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Chapter 128 The grand repayment of money (please subscribe)
Although Jia Huan didn't know it, the second master of Rong Mansion was attracting everyone's attention at this time.

But he always behaves in a low-key manner. Even if he has any ideas, he mostly communicates with Mr. Zheng in private, without outsiders around him.

Although the Qingke princes in the big study knew that he was involved, they didn't know what Jia Huan did. They thought that he was just running errands with bad ideas.

Otherwise, why do everyone think that Jia Huan is a crooked talent instead of a young genius?
I guess outsiders think the same way!

At this time, taking advantage of the evening when Wang Xifeng and Jia Lian and his wife came back, he Shi Shiran came to the door.

With a wink and a soft voice indicating that they had something important to discuss, Wang Xifeng immediately sent the other maids away, leaving Ping'er to stay outside the door doing embroidery work and Jia Huan to speak in the main hall.

"I came here because of the master's instructions to bring benefits to Brother Lian!"

Jia Huan didn't waste any time and went straight to the point: "I wonder if you two have any ideas?"

"What's the benefit?"

Wang Xifeng couldn't wait to ask: "Don't fool me, I want you to look good when the time comes!"

Jia Lian also looked over, obviously very curious about the benefits.

"Didn't the Ministry of Household Affairs be purged before? If Brother Lian does it properly, there will be no problem if he becomes the fifth-grade doctor in the purge of Sizheng!"

"Really?"

This time, it was Jia Lian's turn to be happy.

The Ministry of Revenue is the core and important department of the Daqian court, and the Qing officials and ministers can be said to be of inferior and powerful positions.

At least, he is much stronger than the current Taipusi Cheng, and his future and financial prospects are quite good.

"of course it's true!"

Jia Huan said without hesitation: "But there is a condition, I can get 5 taels of silver!"

"5 taels? You might as well grab it!"

Wang Xifeng's face changed greatly and she said angrily: "If it costs 5 taels to become a doctor in the Ministry of Household Affairs, it would be easier to go to my uncle!"

"Haha, if your uncle had such ability, Brother Lian would have already entered the officialdom to gain seniority!"

Jia Huan chuckled and said, "Second brother Lian, what are you talking about?"

"Brother Huan, how dare you look down on my uncle?"

Wang Xifeng's eyebrows stood upright, her eyes were full of coldness, and she said coldly: "If you don't tell me something today, let's see how I deal with you!"

"Civil and martial arts have different paths!"

Ignoring Wang Xifeng's cold and stern look, Jia Huan said calmly: "If he dares to interfere in civil affairs, believe it or not, the chief minister and assistant minister of the cabinet will make trouble for him!"

Having said this, he couldn't help but chuckle and joked: "Second sister-in-law, do you think Uncle Wang can handle it?"

"This!"

The expression on Wang Xifeng's face changed continuously, and she didn't know how to be tough for a while.

No matter how arrogant she is, she still knows that there is still a big gap between her uncle and the chief minister of the cabinet, and she cannot open her eyes and tell lies about this.

"That's not necessary. It will cost 5 taels of silver, right?"

She changed the topic and accused: "You kid, don't think that I don't understand this, so I came here deliberately to extort money. Don't think that I don't know that your master is short of money!"

"Second sister-in-law guessed right, these 5 taels of silver can just fill the gap that my master needs to repay the silver owed to the national treasury in the first installment!"

Jia Huan spoke frankly and admitted the matter directly. Anyway, he couldn't hide it for long.

"you……"

"Wait until I finish what I said, and it won't be too late to get angry again!"

Before Wang Xifeng could get angry, Jia Huan continued on his own: "As soon as the money is obtained, my master will join forces with the Ning Mansion, two cousins ​​from the Shi family, and people from the Wang family to repay the money owed to the treasury!"

"When the time comes, as an example, I will definitely not be stingy with rewards. The second brother Lian's position as a doctor in the household department will fall on this!"

"Otherwise, with the energy and power in the house, it will not be easy to push Brother Lian up. The main reason is that there are no reliable allies in the civil service system to support him!"

To put it bluntly, there is no way out. Even if you have money, you don’t know how to spend it!
You can't just directly control the power of Xiang Dai in the Daming Palace, right?

Once you are labeled as a castrated lackey, it is no joke. The days in the yamen will be quite difficult.

"There are actually Shi family and Wang family involved, why didn't you tell me earlier?"

Wang Xifeng was stunned for a moment after hearing this. Love affairs were not as simple as she imagined. She couldn't help but slow down her tone and asked: "Why is there no news about such a big matter?"

After talking about it, some suspicion was already shown on his face.

Before Jia Huan could speak, Jia Lian next to him said angrily: "Can the news about such a big event be spread casually? Who knows if someone will secretly make trouble?"

Turning around, he said to Jia Huan: "Brother Huan, isn't 5 taels of silver too much?" "No need to discuss!"

Jia Huan said directly: "Second brother Lian wants to join in and be directly promoted with today's rewards. How can it be possible without paying a little price?"

At this point, he simply talked about his thoughts, some assumptions about Jia Lian's future official position and possible arrangements, and finally said: "If everything goes well, what is a mere 5 taels of silver?"

