The red building is so arrogant

Chapter 429 Birthday [Part [-]]

Wang Xifeng's exclamation attracted the attention of everyone around her, but seeing that it was the Xing family standing in front of her, everyone was relieved.

All of you here are dear relatives and friends of the Rongguo Mansion, so why don't you know that the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law have always looked at each other with hatred, and are in the same situation?
Therefore, everyone thought that the scream was caused by Xing's taking the opportunity to make trouble again, so they all looked away again. After all, no one wanted to get involved in the fighting between the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law.

Only Baoyu, who had just slipped back from the male guests' banquet, was suddenly taken aback before she sat down beside Xichun, so she asked curiously, "Sister Feng, what is 'you'? What does this mean? ?”

Wang Xifeng glanced back at him, and said angrily: "I told you to eat less wine, but you didn't listen, and now I can't even hear the words clearly, how dare I call my wife 'you'? What I just said clearly is The word 'is extremely'."

"I didn't drink much, did I?"

Baoyu scratched his head in doubt, he clearly heard it very clearly just now, how could he hear it wrong?

But then again, it's really unlikely that Sister Feng would address her mother-in-law as 'you' in public.

Could it be that I heard wrong?

At this time, Tanchun tugged at the hem of his clothes, and persuaded with a smile: "Brother, sit down and eat some food, so as to suppress the alcohol."

Seeing that Baoyu sat down hesitantly, Wang Xifeng finally let out a sigh of relief, thinking that it's a blessing to have the third girl, otherwise it would be bad if this stupid brother kept asking the bottom line and disturbing the chairman.

She turned around and gave a slight blessing, and said respectfully: "My daughter-in-law didn't really understand what she just heard, so I ask my wife to give me some advice."

"Alright."

Xing nodded slightly with a gloomy and charming melon face, and then took the initiative to walk towards a secluded corner.

She originally thought that Jiao Shun was considerate, but unexpectedly, like Jia She, she treated herself as a plaything. The mistake was that Jiao Shun held all of her wealth. Now Jia She was suspected of having a dirty disease. I really wish I could break up with him!
but……

The surprised look of Feng Lazi just now made Xing vaguely speculate - she was only angry and hesitant to follow Jiao Shun's order, but she didn't think about the reason behind it for a while.

Now after careful consideration, he was suddenly surprised to find that Wang Xifeng probably had the same secret communication with Jiao Shun as himself!
This discovery made her horrified, and the disgust in her heart suddenly weakened a lot. Instead, she began to think about the benefits that this incident might bring to herself.

So when they got to the secluded place, Xing couldn't wait to ask: "Are you and that Jiao Shun..."

"Mrs."

But Wang Xifeng interrupted her, and said with a smile: "Brother Shun asked me to marry Ping'er as a concubine, but he said he wanted to give me a living treasure to pay for it. I thought it was a cat or a dog, but I didn't want to... Ha ha."

The Xing family just thought about it a while ago, why didn't Wang Xifeng have a lot of thoughts?

The 'living treasure' Jiao Shun sent was obviously heavier than what he had imagined, but although Wang Xifeng hoped to be able to hold her mother-in-law's hand, she did not want her hand to be held by Xing.

Therefore, at the beginning, he used this to block Xing's mouth, and at the same time, he was trying to test whether Jiao Shun had abided by the agreement and not to tell others about his affairs at will.

Judging from Xing's reaction, Jiao Shun probably didn't say anything clearly.

This made Wang Xifeng feel a little relieved. Although the Xing family obviously didn't believe her words, as long as they didn't follow the truth, there would always be ways to evade it in the future.

unless……

Wang Xifeng remembered Jiao Shun's proposal to let her be with him peacefully, but was rejected by him, and thought that this dog slave introduced the "living baby" to herself, maybe it was because of...

Bah~
I really want to blind his wolf heart!
Wang Xifeng's words caused Xing to speculate somewhat uncertainly, but once the seeds of doubt are planted, how can they disappear so easily?

What's more, she also hopes that Wang Xifeng will be dragged into the water, so that the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law will return to the same moral level, and she can feel more balanced in her heart.

Now that Wang Xifeng refused to admit it, she subconsciously wanted to force her to ask, but after thinking about it, her daughter-in-law has always been decisive, so how could she easily change what she has decided?

If you continue to question, you will only completely expose your relationship with Jiao Shun.

Why not learn from others...

"This brother Shun is really out of place!"

Xing restrained his expression, and said with a straight face: "Because I entrusted him to do some small business outside, and he used chicken feathers as arrows, he dared to order me!"

"Small business?"

Wang Xifeng's heart moved, and he asked tentatively: "But the sea trade business going to the West?"

Mrs. Xing nodded slightly, and then asked: "I heard that your Wang family also participated?"

