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Chapter 164 Da Song Customs (ask for a monthly ticket!!!)
Mo Lan also sensed the danger, and quickly hugged Sheng Hong's thigh: "Father, you have always loved Mo Lan the most, so please make Mo Lan the best, I really love the young man."

Princess Pingning couldn't listen anymore, and angrily said: "Shut up, even you want to enter Duke Qi's mansion, just dream!"

Hearing this, Sheng Hong was so ashamed that he wanted to find a crack in the ground to sneak in. He threw Mo Lan away cruelly, and said sadly, "I told you guys a long time ago not to be delusional, why didn't you listen?"

Mo Lan slumped on the ground, and suddenly she burst into a sinister grin: "Since Daddy doesn't love me, then I can only rely on myself. If today's matter is not properly resolved, I can't guarantee whether it will spread."

Princess Pingning's countenance changed when she heard the words, she was looking for a marriage for Qi Heng at this time, if some rumors spread, it might be a scandal.

"you dare!"

Mo Lan giggled, "Why wouldn't I dare? At worst, everyone dies together."

Sheng Hong looked at this usually well-behaved daughter with grief, and said in disbelief: "Are you going to drag the Sheng family to die together?"

But Wang Ruofu sneered and said, "Don't dream about your spring and autumn dreams. Lord Hou already knew that you still have a plan. Since afternoon, the Sheng family has been surrounded, and not a single fly can fly out."

A trace of panic flashed in Mo Lan's eyes: "Impossible, how could he know?"

Qin Hao ignored Mo Lan's vicious eyes, but said to Sheng Hong again in a deep voice: "Master Sheng, please make a decision early!"

Sheng Hong looked at Mo Lan blankly, and the vicious look in her eyes made him shiver. It was only at this moment that he realized that he had never understood this daughter.

Wang Ruofu hesitated to speak, she knew she couldn't speak, otherwise Sheng Hong would impose the guilt of dealing with Mo Lan on her, and the two of them would have no chance to turn back.

"Okay, let's deal with it, let's say to the outside world that he suddenly contracted a bad disease and passed away." Sheng Hong said this sentence with difficulty, and his whole body was already in tears.

Mo Lan was obviously stunned for a while, then she woke up, threw herself in front of Sheng Hong, and hugged his thigh: "Father, you can't treat me like this, I am your own daughter, Father, take a good look at me, I am Mo Lan, whom you have loved since you were a child, I just passed the ceremony last year, and I am not married yet."

Sheng Hong was also in tears, but he still gritted his teeth and said, "Dong Rong, send Miss on her way!"

Afterwards, Mo Lan was dragged out, Sheng Hong looked at Qin Hao and Princess Pingning coldly, and asked each word.

"Princess and Lord Hou, are you two satisfied with this treatment?"

Princess Pingning looked away, as long as Qi Heng's reputation was not damaged, she would have nothing to say.

Qin Hao met Sheng Hong's gaze and shook his head coldly: "Not enough."

Sheng Hong stood up in anger: "I've already lost a daughter, what else do you want? Do you want all the young and old of my Sheng family to be buried with this evil beast?"

Qin Hao shook his head slowly: "Master Sheng, you might as well think about it, Mo Lan, a woman who has not yet left the cabinet, how she has the ability to bribe the maid in my house, and how she can think of spreading rumors behind her back and dragging the three of us into the water together of?"

"Master Shan should understand the principle of eradicating all evil. In the pain of losing a daughter, some people will inevitably do something irrational. When the time comes, everything we have done now will be in vain!"

Wang Ruofu was afraid of being hated by Sheng Hong, but Qin Hao didn't care.

Sheng Hong stood up from the chair in panic. He wanted to escape from here for a moment, so he pretended not to hear Qin Hao's words. However, he staggered and fell to the ground just after taking two steps.

Wang Ruofu hurried forward to help him.

Sheng Hong cried bitterly: "Why do you have to force me?"

Lin Sushuang was the white moonlight in Sheng Hong's heart. In fact, how could he not be aware of Lin Sushuang's actions at all? It comes from the love of Lin Sushuang's house and Wu.

As a standard feudal scholar-bureaucrat, Sheng Hong walked on thin ice in the officialdom, step by step from a small official to a Beijing official. He shouldered the important task of revitalizing the prosperity of the Sheng family.

