Pingyang Fu of the Red Chamber

Chapter 54
Yang Hanyu didn't make a sound, but gestured with his eyes, and Huo'er beside him immediately understood, so he opened his mouth and said;
"You said this yourself. No one forced you. If you dare to eat inside and outside, you will end up dead. Some things and words are rotten in your stomach. Remember that no matter what happens, you can't escape."

"Yes, the fire steward, the servants understand."

"Just understand. Get up."

"Mrs. Xie."

The maid who was kneeling on the ground behind stood up now, even more respectful.

Yang Hanyu was very satisfied, and asked after seeing the bank note in Minger's hand;

"How much gift money has the Hou Mansion received now?"

Minger replied;
"Return to Madam, it's almost 5 taels of silver bills."

"Why are there so many! This nobleman is really rich."

It turns out that Yang Hanyu's Fire Worship Cult's main altar is in the Western Regions. Although the big religion is not too rich, it has only taken root in the northwest of Dawu in the past ten years, but the place is too poor, and there is nothing to say. The Xianbei people outside the pass were domineering, the trade routes were cut off, and there were many difficulties. The advantage was that the number of people who joined the religion increased greatly, and the development was extremely smooth. Even local officials and garrison generals joined the religion.

Yang Hanyu is also one of the leaders in charge of Northwest Educational Affairs. He originally entered the palace through the draft to approach the emperor to better develop the Fire Worship Cult, but he was banned by the old concubine as soon as he entered the palace.

He went out of the palace to be a child for others, fortunately Dawu Capital is rich, eats and drinks well, otherwise he would have found a way to leave.

Now that a person is more comfortable in the Hou's Mansion, he doesn't want to leave, especially seeing the prosperity of the Dawu capital, the luxury of the nobles, and the arrogance of the aristocratic family, so he is a little bit reluctant, so he ordered his direct descendants to come to the capital Development, now is to take one step at a time.

There is no need to worry about the affairs of the Northwest Church. The General Altar sent the Zuo Sheng envoy to lead the various ministries in the Northwest. Several Zhuangzi settled down the people from their own faction, and let their confidantes go to Beijing disguised as members of the chamber of commerce to find another place to go.

The purpose of coming to Beijing is only one, to make money. This is Yang Hanyu's understanding after being suppressed by the sect. Without money, he can't do anything, and he has nothing to eat, let alone develop power and buy weapons and armor, and no one follows him. Dry.

"When people come, don't go back. Those Zhuangzi in the northwest are only enough for food and drink. If you want to make money, you have to rely on the brand of the Marquis Mansion. Has the Ministry of Internal Affairs answered?"

Huo'er knew that Madam was asking the Ministry of Internal Affairs about the purchase of properties. People still have to do business to make money when they come. Those valuable industries can only find a way from the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

"Returning to Madam, the Ministry of Internal Affairs agreed to let us choose restaurants and shops by ourselves, and give us a low price. I saw that the prices are indeed very low. They are all good restaurants at the intersection, and there are many shops in Fangshi. How do we choose?"

Yang Hanyu was a little surprised when he heard that, everyone said that the Ministry of Internal Affairs is corrupt, why is it still bringing it away now, it will be nothing wrong.

"So generous, what are the industries that the Ministry of Internal Affairs can sell, you can just say how many there are."

Huo'er took out a pamphlet and began to read it.

"That's a lot. I read what was written in the brochure and copied it down. There are three restaurants, ten shops and five houses. Oh, by the way, there is also a Zhuangzi outside the capital, which is quite big. Kind of."

Yang Hanyu's eyes lit up after hearing this, and he came to pillow when he was drowsy, which is great.

"Huo'er, are you sure there are so many, are you not mistaken?"

"Go back to madam, I see clearly, the little eunuch directly gave me the booklet for me to choose, and I copied it from beginning to end for fear of making a mistake."

Huo'er assured again and again that there was absolutely nothing wrong.

When Yang Hanyu heard this, she found it difficult to choose which one to choose. First of all, the Zhuangzi outside the capital must be taken. It is the hen that lays eggs. She knows that the worst annual output of Zhuangzi in the capital is 4 taels of silver. If the profit of 5 taels of silver is managed well, it will not be a dream, besides, Zhuangzi has already divided it up, either Huangzhuang, or the private land of those powerful and noble families.

Other people don't even think about it, not to mention the shops in the market, the annual rent is fat, and the restaurant earns a lot of money in a year, so Yang Hanyu, who is really hard to choose, asked.

"How much silver do we have in hand, Huo'er, you can calculate it, sell all the things on this gift list and cash it in cash, and see how much we can have."

Tomorrow, she calculated the items on the gift list, counted with her fingers for a long time, and then it was good.

"Returning to Madam, there are quite a lot of these. The gift money is 5 taels of silver notes, but these antique calligraphy and paintings are worth 8 taels of silver. There are also 24 taels of silver notes brought by Madam herself, which is almost 40 taels of silver."

