Flowers on the other side [Comprehensive Red House]

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In the morning court on the first day of the twelfth lunar month, amidst the reminder of the master of ceremonies in the court hall to leave the court if there is a book, and if there is no book, Ma Qi, the Minister of the Ministry of War, stepped forward to play, "My lord, it is cold and snowy this winter, and the border is frequently in emergency. The upper and lower decrees that the Ministry of Households allocate enough military salaries to boost morale."

Chen Jingting, Minister of the Household Department, stepped forward, "Your Majesty, it has been very cold and snowy this winter, and many disasters have occurred. The Household Department has allocated a lot of funds, but there is not much cash left. Please let me know."

Jinshang asked in a cold voice: "Next year's tax revenue is still far away, and the household department will have no money? Is this how you are in charge of the court?"

Chen Jingting, Minister of the Household Department, knelt down, "There is money in the account of the Household Department, but there is no cash in the Treasury of the Household Department. Some officials are in arrears of nearly ten million taels."

Zhao Shenqiao, the imperial censor of Zuodu, issued a memorial: "Please ask the emperor to issue a decree to recover the owed money, firstly to relieve the victims of disasters, and secondly to fill up the military expenses."

Many censors came out to plead for the recovery of treasury silver, and officials from other ministries also responded.

Now let Chen Shangshu of the household department stand up and explain the arrears to the officials of the current dynasty.

Chen Shangshu said: "The ones in arrears of more than one million are the king of Beijing, the king of Xining, and Li Xu of Jiangning weaving. The 80 owed by Rongguo Marquis Jia She has been paid off, and the one who owes 70 is the grandson of Hangzhou weaving. Wen Cheng, those who owe 60 in silver..."

Following Chen Shangshu's voice, all court officials couldn't help sweating coldly.When Chen Shangshu read 10 taels of silver, King Beijing went out and knelt down, "Saint, it's not that Xiao Wang doesn't want to pay it back. Seeing that the state is in crisis, yes, there is not so much money."

Hulala knelt down and many officials begged Imam, not because they didn't want to pay back, but because they didn't have money to pay back.

Jin Shang smiled and asked all the court officials to stand up, and asked in a warm voice: "Can King Beijing pay back one-twelfth first? Or half of one-twelfth?"

King Beijing knew that he was a deserted person today, so he only smiled at the few people around him.The more pleasant you are when you speak like this, the angrier you will be in your heart.I had to say: "Saint, let Xiao Wang raise silver taels and return them within three days."

Today, he still said kindly: "There is a snowstorm in the court, and there are threats from Hulu outside. I am in a dilemma, and so are all the ministers. Please also put the state affairs first, and return one-twelve or one-twelve to help the court. Overcome the difficulties. This matter is presided over by the Ministry of Household Affairs and assisted by the Ministry of Officials. Do you have any objections?"

Seeing that no one made a sound, amidst the master of ceremonies retreating, all the ministers respectfully sent Jinshang away.

Cheng Yin then went to Shang's study room, saw Jin Shang and said with a smile, "Congratulations to the sage, congratulations to the sage."

Imakami also laughed, "This method worked well the first time, but it didn't work so well the second time."

Cheng Yin smiled: "There must be a way for the car to reach the mountain. A sage need not worry.

"Then Jia Lian is really quick-witted. You can take him to collect the debt. See if he can be made."

"Yes."

The two monarchs and ministers have been together for many years, and needless to say a lot about each other, they both understand what to do with just a look.Cheng Yin didn't say much, and wrote an imperial decree in a hurry, and showed it to Jin Shang, who used the seal and sent his own servants to follow Cheng Yin to the Ministry of Households to deliver the decree.

After noon, the sky began to snowflakes.Cheng Yin, the left and right servants of the household department, and Jia Lian and other household and official officials went to Beijing Palace first.

The chief official of Prince Beijing's mansion met all the officials, and politely invited them to the flower hall to be seated, serve tea, and then went to invite King Beijing himself.

