During the selection of palace maids, the uncles of the old Tong family were still on airs and refused to come to ask for Yuzhu, lest they lose their status!
When Yuzhu presided over the preliminary selection of girls, these uncles couldn't sit still.
The reason is also very simple. Which family does not have children and grandchildren waiting to be married? Which family does not have a prospective daughter-in-law that they have chosen in advance?
Anyone who understands knows one fact: Daughters-in-law, especially those who want to inherit the family business, are very important.
Men work hard outside to get promoted and make a fortune, while women stay at home, caring for their husbands and raising children.
Only by educating your sons well can the family business continue to prosper.
There is only one word difference between the sign of a draft girl and the sign of a girl, but it can determine whether the prospective daughter-in-law you have chosen in advance can marry into the family or become the emperor's woman.
People under the eaves must bow their heads!
When he was not on business, Yuzhu wanted to spend more time with his wife and children at home, but Tong Guowei sent someone to deliver a message, asking him to go back to his old home.
Yuzhu did not leave immediately, but called Tong Liu and asked him to find Elundai.
"Tell me uncle, I agreed to what he asked me for last time. Tell him again that I want to go back to my old house and have dinner with Mafa and my uncles. There is no need to say anything else.
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After listening to Yuzhu's instructions, Tong Liu's heart became clear.
Yuzhu agreed to help Elundai, and also mentioned that he should return to his old house. Elundai is not stupid, he will definitely come to Tong Guowei's side to calm down the situation for Yuzhu.
To Yuzhu, the enemy is actually not scary.
At a time when filial piety is particularly important, family uncles who are closely related by blood are a headache!
As for expecting Tong Guowei to help calm things down, it is definitely in vain.
The palms and backs of his hands are full of flesh. No matter who Tong Guowei speaks for, he will arouse complaints from his descendants.
Besides, when Yuzhu encountered a relative problem and needed Tong Guowei's help, he showed Tong Guowei's value.
What other conditions can Tong Guowei have?
We must go back to the track of letting Yuzhu take great care of his uncles and cousins.
This becomes an endless loop!
Therefore, Yuzhu would rather make a deal secretly with Elundai, who lives across the room from him, than let go easily to his uncles and brothers.
Once an opening is opened, there will be endless troubles!
Yuzhu was always cautious in doing things, and he would never leave until Tong Liu returned.
"Oh, what a coincidence, I haven't seen my second uncle for a while. I miss him so much." When Tong Liu came back, he conveyed Elundai's attitude vividly.
Yuzhu then led Tong Liu, Hu Biao and Wu Jiang to Tongfu Hutong in a light carriage.
Tong Liu is the boss of the old Tong family. Hu Biao and Wu Jiang also know how to deal with complex situations better than Liu Wu and Wu Sheng.
As the saying goes, every profession has its own specialty.
To deal with the complicated situation between blood relatives, you need to take the clever ghosts with you.
After entering Lao Tong's house, Tong Liu led the way, and the servants he met along the way were all very affectionate.
"Kowtow to the steward, little one."
"The manager is fine."
"General Manager Jixiang."
Among the two ducal palaces of the old Tong family, all the cousins' grandchildren were ranked together, and the jade pillar ranked nineteenth.
Logically speaking, the servants of the old Tong family should call Yuzhu the Nineteenth Master.
However, the servants of the Tong family only call them the manager and not the Nineteenth Master. This deliberately highlights Yuzhu's status among the entire grandchildren.
Yuzhu still had the old rule, and all the servants and servants who called him "supervisor" would be rewarded five taels of silver each.
To put it bluntly, what else can these servants want? Isn't it just the position of steward in the house and the money in their pockets?
Hu Biao was a veteran in the mansion. He brought a dozen strong servants with him, carrying several large sacks filled with white money.
The money you give out when you meet someone can at least buy someone with a sweet mouth and a pleasant voice.
For Yuzhu, as long as these servants and servants don't cause trouble and spread his gossip, that's fine!
It would be better if you can exchange money for some good reputation.
Yuzhu understands people's living conditions very well. Even though the old Tong family is a duke's palace, apart from the real power managers, the lives of ordinary people are not easy.
Especially the servants who were born in families with little connections, often provided more than a dozen mouths for the whole family, but only had the income of a few relatives working as servants in the house.
Properly living beyond one's means.
Each of them was given five taels of silver, which was enough for these poor slaves to eat gruel twice a day for three months.
To be honest, the reward of five taels of silver is already quite a lot.
After arriving at the upper room, Yuzhu entered the room and saw that, good fellow, besides Tong Guowei, the room was full of elders.
Well, Yuzhu had no choice but to bow to the so-called elders one by one.
After Yuzhu saluted, Tong Guowei stroked his beard and said with a smile: "I'm back, sit down."
In the room, besides Mafa, there were Amouqi (uncle) and Eqike (uncle). He would be a fool to sit down.
Tong Guowei did not force Yuzhu, and said with a smile: "My nephew is back. You have things to do. Let's discuss it carefully. I'm tired, so I went inside to rest."
The second oldest boy, Di Kexin, was dumbfounded on the spot. The old man was gone. Who would help him subdue Yuzhu?
"Amma, how can you leave?" The boss, Ye Keshu, saw the opportunity quickly and held Tong Guowei in his arms, preventing him from leaving.
The fourth child, Hong Shan, has no desire for Yuzhu, he just comes to watch the fun with him.
