Xu Qing looked at Xiao Ye and said, "Brother Xiao, is there something wrong?"
Xiao Ye said: "Indeed, there is news from the court that Brother Xu's mansion in Anding County has been completed. My father asked me to tell Brother Xu that Brother Xu can prepare to go there."
Xu Qing sighed and said, "It's the twelfth lunar month of winter, and my wife is still ill... The court should be a person. Even if you want to move, you have to wait until the new year has warmed up."
Xiao Ye nodded and said: "It's really time to move after the spring weather warms up. It's really inappropriate now."
It was not appropriate for two people to just stand in front of the house chatting like this in the middle of winter, so Xiao Ye followed Xu Qing into the Su Mansion.
Su Mansion Lobby
After the two sat down and Xu Qing ordered tea to be served, the two continued to talk.
Xiao Ye said: "Brother Xu is a little inconvenient now about moving, but should we let the Chinese merchants move to the capital first?"
"Guoshang?" Xu Qing murmured: "How to move?"
Xiao Ye said: "The shops in Yongzhou City will stay in Yongzhou City and continue to sell spirits and other domestic products. As for the national merchants' account books, business arrangements, and accounting personnel, they can move to the capital."
Xu Qing asked again: "Where will they live after they go there?"
Xiao Ye said: "The emperor's uncle has established a Guoshang Yuan in the capital to provide an overview of all the affairs of the Guoshang. The Guoshang Yuan is independent of the existing bureaucracy of the imperial court, and all positions in the Guoshang Yuan are not subject to the control of the imperial court.
, directly under the jurisdiction of Father Wang and Brother Xu.
Without the control of the imperial court and independent of the existing bureaucracy, Brother Xu and the people in the Guoshangyuan no longer have to worry about violating the law that no official in Chu is allowed to do business.
However, although it is independent of the imperial court, it is still a product of Dachu, and it will eventually be involved with the imperial court. Therefore, there is another point: when necessary, the strong accumulation of the Guoshangyuan must temporarily serve as the second largest Chu State when the national treasury is empty.
Treasury.
When the national treasury is sufficient, the State Business Council will return the treasury authority to the Ministry of Household Affairs and continue to accumulate wealth to prepare for the unexpected needs of the great Chu.
Of course, the allocation of the assets obtained by the Guoshang Institute requires the approval of my father or brother, but... my father has always been lazy, and as soon as the Guoshang takes over the affairs, brother Xu, don't expect anyone to help you share the burden..."
Xu Qing couldn't help but be a little surprised. Guoshangyuan? The name is not bad.
It's just... who said that the only lazy person in charge of the Guoshang Yuan is the wise king?
Although Xiao Ye sometimes seems a little dazed and naive, he is always unambiguous. Just like now, look at how clearly he reports everything one by one!
There are actually many things that can be taught to Xiao Ye. At this moment, for his own sake, Xu Qing felt that he should let Xiao Ye continue to take the blame.
Those who are able should work harder...
Anyway, Xiao Ye already has a lot of scapegoats, and they are already turning purple. In this case, let’s take a few more scapegoats...
After hearing what Xiao Ye said, Xu Qing said: "There is no problem with any of this, but I have a condition. Please tell Brother Xiao to the prince."
Xiao Ye nodded and said, "Brother Xu, please speak."
Xu Qing said: "Anding County is my fiefdom, right?"
Xiao Ye nodded and said, "Of course, yes."
Xu Qing said: "Can Anding County be replaced by a new county magistrate?"
"Change the county magistrate?" Xiao Ye was slightly startled.
Xu Qingdao: "My father-in-law is the magistrate of Yong'an County. He cares and cherishes my wife very much. If my wife and I go to Anding County, my father-in-law will definitely be worried. Therefore, I would like to change my father-in-law's position to that of Yong'an County."
Also change.”
Although his father-in-law said that as long as Su Qian and Xu Qing can live a happy life in the future, they don't need anything. But then again, his father-in-law also went through ten years of hard study. Can he really let it go easily?
I definitely can’t let it go! It’s just that in the heart of my father-in-law, my wife’s priority is far greater than that of the county magistrate who was bought in ten years of hard work.
Now that the family can live together happily, Xu Qing must find a way to fight for it.
Not only must my wife live a good life, but my father-in-law must not lose his official position!
"This..." Xiao Ye nodded and said, "I will tell my father."
Xu Qing cupped his hands and said, "Thank you so much, Brother Xiao."
Xiao Ye stood up and cupped his hands: "You're welcome, family..."
…
Seeing Xiao Ye standing up and walking out, Xu Qing was slightly startled. What did Brother Xiao just say? Did he hear it wrong?
But nothing is important at this stage, only the wife is the most important.
After Xiao Ye left, Xu Qing returned to the main house in the courtyard to continue taking care of Su Qian.
Prince Xian's Mansion
After hearing Xiao Ye's words, the Xian Wang was surprised and said: "Bring the Yong'an County Magistrate to Anding County? This guy still wants to achieve Taoism alone, and chickens and dogs ascend to heaven? But... exchange the local county magistrate for the Beijing suburb magistrate, tsk tsk, this is not easy.
.You ask him to come over and talk to me personally tomorrow, and I want to see what bargaining chips he can use to return the position of Anding County Magistrate."
The closer an official position is to the capital, the political center, the more important it is. Even if it is a mere county magistrate, the county magistrates near the suburbs of Beijing are one or two grades higher than those in ordinary places.
The world is bustling with people, everyone is coming and going!
You want to take something away from his wise king without giving any benefits?
wishful thinking!
Young man, do you know how to write the word profiteer?
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Su Mansion
Xu Qing sat beside the bed, and Su Qian leaned in Xu Qing's arms. Xu Qing held a small porcelain bowl in his hand. In the small porcelain bowl was the brown sugar ginger water that Xu Qing had brewed.
Xu Qing was feeding Su Qian to drink spoonful by spoonful.
Su Qian likes to eat sweet things and drink sweet things.
Just like rock sugar snow pear and brown sugar ginger water, Su Qian especially likes them.
After drinking a small bowl of brown sugar ginger water, Xu Qing placed the porcelain bowl on the small table nearby and wiped Su Qian's lips with a handkerchief.
In the past, although the two of them looked like a couple to ordinary people, they were not so close after all.
At that time, the two of them only ate together, walked together after dinner, and went to and from get off work together, that was all.
Now, the two of them have taken another step forward.
After Su Qian drank the brown sugar ginger water in Xu Qing's arms, she rubbed her head on Xu Qing's chest, then closed her eyes, and a faint smile appeared at the corner of her mouth. It seemed that being injured was not all a bad thing.
Woolen cloth……
At least, there are enough reasons to keep him by your side.
Xu Qing lowered his head and looked at Su Qian's sleeping face. Ever since she came back, Su Qian had become particularly sleepy, as if she was trying to make up for all the sleep she had missed yesterday.
This time, Su Qian slept until dinner time.
Now Su Qian, except being helped by Xuan'er to go to the toilet, basically spends her time in bed. Even when she eats, she is fed by Xu Qing.
…
It was getting late, and even the moon was retracted into the quilt made of clouds.
It's time to go to bed.
Su Qian was leaning in Xu Qing's arms and seemed to be fast asleep.
Xu Qing gently placed Su Qian's head on the pillow, covered him with the quilt and planned to exit.
But she didn't know when Su Qian took her hand.
"Husband, I'm cold..."
Magistrate Su, who was standing at the door of the kitchen, looked at Xu Qing who had not come out after the lights in the main room were turned off. He couldn't help but widen his eyes, and then his eyes became happy again.