The king of Beijing got the pass of the servants, so he summoned the senior officials and asked who came, and the senior officials replied: "My lord, there are the servants of the official department, the left and right servants of the household department, and several principals. Second Master Jia Lianlian of the Marquis Mansion is also there."

King Beijing said to the chief official: "Today, the superior attaches so much importance to this matter that even Cheng Yin has been sent out. If you don't pay back some money, you may not be able to pass the customs. Please come in."

Then he turned his head and said to his side: "Follow Mr. Changli, find a chance and ask Jia Lian. I heard that he is a flexible person who is good at common things. The Rongguo Mansion and this Prince's Mansion have been friends for many years, so they must be able to say something. What."

The chief official took the servant of King Beijing to invite all the adults.

"Master Cheng, Lord Liu, Lord Zhou, and all other lords are already waiting for you, please move."

The people followed the chief official to see the prince, and Nai waited on the side. When Jia Lian passed by, he quietly pulled down Jia Lian's sleeves. Jia Lian understood, and he was behind everyone in a while.

The waiter took a step forward and stuffed Jia Lian with a purse. Jia Lian took the purse and said, "Repay the hundred thousand first."

Everyone stepped forward to greet King Beijing, who was a well-known gentle man, politely invited all the adults to sit down, and apologized, "It is only right and proper to pay back the debt. I don't know everyone Does your lord know what the original money borrowed by the palace was used for?"

"My lord, the account book of the household department really doesn't record the reason for the loan." Mr. Liu, the left servant of the household department, replied.

The inner waiter began to serve tea to the adults, and when he exchanged the tea for King Bei Jing, he said in a low voice, "Exchange one hundred thousand first."

"To be honest, my lords, some of the money borrowed by the ancestors was used in his own palace, but most of it was used on those people who followed the Taizu and died or were disabled and their families. The money was used up, my king. Even if we are tight on food and clothing, we won’t be able to produce so much for a while.”

Mr. Zhou, the right servant of the household department, said: "Then what does the prince mean?"

"I talked about this matter in the court today, and several adults are now acting according to orders. The king will first pay back 10 taels, and then send someone to the Ministry of Households. Let's take a look, all adults, is it possible?"

The principals are not qualified to speak. Although the servant of the household department is dissatisfied, he has no objection as long as Cheng Yin doesn't say anything against it.

Cheng Yin stood up and saluted, "Your Highness understands righteousness so well, he will definitely report back to you today. You should also report one or two reasons for owed money."

King Beijing cupped his hands, "Thank you, Mr. Cheng." Then he said: "I am tired today, and now it is snowing again. Xiao Wang will leave you, my lord, to drink a glass of water and wine to warm up."

It was Cheng Yin who stood up and answered on his behalf: "Your Majesty's kindness should not be disobeyed, but I have to go back and reply to the order because I am on official business; some of the household department have to count the Lord's repayment, so I will stop nagging you."

King Beijing repeatedly tried to persuade him to stay, but all the adults insisted on resigning.King Beijing asked the chief official to see off the guests on his behalf.

After leaving the residence of Prince Beijing, the head of the household department said dissatisfiedly: "Prince Beijing is so extravagant and owes a huge amount of debt, and he really only pays back one or two tenths of it. It will all be returned.”

The heads of the household department were dissatisfied with the repayment amount, and discussed one after another. Although the two household assistants did not speak, their faces clearly showed their inclination.

Cheng Yin remained silent, and the two servants of the household department didn't dare to say anything unpleasant to Jinshang's confidantes, so the household department and his party returned to the household department's yamen, and Cheng Yin went into the palace to hand in the order.

When Jia Lian arrived at the Yamen, he hurried home with a dozen servants who came to meet him.Jia Lian was originally on a business trip with two captains, and one day he met a startled official from other places who had entered Beijing, and almost had an accident.When the news came back to the mansion, Sister Feng and Jia Amnesty were frightened.Jia Amnesty hastily wrote a letter, asking to establish a son, and he got a reply within the same day: Yes.

