projects, on the one hand, I will make achievements in political achievements. Isn’t this more cost-effective than a few thousand taels of silver? On the other hand, my aunt can also get it. With such a good reputation, my aunt has made a lot of money in the northwest, but she has been able to give back to the people. Who can find fault with my aunt? Even the emperor and the prince know about it, and they all have to praise my aunt."

The steward understood: "Your Highness is thoughtful, but this servant is short-sighted and confused."

"This is not the only cotton in the northwest. If the water conservancy can be repaired, the harvest will be better. Gu Gu will benefit from the cotton in the two counties and use some money to fund the water conservancy construction. No one else can fault it. This little money will be used next year. If you can make money back, you can only gain fame and fortune." Song Yuan continued to persuade: "What do you think?"

The steward nodded repeatedly: "Your Highness is right."

"So, how much money has your aunt approved for you?" Song Yuan almost slapped his face with the abacus.

It is impossible to kill the fat sheep that comes to your door without killing it.

The steward was stunned when asked, and smiled shyly: "To fund water conservancy, the money cannot be too small, otherwise it will not look good. If you have too many slaves, you will not be able to be the master. I'm afraid I have to go back to the princess to discuss it."

"The journey is far away, so there is no need to negotiate too much time. In this way, you can take out 1 taels of silver and generously send it to the Yamen of Xiping County. It is said that the Princess of Taiyuan is well aware of the sufferings in the northwest and knows that the water conservancy project is about to be built. She will send you [-] taels of silver as a special gift. Two, to finance the project." Song Yuan thought up all the words for him: "How?"

1 taels?The steward shivered in distress: "This"

Distressed about money?
Song Yuan pinched his fingers and counted: "I heard that some people come late and can only borrow money from my aunt, and they have made a lot of money just by doing so. Is it possible that my aunt is still reluctant to part with this ten thousand taels of silver? After going out, don’t those who want to do bad things have to weigh it? This can be regarded as spending money to buy cleanliness, my aunt has a noble status, so it’s a good deal to spend this little money to buy cleanliness.”

The steward was silent. It wasn't that he couldn't get the money, but it was just 1 taels of silver. It was really a big deal. How could he dare to make a decision privately?If his princess doesn't want to, wouldn't his life be in danger?

"Before my father ascended the throne, he lived in Zhongshan all the year round. He didn't have much interaction with my aunt. Although my aunt was favored by the late emperor, her relationship with my father was not close. If someone impeached my aunt, I'm afraid my father would not make the decision for my aunt. "Song Yuan said something more realistic.

The steward's expression suddenly became intriguing. How could the people who were waiting nearby not know this?
After Emperor Hongming ascended the throne, he cut off most of the princess's salary, leaving only a fixed share. All the extra generous rewards from the late emperor were gone. If his princess hadn't been prepared for danger in times of peace and went to the northwest to make money early, life would not have been the same. So decent now?

Song Yuan's words undoubtedly verified something again.

If someone really impeaches her, this thing from her princess will definitely be taken away.

After carefully calculating the money at his disposal, the steward had an idea in his mind. He looked more serious and bowed his hands: "Your Highness reminds me that this servant is short-sighted. Please don't argue with this servant."

"How can a person who can do things for my aunt be a dull person?" Song Yuan also smiled: "Then go back and take this woman back with you. My aunt can't be caught now."

The steward looked puzzled for a while before responding, quickly closed the box and ordered people to carry all the things away.

"After the emperor ascended the throne, the treatment of these princes and princesses who were highly valued by the late emperor was not as good as before. No wonder Princess Taiyuan would be so generous just to do business in the northwest." Wei Yan saw all these changes.

Song Yuan leaned back in his chair comfortably: "These people used to be on good terms with the former prince, and their relationship with their father was just average. It's normal for them to feel uneasy."

"If Princess Taiyuan really does what Her Highness told her to do, others will definitely follow her. How much does Her Highness think she can charge?"

Song Yuan thought for a moment: "I don't dare to think about it. I can only get 5 taels. I'll wait until next year's autumn harvest to give some benefits to those who donate money. Next year, there will only be more people donating."

Her little calculation was very good, and the steward of Taiyuan Princess Mansion did not disappoint. However, Song Yuan heard the news on five or six days that Princess Taiyuan had donated 1 taels for the construction of water conservancy projects in the Northwest. Those who are on the road immediately wrote a memorial to ask for credit for Princess Taiyuan. In less than half a month, the counties in the northwest received more than a dozen large and small donations, totaling more than 7 taels, which was 2 more than Song Yuan expected. Ten thousand taels.

She threw out a Taiyuan princess and asked others to donate money. Many people were not calm.

(End of this chapter)