thefictionvixens Chapter 2072: Making false accounts
Chapter 2072: Making false accounts
The development of Guanyin soil, also known as montmorillonite, is the top priority at the moment. Now it is summer, and many people suffer from diarrhea.
Especially some people like to drink raw water.
The reason is simple. Boiling water requires firewood, and firewood means money. Many people think that there were not so many tall buildings in ancient times, the land was vast and sparsely populated, and there were trees everywhere.
In fact, this is not the case. There was no gas or electricity during this period, and people relied on burning firewood for food and drink, which led to constant logging. The Tang Dynasty had already introduced an environmental protection law.
People are not allowed to cut down trees at will, and a strict punishment mechanism has been established.
Therefore, in order to save wood, people would choose to drink raw water in the summer.
This is the same principle as modern people saving electricity.
This can easily lead to diarrhea among the people. In ancient times, infants with diarrhea could die.
Pei Mingli admired Li Shen's request very much. Everyone said that Prince Ji was greedy for money, but after he arrived at Prince Ji's mansion, he realized that Prince Ji never made money from the people.
Wang Hongfu told him that Prince Ji once said that the people were poor and it was impossible to win over a hundred of them as much as it was to win over one noble.
The Prince Ji’s Mansion could easily earn several, dozens, or even hundreds of strings of cash from the nobles, which was much better than earning a few cents from the common people.
"Don't worry, Your Majesty. I will go to the medical school to discuss this matter with Dean Li as soon as possible."
Wang Hongfu quickly agreed. He was used to this kind of thing. It was unknown when King Ji would be able to come up with a way to make money.
Li Shen nodded and continued to instruct:
"Well, this year our Ji Wangfu's three major projects are football betting, God-given medicine, and donkey-hide gelatin.
Especially for donkey-hide gelatin, a workshop must be established immediately, and it cannot be idle during this period. A piece of land should be built in the backyard of the medical school for them to produce donkey-hide gelatin.
Add different auxiliary materials to make different grades of donkey-hide gelatin, and start selling it to the outside world, right in the boutique pavilion.
One piece costs 100 guan, the highest quality one costs 200 guan, and if it’s just donkey-hide gelatin, 50 guan.
It was presented to the outside world as a royal tribute.”
"Royal tribute? Your Majesty, would this be beyond the rules? If His Majesty knew about this, or if the Censorate knew about this, Your Majesty would probably be punished."
Pei Mingli immediately reminded him that it was a bit exaggerated for Prince Ji to openly sell it as a royal tribute.
Li Shen didn't care:
"What punishment? I didn't lie. Ejiao is a royal tribute, and I just sent a box of Ejiao made with the secret recipe of Prince Ji's Mansion to the Queen.
If anyone asks, tell them that the donkey-hide gelatin in Prince Ji's mansion has long been given to the Empress to take. Isn't this a tribute?"
Li Shen spoke with confidence. His father also had shares in the donkey-hide gelatin business. He didn't believe that his father would blame him for the royal tribute.
He was so angry that he announced bankruptcy, even though he had already got the money.
Besides, your wife eats my donkey-hide gelatin every day, so what’s wrong with you helping me advertise?
Pei Mingli was speechless by Li Shen's twisted logic. The tribute from Prince Ji's Mansion was quite a lot, including tribute tea, tribute wine, scented soap, soap, and clothes.
One more donkey-hide gelatin is no big deal.
"Your Highness, since His Majesty is participating, how should we divide the dividends?" Wang Hongfu asked after looking at the contract.
The contract states that Your Majesty and Prince Ji will split the profits 50-50.
Li Shen replied without even thinking:
"Of course, the dividends are distributed annually."
"I understand, but I wonder what the dividend ratio is..."
Wang Hongfu had followed Li Shen for so many years. When Li Shen mentioned annual dividends, he immediately understood that Li Shen was trying to falsify the accounts to deceive the emperor.
If the dividends are distributed on a monthly basis, His Majesty will find out that he is at a disadvantage in the first month, and will surely be furious and withdraw the one million strings of cash.
However, it is different if the dividends are distributed on an annual basis. If the dividends are distributed after one year, even if His Majesty finds out, Prince Ji’s Mansion will have received dividends for twelve months.
Another advantage of distributing dividends annually is that adding up the twelve months together makes the dividends appear to be larger.
"Your Majesty, isn't the profit ratio already clearly stated in the contract? Your Majesty and Your Majesty will split it 50-50. If Your Majesty changes it without permission,
According to the contract, Your Majesty is to take back the one million strings of cash. Moreover, this is a crime of deceiving the emperor. I hope Your Majesty will think twice."
As a military advisor, Pei Mingli also understood his responsibilities and provided advice to King Ji to help him avoid risks.
If you give 10% for a 50-50 score, won't the emperor punish you? If so, it will be more trouble than gain if Prince Ji is punished.
Li Shen smiled slightly after hearing this:
“Mingli misunderstood, this king is the most trustworthy, how could I not act according to the contract.
I have promised Your Majesty that everything will be done according to the contract."
"Then why does Manager Wang still ask about the profit sharing?" Pei Mingli was a little puzzled.
"General Pei, what I'm asking about is the hidden shares. How much of the profits does the prince intend to distribute to Your Majesty?" Wang Hongfu explained.
But Pei Mingli still looked confused and puzzled.
Li Shen stood up and sat down in front of the desk. He picked up a piece of fruit and took a bite. He put his legs on the desk and leaned back in his chair.
"Mingli, you have to know that the 50-50 split refers to the profit, not the money from sales.
The profit is called net profit in our Ji Wangfu, and the money from sales is called sales volume in our Ji Wangfu. You can learn these from Wang Hongfu in the future.
What I want to talk about is the pure profit sharing, which is to deduct the cost from the sales volume.
And this cost does not only include the cost of the goods, but also labor, transportation, warehousing, sales, etc. You can learn these from Wang Hongfu.
These are all factors that can affect profit, so..."
Li Shen paused and raised his eyebrows at Pei Mingli with an expression that said, "You know what I mean."
Pei Mingli only thought for a moment and understood the reason. He continued Li Shen's words and said tentatively:
"So, we just tamper with the cost?"
"Ah~~ That's right, this young man is teachable, that's exactly it. The total cost and profit are low, the less money we pay out, the more we get."
Li Shen nodded approvingly.
“But...but..." Pei Mingli couldn't utter a word for a long time. He was shocked in his heart. Isn't Prince Ji too bold?
The other party is His Majesty, the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty. How dare he commit such blatant fraud and still claim that he has a good reputation?
Isn't he afraid that His Majesty will see through him and punish him?
In Pei Mingli's mind, or in everyone's mind, the emperor is majestic and the imperial power is sacred and inviolable.
The emperor was even more capable of killing people. He could kill millions of people with just one word.
So everyone was in awe and fear of the emperor, including Pei Mingli.
But how could Prince Ji dare to do that? Wasn't he afraid of deceiving the emperor? Deceiving the emperor would be punishable by death, and his family property would be confiscated and he would be exiled.
Thinking about it in the end, Pei Mingli still said faithfully:
"Your Highness, isn't it too risky to falsify the accounts? That's His Majesty."
(Oh, this cartoon is too addictive. I watched it until 4:30 and then I remembered that it hasn’t been updated yet. Damn, I’m losing my mind to it.)