Wang Xifeng used greedy money to do business, so naturally he didn't dare to blatantly use his own name, so he only said to the outside world that it was the Wang family's business.

After confirming that the Xing family was also involved, Wang Xifeng immediately smiled and said: "What do you say, I don't want my wife and I to become grasshoppers on the same boat. From now on, we can be regarded as having the backbone. If there is anything wrong, my wife will You have to show me!"

Xing Shi was a little confused about what she meant by this.

Wang Xifeng then went further and said: "It's the so-called helping each other in times of trouble. In the future, I will get closer to my wife. If my wife has any orders, I will definitely follow suit."

Only then did Xing suddenly realize.

The current situation is: both of them are unwilling to admit their adulterous relationship with Jiao Shun, but they both believe that the other party is having an affair.

Therefore, Wang Xifeng simply put aside this core point and tried to establish an offensive and defensive alliance with the Xing family, using the goods as an excuse and the grasshoppers on the same boat as a link.

Just like that, the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law had their own ulterior motives, and under mutual scruples, they managed to reach a consensus.

Namely: Mrs. Xing promises that she will never take the initiative to provoke Wang Xifeng again, and will provide corresponding help where she can - such as helping Wang Xifeng restrain Jia Lian, or reporting in advance when Jia Amnesty takes any action.

On the other hand, Wang Xifeng promised that she would give some vacancies to the people of the Xing family, so that she could get a share of the pie. This is also thanks to Mrs. Wang moving to the Qingtang hut, and her ability to control the mansion has dropped significantly. Otherwise, Wang Xifeng But he may not dare to hide it from her and agree to let people from the Xing family enter the game.

But it was at the same time that the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law were playing charades with each other and giving and receiving privately.

Tanchun also went over to act on his behalf, invited Jia Baoyu to be the intermediary, and invited Jiao Shun to meet in a nearby pavilion.

Xiangyun played the leading role, and Chai and Dai also chose to accompany each other, but what is surprising is that Jia Yingchun also followed for some reason.

When the two parties arrived at the gazebo, just after exchanging pleasantries, Tanchun couldn't help rushing to ask: "Is it true that Mr. Sui Ge's resignation is true? I don't know how this will affect Brother Jiao?"

Hearing her say 'Brother Jiao' one after another, Jiao Shun really didn't feel used to it.

I wondered if this little girl wanted to set a trap for herself again?

Among other things, her acting skills have improved a lot.

But there was a slight smile on his face, and he said calmly: "Miss Lao San is worried about it, and this matter will naturally have a big impact, but this time I am promoted to the engineering school, and I have already gone against the trend. Yes, wouldn’t it be a disappointment to the Holy Majesty’s trust? At worst, the soldiers will come and cover up the water and earth.”

This calmness and ease under the crisis immediately made Tanchun's heart skip a beat, and his breathing became slightly rapid as a result, and he forgot to continue talking for a while.

There is no way, the third girl, who is full of hero complex, can't stand this kind of thing.

Shi Xiangyun took the opportunity to pick up the quarrel, and asked, "Did Brother Jiao ever think of a countermeasure?"

"Is this..."

Jiao Shun deliberately hesitated for a moment, whetted the appetite of the people on the opposite side, and then said: "I'm afraid it's not that easy to completely resolve it, but it's not difficult to offset part of the impact."

"What's the meaning of this?"

Lin Daiyu was the third to relay the question.

"To put it simply, just two words 'add money'!"

Jiao Shun waved his two fingers up, and said solemnly, "I am going to invite the imperial court to start next year to use part of the increased profits of the state-owned workshops to distribute special subsidies for the New Deal to middle- and lower-level officials."

"The better the New Deal is implemented, the greater the profit of the workshop, and the higher the amount of special allowances. In this way, it should be able to dispel the resistance of some officials to the New Deal."

"This New Deal subsidy will be tried out in the capital first, and then gradually extended to the provinces. If the New Deal is done well, it will go first. Those who resist the New Deal will naturally have to suffer for a while."

To put it bluntly, this method is not complicated. Who would not think of a way to solve the problem by sending money?

The real key is that the New Deal can actually increase the country's income, rather than the kind of empty talk that draws big cakes to satisfy hunger.

And this method of distributing money is wonderful. Not only can it partially appease the middle and lower officials, but it can also pass the performance appraisal method and force local officials to promote the New Deal, which can be said to complement each other.

Among the six people on the opposite side, except for the indifferent Baoyu and the absent-minded Yingchun, they can all more or less perceive the benefits of this method.

But they were not sure if the idea would work.

After all, all the daughters are from rich and noble families, even Lin Daiyu and Shi Xiangyun, who are in a relatively cramped situation, have never experienced the kind of predicament forced by life.