In this family, and only with Lin Sushuang, he could get a little comfort, so how could he be willing to let Lin Sushuang die?
When Princess Pingning heard that Mo Lan had another move, she was also frightened for a while, and said angrily.

"You don't discipline yourself strictly, why are we forcing you? If the reputation of the three of us has slipped in the slightest, can your Sheng family get away with it? It's just a concubine, can it be compared to the Sheng family's century-old foundation?" ?”

Sheng Hong froze, two lines of tears fell from the corners of his eyes, and he stood up in a daze: "Go, go home."

Princess Pingning said to Qin Hao: "It is thanks to Lord Hou that my son's reputation has been preserved this time, and he will definitely come to the door to thank him in the future."

"Princess, you are being polite. I did this for the reputation of the Marquis of Dongchang. Besides, Yuan Ruo and I have been friends for many years, so how can we stay out of it?" Qin Hao said seriously.

Qi Heng sighed suddenly: "Miss Mo Lan used to be my classmate, but she never thought it would be because of me."

Qin Hao directly interrupted: "This matter is all caused by greed, so what does it have to do with Yuan Ruo? Master Sheng's love for her will definitely find her a good husband, but she wants to marry Gao And if she acts so recklessly, it will inevitably cause even greater disasters in the future, so Yuan Ruo still intends to marry her?"

Princess Pingning also persuaded: "Yes, what qualifications do these women have to enter our Qi family?"

Qi Heng closed his eyes in pain. He knew that his hope of going to Minglan was completely shattered. After all, Minglan was also a girl from the Sheng family, and his mother would not agree to this alone.

After seeing Princess Pingning and Qi Heng off, Qin Hao also returned to the bedroom.

Yu Yanran still didn't know what happened, so she asked with some doubts: "Why is it so late? Didn't the guests send off long ago?"

Qin Hao sighed and told Yu Yanran about the situation.

Yu Yanran covered her mouth and stared wide-eyed: "My God, why did this happen? Is Mo Lan crazy? Ming Lan won't be implicated, right?"

Qin Hao patted her on the forehead lightly: "Your husband, how can I let her succeed? Don't worry, no one will know about this."

Yu Yanran rubbed her forehead, then moved her body inside, blinked at Qin Hao and said, "Husband, it's getting late, let's rest earlier."

Qin Hao took off his coat, got into bed, and was about to do something beneficial to his physical and mental health, but Yu Yanran pressed his hand that was making trouble, and said coquettishly, "Husband, you haven't confinement yet."

Well, Qin Hao could only bear it for now, Yu Yanran felt a little sorry, and whispered: "If my husband really can't hold back, why don't you let Fei Cui serve you."

Qin Hao shook his head as soon as he heard it: "Let's forget it, Fei Cui is your dowry maid, don't hurt the feelings between you little sisters."

Yu Yanran looked at Qin Hao suspiciously: "Although Fei Cui has been with me since I was a child, she is still a servant girl. If my husband adopts her, she is my aunt. Only then can we be called sisters."

Well, it makes sense, but Qin Hao still feels that this kind of behavior is a bit too scumbag, like sleeping with someone else's best friend: "It only takes Jade to be willing."

Yu Yanran laughed and leaned into Qin Hao's ear: "Husband, in fact, Fei Cui has already thought about it, and I saw her that day."

Qin Hao glared at her: "Young Lady of the Hou's Mansion, why are you peeping into the privacy of my servants?"

Yu Yanran said with a full smile: "It's not that my husband is usually too brave, and Fei Cui often waits on the side, it's inevitable."

This is true, Fei Cui has been waiting in the room, it is inevitable to hear some indescribable voices, her age is actually about the same as Yu Yanran, the age when she first fell in love.

Before Qin Hao could react, Yu Yanran called out: "Jade."

"Your servant is here." Thinking of what Yu Yanran said to her at night, Fei Cui blushed immediately, and timidly came to the bedside.

A corner of the curtain was lifted by Yu Yanran, and Qin Hao saw that Fei Cui was wearing a tube top, with her head down, standing by the bed, not daring to look at him.

Qin Hao glared at Yu Yanran, needless to say, this must have been arranged by Yu Yanran, otherwise how dare this girl be so bold.

Yu Yanran smiled coquettishly and said, "Husband, the weather is so cold, why don't you have the heart to let Fei Cui stand like this?"

