The daughter of a general is reborn to save the whole family of the marquis

The emperor actually didn't have high expectations, but she actually did, and he couldn't help but be excited.

"Whatever you want, just tell me, I will definitely satisfy you!"

Chu Runxue actually realized that the two previous times when she gave advice to the emperor without making any requests, it did not make her look powerful, but instead made her look cheap.

The emperor thought that he could easily get benefits from her and get fed by her when he was hungry without paying any price.

That's why the emperor took all the money she earned and spent it on Chu Heyi, making Chu Heyi famous throughout the world.

She would never do such stupid things again.

Chu Runxue pondered for a moment and said, "If this time I can help the emperor relieve his worries, I hope the emperor can grant me the Zhenbei Marquisate."

Hmm? The emperor didn't quite understand what this sentence meant.

She wants to swallow up the entire Zhenbei Marquis Mansion?

She was raised in the Zhenbei Marquis Mansion. Her biological parents abused the real daughter of the Zhenbei Marquis Mansion. The Zhenbei Marquis Mansion did not drive her away and still maintained her dignity as the eldest daughter of the Chu family. But she wants to swallow up the entire Zhenbei Marquis Mansion?

"I will marry His Royal Highness Prince Cheng as his concubine in the future. If my family can gain a foothold in Shengjing City, it will be a great benefit to me and Prince Cheng. But if anything happens to the Zhenbei Marquis' Mansion, I hope that the emperor will leave the Zhenbei Marquis' Mansion to me in consideration of my loyalty today."

If the emperor offends the Zhenbei Marquis Mansion in the future, all the interests of the Zhenbei Marquis Mansion will be turned over to the national treasury.

But if the Zhenbei Marquis Mansion belongs to her, then all the interests of the Zhenbei Marquis Mansion belong to her.

This is what Chu Runxue meant.

The emperor understood another meaning: "Chu Runxue knows that this battle in the northern border is full of dangers. Her father and brother will definitely not be able to return alive. The future of Zhenbei Marquis Mansion will definitely be difficult. So she wants to take control of Zhenbei Marquis Mansion and protect the elderly, weak, women and children in Zhenbei Marquis Mansion with her own strength."

The emperor was still thinking: It turns out that I misunderstood her just now. I said that Chu Runxue was sensible, kind and smart, how could she think of swallowing up the Zhenbei Marquis Mansion!

"Okay, I promise you, if something happens to the Zhenbei Marquis Mansion, I will not touch a single blade of grass or tree in the Zhenbei Marquis Mansion. I will hand it all over to you and let you take care of it!"

"Your Majesty, I thank you for your grace." Chu Runxue knelt on the ground and bowed deeply.

"Now, can you tell me what you have planned?"

"Your Majesty, this method can be called the Great Opening of the National Treasury, which will bring peace of mind for a hundred years."

The emperor became more and more interested. "Tell me about it."

"Your Majesty, think about it, who is the richest person in the world today?"

The emperor did not need to think about it to come up with the answer: "Of course it is the person who refines salt and iron."

Even merchants dealing in cloth and grain could not earn as much money as them. Although the Xie family did not refine salt and iron, the reason why they were so powerful was that they had more than one industry.

"Your Majesty, 'All under heaven belongs to the king, and all the people in the world are his subjects.' Those merchants boil the sea to make salt, and mine the mountains to make iron. The mountains, rivers, lakes and seas all belong to you, Your Majesty. They mine and refine your salt and iron, making huge profits. But when the country goes to war and needs those merchants to pay money, they hold on to their pockets tightly and don't give a penny.

"I think that salt and iron should be managed and regulated by the imperial court. How can merchants dig your mountains, boil your seas, refine your salt and iron, fill their pockets, but not contribute to the country?"

The emperor became angry after hearing this.

Yes, the whole world belongs to him, and the mountains, rivers, lakes and seas are naturally his. The salt and iron refined by merchants are all his. Why!

Why hadn't he thought of this before?

Chu Runxue said it well - the whole world belongs to the king! !

"Your Majesty, we cannot catch all these merchants in one fell swoop. They have been refining and operating salt and iron for many years and have rich experience and a wide range of connections. If you can let them be responsible for refining and unified sales, then pay them monthly wages. If they refuse, kill one to warn the rest and then replace them."

In other words, it means turning private enterprises into state-run ones.

He used to be the boss, but now he works for the emperor.

The emperor is the owner of salt and iron, and this income will be a steady stream. As long as the Daqi Dynasty exists, the national treasury will continue to have income.

The emperor looked deeply at Chu Runxue. The woman was wearing an apricot dress, had thick eyebrows and big eyes, and looked quite heroic. Even the things she said and did were dashing.

After all, he was born in the Zhenbei Marquis Mansion!

The emperor wanted to sigh again, his third son had a good eye! Compared to Chu Heyi who was so scared that he cried in front of him, Chu Runxue was obviously much better!

"I'll send someone to do it immediately!"

"Your Majesty, I think it is better to act in secret. There is a war going on in the north. If the people knew that there was a big move in the court, they would be uneasy."

The emperor thought for a moment and thought what she said made sense, so he said, "In this case, I will send someone to inform those salt and iron monopolies. If they do not obey, they will be killed on the spot."

At this moment, the emperor deeply believed that what Chu Runxue said was very right. The mountains, rivers and streams in the world all belonged to him, and the salt and iron were also his. The money earned by those salt and iron merchants before was all from the court. It was natural for him to take it back and belong to the court now.

Those people have no right to refuse!

It was already kind of him not to ask them to give up their past properties!

After Chu Runxue returned to Changqing Palace, he called his other capable assistant, Shuangjiang, and told him that salt and iron would soon be the exclusive domain of the imperial court.

"You arrange two smart people to sneak into Xining Mountain to mine iron ore and keep track of their movements at any time. Also, keep the news that the salt and iron will soon belong to the court a secret and never let Chu Heyi and Xie Lin know about it."

Chu Runxue rarely used such absolute words to instruct her servants to do things, so Shuangjiang knew that the matter was very important, so he responded seriously: "Yes, Shuangjiang will definitely do it."

"If you can't do it, bring your head to me." Chu Runxue said.

This is a crucial move, which concerns the future loyalty of 300,000 soldiers in the north to Dongfang Shuo; the determination of court officials to take sides; and will subsequently affect Dongfang Shuo's chances of succeeding the throne.

It is also an important step for them to gain a firm foothold!

"Yes, Miss!" Shuangjiang quickly retreated and went about his business.

When Shuangjiang was leaving the palace, he suddenly felt a gust of wind passing by. Upon closer inspection, he saw a maroon horse with a woman in green clothes riding on its back.

Is it Baihua, Chu Heyi’s personal maid?

Because the emperor felt that he owed the Zhenbei Marquisate, he promised Chu Heyi that Nanny Rui and Baihua could leave the palace at any time.

In addition, there was another reason: it allowed the two of them to follow the court and supervise the progress of the Yue Anmian Workshop and whether the families of the northern soldiers were properly settled.

These were all obtained by Chu Heyi for Nanny Rui and Baihua.

But Shuangjiang recognized that horse; it was Benxiao, the horse that Chu Heyi rode when he was practicing riding and archery. They were watching Chu Heyi's every move in the palace.

Why are you so anxious now that Baihua has been ridden out?

What happened?

Frost tried to chase after him, but unfortunately he failed to catch up with Benxiao because his speed was too fast, as fast as lightning.

But Shuangjiang didn't know that the person on the horse was not Baihua, but Chu Heyi.

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"Note: The female supporting character's speech is based on Emperor Wu of Han's policy on private salt and iron utilities."