newbobooks Chapter 162 The first female royal merchant of Jin Kingdom, and a female royal merchant with an offi
Chapter 162 The first female royal merchant of Jin Kingdom, and a female royal merchant with an offi
When Zhao Taifu finished speaking, he glanced intentionally or unintentionally in the direction of the Grand Tutor. It was self-evident who he was referring to.
Unexpectedly, the Grand Tutor was not angry at all, but instead echoed what Grand Tutor Zhao said.
“Ye Yuwu is now a royal merchant, which is a very high status compared to other merchants!” Taibao couldn’t help but say.
"Grand Tutor, you yourself said that we are comparing her to other merchants. If one day an unsuspecting official arrests her and throws her in jail, and we send someone to rescue her, won't her identity be discovered?! At that time, her identity will be even more dangerous," Grand Tutor Zhao retorted.
"Throughout history, there have been instances of imperial merchants being granted official positions. Hu Xueyan's highest official position was that of a second-rank provincial governor," the prime minister, who had been quiet all along, suddenly spoke up.
“What the Prime Minister said is exactly what I was thinking. Now she is the imperial merchant in charge of coal affairs, and she has made great contributions. She should be given an official position.”
The ministers all nodded in agreement.
But what rank should she be given for this official position?
The emperor looked at the ministers below and, without waiting for them to express their opinions, slowly said, "Issue the order: Ye Yuwu, who runs a bookstore, is hereby appointed as a fifth-rank official in Bianjing and granted a mansion!"
"Your Majesty, Holy Might!"
After the emperor and his ministers finished their discussion, the ministers left. Not long after they left, the emperor, feeling a headache, rubbed his forehead. At this moment, his personal eunuch came over and massaged his head.
"Is the Crown Prince still staying in the bookstore?"
"Your Majesty, it is still there."
Hearing the definite answer, the emperor's headache worsened.
He sighed slowly. "Go and tell him that as the Crown Prince, he should know what he should and shouldn't do. Don't let him waste any more time in that bookstore."
In the emperor's view, the crown prince should not do these things himself, but should delegate them to trusted subordinates.
It wasn't worth it for him to stay at the bookstore; after all, he had more important things to do.
The emperor was obviously aware that the crown prince had been frequenting bookstores recently, but he was unaware that the crown prince was wearing women's clothing.
After all, His Highness the Crown Prince had kept this matter very well hidden.
If the emperor had truly found out, he certainly wouldn't have reacted the way he does today.
The eunuch beside him bowed his head and answered "Yes," then slowly left the hall.
Not long after the order was given, the people below left the palace and went to the Zhiyu Bookstore to read the imperial edict.
Everyone in the bookstore was diligently working.
Suddenly, a commotion was heard outside the bookstore.
Before everyone even left the house, they heard someone shouting, "Manager Ye, receive the imperial decree!"
The bewildered crowd hurriedly walked from the bookstore's rooms to the main hall. Just then, eunuchs dressed in their robes walked into the bookstore from outside.
Now they understood that the delicate voice they had heard in the bookstore earlier had come from these eunuchs. They just wondered what orders Manager Ye needed to receive!
Without a doubt, they knelt down on their own.
Then, the eunuch who was ordered to read the decree began to read it aloud from the hand in his hand.
Ye Yuwu was kneeling at the very front.
Ye Yuwu, however, did not know what was wrong with her.
While the eunuch was reading the imperial edict, she found herself lost in thought, which is understandable.
The main problem was the suspicious nature of the imperial edict; she was filled with unease, constantly fearing that something unexpected might happen.
So when your mind starts wandering, you naturally get distracted.
Until the eunuch who read the imperial edict said, "Ye Yuwu is hereby appointed as a fifth-rank official in charge of coal mining in Bianjing, under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Salt and Iron. He is also granted a mansion. You shall be in charge of coal mining and shall perform your duties diligently for the benefit of the country and the people. This is hereby decreed."
The eunuch finished reading the contents of the imperial edict and then carefully put it away. He then looked up at Ye Yuwu and gently helped her up.
"Lady Ye is now the first female royal merchant in Jin Kingdom, and a female royal merchant with an official position. Please rise and receive the imperial decree!"
Ye Yuwu stood up following his hand.
"Thank you, sir. Here is some silver. Please have some wine with us and share in the joy."
Although Ye Yuwu was somewhat surprised that she had become a royal merchant and had a definite official position, her first priority was to receive the imperial decree from the eunuch.
The eunuchs who came to read the imperial edict did not refuse and accepted the silver that Ye Yuwu secretly slipped into their hands.
The eunuchs who received the silver were all smiles. They liked Ye Yuwu very much because she was good at handling things, so their subsequent words of blessing were more sincere.
The eunuchs left after reading the imperial edict.
As soon as the eunuchs left, the people from the bookstore immediately surrounded them.
"Manager, you're now a female imperial merchant with an official position! My goodness!" Zhang Rouyan exclaimed from the side.
Ye Yuwu was also very happy, but what made her happy was that she now had a mansion.
Just when you're about to fall asleep, someone brings you a pillow; Ye Yuwu happened to be looking for a courtyard these past few days.
The courtyard she's currently living in is far too small, and her rental period is almost up.
The landlord, however, was being unreasonable, wanting to raise the rent because he saw that Ye Yuwu was earning a lot of money.
She has earned quite a bit of money recently, and she wants to find a nice courtyard house to buy and live in.
Unexpectedly, the emperor actually bestowed upon her a mansion, saving her the time of searching for a place to live.
"I'm so happy today, I want to share this joy with everyone and give you all some red New Year's money."
"Haha, thank you so much, Manager Ye!"
Before long, not only the people in the bookstores knew that Manager Ye had become an imperial merchant, but the shops and merchants in the surrounding streets and alleys also knew.
They all sent their congratulations.
Even the owner of the Moxiang Bookstore across the street came to congratulate her with a fawning expression, showing no sign of having broken ties with Ye Yuwu before.
The shop across the street, Moxiang Bookstore, was targeted after the last time it was falsely accused of plagiarism, and its owner was taken away by the government.
After being detained for over a month, he became very well-behaved after being released. However, due to this incident and the popularity of the bookstore, the business of Moxiang Bookstore has not been very good.
It seems that the person behind it has also abandoned Moxiang Bookstore. The current precarious state of Moxiang Bookstore is somewhat similar to that of Zhiyu Bookstore, which was on the verge of bankruptcy before.
However, Ye Yuwu would not soften her heart about this.
Moreover, the owner of Moxiang Bookstore remained unchanged after being released from prison; his nature was hard to alter.
Whenever a new storybook is published in a bookstore, he will inevitably copy it, keeping the same setting and making slight modifications to some plots. However, he has become much more shrewd since his release from prison this time.
Even if they wanted to find evidence of his plagiarism, they couldn't find any, which made Ye Yuwu very angry and helpless.
Even more outrageous is that because the picture albums from Zhiyu Bookstore were selling very well, Moxiang Bookstore also wanted a piece of the pie.