Qin Hao had no choice but to say to Fei Cui, "You, don't you regret it?"

Fei Cui knelt down beside the bed, blushed and said tremblingly in an inaudible voice: "Master Hou, this servant is willing."

Qin Hao sighed, pulled her up, then lifted the quilt, and Fei Cui came in shyly.

Yu Yanran smirked and leaned into Fei Cui's ear: "You have to serve Master Hou well."

Fei Cui buried her face: "Master Hou, please take pity on Fei Cui."

This was unbearable, Qin Hao pulled Jade over, bowed his head and kissed her slightly trembling lips.

The next day, in the morning, Yu Yanran drank jadeite tea and gave her a bracelet, and said with a smile: "From now on, we will be real sisters, serve Lord Hou well, and give birth to a boy and a half girl in the future. To spread branches and leaves for the Hou Mansion, you know?"

"No." Jade took the bracelet shyly.

Seeing this scene, Qin Hao couldn't help sighing, this evil feudal society is so cool.

After breakfast, Qin Hao played with the two little ones for a while. The newborn is growing very fast, almost the same every day, but a little sleepy, especially the girl, who won't wake up no matter how much she falls asleep, but her younger brother On the contrary, as long as there is a little movement, I wake up and cry loudly.

Yu Yanran loves her son the most, as long as he cries, she will hold him tightly until she puts him to sleep. In fact, Qin Junye and Qin Liushi are the same, they care far more about their grandson than their granddaughter.

Qin Hao, on the other hand, prefers daughters. As long as he always walks around with his daughter in his arms at home, the servants of the Dongchang Hou Mansion will see him, and he will not dare to neglect the eldest lady of the Hou Mansion.

Of course, since Shen Congxin messed up his errands, Qin Hao's life has not been as leisurely as before. The first is the compensation for the fallen soldiers.

The money given by the imperial court was really too little, so Qin Hao could only figure out a way by himself. During the Zhou banquet, many nobles had the idea of ​​making money overseas, so Qin Hao summoned these nobles.

"Everyone, you must have heard that I will be in charge of overseas affairs again in the spring of next year. I believe you all know that overseas supplies are abundant, and the ships from the imperial court alone cannot transport them back. Please come today. I just want to ask you what you mean, are you interested in cooperating with the imperial court to develop overseas resources together?"

This kind of thing cannot be concealed, and Qin Hao naturally cannot do it in his own name, otherwise he will easily be feared by Zhao Zongquan.

The second son of Duke Cheng immediately asked, "Master Hou, what kind of cooperation method is this?"

"Yeah, how to distribute the profits, you have to come up with a charter."

Qin Hao calmly waited for them to finish their discussion, and then said: "It's actually very simple. Every time I go to sea, the imperial court collects [-]% of the goods as commercial tax, and the rest is paid by each family."

As soon as this remark came out, there was a burst of excitement in the front hall, and Dongyang Hou made a gesture to get up and leave: "Isn't it too harsh to draw [-]% at once? The sea is full of wind and waves. If the ship sinks, we can't get anything. The risk It's too big."

"Yeah, [-]% is too much, so what profit do we have?"

Qin Hao took a sip of tea, moistened his throat, and stared at Dongyang Hou, who froze there for a while, neither leaving nor staying.

Everyone in the front hall gradually quieted down.

Only then did Qin Hao comfort him, "Don't be impatient, Marquis Dongyang, just listen to me."

"The imperial court won't take these [-]% in vain. First of all, your merchant ships can go to sea with the imperial fleet. If there are any pirates or local bandits on the way, the imperial court will take care of them to ensure the safety of your merchant ships."

"Secondly, overseas is not limited to places such as Siam and Chenla. There are also farther waterways, and the profits will be more lucrative. These waterways will also be explored by the imperial court, and they can also be shared with you at that time."

Speaking of this, Qin Hao suddenly paused: "Of course, in order to avoid competition with each other and cause the prices of various commodities to skyrocket, we will set up ten quotas for each channel, so as to protect the common interests of you and the court."

Immediately, the front hall was buzzing with people. There are only ten quotas for one channel, which means that the rest of the people will be excluded. The wealth is touching. Who doesn’t know that there are gold and silver mountains overseas, so they are waiting to move them. The opportunity is right in front of you, who wouldn't want to get a ticket to board the ship?
"Master Hou, we want this quota from the Yongxin Hou Mansion! Let's make a price for how much it is!"

