Red Mansion Huacai

Chapter 46 Li Weijian’s internal affairs Chen Ci Fenglu Cha Qianxue was expelled

The next morning, Li Weijian improved a lot.

After all, the foundation is there. After surviving the first three days of the virus, I finally regained some strength.It's just that the atmosphere in the small courtyard is not good. Except for Xiang Ling who is stunned, Xiu Ying has a puffy face, and Hong Yu is gritting her teeth and gouging Qingwen fiercely.

But Qingwen was confident and confident, and she didn't show any signs of guilt - Fourth Master Jian had a fever and trembled at night. She was just thinking about Fourth Master Jian, and she didn't do anything shameless, so why did she feel guilty?
Because Li Weijian was there, there was no quarrel.At this moment, Li Weijian's mind was entirely focused on the meeting with King Zhongyong, so where could he find the time to care about such a little girl?
After a hasty breakfast, Li Weijian was fully dressed, and Shi Shiran walked out of the small courtyard and headed towards the stables in the front yard.

As soon as he left, Hongyu couldn't help but cursed with a nose that wasn't a nose and a face that wasn't a face: "I don't know what little hooves it was, but he was talking about me, and then he turned around and climbed into Fourth Master Jian's bed. !”

Qingwen threw away the handkerchief, turned her head and put her hands on her hips, and cursed: "I'm going to crawl here, where will you be? You, a third-class maid who has been a slave for generations, still want to crawl into Fourth Master Jian's bed, go ahead and dream!"

"You -" 'Third-class maid' has always been Hongyu's Achilles' heel. Hearing this, he was so angry that he didn't know how to refute.He only glanced at Xiu Ying complainingly, only to realize that Xiu Ying was just sitting there sulking, with no intention of getting involved.

Qingwen said again: "I'm not like a little hoof like you who always thinks about those messy things! Humph, I have a ghost in my heart, and everyone looks like a ghost to me!"

The rank of a high-ranking official was crushing to death, and Hong Yu had a thousand words in her heart, but she was silenced by the words "third-class maid".

Not to mention this, Li Weijian had just come out of the small courtyard when he saw two women holding a crying maid carrying a small bundle, heading towards the back door.No matter how the maid begged, the two mothers-in-law just ignored her.

Li Weijian stopped and took a look, confused as to what was going on in the mansion.Could it be that some maid was unruly and was kicked out of the house?

Li Weijian didn't want to interfere with such family matters, so he thought Hongyu would let him know in the evening.He walked all the way to the front yard and met Wu Haiping at the stable. The master and servant drove the carriage towards the Yan family.

The carriage left Rongguo Mansion from the Jiao Gate and passed Ningrong Street. Wu Haiping, the driver, said casually: "Sir, yesterday... what did Zhou Changshi say?"

Li Weijian opened the curtain, caught a glimpse of the embarrassment on his face, and said with a smile: "What else can you say? You are just throwing money at me."

Wu Haiping let out a long breath and said, "In my opinion, if the price is about the same, you might as well sell the method to Prince Zhongyong's Mansion."

"Bah, wouldn't I be compensated for selling Fa Zi? Don't worry about it. Later, I will ask Zhou Changshi for you and Xiu Ying. From now on, you don't have to be a rat in the bellows."

"Hey, that's a good thing." Wu Haiping smiled apologetically, but suddenly his face tightened and he said: "Si'er...she..."

"Ok?"

"Uh, it's okay." Wu Haiping suddenly lost interest in talking.Thinking that Li Weijian will become rich sooner or later, it seems that it would be good for his sister to be an aunt?
No more talking on the way, we arrived at Deyan Mansion in half an hour.Li Weijian didn't get out of the car, Wu Haiping said something to the disciple, and after a long while, Yan Fengzhen quickly got on the carriage.

As soon as he came in, Yan Fengzhen smiled and said: "The Liu family and his son made a fuss last night. They swore to keep it secret, otherwise they would have no descendants. Haha, I looked at the Liu family and my son for fear that they would be thrown into a mass grave by you. Buried."

