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Chapter 792: Chapter 387: Asking for Money_3
The Emperor didn’t expect Zhao Yao to come asking for a tea tax, "You brat, do you know what you’re talking about?"
"Father, over these years, you know how much money the court has earned because of the new tea." Zhao Yao said with his arms crossed, "The new tea was my idea, and it was my suggestion to make the new tea into tribute tea, that’s why it’s become so popular, right?"
The Emperor said, "Right."
Zhao Yao continued to ask, "Without me, there would be no new tea, right?"
The Emperor lightly nodded and said, "Right."
Zhao Yao: "Without the new tea, the court wouldn’t have made so much money from it, correct?"
The Emperor: "Correct."
"So, the money the court has made from the new tea over these years is all thanks to me, do you agree?"
"I have no objection."
"Then shouldn’t the court reward me?" Zhao Yao said with his hands on his hips, "These years, I haven’t asked you for a penny. Now the tea tax has increased, shouldn’t I get a share of the money?"
The Emperor glared at Zhao Yao, saying irritably, "You brat, serving the court is your duty, how dare you ask me for money?"
Zhao Yao couldn’t be bothered to argue with the Emperor, "If you don’t give me a share, starting next year, I won’t make the new tea anymore." Once he goes to Lingnan, he’ll make the new tea there and won’t offer it as tribute, and then he’ll sell it himself and make money on his own.
The Emperor stood up, pointed angrily at Zhao Yao in disbelief, "You brat, are you threatening me?"
"Yes, I’m threatening you. If you don’t give me money, I won’t make the new tea, and the court won’t be able to earn money from it anymore." Zhao Yao wasn’t afraid of the Emperor, "You better think it through."
"You brat, you..." The Emperor angrily walked over to Zhao Yao and raised his hand to knock his younger son’s head, but Zhao Yao dodged it.
"I’m telling you, there’s no room for negotiation."
The Emperor chased after Zhao Yao: "You brat, you’re getting bolder, how dare you threaten your father?"
"It’s what I deserve." Zhao Yao said while running and dodging the Emperor’s strikes, "It’s you who shamelessly won’t give me money."
"Are you short of money? What do you need so much money for?" As far as the Emperor knew, Zhao Yao was not only not lacking money, he was quite wealthy.
"I’m about to go to Lingnan, and there are many things I need to do, all requiring money, and I don’t have that much."
"You brat, don’t think I don’t know you’ve made quite a bit of money doing business these years, you’re not short of money, stop pretending to be poor in front of me."
"I did make quite a bit of money, but it’s still not enough." Zhao Yao was not surprised the Emperor knew about his business earnings, "You should know what Lingnan is like. There are too many things I need to do when I get there, and it will cost a lot of money, the money I’ve earned isn’t nearly enough."
"Stop deceiving me." The Emperor ran for a while, getting a bit out of breath.
"That is money I earned through my own abilities, it has nothing to do with you." Zhao Yao scoffed, "I’m not negotiating with you, if you don’t give me the money, I won’t make the new tea."
"You..." The Emperor was so angry that he stumbled and fell into the chair. Holding his chest, he pointed at Zhao Yao with a pained and angry expression, "You brat, you..."
Sun Kui was frightened by the Emperor’s condition and hurried over, extending a hand to pat the Emperor’s chest to soothe him.
"Tenth Prince, quickly call the Imperial Physician."
"That’s quite a performance." Zhao Yao wasn’t falling for the Emperor’s trick.
"You..." The Emperor appeared about to faint from anger, scaring Sun Kui into calling for Sun Doudou.
"If you keep pretending, I’ll call Mother Concubine here."
Upon hearing this, the Emperor’s chest stopped hurting, his face no longer showed pain, and he recovered instantly.
Sun Kui and Sun Doudou: "..."
Zhao Yao rolled his eyes at the Emperor and said sarcastically, "That was a quick recovery, truly a medical miracle, I am impressed."
Sun Kui: Still, the Tenth Prince is wise, seeing through the Emperor’s act instantly.
Sun Doudou quietly retreated, pretending he hadn’t seen anything.
"You brat, I am your father!"
Zhao Yao appeared unyielding: "Even if you were the Jade Emperor it wouldn’t matter, if you don’t give me the tea tax money, I won’t make the new tea."
The Emperor was at a loss with his younger son and had to agree.
"Fine, fine, I’ll give you money. How much do you want?"
Zhao Yao extended three fingers, "Thirty percent."
The Emperor, infuriated, cursed, "You brat, why don’t you just go rob someone?"
"I didn’t ask for fifty-fifty, it’s already quite generous. And you think thirty percent is too much." Zhao Yao thought his father was indeed a stingy emperor, "If you don’t agree, I’ll really split it fifty-fifty with you."
The Emperor, extremely irritated, gritted his teeth and said, "Fine, thirty percent for you."
Standing to the side, Sun Kui saw the Emperor’s gritted-teeth expression and couldn’t help but sigh inwardly: The Emperor’s acting skills are truly improving!
The Tenth Prince boldly demanded money from the Emperor, and though the Emperor was secretly pleased, he pretended to be angry, truly... as the Tenth Prince would say, a drama queen!