And they are used to the propaganda of "literati's strength of character". Even though they recently saw the face of scholars opposing the New Deal for the sake of profit, this can barely be explained as a dispute over orthodoxy.

Now it is purely bought with money...

Jiao Shun saw their doubts, and couldn't help laughing: "Literati who don't bend their waists for five buckets of rice are a minority after all. As the saying goes, what is lacking is what they shout for. It is because there are few people who don't love money, that's why poems and songs always mention This matter."

For such rhetoric, Xue Baochai is the most acceptable.

However, she has far more doubts about this method than others, and immediately pointed out the omissions: the new work-study policy has been proven to be effective, and there is still resistance in the officialdom, but most of the private businessmen have already started Promoted.

It may not have any effect in a short period of time, but over a long period of time, it will inevitably affect the profits of government-run workshops.

"I'm afraid that once the revenue of government-run workshops decreases, there will be a situation of 'easy to increase, difficult to lose'. At that time, the subsidy will not be lost. I am afraid that it will be very harmful to the court."

In the end, it is Zhuer who has really participated in business operations, and these words hit the point.

However, the layout is still small.

Jiao Shun said with a smile: "Ms. Xue's concerns are very reasonable, but she just ignores the current situation. After we establish a formal trade relationship with Westerners, the goods going to sea in the next few years will inevitably increase a lot. They are all excellent dumping grounds, and there will be no worries about the goods being sold for at least ten years.”

As for whether you can continue to enjoy the dividends of maritime trade ten years later, it depends on the strength of the navy built by Wang Ziteng. After all, unilateral dumping will inevitably lead to trade barriers. The ship made sense.

Of course, there is no need to dissect these bloody things in front of the girls.

Seeing that Xue Baochai, who had the most knowledge among the crowd, nodded suddenly, Shi Xiangyun and Tanchun couldn't help but heave a sigh of relief.

And Jia Baoyu, who had been impatient to hear it for a long time, took the opportunity to shout: "Sister Yun finally met Brother Jiao, but why does she keep asking these boring questions? In my opinion, it's better, it's better...it's better for us to go together How about playing cards?"

Everyone didn't know what to say, so he just accepted it as acquiescence, happily asked people to take the cards, and La Xichun made an eight-player game, and a group of maids acted as the background board for the cheerleading team.

…………

Qianqing Palace.

Emperor Longyuan put down the teacup in his hand, and then twitched his eyebrows with his thumb. Recently, the pressure he has endured is more than ten times stronger than that of Jiao Shun. Thanks to his vigorous energy, he has not been resisted by the civil servants in various ways. crushed.

After surviving this wave of the most intense protests, while he was exhausted, he became more and more motivated to fight.

What Xia Taizu said was indeed true, fighting against the sky, the earth, and people is a lot of fun!
What's more, in secret, he has long been dissatisfied with Sui Shilong as the chief assistant, and now that Sui Ge has resigned from office, it is just taking advantage of his wishes.

The only dissatisfaction is that there are too few senior officials available. The emperor has been thinking about it for the past few days, but he can't find a candidate who is qualified to replace Sui Shilong and is willing to support industrial reform.

Hey~
Then Jiao Shunruo would be 20 years older.

But if it was placed 20 years ago, how could he have a bright future?

Sure enough, you can't have your cake and eat it too.

Just as he was feeling emotional, Qiu Shi'an returned to the palace to deliver the order.

As soon as he entered the Qianqing Palace, he prostrated himself on the ground, and buried his face deeply in the ground until the report was over.

Emperor Longyuan didn't pay attention at the beginning, but now he couldn't help but said: "What are you still lying on the ground, and get up and talk."

"Slaves, slaves dare not."

"Ok?"

When Emperor Longyuan raised his voice, Qiu Shi'an hurriedly got up, but still curled his neck like a quail and lowered his head.

Emperor Longyuan simply leaned forward, leaned on the ground and turned his head to check, only to see that half of Qiu Shi'an's face was red and swollen, and he had clearly slapped him.

"How is this going?"

Emperor Longyuan raised his eyebrows: "Who beat you?"

Qiu Shi'an was sent out by himself to preach the decree, but now he was slapped. Isn't this the same as slapping himself in the face?
"This……"

"Say!"

"It was the servant who was unwilling to offend the loyal prince, that's why the prince took the initiative to teach the servant a lesson."

"Uncle Zhongshun again?"

Emperor Longyuan frowned even more when he heard this.

To be honest, he still doesn't understand his uncle now.

If it was said that King Zhongshun had no choice but to resort to self-defilement because of the rumor of "giving way to the emperor's younger brother", he could understand that.

But now this level of arrogance is really too much!

He wants to bully nobles, he wants to beat and scold military generals, and he wants to teach even the eunuch who passed the decree...

Isn't he worried that once the Supreme Emperor dies, his end will be extremely miserable?

(End of this chapter)