Huo'er, a little money fan, was counting with his fingers, but he was a bit sad,

"Ma'am, this is not enough at all, it's a drop in the bucket."

Where did Minger see so much silver, so he replied;
"Why not enough? There are so many."

When Yang Hanyu looked at the prices marked on those industries in the brochures in his hand, he was also in pain.

"You stupid girl, ma'am, in the big village outside the city, our low price is 20 taels of silver. If you sell it for 40 taels, there are people who want it, let alone a restaurant that costs 10 taels. A shop costs 4 taels, and houses start at 10 taels, which is lower than the market, but we have no money."

The corners of Yang Hanyu's mouth twitched when he heard that. Just now, he felt that 40 taels was quite a lot. If he didn't have the Ministry of Internal Affairs to take care of it, it would just be enough for a villager, so what should I do? No one in the Hou's mansion gave me an order, and Yang Hanyu's heart suddenly brightened when it was right in the Hou's mansion.

"I've got an idea."

Huo'er and Ming'er asked in unison;
"Ma'am, what's your idea?"

Yang Yuhan also made a joke.

"Yes, there is, but this matter is very inappropriate."

"Ma'am is still amazing."

Huo'er and Ming'er responded in surprise, it's still Madam.

Yang Hanyu started talking on his own;
"This strategy is first to see if you can get credit, but it is basically impossible, and then it is to borrow money in the name of the Hou Mansion. But, since Lord Hou is not here, it is difficult for me as a woman."

Huo'er and Ming'er looked at each other in dismay, this was clearly a trick, besides where to get the money, Huo'er said dejectedly;
"Ma'am, there is only one strategy. Where can I borrow money?"

"Simple, the Ministry of Households, the nobles can go to the Ministry of Households to borrow money. I know that there is no one who does not want to borrow money. You two calculate how much money you need."

Ming'er quickly took out the booklet and counted,

"Ma'am, this is easy to calculate. Dazhuangzi is 20 taels, 10 shops are 40 taels, three restaurants are 30 taels, and five houses are 50 taels. What is the total?"

Ming'er didn't figure it out for a long time, but Huo'er said it all at once;

"A total of 140 million taels of silver."

"Ah! There's so much, how can I pay it back when the time comes. Besides, Ma'am, Zhang Jinyu is not in Beijing. If we borrow money in the name of the Hou's house without authorization, I'm afraid it will cause trouble."

Ming'er heard so much money, she was a little afraid that it would not be paid, and here she was also worried about how Master Hou would explain when he came back.

"That's the problem. I think that's what's wrong. It's a problem. But now we are empty-handed, and the Hou Mansion has no income. What will we do in the end?"

"This is also the case. I wasted so many years in the palace before, but how to talk to Lord Hou when I come back. Besides, the brothers in the church all want to live a good life with the goddess."

Huo'er also looked embarrassed, but Yang Hanyu's eyes rolled. It is impossible to do nothing. If you do it, you will do it to the end. As for Lord Hou, let's wait for him to come. This goddess owes you a favor.

"Well, I'm going to see how to extort some money from the Ministry of Internal Affairs. There is no dowry in the Marriage Palace. It's considered a dowry. If it doesn't work, the money will be borrowed to buy property and then sold, and the money will be returned. If it really doesn’t work, I’ll go to the palace to ask the old concubine for help, and sell the money from the House of Internal Affairs.”

"It's still the old concubine who treats the girl well."

"Yeah, I don't know how the old concubine is doing. Thanks to her protection all these years, it's okay, don't talk about it."

Yang Hanyu also shook his head, but Minger was still fiddling there,
"How much money can you earn with this money?"

"If you're stupid, you don't know that you can earn half of the profit even if you sell it, not to mention renting it out. The annual rent plus the output of Zhuangzi is almost 20 taels of income. It will only take a few years to pay off."

"Where do you get so much income from?"

Yang Hanyu also asked in surprise, this is too much, the annual rent is 20 taels, and after five years, it will be 100 million taels, so the money to buy the property will be returned.

"My wife, if you do the math, this big village has an annual output of 5 taels, which is still the least. The annual rent of a shop is 4000 taels, and the 10 shops are 4 taels. The restaurants at the three intersections are well managed. It’s more than 10 taels a year, and the five large courtyards are rented out for more than 4 taels, which is more than 20 taels.”

Yang Hanyu herself has repeatedly calculated in her heart, feeling that it is a pity to buy less, and she is not losing money.

"Well, that's right, Huo'er went to inform the concierge and the servant to tell the Ministry of Internal Affairs that the Marquis Mansion wanted all the properties listed in the brochure, and then sent a message to Neixiang Dai and Director Zhou that the Marquis Manor went to the household department to borrow money, how to borrow money? "

"It's ma'am."

Huo'er hurriedly went to the concierge to spread the word, because the property released by the Ministry of Internal Affairs this time was not sold to the Hou family, but nobles could buy it, but let the Luoyun Hou family choose first, fearing that someone would cut him off.

(End of this chapter)