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Chapter 216 Fanning the flames (please subscribe and vote)

An emperor who gradually gained real power made a lot of money even though he was not short of money.

The purpose is definitely not to use money to bribe courtiers and generals in the army, but the other way around is almost the same.

There is only one explanation: the current emperor has great ambitions to establish civil and military skills!

In fact, if you think about it, you can understand that the life before the current emperor was quite frustrating.

He was a little transparent before he became an adult, so he must have been exposed to all kinds of cowardice in the palace.

Soon after reaching adulthood, good luck came to him, and the brother in front of him committed suicide. They were all defeated in the battle to depose the prince, but in the end the throne fell to him.

Unfortunately, the more frustrating days have just begun!

For the next twenty years, he lived in the shadow of the Supreme Emperor.

He basically has no real power and is an out-and-out puppet emperor.

No matter what decision you make, you must honestly go to the Supreme Emperor for advice, otherwise the decree will not be able to get out of the Daming Palace.

Fortunately, this person has a really good mentality. Perhaps it was his childhood experience that allowed him to endure it with a calm mind, and he has endured it for twenty years.

Even if there are any small actions, they are within the scope of the Supreme Emperor's permission.

If it were a normal emperor, he would probably be tempted to imitate Li Er.

Emperor Jiaqing of the Qing Dynasty is the best example. After being oppressed by the so-called Shiquan old man for three years, he couldn't stand it anymore and directly suffered psychological problems.

Now in his early forties, it looks like he can live for a long time!

This guy had the absolute upper hand in the lifespan competition with the Supreme Emperor.

Now, the Supreme Emperor can no longer suppress him, and he must want to do something now.

Otherwise, wouldn’t being the ‘son emperor’ for the past twenty years have been in vain?

Throughout history, the most emblematic of the emperor's achievements are his civil and martial arts.

As long as there is some performance above, even an emperor like Han Wu can still be famous forever.

Of course, these are all Jia Huan's guesses. You will know whether they are accurate or not after seeing them.

If it is accurate, then there will be a reasonable explanation for some of the wars in the later period of Red Mansion.

As the weather gets colder, the core members of Rongfu become more and more anxious.

The matter of the provincial residence has not been properly discussed, and both the old lady and Mrs. Wang are quite dissatisfied.

They even invited Qin Keqing, the head of the Ning Mansion, and Jia Qiang to participate in the discussion. The purpose was self-evident. They hoped that the Ning Mansion would contribute to the construction of the provincial residence.

Who doesn't know that Ning Mansion has made a lot of money in recent years, and the old lady and Mrs. Wang have long been jealous of this.

Fortunately, Qin Keqing and Jia Qiang were not fooled into losing their cool and resolutely refused to get involved in this matter.

He also said that it was a good thing for the Jia family in the capital that Yuan Bin was pro-provincial, but after all, Yuan Bin was born in the Rong Mansion, and the main matters still needed to be handled by the Rong Mansion itself.

The Ning Mansion will not hold back, and there may not be many places to help.

He also hinted that the money could be given but not too much, otherwise other tribesmen would have objections.

This was also the reason for Jia Huan's reminder. After the Ning Mansion made a lot of money by participating in the military grain trade, in addition to paying off the money owed to the national treasury, a special amount of money was spent to improve the living environment of the tribe.

Instead of paying money directly, they hired craftsmen to optimize and transform the tribesmen's residences on the back streets.

For example, the repair of dilapidated houses and the reconstruction of dilapidated houses were planned and designed in a unified manner, and all were turned into standard two-story brick and wooden buildings. Even the sewers were properly planned and constructed.

No less than tens of thousands of taels of silver were invested in this effort, and the head of the Ning Mansion naturally received unanimous praise from the clan members.

Not only the construction of the tribe's houses, but also the sanitation and cleaning of the back streets where the tribe members live, and the maintenance of specially made windproof street lamps, etc., all require continuous investment of money.

Of course, compared to the money the Ning Mansion earns from buying and selling military rations, this investment is nothing. , but the tribesmen don’t know.

The Ning Mansion has vaguely leaked some rumors about its finances, making the tribesmen think that the price paid by the Ning Mansion is not small, and there is not much left to pay attention to anything else.

It can be said that since Jia Rong became the head of Ning Mansion, the living environment of the clan has been greatly improved, and their support for Ning Mansion, the clan leader's branch, has also reached a new high.

Now, when facing the Rong Mansion asking for money, using this as an excuse, the Rong Mansion has nothing to do.

We can't say that it's a big deal for Yuan's concubine to have a marriage proposal. Let's go through the hardships on the clan members first. Mr. Zheng won't agree to it.

In fact, in response to the problem raised by Jia Huan through the mouth of the second master of the government, the Rongfu boss quickly thought of a solution, which was to buy the house across Ningrong Street and renovate it.

Ningrong Street Ningrong Street, Ningrong Second Mansion occupies almost an entire street. It is true, but it is only one side of the street. The other side is also the residence of the powerful.

Of course, almost all the houses opposite Ning Rong's Second Mansion were the other mansions of other dignitaries.

Only a fool would live across from Ning Rong's second residence. You think your life is too leisurely, right?

Likewise, it is not impossible to buy these houses with money. But the price is so high that it may be difficult for the core members of Rongfu to accept it, but this is the only solution.

It was impossible to imagine that the East Courtyard of the Grand Master and the Huifang Garden of Ning Mansion could be transformed into the Provincial Family Courtyard as in the original novel Red Mansions. The old lady was the first to refuse.

