"It's not because you are not married to King Jin!" When talking about this, Xiao Jiu's voice felt particularly aggrieved, "I'm with you every day, and I'm not as good as you can see Xiao Ming. At that time, my heart was so sad that I was so sad. You were so cold that you took the initiative to find General Chen and were willing to help you, but now that you have terminated the engagement with King Jin, our engagement will naturally count."
"Just rely on a jade pendant?" Chen Yunchu touched his forehead, confirmed that he was not hot, and said angrily: "Ajiu, stop making trouble. Wei Zhuang also took out a piece of exactly the same jade pendant for me, and lied to me. I had an engagement with him. I was still thinking about this matter in my heart, thinking there was something mysterious about it. Now when I saw you, I knew that there were all kinds of strange things in the world. There were three same jade pendants in this world. If this jade pendant is If it is really a token of engagement, how could Jiaojiao from the family begs to the two families? Could it be that you came here to make things difficult for me today?"
Xiao Jiu stared at her for a moment, and suddenly raised his eyebrows and smiled, "Just think that we are making trouble!"
Before Xiao Jiu finished speaking, Luo's mother's voice came from outside, "Jiaojiao, butler Xu is asking for a meeting outside, saying that an imperial decree was reported in the palace and needed to discuss it in person with Jiaojiao."
"Come him in." Chen Yunchu thought to himself, if there is an imperial decree, the whole family of Chen's mansion should kneel to the door to greet him. Why did Housekeeper Xu come to Wutongyuan quietly? I think there is something else about the imperial decree. .
Butler Xu was originally the accountant of Chen Mansion. Before Cheng Siyang left, he said that Xu was a reliable person. After Chen Yun first dealt with Butler Meng, he promoted Xu to become a butler. The curtain shadow swayed, butler Xu came in half bent and said, " The robe is still the same as the one a few days ago, and it turned white. When I saw Chen Yunchu sitting at the dining table, I respectfully bowed, "I have seen Jiaojiao, but it is said that Jiaojiao is injured, so I am not a slave. It was time to disturb me again, but the palace suddenly came out of the imperial decree, saying that the military rations in Hangu were burned out by a fire. At this time, the green and yellow people were not accepted. The Empress Dowager issued an imperial decree to have a mansion with the title to help me spend it. This is a difficult situation. Those who have food provide food and those who have money provide money. I dare not make the decision. I come and ask Jiaojiao for instructions.”
Chen Yunchu thought to himself, the military rations in Hangu were prepared for the Eastern Expedition Army, so why was it burned? Cheng Siyang and Chu Feiyang had just set out on the expedition. If they could not bring up the military rations in a short time, it would probably affect the plan. Chen Yunchu frowned and asked, "Did the Empress Dowager specify the minimum amount?"
"If you come back to Jiaojiao, our wife is the princess and our general is the marquis. Therefore, the Chen Mansion must pay at least 3,000 kilograms of grain. However, at this time, it was originally green and yellow. I think there was no excess grain reserve in each mansion, so the empress dowager would open the net and allow it to Sijuan or gold and silver payment, but if it is converted into materials such as silk and silk, the amount is converted into grain, which is generally worth 5,000 kilograms of grain. Therefore, the Empress Dowager's move is probably to encourage the governments to pay the grain directly." As much as possible, analyze the intentions hidden in the Queen Mother's decree and weigh the pros and cons.
"A few days ago, the female family members of various governments were allowed to donate money freely to help the Eastern Expedition Army raise military funds. Now, they have issued a hard order. But will there be any clever names to collect taxes in the future? How many mansions in the capital are willing to respond to the Queen Mother's Imperial decree? "Chen Yunchu was the crown princess of the Eastern Palace in his previous life, and was a capable person who helped Xiao Ming ascend the throne. He had a little understanding of the government affairs of the previous dynasty, but he did not understand that Empress Dowager Wei was so arrogant and intensive, so His Majesty was sitting there without paying attention. Wouldn't it be that the powerful people would be so cold. Heart? "
"The Empress Dowager said that after the harvest next year, the treasury will convert gold and silver to the governments. The more they pay, the higher the interest rate will not be taken advantage of by all the governments. So Jiaojiao thought that we should go out in the Shen Mansion. How much is the right amount of food?" Mr. Xu was secretly surprised by Chen Yunchu's calmness and rationality. If he was an ordinary Jiaojiao, he should consider how to raise money and complete the tasks stipulated by the Empress Dowager. At this time, Chen Yunchu actually did You can also think that a clever name is a big deal to pay levy and impose a long-term solution.
"This is a good idea!" Chen Yunchu praised, "Human nature is greedy. The more you pay, the higher the interest rate, which makes people tempt. Especially, our Liang State does not allow the private loan sharks, and I think it is a bit greedy. I am afraid that the mansion will take the opportunity to openly issue usury to the royal family, but the royal family's silver is so easy to make. We have shortage of silver some time ago, so this matter has been circulating. This time, the empress dowager's decree, we only If you can do your best, you symbolically raise up 500 kilograms of surplus grain from our farm. Just move things from the warehouse. I think my mother understands the best of family and country, and will not stop it."
"But--" Butler Xu was a little hesitant, "After Mr. Meng went there, the keys to the warehouse were not retrieved, so the Finance Committee in the warehouse did not count them, so they did not know the number."
Especially-
Without a key, you can't get in!
Chen Yunchu sneered. A few days ago, Butler Meng only ruthlessly said that he was short of money and kept making things difficult for her, but never moved the small treasury under Wei's control. I think Wei's most valuable thing was either placed in Cuizhu Garden or in her. In the small treasury, she nominally gave the power of the family to her, but she refused to give her the key to the small treasury and refused to give it to her the financial power of the Shen Mansion. What kind of family is the one who is in charge of the family? It is obvious that she deliberately wanted to take the opportunity to give it. She begged for mercy and then ended up with a bad reputation of being stupid and incompetent.
But human calculations are not as good as God's calculations. She thought she had to fight with Wei for a few rounds before she could really take over the power of the family. Unexpectedly, this inexplicable fire just gave her the opportunity. Chen Yunchu raised his eyebrows and smiled. Laughing, "My mother is sick, but Butler Xu is not good at bothering her, just smash the lock in the warehouse and replace it with a new one."
Smashed?
Butler Xu's mouth twitched slightly, and this idea was only done by an aunt who didn't play according to common sense. However, he was just a butler, with the superiors giving instructions and the subordinates just following the execution. "I've recorded it."
"In addition, the government paid the finances several times, and the expenses were really not enough. The cost was not enough. The hospitals were able to save money and fed for a long time. They also needed to discuss a countermeasure, increase revenue and reduce expenditure, and take a two-pronged approach." Chen Yunchu saw a grain of rice on the corner of Xiao Jiu's lips and quickly threw it away. He took a handkerchief to help him pinch it and continued, "Last time, because he copied the silver in the public account embezzled by Butler Meng, he had barely overcome the difficulties of shortage of silver, so he did not let the courts collect the money outside. The financial committee member who returned to Shen's mansion was in short supply. The yard where slaves were often beaten to death like the fourth aunt and Sanniang in the mansion must verify the number of slaves. Those who have been beaten to death will no longer receive the silver medal, and the diet should also be reduced. After shrinking, what does Butler Xu think?"