Chapter 1192: Do you hold a grudge against the monthly ticket?)
Imperial City, Tongzhai.
A member of the Zongren Mansion, together with people from the Eight Banners Department of the Ministry of Revenue, inspected the house. Except for the house itself, all other items had to be registered.
As for house deeds and land deeds, they must be discounted according to the market price and then sold to the public. This is an official sale, and there is a lot of knowledge involved.
The officials who deal with it cannot get a big advantage, but it is common to get some silver seals. The Eight Banners have some unwritten rules, such as the real estate in the capital, which is circulated within the relatives. When the three poor and the three rich get old, no one can protect them.
There are times when life is difficult.
The houses and shops changed hands occasionally. Most of the time it was taken over by relatives, so there was room for regret. Later, when the money became rich, they could be redeemed back.
There are also some portions of ancestral property that have been divided up. It is a pity that they have been transferred outside, and they are still being moved among brothers and cousins.
This is why Uncle Fujin's family was criticized last year after they bought the Fusong family's property and turned it over, because it looked wrong and didn't look like a normal property transfer.
The household department official who came here today to watch the registration process thought he would just wait for the Tong family to redeem it as usual.
As a result, when I returned to the Hubu Yamen from Tongzhai, people from the Ninth Prince's Mansion were already waiting.
Erhe, the second-class bodyguard, came with fifty thousand taels of banknotes, and directly passed on the words of the ninth elder brother, saying: "Our master said that all the official and private properties in Longkodo were bought at market prices..."
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The officer's claws were numb. This was not in line with the rules.
But the one who wants to buy the property is the ninth elder brother, the prince's elder brother. What rules can be greater than those of the prince's elder brother? He accompanied him cautiously and said: "Sir, this subordinate can't make the decision, so I have to ask Mr. Ma for instructions." Ma Qi.
At present, it is the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue.
Erhe said: "Then please ask for instructions." The officer went to Shangshu to check the room.
Due to the delay of the grain ships here in Maqi, I have been at the Ministry of Household Affairs for the past few days. An official document has come from the Water Transport Yamen, explaining the reason.
Due to the autumn floods, two sections of the middle section of the Upper Canal were damaged, which delayed the northward movement of grain ships.
Ma Qi was a little surprised when officials from the Eight Banners Division said that the Ninth Prince's Mansion had sent people to buy and confiscate properties in Longkodo's name.
Brother Ninth is not lacking in these.
In addition to the property divided into households by the prince, Jiufujin also received many dowry properties.
But now Brother Ninth has arranged for his subordinates to come over and name them to buy Longkodo's private property. Where does this come from?
Ma Qi said: "Let Erhe come over and talk."
The two of them had also met each other before. This was the youngest son of the minister in charge of the bodyguard, and he was also his son's boss.
Erhe was brought over by the commander, and he bowed and said: "Your Majesty, Erhe has met Mr. Ma."
Ma Qi nodded and returned the courtesy, saying: "What is going on? Why did Master Jiu think of asking about this?" According to the usual practice, most of these properties were bought by Elundai at a discount, or waiting for Shengjing to arrange for manpower to come over.
This was not an outsider, so Herhe told the truth, saying: "The Tong family offended our father and our Fujin. Our father was angry, so he arranged for his subordinates to come over, and also gave instructions not to take advantage, but to pay the price.
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Ma Qi raised his eyebrows. By price?
There is a price for properties that are not registered, but who doesn’t know that shops and houses in the inner city are priceless? However, since Brother Jiu arranged for people to come over and buy them in accordance with the rules, there is no reason to stop him. He nodded and said:
"Then just follow Master Jiu's instructions!"
As for whether the Tong family will complain after that, it doesn't matter. The ninth elder brother didn't ask for it for free, he got it at a discount according to the rules. Even if the Tong family complained to the emperor, it would be of no use.
Compared with others, the Tong family has a close relationship with the emperor; compared with the princes, they are far away. With Ma Qi nodding, the Eight Banners Department had no excuse for delay and began to calculate the price.
Even though the Tong family has not been separated, Longkodo is not a teenager. He has been on the job for more than ten years and already has five private properties in his name, including a courtyard in Shichahai, a four-entry courtyard, and two shops on Gulou Street.
, two small courtyards outside the Imperial College, and 1,200 acres of land in Fangshan.
According to the market price, it was converted into 17,765 taels.
Erhe paid the money and transferred the ownership of the five properties to the name of the ninth elder brother. The procedures on his side were almost completed, and the fourth elder brother got the news and came over.
He didn't expect that Brother Jiu encouraged him to intercept the purchase yesterday, but today he sent someone by himself. "What's going on?"
Fourth elder brother said.
Everyone downplayed the rift between Longkodo and the ninth elder brother, but the ninth elder brother showed up on his own to confront the Tong family.
Brother Si felt a little regretful.33
If I had known this, I might as well have kept an eye on Baqi Division, bought it, and vented my anger on Brother Jiu.
Erhe bowed and replied: "Our master said that we cannot be offended in vain, otherwise we will suffer losses and no one will dare to be rude in the future."
Fourth elder brother: ""
This is really what the ninth elder brother can say. Now that the matter has come to this, the fourth elder brother has nothing to say.
Even if he had objections, there was no need to speak in front of his younger brother's subordinates. Erhe left the household department and went directly back to the prince's residence.
It happened that Brother Ninth also came back from the Yamen. When he heard that Erhe had asked to see him, he asked him to go to the main room to answer. Shu Shu was a little curious and said: "I wonder how many shops there are and what they do for a living?"