Li Weijian couldn't help but smile and said, "If we lock them up for a few more days, there's no chance that they will benefit from them in the future."

The inner palace is near the imperial city, and the car can only pass a cup of tea, so it stops in front of the gate of a three-entry courtyard.Wu Haiping reported his name to his disciple, who then turned around and led Li Weijian and Yan Fengzhen into the hall.

In the five main rooms of the second hall of the yamen, officials and clerks were going in and out. The door opened, and then an official in green robe came out, cupped his hands towards the two of them and said: "Li Xiucai, please, the prince has been waiting for a long time. "

Li Weijian was startled and turned to look at Yan Fengzhen.Young Master Yan pointed his finger casually and said, "My father was afraid that you would not be able to enter the inner government office, so he asked me to lead the way for the resurrection. As soon as the resurrection is gone, I will find a place to settle myself."

Li Weijian cupped his hands, turned around and followed the official in. When he entered the main room, he saw a person sitting behind the desk. He was only in his early thirties, wearing a python robe, wearing a black gauze folded turban on his head, and a pale face. , with a bronze complexion and a pair of extremely sharp eyes.Looking carefully at his face, this loyal and brave king clearly has some similarities with him.

He hurriedly stepped forward to greet him: "Student Li Weijian has met King Zhongyong."

King Zhongyong, who was sitting upright above, nodded slightly and said, "Li Xiucai, please sit down. I saw that Chen Shengren and I were looking at it. I was a little confused and was about to ask Li Xiucai face to face."

The clerk moved the embroidery pier. After Li Weijian sat down, he held his hands and said, "My lord, just ask."

"Okay, let me ask you, this water tower... what is used to store water in it?"

Li Weijian said: "It has a built-in riveted steel reservoir, and the inner wall is silver-plated, which ensures that the water inside does not corrode."

King Zhongyong frowned slightly, not knowing the relationship between silver plating and water retention.The green-robed official who had previously introduced Li Weijian came closer and whispered a few words in a low voice.

King Zhongyong nodded after hearing this: "Li Xiucai is a well-known scholar. Did he learn this method from a ship?"

"Exactly."

King Zhongyong thought for a while and continued to ask: "Then the water pipes must also be silver-plated? The internal investment fee will be high."

Li Weijian said: "Go back to your lord, just plate the water pipes with Japanese lead."

"Japanese lead?" This touched upon King Zhongyong's blind spot again, and he quickly looked at the green-robed official on the side.The official thought for a moment and then said uncertainly: "Is it fake silver?" (Note [-])

Li Weijian smiled and nodded: "Exactly, the Western Yi people often use this thing to pretend to be silver coins to deceive my Dashun officials and merchants. My lord, this Japanese lead has anti-rust effect. It is plated on the inside and outside of the water pipes, which can protect the water pipes from rust."

King Zhongyong looked at the official again, and the green-robed official cupped his hands towards King Zhongyong and said: "Your Majesty, I am a low-ranking official who is not very knowledgeable and doesn't know about this matter. But it is not difficult to verify this matter."

"Yeah." King Zhongyong nodded, thinking that the steam engine was used to drive the water pump in the article, and that these creation matters would be verified and resolved by his subordinate officials and craftsmen, so he didn't ask any more about it.

After thinking for a moment, he turned to ask: "I see that the terms of the agreement will allocate [-]% of the shares to Shuntian Mansion. Since the inner government is taking the lead in this matter, why should the profits be allocated to Shuntian Mansion's benefit?"

Li Weijian said hurriedly: "My lord, I don't know that the wells in the capital are now controlled by water channels. If only the inner government handles this matter, I'm afraid it will not be easy to deal with it in the future. Shuntian Mansion is already in contact with the various water channels." If you are familiar with it, you should be able to handle it with ease. And if you have a share of the profits, everyone in Shuntian Mansion will do their best."

"Makes sense."

King Zhongyong thought for a while, leaving the technical difficulties to be verified, and how to implement Li Weijian was thinking ahead, as if... there were no other problems?

He suddenly remembered another thing and asked: "The last thing, why is it the official supervision of the business office? Wouldn't it be more convenient for the inner government to just send a doctor to control it?"

