Because it was getting late today, Gao Shaoyi went back to the Marquis Mansion to spend the night. It had been a long time since he had been here.
"Sister, why are you standing here? It's getting cold now."
When Gao Shaoyi returned home, he found his sister waiting for him at the door of the front hall.
"I haven't seen you for many days, haven't I? I've been frightened by what you've heard these past two days. You're really capable of making things happen."
Fan Shaoqing looked at his younger brother with a worried look.
"I used to have nothing to do and fight on the street every day. You were worried about me. Now I can finally do business, all of which are for the imperial court. You are also worried about me. How do you think I should live my life?"
Gao Shaoyi smiled and pulled his sister in. What he said was true, and he made Fan Shaoqing laugh with just a few words.
"The young master is right! The eldest lady always treats you as a child. We have tried to persuade you several times during the day. Our young master is now a powerful hero in the capital. Many people come to our house to thank you!"
This maid was called Butterfly, and she was originally served by Gao Shaoyi. Later, after Gao Shaoyi went to the military camp, he also went to serve the eldest lady, and she became very familiar with the two siblings.
According to the rules of wealthy families, Butterfly was already over 20 years old and could not be given away to get married. She would either become a housewife for Gao Shaoyi, the so-called concubine, or she would have to live alone in old age.
"There seem to be a lot of people in this mansion. Has the old housekeeper hired anyone?"
Gao Shaoyi saw a lot of people outside.
"The old housekeeper bought sixteen maids, thirty boys, and more than twenty sturdy women. They have all changed their household registrations in Shuntian Mansion, and he also found some with clear identities. Although the money was spent
It’s a bit more, but it’s better than safety.”
The old housekeeper is in charge of things outside, and Butterfly is in charge of things in the inner courtyard, so he is relatively familiar with these things.
"If you transfer these two thousand silver coins to the house's account, the old housekeeper will probably spend almost all of them."
Gao Shaoyi calculated that after buying so many people, he still had to buy a few sets of headgear for his sister. Although all the previous dowries were recovered, the styles were too old.
"The young master doesn't need to take money anymore. The old housekeeper from the imperial court has received his salary. The young master's title is 700 silver coins a month. The young master has four official positions. The total is 1,300 silver coins. Our mansion only spends 500 silver coins a month."
More than a hundred silver coins."
Butterfly's mind was like a ledger, and he quickly told everything.
Four official positions?
Gao Shaoyi thought about it carefully and found that only one official position was a full-time position, and all the others were part-time and idle positions. This was also a characteristic of the Daqian Dynasty, and was used to subsidize the income of officials.
Even if the officials of the Daqian Dynasty did not take corruption and bribery, they could live a very good life just relying on their own salaries.
As for ordinary people, it is their greatest wish to be able to eat enough multi-grain noodles for a year.
"Let's put it in the account! I can't take care of that much at home. Now that my sister is back, I'll let her take care of the family affairs in the future! I have to be rich."
Gao Shaoyi originally meant this, but he never gave the order, so Fan Shaoqing didn't interfere much in the affairs of the house and left it to Butterfly and the old housekeeper.
Now that Gao Shaoyi has said this, his sister's status as housekeeper has been confirmed.
The two siblings were preparing to eat when the sound of gongs and drums outside came in. Of course Gao Shaoyi knew what was going on. No matter how unwilling he was, he had to go out to receive the imperial edict now.
After the excitement, no one in the whole house was happy.
"Why did you choose his house? Is there no one in the entire court?"
Returning to this room again, Fan Shaoqing also frowned.
The grudge between his father and Prince Kang's Mansion is not a secret in the entire capital, and the two sides cannot resolve it at all.
The best way is to stay away from each other until death, but the emperor has issued such an imperial decree. Even if he is not willing to go there in the future, Gao Shaoyi's father-in-law's family is there, and they will inevitably meet every year.
"Who says it's not? I'm wondering about this too."
Gao Shaoyi also had a grimace and didn't know what to say. Outsiders thought he had taken advantage of him.
But Gao Shaoyi really didn't want to have too much contact with people like Prince Kang.
"But I have seen the daughter of the eldest grandson of Prince Kang's palace. Whether it is appearance or character, she is the best in the entire capital. Looking at our entire empire, there are probably few who can surpass her. From this point of view alone
Look, brother, you have taken advantage of me."
When Fan Shaoqing saw that her brother was unhappy, she could only find something to say to stir up the topic. Of course, everything she said was true.
"My eldest sister, how long has this been, and you still have the mood to say this? Our family's relationship with theirs is as bad as a knife to the point of death. Now that you have a sister-in-law, you are really happy.
?Don’t want to live this peaceful life anymore?”
Gao Shaoyi said with a sad face.
"How could I not know what is involved behind this? But the imperial edict has been issued, and you have no way to resist it. You can only marry her first, and then we will observe. If she is really a spy for her grandfather, you can
I’ll pay you high, but if I really want to live with you, you can’t let them down.”
As a woman, Fan Shaoqing naturally knows how sad it is for women in this era. Without the love of her husband, her life would be a tragedy.
Because of this incident, the two siblings lost interest in talking and went to bed early after dinner.
The next day, Gao Shaoyi rode his tall horse back to the military camp after breakfast. After a day of preparations yesterday, the Second Infantry Regiment of the Suppression Army had begun training today.
All five thousand recruits put on brand-new German military uniforms. Although they looked relatively lazy, judging from their size, they had indeed passed Gao Shaoyi's test.
"Greetings to the Marquis."
These people were not used to the military salute in the army. When they saw Gao Shaoyi riding in on a tall horse, they all knelt down and saluted.
"How much salary does the imperial court give you each month?"
The recruits present suddenly heard Gao Shaoyi's question.
"Isn't it three silver coins?"
"The officials at the recruitment office made it very clear yesterday. As long as you pass the recruitment selection, you will get three imperial silver coins in one month, and you will get five imperial silver coins in three months if you become a formal soldier."
A soldier standing in the front row came out. The faces of the other soldiers were worried. They came just for the money. Could it be that the Marquis regretted it???