As Ouyang Bufan spoke, he also complained: "In addition to these, Master Muchuan, didn't you also say that you want to build something called a 'gym' and a 'tea room'?
It cost three hundred taels of gold to build these two things!"
It sounds like spending three thousand taels of gold is justifiable?
Well, Muchuan patted Ouyang Bufan on the shoulder and apologized, "It was my fault. I shouldn't have misunderstood you."
"It would be nice if you knew!"
Ouyang Bufan crossed his hands on his chest and said angrily, "I work hard for you, sir. I wasted a lot of time repairing the official residence, but in the end, you were spoken to like this. It's really unpleasant."
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"Okay, okay, didn't I tell you I'm sorry?"
"Is sorry enough?
At least... you have to let me go to your mansion and have a good meal for a month!"
Ouyang Bufan said with a greedy expression.
There is no way, who can tell Temujin Dali's cooking is so delicious? The key is that he cooks a wide variety of modern dishes. For this reason, Ouyang Bufan has become a long-term diner in Muchuan Mansion.
Naturally Muchuan didn't mind at this point, and agreed with a nod, allowing Ouyang Bufan to come for dinner in the near future.
"Master Ouyang, Master Ouyang..." At this moment, a voice came from far away. It was a short, thin man wearing a white-trimmed blue sparrow official robe.
It was Li Xiaohe, the chief minister of Shangshu. When he saw Muchuan and Ouyang Bufan, they came over.
"Sir, the batch of wooden furniture you ordered earlier has been shipped here. Did you order it to be placed in your house?"
"That's right, just let someone move in."
"OK!"
Li Xiaohe went to work quickly.
But Muchuan frowned after hearing this, Woodenware?
Isn't it just furniture? Why did the good Ouyang Bufan customize a batch of furniture? Logically speaking, the furniture in the official residence is enough.
"Bufan, what kind of wooden tool is it?"
"They are tables and chairs made of golden ebony wood..." Ouyang Bufan said with a smile. He seemed to realize something mid-sentence and immediately shushed and shut up.
Muchuan, on the other hand, approached Ouyang Bufan and said with a cold expression: "Golden Ebony?
Did your kid buy himself some wood furniture?
Is it at public expense?”
You must know that golden ebony is a very high-quality wood. If it were placed in modern times, it would cost tens of thousands of yuan per pound. It is as valuable as gold. Even in ancient times, it was very precious.
At this time, it sounded as if Ouyang Bufan had secretly built a batch of high-quality furniture without telling Muchuan, so Muchuan naturally had to ask what happened.
Ouyang Bufan looked hesitant: "Sir... Sir, it's like this. The tables and chairs in my house are a bit old, so I thought I'd take this opportunity to replace them."
"Then you changed it to the finest gold and ebony?"
"Haha, that's it."
"You kid are too extravagant!"
Muchuan swung his fist and hit Ouyang Bufan on the head, which made him dizzy and staggering.
After half a cup of tea, Muchuan appeared in the north courtyard of the Ministry of Revenue's official residence, which was Ouyang Bufan's office.
People who hold important positions in the household department, such as Muchuan and Ouyang Bufan, have their own "office rooms", which are used for resting or receiving distinguished guests.
After Muchuan entered Ouyang Bufan's house and took a look, he was completely shocked. The whole house was completely new and completely different from the past.
The walls of the house were demolished for expansion, making the space larger.
The tables, chairs, and bookshelves have all been replaced with golden ebony, and the antique color exudes a faint woody scent.
There are granite printed tiles on the floor and white jade lamps hanging on the ceiling.
The whole room exudes a sense of splendor and wealth. It is simply an imperial-level living environment!
"Extraordinary... You are really good. Your living environment is better than His Majesty's!"
"Is it is it?
That’s it!”
Ouyang Bufan didn't seem to know where he was wrong. He boasted that his current office building was similar to the one he lived in at home.
After all, Ouyang Bufan is a wealthy businessman with a lot of money, so he naturally has higher requirements for the environment he lives in.
However, Muchuan was dissatisfied. If other officials were to see the Ministry of Household officials being so wasteful, there would be a lot of impeachment.
"Hey, Ouyang Bufan, you are going too far. The repair costs for your room cannot be used at public funds, you have to pay for it yourself!"
"ah?
How can this be done? After all, isn’t this a public house?”
"Even if it's public money, we can't be so extravagant and wasteful! Aren't you afraid of others impeaching us?"
"No, Lord Muchuan, this costs two hundred gold anyway, which is very expensive for a small businessman like me!"
Ouyang Bufan started to pretend to be poor.
As a well-known wealthy businessman in Chang'an City, Ouyang Bufan owned no less than thirty shops and earned a hundred taels of gold every day. A mere two hundred taels was nothing to him.
"You are just stingy! If I don't teach you a lesson, how will you remember it?"
Muchuan said instructingly.
"Then Mr. Muchuan, do you also pay for the repair costs yourself?
Your wing room cost five hundred taels of gold."
"Five hundred taels of gold?"
Muchuan was stunned when he heard this. How could his room cost so much money?
Ouyang Bufan did not explain in detail. Instead, he showed a mysterious smile and said, "Mr. Muchuan, will you know if you go and see it?"
After half a cup of tea, the two of them arrived at Muchuan's office building in the north courtyard of the official residence.
Outside the red sandalwood door of the house, there was a group of officials from the Ministry of Household Affairs, about fifteen people.
A group of people were bustling about, shoulder to shoulder, and I didn't know what they were doing outside Muchuan's house.
"Hey, isn't it working time now?
Why are you hiding outside my room instead of working hard?"
When they heard Muchuan's voice, the officials realized that Muchuan was coming, and they immediately bowed and saluted. Then they could hear the various officials, big and small, talking at once.
"Mr. Muchuan, we are just curious. Your house is too luxuriously decorated! We have never seen it before!"
"And there are many strange things in the house. What are they?"
"Isn't it good for you to be like this?
Recently, many officials in the imperial court are dissatisfied with our Ministry of Revenue. If others find out about this matter, they will definitely be impeached."
Listening to the noisy officials, Muchuan waved his hand to calm them down. Why are they so excited?
In fact, Muchuan didn't know how well the building where he worked was being repaired, so he went up to open the door to take a look.
When he saw the results, he was completely shocked! This is too exaggerated!
