Liu Ziguang was very happy this winter. He often walked around the house with a pair of children in his arms. Liu Kangyang was already ten months old. He was wearing a small cotton-padded jacket embroidered with the five poisons. He stared at the baby in his father's other hand with his big eyes.
What a strange thing. Naturally, the young Liu Kangang didn't know that the little thing in the swaddling clothes embroidered with a five-clawed golden dragon, howling at the top of his voice, was his sister.
Zhao Jiao is the crown prince of the Song Dynasty. According to the laws of the Song Dynasty, she can wear a five-clawed dragon on the side, so the color of her clothes is more advanced than that of her father. In comparison, Liu Kangang is slightly inferior, only the purple four-clawed python robe of the Temasik lord.
He wears the over-the-shoulder python robe of the Earl of Ming Dynasty. He only wears the clothes of ordinary people's children, because the children often travel between Wuyi Lane in the south of the city and Zhenwuhou Mansion, where Zeng Cheng lives. It is troublesome to change clothes when going back and forth.
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The Chinese New Year is coming soon again, and Liu Ziguang is very distressed during the holidays, because he always has to take care of both ends, Zeng Cheng's place and the house. He often shuttles back and forth, wishing he could break one person in half and use it.
All official festivals were celebrated at Zeng Cheng's place. The festival in the Marquis's Mansion was postponed for a day before he could celebrate it with his daughters. Who asked Zeng Cheng to have his brain stimulated and need to be taken care of? No one complained about this, which made Liu Ziguang
Still a little happy.
Every time he held Liu Kangang out, he couldn't hold him out for too long, so as not to worry Zeng Cheng, so after Liu Ziguang got addicted to holding his children in the house for a while, he took Liu Kangang back to Wuyi Lane. The New Year was coming in a few days, and he
The head of the family always prepares some New Year's goods, such as bacon, ham, salted duck, salted fish, whole fans of fresh pork, bags of rice, noodles and various vegetables to be driven home on a carriage. At first glance, these things are no different from ordinary people's New Year's goods.
, in fact, they are quite different. They are all top-quality products produced in various places. The Poria-cocos and carved pigs alone are several times more expensive than ordinary pork. The fresh vegetables are all out-of-season vegetables grown in greenhouses. Most princes and nobles have them.
Not easy to eat.
Liu Ziguang entered the house with his child in his arms, and saw Zeng Cheng instructing a few maids to make croquettes and sugar rice cakes. During the Chinese New Year, people's homes always prepare some food to entertain relatives and friends who come to pay New Year greetings. Zeng Cheng is a master of housework.
She is a good hand, and under her guidance, those little maids who were born as palace maids also did a good job, and the courtyard was full of enthusiasm and had a New Year atmosphere.
Seeing her husband come back, Zeng Cheng quickly stood up, wiped his hands, took the child over, and asked: "How are your mother and brother? When the rice cakes are ready, you can send some over."
Liu Ziguang nodded in agreement. Originally, the Empress Dowager claimed to be working in other people's homes, so she could not go home to visit her daughter often. However, now that her daughter and son-in-law are living a well-off life, it is no longer a good excuse to let the old lady work outside, so
Everyone thought of a way and said that the old lady had found her lost son---it was the young man who was doing business with Liu Ziguang. Now the old lady and her son had passed away together and lived in a house in the east of the city, so
Liu Ziguang often went to visit the old man with his child in his arms. Sometimes Zeng Cheng also went over to take a look. At this time, Zhu Youxiao and the Queen Mother would put on common people's clothes and reunite with the eldest princess. At such times, Liu Ziguang
You can feel that there is actually warmth among ordinary people among the royal members.
The carriage stopped at the gate of the courtyard, and the maids helped the driver move his things down. Liu Ziguang took out a banknote and gave it to Zeng Cheng: "This is the dividend from this year's business, a total of one thousand taels of silver, please keep it."
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Zeng Cheng's eyes widened in shock: "There are so many, I don't dare to ask for them. My husband, you should keep them for yourself as capital."
Liu Ziguang said: "Take it, I have already reserved the capital. It can be used to supplement the family income. You can use it for whatever you want. My husband is traveling outside all year round, isn't it just for you and your mother to live a comfortable life."
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Zeng Cheng looked happy, took the bank note, looked at it again and again, and said happily: "Then I'll take it." Then he ran into the house, hid the bank note somewhere, and then ran out and said again:
"My husband, the Chinese New Year is coming soon. Do you think this month's monthly money has been given to She Yue Cuidai and the others in advance? How about I give them a few more taels of money for the festival and send them home to visit? What do you think?
ah?"
Liu Ziguang waved his hand: "You are in charge, I am outside. You can make the decision on these matters. Don't ask me. You can do whatever you want with the money. We are already rich, and a little bit of silver is nothing."
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Zeng Cheng nodded seriously, gathered several maids and nannies, and gave each of them ten taels of silver. He also picked some good quality items from the New Year's goods for them to take home. Each of them had half a month off. The maids were moved to tears.
Wow, these people were actually the maids beside the eldest princess. Zeng Cheng was very kind to them no matter when he was a princess or now as a housewife. How could this not move them? Each one of them couldn't bear to leave with their money in hand.
, it was Zeng Chengxiang who pretended to be angry before driving them away.
