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"Your Majesty, I believe that Wan'er's method is more appropriate."
The Crown Prince was very helpless, but he still had to admit that Lin Wan'er's method was more mature.
When the memorial reached Fan Jian, his eyebrows furrowed into a knot, and then he sighed.
“Indeed, the princess’s strategy is more suitable.”
Chapter 142 Marrying Fan Ruoruo! Lin Wan'er Confers Princess Title on Yi Chen! (33)
Before Fan Xian submitted his memorial, both the Crown Prince and Fan Jian offered their opinions enthusiastically.
However, after Fan Xian finished writing, he only showed it to Chen Pingping.
After reading it, Chen Pingping smiled and said two words.
"Very good!"
His ideas in his memorial were similar to those in the original drama.
He believed that over the years, the Ming family had been the dominant force in Jiangnan, and other merchants had not made any progress.
The Ming family was incredibly wealthy, and they had turned Jiangnan into an impregnable fortress, even daring to defy the Surveillance Bureau.
Fan Xian believes that the three major workshops are a treasure trove. Even if the Ming family is replaced, other families guarding the three major workshops will still become the next Ming family.
Therefore, his idea was to release all the confidential technologies in the internal warehouse, and allow interested businesses to pay intellectual property usage fees.
He believed that this would enable the world to progress together and for wealth to be stored among the people.
This kind of unrealistic approach is impractical in this era.
More importantly, it was not in the interests of the royal family.
Dongyi City and Northern Qi still exist. If all these technologies were to be released, it would severely damage the interests of Qing Kingdom.
Therefore, after reading it, both the Crown Prince and Fan Jian couldn't help but shake their heads.
Lin Wan'er's plan, while also considering decentralized marketing, was far less aggressive.
Lin Wan'er suggested that the head of the Imperial Treasury should be rotated every three years, and that no one should be allowed to hold the position for too long.
Then, the fourteen products were distributed to fourteen marketing companies to prevent the emergence of a behemoth like Mingjia.
Following Li Chang'an's advice, Lin Wan'er specifically emphasized that the craftsmanship of the three workshops belonged to the royal family and must be kept strictly confidential.
Both Li Chang'an and Lin Wan'er are members of the royal family.
No normal person would ever sacrifice their own interests to create wealth for others.
Moreover, the world of Joy of Life is still primarily agricultural.
Releasing the imperial treasury's production and processing will not enrich the common people, but will only enrich a small group of merchants.
Emperor Qing finally made the decision, "Let's proceed according to Wan'er's plan. For the next three years, Wan'er will be in charge of the Imperial Treasury."
After making his decision, he added, "Lin Wan'er is devoted to the country and has made meritorious contributions to the reorganization of the Imperial Treasury. She shall be granted the title of Princess Yichen."
"Fan Xian's efforts in punishing corruption have been remarkably effective. He has made meritorious contributions by investigating the smuggling cases involving the Ming family and Dongyi City. He is hereby granted the title of First-Class Earl."
Fan Xian's official position as the Director of the Supervisory Bureau was already very high, so Emperor Qing promoted Fan Xian's title.
Fan Jian smiled with satisfaction. "On behalf of Fan Xian, I thank Your Majesty!"
Fan Xian's current rank is equivalent to that of Fan Jian, the Earl of Sinan.
Lin Wan'er can manage the Imperial Treasury for three years. For Li Chang'an, the Imperial Treasury will be no different from his own during these three years.
Just like how Emperor Qing secretly sent people to the three major workshops to learn smelting and processing techniques, even though it was a secret decree, Lin Wan'er would definitely tell Li Chang'an.
Li Chang'an was confident that he could make the Imperial Treasury and the three major workshops belong to him forever within one or two years.
Shortly after the internal treasury scandal came to an end, Li Chang'an's wealth ranking finally rose to first place!
[Your wealth ranking has risen to number 1! The Gate of Reincarnation is 60% open!]
During this period, due to the expansion of the Western Qin Kingdom, Li Chang'an's power ranking also rose to second place!
Because of the vast network of influence covering the entire land, and the powerful and well-equipped Western Qin state, Li Chang'an's power had surpassed that of the Empress Dowager of Northern Qi, second only to Emperor Qing.
In terms of influence across all worlds, Li Chang'an ranks second only in martial prowess and power; he has already reached the top in the other three categories!
August of the fifth year of the Qingli era.
