When the Six Ministers of the Six Ministries heard there was a new way to make money, their expressions turned solemn.
Little Treasure of House Raids looked so certain that she surely wasn't just talking.
Besides, Little Treasure of House Raids had already made mountains of money from Warm Jade and the Printing Workshop. She had given the imperial family priority, but could they get a foot in the door too?
Emperor Deyuan asked, "What method are you speaking of, my dear Official Jian?"
Jian Ruonan wiped a little hand across her face, put away her wicked grin, and began her sales pitch. "Your Majesty, I call this method the New Energy Plan."
"The New Energy Plan?"
It sounded rather grand and sophisticated.
Jian Ruonan rose from her chair, clasped her little hands behind her back, and took two steps forward. "The New Energy Plan can make money, benefit the common people, and promote Great Xia's development. It is a monumental undertaking that will benefit the nation and its people, endure for countless generations, and remain evergreen through the ages..."
"Once this plan is implemented, Your Majesty will surely be immortalized in epic chronicles, your praises sung for a thousand ages... Great Xia will enter an age of prosperity..."
The expression on Emperor Deyuan's face gradually grew solemn.
What emperor wouldn't want to become a sovereign unmatched through the ages, praised by posterity?!
According to Jian Ruonan's extravagant pitch, the moment her new energy project was implemented, it would lead Great Xia straight into the Industrial Revolution and usher in the age of steam.
At this point, Jian Ruonan picked up her teacup and took a great gulp to moisten her throat.
All that talking had made her a little thirsty.
As her boasting swept her up in emotion, Jian