From then on, Jia She ordered Jia Lian's four long-term attendants to follow him on the errands. On the way back and forth, there were also 20 people selected from Zhuangzi who had followed the battlefield or followed their parents to the battlefield. People take turns picking up and dropping off.Therefore, every time Jia Lian went up and down the yamen, he was surrounded by big men, the sound of horseshoes, and a little murderous aura overflowed, and passers-by all avoided it.

When Jia Lian returned home, he first went to Jia She's west courtyard to meet Jia She, and saw that Jia She was having fun with his granddaughter.Jia Lian greeted Jia Amnesty, and Ying'er got up to salute Jia Lian in a dignified manner.As usual, Jia Amnesty said, "It's nothing urgent, I'll go back to see Feng girl, and come over with big characters after dinner." Jia Lian was kicked out.

At this time, it was snowing heavily, and the snow on the ground was already an inch thick. Jia Lian took his seven or eight servants and walked along the corridor to his backyard.This is also Sister Feng's new requirement. Even if she is in her own home, she must have people with her.Jia Lian saw that Sister Feng was really frightened by the shocking horse incident last time, and was afraid that she would be like her own mother, who would get hurt because of overthinking when she was pregnant, so she followed Sister Feng's requests one by one.So this Hou's mansion, as Jia Mu said, is true, and every master has eight or more people with him at any time.

Jia Lian went back to the house, and Ping'er brought the little girl up to serve her. Sister Feng smiled and watched Jia Lian take off her cloak, wash her hands, and change her clothes.

After Jia Lian took a few mouthfuls of ginger soup, Fang asked, "What's the matter with the second master today?"

"It's really a good thing. Feng'er, guess what happened?"

"Second master is now on the court, and the most important thing is promotion." Just as Jia Lian wanted to speak out, Sister Feng put a finger on his lips and said to herself, "Second master has only been away for a while, and it's too late to make meritorious deeds. You have to wait for a promotion. Second, you will get rich." Stretched out a hand and pushed Jia Lian's arm, "Second Master, hand it in."

Jia Lian smiled: "Feng'er is really powerful, how can you guess all of this?" obediently took out the purse from the Beijing Palace from her sleeve pocket, and handed it to Ping'er.

This is another new rule of Sister Feng, don't give things outside to her directly.In the past month or so, dozens of people have entered the mansion one after another. It is difficult to find out whether these people have any background behind them.Sister Feng was frightened by the drunken dream, God knows what else is here, maybe just touch it and it will be over.Walking in the yard every day, Ping'er Feng'er has to support her from side to side, and the yard has to be cleaned up, so that there is no snow or ice at a glance.I don’t know how many people who asked about Gongdou Zhaidou have described that there is ice under the snow, or that there is ice at the corner, and a pregnant person slips and falls, and the gods cannot be saved.At the corner of the corridor, two little girls were also arranged to walk four or five steps ahead. Just like that, they were almost hit by the rushing maid twice.Jia Amnesty didn't ask whether it was true or not, and called all the servants and family members of the Hou Mansion to see that the two were beaten forty times, and the whole family sent them to Zhuangzi.

Ping'er stepped forward to pick it up, and opened it to see that there were two 500 tael bank notes.

Sister Feng smiled, "Second Master is really good today, Ping'er hastened to collect the banknotes. Keep in mind, Ying'er 500 taels, Xiao Shizi 500 taels."

Ping'er took the bank notes, moved out a box, and took out two account books, one with a red cover and the other with a blue cover. After finishing the account, he signed it for Sister Feng, and Lian Er also signed it.

Lian Er knew that Sister Feng was collecting family property for her son and daughter, and said to Sister Feng: "Feng'er is really a motherly heart, and she collected money for her children early. But there is a saying that there is a golden house in the book." After finishing speaking, he wished he could give it to himself. a mouth.

Sister Feng smiled and shaved her face, "Second Lord has made great progress in his studies these days, and he can export poetry. Ping'er, hurry up and make dinner, your Second Master still has to work hard."