Li Weijian said: "This matter involves people's livelihood. We can neither lose money nor arouse public resentment. The government supervises commercial affairs. The government controls water affairs and has veto power on pricing. In this way, the people will not be exploited too much. If something goes wrong, we will always be separated from the government. On the first floor, the water service will take care of the public grievances."

King Zhongyong took a breath: "Wonderful." He stood up and paced back and forth with his hands behind his hands. The more he thought about this method, the better it became!
Dashun Guozuo has been under the rule of Taizong Li Guo for more than a hundred years, and its disadvantages have gradually deepened.On the one hand, taxes were collected less and less, and on the other hand, corruption among border army generals became common.

The current position was not upright, and it took a full ten years to take control of the government. Looking at the empty internal funds and national treasury, I couldn't bear it, and then I started to think about reform.Li Weijian's water company is run by officials and supervised businesses, so that the government does not have to deal with the people directly. Not only does it save a lot of troubles, but more importantly, not only does it not lose money, it is also a profitable business!That's all. The best thing is that after the shares are sold out, a group of merchants will rush to buy them, and the money they get can be used to plan another big deal.

Nowadays, the national treasury is empty, and money has been withdrawn from the inner government. The life of the inner government is not easy.Such a good and cheap way to get away with nothing, King Zhongyong couldn't wait to get a basket of it right away.

With great joy in his heart, he suddenly stopped, looked at Li Weijian with a kind face, nodded approvingly and said: "Wonderful, wonderful! No wonder the saint said that Li Xiucai is a great talent."

Li Weijian stood up quickly and said, "The saint is praising you incorrectly."

"Eh? You can't be too modest after rebirth. Sit down, I have a happy event to tell you."

"The students are all ears."

Then he saw the loyal and brave king smiling and saying: "The saint thought of the merits of the plan proposed by the resurrection, and promised the water company to allocate [-]% of the shares to you. This plan was originally offered by the resurrection, and only the resurrection is the most familiar with it. It will be implemented in the future. The responsibility of the resurrection is unshirkable, and it will be returned to the emperor." I hope you can help me."

Li Weijian was so excited that he stood up and bowed respectfully: "How dare you, student, refuse to serve me? But it's up to the prince to order you."

"Hahaha - OK! That's how it will be today. When a location is selected to dig a well in the future, the government will first allocate silver to build it. There must be a place built before the price can be raised."

"Your Majesty is wise." Li Weijian smiled and flattered, and then said: "There is one more thing I want to report to Your Majesty. The Liu family and his son who dug the well are now detained in the Yan Mansion. I would like to ask Your Majesty to decide how to deal with it."

"This matter is simple." King Zhongyong casually called an official beside him: "You go and take the Liu family father and son back to the inner palace and register them. From now on, they will be the craftsmen of my inner palace. Hmm - read If you are successful in digging wells, just appoint a great craftsman."

The subordinate officer hurriedly agreed: "Yes, I will go right away."

Li Weijian then raised his hand and said, "In this case, the student will resign first."

King Zhongyong put his hands behind his hands and smiled and nodded: "Resurrection and go away. When this matter is completed, I will personally host a banquet to reward you for your resurrection."

"Thank you, Your Majesty. The student will resign."

Li Weijian was so happy that he came out of the second hall and was about to look for Yan Fenzhen. Unexpectedly, a petty official came after him.

"Li Xiucai, wait a minute!" The little official took two hurried steps and came closer, presented a brass token, and said with a smile: "The prince ordered the inner palace waist badge to be given to Li Xiucai. In the future, Li Xiucai will be able to use this waist badge." In and out of the inner palace."

"Oh, thank you."

Li Weijian took the badge, said goodbye to the clerk, joined Yan Fengzhen who was waiting in the side room, and then left the inner government office happily.

After getting on the carriage, Yan Fengzhen took a few glances. Seeing the unstoppable smile on his face, he couldn't help but said sadly: "Resurrection goes straight to Shengting. The future is limitless."

