I wonder if Cao Guogong's mansion wants brothers to kill each other, but Cheng'enhou's mansion is already at war with each other.
Zhao Sili looked at the son in front of him who had just scolded him with great sorrow and righteousness, and said with a sullen face, "Are you questioning your father?"
His father's eyes were very cold, and for a moment Zhao Shi suddenly thought of those powerful ministers in the DPRK.
He suddenly realized that his father had really changed. He was no longer the father who used to smile all day long, occasionally uttered a few curse words, and walked around the streets with a bit of chivalry, convincing the neighbors that Xiaoxiao was extinct.
Already.
The relationship between father and son is heading towards the kind of father-son relationship of a wealthy family.
The country is a dynasty, and the home is also a country.
A father and a son are kings and ministers in the court, and they are fathers and sons at home. The king is the guide for the ministers, and the father is the guide for the sons. If the king wants his ministers to die, the ministers have to die, but if the father wants his son to die, he dare not not die.
"My son doesn't dare!"
Zhao Sili was sitting in the Grand Master's chair. The heavy rains these past few days had made the old wounds on his body hurt so much that he couldn't sleep all night and was exhausted.
"You don't know how expensive firewood and rice are when you're not a family member!"
Zhao Shi's imagined father's thunderous fury did not come, but Zhao Sili was very calm.
"You said that the imperial court has strict orders against collusion between officials and businessmen, I know! But let me ask you, which noble family in the Ming Dynasty and which high-ranking official's family did not do business?"
"You said that Lotus Hall will ruin our family's reputation in the future, and you also said that it will bring disgrace to the Queen and the Crown Prince."
"You also said that your mother and I were poor and got rich and forgot about our duties. We were in a high position and we were so public that we forgot about propriety."
Zhao Sili looked at his son and shook his head, "Then let me ask you, do you know how much money our family has in total?"
"I think it's enough for food and clothing!" Zhao Shi whispered.
"Ha!" Zhao Sili smiled, "When your sister was not the queen, our family had a total of seven hundred and twenty-six taels of silver. But after your sister became the queen, my annual salary was one thousand five hundred dan.
"
As he spoke, he sighed, "But in the past I only had to support a few of you, mother and son, and support your eldest sister. But now there are 287 people in the entire Cheng'enhou Mansion. In addition to people, there are also mules and horses, as well as maintenance
Mansion House!”
"The servants in the family also represent the face of our family. They have eight sets of clothes throughout the year, monthly money and food. Now our family is not happy for a long time just by eating a pound of pig head meat!"
"Do you know how much this will cost?"
"Our family has some farms, which are all given by the emperor. The annual income is only so much, and every now and then we have to give tax breaks to our tenants to show that we are a benevolent family."
"Calculate, how much money can our family have left every year?"
Zhao Shi's mind was in turmoil and he wanted to refute but didn't know where to start.
"The family's expenses are small, big... Haha!" Zhao Sili continued, "A few years ago, just the New Year's gift from Zheng Guogong's family, a car of mink skins from Liaodong, various precious medicinal materials and porcelain, were worth a thousand dollars.
Fifteen hundred pieces of cash."
"Things given by others can only be put into the warehouse. I can't take the Chang family's gifts to the Guo family, right? Do we have to prepare gifts in return? How much is my annual salary? What should I get in return?"
"Favors are the big deal. If our family is frugal in this area and is not polite enough, who will be embarrassed?"
"Also, let's take you as an errand in the palace. There are four guards and military commanders in the palace. Each family should also give some. Don't think that just because you are the uncle of the country, it's just any guard in the palace.
, are all better than our family. Why should they take care of you?"
"It costs money to have relationships with people, money to be polite, and money to spend at home!"
"And your sister!" Zhao Sili sighed, "She is in the palace. Should she reward her slaves during the holidays? Should she reward her concubine? Speaking of which, our family is not high-ranking. Your sister, a queen, does not have the confidence to dare.
If you receive filial piety from outside, you can only use your private room to reward others!"
"Do we need our family to give us as much money as possible?"
These words left Zhao Shi silent.
"Let me tell you now, our family not only owns Lianhuatang, but also owns a meat shop in Nanshi and an oil shop in West Market. We also have two big stores. Please show your respect to our family!"
"In addition to these, I also have a share of the filial piety money that the Bingma Division collects every month." Zhao Sili sneered, "I told you about this money, maybe you will follow your father's example of Dayi Lingran again. This money is
Collect the painted boats on the Qinhuai River and the peace money from the flower streets and willow lanes in the city!"
"Originally, your father and I were paid three hundred and seventy taels per year, because in order to keep our position in the Military and Horse Division, we had to give three hundred taels to the Shangguan of Yingtian Mansion. Now, your father and I are paid an integer of four thousand taels per year."
"In addition to these, there is also the tooth shop in Beichang, the horse and carriage shop on East Street, and Xiaojing sent to the Military and Horse Department. I also get your share every month!"
With that said, Zhao Sili stood up and limped to his son, "I ask you now, if you don't have this money, can your family survive?"
At this point, he tugged at his son's new clothes, "Do you know how much this costs? Whose property are we losing when we live in poverty?"
"You feel that your father is wrong. You feel that your father is a corrupt official. You feel that your father is taking advantage of his title as the head of the state to exercise authority. You feel that your father and your mother are just looking for money!"
"Who are we for?"
"Will you have to spend a lot of money to get married in the future?" As he said that, Zhao Sili suddenly lowered his voice, "When the prince gets older in the future, will he need to spend a lot of money?"
Suddenly, Zhao Shi raised his head and looked at his father, still a little overwhelmed despite his stubbornness.
"But!" He said stubbornly, "Dad, this is wrong! If we are doing business, our family can do it openly. It's like buying a stake in Lotus Hall, but he is driving up prices under the banner of our family...