"We also want one in the Zhongyi Hou Mansion!"

There are only ten places, so it must be the first to act first. If you don't grab it, wouldn't you be watching gold and silver slipping away?
Qin Hao pressed his hand to signal everyone to be quiet first: "Everyone, don't panic. Although there is only one route for the time being, the court will add new routes in the future, so there is no need to be so anxious."

But the more he said this, the more people didn't believe it. Who knows if the future route will be as good as it is now?Anyway, they only knew that Qin Hao had brought back a lot of rare treasures from the sea.

"Then there is no other way, only the one with the highest price will get it." Qin Hao had a helpless expression, but actually secretly laughed in his heart, the truth that rare things are more expensive has not changed since ancient times.

After a tense auction, ten places were sold at a high price of 270 million yuan, which shows how rich these honorable families are.

Qin Hao didn't pass the money, so they sent it to Zhao Zongquan directly.

Zhao Zongquan was full of praise for Qin Hao's means of making money: "It's still Qin Aiqing who has a way. Turning stone into gold is nothing more than that?"

Qin Hao bowed and said: "Actually, this amount of money is nothing more than a drizzle. In the future, these nobles will continue to bring overseas wealth back to the Song Dynasty. Just [-]% of the tax revenue will be enough for most of the court's expenses. No matter what you want to do, you don’t have to be constrained by money anymore.”

Zhao Zongquan sighed: "Well, what Qin Aiqing said makes sense."

Qin Hao then reminded: "However, there is one thing that needs to be informed to the government. There are also a lot of maritime merchants in the private sector. The imperial court has not paid attention to this before, resulting in a large loss of business taxes. Now is the time to take care of it. "

Zhao Zongquan nodded, and said angrily: "That's right, these people are making a lot of money, but the imperial court is so poor. It's time to take care of it. What's Qin Aiqing's idea?"

Qin Hao said sternly: "It's actually very simple. As long as the imperial government sets up shipping offices in each area with a sea port, manages all ships going to sea, and registers them, most of the tax evasion can be eliminated. In addition, the imperial court also needs to establish An anti-smuggling office specializes in arresting those smuggling activities, once they are caught and confiscated, and their relatives are imprisoned, no one will dare to evade taxes over time."

Zhao Zongquan thought for a long time, and then said with emotion: "It's better that Qin Aiqing is thoughtful and doesn't bother the two masters. Let Qin Aiqing handle the shipping office and anti-smuggling office."

Qin Hao bowed slightly: "Thank you for the trust of the official family, but this matter cannot be done by a single official, and the court needs to select people."

This is done to avoid suspicion, after all, these two yamen will hold a lot of power in the future.

Zhao Zongquan was very satisfied with Qin Hao's propriety, but he still asked, "If Qin Aiqing has suitable candidates, you might as well recommend one or two."

In fact, Zhao Zongquan also wanted to install his own people in these two yamen, but unfortunately he knew that the people from Yuzhou were not of this kind, as can be seen from Shen Congxin's performance, it's okay to let them fight and kill , I can't do such a meticulous job.

Qin Hao thought for a while: "My minister recommends Sheng Changbai, editor of the Imperial Academy."

Zhao Zongquan was slightly startled, then smiled and said, "Oh, he is the son of Sheng Hong, a doctor in the Ministry of Rites? I remember that he and Qin Aiqing were Jinshi in the same year, right?"

Qin Hao couldn't help feeling that it was not an easy thing to be an emperor in ancient times. It is the most basic thing to remember well. Otherwise, there are so many civil and military officials in the Manchu Dynasty, and they don't know their details. How dare they reuse them?
"Reporting to the official family, Weichen and Sheng Changbai were not only Jinshi in the same year, but also close friends. Before that, Weichen studied with Sheng Changbai at the Sheng Family School. However, the reason why Weichen recommended it was not because of personal feelings, but because of Sheng Changbai's integrity and integrity. With a stern and selfless face, I feel that if he is in charge of the shipping office, no one will dare to miss a penny of tax."

"Oh? Qin Aiqing thinks so highly of this person? Come, find Sheng Changbai, and I will meet you." Zhao Zongquan's curiosity was aroused.

(End of this chapter)