A month after Li Chang'an returned to the capital from Jiangnan, he finally held a grand wedding.
At this wedding, Li Chang'an married both his principal wife, Fan Ruoruo, and his concubine, Zhan Pianpian!
This is a huge deal in Nanqing, after all, Li Chang'an is the pride of Nanqing!
Kyoto was bustling like a festival, with the streets practically deserted!
Countless people flocked to the streets to celebrate Prince Yong's wedding.
Now, the famous poems and lyrics copied by Li Chang'an have been spread throughout the world, and the three saints of poetry, calligraphy and painting are now famous throughout the world!
As a time traveler, Li Chang'an never imagined that weddings in this world would be so complicated.
The Prince's mansion was bustling with activity, like it was New Year's Day. Consort Liu Shuyan was busy running around, and the maids were running back and forth.
After several hours of turmoil, Li Chang'an was finally subdued.
The bright red dress was adorned with a jade pendant, and the only colors on her body were red and gold, making it both gaudy and tacky.
Xi Ren and Qing Wen looked at Li Chang'an with admiration. They could only be concubines and had no chance of being married to Li Chang'an.
"Your Highness is indeed the most handsome man in the world!"
"Your Highness is still the most talented man in the world!"
"Your Highness is also the strongest man in the world!"
……
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, so it's not surprising that they would say anything.
Li Chang'an, who was usually stern and unsmiling in front of his subordinates, couldn't be serious today.
After tidying everything up, Wang Qinian, dressed in his finest clothes, rushed in.
"Your Highness, according to etiquette, the principal wife should be the last to arrive, so we will go to the Court of Imperial Sacrifices to fetch the concubine first."
Zhan Pianpian lived in the Taichang Temple, while Fan Ruoruo lived in her maternal grandfather's house.
Although Liu Ruyu had personally visited Fan Ruoruo many times, Fan Ruoruo simply refused to return to the Fan residence.
Now that it's her wedding day, Fan Ruoruo thinks of her mother and is even more unwilling to return to the mansion to face Fan Jian.
Li Chang'an rode his tall horse through the bustling street.
"Your Highness Prince Yong, I wish you and your consorts a long and happy marriage!"
"Your Highness Prince Yong, there's still one concubine position left. Who is it reserved for? Do I still have a chance?"
"His Highness has always aspired to marry Miss Fan since childhood, and now his wish has finally come true. He has always been devoted to her, a role model for us all!"
"Your Highness! Your Highness, when will you become the Crown Prince?"
The last one is probably a spy from Northern Qi. He pronounced it quite smoothly. I wonder what the Crown Prince thought when he heard it.
Li Chang'an was somewhat speechless. It was just a wedding, why was it being treated like a public parade?
Fortunately, the garrison commanders maintained order along the way, so there wasn't too much chaos.
On the balcony of the top floor of Baoyue Tower, Sang Wen stared intently at Li Chang'an riding past on horseback in the distance.
Prince Yong would come to see her every few days to listen to her sing a few songs.
She had grown accustomed to singing for His Highness, and she felt very empty when His Highness didn't come for a long time.
She is Li Chang'an's capable subordinate, and her status in the Luo Wang organization is rising.
Sang Wen knew that she was expecting something to happen, an expectation that had been building for over a decade.
Zhan Pianpian, who had dressed in her formal attire early in the morning, was restless in her room.
"Will His Highness go to pick up Miss Fan first?"
"Has Your Highness forgotten me?"
"Look at me, aren't my eyes bright and expressive? His Highness loves my eyes the most!"
Zhan Pianpian kept asking the maid outrageous questions to cover up her panic.
"Pianpian, I've come to fetch you!"
Upon hearing Li Chang'an's voice, Zhan Pianpian suddenly stood up. "Your Highness, you've finally arrived!"
She instinctively tried to rush out, but was stopped by two maids who made her sit up straight and cover her head with a veil.
Li Chang'an led Zhan Pianpian to the bridal sedan chair and then headed towards Fan Ruoruo's maternal grandfather's residence.
When the wedding procession went to pick up Fan Ruoruo, Fan Xian was lying in the Fan residence.
On his way back to Beijing, he was assassinated by a large number of assassins.
The assassins were extremely skilled in martial arts; the Black Knights lost nearly two hundred men, and almost half of the six swordsmen they brought with them were killed or wounded.