"
"First, tell me, who in our family can do business, and is there anyone in our family who can do business and make money? Second, tell me, who in our family doesn't do that?"
"Children only distinguish right from wrong, adults only talk about reality!" Zhao Sili patted his son on the shoulder, "Since you are old, you should know the difficulties of maintaining this family!"
As he said that, he smiled and said, "Didn't I ask you just now, do you know how much money our family has now?"
Zhao Shi nodded blankly.
"My family is poor, my family status is low, and I have little filial piety! I can't compare to others!" Zhao Sili slowly walked to the money rack, opened the drawer, and smiled slowly, "He's just a passing god of wealth!"
As he said that, he turned around suddenly.
The next second, Zhao Shi's eyes widened.
Because what his father had in his hand was a stack of pawn tickets.
"You talk to your father, but you don't know that it's not easy for your father!" Zhao Sili shook off the pawn ticket in his hand, "Next month is your mother's birthday, and your sister is going back to the province... that is, back to the province.
I will stay with my mother-in-law for a few days. There are more than 200 eunuchs and maids in the palace alone, and there are 500 guards accompanying me."
"Our family is going to welcome you...you tell me, what should I bring to welcome you?"
In an instant, Zhao Shi's heart was blocked and his eyes were blocked with tears.
~~
In the Qianqing Palace, the court meeting was still going on.
"The imperial court will have a big expenditure next!" Zhu Gaochi hesitated again and again, but told the truth, "Relieving the victims is a large sum of money, and the bigger one is for post-disaster reconstruction!"
"To rebuild the capital city of Sizhou, we cannot afford seven to eight million yuan each, and the people cannot work in vain. The daily rations alone are an astronomical figure."
“The victims’ fields and livestock need to be dredged and dredged, and river embankments must be reinforced, as well as their houses…”
As he said that, Zhu Gaochi lowered his head and said, "The disaster comes quickly, but it cannot be relieved for one or two years after the disaster. I have estimated that this is not something that can be solved once and for all, but will be thrown in every year!"
Zhu Yunxi walked to the window and said nothing at first. He thought for a moment and looked at Zhang Yan.
"Business Department, can you come up with this money?"
"Yes, yes, but..." Zhang Yan was very embarrassed, "As the folk say, there must be money to cross the river at home, right?" He said, sighing, "It will take more than half a year to wait until the autumn taxes in various places. From now on, I have to make sure that there is nothing to spend money on during the next half year!"
"But..." He sighed again, "The King of Yan in Liaodong is spending money, the border guards are worrying about it, the town of Gansu is spending money, the ancestral mausoleum is being built, the Fengyang Imperial Mausoleum, the army... you are building ships I also need money..."
"It really doesn't work!" Zhu Gaochi gritted his teeth and said, "The bank account number of the Ministry of Revenue..."
"No!" Zhu Yunxi said decisively, "That is our Ming Dynasty's reputation and cannot be tampered with!"
As he spoke, he frowned and looked at the Arhat bed. On the Kang table, there was also an exquisite royal meal.
"The expenses in the palace cannot be reduced any further..."
"I know, it's a drop in the bucket!" Zhu Yunxi interrupted Zhang Yan.
"I do have an idea!" Censor Yang Jing said, "It's possible..." He paused, as if he had made a lot of determination, "Let's issue more treasure notes!"
"No!" Zhu Yunxi shook his head again, "That's just paper. I can't confiscate people's money and wipe their butts with paper that's so hard!"
With that said, he turned around and said, "Send the order to Quanzhou, Fuzhou, Ningbo, Guangzhou, and the four major customs. Ask them how much balance they have... Send the order to Tie Xuan and let him think of a solution!"
After the endless coma, Shi Yu suddenly stood up from the bed. If you want to read the latest chapter content, please download the Xingxing Reading app to read the latest chapter content for free without ads. The website no longer updates the latest chapter content, and the Xingxing Reading novel app has updated the latest chapter content. content.
He took a deep breath of fresh air, his chest trembling.
Confused, confused, and all kinds of emotions came to my mind.
Where is this?
Afterwards, Shi Yu subconsciously looked around and became even more confused.
A single dorm?
Even if he was successfully rescued, he should be in the ward now.
And my body...how could I not have any injuries at all?
With doubts, Shi Yu's eyes quickly swept across the room, and finally his eyes rested on a mirror beside the bed.
The mirror showed his current appearance. He was about seventeen or eighteen years old, and he looked very handsome.
But the problem is, this is not him! Download the Star Reading app and read the latest chapters for free without ads.
My previous self was a handsome young man in his twenties who had been working for a while.
And now, no matter how you look, this appearance is that of a high school student...
This change left Shi Yu stunned for a long time.
Don't tell him that the operation was successful...
My body and appearance have all changed. This is not a matter of surgery or not, but magic.
He turned into a completely different person!
Could it be...that he traveled through time?
In addition to the mirror placed by the bedside, which was obviously not feng shui-friendly, Shi Yu also found three books next to it.
Shi Yu picked it up and took a look. The title of the book instantly silenced him.
"Essential Animal Breeding Manual for Beginner Breeders"
"Postpartum Care of Pet Pets"
"Evaluation Guide for Interracial Beast-Eared Girls"
Shi Yu:???
The names of the first two books are pretty normal, but what happened to the last one?
"cough."
Shi Yu looked solemnly and stretched out his hand, but his arm soon stiffened.
Just when he was about to open the third book and see what it was about, his brain suddenly felt a sharp pain, and a large number of memories came flooding back.
Icefield City.
Pet animal breeding base.
Internship pet breeder. The website is about to close. Download the Star Reading app to provide you with the great god and the thief of years. My grandfather is Zhu Yuanzhang.
Beast master?
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