"If I weren't still young, how could it be Brother Lian's turn to get such benefits?"

Jia Lian was completely moved at this time, ignored Jia Huan's teasing, turned to Wang Xifeng and said tentatively: "Second Grandma, look, this opportunity is really rare!"

"My second master, that's 5 taels of silver!"

Wang Xifeng said angrily: "If I want to take it out, most of my dowry cost will have to be removed!"

Jia Lian suddenly became embarrassed and didn't know how to reply.

As for his biological father, Mr. Pardon, he didn't even mention it, knowing that asking for Mr. Pardon would be even less reliable.

"Can't I borrow it from the Xue family?"

Jia Huan patted the table and said with a smile: "Explain the matter clearly to Aunt Xue and the others. When the second brother Lian is successfully promoted to the household department, it will be a great benefit to the Xue family!"

"If nothing else, protecting the Xue family's reputation as an imperial merchant can play a big role!"

After saying that, he stood up directly, waved his hand and said: "Give me an answer before tomorrow evening. If not, you will have to take advantage of that fool Xue Pan. Maybe you can even get a low-level honorary title!"

When he walked to the door of the main hall, he turned back and said with a smile: "That means I know that you and your wife don't have much money, otherwise we can just get a knight-errant officer for Brother Lian!"

After saying that, he waved his hands and strode away, leaving only Jia Lian and Wang Xifeng looking at each other.

That night, the young couple stayed up almost all night, thinking about the matter over and over again.

When the sky was bright, he finally decided to agree to the conditions proposed by Jia Huan, and directly took out 5 taels of silver to participate in the repayment of the silver owed to the national treasury.

There was no other way. Jia Huan's attitude last night was very frank. He had no intention of asking for help at all. He just wanted to give you a chance to give you a hand. The young couple just took this trick.

In the evening, Jia Lian and Wang Xifeng took the 5 taels of silver notes they borrowed urgently from the Xue family and personally delivered them to Mr. Zheng in the big study.

Although Jia Huan had guaranteed the money for a long time, when he actually got the money, Mr. Zheng still felt that it was a bit unreal. The money was too easy to come by, right?
You know, at noon yesterday, he and his wife, Mrs. Wang, went to the Wang family together.

As a result, Mrs. Wang Ziteng, who stayed behind in the Wang family, and Wang Xifeng's brother Wang Ren, unanimously declined Master Zheng's offer to repay the money owed to the treasury together.He was not in a very happy mood.

In particular, Mrs. Wang, who was traveling with her, said nothing, as if it was not her natal family.

To put it bluntly, didn’t he just think that he would probably lose this gamble?

Finally raising 40 taels of silver, he sent Jia Huan to invite the heads of the Ning Mansion, Jia Rong and Qin Keqing, and they quickly discussed how to return the silver to the Ministry of Household Affairs tomorrow morning.

After seeing off the owner of the Ning Mansion who was in a complicated mood, Mr. Zheng thought for a while and finally went to Rongqing Hall to discuss the arrangements for tomorrow.

"Second brother, you can make your own decisions. There is no need to tell my old lady this!"

The old lady's attitude was still cold, and her words were also very rude: "It's not easy for me to keep some coffins, so don't bother with the money in the future!"

Mr. Zheng Er's face turned red after being blocked, and he could only express his fear.

Fortunately, Mr. Pardon has not come to Rongqing Hall for a while, and Mrs. Wang and Mrs. Xing have gone back to have dinner. As for the juniors, they are all having fun in the back room, with only one big maid, Yuanyang, as the background.

Otherwise, Master Zheng will really die on the spot.

That night, Mr. Zheng rested at Aunt Zhao's side.

The next day came quickly, and the Rongfu study room quickly became lively.

In the open space near the gate, several carriages parked side by side.

Several strong boys used tools such as poles and ropes to carry all the heavy boxes of silver onto the carriage without a shed.

Ahem, this was specially suggested by Jia Huan.

If Mr. Zheng hadn't refused, he would have wanted to remove all the lids of the box and directly reveal the neatly arranged silver inside, so that the officials and people in the capital could see what a pile of silver is.

After all the 35 taels of silver were loaded onto the carriage, Mr. Zheng, surrounded by a group of guards from the mansion, and Jia Lian went straight out of the mansion and rushed to the Hubu Yamen with the silver.

At the gate of Ningfu, they met up with the more majestic Ningfu carriage team, and were joined by Jia Rong and Jia Qiang.

Then, the carriage convoy of Ningrong's Second Mansion met two much smaller carriages of Shi's family on the main street, and then swaggered through the city, attracting countless admiring looks.

If it weren't for the fact that Mr. Zheng couldn't save face, according to Jia Huan's idea, Ning Rong's second mansion and Shi Jia's bank repayment team would have to make a good circle around the inner city, causing a sensation in the entire capital, and then in the spotlight, In other words, he arrived at the Ministry of Finance amidst the envy of everyone.

On the Hube side, everyone has been waiting for a long time.

Seeing the bank repayment team jointly formed by Ning Rong and Shi Jia, it was like meeting his biological father.

The left minister of the household department greeted him with a smile on his face, and he barely let his subordinates play gongs and drums.

(End of this chapter)