Just think about it, what powerful family leader can bear to have eunuchs from the palace stationed at home?

To put it bluntly, I wanted to buy the house across the street at this time, but I was too embarrassed to ask for the price if I didn't have a million taels of silver. At present, the Rong Mansion does not have the Lin family’s property to help with the situation.

All of a sudden, things stopped here!

In the big study room, facing the sighs of the second master Zheng, Jia Huan also expressed that he was powerless.

Even if he had such financial resources, it would be impossible to show them just to build a provincial residence for Yuanchun.

If he breaks into the officialdom, he might be able to achieve his goal and become a third-rank official, so why bother spending energy and money on getting married?

No one can guarantee that after the marriage in Yuanchun, his father will make progress in the officialdom!

But if a million taels of silver were thrown at him, no one who had received the money would dare not do anything!

This is the cause and effect of a million taels of silver. Whoever dares to accept the money and not do anything, then wait for the relentless and fierce revenge of the Rong Mansion. Even the second master of Zheng will go crazy.

Both the old lady and Mrs. Wang have been having headaches about the money for a long time.

This matter was not a secret at all within the Rong Mansion. Aunt Zhao informed Jia Huan almost immediately, her tone full of gloating.

Anyway, she and Jia Huan couldn't take advantage of Yuanchun, so they naturally didn't mind that Yuanchun's marriage proposal couldn't happen.

At that time, just looking at Mrs. Wang's sad face will make her feel happy for a long time.

The second master Zheng also had a headache over the money issue. This was the main reason why the Rong Mansion had not disclosed to the public the marriage of the concubine Yuan.

I heard that because of her bad mood, the old lady often complained about the second master Zheng.

Accusing him that he should not have paid off the money owed to the treasury in one go. If the money was still in the house, there would be no need to worry about the money, and he could just throw it out.

He said this as if the money owed to the treasury was not something he had managed to get out.

Mr. Zheng Er is also very angry. Is this my mother's settlement of accounts or something?

Even Mrs. Wang has tried to run against the second master of politics, overtly and covertly.

This made him very angry!

Do you really think he doesn't know? When the old lady and Mrs. Wang were in charge of the power in the palace, they moved a lot of things into their private treasury. Even the most important treasury in the palace...

When it was so difficult to repay the money owed to the national treasury, I didn't see much support from these two people.

Especially the last 400,000 taels of silver, which almost brought Master Zheng to pieces!

If it hadn't been for the huge contribution made by the head of the Eight Great Farms, he might not have been able to complete the task of repaying the money. Not to mention that he would definitely be dead, at least he wouldn't be able to get any benefits.

At that time, the old lady and Mrs. Wang didn’t see any help!

Since Master Zheng was in a bad mood, Jia Huan, a dog-headed military advisor, naturally wanted to help come up with bad ideas.

Isn't it just disgusting? It seems like no one can do it.

"Sir, sister Yuanchun's wedding is a big deal. Since the government is short of money to build a wedding residence, let's use the money in the inner treasury to pay for it first!"

"In addition, the public school still has hundreds of thousands of taels of silver in deposit, so the total should be enough, right?"

He smiled and said, "There's no need to worry or get angry about this. Isn't it always a good thing?"

Mr. Zheng Er was quite calm and did not say anything unpleasant, but he was not happy at all.

In order to save his daughter's marriage, the house has been in chaos recently. Do you really think he can't hear all kinds of rumors?

There were some things that he really struggled with and couldn't tell, and he even thought about giving up.

Anyway, at a fixed time every month, the old lady and Mrs. Wang can come to the palace to meet Yuan Chun, so they don’t miss the chance to get married!

In order to save relatives, is it possible that the mansion really has to be emptied out?

Just the thought of spending millions of taels of silver to buy a house, and then spending an unknown amount of money to build a provincial residence, and in the end it was all owned by the royal family. Even with his insensitivity to money, he felt heartbroken.

After all, he had presided over the collection of money owed to the treasury, and had been the boss of Honglu Temple for a long time. Naturally, he understood that money was a good thing, and it would be a pity to waste it in vain.

Regardless of whether he will get any benefits in the end, now the old lady and Mrs. Wang are complaining about him first.

It seems that the construction of the provincial residence is his responsibility alone, and all the money has to be borne by the second master of the government!

It's not impossible to get him money, but you have to give him enough authority first, right?

White Fang gave him nothing, so where could he get the money?

With Jia Huan beside him calmly fanning the flames, Mr. Zheng was also very angry.

As for whether there is money in the house, there must be money, it’s still a lot of money!

As long as the houses of the other three chief stewards in the mansion are confiscated, a million taels of silver can be obtained in the blink of an eye!

Don't say that the old lady didn't know this, but she didn't want to make too much noise and make others laugh.

Then there’s nothing to say, just use the money in the internal treasury!

As a result, at the party at Rongqingtang, Mr. Zheng Er put forward his idea and was immediately scolded by the old lady. She even said such ugly words as prodigal son.

Mr. Zheng's head is as big as a bucket, so he might as well imitate his elder brother's example and smash it into pieces.

He doesn't care about Yuanchun's wedding, and the old lady can do whatever she wants!

What Jia Huan wants is this result, not because he is deliberately targeting Yuan Chun, but if the second master Zheng is too involved, then all the chores will fall on him in the end?

Think about how many members of the Jia family are staring at the construction of the provincial residence in Rong Mansion with red eyes, intending to reap some benefits from it, and you will know how difficult the matter is.

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