Li Weijian said: "Brother Jing Wen has no ambitions in officialdom. These words are so bitter and unreasonable."

Then Yan Fengzhen sighed and said: "I'm feeling sad. I want to be reborn alone that day, but I don't want to make a big noise in the next twenty days. Tsk, compared with you, I seem to have lived like a dog at this age. Got it!"

"Brother Jing Wen, why should I belittle myself? I am just a fool who has gained a lot. Brother Jing Wen has devoted himself to practical study for many years. I will definitely be able to show my ambition in the future."

Yan Fengzhen was happy and said: "Fusheng is always good at coaxing people with nice words. That's all, I won't make fun of you. When you recover from your illness in the future, I won't let you have a good banquet."

"It's easy to say, don't talk about one, why not say ten?"

Near noon, Yan Fengzhen was sent back to his home first, and then Li Weijian and Wu Haiping returned to Rongguo Mansion.

When Hong Yu arrived at her small courtyard, she was the first to come out, but her expression was gloomy.Li Weijian looked at it with a smile and said, "Why, are you unhappy?"

Hongyu pursed her lips and said, "There is a third-class maid who always gets gossiped about."

Li Weijian said: "Then I'll find an opportunity to talk to my second sister-in-law and ask for your body."

"Really?" Hongyu suddenly became happy.

"Sir, have I ever deceived you?" Li Weijian walked into the courtyard with a smile on his hands. He suddenly thought of the maid he saw in the morning and asked, "By the way, I saw two women kicking a maid out early in the morning. Do you have any confidence in this?"

"Did the fourth master see it?" Hongyu looked back and lowered her voice and said, "It's Qian Xue in Master Bao's room. I heard that somehow she made Master Bao lose his temper, and the old lady threw Qian Xue in a rage. The snow was driven out." (Note [-])

"Qianxue?" Li Weijian thought about it for a long time but never remembered who Qianxue was.He shook his head and didn't care about entering the main room.

Na Qianxue was originally a second-class maid sent by Jia Mu to Baoyu. She loved to persuade Baoyu to study and make progress.Yesterday afternoon, when Baoyu returned to his room, he remembered the maple dew tea he had made earlier in the morning. The maple dew tea must be brewed three or four times before it becomes good, so he asked about Qianxue.

Qianxue then asked Baoyu’s nanny to eat it, and Baoyu immediately dropped the cup!

When I visited Li Weijian yesterday, Daiyu was stunned for a while. Baoyu was just about to use this maple dew tea to show her courtesy, but unexpectedly, she was eaten by Grandma Li!
He lost his temper and made a scene, but was finally persuaded by the attacker and several maids.But Baoyu was already living in Jia Mu's room at the moment, so how could he hide it?
When Jia's mother learned about this, she thought about it, thinking that no matter how wrong Nanny Li was, Baoyu would always lose her filial piety by insulting her like this, but she shouldn't be too harsh on her precious grandson.

After thinking about it, he realized that Baoyu cherished the few maids in the room the most, so he sent people to drive Qianxue out of the house.This is to warn Baoyu not to lose his filial piety.

Let's not mention how distressed Baoyu is. At this time, the maid's body and deeds are all in the hands of the master's family. She is driven out of the house and has no skills. This move is tantamount to forcing Na Qianxue to death!

Originally, Qianxue accidentally fell in love with the drunken king Ni Er, but now that Ni Er is behind bars, this marriage is gone for no reason.

Note 17: Zinc, also known as Japanese lead, was used by Westerners to pass off as silver in the 18th and [-]th centuries.

Note 28: This paragraph is not in the TV series, but is in the original book.According to Cao Gong's long journey, Qian Xue and Ni Er's response in the last [-] years will be of great use.

In addition, there is no mention of whose claim Qianxue was kicked out. Some say it was Mrs. Wang’s, but I personally prefer it to be Mrs. Jia.After all, Jia Baoyu is living in Jia Mu's room at the moment, and it is impossible for Mrs. Wang to go beyond Jia Mu to control the maids around Baoyu.

If there are any mistakes or omissions, please point them out.

(End of this chapter)