Lao Wu Qingyuan, Lao Liu Qingheng and Lao Qi Qingfu each had their own desires, but none of them wanted to let Tong Guowei go.
Tong Guowei looked at Yuzhu in embarrassment and spread his hands, which meant that I wanted to leave but couldn't.
Yuzhu's heart was clear, and Tong Guowei was also worried that he had fallen out with his uncles, so he deliberately stayed to calm the situation to prevent the situation from getting bigger and getting out of hand.
Of course, Tong Guowei hopes to see Yuzhu take great care of his uncles at home. This is one of the fundamental reasons why he is willing to make concessions to Yuzhu.
The eldest brother, Ye Keshu, was a thick-skinned man, so he said with a smile: "My dear nephew, to be honest, I have taken a fancy to a family that is handsome, capable of both literary and military skills..." He boasted a lot.
Yuzhu had already made up his mind. With so many uncles, it would be unrealistic for all of them to help.
However, it is indeed unjustifiable to not help anyone.
So, let’s see who speaks better and is more pleasing to the ear!
To put it bluntly, they were asking Yuzhu to do something, and they didn't even have a soft and obedient word. How could they ask Yuzhu to reach out and help?
After Yuzhu patiently finished speaking, Ye Keshu did not refuse in person. He sighed heavily and said, "Uncle, this matter is not easy to handle. It will cost a lot of money."
These days, even if you go to the end of the world, it is still the emperor's principle to do things without starving soldiers.
Even if Yuzhu doesn't want any benefits, which of the officials and eunuchs from the Internal Affairs Bureau who deal with them are not greedy for money?
"Approximately how much silver is needed?" Ye Keshu had already prepared and wanted to find out the lowest price of the transaction.
How could an old bureaucrat like Yuzhu be discovered by Ye Keshu?
"Uncle, according to the rules of previous years, I will give you 8,000 taels first. The more you give back, the less you make up." Yuzhu was really not as open-mouthed as a lion.
In previous years, if you wanted to bribe a businessman who had abandoned his career, you would definitely not be able to do it without ten thousand taels of silver as a backing.
In other words, Yuzhu has already received a 20% discount!
However, Ye Keshu only planned to pay three thousand taels of silver. Because after he boasted about Haikou, he received four thousand taels.
No matter what, we can’t work in vain, right?
Tong Guowei frowned and glared at Ye Keshu coldly. Huh, this boss has always been greedy for petty gains since he was a child, and he is so picky that he doesn't look like one.
Otherwise, what if Ye Keshu served as a third-class bodyguard before Long Keduo, but has only become a Luan Yi envoy so far?
Luan Yishi, the head of the honor guard, has the same nature as the showy Han generals in the Ming Dynasty.
He looks very majestic and sounds very impressive, but he has no real power at all.
To put it bluntly, when the emperor travels, Ye Keshu, the captain of the honor guard, has to look at Yuzhu's eyes to act.
"Boss, I heard that according to the rules of the past years, the money in the palace will cost you ten thousand taels of silver. Your nephew has already given you a lot of face." Tong Guowei couldn't stand it anymore and took the initiative to criticize the old man Ye Keshu.
Pick.
However, Ye Keshu only received a total of four thousand taels of silver.
Yuzhu asked for eight thousand taels with just one mouthful. Could it be that he was asked to help with four thousand taels?
"Amma, can you let me think about it again?" Ye Keshu was reluctant to give money, so he had to beg for mercy and resigned.
Naturally, Tong Guowei would not embarrass his eldest son, so he weakly waved his hand and let Ye Keshu go first.
The second eldest son, Di Kexin, had prepared enough money, but the prospective daughter-in-law he was interested in was too high-ranking, and was currently the legitimate second daughter of General Shengjing.
Under normal circumstances, it would be impossible for a princess with such a conspicuous family background to abandon her brand.
Either he stayed in the palace, or he was married to the prince as his direct descendant or the iron-hatted prince's side descendant.
Kangxi's principle did not give the iron-hatted princes any authority, but they still had a lot of honors they deserved.
To put it bluntly, it is a pig-raising policy.
However, the Qing Dynasty learned the historical lessons of the Ming Dynasty when vassals spread all over the country and overwhelmed the finances. So far, there are only eight iron-hatted princes and princes.
Tong Guowei also knew that Yuzhu was in trouble. The palace must be keeping an eye on the daughter of General Shengjing and there was no way he could do anything secretly.
However, Tong Guowei knew it was very difficult, but he did not speak for Yuzhu.
Just because he also wanted to see if Yuzhu really wanted to protect the elders of the old Tong family.
Some things are difficult for others!
However, for Yuzhu, the palace manager, it is not a particularly difficult task.
"Second uncle, it takes about thirty thousand taels. The thing is done, and everyone is happy. If it doesn't work out, I will refund the forty thousand taels!" Yuzhu's attitude greatly satisfied Tong Guowei, who liked to watch the promising Jin
Sun, doing his best to take care of the family's responsibilities.
Lao Wu Qingyuan's appetite was not that big. He just took a fancy to a sixth-grade concubine with a pen-posted style, and wanted to ask Yuzhu to help her secretly, so she gave up her name.
After Yuzhu calculated it, he simply nodded and agreed without even confiscating the money from Qingyuan.
Seeing this scene, Tong Guowei couldn't help but nod his head.
Just as he was about to praise the jade pillar, he saw Elundai coming in from outside.
"Second uncle, you miss me so much."
Yuzhu was secretly amused. He opened his mouth and started talking to death. Elundai was so careless!