She and Brother Jiu have quite a few shops under their names, but neither of them thinks there are too many shops.
She had been thinking about the teahouse business before, but she only had a small teahouse selling tea with two stores.
Erhe came in, talked about going to the Ministry of Household Affairs, and then presented a stack of house and land deeds.
Brother Jiu took it, looked through it briefly, and handed it to Shu Shu: "There are two shops in a good location on Gulou Street. One is a bank and the other is a pawn shop..."
When Shu Shu heard about Qianzhuang, she thought more about it.
You must know that in addition to exchanging copper coins and storing money, the current bank's main business is lending. The property divided by Brother Ninth also has a bank, just outside Di'anmen Street.
It's just that in order to prevent others from raising interest rates, the couple made regulations that prohibited private loans and allowed only business loans, using shops or houses as mortgages, and the interest was within the legally prescribed two-cent interest rate.
Brother Jiu saw her expression and said, "Don't worry. I'll call someone over later to do an accounting and stop all those private loans. We'll see if we can continue to open a bank or take them back and do some side work."
Shu Shu nodded and said: "Well, my identity is here, and our family is not short of money, so we don't need to make such money that hurts our conscience."
As for the pawn shop in another location, Shu Shu had no other opinions.
It doesn't matter if you keep it, you can buy and exchange it for good things. You can keep it for yourself or use it as a gift when the time comes.
Brother Jiu said to Erhe: "On the fourth day of the next month, I am going on a business trip to Rehe Shangying Camp, and Fujin is going with him. You go back and gather the guards and guards. Except for those who stay behind at the Prince's Mansion, everyone else is willing to follow.
Just go out for a walk and see the world...
Erhe was a little confused.
Since it was an "official business", why did Fujin also go with him? He didn't ask and agreed honestly.
Brother Ninth thought of Zhang Tingzhan and Cao Yueying. Both of them were scholars, and they looked like their bodies were not very strong.
There are three carriages renovated in the Prince's Mansion, one of which belongs to the county lord. Even if the county lord rarely goes out, it is not easy for him to misappropriate it.
Brother Jiu then said: "Choose two more carriages and go to the Construction Department to modify them. Get an extra amount of money and let them modify them in the next two days."
Now that Fusong is still in the Ministry of Punishment and has no regard for the general affairs of the Prince's Mansion, Brother Jiu will use whomever he catches.
Erhe agreed and went down to look at the carriage. The couple looked at several other properties.
"There are only three houses, and they are all in the best locations. Their annual income is not as good as that of a shop, but there are quite a few..." Shu Shu said.
Brother Jiu was more concerned about the Zhuangzi in Fangshan and said: "Send someone over to have a look. According to what Zhuangzi does in Haidian, there are also some pigs, chickens and so on there. From now on, not only in the house, but in the restaurant."
There’s no need to buy supplies from outside.”
The village in Baiwangshan, Haidian, is two villages connected. It was a small village given by Mrs. Shushu before she got married, plus a large village given by Prince Kang Taifujin. The two villages add up to more than 1,000 acres.
land.
The village in Fangshan is not too small. If it were run like the village in Baiwangshan, it would be more cost-effective than renting out tenants to collect rent.
How to run Zhuangzi is a trivial matter, but the money spent is worth it anyway.
Ignoring Zhuangzi's income for the moment, just talking about the two shops and three houses, the annual rent is only a thousand taels.
Brother Jiu smiled happily and couldn't help but have an idea: "If there is someone who is no longer interested in me, will I send it to my door?"
Shu Shu couldn't help but laugh, was she trying to "touch porcelain"? But she also knew that Brother Jiu was just talking. In addition to money, there was also face.
Brother Jiu said: "Long Keduo is also obsessed with things. Although these properties are not recorded in the name of the Li family, the profits belong to the Li family. They say they are powder and silver. The empress in the palace did not say a thousand a year."
Two silver coins of makeup and powder..."
Shu Shu went to think of Li Si'er's attire that day, a tapestry coat, a hair full of diamonds, an eight-treasure bracelet on her wrist, and ruby buttons on the side of her clothes.
This outfit costs several hundred taels of silver.
"Long Keduo has designated other benefits, more than a thousand taels of silver, which is not enough for Li Si'er to wear..." Shu Shu said.
After hearing this, Brother Jiu thought for a while and said: "He has been in charge of Luan Yiwei before. For more than ten years, there are not many places where he can stretch his hands. Tomorrow, I will ask someone to check the front account..."
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Luan Yiwei was in charge of the chariots and ceremonial guards used by the emperor and his concubines when traveling, as well as travel security, etc. These objects were replaced by old ones, as well as the wear and tear of daily maintenance, and there were many places for manipulation.
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Department of Hubu, Eight Banners Department.
Bu Xi was ordered to come and asked about the properties under Long Keduo's name, but it turned out that it was a step too late. Brother Jiu bought them all.
"The land in Fangshan is the ancestral property of the Tong family."
Bu Xi said to the officer.
Several other shops and houses were purchased by Longkodo in the past ten years or so, so he bought them as soon as he bought them.
The land in Fangshan was allocated to the Tong family when they entered the customs, and has been managed by the Tong family for several generations.
The clerk took the account book and said, "Sir, the Ninth Prince bought it at the market price and it has been transferred."
Bu Xi nodded, left the Hubu Yamen, glanced in the direction of the Zongren Mansion, stopped for a moment, then turned and left. He did not go back to the Duke's Mansion, but to the Princess Mansion next door, and said to Jiu Gege: "Master Jiu is