After the maids and wet nurses left, there was only a family of three left in the house. The small yard seemed empty. Zeng Cheng packed up his things quickly and said to Liu Ziguang: "Actually, I can do all this work alone, why bother to let it go?"
They followed suit. They were all children from poor families and it was hard for them to make a living. Alas, whoever had an easy life would let their daughters work as maids for others. By the way, I specially gave them double the monthly payment.
Isn’t it too much money?”
Maid servants are a low-paid profession. In addition to taking care of food and housing, even wealthy families only give them two or three taels of silver. Giving twelve months' worth of money to a family like Zeng Cheng who has just become well-off is indeed too generous.
, but these palace maids pretending to be maids secretly receive a lot of allowances. They can only draw a hundred taels of silver every month. What they value is the affection of the eldest princess, not this mere money.
Liu Ziguang knew that Zeng Cheng had a poor background and was kind-hearted, so how could he blame her, so he replied: "Well, it's okay to send them back. The house is much quieter, and it reminds me of the days in the lake again."
Zeng Cheng said: "Yes, the days of living with the villagers are really nostalgic. I have a mother and so many little sisters. We usually go to the lake to fish, and the village is very quiet. During the holidays, everyone gathers together.
It was quite lively, and even though it was poorer, it was quite enjoyable. It’s a pity that such days no longer exist.”
Liu Ziguang said: "It's simple. I'll wait for another year of hard work, earn some money, buy a big house, and bring all the villagers to live together."
Zeng Cheng said happily: "Really?"
Liu Ziguang chuckled: "Of course it's true, but you have to take care of your children and take care of your home, so that I can make money outside with confidence."
Zeng Cheng said: "Mr., don't worry, I will definitely not hold you back."
With the arrival of the New Year, an exciting news also came from the western border. The Western Route Army finally recovered the lost land in Shaanxi. When the news came, the whole court was rejoicing. Western votes skyrocketed again, and it was almost hard to get a vote.
the point.
Under this circumstance, the Securities Regulatory Commission submitted a letter to the court, requesting to finance the war through the securities market. This time the amount was relatively large, a total of ten million taels, and the name was also very gimmick. It was called the Western Regions Excellent Report Fund. Every tael
Silver is one unit, and it is said that it can double in half a year.
The fund was highly sought after by the public as soon as it came out. Four million taels were sold on the first day of listing. The securities trading sub-markets in various cities in Jiangnan were flooded with fund managers who touted the good news in the Western Regions. They hyped the fund and attracted people.
From big businessmen to peddlers, everyone flocked to buy them.
In the past, when the imperial court used troops, if the national treasury was not sufficient, it would use taxes to raise funds for the war from the people. Thirty years ago, when the Manchus in Liaodong were ready to take action, the imperial court levied the so-called "Liao rates", which caused resentment among the people.
The imperial court's economy collapsed, and now there are also border troubles. However, the money is raised so quickly. There is no need to send out tax collectors at all. It relies on the rumors of a few fund managers and the public. The 10 million taels of the Western Regions Excellent Performance Fund were raised in less than ten days.
They were all sold out, which made everyone in the imperial court extremely excited.
The financing function of the political market is so powerful. As long as the court draws a cake, the people will send the money eagerly. If you don't accept it, they will be in a hurry. Such good things are really hard to find throughout the ages. The big bosses of the court are all
He praised the wisdom of Zhang Fulin, the director of the Securities Regulatory Commission, but also blamed the Shanghai Stock Exchange, which had successfully issued war bonds and Beipiao, saying that they were timid and too petty. If Zhang was as courageous, they would have raised enough money long ago.
Military pay, the war on the Western Front will not last so long.
The imperial court only thought that it would make money quickly by issuing stock funds, but it did not expect that it would cause a series of problems. Due to the excessive issuance of Western Region Funds, it has affected normal social and economic activities. Many businessmen and small factories have
The boss also disposed of the shop and invested all the money in the fund, hoping to earn a huge profit difference. No wonder they are like this. As long as they buy the fund, they can sit back and wait to make a fortune. Who needs to work hard?
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Nowadays, the most famous person in the capital is Zhang Tisi, Mr. Zhang of the Securities Regulatory Office. As an upright official awarded a plaque by the emperor and a capable soldier who solved the border troubles, he has become a rising political star in the court. The cabinet unanimously agreed to make an exception and remove Zhang Fulin from his post.
He was promoted from the fifth rank to the third rank. He was still in charge of the Securities Regulatory Commission with the title of Minister of Household Affairs. At the same time, he took on the post of right-hand censor of the Capital Procuratorate. It was a step up to the sky. Huang Xiaotian, the Minister of Household Affairs who had made great achievements in introducing Zhang Fulin, officially took over.
Without any achievements, Hu Xuezhai became the new Minister of Household Affairs.
Although Mr. Zhang has been promoted, he has never forgotten his roots. He still sends heavy gifts to Huang Xiaotian's house during the New Year and holidays, and still treats him with respect and courtesy. Huang Xiaotian is very satisfied with Zhang Fulin's performance. This subordinate is really too competitive.
Not only did he raise a lot of money for the imperial court, he also helped himself to the position of minister, and he went on the road so well that he not only preserved his official reputation but also completed all the tasks assigned by his superiors beautifully. This is great
I really couldn't find the official even with a lantern. Huang Xiaotian gradually began to consider whether he should formally bring Zhang Fulin into the decision-making level of the Donglin Party.